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20090193836 | ARTICULATED FREEZER DRAWERS - The invention relates generally to an articulating drawer for a bottom mount freezer refrigerator. The drawer can be slideably mounted in the freezer compartment on slides that can include pivots to pivotally mount a drawer front on the slides. A support mechanism can mount a food storage basket for movement with the drawer front and movable slides and can move the food storage basket upward when the door is moved to the open position. The support mechanism can include a pair of guide plates connected to the slides having a guide surface arranged to be engaged by a food storage basket guide surface follower and a pair of links each connected to the drawer front at one end and having a first link pivot at a distal end arranged to pivotally connect to a food storage basket pivot. | 08-06-2009 |
20100270895 | KITCHEN APPLIANCE HAVING FLOATING GLASS PANEL - A kitchen appliance includes a door having an outer panel portion and an inner panel portion, with a plurality of mounting members being spaced about the outer panel portion of the door. A glass panel assembly, including a glass panel and a plurality of mounting elements, is detachably mounted to the door through the interengagement of the plurality of mounting elements with the plurality of mounting members. The mounting elements are adhesively secured to the glass panel. Neither the plurality of mounting members nor the plurality of mounting elements are readily visible normally when viewing the kitchen appliance such that the glass panel appears to float relative to the door. | 10-28-2010 |
20110271706 | REFRIGERATOR WITH A WATER AND ICE DISPENSER HAVING AN IMPROVED ICE CHUTE AIR SEAL - A refrigerator having an ice and water dispenser has a seal to sealingly engage the ice compartment when the refrigerator door is closed. The seal is flexible to accommodate manufacturing tolerance. The seal may be impregnated with a friction reducing agent to increase life of the seal. | 11-10-2011 |
20120248958 | ARTICULATED FREEZER DRAWERS - The invention relates generally to an articulating drawer for a bottom mount freezer refrigerator. The drawer can be slideably mounted in the freezer compartment on slides that can include pivots to pivotally mount a drawer front on the slides. A support mechanism can mount a food storage basket for movement with the drawer front and movable slides and can move the food storage basket upward when the door is moved to the open position. The support mechanism can include a pair of guide plates connected to the slides having a guide surface arranged to be engaged by a food storage basket guide surface follower and a pair of links each connected to the drawer front at one end and having a first link pivot at a distal end arranged to pivotally connect to a food storage basket pivot. | 10-04-2012 |
20140352347 | REFRIGERATOR WITH A WATER AND ICE DISPENSER HAVING AN IMPROVED ICE CHUTE AIR SEAL - A refrigerator having an ice and water dispenser has a seal to sealingly engage the ice compartment when the refrigerator door is closed. The seal is flexible to accommodate manufacturing tolerance. The seal may be impregnated with a friction reducing agent to increase life of the seal. | 12-04-2014 |
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20120312023 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUXILIARY POWER UNITS - An auxiliary power unit (APU) is provided and configured to be mounted in an APU compartment that defines an inlet opening. The APU includes a power section having components lubricated with oil; an intake duct coupled to the inlet opening and the power section and configured to direct a first portion of air flow through the inlet opening into the power section; an oil cooler coupled to the power section and configured to cool the oil of the power unit; a cooling duct coupled to the oil cooler and the intake opening; an inlet door mounted at the inlet opening and configured to open and close the inlet opening, the inlet door further configured to be positioned in at least a first open position and a second open position; and a thermal management system configured to adjust the inlet door between the first open position and the second open position based on one or more operating temperatures within the APU. | 12-13-2012 |
20130074519 | AUXILIARY POWER UNIT INLET DOOR POSITION CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - Methods and apparatus are provided for controlling an auxiliary power unit (APU) inlet door. A plurality of APU operational parameters and a plurality of aircraft operational parameters are sensed. The APU operational parameters and the aircraft operational parameters are processed to determine a minimum APU inlet door position that will maintain APU turbine inlet temperature at a predetermined value. The APU inlet door is then moved to the determined minimum APU inlet door position. | 03-28-2013 |
20130174575 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE STARTER-GENERATOR WITH INTEGRATED LUBE OIL SCAVENGE FUNCTIONALITY - A gas turbine engine starter-generator includes a housing assembly, a motor-generator, and a lubricant pump. The housing assembly includes a lubricant inlet port for receiving a flow of lubricant. The motor-generator is disposed within the housing assembly and is adapted to be coupled to an auxiliary power unit. The motor-generator is configured to selectively operate in either a motor mode or a generator mode. The lubricant pump is disposed within the housing assembly and includes one or more pump inlets and one or more pump outlets. | 07-11-2013 |
20130204506 | ENGINE SYSTEMS WITH EFFICIENT START CONTROL LOGIC - An engine system for starting a gas turbine engine is provided. The system includes a starter generator coupled to the gas turbine engine and configured to provide torque to the gas turbine engine and a controller coupled to the starter generator and configured to provide a command signal to the starter generator. The starter generator provides the torque to the gas turbine engine based on the command signal, and the controller is configured to command the starter generator at a dwell speed until ignition. | 08-08-2013 |
20140020460 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE OF AN OPERATING ENGINE - Systems and methods for monitoring engine oil temperatures to detect higher than normal oil temperatures are provided. The system comprises a plurality of sensors for obtaining input signals from the operating engine for a predetermined set of engine conditions. At least one of the plurality of sensors includes an oil temperature sensor for measuring an engine oil temperature. The system also includes an engine control unit (ECU) where a plurality of predetermined limit values corresponding to at least one predetermined set of engine operating conditions is stored. The engine control unit is configured to select a predetermined limit value corresponding to a measured set of engine operating conditions, to calculate a maintenance limit value using the selected predetermined limit value, and to compare the measured oil temperature with the maintenance limit value. An output unit outputs a predetermined output depending on the result of the comparison. | 01-23-2014 |