Temperature controlled dispense drawer
AssigneeOmnicell, Inc.
InventorsHerbert Lawson Fisher, Edith Wilson, Dean Fambro, Brian Arnold, Brad Basler, Vihar Kapadia, Sunil Belligundu
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Abstract
A device for dispensing items includes a cabinet, and a drawer within the cabinet. The drawer includes one or more compartments for storing items and a cooling system within the drawer. The cooling system is configured to maintain the one or more compartments in the drawer at a temperature below the temperature of the environment surrounding the cabinet. The drawer further includes thermal insulation at sides of the drawer and thermal insulation beneath the one or more compartments. The refrigeration system may be a thermoelectric cooling system.
Claims20
A drawer configured for mounting in a cabinet, the drawer comprising:
- an outer shell;
- insulation defining a climate-controlled interior of the drawer;
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- a cooling system disposed within the drawer and configured to maintain interior of the drawer at a temperature below the temperature of an environment surrounding the drawer, the cooling system comprising a fan configured cause airflow inside of the drawer and between the insulation of the drawer and the outer shell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.