Temperature control system for refrigerator/freezer combinations
CA 2081616 C · Owner: White Consolidated Industries, Inc. · Inventors: Peter, Gary R.; Beach, Sammie C. Jr.
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A combined refrigerator/freezer unit provides a step motor driven damper for adjusting the relationship between the amount of chilled air delivered to the freezer compartment and the amount of chilled air delivered to the refrigeration department. The step motor and in turn, the, damper, is controlled by an integrated circuit which receives signals from temperature sensors in each compartment. The control produces pulses which cause the step motor to readjust the position of the damper to correct temperature imbalances which exist within the two compartments. The step motor functions to move the damper to predetermined adjusted positions without requiring any feedback to establish the …
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- Filed October 28, 1992 and granted July 26, 1994. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 28, 2012.
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