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Method and apparatus for determining laundry load

US8176798B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 9, 2009
Grant dateMay 15, 2012
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Expiry dateMar 4, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06F2105/46
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A method and apparatus for operating a laundry treating appliance that has a rotating treating chamber, which is rotatable about a rotation axis by a motor operably coupled to the rotating treating chamber, with the operation of the motor being controlled by an underdamped control scheme to determine a laundry load size.

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