EP1266061A2 - Laundry appliance - Google Patents
Laundry applianceInfo
- Publication number
- EP1266061A2 EP1266061A2 EP01911879A EP01911879A EP1266061A2 EP 1266061 A2 EP1266061 A2 EP 1266061A2 EP 01911879 A EP01911879 A EP 01911879A EP 01911879 A EP01911879 A EP 01911879A EP 1266061 A2 EP1266061 A2 EP 1266061A2
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- drum
- controller
- appliance
- load
- imbalance
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
- D06F23/00—Washing machines with receptacles, e.g. perforated, having a rotary movement, e.g. oscillatory movement, the receptacle serving both for washing and for centrifugally separating water from the laundry
- D06F23/04—Washing machines with receptacles, e.g. perforated, having a rotary movement, e.g. oscillatory movement, the receptacle serving both for washing and for centrifugally separating water from the laundry and rotating or oscillating about a vertical axis
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- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
- D06F33/00—Control of operations performed in washing machines or washer-dryers
- D06F33/30—Control of washing machines characterised by the purpose or target of the control
- D06F33/48—Preventing or reducing imbalance or noise
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- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
- D06F34/00—Details of control systems for washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
- D06F34/08—Control circuits or arrangements thereof
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- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
- D06F34/00—Details of control systems for washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
- D06F34/14—Arrangements for detecting or measuring specific parameters
- D06F34/16—Imbalance
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- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
- D06F2103/00—Parameters monitored or detected for the control of domestic laundry washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
- D06F2103/26—Unbalance; Noise level
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Textile Engineering (AREA)
- Control Of Washing Machine And Dryer (AREA)
- Woven Fabrics (AREA)
- Centrifugal Separators (AREA)
Abstract
Description
Claims
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GBGB0006506.0A GB0006506D0 (en) | 2000-03-18 | 2000-03-18 | Laundry appliance |
GB0006506 | 2000-03-18 | ||
PCT/GB2001/001083 WO2001071084A2 (en) | 2000-03-18 | 2001-03-14 | Laundry appliance |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP1266061A2 true EP1266061A2 (en) | 2002-12-18 |
EP1266061B1 EP1266061B1 (en) | 2004-07-14 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP01911879A Expired - Lifetime EP1266061B1 (en) | 2000-03-18 | 2001-03-14 | Laundry appliance |
Country Status (9)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US20030145392A1 (en) |
EP (1) | EP1266061B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JP2003527903A (en) |
CN (1) | CN1418273A (en) |
AT (1) | ATE271146T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU2001240801B2 (en) |
DE (1) | DE60104291D1 (en) |
GB (1) | GB0006506D0 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2001071084A2 (en) |
Families Citing this family (15)
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KR100763367B1 (en) * | 2000-11-15 | 2007-10-04 | 엘지전자 주식회사 | drum type washing machine |
JP4017504B2 (en) * | 2002-11-19 | 2007-12-05 | シャープ株式会社 | Washing machine |
JP2004321320A (en) * | 2003-04-22 | 2004-11-18 | Sharp Corp | Washing machine |
US20050102766A1 (en) * | 2003-11-17 | 2005-05-19 | Maytag Corporation | Method and apparatus for spinning fabrics |
US8042211B2 (en) * | 2005-08-16 | 2011-10-25 | Whirlpool Corporation | Method of detecting an off-balance condition of a clothes load in a washing machine |
JP5176662B2 (en) * | 2008-04-09 | 2013-04-03 | パナソニック株式会社 | Drum washing machine |
KR100977574B1 (en) * | 2008-05-23 | 2010-08-23 | 엘지전자 주식회사 | Washing machine and method for controlling washing machine |
KR20100118637A (en) * | 2009-04-29 | 2010-11-08 | 삼성전자주식회사 | Washing machine and control method thereof |
US9428854B2 (en) * | 2010-07-30 | 2016-08-30 | Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc. | Method and apparatus for balancing an unbalanced load in a washing machine |
JP6379436B2 (en) * | 2014-02-25 | 2018-08-29 | アクア株式会社 | Washing machine |
CN105088645B (en) * | 2015-05-28 | 2017-12-22 | 无锡小天鹅股份有限公司 | The rotation bucket control method of washing of roller washing machine |
EP3401432A1 (en) * | 2017-05-08 | 2018-11-14 | Vestel Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. | A technique for balancing during drum rotation in a washing machine |
CN110804831A (en) * | 2019-10-28 | 2020-02-18 | 无锡小天鹅电器有限公司 | Control method and device of clothes treatment device, clothes treatment device and medium |
US11959215B2 (en) | 2021-04-22 | 2024-04-16 | Electrolux Home Products, Inc. | Wash article entrapment detection for laundry washing machines |
US11725323B2 (en) | 2021-04-22 | 2023-08-15 | Electrolux Home Products, Inc. | Wash article entrapment detection for laundry washing machines |
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US2516656A (en) * | 1946-04-18 | 1950-07-25 | Maytag Co | Washing machine having square tub and opposed impellers |
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DE3819238C2 (en) * | 1988-06-06 | 1996-10-17 | Boewe Passat Reinigung | Washing machine |
US5070565A (en) * | 1989-04-17 | 1991-12-10 | Emerson Electric Co. | Unbalanced load detection system and method for a household appliance |
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DE4336349A1 (en) * | 1993-10-25 | 1995-04-27 | Bosch Siemens Hausgeraete | Method for determining the mass of wet laundry in a laundry drum |
US5543698A (en) * | 1994-09-27 | 1996-08-06 | Allen-Bradley Company, Inc. | Method and apparatus used with AC motor for detecting unbalance |
IT1271782B (en) * | 1994-12-21 | 1997-06-09 | Whirlpool Italia | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT TO OBTAIN A BALANCE OF THE LOAD IN THE WASHING MACHINE MACHINES |
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US6282965B1 (en) * | 1998-11-20 | 2001-09-04 | Emerson Electric Co. | Method and apparatus for detecting washing machine tub imbalance |
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2000
- 2000-03-18 GB GBGB0006506.0A patent/GB0006506D0/en not_active Ceased
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2001
- 2001-03-14 JP JP2001569455A patent/JP2003527903A/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2001-03-14 US US10/220,227 patent/US20030145392A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2001-03-14 AT AT01911879T patent/ATE271146T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2001-03-14 WO PCT/GB2001/001083 patent/WO2001071084A2/en active IP Right Grant
- 2001-03-14 CN CN01806681A patent/CN1418273A/en active Pending
- 2001-03-14 DE DE60104291T patent/DE60104291D1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2001-03-14 AU AU2001240801A patent/AU2001240801B2/en not_active Ceased
- 2001-03-14 EP EP01911879A patent/EP1266061B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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WO2001071084A3 (en) | 2002-04-11 |
ATE271146T1 (en) | 2004-07-15 |
AU2001240801B2 (en) | 2003-11-06 |
DE60104291D1 (en) | 2004-08-19 |
GB0006506D0 (en) | 2000-05-10 |
CN1418273A (en) | 2003-05-14 |
JP2003527903A (en) | 2003-09-24 |
US20030145392A1 (en) | 2003-08-07 |
WO2001071084A2 (en) | 2001-09-27 |
AU4080101A (en) | 2001-10-03 |
EP1266061B1 (en) | 2004-07-14 |
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