Side access panel for an appliance
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsKoteswara Rao Gochika, Narendra A. Kapure, Manjunathraddi Navalgund, Manoj T. Sambrekar
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Abstract
A refrigerating appliance includes a refrigerating cabinet that has an outer wrapper. A machine compartment is disposed proximate a rear bottom of the refrigerating cabinet. The machine compartment is defined by selectively removable side panels, an inner curved surface of the outer wrapper, and a bottom support plate. A controller is disposed within the machine compartment. Reinforcement segments extend from a planar extent of the outer wrapper to a lip of the bottom support plate.
Claims19
A refrigerating appliance, comprising:
- a refrigerating cabinet having an outer wrapper;
- a machine compartment disposed proximate a rear bottom of the refrigerating cabinet, the machine compartment defined by selectively removable side panels, an inner curved surface of the outer wrapper, and a bottom support plate;
- a controller disposed within the machine compartment;
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- reinforcement segments extending from a planar extent of the outer wrapper to a lip of the bottom support plate.
An appliance cabinet, comprising:
- an outer wrapper enclosing an inner liner, the outer wrapper defining a machine compartment;
- first and second support members extending from a rear most portion of the outer wrapper to the machine compartment;
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- first and second selectively removable side access panels removably coupled to the outer wrapper, each of the first and second selectively removable side access panels including a body with support ribs, an arcuate offset flange, and a linear flange that extends orthogonally from the body.
An appliance cabinet, comprising:
- an outer wrapper;
- a base including a first rail and a second rail, wherein the first rail and the second rail extend beyond a rear wall of the outer wrapper;
- a machine compartment disposed between the outer wrapper and the first and second rails;
- a first side access panel disposed between the outer wrapper and the first rail;
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- a second side access panel disposed between the outer wrapper and the second rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.