Heat exchanger assembly

Abstract

A heat exchanger assembly for a refrigerator is provided and includes a pipe line that extends on a thermally conductive substrate and is divided by a throttle point into an evaporator and a condenser.

1 - 9 . (canceled) 
   
   
       10 . A heat exchanger assembly for a refrigerator, the heat exchanger comprising:
 a thermally conductive substrate; and   a pipeline, the pipeline having a continuous extent on the thermally conductive substrate and a throttle point on the continuous extent of the pipeline, the throttle point demarcating the continuous extent of the pipeline between a portion forming an evaporator leading to the throttle point and a portion forming a condenser leading from the throttle point.   
   
   
       11 . The heat exchanger assembly as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the substrate includes a first plate-like section and a second plate-like section, the first and second plate-like sections is joined by a curved coupling piece, the evaporator is arranged on the first plate-like section, and the condenser is arranged on the second plate-like section. 
   
   
       12 . The heat exchanger assembly as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the plate-like sections meet each other at a right angle on the coupling piece. 
   
   
       13 . The heat exchanger assembly as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the coupling piece is perforated at several locations. 
   
   
       14 . The heat exchanger assembly as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the throttle point extends over the coupling piece. 
   
   
       15 . The heat exchanger assembly as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the pipeline is configured as a single piece and is indented at a selected location to form the throttle point. 
   
   
       16 . The heat exchanger assembly as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein one of a downstream pipe section of the condenser or a pipe section in which the throttle point is formed runs adjacent to a downstream pipe section of the evaporator. 
   
   
       17 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a housing having a pair of adjacent walls; and   a heat exchanger assembly including a thermally conductive substrate and a pipeline, the pipeline having a continuous extent on the thermally conductive substrate and a throttle point on the continuous extent of the pipeline, the throttle point demarcating the continuous extent of the pipeline between a portion forming an evaporator leading to the throttle point and a portion forming a condenser leading from the throttle point, and the evaporator and the condenser being arranged on adjacent walls of the housing.   
   
   
       18 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a housing having at least one wall; and   a heat exchanger assembly including a thermally conductive substrate and a pipeline, the pipeline having a continuous extent on the thermally conductive substrate and a throttle point on the continuous extent of the pipeline, the throttle point demarcating the continuous extent of the pipeline between a portion forming an evaporator leading to the throttle point and a portion forming a condenser leading from the throttle point, and the evaporator and the condenser being arranged on the same respective wall of the housing.