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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2017
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abhay Naik, Stevensville, MI (US);
Subrata Shannigrahi, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Gustavo Frattini, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
An outer wrapper that defines a top wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall, and first and second side walls and includes an inner liner. A trim breaker seals the outer wrapper to the inner liner to define an insulation space. A single vacuum port is disposed on each of the top wall, the bottom wall, and the first and second side walls. A plurality of vacuum ports is disposed on the rear wall. An insulative material is disposed between the outer wrapper and the inner liner. A filter media is disposed proximate each vacuum port such that air can be drawn from the insulation space past the filter media and through each vacuum port.