A dispenser assembly configured to dispense liquids or solids from an appliance. In one embodiment, the dispenser assembly includes a tray, a plunger located above the tray, and a discharge opening. The plunger has a front surface and is moveable between a non-dispensing position and a dispensing po
A dispenser assembly configured to dispense liquids or solids from an appliance. In one embodiment, the dispenser assembly includes a tray, a plunger located above the tray, and a discharge opening. The plunger has a front surface and is moveable between a non-dispensing position and a dispensing position. The discharge opening is concealed behind the plunger and free of the path of the plunger from the non-dispensing position to the dispensing position.
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1. A dispenser assembly for an appliance, the dispenser assembly comprising: a tray;a plunger located above the tray and moveable between a non-dispensing position and a dispensing position, wherein the plunger is configured so that a front surface of the plunger is substantially flush with a front
1. A dispenser assembly for an appliance, the dispenser assembly comprising: a tray;a plunger located above the tray and moveable between a non-dispensing position and a dispensing position, wherein the plunger is configured so that a front surface of the plunger is substantially flush with a front surface of a front door of the appliance when the plunger is in the non-dispensing position; anda dispenser door located above the tray, wherein the dispenser door has a front surface and is configured to move between a closed position and an open position, and wherein in the closed position the front surface of the dispenser door is substantially flush with the front surface of the front door of the appliance, and in the open position the front surface of the dispenser door is recessed relative to the front surface of the front door of the appliance. 2. The dispenser assembly of claim 1, further comprising: a dispenser housing with a front opening through an exterior surface of the appliance,wherein the front surface of the plunger is configured to cover the front opening of the dispenser housing, and wherein the plunger is moveable between the non-dispensing position and the dispensing position along a linear axis substantially perpendicular to the front surface of the front door of the appliance. 3. The dispenser assembly of claim 1, wherein movement of the plunger from the non-dispensing position to the dispensing position initiates movement of the dispenser door from the closed position to the open position. 4. The dispenser assembly of claim 1, wherein the discharge opening is positioned at the front of the dispenser assembly. 5. The dispenser assembly of claim 1, wherein the tray comprises a basin, the basin being deeper than the longest dimension of a solid dispensed from the discharge opening. 6. The dispenser assembly of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the front surface of the plunger has a non-slip surface. 7. The dispenser assembly of claim 1, further comprising a delay mechanism configured to delay movement of the plunger from the dispensing position to the non-dispensing position. 8. The dispenser assembly of claim 1, further comprising a discharge opening concealed behind the plunger relative to the front surface of the front door of the appliance when the plunger is in the non-dispensing position and positioned so as to not interfere with movement of the plunger as the plunger moves between the non-dispensing position and the dispensing position. 9. An appliance, comprising: an appliance door comprising an outer surface in which an opening is formed;a dispenser assembly positioned in the opening, the dispenser assembly comprising a tray, and a plunger located above the tray, wherein the plunger comprises a front surface and is configured to move between a non-dispensing position and a dispensing position, and wherein in the non-dispensing position the front surface of the plunger is substantially flush with a front surface of a front door of the appliance; anda dispenser door located above the tray in the opening, wherein the dispenser door is configured to move between a closed position and an open position, and wherein in the closed position a surface of the dispenser door is substantially flush with the front surface of the front door of the appliance, and in the open position the surface of the dispenser door is recessed relative to the front surface of the front door of the appliance. 10. The appliance of claim 9, wherein the plunger moves from the non-dispensing position to the dispensing position along a linear axis substantially perpendicular to the front surface of the front door of the appliance. 11. The appliance of claim 9, wherein the tray, the plunger, and the surface of the appliance door fit together congruently at all edges. 12. The appliance of claim 9, wherein the dispenser door, the tray, the plunger, and the surface of the appliance door fit together congruently at all edges. 13. The appliance of claim 9, wherein movement of the plunger from the non-dispensing position to the dispensing position initiates movement of the dispenser door from the closed position to the open position. 14. The appliance of claim 9, wherein the tray comprises a basin, and wherein the basin is deeper than the longest dimension of a solid that is dispensed from the discharge opening, thereby holding the solid below the surface of the tray. 15. The dispenser assembly of claim 9, further comprising a delay mechanism configured to delay movement of the plunger from the dispensing position to the non-dispensing position. 16. The dispenser assembly of claim 9, further comprising a discharge opening recessed above the opening in the surface of the appliance door, wherein the discharge opening is concealed by the plunger relative to the front surface of the front door of the appliance when the plunger is in the non-dispensing position. 17. A dispenser assembly for an appliance, the dispenser assembly comprising: a tray;a plunger located above the tray and moveable between a non-dispensing position and a dispensing position;a discharge opening concealed behind the plunger relative to a front surface of a front door of the appliance when the plunger is in the non-dispensing position and positioned so as to not interfere with movement of the plunger as the plunger moves between the non-dispensing position and the dispensing position; anda dispenser door located above the tray, wherein the dispenser door has a front surface and is configured to move between a closed position and an open position, and wherein in the closed position the front surface of the dispenser door is substantially flush with the front surface of the front door of the appliance, and in the open position the front surface of the dispenser door is recessed relative to the front surface of the front door of the appliance.
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