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Hinge system for touchless commercial appliances

US11814777B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims

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Assignee

WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION · US

Inventors

Mayuresh Prashant Arankalle · Pune, IN
Mohsin M. Attar · Ashti, IN
Ameya S. Kshirsagar · Pune, IN
Sagar Kumar · Bengaluru, IN
Vivek Mansing PATIL · Sangli, IN
Manish Saha · Pune, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 22, 2021
Grant date	Nov 14, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 8, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
CPC primaryE05Y2900/312
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A contactless laundry treating apparatus may include a cabinet having a front panel defining an access opening configured to receive laundry items, door attached to the front panel via a hinge assembly, where the hinge assembly may include a hydraulic system arranged on an interior of the front panel within the cabinet configured to engage with a connecting hook arranged within the door to selectively apply an outward force on the connecting hook to open the door and an inward force on the connecting hook to close the door.

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