Adjustable bumper design for home appliances
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsRohan Gajananrao Gore, David Gregory Quante
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Abstract
A bumper assembly for an appliance may include a cabinet having a front panel, a door hingedly coupled with the cabinet and configured to selectively contact the front panel, and a bumper coupled to one of the door and front panel. The bumper may include a cap having an annular outer surface defining an interior, at least one flange coupled to the outer surface, the at least one flange extending along at least a portion of the annular outer surface, a through-hole in communication with the interior, and a fastener having an elastomeric cover. The fastener may be disposed within the interior and the through-hole when the bumper is in a mounted state.
Claims6
A cooking appliance, comprising:
- a cabinet having a front panel, wherein the front panel defines as access opening;
- a door hingedly coupled with the cabinet and configured to selectively cover the access opening;
- a bumper coupled to one of the door and front panel, the bumper comprising:
- a cap defining an interior and including a disc-shaped upper portion at an end thereof;
- at least one flange coupled to an annular outer sidewall of the cap, wherein the at least one flange lies in a first plane which intersects with a second plane defined by the disc-shaped upper portion of the cap, further wherein the at least one flange comprises a first end and a second end and the second end is spaced further from the disc-shaped upper portion of the cap than the first end;
- a stop disposed at an end of the at least one flange, the stop extending from a body of the flange toward the disc-shaped upper portion;
- a through-hole defined by the cap, the through-hole having a diameter less than a diameter of the interior;
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- a fastener having a shaft and a head, the head having an elastomeric cover, wherein the shaft is disposed within the through-hole and the head is disposed within the interior when the bumper is in a mounted state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.