Patent ID: 6047486
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
A control for a clothes dryer, the clothes dryer having a drum for receiving clothes, a drive motor for rotating the drum and for operating a blower for circulating air through the drum, and a heater for heating air circulated through the drum, the control comprising:an electronic circuit;an electromechanical timer having a plurality of switches for signaling the timer position to the electronic circuit such that the timer and the electronic circuit operate together to control the operation of the clothes dryer;a timer knob drivingly connected to the timer such that the timer position is initially controlled by the rotation of the timer knob; anda sensor for supplying a signal to the electronic circuit corresponding to the moisture level of the clothes within the drumwherein the electronic circuit operates to control operation of the clothes dryer in response to the initial timer position and further wherein the electronic circuit cycles the timer on and off according to a predetermined duty cycle to advance the timer in response to the sensor signal such that cycle status information corresponding to the sensed moisture level is displayed by the position of the timer knob.