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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2017
Electrolux Home Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Paul Dubina, Anderson, SC (US);
Kunal Aggarwal, Clemson, SC (US);
Electrolux Home Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A hinge assembly provided for pivotally connecting a door to a main body of a refrigerator. The hinge assembly is configured such that the door is translationally moved with respect to the main body in response to a pivot motion of the door. The hinge assembly comprises a housing having a first slot, a second slot, and a protrusion. A primary gear is attached to the door and slidably positioned within the first slot of the housing such that a pivot motion of the door rotates the primary gear in a first rotational direction. Additionally, a secondary gear, rotationally engaging the primary gear, is slidably positioned within the second slot of the housing. The secondary gear further comprises a cam profile adjacent to the protrusion.