Indesit Compnay S.p.a

Whirlpool Corporation

Whirlpool Emea S.p.a.

Giuseppina Pia Potena

Luciano Luciani

Matthew D Rhodes

Giovanni Bombardieri

Gianluca Benedetto

Gianbattista Pirola

Federica Minni

Egle Armonaviciute

Enrico Smargiassi

Fabrizio Concettoni

Costantino Mariotti

Mariano Funari

Valeria Animobono

Sandra Marinozzi

Giuseppe Passaretti

Aldo Liberatore

Adriana Voto

Andrew Damjanovic

Nicola Colucci

Mariangiola Dottori

Mario Biancospino

Lucio Amati

Giuseppe Di Bari

Luca Bossi

A method for processing laundry after completion of a drying cycle includes maintaining residual fluid within an airflow path of the appliance, wherein the residual fluid results from a primary drying cycle. A heat pump system is activated and a blower delivers the residual fluid to the drum. A drum temperature is maintained within the drum at a predetermined temperature range during performance of the after-care cycle.

Drying appliance that performs after-care cycle on a load of laundry after completion of a primary drying cycle and method for performing the after-care cycle

The present invention relates to a washing machine (), in particular a laundry washing or washing/drying machine or a dishwasher, comprising: a tub () adapted to contain a wash liquid (), an electric resistance () for heating the wash liquid (), a temperature sensor () for detecting the temperature of the wash liquid (), wherein the resistance () and the temperature sensor () are put in a condition of thermal exchange by conduction. The invention also relates to a method for evaluating whether the resistance is emerged from or submerged in the wash liquid and to a method for removing calcareous deposits () from an electric resistance () adapted to heat a wash liquid () in a washing machine (), in particular a laundry washing or washing/drying machine or a dishwasher, characterized in that the resistance () is subjected to at least one heating and cooling cycle while the resistance () is kept above the wash liquid ().

Washing machine, in particular a laundry machine or washing/drying machine or a dishwasher, equipped with a device for detecting the temperature of the electric resistance used for warming up the wash liquid

A method for estimating the value of the weight of the contents of the oscillating assembly of an electronically controlled household appliance is provided. The oscillating assembly is connected to a frame by a suspension system having a damper. The damper includes at least two mechanical elements adapted to move reciprocally, a magnetic element which detects reciprocal motion, depending upon the distance between the two elements, the magnetic sensor generates an electrical signal. A reading of an initial value of an electric parameter, is taken when the oscillating assembly is empty. A mathematical function is identified on the basis of the initial value and of a plurality of predetermined parameters, which relate the electrical parameter to the weight of the contents. A second reading is taken when contents have been loaded in, and the value of the weight of the contents is estimated by using the mathematical function and electric parameters.

Method for estimating the weight of the contents of a household appliance

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Giuseppina Pia Potena