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 frame including an upper frame portion integrally formed with and extending perpendicularly from a vertical frame portion and a lower frame portion extending perpendicularly from the vertical frame portion, wherein the upper frame portion includes a first attachment receptacle extending in a first direction and the lower frame portion includes a second attachment receptacle extending in a second direction, the first direction transverse to the second direction;
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- a door rotationally mounted to the frame via an upper hinge mounted to the upper frame portion and a lower hinge mounted to the lower frame portion.
An appliance comprising:
- a frame including an upper frame portion and a lower frame portion spaced apart by a vertical frame portion, each of the upper and lower frame portions extending perpendicularly from the vertical frame portion;
- a first attachment receptacle disposed on the upper frame portion;
- a second attachment receptacle disposed on the lower frame portion;
- a coupling receptacle disposed on the lower frame portion, wherein the coupling receptacle is configured to receive a fastener to couple the lower frame portion with the vertical frame portion;
- a door rotationally mounted to the frame via an upper hinge mounted to the upper frame portion and a lower hinge mounted to the lower frame portion.
An appliance comprising:
- a cabinet defining an insulating cavity;
- a frame disposed within the insulating cavity and including a lower frame portion, the lower frame portion including a front section and an inner section;
- a first sealed attachment receptacle disposed on the front section of the lower frame portion and extending in a first direction;
- a coupling receptacle disposed on the inner section of the lower frame portion and extending in a second direction, the second direction perpendicular to the first direction;
- a vertical frame portion aligned with the inner section of the lower frame portion and configured to be coupled with the lower frame portion by a fastener received by the coupling receptacle;
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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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.