公开(公告)号：US10563901B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-18

申请号：US16188380

申请日：2018-11-13

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Bruno Boehringer ,  Darci Cavali ,  Derek Lehman ,  Daniel J. Lesko ,  Kevin Noel ,  Douglas Pohl

IPC: F25D23/00 ,  F24F13/24 ,  F24F13/08

Abstract: A refrigeration appliance includes an insulated cabinet having a side wall and a machine compartment positioned adjacent the side wall. An aperture is provided through the first side wall to allow air to flow into the machine compartment. An air vent is provided at the exterior surface of the side wall so as to cover the aperture. The air vent having a first set of louvers. A sound barrier is provided at the interior surface of the side wall at the aperture. The sound barrier has a second set of louvers, where the second set of louvers are positioned with respect to the first set of louvers such that there is no mechanical access to components in the machine compartment through the air vent, and such that sounds from within the machine compartment are dampened while still allowing air to flow through the air vent.

公开(公告)号：US10139150B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-27

申请号：US15160271

申请日：2016-05-20

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Daniel de Cavalcanti ,  Alexandre D. Grosse ,  Douglas Pohl ,  Jose Paulo Remor

IPC: B01D46/44 ,  B01D50/00 ,  F25D17/06 ,  F25B39/04 ,  F25D17/04 ,  F25D23/06 ,  F25D27/00 ,  F21V33/00 ,  F21W131/305 ,  F21Y105/10

Abstract: An apparatus, method, or system for filtered air in an interior compartment of a refrigerator. An opening in a wall of the interior liner of the refrigerator defines a channel framing a removable filter cover that tends to be at or near flush with that wall. The filter is positioned behind the cover. The space between the wall opening and the cover functions to provide both air intake into the filter and access lighting around the filter cover.