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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2020
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Robert L. Wetekamp, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Kyle B. Van Meter, Coralville, IA (US);
Alan G. Tarrant, Williamsburg, IA (US);
Ryan D. Schuchart, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Mauro M. Oliveira, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Alvin V. Miller, Swisher, IA (US);
Brent A. Koppenhaver, North Liberty, IA (US);
Carl J. Franken, Davenport, IA (US);
Nelson J. Ferragut, II, Williamsburg, IA (US);
Tim L. Coulter, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Greg Berardi, Iowa City, IA (US);
Thomas Carl Anell, Knoxville, IA (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
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 by monitoring state of an ice maker associated with the ice compartment and controlling temperature within compartments of the refrigerator based on the ice maker state. A damper controls air flow between the fresh food and freezer compartments. The control system can direct heat to the damper if the damper becomes frozen.