EP1459020A1 - Refrigeration device comprising controllable dehumidification - Google Patents

Refrigeration device comprising controllable dehumidification

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EP1459020A1
EP1459020A1 EP02792908A EP02792908A EP1459020A1 EP 1459020 A1 EP1459020 A1 EP 1459020A1 EP 02792908 A EP02792908 A EP 02792908A EP 02792908 A EP02792908 A EP 02792908A EP 1459020 A1 EP1459020 A1 EP 1459020A1
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evaporator
fan
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storage compartment
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Helmut Konopa
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BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D17/00Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces
    • F25D17/04Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating air, e.g. by convection
    • F25D17/06Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating air, e.g. by convection by forced circulation
    • F25D17/062Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating air, e.g. by convection by forced circulation in household refrigerators
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D17/00Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces
    • F25D17/04Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating air, e.g. by convection
    • F25D17/042Air treating means within refrigerated spaces
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25BREFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2600/00Control issues
    • F25B2600/02Compressor control
    • F25B2600/025Compressor control by controlling speed
    • F25B2600/0251Compressor control by controlling speed with on-off operation
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25BREFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2600/00Control issues
    • F25B2600/11Fan speed control
    • F25B2600/112Fan speed control of evaporator fans
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25BREFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2600/00Control issues
    • F25B2600/23Time delays
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25BREFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2700/00Sensing or detecting of parameters; Sensors therefor
    • F25B2700/02Humidity
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D21/00Defrosting; Preventing frosting; Removing condensed or defrost water
    • F25D21/04Preventing the formation of frost or condensate
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2317/00Details or arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Details or arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces, not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2317/04Treating air flowing to refrigeration compartments
    • F25D2317/041Treating air flowing to refrigeration compartments by purification
    • F25D2317/0413Treating air flowing to refrigeration compartments by purification by humidification
    • F25D2317/04131Control means therefor
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2400/00General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for cooling or freezing apparatus not covered by any other subclass
    • F25D2400/04Refrigerators with a horizontal mullion
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2400/00General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for cooling or freezing apparatus not covered by any other subclass
    • F25D2400/28Quick cooling
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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Definitions

  • Refrigeration device with adjustable dehumidification
  • the present invention relates to a no-frost refrigerator.
  • an evaporator e.g. arranged in a chamber separated from a storage compartment for refrigerated goods, and heat exchange between the chamber and the storage compartment, through which the storage compartment is cooled, by blowing cooled and dried air into the storage compartment with the help of a fan on the evaporator and relatively warm, humid Air is drawn into the chamber from the storage compartment.
  • the storage compartment is not only cooled, but also dehumidified.
  • the moisture condenses on the evaporator.
  • This dehumidification prevents condensed water from depositing on the shelves and refrigerated goods in the storage compartment under critical climatic conditions, especially when using the refrigerator in a warm environment with high humidity.
  • this advantage can turn into a disadvantage in less critical environmental conditions if stored food is dried out by the intensive dehumidification.
  • hybrid refrigeration devices in which the evaporator is in direct thermal contact with the storage compartment and with the help of a fan, an air flow is generated in the storage compartment, which sweeps across a side wall of the storage compartment cooled by the evaporator and thus the heat exchange between the storage compartment and evaporator intensified.
  • the dehumidifying effect is less intensive than with a no-frost device, because in times when the evaporator is not in operation, moisture that has condensed on the cooled wall of the storage compartment has the opportunity to evaporate back into the storage compartment.
  • this also means that the risk of undesired condensation is higher with such devices under critical operating conditions than with a no-frost device.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a refrigeration device which, under various climatic conditions, is able to achieve a favorable compromise between the risk of condensation forming in the storage compartment and drying of the refrigerated goods.
  • the object is achieved by a refrigerator with the features of claim 1.
  • the fan is operated towards the end of an evaporator shutdown phase, when it is in the defrost phase, at a time when it is relatively warm and condensed moisture thereon is more likely to evaporate than at the start of a shutdown phase, where the moisture on the evaporator is generally completely frozen.
  • a particularly simple solution here is to operate the fan continuously when the evaporator is switched off.
  • the evaporator can also be operated when the fan is switched off.
  • the temperature of the evaporator can be kept constantly below the temperature of the storage compartment, preferably below 0 °, between two “normal” cooling phases of the refrigeration device, in which the evaporator and fan are operated together, so that evaporation from the evaporator back into the storage compartment to limit an inevitable minimum.
  • the refrigeration device has an operating mode selector switch with which a control circuit which controls the operation of the evaporator and the fan can be switched between at least two of the following operating states: a) operation of the evaporator with the fan switched on and at least temporarily with the fan switched off, b) simultaneous operation of the evaporator and the fan, c) operation of the fan with the evaporator switched on and at least temporarily with the evaporator switched off.
  • the refrigeration device can also be equipped with a moisture sensor, the control circuit automatically switching between at least two of the operating states a), b), c) as a function of a measured value of the moisture sensor.
  • Such a moisture sensor is preferably arranged on the storage compartment; However, an attachment outside of the storage compartment is also conceivable in such a way that the moisture sensor can detect the moisture content of the ambient air (and thus the moisture input into the storage compartment each time the door is opened).
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic representation of a no-frost refrigerator according to the invention
  • Figure 2 is a timing diagram of the operation of the evaporator and fan according to the operating state a).
  • FIG. 3 shows a time diagram of the operation of fan and evaporator in accordance with operating state b);
  • Fig. 4 is a timing diagram corresponding to the operating state c).
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic representation of a refrigerator and freezer combination, on which the present invention is implemented.
  • a refrigerator compartment 1 and a freezer compartment 2 form two temperature zones of the refrigerator.
  • a refrigerant circuit comprises a compressor 3, which pumps a compressed refrigerant one after the other through two evaporators 4, 5 of the freezer compartment 2 or the refrigerator compartment 1, and a heat exchanger 6 through which the refrigerant expanded in the evaporators 4, 5 passes before it returns to the Compressor 3 occurs.
  • the evaporator 5 assigned to the cooling compartment 1 and designed as a lamella evaporator is accommodated in a chamber 8 separated from the cooling compartment 1 by a thermally insulating wall 7.
  • the chamber 8 communicates with the cooling compartment 1 via air inlet and outlet openings, a fan 9 for driving the air exchange between the chamber 8 and the cooling compartment 1 being arranged in one of these.
  • a control circuit 10 is connected to a temperature sensor 12 arranged in the refrigerator compartment and via control lines to the compressor 3 and the fan 9 and is capable of the compressor 3 and the fan 9 - directly via the compressor 3 the evaporators 4, 5 - depending on a temperature detected by the temperature sensor 12 on or off.
  • the control circuit 10 has three operating states a), b), c), from which a user can select one by actuating a selector switch 11.
  • the normal operating state b) corresponds to the conventional operation of a no-frost refrigerator; a timing diagram of this operating state is shown in FIG. 3. If the temperature measured by the temperature sensor 12 in the refrigerator compartment 1 exceeds a first limit value, the control circuit 10 switches on the evaporator 4 and the fan 9 essentially simultaneously, each represented by high levels of the curves representing the operating state of the evaporator 4 and the fan 9, respectively 4b or 9b. , If, after a period of a few minutes has elapsed, the temperature in the refrigerator compartment 1 falls below a second limit value which is lower than the first, the control circuit 10 switches the evaporator 4 and the fan 9 off again, represented as the low level of the curves 4b, 9b.
  • the evaporator 4 In the operating times of the fan 9, the evaporator 4 is cooled, possibly apart from a short period of time at the beginning of its operation, and moisture which is carried along by air coming from the cooling compartment 1 is deposited on the evaporator 4. In the switch-off phases of the evaporator 4, the Defrost and drain out any moisture that has frozen out on the evaporator and is removed from the refrigerator.
  • the selector switch 1 can switch the selector switch 1 to the operating state a), the timing diagram of which is shown in FIG. 2 by operating state curves 4a and 9a of the evaporator 5 and the fan 9 ,
  • the phases 19 of the joint operation of the evaporator and fan essentially do not differ from those of the operating state b); their beginning and end are each determined on the basis of the measurement result of the temperature sensor 12.
  • the switch-off or non-operating phase 20 of the evaporator 5 is each interrupted by short operating phases 21.
  • the duration of the short-term operating phases 21 is dimensioned such that the evaporator 5 is reliably kept at a lower temperature than the cooling compartment 1, preferably below 0 ° C., and thus moisture which has frozen out on the evaporator 4 is prevented from evaporating back into the cooling compartment 1 ,
  • the time position and the duration of the short operating phases 21 can be regulated in an analogous manner to that of the operating phases 19 by a temperature sensor connected to the control circuit 10, which is however arranged on the evaporator 5; alternatively, however, it is also possible for the control circuit 10 to generate the short operating phases 21 in a predetermined time pattern.
  • the time interval between the end of an operating phase 19 and the subsequent first short operating phase 21 is greater than the distance between the short operating phases 21 because it is assumed that at the end of an operating phase 19 the evaporator 5 is at a temperature significantly below the Freezing point is and initially takes some time to warm up to such an extent that a short operating phase 21 is required, the temperature of the chamber 8 to be maintained by the short operating phases 21 being closer to 0 ° C. than the temperature reached at the end of the operating phase 19 ,
  • the evaporator can be equipped with an electrical heating device which makes it possible to defrost and drain the layer of ice within a single switch-off phase 20, which is not interrupted by operating phases 21. Instead of such a heating device, however, it can also be provided that the control circuit 10 in operating state a) from time to time does not insert switch-off phases interrupted by the short operating phases 21, which give the evaporator 5 the opportunity to defrost.
  • a user of the refrigeration device determines that the refrigerated goods in the refrigerator compartment 1 dry out undesirably quickly, he can set an operating state c) on the selector switch 11, for which a time diagram of the operation of the evaporator 5 and the fan 9 is shown in FIG. 4. While the operating phases and switching-off phases of the evaporator 5, represented by a curve 4c, alternate with one another as in the operating states a) and b) in a controlled manner as a function of the detection result of the temperature sensor 12, the fan 9 runs continuously, as shown by the straight line 9c.
  • a moisture sensor 13 is arranged in the cooling compartment 1, which supplies moisture measurement values to the control circuit 10.
  • a desired degree of moisture of the cooling compartment 1 can be set on the selector switch 11; the selection of an operating mode suitable for achieving a degree of moisture desired by the user is made by the.
  • Control circuit 10 made.
  • the control circuit 10 selects the operating mode a) here if the moisture level measured by the moisture sensor 13 is significantly higher than that set on the selector switch 11 and the operating mode c) if the measured moisture value is significantly lower than the set one. If there is an approximate match, operating mode b) can be used.
  • Operating modes 2 to 4 shown are of course only an expedient selection from a large number of possible operating modes.
  • normal operating mode it is possible to switch the fan 9 on and off with a certain time delay in relation to the evaporator 5, so that when the fan is started up 9 the evaporator 5 has already cooled down and, after the evaporator 4 has been switched off, the fan 9 continues to run for a while in order to utilize the residual cold of the former.
  • intermediate operating states between states a) and b) or between b) and c) in one case the proportion of the short operating phases 21 in the duration of the switch-off phase 20 being less than that shown in FIG. 2 and thawing of the evaporator 5 is not completely ruled out, and in the other case the operation of the fan 9 can be interrupted for a more or less long time when the evaporator is switched off.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a no-frost refrigeration device comprising at least one storage compartment (1), an evaporator (5) that can be activated and deactivated and is located in a separate chamber (8) from the storage compartment (1) and a ventilator (9) for driving an exchange of air between the storage compartment (1) and the chamber (8). Of the two devices, at least the evaporator (5) or the ventilator (9) can be operated, while the other device is deactivated.

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Kältegerät mit regelbarer Entfeuchtung Refrigeration device with adjustable dehumidification
Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein No-Frost-Kältegerät.The present invention relates to a no-frost refrigerator.
Bei derartigen Kältegeräten ist ein Verdampfer, z.B. in einer von einem Lagerfach für Kühlgut getrennten Kammer angeordnet, und ein Wärmeaustausch zwischen der Kammer und dem Lagerfach, durch den das Lagerfach gekühlt wird, erfolgt, indem mit Hilfe eines Ventilators am Verdampfer gekühlte und getrocknete Luft in das Lagerfach geblasen und relativ warme, feuchte Luft aus dem Lagerfach in die Kammer gesaugt wird. Dabei wird das Lagerfach nicht nur abgekühlt, sondern auch entfeuchtet. Die Feuchtigkeit schlägt sich am Verdampfer nieder. Durch diese Entfeuchtung wird verhindert, dass sich unter kritischen klimatischen Verhältnissen, insbesondere bei Einsatz des Kältegeräts in warmer Umgebung bei hoher Luftfeuchtigkeit, Kondenswasser auf Abstellflächen und Kühlgut im Lagerfach niederschlägt. Dieser Vorteil kann sich aber bei weniger kritischen Umgebungsbedingungen in einen Nachteil verwandeln, wenn eingelagerte Lebensmittel durch die intensive Entfeuchtung ausgetrocknet werden.In such refrigeration devices, an evaporator, e.g. arranged in a chamber separated from a storage compartment for refrigerated goods, and heat exchange between the chamber and the storage compartment, through which the storage compartment is cooled, by blowing cooled and dried air into the storage compartment with the help of a fan on the evaporator and relatively warm, humid Air is drawn into the chamber from the storage compartment. The storage compartment is not only cooled, but also dehumidified. The moisture condenses on the evaporator. This dehumidification prevents condensed water from depositing on the shelves and refrigerated goods in the storage compartment under critical climatic conditions, especially when using the refrigerator in a warm environment with high humidity. However, this advantage can turn into a disadvantage in less critical environmental conditions if stored food is dried out by the intensive dehumidification.
Es sind auch sogenannte Hybrid-Kältegeräte bekannt, bei denen der Verdampfer in direktem thermischen Kontakt mit dem Lagerfach steht und mit Hilfe eines Ventilators eine Luftströmung im Lagerfach erzeugt wird, die über eine vom Verdampfer gekühlte Seitenwand des Lagerfachs hinweg streicht und so den Wärmeaustausch zwischen Lagerfach und Verdampfer intensiviert. Bei diesen Hybrid-Geräten ist die Entfeuchtungswirkung weniger intensiv als bei einem No-Frost-Gerät, weil in Zeiten des Nichtbetriebs des Verdampfers an der gekühlten Wand des Lagerfachs niedergeschlagene Feuchtigkeit Gelegenheit hat, in das Lagerfach zurück zu verdunsten. Dies bedeutet aber auch, dass bei derartigen Geräten unter kritischen Einsatzbedingungen die Gefahr unerwünschter Kon- denswasserbildung höher ist als bei einem No-Frost-Gerät.So-called hybrid refrigeration devices are also known, in which the evaporator is in direct thermal contact with the storage compartment and with the help of a fan, an air flow is generated in the storage compartment, which sweeps across a side wall of the storage compartment cooled by the evaporator and thus the heat exchange between the storage compartment and evaporator intensified. With these hybrid devices, the dehumidifying effect is less intensive than with a no-frost device, because in times when the evaporator is not in operation, moisture that has condensed on the cooled wall of the storage compartment has the opportunity to evaporate back into the storage compartment. However, this also means that the risk of undesired condensation is higher with such devices under critical operating conditions than with a no-frost device.
Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung ist, ein Kältegerät zu schaffen, das unter diversen klimatischen Verhältnissen in der Lage ist, einen günstigen Kompromiss zwischen der Gefahr von Kondenswasserbildung im Lagerfach und Austrocknung des Kühlgutes zu erreichen. Die Aufgabe wird gelöst durch ein Kältegerät mit den Merkmalen des Anspruchs 1.The object of the present invention is to provide a refrigeration device which, under various climatic conditions, is able to achieve a favorable compromise between the risk of condensation forming in the storage compartment and drying of the refrigerated goods. The object is achieved by a refrigerator with the features of claim 1.
Durch Betreiben des Ventilators bei ausgeschaltetem Verdampfer wird die Rückverdunstung von am Verdampfer niedergeschlagener Feuchtigkeit in das Lagerfach gefördert und damit die Austrocknung von Kühlgut in diesem bekämpft.By operating the fan with the evaporator switched off, the evaporation of moisture deposited on the evaporator is promoted into the storage compartment and thus the drying out of refrigerated goods in the latter is combated.
Für die Rückverdunstung ist es am effektivsten, wenn der Ventilator gegen Ende einer Ausschaltphase des Verdampfers, wenn dieser in der Abtauphase ist, betrieben wird, zu einer Zeit, wo dieser relativ warm ist und darauf kondensierte Feuchtigkeit bereitwilliger verdampft als zu Beginn einer Ausschaltphase, wo die Feuchtigkeit auf dem Verdampfer im allgemeinen komplett gefroren ist.For re-evaporation, it is most effective if the fan is operated towards the end of an evaporator shutdown phase, when it is in the defrost phase, at a time when it is relatively warm and condensed moisture thereon is more likely to evaporate than at the start of a shutdown phase, where the moisture on the evaporator is generally completely frozen.
Im Bezug auf den Wirkungsgrad des Kältegerätes ist es wünschenswert, den Ventilator auch zu Beginn einer Ausschaltphase des Verdampfers zu betreiben, um so ein zu dieser Zeit noch bestehendes Temperaturgefälle zwischen dem Lagerfach und dem Verdampfer zur Kühlung des Lagerfachs zu nutzen.With regard to the efficiency of the refrigeration device, it is desirable to also operate the fan at the beginning of a switch-off phase of the evaporator in order to use a temperature gradient between the storage compartment and the evaporator which is still in use at that time for cooling the storage compartment.
Eine besonders einfache Lösung ist hier, den Ventilator bei ausgeschaltetem Verdampfer kontinuierlich zu betreiben.A particularly simple solution here is to operate the fan continuously when the evaporator is switched off.
Weiter ist wünschenswert, dass auch der Verdampfer bei ausgeschaltetem Ventilator betreibbar ist. Auf diese Weise kann zwischen zwei „normalen" Kühlphasen des Kältegeräts, in denen Verdampfer und Ventilator gemeinsam betrieben werden, die Temperatur des Verdampfers ständig unterhalb der Temperatur des Lagerfachs gehalten werden, vorzugsweise unterhalb von 0°, um so Rückverdunstung vom Verdampfer in das Lagerfach auf ein unvermeidliches Minimum zu begrenzen.It is also desirable that the evaporator can also be operated when the fan is switched off. In this way, the temperature of the evaporator can be kept constantly below the temperature of the storage compartment, preferably below 0 °, between two “normal” cooling phases of the refrigeration device, in which the evaporator and fan are operated together, so that evaporation from the evaporator back into the storage compartment to limit an inevitable minimum.
Bei einer einfachen Ausgestaltung der Erfindung verfügt das Kältegerät über einen Be- triebsartenwählschalter, mit dem eine Steuerschaltung, die den Betrieb des Verdampfers und des Ventilators steuert, zwischen wenigstens zweien der folgenden Betriebszustände umschaltbar ist: a) Betrieb des Verdampfers bei eingeschaltetem und wenigstens zeitweise bei ausgeschaltetem Ventilator, b) zeitgleicher Betrieb des Verdampfers und des Ventilators, c) Betrieb des Ventilators bei eingeschaltetem und wenigstens zeitweise bei ausgeschaltetem Verdampfer.In a simple embodiment of the invention, the refrigeration device has an operating mode selector switch with which a control circuit which controls the operation of the evaporator and the fan can be switched between at least two of the following operating states: a) operation of the evaporator with the fan switched on and at least temporarily with the fan switched off, b) simultaneous operation of the evaporator and the fan, c) operation of the fan with the evaporator switched on and at least temporarily with the evaporator switched off.
Dies ermöglicht es einem Benutzer durch Umstellen des Betriebsartenwählschalters vom Betriebszustand a) nach b) oder von b) nach c) unerwünschte Kondensatbildung im Lagerfach zu bekämpfen, oder durch Umstellen vom Betriebszustand c) nach b) bzw. von b) nach a) eine unerwünschte Austrocknung des Kühlguts zu begrenzen.This enables a user to combat unwanted condensate formation in the storage compartment by switching the operating mode selector switch from operating mode a) to b) or from b) to c), or by switching from operating mode c) to b) or from b) to a) an undesired one Limit drying of the refrigerated goods.
Alternativ oder ergänzend kann das Kältegerät auch mit einem Feuchtesensor ausgestattet sein, wobei die Steuerschaltung eine Umschaltung zwischen wenigstens zweien der Betriebszustände a), b), c) in Abhängigkeit von einem Messwert des Feuchtesensors automatisch vornimmt.As an alternative or in addition, the refrigeration device can also be equipped with a moisture sensor, the control circuit automatically switching between at least two of the operating states a), b), c) as a function of a measured value of the moisture sensor.
Ein solcher Feuchtesensor ist vorzugsweise am Lagerfach angeordnet; denkbar ist jedoch auch eine Anbringung außerhalb des Lagerfachs derart, dass der Feuchtesensor den Feuchtegehalt der Umgebungsluft (und damit den Feuchtigkeitseintrag in das Lagerfach bei jedem Türöffnen) erfassen kann.Such a moisture sensor is preferably arranged on the storage compartment; However, an attachment outside of the storage compartment is also conceivable in such a way that the moisture sensor can detect the moisture content of the ambient air (and thus the moisture input into the storage compartment each time the door is opened).
Weitere Merkmale und Vorteile der Erfindung ergeben sich aus der nachfolgenden Beschreibung von Ausführungsbeispielen mit Bezug auf die beigefügten Figuren. Es zeigen:Further features and advantages of the invention result from the following description of exemplary embodiments with reference to the attached figures. Show it:
Fig. 1 eine schematische Darstellung eines erfindungsgemäßen No-Frost-Kältegeräts;Fig. 1 is a schematic representation of a no-frost refrigerator according to the invention;
Fig. 2 ein Zeitdiagramm des Betriebs von Verdampfer und Ventilator entsprechend dem Betriebszustand a);Figure 2 is a timing diagram of the operation of the evaporator and fan according to the operating state a).
Fig. 3 ein Zeitdiagramm des Betriebs von Ventilator und Verdampfer entsprechend dem Betriebszustand b);3 shows a time diagram of the operation of fan and evaporator in accordance with operating state b);
Fig. 4 ein Zeitdiagramm entsprechend dem Betriebszustand c). Fig. 1 ist eine schematische Darstellung eines als Kühl- und Gefrierkombination ausgebildeten Kältegeräts, an dem die vorliegende Erfindung verwirklicht ist. Ein Kühlfach 1 und ein Gefrierfach 2 bilden zwei Temperaturzonen des Kältegeräts. Ein Kältemittelkreislauf umfasst einen Verdichter 3, der ein verdichtetes Kältemittel nacheinander durch zwei Verdampfer 4, 5 des Gefrierfachs 2 bzw. des Kühlfachs 1 pumpt, sowie einen Wärmetauscher 6, den das in den Verdampfern 4, 5 entspannte Kältemittel durchläuft, bevor es wieder in den Verdichter 3 eintritt. Der dem Kühlfach 1 zugeordnete, als Lamellenverdampfer ausgebildete Verdampfer 5 ist im vorliegenden Fall in einer von dem Kühlfach 1 durch eine thermisch isolierende Wand 7 abgetrennten Kammer 8 untergebracht. Die Kammer 8 kommuniziert mit dem Kühlfach 1 über Lufteintritts- und austrittsöffnungen, wobei in einer von diesen ein Ventilator 9 zum Antreiben des Luftaustauschs zwischen der Kammer 8 und dem Kühlfach 1 angeordnet ist.Fig. 4 is a timing diagram corresponding to the operating state c). Fig. 1 is a schematic representation of a refrigerator and freezer combination, on which the present invention is implemented. A refrigerator compartment 1 and a freezer compartment 2 form two temperature zones of the refrigerator. A refrigerant circuit comprises a compressor 3, which pumps a compressed refrigerant one after the other through two evaporators 4, 5 of the freezer compartment 2 or the refrigerator compartment 1, and a heat exchanger 6 through which the refrigerant expanded in the evaporators 4, 5 passes before it returns to the Compressor 3 occurs. In the present case, the evaporator 5 assigned to the cooling compartment 1 and designed as a lamella evaporator is accommodated in a chamber 8 separated from the cooling compartment 1 by a thermally insulating wall 7. The chamber 8 communicates with the cooling compartment 1 via air inlet and outlet openings, a fan 9 for driving the air exchange between the chamber 8 and the cooling compartment 1 being arranged in one of these.
Eine Steuerschaltung 10 ist mit einem im Kühlfach angeordneten Temperatursensor 12 und über Steuerleitungen mit dem Verdichter 3 und dem Ventilator 9 verbunden und ist in der Lage den Verdichter 3 und den Ventilator 9 - unmittelbar über den Verdichter 3 die Verdampfer 4, 5 - in Abhängigkeit von einer vom Temperatursensor 12 erfassten Temperatur ein- bzw. auszuschalten. Die Steuerschaltung 10 verfügt über drei Betriebszustände a), b), c), unter denen ein Benutzer durch Betätigen eines Wählschalters 11 einen auswählen kann.A control circuit 10 is connected to a temperature sensor 12 arranged in the refrigerator compartment and via control lines to the compressor 3 and the fan 9 and is capable of the compressor 3 and the fan 9 - directly via the compressor 3 the evaporators 4, 5 - depending on a temperature detected by the temperature sensor 12 on or off. The control circuit 10 has three operating states a), b), c), from which a user can select one by actuating a selector switch 11.
Der Normalbetriebszustand b) entspricht dem herkömmlichen Betrieb eines No-Frost- Kältegeräts; ein Zeitdiagramm dieses Betriebszustandes ist in Fig. 3 gezeigt. Wenn die vom Temperatursensor 12 im Kühlfach 1 gemessene Temperatur einen ersten Grenzwert überschreitet, schaltet die Steuerschaltung 10 im wesentlichen gleichzeitig den Verdampfer 4 und den Ventilator 9 ein, jeweils dargestellt durch hohe Pegel der jeweils den Betriebszustand des Verdampfers 4 bzw. des Ventilators 9 darstellenden Kurven 4b bzw. 9b. . Wenn nach Verstreichen einer Zeitspanne von einigen Minuten die Temperatur im Kühlfach 1 einen zweiten Grenzwert unterschreitet, der niedriger als der erste liegt, so schaltet die Steuerschaltung 10 Verdampfer 4 und Ventilator 9 wieder aus, dargestellt als niedrige Pegel der Kurven 4b, 9b. In den Betriebszeiten des Ventilators 9 ist der Verdampfer 4, eventuell abgesehen von einer kurzen Zeitspanne zu Beginn seines Betriebs, gekühlt, und Feuchtigkeit, die von aus dem Kühlfach 1 kommender Luft mitgeführt wird, schlägt sich auf dem Verdampfer 4 nieder. In den Ausschaltphasen des Verdampfers 4 kann die am Verdampfer ausgefrorene Feuchtigkeit auftauen und abfließen und wird aus dem Kältegerät abgeführt.The normal operating state b) corresponds to the conventional operation of a no-frost refrigerator; a timing diagram of this operating state is shown in FIG. 3. If the temperature measured by the temperature sensor 12 in the refrigerator compartment 1 exceeds a first limit value, the control circuit 10 switches on the evaporator 4 and the fan 9 essentially simultaneously, each represented by high levels of the curves representing the operating state of the evaporator 4 and the fan 9, respectively 4b or 9b. , If, after a period of a few minutes has elapsed, the temperature in the refrigerator compartment 1 falls below a second limit value which is lower than the first, the control circuit 10 switches the evaporator 4 and the fan 9 off again, represented as the low level of the curves 4b, 9b. In the operating times of the fan 9, the evaporator 4 is cooled, possibly apart from a short period of time at the beginning of its operation, and moisture which is carried along by air coming from the cooling compartment 1 is deposited on the evaporator 4. In the switch-off phases of the evaporator 4, the Defrost and drain out any moisture that has frozen out on the evaporator and is removed from the refrigerator.
Wenn ein Benutzer feststellt, dass dennoch unerwünscht viel Feuchtigkeit im Kühlfach 1 kondensiert, so kann er den Wählschalter 1 auf den Betriebszustand a) umschalten, dessen Zeitdiagramm in Fig. 2 durch Betriebszustandskurven 4a bzw. 9a des Verdampfers 5 bzw. des Ventilators 9 dargestellt ist. In diesem Betriebszustand unterscheiden sich die Phasen 19 des gemeinsamen Betriebs von Verdampfer und Ventilator im wesentlichen nicht von denen des Betriebszustands b); ihr Anfang und Ende ist jeweils anhand des Messergebnisses des Temperatursensors 12 festgelegt. Während jedoch zwischen zwei solchen gemeinsamen Betriebsphasen 19 von Verdampfer und Ventilator der Ventilator ausgeschaltet bleibt, ist die Ausschalt- oder Nichtbetriebsphase 20 beim Verdampfer 5 jeweils von kurzen Betriebsphasen 21 unterbrochen. Die Dauer der kurzzeitigen Betriebsphasen 21 ist so bemessen, dass der Verdampfer 5 zuverlässig auf einer niedrigeren Temperatur als das Kühlfach 1 , vorzugsweise unterhalb von 0°C gehalten wird und somit am Verdampfer 4 ausgefrorene Feuchtigkeit daran gehindert wird, zurück in das Kühlfach 1 zu verdunsten.If a user finds that an undesirable amount of moisture condenses in the refrigerator compartment 1, he can switch the selector switch 1 to the operating state a), the timing diagram of which is shown in FIG. 2 by operating state curves 4a and 9a of the evaporator 5 and the fan 9 , In this operating state, the phases 19 of the joint operation of the evaporator and fan essentially do not differ from those of the operating state b); their beginning and end are each determined on the basis of the measurement result of the temperature sensor 12. However, while the fan remains switched off between two such common operating phases 19 of the evaporator and fan, the switch-off or non-operating phase 20 of the evaporator 5 is each interrupted by short operating phases 21. The duration of the short-term operating phases 21 is dimensioned such that the evaporator 5 is reliably kept at a lower temperature than the cooling compartment 1, preferably below 0 ° C., and thus moisture which has frozen out on the evaporator 4 is prevented from evaporating back into the cooling compartment 1 ,
Die zeitliche Lage und die Dauer der kurzen Betriebsphasen 21 kann in analoger Weise wie die der Betriebsphasen 19 durch einen mit der Steuerschaltung 10 verbundenen Temperatursensor geregelt werden, der allerdings am Verdampfer 5 angeordnet ist; alternativ ist aber auch möglich, dass die Steuerschaltung 10 die kurzen Betriebsphasen 21 in einem fest vorgegebenen zeitlichen Muster erzeugt. Dabei ist der Zeitabstand zwischen dem Ende einer Betriebsphase 19 und der darauf folgenden ersten kurzen Betriebsphase 21 größer als der Abstand der kurzen Betriebsphasen 21 untereinander, weil davon ausgegangen wird, dass jeweils zu Ende einer Betriebsphase 19 sich der Verdampfer 5 auf einer Temperatur deutlich unterhalb des Gefrierpunktes befindet und zunächst einige Zeit benötigt, um sich soweit zu erwärmen, dass eine kurze Betriebsphase 21 erforderlich ist, wobei die durch die kurzen Betriebsphasen 21 aufrechtzuerhaltende Temperatur der Kammer 8 näher bei 0°C liegt, als die am Ende der Betriebsphase 19 erreichte Temperatur.The time position and the duration of the short operating phases 21 can be regulated in an analogous manner to that of the operating phases 19 by a temperature sensor connected to the control circuit 10, which is however arranged on the evaporator 5; alternatively, however, it is also possible for the control circuit 10 to generate the short operating phases 21 in a predetermined time pattern. The time interval between the end of an operating phase 19 and the subsequent first short operating phase 21 is greater than the distance between the short operating phases 21 because it is assumed that at the end of an operating phase 19 the evaporator 5 is at a temperature significantly below the Freezing point is and initially takes some time to warm up to such an extent that a short operating phase 21 is required, the temperature of the chamber 8 to be maintained by the short operating phases 21 being closer to 0 ° C. than the temperature reached at the end of the operating phase 19 ,
Wenn die tiefe Temperatur des Verdampfers 5 über eine Vielzahl von jeweils aus Betriebsphase 19 und Ausschaltphase 20 bestehenden Zyklen hinweg aufrechterhalten wird, bildet sich im Laufe der Zeit eine Eisschicht von zunehmender Dicke am Verdampfer 5, die dessen Wirksamkeit beeinträchtigt. Um diese Vereisung zu verhindern, kann der Verdampfer mit einer elektrischen Heizeinrichtung ausgestattet sein, die es ermöglicht, innerhalb einer einzigen Ausschaltphase 20, die nicht durch Betriebsphasen 21 unterbrochen wird, die Eisschicht abzutauen und abfließen zu lassen. Anstelle einer solchen Heizeinrichtung kann aber auch vorgesehen werden, dass die Steuerschaltung 10 im Betriebszustand a) von Zeit zu Zeit nicht von den kurzen Betriebsphasen 21 unterbrochene Ausschaltphasen einschiebt, die dem Verdampfer 5 Gelegenheit zum Abtauen geben.If the low temperature of the evaporator 5 is maintained over a plurality of cycles each consisting of the operating phase 19 and the switch-off phase 20, Over time, an ice layer of increasing thickness forms on the evaporator 5, which impairs its effectiveness. In order to prevent this icing, the evaporator can be equipped with an electrical heating device which makes it possible to defrost and drain the layer of ice within a single switch-off phase 20, which is not interrupted by operating phases 21. Instead of such a heating device, however, it can also be provided that the control circuit 10 in operating state a) from time to time does not insert switch-off phases interrupted by the short operating phases 21, which give the evaporator 5 the opportunity to defrost.
Wenn hingegen ein Benutzer des Kältegeräts feststellt, dass Kühlgut im Kühlfach 1 unerwünscht schnell austrocknet, so kann er am Wählschalter 11 einen Betriebszustand c) einstellen, für den ein Zeitdiagramm des Betriebs von Verdampfer 5 und Ventilator 9 in Fig. 4 dargestellt ist. Während die Betriebsphasen und Ausschaltphasen des Verdampfers 5, dargestellt durch eine Kurve 4c, einander wie in den Betriebszuständen a) und b) in Abhängigkeit vom Erfassungsergebnis des Temperatursensors 12 gesteuert abwechseln, läuft der Ventilator 9 pausenlos durch, wie durch die gerade Linie 9c dargestellt. So wird auch nach dem Ausschalten des Verdampfers 5 relativ warme Luft aus dem Kühlfach 1 in die Kammer 8 gesaugt, wo sie den Verdampfer 5 erwärmt und darauf niedergeschlagenes Eis zum Tauen bringt. Die Feuchtigkeit auf dem Verdampfer 5 verdunstet zügig durch die vom Ventilator 9 erzeugte zwangsweise Luftumwälzung und wird so in das Kühlfach 1 zurückgetragen.If, on the other hand, a user of the refrigeration device determines that the refrigerated goods in the refrigerator compartment 1 dry out undesirably quickly, he can set an operating state c) on the selector switch 11, for which a time diagram of the operation of the evaporator 5 and the fan 9 is shown in FIG. 4. While the operating phases and switching-off phases of the evaporator 5, represented by a curve 4c, alternate with one another as in the operating states a) and b) in a controlled manner as a function of the detection result of the temperature sensor 12, the fan 9 runs continuously, as shown by the straight line 9c. Thus, even after the evaporator 5 has been switched off, relatively warm air is sucked out of the cooling compartment 1 into the chamber 8, where it heats the evaporator 5 and causes ice deposited thereon to thaw. The moisture on the evaporator 5 evaporates rapidly due to the forced air circulation generated by the fan 9 and is thus carried back into the cooling compartment 1.
Bei einer weiterentwickelten Ausgestaltung des erfindungsgemäßen Kältegeräts ist im Kühlfach 1 ein Feuchtesensor 13 angeordnet, der Feuchtemesswerte an die Steuerschaltung 10 liefert. Bei dieser Ausgestaltung ist am Wählschalter 11 ein gewünschter Feuchtegrad des Kühlfachs 1 einstellbar, die Auswahl einer zum Erzielen eines vom Benutzer gewünschten Feuchtegrades geeigneten Betriebsart wird von der. Steuerschaltung 10 vorgenommen. Die Steuerschaltung 10 wählt hier die Betriebsart a), wenn der vom Feuchtesensor 13 gemessene Feuchtegrad deutlich höher als der am Wählschalter 11 eingestellte ist und die Betriebsart c), wenn der gemessene Feuchtewert deutlich niedriger als der eingestellte ist. Bei ungefährer Übereinstimmung kann die Betriebsart b) verwendet werden. Die in den Figs. 2 bis 4 dargestellten Betriebsarten stellen selbstverständlich nur eine zweckmäßige Auswahl aus einer Vielzahl möglicher Betriebsarten dar. So ist es z.B. in Normalbetriebsart möglich, den Ventilator 9 jeweils mit einer gewissen zeitlichen Verzögerung gegenüber dem Verdampfer 5 ein- und auszuschalten, so dass bei Inbetriebnahme des Ventilators 9 der Verdampfer 5 bereits abgekühlt ist und nach Ausschalten des Verdampfers 4 der Ventilator 9 eine Zeitlang nachläuft, um die Restkälte des ersteren zu nutzen. Es können auch jeweils intermediere Betriebszustände zwischen den Zuständen a) und b) bzw. zwischen b) und c) vorgesehen werden, wobei im einen Falle der Anteil der kurzen Betriebsphasen 21 an der Dauer der Ausschaltphase 20 geringer ist als in Fig. 2 dargestellt und ein Auftauen des Verdampfers 5 nicht völlig ausgeschlossen ist, und im anderen Falle der Betrieb des Ventilators 9 in einer Ausschaltphase des Verdampfers mehr oder weniger lang unterbrochen sein kann. In a further developed embodiment of the refrigeration device according to the invention, a moisture sensor 13 is arranged in the cooling compartment 1, which supplies moisture measurement values to the control circuit 10. In this embodiment, a desired degree of moisture of the cooling compartment 1 can be set on the selector switch 11; the selection of an operating mode suitable for achieving a degree of moisture desired by the user is made by the. Control circuit 10 made. The control circuit 10 selects the operating mode a) here if the moisture level measured by the moisture sensor 13 is significantly higher than that set on the selector switch 11 and the operating mode c) if the measured moisture value is significantly lower than the set one. If there is an approximate match, operating mode b) can be used. The in Figs. Operating modes 2 to 4 shown are of course only an expedient selection from a large number of possible operating modes. For example, in normal operating mode it is possible to switch the fan 9 on and off with a certain time delay in relation to the evaporator 5, so that when the fan is started up 9 the evaporator 5 has already cooled down and, after the evaporator 4 has been switched off, the fan 9 continues to run for a while in order to utilize the residual cold of the former. It is also possible to provide intermediate operating states between states a) and b) or between b) and c), in one case the proportion of the short operating phases 21 in the duration of the switch-off phase 20 being less than that shown in FIG. 2 and thawing of the evaporator 5 is not completely ruled out, and in the other case the operation of the fan 9 can be interrupted for a more or less long time when the evaporator is switched off.

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1. No-Frost-Kältegerät mit wenigstens einem Lagerfach (1) und einem wärmeisolierend vom Lagerfach (1) getrennt angeordneten Verdampfer (5) sowie einem Ventilator (9) zum Antreiben eines Luftaustauschs zwischen dem Lagerfach (1) und dem Verdampfer (5), dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass von Verdampfer (5) und Ventilator (9) wenigstens einer betreibbar ist, während der andere ausgeschaltet ist.1. No-frost refrigerator with at least one storage compartment (1) and an evaporator (5) arranged separately from the storage compartment (1) in a heat-insulating manner and a fan (9) for driving an air exchange between the storage compartment (1) and the evaporator (5) , characterized in that at least one of the evaporator (5) and fan (9) can be operated while the other is switched off.
2. No-Frost-Kältegerät nach Anspruch 1 , dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Ventilator (9) bei ausgeschaltetem Verdampfer (5) betreibbar ist.2. No-frost refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that the fan (9) can be operated when the evaporator (5) is switched off.
3. No-Frost-Kältegerät nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine Steuerschaltung (10) zum Steuern des Betriebs des Verdampfers (5) und des Ventilators (9) eingerichtet ist, um bei ausgeschaltetem Verdampfer (5) den Ventilator (9) kontinuierlich zu betreiben.3. No-frost refrigerator according to claim 2, characterized in that a control circuit (10) for controlling the operation of the evaporator (5) and the fan (9) is set up to the fan (9) when the evaporator (5) is switched off. to operate continuously.
4. No-Frost-Kältegerät nach Anspruch 1 , 2 oder 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Verdampfer (5) bei ausgeschaltetem Ventilator (9) betreibbar ist.4. No-frost refrigerator according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that the evaporator (5) can be operated when the fan (9) is switched off.
5. No-Frost-Kältegerät nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine Steuerschaltung (10) zum Steuern des Betriebs des Verdampfers (5) und des Ventilators (9) eingerichtet ist, um bei ausgeschaltetem Ventilator (9) den Betrieb des Verdampfers (5) so regeln, dass die Temperatur des Verdampfers (5) unter der des Lagerfachs (1) und/oder unter 0°C bleibt.5. No-frost refrigerator according to claim 4, characterized in that a control circuit (10) for controlling the operation of the evaporator (5) and the fan (9) is set up to operate the evaporator (9) when the fan (9) is switched off. 5) so that the temperature of the evaporator (5) remains below that of the storage compartment (1) and / or below 0 ° C.
6. No-Frost-Kältegerät nach Anspruch 3 und/oder 5, gekennzeichnet durch einen Betriebsartenwählschalter (11), mit dem die Steuerschaltung zwischen wenigstens zweien der folgenden Betriebszustände umschaltbar ist: a) Betrieb des Verdampfers (5) bei eingeschaltetem und wenigstens zeitweise bei ausgeschaltetem Ventilator (9), b) zeitgleicher Betrieb des Verdampfers (5) und des Ventilators (9), c) Betrieb des Ventilators (9) bei eingeschaltetem und wenigstens zeitweise bei ausgeschaltetem Verdampfer (5).6. No-frost refrigerator according to claim 3 and / or 5, characterized by an operating mode selector switch (11) with which the control circuit can be switched between at least two of the following operating states: a) operation of the evaporator (5) when switched on and at least temporarily fan (9) switched off, b) simultaneous operation of the evaporator (5) and the fan (9), c) Operation of the fan (9) with the evaporator (5) switched on and at least temporarily with the evaporator switched off.
7. No-Frost-Kältegerät nach Anspruch 3 und/oder 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es einen Feuchtesensor (13) aufweist, und dass die Steuerschaltung (10) in Abhängigkeit von einem Messwert des Feuchtesensors (13) zwischen wenigstens zweien der folgenden Betriebszustände umschaltbar ist: a) Betrieb des Verdampfers (5) bei eingeschaltetem und wenigstens zeitweise bei ausgeschaltetem Ventilator (9) , b) zeitgleicher Betrieb des Verdampfers (5) und des Ventilators (9), c) Betrieb des Ventilators (9) bei eingeschaltetem und wenigstens zeitweise bei ausgeschaltetem Verdampfer (5).7. No-frost refrigerator according to claim 3 and / or 5, characterized in that it has a moisture sensor (13), and that the control circuit (10) depending on a measured value of the moisture sensor (13) between at least two of the following operating states can be switched over: a) operation of the evaporator (5) when the fan (9) is switched on and at least temporarily when it is switched off, b) simultaneous operation of the evaporator (5) and the fan (9), c) operation of the fan (9) when the and at least temporarily when the evaporator (5) is switched off.
8. No-Frost-Kältegerät nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Feuchtesensor (13) am Lagerfach (1) angeordnet ist.8. No-frost refrigerator according to claim 7, characterized in that the moisture sensor (13) is arranged on the storage compartment (1).
9. No-Frost-Kältegerät nach einem der Ansprüche 6 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Steuerschaltung (10) im Betriebszustand a) in jeder Ausschaltphase (20) des Ventilators (9) den Verdampfer (5) zeitweise ausgeschaltet und zeitweise eingeschaltet hält.9. No-frost refrigerator according to one of claims 6 to 8, characterized in that the control circuit (10) in operating state a) in each switch-off phase (20) of the fan (9) temporarily switches off the evaporator (5) and keeps it switched on ,
10. No-Frost-Kältegerät nach einem der Ansprüche 6 bis 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Steuerschaltung (10) im Betriebszustand c) in jeder Ausschaltphase (20) des Verdampfers (5) den Ventilator (9) durchgehend betreibt.10. No-frost refrigerator according to one of claims 6 to 9, characterized in that the control circuit (10) in the operating state c) continuously operates the fan (9) in each switch-off phase (20) of the evaporator (5).
11. No-Frost-Kältegerät nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Verdampfer (5) im Lagerfach (1) angeordnet und wärmeisolierend gekapselt ist.11. No-frost refrigerator according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the evaporator (5) in the storage compartment (1) is arranged and encapsulated in a heat-insulating manner.
12. No-Frost-Kältegerät nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Verdampfer (5) in einem wärmeisolierend vom Lagerfach (1) getrennt angeordneten Verdampferfach vorgesehen ist. 12. No-frost refrigerator according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the evaporator (5) is provided in a heat-insulating from the storage compartment (1) separately arranged evaporator compartment.
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