公开(公告)号：US12012793B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-18

申请号：US16683898

申请日：2019-11-14

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Gaurav Ramdas Bairagi ,  Ganesh Bramhane ,  Pradeep Shankar Thorat

IPC: E05D7/00

CPC classification number: E05D7/0045 ,  E05D2007/0072 ,  E05Y2900/308

Abstract: An appliance includes an appliance body defining a cavity. A front panel defines a connector slot. A hinge arm is configured to be pivotally coupled with the appliance body and includes an arm body defining an arm receiving well. A flange extends from the arm body and is configured to be received by the connector slot. A door includes a rail defining a rail receiving well and a channel configured to receive the hinge arm so that the rail receiving well is aligned with the arm receiving well. A fastener is configured to be received by the arm and rail receiving wells to fixedly couple the hinge arm within the channel of the rail. A guide is coupled with the front panel and defines an aperture aligned with the connector slot. First and second wings are configured to frame the flange when the flange is received by the connector slot.

公开(公告)号：US20210148146A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-20

申请号：US16683898

申请日：2019-11-14

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Gaurav Ramdas Bairagi ,  Ganesh Bramhane ,  Pradeep Shankar Thorat

IPC: E05D7/00

Abstract: An appliance includes an appliance body defining a cavity. A front panel defines a connector slot. A hinge arm is configured to be pivotally coupled with the appliance body and includes an arm body defining an arm receiving well. A flange extends from the arm body and is configured to be received by the connector slot. A door includes a rail defining a rail receiving well and a channel configured to receive the hinge arm so that the rail receiving well is aligned with the arm receiving well. A fastener is configured to be received by the arm and rail receiving wells to fixedly couple the hinge arm within the channel of the rail. A guide is coupled with the front panel and defines an aperture aligned with the connector slot. First and second wings are configured to frame the flange when the flange is received by the connector slot.