公开(公告)号：US20240026593A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-25

申请号：US18204067

申请日：2023-05-31

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Seunghun CHOI ,  Jeongnam KIM ,  Wanhee LEE ,  Jaepoong LEE ,  Kwangmin CHUN

IPC: D06F39/02 ,  D06F39/08 ,  D06F33/43

CPC classification number: D06F39/022 ,  D06F39/085 ,  D06F33/43 ,  D06F2103/02

Abstract: A washing machine including a tub, a drum configured to be rotatable inside the tub, a detergent supply device configured to supply a detergent into the tub, the detergent supply device including a storage area, a pump motor configured to pump a liquid in the storage area, and a discharge port configured to guide the liquid pumped by the pump motor into the tub; a user interface configured to receive a user input to request a cleaning of the storage area, and a controller configured to detect a cleaning condition of the storage area based on a load of the pump motor, and based on the user input being received, perform a cleaning process of the storage area.

公开(公告)号：US11821126B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-21

申请号：US17339029

申请日：2021-06-04

Applicant: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Je Kwon Yoon ,  Seung-Yeong Park ,  Jaehyo Lee

IPC: D06F33/43 ,  D06F33/69 ,  D06F34/20 ,  G06N3/08 ,  D06F105/58 ,  D06F105/54 ,  D06F34/05 ,  D06F103/02

CPC classification number: D06F33/43 ,  D06F33/69 ,  D06F34/05 ,  D06F34/20 ,  D06F2103/02 ,  D06F2105/54 ,  D06F2105/58 ,  G06N3/08

Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a basket rotatably mounted within a cabinet and defining a chamber configured for receiving a load of clothes, a door pivotally mounted to the cabinet for providing selective access to the chamber, and a camera assembly mounted within the cabinet in view of the chamber. A controller is configured to initiate an automatic self-clean cycle, the method comprising determining that the door is closed, obtaining one or more images of the chamber using the camera assembly, determining that there is no load in the chamber based at least in part on the one or more images, determining that a self-clean condition is satisfied, and commencing the self-clean cycle.

公开(公告)号：US11674252B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-13

申请号：US17080151

申请日：2020-10-26

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： James P. Carow ,  Moeed Mukhtar ,  Sanjida Tamanna

IPC: D06F34/26 ,  D06F58/40 ,  D06F103/08 ,  D06F105/28 ,  D06F103/02 ,  D06F103/32 ,  D06F58/48 ,  D06F101/02 ,  D06F101/20

CPC classification number: D06F34/26 ,  D06F58/40 ,  D06F58/48 ,  D06F2101/02 ,  D06F2101/20 ,  D06F2103/02 ,  D06F2103/08 ,  D06F2103/32 ,  D06F2105/28

Abstract: A method of drying laundry in a laundry treating appliance having a treating chamber in which the laundry is received for drying comprises moving the treating chamber to redistribute the laundry, supplying air to the treating chamber to define a supply air flow, exhausting the supplied air from the treating chamber to define an exhaust air flow, actuating a heater at full output to heat the air supplied to the treating chamber, turning the heater off, and maintaining a maximum evaporation rate for a duration of time by operating the heater.

公开(公告)号：US20240328054A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-03

申请号：US18209682

申请日：2023-06-14

Applicant: CONTROLADORA MABE, S.A. DE C.V.

Inventor： Santiago Alonso PLATA AMARILLAS ,  Raúl LÓPEZ GUERRERO ,  José Alfredo RAMIREZ OLVERA ,  Carlos Humberto REYES ANDRÉS

IPC: D06F33/36 ,  D06F34/28 ,  D06F35/00

CPC classification number: D06F33/36 ,  D06F34/28 ,  D06F35/006 ,  D06F2101/20 ,  D06F2103/02 ,  D06F2103/18 ,  D06F2105/52

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of washing machines, in particular a domestic washing machine, keeping in mind that the objects to be washed are of different nature, manufacture, materials, geometry and volume, in addition to having different types and levels of dirt. Therefore, different types of washing patterns have been developed in order to wash them effectively, ensuring as little damage and wear as possible; the agitation sequence proposed by the washing method of the present invention is carried out progressively, both incrementally and decrementally, using progressive agitation blocks that comprise a sequence of agitation patterns, wherein according to the user's preferences, laundry load and water level inside the washing machine, the number of agitation blocks is determined, the type of agitation sequences to be used for each agitation block, a first initial agitation pattern, the changes in the variables of arc or paddle stroke length, spm, and agitation period, of the subsequent agitation patterns as well as the number of patterns to be used per progressive agitation block.

公开(公告)号：US12054870B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-06

申请号：US17430195

申请日：2019-02-27

Applicant: Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag

Inventor： Andrea Zattin ,  Martino Bondi

IPC: D06F33/06 ,  D06F23/02 ,  D06F33/36 ,  D06F34/18 ,  D06F34/22 ,  D06F39/08 ,  D06F103/02 ,  D06F103/20 ,  D06F105/52

CPC classification number: D06F33/36 ,  D06F23/02 ,  D06F34/18 ,  D06F34/22 ,  D06F39/083 ,  D06F2103/02 ,  D06F2103/20 ,  D06F2105/52

Abstract: A method for washing laundry in a laundry washing machine comprising a washing tub external to a washing drum and a turbidity detecting device. The method comprises determining the soil level of the laundry by means of measurement of turbidity through the turbidity detecting device and performing at least one soil removal phase if the soil level is high.

公开(公告)号：US12000072B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-04

申请号：US17497276

申请日：2021-10-08

Applicant: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Ryan James Scheckelhoff

IPC: D06F33/44 ,  D06F33/34 ,  D06F33/54 ,  D06F101/14 ,  D06F103/02 ,  D06F103/16 ,  D06F103/20 ,  D06F105/02 ,  D06F105/52 ,  D06F105/62

CPC classification number: D06F33/44 ,  D06F33/34 ,  D06F33/54 ,  D06F2101/14 ,  D06F2103/02 ,  D06F2103/16 ,  D06F2103/20 ,  D06F2105/02 ,  D06F2105/52 ,  D06F2105/62

Abstract: A method of operating a washing machine appliance includes filling a wash tub with a wash liquid during a first cycle. The method also includes receiving a pause input after filling the wash tub and before draining the wash tub during the first cycle. In response to the pause input, the first cycle is paused for a pause duration. The method further includes incrementing a pause counter in response to the pause input and storing the pause duration after pausing the first cycle. The method also includes filling the wash tub with a wash liquid during a second cycle after the first cycle and automatically pausing the second cycle after filling the wash tub with the wash liquid during the second cycle, based on the pause counter and the stored pause duration.

公开(公告)号：US11959216B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-16

申请号：US16939336

申请日：2020-07-27

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sungmo Lee ,  Junhyun Park ,  Seokmo Chang ,  Jeonghoon Kang

IPC: D06F34/18 ,  D06F23/04 ,  D06F33/32 ,  D06F34/04 ,  G06V10/75 ,  G06V20/52 ,  H04N7/18 ,  D06F103/02 ,  D06F105/48

CPC classification number: D06F34/18 ,  D06F23/04 ,  D06F33/32 ,  D06F34/04 ,  G06V10/751 ,  G06V20/52 ,  H04N7/188 ,  D06F2103/02 ,  D06F2105/48 ,  G06V10/759

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a washing machine capable of identifying whether laundry of an inner tub includes waterproof clothing. The washing machine includes a cabinet provided with an opening at an upper portion thereof, an outer tub provided in the cabinet, an inner tub provided in the outer tub, a motor configured to rotate the inner tub, a camera configured to capture an image of an inside of the inner tub, and a controller configured to control the motor to increase a rotational speed of the inner tub to a first rotational speed during spinning. The controller is configured to control the motor to set the rotational speed of the inner tub to a second rotational speed, which is less than the first rotational speed, based on the image of the inside of the inner tub captured by the camera during the spinning.

公开(公告)号：US11910920B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-27

申请号：US17276049

申请日：2019-09-11

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Guang Jang ,  Mina Suh ,  Sungmin You ,  Sukhyun Lim ,  Juhee Jo

IPC: A47B67/00 ,  D06F58/44 ,  D06F34/04 ,  D06F34/28 ,  G06V10/56 ,  G06V40/10 ,  G06V10/44 ,  G06V10/26 ,  G06V10/22 ,  G06V40/20 ,  D06F58/00 ,  D06F58/20 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06Q30/0601 ,  D06F34/18 ,  D06F58/26 ,  G06T11/60 ,  H04N23/60 ,  D06F101/02 ,  D06F105/58 ,  D06F103/02 ,  D06F103/28 ,  D06F105/32 ,  D06F105/40 ,  H04N7/18

CPC classification number: A47B67/005 ,  D06F34/04 ,  D06F34/18 ,  D06F34/28 ,  D06F58/00 ,  D06F58/203 ,  D06F58/263 ,  D06F58/44 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06F3/167 ,  G06Q30/0625 ,  G06Q30/0631 ,  G06T11/60 ,  G06V10/22 ,  G06V10/26 ,  G06V10/44 ,  G06V10/56 ,  G06V40/103 ,  G06V40/20 ,  H04N23/60 ,  D06F2101/02 ,  D06F2103/02 ,  D06F2103/28 ,  D06F2105/32 ,  D06F2105/40 ,  D06F2105/58 ,  G06T2210/16 ,  H04N7/18

Abstract: The present invention relates to an online system and a control method therefor, the online system comprising a clothing apparatus which may determine a cycle or an option by calculating the contamination level and wrinkling of clothes, or intensively treat parts that are contaminated or wrinkled, or recommend laundering with a washing machine when the contamination level or wrinkling is equal to or greater than a reference value, or induce a server or a washing machine to determine an appropriate cycle or option for laundering the clothes.

公开(公告)号：US11866868B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-09

申请号：US17126095

申请日：2020-12-18

Applicant: Midea Group Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Phillip C. Hombroek ,  Abubakar Abukar ,  Christopher G. Hoppe

IPC: D06F34/18 ,  G06T7/90 ,  D06F105/60 ,  D06F103/02

CPC classification number: D06F34/18 ,  G06T7/90 ,  D06F2103/02 ,  D06F2105/60

Abstract: A laundry washing machine and method detect the presence of outlier articles in a load of articles added to a wash tub based in part on color composition data collected from the load of articles using a color detection sensor. In some instances, color composition data may be used to generate an alert to a user to notify the user that an outlier article is potentially present in the load, and in some instances, color compensation data may be used to modify a load type selection to account for the presence of an outlier article in the load.

公开(公告)号：US11857134B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-02

申请号：US16465479

申请日：2017-12-07

Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

Inventor： Arnd Kessler ,  Christian Nitsch ,  Lars Zuechner ,  Georg Wawer ,  Alexander Mueller ,  Clemens Arth

IPC: D06F39/02 ,  A47L15/00 ,  A47L15/44 ,  A47L15/42 ,  D06F33/57 ,  D06F34/22 ,  D06F103/02 ,  D06F103/18 ,  D06F103/20 ,  D06F105/42 ,  D06F105/58

CPC classification number: A47L15/4297 ,  A47L15/0055 ,  A47L15/449 ,  D06F33/57 ,  D06F34/22 ,  D06F2103/02 ,  D06F2103/18 ,  D06F2103/20 ,  D06F2105/42 ,  D06F2105/58

Abstract: A retrofittable sensor unit for controlling a dosing device of a cleaning machine includes an acquisition module having at least one sensor for capturing measurement variables, at least one monitoring unit for determining a current degree of soiling of articles for cleaning on the basis of the captured measurement variables, a communication unit configured to communicate with at least one dosing device, in particular to transmit a dosing command to at least one dosing device depending on the current degree of soiling of the articles for cleaning. The retrofittable sensor unit can be arranged separately from the dosing device.