Method for applying a film onto a body

A method of manufacturing a refrigeration unit, which is a refrigerator, a freezer, or a refrigerator-freezer combination, said refrigeration unit having a carcass having an outer wall, an inner container, and a vacuum insulation body that comprises a gas-tight barrier film and a core material, wherein the gas-tight barrier film is attached to an outer surface of the inner container, and the vacuum insulation body is confined against the outer surface of the inner container with the gas-tight barrier film in contact with the outer surface of the inner container, the method comprising:

• (1) applying the gas-tight barrier film to an inner surface of a transfer mold;
• (2) forming a vacuum between the gas-tight barrier film and the transfer mold to hold the gas-tight barrier film in position on the inner surface of the transfer mold;
• (3) introducing the inner container of the refrigeration unit into the transfer mold so that the gas-tight barrier film is located between the outer surface of the inner container and the inner surface of the transfer mold;
• (4) applying a vacuum in a space between the outer surface of the inner container and the gas-tight barrier film;
• (5) relaxing the vacuum between the gas-tight barrier film and the transfer mold so that the gas-tight barrier film is transferred from the inner surface of the transfer mold to the outer surface of the inner container;
• (6) removing the transfer mold from the inner container with said gas-tight barrier film;
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• (7) forming the vacuum insulation body between the inner container and the outer wall by filling the core material in a gas-tight envelope that is in part formed by the gas-tight barrier film attached to the outer surface of the inner container.