Methods and apparatus to detect treating chemistries in laundry appliances
    1.
    发明授权
    Methods and apparatus to detect treating chemistries in laundry appliances 有权
    检测洗衣设备中化学物质的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US09587339B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-07

    申请号:US14506753

    申请日:2014-10-06

    Abstract: An example laundry treating appliance includes a tub, a rotatable drum disposed in the tub and defining a treating chamber in which laundry is received for treatment according to a cycle of operation, a treating chemistry dispenser having an outlet and a cup having a siphon, configured to dispense a treating chemistry into at least one of the tub or the drum, a sensor, and a controller configured to at least: introduce a predetermined amount of liquid into the cup sufficient to activate the siphon if a predetermined amount of the treating chemistry is present in the cup; detect whether the siphon activates in response to the predetermined amount of liquid based on an output of the sensor; and modify cycle of operation based on whether the siphon activates in response to the predetermined amount of liquid.

    Abstract translation: 示例性洗衣处理器具包括:桶,设置在桶中的可旋转滚筒,并且限定处理室,根据操作周期接收衣物以进行处理;处理化学分配器,具有出口和具有虹吸管的杯, 将处理化学品分配到桶或滚筒中的至少一个中,传感器和控制器,其被配置为至少:将预定量的液体引入杯中,足以在预定量的处理化学物质为 现在在杯子里 基于传感器的输出,检测虹吸管是否响应于预定量的液体而激活; 并且基于虹吸管是否响应于预定量的液体而激活来修改操作循环。

    Method of determining a load size in a laundry treating appliance
    2.
    发明授权
    Method of determining a load size in a laundry treating appliance 有权
    确定衣物处理装置中的载荷大小的方法

    公开(公告)号:US09382654B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-05

    申请号:US13908011

    申请日:2013-06-03

    Abstract: Method of determining a laundry load size in a laundry treating appliance comprising a rotatable drum at least partially defining a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment in accordance with a treating cycle of operation, an imaging device, and a controller having a processor, the method includes generating an images, detecting, marking in the generated image, and determining, by the controller, a load size based on the image.

    Abstract translation: 一种确定衣物处理装置中的衣物负载尺寸的方法,包括:可旋转滚筒,其至少部分地限定处理室,用于接收根据操作的处理循环进行处理的衣物,成像装置和具有处理器的控制器,所述方法 包括在所生成的图像中生成图像,检测,标记,以及由控制器基于图像确定负载大小。

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