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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2021
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Alberto R. Gomes, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Lynne F. Hunter, Dorr, MI (US);
Abhay Naik, Stevensville, MI (US);
Lorraine J. Westlake, Eau Claire, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
An appliance includes an outer wrapper and an inner liner placed within the outer wrapper and spaced apart from the outer wrapper to define an insulating space. A trim breaker extends between the inner liner and the outer wrapper to define a structural cabinet. The trim breaker defines a front face of the cabinet. The trim breaker defines a gas conduit disposed within a wall of the structural cabinet proximate the insulating space. The gas conduit is adapted to define selective communication between the insulating space and an exterior of the structural cabinet. An insulating material is disposed within the insulating space, wherein the gas conduit is substantially free of the insulating material.