Household appliance having a mounting system for a middle door glass

A household cooking appliance comprising:

• a housing having an oven chamber accessible through an opening, the opening having a seal surrounding a perimeter of the opening;
• and
• a door covering the opening and moveable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position,
• wherein the door includes:
• an outer door skin forming an outer surface of the door, the outer door skin including an outer glass panel;
• a full glass inner panel forming an inner surface of the door, the full glass inner panel abutting the seal when the door is in a closed position;
• a middle glass panel disposed between the outer glass panel and the inner glass panel;
• and
• a middle glass support system that supports the middle glass panel at a predetermined position between the outer glass panel and the full glass inner panel, wherein the middle glass support system includes a first bracket on a first side of the door and a second bracket on a second side of the door, and wherein the first bracket and the second bracket secure the middle glass panel in a first dimension extending in a side-to-side direction with respect to the door and a second dimension extending in an upward direction toward a top surface of the door;
• wherein the middle glass support system further comprises:
• a top reflector that extends across a top portion of the door and secures the middle glass support in two dimensions;
• a lower retainer that extends across a bottom portion of the door and secures the middle glass support in two dimensions;
• and
• a first hinge assembly on the first side of the door and a second hinge assembly on the second side of the door,
• wherein the top reflector has a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is coupled to a top of the first hinge assembly and the second end is coupled to a top of the second hinge assembly thereby fixing a position of the first hinge assembly with respect to the second hinge assembly,
• wherein the top reflector is coupled to a top of the first bracket and a top of the second bracket thereby fixing an upper position of the first bracket with respect to the second bracket, and
• wherein the lower retainer is coupled to a bottom of the first bracket and a bottom of the second bracket thereby fixing a lower position of the first bracket with respect to the second bracket;
• and
• wherein the door further comprises:
• a flexible metal part disposed between the middle glass panel and the full glass inner panel, the flexible metal part resiliently and movably supporting the full glass inner panel in a position spaced apart from the middle glass panel,
• wherein a top portion of the flexible metal part is suspended from the top reflector in a position below the top reflector and a lower portion of the flexible metal part is coupled to the lower retainer in a position above the lower retainer,
• wherein the flexible metal part is suspended between and spaced away from the top reflector and the lower retainer, and
• wherein the flexible metal part is disposed between and spaced away from the first bracket and the second bracket.