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US 7,665,327 B2Granted
Chilled food storage area for refrigerated appliance
AssigneeSub-Zero, Inc.
InventorScott T. Tunzi
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Abstract
An appliance with a separately chilled storage area is disclosed. The appliance comprises a refrigerated compartment; a refrigeration system for cooling air; an air circulation system for circulating the cooled air about the refrigerated compartment; and a secondary air circulation system for circulating a portion of the cooled air in the storage assembly.
Claims21
An appliance comprising:
- a refrigerated compartment;
- a first drawer located in the refrigerated compartment and open to airflow from the refrigerated compartment;
- a second drawer located in the refrigerated compartment below the first drawer and movable between an open position and a closed position, the second drawer is closed to airflow from the refrigerated compartment when in the closed position;
- a refrigeration and circulation system comprising:
- a main air duct extending substantially the length of the refrigerated compartment;
- an evaporator to cool air in the main air duct located and adjacent the first drawer and second drawer;
- a secondary air duct in communication with the chilled air in the main air duct;
- a first fan configured to circulate air between the main air duct and the refrigerated compartment;
- a second fan is configured to move air through the secondary air duct;
- wherein a portion of the chilled air is supplied directly from the evaporator to the refrigerated compartment through the secondary duct between the first drawer and the second drawer and between the second drawer and the main duct, and the remainder of the air cooled by the evaporator is supplied to the refrigerated compartment away from the first drawer.
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