Auto defrost refrigerator
A refrigerator is described including: an upper freezer compartment, a lower fresh food compartment and an insulating partition separating the compartments; an evaporator chamber separate from the freezer and fresh food compartment and above the fresh food compartment; means for conducting relatively cold air from the chamber to the freezer compartment and means for conducting relatively cold air from the chamber to the fresh food compartment; return means for returning relatively warm air from the freezer compartment to the chamber; duct means connecting the lower portion of the fresh food compartment with the chamber for returning relative warm air from the fresh food compartment to the chamber; evaporator means, including a first evaporator section positioned in the evaporator chamber and a second evaporator section positioned in the duct means, for cooling air passing thereover; and fan means for withdrawing relatively warm air from the compartments, circulating the air from the freezer compartment over the first evaporator section, circulating the air from the fresh food compartment serially over both the second and first evaporator sections and discharging cooled air from the evaporator chamber.
- Assignee:
- General Electric Co., Louisville, KY
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4741175
- OSTI ID:
- 7225280
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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