Appliance door hinge assembly

An appliance, comprising:

• a door rotatable between open and closed positions;
• a lower hinge mount coupled with an appliance body;
• a first pivot member coupled with the lower hinge mount and defining a first pin receptacle, wherein the first pivot member includes a first protrusion having a first inclined surface and a first horizontal surface;
• a second pivot member defining a second pin receptacle aligned with the first pin receptacle and including a second protrusion having a second inclined surface and a second horizontal surface, wherein the second pivot member is rotatable relative to the first pivot member between first and second positions, and further wherein the second horizontal surface contacts the first horizontal surface in the first position, and the second inclined surface contacts the first inclined surface in the second position;
• a lower hinge pin coupled with the second pivot member to rotate with the second pivot member, wherein the lower hinge pin is vertically translated through the first pin receptacle when the second pivot member moves from the first position to the second position;
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• a lower hinge support coupled with the door and defining a support pin receptacle aligned with the first and second pin receptacles, wherein the support pin receptacle is at least partially defined by an interior linear edge of the lower hinge support;
• wherein the lower hinge support further includes a stop monolithic with the lower hinge support, the stop extending toward the second pivot member, and wherein the second pivot member defines a receiving space that receives the stop to non-rotatably couple the second pivot member with the lower hinge support.

A lower hinge assembly for an appliance door, comprising:

• a lower pivot member coupled with a hinge mount and defining a first pin receptacle, the lower pivot member including a lower protrusion having first and second inclined surfaces extending from a first horizontal surface;
• an upper pivot member defining a second pin receptacle aligned with the first pin receptacle and including an upper protrusion having third and fourth inclined surfaces and a second horizontal surface, wherein the upper pivot member is rotatable between first and second positions relative to the lower pivot member, and further wherein the second horizontal surface is in contact with the first horizontal surface in the first position, and the third inclined surface is in contact with the second inclined surface in the second position;
• a lower hinge pin extending through the first and second pin receptacles and coupled to rotate in conjunction with the upper pivot member, wherein the lower hinge pin is vertically translated within the first pin receptacle when the upper pivot member moves from the first position to the second position;
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• a lower hinge support including a stop monolithic with the lower hinge support, the stop extends toward the upper pivot member, wherein the stop is received within a receiving space defined by the upper pivot member to non-rotatably couple the upper pivot member with the lower hinge support.