Refrigerator and method for controlling the same
US-9516956-B2 · Dec 13, 2016 · US
Electrical connector for adjustable refrigerator shelf
US8967740B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8967740-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313761800-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Feb 7, 2013 |
| Priority date | Feb 7, 2013 |
| Publication date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
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A refrigerator appliance may include a cabinet having a temperature-controlled compartment defined therein, a shelf ladder disposed in the temperature-controlled compartment and providing a plurality of shelf mounting positions, an electrical connector corresponding to each of the plurality of shelf mounting positions, wherein each of the electrical connectors comprises an actuator movable from a first position to a second position and an electrical contact configured to automatically move from a disengaged position to an engaged position in response to the actuator moving from the first position to the second position, and an adjustable shelf removably mountable in one of the plurality of shelf mounting positions such that the actuator of the corresponding electrical connector is held in the second position by a weight of the adjustable shelf and the electrical contact of the corresponding electrical connector engages the adjustable shelf.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A refrigerator appliance comprising: a cabinet having a temperature-controlled compartment defined therein; a shelf ladder disposed in the temperature-controlled compartment and providing a plurality of shelf mounting positions; an electrical connector corresponding to each of the plurality of shelf mounting positions, wherein each of the electrical connectors comprises an actuator movable from a first position to a second position and an electrica…
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Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
- F25D27/005Primary
Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic
Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic
- F25D23/00Primary
Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8967740B2 cover?
- A refrigerator appliance may include a cabinet having a temperature-controlled compartment defined therein, a shelf ladder disposed in the temperature-controlled compartment and providing a plurality of shelf mounting positions, an electrical connector corresponding to each of the plurality of shelf mounting positions, wherein each of the electrical connectors comprises an actuator movable from…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Whirlpool Co
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification F25D27/005. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).