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Granted Patent B2
US 10,295,247 · App. 14/908,903 · Granted May 21, 2019

Vacuum insulation body

Inventors: Jochen Hiemeyer (Karlstadt, DE); Michael Freitag (Wuerzburg, DE); Martin Kerstner (Wuerzburg, DE)
Assignees: Liebherr-Hausgeraete Lienz Gmbh; Liebherr-Hausgeraete Ochsenhausen GmbH
F25D23/061F16L59/065F25D23/06F25D23/062F27B5/04F25D2201/14Y10T428/231
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Patent No.
US 10,295,247
App. No.
14/908,903
Granted
May 21, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vacuum insulation body includes at least one vacuum-tight casing and at least one vacuum region surrounded by the casing. The casing is provided with at least one opening, in particular with at least one evacuation port, for evacuating the vacuum region. At least one adsorbent material is present in the vacuum insulation body. The adsorbent material is partly or completely arranged in the region of the opening.

Claims (30)

1. A vacuum insulation body comprising:

at least one vacuum-tight casing, with at least one vacuum region surrounded by the casing, and

at least one flow distributor, wherein

the casing is provided with at least one opening forming an evacuation port for evacuating the vacuum region, and the vacuum insulation body incorporates an adsorbent material and a core material, wherein

the adsorbent material is formed from at least one dryer and/or a getter, wherein

the adsorbent material is located directly before the evacuation port as well as in regions directly adjacent to the evacuation port, wherein

the at least one flow distributor serves to increase an effective evacuation cross-section, and the flow distributor is formed by an adsorbent material, wherein, during evacuation, said flow distributor is arranged in a flow direction before the evacuation port, and wherein

the flow distributor is formed as a pebble bed, which is located in a receptacle permeable to gas, wherein

the adsorbent material is arranged such that gas passing through the opening passes through the adsorbent material during vacuum generation.

2. The vacuum insulation body according to claim 1 , wherein the flow distributor includes a plurality of individual bodies.

3. The vacuum insulation body according to claim 2 , wherein the individual bodies are individual spheres.

4. The vacuum insulation body according to claim 2 , wherein the individual bodies are included in a pebble bed.

5. The vacuum insulation body according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one heating device provided therewith or connected thereto.

6. The vacuum insulation body according to claim 5 , wherein the heating device is located outside the casing.

7. The vacuum insulation body according to claim 1 , wherein the adsorbent material is arranged such that it surrounds the opening.

8. The vacuum insulation body according to claim 1 , wherein the heating device is arranged such that the entire vacuum insulation body can be heated by the heating device.

9. The vacuum insulation body according to claim 1 , wherein the adsorbent material is formed to adsorb at least one of water, nitrogen, and oxygen.

10. A refrigerator and/or freezer appliance comprising:

at least one body with at least one cooled interior space surrounded by the body, and

at least one closure element by which the cooled interior space can be closed,

wherein, between the cooled interior space and an outer wall of the appliance, at least one interspace is located, and

wherein at least one vacuum insulation body according to claim 1 is arranged in the interspace.

11. The vacuum insulation body according to claim 1 , wherein the flow distributor is arranged such that it surrounds the opening.

12. The vacuum insulation body according to claim 1 , wherein the flow distributor is arranged such that gas passing through the opening passes through the flow distributor during vacuum generation.

13. A refrigerator and/or freezer appliance comprising:

at least one body with at least one cooled interior space surrounded by the body, and

at least one closure element by which the cooled interior space can be closed,

wherein, between the cooled interior space and an outer wall of the appliance, at least one interspace is located, and

wherein at least one vacuum insulation body according to claim 1 is arranged in the interspace.

14. The vacuum insulation body according to claim 1 , wherein the flow distributor is adsorbent material arranged in a region adjacent to the opening.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 12, 2016
From: HIEMEYER, JOCHEN; FREITAG, MICHAEL; KERSTNER, MARTIN
To: LIEBHERR-HAUSGERAETE LIENZ GMBH; LIEBHERR-HAUSGERAETE OCHSENHAUSEN GMBH
Reel/Frame 037725/0973 →
Priority Claims (2)
DE 10 2013 012 794 · Jul 31, 2013 · national
DE 10 2013 016 774 · Oct 9, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160178269A1 · Jun 23, 2016