Whirlpool Corporation

Marcel Bögger Lessa

Abhay Naik

Lynne F Hunter

Sanket Vivek Phalak

Luiz Afranio Alves Ferreira

Jackson Felipe Karl

Gustavo Spezzia

Jackeline Furtado Laurindo

Luiz H T Longo

Adalberto B Junior

Ignacio João Dos Santos, Jr

A door storage assembly includes a housing defining an interior storage space. The housing includes sidewalls. A bin is disposed within the interior storage space. The bin is rotatably coupled to the sidewalls to rotate between a storage position and an access position. A door is coupled to the bin. The door defines slots configured to receive pins extending from the bin. A latch is coupled to the housing. The latch is configured to engage the door when the door is in a closed position. The door is configured to rotate to an opened position and the bin is configured to rotate to the access position upon release of the door from the latch.

Door storage assembly

A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a door, and a partition. The cabinet defines an air inlet and an air outlet. The door is movably secured to the cabinet. The door is configured to transition between open and closed positions. The partition is movably secured to the door. The partition is configured to advance away from the door to transition to an operational position. The partition is configured to retract toward the door to transition to a stowed position. In response to closing the door, the partition transitions to the operational position and engages the cabinet to separate the air inlet from the air outlet. In response to opening the door, the partition transitions to the stowed position and provides clearance within a space that is defined between the door and the cabinet when the door is in the open position.

Refrigerator appliance

A vacuum-insulated door comprises a door skin having a perimeter defined by a top edge, a pair of side edges, and a bottom edge spaced from the top edge by the pair of side edges. A vacuum-insulated cell is located in the vacuum-insulated door. A frame assembly includes a top bracket coupled to the top edge, a bottom bracket coupled to the bottom edge, and at least one top hinge pin connected to the top bracket and at least one bottom hinge pin connected to the bottom bracket. The at least one top hinge pin and the at least one bottom hinge pin are configured to connect to a hinge assembly of a cooling appliance.

Vis door reinforcement bracket design

A refrigerator appliance includes a door, an access panel, and a latch. The door defines an ice storage compartment. The access panel is configured to transition between open and closed positions. The access panel is configured to cover the ice storage compartment in the closed position. The access panel is configured to provide access to the ice storage compartment in the open position. The access panel has a protrusion extending outward therefrom. The latch is secured to the door. The latch defines a notch configured receive the protrusion to secure the access panel in the closed position. The latch has a ramped surface configured to guide the protrusion toward the notch during the engagement between the latch and the access panel.

Refrigerator appliance and latch for an ice bin access panel of the refrigerator appliance

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Marcel Bögger Lessa