US 12,264,868 B2
Side access panel for an appliance
Koteswara Rao Gochika, Pune (IN); Narendra A. Kapure, Pune (IN); Manjunathraddi Navalgund, Pune (IN); and Manoj T. Sambrekar, Pune (IN)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Jan. 29, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/425,807.
Application 18/425,807 is a continuation of application No. 18/108,930, filed on Feb. 13, 2023, granted, now 11,953,258.
Application 18/108,930 is a continuation of application No. 17/480,632, filed on Sep. 21, 2021, granted, now 11,578,908, issued on Feb. 14, 2023.
Application 17/480,632 is a continuation of application No. 16/729,832, filed on Dec. 30, 2019, granted, now 11,156,396, issued on Oct. 26, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0167753 A1, May 23, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F25D 23/00 (2006.01); F25D 23/02 (2006.01); F25D 23/06 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 23/006 (2013.01) [F25D 23/025 (2013.01); F25D 23/062 (2013.01); F25D 2201/14 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An appliance cabinet, comprising:
an outer wrapper enclosing an inner liner, the outer wrapper defining an integrally formed machine compartment;
a vacuum insulated structure defined between the outer wrapper and the inner liner;
a selectively removable side access panel removably coupled to the outer wrapper, the selectively removable side access panel including a central body with support ribs and an arcuate offset flange that extends orthogonally from the central body; and
vertical supports that are operably coupled to the top and the bottom of a frame, wherein the vertical supports define at least one retention slot, and wherein the selectively removable side access panel includes at least one retention tab selectively disposed within the at least one retention slot.