Patent ID: 11891745
Assignee: HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC D | IPC D

Claim 0:
1. A determination method for locking of a drum of a washing appliance, wherein the washing appliance comprising a drum motor for driving the drum to rotate and a locking structure, the determination method comprising:
driving the drum to rotate at a set power output by the drum motor;
locking the drum by the locking structure;
wherein the drum motor drives the drum to continuously rotate at the set power output;
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 been driven to rotate 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.