(19)
(11) EP 0 849 553 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
13.12.2000 Bulletin 2000/50

(43) Date of publication A2:
24.06.1998 Bulletin 1998/26

(21) Application number: 97122047.0

(22) Date of filing: 15.12.1997
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F25D 29/00, F25D 11/02, F25D 17/04
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 20.12.1996 IT MI962698

(71) Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Benton Harbor Michigan 49022 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Pelizzari, Armando
    V.le G. Borghi 27, 21025 Comerio (IT)
  • Signa, Marco
    V.le G. Borghi 27, 21025 Comerio (IT)
  • Piloni, Mauro
    V.le G. Borghi 27, 21025 Comerio (IT)

(74) Representative: Guerci, Alessandro 
Whirlpool Europe S.r.l. Patent Department Viale G. Borghi 27
21025 Comerio (VA)
21025 Comerio (VA) (IT)

   


(54) Device for controlling the temperature of a chamber within the refrigeration compartment of a refrigerator


(57) Within the preservation compartment (2) of a refrigerator, in particular a static refrigerator, there is provided a chamber (10) at controlled temperature close to 0°C, in which temperature sensor means (20) are positioned connected to control means (9) for the refrigeration circuit of said refrigerator. Selector means (21) are provided enabling said control means (9) to sense when said chamber (10) is used as a temperature controlled chamber and to control the refrigeration circuit on the basis of the temperature measured by said sensor means (20), said control occurring in accordance with at least two different modes by comparing said measurement with different set temperature values depending on the presence or absence of a selection signal generated by said selector means (21). The temperature controlled chamber (10) is provided within the preservation compartment (2).






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