US 11,807,975 B2
Water temperature evaluation method using a humidity sensor in a laundry appliance
SeongHoon Ryu, Seoul (KR); Hyoyeol Maeng, Bucheon-si (KR); and Wonmyung Seo, Gyeonggi-do (KR)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Oct. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/501,178.
Prior Publication US 2023/0122159 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. D06F 33/47 (2020.01); D06F 34/26 (2020.01); D06F 33/34 (2020.01); D06F 34/24 (2020.01); D06F 21/04 (2006.01); D06F 34/06 (2020.01); D06F 105/62 (2020.01); D06F 34/05 (2020.01); D06F 103/16 (2020.01); D06F 103/34 (2020.01); D06F 105/02 (2020.01)
CPC D06F 33/47 (2020.02) [D06F 33/34 (2020.02); D06F 34/26 (2020.02); D06F 21/04 (2013.01); D06F 34/05 (2020.02); D06F 34/06 (2020.02); D06F 34/24 (2020.02); D06F 2103/16 (2020.02); D06F 2103/34 (2020.02); D06F 2105/02 (2020.02); D06F 2105/62 (2020.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A laundry appliance comprising:
a cabinet;
a basket rotatably mounted within the cabinet and defining a chamber configured for receiving a load of clothes;
a water supply valve for regulating a flow of water into the chamber;
a humidity sensor positioned within the cabinet for monitoring a chamber humidity; and
a controller operably coupled to the water supply valve and the humidity sensor, the controller being configured to:
determine that the water supply valve is open to permit the flow of water into the chamber;
identify an anticipated humidity within the chamber based at least in part on the water supply valve being open, the anticipated humidity being empirical or theoretical humidity data stored by the controller;
obtain the chamber humidity using the humidity sensor;
determine that the chamber humidity does not correspond to the anticipated humidity; and
implement a responsive action in response to determining that the chamber humidity does not correspond to the anticipated humidity.