Sliding storage bin

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10465971-B1
Application number	US-201816050014-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Jul 31, 2018
Priority date	Jul 31, 2018
Publication date	Nov 5, 2019
Grant date	Nov 5, 2019

Abstract

A refrigerated appliance includes a guide track mounted on a door of the refrigerated appliance. A mounting plate slidably engages with the guide track. The mounting plate is equipped with tabs. The mounting plate is actuatable along the guide track. A storage bin is equipped with receivers that removably engage with the tabs on the mounting plate. The storage bin moves with the mounting plate when the mounting plate is actuated along the guide track.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A refrigerated appliance, comprising:
a guide track mounted on a door of the refrigerated appliance and extending in a vertical direction, the guide track comprising a mounting lip;
a mounting plate that slidably engages with the guide track, wherein the mounting plate is equipped with tabs that extend rearward from a front face toward an interior surface of the door, wherein the mounting plate is vertically actuatable along the guide track;
a track bracket that couples to the mounting lip of the guide track, wherein the track bracket engages with a track aperture on the mounting plate such that the mounting plate is retained to the guide track; and
a storage bin equipped with receivers configured to engage and disengage with the tabs on the mounting plate such that the storage bin is removably coupled to the refrigerated appliance.

2. The refrigerated appliance of claim 1 , wherein the storage bin moves with the mounting plate when the mounting plate is actuated along the guide track.

3. The refrigerated appliance of claim 1 , wherein the storage bin is configured for use within the refrigerated appliance and external to the refrigerated appliance.

4. The refrigerated appliance of claim 1 , wherein the mounting lip extend radially beyond a mounting base in at least one of a horizontal direction and the vertical direction such that a space exists between a rearward side of the mounting lip and a surface to which the guide track is mounted.

5. The refrigerated appliance of claim 1 , wherein the mounting plate comprises track engagement portions that are positioned radially inward from the tabs, and wherein the track aperture is defined by the track engagement portions.

6. The refrigerated appliance of claim 5 , wherein the track engagement portions of the mounting plate directly contact the guide track when the mounting lip is coupled to the track aperture.

7. The refrigerated appliance of claim 6 , wherein the track engagement portions of the mounting plate engage with the interior surface of the door to provide support to the mounting plate.

8. A refrigerated appliance, comprising:
a guide track mounted on a door of the refrigerated appliance and extending in a vertical direction, the guide track comprising a mounting lip;
a mounting plate that slidably engages with the guide track, wherein the mounting plate is equipped with tabs, wherein the mounting plate is vertically actuatable along the guide track;
a track bracket that couples to the mounting lip of the guide track, wherein the track bracket engages with a track aperture on the mounting plate such that the mounting plate is retained to the guide track; and
a storage bin equipped with receivers configured to engage and disengage with the tabs on the mounting plate such that the storage bin is removably coupled to the refrigerated appliance.

9. The refrigerated appliance of claim 8 , wherein the tabs extend rearward from a front face toward an interior surface of the door.

10. The refrigerated appliance of claim 8 , wherein the storage bin moves with the mounting plate when the mounting plate is actuated along the guide track.

11. The refrigerated appliance of claim 8 , wherein the mounting lip extends radially beyond a mounting base in at least one of a horizontal direction and the vertical direction such that a space exists between a rearward side of the mounting lip and a surface to which the guide track is mounted.

12. The refrigerated appliance of claim 8 , wherein the mounting plate comprises track engagement portions that are positioned radially inward from the tabs, and wherein the track aperture is defined by the track engagement portions.

13. The refrigerated appliance of claim 12 , wherein the track engagement portions of the mounting plate directly contact the guide track when the mounting lip is coupled to the track aperture.

14. The refrigerated appliance of claim 13 , wherein the track engagement portions of the mounting plate engage with an interior surface of the door to provide support to the mounting plate.

15. A refrigerated appliance, comprising:
a guide track mounted on a door of the refrigerated appliance, the guide track comprising a mounting lip;
a mounting plate that slidably engages with the guide track, wherein the mounting plate is equipped with tabs, wherein the mounting plate is actuatable along the guide track;
a track bracket that couples to the mounting lip of the guide track, wherein the track bracket engages with a track aperture on the mounting plate such that the mounting plate is retained to the guide track; and
a storage bin equipped with receivers configured to engage and disengage with the tabs on the mounting plate such that the storage bin is removably coupled to the refrigerated appliance.

16. The refrigerated appliance of claim 15 , wherein the storage bin moves with the mounting plate when the mounting plate is actuated along the guide track.

17. The refrigerated appliance of claim 15 , wherein the mounting lip extends radially beyond a mounting base in at least one of a horizontal direction and the vertical direction such that a space exists between a rearward side of the mounting lip and a surface to which the guide track is mounted.

18. The refrigerated appliance of claim 15 , wherein the mounting plate comprises track engagement portions that are positioned radially inward from the tabs, and wherein the track aperture is defined by the track engagement portions.

19. The refrigerated appliance of claim 18 , wherein the track engagement portions of the mounting plate directly contact the guide track when the mounting lip is coupled to the track aperture.

20. The refrigerated appliance of claim 19 , wherein the track engagement portions of the mounting plate engage with an interior surface of the door to provide support to the mounting plate.

Assignees

• Whirlpool Co

Inventors

• El Sayed Kamil
• Galizia Alberto
• Gorzelanczyk Marek
• Klupa Wojciech
• Krawczyk Krzysztof
• Valle Maurizio

Classifications

• F25D25/04

  by conveyors (in general B65G) · CPC title

• F25D23/067

  Supporting elements · CPC title

• F25D25/005

  using containers · CPC title

• F25D23/04 Primary

  with special compartments, e.g. butter conditioners · CPC title