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APPLIANCE HAVING AN ARTICULATING MULLION AND DAMPING ASSEMBLY
20200318889 · 2020-10-08 ·

An appliance may include a cabinet, a door, a mullion, and a damping assembly. The cabinet may define a chamber. The door may be coupled to the cabinet and rotatable between an open position and a closed position to selectively seal the chamber. The mullion may have an inner face and an outer face. The mullion may be rotatably coupled to the door via a hinge defining an axial direction between a first position and a second position. The damping assembly may include a stopper wedge and a mated wedge. The stopper wedge may be fixed to the door. The stopper wedge may have a primary face extending along a nonparallel angle relative to the longitudinal plane. The mated wedge may be fixed to the mullion. The mated wedge may have a receiving face complementary to the primary face of the stopper wedge to engage therewith in the first position.

HEATED DOOR FOR A REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE
20240011698 · 2024-01-11 ·

A refrigerator appliance having an articulating mullion includes features for reducing localized condensation on the mullion of the refrigerator appliance. The door and the articulated mullion of the refrigerator appliance include features that can reduce the formation of condensation by providing heat to specific areas of the door or mullion.

REFRIGERATOR
20200284493 · 2020-09-10 ·

A refrigerator includes a body, a freezing compartment, a plurality of refrigerating compartments adjacent to the freezing compartment in a horizontal direction and including a first refrigerating compartment and a second refrigerating compartment, a freezing compartment cooling space arranged behind the freezing compartment to communicate with the freezing compartment, a freezing compartment partition configured to partition the freezing compartment and the freezing compartment cooling space and including a freezing compartment duct, an evaporator configured to generate cooling air, a first duct configured to supply the cooling air to the first refrigerating compartment and including a first cooling air inlet, and a second duct configured to supply the cooling air to the second refrigerating compartment through a second cooling air inlet formed on one wall of the freezing compartment duct. The first cooling air inlet and the second cooling air inlet are arranged above the evaporator.

REFRIGERATOR
20200256610 · 2020-08-13 ·

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.

REFRIGERATOR
20200248960 · 2020-08-06 ·

A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator may include a main body having a storage compartment, a first door rotatably installed at a first side of the main body to open and close a first portion of the storage compartment, and a second door rotatably installed at a second side of the main body to open and close a second portion of the storage compartment. A first camera may be installed at the first door to take a picture of an interior of the first storage compartment during rotation of the first door, and a second camera may be installed at the second door to take a picture of the interior of the first storage compartment during rotation of the second door. A controller may combine plural pictures taken by the first camera and the second camera into a single corrected image of a region of the first compartment spanning from the first door to the second door.

WATER PREFILLING ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN A REFRIGERATING APPLIANCE

A fluid delivery system for an appliance includes a fluid line in selective communication with a fluid source. A shelf defines a fill zone positioned below an underside of the shelf. A shelf spigot is coupled with the fluid line and disposed proximate the underside of the shelf and over the fill zone. A fluid level sensor is positioned in communication with the fill zone. The fluid level sensor is also in communication with a controller that regulates a flow of fluid through the shelf spigot.

WATER DISPENSER SYSTEM FOR A REFRIGERATOR
20200200460 · 2020-06-25 · ·

A refrigerator includes a cabinet structure having an exterior wrapper and a liner operably coupled to one another to define an insulating space therebetween. The cabinet structure includes a refrigerator compartment. A water storage system includes a first portion disposed within the insulating space and a second portion fluidically coupled to the first portion and positioned within the refrigerator compartment. The first portion of the water storage system is exposed to a temperature level of the insulating space, and the second portion of the water storage system is exposed to a temperature level of the refrigerator compartment that is lower than the temperature level of the insulating space to define a thermal gradient therebetween.

Refrigerator
10684069 · 2020-06-16 · ·

A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator may include a main body having a storage compartment, a first door rotatably installed at a first side of the main body to open and close a first portion of the storage compartment, and a second door rotatably installed at a second side of the main body to open and close a second portion of the storage compartment. A first camera may be installed at the first door to take a picture of an interior of the first storage compartment during rotation of the first door, and a second camera may be installed at the second door to take a picture of the interior of the first storage compartment during rotation of the second door. A controller may combine plural pictures taken by the first camera and the second camera into a single corrected image of a region of the first compartment spanning from the first door to the second door.

User interface unit for cooling appliance and cooling appliance
10591208 · 2020-03-17 · ·

A cooling appliance includes a main body, a first door and a second door connected to the main body, and a user interface unit. The first door has a front surface and an inner side portion facing a side surface of the second door. The first door includes an inclined side portion located between the front surface and the inner side portion of the first door. The user interface unit is disposed at the inclined side portion. A user interface unit for a cooling appliance is also provided.

Refrigerator with targeted cooling zone
10563899 · 2020-02-18 · ·

A refrigerator appliance and method of dispensing cooling air towards a targeted cooling zone for cooling objects within a fresh-food compartment. The dispensing of cooling air may be based in part on the temperature of the object within the targeted cooling zone.