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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventor:
Mark William Thomas Worley, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 21/00 (2006.01); D06F 58/28 (2006.01); D06F 58/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 58/28 (2013.01); D06F 58/08 (2013.01); D06F 2058/2858 (2013.01); D06F 2058/2887 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of detecting and mitigating unintended circumstances involving a dryer appliance includes detecting a disabled drive belt of the dryer appliance and detecting at least one additional condition. The method further includes providing a notification to a user when both the disabled drive belt and the additional condition are detected and modifying an operation of the dryer appliance when both the disabled drive belt and the additional condition are detected.