Trim assembly for appliance
AssigneeFisher & Paykel Appliances Limited
InventorSimon Yeldos
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Abstract
A trim assembly for a refrigeration appliance having a door and an outer panel coupled to the door includes one or more bracket and a trim. The bracket(s) is/are adapted to couple the door and outer panel together. Each bracket includes a first plate arranged in a gap between the door and the outer panel and couplable to the inner face of the outer panel, and a second plate disposed substantially perpendicularly to the first plate and couplable to a side face of the door. Each bracket also includes a clip extending out from the second plate. The trim includes a hook structure engageable with the clip of a bracket so that the trim is supported solely by the bracket(s). The trim is configured to cover the bracket(s) and at least some of an opening of the gap between the door and the outer panel.
Claims20
A trim assembly for a refrigeration appliance having a door and an outer panel coupled to the door, the trim assembly comprising:
- a bracket adapted to couple the door and outer panel together, the bracket including
- a first plate configured to be positioned in a gap between the door and the outer panel and adapted to be coupled to the inner face of the outer panel,
- a second plate disposed substantially perpendicularly to the first plate and having a longitudinal length, the second plate adapted to be coupled to a side edge face of the door and to extend with its longitudinal length along a longitudinal length of the side edge face, and
- a clip extending out from the second plate along its longitudinal length towards a free end thereof;
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- a trim configured to at least partially cover an opening of the gap between the door and the outer panel, wherein the trim has a longitudinal length adapted to be aligned with the longitudinal length of the side edge face of the door and includes a hook structure extending along the trim's longitudinal length to provide a longitudinally directed opening adapted to receive the free end of the clip of the bracket via longitudinal relative motion of the clip relative to the bracket.
A refrigeration appliance comprising:
- a door having an outer face and a side edge face arranged substantially perpendicularly to the outer face;
- an outer panel having an inner face arranged facing the outer face of the door and defining a gap therebetween;
- a bracket coupling the outer panel to the door and including
- a first plate arranged in the gap between the outer face of the door and the inner face of the outer panel and coupled to the inner face of the outer panel,
- a second plate disposed substantially perpendicularly to the first plate and having a longitudinal length, the second plate coupled to the side edge face of the door and extending with its longitudinal length along a longitudinal length of the side edge face, and
- a clip extending out from the second plate, wherein the clip extends away from the side edge face of the door along its longitudinal length towards a free end thereof;
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- a trim arranged at least partially covering an opening of the gap, wherein the trim has a longitudinal length aligned with the longitudinal length of the side edge face of the door and has a hook structure extending along the trim's longitudinal length to provide a longitudinally directed opening to receive the free end of the clip of the bracket via longitudinal relative motion of the clip relative to the bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.