Door for built-in household electrical appliances
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsArmando Pelizzari, Andrea Ansaldo, Matteo Reni, Giorgio Giudici
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Abstract
A moulded copolymer door for built-in household electrical appliances to which a panel is to be adjustably connected to the door. The panel is configured to be adjusted in height, laterally and in depth. Adjustable mounting brackets are mounted on the door adjacent to undercuts on the vertical sides of said door and are accessible from a face of the door opposite of the panel through which the undercuts of the panel may be secured to the adjustable mounting brackets.
Claims17
A moulded copolymer door for built-in household electrical appliances to which a panel is to be connected by adjustment means which enables the panel to be adjusted in height, laterally and in depth, said adjustment means including a plurality of adjustable mounting brackets mounted on said door adjacent to undercuts on vertical sides of said door and accessible from the face of said door opposite from said mounting brackets through which said panel may be secured to the adjustable mounting brackets.
A moulded copolymer door for built-in household electrical appliances including a plurality of undercuts on vertical sides of said door;
- a panel;
- a plurality of adjustable mounting brackets mounted on said door adjacent to said undercuts and having a plurality of paired holes such that at least one pair of holes are aligned with said undercuts;
- and
- securing means positioned adjacent said undercuts for securing said panel to said adjustable mounting brackets.
A moulded copolymer door for built-in household electrical appliances including a plurality of undercuts on vertical sides of said door, corner reinforcements in the corners of said door, and a guide for a removable and adjustable support adjacent the bottom of the door;
- a panel to match adjacent cabinets or furniture;
- a plurality of upper adjustable mounting brackets mounted on said door on said corner reinforcements and adjacent to said undercuts;
- said upper brackets having
- a plurality of paired holes in a mounting surface arranged such that at least one pair of holes are aligned with said undercuts;
- double faced adhesive tape on said mounting surface;
- and
- screw means for vertical and depth adjusting of said panel on said door;
- and
- securing means positioned adjacent said undercuts for securing said panel to said adjustable mounting brackets.
A moulded copolymer door for built-in household electrical appliances including a plurality of undercuts on vertical sides of said door, corner reinforcements in the corners of said door, and a guide for a removable and adjustable support adjacent the bottom of the door;
- a panel to match adjacent cabinets or furniture;
- a plurality of upper adjustable mounting brackets mounted on said door on said corner reinforcements and adjacent to said undercuts;
- said upper brackets having
- a plurality of paired holes in a mounting surface arranged such that at least one pair of holes are aligned with said undercuts;
- double faced adhesive tape on said mounting surface;
- and
- and screw means for vertical and depth adjusting of said panel on said door;
- one or more lower adjustable mounting brackets mounted on said corner reinforcements and adjacent to said undercuts;
- said lower brackets having
- a plurality of holes in a mounting surface arranged such that at least one of said holes is aligned with said undercut;
- and
- screw means for depth adjusting of said panel on said door;
- and
- securing means positioned adjacent said undercuts for securing said panel to said upper and lower adjustable mounting brackets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.