Wall panel assembly for a vacuum insulated appliance
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorPaul B. Allard
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Abstract
A vacuum insulated appliance, including a vacuum insulated cabinet including a plurality of walls at least partially defining a compartment. The vacuum insulated cabinet includes a trim breaker having an outer wall and a trim breaker cover abutting the outer wall and extending parallel to and away from the compartment. A wall panel assembly is removably coupled to at least one of the plurality of walls. The wall panel assembly includes a main body having a hemmed edge. The hemmed edge of the main body is positioned proximate the trim breaker cover. A magnetic coupler assembly operably coupled to the main body, wherein the magnetic coupler assembly is configured to operably couple the wall panel assembly to at least one of the plurality of walls.
Claims20
A vacuum insulated appliance, comprising
- a vacuum insulated cabinet including a plurality of walls at least partially defining a compartment, wherein the vacuum insulated cabinet includes a trim breaker having an outer wall and a trim breaker cover abutting the outer wall and extending parallel to and away from the compartment;
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- a wall panel assembly removably coupled to at least one of the plurality of walls, wherein the wall panel assembly includes:
- a main body having a hemmed edge, wherein the hemmed edge of the main body is positioned proximate the trim breaker cover;
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- a magnetic coupler operably coupled to the main body, wherein the magnetic coupler is configured to operably couple the wall panel assembly to at least one of the plurality of walls.
A refrigerated appliance, comprising:
- a cabinet including opposing sidewalls, wherein at least one of the opposing sidewalls includes a notch;
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- a wall panel assembly operably coupled to at least one of the opposing sidewalls of the cabinet, the wall panel assembly including:
- a main body having an edge with a protrusion, wherein the protrusion is configured to engage with the notch of at least one of the opposing sidewalls configured to assist in operably coupling the wall panel assembly to at least one of the opposing sidewalls;
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- a magnetic coupler assembly aligned along the main body, wherein the magnetic coupler assembly is configured to operably couple the wall panel assembly to at least one of the opposing sidewalls of the cabinet.
An appliance, comprising:
- a cabinet including a plurality of walls;
- a door operably coupled with the cabinet, wherein the vacuum insulated door is operable between an open position and a closed position;
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- a wall panel including a main body having a first side and a second side, wherein the second side of the wall panel includes a magnetic coupler configured to operably couple the wall panel to at least one of the plurality of walls of the cabinet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.