Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Appliance door hinge assembly
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Application No.: US17589260Application Date: 2022-01-31
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Publication No.: US11661777B2Publication Date: 2023-05-30
- Inventor: Abubackar M. Balekundri
- Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Agency: Price Heneveld LLP
- Main IPC: E05D11/10
- IPC: E05D11/10 ; E05D7/081 ; E05D7/10 ; E05D11/06 ; E05D7/04

Abstract:
An appliance includes a door with a plurality of panels spaced apart by a vertical support. A lower hinge mount is coupled with an appliance body. A first pivot member is coupled with the lower hinge mount and includes a first protrusion. A lower hinge support is fixedly coupled with the vertical support and includes an elongate coupling plate and a hinge arm that extends orthogonal relative to a longitudinal extent of the elongate coupling plate. A stop extends from the hinge arm. A second pivot member has a receiving space that receives the stop. The second pivot member includes a second protrusion that is in abutting contact with the first protrusion. A lower hinge pin extends through the lower hinge support and the second pivot member. The lower hinge pin is vertically translated when the second pivot member moves from a first position to a second position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220186538A1 APPLIANCE DOOR HINGE ASSEMBLY Public/Granted day:2022-06-16
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