US 12,247,776 B2
Vis door reinforcement bracket design
Lynne Foster Hunter, Dorr, MI (US); Jackson Felipe Karl, Stevensville, MI (US); Marcel Bögger Lessa, Joinville (BR); Abhay Naik, Stevensville, MI (US); and Sanket Vivek Phalak, Pune (IN)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Nov. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/054,338.
Prior Publication US 2024/0159452 A1, May 16, 2024
Int. Cl. F25D 23/02 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 23/028 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vacuum-insulated door comprising:
a door skin having a perimeter defined by a top edge, a pair of side edges, and a bottom edge spaced from the top edge by the pair of side edges; and
a frame assembly comprising:
a top bracket defining a top hinge aperture, the top bracket coupled to the top edge;
a bottom bracket defining a bottom hinge aperture, the bottom bracket coupled to the bottom edge; and
at least one top hinge pin including a head located between the top bracket and the top edge and a body extending through the top hinge aperture away from the door skin and at least one bottom hinge pin including a head located between the bottom bracket and the bottom edge and a body extending through the bottom hinge aperture away from the door skin, wherein the at least one top hinge pin and the at least one bottom hinge pin are configured to connect to a hinge assembly of a cooling appliance.