发明名称 Water filter assembly
摘要 In certain embodiments of the present disclosure, a water filter assembly for a refrigerator is described. The water filter assembly includes a door that includes a mover element for engaging a removable water filter such that in the closed position the mover element holds the removable water filter water inlet and water outlet in fluid communication with the water inlet and water outlet, respectively, of a manifold assembly, and in the open position the mover element allows for removal of the removable water filter which is not in fluid communication with the manifold assembly.
申请公布号 US8955349(B2) 申请公布日期 2015.02.17
申请号 US201113103342 申请日期 2011.05.09
申请人 General Electric Company 发明人 Mitchell Alan Joseph;Krause Andrew Reinhard
分类号 F25D3/02;B01D27/00;B01D35/02;B01D35/30;C02F1/00;F25D23/12 主分类号 F25D3/02
代理机构 Dority & Manning P.A. 代理人 Dority & Manning P.A.
主权项 1. A water filter assembly for a refrigerator comprising: a manifold assembly comprising a water inlet and a water outlet; a removable water filter comprising a water inlet, a water outlet, a neck element, and one or more lug elements that are located adjacent to and separate from the neck element; and a housing adapted for receiving the removable water filter, the housing comprising a door, the door being pivotally joined to the housing and being movable between a closed position and an open position, the door comprising a mover element, the mover element comprising: one or more lifter elements pivotally joined to the door, and one or more arms pivotally joined to the lifter elements, each arm having a complementary shape to the one or more lugs, the one or more arms adapted for interfacing with the one or more lug elements, respectively, wherein the mover element is thereby adapted for engaging the removable water filter such that as the door moves from the open position to the closed position the mover element holds and lifts the removable water filter upwards until, when the mover element is in the closed position the mover element holds the removable water filter water inlet and water outlet in fluid communication with the water inlet and water outlet, respectively, of the manifold assembly, and as the door moves from the closed position to the open position the mover element holds and lowers the removable water filter until, when the mover element is in the open position the mover element allows for removal of the removable water filter which is not in fluid communication with the manifold assembly.
地址 Schenectady NY US