Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Sarah Heiniger

Jivko Ognianov Djerekarov

David Scott Dunn

Ionelia Silvia Prajescu

Wayne E Lawson

A laundry appliance includes an apron extending between a bottom end and a top end along the vertical direction, an apron extension positioned on the top end of the apron and defining a mechanical compartment, wherein a rear wall of the apron extension extends past a rear wall of the apron along the transverse direction to define an overhang space under the apron extension, and a conditioning system positioned within the mechanical compartment and configured to heat and remove moisture from air flowing therethrough, the conditioning system comprising a compressor, an evaporator, and a condenser.

Cabinet assembly for a combination laundry appliance

A laundry appliance uses a determination of a frequency of compressor temperature response, refrigerant mass flow rate, or both to determine accumulation of lint in a filter. Based on the determination, various corrective actions can be taken including notifying the user, shutting off the appliance, initiating an automatic cleaning sequence for one or more lint filters, and combinations thereof.

Lint filter clogging detection in a dryer appliance using compressor temperature and referigerant mass flow

A laundry appliance uses a determination of volumetric airflow rate after a steady state condition is reached to determine the accumulation of lint in filter. Based on the determination, various actions can be taken including notifying the user, shutting off the appliance, initiating an automatic cleaning sequence for one or more lint filters, and combinations thereof. One or more temperature sensors, relative humidity sensors, and weight sensors are used to provide measurements for determining the volumetric airflow rate.

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Louisville, KY, United States of America

Sarah Heiniger