Whirlpool Corporation

Ganesh Bramhane

Antonio Sanchez

Shrawan Kumar

Kapil Ayyawar

Pradeep Thorat

Dakota E Kosek

Alexandre C Azevedo

Juan Pablo Ramirez Carrillo

Fernando Garcia

Pradip T Bansode

Pallavi B Nevage

Gaurav Ramdas Bairagi

An appliance includes an appliance body defining a cavity. A front panel defines a connector slot. A hinge arm is configured to be pivotally coupled with the appliance body and includes an arm body defining an arm receiving well. A flange extends from the arm body and is configured to be received by the connector slot. A door includes a rail defining a rail receiving well and a channel configured to receive the hinge arm so that the rail receiving well is aligned with the arm receiving well. A fastener is configured to be received by the arm and rail receiving wells to fixedly couple the hinge arm within the channel of the rail. A guide is coupled with the front panel and defines an aperture aligned with the connector slot. First and second wings are configured to frame the flange when the flange is received by the connector slot.

Appliance door hinge assembly

An appliance door closure assembly is provided and comprises an inner door selectively coupled with an outer door. An anchor is in connection with the inner door and defines a retention space. A latch assembly is in connection with the outer door. The latch assembly includes a first cam having a first contact surface and pivotally coupled to a base. A second cam has a second contact surface engaged with the first contact surface of the first cam. The latch assembly is movable between a first position and a second position.

Latch assembly

A latch assembly for an appliance includes a cabinet having a front panel with a latch opening. A latch member is aligned with the latch opening of the front panel and is movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position. A door is hingedly coupled to the cabinet between open and closed positions and has a latch receiving aperture. A cover plate is configured to selectively cover the latch opening. The cover plate is rotatably coupled with the cabinet between first and second positions.

Appliance latch assembly

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Ganesh Bramhane