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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 12140366 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024

Filed:

Dec. 29, 2021

Refrigerator

Applicant:

Bsh Hausgeraete Gmbh, Munich, DE;

Inventors:

Wei Zhong, Nanjing, CN;

Haiqing Zhou, Nanjing, CN;

Chenli Hu, Nanjing, CN;

Assignee:

BSH Hausgeraete GmbH, Munich, DE;

Attorneys:

Laurence A. Greenberg

Werner H. Stemer

Ralph E. Locher

Primary Examiner:

Jason M Greene

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 17/04 (2006.01); A61L 9/12 (2006.01); A61L 9/20 (2006.01); A61L 9/22 (2006.01); B01D 46/00 (2022.01); B01D 46/42 (2006.01); B01D 46/46 (2006.01); B01D 53/26 (2006.01); F25D 27/00 (2006.01); F25D 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 17/042 (2013.01); A61L 9/122 (2013.01); A61L 9/20 (2013.01); A61L 9/22 (2013.01); B01D 46/0005 (2013.01); B01D 46/0032 (2013.01); B01D 46/0049 (2013.01); B01D 46/4254 (2013.01); B01D 46/46 (2013.01); B01D 53/266 (2013.01); F25D 27/00 (2013.01); F25D 29/005 (2013.01); A61L 2209/111 (2013.01); A61L 2209/12 (2013.01); A61L 2209/14 (2013.01); B01D 2273/30 (2013.01); F25D 2317/041 (2013.01);
Abstract

A refrigerator includes a storage compartment having a front opening and an air sanitation device mounted on a top wall of the storage compartment. The air sanitation device includes: a housing, an air channel located in the housing, a fan, and an air detection device and/or an air purification device located in the air channel. The housing includes a front wall facing the front opening, a rear wall, an upper wall, a lower wall, and a pair of side walls. The air channel includes an air inlet and an air outlet. The fan is configured to force air to enter the air channel from the air inlet, and then be discharged out from the air outlet. The air inlet is located on at least one of the side walls, and the air outlet is located on the rear wall.

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