Drying mode for automatic clothes dryer
First Claim
1. A method of drying clothes in a clothes dryer comprising a clothes chamber for receiving clothes, an air supply system for directing air through the clothes chamber, and a heater for heating the air supplied by the air supply system, the method comprising:
- cycling the heater between an ON state by energizing the heater until a heater trip condition is met and an OFF state by deenergizing the heater until a heater reset condition is met;
determining a heater off time by determining the time between the heater trip condition and the heater reset condition; and
determining a drying time based on the heater off time.
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Abstract
A method of drying clothes in a clothes dryer comprising a clothes chamber for receiving clothes, an air supply system for directing air through the clothes chamber, and a heater for heating the air supplied by the air supply system. The method comprises cycling the heater between an ON state by energizing the heater until a heater trip condition is met and an OFF state by deenergizing the heater until a heater reset condition is met, determining a heater off time by determining the time between the heater trip condition and the heater reset condition, and determining a drying time based on the heater off time.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of drying clothes in a clothes dryer comprising a clothes chamber for receiving clothes, an air supply system for directing air through the clothes chamber, and a heater for heating the air supplied by the air supply system, the method comprising:
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cycling the heater between an ON state by energizing the heater until a heater trip condition is met and an OFF state by deenergizing the heater until a heater reset condition is met;
determining a heater off time by determining the time between the heater trip condition and the heater reset condition; and
determining a drying time based on the heater off time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of drying clothes in a clothes dryer comprising a clothes chamber for receiving clothes, an air supply system for directing air through the clothes chamber, and a heater for heating the air supplied by the air supply system, the method comprising:
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cycling the heater between an ON state by energizing the heater until a heater trip condition is met and an OFF state by deenergizing the heater until a heater reset condition is met;
determining the duration of the OFF state;
determining an ADD ON drying time based on the duration of the OFF state; and
operating the clothes dryer for a cool down time subsequent to the ADD ON drying time. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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