System for charging a power supply in a closure element of a household appliance

A dishwasher configured to execute at least one automatic cycle of operation for treating utensils, the dishwasher comprising:

• a tub with an open face for receiving utensils for treatment and at least partially defining an upper treating chamber and a lower treating chamber, wherein the upper treating chamber and the lower treating chamber are separated by a partition;
• a utensil rack slidably coupled to the tub;
• a door movable between opened and closed conditions to selectively close the open face and having a first part hingedly mounted to the dishwasher for pivotal movement relative to the open face and a second part selectively coupled to one of the first part and the utensil rack;
• a user interface non-removably mounted to the door;
• a rechargeable power supply operably coupled to the user interface;
• a power charger remote from the door selectively providing power to the rechargeable power supply;
• and
• wherein the door is operable in one of a door mode, where the second part is connected to the first part and the second part pivotally moves with the first part to selectively open and close the open face, and a drawer mode, where the second part is coupled to the utensil rack and second part can be pulled or pushed to slidably move the utensil rack.