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Methods and apparatus for operating a refrigerator

US7775065B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 14, 2005
Grant dateAug 17, 2010
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Expiry dateNov 7, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25D2700/121
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A method for operating a refrigerator including a fresh food compartment and a door includes providing a fresh food evaporator to produce cool airflow for the fresh food compartment, providing a chiller compartment within the fresh food compartment, providing a duct member in flow communication with the fresh food evaporator and the chiller compartment, and channeling cool airflow to the chiller compartment via the duct member.

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