Abstract: A home appliance includes a front surface having an appearance. A transparent display is disposed on the front surface, and the display has an appearance that matches the appearance of portions of the front surface of the home appliance that are adjacent to the display. The display may be disposed (e.g., mounted) on the exterior of the front surface such that the front surface is visible through the transparent display. Alternatively, the transparent display may be disposed in or behind an aperture in the front surface of the home appliance. In this instance, a trim plate having an appearance that matches the front surface of the home appliance is mounted behind the transparent display, and the trim plate is visible through the transparent display.

Abstract: A home appliance that includes a power operated door includes a first sensor that is accessible to a user when the door is closed, and a second sensor that is accessible to the user when the door is open. The first sensor is used to cause the door to move from the closed position to the open position. The second sensor is used to cause the door to move from the open position to the closed position. The first sensor may be located on an exterior of the door and the second sensor may be located on an inner surface of the home appliance or on an inner surface of the door itself.

Abstract: A home appliance includes a rack that is mounted inside a cavity of the home appliance. The rack is mounted on rails that are located on opposite sidewalls of the home appliance cavity. The rack includes runners that are mounted on the rails. Each of the runners has a channel or aperture that receives one of the rails when the rack is mounted on the rails. One or more protrusions may be disposed on a surface of the channel or aperture of at least one of the runners. The one or more protrusions may be received in a channel formed on a surface of the corresponding rail. The protrusions may be rollers with vertical and/or horizontal axes of rotation.

Abstract: A home appliance that includes a power operated door includes a first sensor that is accessible to a user when the door is closed, and a second sensor that is accessible to the user when the door is open. The first sensor is used to cause the door to move from the closed position to the open position. The second sensor is used to cause the door to move from the open position to the closed position. The first sensor may be located on an exterior of the door and the second sensor may be located on an inner surface of the home appliance or on an inner surface of the door itself.

Abstract: A home appliance includes a rack that is mounted inside a cavity of the home appliance. The rack is mounted on rails that are located on opposite sidewalls of the home appliance cavity. The rack includes runners that are mounted on the rails. Each of the runners has a channel or aperture that receives one of the rails when the rack is mounted on the rails. One or more protrusions may be disposed on a surface of the channel or aperture of at least one of the runners. The one or more protrusions may be received in a channel formed on a surface of the corresponding rail. The protrusions may be rollers with vertical and/or horizontal axes of rotation.

Abstract: A home appliance includes a front surface having an appearance. A transparent display is disposed on the front surface, and the display has an appearance that matches the appearance of portions of the front surface of the home appliance that are adjacent to the display. The display may be disposed (e.g., mounted) on the exterior of the front surface such that the front surface is visible through the transparent display. Alternatively, the transparent display may be disposed in or behind an aperture in the front surface of the home appliance. In this instance, a trim plate having an appearance that matches the front surface of the home appliance is mounted behind the transparent display, and the trim plate is visible through the transparent display.