US 11,927,389 B2
Refrigerator appliance having a weight-detecting shelf assembly
Choon Jae Ryu, Prospect, KY (US); and Michael Goodman Schroeder, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Feb. 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/173,285.
Prior Publication US 2022/0268513 A1, Aug. 25, 2022
Int. Cl. F25D 25/02 (2006.01); F25D 29/00 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 29/005 (2013.01) [F25D 25/02 (2013.01); F25D 25/024 (2013.01); F25D 25/025 (2013.01); F25D 2500/06 (2013.01); F25D 2700/06 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refrigerator appliance comprising:
a cabinet defining a chilled chamber;
a door being rotatably hinged to the cabinet to provide selective access to the chilled chamber;
an image module mounted to the cabinet; and
a shelf assembly disposed below the image module within the chilled chamber, the shelf assembly comprising
a support panel attached to the cabinet,
a first shelf attached to the support panel,
a second shelf attached to the support panel and spaced apart from the first shelf,
a weight sensor mounted on the support panel to detect stored mass at the first shelf and the second shelf,
a slide bracket mounted to the support panel, and
a storage drawer slidably received on the slide bracket,
wherein the weight sensor is mounted above storage drawer to further detect storage mass held by the slide bracket.