Control System for Bottom Freezer Refrigerator with Ice Maker in Upper Door

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United States of America Patent

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15007580

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A refrigerator includes a main body defining a compartment, the compartment having an access opening and a first wall, a door supported by the main body for selectively closing at least part of the access opening, a sub-compartment on the door, the sub-compartment including a second wall having an opening, a heat exchanger supported by the first wall and positioned so that when the door is closed the heat exchanger is exposed to an interior of the sub-compartment through the opening. The heat exchanger includes a heat exchanging plate. A sealed refrigeration system contains a working medium for cooling the heat exchanger and has one or more segments attached to the heat exchanging plate. A fan is configured to force air over the heat exchanging plate and into the interior of the sub-compartment. A thermistor is coupled to the heat exchanging plate for monitoring a temperature of the heat exchanging plate. A controller is configured to adjust a speed of the fan in dependence of the temperature of the heat-exchanging plate detected by the thermistor.

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HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INC1209 ORANGE STREET WILMINGTON DE 19801

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fallon, Russell J Louisville, US 6 59
Junge, Brent Alden Evansville, US 147 651
Mills, Robert Thomas Louisville, US 6 48
Paez, Eric Louisville, US 7 41
Sahasradbudhe, Ratnakar Louisville, US 2 18
Severance, Martin Christopher Louisville, US 14 396
Waugh, Joseph Thomas Louisville, US 15 82
Weirich, Kristin Marie Louisville, US 6 65

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