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Augmented door bin cooling using a dedicated air duct in a dual-evaporator refrigerator configuration

US11333422B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION · US

Inventors

Murilo P. Almeida · Three Rivers, US
Bruno Boehringer · Cypress, US
Darci Cavali · Three Rivers, US
Taylor Clark · Three Rivers, US
Marcos Heinzle · Joinville, BR
Benjamin G. Jimenez · Burns Harbor, US
Dakota E. Kosek · Benton Harbor, US
Mahalingappa Mulimani · Pune, IN
Omid Madani · Orlando, US
Navya Mastanaiah · Chennai, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 31, 2018
Grant date	May 17, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 13, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF25D2317/067
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A refrigerator includes a fresh food compartment and a mullion adjacent the fresh food compartment. The refrigerator further includes an evaporator compartment defining an exterior and an interior and containing an evaporator. The refrigerator also includes a duct in fluid communication with the evaporator compartment at a first end thereof and in communication with a second end adjacent an opening of the fresh food compartment. The duct has a first portion thereof that extends downwardly from the first end and a second portion extending through the mullion.

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