Light animation in an appliance

a technology of light animation and appliance, applied in the field of applications, can solve the problems that the typical user may not be aware of or understand or appreciate such advancements

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-09-18
WHIRLPOOL CORP
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[0004]It is a still further object, feature, or advantage to enhance an end user's perceptions of advanced environmental systems or other features of a refrigerator or other appliance.

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However, typical users may not be aware of or understand or appreciate such advancements.

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[0022]FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating one embodiment of a refrigerator 10 which has a side-by-side configuration. As shown in FIG. 1, the refrigerator 10 has a refrigerator cabinet 12. The refrigerator 10 further has a freezer compartment 14 with a freezer door 16 providing access to the freezer compartment 14 and a fresh food or refrigerator compartment 18 with a fresh food or refrigerator compartment door 20 providing access. Although the refrigerator 10 shown is in a side-by-side configuration, it is to be understood that any number of other configurations may be used including refrigerators which have bottom mount freezers and French doors, refrigerators with top mount freezers, refrigerators without freezers, refrigerators with space that can be reconfigured as freezer or fresh food space, and refrigerators where all storage space is freezer space.

[0023]FIG. 2 illustrates the refrigerator 10 of FIG. 1 with the freezer door 16 and the fresh food compartment door 20 ope...

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Abstract

An appliance such as a refrigerator includes a housing such as a refrigerator cabinet, a compartment disposed within the refrigerator cabinet or housing, a visual display positioned at an interior of the compartment, a circuit operatively connected to the visual display and configured to operate the visual display in a manner indicative of an environmental system of the refrigerator. The visual display may be a flat panel display and may show an animation.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to appliance such as but not limited to refrigerators, ovens, microwaves, dishwashers, ice makers, washers, and dryers. More particularly, but not exclusively, the present invention relates to an appliance configured to provide displays with light animations within an interior and / or exterior surface or component of the refrigerator.BACKGROUND OF THE ART[0002]Numerous advancements have been made in refrigerators including with environmental systems within the refrigerators. However, typical users may not be aware of or understand or appreciate such advancements. What is needed are improved refrigerators and related methods and apparatuses which enhance the understanding or perception of environmental systems within the refrigerators or other features.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION[0003]Therefore, it is a primary object, feature, or advantage to improve over the state of the art. It is a further object, feature, or advantage to prov...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): F25D27/00D06F34/32
CPCF25D27/005F25D23/028F25D29/00F25D2327/001F25D2400/36F24C7/082F24C15/008A47L15/4293D06F34/32
Inventor KENDALL, JAMES W.
Owner WHIRLPOOL CORP
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