Patent ID: 11937755
Assignee: HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  E | IPC A  E

Claim 0:
1. A dishwashing appliance defining a mutually-orthogonal vertical direction, lateral direction, and transverse direction, the dishwashing appliance comprising:
a cabinet defining a wash chamber for the receipt of articles for washing, the cabinet comprising a pair of opposing sidewalls, a top wall, and a rear wall;
a tub disposed inside the cabinet and defining a front opening;
a door rotatably positioned at the front opening and providing selective access to the wash chamber of the cabinet;
a hinge rotationally fixed to the door, the hinge defining a top edge, a bottom edge, and an arched cutout extending upward from the bottom edge, the arched cutout having an entrance defined at the bottom edge, an apex disposed above the entrance relative to the vertical direction, and an arcuate seat disposed below the apex relative to the vertical direction;
a spring linkage extending from a first end to a second end, the first end being mounted to the cabinet; and
a clevis disposed at the second end of the spring linkage in selective attachment with the hinge, the clevis comprising a rigid leg and a connecting pin extending laterally from the rigid leg, the connecting pin being received within the arcuate seat, and the rigid leg extending upward above the apex relative to the vertical direction to cover the apex,
wherein the hinge further defines a hinge retention lip disposed between the entrance and the arcuate seat relative to the transverse direction, and
wherein the rigid leg further extends forward from the connection pin and covers the hinge retention lip as the door rotates between an open position and a closed position.