公开(公告)号：US20200080761A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-12

申请号：US16684786

申请日：2019-11-15

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Amit A. Avhale ,  Rishikesh Vinayak Kulkarni ,  E. Calvin Pickles ,  Yan Zhang ,  Vijaykumar Sathyamurthi

IPC: F25D11/02 ,  F25D17/06 ,  F25D29/00 ,  F25B49/02 ,  F25B5/04 ,  F25B5/02 ,  F25B41/04

Abstract: A refrigerating appliance includes a refrigerant line having a compressor and a condenser. A thermal exchange media is delivered from the condenser and through the refrigerant line to at least a freezer evaporator of a plurality of evaporators, wherein the thermal exchange media leaving the freezer evaporator defines spent media that is returned to the compressor. A multi-directional outlet valve selectively delivers the thermal exchange media to the freezer evaporator, wherein the multi-directional outlet valve also selectively delivers the thermal exchange media to at least one secondary evaporator of the plurality of evaporators to define a partially-spent media that is delivered to the freezer evaporator.

公开(公告)号：US11320188B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-03

申请号：US16226967

申请日：2018-12-20

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Amit A. Avhale ,  Taylor Clark ,  Benjamin G. Jimenez ,  E. Calvin Pickles ,  Richard Spletzer ,  David Walter ,  Yan Zhang

IPC: F25D11/02 ,  F25D17/06 ,  F25D17/08 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D23/06 ,  F25D23/00

Abstract: A refrigerator includes an outer wrapper, a fresh food compartment defined by a liner within the wrapper and separated from an interior of the outer wrapper at least along a first side wall of the fresh food compartment to define a void, and a door at least partially enclosing an opening to the fresh food compartment when in a closed position. A door compartment is positioned along the door. The refrigerator further includes an evaporator compartment positioned at least partially within the fresh food compartment and a duct in fluid communication with the evaporator compartment at a first end thereof and in communication with the door compartment a second end thereof. The duct has a first portion that extends laterally from the first end along a portion of the evaporator compartment and a second portion extending through the void along the first side wall of the fresh food compartment.

公开(公告)号：US10514194B2

公开(公告)日：2019-12-24

申请号：US15611294

申请日：2017-06-01

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Amit A. Avhale ,  Rishikesh Vinayak Kulkarni ,  E. Calvin Pickles ,  Yan Zhang ,  Vijaykumar Sathyamurthi

IPC: F25D11/02 ,  F25B5/02 ,  F25B5/04 ,  F25B41/04 ,  F25B49/02 ,  F25D17/06 ,  F25D29/00

Abstract: A refrigerating appliance includes a refrigerant line having a compressor and a condenser. A thermal exchange media is delivered from the condenser and through the refrigerant line to at least a freezer evaporator of a plurality of evaporators, wherein the thermal exchange media leaving the freezer evaporator defines spent media that is returned to the compressor. A multi-directional outlet valve selectively delivers the thermal exchange media to the freezer evaporator, wherein the multi-directional outlet valve also selectively delivers the thermal exchange media to at least one secondary evaporator of the plurality of evaporators to define a partially-spent media that is delivered to the freezer evaporator.

公开(公告)号：US10823479B2

公开(公告)日：2020-11-03

申请号：US16684786

申请日：2019-11-15

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Amit A. Avhale ,  Rishikesh Vinayak Kulkarni ,  E. Calvin Pickles ,  Yan Zhang ,  Vijaykumar Sathyamurthi

IPC: F25D11/02 ,  F25B49/02 ,  F25B5/04 ,  F25B5/02 ,  F25B41/04 ,  F25D17/06 ,  F25D29/00

Abstract: A refrigerating appliance includes a refrigerant line having a compressor and a condenser. A thermal exchange media is delivered from the condenser and through the refrigerant line to at least a freezer evaporator of a plurality of evaporators, wherein the thermal exchange media leaving the freezer evaporator defines spent media that is returned to the compressor. A multi-directional outlet valve selectively delivers the thermal exchange media to the freezer evaporator, wherein the multi-directional outlet valve also selectively delivers the thermal exchange media to at least one secondary evaporator of the plurality of evaporators to define a partially-spent media that is delivered to the freezer evaporator.

公开(公告)号：US20190204002A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-04

申请号：US16226967

申请日：2018-12-20

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Amit A. Avhale ,  Taylor Clark ,  Benjamin G. Jimenez ,  E. Calvin Pickles ,  Richard Spletzer ,  David Walter ,  Yan Zhang

IPC: F25D11/02 ,  F25D17/06 ,  F25D17/08 ,  F25D23/00 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D23/06

CPC classification number: F25D17/062 ,  F25D2317/062 ,  F25D2317/0671

Abstract: A refrigerator includes an outer wrapper, a fresh food compartment defined by a liner within the wrapper and separated from an interior of the outer wrapper at least along a first side wall of the fresh food compartment to define a void, and a door at least partially enclosing an opening to the fresh food compartment when in a closed position. A door compartment is positioned along the door. The refrigerator further includes an evaporator compartment positioned at least partially within the fresh food compartment and a duct in fluid communication with the evaporator compartment at a first end thereof and in communication with the door compartment a second end thereof. The duct has a first portion that extends laterally from the first end along a portion of the evaporator compartment and a second portion extending through the void along the first side wall of the fresh food compartment.

公开(公告)号：US20180347885A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-06

申请号：US15611294

申请日：2017-06-01

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Amit A. Avhale ,  Rishikesh Vinayak Kulkarni ,  E. Calvin Pickles ,  Yan Zhang ,  Vijaykumar Sathyamurthi

IPC: F25D11/02 ,  F25D17/06 ,  F25D29/00

Abstract: A refrigerating appliance includes a refrigerant line having a compressor and a condenser. A thermal exchange media is delivered from the condenser and through the refrigerant line to at least a freezer evaporator of a plurality of evaporators, wherein the thermal exchange media leaving the freezer evaporator defines spent media that is returned to the compressor. A multi-directional outlet valve selectively delivers the thermal exchange media to the freezer evaporator, wherein the multi-directional outlet valve also selectively delivers the thermal exchange media to at least one secondary evaporator of the plurality of evaporators to define a partially-spent media that is delivered to the freezer evaporator.