Patent ID: 9671104
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: F21V,F21W,F25D,G02B

Claim:
1. A refrigeration appliance with at least one cooling chamber, which is formed by walls and at least one door, wherein the refrigeration appliance has an illumination facility with (a) at least one light source to illuminate chilled goods within the cooling chamber indirectly (b) a shield provided to shield the chilled goods from the direct inward radiation of light from the illumination facility, and (c) a light guide with mirrored inner walls, the light guide being connected downstream of the light source and set up to couple in light from the light source and conduct the light into the cooling chamber, wherein the light guide has ends and light coupling out regions with less or no mirroring positioned between the ends to couple the light out of the light guide and into the cooling chamber, the light from the coupling out regions illuminating the chilled goods and being provided to the chamber in addition to and separately from the light from the light source that is also provided into the chamber for indirect illumination of the chilled goods, the light guide being positioned proximate a region of an air channel for ventilating the cooling chamber.