Refrigerator with two storage chambers

Abstract

A refrigerator, in particular a household refrigerator, includes a body and a door, which enclose an upper and a lower storage chamber. An air passage between the storage chambers has an inlet in the lower storage chamber and an outlet in a lower region of the upper storage chamber. An air outlet in the upper storage chamber is located in an upper region thereof. The air passage extends into the door and spans at least one door tray or rack, which is mounted on the door and which encroaches into the upper storage chamber.

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         15 . A refrigerator, comprising:
 a body and a door enclosing storage chambers;   said storage chambers having individually controlled temperatures, said upper storage chamber being warmer than said lower storage chamber, said upper storage chamber having upper and lower regions, and said upper region of said upper storage chamber having an air outlet;   at least one door rack mounted on said door and encroaching into said upper storage chamber; and   an air passage extending in said door and having an inlet in said lower storage chamber and an outlet in said lower region of said upper storage chamber, in order to route a cold air flow successively through both of said storage chambers, and said air passage bridging said at least one door rack.   
     
     
         16 . The refrigerator according to  claim 15 , which further comprises at least one support for a shelf, said at least one support mutually separating said lower and upper regions of said upper storage chamber. 
     
     
         17 . The refrigerator according to  claim 15 , wherein:
 said door has open and closed positions;   said body has a rear wall; and   a shelf is disposed between said upper and lower regions of said upper storage chamber, said shelf being spaced apart both from said door in said closed position and from said rear wall of said body by respective gaps.   
     
     
         18 . The refrigerator according to  claim 15 , wherein said body has a ceiling and a rear wall forming a corner of said upper storage chamber, and said air outlet in said upper storage chamber is disposed in said corner. 
     
     
         19 . The refrigerator according to  claim 15 , wherein said door tray has a width, and said air passage extends over at least half of said width of said door tray. 
     
     
         20 . The refrigerator according to  claim 15 , wherein said door tray has a width, and said air passage extends over at least three-quarters of said width of said door tray. 
     
     
         21 . The refrigerator according to  claim 15 , wherein said door has a thermal insulation layer and an internal wall extending between said thermal insulation layer and said storage chambers, and said internal wall has a recess through which said air passage passes. 
     
     
         22 . The refrigerator according to  claim 21 , which further comprises a wall panel partially covering said recess. 
     
     
         23 . The refrigerator according to  claim 22 , which further comprises lugs disposed on said internal wall, said wall panel being hung on said lugs. 
     
     
         24 . The refrigerator according to  claim 22 , wherein:
 said air passage has a cross section;   said body has a divider extending between said storage chambers;   said wall panel and said divider delimit a gap when said door is closed; and   said gap has a cross section being smaller than said cross section of said air passage.   
     
     
         25 . The refrigerator according to  claim 24 , wherein said wall panel has an apron sloping downward onto said divider. 
     
     
         26 . The refrigerator according to  claim 25 , wherein said apron extends over an entire width of said divider. 
     
     
         27 . The refrigerator according to  claim 15 , which further comprises an evaporation chamber, said body having a rear wall with an inlet duct running downward from said air outlet to said evaporation chamber. 
     
     
         28 . The refrigerator according to  claim 15 , which further comprises an evaporation chamber disposed at a level of said lower storage chamber. 
     
     
         29 . The refrigerator according to  claim 15 , wherein said lower storage chamber is a fresh food compartment and said upper storage chamber is a normal refrigeration compartment. 
     
     
         30 . The refrigerator according to  claim 15 , wherein the refrigerator is a household refrigerator.