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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2022
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Sripad Kulkarni, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Chaitanya Salve, Pune, IN;
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A laundry appliance includes a cabinet having an access aperture positioned within a door-receiving recess to provide access to a processing space within the cabinet. A door is rotationally operable relative to the door-receiving recess to selectively enclose the processing space. The door has an inner-facing panel that defines a plurality of recesses. Hinges are fixedly attached to first and second recesses and to a planar surface of the door-receiving recess that surrounds the access aperture. A magnetic lock is fixedly attached to a third recess and is selectively and magnetically attached to the planar surface to define a closed position of the door panel. The plurality of recesses selectively and alternatively receive one of the hinges and the magnetic lock to define a swing direction of the door panel. The hinges are attached to and the magnetic lock selectively engages the planar surface.