Refrigerating appliance and water outlet arrangement for a refrigerating appliance
US11927384B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 14, 2020 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D2321/146
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A refrigerating appliance, or household refrigerating appliance, includes a refrigerated goods container and a machine compartment having a wall facing the goods container, an insulating material region between the goods container and the machine compartment wall, and a water outlet arrangement conducting condensate from the goods container through the insulating material region and machine compartment wall into an evaporation container in the machine compartment. The water outlet arrangement has a trough-shaped wall region of the goods container oriented towards the machine compartment wall and extending funnel-like to a drip edge. A tube facility extends from the wall region through the insulating material region and an opening in the machine compartment wall into the machine compartment. A positioning device mutually positions the wall region and tube facility, securing the drip edge radially in the tube facility and circumferentially spaced from an inner wall of the tube facility.
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