公开(公告)号：US20190032993A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-31

申请号：US15663902

申请日：2017-07-31

Applicant: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Louis A. Wantland ,  Bagawathkumar Chellappan

IPC: F25D25/02 ,  F25D11/02 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D21/04

Abstract: Refrigerator appliances that include a drawer assembly are provided herein. The drawer assembly may generally include a primary door and secondary door. The primary door may be slidably mounted to a cabinet of the refrigerator appliance to selectively move along a transverse direction between a primary open position permitting access to a chamber and a primary closed position restricting access to the chamber. The primary door may define a secondary opening. The secondary door may extend in a lateral direction from along at least a portion of the primary door. The secondary door may be movably mounted to the primary door to selectively move between a secondary open position permitting access to the chamber through the secondary opening and a secondary closed position restricting access through the secondary opening.

公开(公告)号：US09696084B1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-04

申请号：US15265893

申请日：2016-09-15

Applicant: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Phani Kumar Kalva ,  Bagawathkumar Chellappan ,  Satish Gundala

IPC: F25D27/00 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D25/00

CPC classification number: F25D27/00 ,  F25D23/025 ,  F25D23/04 ,  F25D25/025 ,  F25D29/005 ,  F25D2323/023 ,  F25D2700/02

Abstract: A refrigerator appliance having a cabinet defining a food storage chamber, a first door, a second door rotatably mounted to the outer surface of the first door, a light, a switch in operative communication with the light, and an actuator. The switch and actuator are configured to turn the light on when the first door is in the open position, to turn the light on when the second door is in the open position, and to turn the light off when both the first door and the second door are in the respective closed positions.

公开(公告)号：US20250098041A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-20

申请号：US18470964

申请日：2023-09-20

Applicant: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Bagawathkumar Chellappan

IPC: H05B6/64 ,  H05B6/68

Abstract: A cooking accessory for a microwave oven appliance includes a container including an outer tank and defining a receiving cavity for storing a quantity of liquid, the outer tank including an inner surface facing the receiving cavity and an outer surface opposite the inner surface; and a sensor coupled to the container and provided within the receiving cavity, wherein the sensor is positioned within the stored liquid and at least fifteen millimeters away from the inner surface of the outer tank.

公开(公告)号：US20250081301A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-06

申请号：US18461052

申请日：2023-09-05

Applicant: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Bagawathkumar Chellappan ,  Mark Heimerdinger

IPC: H05B6/64 ,  A61L9/12 ,  H05B6/66

Abstract: A microwave oven appliance includes a cabinet, the cabinet forming a cooking cavity and a heating assembly cavity adjacent to the cooking cavity; a door rotatably coupled to the cabinet to provide selective access to the cooking cavity; a user interface panel coupled to the cabinet adjacent to the door; a freshener compartment provided behind the user interface panel along the transverse direction and recessed into the heating assembly cavity, the freshener compartment being in fluid communication with the heating assembly cavity, wherein the user interface panel is movable to provide selective access to the freshener compartment; and a heating assembly provided within the heating assembly cavity, the heating assembly including a fan to selectively urge air into the freshener compartment.

公开(公告)号：US20200217515A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-09

申请号：US16240838

申请日：2019-01-07

Applicant: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Louis A. Wantland ,  Alisa Marie Stoops ,  Bagawathkumar Chellappan

IPC: F24C15/02

Abstract: A consumer appliance and handle assembly are provided herein. The consumer appliance may include a cabinet, an appliance door, a first power line, an appliance handle, a second power line, a first electrical connector, and a second electrical connector. The appliance door may include a panel body defining a door cavity. The appliance handle may be mounted to the appliance door. The appliance handle may include a handle body and an endcap. The second power line may be positioned within the handle body. The first electrical connector may include a first conductive body mounted to the panel body in conductive communication with the first power line. The second electrical connector may include a second conductive body mounted to the endcap in conductive communication with the second power line. The second conductive body may be in separable conductive communication with the first conductive body.

公开(公告)号：US20200121080A1

公开(公告)日：2020-04-23

申请号：US16166306

申请日：2018-10-22

Applicant: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Louis A. Wantland ,  Bagawathkumar Chellappan ,  Stephanos Kyriacou ,  Brent Alden Junge

IPC: A47B73/00 ,  F25D25/02 ,  A47B43/00

Abstract: A bottle support assembly positioned within a chilled chamber of a refrigerator appliance includes a support panel, a first support, and a second support. Each of the first support and the second support are pivotally mounted to the support panel and are movable between a collapsed position and a raised position. In addition, the first support and the second support each define concave support surfaces which may be positioned at different heights and may have different radiuses of curvature for supporting bottles having any size and at any angle.

公开(公告)号：US10591198B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-17

申请号：US15622212

申请日：2017-06-14

Applicant: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Danister Abeygunawardana ,  Bagawathkumar Chellappan ,  John Keith Besore ,  Pat Napier

IPC: F25D17/04 ,  F25D17/06 ,  A61L9/015 ,  A61L2/20

Abstract: A refrigerator appliance and methods of operation are provided herein. The refrigerator appliance may include a cabinet, a storage bin, a lid, an ozone passage, an air conduit, an air handler, and an ozone filter. The storage bin may include a plurality of walls defining a storage volume. The lid may be positioned on the storage bin to selectively cover the storage volume in a closed position. The ozone passage may be defined through at least one of the plurality of walls in fluid communication with the storage volume. The air conduit may be disposed in selective fluid communication with the ozone passage. The air handler may be disposed in fluid communication with the air conduit to direct ozone through the ozone passage. The ozone filter may be disposed in fluid communication with the air conduit to filter ozone passing from the storage volume through the air conduit.

公开(公告)号：US20200033051A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-30

申请号：US16045826

申请日：2018-07-26

Applicant: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Louis A. Wantland ,  Lauren Nicole Platts ,  Bagawathkumar Chellappan

IPC: F25D25/02 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F16H1/20

Abstract: A rotating shelf assembly for an appliance includes a shelf positioned within the appliance and a shelf support bracket for supporting the shelf. A rotating disk is rotatably mounted to the shelf and driven by a drive mechanism, such as an electric motor and gear assembly. The shelf support bracket may be mounted to a vertical support track and may include integrated electrical wiring that electrically couples the electric motor to a power source.

公开(公告)号：US20190085607A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-21

申请号：US15706878

申请日：2017-09-18

Applicant: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Louis A. Wantland ,  Bagawathkumar Chellappan

IPC: E05D7/04 ,  F25D23/02

CPC classification number: E05D7/04 ,  E05D7/081 ,  E05F1/043 ,  E05Y2201/638 ,  E05Y2900/31 ,  F25D23/028 ,  F25D2323/024

Abstract: A hinge assembly for an appliance includes features that allow for a door rotatably hinged to the appliance to be raised or lowered through various phases of the swing arc of the door by utilizing a ramped surface of a bracket of the hinge assembly as the working surface. In one exemplary aspect, a hinge assembly includes a hinge bracket having a pivot pin and a ramped surface. The door hinge assembly also includes a cam assembly coupled with the door and having a cam projection. As the door is swung about its swing arc, the cam projection engages the ramped surface of the hinge bracket. In this way, the door can be raised along the vertical direction as the door is rotated through its swing arc.

公开(公告)号：US10165859B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-01

申请号：US15701611

申请日：2017-09-12

Applicant: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Alisa Marie Dickerson ,  Louis A. Wantland ,  Bagawathkumar Chellappan

IPC: A47B88/45 ,  F25D25/02 ,  A47B88/10 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D23/06

Abstract: A refrigerator appliance includes a drawer slide synchronizer with a first cable and a second cable. A first bearing is mounted to a first one of a pair of drawer slides, and a second bearing is mounted to a second one of the pair of drawer slides. The first and second cables contact the first bearing, and the first and second cables also contact the second bearing.