Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Utility routing for a door-mounted icemaker
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Application No.: US16816936Application Date: 2020-03-12
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Publication No.: US11293679B2Publication Date: 2022-04-05
- Inventor: Andrew M. Tenbarge
- Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Agency: Nyemaster Goode, P.C.
- Main IPC: F25C1/00
- IPC: F25C1/00 ; F25D23/12 ; F25C5/20 ; B23P15/26

Abstract:
Utility routing for door-mounted operations are disclosed. An appliance may include a cabinet and one or more doors connected to the cabinet. An apparatus may have a mounted position on the door. An operation apparatus may be enabled, supported, or otherwise made operable in part by closed-looped conveyance of one or more operating mediums. The apparatus has an unmounted position wherein the apparatus is separated from the door while maintaining the closed-loop conveyance of the one or more operating mediums.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200208895A1 UTILITY ROUTING FOR A DOOR-MOUNTED ICEMAKER Public/Granted day:2020-07-02
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