Refrigeration Appliance Comprising a Door-Opening Aid

Abstract

A refrigeration appliance has a storage compartment and a door-opening aid for facilitating the opening of a door of the storage compartment. The storage compartment is controlled by a pressure sensor exposed to air pressure prevailing in the storage compartment. The pressure sensor is a differential pressure sensor which is also exposed to outside pressure prevailing in the surroundings of the refrigeration appliance.

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         11 . A refrigeration appliance, comprising:
 a storage chamber with a storage chamber door, and an inner container delimiting an interior of said storage chamber, said inner container having a wall surface formed with an opening;   a reinforcement part inset into said opening of said wall surface of said inner container and containing a temperature sensor;   a door-opening aid for facilitating an opening of said door of said storage chamber;   a differential pressure sensor for controlling said door-opening aid communicating with an interior of said storage chamber via said reinforcement part, said differential pressure sensor being exposed to an air pressure prevailing in the interior of said storage chamber and to an outside pressure prevailing in a surrounding area of the refrigeration appliance.   
     
     
         12 . The refrigeration appliance according to  claim 11 , which further comprises an insulating layer surrounding said storage chamber, wherein said pressure sensor is disposed outside of said insulating layer and communicates with said storage chamber via a pipeline extending through said insulating layer. 
     
     
         13 . The refrigeration appliance according to  claim 11 , wherein said reinforcement part includes a flexible skirt which abuts a side of said wall surface of the inner container facing away from said storage chamber, encircling the opening. 
     
     
         14 . The refrigeration appliance according to  claim 13 , wherein said reinforcement part comprises an outer housing part and an inner housing part, which are plugged into one another and clamp said skirt therebetween. 
     
     
         15 . The refrigeration appliance according to  claim 11 , wherein said reinforcement part has a housing portion engaging through said opening into said storage chamber, and wherein a wall of said housing portion is formed with at least one catch tappet engaging on an edge of said opening. 
     
     
         16 . The refrigeration appliance according to  claim 15 , wherein said housing portion is formed with at least one air passage opening. 
     
     
         17 . The refrigeration appliance according to  claim 16 , wherein said housing portion is formed with at least two air passage openings. 
     
     
         18 . The refrigeration appliance according to  claim 11 , wherein said reinforcement part has a pipe connection nozzle. 
     
     
         19 . The refrigeration appliance according to  claim 18 , wherein said pipe connection nozzle is oriented parallel to said wall surface of said inner container.