EP 4053321 A1 20220907 - AUTOMATIC LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPLIANCE WITH LOAD HEIGHT DETECTION
Title (en)
AUTOMATIC LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPLIANCE WITH LOAD HEIGHT DETECTION
Title (de)
AUTOMATISCHES WÄSCHEBEHANDLUNGSGERÄT MIT LASTHÖHENERFASSUNG
Title (fr)
APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT DE LINGE AUTOMATIQUE À DÉTECTION DE HAUTEUR DE CHARGE
Publication
Application
Priority
US 202117191951 A 20210304
Abstract (en)
An automatic laundry treating appliance (10) having at least one sensor (25A-B) configured to detect the height of laundry in a treating chamber (18) of the automatic laundry treating appliance (10) is disclosed. Based upon the output of the sensor (25A-B), a human-perceptible signal is generated to indicate whether the laundry load is below, within or above an optimal range for the laundry load. Further, the automatic laundry treating appliance (10) may communicate to the user after completion of a drying function information related to whether the amount of laundry treated during the drying function exceeded an upper limit for an optimal amount of laundry based upon data acquired during the drying function.
IPC 8 full level
D06F 33/52 (2020.01); D06F 34/18 (2020.01)
CPC (source: CN EP US)
D06F 21/02 (2013.01 - US); D06F 25/00 (2013.01 - CN); D06F 33/32 (2020.02 - CN); D06F 33/52 (2020.02 - EP); D06F 34/18 (2020.02 - CN EP US); D06F 58/02 (2013.01 - US); D06F 23/02 (2013.01 - EP); D06F 25/00 (2013.01 - EP); D06F 33/32 (2020.02 - EP); D06F 34/04 (2020.02 - EP); D06F 37/266 (2013.01 - EP); D06F 37/267 (2013.01 - EP); D06F 2103/00 (2020.02 - EP); D06F 2103/04 (2020.02 - CN EP US); D06F 2105/58 (2020.02 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [XYI] US 5305485 A 19940426 - GETZ EDWARD H [US], et al
- [Y] US 2019284743 A1 20190919 - HWANG SUNG MOK [KR], et al
- [Y] WO 2018095269 A1 20180531 - QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACH CO [CN]
- [A] US 5515565 A 19960514 - MADDIX BETH A [US], et al
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
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 4053321 A1 20220907; CN 115029889 A 20220909; US 2022282417 A1 20220908
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 22157348 A 20220217; CN 202210214903 A 20220304; US 202117191951 A 20210304