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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 1992
Filed:
Jun. 26, 1990
Franco Germi, Gavirate, IT;
Whirlpool International B.V., Tarwelaan, NL;
Abstract
A refrigerating apparatus is provided which comprises a cabinet (1) with a refrigeration compartment (10) closable by a door (12), which compartment is connected to an evacuating system comprising a vacuum pump (6) arranged in the cabinet and an evacuation pipe (8) between the vacuum pump and said compartment. The apparatus comprises a container (17) closable in a vacuum-tight manner and movable within said compartment (10), and means for detachably connecting the inner space of the container (17) with the pipe (8) of the evacuating system. The means comprise a container pipe (23) provided in a wall (24) of the container (17) through which the inner space of the container can be evacuated, and a hollow elastic element (25) connected to one of the ends of the pipes (8,23) facing each other to form a detachable seal against the other end.