摘要 |
<p>A refrigerator having a heat pump (62) mounted within the insulated portion of the refrigeration cabinet (40) which is cooled by the heat pump (62). The heat pump, a stirling cycle or Rankine cycle heat pump, is used to cool the interior (41) of the refrigerator cabinet (40), and is mounted in an insulated housing to limit the transfer of heat from the heat pump into the refrigerator cabinet (40). A heat transporting conduit (46) connects the heat pump to an exterior heat exchanger (48) mounted outside the refrigerator cabinet (40).</p> |