# US 2015/0143697 A1 · Method for constructing a refrigerator appliance > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2015/0143697 A1 - Document ID: US20150143697A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/091,384 - Filed: 2013-11-27 - Published: 2015-05-28 - Earliest claimed: 2013-11-27 - Assignees: General Electric Company - Applicants: General Electric Company - Inventors: Todd Duncan Cook - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20150143697A1 ## CPC - B29C 39/10: incorporating preformed parts or layers, e.g. casting around inserts or for coating articles {(coating a surface by casting in general B05D1/30, B29C39/126 takes precedence)} - F25D 23/064: {formed by moulding, e.g. moulding in situ} - B29K 2075/00: Use of {PU, i.e.} polyureas or polyurethanes {or derivatives thereof}, as moulding material - B29K 2105/04: cellular or porous - B29L 2009/00: Layered products - B29L 2031/7622: {Refrigerators} - Y10T 29/49359: Cooling apparatus making, e.g., air conditioner, refrigerator - B29C: SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING (making preforms B29B11/00; making laminated products by combining previously unconnected layers which become one product whose layers will remain together B32B37/00 - B32B41/00) - 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) - B29K: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR {MOULDS, } REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS - B29L: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract A method for constructing a refrigerator appliance is provided. The method includes mounting a plurality of interior components of the refrigerator appliance to a mold body, applying a liner material to the mold body and removing an inner liner of the refrigerator appliance from the mold body. The method can assist with limiting mounting of components of the refrigerator appliance to the inner liner after formation of the inner liner. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for constructing a refrigerator appliance, comprising: providing a mold body and a plurality of interior components; mounting the plurality of interior components to the mold body; applying a liner material to the mold body after said step of mounting; and removing an inner liner of the refrigerator appliance from the mold body after said step of applying. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the mold body comprises a fresh food portion and a freezer portion. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the mold body comprises aluminum or plastic foam. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of interior components comprises a duct, a light fixture, a temperature sensor, a drain conduit, a refrigerant conduit or a control panel. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein said step of applying comprises spraying the liner material onto the mold body. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the liner material comprises polyurethane. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising mounting an outer casing to the inner liner after said step of removing. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the liner material comprises polyurethane and the outer casing comprises steel. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, further comprising injecting insulation between the inner liner and the outer casing after said step of mounting. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the insulation comprises polyurethane foam. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein said step of applying comprises applying the liner material to the mold body such that the liner material substantially covers at least one interior component of the plurality of interior components on the mold body. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the liner material comprises a mold-release agent. ### Claim 13 A method for constructing a refrigerator appliance, comprising: providing a plurality of interior components and a mold body, the plurality of interior components including at least one of an air duct, a light fixture, a temperature sensor, a drain conduit, a refrigerant conduit and a control panel, the mold body having a fresh food chamber mold portion and a freezer chamber mold portion; mounting the plurality of interior components to the mold body, respective ones of the plurality of interior components mounted to each of the fresh food chamber mold portion and the freezer chamber mold portion; applying a liner material to the mold body after said step of mounting; and removing an inner liner of the refrigerator appliance from the mold body after said step of applying. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein said step of applying comprises spraying the liner material onto the mold body. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the liner material comprises polyurethane and a mold-release agent. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising mounting an outer casing to the inner liner after said step of removing. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the liner material comprises polyurethane and the outer casing comprises steel. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, further comprising injecting insulation between the inner liner and the outer casing after said step of mounting. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein said step of applying comprises applying the liner material to the mold body such that the liner material substantially covers at least one interior component of the plurality of interior components on the mold body. ### Claim 20 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the mold body comprises aluminum or plastic foam.