Home appliance
The home appliance enables users to select and change handle movement modes, providing automatic or semi-automatic retraction and position fixing, enhancing user convenience and design flexibility.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- AU · AU
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- LG ELECTRONICS INC
- Filing Date
- 2025-12-09
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-16
AI Technical Summary
Existing home appliances lack the ability to allow users to select and change the movement mode of a handle extending from a door based on personal preference or environment, and there is a need for a mechanism to automatically or semi-automatically retract the handle or maintain its position.
A home appliance with a handle that can extend from a door, featuring a sensor and controller to allow users to select from three movement modes: automatic retraction, semi-automatic retraction, and position fixing, enabling the handle to extend, retract, or maintain its position based on user input and environmental conditions.
Enhances user convenience by allowing personalized handle movement modes, preventing hand pinching, and improving design flexibility through automatic or semi-automatic handle retraction and position maintenance.
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