Whirlpool Corporation
Hydrophobic Coating on Evaporator to Enhance Food Preservation

Abstract:

A refrigerator includes a fresh food compartment, a freezer compartment and a refrigeration system a freezer evaporator and an evaporator fan configured to direct a flow of cooling air over the freezer evaporator and into at least the fresh food compartment, wherein the evaporator fan includes at least one blade, with the at least one fan blade having an outer surface provided with a hydrophobic coating to reduce dehydration of food items in the fresh food compartment.