Adjustable door hinge system
AssigneeWhirpool Corporation
InventorChristopher A. Jones
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Abstract
A hinge assembly for a door of a household appliance has a first hinge and a second hinge. The first hinge includes a base portion and a door receiving portion. The base portion includes at least one elongated slot to receive a fastener. The elongated slot enables positioning of the door receiving portion. The second hinge includes a mounting block and a door plate. The door plate has a door receiving portion that has at least one elongated slot to enable positioning of the door receiving portion. The door plate is secured via at least one fastener to the mounting block. The mounting block is movable in a direction substantially perpendicular to the door plate for positioning the door.
Claims14
A hinge assembly for a door of an appliance, comprising:
- a first hinge and a second hinge;
- the first hinge including a base portion and a door receiving portion, the base portion including at least one elongated slot for receiving a fastener;
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- the second hinge including amounting block and a door plate, the door plate has a door receiving portion and a mounting portion, the mounting portion including at least one elongated slot,
- wherein the door plate is secured to the mounting block via at least one fastener that is received in the at least one elongated slot in the mounting portion of the door plate,
- wherein the door plate and the mounting block include a tongue that engages an opposing channel to enable movement of the door plate with respect to the mounting block in fore and aft directions prior to tightening of the fasteners;
- and wherein the mounting block is movable in a direction substantially perpendicular to the fore and aft directions.
An appliance comprising:
- a frame;
- one or more panels secured to the frame to define a housing unit of the appliance;
- a treatment device inside the housing unit, the housing unit including an opening for receiving a door and a door hinge system secured with the frame, the door hinge system comprising:
- a first hinge and a second hinge;
- the first hinge including a base portion and a door receiving portion, the base portion including at least one elongated slot for receiving a fastener;
- and
- the second hinge including a mounting block and a door plate, the door plate has a door receiving portion and a mounting portion, the mounting portion including at least one elongated slot,
- wherein the door plate is secured to the mounting block via at least one fastener that is received in the at least one elongated slot in the mounting portion of the door plate,
- wherein the frame includes a frame channel that receives the mounting block the frame channel is sized to enable movement of the mounting block along the frame channel prior to tightening of the fastener,
- wherein the door plate and the mounting block include a tongue that engages an opposing channel to enable movement of the door plate with respect to the mounting block in fore and aft directions prior to tightening of the fasteners;
- and wherein the mounting block is movable in a direction substantially perpendicular to the fore and aft directions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.