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Laundry treating appliance and method of operation

  • US 9,200,400 B2
  • Filed: 10/02/2012
  • Issued: 12/01/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of operation of a laundry treating appliance having a rotatable drum at least partially defining a treating chamber for receiving a laundry load for treatment, and a motor operably coupled to the drum for rotating the drum, the method comprising:

  • a) determining an amount of the laundry load within the treating chamber;

    b) setting an acceleration profile comprising setting at least one acceleration rate based on the determined amount of the laundry load;

    c) accelerating the drum, with the motor, according to the acceleration profile from a non-satellizing speed to a satellizing speed;

    d) monitoring the amount of imbalance of the drum during the accelerating;

    e) decelerating the drum from the satellizing speed to a non-satellizing speed when the imbalance is unacceptable;

    f) re-setting the acceleration profile to a different acceleration profile and repeating c)-f) until the imbalance is acceptable; and

    g) storing the different acceleration profile for a corresponding load amount when the imbalance is acceptable to define an acceptable acceleration profile.

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