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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2003
Vacuum insulated refrigerator cabinet and method for evacuating the gas-tight insulated wall thereof
Giorgio Giudici, Lonate Pozzolo, IT;
David B. Kirby, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Luigi Martinella, Ghiffa, IT;
Beat D. Stocker, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Giorgio Giudici, Lonate Pozzolo, IT;
David B. Kirby, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Luigi Martinella, Ghiffa, IT;
Beat D. Stocker, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A vacuum insulated refrigerator cabinet comprises a substantially gas-tight container that is filled with a porous core and a gas absorber that communicates with said container and is filled with a gas adsorbent material. Between the container and the gas absorber there is provided a valve adapted to close the communication between the container and the gas absorber, and a heater is provided for heating the gas absorber in order to evacuate gases when the valve is closed.