Insulated structure for an appliance
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsSunil Shivaji Ekshinge, Omkar Sunil Mithari, Caroline Paiva Torres, Sanjesh Kumar Pathak, Paul Bennett Allard
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Abstract
An insulated structure for an appliance includes a plurality of walls, a cavity defined by the plurality of walls, and an aperture defined by one of the plurality of walls. The aperture is employed in evacuating the cavity to establish a less-than-atmospheric pressure within the cavity. A base structure is coupled to an interior surface of the one of the plurality of walls that defines the aperture. The base structure is aligned with the aperture. A pressure sensor is received by the base structure. The base structure and the pressure sensor together define a pressure-sensing assembly.
Claims20
An insulated structure comprising:
- a cavity defined by a plurality of walls;
- an aperture defined by a wall of the plurality of walls;
- a base structure coupled to the wall that defines the aperture, wherein the base structure is aligned with the aperture and defines at least one channel that is aligned with the aperture;
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- a pressure sensor received by the at least one channel of the base structure, wherein the base structure and the pressure sensor together define a pressure-sensing assembly, the pressure-sensing assembly including a first polymeric plate and a second polymeric plate attached to the first polymeric plate.
An insulated structure comprising:
- a cavity defined by a plurality of walls, one wall of the plurality of walls defining an aperture configured to provide access into the cavity;
- a base structure coupled to an interior surface of the one wall of the plurality of walls that defines the aperture, wherein the base structure is aligned with the aperture, wherein the base structure defines one or more channels;
- a pressure sensor that is received by the base structure, wherein the base structure and the pressure sensor together define a pressure-sensing assembly, and wherein the pressure sensor is a microelectromechanical system;
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- first and second polymeric plates that are disposed within the one or more channels, wherein electrical leads of the pressure sensor extend through the first polymeric plate and the second polymeric plate.
An insulated structure comprising:
- a cavity defined by a plurality of walls;
- an aperture defined by a wall of the plurality of walls;
- a base structure coupled to the wall, wherein the base structure defines at least one channel that is in communication with the aperture;
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- a pressure sensor received by the at least one channel of the base structure, wherein the base structure and the pressure sensor together define a pressure-sensing assembly, the pressure-sensing assembly including a first polymeric plate and a second polymeric plate attached to the first polymeric plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.