Appliance and method for operation
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsSeonghoon Ryu, Wonmyung Seo, Austin Horn, Noushin Mir, Khalid Jamal Mashal, Je Kwon Yoon
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Abstract
An appliance, system, and method for operating an appliance is provided. The appliance, system, and method are configured to execute operations including determining when a dispensing device for a detergent meets or exceeds a detergent level threshold, determining if a first wash mode corresponding to a performance wash mode is activated, and changing operation from the first wash mode to a second wash mode corresponding to an efficiency wash mode when the dispensing device meets or exceeds the detergent level threshold and the first wash mode is activated.
Claims20
An appliance, the appliance comprising a controller configured to execute operations, the operations comprising:
- determining when a dispensing device for a detergent meets or exceeds a detergent level threshold, wherein the detergent level threshold corresponds to a nominal pre-determined quantity of detergent dispenses remaining until the dispensing device is empty;
- determining if a first wash mode corresponding to a performance wash mode is activated;
- and
- changing operation from the first wash mode to a second wash mode corresponding to an efficiency wash mode when the dispensing device meets or exceeds the detergent level threshold and the first wash mode is activated.
A method for operating a washing appliance, the method comprising:
- determining when a dispensing device for a detergent meets or exceeds a detergent level threshold, wherein the detergent level threshold corresponds to a nominal pre-determined quantity of detergent dispenses remaining until the dispensing device is empty;
- determining if a first wash mode corresponding to a performance wash mode is activated;
- changing operation from the first wash mode to a second wash mode corresponding to an efficiency wash mode when the dispensing device meets or exceeds the detergent level threshold and the first wash mode is activated;
- then
- dispensing a quantity of water to a wash chamber based on the second wash mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.