Patent ID: 11865479
Assignee: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  C | IPC B

Claim 19:
20. A refrigerator comprising a filter base configured to receive a complementary mating filter housing assembly, wherein said filter base comprises:
a base platform having fluid ingress and egress stanchions oriented for receiving axially-extending fluid ingress and egress ports of said complementary mating filter housing assembly, said fluid ingress and egress stanchions located on opposite sides of a formed enclosure disposed therebetween, said formed enclosure having longitudinal sides and lateral sides; and
a wire harness assembly for establishing an electrical connection between said filter base and said complementary mating filter housing assembly, said wire harness assembly including:
a first connector;
a second connector;
conductors extending between said first and second connectors;
one or more contacts provided on said second connector, said one or more contacts being flexible from a first position to a second position when a mating portion of said one or more contacts engages a mating connection surface of said complementary mating filter housing assembly; and
a connector housing comprising substantially planar extended portions integral with or connected to laterally-extending portions of said base platform and separated by a gapped recess for accommodating at least a portion of said formed enclosure therebetween, said laterally extending portions extending outwardly from said formed enclosure longitudinal sides, said connector housing having an upper surface and an oppositely facing lower surface and dimensioned to receive a first end portion of the one or more contacts; and
wherein said complementary mating filter housing assembly includes a housing having a substantially cylindrical body and a top portion for forming a fluid-tight seal with the body, the housing top portion having an axial center and further including:
an ingress port and egress port extending from the housing top portion and in fluid communication with said cylindrical body; and
an electronic circuit component housing positioned off-axial center of the filter housing assembly housing top portion and having a recess for receiving an electronic circuit component therein, and for further connecting said electronic circuit component to the housing top portion, said electronic circuit component housing located on or connected to the filter cartridge assembly housing.