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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
May. 01, 2018
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Vineeth Vijayan, Louisville, KY (US);
Brent Alden Junge, Evansville, IN (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A refrigerator appliance and an arc-resistant heating assembly are provided herein. The refrigerator appliance may include a cabinet defining a chilled chamber, a sealed system, and an electrical heater. The electrical heater may include a resistive element, a sheath, a thermally conductive electrical insulation, and an internal insulator. The sheath may be disposed about the resistive element from a first end portion to a second end portion. The thermally conductive electrical insulation may be radially positioned between the resistive element and the sheath. The internal insulator may be radially positioned between the resistive element and the thermally conductive electrical insulation.