公开(公告)号：USD809572S1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-06

申请号：US29541987

申请日：2015-10-09

Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation

Designer： Julia B. Burke ,  Mansour Ourasanah ,  Daniel H. Quinlan

公开(公告)号：US20170305732A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-26

申请号：US15647337

申请日：2017-07-12

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Jose R. Aranda ,  Daniel H. Quinlan ,  Todd Tunzi

IPC: B67D1/00 ,  F25D11/02 ,  B67D1/08 ,  F25C5/00 ,  F25D23/12 ,  F25D23/02

CPC classification number: B67D1/0014 ,  B67D1/0857 ,  B67D1/124 ,  B67D3/02 ,  F25C5/22 ,  F25D23/126

Abstract: A dispensing mechanism for an appliance includes an operable paddle having a lower portion and an upper portion pivotally attached to a dispenser wall between outward and inward positions. An actuator has a switch positioned proximate a pivot defined by a first end of an actuator lever. A second end of the actuator lever is positioned proximate the lower portion of the operable paddle, wherein operation of the operable paddle to the inward position engages the lower portion of the operable paddle with the bottom portion of the actuator lever and operates the actuator lever from an idle state to a use state. Movement of the bottom portion of the actuator lever operates the switch from a deactivated state to an activated state, wherein the activated state of the switch activates the at least one of the ice dispenser and the water dispenser.

公开(公告)号：US09738504B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-22

申请号：US14972820

申请日：2015-12-17

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Jose R. Aranda ,  Daniel H. Quinlan ,  Todd Tunzi

IPC: B67D1/00 ,  B67D1/08 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D11/02 ,  F25D23/12 ,  F25C5/00

CPC classification number: B67D1/0014 ,  B67D1/0857 ,  B67D1/124 ,  B67D3/02 ,  F25C5/22 ,  F25D23/126

Abstract: A dispensing mechanism for an appliance includes an operable paddle having a lower portion and an upper portion pivotally attached to a dispenser wall between outward and inward positions. An actuator has a switch positioned proximate a pivot defined by a first end of an actuator lever. A second end of the actuator lever is positioned proximate the lower portion of the operable paddle, wherein operation of the operable paddle to the inward position engages the lower portion of the operable paddle with the bottom portion of the actuator lever and operates the actuator lever from an idle state to a use state. Movement of the bottom portion of the actuator lever operates the switch from a deactivated state to an activated state, wherein the activated state of the switch activates the at least one of the ice dispenser and the water dispenser.