US 11,946,309 B2
Adjustable bumper design for home appliances
Rohan Gajananrao Gore, Stevensville, MI (US); and David Gregory Quante, St. Joseph, MI (US)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 17, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/994,755.
Prior Publication US 2022/0049536 A1, Feb. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. E05F 5/06 (2006.01); F24C 15/02 (2006.01)
CPC E05F 5/06 (2013.01) [F24C 15/027 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/308 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cooking appliance, comprising:
a cabinet having a front panel, wherein the front panel defines as access opening;
a door hingedly coupled with the cabinet and configured to selectively cover the access opening;
a bumper coupled to one of the door and front panel, the bumper comprising:
a cap defining an interior and including a disc-shaped upper portion at an end thereof;
at least one flange coupled to an annular outer sidewall of the cap, wherein the at least one flange lies in a first plane which intersects with a second plane defined by the disc-shaped upper portion of the cap, further wherein the at least one flange comprises a first end and a second end and the second end is spaced further from the disc-shaped upper portion of the cap than the first end;
a stop disposed at an end of the at least one flange, the stop extending from a body of the flange toward the disc-shaped upper portion;
a through-hole defined by the cap, the through-hole having a diameter less than a diameter of the interior; and
a fastener having a shaft and a head, the head having an elastomeric cover, wherein the shaft is disposed within the through-hole and the head is disposed within the interior when the bumper is in a mounted state.