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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2024
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Paul B. Allard, Coloma, MI (US);
Mohamed Alshourbagy, Stevensville, MI (US);
Lakshya J. Deka, Mishawaka, IN (US);
Eric J. Dherde, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Gustavo Frattini, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Alberto R. Gomes, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Lynne F. Hunter, Dorr, MI (US);
Giulia Marinello, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Abhay Naik, Stevensville, MI (US);
Sanjesh Kumar Pathak, Stevensville, MI (US);
Jerry M. Visin, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
An appliance includes a metallic outer wrapper having sidewalls, a wrapper backwall and a machine wall. At least one metallic inner liner has liner walls and a liner backwall, wherein the metallic outer wrapper and the at least one metallic inner liner are coupled together at a trim breaker to define a structural cabinet having a hermetically sealed interior cavity defined between the metallic outer wrapper and the at least one metallic inner liner. The trim breaker defines a front face of the structural cabinet. At least one trim breaker conduit extends through the wrapper and liner backwalls wherein the trim breaker conduit defines a conduit through the structural cabinet, and wherein the structural cabinet is hermetically sealed at the trim breaker conduit.