Patent classifications
F25D27/00
Glass front door with embedded user interface
A refrigeration appliance includes a cabinet defining a food storage compartment being at least partially closeable by a door-in-door assembly including an inner door sealing against the cabinet and an outer door sealing against the inner door. The inner door has an opening extending therethrough in communication with the compartment when the inner door is closed. The outer door includes a window extending therethrough being covered at an inner side by an inner pane of glass and at an outer side by an outer pane of glass covering a majority of a front of the outer door to provide the effect of a full glass door. A user interface (UI) is disposed in the outer door and is configured to control appliance features upon selective user contact with the outer pane. The door assembly includes a light element for illuminating at least one of the outer pane and the compartment.
Ice bucket with a spray and light-emitting function
An ice bucket with a spray and light-emitting function comprises: a transparent housing and a light-transmitting base supporting the housing, wherein the housing is separated from an ice storage chamber and a mist generating chamber by a partition plate, the ice storage chamber are in partial communication with the mist generating chamber via the partition plate and the mist generating chamber is in communication with the base through an air duct, and wherein the base is provided with a power source, a lamp, an atomizer, and a fan, the lamp, the atomizer, and the fan are electrically connected to a power source, the fan is configured to blow a mist generated by the atomizer out of the mist generating chamber through the air duct and guide the atomizer to the ice storage chamber, and a light generated by the lamp is irradiated to the housing through the base.
SHELVING POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS AND METHODS
A shelving power supply system for an enclosure includes mounting structure of the enclosure having a positive terminal member and a negative terminal member and a shelf assembly including a side bracket for a shelf assembly having a coupling portion configured to engage the mounting structure to thereby mount the side bracket to the enclosure. The side bracket includes a first contact configured to electrically engage the positive terminal member of the mounting structure and a second contact configured to electrically engage the negative terminal member of the mounting structure when the side bracket is mounted thereto. An electrical component is coupled to the shelf assembly and electrically connected to the first contact and the second contact to receive power from the enclosure through the mounting structure.
SHELVING POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS AND METHODS
A shelving power supply system for an enclosure includes mounting structure of the enclosure having a positive terminal member and a negative terminal member and a shelf assembly including a side bracket for a shelf assembly having a coupling portion configured to engage the mounting structure to thereby mount the side bracket to the enclosure. The side bracket includes a first contact configured to electrically engage the positive terminal member of the mounting structure and a second contact configured to electrically engage the negative terminal member of the mounting structure when the side bracket is mounted thereto. An electrical component is coupled to the shelf assembly and electrically connected to the first contact and the second contact to receive power from the enclosure through the mounting structure.
ILLUMINATED SHELF ASSEMBLIES
A shelf assembly for an enclosure includes a shelf panel and side brackets coupled to the shelf panel along respective lateral portions thereof. Each of the side brackets have a rear coupling portion configured to mount to structure of the enclosure. One or more light sources are mounted and electrically coupled to one of the side brackets and a connection between one or both of the side brackets and the structure of the enclosure is configured to provide power to illuminate the one or more light sources
ILLUMINATED SHELF ASSEMBLIES
A shelf assembly for an enclosure includes a shelf panel and side brackets coupled to the shelf panel along respective lateral portions thereof. Each of the side brackets have a rear coupling portion configured to mount to structure of the enclosure. One or more light sources are mounted and electrically coupled to one of the side brackets and a connection between one or both of the side brackets and the structure of the enclosure is configured to provide power to illuminate the one or more light sources
Refrigerator and transparent panel assembly for refrigerator
The present disclosure relates to a refrigerator and a transparent panel assembly for a refrigerator. The transparent panel assembly for a refrigerator comprises: a front panel defining at least a part of a front appearance of a refrigerator door and made of a glass material; a rear panel defining at least a part of a rear appearance of the refrigerator door and made of a transparent material; and an intermediate member connected between the front panel and the rear panel and made of a transparent plastic member, wherein the intermediate member comprises: an edge portion having both ends connected to a screening area formed at peripheries of the front panel and the rear panel; and a partition portion formed to cross an inner surface of the edge portion to partition a gap between the front panel and the rear panel to thereby form a sealed insulation layer.
Refrigerator and transparent panel assembly for refrigerator
The present disclosure relates to a refrigerator and a transparent panel assembly for a refrigerator. The transparent panel assembly for a refrigerator comprises: a front panel defining at least a part of a front appearance of a refrigerator door and made of a glass material; a rear panel defining at least a part of a rear appearance of the refrigerator door and made of a transparent material; and an intermediate member connected between the front panel and the rear panel and made of a transparent plastic member, wherein the intermediate member comprises: an edge portion having both ends connected to a screening area formed at peripheries of the front panel and the rear panel; and a partition portion formed to cross an inner surface of the edge portion to partition a gap between the front panel and the rear panel to thereby form a sealed insulation layer.
Surface mounted light fixture and heat dissipating structure for same
A light emitting apparatus includes a light source, a unitary formed heat sink with a plurality of heat dissipating fins, a lensed enclosure that retains a light source and at least one power consuming device other than the light source. The lensed enclosure includes a recessed opening having at least a first wall that terminates at a substantially perpendicular second wall. The plurality of heat dissipating fins are disposed on at least one adjacent exterior side of the walled enclosure, the fins extending outwardly. At least one fin coupled to the heat sink extends beyond the light source, and the heat generated by the light source travels by conduction laterally through the heat sink to the at least one coupled fin.
METHOD OF OPERATING A LIGHTING ASSEMBLY IN A REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE
A refrigerator appliance includes a chilled chamber defining a plurality of cooling zones and a lighting assembly comprising a plurality of lighting zones corresponding to the plurality of cooling zones. A climate control system generates and selectively directs a flow of cooling air into the plurality of cooling zones such that the temperature in each zone is independently regulated and the lighting assembly selectively illuminates the plurality of lighting zones to provide user feedback regarding the operation of the climate control system, e.g., by indicating which zones are receiving the flow of cooling air, by notifying a user when a zone has reached a setpoint temperature, or by identifying the presence and location of a flow restriction.