Column cabinet construction and method for door construction

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9879900-B1
Application number	US-201615257176-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Sep 6, 2016
Priority date	Sep 6, 2016
Publication date	Jan 30, 2018
Grant date	Jan 30, 2018

Abstract

A refrigerated appliance having a cabinet defining at least one interior compartment, the cabinet having a metal inner liner, a framed thermal break member having four corner joinery elements coupled to four side thermal breaks, and a cabinet face plate. The refrigerated appliance also has a door coupled to the cabinet where the door has a framed profile having four corner joints coupled to four side profiles, an inner panel, two or more ladders, a gasket, and an outer door panel. The framed thermal break member is coupled to the metal liner and the cabinet face plate. The framed profile is coupled to the inner panel, two or more ladders, the gasket, and the outer door panel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A refrigerated appliance comprising:
a cabinet defining at least one interior compartment, the cabinet comprising:
a metal inner liner;
a framed thermal break member having four corner joinery elements coupled to four side thermal breaks; and
a cabinet face plate;

a door coupled to the cabinet, the door comprising:
a framed profile having four corner joints coupled to four side profiles;
an inner panel;
two or more ladders;
a gasket; and
an outer door panel;

wherein the framed thermal break member is coupled to the metal liner and the cabinet face plate, and wherein the framed profile is coupled to the inner panel, two or more ladders, the gasket, and the outer door panel; and
wherein the framed thermal break member is coupled to a LED light strip with an elongated lens structure, and wherein the elongated lens structure is coupled to one or more coil springs in a pocket of the corner joinery elements.

2. The refrigerated appliance of claim 1 further comprising:
one or more door dykes wherein the door dykes and the framed thermal break member are extruded from a polyvinyl chloride, a polycarbonate, or a polyester.

3. The refrigerated appliance of claim 1 , wherein the corner joints are coupled to the side profiles with a snap, and wherein the side profiles have two ends having a 45° angle.

4. The refrigerated appliance of claim 1 , wherein the elongated lens structure is snappedly coupled to the side thermal breaks.

5. The refrigerated appliance of claim 1 , wherein the ladder is positioned within the framed profile and the inner panel for visual concealment, and wherein the ladder is formed from an extruded aluminum.

6. The refrigerated appliance of claim 1 , wherein the side thermal breaks have an attachment member to couple with a flange member of the metal inner liner, and wherein the elongated lens structure having the LED light strip coupled to a LED support strip is coupled to the side thermal breaks with a first and second clip member.

7. A refrigerated appliance comprising:
a cabinet defining at least one interior compartment, the cabinet comprises a framed thermal break member coupled to a LED light strip with an elongated lens structure, wherein the elongated lens structure is coupled to at least one spring positioned in a pocket of a corner joinery element; and
a door coupled to the cabinet, the door comprising:
a framed profile having four corner joints coupled to four side profiles;
an inner panel;
two or more ladders;
a gasket; and
an outer door panel;

wherein the framed profile is coupled to the inner panel, two or more ladders, the gasket, and the outer door panel.

8. The refrigerated appliance of claim 7 , wherein the corner joints are coupled to the side profiles with a snap.

9. The refrigerated appliance of claim 7 , wherein the ladders are recessed in the door for visual concealment.

10. The refrigerated appliance of claim 9 , wherein the ladder is positioned within the framed profile and the inner panel for visual concealment, and wherein the ladder is formed from an extruded aluminum.

11. The refrigerated appliance of claim 7 further comprising:
one or more door dykes wherein the door dykes are extruded from a polyvinyl chloride, a polycarbonate, or a polyester.

12. A refrigerated appliance comprising:
a door; and
a cabinet defining at least one interior compartment, the cabinet comprising:
a metal inner liner;
a framed thermal break member having four corner joinery elements coupled to four side thermal breaks; and
a cabinet face plate;

wherein the framed thermal break member is coupled to the metal liner and the cabinet face plate and wherein the framed thermal break member is coupled to a LED light strip with an elongated lens structure, and wherein the elongated lens structure is coupled to at least one spring positioned in a pocket of the corner joinery elements.

13. The refrigerated appliance of claim 12 , wherein the elongated lens structure is snappedly coupled to the side thermal breaks.

14. The refrigerated appliance of claim 12 , wherein the metal liner is coupled to the thermal break members through a flange member positioned between an attachment member and a first elongated hook member of the thermal break member.

15. The refrigerated appliance of claim 12 , wherein the corner joinery elements of the thermal break member have a receiving member and a second fastener to couple the side thermal breaks having an inserting member and a fastener void.

16. The refrigerated appliance of claim 12 , wherein the side thermal breaks have an attachment member to couple with a flange member of the metal inner liner, and wherein the elongated lens structure having the LED light strip coupled to a LED support strip is coupled to the side thermal breaks with a first and second clip member.

Assignees

• Whirlpool Co

Inventors

• Ammerman Jason
• Gerber Byron
• Rotter Chad
• Schumacher Dustin
• Wikoff John F

Classifications

• F25D23/04

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

• F25D23/02 Primary

  Doors; Covers (F25D23/08 takes precedence {locks or fastenings E05B65/0042}) · CPC title

• F25D23/066

  Liners · CPC title

• F25D11/02

  with cooling compartments at different temperatures · CPC title

• F25D27/00

  Lighting arrangements (in general F21) · CPC title