Patent ID: 7343748

Claim:
A refrigerator comprising: a cabinet defining a fresh food compartment and a freezer compartment; a door for selectively closing at least one of the fresh food and freezer compartments; and a rapid chiller device arranged in one of the fresh food and freezer compartments including: a base portion; an outer body portion extending from the base portion and defining a central cavity; a carriage rotatably supported in the central cavity at a position spaced from the outer body portion such that an air channel is defined between the outer body portion and the carriage, said carriage having a support wall that defines an article receptacle, said support wall including a plurality of openings that are in fluid communication with the air channel; a motor operatively coupled to the carriage, said motor selectively rotating the carriage within the central cavity; and a fan mounted to the base portion, said fan establishing a cooling airflow that is directed into the air channel to rapidly chill an article placed in the receptacle.