Global Patent Index - EP 1037003 B1

EP 1037003 B1 20030625 - Freezing apparatus

Title (en)

Freezing apparatus

Title (de)

Gefriergerät

Title (fr)

Appareil de congélation

Publication

EP 1037003 B1 20030625 (DE)

Application

EP 99125803 A 19991223

Priority

DE 19911979 A 19990317

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1037003A2] The freezer has a fan that forces ambient air to be cooled over an evaporator of a coolant circuit contg. a compressor and a condenser and a heater that thaws the evaporator during thawing phases, during which the compressor and fan are pref. not operating. A controller lowers the temp. in the freezer compartment or of the frozen goods to below the desired value before each thawing phase.

IPC 1-7

A47F 3/04; F25D 29/00; F25D 21/06

IPC 8 full level

A47F 3/04 (2006.01); F25B 49/02 (2006.01); F25D 21/00 (2006.01); F25D 21/06 (2006.01); F25D 29/00 (2006.01); F25B 47/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F25B 49/022 (2013.01); F25D 21/006 (2013.01); F25B 47/02 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1037003 A2 20000920; EP 1037003 A3 20001025; EP 1037003 B1 20030625; AT E243452 T1 20030715; DE 19911979 A1 20000928; DE 59906091 D1 20030731; ES 2203000 T3 20040401

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 99125803 A 19991223; AT 99125803 T 19991223; DE 19911979 A 19990317; DE 59906091 T 19991223; ES 99125803 T 19991223