Adjustment assembly for appliance door

Abstract

An appliance includes a door adjustment feature with a housing that defines a cavity. A driven member is slidably movable within the cavity of the housing and a driving member is rotatably engaged with the driven member and configured to adjust a position of the driven member relative to the housing. A bracket is coupled with the door adjustment feature. The driven member is slidably movable relative to the door adjustment feature to a position where the bracket abuts the door adjustment feature and a position where the bracket is spaced from the door adjustment feature.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An appliance, comprising:
 a door adjustment feature including:
 a housing defining a cavity; 
 a driven member slidably movable within the cavity of the housing; and 
 a driving member rotatably engaged with the driven member and configured to adjust a position of the driven member relative to the housing; and 
   a bracket coupled with the door adjustment feature, wherein the driven member is slidably movable relative to the door adjustment feature to a position where the bracket abuts the door adjustment feature and a position where the bracket is spaced from the door adjustment feature.   
     
     
         2 . The appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the driven member includes a first plurality of engagement members engaged with a second plurality of engagement members of the driving member. 
     
     
         3 . The appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the bracket includes a horizontal member and first and second arms, and wherein the horizontal member extends orthogonally from the first and second arms. 
     
     
         4 . The appliance of  claim 1 , wherein rotation of the driving member in a first direction corresponds with rotation of the driven member in a second direction. 
     
     
         5 . The appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the door adjustment feature includes a cover defining first and second apertures. 
     
     
         6 . The appliance of  claim 5 , wherein the cover includes clip apertures configured to receive engagement arms of the housing to couple the housing with the cover. 
     
     
         7 . The appliance  claim 1 , wherein the driven member includes a first portion defining a first plurality of teeth and a second portion defining a second plurality of threads, and wherein the second plurality of threads are engaged with a first plurality of threads of the housing. 
     
     
         8 . The appliance of  claim 7 , wherein the driving member includes a second plurality of teeth engaged with the first plurality of teeth such that rotation of the driving member in a first direction corresponds with rotation of the driven member in a second direction. 
     
     
         9 . The appliance of  claim 8 , wherein the first plurality of teeth extends radially along the driven member and the second plurality of teeth extends radially along the driving member. 
     
     
         10 . An appliance, comprising:
 a door adjustment assembly including:
 a housing defining a cavity; 
 a driven member positioned within the cavity; and 
 a driving member rotatably engaged with the driven member, wherein a portion of the driving member extends from the housing; and 
   a bracket coupled with the door adjustment assembly at a first end, wherein the bracket is adjustable to abut the housing of the door adjustment assembly in a first condition and be spaced apart from the housing of the door adjustment assembly in a second condition.   
     
     
         11 . The appliance of  claim 10 , wherein the housing includes an internal protrusion defining a first plurality of threads and the driven member defines a receiving cavity configured to receive the internal protrusion, and further wherein the driven member defines a second plurality of threads configured to engage with the first plurality of threads. 
     
     
         12 . The appliance of  claim 10 , wherein an actuating portion of the driven member extends from the housing and is coupled with the bracket. 
     
     
         13 . The appliance of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 a cover coupled with the housing and defining a first aperture and a second aperture, wherein the first aperture is configured to at least partially receive the driven member and the second aperture is configured to at least partially receive the driving member.   
     
     
         14 . The appliance of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 a track assembly coupled with the bracket, wherein the bracket is moved in conjunction with a rail slide of the track assembly.   
     
     
         15 . The appliance of  claim 10 , wherein rotation of the driving member in a first direction corresponds with movement of the driven member in a first linear direction and rotation of the driving member in a second, opposite direction corresponds with movement of the driven member in a second linear direction. 
     
     
         16 . An appliance, comprising:
 a door;   a door adjustment assembly coupled with a rear of the door and including:
 a housing defining a cavity, wherein the housing includes an inner surface defining a first plurality of threads extending into the cavity; 
 a driven member positioned within the cavity and extending at least partially from the housing, the driven member movable between a first position and a second position; and 
 a driving member rotatably engaged with the driven member and configured to rotate the driven member; and 
   a bracket coupled with the door adjustment feature, wherein the driven member is slidably movable relative to the door adjustment feature to a position where the bracket abuts the door adjustment feature and a position where the bracket is spaced from the door adjustment feature.   
     
     
         17 . The appliance of  claim 16 , wherein the driven member includes a first portion defining a first plurality of teeth and a second portion defining a second plurality of threads, the second plurality of threads engaged with the first plurality of threads of the housing. 
     
     
         18 . The appliance of  claim 17 , wherein the driving member includes a second plurality of teeth engaged with the first plurality of teeth such that rotation of the driving member in a first direction corresponds with rotation of the driven member in a second, opposing direction. 
     
     
         19 . The appliance of  claim 18 , wherein the first plurality of teeth extends radially along the driven member and the second plurality of teeth extends radially along the driving member.