US 12,031,769 B2
Attachment assembly for an insulated door
Sunil S. Ekshinge, Pune (IN); Lynne Foster Hunter, Dorr, MI (US); Sai B. Krishna, Bangalore (IN); Omkar Sunil Mithari, Pune (IN); Abhay Naik, Stevensville, MI (US); and Abinash Sarma, Tinsukia (IN)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Sep. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/475,487.
Prior Publication US 2023/0078837 A1, Mar. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. F25D 23/02 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 23/02 (2013.01) [F25D 2201/14 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vacuum insulated structure for an appliance, comprising:
a wrapper;
a liner operably coupled to the wrapper to define an insulation cavity, the liner defining a first channel and a second channel along an attachment surface of the liner;
a trim breaker coupled to the liner and the wrapper to further define the insulation cavity, the trim breaker having a first receiving portion that receives a perimetrical flange of the wrapper and having a second receiving portion that receives a perimetrical flange of the liner;
an attachment assembly operably coupled to the attachment surface of the liner proximate the trim breaker, the attachment assembly including a first attachment feature disposed within the first channel and a second attachment feature disposed within the second channel, wherein a portion of the trim breaker proximate the second receiving portion is at least partially disposed over the attachment assembly; and
a bin operably coupled to the liner via the attachment assembly.