US 12,359,867 B2
Door storage assembly
Adalberto B. Junior, Joinville (BR); Jackeline Furtado Laurindo, Joinville (BR); and Marcel Bögger Lessa, Joinville (BR)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/081,940.
Prior Publication US 2024/0200851 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
Int. Cl. F25D 23/04 (2006.01); F25D 23/02 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 23/04 (2013.01) [F25D 23/025 (2013.01); F25D 2331/803 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vacuum insulated refrigerated appliance, comprising:
a cabinet having an insulation cavity defined between a wrapper and a liner;
an appliance door coupled to the cabinet, wherein the appliance door includes a structural wrapper defining an insulating cavity;
support features coupled to an inner surface of the appliance door; and
a storage assembly coupled to the support features, wherein the storage assembly includes:
a housing defining an interior storage space, the housing having opposing sidewalls extending from a rear wall, wherein the rear wall includes a stopper extending into the interior storage space;
a bin rotatably coupled to the opposing sidewalls of the housing, wherein the bin is operable between a storage position and an access position, wherein the access position is defined by engagement of the bin with the stopper; and
an assembly door coupled to the bin and having coupling brackets defining slots configured to receive pins extending from the bin, the assembly door operable between a closed position engaging a latch on the housing and an opened position, wherein the bin is configured to move to the access position and the assembly door is configured to move to the opened position in response to a gravitational force when the assembly door is released from the latch, the pins being disposed at first ends of the slots when the door is in the closed position and second ends of the slots when the door is in the opened position.