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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2021
Applicant:
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Sarah Heiniger, Louisville, KY (US);
David Scott Dunn, Louisville, KY (US);
Jivko Ognianov Djerekarov, Louisville, KY (US);
Ionelia Silvia Prajescu, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 58/50 (2020.01); D06F 58/02 (2006.01); D06F 58/20 (2006.01); D06F 58/45 (2020.01); D06F 58/22 (2006.01); D06F 105/54 (2020.01); D06F 103/50 (2020.01); D06F 105/26 (2020.01); D06F 103/32 (2020.01); D06F 103/34 (2020.01); D06F 105/58 (2020.01); D06F 105/62 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 58/50 (2020.02); D06F 58/02 (2013.01); D06F 58/206 (2013.01); D06F 58/22 (2013.01); D06F 58/45 (2020.02); D06F 2103/32 (2020.02); D06F 2103/34 (2020.02); D06F 2103/50 (2020.02); D06F 2105/26 (2020.02); D06F 2105/54 (2020.02); D06F 2105/58 (2020.02); D06F 2105/62 (2020.02);
Abstract
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.