# US 11,898,790 B2 · Trim breaker for an insulated appliance > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,898,790 B2 - Document ID: US11898790B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/729,154 - Filed: 2022-04-26 - Published: 2022-08-11 - Granted: 2024-02-13 - Earliest claimed: 2019-12-30 - Assignees: Whirlpool Corporation - Applicants: Whirlpool Corporation - Inventors: Abhishek S. Awachat; Luca Distaso; Andrea Gasparoni; Pushpendra Prakash Mahajan; Vishal Shankar Marathe; Pushkal Singh; Nelson Rene Garcia-Polanco - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11898790B2 ## CPC - F25D 23/085: {Breaking strips} - F25D 23/087: {Sealing strips} - F25D 23/062: {defining a cabinet} - F25D 23/065: {Details} - F25D 23/082: {Strips} - Y02B 40/00: Technologies aiming at improving the efficiency of home appliances, e.g. induction cooking or efficient technologies for refrigerators, freezers or dish washers - F25D: REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (refrigerated showcases A47F3/04; thermally-insulated vessels for domestic use A47J41/00; refrigerated vehicles, see the appropriate subclasses of classes B60 - B64; containers with thermal insulation in general B65D81/38; heat-transfer, heat-exchange or heat-storage materials, e.g. refrigerants, or materials for the production of heat or cold by chemical reactions other than by combustion C09K5/00; thermally-insulated vessels for liquefied or solidified gases F17C; air-conditioning or air-humidification F24F; refrigeration machines, plants, or systems F25B; cooling of instruments or comparable apparatus without refrigeration G12B) - Y02B: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS ## Abstract A trim breaker for sealing an outer wrapper of an appliance with an inner liner to form an insulation space therebetween is provided. The trim breaker includes a body including a rear wall, a first leg extending from the rear wall, and a second leg extending from the rear wall. The trim breaker also includes a front wall coupled with the body opposite the rear wall, wherein the front wall includes a channel extending inward toward the rear wall, and a chamber defined at least in part between the front wall and the rear wall. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A trim breaker for an appliance cabinet, the trim breaker comprising: a body including a rear wall, a first leg of the body extending from the rear wall and configured to receive an edge of an outer cabinet wrapper, and a second leg of the body extending from the rear wall and configured to receive an edge of an inner cabinet liner; a front wall attached to the first and second legs of the body opposite the rear wall; and an enclosed chamber defined between the front wall, the rear wall, the first leg and the second leg, wherein the front wall includes a U-shaped channel extending inward from a front surface and toward the rear wall, the U-shaped channel extending a majority of a depth of the enclosed chamber, wherein the front wall includes a recess configured to receive a metal component therein, wherein the metal component is disposed in the front wall between the U-shaped channel and the second leg. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The trim breaker of claim 1, wherein the body and the front wall comprise a polymeric material. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The trim breaker of claim 1, wherein a length of the second leg is greater than a length of the first leg, as measured from the front wall to a distal end of each leg. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The trim breaker of claim 1, wherein the rear wall includes a first portion connected with a second portion, wherein the second portion is offset toward the front wall relative to the first portion. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The trim breaker of claim 4, wherein the U-shaped channel extends beyond the second portion of the rear wall. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The trim breaker of claim 1, wherein the rear wall, the first leg and the second leg are integrally formed as a single piece, and wherein the front wall is attached to the first leg and the second leg to form the enclosed chamber. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The trim breaker of claim 1, wherein the U-shaped channel defines a slot within the front surface of the front wall. ### Claim 8 A trim breaker for an appliance cabinet, the trim breaker comprising: a body including a rear wall, a first leg of the body extending from the rear wall and configured to couple with an outer wrapper edge, and a second leg of the body extending from the rear wall and configured to couple with an inner liner edge; and a front wall coupled with the first and second legs of the body opposite the rear wall to define an enclosed chamber therein, wherein a front surface of the front wall defines a U-shaped channel extending inward through toward the rear wall, wherein the front wall includes a recess configured to receive a metal component therein, and wherein the metal component is disposed in the front wall between the U-shaped channel and the second leg, wherein a length of the second leg is greater than a length of the first leg, as measured from the front wall to a distal end of each leg. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The trim breaker of claim 8, wherein the body and the front wall comprise a polymeric material. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The trim breaker of claim 8, wherein the front wall is coupled with the body by a snap-fit engagement. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The trim breaker of claim 8, wherein the rear wall includes a first portion connected with a second portion, wherein the second portion is offset toward the front wall relative to the first portion. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The trim breaker of claim 11, wherein the U-shaped channel extends beyond the second portion of the rear wall. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The trim breaker of claim 8, wherein the U-shaped channel defines a slot within the front surface of the front wall. ### Claim 14 A trim breaker for an appliance cabinet, the trim breaker comprising: a body including a rear wall, a first leg of the body extending from the rear wall, and a second leg of the body extending from the rear wall; and a front wall attached to the first leg and the second leg of the body opposite the rear wall to define an enclosed chamber therein, wherein the front wall defines a U-shaped channel extending inward toward the rear wall, wherein the rear wall includes a first portion connected with a second portion that is offset toward the front wall relative to the first portion, wherein the U-shaped channel extends toward the first portion of the rear wall and extends beyond the second portion of the rear wall. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The trim breaker of claim 14, wherein the body and the front wall comprise a polymeric material. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The trim breaker of claim 14, wherein a length of the second leg is greater than a length of the first leg, as measured from the front wall to a distal end of each leg. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The trim breaker of claim 14, wherein the front wall includes a metal component disposed between the between the U-shaped channel and the second leg of the body. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The trim breaker of claim 17, wherein the metal component is integrally formed with the front wall.