Patent ID: 8739567

Claim:
A dual evaporator refrigerator appliance comprising: a compressor; a condenser configured to receive a refrigerant stream from the compressor, comprising a first portion and a second portion, and wherein the refrigerant stream received from the compressor comprises a zeotropic refrigerant mixture; a first evaporator; a second evaporator; and a separating component connected between the first and second portions of the condenser to receive a refrigerant stream from the first portion of the condenser, and configured to separate the refrigerant stream received thereby into a first refrigerant stream which flows to the first evaporator and a second refrigerant stream, which flows through the second portion of the condenser to the second evaporator, whereby the first evaporator and the second evaporator substantially simultaneously receive the first refrigerant stream and the second refrigerant stream, respectively.