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Energy efficient domestic refrigeration system

  • US 5,743,109 A
  • Filed: 08/23/1996
  • Issued: 04/28/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/15/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A refrigeration or freezer appliance comprising:

  • a housing surrounding a cooling storage compartment;

    refrigeration means for cooling said cooling storage compartment, said refrigeration means having components including a compressor and a condenser;

    at least one passage disposed adjacent to said cooling storage compartment and having a first inlet and a first outlet for enabling ingress and egress of outdoor outside air and a venting system positioned within said housing for circulating the outdoor outside air through and out of said housing;

    a compartment for storing at least one of said components of said refrigeration means fluidly isolated from said passage and having a second inlet and a second outlet for enabling ingress and egress of outdoor outside air and a venting system positioned within said compartment for circulating the outdoor outside air through and out of said compartment.

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