Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vacuum panel cabinet structure for a refrigerator
- Patent Title (中): 真空面板柜结构为冰箱
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Application No.: US13835449Application Date: 2013-03-15
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Publication No.: US08944541B2Publication Date: 2015-02-03
- Inventor: Paul B. Allard , Nihat Cur , Luiz Afrânio Alves Ferreira , James W. Kendall , Steven J. Kuehl , Axel J. Ramm , Guolian Wu
- Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
- Applicant Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Main IPC: A47B96/04
- IPC: A47B96/04 ; H04R3/12 ; F25B39/00 ; F25D11/00 ; F25D23/02 ; F25D23/06 ; B29C53/00

Abstract:
A vacuum panel cabinet structure comprising a frame having side and back framing members defining a frame opening and panel receptacles, framing edges, at least one outwardly expanded framing member, and an inner surface. A plurality of vacuum panels disposed in the panel receptacles. A barrier layer disposed on the vacuum panels. An outer enclosure having at least one extruded channel engaging the at least one outwardly expanded framing member, at least one outwardly contoured hinge, and an inward surface defining a frame receptacle into which the frame is disposed. A liner having at least four sidewalls, a back panel, a liner outer facing surface, and a liner perimetrical flange, wherein the liner outer facing surface is disposed within the frame opening proximate the frame inner surface. The liner perimetrical flange is disposed to the outer enclosure and includes a hermetically sealed infrastructure notch.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130257256A1 VACUUM PANEL CABINET STRUCTURE FOR A REFRIGERATOR Public/Granted day:2013-10-03
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