SMART WASHER-DRYER MACHINE HAVING A MECHANISM OF SELF-LOADING AND AUTOMATIC TRANSFERRING

• US 20180209084A1
• Filed: 01/20/2017
• Published: 07/26/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2017
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aruna Chakravarty
• Original Assignee: Aruna Chakravarty
• Inventors: Chakravarty, Aruna
• Application Number:
  US15/411,919
• Publication Number:
  US 20180209084A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 2103/08 Humidity
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 2103/68 Operation mode; Program phase
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 2105/44 Opening, closing or locking of doors
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 2105/58 Indications or alarms to the control system or to the user
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 25/00 Washing machines with receptacles, e.g. perforated, having a rotary movement, e.g. oscillatory movement, the receptacle serving both for washing and for centrifugally separating water from the laundry and having further drying means, e.g. using hot air control of washing or of washing and drying D06F33/00, D06F34/00; domestic laundry dryers D06F58/00
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 29/005 the other separate apparatus being a drying appliance
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 33/30 Control of washing machines characterised by the purpose or target of the control controlling processes of washer-dryers D06F33/50
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 34/05 for wireless communication between components, e.g. for remote monitoring or control
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 58/04 Details controlling or regulating devices D06F34/00
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 58/38 of drying, e.g. to achieve the target humidity

Abstract

An apparatus containing a smart washer and dryer capable of using water to clean clothes is disclosed. The apparatus, in one embodiment, includes a washing drum, washing sensor, center control gate, and dryer drum. The washing drum is structured in a cylindrical shape capable of holding water for cleaning or washing clothes with a repetitive motion. The washing sensor senses the end of or completion of washing phase associated with the washing drum and generates a wash completed signal. The dryer drum which is situated adjacent to the washing drum has a washing drum access (“WDA”) door wherein the WDA door is capable of opening allowing the dryer drum to receive washed clothes from the washing drum via the center control gate based on the wash completed signal. The dryer drum is able to dry the washed clothes by extracting moisture from the washed clothes.

Claims

1. A smart washer-dryer (“

SWD”

) machine via water, comprising;

a washing drum having a cylindrical shape configured to hold water for cleaning clothes with repetitive motion;

a washing sensor coupled to the washing drum and configured to sense a completion of washing cycle associated with the washing drum; and

a dryer drum, situated adjacent to the washing drum and configured to have a washing drum access (“

WDA”

) door, the WDA door configured to be in an open position allowing the dryer drum to receive washed clothes from the washing drum to the dryer drum via a center control gate in response to a signal of washing completed generated by the washing sensor, the dryer drum operable to extract moisture from the washed clothes.

2. The machine of claim 1, further comprising a delivery component situated adjacent to the dryer drum and configured to transfer dry clothes from the dryer drum to an exterior location via a dryer opening.

3. The machine of claim 2, further comprising a drying sensor coupled to the dryer drum and configured to monitor moisture level inside of the dryer drum.

4. The machine of claim 2, further comprising a drying vent coupled to the dryer drum and configured to direct moisture away from the dryer drum.

5. A cleaning system utilizing liquid substance, comprising:

a washing drum configured to provide a set of variable spinning motions to clean a fabric object via a stream of liquid;

a washing sensor coupled to the washing drum and configured to sense washing phases associated with the washing drum; and

a dryer drum, situated below the washing drum closer to ground, configured to have a washing drum access (“

WDA”

) door and a dryer opening, the WDA door configured to be opened for allowing the dryer drum to receive washed fabric object from the washing drum in accordance with a washing competed signal generated by the washing sensor, the dryer drum operable to extract moisture from the washed fabric object.

6. The system of claim 5, further comprising a delivery component situated adjacent to the dryer drum and configured to transfer dried fabric object from the dryer drum to an exterior location via the dryer opening.

7. The system of claim 6, further comprising a drying sensor coupled to the dryer drum and configured to monitor moisture level in the dryer drum.

8. The system of claim 6, further comprising a drying vent coupled to the dryer drum and configured to direct moisture away from the dryer drum.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the washing drum includes a drying drum access (“

DDA”

) door and a washer opening, the DDA door configured to be open for facilitating washed content to travel from the washing drum to the dryer drum passing through the WDA door via gravitational force.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein the fabric object is a piece of clothes made by a fabric material.

11. The system of claim 6, wherein the stream of liquid is a stream of water.

12. The system of claim 5,

wherein the washing drum is coupled to a motor and water hose, and is able to perform a washer function;

and

wherein the dryer drum is coupled to a motor and a vent, and is able to perform a dryer function.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the washing drum is situated on top of the dryer drum against gravity.

14. The system of claim 6, wherein the delivery component includes an air compressor capable of pushing dry fabric objects out of the dryer drum.

15. The system of claim 6, wherein the delivery component includes a spinning controller able to push dry fabric objects out of the dryer drum via a pushing force through spinning of the dryer drum.

16. A method of cleaning clothes via a washing drum situated on top of a dryer drum, comprising:

receiving clothes via a first opening of the washing drum and water from an external hose;

turning the washing drum via a predefined speed and duration to clean the clothes utilizing water;

detecting by a washing sensor a completion of washing cycle performed by the washing drum;

sending a washing completing signal from the washing sensor to the dryer drum and the washing drum;

opening a dryer drum access (“

DDA”

) door on the washing drum to allow wet clothes to leave the washing drum; and

opening a washing drum access (“

WDA”

) door on the dryer drum to receive the wet clothes from the washing drum via gravity force.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising detecting by a dryer sensor a completion of drying cycle based on moisture level in the dryer drum.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising pushing the clothes from the dryer drum to an external place via a dryer opening.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein pushing the clothes includes activating a pressurized air stream to blow dry clothes out of the dryer drum via a dryer opening.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the opening a washing drum access (“

WDA”

) door includes aligning the WDA door with the DDA door of the washing drum.