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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2019
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Sunil S. Ekshinge, Pune, IN;
Rafael D. Nunes, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Sanjesh Kumar Pathak, Stevensville, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A vacuum insulation assembly is provided. The vacuum insulation assembly includes a panel assembly. The panel assembly includes a front panel and a rear panel. The front panel and the rear panel define a cavity. An aperture is defined by the rear panel. A vacuum port is positioned within the aperture and is selectively couplable with a vacuum device. A plurality of clips are operably coupled with an inner surface of the rear panel. Each of the plurality of clips defines a channel. Tubing is positioned within the channel of each of the plurality of clips. The tubing has a first end and a second end. The first and second ends are coupled with the vacuum port.