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US 10,907,883 B2Granted
Hinge support assembly
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsEric J. Dherde, Michael A. Fiori, Lynne F. Hunter
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Abstract
An appliance is provided herein. The appliance includes a cabinet having a wrapper, a liner, and a trim breaker. The wrapper, the liner, and the trim breaker define an insulating cavity therebetween. An insulating material is disposed within the insulating cavity. A frame includes an upper frame portion, a vertical frame portion, and a lower frame portion. The lower portion includes a top section, a bottom section, an inner section, and a front section. A door is rotationally mounted to the cabinet via an upper hinge and a lower hinge mounted to the frame.
Claims20
An appliance comprising:
- a cabinet having a wrapper, a liner, and a trim breaker, wherein the wrapper, the liner, and the trim breaker define an insulating cavity therebetween;
- an insulating material disposed within the insulating cavity;
- a frame including an upper frame portion, a vertical frame portion, and a lower frame portion, wherein the lower frame portion includes a top section, a bottom section, an inner section and a front section, wherein the upper frame portion is integrally formed with and extends perpendicularly from the vertical frame portion, wherein the upper frame portion is positioned to extend along a first side of the wrapper, and further wherein the lower frame portion extends perpendicularly from the vertical frame portion and is coupled with the vertical frame by a plurality of coupling fasteners extending perpendicular to the vertical frame portion and parallel to the upper frame portion;
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- a door rotationally mounted to the cabinet via an upper hinge and a lower hinge mounted to the frame, wherein the upper hinge is positioned on a second, opposing side of the wrapper from the upper frame portion and is coupled with the upper frame portion by a first attachment fastener extending in a vertical direction.
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An appliance comprising:
- a cabinet defining an insulating cavity;
- a frame including a vertical frame portion positioned along an edge of the cabinet, an upper frame portion extending perpendicularly from a first end of the vertical frame portion, and a lower frame portion coupled with and extending perpendicularly from a second end of the vertical frame portion, the second end opposite the first end;
- a first attachment receptacle disposed on the upper frame portion and extending from the upper frame portion in a first, vertical direction;
- a second attachment receptacle disposed on the lower frame portion, the second attachment receptacle extending from the lower frame portion in a second, lateral direction;
- a coupling receptacle disposed on the lower frame portion, the coupling receptacle extending from the lower frame portion in a third direction, the third direction perpendicular to both the first and second directions;
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- a door rotationally mounted to the cabinet via an upper hinge mounted to an upper hinge mount and a lower hinge mounted to a lower hinge mount.
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An appliance comprising:
- a cabinet defining an insulating cavity;
- a frame disposed within the insulating cavity and including a lower frame portion, wherein the lower frame portion includes a first portion and a second portion, the first and second portion separated by a bent section such that the first portion is positioned forward of the second portion;
- one or more sealed lower attachment receptacles disposed on the first portion of the lower frame portion and extending in a first direction parallel to sidewalls of the cabinet;
- one or more coupling receptacles disposed on the second portion of the lower frame portion, the one or more coupling receptacles joining the lower frame portion to a vertical frame portion, wherein the one or more coupling receptacles extend in a second direction parallel to a mullion of the cabinet and perpendicular to the first direction;
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- a door rotationally mounted to the cabinet via the frame via a hinge, the hinge disposed on an opposing side of the cabinet from the frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.