(19)
(11) EP 2 559 800 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
28.10.2015 Bulletin 2015/44

(43) Date of publication A2:
20.02.2013 Bulletin 2013/08

(21) Application number: 12179083.6

(22) Date of filing: 02.08.2012
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
D06F 39/00(2006.01)
 D06F 33/02(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
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 States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 15.08.2011 US 201113209475

(71) Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Benton Harbor Michigan 49022 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Balinski, Barbara A.
    21025 Comerio (IT)
  • Leitert, Andrew J.
    21025 Comerio (IT)
  • McAllister, Karl David
    21025 Comerio (IT)
  • Wilson, Jamal O.
    21025 Comerio (IT)

(74) Representative: Guerci, Alessandro 
Whirlpool Europe S.r.l. Patent Department Viale G. Borghi 27
21025 Comerio (VA)
21025 Comerio (VA) (IT)

   


(54) Apparatus and method for determining a load amount in a laundry treating appliance during loading and providing indications regarding the same


(57) An apparatus and method for operating a laundry treating appliance includes determining an amount of laundry load during loading of the laundry treating appliance and provides indications to a user regarding the monitored amount.







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