US 12,078,404 B2
Door warmer for a refrigerator
Rafael Leidens, Curitiba (BR); Israel Mercer, Curitiba (BR); Antonio Voltarelli, Curitiba (BR); Alcione Colecha, Curitiba (BR); and Guilherme Picanço, Curitiba (BR)
Assigned to Electrolux do Brasil S.A., Curitiba (BR)
Appl. No. 16/971,902
Filed by Electrolux Do Brasil S.A., Curitiba (BR)
PCT Filed Mar. 2, 2018, PCT No. PCT/BR2018/050050
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 21, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/165518, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 6, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0102742 A1, Apr. 8, 2021
Int. Cl. F25D 21/04 (2006.01); A47B 88/975 (2017.01); F25D 11/02 (2006.01); F25D 23/02 (2006.01); F25D 25/02 (2006.01); F28D 15/02 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 21/04 (2013.01) [A47B 88/975 (2017.01); F25D 11/02 (2013.01); F25D 23/02 (2013.01); F25D 23/028 (2013.01); F25D 25/025 (2013.01); F28D 15/0275 (2013.01); A47B 2210/175 (2013.01); F25D 2323/02 (2013.01); F25D 2600/04 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A drawer assembly for a refrigerator appliance, comprising:
a cooled compartment comprising opposed, first and second interior walls;
a basket configured to move relative to the cooled compartment, comprising:
a body having a storage space therein for storing food, the storage space defined by a front wall, a rear wall, opposing side walls, and a bottom wall, the opposing side walls being adjacent the first and second interior walls of the cooled compartment;
a pair of slots formed lengthwise into the front and rear walls of the body, respectively, the pair of slots being apertures formed into and extending completely through the front and rear walls, respectively;
a pair of ridges extending along the pair of slots, respectively, wherein each ridge of the pair of ridges protrudes directly outwards from an external surface of the corresponding front or rear wall, and wherein respective surfaces of the pair of ridges defines a pair of tracks, which extend outwards away from the storage space in a lateral direction with respect to the front and rear walls;
a divider disposed within the storage space for dividing the storage space into at least two storage areas, the divider comprising a main surface positioned perpendicular to and extending between the front and rear walls, and a pair of ends, wherein the divider further includes a pair of carriages and wherein one carriage of the pair of carriages is secured to each end of the pair of ends; and
a pair of caps secured to the pair of ridges, respectively, so as to enclose the pair of slots from outside of the body,
wherein the pair of carriages are positioned within the pair of slots, respectively, and enclosed therein from outside of the body via the pair of caps, and wherein said pair of carriages engage with and travel along the pair of tracks so as to promote movement of the divider within the storage space to thereby selectively increase and/or decrease the relative sizes of the at least two storage areas.