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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2022
Filed:
May. 15, 2020
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventor:
Subrata Shannigrahi, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 59/065 (2006.01); F25D 23/06 (2006.01); F25D 23/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 23/065 (2013.01); F16L 59/065 (2013.01); F25D 23/028 (2013.01); F25D 2201/14 (2013.01); Y10T 428/231 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a vacuum insulated structure includes adhering a trim breaker to a wrapper and a liner via an adhesive to define an insulated structure. The insulated structure is positioned within an evacuation chamber proximate to a first heater and a second heater. The insulated structure and the evacuation chamber are heated via the first heater and the second heater. The evacuation chamber is evacuated via a first vacuum pump, and the insulated structure is evacuated via a second vacuum pump.