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Laundry treating appliance and methods of operation

US11486074B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 29, 2020
Grant dateNov 1, 2022
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Expiry dateJan 14, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06F2105/48
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Methods of reducing a likelihood of contact between a rotating laundry-container, such as a basket or drum, located within a tub of a laundry treating appliance where the method includes rotating the drum during a measurement period, determining a torque, speed, acceleration, and position of the drum, using a parameter estimator to estimate the position of a mass relative to an imbalance of laundry and accelerating the rotation of the drum when the mass is determined to be angularly spaced from the relative position of the imbalance of laundry.

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