Manual mode of operation for a washing machine appliance
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsStephen Edward Hettinger, Ryan Ellis Leonard
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Abstract
A method of operating a washing machine appliance includes a manual mode of operation where a user interface device, such as a control panel or remote device, is used to input a subcycle combination comprising one or more subcycles, the one or more subcycles comprising at least one of a fill subcycle, a prewash subcycle, a soak subcycle, a wash subcycle, a drain subcycle, a rinse subcycle, or a spin subcycle. The method includes obtain subcycle parameters associated with each of the one or more subcycles in the subcycle combination and initiating an operating cycle of the washing machine appliance in accordance with the subcycle combination and the subcycle parameters upon receiving a start command.
Claims20
A washing machine appliance comprising:
- a wash tub positioned within a cabinet;
- a wash basket rotatably mounted within the wash tub and defining a wash chamber for receiving a load of articles for washing;
- a user interface device for receiving user input related to operation of the washing machine appliance;
- and
- a controller operably coupled to the user interface device, the controller being configured to:
- receive a subcycle combination from the user interface device, the subcycle combination comprising one or more subcycles, the one or more subcycles comprising at least one of a fill subcycle, a prewash subcycle, a soak subcycle, a wash subcycle, a drain subcycle, a rinse subcycle, or a spin subcycle;
- obtain subcycle parameters associated with each of the one or more subcycles in the subcycle combination;
- receive a start command;
- and
- initiate an operating cycle of the washing machine appliance in accordance with the subcycle combination and the subcycle parameters.
A method of operating a washing machine appliance, the washing machine appliance comprising a user interface device for receiving user input related to operation of the washing machine appliance, the method comprising:
- receiving a subcycle combination from the user interface device, the subcycle combination comprising one or more subcycles, the one or more subcycles comprising at least one of a fill subcycle, a prewash subcycle, a soak subcycle, a wash subcycle, a drain subcycle, a rinse subcycle, or a spin subcycle;
- obtain subcycle parameters associated with each of the one or more subcycles in the subcycle combination;
- receive a start command;
- and
- initiate an operating cycle of the washing machine appliance in accordance with the subcycle combination and the subcycle parameters.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.