US 11,709,013 B2
Appliance trim breaker
Arunkumar Harikrishnasamy, Stevensville, MI (US); Sai B. Krishna, Pune (IN); Abhay Naik, Stevensville, MI (US); and Sanket V. Phalak, Pune (IN)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Jan. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/153,448.
Prior Publication US 2022/0228795 A1, Jul. 21, 2022
Int. Cl. F25D 23/06 (2006.01); F25D 23/08 (2006.01); F25D 23/02 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 23/085 (2013.01) [F25D 23/082 (2013.01); F25D 23/028 (2013.01); F25D 23/062 (2013.01); F25D 23/066 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refrigerator appliance comprising:
a cabinet including an inner liner spaced apart from an outer wrapper;
a trim breaker extending between the inner liner and the outer wrapper to define an insulating cavity therebetween, the trim breaker comprising:
first and second opposing vertical portions, a top portion, a bottom portion, and a central portion, the top portion integrally formed with each vertical portion at a respective upper corner, and the bottom portion integrally formed with each vertical portion at a respective lower corner, wherein the central portion divides the cabinet between a first compartment and a second compartment;
a first plurality of ribs extending from an outer rim of the trim breaker and at least partially along the central portion; and
a second plurality of ribs extending from the outer rim of at least one of the first and second vertical portions and across at least one of the upper and lower corners, wherein the first and second plurality of ribs project from an exterior surface of the central portion such that the first and second plurality of ribs are orthogonal with respect to the exterior surface of the central portion.