Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Adam Raymond Mora

Michael Wuttikorn Ekbundit

Venkata Chakradhar Rangu

Neelapala Gopinath Yadav

Alexander Boris Leibman

Manidhar V V S Yandamuri

Todd Boutiette

Zackary Filbert

Thirugnannasambandham Venkatesan

A washing appliance having a removable service tray. The tray may include a cartridge removably received within a door of the appliance. A spring assembly may be positioned within the cartridge for assisting in opening the door. The cartridge and its components may be concealed from the view of a user at the front of the appliance.

Washer appliance having door with removable service tray

A washing machine includes a cabinet defining a lateral direction, a transverse direction, and a vertical direction. The lateral, transverse, and vertical directions are mutually orthogonal. The washing machine appliance also includes a top panel on the cabinet that defines an opening. A wash chamber is defined within the cabinet below the opening of the top panel. The washing machine appliance also includes a lid which is rotatable through a plane defined by the transverse direction and the vertical direction between a closed position to sealingly enclose the wash chamber and an open position to permit access to the wash chamber. A hinge rotatably connects the lid to the top panel. The hinge defines a compound pivot axis. The lid rotates relative to the top panel about the compound pivot axis.

Washing machine lid with compound pivot axis

A door assembly for a washing machine appliance includes an outer door frame, an inner door frame, and two reinforcement brackets positioned between the outer door frame and the inner door frame on opposite sides of the door assembly. The outer door frame defines a boss and the reinforcement bracket defines an expandable sleeve received within the boss. A mechanical fastener passes through the inner door frame and into the expandable sleeve to increase a diameter of the expandable sleeve to engage the boss and join the inner door frame, the reinforcement brackets, and the outer door frame.

Door assembly for a washing machine appliance

A washing machine lid and a hinge for attaching the washing machine lid. The washing machine includes a cabinet and a rotatable lid. A hinge rotatably connects the lid to a top panel or front panel of the cabinet. The hinge includes a shaft, a housing defining a cavity for receiving an end of the shaft, and a connecting member extending from the housing such that the housing and the connecting member are rotatable around the shaft. The connecting member includes one or more tabs. The lid includes a pocket, the pocket receives the hinge, the pocket defines one or more sockets for receiving the one or more tabs, and the one or more tabs are biased into engagement with the one or more sockets.

Washing machine lid attachment

A washing machine appliance includes a cabinet having a top panel, a wash tub mounted within the cabinet below the top panel, and a door mounted to the cabinet at the top panel. The door is adjustable between an open position and a closed position. The door is positioned over the wash tub in the closed position. The washing machine appliance also includes a spray head mounted to the door with an articulated joint. The spray head is fluidly connected to a wash fluid source and is configured for selectively providing a flow of wash fluid in a desired direction and location within the wash tub when the door is in the open position.

Washing machine appliance with articulated fill nozzle

A washing machine appliance and lid assembly is provided. The appliance may include a cabinet defining an opening, a basket, a door, a balance lever, and a counter balance assembly. The door may be pivotable about a pivot axis between an open position and a closed position. The counter balance assembly may be mounted to the balance lever to hold the door in an intermediate position between the open position and the closed position. The counter balance assembly may include a guide pin coupled to the balance lever and a bracket coupled to the cabinet and defining a trailing surface. The guide pin may be slidably disposed on the trailing surface of the bracket.

Washing machine appliance and lid assembly

A dampener, and an appliance with a dampener, wherein the dampener provides resistance against the movement of a door of the appliance between an open and closed position. The dampener can be incorporated into the door of the appliance in manner than provides strength for proper operation while also allowing for streamlined aesthetics and less bulk.

Dampener for an appliance

A vertical axis washing machine appliance includes a door pivotably mounted to a cabinet. The door includes a frame, an axle and a lever arm. The axle is fixed to the frame, and the lever arm is fixed to the axle. A door lock assembly is operable to lock the door in a closed position. The door lock assembly includes a latch and an actuator that is operable to move the latch between an engaged position and a disengaged position. The latch is engaged with the lever arm of the door when the latch is in the engaged position.

Washing machine appliance with a door lock assembly

A washing machine appliance and lid assembly is provided. Washing machine may include a cabinet, a basket, and a door. The cabinet may define an opening. The basket may be mounted within the cabinet. The basket may define a wash chamber beneath the opening to receive one or more clothing articles to be washed. Door may be pivotally attached to the cabinet. The door may be selectively movable between an open position permitting access to the opening and a closed position restricting access to the opening. The door may include an integral frame and a discrete panel. The integral frame may define an aperture above the wash chamber.

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LaGrange, KY, United States of America

Adam Raymond Mora