公开(公告)号：US20170191736A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-06

申请号：US14985586

申请日：2015-12-31

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Alexandre Fleig ,  Rohan Gore ,  Robert J. Haeberle ,  Dakota E. Kosek ,  Tao Liu ,  Axel Julio Ramm ,  Joshua J. Wittes

IPC: F25D23/02 ,  F25D25/02 ,  E05D3/04 ,  F25D23/04

CPC classification number: F25D23/028 ,  E05D3/04 ,  E05D7/0027 ,  F25D23/04 ,  F25D25/025 ,  F25D2323/024

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a door that is vertically adjustable via a height adjustable door hinge assembly. The door hinge assembly includes a bracket member having a mounting aperture with a hinge shaft extending upwardly from the bracket member as received in the mounting aperture. A hinge bushing is comprised of an inner portion that is received in an outer portion and fixedly coupled thereto to define a receiving channel disposed therebetween. The hinge shaft is received in the receiving channel of the hinge bushing in assembly. A set screw is threadingly coupled to a threaded aperture disposed in an inner cavity of the hinge shaft. In assembly, the set screw abuts a lower surface of the inner portion of the hinge bushing to vertically adjust a position of the hinge bushing as a vertical position of the set screw is adjusted.