Vis door reinforcement bracket design
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsLynne Foster Hunter, Jackson Felipe Karl, Marcel Bögger Lessa, Abhay Naik, Sanket Vivek Phalak
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Abstract
A vacuum-insulated door comprises a door skin having a perimeter defined by a top edge, a pair of side edges, and a bottom edge spaced from the top edge by the pair of side edges. A vacuum-insulated cell is located in the vacuum-insulated door. A frame assembly includes a top bracket coupled to the top edge, a bottom bracket coupled to the bottom edge, and at least one top hinge pin connected to the top bracket and at least one bottom hinge pin connected to the bottom bracket. The at least one top hinge pin and the at least one bottom hinge pin are configured to connect to a hinge assembly of a cooling appliance.
Claims20
A vacuum-insulated door comprising:
- a door skin having a perimeter defined by a top edge, a pair of side edges, and a bottom edge spaced from the top edge by the pair of side edges;
- and
- a frame assembly comprising:
- a top bracket defining a top hinge aperture, the top bracket coupled to the top edge;
- a bottom bracket defining a bottom hinge aperture, the bottom bracket coupled to the bottom edge;
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- at least one top hinge pin including a head located between the top bracket and the top edge and a body extending through the top hinge aperture away from the door skin and at least one bottom hinge pin including a head located between the bottom bracket and the bottom edge and a body extending through the bottom hinge aperture away from the door skin, wherein the at least one top hinge pin and the at least one bottom hinge pin are configured to connect to a hinge assembly of a cooling appliance.
A vacuum-insulated door comprising:
- a door skin having a perimeter defined by a top edge, a pair of side edges, and a bottom edge spaced from the top edge by the pair of side edges;
- and
- a frame assembly comprising:
- a side bracket coupled to each of the side edges, each side bracket defining at least one brace including a pair of side walls extending outwardly from the door skin to a top wall that is spaced from the door skin and an adjustable pin extends through the top wall and is configured to adjust a cosmetic panel over the door skin;
- a top bracket coupled to and extending along the top edge and including top anchor members coupled to and extending at least partially along each of the side edges;
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- a bottom bracket coupled to and extending along the bottom edge and including bottom anchor members coupled to and extending partially along each of the side edges.
A vacuum-insulated door comprising:
- a door skin having a perimeter defined by a top edge, a pair of side edges, and a bottom edge spaced from the top edge by the pair of side edges;
- and
- a frame assembly comprising:
- a pair of side brackets each including a side edge connection plate coupled to one of the side edges and a side-surface connection plate coupled to a front surface or a rear surface of the door skin, wherein at least one of the side brackets defines at least one brace including a pair of side walls extending outwardly from the door skin to a top wall that is spaced from the door skin and an adjustable pin extends through the top wall and is configured to adjust a cosmetic panel over the door skin;
- a top bracket including top anchor members coupled to and extending at least partially along each of the side edges and spaced from the pair of side brackets, the top bracket including a top edge connection plate coupled to the top edge and a top side-surface connection plate coupled to the front surface or the rear surface of the door skin;
- a bottom bracket including bottom anchor members coupled to and extending partially along each of the side edges and spaced from the pair of side brackets, the bottom bracket including a bottom edge connection plate coupled to the bottom edge and a bottom side-surface connection plate coupled to the front surface or the rear surface of the door skin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.