Method for determining an actuation of a door of a household appliance by a user, apparatus for this purpose and also household appliance having the apparatus
US12379150B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 2, 2023 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE05Y2900/31
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method determines an actuation of a door of a household appliance by a user. The door closes an access opening of a body of the appliance to an interior space by virtue of an elastic seal that is arranged on the door inner side and braces circumferentially against a region of an edge of the access opening. A plunger is moved by a drive unit until a plunger head braces against the door inner side. The plunger is influenced into an opening direction of the door by the drive unit using a bracing force that is smaller than a force for opening the door. An arbitrary stroke of the plunger is detected by a sensor and a sensor signal is allocated to the detected stroke. The sensor signal is compared with a comparison value and the actuation by the user is determined in dependence upon the comparison.
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