Modular insulation system for an environmentally controlled cabinet

A method of constructing a modular insulation panel for insulation of a cabinet having lateral side walls, a back wall and a top wall, comprising:

• molding a main panel assembly adapted to insulate a lateral side wall, said main panel assembly comprised of a wall structure having a frame, an inner wall and an outer wall, with a space between said inner and outer walls for providing insulation to the lateral side wall;
• molding an auxiliary panel assembly adapted to insulate the back wall, said auxiliary panel assembly comprised of a wall structure having a frame, an inner wall and an outer wall, with a space between said inner and outer walls for providing insulation to the back wall;
• providing a plurality of main panel bosses for attaching the main panel assembly to the cabinet, wherein the plurality of main panel bosses are arranged in a region interior to the frame of the main panel assembly, and wherein the main panel bosses are indentations extending from the inner wall to the outer wall of the main panel assembly for receiving fasteners inserted through the cabinet to fix the modular insulation panel to the cabinet;
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• providing a living hinge for hingedly attaching the frame of the main panel assembly to the frame of the auxiliary panel assembly, wherein the living hinge has two hinge points,
• wherein an inner wall of each wall structure is comprised of a different material than an outer wall of the wall structure.

An armored and insulated cabinet, comprising:

• left and right lateral side walls, a back wall, and a top wall,
• a right main panel assembly attached to the right lateral side wall, said right main panel assembly comprised of a wall structure having a frame, an inner wall and an outer wall, with a space between said inner and outer walls,
• an right auxiliary panel assembly attached to the right side of the back wall, said right auxiliary panel assembly comprised of a wall structure having a frame, an inner wall and an outer wall, with a space between said inner and outer walls, wherein the frame of the right main panel assembly is attached to the frame of the right auxiliary panel assembly;
• a left main panel assembly attached to the left lateral side wall, said left main panel assembly comprised of a wall structure having a frame, an inner wall and an outer wall, with a space between said inner and outer walls;
• a left auxiliary panel assembly attached to the left side of the back wall, said left auxiliary panel assembly comprised of a wall structure having a frame, an inner wall and an outer wall, with a space between said inner and outer walls, wherein the frame of the left main panel assembly is attached to the frame of the left auxiliary panel assembly;
• a plurality of left main panel bosses for attaching the left main panel assembly to the cabinet and a plurality of right main panel bosses for attaching the right main panel assembly to the cabinet, wherein the main panel bosses are arranged in a region interior to the frame of the respective main panel assembly, and wherein the main panel bosses are indentations extending from the inner wall to the outer wall of the respective main panel assembly for receiving fasteners inserted through the cabinet to fix the modular insulation panel to the cabinet;
• a first living hinge for hingedly attaching the frame of the right main panel assembly to the frame of the right auxiliary panel assembly, and a second living hinge for hingedly attaching the frame of the left main panel assembly to the frame of the left auxiliary panel assembly, wherein each living hinge has two hinge points;
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• a top panel attached to the top wall and comprised of a wall structure having a frame and an inner wall and an outer wall, with a space between said inner and outer walls,
• wherein the left auxiliary panel assembly and right auxiliary panel assembly confront each other at the center of the back wall,
• wherein the top wall is generally aligned with the right main panel assembly, the left main panel assembly, the right auxiliary panel assembly and the left auxiliary panel assembly, and
• wherein an inner wall of each wall structure is comprised of a different material than an outer wall of each wall structure.

A modular insulation panel for insulation of a cabinet having lateral side walls, a back wall and a top wall, comprising:

• a main panel assembly adapted to insulate a lateral side wall, said main panel assembly comprised of a double wall structure having a frame, an inner wall and an outer wall, with a space between said inner and outer walls for providing insulation to the lateral side wall;
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• an auxiliary panel assembly adapted to insulate the back wall, said auxiliary panel assembly comprised of a double wall structure having a frame, an inner wall and an outer wall, with a space between said inner and outer walls for providing insulation to the back wall;
• a plurality of main panel bosses for attaching the main panel assembly to the cabinet, wherein the plurality of main panel bosses are arranged in a region interior to the frame of the main panel assembly, and wherein the main panel bosses are indentations extending from the inner wall to the outer wall of the main panel assembly for receiving fasteners inserted through the cabinet to fix the modular insulation panel to the cabinet;
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• a living hinge for hingedly attaching the frame of the main panel assembly to the frame of the auxiliary panel assembly, wherein the living hinge has two hinge points,
• wherein the outer wall of the main panel assembly and the outer wall of the auxiliary panel assembly each respectively include one or more ridges for providing graspable handles to the modular insulation panel.