US 11,674,736 B2
Wall covering assembly with ventilation pattern and air curtain system
Giulia Marinello, Park Ridge, IL (US); Lynne F. Hunter, Dorr, MI (US); Sanjesh Kumar Pathak, Stevensville, MI (US); Alberto R. Gomes, St. Joseph, MI (US); and Joseph M. Keres, Stevensville, MI (US)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Apr. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/240,420.
Application 17/240,420 is a continuation of application No. 16/309,178, granted, now 11,022,364, previously published as PCT/US2016/045995, filed on Aug. 8, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0247125 A1, Aug. 12, 2021
Int. Cl. F25D 17/08 (2006.01); F25D 23/06 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 17/08 (2013.01) [F25D 23/066 (2013.01); F25D 2317/0672 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wall covering assembly, comprising:
a rear wall having an upper portion, a middle portion and a bottom portion, wherein the upper portion and the bottom portion are substantially upright portions, and further wherein the middle portion is disposed between the upper portion and the bottom portion and defines an inclined portion extending outwardly relative to the upper portion;
a plurality of ports disposed on the rear wall to define a ventilated portion of the rear wall having an inner surface, wherein the plurality of ports includes first and second sets of ports; and
a duct assembly having an upright portion with a front wall, wherein the front wall is operably coupled to the inner surface of the ventilated portion, wherein the duct assembly includes access apertures aligned with the first set of ports of the plurality of ports, and further wherein the second set of ports do not align with the access apertures of the duct assembly.