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US 12,000,081 B2Granted
Travel cycle for a condenser or heat pump dryer appliance
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorMichael Wuttikorn Ekbundit
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AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorMichael Wuttikorn Ekbundit
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A dryer appliance and a method of operating the same are provided. In one aspect, the dryer appliance includes a drum rotatably mounted within a cabinet. The drum defines a chamber that is in fluid communication with a conditioning system of the dryer appliance that circulates heated air through the chamber. A controller is configured to receive a command to initiate an appliance travel cycle and implement a responsive action to prepare the dryer appliance for travel. The responsive action may be the automated adjustment of one or more operating parameters of the dryer appliance, such as performing a load sensing procedure, drying the chamber, closing the water supply valves, etc. In addition, the responsive action may include providing a user instruction to prepare the dryer appliance, e.g., by cleaning the lint filter, emptying the condensate collection tank, removing hoses and cables, addressing any error codes, etc.
A dryer appliance comprising:
A method of operating a dryer appliance, the dryer appliance comprising a drum rotatably mounted within a cabinet, the drum defining a chamber for receipt of articles for drying, the drum defining a drum exit and a drum inlet to the chamber, a conditioning system configured to heat and remove moisture from air flowing therethrough, a duct system for providing fluid communication between the drum exit and the conditioning system and between the conditioning system and the drum inlet, the duct system, the conditioning system, and the drum defining a process air flowpath, and a blower fan operable to move air through the process air flowpath, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.