Patent ID: 9375125
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: A47L,D06F,F25B,F25D,H04B

Claim Text:
1. A household appliance for treating items according to at least one automatic cycle of operation, comprising: a treating chamber for receiving items for treatment according to the at least one automatic cycle of operation; a housing supporting the treating chamber and having a front and a rear and having an azimuth plane extending through the front and rear of the housing; at least one controllable component configured to implement the at least one automatic cycle of operation; a controller coupled to the at least one controllable component and configured to control the at least one controllable component according to the at least one automatic cycle of operation; and a radio system in communication with the controller for transmitting and receiving data and having a first antenna with a first radiation pattern and a second antenna with a second radiation pattern, wherein the first and second radiation patterns collectively form a combined radiation pattern; wherein the first and second antennas are located on the household appliance such that a substantially spherical coverage pattern is provided, with the first antenna providing approximately a first hemisphere of coverage and the second antenna providing approximately a second hemisphere of coverage.