US 11,815,303 B2
Multi-select single refrigerating appliance drawer
Hugo Flavio Benassi Zanqueta, Anderson, SC (US); Kyung (Ken) Jang, Anderson, SC (US); and Eduardo Alves Cardoso, Anderson, SC (US)
Assigned to Electrolux Home Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by Electrolux Home Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Jan. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/142,296.
Prior Publication US 2022/0214095 A1, Jul. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. F25D 11/02 (2006.01); F25D 17/06 (2006.01); F25D 23/04 (2006.01); F25D 23/06 (2006.01); F25D 29/00 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 17/065 (2013.01) [F25D 11/02 (2013.01); F25D 23/04 (2013.01); F25D 23/063 (2013.01); F25D 23/069 (2013.01); F25D 29/00 (2013.01); F25D 2317/0661 (2013.01); F25D 2400/14 (2013.01); F25D 2700/122 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A drawer comprising:
a body having a front panel, a rear panel, two side panels, and a floor panel;
a hub centrally located in the body;
a plurality of pivotable dividers connected to the hub, each pivotable divider pivotable between a flat non-use position and an upright use position, wherein when at least two of the pivotable dividers are in the upright use position, the body is divided into a plurality of compartments;
more than one temperature sensors, one sensor located within each of the plurality of compartments; and
a ducted cover sized and configured to fit over the body, the ducted cover having a channel on an upper surface of the ducted cover, the channel connecting to more than one fans, one fan located over each of the plurality of compartments, wherein the channel is configured to be in fluid communication with a cold air supply duct or an air return duct,
wherein the hub extends between a lower surface of the ducted cover and an upper surface of the floor panel, and wherein each of the plurality of pivotable dividers extends between the lower surface of the ducted cover and the upper surface of the floor panel,
and wherein a gasket is provided along an edge of each of the plurality of pivotable dividers to prevent air leakage between said plurality of compartments of the body.
 
19. A drawer comprising:
a body having a front panel, a rear panel, two side panels, a ducted cover and a ducted floor;
a hub centrally located in the body,
more than one pivotable dividers connected to the hub, each pivotable divider pivotable between a non-use position and a use position, wherein when all pivotable dividers are in the use position, the body is divided into between more than one compartments;
more than one temperature sensors, one sensor located within each of the more than one compartments;
wherein the ducted cover is sized and configured to fit over the body, the ducted cover having a top channel on an upper surface of the ducted cover, the top channel connecting to more than one top fans, one top fan located over each of the more than one compartments, wherein the top channel is configured to be in fluid communication with a cold air supply duct or an air return duct;
wherein the ducted floor sized and configured to fit under the body, the ducted floor having a bottom channel on a lower surface of the ducted floor, the bottom channel connecting to more than one bottom fans, one bottom fan located under each of the more than one compartments, wherein the bottom channel is configured to be in fluid communication with a cold air supply duct or an air return duct;
a top cover over a top surface of the ducted cover; and
a bottom cover under a bottom surface of the ducted floor.