公开(公告)号：US11767633B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-26

申请号：US16877522

申请日：2020-05-19

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Ryan R. Bellinger ,  Seth E. Bixby ,  Timothy E. Heater ,  Jacob C. Ickes ,  Sayer J. Murphy ,  Giuseppe Netti ,  Michael T. Roche

IPC: D06F58/20 ,  D06F58/22 ,  D06F103/12 ,  D06F103/08

CPC classification number: D06F58/206 ,  D06F58/203 ,  D06F58/22 ,  D06F2103/08 ,  D06F2103/12

Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a processing chamber positioned within a cabinet. A blower delivers process air through an airflow path and through the processing chamber. An accessory port is positioned on an exterior surface of the cabinet and coupled with the airflow path. The accessory port selectively redirects the process air through an accessory airflow path to define accessory process air. An accessory tool that selectively engages the accessory port to define the accessory airflow path.

公开(公告)号：US11746457B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-05

申请号：US16489988

申请日：2019-06-12

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Yunsik Park

IPC: D06F33/48 ,  D06F33/40 ,  G06T7/00 ,  D06F34/28 ,  D06F34/16 ,  D06F34/18 ,  D06F23/04 ,  G06T1/00 ,  H04W72/23 ,  G06V10/764 ,  G06V10/82 ,  G06V20/52 ,  D06F105/58 ,  D06F103/08 ,  D06F105/48

CPC classification number: D06F33/48 ,  D06F23/04 ,  D06F33/40 ,  D06F34/16 ,  D06F34/18 ,  D06F34/28 ,  G06T1/0014 ,  G06T7/0004 ,  G06V10/764 ,  G06V10/82 ,  G06V20/52 ,  H04W72/23 ,  D06F2103/08 ,  D06F2105/48 ,  D06F2105/58 ,  G06T2207/20081 ,  G06T2207/20084 ,  G06T2207/30164

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an intelligent washing machine includes: an inner tub in which laundry is placed; a motor transferring a rotational force to the inner tub; an image obtaining unit obtaining an image of the laundry placed in the inner tub after a washing process; and a controller obtaining a laundry classification information reflecting water content percentage information of the laundry from the image of the laundry, learning the laundry classification information to predict a degree of vibration of the inner tub that occurs in a spin-drying process, and varying a revolutions per minute (RPM) of the motor in the spin-drying process according to the predicted degree of vibration of the inner tub. The washing machine may be associated with an artificial intelligence (AI) module, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) (or drone), a robot, an augmented reality (AR) device, a virtual reality (VR) device, and a device related to a 5G service.

公开(公告)号：US20230243085A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-03

申请号：US18133737

申请日：2023-04-12

Applicant: Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag

Inventor： Federico Del Maschio ,  Giorgio Pattarello

IPC: D06F58/38 ,  D06F105/56 ,  D06F103/04 ,  D06F25/00 ,  D06F105/12 ,  D06F103/38 ,  D06F103/08 ,  D06F103/10

CPC classification number: D06F58/38 ,  D06F2105/56 ,  D06F2103/04 ,  D06F25/00 ,  D06F2105/12 ,  D06F2103/38 ,  D06F2103/08 ,  D06F2103/10

Abstract: An appliance having a drying chamber for performing a drying cycle, a capacitive sensing arrangement within the drying chamber and configured to generate an electric signal indicative of a degree of humidity of a load contained in the drying chamber, and a control unit arranged for carrying out at least one among: estimating a mass of the load; estimating a residual humidity of the load; estimating a residual time to the end of the drying cycle, and detecting an end of the drying cycle according to the electric signal.

公开(公告)号：US11634857B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-25

申请号：US17234977

申请日：2021-04-20

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Roy E. Masters

IPC: D06F58/30 ,  D06F29/00 ,  D06F58/26 ,  D06F103/08 ,  D06F103/38 ,  D06F103/12 ,  D06F58/38

Abstract: A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry according to an automatic cycle of operation includes a cabinet defining a cabinet interior. A drum is rotatable within the cabinet interior, and at least partially defines a treating chamber. The treating chamber has a treating chamber air inlet and a treating chamber air outlet. A drying air circuit is fluidly coupled to the treating chamber air inlet and to the treating chamber air outlet. The laundry treating appliance can include first and second air temperature sensors, at least a first humidity sensor, and a controller operably coupled with the sensors.

公开(公告)号：US11479896B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-25

申请号：US16791526

申请日：2020-02-14

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jeongin Kim ,  Seongho Byeon ,  Sangwon Ahn ,  Seongil Hahm ,  Jaesick Shin ,  Hyunjin Yi ,  Junsik Jeong

IPC: D06F34/05 ,  D06F33/52 ,  D06F33/32 ,  D06F33/60 ,  D06F33/70 ,  D06F103/08 ,  D06F105/48 ,  D06F105/56 ,  D06F103/24 ,  D06F39/02

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for treating garments are provided. A method, performed by a garment treatment apparatus, of controlling an operation of the garment treatment apparatus includes: establishing wireless communication with a monitoring device placed inside a drum of the garment treatment apparatus; rotating the drum; receiving movement information associated with movement of the monitoring device from the monitoring device during the rotation of the drum; and controlling the rotation of the drum based on the received movement information.

公开(公告)号：US11248334B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-15

申请号：US16860488

申请日：2020-04-28

Applicant: Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag

Inventor： Fabio Vitali ,  Vincenzo Romeo

IPC: F26B3/00 ,  D06F58/38 ,  D06F25/00 ,  D06F103/08 ,  D06F103/10 ,  D06F103/04 ,  D06F103/24 ,  D06F103/38 ,  D06F103/54 ,  D06F34/18

Abstract: A method for measuring the humidity of a laundry mass contained in a laundry treatment chamber of a laundry appliance. The method includes: providing a capacitor in the laundry appliance, the capacitor having, as part of the capacitor dielectric, the laundry mass; measuring a capacitance of the capacitor by means of an electronic circuitry electrically supplied by a supply voltage and a reference voltage. Providing a capacitor comprises: providing in the laundry appliance at least one conductive plate which forms a plate of the capacitor, and exploiting, as a second plate of the capacitor, routing lines distributing inside the laundry drying appliance the reference voltage.

公开(公告)号：US11242634B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-08

申请号：US16279834

申请日：2019-02-19

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hyun Jin Ahn ,  Joon Ho Lee ,  Dong Bin Cho ,  Seung Woo Hong ,  Bo Bin Kim ,  Hae Yoon Park ,  Dong Min Lee ,  Kyoung Ae Lim

IPC: D06F33/44 ,  D06F58/46 ,  D06F33/70 ,  D06F34/28 ,  H01H43/04 ,  D06F34/06 ,  H01H43/12 ,  D06F34/18 ,  D06F103/04 ,  D06F103/08 ,  D06F103/24 ,  D06F103/38 ,  D06F103/44 ,  D06F105/02 ,  D06F105/56 ,  D06F105/58 ,  D06F105/60 ,  D06F34/32 ,  D06F101/20

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a clothes treatment apparatus. The clothes treatment apparatus includes a drum configured to accommodate clothes, an inputter configured to receive one of a plurality of programs and configured to receive a start command, a storage configured to store information on a setting time corresponding to a weight of clothes for each program and configured to store information on a default time for each program previously executed, in the form of tables, a processor configured to detect a weight of clothes when any one program is received and a start command is received, configured to identify a setting time corresponding to the detected weight of clothes and the received program, configured to control the execution of the received program based on the identified setting time, and configured to store an operation time, which is taken until the completion of the received program, as a default time, and a display configured to display a remaining time during the execution of the received program.

公开(公告)号：US11060236B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-13

申请号：US16592076

申请日：2019-10-03

Applicant: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Jivko Ognianov Djerekarov ,  David Scott Dunn ,  Brian Michael Schork ,  Katherine Ashley De Arazoza

IPC: D06F58/30 ,  D06F58/20 ,  D06F58/38 ,  D06F103/08 ,  D06F103/36 ,  D06F103/50 ,  D06F105/24 ,  D06F105/26

Abstract: A dryer appliance and a method of operating the same are provided. In one aspect, the dryer appliance includes a drum rotatably mounted within a cabinet. The drum defines a chamber that is in fluid communication with a conditioning system of the dryer appliance. The conditioning system heats air circulating therethrough. A variable speed blower fan is provided to circulate air between the conditioning system and the chamber. A sensor is positioned at or proximate a drum exit of the drum. A controller of the dryer appliance receives an input indicative of the relative humidity of the air at the drum exit. Based on the received input, the controller determines a control command. The control command can be routed to a blower fan motor operable to drive the blower fan. The blower fan motor receives the control command and adjusts a flow rate of the air exiting the drum exit.

公开(公告)号：US11021837B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-01

申请号：US16525712

申请日：2019-07-30

Applicant: E.G.O. Elektro-Geraetebau GmbH

Inventor： Mathias Bellm ,  Rebecca Grill ,  Uwe Schaumann ,  Kay Schmidt

IPC: D06F58/30 ,  D06F58/26 ,  D06F58/38 ,  D06F103/08 ,  D06F103/36 ,  D06F105/24 ,  D06F105/28

Abstract: A tumble dryer has a drum for laundry, a drive motor for the drum, an air supply to the drum and an air discharge from the drum, a fan, including a fan drive, for generating an air stream to the drum through the air supply and away from the drum through the air discharge, and also heating means for heating the air stream. The temperature of and the moisture in the air which is discharged from the drum are detected. The profile of said temperature and moisture is compared with prespecification curves, which are stored in a memory, for the profile of said temperature and moisture by means of calculation means depending on the drying phase of the laundry. The operating point of the prespecification curve at which the drying program is located is determined in this way. The control arrangement influences the further drying program, on the basis of the operating point, by way of adjusting the temperature and/or the intensity of the air stream.

公开(公告)号：US10907298B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-02

申请号：US16555451

申请日：2019-08-29

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Andrew Adkins ,  Alexander Halbleib

IPC: D06F58/30 ,  D06F34/28 ,  D06F58/20 ,  D06F58/38 ,  D06F103/00 ,  D06F103/08 ,  D06F103/38 ,  D06F105/28

Abstract: A method of controlling the clothes dryer includes offering one or more preset dryness levels that may be selected using a programmable dryness level selector to establish a drying cycle. Each of the preset dryness levels may correspond to a stored remaining moisture content. The method additionally includes sensing a remaining moisture content of a load of fabric in the clothes dryer and displaying the remaining moisture content of the load of fabric to a user. The method further includes automatically stopping the clothes dryer using a controller configured to determine when the remaining moisture content of the load of fabric reaches the selected preset dryness level. The one or more preset dryness levels may be customizable by saving a target remaining moisture content for each preset dryness level.