US 12,221,743 B2
Default extended tumble activation in dryer appliances
Ryan James Scheckelhoff, 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 Oct. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/500,450.
Prior Publication US 2023/0113043 A1, Apr. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. D06F 58/46 (2020.01); D06F 34/04 (2020.01); D06F 105/56 (2020.01); G05B 13/02 (2006.01)
CPC D06F 58/46 (2020.02) [D06F 34/04 (2020.02); G05B 13/024 (2013.01); D06F 2105/56 (2020.02)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for operating a dryer appliance, comprising:
after drying articles within the dryer appliance, receiving data corresponding to an activation signal for an extended tumble from a remote user device at a controller of the dryer appliance, wherein the remote user device is separate from the dryer appliance,
implementing the extended tumble in response to receiving the data corresponding to the activation signal for the extended tumble, wherein implementing the extended tumble comprises directing operation of a drum motor configured for rotating a drum of the dryer appliance;
determining whether the extended tumble is a default setting for the dryer appliance;
in response to determining that the extended tumble is not the default setting for the dryer appliance, incrementing a counter; and
automatically adjusting the extended tumble to the default setting for the dryer appliance when the counter is greater than a threshold number.