Whirlpool Corporation
LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH BULKY ITEM DETECTION

Abstract:

A laundry treating appliance and method for controlling the operation of a laundry treating appliance having a rotatable drum at least partially defining a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment in accordance with a treating cycle of operation by determining the presence of a bulky laundry item based on image data of the laundry within the treating chamber.