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Method of sensing remaining moisture content in a washing machine appliance

A method of operating a washing machine appliance includes initiating a spin cycle by operating the motor to spin the wash basket to a first speed, performing a first acceleration by operating the motor to accelerate the wash basket from the first speed to a second speed, obtaining a first average motor power of the motor while performing the first acceleration, decelerating the wash basket to the first speed, performing a second acceleration by operating the motor to accelerate the wash basket from the first speed to the second speed, obtaining a second average motor power of the motor while performing the second acceleration, and stopping the spin cycle in response to determining that a reduction in a remaining moisture content exceeds a target reduction in the remaining moisture content based at least in part on the first average motor power and the second average motor power.
Owner:HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INC

Controlled humidity release system

A system for controllably releasing humid air including a washing unit having a housing; a washing drum within the housing; a port defining a first opening operable to intake air from an outside atmosphere into an internal cavity of the washing drum; a vent defining a second opening operable to direct the air to flow out of the internal cavity of the washing drum; and a release pipe with a first end coupled to the vent and a second end terminating on an exterior of the washing unit to enable the air to flow out of the vent to an exterior of the housing. The system also includes a damper positioned within the release pipe operable to open or close the release pipe to release humidity to the outside atmosphere and a processor configured to communicate with an external measurement device and operable to selectively open or close the damper.
Owner:MIDEA GROUP CO LTD

Washing machine dry cycle efficacy prediction

A method of operating a washing machine appliance includes rotating a wash basket within the washing machine appliance and monitoring a humidity for a period of time while rotating the wash basket. The method also includes determining a slope of the monitored humidity over the period of time. In response to the determined slope being less than a minimum threshold, the method includes providing a user notification.
Owner:HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INC

Washing machine appliance having a removable agitator

A washing machine appliance may include a tub, a basket, an impeller base, and an extended post. The impeller base may include one or more impeller fins extending radially outward from the rotation axis, a mounting face disposed radially inward from the one or more impeller fins, and an impeller cap. The mounting face may include a central bracket defining a mounting channel. The impeller cap may be slidably seated within the central bracket. The extended post may be removably attached to the impeller base and include a connector column, a shader collar, and a mating face. The connector column may selectively rest on the impeller cap and defining a cam groove above a bottom end. The shader collar may be disposed about the connector column and include a follower pin seated within the cam groove. The mating face may include a locator wing received within the mounting channel.
Owner:HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INC

Washing machine appliance load type detection

A washing machine appliance includes a tub, a rotatable basket within the tub, and an annulus defined between the tub and the basket. A method of operating the washing machine appliance includes activating a drain pump to remove standing wash liquid from the annulus. The method also includes deactivating the drain pump after removing the standing wash liquid and rotating the basket within the wash tub for a first time period after deactivating the drain pump. The drain pump remains deactivated during the first time period. The method further includes determining a level of wash liquid in the annulus after rotating the basket within the wash tub for the first time period and determining a load type of the load of articles based on the level of wash liquid in the annulus after rotating the basket within the wash tub for the first time period.
Owner:HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INC

Laundry appliance filter with biasing elements

A laundry appliance includes a cabinet defining an interior volume and a housing mounted within the interior volume of the cabinet. The laundry appliance also includes an air filter assembly positioned in the housing. The air filter assembly includes a shell, a sealing member on a face of the shell, and a biasing element configured to bias the shell into sealing engagement with the housing.
Owner:HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INC

Laundry treating apparatus

The utility model relates to the technical field of clothes treatment, in particular to clothes treatment equipment, and aims to solve the problem that the drying efficiency is influenced by the temperature rise of a compressor in the process of executing a drying mode of the conventional clothes treatment equipment. Therefore, the clothes processing equipment comprises a box body and a drying system installed in the box body, the drying system comprises a drying air channel, a heat pump module and a cooling fan, an evaporator and a condenser of the heat pump module are both installed in the drying air channel, the evaporator is located on the upstream of the condenser, and the cooling fan is located on the upstream of the condenser. A compressor of the heat pump module is installed outside the drying air channel, and the cooling fan is used for blowing air towards the compressor. The cooling fan is arranged in the box body to blow air to the compressor, and in the process of executing the drying mode, the temperature of the compressor can be prevented from being too high, so that the drying efficiency is improved.
Owner:QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO LTD

Drying module and household appliance

The embodiment of the utility model provides a drying module and a household electrical appliance, the drying module comprises: a suction module used for sucking air in a containing cavity to form wet circulating airflow; the dehumidification module is located at the downstream of the suction module, and at least part of the dehumidification module is used for dehumidifying the wet circulating airflow; the heating module is arranged adjacent to the dehumidification module and is used for heating and drying at least the other part of the dehumidification module; the temperature and humidity detection component is arranged on an air duct between an air outlet of the containing cavity and an air inlet of the dehumidification module and used for detecting the real-time temperature value and the real-time humidity value of the wet circulating airflow, and therefore the drying module only needs one temperature and humidity detection component, the number of the detection components is greatly reduced, installation is convenient, and the drying efficiency is improved. And the cost is also reduced.
Owner:NANJING ROBOROCK INNOVATION TECH CO LTD

Laundry treatment appliance and method of performing a post-cycle cleaning operation

A laundry treatment appliance includes a cabinet; a laundry assembly positioned within the cabinet, the laundry assembly including a wash tub and a drum rotatably provided within the wash tub; and a controller operably coupled with the drum, the controller configured to perform an operation. The operation includes determining that a predetermined laundry cycle of a laundry load has been completed; determining that the laundry load has been removed from the laundry assembly after determining that the predetermined laundry cycle has been completed; and initiating a rinse sequence after determining that the laundry load has been removed from the drum, wherein the rinse sequence is configured to remove contaminants from the laundry assembly.
Owner:HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INC

Laundry appliance having an impeller with a removable filtration structure

A laundry appliance includes a drum that is rotationally operable within a tub and a rotator that is rotationally operable relative to the drum. The rotator includes an impeller that is axially fixed with respect to the drum and includes a receiver, a removable agitator that is selectively coupled with the receiver, and a filtration structure that is disposed at least within the removable agitator.
Owner:WHIRLPOOL CORP

Laundry treating apparatus

The present application relates to a laundry treating apparatus comprising: a cabinet having a front panel provided with an insertion opening, a back panel forming a rear surface, an upper panel forming an upper surface, and first and second side panels forming both side surfaces; an outer tub having an outer tub main body provided inside the tank and storing water, and an outer tub insertion opening provided in the outer tub main body and communicating with the insertion opening; a drum rotatably provided inside the outer tub and storing clothes; an air supply part, the chamber main body is positioned between the upper panel and the outer barrel main body; the filtering chamber and the heat exchange chamber are arranged in the chamber main body and are connected with each other; a chamber supply flow path for guiding air inside the outer tub main body to the filter chamber and an outer tub supply flow path for guiding air discharged from the heat exchange chamber to the outer tub main body; the filtering part is arranged in the filtering chamber and is used for filtering air; and a heat exchange unit which is provided in the heat exchange chamber and sequentially dehumidifies and heats the air supplied from the filter chamber. And at least two surfaces of the chamber main body are fixed on the box body and are positioned between the outer barrel main body and the upper panel.
Owner:LG ELECTRONICS INC

Clothing treatment device

To solve the described problem, the present disclosure relates to a clothing treatment device which comprises: a cabinet; an inner case provided inside the cabinet to provide an accommodation space in which clothing is accommodated; a machine chamber provided so as to communicate with the inner case and provided with heaters for generating steam to be supplied to the inner case and a compressor for generating hot air to be supplied to the inner case; through-holes provided so as to penetrate through the inner case to communicate with the machine chamber and introducing hot air and steam generated in the machine chamber into the inner case; and a hat treatment device provided inside the inner case so as to communicate with the through-holes to supply the hot air or steam to a hat, wherein the hat treatment device comprises body units provided so as to communicate with the through-holes to provide a space in which the hot air or steam flows and a hat fixing unit provided so as to communicate with the body units to support the inside of a hat and discharge the hot air or steam to the hat.
Owner:LG ELECTRONICS INC

Washing machine with dryer

A washing machine with a dryer is disclosed. The washing machine includes a cabinet wherein a laundry inlet is provided on a front surface thereof, a tub arranged inside the cabinet, and including a front opening and a rear opening connected with the laundry inlet, a drum configured to rotate inside the tub, a heat pump including an evaporator, a compressor, a condenser, and an expansion valve so as to heat air provided to an inside of the drum, a steam generator configured to spray water to the condenser and generate steam by heat generated from the condenser, and a blast fan arranged on a steam supply flow channel continued from the condenser to the drum, and configured to transfer the steam generated at the steam generator to the inside of the drum.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Hanging washing machine

This invention provides a hanging washing machine that enables hanging washing with a simple configuration. [Solution] The hanging washing machine 1 is provided in the upper part 5a of the washing room 5 and includes a hanging section 10 from which laundry A is suspended, an upper watering section 20 provided in the upper part 5a and above the hanging section 10 and having an upper body section 21 and a plurality of upper watering nozzles 22, a lower watering section 30 provided in the lower part 5c of the washing room 5 and having a lower body section 31 and a plurality of lower watering nozzles 32, and a pump 7 and circulation piping 8 that supply washing water to the upper watering section 20 and the lower watering section 30. The upper watering section 20 is rotatable around an upper rotation axis L20 that passes through an upper support section 23.
Owner:QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MASCH CO LTD +1

Washer-dryer comprising a fluff filter in the tub and process for operating the washer-dryer

The invention relates to a washer-dryer 1, including a tub 4 in which a drum 5 for receiving laundry items is rotatably provided; a process air circuit 8,9,10,11 for passing an air flow of process air through the drum 5 comprising a blower 12 for driving the air flow; an air heating device 6 for heating the process air before the process air enters the drum 5; and a fluff filter 3; wherein the fluff filter 3 is provided inside the tub 4 between the tub 4 and the drum 5. The invention also relates to a process for operating the washer-dryer.
Owner:BSH HAUSGERATE GMBH

Clothes treatment equipment with drying function

The utility model provides clothes processing equipment with a drying function. An upper drying inlet is formed in an upper clothes processing drum, and a lower drying inlet is formed in a lower clothes processing drum; a first air distribution cavity, a first air distribution cavity axial inlet, a first air distribution cavity axial outlet, a first air distribution cavity radial upper outlet and a first air distribution cavity radial lower outlet are formed in the first air distribution assembly; the radial lower outlet of the first air distribution cavity is communicated with the lower drying inlet; a first fan inlet and a first fan outlet are formed in the first fan, and the first fan inlet is communicated with the axial outlet of the first air distribution cavity; the air collection channel comprises a first air collection inlet, a second air collection inlet and an air collection outlet; the first air collection inlet is communicated with a radial upper outlet of the first air distribution cavity, and the second air collection inlet is communicated with an outlet of the first fan; the air collecting outlet is communicated with the upper drying inlet through an air inlet duct; the first fan is started when the upper clothes processing drum is used for drying, the air inlet amount can be increased, and the problem of insufficient air amount caused by large air inlet amount loss due to lengthy air inlet channels is solved.
Owner:GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCE INC OF ZHUHAI

Laundry treating apparatus

The invention relates to a clothes treating device. The clothes treating device comprises an outer barrel for storing a water drum, the drum arranged in the outer barrel and used for storing clothes, an impeller rotatably arranged in the drum, and a stirrer capable of being fastened to the impeller. Wherein the clothes treating apparatus includes a fastening portion that, if the agitator is pressed in a direction in which the impeller is located, fixes the agitator to the impeller.
Owner:LG ELECTRONICS INC

Washing machine appliance having a removable agitator

A washing machine appliance may include a tub, a basket, an impeller base, and an extended post. The impeller base may include one or more impeller fins extending radially outward from the rotation axis, a mounting face disposed radially inward from the one or more impeller fins, and an impeller cap. The mounting face may include a central bracket defining a mounting channel. The impeller cap may be slidably seated within the central bracket. The extended post may be removably attached to the impeller base and include a connector column, a shader collar, and a mating face. The connector column may selectively rest on the impeller cap and defining a cam groove above a bottom end. The shader collar may be disposed about the connector column and include a follower pin seated within the cam groove. The mating face may include a locator wing received within the mounting channel.
Owner:HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INC

Laundry care appliance with a drying function after the end of a laundry care program to prevent odors and methods for doing so.

The present invention relates to a laundry treatment device (1) for cleaning laundry, wherein the laundry treatment device (1) comprises: a laundry treatment unit (6) for receiving laundry and water (35), wherein the laundry treatment unit (6) comprises a tub (23) and a drum (25), the drum (25) being rotatably arranged in the tub (23); a door unit (3) for closing an opening (13) of the tub (23) through which the drum (25) is accessible; a control unit (19) configured to control the laundry treatment device (1) and to execute a selected laundry care program; a dispenser unit (15) for dispensing detergent; a fan device (31) for generating a gaseous volume flow (32); and a filter unit (29) in fluid communication with the fan device (31) and the laundry treatment unit (6), wherein the control unit (19) is further configured as follows:that the fan device (31) is put into operation after the end of a laundry care program, wherein the fan device (31) is configured to generate a circulating flow in order to remove moisture from the laundry treatment unit (6).
Owner:BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH

Current generated cleaning device

A current generated cleaning device in accordance with the present invention comprises: a power source, a conductor, a signal generator controller, a current output head, a current generator module, an inlet module, an outlet module, a self-erected water container, and a vertical support frame, the current generated cleaning device use current generated from the current generator module to perform the cleaning and washing of clothes or objects.
Owner:WANG CHI QUANG

Drying system and washing machine using the drying system

The present invention discloses a washing machine and an operating method thereof, the washing machine includes a container for storing laundry and a dehumidifier, the pre-dehumidifier includes a circulation fan and a regeneration fan, the circulation fan is used to generate moist air, the moist air flows out of the container and flows to a moisture absorption and dehumidification structure for absorbing moisture in the moist air, the regeneration fan is used to generate an airflow containing the moisture absorbed by the moisture absorption and dehumidification structure, the airflow flows to a condenser for condensing water from the generated airflow, and the moisture absorption and dehumidification structure is disposed adjacent to the circulation fan, the regeneration fan and the condenser.
Owner:NANJING ROBOROCK INNOVATION TECH CO LTD

Laundry treating apparatus

The utility model relates to the technical field of clothes processing, in particular to clothes processing equipment. Specifically, the clothes processing equipment comprises a roller, a drying device and a bypass assembly, the drying device comprises a circulating air duct communicated with the roller and a dehumidification component installed in the circulating air duct, the air inlet end of the bypass assembly is communicated with the circulating air duct, and the position where the circulating air duct is communicated with the bypass assembly is located on the upstream of the dehumidification component. The air outlet end of the bypass assembly communicates with the roller, and the bypass assembly can send part of air flow entering the circulating air channel back into the roller to conduct heat and humidity exchange with the clothes in the roller again. By arranging the bypass assembly to communicate the circulating air duct with the roller, part of airflow can be sent back into the roller again to conduct heat and humidity exchange with clothes in the roller again, the moisture content of the airflow is increased, the temperature of the airflow is lowered, then the airflow enters the circulating air duct to conduct heat exchange with the evaporator, the condensation effect is improved, and therefore the drying efficiency is improved; the drying time is shortened.
Owner:QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO LTD

Clothes treating apparatus having filter cover

A clothes treating apparatus including a filter cover using a thermal transfer method. The clothes treating apparatus includes a housing having a laundry inlet, a door configured to open and close the laundry inlet, a tub to be provided inside the housing to store water, a drum configured to perform an operation while rotating inside the tub, and a filter cover configured to cover an opening, formed at least at a portion of the housing, through which a filter is introduced into or withdrawn out of the housing. The filter cover includes a first member provided by injection molding and a second member to be attached to the first member by a thermal transfer method such that the second member while attached to the first member covers the opening and the second member is exposed to the outside of the housing.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Laundry treating apparatus

The utility model relates to a clothes processing device. The clothes processing device comprises a box body, a cylinder assembly, a mounting seat and a soap box assembly, the cylinder assembly is provided with an air inlet and an air return opening. Two device cavities are formed in the mounting seat; the two device cavities are respectively communicated with the air inlet and the air return port; a first fixing arm is arranged on one side of the mounting seat and extends towards the upper part of the side wall of the box body, and the end part of the first fixing arm is fixedly connected with the side wall of the box body; the soap box assembly is located between the bottom of the first fixing arm and the side wall of the box body. The soap box assembly is fixed to the bottom of the first fixing arm and the side wall of the box body at the same time, the soap box assembly can be stably fixed in the box body through the double fixing mode, the stability of the soap box assembly is ensured, the spatial structure layout in the box body can be effectively optimized, and reasonable layout and efficient utilization of the spatial structure are achieved.
Owner:HISENSE(SHANDONG)REFRIGERATOR CO LTD

Laundry treating apparatus

The utility model relates to clothes processing equipment. The clothes processing equipment comprises a machine shell, a first processing barrel, a second processing barrel and a heat pump system. The first treatment barrel and the second treatment barrel are arranged in the machine shell, the first treatment barrel is located on the upper side of the second treatment barrel, the heat pump system is arranged in the machine shell and comprises an evaporator and a condenser, the evaporator and the condenser are both located on the upper side of the second treatment barrel, and the heat pump system is arranged in the machine shell. The evaporator and the condenser are arranged in the vertical direction of the machine shell. Parts in the clothes processing equipment are arranged compactly, the space utilization rate in the machine shell is improved, and the size of the whole machine is reduced.
Owner:XIAOMI TECH (WUHAN) CO LTD +2

Washer dryer

To provide a washing and drying machine capable of detecting both intrusion of bubbles into a circulation air passage and a corrosion state of a heat exchanger.SOLUTION: A washing and drying machine includes a washing tub, a heat pump unit, a circulation air passage, a control part, and a corrosion current sensor. The washing tub is elastically supported in a housing, and the heat pump unit has a heat exchanger including an evaporator and a condenser, and blows air to the washing tub 3. The circulation air passage 24 is connected to the heat exchanger of the heat pump unit 6 and the washing tub. The corrosion current sensor is arranged at the heat exchanger which bubbles of a detergent which has been generated in the washing tub and entered the circulation air passage can be attached to, or at a predetermined position at which the bubbles of the detergent which has been generated in the washing tub and entered the circulation can be attached to, in the vicinity of the heat exchanger and in the circulation air passage.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Owner:PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO LTD

Laundry treating apparatus

A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet, a tub disposed inside the cabinet and containing water therein, a first storage at least partially exposed to the outside of the cabinet and containing first detergent therein, and a second storage disposed inside the cabinet and containing second detergent therein. The second storage is in communication with the tub. The second storage includes a first chamber receiving water, containing the second detergent therein, and in communication with the tub, a second chamber connected to the first chamber, the first detergent being introduced into the second chamber, and a water diffuser disposed in the first chamber and extending to the second chamber to deliver water supplied to the first chamber to the second chamber.
Owner:LG ELECTRONICS INC

A laundry treating appliance having a vapor and / or mist and / or aerosol generator

The present invention is related to a laundry washing machine (10) comprising: a cabinet (20), a washing tub (30) housed inside the cabinet (20), a tubular mantle (50) rotatably housed inside the cabinet (20), an electric additive treating device (200) mounted in / on the tubular mantle (50) and configured for treating a washing and / or rinsing additive (8) loaded within the tubular mantle (50) in such a way to generate within the tubular mantle (50) a solution (14) of washing and / or rinsing additive (8) water (3). The invention is also related to a method for operating such a laundry washing machine (10), comprising the following steps: - loading a washing and / or rinsing additive (8) within the tubular mantle (50); loading laundry within the tubular mantle (50); - activating the electric additive treating device (200) for causing the mix of the washing and / or rinsing additive (8) with water (3) and generating the solution (14) within the tubular mantle (50); providing the solution (14) to the laundry loaded within the tubular mantle (50).
Owner:ELECTROLUX APPLIANCES

Laundry treating apparatus

The present invention relates to a laundry treating apparatus, comprising: a first drum having an insertion opening in the front thereof, accommodating laundry, and controlling the rotation of the first drum by a control unit; an outer tub disposed at the lower part of the first drum and storing water; a circulation duct that circulates the air of the first drum and includes a duct through-hole provided so as to be capable of communicating with the outside; a heat exchange unit including a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger provided inside the circulation duct so as to exchange heat with circulating air; and a control panel disposed between the first drum and the outer tub so as to be exposed to the front side. The control unit and the duct through-hole are disposed at the rear of the control panel.
Owner:LG ELECTRONICS INC

Clothes care apparatus and controlling method therefor

A clothes care apparatus may include a tub; an upper detergent supply device disposed above the tub; a lower detergent supply device disposed below the tub; a heat exchanger disposed above the tub; a nozzle device configured to spray water to the heat exchanger; a first pipe configured to supply water to the upper detergent supply device; a second pipe configured to supply water to the nozzle device; a third pipe configured to supply water to the tub; a water supply device configured to be connected to the first pipe, the second pipe, and the third pipe; and a controller configured to control the water supply device to supply water to at least one of the upper detergent supply device, the nozzle device or the tub, so as to perform at least one of a washing process, a rinsing process, a spin-drying process or a drying process.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD