Structural formations incorporated within a vacuum insulated structure

An insulating structure for an appliance comprising:

• first and second metallic members that are attached to one another at respective outer edges to define an insulating cavity therebetween;
• an insulating material disposed within the insulating cavity;
• first structural reinforcements that are disposed proximate the first metallic member;
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• second structural reinforcements that are disposed proximate the second metallic member, wherein the first and second structural reinforcements are free of engagement with one another in an area distal from the respective outer edges such that the insulating material extends continuously throughout the insulating cavity, wherein the first structural reinforcements are formed by integral undulations that are stamped within a surface of the first metallic member, wherein the first structural reinforcements define distinct reinforcing sections within a plurality of metallic panels of the first metallic member, respectively, wherein the first structural reinforcements are a consistent, consecutive, and repeating pattern of at least three undulations of the first structural reinforcements that are parallel with one another along a dedicated axis of each distinct reinforcing section, the first structural reinforcement being visible on each side of the plurality of metallic panels of the first metallic member, and wherein the first structural reinforcements extend continuously and a substantial majority of a distance between a front edge and a back edge of each metallic panel of the plurality of metallic panels, the first structural reinforcements being obliquely angled with respect to each wrapper panel of a plurality of wrapper panels, wherein the first and second metallic members are free of additional structural reinforcements that extend into the insulating cavity.

An appliance comprising:

• a metallic outer wrapper that is configured to be attached to an inner liner to define an insulating cavity therebetween;
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• wrapper structural reinforcements that are formed by integral undulations that are stamped within a surface of the metallic outer wrapper, the integral undulations defining a plurality of distinct reinforcing sections, wherein each reinforcing section of the plurality of distinct reinforcing sections includes a single dedicated axis along which the integral undulations are respectively aligned, wherein the wrapper structural reinforcements are a consistent, consecutive, and repeating pattern of at least three undulations of the wrapper structural reinforcements that are visible on each side of a plurality of wrapper panels of the metallic outer wrapper, and wherein the wrapper structural reinforcements extend in a parallel orientation with respect to one another and along the single dedicated axis and extend continuously and a substantial majority of a distance between a front edge and a back edge of each wrapper panel of the plurality of wrapper panels, the wrapper structural reinforcements being obliquely angled with respect to each wrapper panel of the plurality of wrapper panels, wherein the wrapper structural reinforcements are configured to extend into the insulating cavity and be free of engagement with the inner liner, the outer wrapper being free of additional structural reinforcements that extend into the insulating cavity, and wherein the wrapper structural reinforcements are positioned to resist an inward compressive force generated by a partial vacuum within the insulating cavity.