US 12,474,110 B2
Tube routing system for a cooling appliance
Rahul Subhash Chhajed, Pune (IN); Rahul Sadanand Kumbhare, Gadchiroli (IN); and Abinash Sarma, Tinsukia (IN)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Jan. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/149,259.
Prior Publication US 2024/0219101 A1, Jul. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. F25D 23/00 (2006.01); F25D 17/02 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 23/006 (2013.01) [F25D 17/02 (2013.01); F25D 2201/14 (2013.01); F25D 2400/40 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cooling appliance comprising:
a body defining a vacuum-insulated chamber;
a cooling device configured to regulate a temperature in the vacuum-insulated chamber;
a partition adjacent to the vacuum-insulated chamber;
a compartment spaced from the vacuum-insulated chamber by the partition;
a compressor and a condenser located in the compartment;
at least one coolant tube in fluid communication with the compressor, the condenser, and the cooling device;
a conduit providing power to and extending between the compressor and the condenser;
a shroud bracket located between the compressor and the condenser defining at least one slot that retains the at least one coolant tube and a bay that retains the conduit; and
an air separator plate connected to the shroud bracket over an outer perimeter of the bay.