Appliance and shelf position tuning system

Inventors: David Meese (Evansville, IN); Nurein Ibrahim Ahmed (Louisville, KY); Mark Allen Stout (Elberfeld, IN)

Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

A47B88/407 A47B2210/175

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Patent No.: US 12660920
App. No.: 18/797,726
Granted: Jun 23, 2026
Kind: B2

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Abstract

An appliance includes a basket having a bottom wall and a plurality of sidewalls forming an interior compartment. The basket includes a first positioning wall and a second positioning wall extending from the bottom wall. The first positioning wall extends substantially co-directional to a first axis. The second positioning wall extends substantially co-directional to a second axis. A base assembly includes a base wall, a first perimeter wall, and a second perimeter wall. A first adjustment member extends from the first perimeter wall toward the first positioning wall co-directional to the second axis. A second adjustment member extends from the second perimeter wall toward the second positioning wall co-directional to the first axis. The base wall extends co-planar to the bottom wall. A third adjustment member extends from the base wall toward the bottom wall co-directional to a third axis.

Claims (25)

1 . An appliance, the appliance comprising:

a cabinet forming an interior volume;

a basket comprising a bottom wall and a plurality of sidewalls forming an interior compartment, the basket comprising a first positioning wall and a second positioning wall extending from the bottom wall, wherein the first positioning wall extends substantially co-directional to a first axis, and wherein the second positioning wall extends substantially co-directional to a second axis; and

a base assembly comprising a base wall, a first perimeter wall, a second perimeter wall, and a platform wall extending co-directional to the first and second perimeter walls, the base wall positioned at an upper end of the platform wall, wherein a channel is formed between the platform wall and the first and second perimeter walls, wherein a first adjustment member extends from the first perimeter wall toward the first positioning wall co-directional to the second axis, and wherein a second adjustment member extends from the second perimeter wall toward the second positioning wall co-directional to the first axis, and wherein the base wall extends co-directional to the bottom wall, wherein the first and second adjustment members extend through respective first and second perimeter walls into the channel, and wherein a third adjustment member extends from the base wall toward the bottom wall co-directional to a third axis, wherein the first axis, the second axis, and the third axis are mutually orthogonal to one another.

2 . The appliance of claim 1 , wherein the first adjustment member is selectively articulatable co-directional to the second axis, and wherein the second adjustment member is selectively articulatable co-directional to the first axis, and wherein the third adjustment member is selectively articulatable co-directional to the third axis.

3 . The appliance of claim 1 , the base assembly comprising:

a slide assembly positioned along the first perimeter wall and extending co-directional to the first axis.

4 . The appliance of claim 1 , the base assembly comprising at least three third adjustment members.

5 . The appliance of claim 1 , the base assembly comprising at least one first adjustment member positioned along the second axis.

6 . The appliance of claim 5 , the base assembly comprising at least one second adjustment member positioned along the first axis.

7 . The appliance of claim 1 , the base assembly comprising at least two first adjustment members, wherein at least one each of the first adjustment members is positioned at opposing sides of the second axis.

8 . The appliance of claim 7 , the base assembly comprising at least two second adjustment members, wherein at least one each of the second adjustment members is positioned at opposing sides of the first axis.

9 . The appliance of claim 1 , wherein the first, second, and third adjustment members comprises a spring.

10 . The appliance of claim 1 , wherein the first, second, and third adjustment members comprises a threaded shank.

11 . The appliance of claim 1 , wherein the first and second positioning walls extend from the bottom wall into the channel.

12 . The appliance of claim 1 , wherein the base assembly is positioned in the interior volume of the cabinet, and wherein the basket is positioned onto the base assembly.

13 . The appliance of claim 1 , wherein the appliance is a refrigeration appliance.

14 . The appliance of claim 1 , wherein the appliance is an oven appliance.

15 . An appliance, the appliance comprising:

a cabinet forming an interior volume;

wherein the base assembly is positioned in the interior volume of the cabinet to selectively articulate the basket to and from the interior volume,

wherein a first adjustment member extends from the first perimeter wall toward the first positioning wall co-directional to the second axis, and wherein a second adjustment member extends from the second perimeter wall toward the second positioning wall co-directional to the first axis, and wherein the base wall extends co-directional to the bottom wall, wherein a third adjustment member extends from the base wall toward the bottom wall co-directional to a third axis, wherein the first axis, the second axis, and the third axis are mutually orthogonal to one another, and wherein the first adjustment member is selectively articulatable co-directional to the second axis, and wherein the second adjustment member is selectively articulatable co-directional to the first axis, and wherein the third adjustment member is selectively articulatable co-directional to the third axis, and wherein the first and second adjustment members extend through respective first and second perimeter walls into the channel.

16 . The appliance of claim 15 , wherein the first and second positioning walls extend from the bottom wall into the channel.