Vacuum insulated structure with sheet metal features to control vacuum bow

A refrigerator, comprising:

• a vacuum-insulated cabinet structure, including:
• an outer wrapper having a first side defining a perimeter portion, an outer frame portion defined radially inward of the perimeter portion, and an inner area surrounded and supported by the outer frame portion, the inner area defining a first planar level with a portion of the outer frame portion extending to a second planar level parallel to and spaced apart from the first planar level in an axially outward direction;
• an inner liner disposed inward of the outer wrapper;
• and
• a thermal bridge interconnecting the outer wrapper and the inner liner at the perimeter portions thereof to define an insulating cavity therebetween, wherein the insulating cavity is a sealed cavity having a vacuum drawn therefrom, and further wherein the outer frame portion deforms such that the inner area moves axially inward away from the second planar level under a force of the vacuum within the insulating cavity.