Patent ID: 11858235
Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  D  F  Y | IPC B  D  F

Claim 16:
17. A vacuum insulated structure comprising:
a trim breaker having a wrapper channel and a liner channel;
an inner liner attached to the trim breaker at the liner channel;
an outer wrapper attached to the trim breaker at the wrapper channel; and
a metallic plate that is insert injection molded within the trim breaker and extends from a first area proximate the liner channel to a second area proximate the wrapper channel, the metallic plate defining an internal barrier to gas permeation through the trim breaker, wherein the trim breaker includes gas-blocking flakes that are incorporated within an injectable material of the trim breaker, wherein the injectable material is a substantially homogenous material, and wherein the metallic plate is entirely encased within the substantially homogenous material of the trim breaker.