Patent ID: 11965280
Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC D  E | IPC D  E

Claim 0:
1. An appliance comprising:
an outer cabinet having a front aperture for accessing a processing space;
a door that selectively engages the front aperture in a closed position to enclose the processing space; and
a hinge comprising:
a cabinet mount attached to the outer cabinet and having a stop that defines an open position of the door;
a hinge pin that extends through the cabinet mount to define a rotational axis of the hinge;
a sheet metal flange that is press fit onto the hinge pin and is fixedly attached to the door, wherein the sheet metal flange is wrapped around the hinge pin and is attached to the door via fasteners, and wherein the hinge pin includes a protrusion that selectively engages the stop of the cabinet mount in the open position, wherein
the cabinet mount includes a bushing that is secured within a bracket portion of the cabinet mount, the hinge pin extending through a central bore of the bushing and being rotationally operable within the bushing between the open and closed positions;
the sheet metal flange includes opposing attachment members that are press fit onto opposing ends of the hinge pin and configured to be press fit onto the opposing ends of the hinge pin when the hinge pin is positioned within the bushing and the bracket portion.