EP1234148B1 - Refrigerator box - Google Patents

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EP1234148B1
EP1234148B1 EP00979530A EP00979530A EP1234148B1 EP 1234148 B1 EP1234148 B1 EP 1234148B1 EP 00979530 A EP00979530 A EP 00979530A EP 00979530 A EP00979530 A EP 00979530A EP 1234148 B1 EP1234148 B1 EP 1234148B1
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evaporator
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Uli Brauns
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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
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/006—General constructional features for mounting refrigerating machinery components
    • 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
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/06—Walls
    • F25D23/062—Walls defining a cabinet
    • F25D23/064—Walls defining a cabinet formed by moulding, e.g. moulding in situ
    • 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
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B39/00—Evaporators; Condensers
    • F25B39/02—Evaporators
    • F25B39/022—Evaporators with plate-like or laminated elements
    • F25B39/024—Evaporators with plate-like or laminated elements with elements constructed in the shape of a hollow panel
    • 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
    • F25D2201/00—Insulation
    • F25D2201/10—Insulation with respect to heat
    • F25D2201/12—Insulation with respect to heat using an insulating packing material
    • F25D2201/126—Insulation with respect to heat using an insulating packing material of cellular type

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  • the invention refers to a refrigerator box with an access opening which is located in a substantially horizontal plane and is closable by a lid, the walls of the box being formed by an inner shell of plastic, an outer shell of plastic and a heat insulation of foam plastic located between the walls, and an evaporator of a refrigerating apparatus being arranged to cool goods in the storage space of the box.
  • a refrigerator box according to the preamble of claim 1 is known from DE-A-30 22 463.
  • the object of the invention is to arrange the evaporator in a simple way so that it will be in direct cooling contact with the space for the goods, will not intrude on the said space and will form a smooth transition to the wall of the space.
  • FIG. 1 shows a view of the box without a lid seen from above
  • Fig. 2 shows a sectional view according to the marking II-II in fig. 1
  • Fig. 3 shows a sectional view according to the marking III-III in fig. 2.
  • By 10 is designated a box constituted by an inner shell 12 and an outer shell 14.
  • the shells 12 and 14 are joined to each other in a horizontal part 16, which surrounds an access opening 18 of the box and forms a contact surface for a sealing 20 of a lid 22.
  • a cavity between the shells, which are made of e.g. polyethylene, is filled with a heat insulating plastic foam 24, e.g. polyurethane.
  • a rectangular window 26 is taken up in one vertical side 28 of the inner shell 12.
  • An evaporator 30, which has the shape of a rectangular plate, is mounted in an impression 32 running around the edge of the window, so that the surface 34 of the evaporator, which faces a storage space 36 for goods in the box, is located in the same plane as and forms a smooth transition to the side 28.
  • a sealing 38 is arranged between the impression 32 and the edge of the evaporator for preventing humidity from moving through the joint between the window 26 and the evaporator 30.
  • the evaporator which can be of aluminium of so-called roll-bond type, is by means of not shown refrigerant conduits connected to a refrigerating apparatus of compression or absorption type.
  • the cavity between the shells 12 and 14 is filled with the plastic foam, which after hardening adheres to the rear side 40 of the evaporator 30 and keeps the evaporator on place in the box.

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The invention refers to a refrigerator box with an access opening which is located in a substantially horizontal plane and is closable by a lid, the walls of the box being formed by an inner shell of plastic, an outer shell of plastic and a heat insulation of foam plastic located between the walls, and an evaporator of a refrigerating apparatus being arranged to cool goods in the storage space of the box. A refrigerator box according to the preamble of claim 1 is known from DE-A-30 22 463.
The object of the invention is to arrange the evaporator in a simple way so that it will be in direct cooling contact with the space for the goods, will not intrude on the said space and will form a smooth transition to the wall of the space.
This object is reached through the refrigerator box according to claim 1.
An embodiment of a refrigerator box according to the invention is described below in connexion with the enclosed drawing, in which Fig. 1 shows a view of the box without a lid seen from above, Fig. 2 shows a sectional view according to the marking II-II in fig. 1, and Fig. 3 shows a sectional view according to the marking III-III in fig. 2.
By 10 is designated a box constituted by an inner shell 12 and an outer shell 14. The shells 12 and 14 are joined to each other in a horizontal part 16, which surrounds an access opening 18 of the box and forms a contact surface for a sealing 20 of a lid 22. A cavity between the shells, which are made of e.g. polyethylene, is filled with a heat insulating plastic foam 24, e.g. polyurethane.
A rectangular window 26 is taken up in one vertical side 28 of the inner shell 12. An evaporator 30, which has the shape of a rectangular plate, is mounted in an impression 32 running around the edge of the window, so that the surface 34 of the evaporator, which faces a storage space 36 for goods in the box, is located in the same plane as and forms a smooth transition to the side 28. A sealing 38 is arranged between the impression 32 and the edge of the evaporator for preventing humidity from moving through the joint between the window 26 and the evaporator 30. The evaporator, which can be of aluminium of so-called roll-bond type, is by means of not shown refrigerant conduits connected to a refrigerating apparatus of compression or absorption type.
After the sealing 38 and the evaporator 30 have been placed in the window, the cavity between the shells 12 and 14 is filled with the plastic foam, which after hardening adheres to the rear side 40 of the evaporator 30 and keeps the evaporator on place in the box.

Claims (2)

  1. Refrigerator (10) box with an access opening (18), the walls of the box being formed by an inner shell (12) of plastic, an outer shell (14) of plastic and a heat insulation of foam plastic (24) located between the walls, and an evaporator (30) of a refrigerating apparatus being arranged to cool goods in the storage space (36) of the box, wherein a window (26) is taken up in a vertical side (28) of the inner shell (12), and the evaporator (30), which has the shape of a plate and covers the window (26) is mounted in an impression (32) of the edge of the window, and sealing means (38) are arranged between the impression (32) and the edge of the evaporator for preventing humidity from moving through the joint between the window (26) and the evaporator (30), the foam plastic (24) adhering to the rear side (40) of the evaporator (30) and keeping the evaporator on place in the window (26),
    characterized in that the access opening is located in a substantially horizontal plane and is closable by a lid (22), and that the evaporator (30) covers the window (26) on the side of the inner shell facing the storage space, and that the evaporator (30) is mounted in the impression (32) of the edge of the window so that the surface (34) of the evaporator (30) facing the storage space (36) is located in the same plane as and forms a smooth transition to said vertical side (28).
  2. Refrigerator box according to claim 1, characterized in that the window (26) and the evaporator (30) have rectangular shape.
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SE9904303 1999-11-26
SE9904303A SE521778C2 (en) 1999-11-26 1999-11-26 Cooler
PCT/EP2000/010910 WO2001038805A2 (en) 1999-11-26 2000-11-03 Refrigerator box

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SE9904303L (en) 2001-05-27
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