Laundry appliance
First Claim
1. A laundry appliance comprising:
- a drum for receiving articles to be laundered, comprising at least two rotatable drum portions and a drive capable of operating the drum in a plurality of different drum modes, including a drum mode in which the rotatable drum portions are driven so as to cause relative rotation between adjacent rotatable drum portions, and a controller which is capable of controlling the appliance to perform a plurality of different wash programs, each wash program having an associated drum mode.
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Abstract
A laundry appliance comprises a drum for receiving articles to be laundered, the drum comprising at least two rotatable drum portions and a drive capable of operating the drum in a plurality of different drum modes. The drum modes include a mode in which the rotatable drum portions are driven so as to cause relative rotation between them. A controller (100) controls the appliance to perform a plurality of different wash programs, each wash program having an associated drum mode. Each wash program comprises a sequence of stages, with a drum mode being associated with each stage. The drum modes can differ in respect of (a) use (or non-use) of relative rotation between the drum portions (b) the ratio of time that the drum portions rotate compared to the time that they are at rest, and (c) the speed at which the drum portions are rotated. The intensity of a wash program can be varied, inter alia, by varying the length of the wash stage.
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13 Claims
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1. A laundry appliance comprising:
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a drum for receiving articles to be laundered, comprising at least two rotatable drum portions and a drive capable of operating the drum in a plurality of different drum modes, including a drum mode in which the rotatable drum portions are driven so as to cause relative rotation between adjacent rotatable drum portions, and a controller which is capable of controlling the appliance to perform a plurality of different wash programs, each wash program having an associated drum mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A control apparatus for a laundry appliance comprising a drum for receiving articles to be laundered, the drum comprising at least two rotatable drum portions and a drive capable of operating the drum in a plurality of different drum modes, including a drum mode in which the rotatable drum portions are driven so as to cause relative rotation between adjacent rotatable drum portions, the control apparatus being configured to control the appliance to perform a drum portions.
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