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US 2016/0259124 A1Published application
Methods and apparatus to provide lighting in refrigerators
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorCorey M. Gooden
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Abstract
Example methods and apparatuses to provide lighting in appliances are disclosed. An example refrigerator includes a compartment disposed within the refrigerator having first and second opposite side walls, a movable component disposed in the compartment, the movable component having a front edge, a light pipe extending along the front edge of the movable component, and a first light source positioned at the first side wall to emit light into a first end of the light pipe.
Claims20
A refrigerator comprising:
- a compartment disposed within the refrigerator having first and second opposite side walls;
- a movable component having a front edge and being moveably mounted within the compartment with the front edge extending between the first and second side walls with a first end adjacent the first side wall;
- a light pipe extending along the front edge of the movable component and having a first edge adjacent the first side wall;
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- a first light source positioned on the first side wall and aligned with the first end to emit light into the first end of the light pipe.
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A movable component for use in an appliance, comprising:
- a body defining a front edge extending laterally from a first side to a second side;
- a light pipe extending along a front edge of the body, the light pipe comprising:
- a diffuser;
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- first and second opposite ends respectively adjacent the first and second sides of the body;
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- a first light reflector extending along a portion of the light pipe adjacent the first end and further extending laterally beyond the first end.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.