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Method of controlling the drying operation of an electric clothes dryer

CA 1262948 C · Owner: Hikino, Keiji · Inventors: Hikino, Keiji; Kaji, Shinichi; Nakamura, Shin

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Abstract, The present invention relates to a method of controlling a drying operation of an electric clothes dryer. The method includes the steps of drying the clothes within a rotary drum by feeding hot air to the rotary drum; detecting a moisture content amount of the clothes according to a plurality of electric resistance values by a humidity sensor; controlling the degree of drying of the clothes according to the plurality of electric resistance values by a microcomputer; and carrying out a hot air operation until the detection of one of the plurality of electric resistance values.

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  • Granted November 14, 1989. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended November 14, 2006.
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FiledOctober 24, 1986
GrantedNovember 14, 1989
Term endedNovember 14, 2006
Patent numberCA 1262948 C
Classification (IPC)F26B25/22 +1 more

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1987198919911993199519971999200120032005Application filedOct 24, 1986Patent grantedNov 14, 1989Term endedNov 14, 2006

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