Spaced Walls Separated By A Plurality Of Individual Spacer Elements Patents (Class 220/592.05)
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Patent number: 12055343Abstract: Provided is a vacuum adiabatic body. The vacuum adiabatic body includes a thin pipe passing through the main body to connect an inside of the accommodation space to an outside of the accommodation portion, a drain pipe provided inside the thin pipe to discharge the defrosting water, and an adiabatic material having an extension extending along the drain pipe to block heat transfer between the drain pipe and the thin pipe and a head provided at one side of both sides of the extension, which is close to the accommodation space.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2020Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jaehyun Bae, Wonyeong Jung, Deokhyun Youn
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Patent number: 11698211Abstract: A refrigerator includes an inner case, an outer case, a vacuum space, and a liquid-gas interchanger. The inner case defines an exterior appearance of a storage space. The outer case is spaced apart a predetermined distance from the inner case. The vacuum space is provided between the inner case and the outer case, and maintains a vacuum to insulate the inner case from the outer case. The liquid-gas interchanger is arranged in the vacuum space to generate heat exchange between a refrigerant after it is exhausted from an evaporator and a refrigerant before it is drawn into an evaporator.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2019Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Wonyeong Jung, Deokhyun Youn
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Patent number: 11592137Abstract: A vacuum adiabatic body includes a heat exchange pipeline including at least two pipelines which pass through a first plate and a second plate to allow a refrigerant to move between inner and outer spaces and a sealing plug which allows the heat exchange pipeline to pass through a first point of the first plate and a second point of the second plate without contacting a third space.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2019Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Wonyeong Jung, Deokhyun Youn
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Patent number: 11536415Abstract: A vacuum adiabatic body and a refrigerator are provided. The vacuum adiabatic body includes a support. The support includes a main support having a two-dimensional planar structure and crossing a space, and a first bar and a second bar, which respectively extend from both sides of the main support toward a first plate and a second plate, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2018Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Wonyeong Jung, Deokhyun Youn, Jangseok Lee
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Patent number: 11150008Abstract: A cabinet of an appliance includes an outer wrapper defining opposing first and second sidewalls, a rear wall coupling the first and second sidewalls and an access opening and an inner liner defining an interior. The outer wrapper and the inner liner may define a sealed insulating cavity therebetween that is under vacuum. A plurality of reinforcement brackets may be disposed on the outer wrapper. The plurality of reinforcement brackets are configured to prevent deformation of the cabinet during application of the vacuum to the insulating cavity.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2020Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Arunkumar Harikrishnasamy, Lynne F. Hunter, Abhay Naik, Sanket Vivek Phalak, Aaron Michael Stewart
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Patent number: 10830384Abstract: An appliance includes a metallic outer wrapper having sidewalls, a wrapper backwall and a machine wall. At least one metallic inner liner has liner walls and a liner backwall, wherein the metallic outer wrapper and the at least one metallic inner liner are coupled together at a trim breaker to define a structural cabinet having a hermetically sealed interior cavity defined between the metallic outer wrapper and the at least one metallic inner liner. The trim breaker defines a front face of the structural cabinet. At least one trim breaker conduit extends through the wrapper and liner backwalls wherein the trim breaker conduit defines a conduit through the structural cabinet, and wherein the structural cabinet is hermetically sealed at the trim breaker conduit.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2016Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Paul B. Allard, Mohamed Alshourbagy, Lakshya J. Deka, Eric J. Dherde, Gustavo Frattini, Alberto R. Gomes, Lynne F. Hunter, Giulia Marinello, Abhay Naik, Sanjesh Kumar Pathak, Jerry M. Visin
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Patent number: 10488096Abstract: A refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a cabinet in which a storage space is formed; a main evaporator which is installed at one side of an inner portion of the storage space to cool the storage space; a case which is installed on the other side of the inner portion of the storage space and defines a deep-freezing storage chamber; a drawer which is accommodated in the case so as to be retractable and withdrawable and in which food is stored; and a rapid cooling module which is provided on a rear side of the inner portion of the case and rapidly cools the deep-freezing storage chamber, in which the rapid cooling module may includes an auxiliary evaporator; and a thermoelectric device which is coupled to the auxiliary evaporator and cools the deep-freezing storage chamber through heat exchange by heat conduction.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2016Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Seongjae Kim, Seunghwan Oh, Heayoun Sul
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Patent number: 10337514Abstract: The present disclosure provides a high-strength thermally insulative partition assembly (e.g., muffler plate) for use in a scroll compressor. The assembly includes at least one metal plate and an insulating region. The insulating region may have at least one insulating material or may be a low-pressure or vacuum chamber. The partition assembly serves to minimize heat transfer between a low-pressure refrigerant on the low-pressure, suction side and a high-pressure, high-temperature refrigerant on the high-pressure, discharge side of the compressor. The insulating region may be sandwiched between multiple metal plates. The insulating region may be coated on the metal plate. The insulating region may also be a preformed component or mask that is coupled to the metal plate via a mechanical interlock system.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2016Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Yogesh S. Mahure, Pavankumar Pralhad Jorwekar, Pankaj Ahire, Rohan R. Prabhu
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Patent number: 9993076Abstract: A movable table assembly includes a base, a vertical support, and a table. The base includes a longitudinal frame member and at least one wheel. The vertical support connects with the base at either a first mounting location adjacent a first end of the longitudinal frame member or a second mounting location adjacent a second, opposite, end of the longitudinal frame member. The table connects with the vertical support and is vertically offset from the base. The table extends away from the vertical support toward the second end of the longitudinal frame member when the vertical support is connected with the base at the first mounting location. The table extends away from the vertical support toward the first end of the longitudinal frame member when the vertical support is connected with the base at the second mounting location.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2016Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: Integrant LLCInventors: Daniel P. Harrington, Gregory D. Clark, John Evan Spirk, Alex Lei Velet, David J. Boll, Virginia Stewart, Nicholas Emile Stanca
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Patent number: 9835369Abstract: A refrigerator includes a vacuum insulated cabinet structure having side walls that are formed from a tube that has been folded/deformed into a structure having an “O” shape with vertically enlarged front and rear openings. The interior of the tube may be filled with silica powder or other filler, and a vacuum is formed within the tube. An insulated rear panel may be utilized to close off the rear opening of the vacuum insulated cabinet structure.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2015Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Steven J. Kuehl, Axel Julio Ramm, Guolian Wu, James W. Kendall, Nihat Cur, Paul B. Allard
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Patent number: 9709319Abstract: The present invention relates to a cooling device (1) comprising a body (2) having a rear wall (3) having an inner surface (4), an outer surface (5) produced from cellulosic material and an insulation material (6) filled in the volume between the inner surface (4) and the outer surface (5), and wherein the insulation material (6) is prevented from forming deformations on the outer surface (5) during its solidification.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2012Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: ARCELIK ANONIM SIRKETIInventors: Ozgun Atac Gultekin, Ahmet Kececi
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Patent number: 9702615Abstract: A cabinet includes a shell having a top wall and first and second side walls extending substantially perpendicular from the top wall. The cabinet further includes a first compartment liner defining a first storage compartment. The cabinet further includes upper and lower support members provided on opposite sides of the first compartment liner and extending substantially parallel to the top wall. The cabinet further includes a first vertical support bar secured to the upper and lower support members that extends substantially parallel to the first and second side walls and between the first compartment liner and the first side wall. The cabinet further includes a second vertical support bar secured to the upper and lower support members that extends substantially parallel to the first and second side walls and between the first compartment liner and the second side wall. The first and second vertical support bars have an L-shaped cross-section.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2016Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.Inventors: Scott Chartrand, Jeremy Bannister
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Patent number: 9573754Abstract: A packaging system for a temperature sensitive payload is provided. The system includes insulative side panels and end panels forming a product compartment. Cooling layers within the product compartment are located below and above the payload. Channel members disposed between the side panels and the payload and between the end panels and the payload create vertical channels for convective air movement.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2015Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.Inventors: Iftekhar Ahmed, Ajit Ranade, Glen Bersamin
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Patent number: 9228775Abstract: There is disclosed a refrigerator including an inner case that defines an exterior appearance of a storage space, with a communication hole formed therein, an outer case spaced apart a predetermined distance from the inner case, with a communication formed at a position corresponding to the communication hole of the inner case, a vacuum space provided between the inner case and the outer case, with being maintained vacuum, to insulate the inner case from the outer case, and a connection pipe passing through the vacuum space, to connect the communication hole of the inner case and the communication hole of the outer case with each other.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2012Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Wonyeong Jung, Deokhyun Youn
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Patent number: 9207010Abstract: There is disclosed a refrigerator including an inner case that defines an exterior appearance of a storage space, an outer case spaced apart a predetermined distance from the inner case, a vacuum space provided between the inner case and the outer case, with being maintained vacuum, to insulate the inner case from the outer case, and a porous filter filled in the vacuum space to restrain conductivity generated by gas existent in the vacuum space.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2012Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Wonyeong Jung, Deokhyun Youn
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Patent number: 8695373Abstract: A temperature maintenance system for use with nested containers includes a segmented wall liner assembly and removable cover. The segmented wall liner assembly includes a plurality of segments formed in an array, with each of the segments connected to at least one of the other of the segments, and which extend radially outward from a central point. Each of the segments has a plurality of sections, and each of the sections has a central compartment which contains phase change material. The segmented wall liner assembly is capable of changing from a substantially flat, open position, to an angular position when removably disposed in-between the nested containers, and the nested containers have substantially concave surfaces, whereby the segments conform to the substantially concave surfaces when the segmented wall liner assembly is in the angular position.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2009Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Inventor: Claire Jean Patton
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Patent number: 8602251Abstract: A wall structure of a large-sized refrigerated storage and a construction method thereof are provided. The wall structure comprises an interior wall board (1), an exterior wall board (2) and a skeleton positioned between the interior wall board (1) and the exterior wall board (2). A polyurethane foam plastic (7) is filled between the interior wall board (1) and he exterior wall board (2). The method for construction a wall of a large-sized refrigerated storage comprises the following steps: A. building the wall skeleton; B. mounting a color steel plate on the outer surface of the skeleton to form an exterior wall board (2) of the wall; C. painting the polyurethane spraying material on the exterior wall board (2) layer by layer for multiple times, and reserving a pouring apace at a distance of 40 to 80 mm from the installation position of a interior wall board (1); and D.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2010Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Guangzhou Baier Cold-Chain Polyurethane Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hong Wang
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Publication number: 20130105495Abstract: There is disclosed a refrigerator including an inner case that defines an exterior appearance of a storage space, with a communication hole formed therein, an outer case spaced apart a predetermined distance from the inner case, with a communication formed at a position corresponding to the communication hole of the inner case, a vacuum space provided between the inner case and the outer case, with being maintained vacuum, to insulate the inner case from the outer case, and a connection pipe passing through the vacuum space, to connect the communication hole of the inner case and the communication hole of the outer case with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2012Publication date: May 2, 2013Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: LG Electronics Inc.
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Publication number: 20130105496Abstract: There is disclosed a refrigerator including an inner case that defines an exterior appearance of a storage space, an outer case spaced apart a predetermined distance from the inner case, a vacuum space provided between the inner case and the outer case, with being maintained vacuum, to insulate the inner case from the outer case, and a porous filter filled in the vacuum space to restrain conductivity generated by gas existent in the vacuum space.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2012Publication date: May 2, 2013Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventor: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Publication number: 20130105494Abstract: There is disclosed a refrigerator including a vacuum space formed between an outer case and an inner case to improve an insulation function thereof, which includes an inner case that defines an exterior appearance of a storage space, an outer case spaced apart a predetermined distance from the inner case, a vacuum space provided between the inner case and the outer case, with being maintained vacuum, to insulate the inner case from the outer case, a plurality of spacers for supporting the inner case and the outer case space that are spaced apart from each other, and a radiation blocking film provided in the vacuum space, spaced apart from the inner case and the outer case.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2012Publication date: May 2, 2013Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventor: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Patent number: 8096035Abstract: A thermal barrier liner is provided to maintain a beverage within a container at a desired temperature. The thermal barrier liner is installed so as to make intimate contact with the internal surface of the container. According to a method of the invention, the liner is pre-made and mechanically inserted in the container prior to securing the top of the container to the sidewall. A closed cell structure is incorporated in the thermal barrier material. The closed cell structure causes the thermal barrier material to be gas permeable such that voids in the closed cell structure equilibrate with ambient pressure conditions. The voids change size based on changes in ambient pressure conditions as compared to pressure conditions in the thermal barrier material.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2008Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: MillerCoors, LLCInventors: Jason Morgan Kelly, Herbert Bruce Smith
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Patent number: 6336693Abstract: A heat insulation box body includes inner and outer boxes forming a shell of the heat insulation box body and triangular structural materials inserted in the shell held by close-contact by means of a vacuum. Further, at the time of disassembling the heat insulation box body after scrapping, a shell surface is cut and air is introduced into the inside of the shell to return the state of the shell to an atmospheric pressure state and then respective members are separated from each other.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2001Date of Patent: January 8, 2002Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yoshio Nishimoto
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Patent number: 6224954Abstract: An insulating paperboard container is disclosed including a container body having a side wall and a bottom wall with the one side wall including a base layer and an insulating layer on at least a portion of the base layer, preferably on an inside surface of the side wall. The insulating layer being selectively adhered to at least a portion of the base layer such that the selective adhering of the insulating layer to the base layer creates air pockets between the insulating layer and the base layer with the air pockets being expandable in response to contact with a heated liquid. Such a container is formed from an insulating stock material comprising a paperboard base layer and an insulating layer overlying at least a portion of at least of one surface of the base layer with the insulating layer being selectively adhered to the surface of the base layer forming enclosed regions between the base layer and the insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 1998Date of Patent: May 1, 2001Assignee: Fort James CorporationInventors: Richard P. Mitchell, Gerald John Van Handel, Galyn A. Schulz