Hardware detection and cycle behavior modification in laundry appliance applications
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsAndrew ADKINS, Gregory R. FULMER, Eric W. MERROW, Thomas D. SPICER
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Hardware detection in a laundry treatment appliance is provided. Data is received from the sensor providing data in relation to presence or absence of a removable agitator within the laundry treatment appliance. A configuration of the removable agitator with respect to the laundry treatment appliance is identified based on the data from the sensor, the configuration indicating at least the presence or absence of the removable agitator. Settings of the laundry treatment appliance are updated in accordance with the identified configuration of the laundry treatment appliance.
Claims20
A system for hardware detection in a laundry treatment appliance, comprising:
- a sensor configured to provide data in relation to presence or absence of a removable agitator within the laundry treatment appliance;
- a user interface including an indicator;
- and
- a controller, in communication with the sensor and the user interface, programmed to:
- receive the data from the sensor, and
- illuminate the indicator responsive to the data from the sensor indicating the presence of the removable agitator.
A system for hardware detection in a laundry treatment appliance, comprising:
- a sensor configured to provide data in relation to presence or absence of a removable agitator within the laundry treatment appliance;
- a user interface configured to receive a selection of a cycle of operation;
- and
- a processor, in communication with the sensor and the user interface, programmed to:
- receive the data from the sensor, and
- present, in the user interface based on the data from the sensor, a first set of selectable cycles of operation responsive to the data indicating the presence of the removable agitator and a second set of selectable cycles of operation, different from the first set, responsive to the data indicating the absence of the removable agitator.
A system for hardware detection in a laundry treatment appliance, comprising:
- a sensor configured to provide data in relation to presence or absence of a removable agitator within the laundry treatment appliance;
- a user interface configured to receive a selection of a cycle of operation;
- and
- a processor, in communication with at least the sensor and the user interface, programmed to:
- receive the selection of the cycle of operation via the user interface,
- receive the data from the sensor, and
- control the laundry treatment appliance in accordance with the selected cycle of operation in a first manner responsive to the data indicating the presence of the removable agitator and in a second manner, different from the first manner, responsive to the data indicating the absence of the removable agitator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.