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US 2026/0185380 A1Published application
Dish washer and home appliance
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJaehyun RA, Sang Woo WOO, Jaewoong KIM, Jinhong KIM, Seunghoon LEE, Hyeonjoon PARK
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Abstract
A dish washer and a home appliance are described. A handle is configured to automatically protrude and move frontwards from a door only when necessary such as opening and closing of the door, and whether the handle is normally operating and an operating state thereof are visually transmitted to a user via a handle illuminator, thereby remarkably improving user convenience and aesthetics.
Claims20
A dish washer comprising:
- a tub defining therein a washing space having an open front surface;
- a door configured to open and close the open front surface of the tub;
- and
- a handle configured to reciprocate back and forth between an extended position where the handle protrudes frontwards from the door and a retracted position where the handle is at least partially accommodated in the door,
- wherein the handle includes:
- a handle body exposed outwardly of the door when the handle moves to the extended position, and
- a handle illuminator configured to generate visible light from inside of the handle and irradiate visible light outwardly of the handle.
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A home appliance comprising:
- a door configured to open and close an inner space having an open front surface;
- and
- a handle configured to horizontally move between an extended position where the handle protrudes frontwards from the door and a retracted position where the handle is at least partially accommodated in the door,
- wherein the handle includes a handle illuminator configured to generate visible light from inside of the handle and irradiate visible light outwardly of the handle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.