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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2020
Applicant:
Midea Group Co., Ltd., Foshan, CN;
Inventors:
Eric Scalf, Louisville, KY (US);
Mark W. Wilson, Simpsonville, KY (US);
Assignee:
MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD., Foshan, CN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 11/02 (2006.01); F25D 23/04 (2006.01); F25D 21/00 (2006.01); F25C 5/20 (2018.01); F25D 17/04 (2006.01); F25D 17/06 (2006.01); F25D 23/12 (2006.01); F25D 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 11/022 (2013.01); F25C 5/22 (2018.01); F25D 17/045 (2013.01); F25D 17/065 (2013.01); F25D 21/002 (2013.01); F25D 23/04 (2013.01); F25D 23/126 (2013.01); F25D 29/00 (2013.01); F25B 2347/021 (2013.01); F25D 2317/061 (2013.01); F25D 2317/067 (2013.01); F25D 2323/021 (2013.01);
Abstract
A refrigerator and method utilize a pair of tandem evaporators to provide cooling for both a compartment and an ice making system of a refrigerator. An upstream evaporator in the pair of tandem evaporators provides cooling for a compartment such as a freezer, fresh food, flexible cooling, or quick cooling compartment, while a downstream evaporator is in fluid communication with the upstream evaporator to receive a portion of the air cooled by the upstream evaporator and further cool the received portion for use in cooling one or more components of the ice making system.