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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2020
Applicant:
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Vineeth Vijayan, Louisville, KY (US);
Choon Jae Ryu, Prospect, KY (US);
Matthew R. Hunter, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 5/00 (2006.01); F25D 25/02 (2006.01); F25D 29/00 (2006.01); G01G 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 5/003 (2013.01); F25D 25/02 (2013.01); F25D 29/005 (2013.01); G01G 5/006 (2013.01); G01G 5/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A refrigerator appliance with sensing for load determination including a shelf and shelf support with a resilient member positioned so as to be compressed by the weight of food items placed on the shelf. Changes in pressure or flowrate of a fluid in the resilient member are used to detect changes in the weight of food items. The appliance can be configured to execute one or more events based on the detected changes.