公开(公告)号：US20220299257A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-22

申请号：US17835018

申请日：2022-06-08

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Paul B. Allard ,  Lakshya J. Deka ,  Gustavo Frattini ,  Lynne F. Hunter ,  Hua Liu ,  Abhay Naik ,  Eric J. Vasko ,  Jerry M. Visin

IPC: F25D23/08

Abstract: An appliance includes an outer wrapper, an inner liner, a trim breaker having a wrapper channel that receives a wrapper edge of the outer wrapper and a liner channel that receives a liner edge of the inner liner, and an insulation material disposed within an insulating cavity defined therebetween. A multi-component thermal encapsulation material defines pre-mix, application and sealing states. The pre-mix state is defined by the distinct components of the thermal encapsulation material being separated from one another, the application state defined by the distinct components combined together into an uncured state of the thermal encapsulation material, and the sealing state defined by the thermal encapsulation material disposed within the wrapper and liner channels and surrounding the wrapper and liner edges, respectively, in the sealing state that defines a hermetic seal between the trim breaker and the outer wrapper and the inner liner.

公开(公告)号：US11243021B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-08

申请号：US16192102

申请日：2018-11-15

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Abhay Naik ,  Lakshya Deka ,  Paul B. Allard ,  Jerry M. Visin

IPC: F25D23/02

Abstract: A refrigerator includes an insulated cabinet structure and a cooling system. A door assembly includes a perimeter structure that is movably mounted to the insulated cabinet structure and an outer door that is movably mounted to the perimeter structure whereby the outer door can be moved between open and closed positions relative to the perimeter structure when the perimeter structure is in its closed position The outer door may comprise a vacuum insulated structure including porous core material disposed in a cavity of the outer door.

公开(公告)号：US20210025539A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-28

申请号：US17064853

申请日：2020-10-07

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Paul B. Allard ,  Mohamed Alshourbagy ,  Lakshya J. Deka ,  Eric J. Dherde ,  Gustavo Frattini ,  Alberto R. Gomes ,  Lynne F. Hunter ,  Giulia Marinello ,  Abhay Naik ,  Sanjesh Kumar Pathak ,  Jerry M. Visin

IPC: F16L59/065 ,  F25D23/06 ,  F25D23/08

Abstract: An appliance includes a metallic outer wrapper having sidewalls, a wrapper backwall and a machine wall. At least one metallic inner liner has liner walls and a liner backwall, wherein the metallic outer wrapper and the at least one metallic inner liner are coupled together at a trim breaker to define a structural cabinet having a hermetically sealed interior cavity defined between the metallic outer wrapper and the at least one metallic inner liner. The trim breaker defines a front face of the structural cabinet. At least one trim breaker conduit extends through the wrapper and liner backwalls wherein the trim breaker conduit defines a conduit through the structural cabinet, and wherein the structural cabinet is hermetically sealed at the trim breaker conduit.

公开(公告)号：US20190086142A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-21

申请号：US16192102

申请日：2018-11-15

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Abhay Naik ,  Lakshya Deka ,  Paul B. Allard ,  Jerry M. Visin

IPC: F25D23/02

Abstract: A refrigerator includes an insulated cabinet structure and a cooling system. A door assembly includes a perimeter structure that is movably mounted to the insulated cabinet structure and an outer door that is movably mounted to the perimeter structure whereby the outer door can be moved between open and closed positions relative to the perimeter structure when the perimeter structure is in its closed position The outer door may comprise a vacuum insulated structure including porous core material disposed in a cavity of the outer door.

公开(公告)号：US20240369290A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-07

申请号：US18772927

申请日：2024-07-15

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Paul B. Allard ,  Lakshya J. Deka ,  Gustavo Frattini ,  Lynne F. Hunter ,  Hua Liu ,  Abhay Naik ,  Eric J. Vasko ,  Jerry M. Visin

IPC: F25D23/08

Abstract: An appliance includes an outer wrapper, an inner liner, a trim breaker having a wrapper channel that receives a wrapper edge of the outer wrapper and a liner channel that receives a liner edge of the inner liner, and an insulation material disposed within an insulating cavity defined therebetween. A multi-component thermal encapsulation material defines pre-mix, application and sealing states. The pre-mix state is defined by the distinct components of the thermal encapsulation material being separated from one another, the application state defined by the distinct components combined together into an uncured state of the thermal encapsulation material, and the sealing state defined by the thermal encapsulation material disposed within the wrapper and liner channels and surrounding the wrapper and liner edges, respectively, in the sealing state that defines a hermetic seal between the trim breaker and the outer wrapper and the inner liner.

公开(公告)号：US20240360947A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-31

申请号：US18768287

申请日：2024-07-10

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Paul B. Allard ,  Mohamed Alshourbagy ,  Lakshya J. Deka ,  Eric J. Dherde ,  Gustavo Frattini ,  Alberto R. Gomes ,  Lynne F. Hunter ,  Giulia Marinello ,  Abhay Naik ,  Sanjesh Kumar Pathak ,  Jerry M. Visin

IPC: F16L59/065 ,  F25D23/00 ,  F25D23/06 ,  F25D23/08

CPC classification number: F16L59/065 ,  F25D23/062 ,  F25D23/087 ,  F25D23/006 ,  F25D2201/14 ,  F25D2323/021 ,  F25D2400/40

Abstract: An appliance includes a metallic outer wrapper having sidewalls, a wrapper backwall and a machine wall. At least one metallic inner liner has liner walls and a liner backwall, wherein the metallic outer wrapper and the at least one metallic inner liner are coupled together at a trim breaker to define a structural cabinet having a hermetically sealed interior cavity defined between the metallic outer wrapper and the at least one metallic inner liner. The trim breaker defines a front face of the structural cabinet. At least one trim breaker conduit extends through the wrapper and liner backwalls wherein the trim breaker conduit defines a conduit through the structural cabinet, and wherein the structural cabinet is hermetically sealed at the trim breaker conduit.

公开(公告)号：US20230330969A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-19

申请号：US18341359

申请日：2023-06-26

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Paul B. Allard ,  Lakshya J. Deka ,  Eric J. Dherde ,  Gustavo Frattini ,  Alberto R. Gomes ,  Lynne F. Hunter ,  Dustin M. Miller ,  Abhay Naik ,  Karen J. Querfurth ,  Jerry M. Visin

IPC: B32B15/00 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D23/08 ,  B32B7/12 ,  B32B15/08 ,  B32B15/04

CPC classification number: B32B15/00 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D23/085 ,  B32B7/12 ,  B32B15/08 ,  B32B15/043 ,  B29C65/72

Abstract: An operable panel for an appliance includes a metallic outer wrapper having a perimetrical wrapper edge that partially defines a perimetrical breaker channel, an inner liner and a plurality of corner brackets disposed proximate the perimetrical wrapper edge. Each corner bracket cooperates with the perimetrical wrapper edge to fully define the perimetrical breaker channel. A trim breaker is adhered to the metallic outer wrapper and the corner brackets at the perimetrical breaker channel and having a liner channel that receives a portion of the inner liner. The trim breaker extends between the inner liner and the outer wrapper. An insulation material is disposed within an insulating cavity defined between the inner liner and the outer wrapper.

公开(公告)号：US11713916B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-01

申请号：US17565600

申请日：2021-12-30

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Abhay Naik ,  Lakshya Deka ,  Paul B. Allard ,  Jerry M. Visin

IPC: F25D23/02

CPC classification number: F25D23/028 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D2201/14 ,  F25D2323/021 ,  F25D2323/023 ,  F25D2323/024

Abstract: A refrigerator includes an insulated cabinet structure and a cooling system. A door assembly includes a perimeter structure that is movably mounted to the insulated cabinet structure and an outer door that is movably mounted to the perimeter structure whereby the outer door can be moved between open and closed positions relative to the perimeter structure when the perimeter structure is in its closed position The outer door may comprise a vacuum insulated structure including porous core material disposed in a cavity of the outer door.

公开(公告)号：USD937506S1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-30

申请号：US29708250

申请日：2019-10-04

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Designer： Ajay Satish Singhal ,  Mark S. Feddema ,  Sanket G. Pawaskar ,  Suzanne M. Berberet ,  Jerry M. Visin ,  Hrushikesh C. Prabhu

公开(公告)号：US09829235B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-28

申请号：US14635024

申请日：2015-03-02

Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation

Inventor： Jerry M. Visin

IPC: F25C1/24 ,  F25D17/06

CPC classification number: F25C1/246 ,  F25C2400/10 ,  F25D17/065 ,  F25D2317/061 ,  F25D2317/063

Abstract: An ice maker for a refrigerating appliance includes an ice tray having ice-forming compartments. Each ice-forming compartment includes sidewalls and a base defining an internal freezing chamber. The ice maker also includes an air flow diverter having an outer frame and a plurality of internal diverting fins that define tuned duct flutes for receiving a stream of intake air from an air handling system and distributing the stream of intake air through the plurality of tuned duct flutes as streams of cooling air directed toward the ice-forming compartments. The internal diverting fins include a predetermined spacing pattern that individually tunes each of the tuned duct flutes. The predetermined spacing pattern evenly distributes the stream of intake air among the plurality of tuned duct flutes such that each of the plurality of streams of cooling air include substantially equal air flow rates.