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US 2019/0239714 A1Published application
Household appliance having antennas
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsNICHOLAS J. COTTRELL, JASON R. GRIES, VINCE A. IRELAND, BLAYNE C. SMITH
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Abstract
A household appliance, such as a dishwasher, for treating an item, such as a dish, in a treating chamber according to at least one automatic cycle of operation includes multiple antennas for transmitting and receiving data with an external network. The multiple antennas can be coupled with a radio also located within the appliance.
Claims20
A dishwasher, comprising:
- a housing having a front and a rear;
- a tub located within the housing and at least partially defining a treating chamber configured for receiving items for treatment according to at least one automatic cycle of operation;
- 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;
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- a radio system in communication with the controller and configured for transmitting and receiving data and having a set of antennas configured for providing collective coverage for external communication and wherein at least one of the set of antennas is located proximate a lower portion of the housing.
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