| 发明名称 | Washing machine appliance and a method for operating a washing machine appliance | ||
| 摘要 | A washing machine appliance and a method for operating a washing machine appliance are provided. The method includes steps to determine whether articles received in the washing machine appliance for washing were wet when loaded into the washing machine appliance such that one or more parameters of a wash cycle may be adjusted. The washing machine appliance includes features for determining whether articles received in the washing machine appliance for washing were wet when loaded into the washing machine appliance and for adjusting one or more parameters of a wash cycle. | ||
| 申请公布号 | US9624617(B2) | 申请公布日期 | 2017.04.18 |
| 申请号 | US201514592078 | 申请日期 | 2015.01.08 |
| 申请人 | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | 发明人 | Leonard Ryan Ellis;Hettinger Stephen Edward |
| 分类号 | D06F33/02;D06F39/00;D06F39/08;D06F35/00 | 主分类号 | D06F33/02 |
| 代理机构 | Dority & Manning, P.A. | 代理人 | Dority & Manning, P.A. |
| 主权项 | 1. A method for operating a washing machine appliance, the washing machine appliance having a wash basket positioned within a tub and configured to receive a load of articles for washing, a plurality of valves, a spout configured for directing a flow of water to the wash basket, and a controller in operative communication with the plurality of valves, the method comprising the steps of: initiating a wash cycle of the washing machine appliance; beginning to dispense fluid into the wash basket; determining whether a threshold fluid level has been reached and, if so, then ascertaining a dispensed fluid volume; determining whether the load of articles was wet before beginning to dispense fluid into the wash basket and, if so, then adjusting one or more parameters of the wash cycle, wherein the controller determines the load of articles was wet before beginning to dispense fluid into the wash basket if the dispensed fluid volume is less than a wet load threshold volume. | ||
| 地址 | Wilmington DE US | ||