Modular storage

US11892229B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Mansi Katkar · Pune, IN
• Omkar Sunil Mithari · Pune, IN
• Vinay Patil · Santa Clara, US
• Shrinivas V. Pawar · Pune, IN
• Sanket Vivek Phalak · Pune, IN
• Mohit Akhilesh Singh · Koli Nagar, IN

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 22, 2022
• Grant date: Feb 6, 2024
• Expiry date: Feb 22, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F25D2325/021
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

An adjustable refrigeration rack system may include a pair of parallel shafts arranged on a rear interior cabinet side of a refrigerator, a plurality of pairs of attachment mechanisms, each attachment mechanisms having one attachment mechanism arranged on one rail, and another arranged at equal height on the other rail, the attachment mechanisms configured to hold a shelf and selectively engage the respective shafts, and a drive mechanism configured to drive the shafts vertically, wherein movement of the shafts causes movement of the shelf arranged on the attachment mechanisms selectively engaged with the shafts, but not movement of a shelf arranged on the attachment mechanisms unattached to the shafts.