公开(公告)号：US09995528B1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-12

申请号：US15782144

申请日：2017-10-12

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Matthew Ebrom ,  Neomar Giacomini ,  Donald Gilmore

IPC: G03B17/00 ,  F25D29/00 ,  H04N5/232 ,  F25D23/06 ,  F25D21/04 ,  F25D23/04

CPC classification number: F25D29/005 ,  F25D21/04 ,  F25D23/04 ,  F25D23/06 ,  F25D23/069 ,  F25D29/00 ,  F25D2400/06 ,  F25D2500/06 ,  F25D2700/02 ,  G03B17/00 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/23222

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet having a storage compartment with a door pivotally coupled the cabinet between open and closed positions. A mullion assembly is operably coupled to the door between retracted and deployed positions relative to the door. The mullion assembly includes at least one receiving recess disposed on an inner surface thereof. At least one camera device is mounted on an inside edge of the door and vertically aligned with the at least one receiving recess of the mullion assembly, such that the camera device faces into the storage compartment when the first door is in the closed position, and is received in the receiving recess of the mullion assembly when the mullion assembly is in the retracted position. The camera device may also be mounted to a fixed portion of a hinge assembly that interconnects the mullion assembly and the door.

公开(公告)号：US10281202B1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-07

申请号：US15966801

申请日：2018-04-30

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Matthew Ebrom ,  Neomar Giacomini ,  Donald Gilmore

IPC: G03B17/00 ,  F25D29/00 ,  F25D23/04 ,  F25D21/04 ,  F25D23/06 ,  H04N5/232

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet having a storage compartment with a door pivotally coupled the cabinet between open and closed positions. A mullion assembly is operably coupled to the door between retracted and deployed positions relative to the door. The mullion assembly includes at least one receiving recess disposed on an inner surface thereof. At least one camera device is mounted on an inside edge of the door and vertically aligned with the at least one receiving recess of the mullion assembly, such that the camera device faces into the storage compartment when the first door is in the closed position, and is received in the receiving recess of the mullion assembly when the mullion assembly is in the retracted position. The camera device may also be mounted to a fixed portion of a hinge assembly that interconnects the mullion assembly and the door.

公开(公告)号：US20190113276A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-18

申请号：US15966801

申请日：2018-04-30

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Matthew Ebrom ,  Neomar Giacomini ,  Donald Gilmore

IPC: F25D29/00 ,  F25D23/04 ,  F25D23/06 ,  H04N5/232 ,  F25D21/04

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet having a storage compartment with a door pivotally coupled the cabinet between open and closed positions. A mullion assembly is operably coupled to the door between retracted and deployed positions relative to the door. The mullion assembly includes at least one receiving recess disposed on an inner surface thereof. At least one camera device is mounted on an inside edge of the door and vertically aligned with the at least one receiving recess of the mullion assembly, such that the camera device faces into the storage compartment when the first door is in the closed position, and is received in the receiving recess of the mullion assembly when the mullion assembly is in the retracted position. The camera device may also be mounted to a fixed portion of a hinge assembly that interconnects the mullion assembly and the door.