Patent ID: 8365549

Claim:
A drawer system in a refrigerator comprising: a forced air compartment having rear, top, lower and side walls; a drawer removably housed within the forced air compartment, the drawer including back, front, bottom and opposing side walls, as well as a top; a refrigeration air conduit contained in the refrigerator and configured to supply cold air to the forced air compartment; a controller; a compartment air conduit, the compartment air conduit being divided into a plurality of channels, wherein the plurality of channels include: a first channel which opens to the forced air compartment at a position below the top of the drawer and directs the cold air between at least one of the rear, lower and side walls of the forced air compartment and at least one of the back, bottom and opposing side walls of the drawer directly upon entrance of the cold air into the forced air compartment, a second channel which directs the cold air into the drawer, and at least one flow regulator valve configured to regulate flow of the cold air in the first and the second channels, wherein the at least one flow regulator valve is operatively connected to and regulated by the controller.