SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOWERING HUMIDITY WITHIN A WASHING MACHINE APPLIANCE

A washing machine appliance includes a wash tub defining a wash chamber and an intake and exhaust duct that are fluidly coupled to the wash chamber. A fan is operably coupled to one of these ducts for urging a flow of air through the wash chamber. A controller is configured for determining that a wa...

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Hauptverfasser:	Welch, Aaron Lee, Salvi, Rushikesh
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR LAUNDERING LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILEARTICLES TEXTILES TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE
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Zusammenfassung:	A washing machine appliance includes a wash tub defining a wash chamber and an intake and exhaust duct that are fluidly coupled to the wash chamber. A fan is operably coupled to one of these ducts for urging a flow of air through the wash chamber. A controller is configured for determining that a wash cycle has finished and operating the fan according to a periodic fan schedule, the periodic fan schedule comprising an ON time and an OFF time of the fan, to urge the flow of air through the wash chamber and out the exhaust duct to lower a humidity within the wash chamber and the gasket, e.g., to reduce mold and mildew growth.