[특허]Universal and flexible cooling module set (CMS) configuration and architecture

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Universal and flexible cooling module set (CMS) configuration and architecture

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국가/구분	United States(US) Patent 등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)	F25D-019/00 F25D-011/02
출원번호	US-0108183 (2011-05-16)
등록번호	US-10018396 (2018-07-10)
발명자 / 주소	Cur, Nihat Gomes, Alberto R. Lopes, Luiz Antonio D. Wu, Guolian Da Silva, Luciana Wasnievski
출원인 / 주소	Whirlpool Corporation
대리인 / 주소	Price Heneveld LLP
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A refrigerator is provided that includes at least one freezer compartment and at least one refrigerator compartment, wherein the freezer compartment and the refrigerator compartment are defined by a plurality of interior surfaces. The refrigerator further includes a cooling module set (CMS) removably attached to at least one of the plurality of interior surfaces, wherein the CMS is configured to operate in any orientation of a plurality of orientations, and the CMS is further configured to be repositionable with respect to the plurality of interior surfa...

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1. A refrigerator comprising: at least one freezer compartment;at least one refrigerator compartment, wherein the freezer compartment and the refrigerator compartment are defined by a plurality of interior surfaces;a cooling module set containing mullion configured to be repositionable with respect to the plurality of interior surfaces including at least one vertical surface and removably attached to at least one of the plurality of interior surfaces, wherein the cooling module set containing mullion is configured to operate in any orientation of a plurality of orientations, and the cooling module set containing mullion is further configured to be repositionable with respect to the plurality of interior surfaces to alter an interior volume of at least one of the refrigerator compartment and the freezer compartment; andwherein the cooling module set comprises an orientation-flexible compressor configured to operate in any orientation including at least a vertical orientation without affecting the operation of the orientation flexible compressor and without modification as the orientation of the cooling module set is changed and the cooling module set supplies cooling to the at least one freezer compartment temperature at a freezer compartment temperature and to the at least one refrigerator compartment at a refrigerator compartment temperature that is higher than the freezer compartment temperature. 2. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the cooling module set is configured to operate in a plurality of positions without affecting the operation of the cooling module set and wherein the plurality of positions include and are chosen from the group consisting of: an approximately vertical position with respect to a normal operating orientation of the refrigerator and an approximately horizontal position with respect to the normal operating orientation of the refrigerator. 3. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the cooling module set containing mullion is further configured to be repositionable, such that a ratio of the refrigerator compartment and the freezer compartment are altered when the cooling module set is repositioned. 4. The refrigerator of claim 3 further comprising at least one reconfigurable door operably connected to at least one of the freezer compartment and the refrigerator compartment and wherein the cooling module set further comprises a high pressure side which includes the orientation-flexible compressor configured to operate in at least both of a horizontal and the vertical orientation, and a condenser and a low pressure side which includes an evaporator comprising fins and at least one housing adapted to enclose the orientation-flexible compressor, the condenser, and the evaporator, wherein the at least one reconfigurable door is reconfigurable for top mount, bottom mount or side by side doors. 5. The refrigerator of claim 4 further comprising a first door corresponding to the freezer compartment, wherein a size of the first door at least approximately corresponds with an access opening of the freezer compartment; and a second door corresponding to the refrigerator compartment, wherein a size of the second door at least approximately corresponds with an access opening of the refrigerator compartment and wherein the cooling module set further comprises an insulating panel forming at least a portion of the housing and separating the high pressure side and the low pressure side and wherein the fins of the evaporator are configured in a V-shape cross-section when the evaporator is in a horizontal position. 6. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the cooling module set comprises at least two envelopes that are one of fixedly connected and flexibly connected. 7. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the cooling module set is attached to at least one of the plurality of interior surfaces, such that the cooling module set is one of a top mount configuration and a bottom mount configuration of the at least one freezer compartment. 8. The refrigerator of claim 1 further comprising a mullion, wherein the cooling module set is at least partially enclosed in the mullion. 9. A refrigerator comprising: at least one freezer compartment;at least one refrigerator compartment, wherein the freezer compartment and the refrigerator compartment are defined by a plurality of interior surfaces;at least one door operably connected to at least one of the freezer compartment and the refrigerator compartment; anda cooling module set removably attached to at least one of the plurality of interior surfaces,wherein the cooling module set is configured to operate in any orientation of a plurality of orientations, the cooling module set being further configured to be repositionable with respect to the plurality of interior surfaces to alter a shape of at least one of the refrigerator compartment and the freezer compartment, and the at least one door adapted to correspond to the shape of an access opening of at least one of the refrigerator compartment and the freezer compartment; andwherein the cooling module set comprises an orientation-flexible compressor configured to operate in at least both a vertical and a horizontal orientation without modification as the orientation of the cooling module set is changed. 10. The refrigerator of claim 9, wherein the cooling module set is configured to operate in a plurality of positions without affecting the operation of the cooling module set and wherein the plurality of positions include and are chosen from the group consisting of: an approximately vertical position with respect to a normal operating orientation of the refrigerator and an approximately horizontal position with respect to the normal operating orientation of the refrigerator. 11. The refrigerator of claim 9, wherein the cooling module set is further configured to be repositionable, such that a ratio of the refrigerator compartment and the freezer compartment are altered. 12. The refrigerator of claim 9, wherein the at least one door comprises: a first reconfigurable door corresponding to the freezer compartment, such that a size of the first door at least approximately corresponds with an access opening of the freezer compartment; and a second door corresponding to the refrigerator compartment, such that a size of the second door at least approximately corresponds with an access opening of the refrigerator compartment. 13. The refrigerator of claim 9, wherein the cooling module set comprises at least two envelopes that are one of fixedly connected and flexibly connected. 14. The refrigerator of claim 9, wherein the cooling module set is attached to at least one of the plurality of interior surfaces, such that the cooling module set is one of a top mount and a bottom mount. 15. The refrigerator of claim 9 further comprising a mullion, wherein the cooling module set is at least partially enclosed in the mullion. 16. A refrigerator that is reconfigurable by an end user after initial manufacturing at a factory, the refrigerator comprising: at least one freezer compartment;at least one refrigerator compartment, wherein the freezer compartment and the refrigerator compartment are defined by a plurality of interior surfaces;a first door corresponding to the freezer compartment;a second door corresponding to the refrigerator compartment; anda cooling module set removably attached to at least one of the plurality of interior surfaces and supplying cooling to the at least one freezer compartment and the at least one refrigerator compartment, the cooling module set comprising:a reconfigurable compressor adapted to have an orientation within the cooling module set to be reconfigured based upon an orientation of the cooling module set, wherein the cooling module set and the reconfigurable compressor are configured to operate in at least both a horizontal and a vertical orientation and the cooling module set being further configured to include a mullion and be repositionable with respect to the plurality of interior surfaces to alter a shape of at least one of the refrigerator compartment and the freezer compartment and still function. 17. The refrigerator of claim 16, wherein the cooling module set is further configured to be repositionable, such that a ratio of the refrigerator compartment and the freezer compartment are altered and wherein the cooling module set is configured to operate in a plurality of positions without affecting the operation of the cooling module set and wherein the plurality of positions include and are chosen from the group consisting of: an approximately vertical position with respect to a normal operating orientation of the refrigerator and an approximately horizontal position with respect to the normal operating orientation of the refrigerator. 18. The refrigerator of claim 17, wherein the cooling module set comprises at least two envelopes that are one of fixedly connected and flexibly connected. 19. The refrigerator of claim 18, wherein the cooling module set is attached to at least one of the plurality of interior surfaces, such that the cooling module set is one of a top mount and a bottom mount. 20. The refrigerator of claim 18 further comprising a mullion, wherein the cooling module set is at least partially enclosed in the mullion. 21. The method of producing an appliance that is reconfigurable by an end user after initial manufacturing at a factory comprising the steps of: providing an insulated appliance cabinet having a plurality of interior surfaces;installing an orientation-flexible compressor within a cooling module set wherein the orientation flexible compressor functions in at least both a vertical orientation and a horizontal orientation;removably engaging the cooling module set containing mullion in a first position by removably engaging the cooling module set to at least one of the plurality of interior surfaces to thereby form at least one of a freezer compartment and a refrigerator compartment and wherein the cooling module set operates in any orientation of a plurality of orientations; andrepositioning the cooling module set containing mullion to a position where the cooling module set is engaged to at least one of the plurality of interior surfaces at a different position than the first position to alter the shape of the at least one of a freezer compartment and a refrigerator compartment. 22. The method of claim 21, wherein the step of removably engaging the cooling module set containing mullion in a first position forms both a refrigerator compartment having an opening and a freezer compartment having an opening and wherein the orientation flexible compressor is an oil-less compressor. 23. The method of claim 22, wherein the cooling module set is configured to operate in a plurality of positions without affecting the operation of the cooling module set and wherein the plurality of positions include and are chosen from the group consisting of: an approximately a vertical position with respect to a normal operating orientation of the refrigerator and an approximately horizontal position with respect to the normal operating orientation of the refrigerator. 24. The method of claim 23 further comprising the step of engaging at least one reconfigurable door to be operably connected to the appliance cabinet and moveable between an open position and a closed position with respect to the opening of the freezer compartment or the opening of the refrigerator compartment. 25. The method of claim 24, wherein the at least one reconfigurable door includes a first reconfigurable door and a second reconfigurable door and wherein the method further comprises the step of engaging a first reconfigurable door which corresponds to the freezer compartment, wherein a size of the first reconfigurable door approximately corresponds with the opening of the freezer compartment that occurs when the first reconfigurable door is in an open position, and the second reconfigurable door corresponds to the refrigerator compartment, wherein a size of the second reconfigurable door at least approximately corresponds with an opening of the refrigerator compartment that occurs when the second reconfigurable door is in an open position.

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