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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2017
Applicant:
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
David Mynderse, Louisville, KY (US);
Bradford Gasior, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 47/00 (2006.01); F25D 17/04 (2006.01); F25C 5/20 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 17/047 (2013.01); F25C 5/22 (2018.01); F25D 2600/02 (2013.01); F25D 2700/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A refrigerator appliance with a freezer chamber in fluid communication with a duct door of a dispenser assembly of the refrigerator appliance. Upon a proximity sensor detecting a user within a proximity range, the duct door is opened to reduce the pressure differential between the freezer chamber and the surrounding ambient air, thereby reducing the opening force required to open the freezer door.