Twist release mechanism for a multi-pane door assembly
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsDaniel Ian Moore, John Adam Yantis
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Abstract
A door assembly includes an inner door panel and an outer door panel pivotable with respect to the inner door panel, the inner door panel including a latch base. The outer door panel includes a handle assembly including a handle endcap, a handle body rotatable with respect to the handle endcap, and a latch bar connected with the handle body, the latch bar being detachably coupled to the latch base. The outer door panel is rotatable with respect to the inner door panel, such that the outer door panel can be rotated away from the inner door panel.
Claims20
A door assembly defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the door assembly comprising:
- an inner door panel;
- a latch base fixed to the inner door panel;
- an outer door panel pivotally connected to the inner door panel;
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- a handle assembly attached to the outer door panel, wherein the handle assembly comprises:
- a handle endcap attached to an outer surface of the outer door panel;
- a handle body connected with the handle endcap, the handle body being rotatable with respect to the handle endcap;
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- a latch bar extending from the handle body such that the latch bar rotates together with the handle body, the latch bar being detachably coupled to the latch base through the handle endcap, the inner door panel, and the outer door panel.
A home appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the home appliance comprising:
- a body defining a cavity;
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- a door assembly pivotally attached to the body for opening and closing the cavity, the door assembly comprising:
- an inner door panel;
- a latch base fixed to the inner door panel;
- an outer door panel pivotally connected to the inner door panel;
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- a handle assembly attached to the outer door panel, wherein the handle assembly comprises:
- a handle endcap attached to an outer surface of the outer door panel;
- a handle body connected with the handle endcap, the handle body being rotatable with respect to the handle endcap;
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- a latch bar extending from the handle body such that the latch bar rotates together with the handle body, the latch bar being detachably coupled to the latch base through the handle endcap, the inner door panel, and the outer door panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.