A HOUSING OF AN APPLIANCE AND AN INSULATING ELEMENT

摘要

A housing of an appliance defining an inner space for storing perishable goods at a temperature below ambient temperature and constituting an insulating housing in which an opening is defined. The housing comprises: an openable and insulated door component covering, sealing and insulating the opening, and a cylindrical wall component constituting a component of the housing and defining the inner space. The cylindrical wall component is composed of separate inner and outer cylindrical shells made from gas- and water-impermeable materials arranged in spaced-apart relationship defining an insulating annular space therebetween. The inner and outer cylindrical shells are interconnected by a reinforcing joint at the opening constituting a gas- and water-impermeable sealing and are configured for providing along with the reinforcing joint a self-supporting and geometrically stable housing structure capable of withstanding the atmospheric pressure and maintaining vacuum within the annular space.