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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2010
David Scott Dunn, Smithfield, KY (US);
Steven Keith Root, Buckner, KY (US);
Robert Anthony Saling, Mammoth Cave, KY (US);
Steven Chadwick Koepke, Pendleton, KY (US);
Andres Guillermo Ruiz, Louisville, KY (US);
David Scott Dunn, Smithfield, KY (US);
Steven Keith Root, Buckner, KY (US);
Robert Anthony Saling, Mammoth Cave, KY (US);
Steven Chadwick Koepke, Pendleton, KY (US);
Andres Guillermo Ruiz, Louisville, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A washing machine including a suspension system is provided. The suspension system includes a wash tub, a basket rotatably coupled within the wash tub, and a drive and motor assembly. The washing machine further includes a controller configured initiate a spin cycle by increasing a spin speed of the basket to a target spin speed, identify an out-of-balance load prior to reaching the target spin speed, and limit the spin speed of the basket to a spin speed lower than a natural frequency of the suspension system for a predefined period of time.