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Household cooling appliance with an ice tray and a cooling device in a door
US10488102B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10488102-B2 |
| Application number | US-201715697524-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 7, 2017 |
| Priority date | Sep 7, 2017 |
| Publication date | Nov 26, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2019 |
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A household cooling appliance has a housing with a receiving space for food, a door for closing the receiving space, wherein the door is movably arranged at the housing, an ice maker with an ice tray, wherein the ice maker with the ice tray is arranged in the door, a first cooling device, which is arranged at the door and by which the ice tray is cooled, wherein the first cooling device comprises a waste heat unit by which the waste heat resulting from the cooling of the ice tray can be dissipated, and a second cooling device, which is arranged at the housing and by which the receiving space is cooled. The waste heat unit of the first cooling device is thermally coupled with the second cooling device such that the waste heat of the waste heat unit can be transferred to the second cooling device.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A household cooling appliance, comprising a housing with a receiving space for food, a door for closing the receiving space, the door being movably arranged at the housing, the door including a functional component, and the functional component being at least partially an outer component of the door, the functional component being a front cover of the door, an ice maker with an ice tray, the ice maker with the ice tray being arranged at the door, a first cooling device, being arranged at the door and by which cooling the ice tray, the first cooling device including a waste heat unit dissipating the waste heat resulting from the cooling of the ice tray, the waste heat unit being a condenser, and the condenser being thermally coupled with the functional component for transferring the waste heat to the front cover. 2. The household cooling appliance according to claim 1 , wherein the functional component includes a door seal. 3. The household cooling appliance according to claim 1 , wherein the functional component includes a receiving space for an electronic module. 4. The household cooling appliance according to claim 1 , wherein the condenser is a skin condenser.
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with compartments at different temperatures · CPC title
using Peltier effect; using Nernst-Ettinghausen effect · CPC title
- F25C5/22Primary
particularly adapted for household refrigerators · CPC title
Doors; Covers (F25D23/08 takes precedence {locks or fastenings E05B65/0042}) · CPC title
Refrigerator units · CPC title
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- What does patent US10488102B2 cover?
- A household cooling appliance has a housing with a receiving space for food, a door for closing the receiving space, wherein the door is movably arranged at the housing, an ice maker with an ice tray, wherein the ice maker with the ice tray is arranged in the door, a first cooling device, which is arranged at the door and by which the ice tray is cooled, wherein the first cooling device compris…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Bsh Hausgeraete Gmbh
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification F25C5/22. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Nov 26 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 3 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).