公开(公告)号：US20240360947A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-31

申请号：US18768287

申请日：2024-07-10

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Paul B. Allard ,  Mohamed Alshourbagy ,  Lakshya J. Deka ,  Eric J. Dherde ,  Gustavo Frattini ,  Alberto R. Gomes ,  Lynne F. Hunter ,  Giulia Marinello ,  Abhay Naik ,  Sanjesh Kumar Pathak ,  Jerry M. Visin

IPC: F16L59/065 ,  F25D23/00 ,  F25D23/06 ,  F25D23/08

CPC classification number: F16L59/065 ,  F25D23/062 ,  F25D23/087 ,  F25D23/006 ,  F25D2201/14 ,  F25D2323/021 ,  F25D2400/40

Abstract: An appliance includes a metallic outer wrapper having sidewalls, a wrapper backwall and a machine wall. At least one metallic inner liner has liner walls and a liner backwall, wherein the metallic outer wrapper and the at least one metallic inner liner are coupled together at a trim breaker to define a structural cabinet having a hermetically sealed interior cavity defined between the metallic outer wrapper and the at least one metallic inner liner. The trim breaker defines a front face of the structural cabinet. At least one trim breaker conduit extends through the wrapper and liner backwalls wherein the trim breaker conduit defines a conduit through the structural cabinet, and wherein the structural cabinet is hermetically sealed at the trim breaker conduit.

公开(公告)号：US12130073B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-29

申请号：US17620020

申请日：2020-07-08

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Daewoong Kim ,  Deokhyun Youn ,  Wonyeong Jung

IPC: F25D23/06 ,  F16L59/065 ,  F16L59/12 ,  F25D23/02

CPC classification number: F25D23/065 ,  F16L59/065 ,  F16L59/12 ,  F25D23/028 ,  F25D23/062 ,  F25D2201/14 ,  F25D2323/021 ,  F25D2323/022 ,  F25D2400/40

Abstract: Provided is a vacuum adiabatic module. The vacuum adiabatic module include an inner cover corresponding to an inner space, an outer cover corresponding to an outer space, the outer cover being provided to be larger than the inner cover, a vacuum space which is defined as inner spaces of the outer cover and the inner cover and is in a vacuum state, and a conductive resistance sheet provided on a connection portion between the inner cover and the outer cover to resist to thermal conduction. According to this embodiment, the vacuum adiabatic module may be more conveniently applied to the refrigerator and easily handled to easily fabricate the refrigerator.

公开(公告)号：US12130071B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-29

申请号：US17789758

申请日：2020-09-29

Applicant: QINGDAO HAIER REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD. ,  HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.

Inventor： Bin Fei ,  Xiaobing Zhu ,  Zhanzhan Liu ,  Peng Li ,  Peng Zhang

IPC: F25D23/02 ,  F25D23/06

CPC classification number: F25D23/02 ,  F25D23/062 ,  F25D2201/14

Abstract: A vacuum adiabatic body and a refrigerator having the vacuum adiabatic body. The vacuum adiabatic body comprises: a first plate, the first plate having a first thickness; a second plate spaced apart from the first plate in an opposite manner, the second plate having a second thickness, and the first thickness being greater than the second thickness; and sealing members arranged between the first plate and the second plate and configured to seal and fix the first plate and the second plate, a vacuum cavity being defined among the first plate, the second plate, and the sealing members. According to the vacuum adiabatic body, convection heat transfer can be reduced by vacuumizing between two plates which are sealingly connected; and the whole vacuum insulation body is stable in structure and not too heavy.

公开(公告)号：US20240344648A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-17

申请号：US18754573

申请日：2024-06-26

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Wonyeong JUNG ,  Deokhyun YOUN

IPC: F16L59/065 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D23/06 ,  F25D23/08

CPC classification number: F16L59/065 ,  F25D23/065 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D23/061 ,  F25D23/087 ,  F25D2201/14

Abstract: A vacuum adiabatic body includes a heat exchange pipeline including at least two pipelines which pass through a first plate and a second plate to allow a refrigerant to move between inner and outer spaces and a sealing plug which allows the heat exchange pipeline to pass through a first point of the first plate and a second point of the second plate without contacting a third space.

公开(公告)号：US12111098B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-08

申请号：US18241649

申请日：2023-09-01

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Bongjin Kim ,  Hyeunsik Nam ,  Deokhyun Youn ,  Jaehyun Bae ,  Jangseok Lee

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

CPC classification number: F25D23/087 ,  F25D17/08 ,  F25D23/021 ,  F25D23/028 ,  F25D23/065 ,  F25D23/08 ,  F25D23/085 ,  F25D23/069 ,  F25D2201/14 ,  F25D2317/062

Abstract: Provided is a vacuum adiabatic body. The vacuum adiabatic body includes a mullion configured to divide a space within the refrigerator into a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment, an ice maker placed in the freezing compartment, and an ice-making cool air passage passing through the mullion to connect the freezing compartment to the ice maker. Therefore, cool air may be supplied in an adiabatic state to the ice maker disposed in the refrigerating compartment.

公开(公告)号：US20240318894A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-26

申请号：US18678458

申请日：2024-05-30

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Sunil S. Ekshinge ,  Lynne Foster Hunter ,  Sai B. Krishna ,  Omkar Sunil Mithari ,  Abhay Naik ,  Abinash Sarma

IPC: F25D23/02

CPC classification number: F25D23/02 ,  F25D2201/14

Abstract: An insulated structure includes a door that has a liner and a wrapper. The liner defines at least one channel. At least one attachment member is disposed within the at least one channel defined by the liner and coupled to the door. The at least one attachment member includes a body that has a plurality of apertures that are defined along a length of the body. A bin is operably coupled to the door via the at least one attachment member. The bin includes a coupling feature that extends through at least one of the plurality of apertures that are defined by the body.

公开(公告)号：US12092388B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-17

申请号：US18132013

申请日：2023-04-07

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Lynne F. Hunter ,  Aaron M. Stewart

IPC: B67C11/02 ,  F25D23/06 ,  B65G65/32

CPC classification number: F25D23/062 ,  F25D23/066 ,  B65G65/32 ,  B67C11/02 ,  F25D2201/122 ,  F25D2201/14 ,  F25D2400/04

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a base plate that defines a fill opening and an aperture. A fill tube is coupled to a first side of the base plate. The fill tube is aligned with the fill opening. A radial flange is coupled to a second side of the base plate. The radial flange extends around the fill opening. A toggle magnet is coupled to the first side of the base plate proximate to the aperture. The toggle magnet is operable between an activated state and a deactivated state.

公开(公告)号：US20240271858A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-15

申请号：US18645046

申请日：2024-04-24

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Lynne F. Hunter ,  Daniel Lottinville ,  Karen J. Querfurth

IPC: F25D23/02 ,  E05D3/02 ,  E05D5/02

CPC classification number: F25D23/028 ,  E05D3/02 ,  E05D5/02 ,  E05Y2900/31 ,  F25D2201/14 ,  F25D2323/024

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet and a door with an exposed door frame that extends at least partially about a top panel and opposing side panels of the door. At least one hinge assembly is configured to hinge the door to the cabinet. The at least one hinge assembly includes a mounting block coupled to the top panel. The mounting block is positioned in a cutout of the exposed door frame that is proximate a front panel of the door and is disposed between the opposing side panels. A hinge support bracket is coupled to the cabinet. A hinge bracket is coupled to the hinge support bracket. The hinge bracket includes an upper portion that is vertically offset from a lower portion. A hinge pin is disposed between the mounting block and the upper portion of the hinge bracket.

公开(公告)号：US12055343B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-06

申请号：US17619969

申请日：2020-07-08

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jaehyun Bae ,  Wonyeong Jung ,  Deokhyun Youn

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

CPC classification number: F25D23/068 ,  F25D11/02 ,  F25D23/028 ,  F25D23/063 ,  F25D23/087 ,  F25D2201/14

Abstract: Provided is a vacuum adiabatic body. The vacuum adiabatic body includes a thin pipe passing through the main body to connect an inside of the accommodation space to an outside of the accommodation portion, a drain pipe provided inside the thin pipe to discharge the defrosting water, and an adiabatic material having an extension extending along the drain pipe to block heat transfer between the drain pipe and the thin pipe and a head provided at one side of both sides of the extension, which is close to the accommodation space.

公开(公告)号：US20240240854A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-18

申请号：US18618621

申请日：2024-03-27

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Paul B. Allard ,  Sunil S. Ekshinge ,  Alberto Regio Gomes ,  Abhay Naik ,  Sanjesh Kumar Pathak

IPC: F25D29/00 ,  F25D23/06

CPC classification number: F25D29/006 ,  F25D23/065 ,  F25D2201/126 ,  F25D2201/14 ,  F25D2500/04 ,  F25D2700/12 ,  F25D2700/14

Abstract: A method of measuring pressure includes the steps of (1) providing a vacuum cabinet with a storage compartment and an insulating space, and three temperature sensors; (2) sensing a first temperature level of an interior wall of the storage compartment; (3) sensing an ambient temperature level within the storage compartment; (4) sensing a second temperature level of an exterior wall of the storage compartment; (5) calculating an overall heat transfer coefficient (Q) using the ambient temperature level, the first temperature level, and a convective heat transfer coefficient for the interior wall of the storage compartment; (6) calculating a temperature differential between the second and first temperature levels; (7) determining a conductivity level (K) using the temperature differential, the overall heat transfer coefficient (Q) and a thickness of the insulating space; and (8) determining a pressure level (P) within the insulating space using the conductivity level (K).