公开(公告)号：US20140317857A1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-30

申请号：US13869312

申请日：2013-04-24

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： CHRISTOPHER L. BORLIN ,  CHRISTOPHER H. MATULIS

IPC: D06F37/20

CPC classification number: D06F37/203 ,  D06F33/02 ,  D06F37/225 ,  D06F2202/04 ,  D06F2202/06 ,  D06F2202/065 ,  D06F2202/10 ,  D06F2202/12 ,  D06F2204/065 ,  D06F2222/00

Abstract: Laundry treating appliances and methods of controlling the same to balance small loads are disclosed. An example method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a rotating drum defining a treating chamber in which laundry is received for treatment according to at least one cycle of operation, and at least one balancing ring to counteract an imbalance of the rotating drum includes determining whether a small load is present in the treating chamber, substantially aligning the small load and a moveable mass of the balancing ring(s) when the drum is substantially stationary, and accelerating rotation of the drum based on a viscosity of fluid in the balancing ring(s) to position the small load substantially opposite the moveable mass.

Abstract translation: 公开了洗衣处理设备及其控制方法以平衡小负载。 一种操作洗衣处理器具的示例方法，该衣物处理器具具有旋转滚筒，该旋转滚筒限定处理室，根据至少一个操作周期，接收衣物以进行处理，并且至少一个平衡环以抵消旋转滚筒的不平衡包括确定是否 在处理室中存在小的负载，当滚筒基本上静止时，基本上对准小负载和平衡环的可移动质量，并且基于平衡环中的流体的粘度来加速滚筒的旋转（ s）以将基本上与可移动质量块相对的小负载定位。

公开(公告)号：US20170145618A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-25

申请号：US14948887

申请日：2015-11-23

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： CHRISTOPER L. BORLIN ,  GREGORY M. GARSTECKI ,  GEORGE W. MALHEIROS ,  CHRISTOPHER H. MATULIS

IPC: D06F37/26 ,  D06F37/30

CPC classification number: D06F37/22 ,  D06F37/203 ,  D06F37/263 ,  D06F37/265 ,  D06F37/268 ,  D06F2222/00

Abstract: A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry according to an automatic cycle of operation includes a chassis defining an interior, a tub provided within the interior, a drum provided within the tub, a motor mounted to the tub and having a drive shaft drivingly coupled to the drum to selectively rotate the drum about the longitudinal axis, a suspension system, and at least one counterweight, wherein the suspension system and the at least one counterweight are configured such that the capacity efficiency of the laundry treating appliance is greater than 45%.

公开(公告)号：US20140379142A1

公开(公告)日：2014-12-25

申请号：US13925877

申请日：2013-06-25

Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation

Inventor： CHRISTOPHER L. BORLIN ,  CHRISTOPHER H. MATULIS

IPC: D06F37/24 ,  G05D19/02

CPC classification number: D06F37/245 ,  D06F35/007 ,  D06F37/203 ,  D06F37/225 ,  D06F2202/10 ,  D06F2204/06 ,  D06F2222/00 ,  G05D19/02

Abstract: A method operating a laundry treating appliance having a rotatable drum at least partially defining a treating chamber for receiving a laundry load for treatment according to an automatic cycle of operation and a ball balance ring mounted to the rotatable drum and defining an internal raceway in which a plurality of balls are located, where the method includes rotating the drum at or above a satellizing speed, determining positions of the plurality of balls, and accelerating the rotational speed of the drum based on the determined positions of the plurality of balls.

Abstract translation: 一种操作洗衣处理器具的方法，其具有至少部分地限定处理室的可旋转滚筒，所述处理室用于接收根据操作的自动循环处理的衣物负载和安装在所述可旋转滚筒上并限定内部滚道的球平衡环， 多个球位于其中，其中该方法包括以等于或高于卫星速度旋转鼓，确定多个球的位置，并且基于确定的多个球的位置来加速滚筒的旋转速度。