Adjustable hinge for oven appliance
OwnerAngelo Vanini, Jeffrey R. Klingemaninventors
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An oven door hinge having an arm and a hinge assembly pivotally attached thereto. The hinge assembly has an elongated, channel-shaped housing that is configured to be removably and constrainingly received within a pocket of an oven door. The housing has two ends, with one end having a slotted, transverse end wall and the other end pivotally attached to the arm of the hinge at a first location. The hinge assembly also includes an elongated, channel-shaped link having two ends, with one end pivotally attached to the arm of the hinge at a second location, and the second end extending towards the transverse end wall of the housing. The link is configured to be retained within the channel of the housing so that it is able to shift positions with respect thereto as the hinge assembly is rotated. An elongated channel-shaped post having two ends is operatively connected to the other end of the link near the transverse end wall of the housing so that it extends through and beyond the transverse end wall of the housing, where it receives a spring element. An adjustment member that is attached to the other end of the post retains a spring element on the post. The adjustment member is provided with a threaded end and an adjustable stop to enable the length of the spring continuously varied within a predetermined range of values.
A hinge assembly for pivotally attaching an oven door to an oven of a range, the hinge assembly comprising:
A hinge for pivotally attaching an oven door to an oven of a range, the hinge comprising:
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