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Refrigerating device comprising an evacuatable storage compartment

US7360371B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22References
23Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 15, 2003
Grant dateApr 22, 2008
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Expiry dateApr 1, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25D2317/043
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A refrigerating device including a hollow-walled housing surrounding a first and a second storage compartment. A vacuum pump is controllably connected via a suction line to the hollow chamber of the housing and to one of the storage compartments. The pump is controlled to maintain a desired pressure range in both the housing and the storage compartment.

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