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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2018
Applicant:
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventor:
Bryan James Beckley, Crestwood, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/02 (2006.01); D06F 37/20 (2006.01); D06F 33/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/022 (2013.01); D06F 33/00 (2013.01); D06F 37/203 (2013.01); D06F 2202/085 (2013.01); D06F 2204/10 (2013.01); D06F 2222/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A washing machine appliance includes a level sensor positioned within a bulk dispense tank. The level sensor includes a tether, a float body and a circuit board. The tether is mounted within the bulk dispense tank such that a distal end portion of the tether is moveable relative to the bulk dispense tank. The float body is positioned at the distal end portion of the tether. The circuit board is positioned within the float body and has one or more of an accelerometer chip and a gyroscope chip.