FREEZERS AND REFRIGERATORS Russian patent published in 2023 - IPC F25D23/08 

FIELD: refrigerating device.

SUBSTANCE: refrigerating device includes a refrigerating compartment, a door capable of opening to provide access to the refrigerating compartment and closing to isolate the refrigerating compartment from the environment of the refrigerating device, a door frame, a door seal located between the door frame and the door when the door is in the closed position, and a door handle and a door latch mechanism configured to move the door from a partially closed to a fully closed position when the door is closed and to hold the door in a fully closed position in which the door seal is compressed between the door and the door frame. The door seal is a one-piece door seal including a sealing part (22) and a heat-insulating part (21). The sealing part of the door seal includes a solid elastic stopper capable of completely filling the gap between the door and the door frame when the door is in the closed position. The solid elastic stopper is preferably configured to be compressed between the door and the door frame when the door is in the closed position.

EFFECT: heat loss through the door seal is reduced.

13 cl, 5 dwg