Refrigerated storage structure

Abstract

A drawer for use in a drawer refrigerator including a number of panels, forming a receptacle and including a front receptacle panel, an aesthetic panel configured to cover the front panel, a hanger bracket, fixed to either the aesthetic panel or the front receptacle panel. The hanger bracket includes a main body and a hook extending therefrom. A mounting bracket is fixed to the other of the aesthetic panel and the front receptacle panel, and defines a number of apertures configured to receive the hook of the hanger bracket.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A drawer refrigerator comprising:
 an insulated cabinet defining a refrigerated space;   a drawer disposed in the refrigerated space;   a base plate provided with a first portion and a second portion, the first and second portions collectively defining a portion of a machine compartment;   a refrigeration system configured to refrigerate the refrigerated space and including,
 a condenser disposed on the first portion of the base plate, 
 a compressor disposed in the machine compartment on the second portion of the base plate, 
 a drain tray disposed in the machine compartment on the first portion of the base plate, 
 a condenser fan disposed in the machine compartment on the first portion of the base plate; and 
   a center brace fixed to the base plate and separating the first and second portions of the base plate.   
     
     
         2 . The drawer refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein the first portion of the base plate forms a cold air path and the second portion forms a warm air path, wherein the center brace is Z-shaped and configured to separate the cold air path and the warm air path. 
     
     
         3 . The drawer refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein the base plate is hollow and an end of the base plate defines an aperture configured to receive an air grill. 
     
     
         4 . The drawer refrigerator of  claim 1 , where the insulated cabinet is a foamed cabinet including a number of insulated panels each provided with a liner and a wrapper, and wherein the drawer refrigerator further comprises:
 a screw anchor disposed between the liner and the wrapper; and   a fastener extending through the base plate and into the screw anchor to fix the base plate to the foamed cabinet.   
     
     
         5 . The drawer refrigerator of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a number of plates disposed on the condenser wherein the plates are configured to dissipate heated air flowing over the condenser.   
     
     
         6 . The drawer refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein the insulated cabinet includes:
 an outer wrapper provided with a number of joined walls,   an inner liner spaced apart from the outer wrapper and provided with a second number of joined walls. and   insulation material disposed between the outer wrapper and the inner liner.   
     
     
         7 . The drawer refrigerator of  claim 6 , further comprising a trim breaker coupled with an edge of the outer wrapper and an edge of the inner liner. 
     
     
         8 . The drawer refrigerator of  claim 6 , wherein a space between the outer wrapper and the inner liner forms an insulation space and the insulation space is sealed at a pressure below ambient pressure. 
     
     
         9 . The drawer refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein the refrigeration system further comprises a drier operatively connected to the condenser and disposed in the machine compartment on the first portion of the base plate. 
     
     
         10 . A drawer for use in a drawer refrigerator comprising:
 a number of panels forming a receptacle and including a front receptacle panel;   an aesthetic panel configured to cover the front panel;   a hanger bracket fixed to either the aesthetic panel or the front receptacle panel, wherein the hanger bracket includes a main body and a hook extending therefrom; and   a mounting bracket fixed to the other of the aesthetic panel and the front receptacle panel, wherein the mounting bracket defines a number of apertures configured to receive the hook of the hanger bracket.   
     
     
         11 . The drawer of  claim 10 , wherein the hanger bracket is fixed to the aesthetic panel. 
     
     
         12 . The drawer of  claim 10 , wherein the mounting bracket is fixed to the front receptacle panel. 
     
     
         13 . The drawer of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 a support bracket fixed to the front receptacle panel and configured to carry the aesthetic panel.   
     
     
         14 . The drawer of  claim 13 , wherein the support bracket includes a mating portion, lying along the front receptacle panel, and a support portion extending orthogonally to the mating portion and configured to carry the aesthetic panel. 
     
     
         15 . The drawer of  claim 14 , wherein the aesthetic panel includes a main body and a protrusion, wherein the protrusion extends beyond a lower edge of the main body to conceal the support portion. 
     
     
         16 . A drawer refrigerator comprising:
 an insulated cabinet defining a refrigerated space;   a drawer disposed in the refrigerated space;   a base member provided with a first portion and a second portion, the first and second portions collectively defining a portion of a machine compartment;   a refrigeration system configured to refrigerate the refrigerated space, wherein the base member supports the refrigeration system and the insulated cabinet; and   a center brace fixed to the base member and separating the first and second portions of the base member.   
     
     
         17 . The drawer refrigerator of  claim 16 , wherein the second portion is disposed closer to the insulated cabinet than the first portion. 
     
     
         18 . The drawer refrigerator of  claim 17 , wherein the center brace includes a first leg, a second leg, and a medial portion extending therebetween, wherein the first and second legs extend in a horizontal direction and the medial portion extends in a vertical direction substantially orthogonal to the horizontal direction. 
     
     
         19 . The drawer refrigerator of  claim 18 , wherein the first leg lies on the first portion of the base member and the second leg lies on the second portion of the base member. 
     
     
         20 . The drawer refrigerator of  claim 16 , wherein the insulated cabinet includes an outer wrapper and an inner liner spaced apart to form an insulation space, wherein the insulation space includes foam insulation.