Patent ID: 11971212
Assignee: MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 12:
13. A refrigerator, comprising:
a cabinet including at least one or more food storage compartments defined therein and at least one or more doors positioned to insulate the at least one or more food storage compartments from an exterior environment;
a variable dispenser coupled to the cabinet and configured to dispense a fluid at a variable fluid dispensing rate from a dispenser outlet; and, a variable control disposed on an exterior surface of the cabinet and coupled to the variable dispenser, the variable control including a rotary control actuator configured to vary the fluid dispensing rate of the variable dispenser in response to rotation of the rotary control actuator;
wherein the rotary control actuator is rotatable about an axis of rotation that is generally perpendicular to the exterior surface of the cabinet, wherein the variable control includes a stationary front surface, and wherein the rotary control actuator includes a generally cylindrical wheel with at least a portion thereof disposed between the stationary front surface and the exterior surface of the cabinet.