HYDRAULIC HINGE FOR FREESTANDING APPLIANCE
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1. A home appliance comprising:
- an oven,a door positioned at the front of the oven, the door being configured to rotate about an axis,a fluid housing coupled to the door, the fluid housing having a cylinder housing with a rod extending therefrom, anda relief valve fluidly coupled to the cylinder housing, the relief valve being configured to release fluid from the cylinder housing when fluid pressure in the cylinder housing exceeds a predefined threshold,wherein (i) the fluid pressure within the cylinder housing is increased as the door is moved about the axis, and (ii) the fluid pressure in the cylinder housing exceeds the predefined threshold when the door is moved to a predetermined position about the axis.
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Abstract
A home appliance including an oven and a door positioned at the front of the oven that is configured to rotate about an axis. A fluid housing is coupled to the door and has a cylinder housing with a rod extending therefrom. A relief valve is fluidly coupled to the cylinder housing and is configured to release fluid from the cylinder housing when fluid pressure in the cylinder housing exceeds a predefined threshold. The fluid pressure in the cylinder housing exceeds the predefined threshold when the door is moved to a predetermined position about the axis.
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1. A home appliance comprising:
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an oven, a door positioned at the front of the oven, the door being configured to rotate about an axis, a fluid housing coupled to the door, the fluid housing having a cylinder housing with a rod extending therefrom, and a relief valve fluidly coupled to the cylinder housing, the relief valve being configured to release fluid from the cylinder housing when fluid pressure in the cylinder housing exceeds a predefined threshold, wherein (i) the fluid pressure within the cylinder housing is increased as the door is moved about the axis, and (ii) the fluid pressure in the cylinder housing exceeds the predefined threshold when the door is moved to a predetermined position about the axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A home appliance comprising:
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an oven, a door pivotably coupled to the oven, the door being configured to rotate about a first axis relative to the front of the oven, a cylinder housing coupled to the door, the cylinder housing having an inner chamber defined therein containing fluid, a relief valve fluidly coupled to the inner chamber, the relief valve being configured to permit fluid to advance from the inner chamber when fluid pressure in the inner chamber exceeds a predefined threshold, and a rod having a first end pivotably coupled to the oven and a second end positioned in the inner chamber, the rod being configured to extend and retract relative to the cylinder housing as the door is rotated about the first axis, wherein (i) extension of the rod causes fluid pressure in the inner chamber to increase, and (ii) fluid pressure exceeds the predefined threshold when the door is moved to a predetermined position about the first axis. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A home appliance comprising:
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an oven, a door positioned at the front of the oven, the door being configured to rotate about an axis, a fluid housing coupled to the door, the fluid housing having a cylinder housing with a rod extending therefrom, and a relief valve fluidly coupled to the cylinder housing, the relief valve being configured to release fluid from the cylinder housing when fluid pressure in the cylinder housing exceeds a predefined threshold, wherein (i) an angle is defined between the door and the front of the oven as the door is rotated about the axis, and (ii) when the angle is greater than 90°
the fluid pressure in the cylindrical housing exceeds the predefined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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