Patent ID: 8393691

Claim:
A hinge pulley for a household appliance having a housing, a washing container in the housing, a door pivotable about a horizontal axis at the lower part of the door between an open and a closed position for accessing an interior of the washing container, and a transmission element coupled between the door and the housing, the hinge pulley comprising a unitary molded body including: an integral first channel having a first curved portion for guiding the transmission element; an integral second channel having a second curved portion for guiding the transmission element; a first fixation guide through which the transmission element is inserted to secure the transmission element to the hinge pulley; and a second fixation guide through which the transmission element is inserted to secure the transmission element to the hinge pulley, wherein the second fixation guide includes a pair of tabs separated by a gap; wherein a portion of one of the integral first channel and the integral second channel includes a sliding surface formed from an ultra high molecular weight material.