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公开(公告)号:US11859895B2
公开(公告)日:2024-01-02
申请号:US17668728
申请日:2022-02-10
Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
Inventor: Rahul Subhash Chhajed , Narendra Ashok Kapure , Jackson Felipe Karl , Abhay Naik , Abinash Sarma , Subrata Shannigrahi
IPC: F25D23/06
CPC classification number: F25D23/062 , F25D23/066
Abstract: A refrigeration unit includes a cabinet, a door coupled to the cabinet, at least one gasket coupled to the door, and a heat loop conduit. The cabinet includes a front perimeter that surrounds an opening to a storage compartment within the cabinet. The door is operable between an open position to provide access to the storage compartment and a closed position to conceal the opening to the storage compartment. The at least one gasket is configured to be compressed between the door and the front perimeter of the cabinet in the closed position of the door. The heat loop conduit has a first conduit portion that extends around a majority of the opening along the front perimeter of the cabinet and a second conduit portion that extends around the majority of the opening along the front perimeter of the cabinet.
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公开(公告)号:US20230251026A1
公开(公告)日:2023-08-10
申请号:US17668728
申请日:2022-02-10
Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
Inventor: Rahul Subhash Chhajed , Narendra Ashok Kapure , Jackson Felipe Karl , Abhay Naik , Abinash Sarma , Subrata Shannigrahi
IPC: F25D23/06
CPC classification number: F25D23/062 , F25D23/066
Abstract: A refrigeration unit includes a cabinet, a door coupled to the cabinet, at least one gasket coupled to the door, and a heat loop conduit. The cabinet includes a front perimeter that surrounds an opening to a storage compartment within the cabinet. The door is operable between an open position to provide access to the storage compartment and a closed position to conceal the opening to the storage compartment. The at least one gasket is configured to be compressed between the door and the front perimeter of the cabinet in the closed position of the door. The heat loop conduit has a first conduit portion that extends around a majority of the opening along the front perimeter of the cabinet and a second conduit portion that extends around the majority of the opening along the front perimeter of the cabinet.
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公开(公告)号:US20220290909A1
公开(公告)日:2022-09-15
申请号:US17196284
申请日:2021-03-09
Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Inventor: Rahul Subhash Chhajed , Manjunathraddi Navalgund , Mansi Katkar , Abinash Sarma
Abstract: A refrigeration unit includes a water tray. The water tray includes at least one side wall that extends from a floor of the water tray to an upper rim of the water tray to define a cavity. A guide feature is coupled to the upper rim of the water tray. The guide feature includes a connection feature that is aligned with the cavity of the water tray. A drain conduit is coupled to the connection feature of the guide feature. Water conveyed by the drain conduit is configured to be received within the water tray.
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公开(公告)号:US20240337429A1
公开(公告)日:2024-10-10
申请号:US18132580
申请日:2023-04-10
Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Inventor: Rahul Subhash Chhajed , Sumedh Sanjay Kokane , Subrata Shannigrahi , Abinash Sarma
CPC classification number: F25D11/02 , F25D23/063 , F25D2201/14
Abstract: A refrigeration appliance includes a cabinet having a trim breaker defining a mullion region and a refrigerant system. The cabinet defines a first compartment and a second compartment. The refrigerant system includes a refrigerant defining a flow path through a compressor, a heat loop coupled to the compressor, a condenser coupled to the heat loop, and an evaporator assembly coupled to the compressor and the condenser. The heat loop is routed around a perimeter of the cabinet and through the mullion region. The evaporator assembly includes at least one first evaporator disposed in the first compartment and a second evaporator disposed in the second compartment. The at least one first evaporator may include a first roll bond evaporator coupled to a second roll bond evaporator in series with the first, or a wire-on-tube evaporator.
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公开(公告)号:US20240280316A1
公开(公告)日:2024-08-22
申请号:US18112375
申请日:2023-02-21
Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Inventor: Abinash Sarma , Rahul Subhash Chhajed , Subrata Shannigrahi , Vishal Jaywantrao Patil
CPC classification number: F25D23/085 , F25D23/028 , F25D23/087
Abstract: A cabinet for a refrigerator includes: (a) a first inner liner defining a first cavity; (b) a second inner liner defining a second cavity; (c) an outer wrapper at least partially surrounding the first inner liner and the second inner liner; (d) a trim breaker coupling the outer wrapper, the first inner liner, and the second inner liner together, the trim breaker comprising (i) a first opening into the first cavity, (ii) a second opening into the second cavity, and (iii) a transition portion extending between the first opening and the second opening, the transition portion comprising a forward portion and a rear portion; and (e) a vacuum insulated panel disposed proximate the rear portion of the transition portion.
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公开(公告)号:US11835287B2
公开(公告)日:2023-12-05
申请号:US17591401
申请日:2022-02-02
Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
Inventor: Rahul Subhash Chhajed , Jacob Charles Ickes
CPC classification number: F25D17/067 , F25B39/02 , F25D21/14
Abstract: A refrigeration unit includes a storage compartment, an evaporator compartment, an evaporator disposed within the evaporator compartment, a drain pan beneath the evaporator and having first and second sloped surfaces, and a panel between the storage and evaporator compartments that defines an opening. The storage compartment is in fluid communication with the evaporator compartment via the opening. The refrigeration unit also includes an evaporator fan that delivers air from the evaporator compartment to the storage compartment via the opening, and an evaporator fan grille coupled to the panel and extending outward therefrom into the storage compartment. The evaporator fan grille includes a body that extends over the opening and that is in a spaced-relationship with the panel, and at least one spacer feature extending from the panel to the body.
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公开(公告)号:US12276452B2
公开(公告)日:2025-04-15
申请号:US18400386
申请日:2023-12-29
Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
Inventor: Vishal B. Chauhan , Rahul Subhash Chhajed , Koteswara Rao Gochika , Alberto Regio Gomes , Lynne F. Hunter , Jacob Charles Ickes , Narendra Ashok Kapure , Mansi Katkar , Mandar G. Kulkarni , Dustin Michael Miller , Abhay Naik , Manjunathraddi Navalgund , Rafael D. Nunes , Sanjesh Kumar Pathak , Sanket Vivek Phalak , Anup R. Shedage , Arpit Vijay , Giulia Marinello
Abstract: A refrigeration unit includes a cabinet and a first evaporator assembly. The first evaporator assembly is operable between an uninstalled condition and an installed condition. In the uninstalled condition, the first evaporator assembly is not assembled with the cabinet. In the installed condition, the first evaporator assembly is assembled with the cabinet. The first evaporator assembly includes a first evaporator, a first suction line connected to the first evaporator at a first suction line joint, and a first capillary tube connected to the first evaporator at a first capillary tube joint. The first suction line joint and the first capillary tube joint of the first evaporator assembly are leak testable in the uninstalled condition of the first evaporator assembly.
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公开(公告)号:US11892226B2
公开(公告)日:2024-02-06
申请号:US17547412
申请日:2021-12-10
Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
Inventor: Vishal B. Chauhan , Rahul Subhash Chhajed , Koteswara Rao Gochika , Alberto Regio Gomes , Lynne F. Hunter , Jacob Charles Ickes , Narendra Ashok Kapure , Mansi Katkar , Mandar G. Kulkarni , Dustin Michael Miller , Abhay Naik , Manjunathraddi Navalgund , Rafael D. Nunes , Sanjesh Kumar Pathak , Sanket Vivek Phalak , Anup R. Shedage , Arpit Vijay , Giulia Marinello
CPC classification number: F25D23/006 , F25B39/02 , F25B49/005 , F25D23/066 , F25D29/005 , F25B2339/02 , F25B2500/222
Abstract: A method of assembling a refrigeration unit includes inserting a machine compartment assembly, including a base plate and a compressor coupled to the base plate, into a machine compartment of the refrigeration unit, mounting a control box of the refrigeration unit to a side panel, and coupling the side panel to the refrigeration unit, such that the side panel conceals a lateral side of the machine compartment and the control box is laterally-inboard of the side panel.
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公开(公告)号:US11828504B2
公开(公告)日:2023-11-28
申请号:US17027203
申请日:2020-09-21
Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Inventor: Rahul Subhash Chhajed , Deepak Gajanan Mankar
CPC classification number: F25B41/40 , F25B41/37 , F25D23/061 , F25B2400/052 , F25B2400/054 , F25D11/022
Abstract: An appliance includes a refrigeration compartment that is defined by a plurality of interior walls. A freezer compartment is positioned proximate to the refrigeration compartment. A compressor is positioned proximate to at least one of the refrigeration compartment and the freezer compartment. A first evaporator is operably coupled to the compressor. A suction line is operably coupled to the first evaporator and is configured to convey refrigerant from the first evaporator toward the compressor. The suction line includes a suction line looping portion that generally defines an inner suction line loop and an outer suction line loop. A capillary tube is operably coupled to the first evaporator and is configured to convey refrigerant to the first evaporator. The capillary tube is configured to contact the suction line looping portion, such that heat from the capillary tube is transferred to the suction line.
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公开(公告)号:US20250035344A1
公开(公告)日:2025-01-30
申请号:US18226322
申请日:2023-07-26
Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Inventor: Vishal Brahmanand Chauhan , Rahul Subhash Chhajed
Abstract: A refrigeration unit includes a cabinet with a refrigerator compartment, a freezer compartment, and a machine compartment. The cabinet includes a mullion region between the refrigerator compartment and the freezer compartment, a first pass-through therethrough providing access from an external environment to the refrigerator compartment, and a second pass-through therethrough providing access from the external environment to the freezer compartment. The cabinet further includes a third pass-through extending through the mullion region, and a refrigerant system. The refrigerant system includes a three-way valve configured to direct a refrigerant down a first flow path or a second flow path, the refrigerant in the first flow path flows through the first pass-through, a first evaporator, the third pass-through, and the second evaporator, and the refrigerant in the second flow path flows through the second pass-through and the second evaporator.
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