Appliance door hinge assembly
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsRohan Gajananrao Gore, Brian Scott White
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AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsRohan Gajananrao Gore, Brian Scott White
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An appliance includes an appliance body having a front panel defining a connector slot. A hinge receiver is coupled with the appliance body and has opposing side walls defining a receiving space therebetween. The hinge receiver includes a first striker positioned above a second striker. The first and second strikers are aligned with the connector slot. A hinge arm assembly includes a hinge arm configured to engage with the second striker and a latch cam hingedly coupled with the hinge arm. The latch cam is movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, and a top surface of the latch cam abuts the first striker in the engaged position. A door is rotatably coupled with the appliance body by the hinge receiver and the hinge assembly and is rotatable about a door axis between open and closed positions.
An appliance comprising:
An appliance comprising:
A hinge assembly for an appliance, comprising:
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