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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2015
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Muhammad Khizar, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Vincent D. Csapos, Hamilton, MI (US);
Charles R. Cravens, St. Joseph, MI (US);
David Edwards, South Bend, IN (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A refrigeration appliance has a cabinet defining a refrigeration compartment with a thermoformed inner liner disposed within the refrigeration compartment. A light source is located within the refrigeration compartment and configured to emit light such that the refrigeration compartment is illuminated when the light source is powered. The thermoformed liner has a reflective surface. The reflective surface includes a plurality of microcrystalline structures and is positioned to reflect emitted light from the light source and ambient light.