Indoor garden center with rotating compartments
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsMatthew Hunter, Lauren Nicole Platts
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Abstract
An indoor gardening appliance includes a liner positioned within a cabinet that defines a front display opening and an enclosed back portion. A grow module is rotatably mounted within the liner and include a central hub and a plurality of partitions defining a plurality of grow chambers. The grow module is selectively rotated to index the plurality of grow chambers between a sealed position between the grow module and the enclosed back portion of the liner and a display position aligned with the front display opening.
Claims20
A gardening appliance defining a vertical direction, the gardening appliance comprising:
- a liner positioned within a cabinet, the liner defining a front display opening;
- a grow module mounted within the liner, the grow module comprising a central hub rotatable about an axis and a plurality of partitions extending from the central hub substantially along a radial direction to define a first grow chamber, the grow module being rotatable to a first position to substantially seal the first grow chamber between the grow module and the liner and a second position to align the first grow chamber with the front display opening;
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- a light assembly mounted to the liner for illuminating the first chamber when the grow module is in the first position, wherein the grow module is positioned between a door and the light assembly to block light from the light assembly from reaching the door.
A gardening appliance defining a vertical direction, the gardening appliance comprising:
- a liner positioned within a cabinet, the liner defining a front display opening;
- a grow module rotatably mounted within the liner, the grow module defining a plurality of grow chambers spaced apart along the circumferential direction, wherein the grow module defines a root chamber and a plurality of cavities for receiving plant pods;
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- a motor for selectively rotating the grow module between a plurality of positions, wherein at least one of the plurality of grow chambers is in a sealed position between the grow module and the liner at each of the plurality of positions.
A gardening appliance defining a vertical direction, the gardening appliance comprising:
- a liner positioned within a cabinet, the liner defining a front display opening;
- a grow module mounted within the liner, the grow module comprising a central hub rotatable about an axis and a plurality of partitions extending from the central hub substantially along a radial direction to define a first grow chamber, the grow module being rotatable to a first position to substantially seal the first grow chamber between the grow module and the liner and a second position to align the first grow chamber with the front display opening;
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- a resilient seal positioned on a distal end of each of the plurality of partitions and extending toward the liner substantially along the radial direction, wherein the resilient seal comprises silicone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.