US 12,324,552 B2
Dishwashing appliance and methods of operation for future cycle protection
Aldo Vincent Kremmel, Palmyra, IN (US)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Jun. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/339,036.
Prior Publication US 2024/0423440 A1, Dec. 26, 2024
Int. Cl. A47L 15/00 (2006.01); A47L 15/42 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 15/0028 (2013.01) [A47L 15/0063 (2013.01); A47L 15/4246 (2013.01); A47L 15/4259 (2013.01); A47L 2501/26 (2013.01); A47L 2501/30 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dishwashing appliance comprising:
a cabinet;
a tub mounted within the cabinet and defining a wash chamber for receipt of articles for washing;
a door movably mounted to the cabinet, the door being movable between a latched position restricting access to the wash chamber and an unlatched position permitting access to the wash chamber;
a sensor assembly mounted to the door to detect a position thereof; and
a controller operably coupled to the sensor assembly, the controller being configured to initiate a detection operation comprising
determining, outside of a discrete washing operation comprising a circulation cycle and a drain cycle, a future-use chamber cycle (FCC) to be initiated at a delayed time period,
detecting the door in the unlatched position at the sensor assembly outside of the discrete washing operation,
generating a door-alert signal in response to detecting the door in the unlatched position, and
restricting initiation of the FCC following generating the door-alert signal.