公开(公告)号：US10365030B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-30

申请号：US15840710

申请日：2017-12-13

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

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

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

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 folding without causing tears or micro-cracks in the film that would adversely affect the insulation properties of the three-dimensional (3D) VIP.

公开(公告)号：US10309707B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-04

申请号：US15673995

申请日：2017-08-10

Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation

Inventor： Jerry M. Visin ,  Lindsey Wohlgamuth

IPC: F25C1/10 ,  F25C1/18 ,  F25C5/06 ,  F25C1/243 ,  F25C1/246

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：US20190128591A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-02

申请号：US16306715

申请日：2016-07-26

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Jerry M. Visin ,  Lynne F. Hunter ,  Paul B. Allard

IPC: F25D23/02

Abstract: A refrigeration appliance door is provided that includes a door wrapper forming an exterior of the appliance door. The door wrapper defines a wrapper flange defining a plurality of wrapper protrusions. A door liner defines a liner flange. The liner flange defines a plurality of liner protrusions. The door wrapper and the door liner are in a spaced apart configuration. A trim breaker defines a wrapper groove, a liner groove and a gasket groove. The wrapper flange is centered within the wrapper groove and the liner flange is centered within the liner groove. An adhesive is positioned within each of the wrapper and liner grooves. A portion of a gasket is positioned within the gasket groove of the trim breaker.

公开(公告)号：US20190125161A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-02

申请号：US15797647

申请日：2017-10-30

Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation

Inventor： Matthew Martin Kenneth Hansen ,  Ronald M. Nowell, JR. ,  Richard Lawrence Kretz ,  Kapil Gupta ,  Darryl C. Bodine ,  Jerry M. Visin ,  Ameresh B. Viswanathan

IPC: A47L15/50 ,  A47L15/46 ,  A47L15/42 ,  A47L15/16 ,  A47L15/22 ,  A47L15/44

Abstract: A dishwasher includes a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber, at least one dish rack in the treating chamber, and a rack height adjustment assembly. The rack height adjustment assembly includes an adjuster plate slidably coupled to the at least one dish rack and fixed vertically relative to the tub, the adjuster plate including at least one adjuster detent, a locking lever having a catch end that is biased to engage the adjuster detent to hold the dish rack in place in either a lowered or raised position, the locking lever being pivotally movable relative to the at least one dish rack between an engaging position where the catch end engages the adjuster detent and a release position where the catch end does not engage the adjuster detent and the dish rack is vertically movable between the lowered and raised positions, and an actuator configured to move the locking lever to the release position when the actuator is moved from an undepressed position to a depressed position.

公开(公告)号：US10161669B2

公开(公告)日：2018-12-25

申请号：US15290723

申请日：2016-10-11

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.