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Secondary cooling path in refrigerator

  • US 10,132,548 B2
  • Filed: 10/21/2016
  • Issued: 11/20/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A refrigerator comprising:

  • a fresh food compartment and a freezer compartment;

    a fresh food compartment door for providing access to the fresh food compartment;

    a compartment positioned remotely from the freezer compartment, the compartment comprising an icemaker and an ice storage area;

    a secondary cooling path in thermal contact with the icemaker and a heat exchanger disposed within the freezer compartment, the secondary cooling path comprising a liquid coolant, wherein the liquid coolant removes heat from the icemaker via thermal contact, and wherein the heat exchanger removes heat from the liquid coolant; and

    a venting conduit connected to the secondary cooling path downstream of the heat exchanger wherein the venting conduit has a first end disposed within the freezer compartment and a second end exposed to an atmosphere.

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