Appliance with an adjustable door hinge
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsDaniel Ian Moore, Charles Andrew Bierbaum, Marcelo Torrentes
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Abstract
An appliance includes a cabinet and an inner door. The inner door is configured such that an outer door panel is mountable on the inner door. An adjustable hinge rotatably couples the inner door to the cabinet. The adjustable hinge includes a movable door balance adjuster. A visual scale graphic is positioned proximate the adjustable hinge. The visual scale graphic includes a plurality of outer door panel weight indicia and a plurality of door balance adjuster position indicia. Each of the plurality of door balance adjuster position indicia corresponds to a respective one of the plurality of outer door panel weight indicia.
Claims18
An appliance, comprising:
- a cabinet;
- an inner door, the inner door configured such that an outer door panel is mountable on the inner door;
- an adjustable hinge rotatably coupling the inner door to the cabinet, the adjustable hinge comprising a spring and a nut, the nut rotatable to adjust compression of the spring and a balance of the inner door on the adjustable hinge;
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- a visual scale graphic positioned proximate the adjustable hinge, the visual scale graphic comprising a plurality of outer door panel weight indicia and a plurality of nut position indicia, each of the plurality of nut position indicia corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of outer door panel weight indicia.
An oven appliance, comprising:
- a cabinet defining a cooking chamber;
- an inner door, the inner door configured such that an outer door panel is mountable on the inner door;
- an adjustable hinge rotatably coupling the inner door to the cabinet such that the inner door is rotatable relative to the cabinet, the adjustable hinge comprising a spring and a nut, the nut rotatable to adjust compression of the spring and a balance of the inner door on the adjustable hinge;
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- a visual scale graphic positioned proximate the adjustable hinge, the visual scale graphic comprising a plurality of outer door panel weight indicia and a plurality of nut position indicia, each of the plurality of nut position indicia corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of outer door panel weight indicia.
An appliance, comprising:
- a cabinet;
- an inner door, the inner door configured such that an outer door panel is mountable on the inner door;
- an adjustable hinge rotatably coupling the inner door to the cabinet, the adjustable hinge comprising a movable door balance adjuster;
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- a visual scale graphic positioned proximate the adjustable hinge, the visual scale graphic comprising a plurality of outer door panel weight indicia and a plurality of door balance adjuster position indicia, each of the plurality of door balance adjuster position indicia corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of outer door panel weight indicia.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.