US 12,006,610 B2
Automatic drying cycle after execution of self clean cycle in a laundry appliance
Je Kwon Yoon, Seongnam (KR); Seonghoon Ryu, Seoul (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 Feb. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/591,048.
Prior Publication US 2023/0243079 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
Int. Cl. D06F 33/43 (2020.01); D06F 23/02 (2006.01); D06F 34/28 (2020.01); D06F 39/06 (2006.01); D06F 103/34 (2020.01); D06F 105/30 (2020.01); D06F 105/32 (2020.01)
CPC D06F 33/43 (2020.02) [D06F 23/02 (2013.01); D06F 34/28 (2020.02); D06F 39/06 (2013.01); D06F 2103/34 (2020.02); D06F 2105/30 (2020.02); D06F 2105/32 (2020.02)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of operating a laundry appliance, the laundry appliance comprising a drum rotatably mounted within a cabinet and defining a chamber, and a user interface, the method comprising:
commencing a self-clean cycle based on input from the user interface;
receiving a signal indicating completion of the self-clean cycle;
commencing a drying cycle based on the signal indicating completion of the self-clean cycle; and
executing the drying cycle based on operational data associated with drying cycle;
receiving an input from the user interface indicating the disabling of the drying cycle from automatically executing upon the completion of one or more future self-clean cycles, wherein a drying cycle does not automatically commence upon receiving a signal indicating completion of one or more future self-clean cycles.