Exterior Wall Patents (Class 62/444)
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Patent number: 10786095Abstract: A glazing system includes at least one object displaying at least one body to be glazed. The body to be glazed incorporates a sealed chamber extending inside the body, the chamber having at least one inlet situated at the bottom of the chamber and at least one evacuation outlet situated at the top of the chamber. The system includes a refrigeration device having a refrigeration circuit coupled to the inlet and the evacuation outlet. The refrigeration device circulates a refrigerated liquid between the inlet and the evacuation outlet.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2016Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Inventor: Didier Jaconelli
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Patent number: 10551111Abstract: Disclosed is a refrigerator. First and second inner containers (110, 120) are respectively provided with first and second tube evaporators (210) in the inside thereof. The first and second inner containers (110, 120) are respectively provided with first and second winding tube evaporators (310, 320) on the outside thereof. First connecting tubes protrude from the first inner container (110) at two ends of the first tube evaporator (210), and the first winding tube evaporator (310) is connected to one of the first connecting tubes. Second connecting tubes protrude from the second inner container (120) at two ends of the second tube evaporator, the second winding tube evaporator (320) is connected to one of the second connecting tubes, and the other of the first connecting tubes is connected to the other of the second connecting tubes.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2018Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignees: HEFEI MIDEA REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Xianchun Meng, Zhongcheng Fang, Qunna Rui, Guofu Wu
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Patent number: 8966929Abstract: A refrigerator includes a first storage compartment defining a first interior volume. A first evaporator is configured to cool air that flows past. A first plenum includes a first air outlet, a second air outlet and a first air inlet disposed between the first and second air outlets. The first air inlet is configured to receive air into the first plenum from the first interior volume. The first plenum is configured to flow the air received in the first air inlet over the first evaporator to cool the air. The first and second air outlets are configured to flow the cool air from the first plenum into the first interior volume.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2007Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Alexander Pinkus Rafalovich, Ziqiang Hu
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Patent number: 8789387Abstract: A refrigerator, in which a main body includes a refrigerating chamber and a freezing chamber. A cold air generation chamber for the freezing chamber is provided on an uppermost part of the main body, communicates with the freezing chamber, and houses a freezing chamber evaporator. A cold air generation chamber for the refrigerating chamber is provided separate from the cold air generation chamber for the freezing chamber and houses a refrigerating chamber evaporator.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2009Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Kyeong Yun Kim, Jang Seok Lee, Min Kyu Oh, Youn Seok Lee, Su Nam Chae
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Patent number: 8726689Abstract: Disclosed is a refrigerator including a storage compartment, a door for opening/closing a front surface of the storage compartment, and a cold storage unit provided in a storage space defined in the storage compartment. The cold storage unit is rotatably installed at one sidewall defining the storage space to serve as a shelf, so that convenience of use and space utility are improved.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2008Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Young Shin Jang, Young Gwi Park
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Patent number: 8523374Abstract: This present embodiment relates to a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes an exterior member which defines the appearance of the refrigerator and in which a transmissive part, through which light is passed, is formed; a decoration member provided at a rear side of the exterior member; and a light-emitting unit which emits light toward the decoration member.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2008Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Chanju Pae
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Patent number: 7942013Abstract: The present invention is directed to a display for a refrigerator, comprising a display case mounted to a display mounting portion provided to a front surface of a refrigerator door and provided with a predetermined installation space therein; a printed circuit board (PCB) installed to the display case and including an input portion for receiving various operation signals for the refrigerator and a display portion for displaying a variety of operating information for the refrigerator; and a display cover provided to one side of the PCB and defining a front surface of the display. According to the present invention, there are advantages in that errors occurring at an installation process can be minimized, the assembly and installation processes can be more easily made, and the repair and exchange can also be easily performed.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2007Date of Patent: May 17, 2011Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Ung-Su Kim
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Patent number: 7845189Abstract: A door for a refrigeration device having an internal wall and an external and a thermally insulting layer sandwiched between the walls. The external wall is divided into a first section that is covered with a decorative panel to match the surrounding furniture and an undecorated exposed second section. The first and second sections can be connected in two parts at the level of an undercut edge formed therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2004Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventor: Peter Bauer
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Patent number: 7296432Abstract: Refrigerator housing including an one-piece external housing made (6) from synthetic material; an internal housing (1) made (6) from synthetic material, which forms a cooling compartment and comprises an access opening (2); said external housing (6) and said internal housing (1) being in sealed manner connected to one another in the region of said access opening (2) on the front side, welded together or glued together in particular, and a hollow space (12) serving for isolation being formed between internal housing (1) and external housing (6); said external housing (6) on its rear side comprising an opening (11) through which essentially the entire hollow space is accessible for introducing isolation material.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2003Date of Patent: November 20, 2007Assignee: Dometic GmbHInventors: Volker Müller, Manfred Lorek
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Patent number: 7089681Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2002Date of Patent: August 15, 2006Assignee: Alkermes Controlled Therapeutics, Inc.Inventors: Paul F. Herbert, Douglas M. Bissonnette, Gregory C. Troiano
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Patent number: 6955064Abstract: Disclosed herein is a machine room back cover integrated with a condenser for a refrigerator, which is capable of protecting a machine room in which a compressor as one of elements constituting a refrigeration cycle is provided and serving as a heat emission plate by which coolant heat emitted from a condenser is dissipated outside the refrigerator by contacting with air introduced from the external of the machine room.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2003Date of Patent: October 18, 2005Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Myung Ryul Lee, Young Ju Ha
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Publication number: 20040144129Abstract: A direct cooling type refrigerator capable of increasing the heat exchange performance of a refrigerant, thereby rapidly cooling its storage compartment. The refrigerator includes an outer casing defining an appearance of the refrigerator, an inner casing arranged within the outer casing, and defined with a storage compartment, an insulator interposed between the outer casing and the inner casing, a compressor for compressing a refrigerant, and an evaporator arranged to be in contact with the inner casing, and adapted to cool the inner casing in accordance with evaporation of a refrigerant passing therethrough.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2003Publication date: July 29, 2004Inventors: Tae Hee Lee, Kyung Sik Kim, Yang Gyu Kim, Se Young Kim, Chan Ho Chun, Youn Seok Lee
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Patent number: 6604377Abstract: A chill blow-off port is provided on a front surface side within a refrigerating compartment, and a chill return port is provided on a back wall of the refrigerating compartment, so that a chill generated by a heat exchanger flows from the front surface side within the refrigerating compartment toward the rear in the depth. Thereby, temperature unevenness within the refrigerating compartment is effectively eliminated and a cooling rate of a preserved food is enhanced.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2001Date of Patent: August 12, 2003Assignee: Fujitsu General LimitedInventors: Katsumi Watanabe, Yutaka Kameda, Masataka Eto, Susumu Oagu, Shinjiro Asakura, Kentaro Shiozaki, Kenji Haruyama, Youichi Higashionna
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Publication number: 20020121095Abstract: A temperature controlled compartment apparatus in the form of a kitchen drawer mounted in an interior compartment that is cooled by one or more thermoelectric heat pump modules in the rear portion of a housing surrounding the drawer. A fan circulates air from the drawer past each thermoelectric heat pump module for cooling the air for the drawer and another fan or fans circulates external air past each thermoelectric heat pump module for removing heat from each module by that external air.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2002Publication date: September 5, 2002Inventors: Joseph R. Adamski, Zhihui Jin
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Patent number: 5979174Abstract: A refrigerator includes a fresh food compartment, a freezer compartment defined by inner walls and an outer case respectively, an insulation barrier separating the compartments, and doors for providing access to the compartments. A passageway is formed in the barrier for providing refrigerated air to the fresh food compartment. A connecting duct diverges from the passageway and extends forwardly towards the front portion of the fresh food compartment. A door duct communicating with the connecting duct when the door is closed is coupled to the door. As a result, the fresh food compartment and door-adjacent portions of the fresh food compartment are promptly and uniformly cooled.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 1998Date of Patent: November 9, 1999Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Seok Ro Kim, San Ho Park, Kyung Seok Yoon, Gyoo Jong Bae, Sung Ho Shin
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Patent number: 5642622Abstract: A refrigerator having a heat pump mounted within the insulated portion of the refrigerator cabinet which is cooled by the heat pump. The heat pump is a Stirling cycle or Rankine cycle heat pump, is used to cool the interior of the refrigerator cabinet, and is mounted in an insulated housing to limit the transfer of heat from the heat pump into the refrigerator cabinet. A heat transporting conduit connects the heat pump to an exterior heat exchanger mounted outside the refrigerator cabinet.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 1995Date of Patent: July 1, 1997Assignee: Sunpower, Inc.Inventors: David M. Berchowitz, Dale E. Kiikka
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Patent number: 5369963Abstract: An air circulation system in a two compartment refrigeration device is provided wherein a restriction device in the form of movable baffles is located in an air conduit connecting the two compartments. The baffles are held in a factory pre-set position by a detent arrangement and the baffles can be selectively moved relative to one another in a non rotatable fashion, such as linearly by service personnel in order to change the ratio of air flowing into the two compartments.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 1993Date of Patent: December 6, 1994Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Ernest C. Pickles, Adrian I. Micu
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Patent number: 4907419Abstract: A modular self-contained mechanical refrigeration unit adapted to form one wall of a refrigeration appliance is relatively thin and includes all of the electrical, mechanical and control components of the sealed refrigeration system.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 1988Date of Patent: March 13, 1990Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Richard W. Kruck, Omer N. Cur, Douglas D. Leclear, Steven J. Kuehl, Ralph R. Burin
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Patent number: 4884415Abstract: Heat transfer between metal surfaces warmed by a condenser yoder loop and the storage compartments of a refrigerator is prevented by forming a longitudinal rib around the outwardly extending flanges of the compartment liners, whereby engagement of the external surfaces of the ribs by the door gaskets form positive heat transfer barriers between the warm metal surfaces and the interiors of the compartments.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 1988Date of Patent: December 5, 1989Assignee: Maytag CorporationInventors: Sheldon W. Mandel, Chinmoy Banerjee
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Patent number: 4704874Abstract: An air flow system for a refrigerator having a refrigeration system including a condenser, evaporator, compressor, and thermostatic control. A freezer compartment is located at the top of the refrigerator and a fresh food compartment is located below the freezer compartment with the compartments being separated by a partition. An area above the fresh food compartment contains the evaporator and a fan for circulating air through the evaporator, which fan cycles on when the compressor is operating and off when the compressor is not operating. The air flow system includes an air duct having an upper end to receive cold air from the evaporator and a lower end having an air flow control assembly located in the fresh food compartment for discharging cold air into the fresh food compartment.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 1986Date of Patent: November 10, 1987Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: James B. Thompson, Brent A. Junge
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Patent number: 4306616Abstract: A refrigerated shelf for a food display counter comprising a sheet of metal having an upper surface for supporting chilled food items and a cooling coil at the underside of the shelf, the coil being adapted for the flow of coolant therethrough for cooling the shelf. Heat transfer means in heat-exchange relation with the coil and the underside of the shelf is provided for effecting a substantially uniform temperature condition throughout the upper surface of the shelf.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 1980Date of Patent: December 22, 1981Assignee: Duke Manufacturing Co.Inventors: John J. Woods, Jr., Robert L. Bergholtz