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AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsZhijing Wang, Alexander P. Rafalovich, Neil K. McDonald, James M. Wheatley
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A condenser and fan assembly for a refrigerator is described. In an example embodiment, the assembly comprises a baseplate, a condenser, and a baseplate mounting bracket secured to the condenser for mounting the condenser to the baseplate. The assembly further comprises a fan subassembly comprising a fan motor, a fan blade hub, a plurality of fan blades extending from the fan blade hub. The hub is coupled to the fan motor, and a shroud positioned over the fan blades. A bracket is secured to the shroud. A fan mounting bracket is secured to the condenser for mounting the fan subassembly to the condenser. Specifically, the fan mounting bracket mates with the fan subassembly bracket.
A condenser and fan assembly, comprising:
A method for disengaging a condenser fan subassembly from a condenser, a first mounting bracket secured to the condenser, the condenser fan subassembly including a second mounting bracket, each of the first and second brackets comprising at least one opening, at least one opening of the first bracket aligned with at least one opening of the second bracket, and a screw passing through the aligned openings, said method comprising the step of disengaging the fan subassembly from the first bracket by removing the screw passing through aligned opening.
A fan subassembly for engaging to a condenser bracket, the condenser bracket configured to be secured to a condenser, the condenser bracket including at least one opening, said fan subassembly comprising:
A method for engaging a condenser fan subassembly to a condenser, a first mounting bracket secured to the condenser, the condenser fan subassembly including a second mounting bracket, said method comprising the step of sliding a tab of the second bracket into mating engagement with an indentation in the first bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.