公开(公告)号：US20170327995A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-16

申请号：US15153809

申请日：2016-05-13

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Troy Marshall Wright ,  Christopher Gene Vowels

IPC: D06F39/14 ,  D06F39/08 ,  D06F37/18

CPC classification number: D06F39/14 ,  D06F23/04 ,  D06F33/08 ,  D06F37/18 ,  D06F39/005 ,  D06F39/088

Abstract: A lid lock assembly for a washing machine appliance is provided. The lid lock assembly includes a lid lock mechanism configured to engage a striker on a lid of the washing machine appliance to lock the lid in the closed position. The lid lock mechanism is actuated using a hydraulic actuation assembly including a water supply conduit and a hydraulic plunger, the hydraulic plunger being configured to actuate the lid lock mechanism when the water supply conduit is momentarily pressurized. Each time the lid lock mechanism is actuated, the lid lock mechanism alternates between a locked state and an unlocked state, thereby allowing the lid lock assembly to lock the lid in the closed position without any electrical harnesses and without requiring that the water supply conduit remain pressurized.

公开(公告)号：US20160083891A1

公开(公告)日：2016-03-24

申请号：US14493485

申请日：2014-09-23

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Christopher Gene Vowels

IPC: D06F37/26 ,  D06F37/02

CPC classification number: D06F39/12 ,  D06F23/04 ,  D06F39/083

Abstract: Methods for assembling cabinets of washing machine appliances, and washing machine appliances, are provided. A method includes plastically bending a first side portion and a second side portion of a main cabinet panel relative to a central portion of the main cabinet panel until a first corner is defined between the first side portion and the central portion and a second corner is defined between the second side portion and the central portion, the first corner and the second corner each having a plastic inside angle of greater than or equal to 95 degrees. The method further includes elastically bending the first side portion and the second side portion such that the first corner and the second corner each have an elastic inside angle of less than 95 degrees. The method further includes connecting a rear cabinet panel to the first side portion and the second side portion.

Abstract translation: 提供了组装洗衣机器具和洗衣机器具柜的方法。 一种方法包括相对于主柜面板的中心部分，将主柜面板的第一侧部分和第二侧部部分塑性弯曲，直到在第一侧部分和中心部分之间限定第一拐角，并且第二拐角被限定 在所述第二侧部和所述中心部之间，所述第一角部和所述第二角部各自具有大于或等于95度的塑性内角。 该方法还包括弹性弯曲第一侧部和第二侧部，使得第一角和第二角各自具有小于95度的弹性内角。 该方法还包括将后柜面板连接到第一侧部分和第二侧部分。