Wiring assembly for an appliance

A wiring assembly for an appliance having a main body and a door movably attached to the main body by a hinge, the wiring assembly comprising:

• a slide assembly comprising:
• a base comprising a first end and a second end, the base being attached to the door;
• a slide slidably mounted on the base so that the slide is moveable between a first position where the slide is adjacent to the first end and a second position where the slide is adjacent to the second end, the slide comprising a first circuit board;
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• a biasing member biasing the slide to the first position;
• and
• a cable assembly comprising a first power/communication cable attached to the main body and operatively connected to the first circuit board.

An appliance comprising:

• a main body defining a cavity therein;
• a door movably attached to the main body by an articulating hinge for selectively covering the cavity, the door being pivotable about an edge thereof;
• a Human Machine Interface disposed in the door;
• a slide assembly comprising:
• a base comprising a first end and a second end, the base being attached to the door so that the second end is closer to the edge of the door than the first end;
• a slide slidably mounted on the base so that the slide is moveable between a first position where the slide is adjacent to the first end and a second position where the slide is adjacent to the second end, the slide comprising a first circuit board operatively connected to the Human Machine Interface;
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• a biasing member biasing the slide to the first position;
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• a cable assembly comprising a first power/communication cable attached to the main body and operatively connected to the first circuit board.

An appliance comprising:

• a main body defining a cavity therein;
• a door for selectively covering the cavity, the door being movably attached to the main body by an articulating hinge arrangement so that the door is movable between a closed position and an open position;
• a Human Machine Interface disposed in the door;
• a slide assembly comprising:
• a base fixedly attached to the door;
• and
• a slide slidably mounted on the base for movement between a first position relatively close to the Human Machine Interface and relatively remote from the hinged edge of the door, and a second position relatively remote from the Human Machine Interface and relatively close to the hinged edge of the door;
• a biasing member biasing the slide to the first position;
• a cable assembly comprising a first power/communication cable, and a second power/communication cable;
• and
• a cable connector carried by the slide,
• wherein the first power/communication cable has a first end attached to the main body and a second end operatively connected to the cable connector and the second power/communication cable having a first end operatively connected to the cable connector and a second end operatively connected to the Human Machine Interface, the second ends of the first and second power/communication cables being operatively connected to each other by the cable connector, and
• wherein the first cable is operative to move the slide from the first position to the second position as the door moves from the closed position to the open position.