公开(公告)号：US20220298713A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-22

申请号：US17208741

申请日：2021-03-22

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Mayuresh P. ARANKALLE ,  Moshin M. ATTAR ,  Ameya S. KSHIRSAGAR ,  Sagar KUMAR ,  Vivek Mansing PATIL ,  Manish SAHA

IPC: D06F39/14 ,  E05F3/12 ,  E05F3/22 ,  E05F3/20

Abstract: A contactless laundry treating apparatus may include a cabinet having a front panel defining an access opening configured to receive laundry items, door attached to the front panel via a hinge assembly, where the hinge assembly may include a hydraulic system arranged on an interior of the front panel within the cabinet configured to engage with a connecting hook arranged within the door to selectively apply an outward force on the connecting hook to open the door and an inward force on the connecting hook to close the door.