Patent ID: 7317267

Claim:
A mounting arrangement for a refrigerator fan comprising an electric motor, to whose shaft is affixed a propeller with an axial flow passing through a refrigerated air outlet provided through an internal divisional wall of the refrigerator, comprising: a support frame having a marginal portion external to the contour of rotation of the propeller and incorporating a central hub in which is affixed the electric motor; a flexible support in the form of an annular flange presenting, in a single piece: an outer portion, which is peripherally and removably affixed to the internal divisional wall, along the contour of the refrigerated air outlet; an inner portion provided with a central opening and with elastic retaining means, which are removably locked to the marginal portion of the support frame in a condition in which said marginal portion is axially aligned with the central opening of the flexible support; and an annular membrane portion interconnecting the outer portion and the inner portion, in order to allow for small relative axial and radial displacements therebetween, wherein the outer portion of the flexible support is provided with a peripheral groove designed to contact an edge of the internal divisional wall that defines the contour of the refrigerated air outlet.