# US 2024/0200850 A1 · Refrigeration appliance containing a retaining device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2024/0200850 A1 - Document ID: US20240200850A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/539,594 - Filed: 2023-12-14 - Published: 2024-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2022-12-14 - Assignees: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH - Applicants: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH - Inventors: Veysel Tekce; Burak Cöp; Dogan Kilinc - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20240200850A1 ## CPC - F25D 21/14: Collecting or removing condensed and defrost water; Drip trays - F25D 2321/143: characterised by means to fix, clamp, or connect water pipes or evaporation trays - F25D 2321/1441: inside a refrigerator - F25D: REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (refrigerated showcases A47F3/04; thermally-insulated vessels for domestic use A47J41/00; refrigerated vehicles, see the appropriate subclasses of classes B60 - B64; containers with thermal insulation in general B65D81/38; heat-transfer, heat-exchange or heat-storage materials, e.g. refrigerants, or materials for the production of heat or cold by chemical reactions other than by combustion C09K5/00; thermally-insulated vessels for liquefied or solidified gases F17C; air-conditioning or air-humidification F24F; refrigeration machines, plants, or systems F25B; cooling of instruments or comparable apparatus without refrigeration G12B) ## Abstract A refrigeration appliance contains a heat-insulated body, a first wall delimiting an inner space of the appliance, an evaporator assembly having an evaporator and extending in a horizontal direction of the first wall, and a retaining device configured to be connected to the evaporator. The retaining device has a base plate for collecting and discharging condensed water at a lower side of the evaporator. The retaining device further has an external sealing part attached to the base plate and arranged to at least partially encircle the base plate from outside. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A refrigeration appliance, comprising: a heat-insulated body having a first wall delimiting an inner space of the refrigeration appliance; an evaporator assembly having an evaporator and extending in a horizontal direction of said first wall; and a retaining device configured to be connected to said evaporator, said retaining device having a base plate for collecting and discharging condensed water at a lower side of said evaporator, said retaining device further having an external sealing part attached to said base plate and disposed to at least partially encircle said base plate from outside. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The refrigeration appliance according to claim 1, wherein said sealing part has at least one attaching means attached to an edge of said base plate. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The refrigeration appliance according to claim 2, wherein said at least one attaching means has hook-shaped protrusions. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The refrigeration appliance according to claim 1, wherein: said heat insulation body has a second wall which is in a plane substantially perpendicular to said first wall; and said sealing part contains a front connection means for connecting said sealing part to said second wall. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The refrigeration appliance according to claim 4, wherein said front connection means is a protrusion having a flat surface and extending in a direction parallel to said second wall; and further comprising a first adhesive member disposed between said front connection means and said second wall for adhesively connecting said front connection means and said second wall to each other. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The refrigeration appliance according to claim 5, wherein said front connection means extends at least along a width of said retaining device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The refrigeration appliance according to claim 1, wherein said sealing part contains a rear connection means for connecting said sealing part to said first wall. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The refrigeration appliance according to claim 7, wherein said rear connection means contains two mutual connection extensions so as to define an intermediate gap between said two mutual connection extensions which receives an end of said first wall. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The refrigeration appliance according to claim 8, further comprising a second adhesive member disposed at a side above a connection extension having a free end of said two mutual connection extensions. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The refrigeration appliance according to claim 1, wherein said base plate has a condensed water channel for directing the condensed water towards a through-going passage of said condensed water channel. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The refrigeration appliance according to claim 10, wherein said sealing part has a discharging pipe which corresponds to said through-going passage, when said sealing part is attached to said base plate. ### Claim 12 (depends on 4) The refrigeration appliance according to claim 4, wherein said base plate has a deepening form which deepens in a direction from said second wall towards said first wall. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The refrigeration appliance according to claim 9, further comprising at least one positioning tab disposed on an upper surface of said connection extension so as to limit a vertical movement of said rear connection means. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The refrigeration appliance according to claim 13, further comprising: a plurality of positioning tabs disposed at a first side of said connection extension; and a plurality of further positioning tabs disposed at a second side of said connection extension which is away from said first side in a horizontal direction of said sealing part. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The refrigeration appliance according to claim 1, wherein said retaining device is made from a metal material and wherein said sealing part is made from a plastic material. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The refrigeration appliance according to claim 15, wherein said metal material is aluminum.