Method for real-time indication of load size during loading of a laundry treating appliance
US9534337B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 10, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F2105/48
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for operating a laundry treating appliance to indicate an amount of laundry in a treating chamber are disclosed. An example method includes as laundry is being placed in the treating chamber, illuminating the treating chamber with light, and as the laundry is being placed in the treating chamber, repeatedly adjusting at least one or a color and/or an intensity of the light based on an amount of laundry in the treating chamber.
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