Food Waste Disposer with Wireless Touch Pad Control Information System
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1. A food waste disposer system, comprising:
- a food waste disposer having a motor and a controller coupled to the motor; and
a control panel in wireless communication with the controller having a plurality of switches that can be depressed by a user to choose from a plurality of functions that the food waste disposer can perform, upon the user depressing a switch, the control panel wirelessly communicating to the controller which switch the user depressed, the controller controlling the food waste disposer in response to the wireless communication from the control panel to perform the function associated with the switch depressed by the user.
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Abstract
A touch pad control information system for a food waste disposer is disclosed. The touch pad is mountable to a wall or countertop near the food waste disposer. The touch pad preferably includes switches which allow the user to select from a plurality of disposer functions, and light emitting diodes (LEDs) or other graphic display to indicate one of a plurality of statuses for the disposer. The touch pad is coupled to the disposer by a wire bus or by wireless means.
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1. A food waste disposer system, comprising:
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a food waste disposer having a motor and a controller coupled to the motor; and
a control panel in wireless communication with the controller having a plurality of switches that can be depressed by a user to choose from a plurality of functions that the food waste disposer can perform, upon the user depressing a switch, the control panel wirelessly communicating to the controller which switch the user depressed, the controller controlling the food waste disposer in response to the wireless communication from the control panel to perform the function associated with the switch depressed by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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