WO2002016843A1 - Frost free refrigerator having means to convert the freezer compartment also to fresh food compartment - Google Patents
Frost free refrigerator having means to convert the freezer compartment also to fresh food compartment Download PDFInfo
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- WO2002016843A1 WO2002016843A1 PCT/IN2000/000076 IN0000076W WO0216843A1 WO 2002016843 A1 WO2002016843 A1 WO 2002016843A1 IN 0000076 W IN0000076 W IN 0000076W WO 0216843 A1 WO0216843 A1 WO 0216843A1
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D11/00—Self-contained movable devices, e.g. domestic refrigerators
- F25D11/02—Self-contained movable devices, e.g. domestic refrigerators with cooling compartments at different temperatures
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D17/00—Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces
- F25D17/04—Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating air, e.g. by convection
- F25D17/042—Air treating means within refrigerated spaces
- F25D17/045—Air flow control arrangements
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D17/00—Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces
- F25D17/04—Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating air, e.g. by convection
- F25D17/06—Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating air, e.g. by convection by forced circulation
- F25D17/062—Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating air, e.g. by convection by forced circulation in household refrigerators
- F25D17/065—Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating air, e.g. by convection by forced circulation in household refrigerators with compartments at different temperatures
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D2317/00—Details or arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Details or arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces, not provided for in other groups of this subclass
- F25D2317/06—Details or arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Details or arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces, not provided for in other groups of this subclass with forced air circulation
- F25D2317/065—Details or arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Details or arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces, not provided for in other groups of this subclass with forced air circulation characterised by the air return
- F25D2317/0653—Details or arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Details or arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces, not provided for in other groups of this subclass with forced air circulation characterised by the air return through the mullion
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D2317/00—Details or arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Details or arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces, not provided for in other groups of this subclass
- F25D2317/06—Details or arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Details or arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces, not provided for in other groups of this subclass with forced air circulation
- F25D2317/067—Details or arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Details or arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces, not provided for in other groups of this subclass with forced air circulation characterised by air ducts
- F25D2317/0672—Outlet ducts
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D2317/00—Details or arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Details or arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces, not provided for in other groups of this subclass
- F25D2317/06—Details or arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Details or arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces, not provided for in other groups of this subclass with forced air circulation
- F25D2317/068—Details or arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Details or arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces, not provided for in other groups of this subclass with forced air circulation characterised by the fans
- F25D2317/0681—Details thereof
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D2400/00—General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for cooling or freezing apparatus not covered by any other subclass
- F25D2400/04—Refrigerators with a horizontal mullion
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D2400/00—General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for cooling or freezing apparatus not covered by any other subclass
- F25D2400/16—Convertible refrigerators
Definitions
- the invention relates to a frost free refrigerator having means to convert the freezer compartment also to fresh food compartment .
- a conventional domestic frost free refrigerator comprises a freezer compartment and a fresh food compartment. The two
- compartments are separated by a thick wall of insulation.
- the different temperatures required in these compartments are attained and maintained by controlling the cold air flow
- the freezer temperature is maintained well below the fresh food compartment by allowing more cold air flow into the freezer compartment.
- thermostat maintains the required temperature by controlling the compressor run time and/or by controlling the air flow.
- frost free refrigerator has a bigger freezer compartment compared with the direct cooling type refrigerator due to its inherent constructional features.
- refrigerator is mainly used for keeping fresh food at temperatures above 0°C, it may be advantageous to provide a
- the invention provides a frost free refrigerator having
- said refrigerator comprising : a freezer compartment ; a fresh food compartment having a vegetable
- crisper a crisper ; a compressor ; an evaporater ; and a fan for providing cool air flow into the refrigerator compartments characterised by a control means for controlling the quantity of cold air flow to the freezer compartment and
- Fig. 1 shows the sectional view of a conventional domestic frost free refrigerator
- Fig. 2 shows the enlarged view of the portion indicated by
- Fig. 3 shows the sectional view of a domestic frost free
- Fig. 4 shows the enlarged view of the portion indicated by
- the conventional frost free refrigerator comprises a freezer
- Air flow to fresh food compartment between the insulation freezer partition (8) and the freezer partition (9) is indicated by reference numeral 5 in Fig's 1 and 3.
- Fig. 3 The frost free refrigerator according to the invention is shown in Fig. 3 which has all the abovement ioned features of the conventional frost free refrigerator and they are indicated by the same reference numerals.
- Fig. 3 has all the abovement ioned features of the conventional frost free refrigerator and they are indicated by the same reference numerals.
- a control means for controlling the proportion of the air flow to the freezer compartment (1) and fresh food compartment (2).
- This control means comprises an inner buffle (11) supported by the freezer partition (9).
- the inner buffle (11) is movable with respect to an outer buffle (10) fixed to the
- the inner buffle (11) is provided with a knob (12) to enable it to move relative to the outer buffle (10). By doing so, the ratio of the quantity of air flow into the freezer compartment (1) to
- both the freezer compartment (1) and the fresh food compartment can be maintained more or less at the same
- buffle (11) is provided concentric with the outer buffle (10) to enable control of the quantity of air flow to each said compartments by turning the knob (12).
- frost free refrigerator according to the invention can be used in a normal mode with freezer compartment having temperature below 0°C and with freezer compartment having
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Priority Applications (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| AU2001218831A AU2001218831A1 (en) | 2000-08-23 | 2000-08-23 | Frost free refrigerator having means to convert the freezer compartment also to fresh food compartment |
| PCT/IN2000/000076 WO2002016843A1 (en) | 2000-08-23 | 2000-08-23 | Frost free refrigerator having means to convert the freezer compartment also to fresh food compartment |
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| PCT/IN2000/000076 WO2002016843A1 (en) | 2000-08-23 | 2000-08-23 | Frost free refrigerator having means to convert the freezer compartment also to fresh food compartment |
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| PCT/IN2000/000076 Ceased WO2002016843A1 (en) | 2000-08-23 | 2000-08-23 | Frost free refrigerator having means to convert the freezer compartment also to fresh food compartment |
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Cited By (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO2004040211A1 (en) * | 2002-10-29 | 2004-05-13 | BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH | No-frost refrigerator |
| EP1637822A4 (en) * | 2003-06-23 | 2011-07-27 | Air Operation Technologies Inc | Cooling device |
| EP2559960A3 (en) * | 2011-08-16 | 2017-07-05 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Refrigerator and control method thereof |
| EP3249325A1 (en) * | 2016-05-26 | 2017-11-29 | LG Electronics Inc. | Refrigerator |
Citations (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4614092A (en) * | 1982-07-12 | 1986-09-30 | Gold Star Company, Ltd. | Refrigerator with a closeable refrigerating compartment |
| US4642998A (en) * | 1985-09-06 | 1987-02-17 | Samsung Electronic Co., Ltd. | Refrigerator cooling air flow control apparatus |
| EP0541172A2 (en) * | 1991-11-08 | 1993-05-12 | CANDY S.p.A. | No-frost plural-compartment refrigerator |
| EP0553426A1 (en) * | 1992-01-28 | 1993-08-04 | Whirlpool Europe B.V. | Convertable combination refrigerator |
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- 2000-08-23 WO PCT/IN2000/000076 patent/WO2002016843A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2000-08-23 AU AU2001218831A patent/AU2001218831A1/en not_active Abandoned
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4614092A (en) * | 1982-07-12 | 1986-09-30 | Gold Star Company, Ltd. | Refrigerator with a closeable refrigerating compartment |
| US4642998A (en) * | 1985-09-06 | 1987-02-17 | Samsung Electronic Co., Ltd. | Refrigerator cooling air flow control apparatus |
| EP0541172A2 (en) * | 1991-11-08 | 1993-05-12 | CANDY S.p.A. | No-frost plural-compartment refrigerator |
| EP0553426A1 (en) * | 1992-01-28 | 1993-08-04 | Whirlpool Europe B.V. | Convertable combination refrigerator |
Cited By (12)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO2004040211A1 (en) * | 2002-10-29 | 2004-05-13 | BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH | No-frost refrigerator |
| CN100430676C (en) * | 2002-10-29 | 2008-11-05 | Bsh博施及西门子家用器具有限公司 | Frost-free refrigeration appliance |
| US7654106B2 (en) | 2002-10-29 | 2010-02-02 | Bsh Bosch Und Siemens Hausgeraete Gmbh | No-frost refrigerator |
| EP1637822A4 (en) * | 2003-06-23 | 2011-07-27 | Air Operation Technologies Inc | Cooling device |
| US9080809B2 (en) | 2003-06-23 | 2015-07-14 | Kogasangyo Co., Ltd. | Cooling device with a fan, a partition and a multiple air flow colliding aperture in the partition for defrosting purposes |
| EP2559960A3 (en) * | 2011-08-16 | 2017-07-05 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Refrigerator and control method thereof |
| EP3249325A1 (en) * | 2016-05-26 | 2017-11-29 | LG Electronics Inc. | Refrigerator |
| CN107436066A (en) * | 2016-05-26 | 2017-12-05 | Lg电子株式会社 | Refrigerator |
| US10527338B2 (en) | 2016-05-26 | 2020-01-07 | Lg Electronics Inc. | Refrigerator |
| CN107436066B (en) * | 2016-05-26 | 2020-03-03 | Lg电子株式会社 | Refrigerator with a door |
| US10690390B2 (en) | 2016-05-26 | 2020-06-23 | Lg Electronics Inc. | Refrigerator |
| EP4180750A1 (en) * | 2016-05-26 | 2023-05-17 | LG Electronics Inc. | Refrigerator |
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