Apparatus and method for controlling laundering cycle by sensing wash aid concentration
US8388695B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 1, 2008 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F2105/60
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An automatic washing machine can be operated in accordance with a selected wash cycle by determining a concentration of a wash aid prior to a dispensing of the wash aid into at least one of a tub and a drum, and selecting an operating parameter of the automatic washing machine in response to the determined concentration.
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