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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2020
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Rahul Chhajed, Pune, IN;
Mansi Katkar, Pune, IN;
Mandar Gopalkrushna Kulkarni, Pune, IN;
Rafael Dutra Nunes, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Sanjesh Kumar Pathak, Stevensville, MI (US);
Manoj T. Sambrekar, Pune, IN;
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
An insulated structure includes a wrapper that defines a first aperture. A liner defines a second aperture and is coupled to the wrapper. A negative pressure is maintained between the wrapper and the liner. A drainage assembly extends between the liner and the wrapper and is disposed within the first aperture and the second aperture. The drainage assembly includes a flexible body that has a plurality of flexures, first and second surfaces, and an opening that is defined between the first and second surfaces. The flexible body has at least one notch that is defined on the first surface that extends from a portion of the opening. A drainage tube extends through the opening that is defined by the flexible body and is operably coupled to the flexible body. The drainage tube includes at least one flange disposed within the at least one notch of the flexible body.