公开(公告)号：US11573047B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-07

申请号：US17217383

申请日：2021-03-30

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Amit Kumar ,  Anil Ananda Kute ,  Andrea Olivani ,  Vishal Jaywantrao Patil ,  Abhishek S. Awachat

IPC: F25D23/00

Abstract: A refrigerator appliance includes a rear wall, side walls, a bottom wall, and partitions. The side walls are secured to and extend from the rear wall toward a front side of the refrigerator. The bottom wall is secured to the side walls along a bottom end of the rear wall. The side walls and the bottom wall define a cavity below the bottom wall and define an opening to the cavity along the front side of the refrigerator. The rear wall and the bottom wall define a machine compartment. An exterior surface of the rear wall defines an inlet to and an outlet from the machine compartment. A first partition extends outward from the exterior surface and is disposed between the inlet and the outlet. A second partition extends from a bottom of the first partition. The partitions are configured to segregate airflows between the inlet and outlet.

公开(公告)号：US11852401B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-26

申请号：US17543157

申请日：2021-12-06

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Bhanu Pratap Mishra ,  Amit Paratwar ,  Amol Gode ,  Amit Kumar

IPC: F25D25/02

CPC classification number: F25D25/02 ,  F25D2325/021

Abstract: An adjustable shelf assembly including a number of mounting members and an adjustable shelf. The number of mounting members are provided with a main body and a number of fingers extending from the main body. The number of fingers collectively define a number of interstices disposed interstitially between adjacent fingers of the number of fingers. A first finger of the number of fingers define an aperture configured to receive a shelf of the refrigerator. The adjustable shelf is configured to be inserted into one or more of the interstices so that adjustable shelf is detachably connected to one or more of the number of interstices.