Refrigeration apparatus with two storage compartments on top of each other and a fan-assisted evaporator

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EP 1 293 739 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	03.03.2004 Bulletin 2004/10

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	19.03.2003 Bulletin 2003/12

(21)	Application number: 02015765.7

(22)	Date of filing: 15.07.2002

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: F25D 11/02, F25D 17/06, F25B 39/02

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

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Priority:

12.09.2001 IT PN20010060

(71)	Applicant: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
	1930 Zaventem (BE)

(72)	Inventor:
	Marega, Paolo 33084 Cordenons, Pordenone (IT)

(74)	Representative: Giugni, Valter
	PROPRIA S.r.l., Via Mazzini 13 33170 Pordenone 33170 Pordenone (IT)

(54)	Refrigeration apparatus with two storage compartments on top of each other and a fan-assisted evaporator

(57) Refrigeration apparatus comprising: - at least an upper storage compartment (1) and at least a lower storage compartment (2), - a partition wall (5) between said two compartments (1,2), provided with a through-aperture between said compartments (1,2), - a vertical conduit (6) on the rear wall (7) connecting said two compartments (1,2) with each other, - a single evaporator (11), - a fan (8) arranged at the upper intake mouth (9) of said conduit (6), in which said evaporator (8) is of the finned-tube battery kind and is positioned in front of the lower outflow mouth (10) of said conduit (6).
The finned-tube battery-type evaporator (8) is housed in a receptacle (12) that is open towards the lower compartment (2) and arranged at the lower mouth (10) of the vertical conduit (6). Preferably, a connection piece (13) having a flared shape on the side facing the evaporator (8) is provided between the conduit (6) and the receptacle (12).

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