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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 18, 1998
Manfred Schulz, Berlin, DE;
Uwe-Jens Krausch, Berlin, DE;
BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A method for detecting impermissible operating states in electronically controlled tumble dryers, in particular the state of motion of a laundry drum. In the method, the electrical conductivity of the laundry is determined by electrodes which touch the laundry, at least from time to time. The method is distinguished by the fact that, during the drying operation, the conductivity is periodically measured. The currently measured conductivity value is compared with at least one previously measured conductivity value and, if changes in conductivity that are determined from the compared values over a multi-period interval corresponds to a preset low range of fluctuation, an indication is given that the laundry drum is stationary.