Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Mullion hinge assembly
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Application No.: US16553815Application Date: 2019-08-28
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Publication No.: US10995977B2Publication Date: 2021-05-04
- Inventor: Kapil Ayyawar , Eric Larson
- Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Agency: Price Heneveld LLP
- Main IPC: F25D23/02
- IPC: F25D23/02

Abstract:
A hinge assembly for a mullion assembly includes a first hinge element having a first cam member with a cammed upper surface having a first portion and a second portion with an angled intermediate portion disposed therebetween. The first portion of the cammed upper surface of the first hinge element is vertically spaced-apart a distance from the second portion. A second hinge element is rotatably coupled to the first hinge element between first and second positions and includes a second cam member having a cammed lower surface that includes an engagement point that is engaged with the cammed upper surface of the first hinge element. The second hinge element is driven upwardly by the engagement of the engagement point and the cammed upper surface of the first hinge element as the second hinge element is rotated from the first position to the second position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210063078A1 MULLION HINGE ASSEMBLY Public/Granted day:2021-03-04
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