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公开(公告)号:US20220400852A1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-22
申请号:US17565710
申请日:2021-12-30
Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Abstract: A bracket system for coupling an appliance to a cabinet structure includes a mounting bracket having an inner wall spaced-apart from an outer wall and a plurality of apertures is provided through the outer wall. The inner wall couples to the outer surface of the appliance in assembly. A trim member includes first and second mounting portions and an abutment portion inwardly offset from the first and second mounting portions. The first and second mounting portions each include a plurality of apertures disposed therethrough. An inner surface of the first mounting portion abuts the outer wall of the mounting bracket, such that the apertures disposed therebetween are aligned. The second mounting portion includes a plurality of apertures disposed therethrough, and an outer surface of the second mounting portion is configured to abut the inner surface of the cabinet compartment for mounting thereto.
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公开(公告)号:US20220400851A1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-22
申请号:US17354069
申请日:2021-06-22
Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Abstract: A bracket system for coupling an appliance to a cabinet structure includes a mounting bracket having an inner wall spaced-apart from an outer wall and a plurality of apertures is provided through the outer wall. The inner wall couples to the outer surface of the appliance in assembly. A trim member includes first and second mounting portions and an abutment portion inwardly offset from the first and second mounting portions. The first and second mounting portions each include a plurality of apertures disposed therethrough. An inner surface of the first mounting portion abuts the outer wall of the mounting bracket, such that the apertures disposed therebetween are aligned. The second mounting portion includes a plurality of apertures disposed therethrough, and an outer surface of the second mounting portion is configured to abut the inner surface of the cabinet compartment for mounting thereto.
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公开(公告)号:US20220221099A1
公开(公告)日:2022-07-14
申请号:US17146546
申请日:2021-01-12
Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Inventor: Sunil S. Ekshinge , Arunkumar Harikrishnasamy , Lynne F. Hunter , Sai B. Krishna , Abhay Naik
IPC: F16L59/065 , F25D23/06 , F25D29/00
Abstract: A vacuum insulated structure includes a first cover member of a stamped unitary sheet defining a perimeter portion positioned at a first planar level and a reinforcing member formed in the interior sheet extending to a second planar level spaced axially outward and disposed radially inward of the perimeter portion. The vacuum insulated structure also includes a second cover member and a thermal bridge interconnecting the first cover member and the second cover member at the perimeter portions thereof to define an insulating cavity therebetween. The insulating cavity is a sealed cavity having a vacuum drawn therefrom, and the first reinforcing member is configured to reduce deformation of the first cover member in at least an area adjacent the reinforcing member and to define a portion of a path for air flow out of the sealed cavity during a vacuum draw process.
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公开(公告)号:US11236939B1
公开(公告)日:2022-02-01
申请号:US17025403
申请日:2020-09-18
Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Inventor: Arunkumar Harikrishnasamy
IPC: F25D23/06
Abstract: A walled structure for an appliance comprising: (i) an inner wall portion defining a reception compartment, the reception compartment having a width; (ii) an outer wall portion facing the inner wall portion and at least partially surrounding the inner wall portion, the outer wall portion separated from the inner wall portion by a space, the outer wall portion being disposed further away from the reception compartment than the inner wall portion, the outer wall portion having a width parallel to the width of the reception compartment; (iii) an interior volume including the space between the inner wall portion and the outer wall portion; and (iv) an aperture through the outer wall portion providing access to the interior volume, the aperture having a width parallel to the widths of the reception compartment and the outer wall portion that is at least 25 percent of the width of the outer wall portion.
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公开(公告)号:US11150008B2
公开(公告)日:2021-10-19
申请号:US16744872
申请日:2020-01-16
Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Inventor: Arunkumar Harikrishnasamy , Lynne F. Hunter , Abhay Naik , Sanket Vivek Phalak , Aaron Michael Stewart
Abstract: A cabinet of an appliance includes an outer wrapper defining opposing first and second sidewalls, a rear wall coupling the first and second sidewalls and an access opening and an inner liner defining an interior. The outer wrapper and the inner liner may define a sealed insulating cavity therebetween that is under vacuum. A plurality of reinforcement brackets may be disposed on the outer wrapper. The plurality of reinforcement brackets are configured to prevent deformation of the cabinet during application of the vacuum to the insulating cavity.
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公开(公告)号:US11118831B2
公开(公告)日:2021-09-14
申请号:US16874742
申请日:2020-05-15
Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Inventor: Sunil S. Ekshinge , Arunkumar Harikrishnasamy , Sai B. Krishna , Abhay Naik , Sanjesh Kumar Pathak , Karen J. Querfurth
Abstract: A vacuum insulated structure includes a first panel and a second panel, wherein the second panel is operably coupled to the first panel to define an insulating space therebetween. An airway system is disposed within the insulating space and includes portions of porous tubing configured to draw air along lengths of the porous tubing from the insulating space during an evacuation procedure. A plurality of connectors interconnect the portions of porous tubing of the airway system to inner walls of the insulating space. The connectors may include support members that extend between the panels within the insulating space to support the vacuum insulated structure under vacuum pressure. Further, first and second panels can include rigidifying structural configurations to combat vacuum bowing during the evacuation procedure.
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