Removable side hinge for appliance

摘要

A hinge system for mounting a door to an appliance has an upper hinge bracket having an upper hinge swing element configured to engage a door upper swing element fixed to the door, the engagement of the upper hinge swing element and the door upper swing element allowing the door to swing about a vertical axis between an open position and a closed position, and an upper hinge pivot limiting element configured to engage a frame pivot limiting element fixed to the appliance; a lower hinge bracket having a lower hinge swing element configured to engage a door lower swing element, and a system pivot element configured to engage a frame pivot element such that the upper hinge bracket, the lower hinge bracket, and the door are pivotable about a horizontal axis as a unit relative to the appliance while still being attached to the appliance.

主权项

1. A hinge system for mounting a side swing door of a domestic kitchen appliance to a frame of the domestic kitchen appliance, the system comprising:
an upper hinge bracket having
an upper hinge swing element configured to engage a door upper swing element fixed to the door of the domestic kitchen appliance, the engagement of the upper hinge swing element and the door upper swing element allowing the door to swing about a vertical axis between an open position and a closed position, andan upper hinge pivot limiting element configured to engage a frame pivot limiting element fixed to the frame of the domestic home appliance; a lower hinge bracket having
a lower hinge swing element configured to engage a door lower swing element, the engagement of the lower hinge swing element and the door lower swing element allowing the door to swing about the vertical axis between the open position and the closed position, anda system pivot element configured to engage a frame pivot element such that the upper hinge bracket, the lower hinge bracket, and the door are pivotable about a horizontal axis as a unit relative to the frame of the domestic kitchen appliance between an appliance operational position and a door removal position; and an operational position holding element attached to the upper hinge bracket or the lower hinge bracket, the operational position holding element configured to releasably hold the door in the appliance operational position, wherein the appliance operational position is a position of the upper hinge bracket, the lower hinge bracket, and the door at which the domestic kitchen appliance can be operated, and the upper hinge bracket and the lower hinge bracket are configured to keep the door attached to the frame of the domestic kitchen appliance when the upper hinge bracket, the lower hinge bracket and the door are in the door removal position.