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Home appliance and method of operating a home appliance

  • US 10,585,407 B2
  • Filed: 05/15/2017
  • Issued: 03/10/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A home appliance for treating an article according to an automatic cycle of operation, comprising:

  • a treating chamber having an open face;

    a door for slidably closing the open face of the treating chamber in a vertical direction;

    two or more sensors vertically arranged on a housing of the home appliance proximate to the open face, at least a first of the two or more sensors disposed vertically above or vertically below a second of the two or more sensors, and wherein the two or more sensors are arranged spanning a vertical length of the open face;

    an actuator operably coupled with the door to vertically move the door from a closed position of the door to an opened position of the door; and

    a controller for controlling operation of the home appliance and wherein the controller is configured to;

    receive a first signal from the first of the two or more sensors;

    receive a subsequent signal from the second of the two or more sensors;

    determine that a predetermined gesture in a vertical direction has been made by a user based on the received signals; and

    actuate the actuator to slide the door vertically based on the determination that the predetermined gesture has been made.

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