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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2024
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Tanner Davis Gunn, Louisville, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A washing machine appliance includes a cabinet including a front panel defining a chamber opening, a wash tub positioned within the cabinet and defining a wash chamber, a wash basket rotatably mounted within the wash tub, a door rotatably mounted to the front panel and moveable between open and closed positions, and a door lock assembly for selectively locking the door in the closed position. The door lock assembly includes a door lock extending within the cabinet and including a latch moveable between locked and unlocked positions and a reset actuator for moving the latch from the locked to the unlocked position, and a reset lever for engaging the reset actuator to move the latch from the locked to the unlocked position. The reset lever is rotatable mounted within the cabinet and the front panel of the cabinet defines an opening for providing access to the reset lever.