Patent ID: 9052133
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: F25D

Abstract:
1. A moisture control system for an appliance comprising: a cabinet having at least four sidewalls defining an appliance opening, a back wall, an interior, a mullion defining first and second compartments of the interior of the cabinet and a plurality of openings defined within the mullion configured to provide selective fluid communication between the first and second compartments; an evaporator disposed in the first compartment proximate the plurality of openings, wherein the evaporator is in fluid communication with a condenser, a compressor, at least one coolant flow control device, and a cooling fluid via coolant conduits; a cooling bank disposed in the second compartment proximate the plurality of openings and configured to be in selective thermal communication with the evaporator, and including a cooling portion, a condensing portion, and a dividing member that physically divides the cooling bank into the cooling portion and the condensing portion; a first cooling fan disposed proximate the evaporator and configured to direct air across the evaporator to circulate cooling within the first compartment when air is circulated independently in the first compartment and the second compartment; and a second cooling fan disposed proximate the cooling bank and at least one of the plurality of openings of the mullion, wherein the second cooling fan is operable between an evaporator position and a bank position, wherein the second cooling fan is in fluid communication with the evaporator and the cooling bank in a first position, and wherein the second cooling fan is in fluid communication with the cooling bank in a second potion.