Appliance Lid Hinge
AssigneeMansfield Engineered Components, Inc.
InventorJames J. Collene
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Abstract
A lid hinge assembly for an appliance includes a base with a recess. A cam is rotatably supported in the recess and is adapted for rotation in first and second opposite angular directions. A spring is engaged between the base and the cam and biases the cam. The cam can include a camshaft rotatably seated in the recess, and the cam can include an enlarged head located on a first end of the camshaft on an inner axial end of the cam. The cam arm can project outwardly from a second end of the camshaft on a second outer end of the cam such that the central portion of the camshaft located between the enlarged head and the cam arm is seated in the recess. An optional damper can be located on the base and engaged by the cam to slow movement of the cam.
Claims20
A lid hinge assembly for an appliance, said lid hinge assembly comprising:
- a base configured to be attached to an associated appliance body, said base comprising a recess;
- a cam rotatably supported in said recess and adapted for rotation in first and second opposite angular directions relative to said base about a pivot axis, wherein said first and second angular directions correspond respectively to opening movement of an associated appliance lid relative to the associated appliance body and closing movement of the associated appliance lid relative to the associated appliance body;
- a spring operably engaged between the base and the cam, said spring comprising a first end operably engaged with the base and a second end operably connected to a cam arm of the cam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.