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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2023
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
John Joseph Burns, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Jackson Felipe Karl, Stevensville, MI (US);
Marcel Bögger Lessa, Joinville, BR;
Dustin Michael Miller, South Bend, IN (US);
Sanket Vivek Phalak, Pune, IN;
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
An insulated structure for a refrigeration unit includes an outer wrapper, at least one bracket coupled to the outer wrapper and having at least one locator pin that extends outward therefrom, an inner liner, and a trim breaker coupled to and extending between the outer wrapper and the inner liner, such that the outer wrapper, the inner liner, and the trim breaker cooperate to define an interior volume for receiving insulation material therein. The trim breaker includes at least one alignment tab that defines a receiver that receives the at least one locator pin therein.