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Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013

Filed:

Feb. 27, 2009
Applicants:

David L. Hall, Piedmont, SC (US);

James Scoville, Anderson, SC (US);

Inventors:

David L. Hall, Piedmont, SC (US);

James Scoville, Anderson, SC (US);

Assignee:

Electrolux Home Products, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 41/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A refrigeration system is provided with an ice maker chamber within a fresh food compartment. The refrigeration system includes a refrigeration path and an ice maker path. The ice maker path includes an electronic expansion valve for controlling the refrigerant entering an ice maker evaporator and an evaporator pressure regulator. Controlling the refrigeration system includes the steps of sensing a first refrigerant temperature at an exit of the ice maker evaporator and controlling a first control of the electronic expansion valve until the temperature reaches a temperature target. The method of controlling can further include comparing a slope of the temperature to at least one of a minimum, a target, or a maximum setting to adjust the control. Subsequently, a second control for the electronic expansion valve can be repeatedly adjusted by evaluating the first refrigerant temperature and the slope.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Hall, David. (2013). Fresh food ice maker control (U.S. Patent No. 8375734). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8375734

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