Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Refrigerator with hinge assembly having an external hinge pin
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Application No.: US18202367Application Date: 2023-05-26
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Publication No.: US11976874B2Publication Date: 2024-05-07
- Inventor: Lynne F. Hunter , Daniel Lottinville , Karen J. Querfurth
- 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
- The original application number of the division: US17592180 2022.02.03
- Main IPC: F25D23/02
- IPC: F25D23/02 ; E05D3/02 ; E05D5/02

Abstract:
A hinge assembly for hinging a door to a cabinet of a refrigerator includes an exposed door frame that extends at least partially about a top panel and opposing side panels of the door. A mounting block is configured to be coupled to the top panel of the door. The mounting block is positioned in a cutout of the exposed door frame that is proximate a front panel of the door and is disposed between the opposing side panels. A hinge support bracket extends across a width of the cabinet and is coupled thereto. A hinge bracket is configured to be coupled to the hinge support bracket. A hinge pin is disposed between the mounting block and the hinge bracket and is engaged thereto such that an entirety of the hinge pin is external to the door.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230296308A1 REFRIGERATOR WITH HINGE ASSEMBLY HAVING AN EXTERNAL HINGE PIN Public/Granted day:2023-09-21
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