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US 11,891,746 B2Granted
Household appliance with a lid assembly
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorRaghavendran Prabhakaran
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Abstract
A lid assembly for an appliance includes a cabinet and a lid frame configured to rotatably mount to the cabinet. The lid assembly can be pivoted between an open position and a closed position. A windowpane can be provided within the lid frame, permitting visual access to the contents of the cabinet.
Claims16
A household appliance comprising:
- a cabinet defining an interior and having a wall with an access opening;
- a treating chamber located within the interior;
- a lid assembly selectively closing the access opening and comprising:
- a frame having a channel with a predetermined cross-sectional shape and at least opposing side members connected by opposing front and rear members to define a window opening, and having a panel recess with a panel slot extending along one of the members;
- a windowpane received within the panel recess, through the panel slot, and in abutting contact with the member opposite the slot;
- at least one stop slidably mounted to the frame at the slot and having a portion with a complementary cross-sectional shape to the channel, and the portion is slid into the channel in abutting contact with the windowpane to compressively retain the windowpane between the member opposite the slot and the stop;
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- a cover mounted to the frame and overlying the at least one stop.
5 more elements
A household appliance comprising:
- a cabinet defining an interior and having a wall with an access opening;
- a treating chamber located within the interior;
- a lid assembly selectively closing the access opening and comprising:
- a frame having a channel with a predetermined cross-sectional shape and a front and a rear connected by opposing sides to define a window opening, and having panel guides on the opposing sides and rear to define a panel slot facing the front;
- a windowpane slidably received within the panel guides, through the panel slot, and in abutting contact with at least a portion of the panel guide on the rear;
- at least one stop slidably mounted to the front and having a portion with a complementary cross-sectional shape to the channel, and the portion is slid into the channel in abutting contact with the windowpane to compressively retain the windowpane between the panel guide on the rear and the stop;
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- a cover mounted to the frame and overlying the at least one stop.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.