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

Claim 15:
16. A refrigerator comprising:
a cabinet defining first and second internal storage chambers;
first and second doors (i) disposed over the first and second internal storage chambers, respectively, and (ii) configured to transition between open and closed positions to provide access to and cover the first and second internal storage chambers, respectively;
a partition wall (i) separating the first internal storage chamber from the second internal storage chamber and (ii) defining a channel that establishes fluid communication between the first and second internal storage chambers; and
a pressure relief valve (i) extending between the first internal storage chamber and an exterior of the cabinet (ii) configured to open to vent air from the first internal storage chamber to the exterior of the cabinet in response to air flowing from the second internal storage chamber to the first internal storage chamber via the channel as a result of transitioning the second door to the closed position while the first door is in the closed position, and (iii) configured to remain closed in response to air flowing from the second internal storage chamber to the first internal storage chamber via the channel as a result of transitioning the second door to the closed position while the first door is in the open position.