US 7,320,186 B2
Appliance door having see-through portion
Oliver Schöne, New Bern, N.C. (US)
Assigned to BSH Home Appliances Corporation, Huntington Beach, Calif. (US)
Filed on Sep. 02, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/218,746.
Prior Publication US 2007/0051012 A1, Mar. 08, 2007
Int. Cl. F26B 11/02 (2006.01); D06F 17/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 34—603  [34/139; 68/196] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A door for a household appliance comprising:
a door body including a cylindrical portal having a ridge extending radially inwardly from an end of the portal and defining a rear aperture, the door body having multiple receptacles adjacent the portal and spaced around the portal;
a rear glass at least partially disposed within the portal and including a flange extending around an outer edge of the rear glass; and
a view guide at least partially disposed within the portal and including a cylindrical portion having a lead edge and multiple hooks extending back from the lead edge and being spaced radially outwardly from the cylindrical portion, each hook including a barb near an end of the hook opposite the lead edge facing radially outwardly from the cylindrical portion, each hook engaging a corresponding receptacle to connect the view guide to the door body and retain the rear glass within the door body, the flange of the rear glass being disposed between the ridge of the portal and the lead edge of the view guide.