Patent ID: 6736472
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: F25D

Abstract:
A refrigerator cabinet comprising:an outer shell having at least a back wall, a bottom wall and a first open front; an inner liner having at least opposing side walls, a rear wall and a second open front, the inner liner being positioned within the outer shell and defining a rear cavity between the rear wall of the inner liner and the back wall of the outer shell; a compressor motor housing located below the bottom wall of the outer shell, and the bottom wall of the outer shell having an exit opening between the rear cavity and the compressor motor housing; an evaporator housing adapted to carry an evaporator coil and positioned within the second open front of the inner liner adjacent the rear wall; a refrigerant tube access opening in the rear wall of the inner liner adjacent the location where the evaporator housing meets the rear wall of the liner; a support tube extending from the refrigerant tube access opening in the rear wall of the inner liner, within the rear cavity and through the exit opening of the outer shell and into the compressor motor housing; foamed in place insulation in the rear cavity and covering the support tube; and, a refrigerant tube extending from the evaporator housing to the compressor motor housing through the refrigerant tube access opening in the rear wall of the inner liner, through the support tube and through the opening in the bottom wall of the outer shell.