公开(公告)号：US10731287B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-04

申请号：US15815132

申请日：2017-11-16

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Timothy E. Heater ,  Nicholas E. Mawhorr ,  Jaroslav Ridilla ,  Justin Zirbes

IPC: D06F39/14 ,  E05D15/50 ,  E05D7/02

Abstract: A laundry treating appliance can include a chassis defining an interior, with a tub and a drum provided in the interior to define a treating chamber for treating articles according to a cycle of operation. A door can selectively open an access opening in the chassis for accessing the treating chamber. The door can include a hinge assembly having a first hinge arm and a second hinge arm coupled to an actuator arm. Operation of a handle assembly can actuate the actuator arm and can selectively couple the first hinge arm at a first hinge or the second hinge arm at a second hinge to open the door in a first or second direction.

公开(公告)号：US10294712B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-21

申请号：US15350683

申请日：2016-11-14

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： William Frantz ,  Timothy E. Heater ,  Ndjeka K. Luhahi ,  Nicholas E. Mawhorr ,  Jose Aldo Ramirez ,  Scott T. Thalls

IPC: E05D3/08 ,  E06B5/00 ,  D06F39/14 ,  D06F58/20 ,  E05D11/00

Abstract: A laundry appliance door assembly with a wire cover to protect the wire conductor that passes through the door hinge where it has a tendency to get pulled and damaged when the door is in motion. The wire cover includes a wire cover and a wire conduit coaxially connected together allowing the wire cover to rotate relative to the wiring conduit while within alignment of the hinge rotational axis. The wire cover comprises two lateral halves for ease of installation where it is designed to encase the wire conductor that passes through the door hinge.