US 11,986,091 B2
Powered tilt drawer front for a domestic appliance
Bart Andrew Nuss, Fisherville, KY (US)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Aug. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/879,216.
Prior Publication US 2024/0041208 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. A47B 88/00 (2017.01); A47B 88/457 (2017.01); A47B 88/90 (2017.01); A47B 88/956 (2017.01); E05B 65/46 (2017.01); F25D 23/02 (2006.01); F25D 25/02 (2006.01)
CPC A47B 88/956 (2017.01) [A47B 88/457 (2017.01); A47B 88/941 (2017.01); E05B 65/46 (2013.01); F25D 25/025 (2013.01); A47B 2210/175 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A drawer assembly for an appliance, the appliance comprising a cabinet defining a drawer recess, the drawer assembly comprising:
a drawer front for providing selective access to the drawer recess, the drawer front being rotatable between an open position and a closed position;
a slide operably coupling the drawer front to the cabinet, the slide comprising:
a catch bar;
a fixed slide mounted to the appliance, the fixed slide defining a receiving slot; and
a sliding support slidably engaged with the fixed slide, the sliding support being coupled to the drawer front and moving the drawer front between a retracted position and an extended position
an electronic input provided on the drawer front, the electronic input configured to transmit an input signal; and
a latch provided in the drawer front, the latch being operably coupled with the electronic input and selectively engaged with the catch bar based on the input signal;
a switch provided on the fixed slide, the switch being operably coupled to the control board; and
an actuator provided on the sliding support, the actuator configured to activate the switch from a deactivated state to an activated state in response to the drawer front being in the extended position.