Patent ID: 11891745
Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER LAUNDRY ELECTRIC APPLIANCES CO., LTD.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC D | IPC D

Claim 7:
8. A washing appliance, comprising:
a drum for containing washing water;
a drum motor for driving the drum to rotate; and
a locking structure for locking the drum;
wherein a determination method for locking of the drum of the washing appliance comprises:
driving the drum to continuously rotate at a set power output by the drum motor;
locking the drum by the locking structure;
determining whether or not the drum is locked by the locking structure by comparing a rated current I0 of the drum motor with an output current I1 of the drum motor after the drum has rotated for a time t;
wherein the drum is determined to be locked by the locking structure when I1>I0; and
wherein the locking structure is determined to have failed to lock the drum when I1<I0.