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Laundry treating appliance and method of operation for a laundry treating appliance

  • US 10,373,770 B2
  • Filed: 09/12/2016
  • Issued: 08/06/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry in accordance with a treating cycle of operation, comprising:

  • a treating chamber having an opened face;

    a door moveable between an opened position and a closed position where the door selectively closes the open face of the treating chamber and having an outer panel;

    a user interface located on the outer panel of the door and where the user interface is configured to communicate with a user of the laundry treating appliance including that the user interface is configured to receive user input and provide output; and

    a controller for controlling operation of the laundry treating appliance and wherein the controller is configured to determine a position of the door to define a determined position and operate the user interface based on the determined position and wherein the controller is configured to operate the user interface such that the user interface is invisible and inactive when the door is determined to be in the opened position or a partially opened position and the user interface is visible and active when the door is determined to be in the closed position.

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