Refrigerator appliance and airflow system
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsSaravanan Rajamanickam, David Gantt, Slawomir Bolek
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Abstract
A refrigerator appliance is provided, including an outer case forming a refrigeration compartment and an inlet flow passage configured to provide cooled air from a cooling system to the refrigeration compartment. An airflow panel is positioned at a top wall at the refrigeration compartment. The airflow panel is positioned in fluid communication with the inlet flow passage to receive a flow of fluid. The airflow panel includes a plurality of openings providing fluid communication from a volume between the airflow panel and the top wall to the refrigeration compartment.
Claims20
A refrigerator appliance, comprising:
- an outer case forming a refrigeration compartment, the outer case forming an inlet flow passage configured to provide cooled air from a cooling system to the refrigeration compartment;
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- an airflow panel positioned at a top wall at the refrigeration compartment, wherein the airflow panel is positioned in fluid communication with the inlet flow passage to receive a flow of fluid, the airflow panel comprising a plurality of openings providing fluid communication from a volume between the airflow panel and the top wall to the refrigeration compartment.
A refrigerator appliance, comprising:
- an outer case forming a refrigeration compartment, the outer case forming an inlet flow passage configured to provide cooled air from a cooling system to the refrigeration compartment, the outer case forming an insulation layer extending between the top wall and an outer wall substantially co-directional to the top wall, wherein a cross-sectional area of the insulation layer is substantially uniform between the top wall and the outer wall;
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- an airflow panel positioned at a top wall at the refrigeration compartment, wherein the airflow panel is positioned in fluid communication with the inlet flow passage to receive a flow of fluid, the airflow panel comprising a plurality of openings providing fluid communication from a volume between the airflow panel and the top wall to the refrigeration compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.