Bottle Cooler Defroster And Methods
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1. A cooler system (20;
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70;
100) comprising;
a compressor (22) for driving a refrigerant along a flowpath (32;
72;
100, 112) in at least a first mode of system operation;
a first heat exchanger (24) along the flowpath (32;
72;
100, 112) downstream of the compressor (22) in the first mode;
a second heat exchanger (28) along the flowpath (32;
72;
100, 112) upstream of the compressor (22) in the first mode to cool contents of an interior volume of the system; and
means (50;
78;
102) for defrosting an ice buildup on the second heat exchanger using refrigerant in the second heat exchanger.
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Abstract
A bottle cooler system (20, 70, 100) includes a compressor (22), a first heat exchanger (24) and a second heat exchanger (28). In a cooling mode of operation, the second heat exchanger is downstream of the first heat exchanger and upstream of the compressor to cool contents of an interior volume. In a defrost mode of operation, refrigerant in the second heat exchanger is used to defrost an ice build-up on the second heat exchanger.
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15 Claims
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1. A cooler system (20;
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70;
100) comprising;a compressor (22) for driving a refrigerant along a flowpath (32;
72;
100, 112) in at least a first mode of system operation;a first heat exchanger (24) along the flowpath (32;
72;
100, 112) downstream of the compressor (22) in the first mode;a second heat exchanger (28) along the flowpath (32;
72;
100, 112) upstream of the compressor (22) in the first mode to cool contents of an interior volume of the system; andmeans (50;
78;
102) for defrosting an ice buildup on the second heat exchanger using refrigerant in the second heat exchanger. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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70;
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12. A method for operating a cooler system (20;
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70;
100) comprising;in at least a first mode of system operation, operating a compressor (22) to compress and drive a refrigerant along a flowpath (32;
72;
100, 112);in the first mode, rejecting heat from the refrigerant in a first heat exchanger (24) along the flowpath (32;
72;
100, 112) downstream of the compressor (22);in the first mode, absorbing heat to the refrigerant in a second heat exchanger (28) along the flowpath (32;
72;
100, 112) upstream of the compressor (22) to cool contents of an interior volume of the system; andin a second mode of operation, means defrosting an ice buildup on the second heat exchanger using refrigerant in the second heat exchanger. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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