US 7,591,141 B2
Electronic control system for insulated ice compartment for bottom mount refrigerator
Robert L. Wetekamp, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (US); Kyle B. Van Meter, Coralville, Iowa (US); Alan G. Tarrant, Newton, Iowa (US); Ryan D. Schuchart, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (US); Mauro M. Oliveira, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (US); Alvin V. Miller, Swisher, Iowa (US); Brent A. Koppenhaver, Newton, Iowa (US); Carl J. Franken, Newton, Iowa (US); Nelson J. Ferragut, II, Williamsburg, Iowa (US); Tim L. Coulter, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (US); Greg Berardi, Newton, Iowa (US); and Thomas Carl Anell, Knoxville, Ill. (US)
Assigned to Maytag Corporation, Benton Harbor, Mich. (US)
Filed on Jan. 13, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/331,941.
Application 11/331941 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/139237, filed on May 27, 2005, granted, now 7,337,620.
Application 11/139237 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/131701, filed on May 18, 2005, granted, now 7,284,390.
Prior Publication US 2006/0260333 A1, Nov. 23, 2006
Int. Cl. F25D 17/08 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 62—187  [62/208; 62/340; 62/441] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refrigerator, comprising:
a refrigerator cabinet;
a fresh food compartment disposed within the cabinet;
a freezer compartment disposed within the cabinet;
an ice compartment disposed within the cabinet;
an electronic control system associated with the refrigerator and adapted to monitor and control temperature in the fresh food compartment, the freezer compartment and the ice compartment;
an ice compartment temperature sensor associated with the ice compartment and electrically connected to the electronic control system;
a fresh food compartment temperature sensor associated with the fresh food compartment and electrically connected to the electronic control system;
a freezer compartment temperature sensor associated with the freezer compartment and electrically connected to the electronic control system;
an ambient temperature sensor electrically connected to the electronic control system; and
wherein the electronic control system includes a microprocessor adapted for calculating a desired performance temperature for each of the fresh food compartment, the freezer compartment, and the ice compartment using a correlation.