Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Laundry treating appliance having a hinge assembly
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Application No.: US16509531Application Date: 2019-07-12
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Publication No.: US11131057B2Publication Date: 2021-09-28
- Inventor: Iftkhar Ahamad , Raghavendran Prabhakaran , Neyda Eliza Leon Lopez
- Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Agency: McGarry Bair PC
- Main IPC: D06F39/14
- IPC: D06F39/14 ; E05F3/10 ; E05D3/02 ; E05F3/20

Abstract:
A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry items according to an automatic cycle of operation can include a cabinet defining an interior and having a top panel that at least partially defines an access opening to the interior. A lid is rotatable between a closed position and an opened position to selectively open or close the access opening. At least one hinge assembly couples the top panel with the lid. The at least one hinge assembly can include a hinge housing coupled to the top panel. A cam is received within the hinge housing and coupled to the lid. A snubber housing is coupled to the hinge housing and has a damper receiving portion. A damper is at least partially received within the damper receiving portion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210010190A1 LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE HAVING A HINGE ASSEMBLY Public/Granted day:2021-01-14
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