Subassembly element for a refrigerator unit and/or freezer unit and refrigerator unit and/or freezer unit

Abstract

The present invention relates to a subassembly element for a refrigerator unit and/or freezer unit, wherein the subassembly element has a front side, a rear side and two side regions, at least one air inlet and at least one air outlet, and wherein at least one air guidance means is provided in the subassembly element by means of which air can be guided from the air inlet to the air outlet in the subassembly element. The invention furthermore relates to a refrigerator unit and/or freezer unit.

1 . A subassembly element ( 10 ) for a refrigerator unit and/or freezer unit, wherein the subassembly element ( 10 ) has a front side, a rear side and two side regions, at least one air inlet ( 12 ) and at least one air outlet ( 19 ), and wherein at least one air guidance means is provided in the subassembly element ( 10 ) by which air can be guided from the air inlet ( 12 ) to the air outlet ( 19 ) in the subassembly element ( 10 ), and at least one heat exchanger ( 50 ,  50 ′) is arranged in a part ( 14 ,  18 ) of the air guidance means and is located at the rim side in the side regions of the subassembly element ( 10 ). 
     
     
         2 . A subassembly element ( 10 ) in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein at least one fan ( 60 ) is arranged in the air guidance element downstream or upstream of the at least one heat exchanger ( 50 ,  50 ′). 
     
     
         3 . A subassembly element ( 10 ) in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the heat exchanger ( 50 ,  50 ′) is a condenser ( 50 ,  50 ′), in particular a spiral condenser, a wire tube condenser made as a molded part or a coiled wire tube condenser. 
     
     
         4 . A subassembly element ( 10 ) in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the air guidance means expands to a receiver space ( 16 ) for a compressor, with fastening means, in particular fastening receivers ( 17 ), being provided for the compressor in the receiver space ( 16 ). 
     
     
         5 . A subassembly element ( 10 ) in accordance with  claim 4 , wherein the fan ( 60 ,  60 ′) is arranged downstream of the heat exchanger ( 50 ,  50 ′) and/or at the point in the air guidance means at which the air guidance means expands to the receiver space ( 16 ). 
     
     
         6 . A subassembly element ( 10 ) in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the subassembly unit ( 10 ) has a cut-out ( 20 ) for the reception and/or fastening of the inner container of the refrigerator and/or freezer unit. 
     
     
         7 . A subassembly element ( 10 ) in accordance with  claim 6 , wherein the cut-out ( 20 ) is arranged at the middle or centrally; and/or in that the cut-out ( 20 ) is molded into the subassembly element ( 10 ) in trough-form at the upper side. 
     
     
         8 . A subassembly element ( 10 ) in accordance with claim, wherein the air guidance means, starting from the air inlet ( 12 ), extends laterally past the cut-out ( 20 ) over the receiver space ( 16 ) located in the rear region of the subassembly element ( 10 ) again laterally past the cut-out ( 20 ) to the air outlet ( 19 ), with a heat exchanger ( 50 ) preferably being arranged in the part of the air guidance means which starts from the air inlet ( 12 ) and with a further heat exchanger ( 50 ′) simultaneously being arranged in the part of the air guidance means which leads to the air outlet ( 19 ). 
     
     
         9 . A subassembly element ( 10 ) in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the air guidance means is made in passage form; and/or the air guidance means has a round, oval or rectangular cross-section at least sectionally, with the oval or rectangular cross-section of the air guidance means preferably being aligned vertically. 
     
     
         10 . A subassembly element ( 10 ) in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the subassembly element ( 10 ) is a unit base ( 10 ) and/or an injection molded part. 
     
     
         11 . A subassembly element ( 10 ) in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the rim-side parts of the air guidance means are partly formed by a side cover ( 100 ), with the side cover ( 100 ) preferably having one or more winding domes for the winding up of a heat exchanger tube and with the side cover ( 100 ) further preferably being produced from a metallic material. 
     
     
         12 . A subassembly element ( 10 ) in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the subassembly element ( 10 ) has a rear wall cover which forms a closed air guidance path in conjunction with the air guidance means. 
     
     
         13 . A subassembly element ( 10 ) in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein a condensate collection tray ( 110 ′) or an evaporation tray ( 110 ′) is provided, with the condensate collection tray ( 110 ′) or evaporation tray ( 110 ′) being arranged in a front region of the subassembly element ( 10 ) and/or in a region of the subassembly element ( 10 ) accessible from the front. 
     
     
         14 . A subassembly element ( 10 ) in accordance with  claim 3 , wherein the subassembly element ( 10 ) is made such that the at least one condenser ( 50 ) can be pushed in from the front side. 
     
     
         15 . A refrigerator unit and/or freezer unit having at least one subassembly element ( 10 ) in accordance with  claim 1 . 
     
     
         16 . A refrigerator and/or freezer unit in accordance with  claim 15 , wherein the refrigerator and/or freezer unit is a side-by-side unit. 
     
     
         17 . A refrigerator and/or freezer unit in accordance with  claim 16  wherein the units of the side-by-side unit arranged next to one another each have subassembly elements ( 10 ); and the subassembly elements ( 10 ) are made and/or can be used with mirror inversion with respect to one another. 
     
     
         18 . A subassembly element ( 10 ) in accordance with  claim 2 , wherein the heat exchanger ( 50 ,  50 ′) is a condenser ( 50 ,  50 ′), in particular a spiral condenser, a wire tube condenser made as a molded part or a coiled wire tube condenser. 
     
     
         19 . A subassembly element ( 10 ) in accordance with  claim 18 , wherein the air guidance means expands to a receiver space ( 16 ) for a compressor, with fastening means, in particular fastening receivers ( 17 ), being provided for the compressor in the receiver space ( 16 ). 
     
     
         20 . A subassembly element ( 10 ) in accordance with  claim 3 , wherein the air guidance means expands to a receiver space ( 16 ) for a compressor, with fastening means, in particular fastening receivers ( 17 ), being provided for the compressor in the receiver space ( 16 ).