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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
May. 09, 2006
Applicants:
Armando Luisi, Varese, IT;
Steven Kuehl, Stevensville, MI (US);
Jon M. Anthony, Evansville, IN (US);
Inventors:
Armando Luisi, Varese, IT;
Steven Kuehl, Stevensville, MI (US);
Jon M. Anthony, Evansville, IN (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 51/06 (2006.01); B29C 51/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for producing appliance cabinets and the like, particularly a refrigerator cabinet having a double wall, whereby a polymeric sheet made plastic by thermal action is vacuum formed in a mold. The mold comprises a central male portion adapted to form the cavity of the cabinet and an annular female portion adapted to form the double wall of the cabinet, a plug assist device being used in order to drive the sheet in the female portion of the mold.