(19)
(11) EP 1 074 802 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
20.06.2001 Bulletin 2001/25

(43) Date of publication A2:
07.02.2001 Bulletin 2001/06

(21) Application number: 00202389.3

(22) Date of filing: 06.07.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7F25D 11/02, F25D 17/06
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 05.08.1999 IT MI991771

(71) Applicant: CANDY S.p.A.
I-20052 Monza (Milano) (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Fumagalli, Silvano
    20052 Monza (IT)

(74) Representative: Mittler, Enrico 
c/o Mittler & C. s.r.l., Viale Lombardia, 20
20131 Milano
20131 Milano (IT)

   


(54) Refrigerator with compartment for the quick cooling of food


(57) Home refrigerator comprising at least one freezer compartment (1) and at least one compartment (2; 2, 50) at a temperature higher than the freezer compartment (1) and comprising a refrigeration circuit (8) with relative condenser (12), compressor (9), evaporator (7) and fan (14). Such refrigerator comprises at least one small size compartment (16) that gets cold quickly by means of a circulation of air that is forced by the fan (14) through the evaporator (7) and inside said at least one small size compartment (16) and said at least one compartment (2; 2, 50) at a temperature higher than the freezer compartment (1) by means of opportune inlet openings (81, 83-84; 81, 83; 81, 83-51) whose closing and opening is controlled by valve means (18, 20-21; 18, 20; 18, 20-52) that are controlled thermostatically.







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