Patent · US Active

Powered drawer for an appliance

US8061790B2 · kind B2 · utility

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23References

12Claims

0Family size

Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Sanjay Manohar Anikhindi · Savanuru, IN
Mark W. Wilson · Syracuse, US
Solomon Muthumani · Darsi, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 20, 2007
Grant date	Nov 22, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 21, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF25D25/04
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An appliance, such as a refrigerator, includes a drawer mounted within a cabinet for movement between an opened position and a closed position. A driving mechanism, including an electric motor and a transmission assembly, connects to the drawer for driving the drawer between the opened position and the closed position. The driving mechanism has an engaged state wherein the drawer is power driven by the driving mechanism between the opened and closed positions and a disengaged state wherein the drawer is manually movable between the opened and closed positions.

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