Temperature-controlled drawer in a refrigerator
A refrigerator has a temperature-controlled drawer within a fresh food compartment that includes: a temperature sensor within the temperature-controlled drawer and/or the fresh food compartment; a display coupled to the drawer, wherein the display receives an output from the temperature sensor, determines what food type would be best suited for the temperature based on said temperature sensor output, and indicates what type of food it has determined is best for storage therein; at least one light within said drawer, wherein the at least one light changes to a first color, based on the food type indicated by the display, and turns off and on depending on whether the fresh food compartment door is closed or open, respectively.
1. A refrigerator comprises
a temperature-controlled drawer within a fresh food compartment including:
a temperature sensor within the temperature-controlled drawer and/or the fresh food compartment;
a display coupled to the drawer, wherein the display
receives an output from the temperature sensor,
determines what food type would be best suited for the temperature based on said temperature sensor output, and
indicates what type of food it has determined is best for storage therein;
at least one light within said drawer, wherein the at least one light changes to a first color, based on the food type indicated by the display, and turns off and on depending on whether the fresh food compartment door is closed or open, respectively.
2. The refrigerator of claim 1 further comprising:
a switch for changing the temperature within said drawer.
3. The refrigerator of claim 1 wherein the temperature sensor does not affect or control the temperature of the drawer.
4. The refrigerator of claim 1 wherein the drawer has no temperature damper.
5. The refrigerator of claim 1 wherein the display is a LED display or an LCP display.
6. The refrigerator of claim 5 wherein the display is a LED display.
7. The refrigerator of claim 1 wherein the at least one light is a LED light.
8. The refrigerator of claim 7 wherein the LED light is displays various colors based on input to the LED light.
9. The refrigerator of claim 1 wherein the first color matches a color on the display.
10. The refrigerator of claim 1 wherein the temperature-controlled drawer within a fresh food compartment of includes:
a temperature sensor does not affect or control the temperature of the drawer;
a LED display coupled to the drawer, wherein the display
receives an output from the temperature sensor,
determines what food type would be best suited for the temperature within said drawer based on said temperature sensor output, and
indicates what type of food it has determined is best for storage therein with a first color;
at least one LED light within said drawer, wherein the at least one light changes to a second color, based on the food type indicated by the display, the first color and the second color match, and turns off and on depending on whether the fresh food compartment door is closed or open, respectively.
11. A temperature-controlled drawer within a fresh food compartment of a refrigerator comprising:
a temperature sensor within the temperature-controlled drawer and/or the fresh food compartment;
a display coupled to the drawer, wherein the display
receives an output from the temperature sensor,
determines what food type would be best suited for the temperature based on said temperature sensor output, and
indicates what type of food it has determined is best for storage therein;
at least one light within said drawer, wherein the at least one light changes to a first color, based on the food type indicated by the display, and turns off and on depending on whether the fresh food compartment door is closed or open, respectively.
12. The temperature-controlled drawer of claim 11 further comprising:
a switch for changing the temperature within said drawer.
13. The temperature-controlled drawer of claim 11 wherein the temperature sensor does not affect or control the temperature of the drawer.
14. The temperature-controlled drawer of claim 11 wherein the drawer has no temperature damper.
15. The temperature-controlled drawer of claim 11 wherein the display is a LED display or an LCP display.
16. The temperature-controlled drawer of claim 15 wherein the display is a LED display.
17. The temperature-controlled drawer of claim 11 wherein the at least one light is a LED light.
18. The temperature-controlled drawer of claim 17 wherein the LED light is displays various colors based on input to the LED light.
19. The temperature-controlled drawer of claim 11 wherein the first color matches a color on the display.
20. The temperature-controlled drawer of claim 11 wherein the temperature-controlled drawer includes:
a temperature sensor does not affect or control the temperature of the drawer;
a LED display coupled to the drawer, wherein the display
receives an output from the temperature sensor,
determines what food type would be best suited for the temperature within said drawer based on said temperature sensor output, and
indicates what type of food it has determined is best for storage therein with a first color;
at least one LED light within said drawer, wherein the at least one light changes to a second color, based on the food type indicated by the display, the first color and the second color match, and turns off and on depending on whether the fresh food compartment door is closed or open, respectively.