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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2022
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Nurein Ibrahim Ahmed, Louisville, KY (US);
Kyle Andrew Kozinski, Louisville, KY (US);
Philip Nehemiah Simons, Simpsonville, KY (US);
Mark Aaron Weaver, Crestwood, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A refrigerator appliance includes a liner positioned within a cabinet, the liner having an inner liner surface that defines a chilled chamber and an aperture that passes through the liner. A light assembly is mounted to the liner and includes a light source positioned within a light housing in the insulated space between the liner and the cabinet. A lens is mounted to the light housing and is positioned within the aperture, the lens defining an outer lens surface that sits flush with the inner liner surface and an inner lens surface defining a plurality of refractive grooves.