Patent ID: 6484512
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: F25B,F25D

Abstract:
A temperature controlled drawer assembly comprising:a cabinet having at least top, front and side walls, said cabinet defining an interior drawer space; a drawer selectively slidable into and out of said drawer space, said drawer including a back wall, opposing side walls, a bottom wall and a front wall always exposed from the outside of the cabinet; a thermoelectric temperature adjusting device mounted inside said cabinet; a power source connected to said temperature adjusting device; a fan, disposed adjacent to said temperature adjusting device, said fan being adapted to generate a flow of air across said temperature adjusting device; and a plenum defined inside said cabinet and extending from adjacent the fan to along a portion of the drawer, said plenum being formed with at least one outlet opening into the drawer space at a position remote from the fan, said plenum being adapted to receive the flow of air generated by the fan and to direct the flow of air into the drawer space through the at least one outlet.