公开(公告)号：US12123638B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-22

申请号：US17957121

申请日：2022-09-30

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： David Cooper ,  Mark Graff ,  James Guarino ,  Deepak Mankar ,  Gowardhan Parikshit ,  Ranjit Pandurang Patil ,  Rohit Tendulkar

IPC: F25D23/12 ,  F25D23/02

CPC classification number: F25D23/028 ,  F25D23/126 ,  F25D2323/121

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a filter, a receiver, a manifold, and a cam. The filter has a handle extending therefrom. The receiver defines a cavity configured to receive the filter. The manifold is configured to engage an opposing end of the filter relative to the handle via axial rotation of the filter. The manifold is configured to pivot upward to transition the filter to an activated position. The manifold is configured to pivot downward to transition the filter to a deactivated position. The cam is configured to interfere with the handle in response to partial axial rotation of the filter to prevent the filter from pivoting upward to the activated position. The cam is configured to provide clearance for the handle in response to full axial rotation of the filter to facilitate the filter pivoting upward to the activated position.

公开(公告)号：US20180186655A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-05

申请号：US15850016

申请日：2017-12-21

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： DOMINIQUE COBB ,  Erdogan Ergican ,  Wyndham F. Gary, JR. ,  Mark Graff ,  Eric Hill ,  Beth Jackson ,  Antony Kirk ,  Steven J. Kuehl ,  Joseph R. Peters ,  Michael Seeley ,  Rex D. Wilson

IPC: C02F1/00 ,  E03C1/05 ,  C02F1/78 ,  C02F1/28

CPC classification number: C02F1/008 ,  C02F1/001 ,  C02F1/003 ,  C02F1/283 ,  C02F1/68 ,  C02F1/78 ,  C02F9/005 ,  C02F2101/322 ,  C02F2201/005 ,  C02F2201/007 ,  C02F2209/005 ,  C02F2209/02 ,  C02F2209/40 ,  C02F2307/06 ,  E03C1/0411 ,  E03C1/044 ,  E03C1/055 ,  E03C2201/40 ,  E03C2201/45

Abstract: A water treatment apparatus that includes: at least one module which operatively and selectively treats one or both of an original household hot water received from the household hot water line and water flowing through the module and treats cold water received from an original household cold water line that flows through; a process control unit whereby a user selects a desired treatment option for the water flowing through the apparatus to be dispensed to the user; one or more plumbing connections which operatively divert the original household hot and cold water flow to the user selected watertreatment module so as to dispense to the user the selected treated water; and one or more valves which operatively cooperate with the process control unit to direct the water flow within the apparatus so as to provide the user with the selected treated water.