Refrigerator

Abstract

A refrigerator includes a condenser which is connected into a refrigerating circuit and embodied as a tubular heat exchanger having tube sections. At least one heat accumulator element is inserted into an installation interspace between the tube sections of the condenser. The heat accumulator element is arranged in spaced apart relationship to the tube sections of the condenser by at least one predefined air flow gap.

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         16 . A refrigerator, comprising:
 a refrigerating circuit;   a condenser connected into the refrigerating circuit and constructed in the form of a heat exchanger having tube sections for ducting a refrigerant; and   at least one heat accumulator element inserted into an installation interspace between the tube sections of the condenser, said heat accumulator element being arranged in spaced-apart relationship to the tube sections of the condenser by at least one predefined air flow gap.   
     
     
         17 . The refrigerator of  claim 16 , constructed in the form of a domestic refrigerator. 
     
     
         18 . The refrigerator of  claim 16 , wherein the condenser has at least one member selected from the group consisting of a front-side cooling structure and a rear-side cooling structure, said member delimiting the installation interspace together with the tube sections of the condenser. 
     
     
         19 . The refrigerator of  claim 16 , wherein the condenser has a wire array delimiting the installation interspace together with the tube sections of the condenser. 
     
     
         20 . The refrigerator of  claim 16 , wherein the heat accumulator element is arranged contactlessly between two neighboring tube sections. 
     
     
         21 . The refrigerator of  claim 16 , wherein the heat accumulator element is arranged contactlessly roughly centrally between two neighboring tube sections. 
     
     
         22 . The refrigerator of  claim 16 , further comprising at least one retaining element provided in the installation interspace between the tube sections of the condenser for retaining the heat accumulator element. 
     
     
         23 . The refrigerator of  claim 22 , wherein the retaining element is formed on at least one member of the condenser selected from the group consisting of a front cooling structure and a rear cooling structure. 
     
     
         24 . The refrigerator of  claim 23 , wherein the retaining element is a retaining wire. 
     
     
         25 . The refrigerator of  claim 16 , wherein the heat accumulator element is fixedly clamped in the installation interspace between front and rear cooling structures of the condenser. 
     
     
         26 . The refrigerator of  claim 16 , wherein the tube sections are straight tube sections, said condenser including tube bends to respectively connect the straight tube sections, said at least one heat accumulator element interactively cooperating with the condenser and arranged on an edge side in a region of the tube bends of the condenser. 
     
     
         27 . The refrigerator of  claim 26 , further comprising two of said heat accumulator element respectively arranged on opposite edge sides of the condenser and extending along the condenser edge sides. 
     
     
         28 . The refrigerator of  claim 27 , wherein the heat accumulator elements are arranged to leave free installation interspaces between the tube sections of the condenser. 
     
     
         29 . The refrigerator of  claim 27 , wherein the edge sides extend vertically. 
     
     
         30 . The refrigerator of  claim 27 , wherein the condenser has at least one member selected from the group consisting of a front cooling structure and a rear cooling structure, said member being arranged between the two heat accumulator elements. 
     
     
         31 . The refrigerator of  claim 16 , wherein the heat accumulator element is threaded through the tube sections in a meandering shape and oriented roughly at right angles with respect to the tube sections. 
     
     
         32 . The refrigerator of  claim 26 , wherein the heat accumulator element has at least one recess into which a tube bend of the condenser projects. 
     
     
         33 . The refrigerator of  claim 26 , wherein the heat accumulator element is a roughly U-shaped hollow profile part having a cavity into which the tube bends of the condenser project. 
     
     
         34 . The refrigerator of  claim 16 , further comprising a fan for forced ventilation of the condenser, said condenser being arranged in a cooling air duct which is at least partly delimited by the at least one heat accumulator element. 
     
     
         35 . The refrigerator of  claim 34 , further comprising a plurality of said heat accumulator element, said heat accumulator elements being constructed as cooling air duct sidewalls between which the condenser is arranged. 
     
     
         36 . The refrigerator of  claim 16 , wherein the heat accumulator element has a material which changes its aggregate state upon absorbing heat given off by the condenser in a refrigeration process. 
     
     
         37 . A refrigerator, comprising:
 a refrigerating circuit;   a condenser connected into the refrigerating circuit and constructed in the form of a heat exchanger having straight tube sections and tube bends to respectively connect the straight tube sections; and   at least one heat accumulator element interactively cooperating with the condenser and arranged on an edge side in a region of the tube bends of the condenser.   
     
     
         38 . The refrigerator of  claim 37 , further comprising two of said heat accumulator element respectively arranged on opposite edge sides of the condenser and extending along the condenser edge sides. 
     
     
         39 . The refrigerator of  claim 38 , wherein the heat accumulator elements are arranged to leave free installation interspaces between the tube sections of the condenser. 
     
     
         40 . The refrigerator of  claim 38 , wherein the edge sides extend vertically. 
     
     
         41 . The refrigerator of  claim 38 , wherein the condenser has at least one member selected from the group consisting of a front cooling structure and a rear cooling structure, said member being arranged between the two heat accumulator elements. 
     
     
         42 . The refrigerator of  claim 37 , wherein the heat accumulator element is threaded through the tube sections in a meandering shape and oriented roughly at right angles with respect to the tube sections. 
     
     
         43 . The refrigerator of  claim 37 , wherein the heat accumulator element has at least one recess into which a tube bend of the condenser projects. 
     
     
         44 . The refrigerator of  claim 37 , wherein the heat accumulator element is a roughly U-shaped hollow profile part having a cavity into which the tube bends of the condenser project. 
     
     
         45 . A refrigerator, comprising:
 a refrigerating circuit;   a condenser connected into the refrigerating circuit and arranged in a cooling air duct;   a fan for forced ventilation of the condenser; and   at least one heat accumulator element at least partly delimiting the cooling air duct.   
     
     
         46 . The refrigerator of  claim 45 , further comprising a plurality of said heat accumulator element, said heat accumulator elements being constructed as cooling air duct sidewalls between which the condenser is arranged.