Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Insulation system for a cooking appliance incorporating a plurality of microsphere sheets
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Application No.: US16503836Application Date: 2019-07-05
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Publication No.: US11035577B2Publication Date: 2021-06-15
- Inventor: Frederick A. Millett
- Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Agency: Price Heneveld LLP
- Main IPC: B32B27/20
- IPC: B32B27/20 ; B21D39/00 ; B32B25/20 ; F24C15/34 ; A47L15/42 ; B32B27/08 ; B32B27/28 ; B23P19/00

Abstract:
An appliance includes an outer shell and an inner shell, wherein the outer shell and the inner shell are engaged to define an insulating cavity therebetween, and wherein the inner shell includes an inner surface that defines an interior cavity. An insulation member includes a plurality of layers, each layer of the plurality of layers including an insulative sheet defining first and second surfaces and a plurality of microspheres at least partially disposed within the insulative sheet, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of microspheres extends outward from each of the first and second surfaces to define a plurality of protrusions, and wherein the engagement of two adjacent layers of the plurality of layers causes a portion of the plurality of protrusions to engage and define a plurality of insulating air pockets between the adjacent layers.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190331345A1 INSULATION SYSTEM FOR A COOKING APPLIANCE INCORPORATING A PLURALITY OF MICROSPHERE SHEETS Public/Granted day:2019-10-31
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