US 12,473,682 B2
Optimized drying cycle in laundry appliances
Daniele Martinello, Nuremberg (DE); and Jivko Ognianov Djerekarov, 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. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/498,193.
Prior Publication US 2025/0137187 A1, May 1, 2025
Int. Cl. D06F 23/02 (2006.01); D06F 25/00 (2006.01); D06F 33/60 (2020.01); D06F 33/68 (2020.01); D06F 33/70 (2020.01); D06F 34/18 (2020.01); D06F 34/30 (2020.01); D06F 35/00 (2006.01); D06F 103/06 (2020.01); D06F 103/68 (2020.01); D06F 105/20 (2020.01)
CPC D06F 34/18 (2020.02) [D06F 33/60 (2020.02); D06F 33/70 (2020.02); D06F 34/30 (2020.02); D06F 23/02 (2013.01); D06F 35/005 (2013.01); D06F 2103/06 (2020.02); D06F 2103/68 (2020.02); D06F 2105/20 (2020.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of operating a combination laundry appliance, the combination laundry appliance comprising both a washing machine appliance and a dryer appliance, the method comprising:
characterizing, by the combination laundry appliance, a first dry load size estimation of a load of articles in the combination laundry appliance;
washing the load of articles in the combination laundry appliance;
characterizing, by the combination laundry appliance, a wet load size estimation of the load of articles in the combination laundry appliance;
determining a drying time for a drying operation of the combination laundry appliance for the load of articles based on the wet load size estimation and the first dry load size estimation of the load of articles;
drying the load of articles in the combination laundry appliance for the determined drying time; and
characterizing, by the combination laundry appliance, a second dry load size estimation of the load of articles.