Integrated hinge assembly
AssigneeSub-Zero, Inc.
InventorsArturo Bonomie, Daniel Mark Graham
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Abstract
A hinge assembly includes a first member configured to be coupled to a door, a second member configured to be pivotally coupled to the first member, the second member having first and second mounting surfaces, and a mounting bracket configured to be coupled to the body. The mounting bracket may be at least partially located between the first and second mounting surfaces, and the second member may be adjustable relative to the mounting bracket to enable adjustment of the door relative to the body.
Claims22
A hinge assembly for an appliance having a door and a body, the hinge assembly comprising:
- a first member configured to be coupled to the door;
- a second member configured to be pivotally coupled to the first member, the second member having first and second mounting surfaces;
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- a mounting bracket configured to be coupled to the body;
- wherein the mounting bracket is at least partially located between the first and second mounting surfaces;
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- wherein the second member is adjustable relative to the mounting bracket to enable adjustment of the door relative to the body.
A refrigerator comprising:
- a body;
- a door;
- and
- a hinge assembly, the hinge assembly pivotally coupling the door to the body, the hinge assembly comprising:
- a door bracket configured to be coupled to the door;
- a body bracket configured to be pivotally coupled to the door bracket;
- and
- a mounting bracket configured to be adjustably coupled to the body bracket and coupled to the body;
- wherein the mounting bracket comprises a mounting portion extending between two generally parallel members of the body bracket;
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- wherein the two generally parallel members of the body bracket are moveable relative to the mounting portion to enable adjustment of the door relative to the body.
A hinge assembly for use with an appliance having a door and a body, the hinge assembly comprising:
- an elongated door bracket configured to be coupled to the door;
- a body bracket pivotally coupled to the door bracket by a pair of links, the links operating in a same plane as one another, the body bracket having first and second mounting members extending generally parallel to the door;
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- a mounting bracket having a first portion configured to be coupled to the body and a second portion adjustably received between the first and second mounting members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.