REFRIGERATOR WITH EASY ACCESS DRAWER

摘要

A bottom mount refrigerator is provided with a pantry compartment that is accessible from outside the refrigerator by pulling open an easy access pantry drawer without the need to first open the fresh food compartment or the freezer compartment. A divider between the pantry compartment and the fresh food compartment is formed by a secondary mullion and a transparent shelf. The secondary mullion is provided with a light source for illuminating the contents of the pantry drawer. A light source at the rear of the pantry compartment shines generally forwardly and upwardly to illuminate the fresh food compartment.

主权项

1. A bottom mount refrigerator comprising:
a cabinet comprising an insulated freezer compartment, an insulated fresh food compartment disposed above the freezer compartment, a pantry compartment located above the freezer compartment and beside the fresh food compartment, and an ice compartment; a door on fresh food compartment; an icemaker in the ice compartment; an ice dispenser in the door; a pantry drawer accessible without opening the door and comprising a front face; and a temperature control sub-system to control temperature in the pantry drawer at least substantially independently of the fresh food compartment, ice compartment, and freezer compartment; and an ice dispenser in the pantry drawer for dispensing ice through the front face.