Household appliance device and method for operating a household appliance device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10697689-B2
Application number	US-201715844859-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 18, 2017
Priority date	Dec 19, 2016
Publication date	Jun 30, 2020
Grant date	Jun 30, 2020

Abstract

The efficiency of a household appliance device, in particular of a household refrigerator device, is improved. An inner container has at least one inner panel that delimits an interior at least partially. An air exchange unit is formed with at least two flow channels that run substantially parallel and that are in fluidic communication with the interior.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A household appliance device, comprising:
an inner container having an inner panel at least partially delimiting an interior;
an air exchange unit defining at least two flow channels, said at least two flow channels running fluidically substantially parallel, at least in certain sections thereof, and each fluidically communicating with the interior and fluidically separated from one another.

2. The household appliance device according to claim 1 configured as a household refrigerator.

3. The household appliance device according to claim 1 , wherein said inner panel is a back panel of said inner container.

4. The household appliance device according to claim 1 , wherein, on viewing the interior, said air exchange unit is substantially level with said inner panel.

5. The household appliance device according to claim 1 , wherein said air exchange unit is arranged on a side of said inner container facing the interior.

6. The household appliance device according to claim 1 , wherein said air exchange unit is arranged on a side of said inner container remote from the interior.

7. The household appliance device according to claim 1 , wherein said inner panel is formed with at least one locating recess and said air exchange unit is arranged in said at least one locating recess.

8. The household appliance device according to claim 1 , which further comprises an inner panel unit, which, when said inner panel is viewed perpendicularly, is arranged between said flow channels, and which, when the interior is viewed, is substantially level with said inner panel.

9. The household appliance device according to claim 8 , wherein said inner panel unit is arranged at least partially on a side of said inner container facing the interior.

10. The household appliance device according to claim 8 , wherein said inner panel is formed with at least one further locating recess and said inner panel unit is arranged inside said at least one further locating recess.

11. The household appliance device according to claim 8 , wherein said inner panel unit comprises at least one support element which is at least partially provided for retaining at least one storage element.

12. The household appliance device according to claim 8 , wherein said air exchange unit at least partially encompasses said inner panel unit.

13. The household appliance device according to claim 8 , wherein said air exchange unit and said inner panel unit are connected to each other.

14. A household appliance, comprising at least one household appliance device according to claim 1 .

15. A method for operating a household appliance device, the method comprising:
providing a household appliance device with an inner container which has at least one inner panel that delimits an interior at least partially; and
exchanging air by way of an air exchange unit that is formed with two or more flow channels that run substantially parallel to one another and that communicate fluidically with the interior and fluidically separated from one another.

16. The method according to claim 15 wherein the providing step comprises providing the household appliance device according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Bsh Hausgeraete Gmbh

Inventors

• Lindel Andreas
• Faehnle Elmar
• Wiedenmann Felix
• Schaefer Thomas

Classifications

• F25D2317/067

  characterised by air ducts · CPC title

• F25D11/02 Primary

  with cooling compartments at different temperatures · CPC title

• F25D25/02

  by shelves · CPC title

• F25D23/065

  Details · CPC title

• F25D23/062

  defining a cabinet · CPC title