Appliance lift system
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsBrent M. Burgess, Scott E. Carpenter
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Abstract
A laundry appliance system includes a cabinet operable between a lowered position and a plurality of raised positions. A first lift assembly is coupled to a first side of the cabinet. A second lift assembly is coupled to a second side of the cabinet. The first and second lift assemblies operate concurrently to adjust the cabinet between the lowered position and the plurality of raised positions. A user-interface assembly is operably coupled to the cabinet. The user-interface assembly is configured to receive a user input corresponding with a selected raised position of the plurality of raised positions. A controller is configured to operate the first and second lift assemblies to the selected raised position in response to the user input.
Claims20
A laundry appliance system, comprising:
- a cabinet operable between a lowered position and a plurality of raised positions;
- a first lift assembly coupled to a first side of the cabinet;
- a second lift assembly coupled to a second side of the cabinet, wherein the first and second lift assemblies operate concurrently to adjust the cabinet between the lowered position and the plurality of raised positions;
- a user-interface assembly operably coupled to the cabinet, wherein the user-interface assembly is configured to receive a user input corresponding with a selected raised position of the plurality of raised positions;
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- a controller configured to operate the first and second lift assemblies to the selected raised position in response to the user input.
A laundry appliance assembly, comprising:
- a storage unit defining an interior cavity;
- a cabinet operably coupled with the storage unit, wherein the cabinet is operable between a docked position and a use position, and wherein the cabinet is disposed within the interior cavity of the storage unit when in the docked position;
- a decorative member coupled to an upper surface of the cabinet, wherein the cabinet is concealed by the decorative member and the storage unit when in the docked position;
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- a lift system operably coupled to the cabinet, wherein the lift system is configured to move the cabinet between the docked position and the use position.
An appliance assembly, comprising:
- a storage unit defining a front opening, and wherein the storage unit defines an interior cavity;
- a cabinet disposed within the interior cavity, wherein the cabinet is operable between a first position, a second position, and a third position, and wherein the cabinet is disposed at least partially within the interior cavity when in each of the first, second, and third positions;
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- a lift system coupled to the storage unit and the cabinet, wherein the lift system is configured to operate the cabinet between the first, second, and third positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.