APPLICATIONS OF LIQUID TANK AS FRESH FOOD EVAPORATOR

摘要

An appliance having a storage tank disposed on its back surface wherein the storage tank comprises a front cover and a back cover that matingly engages the front cover to form a liquid tight seal with the front cover. The storage tank further includes a phase-changing material disposed within the storage tank and a heat exchanger containing refrigerant tubing which transfers cooling from refrigerant tubing to the phase-changing solution. The storage tank, when fully charged with cooling capacity, maintains the food storage compartment at a temperature of 45° F. or less for at least 8 hours without activating a compressor.

主权项

1. An appliance comprising:
an appliance cabinet having a height and a width; and comprising at least one food storage compartment and at least one storage tank on an interior surface of or within a back wall of the at least one food storage compartment, where the at least one storage tank comprises: a front cover; a back cover that matingly engages the front cover to form a liquid tight seal with the front cover and along with the front cover defines an interior tank volume; a phase-changing material disposed within the interior tank volume; a heat exchanger containing refrigerant tubing which transfers cooling from refrigerant tubing to the phase-changing material; and wherein the at least one storage tank has a width that extends at least a majority of the width of the at least one food storage compartment and wherein the at least one storage tank, when fully charged with cooling capacity, maintains the foods storage compartment at a temperature of 45° F. or less for at least 8 hours without activating a compressor.