EP1925708B1 - Verfahren zur Bestimmung des Gewichts der Wäsche und Waschmaschine zur Durchführung des Verfahrens - Google Patents

Verfahren zur Bestimmung des Gewichts der Wäsche und Waschmaschine zur Durchführung des Verfahrens Download PDF

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EP1925708B1
EP1925708B1 EP06124604A EP06124604A EP1925708B1 EP 1925708 B1 EP1925708 B1 EP 1925708B1 EP 06124604 A EP06124604 A EP 06124604A EP 06124604 A EP06124604 A EP 06124604A EP 1925708 B1 EP1925708 B1 EP 1925708B1
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  • the present invention relates to a method of determining the laundry weight inside a washing machine drum, and to a washing machine implementing such a method (e.g. see document GB-A-2247250 ).
  • the present invention relates to a method of determining the laundry weight inside the drum of a rotary-drum household washing machine, to which the following description refers purely by way of example.
  • washing machines are frequently operated with only a partial load, i.e. to wash a smaller amount of laundry than the maximum amount for which the machine is designed, with all the disadvantages this entails in terms of water, detergent, and electricity consumption, in that washing machine wash cycles are traditionally optimized with a view to full-load operation of the machine.
  • washing machine models are designed to optimize the wash cycle as a function of the actual load. In some of these models, this even goes so far as to meter the water and detergent as a function of the amount and characteristics of the laundry in the washing machine drum, with obvious advantages in terms of reducing water, detergent, and electricity consumption per wash cycle.
  • most recently marketed washing machine models determine the laundry weight inside the drum on the basis of the time taken by the loaded drum to stop on its own, after being rotated at a reference angular speed.
  • the time taken by the drum to stop in fact, is a function of the kinetic energy accumulated by the loaded drum, and therefore of the weight of the laundry inside the drum.
  • the central control unit Given the impossibility of determining the amount of energy dissipated by the suspensions connecting the wash assembly to the machine frame, the central control unit is obviously forced to overestimate the amount of laundry in the drum to ensure a successful wash cycle even if the laundry is distributed unevenly inside the drum.
  • washing machine as claimed in Claim 8 and preferably, though not necessarily, any one of the Claims depending directly or indirectly on Claim 8.
  • Number 1 in Figure 1 indicates as a whole a washing machine, which is particularly advantageous for home use, and substantially comprises a supporting frame 2 resting on the floor; a preferably, though not necessarily, cylindrical wash tub 3 suspended in floating manner inside frame 2 by means of a number of coil springs 4 (only one shown in Figure 1 ) preferably, though not necessarily, combined with one or more known shock-absorbers 5; a rotary drum 6 housed in axially rotating manner inside wash tub 3; and a drive unit 7 connected mechanically to drum 6 to rotate it about the longitudinal axis A of the drum inside wash tub 3.
  • Wash tub 3, drum 6, and the other component parts of washing machine 1 suspended from frame 2 by coil springs 4 form the wash assembly of the washing machine.
  • washing machine 1 also comprises a laundry weight detecting device 8 for determining the weight of the laundry currently inside drum 6, and for communicating the weight value to the electronic central control unit 9 of washing machine 1, which in turn optimizes the wash cycle parameters in known manner as a function of the actual weight of the laundry inside drum 6.
  • detecting device 8 determines, instant by instant, the value of length H of at least one of the coil springs 4 suspending wash tub 3 - hereinafter also referred to as the reference coil spring 4 - as drum 6 is rotated about longitudinal axis A at a preferably, though not necessarily, constant angular speed ⁇ 0 ; and then determines the actual weight of the laundry inside drum 6 by extrapolating said value from the time pattern H(t) of length H of reference coil spring 4 ( Figure 3 ) over a predetermined control time interval ⁇ T as drum 6 rotates at angular speed ⁇ 0 .
  • detecting device 8 statistically determines the mean value H m of length H of reference coil spring 4 over the time interval ⁇ T in which drum 6 rotates at angular speed ⁇ 0 ; and then determines the total weight of the wash assembly, i.e. also including the laundry inside drum 6, weighing on coil springs 4, on the basis of the mean value H m of length H of reference coil spring 4, the weight distribution of the wash assembly between the coil springs 4 supporting wash tub 3, and the mechanical characteristics of reference coil spring 4.
  • detecting device 8 extrapolates the total weight m tot of the laundry currently inside drum 6, by subtracting the "no-load" weight of the wash assembly, i.e. the weight of the wash assembly with no laundry inside drum 6, from the total weight of the wash assembly deduced from the mean value H m of length H of reference coil spring 4.
  • the "no-load" weight of the wash assembly is specific structural parameters of washing machine 1 that can be determined easily at the machine design stage.
  • Detecting device 8 preferably, though not necessarily, also processes the time pattern H(t) of length H of reference coil spring 4 ( Figure 3 ) over time interval ⁇ T to statistically determine the value of the deviation ⁇ H in the time pattern H(t) of length H of coil spring 4 over time interval ⁇ T; extrapolates from the value of deviation ⁇ H in the time pattern H(t) of length H of reference coil spring 4 a coefficient of unbalance indicating the degree of unbalance of the laundry currently inside drum 6; and, finally, transmits the coefficient of unbalance to electronic central control unit 9 of washing machine 1.
  • the laundry in drum 6 can be divided into two distinct masses : one distributed evenly inside drum 6, and the other concentrated at one point on the lateral wall of drum 6 and responsible for the vibration absorbed by coil springs 4 and shock-absorbers 5.
  • detecting device 8 extrapolates the weight m' of the laundry mass theoretically concentrated at one point on the lateral wall of drum 6 on the basis of the value of deviation ⁇ H in the time pattern H(t) of length H of reference coil spring 4, the weight distribution of the wash assembly between the coil springs 4 supporting wash tub 3, and the mechanical characteristics of reference coil spring 4.
  • the laundry mass theoretically concentrated at one point on the lateral wall of drum 6 produces mechanical vibration, which is absorbed by coil springs 4 and shock-absorbers 5, and which results in continual variations in the length of the coil springs 4, including reference coil spring 4, supporting the wash assembly.
  • detecting device 8 also determines the weight m" of the laundry mass distributed evenly inside drum 6 as the difference between the total weight m tot of the laundry in drum 6, and the weight m' of the laundry mass concentrated on the lateral wall of drum 6.
  • detecting device 8 indirectly determines the instantaneous value of length H of reference coil spring 4 by exploiting the fact that the body of coil spring 4 is made of metal and so constitutes a coil 4 of electrically conducting material, which has an inductance L of an instantaneous value mathematically correlated to the instantaneous value of length H of coil 4 of electrically conducting material, i.e. of coil spring 4.
  • detecting device 8 indirectly determines the instantaneous value of length H of reference coil spring 4 by continuous measurement of the frequency f of the electric signal generated by an LC oscillating circuit, in which the inductance of the LC oscillating circuit which contributes in determining the value of the natural oscillation frequency f of the electric signal is defined by reference coil spring 4.
  • detecting device 8 comprises an LC oscillating circuit 10 incorporating reference coil spring 4 as an inductor, and which generates an electric signal having a natural oscillation frequency f ( Figure 4 ) which is mathematically correlated to the constant capacitance value of the standard capacitor integrated in LC oscillating circuit 10, and to the time-variable value of inductance L of reference coil spring 4.
  • reference coil spring 4 is electrically insulated from wash tub 3 and frame 2, and is connected parallel to the standard capacitor of LC oscillating circuit 10 by two known electric leads 11, so as to be incorporated in LC oscillating circuit 10; and detecting device 8 also comprises a signal processing unit 12, which processes the electric signal from LC oscillating circuit 10 to determine the total weight m tot of the laundry in drum 6, and to communicate the total weight value to electronic central control unit 9 of washing machine 1.
  • Signal processing unit 12 preferably, though not necessarily, also processes the electric signal from LC oscillating circuit 10 to determine the weight m' of the laundry mass theoretically concentrated on the lateral wall of drum 6, and the weight m" of the laundry mass theoretically distributed evenly inside drum 6.
  • C is the capacitance value of the standard capacitor
  • r is the outside radius of the turns of reference coil spring 4
  • N is the number of turns of reference coil spring 4
  • H is the instantaneous value of the length of reference coil spring 4.
  • H ⁇ ⁇ f 2 - ⁇
  • ⁇ and ⁇ are two constants that can be determined empirically and which depend on the structure of reference coil spring 4
  • f is the instantaneous frequency value of the electric signal from LC oscillating circuit 10.
  • Signal processing unit 12 therefore processes the electric signal from LC oscillating circuit 10 to reconstruct the time pattern f(t) of oscillation frequency f of said signal ( Figure 4 ) over a predetermined time interval ⁇ T in which drum 6 rotates at angular speed ⁇ 0 ; statistically processes the electric signal from LC oscillating circuit 10 to determine the mean value f m of frequency f of said signal over the time interval ⁇ T in which drum 6 rotates at angular speed ⁇ 0 ; and, finally, calculates the total weight m tot of the laundry currently inside drum 6 on the basis of mean value f m of frequency f of the electric signal from LC oscillating circuit 10 over the time interval ⁇ T in which drum 6 rotates at angular speed ⁇ 0 .
  • signal processing unit 12 calculates the total weight m tot of the laundry currently inside drum 6 on the basis of the mean value f m of frequency f of the electric signal from LC oscillating circuit 10, and taking into account the total weight distribution of the wash assembly of washing machine 1 between coil springs 4 supporting wash tub 3.
  • Signal processing unit 12 preferably, though not necessarily, also statistically processes the electric signal from LC oscillating circuit 10 to determine the value of the deviation ⁇ f in the time pattern f(t) of frequency f of the electric signal ( Figure 4 ) over the time interval ⁇ T in which drum 6 rotates at angular speed ⁇ 0 ; extrapolates from the value of deviation ⁇ f in the time pattern f(t) of frequency f of the electric signal from LC oscillating circuit 10 a coefficient of unbalance indicating the degree of unbalance of the laundry currently inside drum 6; and, finally, transmits the coefficient of unbalance to electronic central control unit 9 of washing machine 1.
  • signal processing unit 12 extrapolates the weight m' of the laundry mass theoretically concentrated at one point on the lateral wall of drum 6 on the basis of the value of deviation ⁇ f in the time pattern f(t) of frequency f of the electric signal from LC oscillating circuit 10; and the weight m" of the laundry mass theoretically distributed evenly inside drum 6 as the difference between the total weight m tot of the laundry in drum 6 and the weight m' of the laundry mass concentrated on the lateral wall of drum 6.
  • detecting device 8 preferably, though not necessarily, also comprises a position sensor 13 (e.g. a Hall-effect sensor) facing drum 6, and which determines when drum 6 is in a reference angular position inside wash tub 3, and supplies an electric signal s(t) indicating when drum 6 is in the reference angular position.
  • a position sensor 13 e.g. a Hall-effect sensor
  • signal processing unit 12 compares the electric signal s(t) from sensor 13 with the time pattern f(t) of oscillation frequency f of the electric signal from LC oscillating circuit 10 to determine the value of the time phase shift ⁇ between the instant drum 6 reaches the reference angular position, and the instant frequency f of the electric signal from LC oscillating circuit 10 reaches its maximum (or minimum) value, i.e. the instant length H of reference coil spring 4 reaches its maximum (or minimum) value; and then calculates, on the basis of the value of time phase shift ⁇ and the angular speed ⁇ 0 of drum 6, the position of the point on the lateral wall of drum 6 at which the laundry mass unevenly distributed inside drum 6 is theoretically concentrated.
  • the information concerning weight m' and the position, on the lateral wall of drum 6, of the barycentre of the laundry distributed unevenly, i.e. in unbalanced manner, inside drum 6, can then be used by electronic central control unit 9 of washing machine 1 as reference parameters by which to selectively move drum 6 in controlled manner in an attempt to distribute the laundry inside drum 6 more evenly.
  • washing machine 1 Operation of washing machine 1 is easily deducible from the foregoing description with no further explanation required.
  • electronic central control unit 9 of washing machine 1 activates drive unit 7 to rotate drum 6 about longitudinal axis A at angular speed ⁇ 0 , and then activates detecting device 8, which determines the time pattern H(t) of length H of reference coil spring 4 as drum 6 rotates at angular speed ⁇ 0 .
  • signal processing unit 12 of detecting device 8 acquires, instant by instant, the electric signal from LC oscillating circuit 10 incorporating reference coil spring 4 as an inductor, to reconstruct the time pattern f(t) of oscillation frequency f of the electric signal ( Figure 4 ), which in turn is proportional to the time pattern H(t) of length H of reference coil spring 4 ( Figure 3 ).
  • signal processing unit 12 On acquiring the time pattern H(t) of length H of reference coil spring 4, signal processing unit 12 statistically processes time pattern H(t) of length H of reference coil spring 4 to determine the mean value H m of length H of reference coil spring 4 over the time interval ⁇ T in which drum 6 rotates at angular speed ⁇ 0 ; and then calculates the total weight m tot of the laundry currently inside drum 6 on the basis of mean value H m of length H of reference coil spring 4, and taking into account the weight distribution of the wash assembly between the coil springs 4 supporting wash tub 3, and the mechanical characteristics of reference coil spring 4.
  • signal processing unit 12 statistically processes the time pattern f(t) of oscillation frequency f of the electric signal from LC oscillating circuit 10 to determine the mean value f m of frequency f of the electric signal over time interval ⁇ T, and then calculates the total weight m tot of the laundry currently inside drum 6 on the basis of mean value f m of frequency f of the electric signal from LC oscillating circuit 10.
  • signal processing unit 12 When provided for, signal processing unit 12 also statistically processes the time pattern H(t) of length H of reference coil spring 4 to determine the value of deviation ⁇ H in the time pattern H(t) of length H of reference coil spring 4 over time interval ⁇ T; and then extrapolates from the value of deviation ⁇ H in the time pattern H(t) of length H of reference coil spring 4 the weight m' of the laundry mass theoretically concentrated at one point on the lateral wall of drum 6, i.e. a coefficient of unbalance indicating the degree of unbalance of the laundry currently inside drum 6.
  • signal processing unit 12 statistically processes the time pattern f(t) of oscillation frequency f of the electric signal from LC oscillating circuit 10 to determine the value of deviation ⁇ f in the time pattern f(t) of oscillation frequency f of the electric signal; and then extrapolates from the value of deviation ⁇ f in the time pattern f(t) of oscillation frequency f of the electric signal from LC oscillating circuit 10 the weight m' of the mass of laundry theoretically concentrated at one point on the lateral wall of drum 6.
  • signal processing unit 12 on acquiring the time pattern H(t) of length H of reference coil spring 4, signal processing unit 12 preferably, though not necessarily, also compares the electric signal s(t) from position sensor 13 with the time pattern H(t) of length H of reference coil spring 4, or rather, with the time pattern f(t) of oscillation frequency f of the electric signal from LC oscillating circuit 10, to determine the value of the time phase shift ⁇ between the instant drum 6 reaches said reference angular position, and the instant frequency f of the electric signal from LC oscillating circuit 10 reaches its maximum (or minimum) value; and then calculates, on the basis of the value of time phase shift ⁇ and the angular speed ⁇ 0 of drum 6, the exact position of the point, on the lateral wall of drum 6, at which the mass of laundry unevenly distributed inside drum 6 is theoretically concentrated.
  • Laundry weight detecting device 8 is also extremely cheap to produce, and can be integrated easily in currently marketed washing machines with only minor alterations to the electronic central control units governing operation of currently marketed washing machines.
  • coil springs 4 supporting wash tub 3 may be replaced with elastic members of rubber or other elastic nonmetal material.
  • detecting device 8 comprises a strain gauge or other sensor for determining the length of the elastic member instant by instant, and processes the signal from the strain gauge or similar statistically, as described above, to extrapolate the total weight m tot of the laundry currently inside drum 6.
  • Detecting device 8 may obviously also determine the weight m' of the mass of laundry theoretically concentrated at one point on the lateral wall of drum 6 on the basis of the deviation in the time pattern of the length of the elastic reference member; the weight m" of the mass of laundry distributed evenly inside drum 6 as the difference between the total weight m tot of the laundry in drum 6, and the weight m' of the mass of laundry concentrated on the lateral wall of drum 6; and the position of the point on the lateral wall of drum 6 at which the mass of laundry unevenly distributed inside drum 6 is theoretically concentrated.
  • the signal processing unit 12 of detecting device 8 may also process the time pattern H(t) of length H of reference coil spring 4, i.e. the time pattern f(t) of oscillation frequency f of the electric signal generated by LC oscillating circuit 10, to determine the instant value of the angular speed of drum 6.
  • the oscillation period of the time pattern H(t) of length H of reference coil spring 4 depends on the instant value of the angular speed of drum 6.

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  1. Verfahren zur Bestimmung des Gewichts der Wäsche in der Trommel (6) einer Waschmaschine (1), wobei die Trommel (6) drehbar in einem Laugenbehälter (3) montiert ist, der durch mindestens ein elastisches Verbindungselement (4) auf schwebende Weise an einem Tragrahmen (2) aufgehängt ist, wobei das Verfahren dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, dass es folgende Schritte umfasst:
    - Drehen der Trommel (6) mit einer vorbestimmten Winkelgeschwindigkeit;
    - von Moment zu Moment erfolgende Erfassung des Werts der Länge (H) des elastischen Verbindungselements (4), während sich die Trommel (6) mit der vorbestimmten Winkelgeschwindigkeit dreht; und
    - Berechnen des Gesamtgewichts (mtot) der Wäsche in der Trommel (6), indem es von dem Zeitmuster (H(t)) des Werts der Länge (H) des elastischen Verbindungselements (4) während der Drehung der Trommel (6) mit der vorbestimmten Winkelgeschwindigkeit extrapoliert wird.
  2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Schritt des Berechnens des Gesamtgewichts (mtot) der Wäsche in der Trommel (6) den folgenden Schritt umfasst: Berechnen des Mittelwerts (Hm) der Länge (H) des elastischen Verbindungselements (4) über ein Referenzzeitintervall (ΔT), in dem sich die Trommel (6) mit der vorbestimmten Winkelgeschwindigkeit dreht, und anschließend Extrapolieren des Gesamtgewichts (mtot) der Wäsche in der Trommel (6) vom Mittelwert (Hm) der Länge (H) des elastischen Verbindungselements (4).
  3. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es auch folgenden Schritt umfasst: Berechnen eines ersten Ungleichgewichtskoeffizienten (m'), der das Ausmaß des Ungleichgewichts der Wäsche in der Trommel (6) anzeigt, indem er von dem Zeitmuster (H(t)) des Werts der Länge (H) des elastischen Verbindungselements (4) während der Drehung der Trommel (6) mit der vorbestimmten Winkelgeschwindigkeit extrapoliert wird.
  4. Verfahren nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Schritt des Berechnens des ersten Ungleichgewichtskoeffizienten (m') folgenden Schritt umfasst: statistisches Berechnen des Werts der Abweichung (ΔH) im Zeitmuster (H(t)) der Länge (H) des elastischen Verbindungselements (4) über ein Referenzzeitintervall (ΔT), in dem sich die Trommel (6) mit der vorbestimmten Winkelgeschwindigkeit dreht, und anschließend Extrapolieren des Ungleichgewichtskoeffizienten (m') vom Wert der Abweichung (ΔH) im Zeitmuster (H(t)) der Länge (H) des elastischen Verbindungselements (4).
  5. Verfahren nach Anspruch 3 oder 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es auch Folgendes umfasst: den Schritt des Erzeugens eines Referenzsignals (s(t)), das anzeigt, wenn sich die Trommel (6) in einer Referenzwinkelposition befindet, und den Schritt des Berechnens eines zweiten Ungleichgewichtskoeffizienten (Φ), der die Position des Schwerpunkts der ungleichmäßig in der Trommel (6) verteilten Wäsche angibt, indem er extrapoliert wird von einem Vergleich zwischen dem Zeitmuster (H(t)) des Werts der Länge (H) des elastischen Verbindungselements (4) während der Drehung der Trommel (6) mit der vorbestimmten Winkelgeschwindigkeit und dem Zeitmuster (H(t)) des Referenzsignals (s(t)), das anzeigt, wenn sich die Trommel (6) in der Referenzwinkelposition befindet.
  6. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass mindestens ein elastisches Verbindungselement (4) eine Schraubenfeder (4) aus elektrisch leitendem Material ist, und dass der Schritt der von Moment zu Moment erfolgenden Bestimmung des Werts der Länge (H) des elastischen Verbindungselements (4) folgenden Schritt umfasst: von Moment zu Moment erfolgende Messung des Werts einer physikalischen Größe (f), die mit dem momentanen Wert der Induktanz (L) der Schraubenfeder (4) in Beziehung steht.
  7. Verfahren nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Schritt der von Moment zu Moment erfolgenden Messung einer physikalischen Größe (f), die mit dem momentanen Wert der Induktanz (L) der Schraubenfeder (4) in Beziehung steht, folgenden Schritt umfasst: von Moment zu Moment erfolgende Messung der natürlichen Schwingungsfrequenz (f) eines Signals, das von einem LC-Schwingkreis (10) erzeugt wird, der die Schraubenfeder (4) als Induktor umfasst.
  8. Waschmaschine (1), umfassend einen Rahmen (2), einen Laugenbehälter (3), der durch mindestens ein elastisches Verbindungselement (4) auf schwebende Weise in dem Rahmen (2) aufgehängt ist, eine Trommel (6), die axial drehbar in dem Laugenbehälter (3) angeordnet ist, und eine Wäschegewichtserkennungsvorrichtung (8) zur Bestimmung des Gewichts der Wäsche in der Trommel (6), wobei die Waschmaschine (1) dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, dass die Wäschegewichtserkennungsvorrichtung (8) umfasst: Messmittel (8, 10) für eine von Moment zu Moment erfolgende Bestimmung des Werts der Länge (H) des elastischen Verbindungselements (4), und erste Verarbeitungsmittel (8, 12) zur Berechnung des Gesamtgewichts (mtot) der Wäsche in der Trommel (6) auf der Basis des Zeitmusters (H(t)) des Werts der Länge (H) des elastischen Verbindungselements (4) während der Drehung der Trommel (6) mit einer vorbestimmten Winkelgeschwindigkeit.
  9. Waschmaschine nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die ersten Verarbeitungsmittel (8, 12) den Mittelwert (Hm) der Länge (H) des elastischen Verbindungselements (4) über ein Referenzzeitintervall (ΔT) berechnen, in dem sich die Trommel (6) mit der vorbestimmten Winkelgeschwindigkeit dreht, und anschließend das Gesamtgewicht (mtot) der Wäsche in der Trommel (6) vom Mittelwert (Hm) der Länge (H) des elastischen Verbindungselements (4) extrapolieren.
  10. Waschmaschine nach Anspruch 8 oder 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Wäschegewichtserkennungsvorrichtung (8) auch zweite Verarbeitungsmittel (8, 12) umfaßt, die einen ersten Ungleichgewichtskoeffizienten (m') berechnen, der das Ausmaß des Ungleichgewichts der Wäsche in der Trommel (6) anzeigt, indem er von dem Zeitmuster (H(t)) des Werts der Länge (H) des elastischen Verbindungselements (4) während der Drehung der Trommel (6) mit der vorbestimmten Winkelgeschwindigkeit extrapoliert wird.
  11. Waschmaschine nach Anspruch 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die zweiten Verarbeitungsmittel (8, 12) den Wert der Abweichung (ΔH) im Zeitmuster (H(t)) der Länge (H) des elastischen Verbindungselements (4) über ein Referenzzeitintervall (ΔT), in dem sich die Trommel (6) mit der vorbestimmten Winkelgeschwindigkeit dreht, statistisch berechnen, und anschließend den ersten Ungleichgewichtskoeffizienten (m') vom Wert der Abweichung (ΔH) im Zeitmuster (H(t)) der Länge (H) des elastischen Verbindungselements (4) extrapolieren.
  12. Waschmaschine nach einem der Ansprüche 8 bis 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das mindestens eine elastische Verbindungselement (4) eine Schraubenfeder (4) aus elektrisch leitendem Material ist, und dass die Messmittel (8, 10) von Moment zu Moment den Wert einer physikalischen Größe (f) bestimmen, die mit dem momentanen Wert der Induktanz (L) der Schraubenfeder (4) in Beziehung steht.
  13. Waschmaschine nach Anspruch 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Messmittel (8, 10) einen LC-Schwingkreis umfassen (10), der die Schraubenfeder (4) als Induktor enthält und ein Signal mit variabler Frequenz (f) erzeugt, dessen momentaner Wert eine Funktion des momentanen Werts der Induktanz (L) der Schraubenfeder (4) ist, wobei die ersten Verarbeitungsmittel (8, 12) von Moment zu Moment den Wert der Frequenz (f) des Signals bestimmen, das von dem LC-Schwingkreis (10) erzeugt wird, um das Zeitmuster (H(t)) der Länge (H) der Schraubenfeder (4) zu bestimmen.
  14. Waschmaschine nach einem der Ansprüche 8 bis 13, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Wäschegewichtserkennungsvorrichtung (8) auch einen Positionssensor (13) umfasst, um festzustellen, wenn sich die Trommel (6) in einer Referenzwinkelposition befindet, und um ein Signal (s(t)) zu liefern, das anzeigt, wenn sich die Trommel (6) in der Referenzwinkelposition befindet, wobei die Wäschegewichtserkennungsvorrichtung (8) auch dritte Verarbeitungsmittel (8, 12) umfasst, um die Zeitphasenverschiebung (Φ) zwischen dem vom Positionssensor (13) erzeugten Signal (s(t)) und dem Zeitmuster (H(t)) des Werts der Länge (H) des elastischen Verbindungselements (4) zu bestimmen, und um einen zweiten Ungleichgewichtskoeffizienten zu bestimmen, der die Position des Schwerpunkts der ungleichmäßig in der Trommel (6) verteilten Wäsche angibt, indem er von dem Wert der Zeitphasenverschiebung (Φ) extrapoliert wird.
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