公开(公告)号：US20170181573A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-29

申请号：US14980035

申请日：2015-12-28

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Daniel A. Altenritter ,  Christopher L. Carpenter ,  Steven C. Drees ,  Yen-Hsi Lin

IPC: A47J37/06

CPC classification number: A47J37/0611 ,  A47J2037/0617

Abstract: A grilling device includes a housing including a fixed lower heating plate and a rotatable swing arm disposed at a primary pivot positioned proximate a rear end of the housing. An operable upper heating plate is coupled to the swing arm such that an intermediate portion of the swing arm rotationally engages a central portion of the operable upper heating plate at a secondary pivot to define an adjacent face-up position, a stacked face-up position and a face-down position. An accessory heating plate is selectively secured proximate the operable upper heating plate, and maintained parallel with the operable upper heating plate. A leveling mechanism maintains the upper and accessory heating plates in parallel with the lower heating plate as the swing arm operates about at least a portion of the primary pivot.

公开(公告)号：US20180028991A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-01

申请号：US15730221

申请日：2017-10-11

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Bernard J. Brotzki ,  Michael P. Conti ,  Steven C. Drees ,  Edward Haney ,  Paul S. Paget ,  Mitchell L. Robertson ,  Timothy Patrick Vanantwerp ,  Jeremy T. Wolters

IPC: B01F15/00 ,  A47J43/07 ,  A47J43/046 ,  H02K49/10 ,  H02K7/102

CPC classification number: B01F15/0048 ,  A47J43/0465 ,  A47J43/0766 ,  B01F15/00538 ,  B01F2015/00649 ,  H02K7/1021 ,  H02K49/104

Abstract: A blending appliance includes a housing with a jar receiving area defined between an upper housing and a support base. A blender jar includes a base portion and a receptacle portion, and is configured to be laterally received within the jar receiving area of the housing. A magnetic coupling system includes an upper magnetic coupler disposed in the base portion of the blender jar and a lower magnetic coupler disposed in the support base of the housing. The upper and lower magnetic couplers are magnetically coupled to one another for driving a blade assembly disposed in the receptacle portion of the blender jar. A brake mechanism is disposed on the upper magnetic coupler and is configured to stop rotation of the upper magnetic coupler when the blender jar is removed from the jar receiving area.

公开(公告)号：US10213756B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-26

申请号：US15730221

申请日：2017-10-11

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Bernard J. Brotzki ,  Michael P. Conti ,  Steven C. Drees ,  Edward Haney ,  Paul S. Paget ,  Mitchell L. Robertson ,  Timothy Patrick Vanantwerp ,  Jeremy T. Wolters

IPC: A47J43/046 ,  B01F15/00 ,  A47J43/07 ,  H02K7/102 ,  H02K49/10

Abstract: A blending appliance includes a housing with a jar receiving area defined between an upper housing and a support base. A blender jar includes a base portion and a receptacle portion, and is configured to be laterally received within the jar receiving area of the housing. A magnetic coupling system includes an upper magnetic coupler disposed in the base portion of the blender jar and a lower magnetic coupler disposed in the support base of the housing. The upper and lower magnetic couplers are magnetically coupled to one another for driving a blade assembly disposed in the receptacle portion of the blender jar. A brake mechanism is disposed on the upper magnetic coupler and is configured to stop rotation of the upper magnetic coupler when the blender jar is removed from the jar receiving area.

公开(公告)号：US20180263405A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-20

申请号：US15914331

申请日：2018-03-07

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Steven C. Drees ,  Meighan McLaughlin ,  Dean A. Peppel ,  Joseph Snyder

IPC: A47J31/20 ,  A47J31/057 ,  A47J31/06 ,  A23F5/26

Abstract: A brewing device includes a base portion with a support surface. A carafe is configured to be selectively supported on the support surface. A filter basket is removeably supported on an upper portion of the carafe. An immersion chamber is fluidically coupled to an outlet disposed over the filter basket. A water reservoir is fluidically coupled to both the immersion chamber and the outlet disposed over the filter basket. A pump is in fluid communication with the water reservoir and operable to selectively advance water to one of the outlet disposed over the filter basket and the immersion chamber from the water reservoir. The brewing device is configured to brew a beverage using a pour-over brewing method, an immersion brewing method, or a filtered immersion brewing method.

公开(公告)号：US10702092B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-07

申请号：US15914331

申请日：2018-03-07

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Steven C. Drees ,  Meighan McLaughlin ,  Dean A. Peppel ,  Joseph Snyder

IPC: A47J31/20 ,  A47J31/057 ,  A47J31/06 ,  A47J31/18 ,  A47J31/10 ,  A23F5/26

Abstract: A brewing device includes a base portion with a support surface. A carafe is configured to be selectively supported on the support surface. A filter basket is removeably supported on an upper portion of the carafe. An immersion chamber is fluidically coupled to an outlet disposed over the filter basket. A water reservoir is fluidically coupled to both the immersion chamber and the outlet disposed over the filter basket. A pump is in fluid communication with the water reservoir and operable to selectively advance water to one of the outlet disposed over the filter basket and the immersion chamber from the water reservoir. The brewing device is configured to brew a beverage using a pour-over brewing method, an immersion brewing method, or a filtered immersion brewing method.

公开(公告)号：US10238235B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-26

申请号：US14980058

申请日：2015-12-28

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Daniel A. Altenritter ,  Christopher L. Carpenter ,  Steven C. Drees ,  Yen-Hsi Lin

IPC: A47J37/06

Abstract: A grilling device includes a housing includes a fixed lower heating plate and a rotatable swing arm disposed at a primary pivot positioned proximate a rear end of the housing. An operable upper heating plate is coupled to the swing arm such that an intermediate portion of the swing arm rotationally engages a central portion of the upper heating plate at a secondary pivot to define an adjacent face-up position, a stacked face-up position and a face-down position. A leveling mechanism maintains the upper heating plate in parallel with the lower heating plate as the swing arm operates about at least a portion of the primary pivot.

公开(公告)号：US09815037B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-14

申请号：US14508115

申请日：2014-10-07

Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation

Inventor： Bernard J. Brotzki ,  Michael P. Conti ,  Steven C. Drees ,  Edward Haney ,  Paul S. Paget ,  Mitchell L. Robertson ,  Timothy Patrick Vanantwerp ,  Jeremy T. Wolters

IPC: A47J43/046 ,  B01F15/00 ,  A47J43/07 ,  H02K7/102 ,  H02K49/10

CPC classification number: B01F15/0048 ,  A47J43/0465 ,  A47J43/0766 ,  B01F15/00538 ,  B01F2015/00649 ,  H02K7/1021 ,  H02K49/104

Abstract: A blending appliance includes a housing with a jar receiving area defined between an upper housing and a support base. A blender jar includes a base portion and a receptacle portion, and is configured to be laterally received within the jar receiving area of the housing. A magnetic coupling system includes an upper magnetic coupler disposed in the base portion of the blender jar and a lower magnetic coupler disposed in the support base of the housing. The upper and lower magnetic couplers are magnetically coupled to one another for driving a blade assembly disposed in the receptacle portion of the blender jar. A brake mechanism is disposed on the upper magnetic coupler and is configured to stop rotation of the upper magnetic coupler when the blender jar is removed from the jar receiving area.

公开(公告)号：US20170181574A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-29

申请号：US14980058

申请日：2015-12-28

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Daniel A. Altenritter ,  Christopher L. Carpenter ,  Steven C. Drees ,  Yen-Hsi Lin

IPC: A47J37/06

CPC classification number: A47J37/0611 ,  A47J2037/0617

Abstract: A grilling device includes a housing includes a fixed lower heating plate and a rotatable swing arm disposed at a primary pivot positioned proximate a rear end of the housing. An operable upper heating plate is coupled to the swing arm such that an intermediate portion of the swing arm rotationally engages a central portion of the upper heating plate at a secondary pivot to define an adjacent face-up position, a stacked face-up position and a face-down position. A leveling mechanism maintains the upper heating plate in parallel with the lower heating plate as the swing arm operates about at least a portion of the primary pivot.