Refrigerator—electronics architecture
US6782706B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D2700/14
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A control system for a refrigeration system having a refrigeration compartment and a quick chill/thaw pan. A main controller board, electrically connected to a temperature adjustment board and a dispenser board through the serial communications bus, controls the temperature of the refrigeration compartment and the quick chill/thaw pan. The control system accepts a plurality of inputs to determine a refrigeration mode and to execute a plurality of software algorithms to control the refrigeration compartment as both a chill pan to rapidly chill food and beverage items without freezing and a thaw pan to timely thaw frozen items at controlled temperature levels.
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