A dish washer includes: a tub configured to receive an object to be washed and providing a washing space having an opening at a front side of the tub, a door configured to rotate relative to the tub between (i) a closing position that closes the opening of the washing space and (ii) a full opening position that exposes an entirety of the opening of the washing space, and a door position sensing part configured to sense a position of the door. The door position sensing part is configured to sense whether the door moves from the closing position and whether the door reaches a predetermined risk area start position set between the closing position and the full opening position.

A method of opening a door of a household appliance having a cabinet with an open face providing access to a treating chamber where an article is received for treatment according to a useful cycle of operation is provided. The method includes: sensing a presence of at least a portion of a person within a predetermined range of the door and out of contact with the door; and automatically opening the door in response to the sensed presence.

The present invention relates to a dishwasher, a method for controlling the operation of the dishwasher, and a program therefor. To this end, a dishwasher according to one embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a tub having a washing space therein and open on the front; a door which opens and closes the open front of the tub; a drying air supply unit including a blowing motor, a blowing fan, a heater, and a temperature sensor; and a processor controlling the operation of the dishwasher. The processor can control the ON/OFF of the heater so that the temperature of the heater is maintained within a first threshold range when the time during which the dishwasher enters and operates in a door open drying process is less than a predetermined time. Accordingly, the present invention can efficiently dry dishes by controlling the operation of the heater so that the temperature of the heater is maintained within a certain range.

A household dishwasher includes a washing container having a loading opening, a door, an electrical drive device configured to move the door between a closed position, in which the door closes the loading opening, and an open position, in which the washing container is accessible from outside, and a control unit configured to identify a manual movement of the door performed by an operator in a direction of movement by detecting a characteristic variable of the drive device and to move the door further in the direction of movement via the drive device as a result of the manual movement of the door by the operator.

A control method for a door lock device, the control method including: determining whether there is an obstacle in a gap with which a door of an electrical apparatus is opened in the process of the door moving toward a closed position; controlling a motor to rotate in a second direction of rotation for a predetermined period of time if there is an obstacle in the gap, and repeating the step until the obstacle is removed from the gap; and controlling the motor to rotate in a first direction of rotation if there is no obstacle in the gap, so as to allow the door to move to the closed position. The control method can prevent an obstacle (for example, a hand of a user accidentally reaching into the gap) from being clamped during an automatic door closing process for a dishwasher.

A dishwasher includes a tub with an outlet for humid air to flow out from the tub, and an inlet for dry air to flow into the tub; and a drying system with an air circuit and an adsorbent component disposed between an air inlet and an air outlet in the air circuit. The adsorbent component includes a water harvesting nanomaterial for absorbing water from the humid air and releasing water upon regeneration. During a drying cycle, the air circuit draws humid air from the tub such that the adsorbent component absorbs moisture from the humid air to form a dry air stream, and during a subsequent wash cycle, the air circuit is blocked from receiving air flow such that latent heat can be transferred to the adsorbent component via conduction, convection, or both, to regenerate the water harvesting nanomaterial.

A door mechanism, for example for a domestic dishwasher, is disclosed, wherein the door mechanism includes a door latch for holding a door of the dishwasher closed in a closed position, and an electrically controllable door opener for the mechanized partial opening and subsequent closing of the door. The door opener includes coupling members, which can be brought into push- and pull-transmitting but releasable coupling engagement with one another, on the door and on an appliance main body of the dishwasher on which the door is movably mounted. The coupling members, when in coupling engagement, allow forces to be transmitted between the door and the appliance main body in a force transmission path which runs past the door latch. The pull strength of the coupling engagement of the coupling members can be variable in dependence on the position of the door.

A dish washer is configured to recognize when a user intends to open a door while a washing course in a tub is in progress. The dish washer includes a handle driver, a controller, and a handle configured to protrude in a frontward direction when the washing process has been stopped, thereby securing convenience and safety.

A dishwasher includes a tub that defines a washing chamber, a door configured to open and close the washing chamber, a handle disposed at the door, a handle motor configured to drive the handle in a front-rear direction, a first sensor having a first detection distance, and a second sensor having a second detection distance different from the first detection distance. The handle is configured to, based on the first sensor detecting a user, protrude outward in a forward direction from a first position to a second position. The handle is configured to, based on the second sensor detecting the user, move in the forward direction from the second position to a third position.

A dishwasher according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes a main body, a tub disposed inside the main body, having a washing chamber formed therein, and having an opening at a front side thereof, a basket configured to be rotatable in a first or second direction inside the tub, a driver configured to supply power to rotate the basket, and a door configured to be rotatable in the first direction based on a rotation of the basket in the first direction so as to open or close the opening of the tub.