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.

公开(公告)号：US20250020394A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-16

申请号：US18221076

申请日：2023-07-12

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Kapil Devidas Bet ,  Vishal B. Chauhan ,  Rahul S. Chhajed

IPC: F25D23/12

Abstract: A vacuum insulated appliance includes a cabinet defining a refrigeration compartment. The cabinet defines a compartment passthrough. A shelf is operably coupled to the compartment. The shelf includes a tank having an upper wall, a back wall, a front wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of side walls to define a hollow interior for housing liquids, a spout coupled to the tank to dispense the liquid from the tank, and a tank inlet tube coupled to the tank and in fluid communication with the hollow interior. The vacuum insulation appliance further includes a compartment inlet tube. A coupling assembly is configured to selectively couple the tank inlet tube to the compartment inlet tube. The compartment inlet tube is routed through the compartment passthrough, into the refrigeration compartment, and to the coupling assembly to add the liquid to the hollow interior of the tank.

公开(公告)号：US20240410643A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-12

申请号：US18207362

申请日：2023-06-08

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

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

IPC: F25D23/06

Abstract: A refrigeration appliance includes a vacuum-insulated structure that defines an interior compartment. The vacuum-insulated structure defines a pass-through through the vacuum-insulated structure. The pass-through provides access from an external environment to the interior compartment. An evaporator is disposed within the interior compartment. The evaporator is operable to lower or maintain a temperature of the interior compartment below ambient temperature. A refrigerant line extends through the pass-through and into the interior compartment. A water line extends through the pass-through and into the interior compartment. An insulation block is disposed within the interior compartment and between the evaporator and the water line.