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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 19, 1998
James R Peterson, Stevensville, MI (US);
Steven J Kuehl, Stevensville, MI (US);
Michael S Kauffman, Stevensville, MI (US);
Jim J Pastryk, New Troy, MI (US);
Devinder Singh, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Richard C Spears, Stevensville, MI (US);
Jeffrey L Burk, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Donald E Janke, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Li Gong Ling, Singapore, SG;
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A refrigerator having a middle fresh food compartment and a relatively large bottom freezer compartment arranged below the fresh food compartment and a relatively small freezer compartment arranged above the fresh food compartment. The bottom freezer compartment preferably supports a drawer including a frame and a removable bin. Cool air can be supplied to the compartments of the refrigerator by employing a two fan control system such that no electromechanical baffles are required. Alternatively, cool air can be directed to the compartments of the refrigerator by use of a baffle which requires only a single electromechanical device to control air flow into three different compartments. The baffle includes a main rotary damper which can be positioned to provide proportional amounts of chilled air to the three separate compartments based on the degree of cooling required.