US 2025/0027703 A1 · REFRIGERATION APPLIANCE WITH CONDUIT SYSTEM IN FLUID COMMUNICATION WITH BOTH REFRIGERATION COMPARTMENT AND FREEZER COMPARTMENT

Abstract

A refrigeration appliance includes: (a) a cabinet including (i) a vacuum insulated structure at least partially defining a refrigeration compartment and a freezer compartment and (ii) a conduit system in fluid communication with both the refrigeration compartment and the freezer compartment; (b) a refrigeration door coupled to the cabinet, the refrigeration door manipulable to, from, and between (i) a closed position where the refrigeration door denies access to the refrigeration compartment from an external environment and (ii) an open position where the refrigeration door allows access to the refrigeration compartment from the external environment; and (c) a refrigeration door coupled to the cabinet, the refrigeration door manipulable to, from, and between (i) a closed position where the refrigeration door denies access to the refrigeration compartment from an external environment and (ii) an open position where the refrigeration door allows access to the refrigeration compartment from the external environment.

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Dependent claims

A refrigeration appliance comprising:

a cabinet comprising (i) a vacuum insulated structure at least partially defining a refrigeration compartment and a freezer compartment and (ii) a conduit system in fluid communication with both the refrigeration compartment and the freezer compartment;
a refrigeration door coupled to the cabinet, the refrigeration door manipulable to, from, and between (i) a closed position where the refrigeration door denies access to the refrigeration compartment from an external environment and (ii) an open position where the refrigeration door allows access to the refrigeration compartment from the external environment;
and
a freezer door or drawer coupled to the cabinet, the freezer door or drawer manipulable to, from, and between (i) a closed position where the freezer door denies access to the freezer compartment from the external environment or a storage compartment of the drawer is disposed within the freezer compartment and (ii) an open position where the freezer door allows access to the freezer compartment from the external environment or the storage compartment of the freezer drawer is at least partially withdrawn from the freezer compartment.

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A refrigeration appliance comprising:

a cabinet comprising
a vacuum insulated structure comprising
a refrigeration inner liner at least partially defining a refrigeration compartment and comprising an aperture,
a freezer inner liner at least partially defining a freezer compartment and comprising an aperture, and
an outer wrapper that at least partially envelopes both the refrigeration inner liner and the freezer inner liner but is separated therefrom by a contiguous space, the outer wrapper comprising (i) a first aperture that is aligned with the aperture through the refrigeration inner liner and (ii) a second aperture that is aligned with the aperture through the freezer inner liner,
a refrigeration evaporator disposed within the refrigeration compartment,
a freezer evaporator disposed within the freezer compartment, and
a conduit system comprising
a refrigeration conduit comprising (i) a first portion positioned to accept condensate collected from the refrigeration evaporator, (ii) a body extending from the first portion, through the aperture of the refrigeration inner liner, through the contiguous space between the refrigeration inner liner and the outer wrapper, and through the second aperture of the outer wrapper, and (iii) a second portion disposed external to an outer surface of the outer wrapper, and
a freezer conduit comprising (i) a first portion positioned to accept condensate collected from the freezer evaporator, (ii) a body extending from the first portion, through the aperture of the freezer inner liner, through the contiguous space between the freezer inner liner and the outer wrapper, and through the second aperture of the outer wrapper, and (iii) a second portion disposed external to the outer surface of the outer wrapper,
wherein, the refrigeration conduit and the freezer conduit are fluidly coupled external to the outer surface of the outer wrapper.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Refrigeration appliance with conduit system in fluid communication with both refrigeration compartment and freezer compartment

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Refrigeration appliance with conduit system in fluid communication with both refrigeration compartment and freezer compartment

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Abstract

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