Global Patent Index - EP 4146994 A1

EP 4146994 A1 20230315 - DOMESTIC REFRIGERATOR AND METHOD FOR VENTILATING A REFRIGERATION COMPARTMENT CONTAINER

Title (en)

DOMESTIC REFRIGERATOR AND METHOD FOR VENTILATING A REFRIGERATION COMPARTMENT CONTAINER

Title (de)

HAUSHALTSKÄLTEGERÄT UND VERFAHREN ZUM BELÜFTEN EINES KÜHLFACHBEHÄLTERS

Title (fr)

RÉFRIGÉRATEUR DOMESTIQUE ET PROCÉDÉ DE VENTILATION D'UN RÉCIPIENT DE COMPARTIMENT DE RÉFRIGÉRATION

Publication

EP 4146994 A1 20230315 (DE)

Application

EP 21722794 A 20210427

Priority

  • DE 102020205749 A 20200507
  • EP 2021060949 W 20210427

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2021224064A1] The invention relates to a domestic refrigerator (25) comprising at least one refrigeration compartment (26) and a container (27) which can be accommodated in the refrigeration compartment (26) and has a lower part (28) for receiving products to be refrigerated and a cover (24) that can cover the lower part, wherein the container (27) has at least one air inlet opening (12) and at least one air outlet opening (14) that is at a distance from the air inlet opening. The domestic refrigerator (25) also has a controllable air flow adjustment device (13) and is designed to vary a volume flow rate of an air flow (LS), which enters the container (27) from the refrigeration compartment (26) through the at least one air inlet opening (12), between at least two values by adjusting at least one adjustment parameter of the air flow adjustment device (13). The invention also relates to a method for ventilating a container (27) which is accommodated in a refrigeration compartment (26) of a domestic refrigerator (25) and has at least one air inlet opening (12) and at least one air outlet opening (14). The invention can particularly advantageously be applied to refrigerators comprising at least one refrigeration compartment, the temperature and/or humidity of which can be adjusted.

IPC 8 full level

F25D 17/04 (2006.01); F25D 17/06 (2006.01); F25D 25/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F25D 17/045 (2013.01 - EP US); F25D 17/062 (2013.01 - EP); F25D 17/067 (2013.01 - EP US); F25D 25/025 (2013.01 - EP US); F25B 2600/112 (2013.01 - EP US); F25D 17/042 (2013.01 - EP); F25D 2317/04111 (2013.01 - EP); F25D 2317/04131 (2013.01 - EP); F25D 2317/061 (2013.01 - EP US); F25D 2317/063 (2013.01 - EP); F25D 2317/0667 (2013.01 - EP US); F25D 2317/0682 (2013.01 - EP); F25D 2400/28 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2021224064A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102020205749 A1 20211111; EP 4146994 A1 20230315; US 2023184484 A1 20230615; WO 2021224064 A1 20211111

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102020205749 A 20200507; EP 2021060949 W 20210427; EP 21722794 A 20210427; US 202117923661 A 20210427