Refrigerant system for an appliance

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024361069-A1
Application number	US-202318139108-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 25, 2023
Priority date	Apr 25, 2023
Publication date	Oct 31, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

A vacuum insulated appliance includes a cabinet with a wrapper and a liner encompassed by the wrapper. A wire on tube condenser is disposed at a rear portion of the cabinet. A plurality of engagement plates is coupled to the wire on tube condenser. Each engagement plate of the plurality of engagement plates includes a slotted feature defined on an end of the engagement plate. The end of each engagement plate extends beyond an outer edge of one of a first side section and a second side section, respectively, of the wire on tube condenser. A plurality of hangers protrudes outward from the rear portion of the cabinet. Each hanger of the plurality of hangers engages with the slotted feature to couple the wire on tube condenser to the cabinet.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A vacuum insulated appliance, comprising:
a cabinet including:
a wrapper; and
a liner encompassed by the wrapper, wherein a vacuum insulated cavity is defined between the wrapper and the liner;
a wire on tube condenser coupled to a rear portion of the cabinet and extending towards a top portion of the cabinet; a plurality of engagement plates coupled to opposing side sections of the wire on tube condenser, the plurality of engagement plates being disposed along a length of the wire on tube condenser; and a plurality of hangers coupled to and protruding outward from the rear portion of the cabinet, wherein the plurality of hangers each include a stem and a head at the end of the stem, and wherein the plurality of hangers is disposed in a plurality of slotted features defined by the plurality of engagement plates to couple the wire on tube condenser to the cabinet.

2 . The vacuum insulated appliance of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of engagement plates extends beyond outer edges of the opposing side sections of the wire on tube condenser.

3 . The vacuum insulated appliance of claim 1 , wherein each slotted feature defines a receiving portion and a slot portion, the slot portion having a lesser width than the receiving portion, and wherein each receiving portion operably receives a hanger of the plurality of hangers and each slot portion engages with a respective stem to couple the wire on tube condenser to the rear portion of the cabinet.

4 . The vacuum insulated appliance of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of engagement plates includes a first set of engagement plates coupled to a first side section of the wire on tube condenser and a second set of engagement plates coupled to a second side section of the wire on tube condenser, and wherein the second set of engagement plates are in a mirrored configuration to the first set of engagement plates.

5 . The vacuum insulated appliance of claim 1 , wherein the wire on tube condenser is disposed on a first side portion of a rear panel of the wrapper, the first side portion opposing a second side portion of the rear panel, and wherein a thickness of the first side portion is less than a thickness of the second side portion.

6 . The vacuum insulated appliance of claim 1 , wherein each engagement plate of the plurality of engagement plates includes an end segment extending beyond an outer edge of the wire on tube condenser, and wherein the plurality of slotted features is defined by the end segments, respectively.

7 . A vacuum insulated appliance, comprising:
a cabinet including a wrapper and a liner coupled to the wrapper to define a vacuum insulated cavity, wherein the cabinet at least partially defines a machine compartment; a plurality of hangers coupled to and protruding outward from a rear portion of the cabinet; and a refrigerant system including:
a wire on tube condenser coupled to the rear portion of the cabinet, the wire on tube condenser extending from a top region of the machine compartment to a top portion of the cabinet;
a plurality of engagement plates coupled to the wire on tube condenser wherein the plurality of engagement plates engages with the plurality of hangers;
a control box at a first end of the machine compartment;
a compressor at an opposing second end of the machine compartment;
a drain pan above the compressor; and
a drier disposed between the control box and the compressor and below the wire on tube condenser.

8 . The vacuum insulated appliance of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of engagement plates is coupled to opposing side sections of the wire on tube condenser, and wherein the plurality of engagement plates extends beyond outer edges of the opposing side sections of the wire on tube condenser, respectively.

9 . The vacuum insulated appliance of claim 7 , wherein each engagement plate of the plurality of engagement plates includes a slotted feature defined on an end of the engagement plate, and wherein each slotted feature operably receives one hanger of the plurality of hangers.

10 . The vacuum insulated appliance of claim 9 , wherein each hanger includes a stem protruding outward from the rear portion of the cabinet and a head at an end of the stem, the heads each having a greater width than the stems.

11 . The vacuum insulated appliance of claim 10 , wherein each slotted feature defines a receiving portion and a slot portion, the slot portions each having a lesser width than the receiving portions, and wherein the receiving portions operably receive a respective hanger from the plurality of hangers and the slot portions engage with the stems to at least partially couple the wire on tube condenser to the rear portion of the cabinet.

12 . The vacuum insulated appliance of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of engagement plates includes a first set of engagement plates coupled to a first side section of the wire on tube condenser and a second set of engagement plates coupled to a second side section of the wire on tube condenser, and wherein the second set of engagement plates is a a mirrored configuration of the first set of engagement plates.

13 . The vacuum insulated appliance of claim 7 , wherein the wire on tube condenser is coupled to a first side portion of a rear panel of the wrapper, the first side portion opposing a second side portion of the rear panel, and wherein the first side portion has a lesser thickness than the second side portion.

14 . The vacuum insulated appliance of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of engagement plates extends beyond a width of the wire on tube condenser, and the plurality of engagement plates defines a plurality of slotted features beyond the width of the wire on tube condenser.

15 . A vacuum insulated appliance, comprising:
a cabinet including a wrapper and a liner encompassed by the wrapper; a condenser disposed at a rear portion of the cabinet; a plurality of engagement plates coupled to the condenser, wherein each engagement plate of the plurality of engagement plates includes a slotted feature defined on an end segment thereof, and wherein the end segment of each engagement plate extends beyond an outer edge of one of a first side section and a second side section, respectively, of the condenser; and a plurality of hangers protruding outward from the rear portion of the cabinet, wherein the plurality of hangers engages with the slotted features to couple the condenser to the cabinet.

16 . The vacuum insulated appliance of claim 15 , wherein each slotted feature defines a receiving portion and a slot portion, the slot portions each having a lesser width than the receiving portions, and wherein the receiving portions operably receive a respective hanger from the plurality of hangers and the slot portions engage with a stem of the respective hanger to couple condenser to the rear portion of the cabinet.

17 . The vacuum insulated appliance of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of engagement plates includes a first set of engagement plates coupled to the first side section of the condenser and a second set of engagement plates coupled to the second side section of the condenser.

18 . The vacuum insulated appliance of claim 15 , wherein the condenser is coupled to a first side portion of a rear panel of the wrapper, the first side portion opposing a second side portion of the rear panel, and wherein the first side portion has a lesser thickness than the second side portion.

19 . The vacuum insulated appliance of claim 15 , wherein each hanger includes a s

Assignees

• Whirlpool Co

Inventors

• Chauhan Vishal Brahmanand
• Chhajed Rahul Subhash
• Sarma Abinash

Classifications

• F25B39/04

  Condensers · CPC title

• F25D23/006 Primary

  for mounting refrigerating machinery components · CPC title

• F25D23/062

  defining a cabinet · CPC title

• F25D2201/00

  Insulation · CPC title

• F25D23/066 Primary

  Liners · CPC title