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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2014
Whirlpool S.a., São Paulo, BR;
Danilo Antonio Bergamo, Batatais, BR;
Whirlpool S.A., Sao Paulo, BR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a system for detecting washing machines removable basket, which comprises at least one washing basket () attached to the washing machine, at least one washing basket () removable from the washing machine and at least one structural component () attached to the washing machine. The system itself consists of at least one sensor () and at least one component () able to cause excitation in the sensor (), wherein the sensor () can be physically associated to the structural component () attached to the washing machine and the component () can be physically associated with the washing basket () removable from the washing machine. Alternatively, the sensor () can be physically associated to the washing basket () removable from the washing machine and the component () may be physically associated to the structural component () attached to the washing machine. The subject method provides for at least one driving step of the motive source () and at least one checking step of the output signal of the sensor (), the detection of the removable washing basket () being performed by checking the change of the output signal of the sensor ().