(19)
(11) EP 2 525 175 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
27.11.2013 Bulletin 2013/48

(43) Date of publication A2:
21.11.2012 Bulletin 2012/47

(21) Application number: 12167710.8

(22) Date of filing: 11.05.2012
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F25D 19/00(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 16.05.2011 US 201113108226
16.05.2011 US 201113108293
16.05.2011 US 201113108183

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

(72) Inventors:
  • Cur, Nihat O.
    21025 Comerio (IT)
  • Gomes, Alberto R.
    21025 Comerio (IT)
  • Lopes, Luiz Antonio D.
    21025 Comerio (IT)
  • Wu, Guolian
    21025 Comerio (IT)
  • Da Silva, Luciana Wasnievski
    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) Cooling system integration enabling platform architecture


(57) An appliance is provided that includes at least one freezer compartment and at least one refrigerator compartment, wherein the freezer compartment and the refrigerator compartment are defined by a plurality of interior surfaces. The refrigerator further includes a cooling module set (CMS), wherein the CMS includes an orientation-flexible compressor, the CMS is configured to operate in any orientation of a plurality of orientations.







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