Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag

Paolo Ingargiola

Michele Sedrani

Francesco Cristiano

Paolo Gasparotto

Pier Luigi Covre

Pierluigi Covre

The invention relates to a refrigeration appliance () comprising an outer cabinet () and an inner liner (), internal to the outer cabinet (), defining at least one compartment () for receiving food items. A refrigeration system () comprises an evaporator () arranged inside the compartment () to cool down air. A fan assembly () is arranged inside the compartment () and associated to the evaporator () for generating a cooling air stream for the compartment (). The fan assembly () comprises, arranged side by side: a first layer () of expanded polystyrene; a fan () comprising a rotor () with a rotation axis (X) inclined with respect to a vertical direction (V) and a cover plate (). The fan assembly () comprises a fastening device () apt to fasten the cover plate () to the first layer () to keep the fan assembly () in the assembled configuration.

Refrigeration appliance equipped with a fan assembly and a method for manufacturing said appliance

The invention relates a refrigeration appliance () comprising a first compartment () and a second compartment () for receiving food items, said first compartment () and said second compartment () being separated one to the other. A refrigeration system () comprising an evaporator () is provided for cooling down air and a fan () forces the cooled air to the compartments (). The fan () comprises a rotor () with a rotation axis (X) which is inclined with respect to the vertical direction (V). A first ventilation assembly () is apt to channel the cooled air forced by said fan () inside the first compartment () and a second ventilation assembly () is apt to channel the cooled air forced by the fan () inside the second compartment (), wherein the first ventilation assembly () and the fan () are associated to said first compartment (). The refrigeration appliance () comprises an interconnection duct () configured to connect the first ventilation assembly () to the second ventilation assembly (), said interconnection duct () being arranged downstream of the fan () to convey the cooled air forced by the fan () towards said second ventilation assembly (). The interconnection duct () extends along a main axis (Y) which is inclined with respect to the rotation axis (X) of the rotor () of an angle (W) comprised between 70° and 110°, preferably an angle (W) comprised between 85° and 100°, more preferably an angle (W) equal to 95°.

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Porcia, Italy

Paolo Ingargiola