Refrigerator appliance and assembly for code reading
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsRobert Alan Sellers, Timothy Ray Jackson
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Abstract
A refrigerator appliance is provided, including a cabinet forming a refrigeration compartment, a freezer compartment, or both. A door is attached to the cabinet, the door configured to selectively allow entry to the refrigeration compartment, the freezer compartment, or both. A dispenser assembly is positioned at the door, the dispenser assembly including a recess extending into the door. The dispenser assembly is configured to egress a fluid, ice, or both, toward the recess. A scanner assembly includes a scanner device. The scanner assembly is positioned behind an external wall of the dispenser assembly.
Claims15
A refrigerator appliance, comprising:
- a cabinet forming a refrigeration compartment, a freezer compartment, or both;
- a door attached to the cabinet, the door configured to selectively allow entry to the refrigeration compartment, the freezer compartment, or both;
- a dispenser assembly positioned at the door, the dispenser assembly comprising a recess extending into the door, the dispenser assembly configured to egress a fluid, ice, or both, toward the recess;
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- a casing at which a scanner assembly comprising a scanner device, a targeting device, and a light assembly is positioned, wherein the casing disposes the scanner device and the targeting device at an angle extended from a depth direction, the angle between approximately 15 to 90 degrees toward the recess,
- wherein the casing is positioned behind an external wall forming an interior volume of the dispenser assembly and separating the interior volume from an exterior volume outside of the refrigerator appliance, the casing positioned in the interior volume such that the scanner device is positioned inward along the depth direction from the external wall.
A dispenser assembly for a refrigerator appliance, comprising:
- a first lighting component positioned behind an external wall, the first lighting component configured to illuminate a recess formed at the dispenser assembly;
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- a casing at which a scanner assembly comprising a scanner device, a targeting device, and a second lighting component is positioned, wherein the casing disposes the scanner device and the targeting device at an angle extended from a depth direction, the angle between approximately 15 to 90 degrees toward the recess, wherein the casing is positioned behind an external wall forming an interior volume of the dispenser assembly and separating the interior volume from an exterior volume outside of the refrigerator appliance, the casing positioned in the interior volume such that the scanner device is positioned inward along the depth direction from the external wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.