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Refrigerators with door-mounted ice-making systems

A refrigerator-mounted technology, applied in the field of refrigerators with a door-mounted ice-making system, can solve the problems of increased cost, reduced storage capacity, and complicated arrangement of pipes and ports

Active Publication Date: 2021-07-20
MIDEA GRP CO LTD
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However, existing designs often come with trade-offs that result in reduced energy efficiency, increased cost, reduced storage capacity, and complex piping and port arrangements

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[0036] Turning now to the drawings (in which like reference numerals indicate like parts throughout the several views), figure 1 An example refrigerator 10 is illustrated in which various techniques and methods described herein may be implemented. Refrigerator 10 is a domestic type refrigerator and thus includes: a cabinet or case 12 that includes one or more food storage compartments (e.g., a fresh food compartment 14 and a freezer compartment 16); and one or more Each fresh food compartment door 18, 20 and one or more freezer compartment doors 22 are arranged adjacent to respective openings of the food storage compartments 14, 16 and are configured to close the corresponding food storage compartment 14 when the doors are closed. , 16 isolated from the external environment.

[0037] The fresh food compartment 14 is typically maintained at a temperature above freezing and is used for storing fresh foods such as produce, beverages, eggs, condiments, lunch meat, cheese, and the...

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Abstract

A refrigerator includes a cabinet including a fresh food compartment and a freezer compartment. The door-mounted ice-making system is located on the fresh food compartment door. The ice making system includes: ice making molds; ice storage bins; ice and water dispensers; and a closed refrigeration circuit that is separate from the main refrigeration cooling system of the refrigerator. The above-mentioned refrigeration circuit includes: a compressor; a condenser; an ice-making evaporator disposed between the outer wall of the fresh food compartment door and one or more inner walls, and in thermal contact with the ice-making mold to directly cool the ice-making evaporator. an ice mold; a cold wall evaporator disposed adjacent to the ice bank and along at least one inner wall of the door; and at least one valve disposed between the condenser and the ice making evaporator and the cold wall evaporator between one or both of them to regulate the flow of refrigerant to one or both of the ice making evaporator and the cold wall evaporator.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Patent Application No. 15 / 830845, filed December 4, 2017, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. Background technique [0003] Household refrigerators typically include both a fresh food compartment maintained at temperatures above freezing for storing fresh food and liquids, and a freezer compartment maintained at temperatures below freezing for long-term storage of frozen foods. Over the years, most refrigerators have fallen into one of two categories. For example, top-load refrigerators include a freezer compartment located near the top of the refrigerator that is accessible via an exterior door that is separate from the exterior door of the fresh food compartment, or that is accessible via an interior door within the fresh food compartment. Side-by-side refrigerators, on the other hand, orient the freezer and fresh food compartments close to...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): F25C1/12F25D23/12
CPCF25B5/02F25B47/025F25C5/185F25D19/04F25D23/006F25B2600/2511F25C2600/04F25C5/10F25D11/022F25D23/04F25C5/22F25C1/24F25C5/182F25D29/005
Inventor 艾瑞克·斯高富
Owner MIDEA GRP CO LTD