Refrigerator with stepped liner to hide seam between liner and false wall

摘要

A bottom mount refrigerator is provided with refrigerator components housed in a space adjacent the top of the fresh food compartment between a false ceiling and the top wall of the compartment. The top wall includes a stepped portion formed in the liner forming the compartment. The stepped portion is positioned near the top and front of the compartment, and it includes a section that is lower than the remainder of the top wall. The stepped portion includes a rear facing face in the interior of the compartment, and the false ceiling is positioned between the rear facing face and the back wall. The ceiling extends horizontal from the rear wall before angling upward to abut the face of the stepped portion. The false ceiling may also contain apertures to provide access to the components housed between the ceiling and the top wall.

主权项

1. A refrigerator, comprising:
a cabinet; a liner positioned in the cabinet, the liner forming a compartment including a top wall, opposing side walls, a back wall, and a bottom wall, wherein one of the walls of the liner includes a stepped portion opposite from the back wall; the stepped portion comprising a portion of the liner wall that is recessed inward from the rest of the wall and substantially perpendicular thereto; and a false wall spaced apart from one of the liner walls and extending between the back wall and the stepped portion of one of the liner walls; wherein a portion of the false wall is in contact with at least a portion of an inwardly recessed segment of the stepped portion such that a seam between the false wall and the wall is hidden from view by the stepped portion; said portion of the false wall and substantially perpendicular portion of the stepped portion being substanially co-planar until a location at which the false wall extends acutely from the stepped portion, and the stepped portion extending substantially horizontally toward the front of the cabinet.