Patent · US Expired

Cooling device

US6675590B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 22, 2000
Grant dateJan 13, 2004
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 29, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25D2700/12
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A refrigerator or freezer includes a compressor with an electrical drive motor. The drive motor is activated by a rotational speed controller. The compressor is connected to a cooling medium circuit which contains a condenser, an evaporator and an expansion means arranged therebetween. The cooling device comprises a cooling space closable with a door as well as a temperature control for the cooling space. The rotational speed controller and the temperature control are grouped together to a constructional unit.

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