Door for Closing a Washing Machine or a Tumble Dryer

An apparatus for closing a front-side loading opening in the housing of a washing machine or tumble dryer comprising:

• a door, a housing, and a hinge;
• the housing having a front wall and a front wall recess;
• the door including a front-side door shell and a housing-side door shell;
• the housing-side door shell having edge slots;
• the door being connected to the housing by the hinge in such a way that the door can be pivoted through an opening angle of at least approximately 180° and in the closed position is countersunk in the front wall recess of the housing in such a way that it terminates substantially flush with the front surface of the housing;
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• wherein the hinge is a single-axis hinge;
• the hinge including a door-side hinge part and a housing-side hinge part;
• the housing-side hinge part having hinge arms;
• the door-side hinge part being held between the front-side door shell and the housing-side door shell in a receptacle structure;
• the door-side hinge part having two apertures corresponding to the edge slots in the housing-side door shell and having associated bearing blocks;
• the apertures receiving the hinge arms and projecting forward from the front wall recess.