公开(公告)号：US09746229B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-29

申请号：US14640494

申请日：2015-03-06

Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation

Inventor： Jerry M. Visin ,  Lindsey Wohlgamuth

IPC: F25C5/06 ,  F25C1/24 ,  F25C1/18

CPC classification number: F25C5/06 ,  F25C1/18 ,  F25C1/243 ,  Y02P60/855

Abstract: An ice maker includes a harvest motor and an ice tray operably coupled to the harvest motor. The ice tray has a plurality of heat sinks coupled to a bottom section of ice forming cavities on the ice tray. The harvest motor is operable to twist the ice tray for causing the plurality of heat sinks to move relative to each other for releasing ice pieces from the ice forming cavities.

公开(公告)号：US12049979B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-30

申请号：US18297867

申请日：2023-04-10

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Paul B. Allard ,  Mohamed Alshourbagy ,  Lakshya J. Deka ,  Eric J. Dherde ,  Gustavo Frattini ,  Alberto R. Gomes ,  Lynne F. Hunter ,  Giulia Marinello ,  Abhay Naik ,  Sanjesh Kumar Pathak ,  Jerry M. Visin

IPC: F16L59/065 ,  F25D23/00 ,  F25D23/06 ,  F25D23/08

CPC classification number: F16L59/065 ,  F25D23/062 ,  F25D23/087 ,  F25D23/006 ,  F25D2201/14 ,  F25D2323/021 ,  F25D2400/40

Abstract: An appliance includes a metallic outer wrapper having sidewalls, a wrapper backwall and a machine wall. At least one metallic inner liner has liner walls and a liner backwall, wherein the metallic outer wrapper and the at least one metallic inner liner are coupled together at a trim breaker to define a structural cabinet having a hermetically sealed interior cavity defined between the metallic outer wrapper and the at least one metallic inner liner. The trim breaker defines a front face of the structural cabinet. At least one trim breaker conduit extends through the wrapper and liner backwalls wherein the trim breaker conduit defines a conduit through the structural cabinet, and wherein the structural cabinet is hermetically sealed at the trim breaker conduit.

公开(公告)号：US11724479B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-15

申请号：US17899905

申请日：2022-08-31

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Paul B. Allard ,  Lakshya J. Deka ,  Eric J. Dherde ,  Gustavo Frattini ,  Alberto R. Gomes ,  Lynne F. Hunter ,  Dustin M. Miller ,  Abhay Naik ,  Karen J. Querfurth ,  Jerry M. Visin

IPC: B32B3/10 ,  B32B15/00 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D23/08 ,  B32B7/12 ,  B32B15/08 ,  B32B15/04 ,  B29C65/72 ,  F25D23/06 ,  B32B7/08

CPC classification number: B32B15/00 ,  B32B7/12 ,  B32B15/043 ,  B32B15/08 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D23/085 ,  B29C65/72 ,  B32B7/08 ,  B32B2509/00 ,  B32B2509/10 ,  F25D23/021 ,  F25D23/064 ,  F25D23/08 ,  F25D2201/14 ,  Y10T428/24777

Abstract: An operable panel for an appliance includes a metallic outer wrapper having a perimetrical wrapper edge that partially defines a perimetrical breaker channel, an inner liner and a plurality of corner brackets disposed proximate the perimetrical wrapper edge. Each corner bracket cooperates with the perimetrical wrapper edge to fully define the perimetrical breaker channel. A trim breaker is adhered to the metallic outer wrapper and the corner brackets at the perimetrical breaker channel and having a liner channel that receives a portion of the inner liner. The trim breaker extends between the inner liner and the outer wrapper. An insulation material is disposed within an insulating cavity defined between the inner liner and the outer wrapper.

公开(公告)号：US20220410532A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-29

申请号：US17899905

申请日：2022-08-31

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Paul B. Allard ,  Lakshya J. Deka ,  Eric J. Dherde ,  Gustavo Frattini ,  Alberto R. Gomes ,  Lynne F. Hunter ,  Dustin M. Miller ,  Abhay Naik ,  Karen J. Querfurth ,  Jerry M. Visin

IPC: B32B15/00 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D23/08 ,  B32B7/12 ,  B32B15/08 ,  B32B15/04

Abstract: An operable panel for an appliance includes a metallic outer wrapper having a perimetrical wrapper edge that partially defines a perimetrical breaker channel, an inner liner and a plurality of corner brackets disposed proximate the perimetrical wrapper edge. Each corner bracket cooperates with the perimetrical wrapper edge to fully define the perimetrical breaker channel. A trim breaker is adhered to the metallic outer wrapper and the corner brackets at the perimetrical breaker channel and having a liner channel that receives a portion of the inner liner. The trim breaker extends between the inner liner and the outer wrapper. An insulation material is disposed within an insulating cavity defined between the inner liner and the outer wrapper.

公开(公告)号：US20220120490A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-21

申请号：US17565600

申请日：2021-12-30

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Abhay Naik ,  Lakshya Deka ,  Paul B. Allard ,  Jerry M. Visin

IPC: F25D23/02

Abstract: A refrigerator includes an insulated cabinet structure and a cooling system. A door assembly includes a perimeter structure that is movably mounted to the insulated cabinet structure and an outer door that is movably mounted to the perimeter structure whereby the outer door can be moved between open and closed positions relative to the perimeter structure when the perimeter structure is in its closed position The outer door may comprise a vacuum insulated structure including porous core material disposed in a cavity of the outer door.

公开(公告)号：US20220107046A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-07

申请号：US17553010

申请日：2021-12-16

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Paul B. Allard ,  Mohamed Alshourbagy ,  Lakshya J. Deka ,  Eric J. Dherde ,  Gustavo Frattini ,  Alberto R. Gomes ,  Lynne F. Hunter ,  Giulia Marinello ,  Abhay Naik ,  Sanjesh Kumar Pathak ,  Jerry M. Visin

IPC: F16L59/065 ,  F25D23/06 ,  F25D23/08

Abstract: An appliance includes a metallic outer wrapper having sidewalls, a wrapper backwall and a machine wall. At least one metallic inner liner has liner walls and a liner backwall, wherein the metallic outer wrapper and the at least one metallic inner liner are coupled together at a trim breaker to define a structural cabinet having a hermetically sealed interior cavity defined between the metallic outer wrapper and the at least one metallic inner liner. The trim breaker defines a front face of the structural cabinet. At least one trim breaker conduit extends through the wrapper and liner backwalls wherein the trim breaker conduit defines a conduit through the structural cabinet, and wherein the structural cabinet is hermetically sealed at the trim breaker conduit.

公开(公告)号：US10830384B2

公开(公告)日：2020-11-10

申请号：US16309320

申请日：2016-10-11

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Paul B. Allard ,  Mohamed Alshourbagy ,  Lakshya J. Deka ,  Eric J. Dherde ,  Gustavo Frattini ,  Alberto R. Gomes ,  Lynne F. Hunter ,  Giulia Marinello ,  Abhay Naik ,  Sanjesh Kumar Pathak ,  Jerry M. Visin

IPC: F16L59/065 ,  F25D23/06 ,  F25D23/08 ,  F25D23/00

Abstract: An appliance includes a metallic outer wrapper having sidewalls, a wrapper backwall and a machine wall. At least one metallic inner liner has liner walls and a liner backwall, wherein the metallic outer wrapper and the at least one metallic inner liner are coupled together at a trim breaker to define a structural cabinet having a hermetically sealed interior cavity defined between the metallic outer wrapper and the at least one metallic inner liner. The trim breaker defines a front face of the structural cabinet. At least one trim breaker conduit extends through the wrapper and liner backwalls wherein the trim breaker conduit defines a conduit through the structural cabinet, and wherein the structural cabinet is hermetically sealed at the trim breaker conduit.

公开(公告)号：US10551107B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-04

申请号：US16415441

申请日：2019-05-17

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Daniel L. Sigmund ,  Jerry M. Visin ,  Lindsey A. Wohlgamuth ,  Carolina Arriaga

IPC: F23C5/06 ,  F25C1/10 ,  F25C1/243 ,  F28F3/04 ,  F25C5/20 ,  F25C5/06

Abstract: An ice maker includes a harvest motor and an ice tray operably coupled to the harvest motor. The ice tray has a plurality of heat sinks coupled to a bottom section of ice forming cavities on the ice tray. The harvest motor is operable to twist the ice tray for causing the plurality of heat sinks to move relative to each other for releasing ice pieces from the ice forming cavities.

公开(公告)号：US20190128594A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-02

申请号：US16309734

申请日：2016-10-03

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Paul B. Allard ,  Lakshya J. Deka ,  Gustavo Frattini ,  Lynne F. Hunter ,  Hua Liu ,  Abhay Naik ,  Eric J. Vasko ,  Jerry M. Visin

IPC: F25D23/08

Abstract: An appliance includes an outer wrapper, an inner liner, a trim breaker having a wrapper channel that receives a wrapper edge of the outer wrapper and a liner channel that receives a liner edge of the inner liner, and an insulation material disposed within an insulating cavity defined therebetween. A multi-component thermal encapsulation material defines pre-mix, application and sealing states. The pre-mix state is defined by the distinct components of the thermal encapsulation material being separated from one another, the application state defined by the distinct components combined together into an uncured state of the thermal encapsulation material, and the sealing state defined by the thermal encapsulation material disposed within the wrapper and liner channels and surrounding the wrapper and liner edges, respectively, in the sealing state that defines a hermetic seal between the trim breaker and the outer wrapper and the inner liner.

公开(公告)号：US09890990B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-13

申请号：US15276104

申请日：2016-09-26

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Paul B. Allard ,  Andrea Olivani ,  Jerry M. Visin

IPC: F25D23/02 ,  B32B3/04 ,  B32B3/26 ,  B32B37/00 ,  B32B37/18 ,  B32B38/00 ,  B32B38/18 ,  F25D23/06 ,  B29C53/02 ,  B29D99/00 ,  E06B3/70 ,  E06B7/23

CPC classification number: F25D23/028 ,  B29C53/02 ,  B29D99/0053 ,  B32B3/04 ,  B32B3/263 ,  B32B37/0076 ,  B32B37/18 ,  B32B38/0012 ,  B32B38/1808 ,  B32B2038/0028 ,  B32B2307/304 ,  B32B2509/10 ,  B32B2607/00 ,  E06B3/7015 ,  E06B7/2305 ,  E06B2003/7051 ,  F25D23/06 ,  F25D2201/10 ,  F25D2201/14 ,  Y02B40/34

Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) vacuum insulation panel (VIP) and a folding approach to create the 3D VIP from a two-dimensional (2D) VIP of non-uniform thickness for a refrigerator, a refrigerator freezer or a non-appliance, are disclosed. The folding approach includes placing a VIP main panel and a plurality of VIP wall panels on an outer film, where one or more panels are of a greater thickness than other VIP panels; placing an inner film on top of the VIP main and wall panels and sealing the films together. The inner film is longer than the outer film and this allows the films and the VIP wall panels to be folded into a finished panel, wherein the longer inner film allows for fording without causing tears or micro-cracks in the film that would adversely affect the insulation properties of the three-dimensional (3D) VIP.