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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2022
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Atishkumar S. Dhage, Pune, IN;
Vikas C. Mruthyunjaya, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Caroline Ruella Paiva Torres, Joinville, BR;
Henrique Keiji Arai Yamaki, Joinville, BR;
Ravi Joshi, St. Jospeh, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A refrigerator water dispenser includes a shelf having a lower surface. A water dispenser tube is disposed adjacent to the shelf for dispensing water into a container. An actuator support is operably coupled to the lower surface of the shelf. A load cell is disposed on the actuator support, wherein the load cell sends a signal in response to movement by the actuator support. A controller is operably coupled to the load cell, wherein the controller activates a water dispensing sequence to dispense water via the water dispenser tube in response to the signal from the load cell.