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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventor:
Basavraj Ishwar Sankhgond, Evansville, IN (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 27/00 (2006.01); F21V 5/04 (2006.01); F21V 23/00 (2015.01); F21V 33/00 (2006.01); F25D 25/00 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01); F25D 25/02 (2006.01); F21W 131/305 (2006.01); F21Y 103/10 (2016.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 27/005 (2013.01); F21V 5/04 (2013.01); F21V 23/003 (2013.01); F21V 23/005 (2013.01); F21V 33/0044 (2013.01); F25D 25/005 (2013.01); F25D 25/022 (2013.01); F25D 25/025 (2013.01); F25D 27/00 (2013.01); G02B 6/0001 (2013.01); F21W 2131/305 (2013.01); F21Y 2103/10 (2016.08); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08); F25D 25/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Lighting units for refrigerator drawers and baskets are disclosed. An example refrigerator drawer assembly includes a shelf having a divider, the shelf defining at least a portion of a drawer compartment, first and second drawers disposed beneath the shelf, an elongated light source attached to a bottom surface of the divider, the elongated light source having a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) along the length of the elongated light source to provide a source of visible light for the first and second drawers.