US 12,320,178 B2
Cabinet apparatus
Alexander V. LeTourneau, Sheboygan, WI (US); Swapnil Vasant Borade, Pune (IN); Zhongpeng Zha, Shanghai (CN); and Linan Han, Shanghai (CN)
Assigned to Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US)
Filed by Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US)
Filed on Nov. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/989,628.
Claims priority of application No. 202211398806.1 (CN), filed on Nov. 9, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0151083 A1, May 9, 2024
Int. Cl. E05D 7/081 (2006.01); A47B 67/02 (2006.01); E05D 11/06 (2006.01)
CPC E05D 7/081 (2013.01) [A47B 67/02 (2013.01); E05D 11/06 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/224 (2013.01); E05Y 2600/40 (2013.01); E05Y 2600/622 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/20 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cabinet apparatus comprising:
a housing defining a storage space having a front access opening, the housing comprising:
a rear panel;
a first panel structure comprising:
a first sidewall panel structure having a first interior surface that partially defines the storage space and a first exterior surface opposite the first interior surface; and
a tubular flange extending lengthwise along the first sidewall panel structure and protruding from the first exterior surface of the first sidewall panel structure, the tubular flange including a front wall, an outer wall, a rear wall, and an inner wall that collectively define a tubular cavity, the outer wall extending beyond the rear wall to form an abutment lip protruding from an exterior surface of the rear wall, the abutment lip abutting a wall surface when the cabinet apparatus is recess mounted into the wall; and
a first hinge component on the tubular flange of the first panel structure;
a door comprising:
a door body; and
a second hinge component on the door body;
the first and second hinge components operably coupled to one another so that the door is pivotably mounted to the housing to be rotatable about a rotational axis between: (1) a closed position in which the door body encloses the front access opening; and (2) an open position in which the storage space is accessible via the front access opening,
the second hinge component comprising a hinge stop,
the front wall extending beyond the outer wall to form a stop lip that protrudes from an exterior surface of the outer wall, and
the hinge stop and stop lip configured to interact with one another to prevent the door from being rotated about the rotational axis relative to the housing beyond a predetermined angular position relative to the closed position, the predetermined angular position being a fully open position of the door relative to the housing,
wherein the rear panel and the first panel structure are separately formed and subsequently coupled to form the housing.