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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 1993
Filed:
Nov. 04, 1991
Martin C Severance, Louisville, KY (US);
Stephen Searl, Louisville, KY (US);
General Electric Company, , NY (US);
Abstract
A household refrigerator includes a refrigerant circuit having a compressor, a condenser receiving refrigerant from the compressor and a phase separator receiving refrigerant from the condenser. The liquid refrigerant containing portion of the phase separator is connected to the inlet of the freezer evaporator, the outlet of which is connected to the compressor. The vapor refrigerant containing portion of the phase separator is connected to the compressor. The fresh food evaporator is connected to the phase separator to receive liquid refrigerant from the phase separator and to return vapor refrigerant to the phase separator.