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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2020
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Paulo Henrique Amorim, Joinville, BR;
Vincent D. Csapos, Hamilton, MI (US);
Maurizio Longhi, Stevensville, MI (US);
Devidas B. Raskar, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Fabio F. Ribas, Joinville, BR;
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A refrigerator includes an inner liner, an outer wrapper and a trim breaker that extends between the inner liner and the outer wrapper to define an insulated structural cabinet. The trim breaker includes a plurality of gas-blocking flakes, wherein each gas-blocking flake includes a longitudinal axis that extends substantially parallel with an elongated surface of the respective gas-blocking flake. The longitudinal axis and the elongated surface of each corresponding gas-blocking flake is oriented to be substantially parallel with a portion of an outer surface of the trim breaker located near the respective gas-blocking flake.