Whirlpool Corporation

Abinash Sarma

Subrata Shannigrahi

Rahul Subhash Chhajed

Abhay Naik

Vishal B Chauhan

Kapil Devidas Bet

Anup Bapu More

Lynne F Hunter

Sunil S Ekshinge

Sai B Krishna

Narendra Ashok Kapure

Vishal Shankar Marathe

Jackson Felipe Karl

Omkar Sunil Mithari

Kailash Shravan More

Mahalingappa Chudamani Mulimani

Kundan S Rawate

Anant Karanjikar

Vishal Jaywantrao Patil

Deeptiranjan Barik

Samadhan Tanaji Pandhare

Rahul Sadanand Kumbhare

Digeshwar Hemraj Harinkhede

Sumedh Sanjay Kokane

A cooling appliance includes a body defining a vacuum-insulated chamber. A cooling device is configured to regulate a temperature in the vacuum-insulated chamber. A partition is adjacent to the vacuum-insulated chamber and a compartment is spaced from the vacuum-insulated chamber by the partition. A compressor and a condenser are located in the compartment and at least one coolant tube is in fluid communication with the compressor, the condenser, and the cooling device. A conduit provides power to and extends between the compressor and the condenser. A shroud bracket is located between the compressor and the condenser and defines at least one slot that retains the at least one coolant tube. A drainage routing tube extends from the cooling device to a drain tube mount and the drain tube mount includes a retention feature connected to a drainage receptacle.

Tube routing system for a cooling appliance

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.

Refrigeration appliance including a refrigerant line and water line extending through common pass-through of a vacuum-insulated structure

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.

Refrigeration appliance with a refrigerant line and water line extending through common pass-through of a vacuum-insulated structure

A cabinet for a refrigerator includes: (a) a first inner liner defining a first cavity; (b) a second inner liner defining a second cavity; (c) an outer wrapper at least partially surrounding the first inner liner and the second inner liner; (d) a trim breaker coupling the outer wrapper, the first inner liner, and the second inner liner together, the trim breaker comprising (i) a first opening into the first cavity, (ii) a second opening into the second cavity, and (iii) a transition portion extending between the first opening and the second opening, the transition portion comprising a forward portion and a rear portion; and (e) a vacuum insulated panel disposed proximate the rear portion of the transition portion.

Refrigerator cabinet with a trim breaker and vacuum insulated panel associated with the trim breaker

A refrigeration appliance includes a cabinet having a trim breaker defining a mullion region and a refrigerant system. The cabinet defines a first compartment and a second compartment. The refrigerant system includes a refrigerant defining a flow path through a compressor, a heat loop coupled to the compressor, a condenser coupled to the heat loop, and an evaporator assembly coupled to the compressor and the condenser. The heat loop is routed around a perimeter of the cabinet and through the mullion region. The evaporator assembly includes at least one first evaporator disposed in the first compartment and a second evaporator disposed in the second compartment. The at least one first evaporator may include a first roll bond evaporator coupled to a second roll bond evaporator in series with the first, or a wire-on-tube evaporator.

Thermal improvements in vis refrigerators

An insulated structure includes a door that has a liner and a wrapper. The liner defines at least one channel. At least one attachment feature is disposed within the at least one channel defined by the liner and coupled to the door. The at least one attachment feature includes a body that has a plurality of apertures that are defined along a length of the body. A bin is operably coupled to the door via the at least one attachment feature. The bin includes a coupling feature that extends through at least one of the plurality of apertures that are defined by the body.

Attachment assembly for an insulated door

A refrigeration unit includes a cabinet, a door coupled to the cabinet, at least one gasket coupled to the door, and a heat loop conduit. The cabinet includes a front perimeter that surrounds an opening to a storage compartment within the cabinet. The door is operable between an open position to provide access to the storage compartment and a closed position to conceal the opening to the storage compartment. The at least one gasket is configured to be compressed between the door and the front perimeter of the cabinet in the closed position of the door. The heat loop conduit has a first conduit portion that extends around a majority of the opening along the front perimeter of the cabinet and a second conduit portion that extends around the majority of the opening along the front perimeter of the cabinet.

Refrigeration unit

A shelving system includes a first shelf, rollers, hangers, and a second shelf. The first shelf has an upper surface and defines tracks below the upper surface. The rollers are disposed within the tracks. The hangers are rotatably secured to the rollers. The second shelf is rotatably secured to the hangers. The second shelf is configured to rotate about the rollers via the hangers upon engagement between the rollers and stops to transition from a lower position to an upper-forward position. The second shelf is configured to slide rearward from the upper-forward position to an upper-rearward position. The second shelf is configured to nest with the first shelf in the upper-rearward position.

Refrigerator and shelving system for a refrigerator

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Assam, India

Abinash Sarma