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Laundry treating appliance with fluffing-state detection

  • US 8,832,966 B2
  • Filed: 02/19/2009
  • Issued: 09/16/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for controlling an operation of a laundry treating appliance comprising a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment in accordance with a treating cycle of operation, the method comprising:

  • supplying heated air to the treating chamber to evaporate moisture from laundry within the treating chamber;

    repeatedly sensing a temperature of a surface of the laundry;

    determining if a fluffing state of the laundry, where the surface of the laundry is free of liquid, has been reached based on the sensed temperature;

    repeating the sensing and determining until the laundry is determined to be in the fluffing state;

    after the laundry is determined to be in the fluffing state, continuing the treating cycle of operation and taking an action based on the determined fluffing state of;

    setting at least one parameter of a treating cycle of operation, wherein the at least one parameter comprises a cycle step within a cycle of operation, a cycle step time within a cycle of operation, a cycle temperature, a direction of drum rotation, an air flow rate of heated air flowing through the treating chamber, a direction of agitator rotation, an agitator rotational speed, a wash liquid fill level, a type of treating chemistry to dispense, a time to dispense a treating chemistry, an amount of treating chemistry to dispense, or combinations thereof; and

    subsequent to the taking an action, ending the treating cycle of operation.

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