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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2008
Eric K. Watson, Crestwood, KY (US);
Timothy Allen Hamel, Louisville, KY (US);
Denis Alagic, Lexington, KY (US);
Eric K. Watson, Crestwood, KY (US);
Timothy Allen Hamel, Louisville, KY (US);
Denis Alagic, Lexington, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A heating apparatus for heating a subcompartment in a compartment of an appliance is disclosed. The heating apparatus includes an electromagnetic member disposed in the compartment, and a metal member thermally coupled to the subcompartment. The metal member is magnetically coupled to the electromagnetic member to generate an eddy current in the metal member in response to a magnetic field generated by the electromagnetic member for heating the subcompartment. A related heating method and a refrigerator incorporating such a heating apparatus are also disclosed.