Appliance with a pin retention feature
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1. An appliance, comprising:
- a case;
a door having a pin, the door pivotable relative to the case on the pin;
a bracket mounted to the case at a bottom portion of the case, the bracket defining a hinge slot, the hinge slot of the bracket comprisinga tapered inlet positioned at an outer surface of the bracket;
a channel disposed below the tapered inlet;
a tapered pin retainer positioned below of the channel; and
a pin opening positioned below the tapered pin retainer, the pin of the door disposed within the pin opening of the hinge slot,wherein the hinge slot defines a central axis between the tapered inlet and the pin opening,wherein the tapered pin retainer defines a width perpendicular to the central axis, the width of the tapered pin retainer decreasing from a top portion of the tapered pin retainer to a bottom portion of the tapered pin retainer, andwherein a maximum width of the tapered pin retainer is no less than twice a width of the channel that is perpendicular to the central axis.
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Abstract
An appliance with a case and a door is provided. A bracket of the appliance is mounted to the case and includes a hinge slot. The hinge slot of the bracket has a channel, a tapered pin retainer and a pin opening. A pin of the door is disposed within the pin opening of the hinge slot in order to pivotally mount the door to the case.
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1. An appliance, comprising:
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a case; a door having a pin, the door pivotable relative to the case on the pin; a bracket mounted to the case at a bottom portion of the case, the bracket defining a hinge slot, the hinge slot of the bracket comprising a tapered inlet positioned at an outer surface of the bracket; a channel disposed below the tapered inlet; a tapered pin retainer positioned below of the channel; and a pin opening positioned below the tapered pin retainer, the pin of the door disposed within the pin opening of the hinge slot, wherein the hinge slot defines a central axis between the tapered inlet and the pin opening, wherein the tapered pin retainer defines a width perpendicular to the central axis, the width of the tapered pin retainer decreasing from a top portion of the tapered pin retainer to a bottom portion of the tapered pin retainer, and wherein a maximum width of the tapered pin retainer is no less than twice a width of the channel that is perpendicular to the central axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An appliance, comprising:
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a case; a door having a pin, the door pivotable relative to the case on the pin; a bracket mounted to the case at a bottom portion of the case, the bracket defining a hinge slot, the hinge slot of the bracket defining a central axis and extending between a top portion and a bottom portion along the central axis, the hinge slot comprising a channel; a tapered pin retainer positioned below of the channel along the central axis; and a pin opening positioned below of the tapered pin retainer along the central axis and at the bottom portion of the hinge slot, the pin of the door disposed within the pin opening of the hinge slot, wherein the pin has a non-circular cross-sectional shape. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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