US 11,719,486 B2
Fascia and divider wall for a machine compartment
Rahul Chhajed, Pune (IN); Mansi Katkar, Vadgaonsheri (IN); Manjunathraddi Navalgund, Maharashtra (IN); and Sanjesh Kumar Pathak, Stevensville, MI (US)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 31, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/139,091.
Prior Publication US 2022/0205705 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
Int. Cl. F25D 23/00 (2006.01); F25D 23/06 (2006.01); A47B 96/04 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 23/006 (2013.01) [F25D 23/003 (2013.01); F25D 23/062 (2013.01); A47B 96/04 (2013.01); F25D 2323/002 (2013.01); F25D 2323/0023 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An appliance, comprising:
a base;
a wrapper operably coupled to the base;
a machine compartment defined by the base and the wrapper;
a divider wall disposed within the machine compartment, the divider wall including a wall body and a gasket operably coupled to the wrapper and defining a warm air zone and a cool air zone of the machine compartment; and
a fascia operably coupled to the wrapper proximate to the machine compartment, the fascia including:
an upper portion defining a plurality of slots;
a first side flange operably coupled to the upper portion;
a second side flange operably coupled to an opposing end of the upper portion; and
a central flange disposed between the first and second side flanges and operably coupled to the base, wherein the first side flange and the central flange cooperate to define a first aperture and the second side flange and the central flange cooperate to define a second aperture, and wherein the first and second apertures provide access to the machine compartment.