EP 3348694 A1 20180718 - A METHOD TO CONTROL A LAUNDRY APPARATUS
Title (en)
A METHOD TO CONTROL A LAUNDRY APPARATUS
Title (de)
VERFAHREN ZUR STEUERUNG EINER WÄSCHEVORRICHTUNG
Title (fr)
PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE D'UN APPAREIL DE BLANCHISSERIE
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Application
Priority
EP 17151746 A 20170117
Abstract (en)
The present invention relates to a method for operation of a laundry apparatus, said laundry apparatus including a drum which is rotatably mounted in a casing, the method including: ˆ˜ selecting a washing or drying program among a plurality of washing or drying programs; ˆ˜ rotating the drum for a given first time interval and given first speed before beginning of said washing or drying program; ˆ˜ calculating a value associated with a torque and/or an unbalance of the drum during the rotation at the first speed; ˆ˜ comparing the value with a first and/or second threshold; ˆ˜ if said value associated with a torque and/or an unbalance is above the first and/or second threshold, then the method further includes: €¢ emitting a command to change a parameter of said selected washing or drying program; or ˆ˜ if said value associated with a torque and/or an unbalance is below or equal to the first and/or second threshold, then the method further includes: €¢ calculating a first weight of said laundry before beginning of said selected washing or drying program.
IPC 8 full level
D06F 33/36 (2020.01); D06F 37/20 (2006.01); D06F 33/32 (2020.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
D06F 33/36 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 25/00 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 33/32 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2101/00 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/04 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/26 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/38 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/00 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/48 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/58 (2020.02 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [A] EP 2684990 A2 20140115 - WHIRLPOOL CO [US]
- [A] WO 2011025312 A2 20110303 - LG ELECTRONICS INC [KR], et al
- [A] EP 2604751 A1 20130619 - ELECTROLUX HOME PROD CORP [BE]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
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EP 17151746 A 20170117