Frame and refrigerating apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9417006-B2
Application number	US-201314417885-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 19, 2013
Priority date	Aug 2, 2012
Publication date	Aug 16, 2016
Grant date	Aug 16, 2016

Abstract

A frame and a refrigerating apparatus that uses the frame, the frame is composed by at least one frame component, wherein a vacuum insulation panel material is placed inside of the at least one frame component. The frame is capable of preventing the accumulation of water condensation along the frame, has both a better heat insulation effect and an energy-saving effect.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A frame to be installed on a front side of a main body of a refrigerating apparatus, the frame comprising frame components including an upper component, a lower component, a left component and a right component, among which, the upper component and the lower component are attached to the left component and the right component respectively so as to form a rectangular frame,
wherein a vacuum insulation panel material is placed inside of at least one of the frame components, the vacuum insulation panel material comprising a core, the vacuum insulation panel material formed by packaging glass wool core material having insulation characteristics together in a vacuum state with a high barrier packaging material.

2. The frame of claim 1 , wherein the vacuum insulation panel material is placed inside of the at least one of the frame components and adjacent to a front surface of the at least one of the frame components.

3. The frame of claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the frame components comprises a component-body part and a component-cover part that is attached to the component-body part, the component-body part and the component-cover part together form a chamber that holds the vacuum insulation panel material.

4. The frame of claim 1 , wherein a foam heat-insulation material is further placed inside the at least one of the frame components.

5. The frame of claim 4 , wherein the foam heat-insulation material is placed inside of the at least one of the frame components and adjacent to a rear surface of the at least one of the frame components.

6. The frame of claim 1 , wherein the frame is formed as an opening to the refrigerating apparatus that is used for retrieving and placing items to be refrigerated.

7. The frame of claim 1 , wherein the upper component, the lower component, the left component and the right component each comprise a component-body part and a component-cover part attached to the component-body part, the component-body part and the component-cover part together form a chamber that holds the vacuum insulation panel material.

8. The frame of claim 1 , wherein the upper component, the lower component, the left component and the right component have the same structure.

9. The frame of claim 1 , wherein the upper component, the lower component, the left component and the right component are attached in a detachable manner by multiple attaching components in order to form the frame.

10. A refrigerating apparatus that uses the frame of claim 1 .

11. The refrigerating apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the refrigerating apparatus further comprises a main body and a door body, among which the frame is installed on the front side of the main body, and the door body is installed on the main body and can be rotated between an open position for opening the refrigerating apparatus and a closed position for closing the refrigerating apparatus in a manner that allows the door body to pivot back and forth.

12. A frame to be installed on a front side of a main body of a refrigerating apparatus, the frame comprising frame components including an upper component, a lower component, a left component and a right component, among which, the upper component and the lower component are attached to the left component and the right component respectively so as to form a rectangular frame,
wherein a vacuum insulation panel material is placed inside of at least one of the frame components, the vacuum insulation panel material comprising a core, the vacuum insulation panel material formed by packaging glass wool core material having insulation characteristics together in a vacuum state with a high barrier packaging material;
wherein the at least one of the frame components comprises a component-body part and a component-cover part that is attached to the component-body part, the component-body part and the component-cover part together form a chamber that holds the vacuum insulation panel material;
wherein the component-body part and the component-cover part are attached together in a detachable manner.

13. A frame to be installed on a front side of a main body of a refrigerating apparatus, the frame comprising frame components including an upper component, a lower component, a left component and a right component, among which, the upper component and the lower component are attached to the left component and the right component respectively so as to form a rectangular frame,
wherein a vacuum insulation panel material is placed inside of at least one of the frame components, the vacuum insulation panel material comprising a core, the vacuum insulation panel material formed by packaging glass wool core material having insulation characteristics together in a vacuum state with a high barrier packaging material;
wherein the frame further comprises at least one intermediate component attached to the upper component and the lower component respectively or attached to the left component and the right component respectively.

14. The frame of claim 13 , wherein the at least one intermediate component is attached to the upper component and the lower component or attached to the left component and the right component in a detachable manner.

15. The frame of claim 13 , wherein a further vacuum insulation panel material is placed inside of the at least one intermediate component.

16. The frame of claim 15 , wherein the further vacuum insulation panel material is placed inside of the at least one intermediate component adjacent a front surface of the at least one intermediate component.

17. The frame of claim 13 , wherein the at least one intermediate component has the same structure as the upper component, the lower component, the left component and the right component.

18. The frame of claim 13 , wherein the frame forms an opening to the refrigerating apparatus that is used for retrieving and placing items to be refrigerated.

Assignees

• Carrier Corp

Inventors

• Shen Nathan (Jiarun)

Classifications

• F25D2201/14

  using subatmospheric pressure · CPC title

• F25D23/067

  Supporting elements · CPC title

• F25D21/04

  Preventing the formation of frost or condensate · CPC title

• F25D11/00

  Self-contained movable devices, e.g. domestic refrigerators · CPC title

• F25D23/063 Primary

  formed by an assembly of panels · CPC title