Adaptive scent dispensing for dryer appliance based on input from linked washer appliance
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsJaewon Jo, Seong Hoon Ryu, Han Young Kim, Jisoo Kim, Je Kwon Yoon
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Abstract
A dryer appliance and a method of operating a dryer appliance are provided. The dryer includes a drum defining a drying chamber rotatably mounted within a cabinet, an additive dispensing assembly to provide a dryer additive to the drying chamber, and a controller for initiating a drying operation. The controller obtains washer operating parameters from a washing machine, determines a drying operation based on the received parameters, initiates a dry cycle, and directs a dryer additive to be dispensed based on the dryer operating schedule.
Claims18
A dryer appliance comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a drum rotatably mounted within the cabinet, the drum defining a drying chamber for receipt of clothes for drying;
- an additive dispensing assembly positioned within the cabinet and configured to selectively provide a dryer additive to the drying chamber;
- and
- a controller in operable communication with the additive dispensing assembly, the controller being configured to initiate a drying operation comprising:
- obtaining washer operating parameters from a washing machine appliance,
- determining a dryer operating schedule based on obtaining the washer operating parameters,
- initiating a dry cycle for a laundry load, and
- directing a dispensing action of the dryer additive at the additive dispensing assembly based on the dryer operating schedule.
A method of operating a dryer appliance comprising a cabinet, a drum defining a drying chamber, and an additive dispensing assembly, the method comprising:
- obtaining washer operating parameters from a washing machine appliance;
- determining a dryer operating schedule based on obtaining washer operating parameter;
- initiating a dry cycle for a laundry load following obtaining the washer operating parameters;
- and
- directing a dispensing action of a dryer additive at the additive dispensing assembly based on the dryer operating schedule.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.