公开(公告)号：US20190048506A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-14

申请号：US16161813

申请日：2018-10-16

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： ETHAN HARBRECHT ,  DOUGLAS MIKKELSEN ,  CHRISTOPH MILLER ,  JOEL SELLS ,  PRASATH M. THIRUKONDA

IPC: D06F37/28 ,  D06F39/14 ,  D06F39/08 ,  D06F39/00 ,  D06F39/04

CPC classification number: D06F37/28 ,  D06F39/005 ,  D06F39/008 ,  D06F39/04 ,  D06F39/085 ,  D06F39/14

Abstract: A laundry treating appliance door assembly comprises a plastic fishbowl. Typically, laundry treating appliances, such as dryers, have door assemblies comprising glass fishbowls. Utilizing plastic enables a fishbowl to have a sharper radius of curvature than that of a glass fishbowl due to manufacturing constraints of glass. A shaper radius of curvature allows for greater capacity in the treating chamber in a laundry treating appliance.

公开(公告)号：US20180371674A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-27

申请号：US15634147

申请日：2017-06-27

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： MARCUS A. CANNON ,  BRUNO T. RAMASCO

IPC: D06F39/02 ,  D06F13/00 ,  D06F37/12 ,  D06F39/00

CPC classification number: D06F39/02 ,  D06F13/00 ,  D06F23/04 ,  D06F37/12 ,  D06F39/005 ,  D06F39/022 ,  D06F2214/00 ,  D06F2220/00

Abstract: A bulk dispenser for a fabric treating appliance wherein the fabric treating appliance has a tank defining a bulk dispensing reservoir and a timer valve that is fluidly coupled to the bulk dispensing reservoir. A time selector is located on the tank and operably coupled to the timer valve. The time selector has non-time selection indicia such as load amount, liquid volume, or soil level. The timer valve is a mechanical timer valve.

公开(公告)号：US20180338258A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-22

申请号：US15838086

申请日：2017-12-11

Applicant: ALLIANCE LAUNDRY SYSTEMS, LLC

Inventor： Adam Dill ,  Scott Chiavetta ,  Ryan Moore ,  Bill Coffman ,  Richard Guernsey

IPC: H04W28/02 ,  H04Q9/00 ,  G06Q20/32 ,  D06F31/00 ,  D06F33/02 ,  D06F39/00

CPC classification number: H04W28/0215 ,  D06F31/00 ,  D06F33/02 ,  D06F39/005 ,  D06F2210/00 ,  D06F2212/02 ,  D06F2214/00 ,  D06F2216/00 ,  G06Q20/102 ,  G06Q20/202 ,  G06Q20/3223 ,  G06Q20/325 ,  G06Q20/3276 ,  G06Q20/36 ,  G06Q50/10 ,  G07F17/20 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C2201/51 ,  H04L12/2803 ,  H04L67/125 ,  H04L69/08 ,  H04Q9/00 ,  H04Q2213/1313 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W84/12 ,  H04W88/16

Abstract: A system is provided for remotely communicating with one or more cleaning units, each including a control unit for operating the cleaning unit, and a first low data rate device coupled to the control unit. A gateway unit nearby each of the cleaning units includes a Wi-Fi protocol device and a second low data rate device coupled to the Wi-Fi protocol device. An internet connected device is wirelessly coupled to the WiFi protocol device, and the first low data rate device is wirelessly coupled to the second low data rate device. A data transfer rate of the first and second low data rate devices is substantially lower than a data transfer rate of the WiFi protocol device.

公开(公告)号：US20180274155A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-27

申请号：US15993661

申请日：2018-05-31

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： PRABHJEE ANAND ,  YOGESH DHANABALAN CHANDRASEKARAN ,  TIMOTHY E. HEATER ,  NDJEKA K. LUHAHI ,  JOSE ALDO RAMIREZ ,  SCOTT T. THALLS

IPC: D06F37/10 ,  D06F39/14 ,  D06F37/28 ,  D06F39/00

CPC classification number: D06F37/10 ,  D06F37/28 ,  D06F39/005 ,  D06F39/14

Abstract: A door assembly for a laundry treating appliance that comprises an inner door subassembly, an intermediate door frame, an outer door screen; and a user interface controller. The intermediate door frame is adhered to the inner door subassembly and to the outer door screen. The user interface controller is affixed to the intermediate door through an aperture in the inner door subassembly to control a user interface that is viewable through and accessible on the outer door screen.

公开(公告)号：US20180267487A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-20

申请号：US15537389

申请日：2015-11-17

Applicant: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD

Inventor： Guang LI ,  Tian XIA ,  Chang HUANG

IPC: G05B15/02 ,  G05B19/418 ,  H04M11/00 ,  G10L15/08

CPC classification number: G05B15/02 ,  D06F21/00 ,  D06F33/02 ,  D06F39/005 ,  D06F2210/00 ,  D06F2216/00 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G05B19/418 ,  G05B2219/25168 ,  G05B2219/2633 ,  G05B2219/2642 ,  G10L15/08 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G10L2015/223 ,  H04M11/00 ,  H04M11/007

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a smart household equipment controlling method and apparatus, an apparatus and a non-volatile computer storage medium. In embodiments of the present disclosure, input information input by the user based on a natural dialog mode interface is obtained, then the control instruction of the smart household equipment is obtained according to the input information, so that the control instruction can be sent to the smart household equipment such that the smart household equipment executes an operation according to the control instruction. Since the natural dialog mode interface is used as an interaction mode with the user, it is unnecessary to display all operable controls of the smart household equipment provided by the application on the screen of the terminal. Therefore, this can avoid the problem in the prior art about increase of data interaction between the application and the processing engine used by the application due to a limited display area of the terminal, and thereby reduce the processing burden of the processing engine.

公开(公告)号：US20180266040A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-20

申请号：US15986936

申请日：2018-05-23

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Young-Hyun Kim ,  Geun Kang ,  Jong Woon Park

IPC: D06F39/14 ,  D06F29/00 ,  D06F37/40 ,  D06F17/08 ,  D06F39/12 ,  D06F39/00

CPC classification number: D06F39/14 ,  D06F17/08 ,  D06F29/00 ,  D06F37/40 ,  D06F39/005 ,  D06F39/12 ,  D06F39/125

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a washing machine, which includes a clutch unit provided to be able to selectively transmit power generated from a drive unit to a drum and a pulsator. The clutch unit includes an outer shaft that is connected to the drum at an upper side thereof and rotates the drum, an inner shaft that is located in the outer shaft, is connected to the pulsator at an upper side thereof, and rotates the pulsator, and a one-way bearing that is installed between the inner shaft and the outer shaft. The one-way bearing selectively transmits a rotating force from the outer shaft to the inner shaft according to a rotating direction of the outer shaft. With this configuration, it is possible to simplify a structure of the clutch unit and to use space efficiently.

公开(公告)号：US10060065B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-28

申请号：US15501432

申请日：2015-08-04

Applicant: HAIER ASIA CO., LTD. ,  QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.

Inventor： Masanori Yoneda ,  Hiroyuki Tanaka

IPC: D06F23/02 ,  D06F23/06 ,  D06F33/02 ,  D06F37/06 ,  D06F37/30 ,  D06F37/40 ,  D06F39/00 ,  D06F39/02 ,  D06F39/08

CPC classification number: D06F37/065 ,  D06F17/10 ,  D06F21/02 ,  D06F23/00 ,  D06F23/02 ,  D06F23/06 ,  D06F33/02 ,  D06F37/04 ,  D06F37/304 ,  D06F37/40 ,  D06F39/005 ,  D06F39/02 ,  D06F39/083 ,  D06F39/087 ,  D06F39/088

Abstract: Disclosed is a drum washing machine, including: a drum configured in an outer tank and capable of rotating by using an inclination axis as center; a stirring body configured at a rear part of the drum and including main blades in contact with washings; a driving unit enabling the drum and the stirring body to rotate at different rotating speeds; and a water supply mechanism part configured to splash water to a surface of the stirring body. The water supply mechanism part includes a first water storage part capable of moving between a position in water soaked in the outer tank and a position higher than the water and storing water when soaked in water of the outer tank, and a first outflow port capable of enabling water stored in the first water storage part to flow out to the surface of the stirring body at an upper position.

公开(公告)号：US20180237975A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-23

申请号：US15437477

申请日：2017-02-21

Applicant: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Edward Simeon Chupka

IPC: D06F37/40 ,  D06F17/08 ,  D06F39/00 ,  D06F33/02 ,  D06F23/04

CPC classification number: D06F37/40 ,  D06F17/08 ,  D06F23/04 ,  D06F33/02 ,  D06F37/304 ,  D06F39/005 ,  D06F2212/02 ,  F16D11/14

Abstract: A washing machine appliance and a shifter assembly therefor are generally provided. The shifter assembly may include an agitator drive shaft, a motor, a wash basket drive shaft, and a clutch. The agitator drive shaft may extend along a drive axis. The motor may be operably connected to the agitator drive shaft to drive rotation thereof. The motor may include a rotor fixed to the agitator drive shaft and a stator rotationally fixed at a position radially inward from the rotor. The wash basket drive shaft may be rotationally independent from the agitator drive shaft. The clutch may be slidably disposed on the wash basket drive shaft. The clutch may be movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position. The disengaged position may provide the clutch in rotationally fixed attachment on the stator. The engaged position may provide the clutch away from the stator and rotatable relative thereto.

公开(公告)号：USD824606S1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-31

申请号：US29582125

申请日：2016-10-25

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Designer： James Kendall ,  Ameresh Viswanathan

CPC classification number: D06F29/005 ,  D06F29/00 ,  D06F33/02 ,  D06F37/04 ,  D06F37/203 ,  D06F39/005 ,  D06F39/02 ,  D06F39/12

Abstract: A modular laundry system comprises at least one laundry appliance and a worksurface provided on the at least one laundry appliance. The worksurface defines a perimeter comprising a front, a back, and opposite sides and can comprise a functional element on the perimeter of the worksurface and configured to provide an associated functionality. The worksurface has an upper surface and can comprise a functional element located below the upper surface and configured to provide an associated functionality.

公开(公告)号：US20180191518A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-05

申请号：US15737070

申请日：2015-11-30

Applicant: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.

Inventor： Hai SHU ,  Sheng XU ,  Junming YIN ,  Zhenxing HUANG ,  Yan LI

IPC: H04L12/28 ,  D06F33/02

CPC classification number: H04L12/2825 ,  D06F33/02 ,  D06F39/005 ,  D06F2202/10 ,  D06F2204/00 ,  D06F2210/00 ,  D06F2216/00 ,  H04L12/2818 ,  H04L2012/285

Abstract: The disclosure provides an intelligent clothes washing control system and control method. The system comprises: a washing procedure module, an acquisition module, a processing module, a recommendation module and a communication module which are arranged at an intelligent terminal, and a server which is arranged in a cloud, wherein the terminal is in communication connection with the server; the washing procedure module comprises at least one washing procedure; the acquisition module acquires the washing records of the washing procedures; the processing module sends the washing records to the server for analysis; the server analyzes the washing records, utilizes big data to obtain washing recommendations matched with the washing records, and sends to the recommendation module; and the recommendation module displays the washing recommendations and the washing procedures sent by the server on a terminal interface. The present disclosure recommends proper washing recommendations for users and pushes individualized recommendations to users.