A refrigerator appliance includes a drip tray cover including two strain gauge sensors that are coupled to a bottom surface thereof; a memory; and a controller. The controller is configured to detect, via the two strain gauge sensors, a weight of a vessel on the drip tray cover based on a strain; receive, via input, one or more selections, the one or more selections indicative of an amount of material to be dispensed into the vessel, the material including liquid, ice, or any combination thereof; dispensing the material in accordance with the one or more selections; continuously measure, via the two strain gauge sensors, the amount of material being dispensed in accordance with the one or more selections; and terminate, after the vessel receives the amount of material that is measured and equivalent to the one or more selections, the dispensing of the material into the vessel.
A jumper drain for a refrigerator appliance, the jumper drain including a housing with a cavity defined therein and that is in fluid communication with a storage compartment of the refrigerator appliance. An inlet and an outlet extend from the housing and are both in fluid communication with the cavity. The outlet is disposed at a location that is offset from the inlet. A pressure equalizer opening is formed in the housing. The pressure equalizer opening is configured to provide fluid communication between the cavity and an ambient environment external to the refrigerator appliance in order to equalize a pressure differential within the refrigerator appliance.
F25D 17/04 - Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating gas, e.g. by natural convection
F25D 21/14 - Collecting or removing condensed and defrost water; Drip trays
A cooling device (100) comprising: a first storage compartment (102); a second storage compartment (104) disposed adjacent to the first storage compartment (102); an evaporator (118) disposed adjacent a wall (116d) of the second storage compartment (104); an air distributor assembly (120) disposed within the second storage compartment (104) such that the evaporator (118) is positioned between the air distributor assembly (120) and the wall (116d), the air distributor assembly (120) including an air plenum (144) and a first flow path defined therein; a fan (138) positioned within the air plenum (144) and configured to draw an airflow (F1) over the evaporator (118) and into the air plenum (144); and a first damper (140) disposed within the air distributor assembly (120) and fluidly between the air plenum (144) and the first flow path, the first damper (140) being movable between a first position and a second position, wherein when the first damper (140) is in the first position, a first portion of the airflow (F1) received in the air plenum (144) is permitted to flow into the first flow path, and wherein when the first damper (140) is in the second position, the first portion of the airflow (F1) is hindered from flowing into the first flow path.
F25D 17/04 - Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating gas, e.g. by natural convection
F25D 17/06 - Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating gas, e.g. by natural convection by forced circulation
F25D 21/14 - Collecting or removing condensed and defrost water; Drip trays
A rack assembly is mountable within an oven cavity of a cooking appliance. The rack assembly includes a cooking stone; an insulating mat defining a recess configured to accommodate the cooking stone; and a rack configured to support the insulating mat. A superficial area of the insulating mat is at least 70% of a superficial area of the rack.
A reusable water filter cartridge is described herein. The water filter cartridge may include a filter housing defining a cavity. The water filter cartridge may include a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet positioned on the filter housing and in fluid communication with the cavity. The water filter cartridge may include a removable filtration media positioned within the cavity, wherein the filter housing is configured to provide access to the removable filtration media.
B01D 29/11 - Filters with filtering elements stationary during filtration, e.g. pressure or suction filters, not covered by groups ; Filtering elements therefor with bag, cage, hose, tube, sleeve or like filtering elements
B01D 29/96 - Filters with filtering elements stationary during filtration, e.g. pressure or suction filters, not covered by groups ; Filtering elements therefor in which the filtering elements are moved between filtering operations; Particular measures for removing or replacing the filtering elements; Transport systems for filters
B01D 35/02 - Filters adapted for location in special places, e.g. pipe-lines, pumps, stop-cocks
C02F 1/00 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
F25D 1/00 - Devices using naturally-cold air or water
6.
CARTRIDGE AND METHOD FOR CLEANING WATER LINES OF AN APPLIANCE
Embodiments of a cartridge, a cleaning media formulated to be combined with water to form a liquid solution for delivery to an appliance through a water filter cartridge, and methods of use are described herein. The cleaning media is formulated to be diluted in water from the water filter cartridge manifold to form the liquid solution before delivery through the water filter cartridge manifold to the one or more water lines to substantially eliminate bacteria in the one or more water lines of the appliance.
B01D 29/11 - Filters with filtering elements stationary during filtration, e.g. pressure or suction filters, not covered by groups ; Filtering elements therefor with bag, cage, hose, tube, sleeve or like filtering elements
B01D 35/02 - Filters adapted for location in special places, e.g. pipe-lines, pumps, stop-cocks
F25D 1/00 - Devices using naturally-cold air or water
7.
COOKING APPLIANCE COMPRISING A SMOKE ELIMINATION FEATURE, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH AN APPLIANCE
A system and method for air frying food which removes or mitigates 'smoke' in an oven cavity (12) due to cooking. Fans (24, 58, 68) and catalysts of a cooking appliance (10) are operated for an entirety of a cooking time, while heating elements (16, 18, 20, 52, 54, 56) are not operated during a final portion of the cooking time. For example, the heating elements (16, 18, 20, 52, 54, 56) are not operated for a final five minutes, or 25%, of the cooking time.
An interior layout for a refrigerator appliance (10) features an interior liner (40) defining a recess (48) for a water tank (60), and an air tower assembly (90) defining a space for the water tank laterally outside the air plenum (101) of the air tower assembly. The water tank is arranged in the recess and secured to the liner with a mounting bracket (70). The air tower assembly includes insulation (100) and an air tower cover (120). The insulation defines an opening (108) that is dimensionally aligned with the recess and partially receives the water tank therein. The air tower cover is disposed about the insulation and conceals the water tank.
F25D 17/06 - Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating gas, e.g. by natural convection by forced circulation
F25D 23/12 - Arrangements of compartments additional to cooling compartments; Combinations of refrigerators with other equipment, e.g. stove
(1) Water filtration and purification units and replacement cartridges and filters therefor for refrigerators, freezers and combinations thereof; water filters and water filter cartridges for use with residential water filtration units
(2) Water filtering units for domestic use
A dead front assembly adapted for an electronic user interface. The dead front assembly includes a masking layer, a coating layer, and a vacuum metalized layer. The masking layer includes an opening defining a two-dimensional graphic for allowing emitted light to be transmitted therethrough to display user information. The vacuum metalized layer includes a translucent, metallic coating that serves to conceal the masking layer when viewing the user interface from a front external view thereof. The coating layer is adapted to match a flat, non- metallic color of a component in which the user interface is received or mounted.
G09F 23/00 - Advertising on or in specific articles, e.g. ashtrays, letter-boxes
G09F 13/12 - Signs, boards, or panels, illuminated from behind the insignia using a transparent mirror or other light- reflecting surface transparent to transmitted light whereby a sign, symbol, picture, or other information is visible only when illuminated
G09F 13/04 - Signs, boards, or panels, illuminated from behind the insignia
A refrigerator (10) including a controller for controlling a cooling system of the refrigerator. The controller configured to have at least two modes, wherein in a first mode the controller controls the cooling system to achieve a desired temperature within a fresh food compartment (14) without respect to a temperature in a temperature-controlled drawer (100), and in a second mode the controller controls the cooling system to achieve a desired temperature within the temperature-controlled drawer (100) without respect to the temperature in the fresh food compartment (14).
F25D 17/06 - Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating gas, e.g. by natural convection by forced circulation
F25D 25/02 - Charging, supporting, or discharging the articles to be cooled by shelves
F25D 29/00 - Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
Embodiments are disclosed for providing an isolated voltage door latch for an appliance. An example appliance includes a controller and a door contact. The controller is configured to control an electrical load device within the appliance based on a control signal. The door contact is configured to trigger transmission of a sensing signal to an electrical load actuator electrically coupled to the electrical load device. The sensing signal is transmitted to the electrical load actuator via a door latch circuit in a first instance in which the door contact is in a closed state. Furthermore, the electrical load device is configured to be activated in a second instance in which the sensing signal and the control signal are received by the electrical load actuator.
A refrigerator appliance includes a refrigerator compartment with a bottom-hinged door that is operable to open and close the refrigerator compartment. In one example, the door is hingedly coupled to a bottom of the cabinet and configured to pivot between a closed state to restrict access, or an open state to permit access, to the freezer compartment. The refrigerator compartment includes a liner comprising opposing side walls. A swing-up storage assembly is pivotally and telescopically connected to the side walls and is configured to move between a lower retracted position and an upper extended position. The swing-up storage assembly includes a receptacle support body and a storage receptacle that is removably mounted to the receptacle support body.
The invention relates to a cooking apparatus, comprising: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to: operate, based on received input, a steam heating mode including selective control of a bake heating element and two or more fans according to preset and timed duty cycles of a plurality of heating stages comprising preset requirements for transitions therebetween; and heat, based on the operation, one or more food items via steam. The cooking apparatus proposed herein allows a heating or reheating of food without diminishing the food quality thereof.
A laundry washing machine having configured to receive a laundry cycle selection from a user interface; identify the cycle selection; upon receiving a normal laundry cycle selection, select a respective program comprising default instructions for: opening the valve one or more times to fill the drum to a default normal maintenance phase liquid level, and operating the drum motor during a normal maintenance phase to rotate the drum; and upon receiving a selection of the whites laundry cycle, select a respective program comprising default instructions for: opening the valve one or more times to fill the drum to a default whites maintenance phase liquid level, and operating the drum motor during a whites maintenance phase to cyclically rotate the drum. The default whites maintenance phase liquid level is equal to or less than the default normal maintenance phase liquid level. Methods of operating a laundry machine are also provided.
D06F 33/34 - Control of operational steps, e.g. optimisation or improvement of operational steps depending on the condition of the laundry of water filling
D06F 33/36 - Control of operational steps, e.g. optimisation or improvement of operational steps depending on the condition of the laundry of washing
D06F 33/38 - Control of operational steps, e.g. optimisation or improvement of operational steps depending on the condition of the laundry of rinsing
D06F 101/20 - Operation modes, e.g. delicate laundry washing programs, service modes or refreshment cycles
A packaging system (100) includes first and second caps (60, 120), each cap having a main panel (64, 124), first and second side panel assemblies extending from and substantially perpendicular to the main panel, a plurality of stacking protuberances (204, 224), and a plurality of stacking sockets (206, 226). The cap is stackable with an identical cap by mating the protuberances of the cap with the sockets of the identical cap. The packaging system further includes an elongated post (22); an elongated brace (192); and a packaging block (102m-p) fixed to the main panel of the first cap. The side panel assemblies of the first cap are adjacent to one another and together with the packaging block define a post socket (108) that receives an end portion of the post and inhibits lateral movement of the post. Moreover, the side panel assemblies of the second cap are opposed to one another and respectively support first and second ends of the brace.
B65D 81/05 - Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage maintaining contents at spaced relation from package walls, or from other contents
B65D 81/113 - Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage maintaining contents at spaced relation from package walls, or from other contents using blocks of shock-absorbing material of a shape specially adapted to accommodate contents
B65D 85/68 - Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for machines, engines or vehicles in assembled or dismantled form
B65D 5/00 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
B65D 5/44 - Integral, inserted or attached portions forming internal or external fittings
Provided is a household appliance including a user interface with a visible indicator that conveys primary operational information indicative of an operational aspect of the household appliance to a user during normal operation of the household appliance, and a controller. The controller receives a signal indicative of diagnostics data of the household appliance and causes the visible indicator to transmit a communication signal to an external device that interprets the communication signal and communicates the diagnostics data to the user. The visible indicator provides a two-way communication between the household appliance and the external device. A method for diagnosing a household appliance is also provided.
A refrigerator appliance includes a storage compartment having a storage drawer assembly disposed therein. The storage drawer assembly includes a carrier drawer, a lid, and a bin that may be reversibly mounted in the carrier drawer in either a first orientation or in a second orientation. The bin defines a storage space for receiving food items. The bin includes a sealing wall that encloses the storage space in the first orientation. The bin defines an access opening that grants access to the storage space in the second orientation.
An ice bin for a refrigerator appliance, the ice bin includes a storage body. An auger, rotatably driven by an auger motor, extends within the storage body and has first and second ends. The auger is rotatably driven about a first axis. A first crusher roller is disposed at the second end of the auger and is coupled thereto to rotate together with the auger about the first axis. A second crusher roller is disposed on an axle extending along a second axis, the second crusher roller is freely rotatable about the axle. The second crusher roller is movable between a first position and a second position. When the second crusher roller is in the first position, the first crusher roller and the second crusher roller are spatially arranged and configured to grind the produced ice pieces into crushed ice.
A refrigerator appliance includes an ice packer assembly including an enclosure with a rotatable door, and an ice mold slidably supported by the enclosure. The ice mold is configured to translate between a first position and a second position. The door is configured to rotate from a first orientation to a second orientation as the ice mold is translated from the first position to the second position. The enclosure defines a pass-through opening therethrough. The door opens up the pass-through opening when rotated to the first orientation, and closes the pass-through opening and defines a platform for receiving crushed ice thereon when it is rotated to the second orientation.
A refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet and a storage compartment with a drawer assembly disposed therein. One or more storage compartment doors are pivotally coupled to the cabinet to restrict or gain access to the storage compartment. At least one of the doors defines an opening that is shaped and dimensioned to enable the drawer assembly to be extended and retracted through the opening.
A mechanical interlock system for a fluid filter is described herein. The mechanical interlock system may include a filter cartridge and a filter cartridge manifold for receiving the filter cartridge. The filter cartridge may include a filter body, a fluid inlet and outlet, and an integrated locking head. The integrated locking head may include a key extending radially outward from the integrated locking head and channels on an outer surface of the integrated locking head. The filter cartridge manifold may include an insertion and extraction tube for receiving the key and latching mechanisms. The insertion and extraction tube may include a primary keyway and a secondary keyway. The key, key ways, latching mechanisms, and/or channels may interact to maintain alignment of the filter cartridge during insertion of the filter cartridge into an appliance including the filter cartridge manifold.
A mechanical interlock system for a fluid filter is described herein. The mechanical interlock system may include a filter cartridge and a filter cartridge manifold for receiving the filter cartridge. The filter cartridge may include a filter body, a fluid inlet and outlet, and an integrated locking head. The integrated locking head may include a key extending radially outward from the integrated locking head and channels on an outer surface of the integrated locking head. The filter cartridge manifold may include an insertion and extraction tube for receiving the key and latching mechanisms. The insertion and extraction tube may include a primary keyway and a secondary keyway. The key, key ways, latching mechanisms, and/or channels may interact to maintain alignment of the filter cartridge during insertion of the filter cartridge into an appliance including the filter cartridge manifold.
A refrigeration appliance includes a fresh food compartment for storing food items in a refrigerated environment having a target temperature above 0° C, a freezer compartment for storing food items in a sub -freezing environment having a target temperature below 0° C, a system evaporator for providing a cooling effect to at least one of the fresh food compartment and the freezer compartment, and an ice maker disposed within the fresh food compartment for freezing water into ice pieces. The ice maker includes an ice mold with an upper surface comprising a plurality of cavities formed therein for the ice pieces, a heater disposed on the ice mold and an ice maker refrigerant tube abutting at least one lateral side surface of the ice mold and cooling the ice mold to a temperature below 0° C via thermal conduction.
F25B 41/39 - Dispositions with two or more expansion means arranged in series, i.e. multi-stage expansion, on a refrigerant line leading to the same evaporator
F25B 5/04 - Compression machines, plants or systems, with several evaporator circuits, e.g. for varying refrigerating capacity arranged in series
F25D 11/02 - Self-contained movable devices associated with refrigerating machinery, e.g. domestic refrigerators with cooling compartments at different temperatures
Beverage cabinet that includes a housing, a door attached to a front edge of the housing, and shelves suspended within the interior of the housing by rail mechanisms. One or more of the shelves include a rear support extending approximately from left to right in a rear portion of interior of the housing, a transverse support extending approximately from left to right and offset from the front edge of the housing, and medial supports extending approximately from front to back. One or more of the medial supports include a back portion extending from the rear support to the transverse support and a front portion extending from the transverse support to the front edge of the housing, where the front portion is removable.
Provided is a refrigeration appliance (100) including a storage compartment (102, 104), a main controller (114), and a user interface (32) arranged in the storage compartment. The user interface (32) is a stacked arrangement including a sensor assembly carrier (42), a graphic overlay (40), a light guide (38), and a printed circuit board (PCB) with a user interface controller (604) and a self-capacitive electrode sensor (406). The main controller (114) receives a signal from the user interface (32) with self-capacitive electrode sensor (406) and adjusts the temperature of the storage compartment based on the signal from the self-capacitive electrode sensor (406). A method controlling a refrigeration appliance with a stacked user interface is also provided.
A cooking appliance includes a cooktop having a cooking zone with at least one heating element beneath the cooktop in the cooking zone, a temperature sensor that detects the temperature of the cooking zone, and a controller. The controller executes a temperature protect mode upon receiving an indication of a presence of a temperature-sensitive component on the surface of the cooktop by adjusting power supplied to the heating element in response to a detected temperature of the cooking zone approaching, meeting or exceeding a threshold temperature in order to ensure that the detected temperature does not exceed the threshold temperature beyond a predetermined degree and/or for a predetermined period of time. The threshold temperature is predetermined to be one that will not damage the temperature-sensitive component.
A jumper drain (202) for a refrigerator appliance (100), the jumper drain including a housing (212) with a cavity defined therein and that is in fluid communication with a storage compartment of the refrigerator appliance. An inlet (228) and an outlet (230) extend from the housing and are both in fluid communication with the cavity. The outlet is disposed at a location that is offset from the inlet. A pressure equalizer opening (232) is formed in the housing. The pressure equalizer opening is configured to provide fluid communication between the cavity and an ambient environment external to the refrigerator appliance in order to equalize a pressure differential within the refrigerator appliance.
F25D 21/14 - Collecting or removing condensed and defrost water; Drip trays
F25D 17/04 - Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating gas, e.g. by natural convection
33.
WASH ARTICLE ENTRAPMENT DETECTION FOR LAUNDRY WASHING MACHINES
A method for detecting entrapment of an article within a laundry washing machine. The method includes rotating the drum to a target rotation speed, determining a respective drum motor torque value for each rotation, determining a distribution characteristic value of the drum motor torque values, comparing the distribution characteristic value to a predetermined threshold value, performing a correction operation to address an entrapment condition upon determining that the distribution characteristic value is above the predetermined threshold value, and proceeding with the laundry washing cycle upon determining that the distribution characteristic value is below the predetermined threshold value.
D06F 33/32 - Control of operational steps, e.g. optimisation or improvement of operational steps depending on the condition of the laundry
D06F 23/02 - Washing machines with receptacles, e.g. perforated, having a rotary movement, e.g. oscillatory movement, the receptacle serving both for washing and for centrifugally separating water from the laundry and rotating or oscillating about a horizontal axis
D06F 33/47 - Responding to irregular working conditions, e.g. malfunctioning of pumps
D06F 103/46 - Current or voltage of the motor driving the drum
D06F 105/52 - Changing sequence of operational steps; Carrying out additional operational steps; Modifying operational steps, e.g. by extending duration of steps
D06F 105/62 - Stopping or disabling machine operation
Steam oven (10) and methods for operating a steam oven including selectively operating a gas heating element (62) below a water reservoir (56) at the bottom of a cooking cavity (32) with water present therein, a convection heating element (42) in the cooking cavity (32), and a convection fan (44) adjacent the cooking cavity in order to achieve and maintain a predetermined cooking temperature within the cooking cavity. Alternatively, where there is no heating element below a water reservoir (56) in the cooking cavity (32), a convection system can be operated in order to direct heated air such that it impinges directly on water in the water reservoir (56), thereby converting the water to steam.
F24C 15/32 - Arrangements of ducts for hot gases, e.g. in or around baking ovens
F24C 1/04 - Stoves or ranges in which the fuel or energy supply is not restricted to solid fuel or to a type covered by a single one of groups ; Stoves or ranges in which the type of fuel or energy supply is not specified adapted for the use of two or more kinds of fuel or energy supply simultaneously
F24C 3/12 - Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
35.
WASH ARTICLE ENTRAPMENT DETECTION FOR LAUNDRY WASHING MACHINES
A method for detecting entrapment of an article between a laundry machine door and bellows, comprising: identifying a maximum startup motor torque value of the drum motor while accelerating the drum from a stop to a target rotation speed; identifying a maximum operating motor torque value while rotating the drum at the target rotation speed; comparing a difference between the maximum startup motor torque value and the maximum operating motor torque value to a predetermined torque difference value; and terminating operation if the difference exceeds the predetermined torque difference value. A laundry washing machine configured to perform the method is also provided.
D06F 33/47 - Responding to irregular working conditions, e.g. malfunctioning of pumps
D06F 23/02 - Washing machines with receptacles, e.g. perforated, having a rotary movement, e.g. oscillatory movement, the receptacle serving both for washing and for centrifugally separating water from the laundry and rotating or oscillating about a horizontal axis
A refrigerator appliance includes a storage compartment having a crisper assembly disposed therein. The crisper assembly includes a drawer, a lid, and a shelf. The lid is fixed to the storage compartment and remains stationary therewith. The drawer and the shelf are each configured to be extended or retracted relative to the storage compartment and are provided in a stacked arrangement. The lid seals the drawer when the drawer is in the retracted position.
A fluid dispenser for a refrigerating appliance having a dispenser housing; a dispenser frame pivotally mounted within the dispenser housing, the dispenser frame with a front face and two side faces and a first gear disposed on one of the side faces; an actuator with a paddle and a lever, the lever interlocking with the dispenser frame such that when the paddle is pushed, the lever causes the dispenser frame to pivot forward; a flexible tube; a fixed compression jaw mounted onto the dispenser housing behind the flexible and compressible tube; a movable compression jaw having a jaw end and a pivot end, the jaw end mounted in front of the flexible tube, the pivot end having a second gear which interlocks with the first gear, such that when the paddle is pushed the first gear rotates the second gear moving the movable jaw away from the flexible tube.
An appliance door including an outer skin extending between first and second distal edges thereof, and an inner liner disposed adjacent the outer skin such that a space is formed therebetween. A first endcap is disposed at the first distal edge of the outer skin and the first endcap partially enclose the space formed between the outer skin and the liner. A wireless module is positioned on the first endcap and is configured to wirelessly communicate with a mobile device. The wireless module includes a printed circuit board and an antenna, wherein the antenna faces outwards and away from the first endcap.
A refrigerator includes: a fresh food compartment with an interior wall, an opening, and a door movable between a closed position and an open position for accessing the fresh food compartment via the opening; a cold plate mounted in the interior wall with an evaporator in contact with the cold plate; a chilled component moveably mounted on the door adjacent the cold plate, the chilled component includes a heat transfer plate on a side of the chilled component for thermal communication with the cold plate, and a biaser moves the chilled component into thermal communication with the cold plate when the door is closed. The chilled component may be: an ice maker, a liquid/drink cooler, a vegetable cooler, a meat cooler, and/or a wine cooler. The biaser may include any of the following for moving the chilled component: a spring, an inclined plane, a pulley and weights, and/or a hydraulic piston.
A method is disclosed for air canning food in an oven cavity (12), where air, not water, is the cooking medium. Using a dedicated air canning algorithm, a temperature of the oven cavity (12) is adjusted in a plurality of temperature and/or time regulated canning stages. An initial pre-heat stage targets a preheat temperature and can maintain the preheat temperature for a predetermined period of time to achieve container (12) sterilization. A subsequent post-heat (canning) stage maintains the cavity at a postheat (canning) temperature to effectively can food. A specialized air canning rack (100) permits the hot, circulating air to freely access substantially the entire periphery of the canning containers (12) during the air canning process.
A23L 3/10 - Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general, e.g. pasteurising, sterilising, specially adapted for foods or foodstuffs by heating materials in packages which are not progressively transported through the apparatus
F24C 7/08 - Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
41.
GAS-FIRED COOKING APPLIANCE COMPRISING A CONVECTION FAN AND A HEAT DUCT
A cooking appliance includes: a cooking cavity (110) with a bottom wall and a rear wall. A convection fan (160) is disposed adjacent to the rear wall of the cooking cavity. A gas burner (230) is located in a subjacent space beneath the bottom wall and adjacent to the rear wall of the cooking cavity. A heat duct (305) provides communication through the bottom wall and includes an inlet (310) positioned directly above and adjacent to the gas burner through which combustion gases from the gas burner can enter the heat duct. An annular portion of the heat duct defines a pass-through opening (495) in which the convection fan is disposed. Flames from the gas burner extend upwardly toward or through the inlet of the heat duct and are substantially isolated from turbulent air flow generated by the convection fan.
A refrigerator including a refrigerated compartment and a door to open and close at least a portion of the refrigerated compartment. A dispenser unit is positioned on the door that is configured to dispense content into a receptacle. The dispenser unit includes a receptacle support, a dispensing system, a sensor system with at least a first sensor and a second sensor. A control unit electrically coupled to the dispensing system and sensor system. The dispensing system is configured to operate the first sensor to determine the receptacle height and the second sensor to determine the liquid height within the receptacle. The control unit determines when to stop filling the receptacle based on the two measurements. A method for detecting when to shut off the dispensing unit when dispensing liquid into a receptacle.
In a method for controlling an ice maker of a refrigeration appliance, a motor rotates an ejector finger relative to an ice tray in a first direction and in a second direction opposite the first direction to discharge ice from the ice tray. When an error condition occurs, the ice maker enters a first error mode, during which an ice maker heater is turned on until the temperature of the ice tray reaches a predetermined temperature or until an ice maker heater error correction time elapses. When the ejector finger is at a home position, the motor rotates in the second direction until the ejector finger is not at the home position or for a first predetermined number of steps, whichever occurs first, and then rotates in the first direction until the ejector finger is at the home position.
(1) Water filtration and purification units and replacement cartridges and filters therefor for water pitchers; Water filtration bottles sold empty; Water purification and filtration apparatus; Water filtration pitchers sold empty
A gas burner assembly for a cooktop appliance including an upper chamber, a first plurality of burner ports, a lower chamber and a second plurality of burner ports. A first fuel- gas injector is configured to direct a first stream of fuel gas into the upper chamber, thereby drawing surrounding air to yield injection of a first mixture of fuel gas and air into the upper chamber. A second fuel-gas injector directs a second stream of fuel gas into a secondary opening that communicates with the lower chamber, thereby drawing surrounding air to yield injection of a second mixture of fuel gas and air into the lower chamber. The upper chamber being isolated from the lower chamber so that the first mixture of fuel gas and air in the upper chamber does not mix with the second mixture of fuel gas and air in the lower chamber.
F23D 14/06 - Premix gas burners, i.e. in which gaseous fuel is mixed with combustion air upstream of the combustion zone induction type, e.g. Bunsen burner with radial outlets at the burner head
47.
A MULTI-SELECT SINGLE REFRIGERATING APPLIANCE DRAWER
A refrigerator drawer for use with a refrigerating appliance, the drawer having a body having a front panel, a rear panel, two side panels, more than one pivotable dividers, each divider pivotable between use and non-use positions, the dividers capable of dividing the drawer body into more than one compartments, a ducted cover and/or a ducted bottom, the ducted cover and ducted bottom each having a channel connecting to more than one fans, and a temperature sensor located within each of the possible compartments is provided. A refrigerator drawer for use with a refrigerating appliance, the drawer having a body having a front panel, a rear panel, two side panels, more than one pivotable dividers, each divider pivotable between use and non-use positions, the dividers capable of dividing the drawer body into more than one compartments, a ducted cover and/or a ducted bottom, the ducted cover and ducted bottom each having a channel connecting to more than one fans, and a temperature sensor located within each of the possible compartments is provided.
A refrigerating appliance including a cabinet, a door pivotally mounted onto a front of the cabinet, a crisper frame (30) mounted to an inside surface of the door, the crisper frame comprising a back wall and two side walls and an intermediate wall (32) forming two drawer compartments, a roof (51), the roof including vents (60) over each drawer compartment, and an upper shelf (47) lying above the roof section and connected to the crisper frame at each of the two side walls, wherein the upper shelf includes a pocket (44), wherein the roof includes a chimney opening (52) near the vertical intermediate wall connecting the two drawer compartments with the pocket; and two crisper drawers (25, 26), each crisper drawer configured to removably fit within one of the two drawer compartments and comprising two side walls, a back wall, a front wall and a bottom wall is provided.
F25D 17/04 - Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating gas, e.g. by natural convection
F25D 23/04 - Doors; Covers with special compartments, e.g. butter conditioners
(1) Washing machines for clothes; Washing machines for household purposes; Electric washing machines for household purposes; Laundry washing machines; Laundry centers, namely, a clothes washer combined with a clothes dryer
(2) Clothes dryers; Clothes drying machines; Electric clothes dryers; Laundry centers, namely, a clothes dryer combined with a clothes washer
A fan assembly for use with a refrigerating appliance including an air duct; an evaporator coil cover; a radial fan mounted onto the evaporator coil cover and disposed between the air duct and the evaporator coil cover; wherein the air duct includes a ring portion which interlocks with the evaporator coil cover around the radial fan; wherein the evaporator coil cover comprises three darts positioned substantially uniformly around the radial fan position; three grommets, each grommet having a central opening configured to fit over a dart, each grommet having a circumferential ridge configured to interlock with a lower rim or the radial fan is provided. Further provided is a method of reducing noise in a refrigeration appliance.
F25D 17/06 - Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating gas, e.g. by natural convection by forced circulation
An accessory rack includes a pair of support arms. Each support arm includes a rail that is configured to slidably receive and retain a retention feature formed on an accessory item. Each rail is spaced apart based on a predetermined width that corresponds to the distance between retention features disposed on the sides of one or more, interchangeable accessory items. The accessory rack may be slidably coupled to an existing refrigerator shelf assembly. A refrigerator shelf assembly may include an integrated accessory rack.
An apparatus, method, and system are provided for computing network-independent appliance control using natural language processing and user feedback. In particular, the system may comprise an intelligent front end (e.g., a communications adapter) that may interface with a user and an electronic controller configured to transmit commands to the appliance. The communications adapter may comprise an artificial intelligence module with natural language understanding and/or natural language processing capabilities, where the module may receive auditory inputs from and provide auditory feedback to the user to allow voice-based control of the appliance. The front-end system may further be configured to store voice recognition data and/or natural language processing data locally, such that the voice control may continue to function even in the absence of a network connection to other computing systems. In this way, the system may provide an effective way to provide voice- based control functionality to an appliance.
A refrigerator that includes a cabinet housing a refrigerator compartment and having a front opening. A door provides access to the refrigerator compartment. The door includes a first section hingeably affixed to the cabinet and a second section hingeably affixed to the first section. The first section includes at least one first pocket shelf moveably affixed between vertical rails. The second section defines a cavity and at least one second pocket shelf moveably affixed within the cavity. The at least one first pocket shelf and the at least one second pocket shelf are configurable to align with each other when the second section of the door is in a closed position relative to the first section of the door. A locking mechanism may be provided for selectively securing the second section to the first section when the second section is in a closed position relative to the first section.
A system for real time correction during a network device provisioning process is provided. The system includes a network device which maintains an access point connection with a user device while simultaneously attempting to establish a connection to a home network. The network device transmits status information regarding the provisioning process to the user device in real time and notifies the user of any failure in the provisioning process via an initial access point connection. The user is then given the opportunity to correct the issue without disconnecting entirely from the network device.
A boil detection and prevention system and method for a cooking appliance is described. The system includes a contactless temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of liquid cooking in a utensil on the appliance and a time of flight sensor for detecting a level of the liquid as accommodated within the utensil. A rate of change of the liquid level is determined and a boil profile is formed based upon the liquid temperature, liquid level and rate of change of the liquid level. Assistance with cooking may also be provided along with prevention of certain boil conditions or profiles.
A utensil profile determination system and method for determining a profile of a utensil used for cooking liquids and foodstuff on a heating element of a cooktop surface are disclosed. Particular distances are determined and considered in forming the profiles, the distances relating to a cooktop surface, heating element, utensil and sensor. The utensil profile may include whether the utensil is present or absent, vertical movement and direction of the vertical movement, and Dry Pot. Certain remedial measures may be implemented as a result of particular utensil profile determinations.
A fire prevention system for a cooking appliance is described. The system includes a contactless temperature sensor for surveying the appliance and determining if a temperature emanating from the appliance is equal to or greater than 285 degrees Celsius. A time of flight sensor is also included to determine the presence or absence of a utensil on the appliance, if a utensil is present, fire prevention measures are undertaken; while if a utensil is absent, hot surface warnings are initiated.
A cooking assistant unit is disclosed, the cooking assisting unit having an arrangement including a temperature sensor for detecting heat emanating from the cooktop surface, a time of flight sensor for detecting a level of liquid in a utensil cooking on a heating element of the cooktop and a display for displaying a visual message directly on foodstuff accommodated within the utensil, on the cooktop surface or elsewhere. A determination of where is the current foodstuff preparation with respect to a recipe and the visual message may be made to include instructions on a next step in the recipe as well as countdown to the performance of the next step.
A dispenser assembly (50) for a refrigerator door. The dispenser assembly including a superjacent housing (110) having an open front and an ice chute (120) extending from a rear of the superjacent housing (110). The ice chute (120) has a proximal end (124) integrally attached to the rear of the superjacent housing and an open distal end (122). A subjacent housing (130) has an upper end attachable to a lower end of the superjacent housing (110). The subjacent housing has an open front defining a cavity (136) for receiving a container. The lower end of the superjacent housing is configured to sealingly engage with the upper end of the subjacent housing.
(1) Air filter housings and air filter replacements and cartridges for domestic use, namely air filter housings and air filter replacements and cartridges for refrigerators, freezers and combinations thereof
(1) Air filter housings and air filter replacements and cartridges for domestic use, namely air filter housings, and air filter replacements and cartridges for refrigerators, freezers and combinations thereof
(1) Air filter housings and air filter replacements and cartridges for domestic use, namely, air filter housings and air filter replacements and cartridges for refrigerators, freezers and combinations thereof
(1) Air filter housings and air filter replacements and cartridges for domestic use, namely, air filter housings and air filter replacements and cartridges for refrigerators, freezers and combinations thereof
(1) Air filter housings and air filter replacements and cartridges for domestic use, namely air filter housings and air filter replacements and cartridges for refrigerators, freezers and combinations thereof
(1) Air filter housings and air filter replacements and cartridges for domestic use, namely, air filter housings and air filter replacements and cartridges for refrigerators, freezers and combinations thereof
A cooling device including a liner defining a freezer compartment, a shelf positioned within the freezer compartment, and an ice maker assembly secured to the shelf. The ice maker assembly including an ice maker configured to produce ice pieces, and an ice maker support frame that supports the ice maker. The ice maker support frame includes a fill cup and an air plenum, the air plenum defining a channel therein and extends between first and second walls of the ice maker support frame. A fan is disposed adjacent the ice maker frame at a location corresponding to the air plenum. The fill cup is configured to receive water from a water fill tube and direct the water to an ice tray of the ice maker.
F25C 1/04 - Producing ice by using stationary moulds
F25D 17/06 - Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating gas, e.g. by natural convection by forced circulation
A cooling device including a liner defining a freezer compartment, a shelf positioned within the freezer compartment, and an ice maker assembly secured to the shelf. The ice maker assembly including an ice maker configured to produce ice pieces, and an ice maker support frame that supports the ice maker. The ice maker support frame includes a fill cup and an air plenum, the air plenum defining a channel therein and extends between first and second walls of the ice maker support frame. A fan is disposed adjacent the ice maker frame at a location corresponding to the air plenum. The fill cup is configured to receive water from a water fill tube and direct the water to an ice tray of the ice maker.
A refrigeration appliance includes an ice maker for freezing water into ice pieces. The ice maker (125) includes an ice maker housing (126), an ice making unit (156) for making the ice pieces, a removeable ice bin (135) receiving the ice pieces, and an ice dispenser having a rotatable auger (170) that drives the ice pieces out of the removable ice bin to a bin aperture (168) at the ice bin via a driving force applied in a first direction. A latching assembly is provided at least partially at each of the removeable ice bin and the ice maker housing, and is configured to apply a resisting force to the ice bin at least along a second direction opposite the first direction. The removable ice bin is selectively removable from the ice maker housing by the user applying a removal force greater than the driving force to the ice bin in the first direction.
A refrigerator includes: a cabinet defining a refrigeration compartment with an opening and a door pivotally connected with the cabinet; a see-through door with an interior light for illuminating the refrigeration compartment and/or a dispenser mounted in the door or in the cabinet for dispensing water and/or ice; and a sensor unit operatively associated with the interior light and/or the dispenser, the sensor unit including at least two spaced apart sensors in operational communication with a controller, each sensor producing an output signal, the controller senses a timing difference between the output signals from the at least two sensors caused by the movement of the operator to control dispensing, and the controller establishes a calibration setting based on the output signals of the sensor where ambient changes to the output signals are differentiated from the timing difference.
A refrigerator has a temperature-controlled drawer within a fresh food compartment that includes: a temperature sensor within the temperature-controlled drawer and/or the fresh food compartment; a display coupled to the drawer, wherein the display receives an output from the temperature sensor, determines what food type would be best suited for the temperature based on said temperature sensor output, and indicates what type of food it has determined is best for storage therein; at least one light within said drawer, wherein the at least one light changes to a first color, based on the food type indicated by the display, and turns off and on depending on whether the fresh food compartment door is closed or open, respectively.
F25D 11/02 - Self-contained movable devices associated with refrigerating machinery, e.g. domestic refrigerators with cooling compartments at different temperatures
(1) Filters for air purifiers for household use; HEPA filters for household use
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AN ICE MAKER FOR A REFRIGERATOR AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING AN IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ICE MAKING CYCLE AND AN IMPLEMENTATION OF A DEFROST CYCLE OF AN EVAPORATOR IN A REFRIGERATOR
An ice maker (126) including an ice maker frame having an air inlet provided at a first end thereof. An ice tray (144) is rotatably secured to the ice maker frame and configured to form ice pieces therein. An air handler (142) includes an outlet diffuser having a central body defined by a first wall-and a radially spaced apart second wall, wherein a plurality of radially extending fins are disposed between the first and second walls. Each of the fins is spaced apart, one from the other, along an outer peripheral surface of the first wall. In an installed position, the outlet diffuser is disposed directly adjacent the air inlet at the first end of the ice maker frame. A method is provided for synchronizing an ice making cycle of an ice making unit and a defrost cycle of an evaporator.
A height adjustable shelf system for a cabinet may include: a first side panel and a second side panel having first and second slots, respectively; and a shelf body spanning the first and second side panels, the shelf body configured to be moved between first and second positions. The shelf body comprising: a first protrusion configured to selectively engage with the first slot; and a second protrusion configured to selectively engage with the second slot, wherein, in the first position, the first and second protrusions are configured to respectively engage first portions of the first slot and second slot, and wherein, in the second position, the first and second protrusions are configured to respectively engage second portions of the first slot and the second slot. The shelf body is configured so that the protrusions remain coupled to the respective slots while being moved between the first and second positions.
A47B 57/08 - Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions with means for adjusting the height of the shelves consisting of grooved or notched ledges, uprights or side walls
F25D 25/02 - Charging, supporting, or discharging the articles to be cooled by shelves
An ice maker for freezing water into ice pieces, the ice maker including an elongated cage having a central revolving axis about which the elongated cage revolves. The elongated cage having a first end, a second end and at least one elongated slot extending between the first end and the second end. An ice tray is configured to be received in the at least one elongated slot. The ice tray includes a plurality of cavities for receiving water to be frozen into ice pieces. A motor is coupled to the elongated cage for revolving the elongated cage about the central revolving axis. A controller is connected to the motor for controlling the revolving of the elongated cage about the central revolving axis.
An ice maker (10) includes a carriage (12), an ice mold (14) defining a plurality of cavities (16) that is movably coupled to the carriage such that the ice mold is movable relative to the carriage between a home position and a harvest position, and a detection lever (60) movably coupled to the carriage such that the detection lever is movable between a retracted position and an extended position, the detection member being biased toward the extended position. The ice maker further includes a retention mechanism configured to retain the detection lever in the retracted position when the ice mold is in the harvest position.
A wire harness assembly including a first connector, a second connector, and conductors extending between the first connector and the second connector. Contacts are provided on the second connector. The contacts have termination sections which are mounted on the second connector, compliant sections which extend from the termination sections, and substrate engagement sections which extend from the compliant sections. The substrate engagement sections have curved contact sections which are configured to be positioned in mechanical and electrical engagement with circuit pads of a mating printed circuit board. Embossments are provided on the curved contact sections to provide additional strength and stability to the curved contact sections.
A method of manufacturing a refrigeration appliance (10) includes a step of providing a liner (14) and a refrigerator component (40). The liner (14) defines a compartment (20, 24) for storing food items and includes a liner contact structure. The refrigerator component (40) includes component contact structure. The method further includes a staging step that includes arranging the liner (14) and refrigerator component (40) such that the liner (14) and component contact structures are in direct contact with each other under pressure, thereby forming a staged assembly. Moreover, the method includes a welding step that includes applying ultrasonic energy to the staged assembly to weld the liner (14) and refrigerator component (40) together at their interface, thereby forming a liner assembly (14, 40). The method further includes a cabinet assembly step that includes arranging the liner assembly (14, 40) within an outer shell (16), and then injecting an insulating foam into a space between the liner assembly (14, 40) and outer shell (16).
An oven includes a support frame for improved load distribution. The support frame includes a vertical support column that can include an elongated bead provided in a wall of the vertical support column. The support frame can also include a base rail. A bottom end of the vertical support column can terminate in an embossed pocked formed within the base rail.
An appliance includes a hinge assembly for coupling a door to a housing or body of the appliance. The hinge assembly can include a body-mounted component, such as a body-mounted hinge or a body-mounted receiver. The body-mounted component is secured to a vertical support of the appliance. A mating component of the body-mounted hinge or body-mounted receiver is attached to the door.
(1) Vacuum cleaner attachments for cleaning and removing pet hair from furniture and flooring surfaces; Vacuum cleaner bags; Vacuum cleaner hoses; Vacuum cleaners; Vacuum cleaners for household purposes; Brushes for vacuum cleaners; Cordless vacuum cleaners; Dust filters and bags for vacuum cleaners; Electric vacuum cleaners; Electric vacuum cleaners and their components; Hoses for vacuum cleaners; Robotic vacuum cleaners; Suction nozzles for vacuum cleaners
A refrigeration appliance includes a fresh food compartment for storing food items in a refrigerated environment having a target temperature above 0° C, a freezer compartment for storing food items in a sub-freezing environment having a target temperature below 0° C, a system evaporator for providing a cooling effect to at least one of the fresh food compartment and the freezer compartment, and an ice tray assembly disposed within the fresh food compartment for freezing water into ice pieces. The ice tray assembly includes an ice mold with an upper surface comprising a plurality of cavities formed therein for the ice pieces, a heater disposed on the ice mold and an ice maker refrigerant tube abutting at least one lateral side surface of the ice mold and cooling the ice mold to a temperature below 0° C via thermal conduction and a cover having a water fill cup integrated into the cover and an outlet aligned with an inlet of the ice mold.
F25D 11/02 - Self-contained movable devices associated with refrigerating machinery, e.g. domestic refrigerators with cooling compartments at different temperatures
F25C 5/10 - Apparatus for disintegrating, removing or harvesting ice without the use of saws by heating bodies in contact with the ice using fluid heated by refrigerant
PUSH FILTER WITH FLOATING KEY LOCK ABSTRACT A water filter cal __ ti idge assembly for fluid filtration which may be attached to, and removed from an appliance water filter manifold assembly of an appliance, typically by a push-actuated release. The water filter cal ti idge assembly has a filter housing, and an ingress port and egress port extending therefrom. Each of the ingress port and the egress port typically comprise a port portion having a varying radial diameter. The water filter cartridge assembly further comprises a connection assembly that is structured to establish an electrical connection between the connection assembly and a controller of the appliance. Both of said ingress and egress port have at least one aperture for the passage of fluid therethrough such that each of the at least one aperture is exposed in a direction facing away from the connection assembly. Date Recue/Date Received 2020-11-17
A refrigeration appliance includes a compartment for storing food items in a refrigerated environment, and a door for engaging with an appliance body and selectively closing the compartment. The door has a front panel, a rear panel, and a door end closure assembly providing an end of the door. The closure assembly includes an endcap extending between the front panel and the rear panel and a user interface engaged with the endcap. The user interface is configured to allow control of or to provide feedback regarding one or more aspects of the appliance to the user. The endcap defines at least a portion of a handle gap configured to receive at least a portion of a user's hand to allow for selective opening of the compartment, and an interface cavity for receiving the user interface. The interface cavity is separated from the handle gap and closed by the user interface.
An oven including a chamber defining an oven cavity with an open front. A rack assembly is slidable between a retracted position and an extended position relative to the chamber. A door is provided for closing the open front. A hinge assembly connects the door to the rack assembly. The hinge assembly allows the door to slide between a first position and a second position with respect to the rack assembly. The hinge assembly includes a lock assembly for locking the rack assembly in the extended position. The lock assembly is moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The lock assembly is in the unlocked position when the door is in the first position thereby allowing the rack assembly to freely moved, and the lock assembly is in the locked position when the door is in the second position thereby securing the rack assembly in the extended position.
