公开(公告)号：US11320188B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-03

申请号：US16226967

申请日：2018-12-20

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Amit A. Avhale ,  Taylor Clark ,  Benjamin G. Jimenez ,  E. Calvin Pickles ,  Richard Spletzer ,  David Walter ,  Yan Zhang

IPC: F25D11/02 ,  F25D17/06 ,  F25D17/08 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D23/06 ,  F25D23/00

Abstract: A refrigerator includes an outer wrapper, a fresh food compartment defined by a liner within the wrapper and separated from an interior of the outer wrapper at least along a first side wall of the fresh food compartment to define a void, and a door at least partially enclosing an opening to the fresh food compartment when in a closed position. A door compartment is positioned along the door. The refrigerator further includes an evaporator compartment positioned at least partially within the fresh food compartment and a duct in fluid communication with the evaporator compartment at a first end thereof and in communication with the door compartment a second end thereof. The duct has a first portion that extends laterally from the first end along a portion of the evaporator compartment and a second portion extending through the void along the first side wall of the fresh food compartment.

公开(公告)号：US11214998B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-04

申请号：US16729610

申请日：2019-12-30

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Vasudeo N. Patil ,  David Walter

IPC: E05D7/10 ,  E05D3/02 ,  D06F39/14

Abstract: An operable panel for an appliance includes a top panel that defines a hinge receptacle. A lid includes a hinge housing. A hinge is disposed within the hinge housing and extends between the lid and the top panel. A retainer includes a cap and a resilient portion. The retainer partially surrounds the hinge and the cap encloses the hinge housing. The resilient portion of the retainer biases the hinge toward the cap and the hinge receptacle.

公开(公告)号：US20220081946A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-17

申请号：US17536742

申请日：2021-11-29

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Vasudeo N. Patil ,  David Walter

IPC: E05D7/10 ,  E05D3/02 ,  D06F39/14

Abstract: An operable panel for an appliance includes a top panel that defines a hinge receptacle. A lid includes a hinge housing. A hinge is disposed within the hinge housing and extends between the lid and the top panel. A retainer includes a cap and a resilient portion. The retainer partially surrounds the hinge and the cap encloses the hinge housing. The resilient portion of the retainer biases the hinge toward the cap and the hinge receptacle.

公开(公告)号：US20210198835A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-01

申请号：US16730313

申请日：2019-12-30

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： James Jeffery ,  Paula Lobaccaro ,  Nicholas C. Schooley ,  David Walter

IPC: D06F39/14 ,  E05D7/10 ,  E05D3/02

Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet having a top panel that defines an aperture for selectively accessing a treatment chamber defined within the cabinet. A lid is rotationally operable relative to the aperture of the top panel between open and closed positions. Hinge assemblies extend between the lid and the top panel. The hinge assemblies include a first hinge assembly. A second hinge assembly is selectively retractable into the lid to a retracted position. A biasing member biases the second hinge assembly out to an extended position. At least the second hinge assembly is operable to the retracted position to bypass a portion of the top panel to define an installed position where the first and second hinge assemblies are engaged with respective hinge receptacles of the top panel.