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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2016
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Richard L. Hammond, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Michael T. Moore, Paw Paw, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 27/00 (2006.01); F25D 25/02 (2006.01); F21V 7/00 (2006.01); F21V 17/02 (2006.01); F21K 9/20 (2016.01); F21V 5/04 (2006.01); F21V 23/04 (2006.01); F21V 33/00 (2006.01); F25D 11/02 (2006.01); F25D 29/00 (2006.01); F21K 9/68 (2016.01); F21W 131/305 (2006.01); F21Y 101/00 (2016.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01); F21V 14/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 27/005 (2013.01); F21K 9/20 (2016.08); F21K 9/68 (2016.08); F21V 5/04 (2013.01); F21V 7/00 (2013.01); F21V 17/02 (2013.01); F21V 23/04 (2013.01); F21V 33/0044 (2013.01); F25D 11/02 (2013.01); F25D 25/025 (2013.01); F25D 27/00 (2013.01); F25D 29/005 (2013.01); F21V 14/04 (2013.01); F21W 2131/305 (2013.01); F21Y 2101/00 (2013.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08);
Abstract
A refrigerator includes a refrigerator cabinet, a light system associated within an interior of the refrigerator cabinet, the light system including a light source, a reflector having a first position wherein light from the light source is directed in a first direction and a second position wherein the light from the light source is directed in a second direction, and wherein the refrigerator is configured to move the reflector between the first position and the second position based on interactions between a user of the refrigerator and the refrigerator.