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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2023
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Lakshya J. Deka, Mishawaka, IN (US);
Hua Liu, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Abhay Naik, Stevensville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 11/00 (2006.01); F25D 23/08 (2006.01); F25D 23/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 11/006 (2013.01); F25D 23/06 (2013.01); F25D 23/065 (2013.01); F25D 23/085 (2013.01); F25D 2201/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
An appliance includes an outer wrapper, an inner liner, a trim breaker having a channel that receives at least one of a wrapper edge of the outer wrapper and a liner edge of the inner liner, and a composite encapsulation system that hermetically seals an insulating cavity defined between the outer wrapper and the inner liner. The composite encapsulation system includes a base adhesive and an outer adhesive, wherein the base adhesive defines a structural adhesive component and the outer adhesive defines a sealing adhesive component.