Refrigerator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9841221-B2
Application number	US-201615048274-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 19, 2016
Priority date	Feb 19, 2016
Publication date	Dec 12, 2017
Grant date	Dec 12, 2017

Abstract

An assembly includes an enclosure including an opening providing an access to an interior of the enclosure, a door configured to open or close the opening in the enclosure. The assembly also includes a drawer side assembly supported by the enclosure and coupled to the door to move the door at least in part between an open position and a closed position. The assembly further includes a joining member configured to adjustably couple the door to the drawer side assembly. The joining member includes one or more oversized apertures relative to corresponding fasteners.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of assembling an assembly comprising a cabinet having an opening providing an access to an interior of the cabinet; a freezer door slidable between an open position and a closed position and comprising a plurality of first apertures formed in the freezer door; a drawer slide assembly supported by the cabinet and coupled to the freezer door to support the freezer door for sliding the freezer door at least in part between the open position and the closed position, the drawer slide assembly comprising an outer extender and an inner extender in a telescopic relationship with each other, the inner extender comprising a plurality of second apertures formed in the inner extender; and a mounting bracket adjustably securing the freezer door to the inner extender, the mounting bracket comprising a first portion coupled to the freezer door and comprising a plurality of third apertures aligned with the plurality of first apertures for receiving a plurality of first fasteners in the first and third apertures; and a second portion coupled to the inner extender and comprising one or more embossments formed in the second portion, and a plurality of fourth apertures formed in the second portion and aligned with the plurality of second apertures for receiving a plurality of second fasteners, wherein at least one set of the plurality of the second and fourth apertures is oversized relative to a cross-sectional area of a corresponding one of the plurality of second fasteners, wherein the method comprises:
engaging the first portion of the mounting bracket with the freezer door;
engaging the second portion of the mounting bracket with the inner extender such that the one or more embossments abut a surface of the inner extender;
adjusting a position of the mounting bracket relative to the inner extender;
fully securing the second portion of the mounting bracket to the inner extender by fully fastening the plurality of the second fasteners such that the one or more embossments plastically deform the inner extender so as to form one or more corresponding recesses on the inner extender corresponding to positions of the one ore more embossments;
disassembling the second portion of the mounting bracket from the freezer door;
aligning the one or more embossments of the mounting bracket with the one or more corresponding recesses that were previously formed on the inner extender; and
fully securing the second portion of the mounting bracket to the inner extender by fully tightening the plurality of the second fasteners so that the one or more embossments are positioned within the one or more corresponding recesses.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein engaging the first portion of the mounting bracket with the freezer door comprises fixedly engaging the first portion of the mounting bracket to the freezer door.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of the first and second apertures comprises one of a circle, an ellipse, an elongated oval, and a rectangle.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein engaging the second portion of the mounting bracket with the inner extender comprises fastening the mounting bracket with the inner extender such that a plurality of the second fasteners are movable in both the second and fourth apertures.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein adjusting the position of the mounting bracket relative to the inner extender comprises adjusting the position of the mounting bracket relative to the inner extender with the plurality of first fasteners received in the first and third apertures.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein adjusting the position of the mounting bracket relative to the inner extender comprises adjusting the position of the mounting bracket relative to the inner extender until the freezer door is fully aligned with the cabinet.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein disassembling the second portion of the mounting bracket from the freezer door comprises disassembling the freezer door from the refrigerator by removing the plurality of the second fasteners.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein aligning the one or more embossments of the mounting bracket with the one or more corresponding recesses comprises receiving the embossments of the mounting bracket in the one or more corresponding recesses in the inner extender.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a third portion couples the first portion and the second portion.

Assignees

• Electrolux Home Prod Inc

Inventors

• Dubina Paul Allen
• Brown Andrew D

Classifications

• A47B88/427

  at drawer side · CPC title

• A47B2210/0021

  Slide with punched part · CPC title

• F25D25/022

  Baskets · CPC title

• A47B2210/0054

  Adjustment of position of slides · CPC title

• A47B2210/09

  Attachment means · CPC title