US 11,851,798 B1
Methods for implementing cleaning cycles in commercial washing machine appliances
Jose Efren Rodriguez Munoz, Louisville, KY (US); and Mary Joy Cardilino Gentry, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Nov. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/979,194.
Int. Cl. D06F 33/43 (2020.01); D06F 33/44 (2020.01); D06F 103/38 (2020.01); D06F 103/70 (2020.01); D06F 105/62 (2020.01); D06F 103/44 (2020.01); D06F 105/58 (2020.01)
CPC D06F 33/43 (2020.02) [D06F 33/44 (2020.02); D06F 2103/38 (2020.02); D06F 2103/44 (2020.02); D06F 2103/70 (2020.02); D06F 2105/58 (2020.02); D06F 2105/62 (2020.02)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A first washing machine appliance operating in a commercial laundromat, the first washing machine appliance comprising:
a wash tub positioned within a cabinet;
a wash basket rotatably mounted within the wash tub and defining a wash chamber configured for receiving a load of clothes;
a motor assembly mechanically coupled to the wash basket for selectively rotating the wash basket; and
a controller operably coupled to the motor assembly, the controller is configured to initiate an appliance operation comprising:
determining a first self-clean condition exists at the first washing machine appliance,
determining a coordinated arrangement of a first self-clean cycle at the first washing machine appliance and a second self-clean cycle at a second washing machine appliance,
identifying a daily availability window based on one or more predetermined cost factors,
prompting a user to initiate the first self-clean cycle and the second self-clean cycle for the daily availability window in response to determining the first self-clean condition exists, determining the coordinated arrangement, and identifying the daily availability window,
receiving a cycle-initiation command, and
initiating the first self-clean cycle and the second self-clean cycle within the daily availability window in response to receiving the cycle-initiation command.