LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH FLUFFING-STATE DETECTION
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1. A method for controlling the operation of a laundry treating appliance comprising defining a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment in accordance with a treating cycle of operation, the method comprising:
- determining a temperature indicative of the surface of the laundry; and
determining a fluffing state of the laundry based on the determined temperature.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of determining a fluffing state of laundry based on a determined temperature indicative of the surface of the laundry.
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1. A method for controlling the operation of a laundry treating appliance comprising defining a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment in accordance with a treating cycle of operation, the method comprising:
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determining a temperature indicative of the surface of the laundry; and determining a fluffing state of the laundry based on the determined temperature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry in accordance with a treating cycle of operation, comprising:
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a treating chamber; a non-contact temperature sensor configured to generate temperature data representative of at least a portion of the laundry in the treating chamber; and a controller operably coupled to the temperature sensor and configured to determine a fluffing state of the laundry from the temperature data and control the treating cycle of operation based on the determined fluffing state. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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