Patent ID: 9285157
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: F25D

Claim Text:
1. A cold appliance, comprising a cabinet and a cooling module, wherein the cabinet comprises cabinet panels including two opposite side wall panels, a rear wall panel, and a top part, wherein each cabinet panel comprises an inner sheet, an outer sheet, and an intermediary layer of a foamed insulating material, and wherein each cabinet panel has an inner surface, an outer surface, and four edge surfaces, wherein the cooling module comprises a cold section and a warm section, wherein the warm section is separated from the cold section by an insulating wall, wherein an evaporator is arranged in the cold section, and wherein a compressor and a condenser are arranged in the warm section, wherein the cooling module comprises a bottom part to which the edge surface of at least one of the side wall panels is attached, and wherein at least one of the side wall panels comprises a first groove and wherein the rear wall panel comprises a second groove, and wherein the cabinet comprises a connection strip comprising a first projection received in the first groove and a second projection received in the second groove, wherein the connection strip comprises a center section formed between the first projection and the second projection, wherein the center section extends over an end of a joint formed between the at least one side wall panel and the rear wall panel, and wherein the first projection comprises a first rib portion, the second projection comprises a second rib portion, the first rib portion and the second rib portion are parallel to each other, and wherein the first rib portion is inserted into the first groove and the second rib portion is inserted into the second groove for connecting the at least one of the side wall panels to the rear wall panel, such that the at least one of the side wall panels is essentially perpendicular to the rear wall panel.