Refrigeration appliance with a door projection to reduce thermal transfer at door and cabinet interface
US12398947B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 21, 2023 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 7, 2044 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D23/062
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A refrigeration appliance including: (a) a cabinet that includes a vacuum-insulated structure within which a refrigeration compartment configured to hold a food item is disposed; and (b) a door that includes a vacuum-insulated door structure coupled to the cabinet, the vacuum-insulated door including (i) a gasket that forms a seal against the vacuum-insulated cabinet when the door is in a closed position and (ii) a projection inward of the gasket that projects into the refrigeration compartment and is separated from the vacuum-insulated cabinet by a gap, the gap having a shortest distance that is less than 12 mm.
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