Dispenser niche for a refrigerator
US9243841B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 7, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D2327/001
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A dispenser niche for a refrigerator is provided. The dispenser niche includes an illuminator to at least partially illuminate the niche. The illuminator has LEDs that are arranged on a common circuit board with first electrical contacts. A wall of the dispenser niche has second electrical contacts and a recess that receives the common circuit board in a single orientation. The first electrical contacts of the common circuit board and the second electrical circuits of the wall touch each other in the single orientation.
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