Method and apparatus for determining laundry load size
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1. A method of operating a laundry treating appliance comprising a drum configured to hold laundry, the method comprising:
- determining a rotational speed of the drum;
determining a rotational speed of the laundry inside the drum;
comparing the rotational speed of the drum to the rotational speed of the laundry; and
determining a laundry load size based on the comparison of the rotational speed of the drum and the rotational speed of the laundry.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus according to one embodiment for operating a laundry treating appliance includes determining a parameter representative of a rotational speed of laundry in a drum and determining a laundry load size based on the parameter.
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1. A method of operating a laundry treating appliance comprising a drum configured to hold laundry, the method comprising:
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determining a rotational speed of the drum; determining a rotational speed of the laundry inside the drum;
comparing the rotational speed of the drum to the rotational speed of the laundry; anddetermining a laundry load size based on the comparison of the rotational speed of the drum and the rotational speed of the laundry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of operating a laundry treating appliance comprising a drum configured to hold laundry, the method comprising:
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determining a parameter representative of a relationship between a rotational speed of the drum and a rotational speed of the laundry; and determining a laundry load size based on the parameter, wherein the relationship is a difference between the rotational speed of the drum and the rotational speed of the laundry. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of operating a laundry treating appliance comprising a drum configured to hold laundry, the method comprising:
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determining a parameter representative of a rotational speed of the laundry in the drum;
determining a parameter representative of a rotational speed of the drum;
comparing the parameter representative of the rotational speed of the laundry in the drum and the parameter representative of the rotational speed of the drum; anddetermining a laundry load size based on the parameter. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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