公开(公告)号：US20160258664A1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-08

申请号：US14640494

申请日：2015-03-06

Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation

Inventor： Jerry M. Visin ,  Lindsey Wohlgamuth

IPC: F25C5/06 ,  F25C5/08 ,  F25C1/24

CPC classification number: F25C5/06 ,  F25C1/18 ,  F25C1/243 ,  Y02P60/855

Abstract: An ice maker includes a harvest motor and an ice tray operably coupled to the harvest motor. The ice tray has a plurality of heat sinks coupled to a bottom section of ice forming cavities on the ice tray. The harvest motor is operable to twist the ice tray for causing the plurality of heat sinks to move relative to each other for releasing ice pieces from the ice forming cavities.

Abstract translation: 制冰机包括收获马达和可操作地联接到收获马达的冰盘。 冰盘具有多个散热器，其联接到冰盘上的冰形成腔的底部。 收获电机可操作以扭转冰盘，以使多个散热器相对于彼此移动，以从冰形成空腔释放冰块。

公开(公告)号：US20160258663A1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-08

申请号：US14635024

申请日：2015-03-02

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Jerry M. Visin

IPC: F25C1/24

CPC classification number: F25C1/246 ,  F25C2400/10 ,  F25D17/065 ,  F25D2317/061 ,  F25D2317/063

Abstract: An ice maker for a refrigerating appliance includes an ice tray having ice-forming compartments. Each ice-forming compartment includes sidewalls and a base defining an internal freezing chamber. The ice maker also includes an air flow diverter having an outer frame and a plurality of internal diverting fins that define tuned duct flutes for receiving a stream of intake air from an air handling system and distributing the stream of intake air through the plurality of tuned duct flutes as streams of cooling air directed toward the ice-forming compartments. The internal diverting fins include a predetermined spacing pattern that individually tunes each of the tuned duct flutes. The predetermined spacing pattern evenly distributes the stream of intake air among the plurality of tuned duct flutes such that each of the plurality of streams of cooling air include substantially equal air flow rates.

Abstract translation: 制冷装置的制冰机包括具有制冰室的冰盘。 每个成冰室包括限定内部冷冻室的侧壁和底座。 制冰机还包括具有外框架和多个内部分流翅片的气流分流器，其限定用于接收来自空气处理系统的进气流的调节管道槽，并且将进气流分配通过多个调谐管道 作为朝向成冰室的冷却空气流的槽纹。 内部转向翼片包括预定间隔图案，其分别调谐每个调谐管道槽纹。 预定间隔图案均匀地分配多个调谐管道槽纹中的进气流，使得多个冷却空气流中的每一个包括基本相等的空气流速。

公开(公告)号：US11680673B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-20

申请号：US17553010

申请日：2021-12-16

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 ,  F25D23/06 ,  F25D23/08 ,  F25D23/00

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：US11479021B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-25

申请号：US17339035

申请日：2021-06-04

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Paul B. Allard ,  Lakshya J. Deka ,  Eric J. Dherde ,  Gustavo Frattini ,  Alberto R. Gomes ,  Lynne F. Hunter ,  Dustin M. Miller ,  Abhay Naik ,  Karen J. Querfurth ,  Jerry M. Visin

IPC: B32B3/10 ,  B32B15/00 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D23/08 ,  B32B7/12 ,  B32B15/08 ,  B32B15/04 ,  B29C65/72 ,  F25D23/06 ,  B32B7/08

Abstract: An operable panel for an appliance includes a metallic outer wrapper having a perimetrical wrapper edge that partially defines a perimetrical breaker channel, an inner liner and a plurality of corner brackets disposed proximate the perimetrical wrapper edge. Each corner bracket cooperates with the perimetrical wrapper edge to fully define the perimetrical breaker channel. A trim breaker is adhered to the metallic outer wrapper and the corner brackets at the perimetrical breaker channel and having a liner channel that receives a portion of the inner liner. The trim breaker extends between the inner liner and the outer wrapper. An insulation material is disposed within an insulating cavity defined between the inner liner and the outer wrapper.

公开(公告)号：US11320193B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-03

申请号：US16306715

申请日：2016-07-26

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Jerry M. Visin ,  Lynne F. Hunter ,  Paul B. Allard

IPC: F25D23/02 ,  F25D23/08

Abstract: A refrigeration appliance door is provided that includes a door wrapper forming an exterior of the appliance door. The door wrapper defines a wrapper flange defining a plurality of wrapper protrusions. A door liner defines a liner flange. The liner flange defines a plurality of liner protrusions. The door wrapper and the door liner are in a spaced apart configuration. A trim breaker defines a wrapper groove, a liner groove and a gasket groove. The wrapper flange is centered within the wrapper groove and the liner flange is centered within the liner groove. An adhesive is positioned within each of the wrapper and liner grooves. A portion of a gasket is positioned within the gasket groove of the trim breaker.

公开(公告)号：US11248734B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-15

申请号：US17064853

申请日：2020-10-07

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 ,  F25D23/06 ,  F25D23/08 ,  F25D23/00

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：US10765293B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-08

申请号：US16723083

申请日：2019-12-20

Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation

Inventor： Matthew Martin Kenneth Hansen ,  Ronald M. Nowell, Jr. ,  Richard Lawrence Kretz ,  Kapil Gutpa ,  Darryl C. Bodine ,  Jerry M. Visin ,  Ameresh B. Viswanathan

IPC: A47L15/50 ,  A47L15/46 ,  A47L15/42 ,  A47L15/16 ,  A47L15/44 ,  A47L15/22

Abstract: A dishwasher includes a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber, at least one dish rack in the treating chamber, and a rack height adjustment assembly. The rack height adjustment assembly includes an adjuster plate slidably coupled to the at least one dish rack and fixed vertically relative to the tub, the adjuster plate including at least one adjuster detent, a locking lever having a catch end that is biased to engage the adjuster detent to hold the dish rack in place in either a lowered or raised position, the locking lever being pivotally movable relative to the at least one dish rack between an engaging position where the catch end engages the adjuster detent and a release position where the catch end does not engage the adjuster detent and the dish rack is vertically movable between the lowered and raised positions, and an actuator configured to move the locking lever to the release position when the actuator is moved from an undepressed position to a depressed position.

公开(公告)号：US10582829B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-10

申请号：US15797647

申请日：2017-10-30

Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation

Inventor： Matthew Martin Kenneth Hansen ,  Ronald M. Nowell, Jr. ,  Richard Lawrence Kretz ,  Kapil Gupta ,  Darryl C. Bodine ,  Jerry M. Visin ,  Ameresh B. Viswanathan

IPC: A47L15/50 ,  A47L15/46 ,  A47L15/42 ,  A47L15/16 ,  A47L15/44 ,  A47L15/22

Abstract: A dishwasher includes a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber, at least one dish rack in the treating chamber, and a rack height adjustment assembly. The rack height adjustment assembly includes an adjuster plate slidably coupled to the at least one dish rack and fixed vertically relative to the tub, the adjuster plate including at least one adjuster detent, a locking lever having a catch end that is biased to engage the adjuster detent to hold the dish rack in place in either a lowered or raised position, the locking lever being pivotally movable relative to the at least one dish rack between an engaging position where the catch end engages the adjuster detent and a release position where the catch end does not engage the adjuster detent and the dish rack is vertically movable between the lowered and raised positions, and an actuator configured to move the locking lever to the release position when the actuator is moved from an undepressed position to a depressed position.

公开(公告)号：US20190308393A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-10

申请号：US16308979

申请日：2016-09-28

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Paul B. Allard ,  Lakshya J. Deka ,  Eric J. Dherde ,  Gustavo Frattini ,  Alberto R. Gomes ,  Lynne F. Hunter ,  Dustin M. Miller ,  Abhay Naik ,  Karen J. Querfurth ,  Jerry M. Visin

IPC: B32B15/00 ,  F25D23/02

Abstract: An operable panel for an appliance includes a metallic outer wrapper having a perimetrical wrapper edge that partially defines a perimetrical breaker channel, an inner liner and a plurality of corner brackets disposed proximate the perimetrical wrapper edge. Each corner bracket cooperates with the perimetrical wrapper edge to fully define the perimetrical breaker channel. A trim breaker is adhered to the metallic outer wrapper and the corner brackets at the perimetrical breaker channel and having a liner channel that receives a portion of the inner liner. The trim breaker extends between the inner liner and the outer wrapper. An insulation material is disposed within an insulating cavity defined between the inner liner and the outer wrapper.

公开(公告)号：US10408520B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-10

申请号：US14855556

申请日：2015-09-16

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Jerry M. Visin

IPC: F25C5/06 ,  F25C1/24 ,  F25D17/06

Abstract: A refrigerator having an ice maker in the door, an ice maker air duct in the ice compartment door, and an inlet and a plurality of flutes. The inlet is in fluid communication with the duct outlet and the flutes are configured to separate an air flow through the ice maker air duct into substantially evenly distributed air flows. Each of the plurality of flutes terminate proximate a row of ice wells.