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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 1985
Filed:
Jun. 13, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Company, Limited, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
34 31 ; 34 48 ; 34 53 ; 34 55 ;
Abstract
In a clothes dryer, the electrical resistance of wet articles and the temperature of exhaust air are monitored. At the instant the monitored electrical resistance reaches a predetermined value, the time-varying rate of change of the monitored temperature is detected, to estimate the period of time for which the dryer operation is to be continued. At the end of the estimated time period, the heat cycle of the dryer is shut down.