Lighting device for chest freezers and the like

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EP 0 826 938 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	13.01.1999 Bulletin 1999/02

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	04.03.1998 Bulletin 1998/10

(21)	Application number: 97112317.9

(22)	Date of filing: 18.07.1997

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁶: F25D 27/00

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV RO SI

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Priority:

27.08.1996 IT MI961787

(71)	Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
	Benton Harbor Michigan 49022 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Malnati, Roterto, Whirlpool Europe s.r.l. 21025 Comerio (IT)

(74)	Representative: Guerci, Alessandro
	Whirlpool Europe S.r.l. Patent Department Viale G. Borghi 27 21025 Comerio (VA) 21025 Comerio (VA) (IT)

(54)	Lighting device for chest freezers and the like

(57) In the lid (1) of a chest freezer there is mounted a light source (5), controlled by a rocking contactor means (20) also carried by the lid (1), said rocking contactor automatically closing the power circuit for the light source (15) when the lid (1) is opened.

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