Appliance Mounting System

The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 18/402,987, filed Jan. 3, 2024, entitled APPLIANCE MOUNDING SYSTEM, which is a continuation of U.S Patent Application No. 17,861,542, filed Jul. 11, 2022, now U.S. Pat. No. 11,898,789, entitled APPLIANCE MOUNTING SYSTEM, which is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/139,102, filed Dec. 31, 2020, now U.S. Pat. No. 11,421,933, entitled APPLIANCE MOUNTING SYSTEM, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/166,837, filed Oct. 22, 2018, now U.S. Pat. No. 10,914,510, entitled APPLIANCE MOUNTING SYSTEM, the disclosures to which are each hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

The present disclosure generally relates to an appliance mounting system, and more specifically, a mounting system for an appliance having a vacuum insulated structure.

Attaching crispers, drawers, racks, and other containers to the interior of an appliance's vacuum insulated structure can be problematic. Many of the existing solutions used to mount holders in an appliance such as, for example, a refrigerator, would require the vacuum insulated structure surface be perforated and, therefore, defeat the purpose of having the vacuum insulation. In many cases, traditional refrigerators include foam insulation; however, when foam insulation is used, holders are often mounted to the refrigerator by drilling into the foam. Other existing solutions require items, such as food and/or bottles, to be positioned on a floor of the vacuum insulated structure; however, many vacuum insulated structures lack a substantially flat floor necessary for storing such items on the vacuum insulated structure floor. Further, many of the food and/or bottles lack a substantially flat bottom preventing storage of those items on the floor of a vacuum insulated structure.

Accordingly, new solutions and techniques to attach a mounting system to an interior surface of a vacuum insulated structure without compromising the vacuum insulated structure are needed. It is therefore desired to implement new approaches, devices, and/or methods to be used in vacuum insulated appliances.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, an appliance is disclosed. The appliance includes a vacuum insulated structure having a liner positioned within a wrapper. The liner and wrapper cooperate to define an interior cavity and an insulating material is positioned within the interior cavity and a hanger is coupled to an adapter plate and a support member. The support member is configured to couple to an interior surface of the vacuum insulated structure while maintaining a vacuum in the interior cavity. Additionally, a holding member is coupled to a first side of the adapter plate and configured to receive a positioning member.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a vacuum insulated mounting system is disclosed. The vacuum insulated mounting system includes a vacuum insulated structure having a liner positioned within a wrapper. The liner and wrapper cooperate to define an interior cavity and an insulating material positioned within the interior cavity. The vacuum insulated mounting system further includes a support member defining one or more apertures coupled to an interior surface of the vacuum insulated structure. Additionally, a panel having one or more protrusions configured to correspond with the one or more apertures is removably coupled to the support member.

According to still other aspects of the present disclosure, a refrigerator is disclosed. The refrigerator includes a vacuum insulated structure having a liner positioned within a wrapper. The liner and wrapper cooperate to define an interior cavity and an insulating material is positioned within the interior cavity. Additionally, the refrigerator includes a mounting system. The mounting system further includes a support member defining an aperture and an engagement member having a protrusion configured to correspond to one of the aperture. The engagement member is coupled to the support member and the support member is further coupled to an interior surface of the vacuum insulated structure.

These and other aspects, objects, and features of the present disclosure will be understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art upon studying the following specification, claims, and appended drawings.

For purposes of description herein the terms “upper,” “lower,” “right,” “left,” “rear,” “front,” “vertical,” “horizontal,” and derivatives thereof shall relate to the device as oriented in. However, it is to be understood that the device may assume various alternative orientations and step sequences, except where expressly specified to the contrary. It is also to be understood that the specific devices and processes illustrated in the attached drawings, and described in the following specification are simply exemplary embodiments of the inventive concepts defined in the appended claims. Hence, specific dimensions and other physical characteristics relating to the embodiments disclosed herein are not to be considered as limiting, unless the claims expressly state otherwise.

As used herein, the terms “comprises,” “comprising,” or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. An element preceded by “comprises . . . a” does not, without more constraints, preclude the existence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

As used herein the terms “the,” “a,” or “an,” mean “at least one,” and should not be limited to “only one” unless explicitly indicated to the contrary. Thus, for example, reference to “a component” includes embodiments having two or more such components unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

Further, as used herein, the term “and/or,” when used in a list of two or more items, means that any one of the listed items can be employed by itself, or any combination of two or more of the listed items can be employed. For example, if a composition is described as containing components A, B, and/or C, the composition can contain A alone; B alone; C alone; A and B in combination; A and C in combination; B and C in combination; or A, B, and C in combination.

Ranges can be expressed herein as from “about” one particular value, and/or to “about” another particular value. As used herein, the term “about” means that amounts, sizes, formulations, parameters, and other quantities and characteristics are not and need not be exact., but may be approximate and/or larger or smaller, as desired, reflecting tolerances, conversion factors, rounding off, measurement error, and the like, and other factors known to those skilled in the art. When the term “about” is used in describing a value or an end-point of a range, the disclosure should be understood to include the specific value or end-point referred to. Whether or not a numerical value or end-point of a range in the specification recites “about,” the numerical value or end-point of a range is intended to include two embodiments: one modified by “about” and one not modified by “about.” It will be further understood that the endpoints of each of the ranges are significant both in relation to the other endpoint, and independently of the other endpoint.

Referring to, reference numeralgenerally refers to an appliance having a vacuum insulated structure. The vacuum insulated structuremay have a linerpositioned within a wrapper. The linerand wrappermay cooperate to define an interior cavity. An insulating materialmay be positioned within the interior cavity. A hangermay be coupled to both an adapter plateand a support member. The support membermay be coupled to an interior surfaceof the vacuum insulated structure. A holding membermay be coupled to a first sideof the adapter plateand be configured to receive a positioning member.

Referring now to, the vacuum insulated structureincludes the liner, the wrapper, and a thermal bridge() that interconnects the wrapperand liner. The linermay include a single, one-piece liner, or the linermay include two or more components such as a refrigerator linerA and a freezer linerB. The vacuum insulated structuredepicted inis a French door bottom mount refrigerator, but it will be understood that this disclosure may equally be applied to freezers, walk in coolers, and the like, without departing from the teachings provided herein. In various examples, the vacuum insulated structuremay be, for example, a wall, a plurality of walls defining a cavity, a panel, and/or a cabinet. The vacuum insulated structuremay include one or more appliance doorswhich may be opened to allow users of the vacuum insulated structureto place or remove items from within a refrigerator compartmentand/or a freezer compartmentthrough one or more access openings. The interior cavityis formed between the wrapperand the linerwhere the insulating materialmay be added as described below.

A refrigeration systemcools the refrigerator compartmentand/or the freezer compartment. The refrigeration systemmay include known systems such as, for example, a compressor, condenser, expansion valve, evaporator, conduits, and other related components. Alternatively, the refrigeration systemmay include thermal electric components, or other suitable arrangements depending on the desired use or application.

Referring now to, the vacuum insulated structurewhen assembled (), includes the liners, both the refrigerator linerA and the freezer linerB, disposed in the wrappertherein. The wrapperand the liner(or linersA andB) are coupled to the insulating thermal bridge. The wrapperis connected to the insulating thermal bridgeat a first edge. The first edgeextends around a first openingof the wrapper. Refrigerator linerA and the freezer linerB include second edgesA andB, respectively, extending around second openingsA andB, respectively, representing the refrigerator and freezer compartments,. The second edgesA andB are coupled to the insulating thermal bridge.

Referring to, the refrigerator linerA and the freezer linerB are coupled to the insulating thermal bridgeat the second edgesA andB (see also). In some examples, a vacuum portmay be positioned in the refrigerator linerA in order to evacuate the interior cavity() having a filler insulation material.

The insulating materialmay be formed from various porous/permeable filler materials such as open cell foam, glass fibers, silica, or other suitable materials. In some aspects, the insulating materialmay be a fumed silica or a silica powder. After storage at room temperature or other non-environmentally controlled conditions, the insulating materialwill have a certain amount of adsorbed water on the surface and pores of the fumed silica or other insulating material. In typical packing processes used for vacuum insulated structures, the insulating materialis added directly from the packaging as shipped to the interior cavity() of the vacuum insulated structuresand a vacuum with heat is applied to the vacuum insulated structureitself. Such loading or packing processes are inefficient and take considerable amounts of time because the loaded water on the insulating materialmust be drawn off before desired vacuum levels can be obtained.

Still referring to, the vacuum insulated structureincludes the wrappercoupled to the thermal bridgethrough the first edge. A fill holeis shown positioned in a top surface of the wrappercan be coupled to load a dry and degassed filler insulation material to the interior cavity() of the vacuum insulated structure(as shown in). The positioning of the fill holeis not meant to be limiting and may be positioned in any surface of the wrapperor linerto load the dry and degassed filler insulation material. In some examples, the fill holemay be positioned in the top, back, and/or side walls of the wrapper. In some examples, there may be more than one fill hole, for example, separate fill holesfor the refrigerator and freezer compartments,.

Referring to, the refrigerator compartmentof the appliancemay include a shelfcoupled to an interior surfaceof the vacuum insulated structure. The shelfmay have a substantially flat surface or it may be curved to assist in supporting bottles. The refrigerator compartmentmay include a positioning member. The positioning membermay include a plurality of positioning memberssuch that the positioning membermay be coupled to the interior surfaceof the vacuum insulated structure, the appliance doors, and/or a combination thereof.

Still referring to, the positioning membermay be, for example, a crisperA, a chiller binB, a wire rackC, a basketD, the shelf, and/or a combination thereof. In some examples, the positioning membermay have substantially continuous walls and may be configured as a substantially rectangular container configured to hold food items such as, for example, the crisperA or the chiller binB. It may be advantageous to have a substantially rectangular positioning member, such as, for example, the crisperA to have continuous such that the crisperA may be configured as a drawer within the appliance. In other examples, the positioning membermay be configured as the basketD to assist in folding food items such as, for example, fruits, vegetables, and/or various food containers.

In still other examples, the positioning membermay be configured as the wire rackC defining a plurality of apertures. The wire rackC may include elongated wire-like support members coupled together to support, for example, drink bottles. The wire-like support members may be curved to assist in supporting the bottles positioned thereon. The plurality of apertures defined by the wire rackC may be spaced apart in a manner sufficient to cradle a standard sized bottle such as, for example, a soda can or a wine bottle. In some examples, the positioning membermay be configured to support condiment bottles. The appliancemay include the plurality of positioning memberswhere the plurality of positioning membersare substantially similar. In other examples, the appliancemay include the plurality of positioning memberswhere the plurality of positioning membersdiffer such that, for example, the applianceincludes a combination of the crisperA, the chiller binB, the wire rackC, and the basketD.

Referring now to, the positioning membermay be coupled to the interior surfaceof the vacuum insulated structureby a mounting system. In various examples, the mounting systemmay include the support memberand an engagement member. In various examples, the engagement membermay have substantially flat sides. In some examples, the engagement membermay be configured to couple to the support memberand extend horizontally therefrom towards an interiorof the vacuum insulated structure. In some examples, the engagement membermay be configured to support other aspects of the mounting systemsuch as, for example, the adapter plate, a panel(), and/or a combination thereof. In some examples, the engagement membermay be the hanger. In other examples, the engagement membermay be the panel(). In still other examples, the mounting systemmay include the hangercoupled to a second sideof the adapter plateand the holding member() coupled to the first sideof the adapter plate, where the first and second sides,may be opposing lateral sides of the adapter plate. In various examples, the positioning membermay not be directly coupled to the support member.

In various examples, the mounting systemmay be configured to couple to the interior surfaceof the vacuum insulated structurewhile maintaining a vacuum in the interior cavity. In various examples, the mounting systemmay be welded to the interior surfaceand/or coupled to the interior surfaceby adhesive such that the mounting systemis positioned on the interior surfacewhile maintaining a vacuum in the interior cavity.

Referring still to, the support membermay be coupled to the interior surfaceof the vacuum insulated structure. In some examples, the support membermay be coupled to a rear surfaceA of the vacuum insulated structure. In other examples, the support membermay be coupled to a top surfaceB () of the vacuum insulated structure. In still other examples, the support membermay be coupled to a side surface of the vacuum insulated structure. The support membermay be coupled to the interior surfaceby welding, adhesive, fasteners, or other attachment methods.

Still referring to, the support membermay be a substantially linear structure. In various examples the support memberdefines one or more apertures. The aperturesmay be uniformly positioned across a length of the support member. In other examples the aperturesmay not be uniformly positioned. The aperturesmay be formed in a shape and size sufficient to cooperate with the engagement memberto assist in coupling the engagement memberto the support member. In some examples, the support membermay be a ladder rack. In some examples, the support membermay be formed from, for example, plastic, acrylic, plexiglass, polypropylene, or polycarbonate. In other examples, the support membermay be formed from, for example, a metal alloy.

With further reference to, the mounting systemmay include a cover panelcoupled to a top edge portionof the adapter plate. The cover panelmay have a substantially flat top surfaceA such that the cover panelmay be configured as the shelf(). In various examples, the cover panelextends over a portion of a width of the positioning member. In other examples, the cover panelextends of the entire width of the positioning membersuch that the cover paneland the positioning membermay define a cavitytherebetween (). In some examples, a border membercoupled to the cover panel. The border membermay be coupled to the cover panelor may be integrally formed with the cover panel. In various examples, the border memberwraps around an edge portionB of the cover paneland extends above the top surfaceA of the cover panel. It may be advantageous to include the border memberto assist in retaining bottles and other food items positioned on the cover panelwhen the cover panelis configured as the shelf().

In various examples, the cover panelmay be coupled to the top edge portionof the adapter plateby a bracket. The bracketmay be coupled to the second sideof the adapter plate. In some examples, the bracketmay be curved, such that the bracketis coupled to the cover paneland extends horizontally therefrom and then extends at a downward angle to couple to the adapter plate. In other examples, the bracketmay include one or more receiving membersconfigured to receive one or more fastenersthat may be positioned within the receiving members. In still other examples, the bracketmay be coupled to the cover panelby, for example, fasteners, adhesive, and welding. In some examples, the cover panelmay be coupled to the top edge portionof the adapter plateby, for example, fasteners, snaps, screws, welding, adhesive, or other attachment methods. The cover panelmay be formed from, for example, plastic, acrylic, plexiglass, polypropylene, polycarbonate, and metal alloy.

Referring now to, the hangeris coupled to the second sideof the adapter plate. The hangermay be coupled to the adapter plateby, for example, screws, fasteners, snaps, adhesive, or other attachment methods. In some examples, the hangermay include the receiving membersconfigured to receive the one or more fastenersthat may be positioned within the receiving members. In some examples, the hangermay have substantially flat sides such that when the hangeris coupled to the adapter platethe hangerextends a uniform distance from the adapter plate. In other examples, the hangermay have a top edge portionthat curves such that the top edge portionextends toward the adapter plate. In various examples, the hangermay have a first edge portionand a second edge portion, where the first and second edge portions,may have a substantially similar length. In other examples, the second edge portionmay have a longer length compared to the first edge portion, such that a bottom edge portionextends downward at an angle between the first edge portionand the second edge portion. In other words, the second edge portionmay be a rear edge portion and the first edge portionmay be a front edge portion where the second edge portionmay be longer than the first edge portion. The first edge portionmay be proximate the positioning member() and the second edge portionmay include one or more hooks. In various examples, the hangermay be formed from metal, such as steel or other metal alloys. In some examples, the hangermay be formed from composite materials, such as fiber reinforced plastics.

Still referring to, the hangermay include the hookscoupled to the second edge portion. In various examples, the hookmay extend outwardly opposite the first edge portionfrom the top edge portionof the hanger. The hookmay be coupled to the hangeror may be integrally formed with the hanger. In various examples, the hangerand the hookmay have substantially similar thicknesses. In some examples, the hookmay extend from the second edge portionof the hangertowards the rear surfaceA () of the vacuum insulated structure. The hookmay have a first portionA that extends towards the rear surfaceA () of the vacuum insulated structureand a second portionB that extends towards a bottom surfaceC () of the vacuum insulated structure. In various examples, the hookmay be configured to correspond with one of the apertures() defined by the support member() to assist in removably coupling the hangerto the support member. In various examples the first portionA of the hookmay be configured to extend through one of the apertures() and the second portionB may extend downward on an opposing side of the support member.

With further reference to, the hangermay include a first flange. The first flangemay be coupled to the hangeror may be integrally formed with the hanger. The first flangemay extend from the bottom edge portionof the hanger. In various examples, the first flangemay extend towards the rear surfaceA of the vacuum insulated structure(). The first flangemay have a substantially similar thickness as the hangerand/or the hook. In various examples, the first flangemay be configured to line up and be inserted into one of the aperturesdefined by the support member() to assist in removably coupling the hangerto the support member. In some examples, the hangermay include a second flange. The first flangemay extend a farther distance from the hangerrelative to the second flange. In some examples, the second flangemay be configured to be positioned on the support member() to assist in stabilizing the mounting system.

Referring to, the hangermay be positioned proximate to the adapter plate. In various examples, the top edge portionof the hangermay curve into at least one of one or more cavitiesdefined by the second sideof the adapter plate. In some examples, the cavitiesmay define a uniform pattern extending over a portion of the second side. In other examples, the cavitiesmay not uniformly extend across the second side. In other examples, the cavitiesmay be different sizes positioned on different portions of the adapter plate. In various examples, the cavitiesmay form, for example, a square, rectangular, diamond, or triangular shape. In some examples, the cavitiesmay define, for example, a checkerboard or honeycomb pattern. The cavitiesmay be advantageous in regards to reducing cost of production, cost of materials, and/or reduced weight of the mounting system.

Referring now to, the adapter platemay include a first elongated portionand a second elongated portion. The first and second elongated portions,may extend from a front portionof the adapter platetowards the appliance doorsof the appliance(). The first elongated portionmay extend from the top edge portionand the second elongated portionmay extend from a bottom edge portionof the adapter plate. In various examples, the first and second elongated portions,may extend substantially similar lengths from the adapter plate. In some examples, the first and second elongated portions,may be coupled to the adapter plate. In other examples, first and second elongated portions,may be integrally formed with the adapter plate.

Referring still to, the adapter platemay be formed from plastics, such as, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyethylene (PE), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), polylactic acid (PLA), polycarbonate (PC), and acrylic (PMMA). In various examples, the adapter platemay be formed from plastics combined with a structural reinforcing element such as, for example, Kevlar, fiberglass, and carbon fiber.

Still referring to, the holding membermay be coupled to the first sideof the adapter plate. In some examples, the holding membermay be coupled to the adapter plate. In other examples, the holding membermay be integrally formed with the adapter plate. In various examples, the holding membermay define a channelextending from the front portionto a rear portionof the adapter plate. In other words, the channelmay extend along the adapter plate. The rear portionmay be positioned in closer proximity to the rear surfaceA () of the vacuum insulated structurerelative to the front portion. In various examples, the channelmay extend from a first positionto a second positionwhere the second positionis closer in proximity to the bottom edge portionof the adapter platerelative to the first position(e.g., a lower portion) such that a portion of the channeldefines a slope. In some examples, the channelmay define a sloped portionA and a substantially level portionB.

Still referring to, the channelmay be defined by first and second elongated protrusions,extending from the first sideof the adapter pate. The first elongated membermay be substantially level. The second elongated membermay extend at a downward angle towards the bottom edge portionand then extend substantially parallel to the first elongated member. The sloped portions of the channeland the second elongated membermay be positioned proximate the front portionof the adapter plate.

With further reference to, a rotating membermay be coupled to the adapter plateproximate the holding member. The rotating membermay be positioned such that it is coupled to a sloped portionA of the second elongated memberproximate the front portionof the adapter plate. In various examples, the rotating membermay be configured to rotate about a central axis. In some examples, the rotating membermay define an indentation about a circumference of the rotating memberto assist the rotating memberin receiving the positioning member(). In other examples, the rotating membermay define a ridge about the circumference of the rotating memberto assist in receiving the positioning member(). In various examples, the rotating memberand the holding membermay cooperate to receive and maintain the positioning member() within the mounting system.

Referring now to, the support membermay be coupled to the interior surfacesuch as, for example, the top surfaceB of the vacuum insulated structure. In various examples, the support membermay be positioned on the top surfaceB of the vacuum insulated structurewhile maintaining a vacuum in the interior cavity. The panelmay be coupled to the support membersuch that the panelis configured to be a ceiling of the vacuum insulated structurepositioned proximate the top surfaceB of the vacuum insulated structure.

Referring still to, the panelmay include one or more protrusions. In some examples, the protrusionsmay be coupled to the panel. In other examples, the protrusionsmay be integrally formed with the panel. The protrusionsmay be configured to correspond with the aperturesto removably couple the panelto the support member. In various examples, there may be more than one support membercoupled to the top surfaceB of the vacuum insulated structureto assist in supporting the panel. The panelmay be formed from, for example, plastic, acrylic, plexiglass, polypropylene, polycarbonate, composite materials, reinforced plastics, and metal alloys.

Referring to, the appliancemay include a light source. The light sourcemay be coupled to the support member. In some examples, the light sourcemay be coupled directly to the support member. In other examples, the light sourcemay be positioned on and/or within the panel() and operably coupled to the support member. The light sourcemay include any form of light source and may include one or more forms of light sources. For example, fluorescent lighting, light emitting diodes (LEDs), organic LEDs (OLEDs), polymer LEDs (PLEDs), solid-state lighting, or any other form of lighting configured to emit light may be utilized. According to some examples, one or more light sourcesmay be configured to emit a wavelength of light that is characterized as visible light (about 380-700 nanometers) and/or white light (about 390-700 nanometers) to take advantage of the relative low cost attributable to those types of LEDs.

Still referring still to, in some examples, the support membermay additionally or alternatively be configured to support a component of a refrigeration systemof the appliance. The component of the refrigeration systemmay include, for example, a compressor, a fan, a condenser, an evaporator, an expansion valve, and/or a combination thereof. In some examples, the component of the refrigeration systemmay be coupled directly to the support member. In other examples, the component of the refrigeration systemmay be positioned on and/or within the panel() and operably coupled to the support member.

Referring to, and additionally referring to, a methodof supporting the positioning memberin the applianceis provided. The methodincludes a stepof providing the applianceincluding the vacuum insulated structure. The vacuum insulated structuremay have the insulating materialpositioned within the interior cavitydefined by the linerand the wrapper. The appliancemay include the refrigerator compartment, the freezer compartment, and/or a combination thereof.

The methodmay include a next stepof coupling the support memberto the interior surfaceof the vacuum insulated structure. The support membermay be coupled to the rear surfaceA of the vacuum insulated structure. In other examples, the support membermay be coupled to the top surfaceB of the vacuum insulated structure. In still other examples, the support membermay be coupled to the rear surfaceA and the top surfaceB.

A next stepof the methodmay include coupling the hangerto the support memberby connecting the corresponding hookwith one of the aperturesof the support member. In some examples, the hangermay be coupled to the support memberby connecting the corresponding first flangewith one of the aperturesof the support memberand/or connecting the corresponding second flangewith the support member. In various examples, the hangermay additionally be coupled to the adapter plate. In some examples, the holding membermay be coupled to the adapter plate.

A next stepof the methodmay include placing the positioning memberabout the rotating member. The positioning membermay be positioned proximate the rotating memberand moved along the channeldefined by the holding member.

Referring to, and additionally referring to, a methodfor coupling the panel, light source, and/or the component of the refrigeration systemto the top surfaceB of the vacuum insulated structureis provided. The methodmay include a stepof providing the applianceincluding the vacuum insulated structure. The vacuum insulated structuremay have the insulating materialpositioned within the interior cavitydefined by the linerand the wrapper.

The methodmay include a next stepof coupling the support memberto the interior surfaceof the vacuum insulated structure. In some examples, the support membermay be coupled to the top surfaceB of the vacuum insulated structure. In still other examples, the support membermay be coupled to the rear surfaceA and the top surfaceB.

A next stepof methodmay include coupling the panelto the support member. In various examples, the protrusionsmay be aligned with and inserted into the aperturesof the support member.

A next stepof methodmay include coupling the light sourceto the support member. In various examples, the light sourcemay be coupled directly to the support member. In other examples, the light sourcemay be coupled to the top surfaceB and/or the rear surfaceA of the vacuum insulated structureand wiring connected to the light sourcemay be supported by the support member.