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Method and apparatus for controlling temperature in a refrigerator

US7891198B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

63References

14Claims

0Family size

Assignee

WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION · US

Inventors

Robert L. Wetekamp · Cedar Rapids, US
Kyle B. Van Meter · Coralville, US
Alan G. Tarrant · Williamsburg, US
Ryan D. Schuchart · Cedar Rapids, US
Mauro M. Oliveira · Cedar Rapids, US
Alvin V. Miller · Swisher, US
Brent A. Koppenhaver · North Liberty, US
Carl J. Franken · Davenport, US
Nelson J. Ferragut, II · Williamsburg, US
Tim L. Coulter · Cedar Rapids, US
Greg Berardi · Iowa City, US
Thomas Carl Anell · Knoxville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 13, 2009
Grant date	Feb 22, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 13, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02B30/70
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A refrigerator includes a refrigerator cabinet, a fresh food compartment disposed within the cabinet, a freezer compartment disposed within the cabinet, an ice compartment disposed within the cabinet, and an electronic control system associated with the refrigerator and adapted to monitor and control the fresh food compartment, the freezer compartment and the ice compartment. The control system provides for energy efficient control and operation through various means, including adjusting cut-in and cut-out temperatures of the cooling system to control.

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