Patent ID: 9518354
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: D06F

Claim Text:
1. A clothes dryer, comprising: a cabinet; a drum rotatably mounted within the cabinet, the drum defining a space for the receipt of clothes for drying; a controller for controlling operation of the clothes dryer; a plurality of sensors positioned within the drum, wherein the plurality of sensors respectively output a plurality of output signals indicative of an amount of moisture contained within the clothes; a near field communication (NFC) tag positioned on an exterior surface of the drum and wired to receive the output signals from the plurality of sensors; a power supply electrically connected to the plurality of sensors so as to provide electrical power to the plurality of sensors; and an NFC reader positioned exterior to the drum, wherein the NFC reader receives sensor data from the NFC tag and provides the sensor data to the controller, such that the controller can control operation of the clothes dryer based on the amount of moisture contained within the clothes; wherein the plurality of sensors, the NFC tag, and the power supply are secured with respect to the drum so as rotate concurrently with the drum; and wherein the NFC reader is stationary and positioned adjacent to a rotational path of the NFC tag.