公开(公告)号：US11572648B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-07

申请号：US16944376

申请日：2020-07-31

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Barbara A. Balinski ,  Jason L. Barr ,  Andrew Leitert ,  Karl David McAllister ,  James A. Oskins ,  Matthew J. Quock ,  Jamal O. Wilson

IPC: D06F33/32 ,  D06F34/18 ,  D06F103/04 ,  D06F34/05 ,  D06F34/14 ,  D06F103/18 ,  D06F105/48

Abstract: A method of operating and a laundry treating appliance, including a rotatable drum at least partially defining a treating chamber into which laundry may be placed for treatment according to a cycle of operation, a processor programmed to at least as the laundry is being placed in the treating chamber, at least one of measure, sense, analytically determine, estimate, or receive as an input used to determined a load size. A laundry fill indicator indicates information related to the determined load size.

公开(公告)号：US08776553B2

公开(公告)日：2014-07-15

申请号：US13745975

申请日：2013-01-21

Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation

Inventor： Jenn-Yeu Nieh ,  James A. Oskins

IPC: D06F33/00 ,  D06F35/00

CPC classification number: D06F33/02 ,  D06F35/006 ,  D06F39/003 ,  D06F39/087 ,  D06F2202/085 ,  D06F2204/086

Abstract: A method and apparatus according to one embodiment for determining laundry load size in an automatic clothes washer includes supplying water to predetermined water levels higher than a saturate water level and determining the amount of water supplied to reach each predetermined water level from a prior water level, and determining a load size based on the determined amount of water supplied between the current predetermined water level and the prior water level.

Abstract translation: 根据一个实施例的用于确定自动洗衣机中衣物尺寸的方法和装置包括将水提供到高于饱和水位的预定水位，并且确定从现有水位达到每个预定水位的供水量， 以及基于在当前预定水位和先前水位之间供应的水的确定量来确定负载大小。

公开(公告)号：US10760193B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-01

申请号：US15698090

申请日：2017-09-07

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Barbara A. Balinski ,  Jason L. Barr ,  Andrew Leitert ,  Karl David McAllister ,  James A. Oskins ,  Matthew J. Quock ,  Jamal O. Wilson

IPC: D06F34/18 ,  D06F33/00 ,  D06F34/22

Abstract: A method of operating and a laundry treating appliance, including a rotatable drum at least partially defining a treating chamber into which laundry may be placed for treatment according to a cycle of operation, a processor programmed to at least as the laundry is being placed in the treating chamber, at least one of measure, sense, analytically determine, estimate, or receive as an input a first load size of the laundry in the treating chamber to define a determined first load size and select at least one of a color or an intensity corresponding to the determined first load size to define a first light setting.

公开(公告)号：US09534337B2

公开(公告)日：2017-01-03

申请号：US14202317

申请日：2014-03-10

Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation

Inventor： Barbara A. Balinski ,  Jason L. Barr ,  Andrew Leitert ,  Karl David McAllister ,  James A. Oskins ,  Matthew J. Quock ,  Jamal O. Wilson

IPC: D06F33/02 ,  D06F39/00

CPC classification number: D06F39/003 ,  D06F33/02 ,  D06F39/002 ,  D06F2202/10 ,  D06F2216/00

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for operating a laundry treating appliance to indicate an amount of laundry in a treating chamber are disclosed. An example method includes as laundry is being placed in the treating chamber, illuminating the treating chamber with light, and as the laundry is being placed in the treating chamber, repeatedly adjusting at least one or a color and/or an intensity of the light based on an amount of laundry in the treating chamber.

Abstract translation: 公开了用于操作衣物处理器具以指示处理室中的衣物量的方法和装置。 一种示例性方法包括当洗衣物被放置在处理室中时，用光照射处理室，并且随着衣物被放置在处理室中，重复地调整基于光的至少一种或颜色和/或强度 在处理室中的洗涤量。

公开(公告)号：US09115459B2

公开(公告)日：2015-08-25

申请号：US14318791

申请日：2014-06-30

Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation

Inventor： Hirak Chanda ,  Michael L. Jackmeyer ,  James A. Oskins ,  Jon D. Strait

IPC: D06F33/02 ,  D06F39/08

CPC classification number: D06F39/085 ,  D06F33/02 ,  D06F2202/085 ,  D06F2202/12 ,  D06F2204/084

Abstract: A laundry treating appliance having a pump, such as a drain pump, with an automatic shutoff, and a method for controlling the shut off of the pump.

Abstract translation: 具有自动关闭的具有诸如排水泵的泵的洗衣处理装置以及用于控制泵的关闭的方法。