公开(公告)号：US06640372B2

公开(公告)日：2003-11-04

申请号：US09885644

申请日：2001-06-20

申请人： Rosario Ciancimino ,  Brenner Martin Sharp ,  Gerald C. Stenger

发明人： Rosario Ciancimino ,  Brenner Martin Sharp ,  Gerald C. Stenger

IPC分类号： D06F3300

CPC分类号： D06F37/203

摘要： A method and apparatus for determining load unbalance in an appliance is provided for an appliance having a vessel configured to receive a supply of material and rotatable about an axis. A control is arranged and configured to accelerate a rotation of the vessel between a series of constant rotational speeds, measure an amount of current with which the motor draws in rotating the vessel at each of the rotational speeds and during each acceleration period, compare the amount of current with a calculated threshold value for each speed and each acceleration period and send a signal indicative of an unbalance condition if the amount of energy exceeds the precalculated threshold value. The vessel may be rotated by use of an electric motor such as a controlled induction motor and the control can be used to measure the electric current drawn by the motor. The threshold values can further be adjusted by comparing the actual line voltage supplied to the motor with a predetermined nominal line voltage.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于确定器具中的负载不平衡的方法和装置，用于具有构造成容纳材料供应并且可围绕轴线旋转的容器的器具。 控制器被布置和配置成加速容器在一系列恒定旋转速度之间的旋转，测量电机在每个转速下以及在每个加速周期期间马达在旋转容器时吸收的电流量，比较量 的电流具有每个速度和每个加速周期的计算的阈值，并且如果能量的量超过预先计算的阈值，则发送指示不平衡条件的信号。 容器可以通过使用诸如受控感应电动机的电动机来旋转，并且可以使用该控制来测量由电动机汲取的电流。 可以通过将提供给电动机的实际线路电压与预定的标称线路电压进行比较来进一步调整阈值。

公开(公告)号：US06715175B2

公开(公告)日：2004-04-06

申请号：US09885842

申请日：2001-06-20

申请人： Rosario Ciancimino ,  Brenner Martin Sharp ,  Gerald C. Stenger

发明人： Rosario Ciancimino ,  Brenner Martin Sharp ,  Gerald C. Stenger

IPC分类号： D06F3302

CPC分类号： D06F33/02 ,  D06F37/203 ,  D06F2202/12

摘要： A method and apparatus for predicting load unbalance in an appliance is provided for an appliance having a vessel configured to receive a supply of material and rotatable about an axis. A control is arranged and configured to rapidly accelerate a rotation of the vessel, determine an amount of energy with which the vessel has engaged the relatively stationary part, compare the amount of energy with a predetermined value and send a signal indicative of an unbalance condition if the amount of energy exceeds the predetermined value. The vessel may be rotated by use of an electric motor such as a controlled induction motor and the control can be used to measure the electric current drawn by the motor and through manipulation of the current, determine the amount of energy with which the vessel engages the stationary part of the appliance.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于预测器具中的负载不平衡的方法和装置，用于具有构造成容纳材料供应并且可围绕轴线旋转的容器的器具。 控制器被布置和配置为快速加速容器的旋转，确定容器已经与相对静止的部分接合的能量的量，将能量的量与预定值进行比较，并发送指示不平衡条件的信号，如果 能量的量超过预定值。 容器可以通过使用诸如受控感应电动机的电动机来旋转，并且该控制可用于测量由电动机吸取的电流和通过操纵电流，确定容器与其接合的能量的量 器具的固定部分。

公开(公告)号：US5678430A

公开(公告)日：1997-10-21

申请号：US650750

申请日：1996-05-20

申请人： Jean-Paul D. Merlin ,  Brenner Martin Sharp ,  Eric K. Farrington ,  Vonda K. Johnston

发明人： Jean-Paul D. Merlin ,  Brenner Martin Sharp ,  Eric K. Farrington ,  Vonda K. Johnston

IPC分类号： D06F37/10 ,  D06F37/28 ,  D06F37/30 ,  D06F39/14

CPC分类号： D06F37/10 ,  D06F37/28 ,  D06F37/302 ,  D06F39/14

摘要： An automatic washer having an enclosure surrounding an imperforate tub including an access opening and a perforate wash basket rotatably disposed within the tub about a horizontal axis wherein the tub access opening is provided with a flexible tub door for selectively closing the tub access opening. The flexible tub door is slidably supported by the tub for selectively closing the access opening wherein the tub door is positionable in a closed position and an open position. A spring is interconnected with the tub door for biasing the tub door toward an open position. A door catch is provided for engaging the tub door in a fully closed position against the biasing force of the spring and means are provided for selectively actuating the door catch such that the tub door may be selectively engaged in the closed position or released for movement to a fully open position. During the tub door closing operation, the rotatable wash basket is coupled to the tub door. In operation, therefore, selective movement of the catch releases the tub door to bias fully open. When the tub door is fully open, coupling between the tub door and basket is provided wherein rotation of the wash basket may drive the tub door to a closed position.

摘要翻译： 一种自动洗衣机，其具有围绕无孔桶的外壳，包括通道开口和围绕水平轴线可旋转地设置在所述桶内的穿孔洗涤筐，其中所述浴缸进入开口设置有用于选择性地关闭所述洗澡池通道开口的柔性浴缸门。 柔性桶门由桶可滑动地支撑，用于选择性地关闭进入开口，其中桶门可定位在关闭位置和打开位置。 弹簧与浴缸门相互连接，用于将浴缸门朝向打开位置偏压。 提供了一种门锁，用于克服弹簧的偏压力将桶门接合在完全关闭的位置，并且提供装置用于选择性地致动门锁，使得浴缸门可以选择性地接合在关闭位置或释放以移动到 一个完全开放的位置。 在浴缸关闭操作期间，可旋转的洗涤筐联接到浴缸门。 因此，在操作中，捕捉器的选择性移动释放浴缸门以使其完全打开。 当浴缸门完全打开时，提供浴缸门和篮子之间的联接，其中洗涤筐的旋转可以将浴缸门驱动到关闭位置。