Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Secondary fluid infrastructure within a refrigerator and method thereof
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Application No.: US12612211Application Date: 2009-11-04
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Publication No.: US09791203B2Publication Date: 2017-10-17
- Inventor: Steven J. Kuehl , Tushar Kulkarni , Guolian Wu
- Applicant: Steven J. Kuehl , Tushar Kulkarni , Guolian Wu
- Applicant Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Agency: Price Heneveld LLP
- Main IPC: F25D17/02
- IPC: F25D17/02 ; F25D11/02 ; F25D11/00 ; F25D19/00

Abstract:
A refrigerator and method of supplying coolant material are provided, the refrigerator including an interior and a main cooling loop, at least a portion of the interior includes a freezer section and at least a portion of the main cooling loop includes an evaporator. The refrigerator includes at least one detachable module having at least one connector, the detachable module configured to removably attach to a surface of the refrigerator, and a secondary cooling loop having at least one connector that corresponds to the at least one detachable module's at least one connector, wherein at least a portion of the secondary cooling loop is in thermal communication with at least one of the main cooling loop, the evaporator, and the freezer section, and wherein the secondary cooling loop is configured to be in fluid communication with the at least one detachable module through the corresponding at least one connectors.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100043455A1 SECONDARY FLUID INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN A REFRIGERATOR AND METHOD THEREOF Public/Granted day:2010-02-25
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