Automatic self clean cycle start using artificial intelligence in a laundry appliance
US11821126B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 2021 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06N3/08
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A laundry appliance includes a basket rotatably mounted within a cabinet and defining a chamber configured for receiving a load of clothes, a door pivotally mounted to the cabinet for providing selective access to the chamber, and a camera assembly mounted within the cabinet in view of the chamber. A controller is configured to initiate an automatic self-clean cycle, the method comprising determining that the door is closed, obtaining one or more images of the chamber using the camera assembly, determining that there is no load in the chamber based at least in part on the one or more images, determining that a self-clean condition is satisfied, and commencing the self-clean cycle.
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