Night cycle for a laundry appliance
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsRyan R. Bellinger, Matthew Edward Borgerson
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Abstract
A laundry dryer includes a cabinet, a user interface that is operably coupled to the cabinet, a motor that is disposed within the cabinet and communicatively coupled with the user interface, and a controller that is communicatively coupled with the user interface and the motor, respectively. The controller includes a memory storage that includes a plurality of night routines. The controller is configured with a selectable time point and is further configured to select at least one of the plurality of night routines at the selectable time point.
Claims20
A laundry appliance, comprising:
- a drum disposed within a cabinet;
- a motor disposed within the cabinet and operably coupled to at least one of the drum and a fan;
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- a controller communicatively coupled with the motor, wherein the controller includes a night cycle algorithm configured to minimize operational noise of the motor during a laundry cycle of the night cycle algorithm, and wherein the controller is configured to select from a plurality of routines of the night cycle algorithm, wherein the plurality of routines includes an alteration cycle that includes a plurality of pauses within the laundry cycle, and wherein the controller is configured to prolong each pause of the plurality of pauses by stopping the motor for a predetermined time frame.
A laundry dryer, comprising:
- a user interface operably coupled to a cabinet;
- a motor disposed within the cabinet and communicatively coupled with the user interface;
- and
- a controller communicatively coupled with the user interface and the motor, respectively, wherein the controller includes a night cycle algorithm having a plurality of night routines wherein at least one of the plurality of night routines includes a motor activation routine that includes a plurality of pauses, and wherein the controller is configured to prolong each pause of the plurality of pauses by stopping the motor for a predetermined time frame to prolong a duration of a laundry cycle of the night cycle algorithm.
A method for operating a laundry appliance, comprising:
- selecting a night cycle of a memory storage via a controller;
- adjusting a laundry cycle of the memory storage to the night cycle via the controller, wherein adjusting the laundry cycle to the night cycle includes activating at least one night routine to minimize operational noise;
- disabling audio indicators via the controller including at least one of an end of cycle alert and remote notifications;
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- activating the at least one night routine that includes a plurality of pauses in the laundry cycle, wherein the plurality of pauses includes prolonged periods of inactivity of the laundry cycle to extend the length of the laundry cycle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.