A laundry treatment machine (1) has an outer casing (2), and a washing tub (3) which is arranged inside the outer casing (2). A rotatable washing drum (4) is arranged in axially rotating manner inside the washing tub (3) and is structured to receive the laundry to be treated. A liquid supplying system is provided for supplying hot liquid and/or cold liquid into the washing tub (3). A temperature sensor (22) is arranged in the washing tub (3) and is designed for sensing the temperature of the liquid contained in the washing tub (3). An electronic control device (23) is configured to: determine whether the temperature sensor (22) is immersed in liquid; and perform a first or a second control procedure, different from one another, to control the water supplying system based on a determined immersion status of the temperature sensor (22).

A user interface for an appliance is provided, including a user interface panel and a control component attached to the user interface panel. The user interface panel includes a plurality of traces for providing an electrical connection for the control component. The plurality of traces are integrally formed with the user interface panel such that the plurality of traces and the user interface panel are a single, unitary component. In some embodiments, the unitary user interface panel is curved. A method for forming a unitary user interface of an appliance also is provided, including establishing courses of a plurality of traces of the unitary user interface; converting the courses into control data for use in a laser direct structuring process; and using the laser direct structuring process to integrally form the plurality of traces with a user interface panel to form a unitary user interface panel.

A laundry treating apparatus is disclosed. The laundry treating apparatus includes control panel body that defines an opening with a circular perimeter and a diameter. The laundry treating apparatus further includes at least one light source. The laundry treating apparatus further includes a rotary knob that is configured to manipulate a rotary switch and that has an outer circumferential surface that is spaced apart from the circular perimeter of the opening to define a clearance between the rotary knob and the control panel body. The laundry treating apparatus includes further a knob decorative member that is located between the rotary knob and the circular perimeter of the opening. The laundry treating apparatus further includes a window that includes a light transmission portion through which light emitted from the at least one light source passes.

Washing machine appliances and suspension assemblies for suspending tubs in washing machine appliances are provided. A suspension assembly includes a frame, a mount seated on the frame, and a rod coupled to the mount. The rod is rotatable about a pivot point. The suspension assembly further includes a sensor assembly operable to monitor rotation of the rod. The sensor assembly includes a sensor and a reference surface. One of the sensor or the reference surface is coupled to the rod and rotatable with the rod relative to the other of the sensor or the reference surface. The sensor is operable to measure reference distances from the reference surface.

A laundry machine comprising a dynamically suspended assembly including a drum for holding laundry, rotationally mounted with the dynamically suspended assembly, a supporting structure for the dynamically suspended assembly, and at least one suspension assembly coupled between the dynamically suspended assembly and the supporting structure for supporting the dynamically suspended assembly, with a load sensor between the suspension assembly and the supporting structure or between the suspension assembly and the dynamically suspended assembly.

A washing machine including a module housing that can accommodate a communication module is provided, which includes a front panel on which an inlet port for putting laundry there through is formed, and a control panel arranged on an upper portion of the front panel, wherein the control panel includes a first opening provided thereon to arrange an operation portion for operating the washing machine therein, a circuit board mounted thereon to receive a signal that is input from the operation portion, and a module housing mounted thereon and having an accommodation space for accommodating at least a part of a communication module for the washing machine to communicate with an external device.

A counterweight of washing machine, a washing machine and a counterweighting method for the washing machine relates to the technical field of washing machines. The counterweight of washing machine includes at least one counterweight cavity and at least one pressured water structure; a water entering port for connecting a water entering pipeline and a water draining port for connecting a water draining pipeline are formed on a wall of each of the at least one counterweight cavity; the at least one water pressurizing structure is disposed in each of the at least one counterweight cavity, and is configured to enable water entering each of the at least one counterweight cavity to be in an air-free sealed cavity. The counterweight of washing machine is mainly configured to reduce vibration and nose of the washing machine in work, and reduce the production and transportation cost of the washing machine.

A fabric treatment apparatus including a fabric receiving unit having a fabric receiving space formed therein, a steam spray device for supplying evaporation heat to water introduced thereinto to generate steam to be sprayed to the fabric receiving unit, and an additive supply device for receiving an additive to be dissolved in water flowing to the steam spray device, the additive supply device having a hole, through which water to be mixed with the additive is introduced, the hole being opened by fluid pressure of water flowing to the steam spray device.

A laundry washing machine (1) includes an outer casing (2) and, inside said outer casing (2), a washing tub (3), a rotatable drum housed in axially rotatable manner inside the washing tub (3) and structured for housing the laundry to be washed, a detergent dispenser (7) which is structured for supplying detergent into the washing tub (3), a fresh-water supply circuit (9) which is structured for selectively channelling a flow of fresh water from the water mains towards the detergent dispenser (7) and/or the washing tub (3), and an internal water softening device (11) capable of reducing the hardness degree of the fresh water that the fresh-water supply circuit (9) channels towards the detergent dispenser (7) or the washing tub (3). The detergent dispenser (7) in turn includes a detergent drawer (16) which is fitted/inserted in extractable manner into a corresponding substantially basin-shaped, drawer housing (17) which is located/recessed inside the outer casing (2), and is movable in a substantially horizontally-oriented, displacement direction (d) between a retracted position in which the detergent drawer (16) is almost completely recessed into the outer casing (2), and an extracted position in which detergent drawer (16) partly juts out from the outer casing (2). The detergent drawer (16) is furthermore provided with one or more detergent compartments (19) each structured for being manually fillable with a given amount of detergent, softener or other washing agent, and with a regeneration-agent compartment (20) which is structured for being manually fillable with a given amount of consumable salt or other regeneration agent. The regeneration-agent compartment (20) is arranged on the detergent drawer (16) beside the detergent compartment/s (19) transversally to the displacement direction (d) of the detergent drawer (16) inside the drawer housing (17), so that both the detergent compartment/s (19) and the regeneration-agent compartment (20) are simultaneously fully accessible to the user when the detergent drawer (16) is arranged in the extracted position.

A laundry washing machine (1) includes an outer casing (2), a washing tub (3), a rotatable drum housed in axially rotatable manner inside the washing tub (3), a detergent dispenser (7) for supplying detergent into the washing tub (3), a fresh-water supply circuit (9) for selectively channelling a flow of fresh-water from the water mains towards the detergent dispenser (7) and/or the washing tub (3), and an internal water softening device (11) capable of reducing the hardness degree of the fresh-water that the fresh-water supply circuit (9) channels towards the detergent dispenser (7) or the washing tub (3). The laundry washing machine (1) further includes at least one drawer (16, 60) which is fitted/inserted in extractable manner into a corresponding substantially basin-shaped, drawer housing (18), which is located/recessed inside the outer casing (2), and is movable in a substantially horizontally-oriented, displacement direction (d) between a retracted position in which the drawer (16, 60) is almost completely recessed into the outer casing (2), and an extracted position in which the drawer (16, 60) partly juts out from the outer casing (2). The drawer (16, 60) in turn includes: a drawer-like supporting structure (21, 61) having a substantially basin-shaped, regeneration-agent compartment (20) structured for being manually fillable with a given amount of regeneration agent, and a manually openable, lid assembly (23), which is fitted on the drawer-like supporting structure (21, 61), on top of the regeneration-agent compartment (20), and is structured to selectively close/cover the upper mouth of the regeneration-agent compartment (20).