Patent ID: 6672094
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: F25D

Abstract:
A refrigerator comprising:a cabinet shell including a fresh food compartment and a freezer compartment defined by at least one liner mounted within the cabinet shell; a fresh food compartment door for selectively accessing the fresh food compartment; a freezer compartment door for selectively accessing the freezer compartment; a passage for fluidly interconnecting said fresh food compartment with said freezer compartment; a refrigeration system for cooling both the freezer compartment and the fresh food compartment; and a pressure relief assembly for regulating a pressure differential between inside and outside the refrigerator, said pressure relief assembly including a pressure relief member having a main body portion provided with a bore extending there through, wherein the main body portion is mounted in situ between the cabinet shell and the fresh food compartment with a first end portion of the main body portion being exposed to outside the cabinet shell and a second end portion opening into the fresh food compartment, said pressure relief member including a check valve defined by a flexible membrane for automatically controlling a flow of air between inside and outside the refrigerator based on the pressure differential, said second end portion of the main body portion including an air director for controlling the flow of air into the fresh food compartment through the main body portion, wherein the air director includes an opening which directs the flow of air against a rear wall portion of the at least one liner.