Storage assembly for an appliance
A storage assembly for an appliance includes a shaft mounted to the bracket. A hinge is slidably mounted to the shaft, and a container is mounted to the hinge such that the container is movable relative to the shaft on the hinge. The container has a projection that is receivable within each opening of a series of openings of the shaft. A related refrigerator appliance is also provided.
1. A refrigerator appliance, comprising:
a cabinet defining a chilled chamber;
a storage assembly disposed within the chilled chamber of the cabinet, the storage assembly comprising
a bracket;
a shaft mounted to the bracket, the shaft defining a series of openings;
a hinge slidably mounted to the shaft; and
a container mounted to the hinge such that the container is movable relative to the shaft on the hinge, the container having a projection that is receivable within any opening of the series of openings of the shaft, the container positioned at a respective vertical height on the shaft when the projection of the container is received within one opening of the series of openings of the shaft,
wherein the container comprises a support plate and a bin, the support plate rotatably coupled to the shaft with the hinge, the support plate defining the projection, the bin receivable on the support plate when the projection of the support plate is disposed within one of the series of openings of the shaft,
wherein the bin is removable from the support plate to permit height adjustment of the container via rotating the support plate relative to the cabinet on the shaft with the hinge when the bin is removed from the support plate,
wherein the shaft comprises an inner tube and an outer tube, the inner tube received within the outer tube, the outer tube defining the series of openings,
wherein the hinge comprises a tubular member and a pin, the outer tube of the shaft received within the tubular member of the hinge, the pin extending through the tubular member of the hinge and a post of the container such that the post of the container is rotatable relative to the tubular member of the hinge about the pin, and
wherein each end portion of the inner tube is received by a respective bearing of the bracket such that the shaft is rotatable relative to the bracket.
2. The refrigerator appliance of claim 1 , wherein the bracket is mounted to the cabinet such that the bracket is fixed relative to the cabinet.
3. The refrigerator appliance of claim 1 , further comprising a door rotatably mounted to the cabinet, the bracket is mounted to the door such that the bracket is fixed relative to the door.
4. The refrigerator appliance of claim 3 , wherein the container is rotatable relative to the door on the shaft with the hinge.
5. The refrigerator appliance of claim 1 , wherein the hinge is positioned above all openings of the series of openings on the shaft.
6. The refrigerator appliance of claim 1 , wherein the bin comprises a shroud that extends around at least a portion of the support plate at a bottom of the bin when the bin is disposed on the support plate.
7. A storage assembly for an appliance, comprising:
a bracket;
a shaft mounted to the bracket, the shaft defining a series of openings;
a hinge slidably mounted to the shaft; and
a container mounted to the hinge such that the container is movable relative to the shaft on the hinge, the container having a projection that is receivable within any opening of the series of openings of the shaft, the container positioned at a respective vertical height on the shaft when the projection of the container is received within one opening of the series of openings of the shaft,
wherein the container comprises a support plate and a bin, the support plate rotatably coupled to the shaft with the hinge, the support plate defining the projection, the bin receivable on the support plate when the projection of the support plate is disposed within one of the series of openings of the shaft,
wherein the bin is removable from the support plate to permit height adjustment of the container by rotating the support plate on the shaft with the hinge when the bin is removed from the support plate,
wherein the shaft comprises an inner tube and an outer tube, the inner tube received within the outer tube, the outer tube defining the series of openings,
wherein the hinge comprises a tubular member and a pin, the outer tube of the shaft received within the tubular member of the hinge, the pin extending through the tubular member of the hinge and a post of the container such that the post of the container is rotatable relative to the tubular member of the hinge about the pin, and
wherein each end portion of the inner tube is received by a respective bearing of the bracket such that the shaft is rotatable relative to the bracket.
8. The storage assembly of claim 7 , wherein the openings of the series of openings are vertically distributed.
9. The storage assembly of claim 7 , wherein the hinge is positioned above all openings of the series of openings on the shaft.
10. The storage assembly of claim 7 , wherein the bin comprises a shroud that extends around at least a portion of the support plate at a bottom of the bin when the bin is disposed on the support plate.