Laundry treating appliance and methods of operation
US9873968B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F2105/48
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method of adjusting an unbalance load in a laundry treating appliance includes rotating the drum above a satellization speed for the laundry load, determining, during the rotation, a torque of the motor, an acceleration of the drum, a speed of the drum, and/or an angular position of the drum, estimating with a parameter estimator, during the rotation, an angular position of the unbalance load relative to the drum, based on the torque, acceleration, speed, and/or angular position of the drum, determining values of the angular position of the unbalance load relative to the drum and the angular position of the drum, adding the values of the angular position of the unbalance load relative to the drum and the angular position of the drum to establish a reference value, and comparing the reference value to a threshold.
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