Two piece base assembly of a dryer
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorDaniel A. Schurr
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Abstract
A dryer is provided herein and includes a cabinet and a dryer drum disposed in a cavity of the cabinet. A base assembly of the dryer includes a top piece and a bottom piece. The top piece has a plurality of debosses formed therefrom and each deboss has an end portion. The bottom piece is coupled to the top piece to define a cavity and has embosses formed therefrom. Each emboss is vertically aligned with a corresponding deboss and each emboss has an end portion in abutting contact with the end portion of the corresponding deboss. A plurality of mechanical fasteners are configured to engage the end portions of the embosses to the end portions of the debosses.
Claims20
A dryer comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a dryer drum disposed in a cavity of the cabinet;
- and
- a base assembly comprising:
- a top piece having a central portion, a perimeter portion enclosing the central portion, and a plurality of debosses formed from the central portion;
- and
- a bottom piece having a central portion, a perimeter portion enclosing the central portion, and a plurality of embosses formed from the central portion;
- wherein the perimeter portion of the top piece is coupled to the perimeter portion of the bottom piece and the debosses are coupled to the embosses at a common plane passing through the base assembly.
A dryer comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a dryer drum disposed in a cavity of the cabinet;
- and
- a base assembly comprising:
- a top piece having a plurality of debosses formed therefrom and each deboss having an end portion;
- a bottom piece coupled to the top piece to define a cavity and having a plurality of embosses formed therefrom, each emboss vertically aligned with a corresponding deboss and each emboss having an end portion in abutting contact with the end portion of the corresponding deboss;
- and
- a plurality of mechanical fasteners configured to engage the end portions of the embosses to the end portions of the debosses.
A dryer comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a dryer drum disposed in a cavity of the cabinet;
- and
- a base assembly comprising:
- a top piece having a plurality of debosses;
- a bottom piece coupled to the top piece to define a cavity and having a plurality of embosses coupled to the debosses;
- and
- an intermediate member confined in the cavity and configured to surround couplings between the debosses and embosses.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.