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US 10,538,872 B2Granted
Bracket for a washing machine appliance
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorRajendra Dattatraya Deshpande
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Abstract
A bracket for mounting a sub-washer unit of a washing machine appliance includes a first plate spaced apart from a second plate along a vertical direction. The first and second plates may be formed from a continuous piece of material. The second plate is fixable to an apron of the washing machine such that the first plate is cantilevered with respect to the second plate when the second plate is fixed to the apron. A related washing machine appliance is also provided.
Claims10
A washing machine appliance, the appliance comprising:
- an apron defining a lateral direction, a transverse direction, and a vertical direction, the lateral, transverse, and vertical directions being mutually orthogonal;
- a sub-washer unit positioned within the apron, the sub-washer unit comprising a wash basket configured for the receipt of articles during a washing process and for rotation about a vertical axis;
- a top panel on the apron defining an opening for accessing the wash basket;
- and
- a bracket configured for receipt of a mount for the sub-washer unit, the bracket positioned below the top panel along the vertical direction, the bracket comprising:
- a first plate;
- and
- a second plate directly connected to the first plate such that the second plate is spaced apart from the first plate along the vertical direction, the second plate fixed to the apron such that the first plate is cantilevered with respect to the second plate, the mount positioned on the first plate such that the mount is displaceable along the vertical direction with respect to the second plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.