US 11,859,895 B2
Refrigeration unit
Rahul Subhash Chhajed, Pune (IN); Narendra Ashok Kapure, Pune (IN); Jackson Felipe Karl, Stevensville, MI (US); Abhay Naik, Stevensville, MI (US); Abinash Sarma, Tinsukia (IN); and Subrata Shannigrahi, St. Joseph, MI (US)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Feb. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/668,728.
Prior Publication US 2023/0251026 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
Int. Cl. F25D 23/06 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 23/062 (2013.01) [F25D 23/066 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refrigeration unit, comprising:
a cabinet that includes a front perimeter that surrounds an opening to a storage compartment within the cabinet;
a door coupled to the cabinet and operable between an open position, wherein access to the storage compartment is provided, and a closed position, wherein the door conceals the opening to the storage compartment;
at least one gasket coupled to the door and configured to be compressed between the door and the front perimeter of the cabinet in the closed position of the door; and
a heat loop conduit having a first conduit portion that extends around a majority of the opening along the front perimeter of the cabinet and a second conduit portion that extends around the majority of the opening along the front perimeter of the cabinet.