Storage assembly for an appliance

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12372296-B2
Application number	US-202418679797-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 31, 2024
Priority date	Feb 15, 2022
Publication date	Jul 29, 2025
Grant date	Jul 29, 2025

Abstract

A door assembly for an appliance includes a wrapper operably coupled with a liner to define an insulation cavity therebetween. An attachment assembly operably couples to the liner and defines a slot. A storage assembly couples with the attachment assembly. The storage assembly includes a bin. The storage assembly further includes a bracket operably coupling the bin to the attachment assembly via a retention feature. The bracket includes a support member defining a groove extending between ends of the bracket. The storage assembly further includes a rim extending from the bin and engaging the groove to secure the bin to the bracket.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A door assembly for an appliance, comprising:
a wrapper operably coupled with a liner to define an insulation cavity therebetween;
an attachment assembly operably coupled to the liner and defining a slot; and
a storage assembly coupled with the attachment assembly, the storage assembly including:
a bin having a base and a sidewall, the sidewall extending upwardly from the base to a periphery defining an opening of the bin;
a bracket operably coupling the bin to the attachment assembly via a retention feature, the bracket including a support member defining a groove;
a lower rim extending downwardly from the base and engaging the groove; and
an upper rim extending outwardly from the sidewall defining a notch, wherein the support member includes a first segment engaging the notch and a second segment spaced from the first segment by the groove, the first segment and the second segment engaging opposite sides of the lower rim.

2. The door assembly of claim 1 , wherein the upper rim includes a lip spaced from the sidewall further defining the notch, the sidewall and the lip engaging opposite sides of the first segment.

3. The door assembly of claim 1 , wherein the lower rim is substantially coplanar with the sidewall.

4. The door assembly of claim 3 , wherein the base interposes the sidewall and the lower rim.

5. The door assembly of claim 1 , wherein the bracket includes a support plate bounded by the groove.

6. The door assembly of claim 5 , wherein the base engages the support plate.

7. The door assembly of claim 5 , wherein support member includes a planar extent extending outwardly from the first segment and the support plate defines an indentation extending into the planar extent.

8. A storage assembly for a vacuum insulated door of an appliance, comprising:
a bin having a base and a sidewall, the sidewall extending upwardly from the base to a periphery defining an opening of the bin;
a bracket operably coupling the bin to said vacuum insulated door via a retention feature, the bracket including a support member defining a groove;
a lower rim extending downwardly from the base and engaging the groove;
an upper rim extending outwardly from the sidewall defining a notch, wherein the support member includes a first segment engaging the notch; and
a second segment spaced from the first segment by the groove, the first segment and the second segment engaging opposite sides of the lower rim.

9. The storage assembly of claim 8 , wherein the upper rim includes a lip spaced from the sidewall further defining the notch, the sidewall and the lip engaging opposite sides of the first segment.

10. The storage assembly of claim 8 , wherein the lower rim is substantially coplanar with the sidewall.

11. The storage assembly of claim 10 , wherein the base interposes the sidewall and the lower rim.

12. The storage assembly of claim 8 , wherein the bracket includes a support plate bounded by the groove.

13. The storage assembly of claim 12 , wherein the base engages the support plate.

14. The storage assembly of claim 12 , wherein support member includes a planar extent extending outwardly from the first segment and the support plate defines an indentation extending into the planar extent.

15. The storage assembly of claim 8 , wherein the lower rim includes protrusion extending from the base of the bin.

16. A door assembly for an appliance, comprising:
a wrapper operably coupled with a liner to define an insulation cavity therebetween;
an attachment assembly operably coupled to the liner and defining a slot; and
a storage assembly coupled with the attachment assembly, the storage assembly including:
a bin having a base and a sidewall, the sidewall extending upwardly from the base to a periphery defining an opening of the bin;
a bracket operably coupling the bin to the attachment assembly via a retention feature, the bracket including a support member defining a groove and including a support plate bounded by the groove and engaging the base of the bin;
a lower rim extending downwardly from the base and engaging the groove;
an upper rim extending outwardly from the sidewall defining a notch, wherein the support member includes a first segment engaging the notch, wherein the upper rim includes a lip spaced from the sidewall further defining the notch, the sidewall and the lip engaging opposite sides of the first segment; and
a second segment spaced from the first segment by the groove, the first segment and the second segment engaging opposite sides of the lower rim.

17. The door assembly of claim 16 , wherein the lower rim is substantially coplanar with the sidewall.

18. The storage assembly of claim 17 , wherein the base interposes the sidewall and the lower rim.

Assignees

• Whirlpool Co

Inventors

• Choy Kaito
• Ekshinge Sunil S
• Mithari Omkar S
• Naik Abhay

Classifications

• F25D23/066

  Liners · CPC title

• F25D23/028

  Details · CPC title

• Y02B40/00

  Technologies aiming at improving the efficiency of home appliances, e.g. induction cooking or efficient technologies for refrigerators, freezers or dish washers · CPC title

• A47B57/16

  consisting of hooks coacting with openings (ladder type A47B57/12) · CPC title

• F25D25/04

  by conveyors (in general B65G) · CPC title