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7621158 Washing machine and coupling apparatus  
A coupling apparatus includes an inner shaft rotatably driven about a longitudinal axis of rotation, an outer shaft concentric with the inner shaft for selective rotation about the longitudinal...
7621013 Method of washing laundry in drum washing machine  
Disclosed is a method of washing laundry in a drum washing machine by which the amount of wash water used and the amount of power use can be decreased when doing washing in the drum washing...
7610780 Fabric articles dry cleaning machine by solvent nebulization  
Fabric articles dry cleaning machine by solvent nebulization discloses wherein the cleaning and the dirt removal are based on solvent action nebulized on the surface of the fabric articles without...
7610644 Method and apparatus for washing and/or spin-drying laundry  
The invention makes provision for the weight of the contents of the drum to be continuously determined. As a result, the weight of the dry laundry in the drum and the weight of the liquid required...
7610643 Method of monitoring the rotational movement of a washing machine drum  
A method of monitoring a washing drum in a washing machine for impermissible or atypical movement during a first phase of a washing program as may result, for instance, from the presence of a child...
7596824 Drum type washing machine and controlling method thereof  
A drum type washing machine and controlling method thereof is provided. In the drum type washing machine, a tub is provided, a drum is installed in the tub to rotate about a horizontal axis, a...
7591859 Water supply control for a steam generator of a fabric treatment appliance using a weight sensor  
A fabric treatment appliance comprises a steam generator having a chamber configured to hold water, a supply conduit configured to transport water to the steam generator chamber, a weight sensor...
7591038 Method and system for operating a clothes washing machine  
A clothes washing machine system and control methods. The washing machine system includes a cabinet having a drum rotatably mounted therein. A motor is coupled to the drum for rotating the drum...
7581272 Dynamic load detection for a clothes washer  
A method for controlling the spin cycle in an automatic clothes washer. The clothes washer comprises an imperforate tub, a perforate basket located within the tub, a bearing assembly carried by the...
7579798 Inverter for washer and inverter for washer-drier  
An inverter for a washer performing drive control of an electric motor imparting a rotational driving force required for washing, rinsing and dehydrating operations in a full automatic washer...
7578149 Motor as a direct drive and method for installation of the motor  
A motor having a stator and a rotor is provided as a direct drive for a laundry treatment appliance. The stator of the motor is preferably centered by a preferably cylindrical or conical...
7578019 Method for repositioning articles in a washing machine  
An automatic clothes washer has a wash basket defining a wash chamber for receiving a clothes load and a clothes mover provided in the wash chamber for reciprocal rotation. The automatic clothes...
7568251 Process for dyeing a textile web  
In a process for dyeing a textile web having a first face and a second face opposite the first face, dye is applied to the textile web and the dyed web is then immersed in a flowing treatment...
7549184 Adding liquid machine with presettable quantity and adding liquid method thereof  
An adding liquid machine with presettable quantity and a method of adding a right amount of liquid includes a washer extractor, on which a spray apparatus which sprays chemicals on the garment...
RE40732 Method for controlling washing during spinning in tilt-type washing machine for attenuation of vibration  
Method for controlling washing during spinning in a tilt-type washing machine for attenuation of vibration, including (a) a main rotation step for exerting a centrifugal force to the laundry...
7543346 Drum washing machine and method of controlling the same  
A drum washing machine and a method of controlling the same. The locked state of a door is released for a predetermined period of time without interrupting water supply or water drainage for a user...
7530134 Method for washing sportswear  
Method for washing sportswear items in a traditional-type rotating-drum clothes washing machine, the method comprising at least a main wash phase, a rinse phase and a final spin-extraction phase,...
7530133 Method for controlling a spin cycle in a washing machine  
A method for spinning clothes in an automatic washing machine comprises determining the size of the fabric load in the washing machine and determining a plaster speed based on the size of the...
7530132 Method for controlling spinning in drum-type washing machine  
A method and apparatus control a drum-type washing machine during a dewatering process in which a motor, coupled to a drum, rotates the drum to extract water from laundry contained in the drum. The...
7516505 Dry cleaning method and apparatus therefor  
The object is to determine a suitable stop timing of dry cleaning operation in a dry cleaning method without an oil-soluble surface-active agent. Contamination level of a pure solvent supplied from...
7513005 Washing method for a dishwasher, and dishwasher for carrying out one such method  
A method for washing and drying items in a dishwasher and a dishwasher are provided. After the dishwasher is placed in a program execution readiness state in which a given washing or drying program...
7484258 Method and apparatus for detecting laundry weight of washing machine  
A method and an apparatus for detecting a laundry weight of a washing machine can correctly detect a laundry weight of a washing machine. To this end, a motor of a washing machine is driven at a...
7475445 Counter-rotation wash method and transmission machine  
A transmission mechanism suitable to be used in a washing machine for creating dual-direction driving comprises a drive power input end and two drive power output ends, in which one of drive power...
7475444 Washing machine and method of controlling the same  
A washing machine and a method of controlling the same that is capable of determining whether laundry is a single load or a multiple load based on detected value of eccentricity or detected laundry...
7471054 Method for detecting unbalanced conditions of a rotating load driven by a synchronous motor and for controlling said motor  
The invention relates to a method for detecting unbalanced conditions of a rotating load driven by a synchronous electric motor ( 3 ) in washing machines ( 1 ) and similar rotably drum ( 2 )...
7418754 Apparatus for controlling door of drum type washing machine and method thereof  
A system for controlling a door of a drum type washing machine is provided. This system allows the door to be opened only if there is no water in the washing tub, or if the water level in the tub...
7412740 Method for controlling and sensing an unbalance condition based on sensed laundry weight  
A washing machine and a control method thereof sensing an unbalance condition occurring during a spin-dry cycle. The washing machine includes a controller controlling a speed of a motor in...
7409738 System and method for predicting rotational imbalance  
A system and method is provided for predicting an imbalance condition in a rotating device. The rotational imbalance prediction system ( 100 ) includes an accelerometer assembly ( 104 ), including...
7409737 Apparatus and method for detecting malfunction of a clutch of washing machine  
Device and method for detecting malfunction of a clutch in a washing machine, the device including a clutch including a coupling for transmission of a power from a motor to a washing shaft or a...
7380303 Method for controlling the program of a washing machine and washing machine using such method  
A method for controlling the program of a washing machine comprises the recording of the amount of water supplied to the tub of the washing machine, the assessment of the amount of free water...
7376998 Method for controlling driving of drum-type washing machine and apparatus thereof  
Disclosed are a method for controlling a driving of a drum type washing machine preventing vibration and noise of a drum, reducing a usage of washing water, and reducing rinse time, and an...
7376997 Rinse control method for washing machine  
A rinse control method for a washing machine including the steps of rinsing water supplying and infiltrating for supplying rinsing water rotating an inner tub at relatively low speed so that the...
7340793 Washing machine control method  
In a method of controlling to a water supplying step and a water draining step in a washing machine having no anti-siphoning device, an error state is determined when water supplying and water...
7340792 Process for eliminating foam in the lye container of a drum washing machine  
A sensor for determining the level of the liquid in the lye container for removing foam in the lye container of a drum washing machine with a lye discharge system arranged on the floor of the lye...
7334941 Apparatus and method for washing of items  
An apparatus for washing items comprises a generally cylindrical mesh housing; a first wall and a second wall, said first wall and said second wall being positioned within said housing so as to...
7331075 Spin-dry control method in washing machine  
A spin-dry control method in a washing machine includes sensing a first clothes amount contained in a washing tub, sensing an unbalance of the clothes and a second clothes, after execution of the...
7325422 Washing method of drum type washing machine  
In a washing method of a drum type washing machine, a large amount of the laundry can be more effectively washed by effectively transmitting a mechanical force to the laundry by repeatedly and...
7296445 Method and apparatus for monitoring load imbalance in a washing machine  
A method of determining an imbalance condition in a horizontal axis washing machine comprises several steps, including establishing a speed profile for the washing machine, having at least three...
7293313 Method of determining the weight of laundry in a washing machine drum  
A method of determining the weight of laundry placed in the drum rotatably mounted in a vertically moveable sudsing container of a washing machine, in which a value representative of the highest...
7263735 Washing machine control method and washing machine using the same  
A washing machine control method includes executing a dewatering step. The method accelerates a motor to rotate a drum according to a predetermined rate in response to the dewatering execution...
7251848 Method for controlling dehydrating operation of drum type washing machine  
A method for controlling the dehydrating operation of a drum type washing machine includes a pre-acceleration step for accelerating a drum to a predetermined control starting speed, and a main...
7237293 Method of controlling a shoe washing process of a washing machine  
A method of controlling a shoe washing process of a washing machine performs washing, rinsing, and spin-drying operations. The method includes the operations of determining whether or not to select...
7230394 Apparatus and method for controlling motor in washing machine  
An apparatus for controlling a motor in a washing machine, which includes a speed sensor for measuring speed of the motor, and a controller that compares the measured speed with a target speed to...
7210182 System and method for solvent recovery and purification in a low water or waterless wash  
Method and apparatus for recovering and purifying a solvent used in an article cleaning appliance are provided. The method allows passing solvent-based cleaning fluid from a wash basket through a...
7197783 Appliance having a driving mechanism  
An appliance having a driving mechanism is provided, the appliance ( 10 ) comprising two rotatable portions ( 32, 34 ) which are rotatable by the driving mechanism ( 50 ) about an axis ( 40 ). The...
7185380 Methods for laundering delicate garments in a washing machine comprising a woven acrylic coated polyester garment container  
A product and process for laundering delicate or dry-clean only garments in a washing machine, such as a conventional home washing machine. The process may utilize a garment container, such as a...
7171714 Method of controlling a washing machine  
A method of controlling a washing machine is provided. The washing machine control method executes a washing process with a wobbling device. In the method, an operation of causing a washboard to...
7168118 Method for controlling spinning speed in drum-type washing machine  
Object of the present invention lies on improving a system stability by reducing an allowable eccentricity of laundry below a preset value when a spinning speed reaches to a maximum even if a...
7162759 Method of determining the loading of the drum of a laundry treatment machine  
In order to be able to implement higher rotary spin speeds without structurally endangering the machine, a characteristic value that is as accurate as possible for the currently prevailing drum...
7146671 Method of controlling washing machine  
A method of controlling a washing machine having a wobbling device. The wobbling device is switched to a leveling position to operate a spin-drying tub and a washboard and to a wobbling position to...
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