Refrigerator having controller for supplying water from a reserv

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1996-10-23

1998-04-14

Tapolcai, William E.

Refrigeration

Automatic control

By congealed removable product condition

62340, 62389, 222 63, 2221466, 222485, F25C 100

Patent

active

057379327

ABSTRACT:
A refrigerator includes an automatic ice maker and a dispenser for dispensing water to the outside of the refrigerator. The ice maker and dispenser are supplied with water from a common reservoir by a common pump. A valve is actuated by a controller to communicate the reservoir with either the dispenser or the ice maker, but not with both simultaneously. The controller acts in response to water-needed signals from the dispenser and ice maker, but always gives precedent to the dispenser signal. If water is in the process of being supplied to the ice maker when a water-needed signal is received from the dispenser, the water supply will be temporarily diverted to the dispenser until the dispenser no longer needs water.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3969909 (1976-07-01), Barto et al.
patent: 5404052 (1995-04-01), Sawyer, III
patent: 5511388 (1996-04-01), Taylor et al.
patent: 5558256 (1996-09-01), Miller et al.

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