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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2021
Applicant:
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventor:
James Augustine Ford, Fisherville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 34/28 (2020.01); D06F 34/14 (2020.01); D06F 34/30 (2020.01); D06F 34/32 (2020.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01); D06F 101/06 (2020.01); D06F 101/12 (2020.01); D06F 101/20 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 34/28 (2020.02); D06F 34/14 (2020.02); D06F 34/30 (2020.02); D06F 34/32 (2020.02); G05B 19/0426 (2013.01); D06F 2101/06 (2020.02); D06F 2101/12 (2020.02); D06F 2101/20 (2020.02); G05B 2219/2633 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2642 (2013.01);
Abstract
A laundry appliance includes a cabinet and a control panel mounted on the cabinet, the control panel having a plurality of controls that each may be activated to permit manipulation by a user or deactivated to prevent manipulation by the user. A method of operating the laundry appliance includes obtaining a desired automation level, determining a set of active controls of the plurality of controls that are associated with the desired automation level, and activating the set of active controls on the control panel for manipulation by the user of the laundry appliance.