Hinge support assembly for a vacuum insulated appliance cabinet

An appliance comprising:

• a cabinet having an outer wrapper, an inner liner and a trim breaker defining a joint between the outer wrapper and inner liner, wherein the outer wrapper, inner liner and trim breaker define an insulating cavity;
• a vacuum insulated structure disposed within the insulating cavity;
• a metallic frame in communication with the outer wrapper, wherein the metallic frame includes at least one upper hinge mount and at least one lower hinge mount that are connected by at least one vertical frame member, wherein the metallic frame is at least partially disposed within the insulating cavity;
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• at least one door panel rotationally mounted to the cabinet via an upper hinge mounted to the at least one upper hinge mount and a lower hinge mounted to the at least one lower hinge mount.

An appliance comprising:

• a cabinet having a metallic frame that defines a plurality of hinge mounts;
• an outer wrapper that is engaged with the metallic frame;
• an inner liner that cooperates with the outer wrapper to define an insulating cavity;
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• a trim breaker that defines a joint between the inner liner and outer wrapper, wherein the metallic frame is at least partially disposed within the insulating cavity and maintains the plurality of hinge mounts distal from the trim breaker, and wherein the metallic frame includes upper and lower lateral frames that are connected by a vertical frame member.

A cabinet structure of an appliance, the cabinet structure comprising:

• an outer wrapper;
• a metallic frame disposed in at least partial engagement with the outer wrapper, the metallic frame defining a plurality of hinge mounts;
• a trim breaker that engages the outer wrapper, wherein the trim breaker is positioned to maintain a separation from the plurality of hinge mounts;
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• an inner liner that cooperates with the outer wrapper and inner liner to define a sealed insulating cavity defining an at least partial vacuum, wherein the plurality of hinge mounts are at least partially disposed within the sealed insulating cavity and are adapted to receive hinge fasteners and maintain the at least partial vacuum of the sealed insulating cavity.