Refrigerator appliance and assembly for code reading
A refrigerator appliance is provided, including a cabinet forming a refrigeration compartment, a freezer compartment, or both. A door is attached to the cabinet, the door configured to selectively allow entry to the refrigeration compartment, the freezer compartment, or both. A dispenser assembly is positioned at the door, the dispenser assembly including a recess extending into the door. The dispenser assembly is configured to egress a fluid, ice, or both, toward the recess. A scanner assembly includes a scanner device. The scanner assembly is positioned behind an external wall of the dispenser assembly.
1 . A refrigerator appliance, comprising:
a cabinet forming a refrigeration compartment, a freezer compartment, or both;
a door attached to the cabinet, the door configured to selectively allow entry to the refrigeration compartment, the freezer compartment, or both;
a dispenser assembly positioned at the door, the dispenser assembly comprising a recess extending into the door, the dispenser assembly configured to egress a fluid, ice, or both, toward the recess; and
a casing at which a scanner assembly comprising a scanner device, a targeting device, and a light assembly is positioned, wherein the casing disposes the scanner device and the targeting device at an angle extended from a depth direction, the angle between approximately 15 to 90 degrees toward the recess,
wherein the casing is positioned behind an external wall forming an interior volume of the dispenser assembly and separating the interior volume from an exterior volume outside of the refrigerator appliance, the casing positioned in the interior volume such that the scanner device is positioned inward along the depth direction from the external wall.
2 . The refrigerator appliance of claim 1 , comprising:
a housing at which a sensor is positioned, wherein the sensor is directed toward the recess.
3 . The refrigerator appliance of claim 2 , wherein the housing positions the scanner assembly adjacent along a width direction, the depth direction, or both, to the sensor.
4 . The refrigerator appliance of claim 3 , wherein the dispenser assembly comprises an outlet opening configured to egress the fluid, the ice, or both, toward the recess, and wherein the housing positions the scanner assembly above the outlet opening.
5 . The refrigerator appliance of claim 2 , wherein the sensor is a proximity sensor.
6 . The refrigerator appliance of claim 1 , comprising:
a housing at which a separator wall is positioned, wherein the separator wall is disposed between the scanner device and the recess.
7 . The refrigerator appliance of claim 6 , wherein the separator wall forms a prism or mirror.
8 . The refrigerator appliance of claim 1 , comprising:
a housing at which a separator wall is positioned, wherein the separator wall is configured to diffuse light from the scanner assembly.
9 . A dispenser assembly for a refrigerator appliance, comprising:
a first lighting component positioned behind an external wall, the first lighting component configured to illuminate a recess formed at the dispenser assembly; and
a casing at which a scanner assembly comprising a scanner device, a targeting device, and a second lighting component is positioned, wherein the casing disposes the scanner device and the targeting device at an angle extended from a depth direction, the angle between approximately 15 to 90 degrees toward the recess, wherein the casing is positioned behind an external wall forming an interior volume of the dispenser assembly and separating the interior volume from an exterior volume outside of the refrigerator appliance, the casing positioned in the interior volume such that the scanner device is positioned inward along the depth direction from the external wall.
10 . The dispenser assembly of claim 9 , comprising:
a housing at which a proximity sensor is positioned.
11 . The dispenser assembly of claim 10 , wherein the housing positions the scanner assembly adjacent along a width direction, the depth direction, or both, to the sensor.
12 . The dispenser assembly of claim 11 , wherein the dispenser assembly comprises an outlet opening through which a fluid nozzle extends toward the recess, and wherein the housing positions the scanner assembly above the outlet opening.
13 . The dispenser assembly of claim 9 , comprising:
a housing at which a separator wall is positioned, wherein the separator wall is disposed between the scanner device and the recess.
14 . The dispenser assembly of claim 13 , wherein the separator wall forms a prism or mirror.
15 . The dispenser assembly of claim 9 , comprising:
a housing at which a separator wall is positioned, wherein the separator wall is configured to diffuse light from the scanner assembly.