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Easy open drawer/door with a rotating handle

US11384976B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims

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Assignee

WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION · US

Inventors

Karen J. Querfurth · Coloma, US
Pendyala Supreeth · Pune, IN
Michele E. Wilcox · Stevensville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 15, 2020
Grant date	Jul 12, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 15, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF25D11/02
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A refrigerator includes a refrigerator body having an interior storage space. A door is coupled to the refrigerator body to open and close the interior storage space. A door handle is coupled to the door in a pivotally rotatable manner and an opening actuator is coupled to the door handle where the opening actuator applies a force to the refrigerator body to open the interior storage space. The opening actuator includes a front bezel, a handle pivot plate coupled to the door handle, a casing enclosing an actuator mechanism, and one or more pushers that extend and retract against a front wrapper edge of the refrigerator body. An intermediate attachment couples the handle pivot plate to the casing and a back bezel.

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