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Household appliance having antennas

  • US 9,375,125 B2
  • Filed: 12/20/2012
  • Issued: 06/28/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A household appliance for treating items according to at least one automatic cycle of operation, comprising:

  • a treating chamber for receiving items for treatment according to the at least one automatic cycle of operation;

    a housing supporting the treating chamber and having a front and a rear and having an azimuth plane extending through the front and rear of the housing;

    at least one controllable component configured to implement the at least one automatic cycle of operation;

    a controller coupled to the at least one controllable component and configured to control the at least one controllable component according to the at least one automatic cycle of operation; and

    a radio system in communication with the controller for transmitting and receiving data and having a first antenna with a first radiation pattern and a second antenna with a second radiation pattern, wherein the first and second radiation patterns collectively form a combined radiation pattern;

    wherein the first and second antennas are located on the household appliance such that a substantially spherical coverage pattern is provided, with the first antenna providing approximately a first hemisphere of coverage and the second antenna providing approximately a second hemisphere of coverage.

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