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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 1999
Filed:
May. 22, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kazu Yamamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Toshie Hiraoka, Tokyo, JP;
Mutsumi Kato, Tokyo, JP;
Katsumasa Sakamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Kunihiko Yagi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
62187 ; 236 493 ;
Abstract
In a freezer-equipped refrigerator, a refrigerating chamber or freezing chamber is divided into a plurality of sections having substantially same temperature zone. A temperature element is provided in each section, and an open/close damper and a duct for supplying cool wind for each section are also provided. In such a structure, control is made on whether or not cool wind should be supplied or not in accordance with a detected temperature.