Patent ID: 11913160
Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC D | IPC D

Claim 0:
1. An automatic washing machine for treating laundry according to a treating cycle of operation, comprising:
a cabinet;
a user interface arranged on the cabinet for receiving instructions from a user of the washing machine;
a drum housed within the cabinet and configured to rotate about an axis and defining a treating chamber within the cabinet for receiving laundry to be treated;
a door for selectively providing access to the treating chamber;
a water inlet for supplying water to the treating chamber;
a humidity reduction device located within the cabinet and configured to rotate to draw air from an exterior of the cabinet towards the treating chamber;
a sensor for determining the presence of laundry in the treating chamber; and
a controller configured to control a plurality of cycles of operation of the washing machine, including at least one treating wash cycle where the water inlet supplies water to the treating chamber and a fluff cycle without the addition of water, the controller configured to, in the fluff cycle and in response to the sensor indicating the presence of laundry in the treating chamber, rotate the humidity reduction device to draw air into the treating chamber.