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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2021
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Gregory Edward Bauman, Stevensville, MI (US);
Kevin Jay Cox, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Gustavo Frattini, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Lynne F. Hunter, Dorr, MI (US);
Ryan Daniel Kannegieter, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Rafael Dutra Nunes, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Subrata Shannigrahi, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for manufacturing an insulation member for an appliance includes the steps of forming a porous bag with a woven fabric, filling the porous bag with insulation materials, heat sealing the porous bag, vibrating the porous bag to define a pillow, compressing the pillow within a mold to define a compressed insulation member, and evacuating the compressed insulation member within an insulated structure to define a vacuum insulated structure.