LAUNDRY APPLIANCE DOOR ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SUCH ASSEMBLIES
Dossier Overview
Applicant
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
Inventor
Venkata Chakradhar Rangu; Jordan Kyle Weidner; Christopher Gene Vowels
IPC Classification
CPC Classification
A door assembly for a laundry appliance includes an inner frame, a window in the inner frame, an outer frame outboard of the inner frame and the window and a grille mounted to the outer frame. A method of assembling the door assembly may include forming a cap on one of the grille or the outer frame by heat stake welding. The grille is coupled to the outer frame by the heat stake welded cap as a result of forming the cap by heat stake welding.
Original (Chinese)
A door assembly for a laundry appliance includes an inner frame, a window in the inner frame, an outer frame outboard of the inner frame and the window and a grille mounted to the outer frame. A method of assembling the door assembly may include forming a cap on one of the grille or the outer frame by heat stake welding. The grille is coupled to the outer frame by the heat stake welded cap as a result of forming the cap by heat stake welding.
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