Domestic appliance with a door controller and method of operating the door controller
US10487560B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 2, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 25, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D2700/04
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A domestic appliance has an appliance body, a door supported in a rotatable manner on the appliance body, a door actuator for driving the door, an activatable appliance function component and an actuator controller for activating the door actuator. The actuator controller is configured to monitor an activity status of the appliance function component and the actuator controller is configured only to activate the door actuator when the activatable appliance function component is inactive in response to receipt of an activation signal to activate the door actuator.
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