发明名称 Chilling device for a domestic refrigerator
摘要 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.
申请公布号 US9175904(B2) 申请公布日期 2015.11.03
申请号 US201213590221 申请日期 2012.08.21
申请人 Whirlpool Corporation 发明人 Allard Paul B.;Leclear Douglas D.;Querfurth Karen J.
分类号 F25D25/02;F25D25/00;F25D31/00 主分类号 F25D25/02
代理机构 代理人
主权项 1. A refrigerator comprising: a cabinet having a refrigerated compartment defined therein, wherein the cabinet has a back wall defined between a front side and a back side; a motor coupled to the back side of the back wall of the cabinet, the motor having a drive shaft that extends through the back wall into the refrigerated compartment, a drawer positioned in the refrigerated compartment, the drawer having a storage chamber defined therein, the drawer includes a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall, and a plurality of side walls that define the storage chamber, and a chilling device comprising a support shaft positioned in the storage chamber of the drawer, wherein the support shaft comprises a longitudinal axis and the support shaft is rotationally coupled to the front wall and the rear wall, wherein the support shaft extends through the rear wall of the drawer, wherein the drawer is moveable between an open position in which user access to the storage chamber is permitted and the chilling device is spaced apart from the drive shaft and a closed position in which user access to the storage chamber is prevented and the chilling device is coupled to the drive shaft, and the drive shaft is configured to operate the chilling device when the drawer is in the closed position wherein the chilling device includes a plurality of cams that are coupled to the support shaft, wherein the chilling device includes: a support arm extending from one of the side walls of the drawer, and a plate defining a storage tray sized to receive a food container, the plate having a first end pivotally coupled to the support arm and a second end in contact with the plurality of cams of the support shaft.
地址 Benton Harbor MI US