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US2391507A
US2391507A US550919A US55091944A US2391507A US 2391507 A US2391507 A US 2391507A US 550919 A US550919 A US 550919A US 55091944 A US55091944 A US 55091944A US 2391507 A US2391507 A US 2391507A
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25BREFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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  • a further object of the invention is to provide refrigerant condenser tubes bonded to the inner surface of an Vexterior wall of a refrigerator cabinet to utilize the cabinet for dissipating heat from gaseous refrigerant thereby reducing the thermo differential by increasing the heat radiating surface area and utilizing what would otherwise be waste space to increase the over-all efficiency of the refrigerator.
  • Fig. 1 is a plan view partly in section of a household refrigerator embodying the present invention
  • Fig. 2 is a side elevation, partly in section, taken substantially on the staggered line 2-2 of Fig. 1
  • Fig. 3 is. a fragmentary sectional view showing one desirable form of securing the refrigerant conducting passages to a wall of the refrigerator;
  • Fig. 4 is a front view of Fig. 3;
  • Fig. 5 is a rear view of Fig. 2;
  • Fig. 6 is 4a modified form of condenser arrangementernbodying features of my invention.
  • Yet another object of this invention is to provide an economical refrigerant condenser formed of a contoured sheet of metal secured to the back wall of a refrigerator cabinet and cooperating therewith to provide refrigerant passages to uti'- lize the cabinet as a refrigerant condenser.
  • the refrigerator cabinet I0 is formed of side external walls I2 positioned toerigage a thin metal back external wall I4 and to be secured thereto as illustrated at I6.
  • An internal wall I8 is spaced from the external walls I2 and Il and defines a refrigerated compartment 20.
  • Suitable insulation 22 such, for example, as cork, rock wool, etc., may be interposed between the internal wall I8 and the external walls I2 and I4.
  • a vertically extending door 24 is provided to close the compartment 2l).
  • a motor compressor unit 26 is positioned in a mechanism compartment 28 beneath a bottom wall 30, and the mechanism compartment closed nism compartment 28 is open at the back as illustrated in Fig. 2 to permit heat generated by operation of the motor compressor unit to ow upwardly along the external back wall 'I 4.'
  • the motor compressor unit 26 is connected a refrigerant'condenser 34 secured to the inner vsurface of the yexternal back wall I4.
  • the condenser consists of a network of interconnected tubes 36 ,secured to the wall I4 in any suitable manner as by means of clips 33.
  • the tubes 38 extend back and forth across the inner surface of the wall I4, and in addition to the clips IB are secured to the back wall in intimate thermal contact therewith by any good cementitious material of high thermal conductivity.
  • An evaporator 40 is positioned in the refrigerated compartment 20 and is provided with a conduit 42 connected to the motor compressor unit 2B. 'I'he motor compressor unit 26 subjects the evaporator 40 to suction to withdraw gaseous refrigerant therefrom and direct it through the tubes 36 of the condenser 34 under pressure. As the gaseous refrigerant flows through the tubes 36 heat is absorbed from it and dissipated to the atmosphere through the external wall I4 of the cabinet.
  • the gaseous refrigerant in the condenser tubes 36 turns to liquid and the liquid refrigerant is supplied to the evaporator 40 by means of a tube 46 of small diameter connected to the tube 36 to control the iiow of liquid refrigerant to the evaporator 40.
  • FIG. 1 and 2 Vertically extending flues 48 are secured to the back wall I4 as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.
  • the flues are open at the bottom and at the top and extend from a point adjacent the bottom wall 30 to receive heat from the open back wall of the mechanism compartment 28 and direct it upwardly along the back wall I4.
  • the heat generated by the motor compressor unit thus rises throughl the iiues 48 and initiates a convection fiow of heat therethrough.
  • Heat absorbed from the gaseous refrigerant iiowing through the tubes 36 by the wall I4 is dissipated to atmosphere to accelerate the convection flow of air upwardly through the flues 48.
  • the thin metal nues also serve as heat dissipating ns.
  • FIG. 5 and 6 The embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6 is similar in many respects to that illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4. Corresponding parts have therefore been given corresponding reference numerals with the addition of
  • 52 having uid passages I54 therein may be secured to the internal surface of the back wall II4 of the refrigerator cabinet to provide passages
  • Refrigerating apparatus comprising an outer metallic casing and an inner liner arranged in spaced apart relationship, insulation between said casing and liner, a coiled condenser tube united to the inside surface of the rear wall of said casing between the insulation and said casing, and iins united to the exterior surface of said rear wall to form flues and to dissipate heat from said condenser tube.
  • Refrigerating apparatus comprising an outer metallic casing and an inner liner arranged in spaced relationship, said liner forming walls of a food storage compartment, said cabinet also having a mechanism compartment, a cooling element for refrigerating said food compartment, a motor compressor unit in said mechanism compartment, a coiled condenser tube united to the inside surface of the rear wall of said casing and a corrugated metallic strip secured to the exterior surface of said rear wall to form a plurality of fiues which also serve as fins to dissipate heat from said condenser tube, said motor compressor unit being connected to said cooling element and condenser tube and being positioned in said mechanism compartment so that Vheat generated thereby may initiate a flow of convection air currents through said flues to absorb heat radiated from said condenser tube,

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Dec. 25, 1945.
L. A. PHILIPP REFRIGERATING APPARATUS Filed Aug. 24, 1944 2 sheens-sheet 1 Airman/Ex Dec- 25, 1945- L. A. PHlLPP I REFRIGERATING APPARATUS 2 Sheets-Sheet 22` Filed Aug. 24, 1944 l N V EN TOR. dw/62223: A7,
/7 fra/infix Patented Dec. l25, 1945` UNITED STATES yPATENT OFFICE.
REFRIGERATING APPARATUS Lawrence A. Philipp,
Detroit, Mich., assignor to Nash-Kelvinator Corporation, Detroit. Mich., a corporation of rMaryland Application August 24, 1944, sei-m No. 550,919 z claims. (on cs2-116) proved refrigerant condenser wherein an exterior wall of the refrigerator cabinet is employed as a heat radiating surface to dispel heat from gaseous refrigerant and to condense it to a liquid.
A further object of the invention is to provide refrigerant condenser tubes bonded to the inner surface of an Vexterior wall of a refrigerator cabinet to utilize the cabinet for dissipating heat from gaseous refrigerant thereby reducing the thermo differential by increasing the heat radiating surface area and utilizing what would otherwise be waste space to increase the over-all efficiency of the refrigerator. l
A further object of the invention resides in companying drawings, submitted `for purposes of illustration only and not intended to 4denne the scope of the invention, reference being had for that purpose to the subjoined claims.
In the drawings, wherein similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views:
Fig. 1 is a plan view partly in section ofa household refrigerator embodying the present invention; A
Fig. 2 is a side elevation, partly in section, taken substantially on the staggered line 2-2 of Fig. 1
' looking in the direction of the arrows;
Fig. 3 is. a fragmentary sectional view showing one desirable form of securing the refrigerant conducting passages to a wall of the refrigerator;
Fig. 4 is a front view of Fig. 3;
Fig. 5 is a rear view of Fig. 2; and
Fig. 6 is 4a modified form of condenser arrangementernbodying features of my invention.
Before explaining in detail the present invention it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in. its application to the details of construction and arrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings, since the invention 1s capable of other embodiments and of being practiced or carried out in various ways. Also it the provision of refrigerant carrying tubes interposed between an exterior wall of a refrigerator cabinet and the insulation associated therewith a to utilize the exterior wall as a refrigerant condenser, and wherein vertically extending ues secured to the exterior wall are provided to direct the flow of air to permit convection currents to dissipate heat from the refrigerant condenser surface.
Yet another object of this invention is to provide an economical refrigerant condenser formed of a contoured sheet of metal secured to the back wall of a refrigerator cabinet and cooperating therewith to provide refrigerant passages to uti'- lize the cabinet as a refrigerant condenser.
A further object-is to provide a refrigerator having a motor compressor unit positioned beneath a refrigerated compartment having refrigerant condensing passageways associated with its V,back wall, and vertically extending flues carried by the back wall to motor compressor unit to induce convection air currents to flow through theiluesto dissipate heat from the refrigerant condenser associated with the back wall.
Other objects and advantages of this invention will be apparent from the following detailed ,I description considered in connection with the acreceive heated air from the j is to be understood that the phraseology or terminology employed herein isfor the purpose of description and not of limitation.
Referringnow to the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4, the refrigerator cabinet I0 is formed of side external walls I2 positioned toerigage a thin metal back external wall I4 and to be secured thereto as illustrated at I6. An internal wall I8 is spaced from the external walls I2 and Il and defines a refrigerated compartment 20. Suitable insulation 22. such, for example, as cork, rock wool, etc., may be interposed between the internal wall I8 and the external walls I2 and I4. A vertically extending door 24 is provided to close the compartment 2l).
A motor compressor unit 26 is positioned in a mechanism compartment 28 beneath a bottom wall 30, and the mechanism compartment closed nism compartment 28 is open at the back as illustrated in Fig. 2 to permit heat generated by operation of the motor compressor unit to ow upwardly along the external back wall 'I 4.'
The motor compressor unit 26 is connected a refrigerant'condenser 34 secured to the inner vsurface of the yexternal back wall I4. The condenser consists of a network of interconnected tubes 36 ,secured to the wall I4 in any suitable manner as by means of clips 33. The tubes 38 extend back and forth across the inner surface of the wall I4, and in addition to the clips IB are secured to the back wall in intimate thermal contact therewith by any good cementitious material of high thermal conductivity.
An evaporator 40 is positioned in the refrigerated compartment 20 and is provided with a conduit 42 connected to the motor compressor unit 2B. 'I'he motor compressor unit 26 subjects the evaporator 40 to suction to withdraw gaseous refrigerant therefrom and direct it through the tubes 36 of the condenser 34 under pressure. As the gaseous refrigerant flows through the tubes 36 heat is absorbed from it and dissipated to the atmosphere through the external wall I4 of the cabinet. When the ratio of pressure and heat dissipation reach a substantially predetermined range the gaseous refrigerant in the condenser tubes 36 turns to liquid and the liquid refrigerant is supplied to the evaporator 40 by means of a tube 46 of small diameter connected to the tube 36 to control the iiow of liquid refrigerant to the evaporator 40.
Vertically extending flues 48 are secured to the back wall I4 as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. The flues are open at the bottom and at the top and extend from a point adjacent the bottom wall 30 to receive heat from the open back wall of the mechanism compartment 28 and direct it upwardly along the back wall I4. The heat generated by the motor compressor unit thus rises throughl the iiues 48 and initiates a convection fiow of heat therethrough. Heat absorbed from the gaseous refrigerant iiowing through the tubes 36 by the wall I4 is dissipated to atmosphere to accelerate the convection flow of air upwardly through the flues 48. The thin metal nues also serve as heat dissipating ns.
The embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6 is similar in many respects to that illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4. Corresponding parts have therefore been given corresponding reference numerals with the addition of |00. A contoured thin metal plate |52 having uid passages I54 therein may be secured to the internal surface of the back wall II4 of the refrigerator cabinet to provide passages |54 for the gaseous refrigerant to now in contact with the surface of the back wall II4 to transfer heat thereto to liquify the refrigerant.
It will be apparent that I have provided an improved condenser unit wherein an otherwise non-functioning element, the back wall, is utilized as a heat radiating surface to condense and liquify the gaseous refrigerant in an improved manner whereby greater efficiency is attained and more space is available in the mechanism compartment 28 for the storage'of foodstuffs and for other useful purposes.
Although only a preferred form of the invention has been illustrated, and that form described in detail, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention or from the scope of the appended claims.
I claim:
1. Refrigerating apparatus comprising an outer metallic casing and an inner liner arranged in spaced apart relationship, insulation between said casing and liner, a coiled condenser tube united to the inside surface of the rear wall of said casing between the insulation and said casing, and iins united to the exterior surface of said rear wall to form flues and to dissipate heat from said condenser tube.
2. Refrigerating apparatus comprising an outer metallic casing and an inner liner arranged in spaced relationship, said liner forming walls of a food storage compartment, said cabinet also having a mechanism compartment, a cooling element for refrigerating said food compartment, a motor compressor unit in said mechanism compartment, a coiled condenser tube united to the inside surface of the rear wall of said casing and a corrugated metallic strip secured to the exterior surface of said rear wall to form a plurality of fiues which also serve as fins to dissipate heat from said condenser tube, said motor compressor unit being connected to said cooling element and condenser tube and being positioned in said mechanism compartment so that Vheat generated thereby may initiate a flow of convection air currents through said flues to absorb heat radiated from said condenser tube,
LAWRENCE A. PHILIPP.
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US2484310A (en) * 1946-04-03 1949-10-11 Nash Kelvinator Corp Refrigerating apparatus
US2509615A (en) * 1947-10-29 1950-05-30 Nash Kelvinator Corp Refrigerating apparatus having a removable panel unit
US2606429A (en) * 1949-08-02 1952-08-12 Gen Electric Flue cooling arrangement for cooling refrigeration units
US2625378A (en) * 1950-03-25 1953-01-13 Gen Electric Heat transfer assembly
US2644320A (en) * 1950-10-03 1953-07-07 Gen Electric Cooling arrangement for refrigerating apparatus
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US2484310A (en) * 1946-04-03 1949-10-11 Nash Kelvinator Corp Refrigerating apparatus
US2509615A (en) * 1947-10-29 1950-05-30 Nash Kelvinator Corp Refrigerating apparatus having a removable panel unit
US2606429A (en) * 1949-08-02 1952-08-12 Gen Electric Flue cooling arrangement for cooling refrigeration units
US2625378A (en) * 1950-03-25 1953-01-13 Gen Electric Heat transfer assembly
US2644320A (en) * 1950-10-03 1953-07-07 Gen Electric Cooling arrangement for refrigerating apparatus
EP1241418A1 (en) * 2001-03-14 2002-09-18 LIEBHERR-WERK LIENZ GES. mbH Refrigeration and/or freezing apparatus
WO2003036206A1 (en) * 2001-10-23 2003-05-01 Rittal Gmbh & Co. Kg Refrigerating appliance comprising a refrigerant circulation device
US20050081546A1 (en) * 2001-10-23 2005-04-21 Joachim Maul Refrigerating appliance comprising a refrigerant circulation device
US7162886B2 (en) 2001-10-23 2007-01-16 Rittal Gmbh & Co. Kg Refrigerating appliance comprising a refrigerant circulation device
US11441834B2 (en) * 2016-10-26 2022-09-13 Whirlpool Corporation Skin condenser design integrated in the refrigerator back
US11397014B2 (en) * 2019-03-26 2022-07-26 Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP Auxiliary heat exchanger for HVAC system
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