US 12,065,865 B2
Hinge assembly for washing or laundry machine
Ethan Harbrecht, La Porte, IN (US); Arunkumar Harikrishnasamy, Stevensville, MI (US); and Ravindra Balkrishna Salunkhe, Maharashtra (IN)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Nov. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/536,888.
Prior Publication US 2023/0167662 A1, Jun. 1, 2023
Int. Cl. E05D 11/06 (2006.01); D06F 39/14 (2006.01); E05D 3/02 (2006.01); E05D 5/04 (2006.01)
CPC E05D 11/06 (2013.01) [D06F 39/14 (2013.01); E05D 3/02 (2013.01); E05D 5/04 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/312 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A laundry appliance comprising:
a housing;
a door; and
a hinge rotatably securing the door to the housing, the hinge having a base portion affixed to the housing, a rotatable portion secured to the door, a shaft, and a travel limiter, wherein (i) the rotatable portion is configured to pivot relative to the base portion via the shaft, (ii) the base portion has two eyelets and the rotatable portion has three eyelets, (iii) the eyelets of the base portion and the eyelets of the rotatable portion are aligned via the shaft extending therethrough, (iv) each of the eyelets of the base portion are disposed between two of the eyelets of the rotatable portion, (v) the travel limiter includes a stop disposed on the rotatable portion and a stop block disposed on the base portion, and (vi) the stop is configured to engage the stop block to limit radial movement of the rotatable portion relative to the base portion.