IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0353945
(2006-02-15)
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등록번호 |
US-7770985
(2010-08-30)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Davis, Norman B.
- Ertz, Lawrence J.
- Freesmeier, Jon
- Haring, Steven M.
- Rotter, Chad Jonathan
- Tuller, Barry E.
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
7 인용 특허 :
25 |
초록
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A kitchen appliance includes a door having an outer panel portion and an inner panel portion, with a plurality of mounting members being spaced about the outer panel portion of the door. A glass panel assembly, including a glass panel and a plurality of mounting elements, is detachably mounted to th
A kitchen appliance includes a door having an outer panel portion and an inner panel portion, with a plurality of mounting members being spaced about the outer panel portion of the door. A glass panel assembly, including a glass panel and a plurality of mounting elements, is detachably mounted to the door through the interengagement of the plurality of mounting elements with the plurality of mounting members. The mounting elements are adhesively secured to the glass panel. Neither the plurality of mounting members nor the plurality of mounting elements are readily visible normally when viewing the kitchen appliance such that the glass panel appears to float relative to the door.
대표청구항
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We claim: 1. A kitchen appliance comprising: a support body; a compartment supported by the support body, said compartment having a frontal opening; a door supported by the support body and shiftable relative to the compartment so as to selectively close the frontal opening, said door including a m
We claim: 1. A kitchen appliance comprising: a support body; a compartment supported by the support body, said compartment having a frontal opening; a door supported by the support body and shiftable relative to the compartment so as to selectively close the frontal opening, said door including a main body panel having a top edge section, a bottom edge section and opposing side edge sections that define an inner panel portion and an outer panel portion; a plurality of mounting members spaced about the outer panel portion of the door inward from the top, bottom and opposing side edge sections; and a glass panel assembly including a glass panel and a plurality of mounting elements, said plurality of mounting elements being adhesively secured to the glass panel and inter-engaging with the plurality of mounting members such that the glass panel is mounted to the door with the glass panel being spaced from, yet substantially, completely covering, the outer panel portion wherein, when the kitchen appliance is normally viewed, neither the plurality of mounting elements nor the plurality of mounting members is exposed such that the glass panel appears to float relative to the door. 2. The kitchen appliance according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of mounting elements interengage with the plurality of mounting members through vertical shifting of the glass panel relative to the door. 3. The kitchen appliance according to claim 1, wherein the door is provided with a base member, said base member securing a bottom edge section of the glass panel to the door. 4. The kitchen appliance according to claim 1, wherein the glass panel includes a plurality of edge which are exposed to view. 5. The kitchen appliance according to claim 4, wherein the glass panel includes a plurality of edge portions, said plurality of mounting elements being mounted to the glass panel spaced inward from the plurality of edge sections. 6. The kitchen appliance according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of mounting members is constituted by a keyhole-shaped opening formed in the outer panel portion. 7. The kitchen appliance according to claim 5, wherein each of the plurality of mounting elements includes a main body having a base section and an outer section, said outer section being provided with a tab member that establishes an L-shaped hook. 8. The kitchen appliance according to claim 7, wherein the door is provided with a base member, said base member being constituted by a bracket mounted adjacent a lower edge section of the outer panel portion. 9. The kitchen appliance according to claim 8, further comprising: an upper trim piece; and a plurality of crown elements mounted at an upper edge portion of the glass panel, said upper trim piece being secured to the glass panel via mechanical fasteners that extend through the plurality of crown elements. 10. The kitchen appliance according to claim 5, wherein the glass panel is bowed. 11. The kitchen appliance according to claim 5, wherein the glass panel includes an upper edge portion and at least two laterally spaced openings arranged adjacent the upper edge portion. 12. The kitchen appliance according to claim 11, wherein the door is provided with a handle, said handle being adapted to be secured to the glass panel. 13. The kitchen appliance according to claim 12, wherein the outer panel portion is provided with at least two laterally spaced mechanical fasteners positioned adjacent the upper edge section, said at least two laterally spaced mechanical fasteners being adapted to secure an upper trim piece to the door. 14. The kitchen appliance according to claim 5, wherein the plurality of mounting members are integrally formed in the outer panel portion. 15. The kitchen appliance according to claim 1, wherein the kitchen appliance constitutes a dishwasher. 16. A method of mounting a glass panel to a door of a kitchen appliance, the door including a main body panel having a top edge section, a bottom edge section and opposing side edge sections that define an inner panel portion and an outer panel portion, the method comprising: providing a plurality of mounting members on the outer panel portion of the door, with said plurality of mounting members being spaced inward from the edge sections of the main body panel; attaching a plurality of mounting elements to an inner panel portion of a glass panel, with said plurality of mounting elements being spaced inward from an outer edge portion of the glass panel; and slidingly inter-engaging the mounting elements with the mounting members to secure the glass panel to the door, said glass panel being spaced from, yet substantially completely covering, the outer panel portion of the door with neither the mounting members nor the mounting elements being readily visible when the kitchen appliance is viewed from front or angled side views thereby providing an illusion that the glass panel appears to float relative to the door. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the mounting elements are adhesively secured to the glass panel. 18. The method of claim 16, further comprising: securing the glass panel to the door with a plurality of mechanical fasteners.
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