Vertical lift door assembly for an appliance

• Main Authors: NAJEWICZ DAVID JOSEPH, HOTTENROTH MARC ERIC, ANIKHINDI SANJAY MANOHAR
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 18.01.2011
• Subjects: BLASTING; CABINETS; CHECKS FOR WINGS; COFFEE MILLS; DESKS; DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION; DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; DRAWERS; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES,FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS,BLINDS, GATES; FURNITURE; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE; HEATING; HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICESFOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTOOPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOTOTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THEWING; KEYS; LADDERS; LIGHTING; LOCKS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; OFFICE FURNITURE; OTHER DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES; RANGES; SAFES; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL; TABLES; VENTILATING; WEAPONS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THEFUNCTIONING OF THE WING

An appliance includes a chassis defining a cavity and having an opening for accessing the cavity and a door assembly joined to the chassis. The door assembly includes a door for closing access to the opening, and the door assembly further includes a door lift sub-assembly having a horizontal slide and a vertical slide. The door is coupled to one of the horizontal slide and the vertical slide. The horizontal slide is moveable between a recessed position and an extended position and is configured to move the door in a substantially horizontal direction. The vertical slide is moveable between a closed position and an open position and is configured to move the door in a substantially vertical direction.