Patent ID: 6530100
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
A washing machine spin balancing system comprising:a support floor; a washing machine cabinet on said support floor; a washing machine basket mounted within said cabinet for rotation about a basket axis; a drive connected to said basket for causing rotation of said basket, said drive being capable of rotating said basket at a high rotational speed or alternatively at a low rotational speed which is slower than said high rotational speed; a vibration sensor attached to said cabinet for sensing vibration of said cabinet; a controller connected to said sensor and to said drive, said controller being adapted to cause said drive to rotate said basket at said high rotational speed in response to said vibration sensor sensing less than a predetermined amount of vibration of said cabinet, said controller being adapted to cause said drive to rotate said basket at said low rotational speed in response to said vibrations sensor sensing more than said predetermined amount of vibration of said cabinet.