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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022
Filed:
May. 01, 2019
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Paul B. Allard, Coloma, MI (US);
Jeffrey Beckner, Niles, MI (US);
Kamil EL Sayed, Wroclaw, PL;
Lynne F. Hunter, Dorr, MI (US);
Sai B. Krishna, Pune, IN;
Dustin M. Miller, South Bend, IN (US);
Abhay Naik, Stevensville, MI (US);
Karen J. Querfurth, Coloma, MI (US);
Daniel Lottinville, Stevensville, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A door panel includes an outer panel having a generally planar body portion with inner and outer surfaces and a sidewall with a front edge. An inner panel includes a generally planar body portion with inner and outer surfaces and a sidewall with a front edge. A trim breaker interconnects the outer panel and the inner panel to form a vacuum cavity therebetween. The trim breaker includes first and second upright members interconnected by upper and lower cross members. The trim breaker further includes an inner channel and an outer channel spaced-apart from one another around the trim breaker. The outer channel is outwardly disposed around the inner channel. The front edge of the inner panel is received in the inner channel of the trim breaker, and the front edge of the outer panel is received in the outer channel of the trim breaker.