Home appliance having a hideaway label plate

摘要

A home appliance includes a housing having a cavity accessible by an opening formed in a sidewall of the housing, a door movable for accessing or closing the opening of the housing, and a deployable rating label plate having a label surface, the deployable rating label plate being movable between a first position in which the label surface of the rating label plate is hidden from view by the housing and a second position in which the label surface of the rating label is exposed and visible to a user.

主权项

1. A home appliance comprising:
a housing having a first opening for accessing an interior compartment of the housing; a door movable for accessing or closing the first opening of the housing; and a deployable rating label plate having a label surface including a rating label, the deployable rating label plate being coupled to the housing outside the interior compartment of the housing and one of: alongside the housing; and in a cavity formed in the housing and accessible through a second opening in a surface of the housing, wherein the deployable rating label plate is movable between a first position in which the label surface of the rating label plate is hidden from view by the housing and a second position in which the label surface of the rating label plate is exposed and visible to a user, wherein the deployable rating label plate is independently movable between the first position and the second position when the door is in an open position, and wherein the rating label plate includes a thin metal plate having two planar sides opposite each other, and wherein a first planar side of the two planar sides forms the label surface having the rating label and a second side of the two planar sides is configured to receive an additional rating label.