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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2012
Applicants:
Andrew D. Litch, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Guolian Wu, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Inventors:
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 ...
F25B 1/10 (2006.01); F25B 5/02 (2006.01); F25B 5/04 (2006.01); F25B 40/00 (2006.01); F25B 41/06 (2006.01); F25B 40/02 (2006.01); F25B 41/04 (2006.01); F25D 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 41/06 (2013.01); F25B 40/02 (2013.01); F25B 41/04 (2013.01); F25D 29/00 (2013.01); F25B 2341/0661 (2013.01); F25B 2400/0417 (2013.01); F25B 2400/052 (2013.01); F25B 2400/054 (2013.01); F25B 2500/26 (2013.01); F25B 2600/0251 (2013.01); F25B 2600/11 (2013.01); F25B 2600/2507 (2013.01); Y02B 40/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A refrigerator appliance including a refrigerant circuit between a condenser, an evaporator, and a compressor that includes two conduits and pressure reducing devices arranged in parallel between the evaporator and the condenser. The appliance also includes a valve system to direct refrigerant through one, both or none of the conduits and pressure reducing devices, and a heat exchanging member in thermal contact with either one pressure reducing device, or one conduit between the pressure reducing device and the valve system.