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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2023
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Stephen M. Miller, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Devidas B. Raskar, Plymouth, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A vacuum insulated refrigerator includes a cabinet defining at least one compartment. The cabinet includes a wrapper, a liner assembly, and a trim breaker assembly coupled to the wrapper and the liner assembly. The trim breaker assembly defines a wrapper groove to receive an edge of the wrapper and at least one liner groove to receive at least one edge of the liner assembly. A wrapper light-diffusing optical fiber is disposed in the wrapper groove. The wrapper light-diffusing optical fiber is configured to diffuse light within the wrapper groove. At least one liner light-diffusing optical fiber is disposed in the at least one liner groove. The at least one liner light-diffusing optical fiber is configured to diffuse light within the at least one liner groove. A light reactive adhesive is disposed in the wrapper groove and in the at least one liner groove.