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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2014
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Wyndham F. Gary, Jr., Whitefish Bay, WI (US);
Blayne C. Smith, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/00 (2006.01); A47L 15/42 (2006.01); A47L 15/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/0063 (2013.01); A47L 15/4257 (2013.01); A47L 15/4274 (2013.01); A47L 15/4293 (2013.01); A47L 15/46 (2013.01); A47L 15/0084 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dishwasher with an integrated closure element, such as a pivoting door or sliding drawer front, having a metallic front panel extending from an upper edge to a lower edge of the closure element includes a user interface located on an upper face of the closure element such that when the closure element is in a closed position, the user interface faces upwardly and is inaccessible to a user. A radio system for the dishwasher includes an upwardly facing antenna located on the closure element adjacent the user interface.