Abstract: Embodiments provide a door body for opening and closing a front part of an article body, whereby the door body includes a front panel constituting a front of the door body, a frame supporting at least a part of an outside edge of the front panel, and a back panel constituting a back of the door body. According to at least one embodiment, the frame includes a support plate extending to an inside of the article body in a substantially vertical direction, the front panel is bonded to the support plate with a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive film, the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive film extends from a leading edge of the support plate to an inside of the door body, and a radius of curvature of a front side corner of the leading edge of the support plate is 0.1 to 10 mm.

Abstract: A refrigerator having an improved structure that enhances the cooling efficiency.

Abstract: A household refrigerator has a receiving space for food, a back panel delimiting the receiving space at the back, a no-frost unit, and an air channel arranged behind the back panel and connected to the no-frost unit and has an outlet opening by which cold air from the no-frost unit can be introduced into the receiving space. A suction opening is provided by way of which air can be sucked out of the receiving space by the no-frost unit. The outlet opening and the suction opening are arranged at different levels. A baffle plate is arranged vertically between the outlet opening and the suction opening. The plate is arranged on the back panel and extends forwards in the direction of a loading opening, so cold air blown into the receiving space via the outlet opening flows around a leading edge of the baffle plate that faces the loading opening.

Abstract: A refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet that defines a chilled chamber. The cabinet has a duct with an inlet and an outlet. The inlet and outlet of the duct is contiguous with the chilled chamber of the cabinet such that air within the chilled chamber is flowable into the duct at the inlet of the duct and air within the duct is flowable into the chilled chamber at the outlet of the duct. A heat pump system is operable to cool the chilled chamber of the cabinet. The heat pump system includes a cold side heat exchanger in thermal communication with the air within the duct. The heat pump system also includes features for condensing water vapor from the air within the duct prior to the cold side heat exchanger.

Abstract: A refrigerator including a refrigerator body including a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment, a refrigerating compartment cooling circuit including a refrigerating compartment compressor for compressing refrigerant, a refrigerating compartment condenser, a refrigerating compartment expansion unit, and a refrigerating compartment evaporator for causing the refrigerant to exchange heat with the refrigerating compartment; a freezing compartment cooling circuit including a freezing compartment compressor for compressing refrigerant, a freezing compartment condenser, a freezing compartment expansion unit, and a freezing compartment evaporator; a refrigerating compartment temperature sensor; a freezing compartment temperature sensor; and a control unit for controlling the refrigerating compartment compressor and the freezing compartment compressor to be concurrently operated so as to proceed to a concurrent operation mode when the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment are under a c

Abstract: A refrigerator having an intermediate storage compartment, which has an improved structure of a return flow passage to return cold air from the intermediate storage compartment. The refrigerator includes a first evaporator to supply cold air to an upper storage compartment, a second evaporator to supply cold air to a lower storage compartment, a cold air supply duct to supply cold air generated at the second evaporator to an intermediate storage compartment, and a curved section formed at a top of the intermediate storage compartment to uniformly distribute the cold air supplied via the cold air supply duct in the intermediate storage compartment. The refrigerator also includes a cold air return duct to return cold air from the intermediate storage compartment, and an ice-making cold air return duct to return cold air from an ice maker. The cold air return duct is joined with the ice-making cold air return duct.

Abstract: This disclosure presents a stackable, multicompartment portable cooler with enhanced climate control and delivery features. The cooler may include adjustable vents for precisely controlling the temperature differential between adjacent compartments, a brochure receptor for including information about the delivery, and/or an automatic delivery flag for notification purposes. In addition, the cooler is modular and may be assembled/disassembled through the use of removable compartment dividers that subdivide the stacked main compartments into many subcompartments.

Abstract: An appliance includes a cabinet; a first compartment; and a second compartment. The first compartment and the second compartment are separated by a horizontal mullion. The cabinet also typically includes a coolant system that has: a single compressor for regulating a temperature of the first compartment and a temperature of the second compartment operably connected to at least one evaporator; a shared coolant fluid connection system; and a coolant fluid spaced within the shared coolant fluid connection system used to regulate both the temperature of the first compartment and the second compartment. The compressor can provide the shared coolant at at least two different pressures to at least one evaporator using the shared coolant fluid connection circuit. The ratio of the substantially steady state heat gain for the first compartment to the substantially steady state total heat gain for the overall cabinet is about 0.65:1 or greater.

Abstract: A refrigerator having a valve to control the supply of a refrigerant to a plurality of storage chambers and a control method of the same. An opening time rate of the valve is changed based on modes of the storage chambers to control the amount of the refrigerant supplied to the storage chambers, thereby avoiding concentration of the refrigerant in one of the storage chambers and thus preventing refrigerant shortage in the other storage chambers. Also, left and right temperature deviation of each storage chamber is reduced, thereby achieving uniform temperature distribution of each storage chamber.

Abstract: An appliance includes a cabinet; a first compartment; and a second compartment. The first compartment and the second compartment are separated by a vertical mullion. The cabinet also typically includes a coolant system that has: a single compressor for regulating a temperature of the first compartment and a temperature of the second compartment operably connected to at least one evaporator; a shared coolant fluid connection system; and a coolant fluid spaced within the shared coolant fluid connection system used to regulate both the temperature of the first compartment and the second compartment. The compressor can provide the shared coolant at at least two different pressures to at least one evaporator using the shared coolant fluid connection circuit. The ratio of the substantially steady state heat gain for the first compartment to the substantially steady state total heat gain for the overall cabinet is about 0.65:1 or greater.

Abstract: An appliance includes a cabinet; a first compartment; and a second compartment. The first compartment and the second compartment are separated by a horizontal mullion. The cabinet also typically includes a coolant system that has: a single compressor for regulating a temperature of the first compartment and a temperature of the second compartment operably connected to at least one evaporator; a shared coolant fluid connection system; and a coolant fluid spaced within the shared coolant fluid connection system used to regulate both the temperature of the first compartment and the second compartment. The compressor can provide the shared coolant at at least two different pressures to at least one evaporator using the shared coolant fluid connection circuit. The ratio of the substantially steady state heat gain for the first compartment to the substantially steady state total heat gain for the overall cabinet is about 0.65:1 or greater.

Abstract: A refrigerator with an ice making device. The refrigerator includes a body defined with a refrigerating compartment, a freezing compartment, and an ice making compartment, the ice making compartment arranged in the refrigerating compartment while being thermally insulated from the refrigerating compartment, a first evaporator arranged in the refrigerating compartment, a second evaporator arranged in the freezing compartment, a refrigerating duct for circulating cold air from the first evaporator to the refrigerating compartment, a freezing duct for circulating cold air from the second evaporator to the freezing compartment, and an ice making flow passage for communicating the second evaporator and the ice making compartment. The second evaporator, ice making compartment, and ice making flow passage form a closed circuit such that the cold air in the ice making compartment does not enter the refrigerating compartment.

Abstract: A refrigeration device comprising at least two storage compartments that are thermally insulated from one another and from the environment. In said device, an evaporator that can be cooled independently of an evaporator of the other storage compartment or compartments, is allocated to each storage compartment. Said device is equipped with elements for switching at least one of the compartments from a freezing mode to a non-freezing mode.

Abstract: Certain embodiments disclosed herein relate to compositions, methods, devices, systems, and products regarding frozen particles. In certain embodiments, the frozen particles include materials at low temperatures. In certain embodiments, the frozen particles provide vehicles for delivery of particular agents. In certain embodiments, the frozen particles are administered to at least one substrate.

Abstract: An appliance system including an appliance and a turbo-chilling chamber is provided. The turbo-chilling chamber has a main body portion that typically includes: a rigid distal wall surrounding a foodstuff receiving space that accommodates variously sized foodstuffs (beverage containers); a rigid inner wall having at least one aperture along the length thereof and surrounding the foodstuff when the foodstuff is within the foodstuff receiving space; and a rigid intermediate wall between the rigid inner wall and the rigid distal wall that defines a coolant chamber between the rigid distal wall and the rigid intermediate wall and also defines an air cooling channel between the rigid intermediate wall and the rigid inner wall. A fan moves air through the air cooling channel and the at least one aperture and past the foodstuff. A method of turbo-chilling a foodstuff/beverage container/beverage within the turbo-chilling chamber is also provided.

Abstract: A dual evaporator refrigerator includes a freezer compartment and a refrigeration compartment with an enclosed pan. A freezer evaporator with a freezer fan is in the freezer compartment for cooling the freezer compartment and a refrigeration evaporator with a first refrigeration fan is in the refrigeration compartment for cooling the refrigeration compartment. A compressor provides refrigerant flow to the freezer and the refrigeration evaporators. A second refrigeration fan moves air from the refrigeration evaporator to the enclosed pan.

Abstract: The invention relates to a housing that encloses an inner chamber, a cold air pipe that extends in a wall of the housing separated from the inner chamber by an insulating layer, and a transition piece that connects one end of the cold air pipe to an air inlet of the inner chamber. The transition piece includes a guide wall that extends from one end of the insulating layer to an edge of the air inlet adjacent to the one end of the insulating layer, connecting a wall of the cold air pipe that is adjacent to the insulating layer to the adjacent edge of the air inlet in a continuous manner.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for filtering and drying a product. In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus comprises a container having a plurality of porous walls and a plurality of solid walls that divide the container into a plurality of product chambers, a plurality of vacuum chambers, and, preferably, a plurality of heat transfer chambers. Each product chamber shares at least one porous wall with an adjacent vacuum chamber. Each product chamber preferably shares at least one solid wall with an adjacent heat transfer chamber. According to the method of the present invention, a product is introduced into the product chambers, where the product is held while a substance is filtered from the product through the porous walls and the product is dried by reducing the pressure in the vacuum chambers and the product chambers.

Abstract: A refrigeration system includes a housing and a plurality of pans removably positionable therein. A water chilling system is disposed within the housing and includes a compressor and a water reservoir housing a cooling coil disposed therein. A plurality of pipes are disposed inside and outside the water reservoir respectively for channeling chilled water out of the reservoir and warm water into the reservoir. A pump is disposed within the reservoir and connected to one of the plurality of pipes for pumping chilled water outwardly and away from the reservoir. A plurality of tubes are connected to the plurality of pipes for channeling water away from and towards the plurality of pipes, respectively. The water chilling system further includes a plurality of coils having substantially serpentine shapes selectively positionable within the pans for directing chilled water into the plurality of pans and for cooling the products disposed therein.

Abstract: A temperature control method for a refrigerator includes providing a valve device, in which an inflow port where a refrigerant flows into, at least two outflow ports having a first outflow port and a second outflow port where the refrigerant flows out, and a valve element for performing opening/closing of the outflow ports are positioned in a sealed space. The method also includes providing a valve element drive device for driving the valve element. The method further includes controlling the valve element drive device, at the time a power source of the refrigerator is turned on, to reciprocate between a first mode as an OPEN-CLOSE mode and a second mode on a CLOSE-OPEN mode until a temperature in a first chamber where the refrigerant is supplied through the first outflow port, and a temperature in a second chamber where the refrigerant is supplied through the second outflow port, are lowered to reach to a prescribed temperature.

Abstract: A cold-storage appliance includes an open-topped insulating container defining an external surface; an insulating lid adapted to close the open top of the container; a cooling means adapted to cool the interior of the container; and a structure supporting the container, the lid and the cooling means; wherein the container is mounted to the structure for movement relative to the structure and the lid to open the container and afford access to its interior or to close the container. The cold-storage appliance includes air transfer valves that mitigate the piston effect experienced when opening and closing a drawer, and bellows are attached to the drawer to maintain the vapor barrier.

Abstract: A refrigerator designed to enlarge the interior capacity of a storage compartment and to enhance the circulating efficiency of cool air. The refrigerator includes a cabinet, a projecting part, an evaporator, a cool air circulating fan, and a machine room. The cabinet is provided with a storage compartment. The projecting part is upwardly projected from a predetermined position on the upper portion of the cabinet to define an air cooling chamber, and the air cooling chamber is defined in an upward direction from the upper portion of the storage compartment. The evaporator and cool air circulating fan are installed in the air cooling chamber defined in the projecting part. The machine room is provided on the upper portion of the cabinet at a position opposed to the projecting part. A compressor and a condenser are installed in the machine room.

Abstract: A refrigerator designed to enlarge the interior capacity of a storage compartment and to enhance the circulating efficiency of cool air. The refrigerator includes a cabinet, a projecting part, an evaporator, a cool air circulating fan, and a machine room. The cabinet is provided with a storage compartment. The projecting part is upwardly projected from a predetermined position on the upper portion of the cabinet to define an air cooling chamber, and the air cooling chamber is defined in an upward direction from the upper portion of the storage compartment. The evaporator and cool air circulating fan are installed in the air cooling chamber defined in the projecting part. The machine room is provided on the upper portion of the cabinet at a position opposed to the projecting part. A compressor and a condenser are installed in the machine room.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a heat-insulating housing having compartments separated from one another and each having a different temperature, evaporators each cooling one of the compartments with a refrigerant, each compartment having a different refrigerating capacity, throttles each connected upstream of an evaporator, a refrigerant compressor having a suction side connected to a refrigerant collector, and at least one activator connected to the evaporators, the activator positively and separately controlling circulation of the refrigerant through the evaporators. The compressor is connected to the throttles and evaporators for circulating the refrigerant. One evaporator has a higher capacity and a refrigerant routing portion with a refrigerant reception volume. The collector collects an amount of refrigerant when the compressor is in the standstill phase. More than a majority of the reception volume of the refrigerant routing portion is filled with the refrigerant in the standstill phase of the compressor.

Abstract: A vehicle adapted to hold and transport groceries for home delivery comprises a chassis and a storage unit. The storage unit includes multiple compartments maintained at different temperatures to keep items placed therein refrigerated, frozen or at ambient temperature. Each of the compartments is easily accessible from the ground and has at least one rack mounted therein. The racks support totes filled with grocery orders.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a multi-compartment type refrigerator and method for controlling the same. The refrigerator includes a plurality of storage compartments. A plurality of evaporators are each positioned in each of the storage compartments, respectively. A compressor supplies refrigerant to the evaporators through a branched refrigerant conduit. A plurality of opening/closing valves are each positioned on a refrigerant conduit upstream of each of the evaporators for selectively controlling supply of refrigerant to the evaporators. Reference compartment defining means defines as a reference storage compartment one of the storage compartments that has a relatively great load. Control means controls starting of the compressor depending on a change of a temperature of the reference storage compartment.

Abstract: An operation control apparatus for a refrigerator performs a cooling operation by using a refrigerating compartment temperature regulator directly connected to a power-supply input terminal even if a freezing compartment temperature regulator is turned off, thereby effectively restricting an increase of the inside temperature of the refrigerating compartment.

Abstract: A refrigerator with at least one medium/low temperature-freezing compartment and a compression refrigeration system with a thermal storage, and a method of operating the refrigeration system with a thermal storage are provided. The refrigeration system includes a compressor, a condenser, a thermal storage, a medium/low temperature evaporator, a first expansion device, a second expansion device, a bypass line to bypass the second expansion device, a refrigerant valve to direct refrigerant flow after the thermal storage either to the bypass line or to the second expansion device, and control means to control temperature in the compartments, the compressor and the valve operations. The method comprises steps of charge and discharge of the thermal storage. During the thermal storage discharge refrigerant evaporates in the medium/low temperature evaporator providing refrigeration to the freezing compartment.

Abstract: A freezing cycle apparatus having quick freezing and thawing functions which is capable of implementing a quick freezing function of foods using an auxiliary evaporator installed in a freezing cycle apparatus, dividing a freezing chamber of the refrigerator into a quick freezing chamber and a common refreezing chamber, and using the thusly divided quick freezing chamber.

Abstract: A refrigerant circulation apparatus utilizing two evaporators operating at respectively different evaporating temperatures which is capable of efficient refrigerant circulation by performing a heat exchange by contact between a refrigerant pipe guiding refrigerant discharged from a condenser to an evaporator and a refrigerant pipe guiding refrigerant discharged from the evaporator to a compressor in order to enhance the refrigerating ability when an evaporator is operated at a high evaporating temperature and pressure, includes a compressor, a condenser, a plurality of evaporators operating at different respective evaporating temperatures, a first plurality of refrigerant pipes for guiding the refrigerant discharged from the condenser to the plurality of evaporators, and a second plurality of refrigerant pipes predetermined portions of which are in heat exchanging contact with the first plurality of refrigerant pipes.

Abstract: A laboratory refrigerator, in particular a refrigerated incubator, in which an inner basin surrounding the useful storage volume is surrounded by an outer basin. The air in the useful storage volume is circulated via a chamber formed between the inner basin and the outer basin and re-enters the useful storage volume via apertures in the side walls of the inner basin. Heating elements are provided in the chamber for controlling the temperature of the circulating air and labyrinthine plate evaporators are provided on the outside of the side walls of the outer basin.

Abstract: A refrigeration appliance is provided which has a freezer compartment, a fresh food compartment and a refrigeration system for cooling the two compartments. Two evaporators operating at different temperatures, or a single evaporator operating at sequentially different temperatures is used in the refrigeration system to provide the cooling of the two compartments. An ice making device is provided in the fresh food compartment, thermally associated with the evaporator used to cool the fresh food compartment operating at a warmer temperature, such that ice is formed and stored in the fresh food compartment. Dispensing means extending through the door of the fresh food compartment are provided to allow for dispensing of ice through the fresh food compartment door.

Abstract: A refrigeration system for refrigerators having two or more compartments maintained at different temperatures comprises separate cycles for each compartment, each cycle in turn comprising separate evaporator means, heat exchanger means and compressor. To provide for cycle separation, the condenser may be split into separate units, connected by phase separators where appropriate. The system is particularly designed for use in connection with mixed, nonazeotropic refrigerants.

Abstract: Agricultural crops are cooled immediately after harvest to prevent postharvest deterioration. A forced-air cooling system is utilized wherein air permeable containers of produce are stacked in rows within a warehouse to define multiple cooling bays. Each bay is independently operated for the sequential loading, cooling and unloading of its contents without appreciable energy losses to surrounding bays.

Abstract: A refrigerator for use on vehicles and having a storage chamber horizontally divided into a plurality of spaces by shelves, each of which is preferably adjustable to provide for adjustment of the spaces. An air passage means is defined in the refrigerator to form a closed air circulation passage in each of the spaces with refrigerating means associated with each air circulation passage whereby the temperature in each of the spaces can be independently control.

Abstract: The refrigeration system disclosed herein provides separate chilling and freezing compartments and operates in alternate phases. In the first phase, an evaporator which controls chilling compartment temperature also absorbs heat from a thermal mass through the change of phase of a liquid to a solid. In the second phase, this evaporator becomes a condenser for the operation of a second evaporator associated with the freezer component. During this second phase, the heat transfer is reversed, the fusion energy of the first phase is recaptured as melting energy in the second. Accordingly, heat is transferred from the second evaporator to the mass over a temperature differential which is less than that existing between the second evaporator and the environment.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a freezer compartment, a fresh food compartment and an evaporator chamber. Air is circulated between the chamber and each compartment. Air from the fresh food compartment is returned through a return duct. The evaporator has one section in the evaporator chamber and another section in the return air duct so that the fresh food compartment return air passes over both of the evaporator sections while the freezer return air passes over only the evaporator section in the evaporator chamber.

Abstract: A refrigerator, particularly the type having a frozen compartment, having a front door and at least one refrigerated module compartment accessible when the door is opened, the compartment receiving a removable food module. The module is divided both horizontally and vertically into a plurality of tray compartments, the vertical divisions corresponding to a multiplicity of consecutive days in a period. Such tray compartments are marked with indicia for designating the days in the period corresponding to the respective tray compartments. Trays are provided for the tray compartments, preferably in stacked configuration within each tray compartment, with each tray having food for preparation on the day designated for such tray compartment. Accordingly, the module may be removed at the end of the period and replaced with a like module containing food for a subsequent period of days. Each tray preferably contains food items preselected for providing a complete meal.

Abstract: A device for cooling the human body including a console having its interior communicating with a source of cooled and otherwise conditioned air, a seat adjacent to the console for supporting a user in sitting position with legs astride the console, the console having a face outlet opening upwardly from an upper region of the console for passing the conditioned air to a user's face, and the console having hand outlets opening upwardly from an upper region for passing conditioned air to a user's hands.

Abstract: A refrigeration unit formed of compartments at different temperatures, separately regulated, comprising a refrigerant circuit equipped with a single motor-compressor, and composed of a primary circuit comprising a capillary tube and several evaporators, and a secondary circuit with a condenser and an evaporator, the condenser forming part of a heat exchanger with one of the primary circuit evaporators, and the evaporator, by a thermal valve effect, cooling the freezer compartment of the unit.

Abstract: Refrigerator having a large volume refrigeration chamber cooled by natural convection, including a defrostable finned evaporator disposed in upright position in the chamber, the evaporator being subdivided into at least two sections connected together in series in a refrigerant flow path, a view shield serving as an air baffle disposed in front of the evaporator, and a substantially horizontally disposed partition occupying substantially the entire usable cross sectional area of the chamber, the partition having an edge extended between the sections of the evaporator.

Abstract: A dual temperature merchandiser incorporating both upper and lower communicating compartments, the upper compartment for chilling food products, with the lower compartment disposed for holding frozen food products, a single refrigeration unit incorporating the condenser and compressor are provided for maintaining the chilled and freezing temperatures within their respective compartments, and evaporators operatively associated and rendered functional by the aforesaid condenser and compressor being provided within each of the compartments, thermostatic controls responsive to the temperatures maintained within each compartment a valve operatively associated with the thermostatic control maintained in the upper chilling compartment and providing for the flow, or curtailment thereof, of refrigerant through the evaporator maintained within said compartment for independently maintaining the chilling temperature therein, regardless of the continued transfer of refrigerant through the lower compartment and sustaining

Abstract: An air conditioning system for a building having a building cooling load is described. The system includes a cooling circuit for a cooling fluid. The building cooling load is connected in the circuit. The circuit includes means for circulating the cooling fluid unidirectionally in the circuit and through the building cooling load, and means for cooling the fluid. The system also includes means for delivering fresh air to the building, including an inlet duct having a outer end communicating with ambient air outside the building, and means for drawing air into the building through the duct. The cooling circuit includes a heat transfer coil connected in the circuit upstream of the cooling means and defining a fluid flow path for the cooling fluid. The coil is arranged in the fresh air inlet duct so as to allow heat energy transfer between air in the duct and fluid in the coil.

Abstract: A refrigerator principally for home use, the refrigerator having a temperature control panel on the front exterior thereof for indicating and regulating the temperatures within both the freezer and cool compartments, thus readily providing means for observing and controlling the existing temperatures therein, and eliminating the necessity of opening the refrigerator doors for ascertaining and adjusting internal refrigerator temperatures to efficient and desirable levels.