Refrigeration – With indicator or tester – Operatively correlated with automatic control
Patent
1993-07-15
1994-09-06
Tanner, Harry B.
Refrigeration
With indicator or tester
Operatively correlated with automatic control
62157, 62229, 62326, F25B 4902
Patent
active
053437128
ABSTRACT:
A temperature controller for facilitating the storage of wine and like perishables in a household refrigeration unit includes a temperature sensing device, adapted to be positioned in a chilled compartment of the refrigeration unit, and a temperature controller circuit, operatively connected to the temperature sensing device, for overriding an internal thermostat of the refrigeration unit. The temperature controller circuit maintains the refrigeration unit's chilled compartment at a desired user selected wine storage temperature by periodically enabling and disabling the supply of electrical power from an external power supply to the refrigeration unit's chiller (e.g., compressor). The temperature controller circuit is maintained in a housing adapted to be positioned on or adjacent the refrigeration unit. The housing may also include a display for visually indicating the temperature of the chilled compartment. Unlike conventional household refrigeration units, the cooling of the chilled compartment is not performed on a continuous basis until the user selected wine storage temperature is reached, but instead is performed on a more gradual basis using a series of consecutive cooling and non-cooling periods.
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Precision Storage, Inc.
Tanner Harry B.
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