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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2013
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
David P. Goshgarian, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Andrew J. Leitert, Eau Claire, MI (US);
Karl David McAllister, Stevensville, MI (US);
Amy L. Rapson, Holland, MI (US);
Yingqin Yuan, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of determining load type in a laundry treating appliance having a treating chamber for receiving laundry, a rotatable laundry mover, and a motor operably coupled to the rotatable laundry mover includes steps to apply a perturbation force to the laundry in the treating chamber by rotating the laundry mover with the motor; determine the response of the motor torque to the perturbation force during the rotating of the laundry mover; and determine a load type based on the determined response.