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EP3364135B1
EP3364135B1 EP17156529.4A EP17156529A EP3364135B1 EP 3364135 B1 EP3364135 B1 EP 3364135B1 EP 17156529 A EP17156529 A EP 17156529A EP 3364135 B1 EP3364135 B1 EP 3364135B1
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Daniele Angiolini
Cristian Caloni
Luca Nardi
Diego Alcalde
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D21/00—Defrosting; Preventing frosting; Removing condensed or defrost water
    • F25D21/04—Preventing the formation of frost or condensate
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D17/00—Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces
    • F25D17/04—Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating air, e.g. by convection
    • F25D17/042—Air treating means within refrigerated spaces
    • F25D17/047—Pressure equalising devices

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  • the present invention relates to a chest freezer comprising a cabinet defining at least an inner cavity which can be closed by door and in which said cavity communicates with the ambient by means of a conduit.
  • a chest freezer comprising a cabinet defining at least an inner cavity which can be closed by door and in which said cavity communicates with the ambient by means of a conduit.
  • EP 2520882 discloses an internal and dedicated humidity container placed on an end of the conduit inside the freezer cavity which is quickly removable for eliminating the frost from the container.
  • EP 1845321 discloses a freezer with a special grid with salt inside where humidity can be absorbed during normal opening/closing of the door.
  • a filter is placed inside the conduit to absorb humidity in order to postpone defrosting operation.
  • Document CN104864656A discloses a chest freezer capable of preventing frosting caused by the breathing effect by providing the chest freezer with a breathing channel and with a dehumidification device.
  • This invention is based on a system integrated inside the foam insulated cabinet or the door: the air that normally flows inside the product when the compressor of the chest freezer is turned on (air flow between gasket and cabinet frame causing ice formation) passes through this system.
  • the temperature condition of this system is suitable to condense the humidity in the air. In this way the air that flow inside the cabinet is at least partially dried.
  • the condensed humidity can be collected by gravity (e.g.: in the condensation tray in compressor compartment).
  • the main advantage of the system according to the present invention is that it doesn't require heating system to avoid the clogging due to the fact that it works collecting air humidity by condensation (and not as ice/frost).
  • the system is formed by a portion of the conduit which puts the cavity into communication with the outside ambient.
  • the conduit can also be a plurality of conduits or the conduit can be shaped in a serpentine way in order to increase the heat exchange surface.
  • a chest freezer 2 presents a inner liner 4 defining a cavity C, an insulation foam (not shown), and an outer liner 6 whose only the bottom part is shown in figure 1 .
  • Other usual components of the chest freezer 2 door, compressor, condenser, evaporator are present but they are not shown in the drawings for sake of clarity.
  • the chest freezer 2 presents an air conduit 10 of polymeric material made of different pieces assembled together, and having a first end 10a on a side wall 12 of the cavity C and in communication there to.
  • first end 10a is fastened to the wall 12 by means of a flange 13 and counter-flange 15.
  • the conduit 10 further comprises a first portion 10b, for instance a corrugated tube, substantially parallel to the side wall 12 of the cavity C and a second portion 10c shaped as a coil/serpentine whose end 10d is placed above a condensation tray 14 placed in a compressor compartment of the chest freezer.
  • the second portion 10c of the conduit may be produced for instance by blow-molding or by injection molding; in the second case it may be made in two shells attached together.
  • FIG. 1 For maintaining the second portion of the conduit 10c at a proper distance from the inner liner 4, two spacers 8 made of expanded polymeric material are provided with apertures 8a in which ends of the flat second portion 10c of the conduit are inserted.
  • the end 10d of the second portion 10c of the conduit 10 is provided on an L-shaped pipe portion 11 attached to the coil-shaped portion 10c.
  • Figure 2 refers to a working condition where the compressor in switched on. In this condition air flows through the conduit 10 towards the cavity C.
  • air is entering the end 10d of the conduit and by flowing into the coil-shaped second portion 10c the humidity contained therein condensates and can flow by gravity from the end 10d into the tray 14 thanks to a proper inclination or shape of the second portion 10c of the conduit 10.
  • dried air can flow in the first portion 10b of the conduit 10 and enter the cavity C.
  • the technical solution according to the invention takes advantage of the natural "breathing" of the cavity, making air flow into the cavity throw a specific conduit, after being dried by a sort of heat exchanger which exploits the temperature in the compressor's area.
  • the position of the second portion 10c of the conduit 10 is chosen so that the temperature condition of this system is suitable to condense the humidity in the air, i.e. it is slightly above 0°C. This position can be easily chosen depending on the thickness of the insulation (not shown), on the average temperature of the inner liner 4 and on the average ambient temperature.
  • the condensed water which drips out from the conduit 10 to the tray 14 is evaporated thanks to heat in the compressor compartment.
  • the invention relates to a chest freezer.
  • the same solution can be used for upright (vertical) freezer as well.
  • the same solution can be applied also to freezers which have a variable speed compressor.
  • the conduit 10 is embedded within the foam insulation of the cabinet. In an example which is not part of the claimed invention, it can be housed in the cabinet as well, particularly in case the conduit is associated to a refrigerator.

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  • Refrigerator Housings (AREA)
  • Cold Air Circulating Systems And Constructional Details In Refrigerators (AREA)
  • Removal Of Water From Condensation And Defrosting (AREA)

Claims (3)

  1. Gefriertruhe (2), umfassend einen mit Schaumstoff isolierten Schrank, der einen inneren Hohlraum (C) definiert, der mit einer Tür verschlossen werden kann und in dem der Hohlraum (C) mit der Umgebung über eine Luftleitung (10) kommuniziert, die in den Schaumstoff eingebettet ist, wobei die Luftleitung (10) aus unterschiedlichen Teilen hergestellt ist, die untereinander zusammengebaut sind, wobei die Luftleitung (10) ein erstes Ende (10a) umfasst, das an einer Seitenwand (12) des Hohlraums (C) befestigt ist, wobei das erste Ende (10a) mit dem Hohlraum (C) in Kommunikation steht, wobei die Luftleitung (10) einen ersten Abschnitt (10b) umfasst, der parallel zu der Seitenwand (12) des Hohlraums (C) angeordnet ist, und einen zweiten Abschnitt (10c), der eine Spiral-/Serpentinenform aufweist, die zwischen dem Boden des Hohlraums (C) und einem Bereich der Gefriertruhe, in dem ein Kompressor positioniert ist, positioniert ist, wobei der zweite Abschnitt (10c) durch mindestens einen Abstandhalter (8) in einem geeigneten Abstand von einer Innenverkleidung (4) gehalten wird, die den Hohlraum (C) definiert, wobei der zweite Abschnitt (10c) in einem Bereich bei einer solchen Temperatur liegt, dass Feuchtigkeit in der Luft, die in den zweiten Abschnitt (10c) der Luftleitung (10) strömt, kondensieren und abgeleitet werden kann
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Luftleitung (10) aus polymerischem Material ist, und dadurch, dass zwei Abstandhalter (8), die aus polymerischem Schaumstoff hergestellt sind, mit Öffnungen (8a) bereitgestellt sind, in die Enden des flachen zweiten Abschnitts (10c) der Leitung eingesetzt sind.
  2. Gefriertruhe nach Anspruch 1, wobei ein offenes Ende (10d) der Leitung (10) über einer Wanne (14) angrenzend zu dem Kompressor positioniert ist, sodass Kondenswasser in die Wanne (14) tropfen kann.
  3. Gefriertruhe nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei der zweite Abschnitt (10c) der Luftleitung (10) eine vorbestimmte Neigung vorweist, sodass darin kondensierte Feuchtigkeit durch Schwerkraft abgeleitet werden kann.
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