Fault reset system for an appliance
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorRobert Turner White
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Abstract
A fault reset system for an appliance is provided. The fault reset system includes a controller comprising a sensing circuit, the sensing circuit configured to determine one or more sensor values associated with one or more capacitive touch sensors of the appliance. The fault reset system further includes a reset circuit configured to reset the sensing circuit based on a reset signal provided by the controller. The reset circuit is configured to reset the sensing circuit by power cycling the controller.
Claims18
A fault reset system for an appliance, comprising:
- a controller comprising a sensing circuit, the sensing circuit configured to determine one or more sensor values associated with one or more capacitive touch sensors of the appliance;
- and
- a reset circuit configured to reset the sensing circuit based on a reset signal provided by the controller,
- wherein the reset circuit is configured to reset the sensing circuit by power cycling the controller, and wherein power cycling the controller comprises:
- decreasing a power supply of the controller such that the controller is adjusted from an ON state to an OFF state;
- after decreasing the power supply of the controller, providing, by a delay circuit of the reset circuit, a time delay;
- and
- after the time delay, increasing the power supply of the controller such that the controller is adjusted from the OFF state to the ON state.
A method for resetting a controller in an appliance, comprising:
- determining, by a sensing circuit of the controller, one or more sensor values associated with one or more capacitive touch sensors of the appliance;
- providing a reset signal based at least in part on a fault state of the sensing circuit;
- and
- resetting the sensing circuit based at least in part on the reset signal,
- wherein resetting the sensing circuit includes power cycling the controller, and wherein power cycling the controller comprises:
- decreasing a power supply of the controller such that controller is adjusted from an ON state to an OFF state;
- after decreasing the power supply of the controller, providing a time delay;
- and
- after the time delay, increasing the power supply of the controller such that the controller is adjusted from the OFF state to the ON state.
An appliance, comprising:
- one or more capacitive touch sensors configured to provide one or more sensor signals;
- and
- a fault reset system, comprising:
- a controller comprising a sensing circuit, the sensing circuit configured to determine one or more sensor values associated with the one or more capacitive touch sensors based on the one or more sensor signals;
- and
- a reset circuit configured to reset the sensing circuit based on a reset signal provided by the controller,
- wherein the reset circuit is configured to reset the sensing circuit by power cycling the controller, and wherein power cycling the controller comprises:
- decreasing a power supply of the controller such that controller is adjusted from an ON state to an OFF state;
- after decreasing the power supply of the controller, providing a time delay;
- and
- after the time delay, increasing the power supply of the controller such that the controller is adjusted from the OFF state to the ON state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.