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Appliance control system with led operation indicators

A technology of equipment control and control system, applied in general control system, control/regulation system, washing machine control device, etc., can solve problems such as fatigue and difficulty in seeing the exact status of mechanical timers

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-10-15
NIDEC MOTOR CORP
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[0007] However, mechanical timepieces have various problems such as fatigue, etc.
In addition, it is not easy to see the exact state of the operation with a mechanical timer

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[0075] Reference figure 1 , Depicting a washing machine representing a form of laundry equipment, washing machine is generally represented by 5. The washing machine 5 has a frame 36 that houses a clothes tub or tub 32 that is configured to contain laundry to be washed therein. The barrel 32 is accessed through a revolving door or lid 38 in the frame 36. The barrel 32 is mounted in the frame 36 for rotation or rotation, usually (as shown) around a vertical axis 46. The barrel 32 communicates with a motor 26 also installed in the frame 36, and the motor 26 is used to rotate the barrel 32 in a controlled manner as described below.

[0076] The washing machine 5 also has a control panel frame 40 that houses the equipment control system 10. Outside the control panel frame 40 and as a part of the device control system 10 are the main controller module 300 and a plurality of auxiliary inputs 44 (generally in the form of knobs, switches, etc.). The controller module 300 provides operatio...

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Abstract

An appliance controller includes a plurality of LEDs that are configured annularly about a control knob of the appliance controller. The LEDs are operated so as to indicate status of the operation of the appliance when the appliance is in a run mode. In one form, the appliance controller illuminates one of the LEDs to indicate at what point the appliance is in its cycle of operation. When the appliance is in a stop mode, the LEDs are operated to indicate where the control knob is positioned when a user is selecting a particular operation with the appliance controller. In one form, as a user rotates the control knob, the appliance controller determines the rotational or angular location of the knob, particularly via a selection indicator of the knob, and illuminates a corresponding LED.

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[0001] This patent application claims to benefit and / or enjoy priority from the U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60 / 310695 entitled "Equipment Control System" filed on August 6, 2001. [0002] Cross-reference of related patent applications [0003] The following patent applications are cross-referenced: Peterson's US patent application "Equipment control system with power controller", serial number 10 / xxxxxx, Attorney record number 1007-0551; Peterson's US patent application "Equipment control with high-speed rotation mode" System", serial number 10 / xxxxxx, agent record number 1007-0552; Peterson and Stultz's US patent application "Equipment control system with auxiliary input", serial number 10 / xxxxxx, agent record number 1007-0553; Peterson and Stultz's US patent application "Equipment control system with periodic selective detection", serial number 10 / xxxxxx, agent record number 1007-0554; Peterson's US patent application "Equipment control system with network-acc...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): G05B19/10D06F33/02D06F35/00D06F37/20D06F39/00G05B19/042H01H9/18H01H25/06H01H43/10
CPCD06F39/005D06F37/203G05B2219/2633D06F2210/00G05B2219/23066H01H9/181D06F35/007G05B2219/21006D06F33/02G05B19/0426G05B2219/21004G05B2219/23048H01H43/106H01H2043/107H01H25/06G05B19/108D06F2101/20D06F2105/58D06F34/32
Inventor 格里戈里·A.·彼德森彼得·F.·斯图兹
Owner NIDEC MOTOR CORP