Device for mist generation in a refrigerating and/or freezing appliance
AssigneeLiebherr-Hausgeraete Ochsenhausen GmbH
InventorsThomas Gindele, Arnulf Probst, Rene Baumann, Lucio Alende Reffatti
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device for mist generation in a refrigerating and/or freezing appliance, including a refrigerator shelf for receiving items to be cooled in the refrigerator, a piezo unit which is arranged in the shelf and, separate therefrom, a water tank for mist generation which is operatively connected to the piezo unit and is also arranged in the shelf and preferably can be removed from the shelf.
Claims14
A device for mist generation in a refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit comprising:
- a compartment base of a refrigerator for placing goods to be refrigerated in the refrigerator;
- a piezo unit that is arranged in the compartment base;
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- a water tank separate therefrom for mist generation that is operatively connected to the piezo unit that is likewise arranged in the compartment base, wherein the water tank has a cover that is inwardly shaped such that it separates a vapor generation chamber from a water reservoir chamber,
- wherein the piezo unit is furthermore provided with a mechanism for raising the water tank that works mechanically or with motor assistance, and
- wherein the piezo unit for raising the water tank has at least one lever device that is configured to actuate via a pressing or sliding mechanism accessible at the surface of the compartment base, with the lever device is provided with at least one spring element.
A device for mist generation in a refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit comprising:
- a compartment base of a refrigerator for placing goods to be refrigerated in the refrigerator;
- a piezo unit that is arranged in the compartment base;
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- a water tank separate therefrom for mist generation that is operatively connected to the piezo unit that is likewise arranged in the compartment base, the piezo unit is furthermore provided with a mechanism for raising the water tank that works mechanically or with motor assistance, wherein the piezo unit for raising the water tank has at least one lever device that is configured to actuate via a pressing or sliding mechanism accessible at the surface of the compartment base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.