A drive device for an appliance comprising a housing and a door pivotably retained on the housing, comprising: - a hinge, which comprises at least one first hinge part attachable to the door and at least one second hinge part attachable to the housing and coupled to the first hinge part in articulated manner; - at least one drive motor; - a threaded nut at least indirectly coupled to the hinge in articulated manner, which is screwed onto a threaded spindle, which is drivable by means of the drive motor and thereby rotatable around a rotational axis in relation to the threaded nut, whereby the threaded nut is rectilinearly movable along the threaded spindle to thereby pivot the door in relation to the housing; and - a sliding clutch arranged in a torque flow, via which a torque is transferable between the drive motor and the threaded spindle, between the drive motor and the threaded spindle, by means of which the torque transferable between the drive motor and the threaded spindle is specifically limited to at least one maximum value, wherein the sliding clutch comprises a first clutch part rotatable around the rotational axis and a second clutch part rotatable around the rotational axis, via which the torque is transferable; characterized in that: - the first clutch part comprises a first toothing on its first face side facing the second clutch part in axial direction of the clutch parts (48, 50); - the second clutch part comprises a second toothing on its second face side facing the first clutch part in axial direction of the clutch parts (48, 50): - the first toothing comprises first teeth consecutive in circumferential direction of the clutch parts (48, 50), - the second toothing comprises second teeth consecutive in circumferential direction of the clutch parts (48, 50); - the respective first tooth comprises first tooth flanks (ZF1, ZF2) with different slopes arranged on sides opposing in circumferential direction of the clutch parts (48, 50); and - the respective second tooth comprises tooth flanks (ZF3, ZF4) with different slopes arranged on sides opposing in circumferential direction of the clutch parts (48, 50), whereby: ∘ the torque transferable between the drive motor and the threaded spindle is specifically limited to the at least one maximum value in a first rotational direction extending around the rotational axis; and ∘ the torque transferable between the drive motor and the threaded spindle is specifically limited to a second maximum value different from the at least one maximum value in a second rotational direction extending around the rotational axis and opposite to the first rotational direction. - a hinge, which comprises at least one first hinge part attachable to the door and at least one second hinge part attachable to the housing and coupled to the first hinge part in articulated manner; - at least one drive motor; - a threaded nut at least indirectly coupled to the hinge in articulated manner, which is screwed onto a threaded spindle, which is drivable by means of the drive motor and thereby rotatable around a rotational axis in relation to the threaded nut, whereby the threaded nut is rectilinearly movable along the threaded spindle to thereby pivot the door in relation to the housing; and - a sliding clutch arranged in a torque flow, via which a torque is transferable between the drive motor and the threaded spindle, between the drive motor and the threaded spindle, by means of which the torque transferable between the drive motor and the threaded spindle is specifically limited to at least one maximum value, wherein the sliding clutch comprises a first clutch part rotatable around the rotational axis and a second clutch part rotatable around the rotational axis, via which the torque is transferable; - the first clutch part comprises a first toothing on its first face side facing the second clutch part in axial direction of the clutch parts (48, 50); - the second clutch part comprises a second toothing on its second face side facing the first clutch part in axial direction of the clutch parts (48, 50): - the first toothing comprises first teeth consecutive in circumferential direction of the clutch parts (48, 50), - the second toothing comprises second teeth consecutive in circumferential direction of the clutch parts (48, 50); - the respective first tooth comprises first tooth flanks (ZF1, ZF2) with different slopes arranged on sides opposing in circumferential direction of the clutch parts (48, 50); and - the respective second tooth comprises tooth flanks (ZF3, ZF4) with different slopes arranged on sides opposing in circumferential direction of the clutch parts (48, 50), whereby: ∘ the torque transferable between the drive motor and the threaded spindle is specifically limited to the at least one maximum value in a first rotational direction extending around the rotational axis; and ∘ the torque transferable between the drive motor and the threaded spindle is specifically limited to a second maximum value different from the at least one maximum value in a second rotational direction extending around the rotational axis and opposite to the first rotational direction. ∘ the torque transferable between the drive motor and the threaded spindle is specifically limited to the at least one maximum value in a first rotational direction extending around the rotational axis; and ∘ the torque transferable between the drive motor and the threaded spindle is specifically limited to a second maximum value different from the at least one maximum value in a second rotational direction extending around the rotational axis and opposite to the first rotational direction.