Patent ID: 11920851
Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A refrigerator comprising:
a cabinet defining (i) first and second internal cavities and (ii) first and second openings, wherein the first and second openings provide access to the first and second internal cavities, respectively;
first and second doors (i) disposed over the first and second openings, respectively, and (ii) configured to transition between open and closed positions to provide access to and cover the first and second openings, respectively;
a divider wall (i) disposed within the cabinet, (ii) separating the first internal cavity from the second internal cavity, and (iii) defining a channel that establishes fluid communication between the first and second internal cavities; and
a pressure relief valve (i) secured to a wall of the cabinet, (ii) extending between the first internal cavity and an exterior of the cabinet, (iii) configured to automatically open to vent air from the first internal cavity to the exterior of the cabinet in response to air flowing from the second internal cavity to the first internal cavity via the channel while the first door is in the closed position, and (iv) configured to remain closed in response to air flowing from the second internal cavity to the first internal cavity via the channel while the first door is in the open position.