Patent ID: 11874052
Assignee: HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 15:
16. A refrigerator appliance, comprising:
a cabinet defining a refrigerating compartment, the refrigerating compartment comprising a plurality of cooling zones;
an air circulation duct in fluid communication with the refrigerating compartment, the air circulation duct comprising an inlet and an outlet;
a refrigeration loop comprising an evaporator provided in the air circulation duct; and
a damper assembly selectively allowing air to pass through the air circulation duct and the refrigerating compartment, the damper assembly defining an axial direction, a radial direction, and a circumferential direction, the damper assembly comprising a plurality of outlets selectively allowing air to pass through a combination of the plurality of outlets to cool a combination of the plurality of cooling zones, wherein damper assembly further comprises:
a plurality of doors, each of the plurality of doors selectively covering one of the plurality of outlets, wherein each of the plurality of doors comprises:
a door body; and
an arm defining a first portion and a second portion, the arm being integrally formed with the door body as a single piece, wherein the first portion extends from the door inward along the radial direction and upward along the axial direction, and the second portion extends outward along the radial direction and upward along the axial direction from the first portion.