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OwnerHeinz-Dieter Eichholz, Georg Pfitzer +1inventors
InventorsHeinz-Dieter Eichholz, Georg Pfitzer, Bernd Geser
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The invention proposes a domestic appliance having a cooling unit with a sorbent from which a refrigerant can be separated by the application of energy, having a condensation unit for condensing the separated refrigerant, and a cooling unit for dispensing the cold of evaporation of the evaporated refrigerant, and having a control unit for temporally separately controlling the application of energy to the sorbent for separating the refrigerant from the sorbent firstly at a first time and dispensing cold by evaporating refrigerant in the cooling unit at another time, characterized in that the cooling unit is in the form of a physical unit which is separate from the condensation unit and is connected to the said condensation unit via a refrigerant-carrying line.
Domestic appliance having a cooling apparatus with a sorbent from which a refrigerant can be separated by the application of energy, having a condensation unit for condensing the separated refrigerant, and a cooling unit for dispensing the cold of evaporation of the evaporated refrigerant, and having a control unit for temporally separately controlling the application of energy to the sorbent for separating the refrigerant from the sorbent firstly at a first time and dispensing cold by evaporating refrigerant in the cooling unit at another time, characterized in that the cooling unit is in the form of a physical unit which is separate from the condensation unit and is connected to the said condensation unit via a refrigerant-carrying line.
Domestic appliance according to either of the preceding claims, characterized in that a solid sorbent is provided.
Domestic appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a liquid sorbent is provided.
Domestic appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a rectification unit is provided between the condensation unit and the sorption unit in order to separate refrigerant and sorbent.
Domestic appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the rectification unit is in the form of a tube line.
Domestic appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cooling unit is connected to the sorption unit via a return line for refrigerant.
Domestic appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cooling element is in the form of a cooling coil or a finned cooler or a countercurrent heat exchanger.
Domestic appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the condensation unit comprises a reservoir container for condensed refrigerant.
Domestic appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the reservoir container is in the form of a tube.
Domestic appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the condensation unit is in the form of tube coil.
Domestic appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the condensation unit is in the form of blind passage.
Domestic appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a valve is provided between the condensation unit and the rectification unit.
Domestic appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the valve between the condensation unit and rectification unit is a non-return valve.
Dishwasher, characterized in that it is in the form of a domestic appliance according to one of the preceding claims.
Washing machine, characterized in that it is in the form of a domestic appliance according to one of the preceding claims.
Tumble dryer, characterized in that it is in the form of a domestic appliance according to one of the preceding claims.
Beverage machine, in particular espresso machine, characterized in that it is in the form of a domestic appliance according to one of the preceding claims.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.