Door mounted dairy compartment for a refrigerator
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A47B-096/16
A47B-096/00
출원번호
US-0033530
(2005-01-12)
등록번호
US-7309116
(2007-12-18)
발명자
/ 주소
Garrett,Christopher S.
Winders,Dennis E.
출원인 / 주소
Whirlpool Corporation
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4인용 특허 :
7
초록▼
A refrigerator includes a dairy compartment for supporting items on an inner liner of a fresh food door. The compartment includes a first end section, a second end section and an intermediate section. The intermediate section includes an item support platform and a rear wall. An aperture is formed i
A refrigerator includes a dairy compartment for supporting items on an inner liner of a fresh food door. The compartment includes a first end section, a second end section and an intermediate section. The intermediate section includes an item support platform and a rear wall. An aperture is formed in one of the central web and the rear wall adjacent the second end. An anchor is mounted to another of the central web and the rear wall adjacent the second end section. The anchor extends through the aperture to hang the compartment on the inner liner of the door with the item support portion in a substantially non-horizontal orientation. The compartment is then rotated such that the item support portion placed in a substantially horizontal orientation whereupon the first end is supported by a lug member formed on the inner liner.
대표청구항▼
We claim: 1. A refrigerator comprising: a cabinet; a liner arranged in the cabinet, said liner defining a fresh food compartment; a door pivotally mounted relative to the cabinet, said door including an inner liner having first and second dike portions separated by a central web, each of said first
We claim: 1. A refrigerator comprising: a cabinet; a liner arranged in the cabinet, said liner defining a fresh food compartment; a door pivotally mounted relative to the cabinet, said door including an inner liner having first and second dike portions separated by a central web, each of said first and second dike portions including a plurality of lug members; a tray for supporting items on the inner liner of the door, said tray including a first end section, a second end section and an intermediate section, said intermediate section including an item support platform and a rear wall portion, wherein the tray extends partially between the first and second dike portions, with the first end section of the tray being supported by one of the plurality of lug members on one of the first and second dike portions and the second end section being supported at the central web of the inner liner; a single aperture formed on the rear wall portion adjacent the second end of the tray; and a single anchor mounted to the central web said anchor extending through the aperture to hang the tray on the inner liner of the door at the central web. 2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the anchor includes a stem portion and a head portion so as to establish a generally T-shaped profile. 3. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the anchor is secured to the central web with the head portion spaced from the central web by the stem portion. 4. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the aperture includes a first, substantially round portion that extends to a second, substantially slotted portion so as to form a keyhole-shaped opening. 5. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the anchor is mounted to the inner liner of the door by a mechanical fastener. 6. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the tray forms part of a dairy compartment. 7. The refrigerator according to claim 6, wherein the dairy compartment includes a cover pivotally attached to the tray. 8. A refrigerator comprising: a cabinet; a liner arranged in the cabinet, said liner defining a fresh food compartment; a door pivotally mounted relative to the cabinet, said door including an inner liner having first and second dike portions separated by a central web; a tray for supporting items on the inner liner of the door, said tray including a first end section, a second end section and an intermediate section, said intermediate section including an item support platform and a rear wall portion; and structure for supporting the tray on the inner liner of the door, said structure including first and second supports, said first support defining a pivot axis adjacent the second end section of the tray about which the tray is rotated until the first end section of the tray is supported by said second support wherein, the first support constitutes an anchor including a stem portion and a head portion so as to establish a generally T-shaped profile. 9. The refrigerator according to claim 8, wherein the second support is provided on the first dike portion. 10. The refrigerator according to claim 9, wherein the second support includes a lug member integrally formed with the first dike portion. 11. The refrigerator according to claim 8, wherein the anchor is secured to the central web with the head portion spaced from the central web by the stem portion. 12. The refrigerator according to claim 8, wherein the first support further includes an aperture formed in the rear wall portion, said aperture having a first, substantially round portion that extends to a second, substantially slotted portion so as to form a keyhole-shaped opening, said anchor projecting into the aperture. 13. The refrigerator according to claim 8, wherein the tray forms part of a dairy compartment. 14. The refrigerator according to claim 13, wherein the dairy compartment includes a cover pivotally attached to the tray. 15. The refrigerator according to claim 8, wherein the second end of the tray is spaced a significant distance from the second dike portion such that the tray only extends partially across the inner liner. 16. A method of supporting a tray on an inner liner of a refrigerator door having an inner liner having first and second dike portions separated by a central web comprising: providing the tray with a first end and a second end; inserting a single anchor mounted to the central web and the rear wall portion adjacent the second end of the tray through a single aperture formed in the inner liner of the rear wall portion, the anchor extending through the aperture to hang the tray on the inner liner of the door at the central web such that an item support platform of the tray is initially in a substantially non-horizontal orientation; and rotating the tray about a pivot axis so that the item support platform shifts from the substantially non-horizontal orientation to a substantially horizontal orientation whereupon a second end of the tray is supported by the inner liner of the refrigerator door. 17. The method of claim 16, further comprising: engaging a lug member extending from a dike portion of the inner liner to support the second end of the tray. 18. The method of claim 17, further comprising: flexing the second end of the tray to initially clear the lug member prior to the second end being supported by the lug member.
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