Patent · US Expired

Method for operating a front-loading washing machine

US6564413B2 · kind B2 · utility

4Cited by

3References

8Claims

0Family size

Assignee

WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION · US

Inventors

Walter Braun · Schorndorf, DE
Michael Laue · Schorndorf, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 9, 2001
Grant date	May 20, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 13, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
CPC primaryD06F2103/26
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The invention concerns a method for operating a front-loading washing machine with a washing aggregate comprising a tub holding a rotatably-mounted drum suspended in the machine housing so as to be able to oscillate with a midaxis descending from front to back and equipped an imbalance sensor that changes the rotation of the drum by means of a control program when an imbalance occurs in the spin cycle. In many cases of operation an improved spin result can be achieved for a small loads of cotton laundry and the related laundry absorbency by disabling the imbalance sensor and running the spin cycle at the programmed maximum speed.

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