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公开(公告)号：US11486622B2
公开(公告)日：2022-11-01
申请号：US17085266
申请日：2020-10-30
Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Inventor： Patrick J. Boarman , Lindsey A. Wohlgamuth
Abstract: An ice making assembly within an appliance with a housing having an inlet and an outlet, and a lower portion and an upper portion. The assembly includes a rotatable shroud within the housing with a first slot in air communication with the inlet, and a second slot in air communication with the outlet. A thermoelectric device with a top side and a bottom side, and having a heat sink on the bottom side between the first slot and the second slot. An ice tray disposed above and thermally connected with the top side, a barrier wall within the housing and in contact with the shroud between the lower portion and the upper portion.
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公开(公告)号：US10378806B2
公开(公告)日：2019-08-13
申请号：US15363387
申请日：2016-11-29
Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Inventor： Patrick J. Boarman , Mark E. Thomas
Abstract: An ice maker includes an ice making tray having an array of individual ice cube compartments. The ice making tray having a transverse axis and at least one pivot axle aligned with the transverse axis. The tray defines a median wall extending parallel with the transverse axis and having a uniform height along the length of the wall. A mechanical oscillating mechanism is coupled to the ice making tray. The oscillating mechanism rotates the tray from a horizontal plane along the longitudinal axis at an angle ϕ of about 20° to about 40° such that water in the tray cascades over the median wall.
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3.发明授权公开(公告)号：US10352596B2
公开(公告)日：2019-07-16
申请号：US15710393
申请日：2017-09-20
Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
Inventor： Patrick J. Boarman , Brian K. Culley , Gregory G. Hortin , Mark E. Thomas
Abstract: An icemaker is mounted remotely from a freezer compartment. The icemaker includes an ice mold. A thermoelectric device is provided and includes a warm side and an opposite cold side. A flow pathway is connected in communication between the cold side of the thermoelectric device and the icemaker. In one aspect, a fan is operatively positioned to move air from the fresh food compartment across the warm side of the thermoelectric device and a pump moves fluid from the cold side of the thermoelectric device to the icemaker. Cold air, such as from a refrigerator compartment, may be used to dissipate heat from the warm side of the thermoelectric device for providing cold fluid to and for cooling the ice mold of the icemaker.
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公开(公告)号：US10018384B2
公开(公告)日：2018-07-10
申请号：US14932339
申请日：2015-11-04
Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
Inventor： Patrick J. Boarman , Gregory Gene Hortin , Mark E. Thomas
CPC classification number: F25B21/02 , F25B25/005 , F25C1/04 , F25C5/182 , F25C2400/10 , F25D17/02 , F25D23/028 , F25D23/04
Abstract: A refrigerator includes a refrigerator cabinet, a refrigerator compartment disposed within the refrigerator cabinet, a refrigerator compartment door for providing access to the refrigerator compartment, an ice maker on the refrigerator compartment door, a thermoelectric cooler associated with the ice maker and operatively connected to the refrigerator compartment door, the thermoelectric cooler having a first side and an opposite second side, and a cooling loop operatively connected to the refrigerator compartment door and configured for cooling the thermoelectric cooler.
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公开(公告)号：US20180128536A1
公开(公告)日：2018-05-10
申请号：US15861768
申请日：2018-01-04
Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
Inventor： Patrick J. Boarman
Abstract: A refrigerator is provided that includes a low energy refrigerator heat source. The refrigerator includes a heat source positioned at a source of latent heat. The heat source harvested heat from the source of latent heat and stores said heat in a fluid within that heat reservoir or heat exchanger. The warmed fluid is then supplied via a fluid pathway to an application requiring a heat output. Thus, the heat reservoir provides heat to the application without use of an energy-consuming device, which reduces the energy consumption of the refrigerator.
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公开(公告)号：US09823010B2
公开(公告)日：2017-11-21
申请号：US14662271
申请日：2015-03-19
Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
Inventor： Patrick J. Boarman
CPC classification number: F25D21/125 , F25D17/065 , F25D21/12 , F25D21/14
Abstract: A refrigerator is provided that includes a low energy defrost system and method for melting frost formed on an evaporator of a cooling system for the refrigerator. The low energy defrost system includes using air from the refrigerator compartment or external air adjacent the refrigerator to be directed to the evaporator and passed adjacent the evaporator coils to melt any frost formed thereon. As the air is above freezing temperature, it will melt any frost formed on the coils without the need of use an electrical heater. Re-cooled air from the melted frost may then be directed back into the refrigerator compartment to be used to aid in cooling the refrigerator compartment or keeping the refrigerator compartment at the programmed or predetermined temperature.
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7.发明授权公开(公告)号：US09714784B2
公开(公告)日：2017-07-25
申请号：US13691919
申请日：2012-12-03
Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
Inventor： Patrick J. Boarman , Brain K. Culley , Gregory Gene Hortin , Mark E. Thomas
CPC classification number: F25C5/08 , F25B21/02 , F25B21/04 , F25B2321/025 , F25B2321/0251 , F25C5/185 , F25C5/22 , F25D17/065 , F25D2323/021
Abstract: A refrigerator that has a fresh food compartment, a freezer compartment, and a door that provides access to the fresh food compartment is disclosed. An icemaker is mounted remotely from the freezer compartment. The icemaker includes an ice mold. A thermoelectric device is provided and includes a warm side and an opposite cold side. The icemaker is thermally influenced by the cold side of the thermoelectric device. Air or fluid may be moved from the fresh food compartment across the warm side of the thermoelectric device. Cold air or fluid, such as from the refrigerator compartment, is used to dissipate heat from the warm side of the thermoelectric device for cooling the ice mold of the icemaker.
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公开(公告)号：US20170067679A1
公开(公告)日：2017-03-09
申请号：US15357633
申请日：2016-11-21
Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
Inventor： Patrick J. Boarman , Mark E. Thomas , Lindsey Ann Wohlgamuth
CPC classification number: F25C1/20 , F25B21/02 , F25C1/10 , F25C1/18 , F25C1/246 , F25C5/06 , F25C2305/022 , F25C2400/10 , F25C2500/02 , F25D23/04
Abstract: An ice maker assembly includes an ice making apparatus for an appliance with an ice making tray having a water basin formed by a metallic ice forming plate and at least one perimeter sidewall extending upwardly from a top surface of the ice forming plate. The ice making tray also has a grid with at least one dividing wall. The at least one perimeter sidewall and the at least one dividing wall and the top surface of the ice forming plate form at least one ice compartment having an upper surface and a lower surface. An ice body is formed in the at least one ice compartment. Moreover, the at least one perimeter sidewall and the at least one dividing wall form a draft angle with the top surface of the ice forming plate, of about 17° to about 25° degrees.
Abstract translation: 制冰机组件包括用于具有制冰托盘的制冰装置，所述制冰盘具有由金属冰形成板形成的水盆和从所述冰形成板的顶表面向上延伸的至少一个周边侧壁。 制冰托盘还具有至少一个分隔壁的格栅。 所述至少一个周边侧壁和所述至少一个分隔壁和所述冰形成板的顶表面形成至少一个具有上表面和下表面的冰室。 在至少一个冰室中形成冰体。 此外，至少一个周边侧壁和至少一个分隔壁与冰形成板的顶表面形成约17°至约25°的拔模斜度。
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公开(公告)号：US09383132B2
公开(公告)日：2016-07-05
申请号：US13691887
申请日：2012-12-03
Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
Inventor： Patrick J. Boarman , Mark E. Thomas
CPC classification number: F25D17/065 , F25C1/04 , F25C5/182 , F25C2400/10 , F25D11/02 , F25D23/028 , F25D23/04 , F25D29/00 , F25D2317/061 , F25D2317/062 , F25D2323/021 , F25D2600/04 , F25D2600/06 , F25D2700/122
Abstract: A refrigerator includes a refrigerator cabinet, a fresh food compartment disposed within the refrigerator cabinet, a freezer compartment disposed within the refrigerator cabinet below the fresh food compartment, and first and second French doors operatively connected to the refrigerator cabinet to provide access to the fresh food compartment. There is also a mullion between the fresh food compartment and the freezer compartment, an air inlet and an air outlet proximate a bottom of the first French door, and an air outlet and an air inlet on a front face of the mullion. When the first French door is in a closed position, the air inlet proximate the bottom of the first French door aligns with the air outlet on the front face of the mullion and the air outlet proximate the bottom of the first French door aligns with the air inlet on the front face of the mullion.
Abstract translation: 一个冰箱包括一个冰箱，一个放置在冰柜内的一个新鲜的食物室，一个设在冷藏柜内的冷藏室，以及第一和第二个法式门，可操作地连接到冰柜，以提供进入新鲜食物 隔间 在新鲜食物隔间和冷冻室之间还有一个竖框，一个空气入口和靠近第一个法国门底部的空气出口，一个出气口和竖框前面的一个空气入口。 当第一个法国门处于关闭位置时，靠近第一法国门底部的空气入口与竖框正面的出气口对齐，靠近第一法国门底部的出风口与空气对齐 竖框正面的入口。
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10.发明申请APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AND DISPENSING LIQUID ENHANCEMENT COMPONENTS FROM A REFRIGERATOR 有权用于管理和分配来自制冷器的液体增强部件的装置，方法和系统公开(公告)号：US20160131419A1
公开(公告)日：2016-05-12
申请号：US14997838
申请日：2016-01-18
Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
Inventor： Patrick J. Boarman , John M. Knight , Tiemen Van Dillen
CPC classification number: F25D23/126 , B67D3/0012 , B67D7/80
Abstract: A refrigerator or liquid dispensing appliance adapted for receiving, storing, managing, processing and dispensing a liquid enhancement component for preparation of a finished beverage is disclosed. Delivery, processing and management of the liquid enhancement component includes loading a solid liquid enhancement component at a product interface, and managing the transfer of the liquid enhancement component through various systems of the invention including processing to provide a processed liquid enhancement component for discharging for preparing a finished beverage.
Abstract translation: 公开了适于接收，存储，管理，处理和分配用于制备成品饮料的液体增强组分的冰箱或液体分配装置。 液体增强组分的输送，加工和管理包括在产品界面装载固体液体增强组分，以及通过本发明的各种系统来管理液体增强组分的转移，包括处理以提供经处理的液体增强组分以便排出 一种成品饮料。
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