Valve assembly for use with a washing appliance

• Main Authors: TARR RONALD SCOTT, WATSON ERIC K
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 29.09.2015
• Subjects: ACTUATING-FLOATS; BLASTING; COCKS; COFFEE MILLS; CONTROLLING; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FURNITURE; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; HUMAN NECESSITIES; LAUNDERING; LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILEARTICLES; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PHYSICS; REGULATING; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL; SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES; TAPS; TEXTILES; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; VALVES; WEAPONS

A valve assembly for use with a washing appliance having a main controller includes a valve that is moveable between a first position that prevents water from flowing through a supply line and a second position that allows water to flow through the supply line. A control assembly separate from the main controller is configured to control the valve to move between the first position and the second position. The control assembly includes a flow sensor configured to output a signal representing an amount of water flowing through the supply line and a control unit configured to control the valve assembly based on the output signal of the flow sensor.