US 11,885,061 B2
Washing machine appliance spacer assembly
Ravikumar Anburaj, Tamilnadu (IN); Sushant Maruti Bhogulkar, Hyderabad (IN); Srikanth Gopireddy, Hyderabad (IN); and Pavan Kumar Madeti, Hyderabad (IN)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Jun. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/842,934.
Prior Publication US 2023/0407546 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. D06F 39/00 (2020.01); D06F 39/12 (2006.01)
CPC D06F 39/001 (2013.01) [D06F 39/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A washing machine appliance comprising:
a cabinet having a rear panel;
a wash tub located within the cabinet; and
a shipping spacer assembly removably attached to the wash tub for fixing a distance between the wash tub and the cabinet in an installed position, the shipping spacer assembly defining an axial direction, a radial direction and a circumferential direction, the shipping spacer assembly comprising:
a bolt comprising a shaft extending along the axial direction and a head located at one end of the shaft, the bolt defining a plurality of lock-receiving features along the shaft,
a spacer defining a bolt cavity extending along the axial direction and removably receiving the shaft, and
a locking mechanism removably engaging the bolt at one of the plurality lock-receiving features to secure the spacer to the bolt.