Dishwasher appliance with adjustable dry cycle
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsTimothy Kopera, Adam Christopher Hofmann
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Abstract
A dishwasher appliance that includes features for condensation abatement on objects surrounding the dishwasher appliance during a drying cycle is provided. The dishwasher appliance is operable in a plurality of drying cycle modes. The mode in which the dishwasher appliance operates the dry cycle is determined based at least in part on a minimum cycle temperature indicative of the minimum temperature within or of a tub of the dishwasher appliance during an operation cycle. Moreover, methods for condensation abatement are also provided.
Claims20
A dishwasher appliance configured to perform an operation cycle, the dishwasher appliance comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a tub positioned within the cabinet and defining a wash chamber for receipt of articles for washing;
- a temperature sensing device for sensing a minimum cycle temperature indicative of a minimum temperature within or of the tub during the operation cycle;
- a controller communicatively coupled with the temperature sensing device, the controller configured to:
- receive a temperature signal from the temperature sensing device;
- operate the dishwasher appliance in a wash cycle;
- determine whether the minimum cycle temperature exceeds one or more temperature thresholds;
- determine a dry cycle mode based at least in part on whether the minimum cycle temperature exceeds the temperature threshold;
- and
- operate the dishwasher appliance in a dry cycle in the dry cycle mode determined.
A method for operating a dishwasher appliance in an operation cycle, the method comprising:
- receiving a temperature signal indicative of a minimum cycle temperature, the minimum cycle temperature indicative of a minimum temperature within a tub of the dishwasher appliance during the operation cycle;
- determining whether the minimum cycle temperature exceeds a temperature threshold;
- determining a dry cycle mode based at least in part on whether the minimum cycle temperature exceeds the temperature threshold;
- and
- operating the dishwasher appliance in a dry cycle in the dry cycle mode determined.
A method for operating a dishwasher appliance, the method comprising:
- commencing a current operation cycle;
- determining whether the dishwasher appliance has operated a previous operation cycle within a predetermined time of commencing the current operation cycle;
- receiving a signal indicative of a minimum cycle temperature;
- determining whether the minimum cycle temperature exceeds one or more temperature thresholds;
- determining a dry cycle mode based at least in part on whether the minimum cycle temperature exceeds the one or more temperature thresholds;
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- operating the dishwasher appliance in a dry cycle in the dry cycle mode determined.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.