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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2015
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/50 (2006.01); F25D 23/02 (2006.01); B29C 65/54 (2006.01); B29C 65/48 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/50 (2013.01); B29C 65/485 (2013.01); B29C 65/4815 (2013.01); B29C 65/4855 (2013.01); B29C 65/542 (2013.01); B29C 66/0222 (2013.01); B29C 66/73113 (2013.01); F25D 23/028 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7622 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of making a cabinet for refrigerators and the like. The method includes forming a liner and a wrapper. The method further includes providing a vacuum insulated core that includes a filler material disposed inside a substantially impermeable envelope that is evacuated to form a vacuum inside of the envelope. The vacuum insulated core includes a first wall and a second wall extending transversely relative to the first wall. The core is adhesively secured to the wrapper, and the liner is adhesively secured to the core. The wrapper and the liner are sealed together at the peripheries thereof.