EP3088822B1 - Kühlgerät mit druckausgleichendes ventil - Google Patents

Kühlgerät mit druckausgleichendes ventil Download PDF

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EP3088822B1
EP3088822B1 EP15165705.3A EP15165705A EP3088822B1 EP 3088822 B1 EP3088822 B1 EP 3088822B1 EP 15165705 A EP15165705 A EP 15165705A EP 3088822 B1 EP3088822 B1 EP 3088822B1
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cooling appliance
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Alessandro Aronica
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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
    • F25D23/06—Walls
    • F25D23/065—Details
    • F25D23/068—Arrangements for circulating fluids through the insulating material
    • 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
    • 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
    • F25D23/061—Walls with conduit means

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  • the present inventions relates to a cooling appliance comprising a cabinet and a conduit traversing a wall of said cabinet and having pressure equalization means configured to avoid pressure differences between the inside to the cabinet and the outside.
  • cooling appliance we deem any kind of domestic refrigerator, including freezers (either in form of cavities distinct from a fresh food compartment or in form of a chest freezer or vertical freezer).
  • freezers either in form of cavities distinct from a fresh food compartment or in form of a chest freezer or vertical freezer.
  • wall we mean either whatever wall of the cabinet or the door or lid thereof.
  • valves may involve reliability problems since the movable part of such valves can by blocked and therefore does not provide the correct result, either by failing to avoid a pressure below atmospheric pressure in the cavity of the cabinet or by creating a free passage between the inside and the outside of the cabinet.
  • known construction can be quite complex (involving the use of different components including springs or the like), and therefore they contribute to increase the overall cost of the domestic appliance.
  • the traditional pressure equalization valve is replaced by a semi permeable membrane in the conduit.
  • semi permeable membrane we mean a selectively permeable membrane, a partially permeable membrane or a differentially permeable membrane that will allow certain molecules to pass through it, particular oxygen and nitrogen, while other molecules, particular water vapor, are prevented from passing through it due to their bigger dimension.
  • Semi permeable membranes can be polymeric membranes or ceramic membranes. Many polymeric materials can be used as semi permeable membrane for the use according to the present invention, and preferably they are selected in the group consisting of cellulose esters, cellulose acetate, nitrocellulose, polyether block amides, polysulfides, polymethylsiloxanes, polysulfones, polyether sulfone, polyacrilonitrile, polyamides, polyimides, polyethylene and polypropylene, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyvinylidene fluoride, and polyvinylchloride.
  • the preferred material for the membrane is based on polyamides, cellulose esters, polyether block amides, polysulfides and polymethylsiloxanes.
  • the membrane is generally supported on a rigid porous substrate having pores preferably from 0,1 and 1 ⁇ m.
  • the polymeric membrane may be deposited as a thin layer on the substrate, or it may me polymerized and/or co-polymerized thereon ("in situ" polymerization).
  • a chest freezer 10 presents an upper lid 10a with two conduits 12 which put into communication the inside of the cavity, indicated with the reference A, to the outside of the cavity, indicated with reference B.
  • Each of the conduits 12 is provided with a semi permeable membrane 14.
  • Figure 3 refers to a specific example used in the chest freezer 10 of figure 1 , where a corrugated flexible tube 18 is fastened, at one end, to a first flange 20 fixed to an inside wall 22 of the lid 10a and, at another end, to a second flange 24 nap-engaged or screwed onto a tubular plastic portion 26 which is mounted on a side wall 28 of the lid 10a and is provided with a seat 26a for the semi permeable membrane 14. Between the lid 10a and a side wall 11 of the freezer cabinet a rubber deformable gasket 13 is interposed.
  • the membrane 14 is kept in the correct position by means of a cap 30 which is mounted on the end of the tubular plastic portion 26 by snap engagement or other similar system, assuring an air passage 32 towards the semi permeable membrane 14.
  • This solution does not need any maintenance and does not undergo aging or wearing problem.
  • insulation foam (not shown) is injected which also assures a fix position of the tube 18.
  • the low pressure inside the cabinet prompts an air flow from the ambient (humid air indicated with arrows H in the figures).
  • the semi permeable membrane blocks water vapor molecules so that an air dry flow is entering the cavity (such dry aid flow is indicated with arrows D in the figures).
  • conduit is provided in the lid or in the door of the appliance, the same advantage can be obtained by placing the conduit across a wall of the refrigerator or freezer.

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  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Cold Air Circulating Systems And Constructional Details In Refrigerators (AREA)
  • Devices That Are Associated With Refrigeration Equipment (AREA)
  • Separation Using Semi-Permeable Membranes (AREA)

Claims (7)

  1. Kühlgerät (10, 16), umfassend einen Schrank (11) und eine Leitung (12, 18), die eine Wand des Schranks durchläuft und ein Druckausgleichsmittel aufweist, das konfiguriert ist, um Druckunterschiede zwischen der Innenseite (A) des Schranks und der Außenseite (B) zu vermeiden, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein solches Ausgleichsmittel eine halbdurchlässige Membran (14) aufweist.
  2. Kühlgerät nach Anspruch 1, wobei die halbdurchlässige Membran (14) an einem Ende der Leitung (12, 18) an der Umgebungsseite davon platziert ist.
  3. Kühlgerät nach Anspruch 2, wobei die halbdurchlässige Membran (14) durch eine abnehmbare Abdeckung (30) geschützt ist.
  4. Kühlgerät nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei das Kühlgerät eine Tiefkühltruhe (10) ist und die Leitung (12) ein flexibles Rohr (18) umfasst, das in dem Deckel (10a) der Tiefkühltruhe (10) angeordnet ist.
  5. Kühlgerät nach Anspruch 4, wobei das flexible Rohr (18) zwischen einem ersten Flansch (20), der an einer unteren Seite (22) des Deckels (10a) befestigt ist, und einem zweiten Flansch (24) eingefügt ist, der an einem rohrförmigen Abschnitt (26), der an einer Seitenwand (28) des Deckels (10a) montiert ist, befestigt ist, wobei ein solcher rohrförmiger Abschnitt (26) einen Sitz (26a) für die halbdurchlässige Membran (14) aufweist.
  6. Kühlgerät nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei das Material der halbdurchlässigen Membran (14) ausgewählt ist, aus der Gruppe, bestehend aus Celluloseestern, Celluloseacetat, Nitrocellulose, Polyetherblockamiden, Polysulfiden, Polymethylsiloxanen, Polysulfon, Polyethersulfon, Polyacrylnitril Polyamiden, Polyimiden, Polyethylen und Polypropylen, Polytetrafluorethylen, Polyvinylidenfluorid und Polyvinylchlorid.
  7. Kühlgerät nach Anspruch 6, wobei das Material der halbdurchlässigen Membran ausgewählt ist, aus der Gruppe, bestehend aus Polyamiden, Celluloseestern, Polyetherblockamiden, Polysulfiden und Polymethylsiloxanen.
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