US2017138656A1PendingUtilityA1

Refrigeration appliance with water supply

Assignee: BSH HAUSGERAETE GMBHPriority: Nov 18, 2015Filed: Nov 16, 2016Published: May 18, 2017
Est. expiryNov 18, 2035(~9.3 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
F25D 23/068F25C 1/25F25C 2500/08F25C 2400/14F25C 1/225
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Abstract

A refrigeration appliance, in particular a domestic refrigeration appliance, includes a storage chamber which can be cooled to below 0° C. A water supply feeding into the storage chamber is formed by a resiliently expandable pipeline, at least inside the storage chamber.

Claims

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1 . A refrigeration appliance or domestic refrigeration appliance, comprising:
 a storage chamber to be cooled to below 0° C.; and   a water supply feeding into said storage chamber, said water supply being formed by a resiliently expandable pipeline, at least inside said storage chamber.   
     
     
         2 . The refrigeration appliance according to  claim 1 , which further comprises an ice maker disposed in said storage chamber and fed by said water supply. 
     
     
         3 . The refrigeration appliance according to  claim 1 , wherein said water supply has a frost-free section, and a stop valve is disposed in said frost-free section. 
     
     
         4 . The refrigeration appliance according to  claim 1 , wherein said resiliently expandable pipeline includes a resilient rubber hose. 
     
     
         5 . The refrigeration appliance according to  claim 1 , wherein said resiliently expandable pipeline has a length, and a sleeve surrounds at least a part of said length of said resiliently expandable pipeline. 
     
     
         6 . The refrigeration appliance according to  claim 5 , wherein said resiliently expandable pipeline has a resiliency limit, and said sleeve is dimensioned to inhibit an expansion of said resiliently expandable pipeline beyond said resiliency limit. 
     
     
         7 . The refrigeration appliance according to  claim 6 , wherein said resiliently expandable pipeline has a section protruding into said storage chamber, and said sleeve surrounds said section of said resiliently expandable pipeline protruding into said storage chamber. 
     
     
         8 . The refrigeration appliance according to  claim 6 , wherein said sleeve closely surrounds said resiliently expandable pipeline outside said storage chamber. 
     
     
         9 . The refrigeration appliance according to  claim 6 , wherein said sleeve and said resiliently expandable pipeline are extruded in one piece. 
     
     
         10 . The refrigeration appliance according to  claim 6 , which further comprises at least one web interconnecting said sleeve and said resiliently expandable pipeline. 
     
     
         11 . The refrigeration appliance according to  claim 6 , wherein said resiliently expandable pipeline is inserted into said sleeve. 
     
     
         12 . The refrigeration appliance according to  claim 6 , which further comprises an insulation material layer surrounding said storage chamber, said sleeve ( 21 ;  24 ;  28 ,  29 ) separating said resiliently expandable pipeline from said insulation material layer. 
     
     
         13 . The refrigeration appliance according to  claim 12 , wherein said insulation material layer has a region adjacent said storage chamber, and said sleeve surrounds said resiliently expandable pipeline while retaining play at least in said region of said insulation material layer adjacent said storage chamber. 
     
     
         14 . The refrigeration appliance according to  claim 12 , wherein said insulation material layer has a region facing away from said storage chamber, and said sleeve surrounds said resiliently expandable pipeline without play at least in said region of said insulation material layer facing away from said storage chamber. 
     
     
         15 . The refrigeration appliance according to  claim 13 , wherein said insulation material layer has a region facing away from said storage chamber, and said sleeve surrounds said resiliently expandable pipeline without play at least in said region of said insulation material layer facing away from said storage chamber. 
     
     
         16 . The refrigeration appliance according to  claim 1 , wherein said water supply has an upstream section not being resiliently expandable.

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