Title:
WASHER WITH LATER LOAD ADDING FUNCTION/ A LOAD ADDING METHOD FOR WASHER-DRYERS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2019/129778
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method executed by a control unit (8) for adding load, after activation thereof, into a washing appliance (1 ) comprising a door (2), a lock (3) to lock the door (2), a drum (4) to place laundry items (C) therein, a tub (5) for the drum (4) to move therein, an engine (6) to rotate the drum (4), a load addition button (7), and a control unit (8) connected to said load addition button (7), lock (3) and the engine (6); comprising the steps of detecting a command from the load addition button (7), halting the engine (6) rotating the drum (4), unlocking the lock (3) of the door (2), querying whether the door (2) is opened throughout a predetermined duration, if the door (2) is not opened throughout the predetermined duration, then locking the lock (3) of the door (2), rotating the drum (4) by operating the engine (6) for a given duration to impregnate water to the laundry items (C) in the drum (4), and unlocking the lock (3) again in order to enable to open the door (2).
Inventors:
TOP AHMET BURAK (TR)
ERDEM ILKAN (TR)
DONMEZ ERSIN (TR)
IPEK MUTLU (TR)
KAYA MEHMET (TR)
ERDEM ILKAN (TR)
DONMEZ ERSIN (TR)
IPEK MUTLU (TR)
KAYA MEHMET (TR)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2018/086868
Publication Date:
July 04, 2019
Filing Date:
December 25, 2018
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ARCELIK AS (TR)
International Classes:
D06F37/42; D06F33/30
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2003029548A1 | 2003-04-10 | |||
| WO2015078052A1 | 2015-06-04 |
Foreign References:
| EP1662036A2 | 2006-05-31 | |||
| US20040107509A1 | 2004-06-10 |
Other References:
None
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