Patent ID: 8001796
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: F25C,F25D

Abstract:
1. An appliance comprising: a compartment; a door configured to open and close at least a portion of the compartment; a dispenser that is positioned on a surface of the door and having at least one dispenser outlet, the dispenser being configured to dispense at least first and second types of content; a button tray configured to move, at least partially toward and away from the surface of the door, in response to application of force against the button tray; and a controller configured to respond to repositioning of the button tray by controlling a type of content dispensed by the dispenser based on a position of the button tray that results from movement of the button tray, the controller being configured to control the dispenser to dispense the first type of content in response to the button tray being moved to a first position and being configured to control the dispenser to dispense the second type of content in response to the button tray being moved to a second position; the second position is different from the first position.