Method and device for controlling a freezing phase in a single-control combined refrigeration appliance, and related refrigeration appliance

Abstract

A method for controlling a freezing phase in a single-control combined type refrigeration appliance, includes turning on a compressor and monitoring an evaporator temperature of an evaporator associated with the refrigerator compartment and an adjacent freezer compartment. If the evaporator temperature is less than a predetermined lower evaporator threshold, a fan is turned on, and if the temperature evaporator temperature is greater than an upper evaporator threshold, said fan is turned off. The method further includes deactivating said freezing phase after a given time has elapsed following activating said freezing phase.

1 . A method for controlling a freezing phase in a single-control combined type refrigeration appliance comprising:
 activating said freezing phase, including:
 turning on a compressor; 
 monitoring an evaporator temperature of an evaporator associated with a refrigerator compartment and an adjacent freezer compartment; 
 if the evaporator temperature is less than a predetermined lower evaporator threshold, turning on a fan in fluidic communication between the freezer compartment and the refrigerator compartment; and 
 if the temperature evaporator temperature is greater than an upper evaporator threshold, turning off said fan; and 
 deactivating said freezing phase after a given time has elapsed following activating said freezing phase. 
   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein, after said step of turning on the compressor, said fan is turned off. 
     
     
         3 . A device for controlling a freezing phase in a single-control combined type refrigeration appliance, comprising:
 a controller implementing a freezing phase in the refrigeration appliance, including:
 turning on a compressor; 
 monitoring an evaporator temperature of an evaporator associated with the refrigerator compartment and an adjacent freezer compartment; 
 if the evaporator temperature is less than a predetermined lower evaporator threshold, turning on a fan in fluidic communication between the freezer compartment and the refrigerator compartment; and 
 if the temperature evaporator temperature is greater than an upper evaporator threshold, turning off said fan; and 
 deactivating said freezing phase after a given time has elapsed following activating said freezing phase. 
   
     
     
         4 . A single-control combined type refrigeration appliance, comprising:
 a device as claimed in  claim 3  executing the freezing phase therein;   the refrigerator compartment;   the freezer compartment;   the evaporator;   the compressor associated with the evaporator; and   an evaporator temperature sensor, detecting the evaporator temperature of the evaporator.   
     
     
         5 . (canceled) 
     
     
         6 . A computer-readable medium comprising:
 a recorded program and program coding means implementing a freezing phase in a refrigeration appliance when said program is executed on a computer the freezing phase including:   turning on a compressor;   monitoring only a refrigerator temperature of a refrigerator compartment and an evaporator temperature of an evaporator associated with the refrigerator compartment and an adjacent freezer compartment;   if the temperature evaporator temperature is less than a predetermined lower evaporator threshold turning on said fan;   if the temperature evaporator temperature is greater than an upper evaporator threshold, which is greater than the lower evaporator threshold, turning off said fan; and   deactivating said freezing phase after a given time has elapsed following activating said freezing phase.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the freezing phase is carried out without monitoring a temperature within a freezer associated with the compressor. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the compressor operates in conjunction with the evaporator to cool an air mass present within the freezer compartment. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the upper evaporation threshold is greater than the lower evaporator threshold. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the upper evaporation threshold is about −34 degrees, Celsius, and the lower evaporation threshold is about −38 degrees, Celsius. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein the freezing phase is carried out without monitoring a temperature within a freezer associated with the compressor. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein the upper evaporation threshold is greater than the lower evaporator threshold. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein, during the freezing phase, after said step of turning on the compressor, a fan in fluidic communication between the freezer compartment and the refrigerator compartment is turned off. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 4 , wherein the compressor is associated with the evaporator so as to operate in conjunction therewith to cool an air mass present within the freezer compartment. 
     
     
         15 . The computer readable medium of  claim 6 , wherein the freezing phase is carried out without monitoring a temperature within a freezer associated with the compressor. 
     
     
         16 . The computer readable medium of  claim 6 , wherein when in the freezing phase, the compressor is operated in conjunction with the evaporator to cool an air mass present within the freezer compartment. 
     
     
         17 . The computer readable medium of  claim 6 , wherein the upper evaporation threshold is greater than the lower evaporator threshold. 
     
     
         18 . The computer readable medium of  claim 6 , the freezing phase further includes, after said step of turning on the compressor, turning off a fan in fluidic communication between the freezer compartment and the refrigerator compartment.