Global Patent Index - EP 4172540 A1

EP 4172540 A1 20230503 - METHOD FOR OPERATING A DOMESTIC REFRIGERATOR, AND DOMESTIC REFRIGERATOR

Title (en)

METHOD FOR OPERATING A DOMESTIC REFRIGERATOR, AND DOMESTIC REFRIGERATOR

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUM BETREIBEN EINES HAUSHALTS-KÜHLGERÄTS SOWIE HAUSHALTS-KÜHLGERÄT

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ DE FONCTIONNEMENT D'UN RÉFRIGÉRATEUR MÉNAGER ET RÉFRIGÉRATEUR MÉNAGER

Publication

EP 4172540 A1 20230503 (DE)

Application

EP 21731991 A 20210608

Priority

  • DE 102020207894 A 20200625
  • EP 2021065291 W 20210608

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2021259631A1] The invention relates to a method for operating a domestic refrigerator (1) having at least one refrigerated cabinet (9), to which a frost-free evaporator (9), which can be cooled under control, and a fan (10), which can be driven independently therefrom, are assigned and which is separated from a freezer compartment (2) by a partition (6), wherein the method comprises an evaporator cooling phase to cool the frost-free evaporator (9), in which phase the fan (10) is switched off. A domestic refrigerator (1) comprises at least one refrigerated cabinet (9), to which a frost-free evaporator (9) and a fan (10) are assigned, and a control device (8), which is designed to cool the frost-free evaporator (9) and to operate the fan (10), wherein the control device (8) is further configured to run an evaporator cooling phase for cooling the frost-free evaporator (9) when the fan (10) is switched off. Particularly advantageously applicable to side-by-side refrigerators.

IPC 8 full level

F25D 17/04 (2006.01); F25D 21/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F25D 11/02 (2013.01 - US); F25D 17/042 (2013.01 - EP); F25D 21/04 (2013.01 - EP US); F25B 2600/112 (2013.01 - EP); F25D 2317/04111 (2013.01 - EP); F25D 2600/02 (2013.01 - US); F25D 2700/10 (2013.01 - US); F25D 2700/12 (2013.01 - US); Y02B 40/00 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2021259631A1

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 102020207894 A1 20211230; CN 116157637 A 20230523; EP 4172540 A1 20230503; US 2023266047 A1 20230824; WO 2021259631 A1 20211230

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102020207894 A 20200625; CN 202180045570 A 20210608; EP 2021065291 W 20210608; EP 21731991 A 20210608; US 202118012447 A 20210608