公开(公告)号：US20240247860A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-25

申请号：US18098759

申请日：2023-01-19

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Anup Bapu More ,  Rahul Subhash Chhajed ,  Digeshwar Hemraj Harinkhede ,  Vishal Brahmanand Chauhan ,  Kapil Devidas Bet ,  Abinash Sarma

IPC: F25D17/02 ,  F25B41/40 ,  F25D21/14 ,  F25D23/06

CPC classification number: F25D17/02 ,  F25B41/40 ,  F25D21/14 ,  F25D23/065

Abstract: A refrigeration appliance includes: (i) a vacuum-insulated structure defining a refrigerable compartment, the vacuum-insulated structure comprising a pass-through therethrough providing access from an external environment to the refrigerable compartment; (ii) an evaporator disposed within the refrigerable compartment, the evaporator configured to lower or maintain a temperature of the refrigerable compartment below ambient temperature; (iii) a refrigerant line that extends through the pass-through and into the refrigerable compartment, the refrigerant line in fluid communication with the evaporator; (iv) a water line extending through the pass-through and into the refrigerable compartment; and (v) a housing that at least partially houses the evaporator within the refrigerable compartment, the housing comprising a wall proximate the pass-through that separates the water line from the refrigerant line where the water line and the refrigerant line extend from the pass-through and into the refrigerable compartment.