Dishwashing appliances and sensor assemblies for detecting a position of an appliance door

A dishwashing appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the dishwashing appliance comprising:

• a cabinet extending along the lateral direction between a first side and a second side, the cabinet defining a wash chamber for receipt of articles for washing;
• a door extending along the vertical direction between a top end and a bottom end, the door being rotatably mounted to the cabinet to move between an opened position and a closed position;
• and
• a sensor assembly attached to the cabinet to detect a rotational position of the door, the sensor assembly comprising
• a wave emission sensor mounted to the door at the bottom end to project an emitted wave therefrom, and
• a wave reception sensor mounted to the door at the bottom end to receive a reflection of the emitted wave.

A dishwashing appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the dishwashing appliance comprising:

• a cabinet extending along the lateral direction between a first side and a second side, the cabinet defining a wash chamber for receipt of articles for washing;
• a door extending along the vertical direction between a top end and a bottom end, the door being rotatably mounted to the cabinet to move between an opened position and a closed position;
• and
• a sensor assembly attached to the cabinet to detect a rotational position of the door, the sensor assembly comprising
• a wave emission sensor mounted to the cabinet below the washing chamber to project an emitted wave, and
• a wave reception sensor mounted to the cabinet below the washing chamber and spaced apart from the wave emission sensor to receive a reflection of the emitted wave.