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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2023
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Luiz Longo, Joinville, BR;
Everton Machado, Joinville, BR;
Arthur A. Marcon, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Alison W. Pereira, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Matheus Zappelini, Joinville, BR;
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet defining a refrigeration cavity having side-by-side first and second compartments. One or more shelves are disposed in the first compartment. The appliance further includes a pullout-drawer assembly associated with the second compartment. The assembly includes a cradle slidably connected to the second compartment such that the cradle is horizontally slidable in a front-to-rear direction between an open position in which the cradle projects from the second compartment and a closed position in which the cradle is fully received with the second compartment. The cradle defines at least one bin configured to store a food item. A cold-air system includes a first duct having a first vent opening into the first compartment, and a second duct having a second vent opening into the second compartment.