REFRIGERATOR WITH A CONVERTIBLE COMPARTMENT
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1. A refrigerator comprising:
- a first compartment;
a second compartment; and
a multifunctional compartment disposed between the first compartment and the second compartment, the multifunctional compartment being adjustable between temperature modes selected from the group consisting of a fresh food temperature mode, a soft freeze mode, a freezer mode, and a chiller temperature mode.
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Abstract
A refrigerator includes a first compartment, a second compartment and a multi-functional compartment that is disposed between the first compartment and the second compartment and is adjustable between temperature modes selected from the group consisting of a fresh food temperature mode, a soft freeze mode, a freezer mode and a chiller temperature mode.
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21 Claims
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1. A refrigerator comprising:
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a first compartment; a second compartment; and a multifunctional compartment disposed between the first compartment and the second compartment, the multifunctional compartment being adjustable between temperature modes selected from the group consisting of a fresh food temperature mode, a soft freeze mode, a freezer mode, and a chiller temperature mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A refrigerator comprising:
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a fresh food compartment; a freezer compartment; and a multifunctional compartment disposed between the fresh food compartment and the freezer compartment, the multifunctional compartment being adjustable between temperature modes selected from the group consisting of a fresh food temperature mode, a soft freeze mode, a freezer mode, and a chiller compartment temperature mode. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A refrigerator comprising:
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a fresh food compartment; a freezer compartment disposed below the fresh food compartment; a multifunctional compartment disposed between the fresh food compartment and the freezer compartment; a heater disposed in the multifunctional compartment for increasing temperature in the multifunctional compartment; a sub-compartment; an evaporator disposed in the sub-compartment; a fan for distributing cooling air from the sub-compartment to the multifunctional compartment; a temperature sensor disposed in the multifunctional compartment for generating a temperature signal representing the temperature in the multifunctional compartment; and a controller operatively connected to the temperature sensor and the heater, the controller being configured to energize at least one of the heater and the fan after the temperature signal reaches a threshold.
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