US 12,235,037 B2
Refrigeration unit door bracket
Sai B. Krishna, Bangalore (IN); Sanket Phalak, Pune (IN); and Aaron M. Stewart, Niles, MI (US)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Nov. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/060,054.
Prior Publication US 2024/0175624 A1, May 30, 2024
Int. Cl. F25D 23/02 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 23/028 (2013.01) [F25D 2323/024 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refrigeration unit, comprising:
a cabinet that defines a storage cavity;
a door pivotably coupled to the cabinet via a hinge and configured to selectively cover an opening to the storage cavity, the door comprising:
a first surface;
a second surface adjacent to the first surface; and
a third surface adjacent to the first and second surfaces; and
a bracket that connects the door to the hinge, the bracket comprising:
a first portion fixed to the first surface;
a second portion fixed to the second surface and positioned upward of the first portion;
a third portion fixed to the third surface; and
a tab that extends upward from the first portion to a distal end that is positioned upward of the second portion, wherein the first portion of the bracket defines an aperture configured to receive a fastener for coupling the bracket with the hinge, and wherein the aperture is positioned relative to the tab, such that a vertical axis that intersects the aperture intersects a portion of the tab.