Movable Unit Of Refrigeration Producing Assembly Patents (Class 62/448)
  • Patent number: 12241582
    Abstract: A vacuum adiabatic body according to an embodiment may include a first plate, a second plate, and a seal that seals a gap between the first plate and the second plate. Optionally, the vacuum adiabatic body according to an embodiment may include a support that maintains a vacuum space. Optionally, the vacuum adiabatic body according to an embodiment may include a heat transfer resistor that reduces an amount of heat transfer between the first plate and the second plate. Optionally, the vacuum adiabatic body may include a component coupling portion connected to at least one of the first or second plate so that a component is coupled thereto. Optionally, the vacuum adiabatic body includes a port provided as a tube having a bent shape to exhaust the vacuum space. Accordingly, the vacuum adiabatic body may be improved in productivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Wonyeong Jung, Deokhyun Youn
  • Patent number: 12150566
    Abstract: In a field-installable refrigerated merchandiser kit, a prefabricated refrigeration system module releasably and operatively connects to a separate cabinet module via mutual connection fittings to form a refrigerated merchandiser. The refrigerated merchandiser can have multiple refrigeration systems cooling a common refrigerated space inside the cabinet, each with an independent temperature controller. A refrigeration system can be disconnected from the cabinet only by separating releasable fasteners and disconnecting electrical plug-in connections. Each refrigeration system is prefabricated with integrated condensate removal. The refrigeration system mounts entirely above the top wall of the cabinet enabling deployment at zero offset from a backing structure. The refrigerated merchandiser can be deployed to occupy a footprint and have a ratio of shelf space volume to foot print greater than 3.25 ft3/ft2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: TRUE MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Fontecchio, John Friend, Christian Pizzi, Daniel Pestka
  • Patent number: 12140324
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) blower assembly includes a motor and a fan wheel, wherein the motor drives rotation of the fan wheel about an axis of rotation. A blower housing accommodates the fan wheel within a hollow portion and is defined by a base, a curved boundary, a front boundary, and a rear boundary. An inlet port extending through the front boundary facilitates intake of airflow into the fan wheel. An outlet port extending through the base facilitates expulsion of the airflow from the fan wheel. A first portion of the curved boundary includes an involute profile and a second portion of the curved boundary includes a footing extending from the first portion to the base such that airflow exiting through the outlet port is guided away from the fan wheel by an interior-facing surface of the footing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBH
    Inventors: Hector Iovan Grajales, Anthony J. Reardon
  • Patent number: 12124250
    Abstract: The present application belongs to the technical field of smart appliances, and relates to a delivery control method, which comprises the steps of: transferring goods to a delivery device according to the number of personnel; and controlling the delivery device to move to a set target position. By adopting the method, the corresponding quantity of goods can be configured based on the number of personnel, and moved to the target position by the delivery device, so that the required quantity of goods can be distributed to the target position without requiring a user to give control instructions, thereby providing convenience for the user; meanwhile, the required quantity can be distributed at a time, thereby improving the distribution efficiency and improving the user experience. The present application further discloses a delivery control device and a delivery device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIGAO DESIGN & MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jian Wu, Shu Zhou, Zuowei Yi, Zhaojun Fei, Zhiqun Feng
  • Patent number: 12111095
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet, in which a cooling chamber and at least one storage space are defined, the cooling chamber being arranged at the bottom of the cabinet and directly below the storage space; a door body, which is arranged on a front surface of the cabinet so as to operably open and close the storage space; an evaporator, which is wholly horizontally placed in the cooling chamber in the shape of a flat cube, and is configured to provide cooling capacity to the storage space; and a liquid storage bag, which is arranged in the cooling chamber and connected to the evaporator. An included angle between a center line of the liquid storage bag and a horizontal line is 1° to 89°. A foam layer and a housing of the refrigerator may block the sound transmission of flow of a liquid refrigerant, to achieve a good sound insulation effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignees: Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co., Ltd., Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mengcheng Li, Xiaobing Zhu, Jianru Liu, Shanshan Liu, Wei Li, Yang Liu, Yunxi Liu
  • Patent number: 12072139
    Abstract: A refrigerator may include a body formed with a storage space and a cooling module accommodating space; a cooling module disposed in the cooling module accommodating space and having a heat absorption part and a heat radiating part; a drawer supporter disposed inside the storage space; and a drawer supported by the drawer supporter, and the drawer supporter is formed with an inner passage through which cold air flowing from the heat absorption part passes, and the drawer supporter is formed with a plurality of cold air discharge ports through which cold air of the inner passage is discharged in an opposite direction. Therefore, it is possible to maximize the depth of the storage space in the front-rear direction while minimizing the number of parts, and cool the entire storage space evenly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Wookyung Baik, Jeongwon Park, Kyungseok Kim
  • Patent number: 12050045
    Abstract: A refrigeration system including a storage chamber configured to store a product at a predetermined temperature. The storage chamber is defined by an inner wall. The inner wall at least partially defines an air plenum. The inner wall includes an opening wall surface, a floor surface, a rear wall surface and a ceiling wall surface. The system also includes a refrigerant circuit including a compressor, a condenser, a condenser fan, an evaporator and an evaporator fan arranged and disposed in an operable configuration to provide refrigeration to the storage chamber. The air plenum includes a conduit arranged and disposed to convey air from an air inlet across the evaporator and into a discharge chamber and out an air outlet. The air outlet is configured to discharge cooled air in a direction toward the opening wall surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Standex International Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Herrera Blackwood, Teddy Glen Bostic, Jr., Gloria Christine Corrine Welther Burchett, Mark Andrew James, Jonathan Matthew Kolaski, Jeffrey Alan Madill, John Lee Warder
  • Patent number: 12044462
    Abstract: A refrigerator including an inner door rotatably coupleable to a cabinet to open and close a storage compartment, the inner door having an opening, an outer door rotatably coupleable to the front of the inner door to open and close the opening of the inner door, a hook locking groove formed on the inner door, a manipulation handle provided to be rotatable with respect to a transverse shaft coupleable to the outer door and including a movable contact part, and a locking member provided to be rotatable with respect to a longitudinal shaft coupled to the outer door, wherein the locking member includes a hook lockable to and unlockable from the hook locking groove, and a passive contact part to selectively contact with the movable contact part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyungkwen Ham, Hyeonkyu Lim, Hyunuk Park
  • Patent number: 11994322
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a main body having a storage compartment formed therein, and a cooling module forming a machine compartment in which a compressor is disposed and detachably mounted to the main body. The cooling module includes a module body forming the machine compartment, a condenser of an L shape disposed on one side of the compressor and including a first part corresponding to a portion of a rear surface of the machine compartment and a second part corresponding to one side of the machine compartment. The condenser is vertically mounted on a base plate disposed below the module body. A module cover is provided to cover the rear of the machine compartment, and a suction flow path includes first and second suction flow paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Woo Yoo, Ju Young Kim, Kook Jeong Seo, Su-Cheol Yoo, Won-Jae Yoon
  • Patent number: 11970045
    Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments for providing temperature control for to a temperature-controlled storage compartment in a tunnel of a vehicle. The tunnel extends from a first side of the vehicle, such as the passenger side, to a second side of the vehicle, such as the driver side. The vehicle also includes a refrigeration module that is moveable on a shuttle of the tunnel. The refrigeration module includes a temperature-controlled storage unit configured to open and close in accordance with a path defined by an accessibility assembly. The shuttle transfers power from a power source, such as a battery, to the temperature-controlled storage unit, for example, to provide temperature control even when the vehicle is powered off. Accordingly, the refrigeration module provides a space-efficient system for ensuring prolonged temperature control of items stored in the temperature-controlled storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Geoffrey Walker, Austin Keith Simpson, William Thomas Wanstall, Rachel Sarah Jewkes, Ruey-Khan Kenneth Tsang, Bar Sarig, Parmita Pradip Dalal, Martyn Sweeney, Aaron B. Weast
  • Patent number: 11913651
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a fin set formed by a plurality of fins stacked together and a refrigerant pipe set passing through the fin set. The fin set includes a connection member, and a first fin member and a second fin member connected to each other via the connection member. An included angle between the first fin member and the second fin member is larger than zero. The first fin member and the second fin member are arranged at two sides, respectively, of a notch of the fin set. The notch is located at an air input side and/or an air output side of the connection member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignees: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hui Yu, Zhigang Xing, Zhisheng Lei, Kangwen Zhang, Yu Liu, Wenjun Shen, Yuhang Tang, Yuanshun Huang
  • Patent number: 11885513
    Abstract: A packaged, pumped liquid, evaporative-condensing recirculating ammonia refrigeration system with charges of 10 lbs or less of refrigerant per ton of refrigeration capacity. The compressor and related components are situated inside the plenum of a standard evaporative condenser unit, and the evaporator is close coupled to the evaporative condenser. Single or dual phase cyclonic separators may also be housed in the plenum of the evaporative condenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Evapco, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt L. Liebendorfer, Gregory S. Derosier, Trevor Hegg, Sarah L. Ferrari, Don Hamilton, Nicholas Hesser, Kenneth Wright
  • Patent number: 11846246
    Abstract: A fuel delivery system for controlling an inlet pressure of a prime mover in a transport climate control system is provided. The fuel delivery system includes a fuel tank, a pressure regulator, a pump disposed downstream of the fuel tank, a first filter disposed downstream of the pump, and the prime mover disposed downstream of the first filter. The prime mover is located above the fuel tank in a vertical direction. The pump is configured to provide a first fuel flow through the first filter. The prime mover is configured to accept a first portion of the first fuel flow and is configured to provide a return fuel flow. The pressure regulator is disposed downstream of the first filter. The pressure regulator is configured to accept a second portion of the first fuel flow, and to accept a pressure of the return fuel flow as a reference pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: THERMO KING LLC
    Inventor: Joseph R. Kaiser
  • Patent number: 11795940
    Abstract: An air conditioner unit includes a cabinet including a base pan that defines at least one alignment feature and a compressor mounted to the base pan using mechanical fasteners that pass through mounting feet and into mounting bosses defined on the base pan. A damper is positioned between the compressor and the base pan and includes a lower pad seated on the base pan, an upper pad extending from the lower pad along the vertical direction and contacting a bottom surface of the compressor, and at least one stopping feature defined on the lower pad or the upper pad, the at least one stopping feature engaging the at least one alignment feature to prevent rotation of the damper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles D. Robinson, III, Joseph Robert Tobbe, Timothy Scott Shaffer
  • Patent number: 11788774
    Abstract: A Stirling freezer includes a cabinet body, at least one power unit, a pipeline, and a plurality of Stirling cooling modules. The cabinet body has a refrigerating space, a cold end space, and a hot end space. The power unit is connected to the pipeline. The Stirling cooling modules each include a pipe and a passive displacer. The passive displacer is reciprocally, movably disposed in the pipe to partition the pipe into a cold end and a hot end. The cold end is located in the cold end space. The hot end is located in the hot end space. The hot end is connected to the pipeline. The cold end absorbs thermal energy of the cold end space to form a low-temperature environment. Air flows between the cold end space and the refrigerating space, so that the refrigerating space also forms a low-temperature environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventors: Ching-Hsiang Cheng, Shang-Ting Huang
  • Patent number: 11747078
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are disclosed of methods, systems, and assemblies including threaded mechanical fasteners (e.g., threaded studs or screws, etc.) and retention members (e.g., clips, etc.) for mounting condensing unit compressors selectively and/or interchangeably to either metal condensing unit bases or plastic condensing unit bases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Copeland LP
    Inventors: Scott D. Schulze, Thomas D. Richard
  • Patent number: 11725853
    Abstract: A Stirling cooler structure having multiple cooling modules includes at least one power unit, a pipeline, a plurality of Stirling cooling modules, and at least one piezoresistive unit. The power unit includes a cylinder and a piston. The pipeline is connected to the cylinder. The Stirling cooling modules each include a pipe and a passive displacer. The passive displacer is reciprocally, movably disposed in the pipe to partition the pipe into a cold end and a hot end. The hot end is connected to the pipeline. The piston is driven by an electric motor for a compressed air to flow through the pipeline to the hot end and then flow to the cold end through the passive displacer, such that the cold end absorbs ambient heat. The piezoresistive unit is selectively disposed between the Stirling cooling modules and the cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventors: Ching-Hsiang Cheng, Shang-Ting Huang
  • Patent number: 11709011
    Abstract: A drip tray provided in a machine compartment of a refrigerator including a fan assembly accommodation space blocked from a defrosted water storage space via an inner wall such that defrosted water does not flow into the fan assembly accommodation space. The fan assembly includes a cutout, wherein the cut-out overlaps a portion of the defrosted water storage space beyond the inner wall when the fan assembly is provided in the fan assembly accommodation space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Myungkeun Yoo, Yongdae Kim, Hohyun Son
  • Patent number: 11698216
    Abstract: A refrigeration system including a storage chamber configured to store a product at a predetermined temperature. The storage chamber is defined by an inner wall. The inner wall at least partially defines an air plenum. The inner wall includes an opening wall surface, a floor surface, a rear wall surface and a ceiling wall surface. The system also includes a refrigerant circuit including a compressor, a condenser, a condenser fan, an evaporator and an evaporator fan arranged and disposed in an operable configuration to provide refrigeration to the storage chamber. The air plenum includes a conduit arranged and disposed to convey air from an air inlet across the evaporator and into a discharge chamber and out an air outlet. The air outlet is configured to discharge cooled air in a direction toward the opening wall surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Standex International Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Herrera Blackwood, Teddy Glen Bostic, Jr., Gloria Christine Corrine Welther Burchett, Mark Andrew James, Jonathan Matthew Kolaski, Jeffrey Alan Madill, John Lee Warder
  • Patent number: 11680742
    Abstract: A refrigerator may include a body formed with a storage space and a cooling module accommodating space; a cooling module disposed in the cooling module accommodating space and having a heat absorption part and a heat radiating part; a drawer supporter disposed inside the storage space; and a drawer supported by the drawer supporter, and the drawer supporter is formed with an inner passage through which cold air flowing from the heat absorption part passes, and the drawer supporter is formed with a plurality of cold air discharge ports through which cold air of the inner passage is discharged in an opposite direction. Therefore, it is possible to maximize the depth of the storage space in the front-rear direction while minimizing the number of parts, and cool the entire storage space evenly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Wookyung Baik, Jeongwon Park, Kyungseok Kim
  • Patent number: 11650000
    Abstract: A compartment assembly for a refrigerator includes a housing subassembly defining a generally enclosed area, an air outlet in fluid communication with the enclosed area, and a divider unit separating the enclosed area into first and second compartments. The divider unit includes a central wall aligned with the air outlet and exposing respective portions of the air outlet to the first and second compartments. A flap is disposed within the air outlet and is rotatable about an articulation point aligned with respect to the central wall and with a body of the flap extending in an upstream direction within the air outlet. A control element is mounted external to the enclosed area and is operably coupled with the flap to drive rotation thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Edson Isaltino Bento, Luis Afrânio Alves Ferreira, Andrei Tres, Daniel C. Carvalho
  • Patent number: 11639082
    Abstract: A vehicle climate control system includes an air conditioning unit including an exterior heat exchanger, an interior heat exchanger, an evaporator, a compressor, a first expansion valve, and a second expansion valve. A seat coil is embedded in a vehicle seat and connected to the air conditioning unit through a first inlet passage, a first outlet passage, a second inlet passage, and a second outlet passage. The compressor is selectively connected to the exterior heat exchanger, the evaporator, the interior heat exchanger, and the seat coil. The first expansion valve is selectively connected to an outlet of the exterior heat exchanger, an inlet of the evaporator, and the seat coil. The second expansion valve is selectively connected to an outlet of the interior heat exchanger, an inlet of the exterior heat exchanger, and the seat coil air conditioning unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Seong Bin Jeong
  • Patent number: 11549721
    Abstract: A heat exchange unit includes a housing having an inflow air passage communicating with an air inlet, and an outflow air passage communicating with an air outlet, a first partition plate that partitions an inside of the housing into the inflow air passage and the outflow air passage, a bellmouth disposed around an opening formed in the first partition plate, a centrifugal fan disposed on the first partition plate via the bellmouth, and a heat exchanger disposed on a downstream side of the centrifugal fan in the housing. The air inlet is open at any surface of the housing having the inflow air passage. The air outlet is open at any side surface of the housing having the outflow air passage. The inflow air passage is formed between a fan inlet and a main plate closest to the fan inlet to reach a rear surface. The fan inlet is an air inlet of the centrifugal fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoji Onaka, Makoto Tanishima, Takashi Matsumoto, Takamasa Uemura, Hiroki Fukuoka, Rihito Adachi
  • Patent number: 11499771
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet that defines a storage space, a main door having an opening, and a sub-door configured to, based on rotating in the rotation directions of the main door relative to the main door, open and close the opening of the main door. The sub-door further includes an operation unit disposed at a lower side of the sub-door and configured to be operated by a user, a latch unit disposed vertically above the operation unit and configured to catch a portion of the main door, and a connection unit that connects between the operation unit and the latch unit. The connection unit includes a connection member that extends from an upper end in contact with the latch unit to a lower end in contact with the operation unit, and a connection member case defining a connection member accommodating portion that receives the connection member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Cheolsoon Park
  • Patent number: 11073325
    Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus has a compressor disposed via a bottom member of a housing, second elastic members, a base, and first elastic members. The compressor is disposed close to an arrangement centroid of the second elastic members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazushi Hisayama, Tetsuya Okamoto, Yoshinobu Tsumura, Kebi Chen, Masanori Ukibune
  • Patent number: 10921047
    Abstract: For the purpose of improving a usability a home appliance device, in particular a home chiller appliance device, is proposed: The home appliance device has a machine compartment having at least one wall section; a compressor which is arrangeable inside the machine compartment; and a fixation unit for fixating the compressor to the wall section via at least one movement at least of the compressor with respect to the wall section in a direction which is at least substantially parallel to a main extension plane of the wall section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Dogan Kilinc, Korhan Orhan, Tolga Yegin
  • Patent number: 10750882
    Abstract: A preferred embodiment utilizes the waste heat from a refrigerant cycle to aid in the removal of condensate from a refrigerated case used primarily by grocery stores. Certain embodiments use a heating element to boil off condensate or a pump to remove the condensate. Another embodiment utilizes a wicking element and a shroud that directs hot air from the condenser through the wick thereby increasing the condensate evaporation rate. Yet another embodiment utilizes the hot gas tube from the refrigeration system routed through the bottom of the condensate tray to pre-heat the condensate to accelerate evaporation. Alternative embodiments combine certain features to create even more efficient system such as a heating element used with the wick system or the hot gas system used with the wick system. In some embodiments, a mold and mildew inhibitor is added to the condensate to maintain cleanliness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Killion Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Karl Fischer
  • Patent number: 10670333
    Abstract: A self-contained water cooler module for use with a water dispenser includes a chassis. The chassis includes a back panel, a pair of spaced side panels extending forwardly from the back panel, a bottom panel extending forwardly from the back panel and attached to bottom edges of the pair of spaced side panels, and the back panel, side panels and bottom panel are constructed of a single, unitary sheet. A strut interconnects front edges of the pair of spaced side panels. A support bracket interconnects the back panel and the horizontal frame member. A refrigeration unit includes an evaporator, a condenser, a fan and motor assembly, and a compressor. The refrigeration unit is attached to the chassis. A water storage tank is configured to receive cooled water from the refrigeration unit. The chassis is configured to be attached to and detached from the water dispenser via a tool-free connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Elkay Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Nicholas M. Nanos, Damon D. Shaw, Nikolay V. Popov, Jonathan Chee Yeen Chong, Kirk V. Streitmatter, Alexander R. Greenhill, Scott W. Matulik, Trevor D. Craig, John Conway, Matthew Chapman
  • Patent number: 10088220
    Abstract: An insulation structure for an appliance includes a first vacuum insulated structure having a top and downward sides extending from the top and defining a lower connection surface. A second vacuum insulated structure having a bottom and upward sides extending from the bottom and defining an upper connection surface, and an intermediate insulation structure having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the top surface engages the lower connection surface of the first vacuum insulated structure to define the first insulated interior, wherein the bottom surface engages the upper connection surface of the second vacuum insulated structure to define the second insulated interior, and wherein the intermediate insulation structure includes an appliance utility path within which at least one utility for the appliance is disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Mohamed Alshourbagy, Andrea Olivani, Ian Osborn
  • Patent number: 9741196
    Abstract: A controller, when a normal cooling operation is being performed, forward-drives a lower-side and an upper-side in-box blower fans, thereby causing internal air cooled by an evaporator to circulate within a commodity storage box in such a way that it enters a rear face duct through a lower-side opening and is discharged from an upper-side opening, and when a cold-maintaining operation is being performed, stops driving the lower-side and the upper-side in-box blower fans, and when a cooling recovery operation is being performed, forward-drives the lower-side in-box blower fan and reverse-drives the upper-side in-box blower fan, thereby causing internal air cooled by the evaporator to enter the rear face duct through the lower-side opening and causing internal air to enter the rear face duct through the upper-side opening, and also causing internal air entered the rear face duct to be discharged from the intermediate opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignees: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD., THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
    Inventors: Yuuhei Yamagami, Koji Sugimoto, Yasuhiro Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 9528736
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a removable cooling module that defines a cavity. The removable cooling module includes a cooling unit and an ice maker disposed in the cavity. A duct is disposed inside the refrigerator and is in communication with the removable cooling module. The duct is adapted to convey cool air and ice from the ice maker to an ice storage bin in the refrigerator. An ice deflector is disposed in the duct. The ice deflector directs ice to the ice storage bin and directs cool air to a food storage area in the refrigerator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Rameet Singh Grewal, Steven J. Kuehl, Douglas D. Leclear, Andrew D. Litch, Lorraine J. Westlake, Guolian Wu
  • Patent number: 9417001
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet having a top wall. At least one door is coupled with the cabinet and is moveable between an open position and a closed position. A removable cooling module is disposed on the top wall of the refrigerator. The removable cooling module includes a cooling unit and an ice maker. An ice dispenser is coupled with the refrigerator. A duct is in communication with the removable cooling module and is adapted to convey ice and cool air from the removable cooling module to the refrigerator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Rameet Singh Grewal, Steven J. Kuehl, Andrew D. Litch, Douglas D. Leclear, Lorraine J. Westlake, Guolian Wu
  • Patent number: 9335090
    Abstract: A refrigerator (1) comprising a thermally insulated refrigerator compartment (15), a refrigeration machine by means of which the refrigerator compartment (15) can be cooled to a temperature below ambient temperature, and at least one door (3, 4) through which the refrigerator compartment (15) can be accessed from outside is further provided with a bottle cooler (9) the interior of which is designed to accommodate at least one bottle and can be cooled to a temperature below ambient temperature and whose opening (10) for placing a bottle therein and removing a bottle is preferably arranged in the top side of the refrigerator (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Red Bull GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Brenneis, Rainer Vogt, Giuseppe Margarino, Marco Reposo
  • Patent number: 9132765
    Abstract: A casing includes an engine support which is fixed to a main body of the casing and on which an engine generator is mounted. The engine support is drawable from the main body of the casing in a forward direction relative to the front side of the trailer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Makoto Ikemiya
  • Patent number: 8850845
    Abstract: A portable cooling unit comprising a magnetic spiral vapor pump that utilizes a magnetic pulse between two electromagnets and spiral drive slots to pull a piston back-and-forth 180-degrees and thereby alternately align compression slots on the piston's opposing ends with vapor suction ports and highly-compressed vapor discharge ports. Electromagnet use lowers the amount of battery power required for piston rotation. A condenser in a mounting pan under the pump achieves refrigerant condensation, while a fan blowing air through an evaporator positioned within a flexible hose causes cool air discharge through openings in the hose's terminal end fitting. The condenser utilizes surplus condensation from the evaporator to aid its vapor-to-liquid conversion, and batteries only provide power for the magnetic control module and fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Inventor: David Wayne Tucker
  • Patent number: 8820112
    Abstract: A refrigerator is provided that includes a CMS adapted to define at least a portion of an envelope of at least one of a freezer compartment and a refrigerator compartment, where the CMS has a high pressure side and a low pressure side. The high pressure side includes an orientation-flexible compressor and a condenser fluidly connected with the orientation-flexible compressor. The low pressure side is fluidly connected to the high pressure side and includes an evaporator. The CMS also includes at least one housing configured to enclose at least one of the orientation-flexible compressor, the condenser, and the evaporator. The CMS further includes an insulating panel forming at least a portion of the at least one housing, and substantially separating the high pressure side from the low pressure side. The CMS is typically configured to operate in a plurality of orientations based upon the orientation-flexible compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Nihat Cur, Alberto R. Gomes, Luiz Antonio D. Lopes, Guolian Wu, Luciana Wasnievski Da Silva
  • Publication number: 20140216098
    Abstract: A mobile refrigeration cabinet that includes a refrigerated section, a non-refrigerated section that has an aperture in a side thereof, and an opening between the refrigerated and non-refrigerated section. The aperture allows access to the non-refrigerated section. The cabinet may include a movable tray disposed in the non-refrigerated section that is movable through the aperture, and a refrigeration system removably mounted on the movable tray. A biasing system is configured to engage the movable tray so as to bias the refrigeration system towards the opening between the refrigerated section and the non-refrigerated section such that a portion of the refrigeration system sealingly engages the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Metro Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Wilhelm Heinrich, Willard Sickles, Douglas Kaminski, Ambarish Walimbe, Kyle Schumaker
  • Patent number: 8794022
    Abstract: An air conditioning system provides air to an enclosure associated with a satellite antenna that houses an amplifier or other electronic component. The air conditioning system supplies conditioned air to the bottom of the enclosure and receives return air from the top of the enclosure for improved airflow. Various implementations may also provide redundancy through the use of common supply and return plenums, or other features. In some embodiments, the air conditioning system may be conveniently retrofit onto existing satellite antenna installations to provide improved efficiency and redundancy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: EchoStar Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventors: James David De Vries, Kyle Duane Rachal
  • Publication number: 20140208777
    Abstract: A system and method according to which ice is automatically disposed in respective bags and the bags of ice are distributed and stacked within a temperature-controlled storage unit, such as an ice merchandiser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Reddy Ice Corporation
    Inventor: Mark C. Metzger
  • Patent number: 8746006
    Abstract: A refrigerator comprises: a body having a storage chamber; a door for selectively shielding the storage chamber; a hinge coupling portion for hinge-coupling the door to the body; and a height control unit for lifting up or lowering the door by repeatedly opening and closing the door. Since the door has a controllable height by being opened and closed, a moment arm becomes longer than when using the conventional tool such as a spanner. This may allow the height of the door to be controlled by using less force. Since the height of the door is controllable at a user's eye height, the user may control the height of the door more rapidly and precisely without errors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Seok-Ro Kim
  • Patent number: 8739568
    Abstract: A modular utility supply unit that includes a utility supply module housing having removable engageability to a surface of an appliance. Also included is at least one refillable reservoir capable of storing a plurality of utilities and receiving at least one utility from the appliance when the utility supply unit is operably engaged to the appliance. Further included is an interface capable of engaging a plurality of feature modules, where the interface includes a recognition device that prompts the utility supply unit to provide the engaged feature module with at least one of the storage utilities within the utility supply from at least one of the refillable reservoirs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Paul B. Allard, Robert Ryan Bradley, James W. Kendall, Steven J. Kuehl, Alan S. Lucas, Andrew M. Tenbarge, John J. Vonderhaar, Guolian Wu
  • Publication number: 20140130538
    Abstract: An ice cream maker including a canister for holding a mixture of ingredients used to make ice cream, a dasher which fits inside the canister and a drive mechanism for rotating the dasher. The ice cream maker includes an outer bucket formed using individual slats of wood which to provide a generally cylindrical or other shape bucket having inside walls and having a generally circular bottom portion. An insert made of a plastic material is configured to mate with the inside walls and the bottom for holding a freezing mixture into which is inserted the canister with ingredients used to make ice cream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: NOSTALGIA PRODUCTS GROUP, LLC
    Inventors: Gregg Bond, Edward E. Boughton, III
  • Publication number: 20140102129
    Abstract: A mixing process for mixed material, in particular bulk material with simultaneous cooling of the mixed material in a double-walled mixing vessel where a coolant is circulated in the space between the external walls, whereby the coolant is formed by the refrigerant in a refrigerator which is released from high pressure in the space between the external walls and which evaporates and extracts temperature from the mixed material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicants: REISNER AG, MTI MISCHTECHNIK INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Klaus Reisner, Joachim Himler, Christian Honemeyer, Ulrich Schär, Burkhard Wulf, Thomas Tegtmeier
  • Publication number: 20140053592
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet having a refrigerated compartment defined therein, a motor coupled to the cabinet, and a chilling device sized to receive a food container. The chilling device is moveable between an engaged positioned in which the chilling device is spaced apart from a drive shaft of the motor and a disengaged position the chilling device is coupled to the drive shaft. The drive shaft is configured to operate the chilling device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: PAUL B. ALLARD, DOUGLAS D. LECLEAR, KAREN J. QUERFURTH
  • Patent number: 8544286
    Abstract: A monitor either usable in cooperation with or apart from a portable cooler to maintain a temperature of medications. The cooling device defines an interior volume for holding the medications, a power source including at least one of a 12 volt DC and an attachable 110 volt AC supply. A portable monitoring device is integrated with the cooling device and further includes a processor driven circuitry for recording a temperature associated with the interior volume containing the medications. The recorded temperature is compared at determined intervals to a preset programmed temperature range and, upon exceeding the programmed range, the device alerts the user. An alternative monitoring device is envisioned to ship with the medication from the manufacturer and remain with the medication container until the medications are used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Inventor: Brian D. Janssen
  • Patent number: 8522565
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a refrigerator housing having an open upper end. Fitted beneath the open upper end are a removable cooling unit which has an inlet opening and an outlet opening both in communication with the interior of the refrigerator. The cooling unit draws air into the cooling unit, cools the air, and recirculates it into the refrigerator. The cooling unit can be removed from the lower front end of the housing for repair, and can be replaced with a similar unit so that the refrigerator can continue to be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: The Veracity Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher F. Hauck, Jack J. Kennamer, Stuart Small
  • Publication number: 20130213070
    Abstract: A cooling or heating seating system creating an open, unbounded, temperature-controlled zone for personnel, said seating system having HVAC equipment for producing and delivering cooled or heated air, a first air outlet disposed in a deck member, a second air outlet disposed in a seat back member, and a first air return disposed in the seat back member between a seat member and a seat back rest. The system may be transportable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Inventors: Brian Cothren, William Quillen, SR.
  • Publication number: 20130199234
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an air cleaning filter that includes a ginseng extract, a binder and a supporting material, and a method of manufacturing the same. The present disclosure may remove or sterilize microbes, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and the like, and provide an air cleaning function along with antibiotic and deodorization functions as well as provide an air cleaning filter which is safe to the human body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: LG Electronics Inc.
  • Patent number: 8429928
    Abstract: The invention relates to a refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit comprising an assembly carrier on which one or more components of the unit serving cold production are arranged, with the assembly carrier being made such that it can be received in different installation positions in the unit, preferably in the unit base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Liebherr-Hausgeräte Ochsenhausen GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Oelmaier, Viktor Laube
  • Publication number: 20130081422
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a refrigerator main body having a cooling chamber, a cooling chamber door configured to open and close the cooling chamber, a rear storage member disposed at a rear area to be drawn out along back and forth directions of the cooling chamber, and a front storage member disposed at the front of the rear storage member and configured to be relatively movable with respect to the rear storage member, whereby goods and/or food stuffs can be easily stored and drawn out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Inventors: Kyutae Park, Kyungsoo Park, Seonkyu Kim, Hyokku Kwon, Hangbok Lee