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Refrigeration appliance comprising a cleaning device

US10502467B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

BSH Hausgeräte GmbH · DE

Inventors

Alexander Koch · Arlington, US
Niels Liengaard · Ulm, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 15, 2015
Grant date	Dec 10, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 5, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF25D2400/22
WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A refrigeration appliance has a refrigeration appliance component and a cleaning device for cleaning the component. The cleaning device includes a cleaning element, an actuating element, and a connection element. The cleaning element is connected to the actuating element by the connection element. The refrigeration appliance has a cavity which extends from the front side of the refrigeration appliance to the back side of the refrigeration appliance, and in which the connection element is accommodated. The cleaning element is moveable across a surface of the refrigeration appliance component upon actuation of the actuating element in order to remove dirt deposits from the surface of the refrigeration appliance component.

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