公开(公告)号：EP1288599B1

公开(公告)日：2006-08-09

申请号：EP02026289.5

申请日：1997-01-15

申请人： White Consolidated Industries, Inc.

发明人： Coates, Donald A. ,  Russell, Robert C. ,  Morris, Kenneth E. ,  Sparks, Walton E. ,  Gunderson, Rickie L.

IPC分类号： F25D23/12 ,  B01D27/00 ,  B01D27/08

CPC分类号： F25D23/126 ,  B01D29/15 ,  B01D35/153 ,  B01D35/30 ,  B01D35/31 ,  B01D2201/301 ,  F25D2323/121 ,  F25D2400/06

摘要： A refrigerator (20) with a water filter assembly (22) mounted to an inner surface of a refrigerator (20) and accessible from within a refrigeration compartment (30) of the refrigerator (20). A shield member (38) is disposed within the refrigeration compartment (30) and cooperates with a cabinet wall to define a filter compartment (39) which surrounds -the filter assembly (22). A heater (41) is disposed within the filter compartment (39) adjacent the filter assembly (22) and is operable to heat the filter assembly (22) to prevent freezing of water contained therein.

公开(公告)号：EP1645824A2

公开(公告)日：2006-04-12

申请号：EP05025503.3

申请日：1997-01-15

申请人： White Consolidated Industries, Inc.

发明人： Coates, Donald A. ,  Russell, Robert C. ,  Morris, Kenneth E. ,  Sparks, Walton E. ,  Gunderson, Rickie L.

IPC分类号： F25D23/06 ,  B01D27/00 ,  B01D27/08

CPC分类号： F25D23/126 ,  B01D29/15 ,  B01D35/153 ,  B01D35/30 ,  B01D35/31 ,  B01D2201/301 ,  F25D2323/121 ,  F25D2400/06

摘要： A water filter assembly (22) mounted to an inner surface of a refrigerator (20) and accessible from within a refrigeration compartment (30) of the refrigerator (20). The filter assembly (22) includes a first housing part (44), a second housing part (46), and a replaceable filter cartridge(42). The first and second housing parts (44,46) cooperate to define a fluid-tight chamber for receipt of the filter cartridge (42). A shield member (38) is disposed within the refrigeration compartment (30) and cooperates with a cabinet wall to define a filter compartment (39) which surrounds the filter assembly (22). A heater (41) is disposed within the filter compartment (39) adjacent the filter assembly (22) and is operable to heat the filter assembly (22) to prevent freezing of water contained therein.

摘要翻译： 一种安装在冰箱（20）的内表面上并可从冰箱（20）的冷藏室（30）内进入的水过滤器组件（22）。 过滤器组件（22）包括第一壳体部分（44），第二壳体部分（46）和可替换的过滤器滤芯（42）。 第一和第二壳体部分（44,46）协作以限定用于接收过滤器滤芯（42）的流体密封室。 屏蔽构件（38）设置在冷藏室（30）内并且与橱柜壁配合以限定围绕过滤器组件（22）的过滤室（39）。 加热器（41）设置在过滤器组件（22）附近的过滤室（39）内，并且可操作以加热过滤器组件（22）以防止其中容纳的水的冻结。

公开(公告)号：EP1288599A2

公开(公告)日：2003-03-05

申请号：EP02026289.5

申请日：1997-01-15

申请人： White Consolidated Industries, Inc.

发明人： Coates, Donald A. ,  Russell, Robert C. ,  Morris, Kenneth E. ,  Sparks, Walton E. ,  Gunderson, Rickie L.

IPC分类号： F25D23/12 ,  B01D27/00 ,  B01D27/08

CPC分类号： F25D23/126 ,  B01D29/15 ,  B01D35/153 ,  B01D35/30 ,  B01D35/31 ,  B01D2201/301 ,  F25D2323/121 ,  F25D2400/06

摘要： A refrigerator (20) with a water filter assembly (22) mounted to an inner surface of a refrigerator (20) and accessible from within a refrigeration compartment (30) of the refrigerator (20). A shield member (38) is disposed within the refrigeration compartment (30) and cooperates with a cabinet wall to define a filter compartment (39) which surrounds -the filter assembly (22). A heater (41) is disposed within the filter compartment (39) adjacent the filter assembly (22) and is operable to heat the filter assembly (22) to prevent freezing of water contained therein.

摘要翻译： 一种冰箱（20），其具有安装到冰箱（20）的内表面并可从冰箱（20）的冷藏室（30）内进入的水过滤器组件（22）。 屏蔽件（38）设置在冷藏室（30）内并与柜壁配合以限定围绕过滤器组件（22）的过滤室（39）。 加热器（41）设置在过滤器组件（22）附近的过滤器隔室（39）内，并且可操作以加热过滤器组件（22）以防止其中包含的水冻结。

公开(公告)号：EP0980787A2

公开(公告)日：2000-02-23

申请号：EP99113682.1

申请日：1999-07-15

申请人： White Consolidated Industries, Inc.

发明人： Frey, Sydney W. Jr.

IPC分类号： B60P3/34

CPC分类号： E04F10/0614 ,  E04F10/0603 ,  E04F10/0625 ,  E04F10/0648 ,  E04F10/0651 ,  E06B9/72

摘要： An awning (10) includes a roller assembly (16) having a torsion spring, a canopy (14) connected between a wall (12) the roller assembly (16), and a pair of "four-bar" arm assemblies (18) supporting opposite ends of the roller assembly (16). The arm assemblies (18) move the roller assembly (16) between a retracted position and an extended position, where the torsion spring biases the roller assembly (16) toward the retracted position. Each arm assembly (18) includes a vertically extending base arm (34) secured to the wall, a bottom arm (36) having a first end pivotally connected to the base arm (34), an extended arm having a first end pivotally connected to the bottom arm (36) and a second end supporting the roller assembly, and a top arm (40) having a first end pivotally connected to the base arm (34) and a second end pivotally connected to the extended arm (38). The base arm has a telescoping extension so that the effective length of the base arm (34) is variable. Each arm assembly (18) also includes a force producing member extending between the base arm and the bottom or top arm to move the arm assembly toward the extended position. In a preferred powered automatic awning, the force producing member is an electric linear actuator (104) extending between the base arm (34) and the bottom arm (36). A counter-balance spring (106) biases the arm assembly (18) toward the extended position to counter-balance the torsion spring. In a preferred spring-assisted manual awning, a tension coil spring extends between the base arm and the bottom arm to counter-balance the torsion spring, or a compression spring suitably mounted to create tension between the base arm (34) and the bottom arm (36). In another preferred spring-assisted manual awning, a compression gas spring extends between the base arm (34) and the top arm (40) to counter-balance the torsion spring.

摘要翻译： 遮篷（10）包括具有扭转弹簧的滚轮组件（16），连接在所述滚子组件（16）的壁（12）和一对“四杆”臂组件（18）之间的罩盖（14） 支撑辊组件（16）的相对端。 臂组件（18）使辊组件（16）在缩回位置和延伸位置之间移动，其中扭力弹簧将辊组件（16）偏压到缩回位置。 每个臂组件（18）包括固定到壁上的垂直延伸的基部臂（34），底臂（36），其具有枢转地连接到基部臂（34）的第一端，延伸臂，第一端枢转地连接到 所述底臂（36）和支撑所述辊组件的第二端以及具有枢转地连接到所述基臂（34）的第一端和与所述延伸臂（38）枢转连接的第二端的顶臂（40）。 基部臂具有可伸缩的延伸部，使得基部臂（34）的有效长度是可变的。 每个臂组件（18）还包括在基部臂和底部或顶部臂之间延伸的力产生构件，以将臂组件移向伸出位置。 在优选的动力自动遮阳篷中，力产生构件是在基部臂（34）和底部臂（36）之间延伸的电动线性致动器（104）。 平衡弹簧（106）将臂组件（18）朝向延伸位置偏压以平衡扭转弹簧。 在优选的弹簧辅助手动遮阳篷中，张力螺旋弹簧在基部臂和底部臂之间延伸，以平衡扭转弹簧或适当安装的压缩弹簧，以在基部臂（34）和底部臂 （36）。 在另一个优选的弹簧辅助手动遮阳篷中，压缩气弹簧在基臂（34）和顶臂（40）之间延伸，以平衡扭力弹簧。

公开(公告)号：EP0976898A2

公开(公告)日：2000-02-02

申请号：EP99101257.6

申请日：1999-01-23

申请人： White Consolidated Industries, Inc.

发明人： Alvring, Gunnar ,  Andersson, Kenneth ,  Lindqvist, Per-Olof ,  Moseley, Andrew ,  Nilsson, Bo

IPC分类号： E05B65/00

CPC分类号： E05C19/06 ,  E05C1/10 ,  Y10S292/21 ,  Y10S292/38 ,  Y10S292/63 ,  Y10S292/71 ,  Y10T292/0997 ,  Y10T292/1023 ,  Y10T292/1061 ,  Y10T292/1084

摘要： A locking handle for a refrigerator includes a mounting element rigidly secured to a refrigerator door, a hand grip rigidly secured to the mounting element, and a latch attached to the mounting element. The latch has a catch movable between a locked position and an unlocked position and an actuator operably connected to the catch for moving the catch from the locked position to the unlocked position. The latch provides a positive lock which is actuated to an unlocked position with a manipulation separate from pulling the hand grip but has an actuator located near the hand grip so that it can be manipulated by a hand grasping and pulling the hand grip. In a first embodiment, the catch is integrally molded with the mounting portion and is laterally deflectable away from a retainer mounted beside the door. In a second embodiment the catch is a vertically extending spindle which is downwardly movable away from a retainer mounted above the door.

摘要翻译： 用于冰箱的锁定手柄包括刚性地固定到冰箱门的安装元件，刚性地固定到安装元件的手柄以及附接到安装元件的闩锁。 闩锁具有可在锁定位置和解锁位置之间移动的锁扣以及可操作地连接到锁扣的致动器，用于将锁扣从锁定位置移动到解锁位置。 该闩锁提供了一个正锁定，该锁定通过与拉动手柄分开的操作被致动到解锁位置，但是具有位于手柄附近的致动器，使得它可以通过抓握并拉动手柄的手来操纵。 在第一实施例中，掣子与安装部分整体模制并且可远离安装在门旁边的保持器横向偏转。 在第二实施例中，卡爪是垂直延伸的心轴，该心轴能够向下移动离开安装在门上方的保持器。

公开(公告)号：EP0943281A2

公开(公告)日：1999-09-22

申请号：EP99100436.7

申请日：1999-01-11

申请人： White Consolidated Industries, Inc.

发明人： Dries, John

IPC分类号： A47L15/23

CPC分类号： A47L15/4221 ,  A47L15/16 ,  A47L15/23

摘要： A washer having a tub with a side wall, a top wall and a rear wall. The washer defines a wash chamber having upper and lower racks disposed therein. A valve alternately provides pressurized wash liquid to a lower spray arm disposed below the lower rack and a middle-level spray arm disposed below the upper rack. A middle-level feed system conveys liquid from the valve to the middle-level spray arm. The middle-level feed system includes a side feed tube connected by a spray nozzle to a rear feed tube. The rear feed tube extends rearwardly along an interior surface of the top wall, then downwardly along an interior surface of the rear wall and then forwardly underneath the second rack. The rear feed tube supports the middle-level spray arm underneath the upper rack.

摘要翻译： 具有带有侧壁，顶壁和后壁的桶的洗衣机。 垫圈限定了具有设置在其中的上部和下部架的洗涤室。 阀交替地将加压洗涤液体提供到设置在下齿条下方的下喷雾臂和设置在上齿条下方的中间级喷臂。 中间进料系统将液体从阀门传送到中间级喷雾臂。 中间进料系统包括通过喷嘴连接到后进料管的侧进料管。 后进料管沿着顶壁的内表面向后延伸，然后沿着后壁的内表面向下延伸，然后向下延伸到第二齿条的下面。 后进料管支撑在上机架下方的中间级喷涂臂。

公开(公告)号：EP0816551A3

公开(公告)日：1998-10-21

申请号：EP97109804.1

申请日：1997-06-17

申请人： White Consolidated Industries, Inc.

发明人： Horwitz, Steven A.

IPC分类号： D06F58/28

CPC分类号： D06F58/28 ,  D06F2058/2841 ,  D06F2058/2845

摘要： Disclosed is a dryer device and a drying control system utilizing an infrared sensor that measures the temperature of garments or items being dried in a drying device. The invention provides significant improvement over conventional techniques using temperature sensors, or such sensors in combination with moisture or humidity sensors. Also disclosed are methods for controlling drying temperatures and methods for determining drying cycle completion.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种干燥装置和干燥控制系统，其利用红外传感器来测量在干燥装置中干燥的衣物或物品的温度。 与使用温度传感器或这种传感器结合湿度或湿度传感器的传统技术相比，本发明提供了显着的改进。 还公开了用于控制干燥温度的方法和用于确定干燥循环完成的方法。

公开(公告)号：EP0840990A1

公开(公告)日：1998-05-13

申请号：EP96924440.0

申请日：1996-07-11

申请人： White Consolidated Industries, Inc.

发明人： KALLGREN, Johan ,  COATES, Donald, A. ,  SHUKLA, Sanjay ,  DISHOP, Steven, M.

IPC分类号： F24C7 ,  H05B3

CPC分类号： H05B3/283 ,  F24C7/00 ,  H05B3/20 ,  H05B3/286

摘要： A heating panel has a metal substrate, ceramic inner and outer insulating layers on the substrate. A film of resistive material forms a heating layer on one of the insulating layers. The heating layer has electrodes on opposite edges connected to different phases of a multiphase power source. Another electrode is connected to a neutral of the power source. Capacitive currents caused in the substrate by the different phases cancel each other. Thus, leakage current is minimized through a conductor connected between the substrate and ground. The heating panel can be adapted for two phase or three phase systems. The heating panels are particularly useful for defining a heating cavity of an oven.

公开(公告)号：EP0772415A1

公开(公告)日：1997-05-14

申请号：EP96912701.0

申请日：1996-04-12

申请人： White Consolidated Industries, Inc.

发明人： EDWARDS, James Michael ,  DRIES, John Edward

IPC分类号： A47L15 ,  B01D29

CPC分类号： A47L15/4208 ,  A47L15/4204 ,  B01D29/01 ,  B01D29/668

摘要： A filter screen assembly is provided which includes a housing, a filter screen, and two valve or check balls. The housing has two interior walls, each having openings therein which divide an interior space of the housing into top, center, and bottom chambers. A first inlet and a first outlet open into the top chamber and a second inlet and a second outlet open into the bottom chamber. The filter screen is horizontally disposed within the center chamber. One check ball is located in the top chamber and is biased to close the first inlet by a bottom inclined surface of the top chamber. The check ball is forced to substantially close the first outlet when fluid flows in the first inlet. The other check ball is located in the bottom chamber and is biased to close the second inlet by a bottom inclined surface of the bottom chamber. The check ball is forced to substantially close the second outlet when fluid flows in the second inlet. The filter screen thereby filters fluid entering the first inlet and exiting the second outlet and is automatically cleaned or backflushed by fluid entering the second inlet and exiting the first outlet.

公开(公告)号：EP0728439A2

公开(公告)日：1996-08-28

申请号：EP96300925.3

申请日：1996-02-12

申请人： White Consolidated Industries, Inc.

发明人： Kirkland, Daniel R.

IPC分类号： A47L15/42

CPC分类号： A47L15/4219 ,  A47L15/4204 ,  A47L15/4206 ,  A47L15/4223

摘要： A dishwasher sump is divided into a collection chamber and a pump chamber by a filter. Food particles collect in the collection chamber while filtered wash liquid collects in the pump chamber. The filtered wash liquid is recycled and sprayed on objects. in the dishwasher. A venturi jet pump has a suction gap located in the collection chamber and an outlet connected to a drain. At the end of a wash cycle, the wash liquid is.pumped through the jet pump thereby entraining fluid and particles from the collection chamber to be carried to the drain.

摘要翻译： 洗碗机槽通过过滤器分为收集室和泵室。 食物颗粒收集在收集室中，而过滤的洗涤液体聚集在泵室中。 过滤的洗涤液体被再循环并喷洒在洗碗机中的物体上。 文氏管喷射泵具有位于收集室中的抽吸间隙和连接到排水管的出口。 在洗涤周期结束时，洗涤液体被泵送通过喷射泵，从而将来自收集室的流体和颗粒夹带到排放管中。