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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2023
Refrigerator cabinet with a trim breaker and vacuum insulated panel associated with the trim breaker
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abinash Sarma, Tinsukia, IN;
Rahul Subhash Chhajed, Stevensville, MI (US);
Subrata Shannigrahi, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Vishal Jaywantrao Patil, Maharashtra, IN;
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A cabinet for a refrigerator includes: (a) a first inner liner defining a first cavity; (b) a second inner liner defining a second cavity; (c) an outer wrapper at least partially surrounding the first inner liner and the second inner liner; (d) a trim breaker coupling the outer wrapper, the first inner liner, and the second inner liner together, the trim breaker comprising (i) a first opening into the first cavity, (ii) a second opening into the second cavity, and (iii) a transition portion extending between the first opening and the second opening, the transition portion comprising a forward portion and a rear portion; and (e) a vacuum insulated panel disposed proximate the rear portion of the transition portion.