Patent ID: 11970808
Assignee: HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC D | IPC D

Claim 12:
13. A washing machine appliance operating in a commercial laundromat, the washing machine appliance comprising:
a wash tub positioned within a cabinet;
a wash basket rotatably mounted within the wash tub and defining a wash chamber configured for receiving a load of clothes;
a motor assembly mechanically coupled to the wash basket for selectively rotating the wash basket; and
a controller operably coupled to the motor assembly, the controller being configured to:
receive a request to start a new wash cycle from a user;
determine that a self-clean condition exists;
identify an anticipated laundromat capacity;
determine that the anticipated laundromat capacity falls below a predetermined capacity threshold;
prompt the user to initiate a self-clean cycle in response to determining that the self-clean condition exists and that the anticipated laundromat capacity falls below the predetermined capacity threshold;
receive a command to initiate the self-clean cycle from the user; and
initiate the self-clean cycle.