US 12,276,060 B2
Laundry washing machine for use with unit dose detergent packages
Flavio Bernardino, Charlotte, NC (US); and Gagan Saini, Charlotte, NC (US)
Assigned to Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag, Stockholm (SE)
Filed by Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag, Stockholm (SE)
Filed on Feb. 23, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/585,487.
Application 18/585,487 is a continuation of application No. 17/054,667, granted, now 11,913,156, previously published as PCT/EP2020/068875, filed on Jul. 3, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/870,309, filed on Jul. 3, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0271346 A1, Aug. 15, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. D06F 33/34 (2020.01); D06F 23/02 (2006.01); D06F 33/37 (2020.01); D06F 34/28 (2020.01); D06F 37/40 (2006.01); D06F 101/20 (2020.01); D06F 105/02 (2020.01); D06F 105/10 (2020.01); D06F 105/46 (2020.01); D06F 105/52 (2020.01)
CPC D06F 33/34 (2020.02) [D06F 23/02 (2013.01); D06F 33/37 (2020.02); D06F 34/28 (2020.02); D06F 37/40 (2013.01); D06F 2101/20 (2020.02); D06F 2105/02 (2020.02); D06F 2105/10 (2020.02); D06F 2105/46 (2020.02); D06F 2105/52 (2020.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A laundry washing machine comprising:
a casing;
a tub supported in the casing;
a drum mounted in the tub;
a motor operatively connected to the drum;
a valve operatively connected to control a flow of water from a water supply to the tub;
a user interface configured to receive operator input; and
a control unit having a processor and a memory, the memory having stored therein instructions that, when executed, cause the control unit to operate the laundry washing machine to:
receive a selection of user preferences via the user interface, wherein the user preferences comprise at least a washing program having a default wash filling process, and wherein the default wash filling process comprises filling the tub with water to a predetermined default wash fill level,
receive a user command to operate the laundry washing machine according to the user preferences,
determine whether or not the user preferences include a selection of a unit dose package mode, wherein the unit dose package mode comprises instructions to modify the default wash filling process, and wherein the instructions to modify the default wash filling process comprises filling the tub with water to a modified fill level that is different than the predetermined default wash fill level, and
upon determining that the user preferences do not include the selection of the unit dose package mode, operate the washing machine to execute the default wash filling process, and
upon determining that the user preferences do include the selection of the unit dose package mode, operate the washing machine according to the instructions to modify the default wash filling process.