A CABINET OF AN APPLIANCE COMPRISING A REINFORCING ASSEMBLY

A cabinet (14) of an appliance includes an outer wrapper (18) defining opposing first and second sidewalls (22, 26), a rear wall (30) coupling the first and second sidewalls (22, 26) and an access opening (34) and an inner liner (38) defining an interior (90). The outer wrapper (18) and the inner li...

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Hauptverfasser: Naik, Abhay, Hunter, Lynne F, Phalak, Sanket Vivek, Harikrishnasamy, Arunkumar, Stewart, Aaron Michael
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Zusammenfassung:A cabinet (14) of an appliance includes an outer wrapper (18) defining opposing first and second sidewalls (22, 26), a rear wall (30) coupling the first and second sidewalls (22, 26) and an access opening (34) and an inner liner (38) defining an interior (90). The outer wrapper (18) and the inner liner (38) may define a sealed insulating cavity (50) therebetween that is under vacuum. A plurality of reinforcement brackets (58) may be disposed on the outer wrapper (18). The plurality of reinforcement brackets (58) are configured to prevent deformation of the cabinet (14) during application of the vacuum to the insulating cavity (50).