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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2024
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Cody Ewing, Floyds Knob, IN (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A washing machine appliance includes a wash tub positioned within a cabinet, a wash basket rotatably mounted within the wash tub and defining a wash chamber for receiving a load of clothes, a motor mechanically coupled to the wash basket, and a microphone. A controller is coupled to the motor and the microphone and is configured to operate the motor to spin the wash basket, obtain a sound signal generated while the wash basket is spinning using the microphone, analyze the sound signal to identify at least one of an unbalanced load or water entrainment condition, and implement a responsive action in response to identifying at least one of the unbalanced load or the water entrainment condition.
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