An insulated icemaking compartment is provided in the fresh food compartment of a bottom mount refrigerator. The icemaking compartment may be integrally formed with the liner of the fresh food compartment, or alternatively, may be modular for installation anywhere in the fresh food compartment. A re
An insulated icemaking compartment is provided in the fresh food compartment of a bottom mount refrigerator. The icemaking compartment may be integrally formed with the liner of the fresh food compartment, or alternatively, may be modular for installation anywhere in the fresh food compartment. A removable bin assembly with a front cover normally seals the icemaking compartment to maintain the temperature in the compartment. A cold air duct formed in the rear wall of the refrigerator supplies cold air from the freezer compartment to the icemaking compartment. A return air duct directs a portion of the air from the icemaking compartment back to the freezer compartment. An air vent in the icemaking compartment directs another portion of air into the fresh food compartment. A control system provides for controlling refrigerator functions in a manner that promotes energy efficiency.
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1. An apparatus for operating a refrigerated appliance comprising: a. a cabinet comprising a fresh food compartment and a freezer compartment;b. an ice compartment in the fresh food compartment, the ice compartment positioned at a top corner of the fresh food compartment;c. a cooling system includin
1. An apparatus for operating a refrigerated appliance comprising: a. a cabinet comprising a fresh food compartment and a freezer compartment;b. an ice compartment in the fresh food compartment, the ice compartment positioned at a top corner of the fresh food compartment;c. a cooling system including components to adjust cooling requirements of each of the fresh food, freezer, and ice compartments;d. an intelligent control operatively connected to the cooling system, the intelligent control having stored temperature set points for at least one of the fresh food compartment and the freezer compartment; ande. an ice compartment temperature set point determined by the intelligent control and based on an ice maker state,f. wherein the stored temperature set points and the ice compartment temperature set point can be utilized by the intelligent control to instruct operation of the cooling system. 2. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising an ice maker and a slide-out ice bin with insulated ice compartment cover disposed within the ice compartment. 3. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of temperature sensors operatively connected to and providing temperature readings to the intelligent control, at least one of which is used with at least one of said temperature set point to instruct operation of the cooling system. 4. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the temperatures sensors are positioned in different locations relative the cabinet. 5. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the different positions comprise: a. the fresh food compartment for a fresh food compartment temperature reading;b. the freezer compartment for a freezer compartment temperature reading;c. the ice compartment for an ice compartment temperature reading; andd. external of the cabinet for an ambient temperature reading. 6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein one or more of the temperature readings are used by the intelligent control to automatically adjust a temperature set point. 7. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the automatic adjustment of temperature set point comprises lowering the temperature set point for the ice compartment if the ambient temperature reading drops below a threshold. 8. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of states related to the appliance are monitored and communicated to state inputs to the intelligent control, wherein at least one of the monitored states is used with at least one of the temperature set points to instruct operation of the cooling system. 9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the state inputs comprise the ice maker state and at least one of: a damper state, a defrost state, a fresh food compartment door state, and a freezer compartment state. 10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein at least one monitored state is used by the intelligent control to automatically adjust a temperature set point. 11. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the automatic adjustment of a temperature set point comprises raising the set point if the ice maker state comprises ice bin full. 12. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of temperature sensors operatively connected to and providing temperature inputs to the intelligent control, at least one of which is used with at least one of the temperature set points and at least one of temperature inputs to instruct operation of the cooling system. 13. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the cooling system comprises a compressor, at least one air damper, and at least one fan, each of which can be instructed by the intelligent control. 14. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the temperature set points are pre-set. 15. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a user interface comprising a display control operatively connected to the intelligent control and adapted to allow user entry of the temperature set points for at least a plurality of the fresh food, freezer, and ice compartments. 16. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the temperature set point for any of the fresh food, freezer, or ice compartments is within a predetermined range of values. 17. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein the predetermined range differs between at least two compartments. 18. The apparatus of claim 17 wherein at least two temperature set points are used by the intelligent control to instruct operation of the cooling system. 19. An apparatus for operating a refrigerated appliance comprising: a. a refrigerator cabinet having a freezer compartment, a fresh food compartment, and an ice compartment, the ice compartment having an ice maker and an ice bin;b. a cooling system including components to influence temperature in each of the freezer compartment, the fresh food compartment, and the ice compartment; andc. an intelligent control operatively connected to the cooling system, the intelligent control having stored temperature set points for the freezer compartment, the fresh food compartment, and the ice compartment;d. wherein the stored temperature set points can be utilized by the intelligent control to instruct operation of the cooling system,e. wherein the stored temperature set point for the ice compartment is based on at least one of: aa. a determination of whether the ice maker is turned off; andbb. a determination of whether the ice bin is full. 20. The apparatus of claim 19 wherein the ice compartment being positioned at an upper corner of an interior of the refrigerator compartment. 21. An apparatus for operating a refrigerated appliance comprising: a cabinet comprising a fresh food compartment and a freezer compartment;an ice compartment in the fresh food compartment, the ice compartment positioned at a top corner of the fresh food compartment;a cooling system including components to adjust cooling requirements of each of the fresh food, freezer, and ice compartments;an intelligent control operatively connected to the cooling system, the intelligent control having stored temperature set points for at least two of the fresh food, freezer, and ice compartments; andan ice maker state related to the appliance are monitored and communicated to the intelligent control,wherein at least one monitored state is used with at least one of the temperature set points by the intelligent control to instruct operation of the cooling system,wherein the intelligent control provides for automatic adjustment of the stored temperature set point where the automatic adjustment comprises changing one or more of the stored temperature set points if the ice maker state comprises ice bin full.
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