Patent · US Expired

Cooling device for installation in a furniture niche

US6532757B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH · DE

Inventors

Stefan Holzer · Aalen, DE
Wolfgang Kentner · Brunsbüttel, DE
Jürgen Hirath · Bayreuth, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 20, 2001
Grant date	Mar 18, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 20, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF25D2323/00277
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A cooling device for installation in a furniture niche includes at least one thermally insulating container defining a cooling space and having a door for sealing the space, and a cooler having a compressor, a condenser, and a ventilator. The base has at least two sidewalls, a front region disposed near the door, a rear region, at least one air supply aperture at the front region, and an exhaust aperture at the rear region. The base houses the compressor, condenser, and ventilator. The base is disposed below the cooling space and is force ventilated by the ventilator through the air supply aperture and the exhaust aperture. The exhaust aperture is in at least one of the sidewalls, preferably, in the rear region of the base averted from the door. Preferably, the cooling device is installed in a furniture niche of a kitchen unit.

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