Body-mounted hinge assembly component

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11499720-B2
Application number	US-201916724355-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 22, 2019
Priority date	Dec 22, 2019
Publication date	Nov 15, 2022
Grant date	Nov 15, 2022

Abstract

An appliance includes a hinge assembly for coupling a door to a housing or body of the appliance. The hinge assembly can include a body-mounted component, such as a body-mounted hinge or a body-mounted receiver. The body-mounted component is secured to a vertical support of the appliance. A mating component of the body-mounted hinge or body-mounted receiver is attached to the door.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An oven comprising:
at least one vertical support column;
an elongated bead provided within a surface of the at least one vertical support column, the elongated bead being a recess with opposed lateral edges; and
a hinge assembly comprising a hinge and a receiver,
wherein one of the hinge or the receiver is secured to a body of the oven such that a portion of the hinge or a portion of the receiver is positioned within the recess and between the lateral edges of the elongated bead.

2. The oven of claim 1 ,
said hinge comprising an elongated housing comprising a base wall, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall opposite the first sidewall, the elongated housing further comprising a first end portion and a second end portion opposite the first end portion;
at least one tab extending outward from and substantially perpendicular to one of the first sidewall or the second sidewall at the first end portion of the elongated housing; and
at least one tab extending from the first sidewall or the second sidewall at the second end portion of the elongated housing.

3. The oven of claim 2 , comprising a first tab extending from the first sidewall of the first end portion of the elongated housing and a second tab extending from the second sidewall of the first end portion of the elongated housing.

4. The oven of claim 3 , comprising a third tab extending from the first sidewall of the second end portion of the elongated housing and a fourth tab extending from the second sidewall of the second end portion of the elongated housing.

5. The oven of claim 4 , wherein the first tab is substantially parallel to the second tab and the third tab is substantially parallel to the fourth tab.

6. The oven of claim 3 , wherein the first tab is perpendicular to the first sidewall and the second tab is perpendicular to the second sidewall.

7. The oven of claim 2 , wherein the base wall includes a longitudinally extending rib from the first end portion of the elongated housing to the second end portion of the elongated housing.

8. The oven of claim 2 , wherein the at least one tab extending outward from and substantially perpendicular to one of the first sidewall or the second sidewall at the first end portion of the elongated housing comprises a first tab extending from the first sidewall and a second tab extending from the second sidewall, and wherein the first tab and the second tab extend in opposing directions.

9. The oven of claim 1 , wherein the portion of the hinge positioned within the bead is a tab extending from a housing of the hinge.

10. The oven of claim 9 , wherein a surface of the tab contacts a surface of the recess.

11. The oven of claim 9 , wherein a width of the tab corresponds with a recessed width of the elongated bead.

12. The oven of claim 1 , wherein the at least one vertical support column includes a front vertical support column and a rear vertical support column, and wherein a first end portion of the hinge is coupled to the front vertical support column and a second end portion of the hinge is coupled to the rear vertical support column.

13. The oven of claim 1 , wherein the receiver includes an embossment, and a surface of the embossment contacts a surface of the recess when the receiver is secured to the body of the oven.

14. The oven of claim 1 further comprising a base rail, wherein an end portion of the vertical support column terminates on the base rail.

15. An oven comprising:
a housing having opposed first and second side panels;
first and second vertical support columns, the first vertical support column positioned at a front portion of the first side panel and the second vertical support column positioned at a front portion of the second side panel;
wherein each of the first and second vertical support columns has an elongated bead recessed within a surface thereof; and
first and second hinge assemblies, each hinge assembly comprising a body-mounted component and a door-mounted component,
wherein the body-mounted component of the first hinge assembly is directly engaged with the first vertical support column and the body-mounted component of the second hinge assembly is directly engaged with the second vertical support column, and
wherein the door-mounted component of the first hinge assembly is secured to a first side of a door, and the door-mounted component of the second hinge assembly is secured to a second side of the door.

16. The oven of claim 15 , wherein the body-mounted component of the first hinge assembly is engaged with a recessed portion of the elongated bead of the first vertical support column and the body-mounted component of the second hinge assembly is engaged with a recessed portion of the elongated bead of the second vertical support column.

17. The oven of claim 15 , further comprising third and fourth vertical support columns, the third vertical support column positioned at a rear portion of the first side panel and the fourth vertical support column positioned at a rear portion of the second side panel.

18. The oven of claim 17 , wherein a first end portion of the body-mounted component of the first hinge assembly is coupled to the first vertical support column and a second end portion of the body-mounted component of the first hinge assembly is coupled to the third vertical support column, a first end portion of the body-mounted component of the second hinge assembly is coupled to the second vertical support column, and a second end portion of the body-mounted component of the second hinge assembly is coupled to the fourth vertical support column.

19. The oven of claim 15 , wherein loads on the body-mounted components of the first and second hinge assemblies are carried by the first and second vertical support columns.

Assignees

• Electrolux Home Prod Inc

Inventors

• Funk Gregory

Classifications

• F24C15/086

  Adjustable legs or pillars · CPC title

• A21B3/02

  Doors; Flap gates · CPC title

• E05D7/123

  specially adapted for cabinets or furniture · CPC title

• E05Y2900/308

  for ovens · CPC title

• F24C15/023 Primary

  Mounting of doors, e.g. hinges, counterbalancing · CPC title