Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of estimating bending moment of a laundry treating appliance drum shaft using a proximity sensor
- Patent Title (中): 使用接近传感器估计衣物处理设备鼓轴的弯矩的方法
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Application No.: US13334548Application Date: 2011-12-22
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Publication No.: US09267225B2Publication Date: 2016-02-23
- Inventor: Donald E. Erickson , Farshad Farid
- Applicant: Donald E. Erickson , Farshad Farid
- Applicant Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Main IPC: D06F35/00
- IPC: D06F35/00 ; D06F37/20
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a tub, a rotatable drum within the tub, and a rotatable drive shaft supported in a bearing assembly and mounted to the drum, with the bending moment acting on the bearing assembly being determined and used as an input to control the operation of the appliance.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130160218A1 METHOD OF ESTIMATING BENDING MOMENT OF A LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE DRUM SHAFT USING A PROXIMITY SENSOR Public/Granted day:2013-06-27
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