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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2013
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Douglas D. Leclear, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Andrew D. Litch, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Guolian Wu, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 11/00 (2006.01); F25B 1/00 (2006.01); F25C 5/00 (2006.01); F25D 23/00 (2006.01); F25D 23/02 (2006.01); F25D 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 11/00 (2013.01); F25B 1/005 (2013.01); F25C 5/005 (2013.01); F25D 23/006 (2013.01); F25D 23/02 (2013.01); F25D 11/02 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49359 (2015.01);
Abstract
A refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment. A door is pivotally coupled with the cabinet. A cooling system is disposed solely in the door and is in fluid communication with the refrigerator compartment and the freezer compartment. The cooling system maintains a temperature of the refrigerator compartment at a different temperature than the freezer compartment.