Atomization device for clothes treatment equipment, clothes treatment equipment and control method
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the technical field of clothes treatment, and particularly provides an atomization device for clothes treatment equipment, the clothes treatment equipment and a control method.
Background
The laundry treatment apparatus is an apparatus capable of washing, drying, sterilizing and/or deodorizing laundry, and as the level of production technology is continuously increased and the demands of users are continuously increased, the demands of users for the laundry treatment apparatus are also increasing. In order to improve the washing effect on clothes, water mist (the particle size of the water mist is micron level) generated by the atomization device can be used for soaking the clothes, so that stains on the surface of the clothes are firstly dissolved and removed, the stains on the surface of the clothes are prevented from entering the lining of the clothes, the clothes can be cleaned through less time, less water quantity, less washing liquid and less mechanical action in the subsequent washing process, and the washing effect on the clothes is improved.
In the prior art, an atomization device of clothes treatment equipment mostly adopts an ultrasonic atomization principle, and utilizes high-frequency resonance of an ultrasonic atomization sheet in the atomization device to break up a liquid water molecule structure to generate water mist, so that heating or other chemical reagents are not required to be added; however, most of the water entering the atomization device of the clothes treatment equipment is tap water, and impurities such as sediment and heavy metal particles are contained in the tap water, so that deposited dirt can be formed on the surface of an atomization sheet of the atomization device after the atomization device runs for a certain time, the atomization efficiency and the atomization amount of the atomization device are greatly reduced, the performance of the atomization device is affected, and the user experience is deteriorated. In order to ensure the atomization efficiency of the atomization device, a user is required to manually and regularly clean dirt on the atomization sheet, if the dirt is not cleaned timely, the normal operation of the atomization device is affected, and then the washing effect or the nursing effect is affected; however, in the process of manually cleaning dirt on the atomizing sheet by a user, on one hand, deposited dirt on the atomizing sheet is difficult to clean; on the other hand, the scratch that causes the atomizing piece easily leads to scrapping of whole atomizing module or after the clearance atomizing piece atomization effect improvement is unobvious, and in addition at the in-process of clear up atomizing piece repeatedly, also easily cause atomizing device casing to damage, can only solve this problem through changing atomizing module, both increase the maintenance cost of clothing treatment facility and bring bad use experience for the user again.
Accordingly, there is a need in the art for a new atomizing device for a laundry treating apparatus, and a control method to solve the above-mentioned problems.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the problems in the prior art, namely to solve the problems that dirt in the existing atomizing device is easy to accumulate and difficult to clean, the invention provides an atomizing device for clothes treatment equipment, which comprises a shell and an atomizing module, wherein an atomizing cavity is arranged in the shell, a liquid inlet, an air inlet and a mist outlet which are communicated with the atomizing cavity are arranged on the shell, the atomizing module comprises an atomizing sheet capable of atomizing liquid in the atomizing cavity, and the liquid inlet is arranged towards the atomizing sheet.
In the preferred technical scheme of the atomization device for the clothes treatment equipment, the shell comprises a shell body and a shell cover, the atomization module is arranged on the shell body, and the liquid inlet is formed in the shell cover.
In the preferred technical scheme of the atomization device for the clothes treatment equipment, the bottom of the shell is provided with the water permeable hole, the atomization module further comprises a mounting bracket, and the atomization sheet is fixed at the position, corresponding to the water permeable hole, of the outer part of the shell through the mounting bracket.
In the preferred technical scheme of the atomization device for the clothes treatment equipment, a partition plate is further arranged in the shell, the partition plate divides the shell into a circuit board cavity and an atomization cavity, the circuit board cavity is provided with a circuit board, the atomization module further comprises a driving circuit, and the circuit board is connected with the driving circuit.
In the preferred technical scheme of the atomization device for the clothes treatment equipment, the air inlet is arranged at the position of the shell corresponding to the circuit board cavity; and/or the air inlet is provided with a fan, and the circuit board is connected with the fan to control the start and stop of the fan.
In the preferred technical scheme of the atomization device for the clothes treatment equipment, a closed cavity is further arranged in the shell, the atomization cavity is communicated with the closed cavity through a first communication hole, and the mist outlet is communicated with the closed cavity through a second communication hole.
In the preferred technical solution of the above atomization device for a laundry treatment apparatus, the mist outlet is provided at the bottom surface of the housing, the atomization device further includes a connection pipe, and the mist outlet is communicated with the second communication hole through the connection pipe; and/or a valve mechanism is further provided in the closed chamber, the valve mechanism being provided so as to be capable of sealing the first communication hole and/or the second communication hole.
In the preferred technical scheme of the atomization device for the clothes treatment equipment, the atomization module is arranged to be capable of detecting the height of the liquid level in the atomization cavity through vibration of the atomization sheet.
The invention also provides clothes treatment equipment, which further comprises the atomization device in any one of the preferable schemes, wherein a liquid inlet of the atomization device is connected with a water source through an electromagnetic valve, and the mist outlet is communicated with the washing barrel through a mist outlet pipe.
The invention also provides a control method of the clothes treatment equipment, the clothes treatment equipment comprises a box body, a washing barrel and an atomization device, wherein the washing barrel and the atomization device are arranged in the box body, the atomization device comprises a shell and an atomization module, an atomization cavity is arranged in the shell, a liquid inlet, an air inlet and a mist outlet are arranged on the shell, the liquid inlet is communicated with a water source through an electromagnetic valve, the mist outlet is communicated with the washing barrel through a mist outlet pipe, the atomization module comprises an atomization sheet capable of detecting liquid level through vibration and atomizing liquid in the atomization cavity, and the liquid inlet is arranged towards the atomization sheet;
the control method comprises the following steps:
the electromagnetic valve is controlled to be opened so as to spray and clean the atomizing sheet while water is fed;
after the electromagnetic valve is opened for a first set time, the electromagnetic valve is controlled to be closed, and after a second set time is spaced, the atomizing sheet is controlled to vibrate so as to detect the liquid level height;
judging whether the liquid level height reaches the atomization liquid level or not;
and selectively controlling the solenoid valve to be opened again based on the judgment result.
It can be appreciated by those skilled in the art that in the preferred technical scheme of the present invention, an atomization device for a clothes treatment apparatus comprises a housing and an atomization module, an atomization cavity is arranged in the housing, a liquid inlet, an air inlet and a mist outlet which are communicated with the atomization cavity are arranged on the housing, the atomization module comprises an atomization sheet capable of atomizing liquid in the atomization cavity, and the liquid inlet is arranged towards the atomization sheet.
Through the setting of the atomizing device for clothing treatment equipment, the inlet of the atomizing device is arranged towards the atomizing sheet, when the atomizing device is used for water inflow, the atomizing sheet is directly flushed by water inflow, and deposited dirt on the atomizing sheet falls off under the effect of water flow impact, so that the dirt is cleaned. And the atomizing device can wash the atomizing sheet when water is fed each time, so that the forming probability of deposited dirt is reduced, and the aim of automatically cleaning the atomizing sheet is fulfilled. Therefore, the atomization amount of the atomization device cannot be reduced due to the influence of dirt under the condition of long service time, and the atomization sheet is not required to be cleaned manually, so that the failure rate of the atomization device is reduced, the maintenance-free effect is achieved, and the user experience is remarkably improved.
Further, the shell includes casing and cap, is convenient for install and dismantle, and the inlet sets up in the cap, and atomizing device sets up split type design on the casing, is favorable to space optimization overall arrangement, and atomizing device rationally sets up of being convenient for.
Further, the atomizing module is fixed in the hole of permeating water of shell bottom through the installing support, can realize atomizing module dismouting through dismantling the installing support, need not dismantle atomizing device when maintaining atomizing module, be convenient for to atomizing module's maintenance, greatly improve maintenance work efficiency.
Further, through setting up the baffle in the shell, divide into circuit board chamber and atomizing chamber with the shell, the circuit board sets up in circuit board intracavity, and atomizing module is to the atomizing setting mode of intaking in atomizing chamber, has realized the water and electricity separation, avoids leading to atomizing device's trouble because of the water leakage, has improved atomizing device's security and stability, has improved user experience.
Further, the fan is arranged at the position of the shell corresponding to the circuit board cavity, and/or the fan is arranged at the air inlet, the fan is connected and controlled through the circuit board, after the fan runs, the water mist of the atomization cavity is rapidly output, and meanwhile, heat generated by electronic elements on the circuit board can be taken away, so that the reliability and the running time of the circuit board are improved, and the stability and the reliability of the atomization device are further improved.
Further, still be equipped with the closed chamber in the shell, the atomizing chamber is through first communication hole and closed chamber intercommunication, and the play fog mouth is through second intercommunicating pore and closed chamber intercommunication, sets up like this, makes the water smoke be in atomizing device inside, carries the water smoke to outside through the passageway that first communication hole, closed chamber and second intercommunicating pore formed, avoids revealing of water smoke and causes the trouble of clothing treatment facility. The closed cavity is also provided with a valve mechanism, the valve mechanism can seal the first communication hole and/or the second communication hole, and the sealing performance of the atomizing device is further improved by controlling the opening and closing of the valve mechanism, so that the electric elements are prevented from being damaged due to the fact that external moist air flows back into the atomizing cavity through the mist outlet, the stability and the reliability of the atomizing device are improved, and the user experience is improved.
Further, the height of the liquid level in the atomizing cavity is detected through the vibration of the atomizing sheet, a liquid level sensor is not needed, the cost is reduced, the stability and the reliability of the atomizing device are further improved, and the user experience is improved. Specifically, when it is desired to measure the liquid level, the atomizing plate operates at a lower operating frequency, emits pulsed ultrasonic waves, receives the sound waves after reflection from the liquid surface by the atomizing plate, and calculates the height of the liquid level based on the time between emission and reception of the sound waves. The measurement principle of the atomization sheet determines that the atomization sheet is slightly influenced by liquid level density, viscosity, temperature and the like during measurement, so that the measurement mode can ensure measurement accuracy. When needs atomizing, atomizing piece is with higher frequency work, breaks up liquid water molecule structure and produces natural elegant water smoke through high frequency resonance, improves clothing nursing experience.
In addition, the invention also provides a clothes treatment device and a control method based on the technical scheme, because the clothes treatment device adopts the atomization device, the liquid inlet of the atomization device is connected with a water source through the electromagnetic valve, and the opening and closing of the liquid inlet are controlled through the electromagnetic valve, so that the clothes treatment device has the technical effects of the atomization device.
Drawings
Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in conjunction with a washing machine, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an atomizer of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a second embodiment of an atomizer of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 2 at E-E;
FIG. 4 is a first internal construction view of the atomizing device of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a second internal structural view of the atomizing device of the present disclosure;
fig. 6 is a flowchart of a control method of the laundry treating apparatus of the present invention;
list of reference numerals: 1. a housing; 101. a housing; 102. a cover; 2. a liquid inlet; 3. an atomization module; 31. an atomizing sheet; 32. a driving circuit; 33. a mounting bracket; 4. a mist outlet; 5, an air inlet; 6. a fan; 7. a partition plate; 8. an atomizing chamber; 9. a circuit board cavity; 10. closing the cavity; 11. a water permeable hole; 12. a connecting pipe; 13. a valve mechanism.
Detailed Description
It should be understood by those skilled in the art that these embodiments are merely for explaining the technical principles of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. For example, although the present invention is described in connection with a washing machine, it is apparent that the technical solution of the present invention is also applicable to a clothes dryer, a washing and drying integrated machine, an air washing apparatus, etc., and such adjustment and modification of application objects do not deviate from the technical principle of the present invention, and should be limited within the scope of protection of the present invention.
It should be noted that, in the description of the present invention, terms such as "upper," "lower," "inner," "outer," and the like indicate directions or positional relationships based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are merely for convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or elements must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
Furthermore, it should be noted that, in the description of the present invention, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, for example; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to the specific circumstances.
The invention provides an atomization device for a washing machine, the washing machine and a control method, which are based on the problems that deposited dirt is easy to form on the surface of an atomization sheet in the atomization device of the existing washing machine and atomization efficiency is affected.
Preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 1 to 4, the invention provides an atomization device, which comprises a shell 1 and an atomization module 3, wherein an atomization cavity 8 is arranged in the shell 1, the atomization cavity 8 is used for containing liquid and storing water mist generated by the atomization module 3, a liquid inlet 2, an air inlet 5 and a mist outlet 4 which are communicated with the atomization cavity 8 are arranged on the shell 1, the atomization module 3 atomizes water entering the atomization cavity 8 from the liquid inlet 2 into water mist, and the water mist is conveyed to a washing barrel from the mist outlet 4. Referring to fig. 3 to 5, the atomizing module 3 includes an atomizing plate 31 capable of atomizing the liquid in the atomizing chamber, and the liquid inlet 2 is disposed toward the atomizing plate 31, and of course, it is preferable that the liquid inlet 2 is disposed toward the center of the atomizing plate 31, so that the impact area of the water flow is maximized and the flushing effect is achieved. Of course, the same effect can be achieved by making the water flow through the liquid inlet 2 flow backwards to impact the surface of the atomizing sheet 31 in other ways, and those skilled in the art can flexibly set the specific position of the liquid inlet 2 in practical application, and the adjustment and change structure of the specific position should not limit the scope of the present invention.
Preferably, the liquid entering from the liquid inlet 2 can be tap water, purified water or other liquid used for washing clothes, and a person skilled in the art can flexibly set the type of the liquid entering the atomization device through the liquid inlet in practical application, of course, the liquid entering through the liquid inlet 2 is preferably purified water, no impurities exist in the purified water, deposited dirt can be hardly formed by the atomization sheet 31 in the use process, and the stability and atomization amount of the atomization device can be improved to the greatest extent.
Preferably, the atomizing sheet 31 of the atomizing device may be an ultrasonic atomizing sheet, or may be any other type of atomizing sheet, and those skilled in the art may flexibly set the specific type of the atomizing sheet 31 in practical application, so long as the liquid entering through the liquid inlet 2 is converted into water mist through the atomizing sheet 31.
Preferably, in order to accelerate the water mist in the atomizing cavity 8 to flow fast, the air generated by the fan 6 can enter the atomizing cavity through the air inlet, so that the water mist in the atomizing cavity can flow fast, and the specific position and the specific shape of the air inlet 5 can be flexibly set in practical application by a person skilled in the art, so long as the water mist in the atomizing cavity 8 can flow fast.
Preferably, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, the housing 1 includes a casing 101 and a casing cover 102, the atomizing module 3 is disposed in the casing 101, the liquid inlet 2 is disposed in the casing cover 102, so that the liquid inlet 2 is kept at a certain distance from the atomizing module 3, and the inlet water entering through the liquid inlet 2 has a certain impact speed when impacting the atomizing sheet 31 of the atomizing module 3, and even if the inlet water is pressureless, the atomizing sheet 31 can be impacted by the gravity of the water flow, so that the deposited dirt of the atomizing sheet 31 is released. Of course, the atomizing module 3 and the liquid inlet 2 may be disposed on the housing 101, and such a specific position change should not limit the present invention, and should be limited in scope. The specific positions of the atomizing module 3 and the liquid inlet 2 can be flexibly set in practical application by a person skilled in the art, as long as the atomizing module 3 and the liquid inlet 2 can keep a certain distance and the outlet direction of the liquid inlet is opposite to the atomizing sheet 31 of the atomizing module 3.
Preferably, as shown in fig. 3, the bottom of the casing 1 is provided with a water permeable hole 11, water flows onto the atomizing sheet 31 through the water permeable hole 11, the atomizing module 3 further comprises a mounting bracket 33, the atomizing sheet 31 is fixed on the outside of the casing 1 through the mounting bracket 33 and corresponds to the water permeable hole 11, and the atomizing module 3 can be directly mounted on the bottom of the casing 1 through the mounting bracket 33, so that the maintenance operability of the atomizing device is further improved. The specific structure of the mounting bracket 33 can be flexibly set in practical application by those skilled in the art, as long as it can fix the atomizing module 3 and maintain the sealing effect.
Preferably, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, a partition 7 is further disposed in the housing 1, the partition 7 divides the housing 1 into an atomization cavity 8 and a circuit board cavity 9, the atomization module 3 atomizes the inlet water into water mist in the atomization cavity 8 and isolates the water mist in the atomization cavity 8, the circuit board cavity 9 is provided with a circuit board, water and electricity isolation is achieved, the water mist cannot enter the circuit board cavity 9, and the safety of the atomization device is further improved. The atomizing module 3 further comprises a driving circuit 32, the driving circuit 32 provides signals and power for the atomizing sheet 31, a circuit board is connected with the driving circuit 32, and the circuit board controls the working state of the atomizing module 3. The specific position and structure of the partition 7 can be flexibly set in practical application by those skilled in the art, as long as it can divide the housing 1 into the atomizing chamber 8 and the circuit board chamber 9.
Preferably, as shown in fig. 4, the fan 6 may be disposed in the atomizing device, or may be disposed outside the atomizing device, and when disposed outside the atomizing device, the fan may be connected to the air inlet 5 through a pipe, so that wind generated by high-speed rotation of the fan is sent into the atomizing chamber 8, to provide power for accelerating the flow of the water mist in the atomizing chamber 8, so that a person skilled in the art may flexibly set a specific setting position of the fan 6 in practical application, as long as the wind blown by the fan 6 can blow into the atomizing chamber 8. More preferably, as shown in fig. 1 and 4, the fan 6 of the present invention is disposed inside the internal atomization device, specifically disposed at a position corresponding to the circuit board cavity 9 of the housing 1, the fan 6 is communicated with the air inlet 5, the circuit board is connected with the fan 6, the air inlet 5 is disposed at a position corresponding to the circuit board cavity 9 of the housing 1, the fan 6 rotates at a high speed to blow air, and external air of the atomization device is sucked from the air inlet 5 after the fan 6 rotates and blown into the atomization cavity 8 through the fan 6. The arrangement can accelerate the heat dissipation of the circuit board through the fan 6, so that the circuit board can keep high-efficiency performance, the problem that the atomizing device is failed due to overheat of the circuit board is avoided, and power can be provided for the rapid flow of water mist in the atomizing cavity 8.
Preferably, as shown in fig. 3 to 5, a closed cavity 10 is further arranged in the shell 1, the atomizing cavity 8 is communicated with the closed cavity 10 through a first communication hole, the mist outlet 4 is communicated with the closed cavity 10 through a second communication hole, and water mist is led out from the atomizing device through the mist outlet 4, so that the tightness of the atomizing device is further enhanced, and the water mist of the atomizing device cannot leak. The specific structure of the closed cavity 10 can be flexibly set by a person skilled in the art, as long as a better sealing effect is achieved by the closed cavity 10.
Preferably, as shown in fig. 3 and 5, the mist outlet 4 is provided on the bottom surface of the housing 1, but is not limited to the bottom surface of the housing 1, and may be provided at other positions of the housing 1. More preferably, the mist outlet 4 is arranged on the bottom surface of the shell 1, so that the mist in the atomizing cavity 8 and the closed cavity 10 is led out, the flowing resistance of the mist is smaller, and a person skilled in the art can flexibly set the specific position of the mist outlet 4 in practical application, so long as the mist generated by the atomizing module 3 can be led out.
Preferably, as shown in fig. 3 to 5, the atomizing device further includes a connection pipe 12, and the mist outlet is communicated with the second communication hole through the connection pipe 12, so that the sealability of the atomizing device is further improved, and the reliability and stability of the washing machine are further improved.
Preferably, as shown in fig. 5, a valve mechanism may be disposed in the closed cavity 10, or no valve mechanism may be disposed, and the opening and closing of the mist outlet 4 may be controlled by the valve mechanism, so as to further improve the sealing performance of the atomizing device. More preferably, the closed chamber 10 of the present invention is provided therein with a valve mechanism 13, the valve mechanism 13 including a motor and a slider, the slider sliding in the closed chamber 10 under the drive of the motor to seal the first communication hole and/or the second communication hole, thereby effecting opening and closing of the mist port 4. The specific setting position and setting form of the valve mechanism can be freely selected in practical application by a person skilled in the art, as long as the opening and closing of the mist outlet 4 can be controlled by the valve mechanism.
Preferably, when the atomizing piece 31 of atomizing module 3 adopts the ultrasonic atomizing piece, the ultrasonic atomizing piece can also detect the height of the liquid level in the atomizing chamber 8 through vibration, and then can control the water intaking valve to open or close based on the height of liquid level, need not to be with the help of other level sensor, can the perception atomize the liquid level in the chamber 8.
On the other hand, the invention also provides a washing machine, which comprises a box body and a washing barrel arranged in the box body, wherein the washing machine is provided with the atomization device, and the installation position of the atomization device can be specifically set in practical application by a person skilled in the art. Preferably, the liquid inlet 2 of the atomization device is connected with a water source through a water inlet valve (such as a solenoid valve), and the mist outlet 4 is connected with the washing barrel through a mist outlet pipe.
In addition, the invention also provides a control method of the washing machine, and the following embodiment describes the control method of the washing machine by means of an air washing program of the washing machine. As shown in fig. 6, the control method includes the steps of:
s01, after the air washing program is started, controlling the electromagnetic valve to be opened based on the atomization liquid level so as to spray and clean the atomization sheet 31;
s02, after the electromagnetic valve is opened for a first set time, the electromagnetic valve is controlled to be closed, and after a second set time is spaced, the atomizing sheet 31 is controlled to vibrate to detect the liquid level height, for example, after the electromagnetic valve is opened for 5 seconds and the liquid level is basically not fluctuated after waiting for 2 seconds, the atomizing sheet 31 is controlled to vibrate to detect the liquid level height, and of course, the first set time and the second set time can be changed by a person skilled in the art;
s03, judging whether the liquid level height reaches an atomization liquid level;
s04, selectively controlling the electromagnetic valve to be opened again based on the judging result.
Preferably, before the step of controlling the solenoid valve to open based on the atomization liquid level so as to spray-clean the atomization sheet in step S01, the control method may further include: the method comprises the steps of weighing the washed clothes, determining a required atomization liquid level according to the weight of the washed clothes, such as determining the atomization liquid level according to a comparison relation table or an empirical formula between the weight of the clothes and the atomization liquid level, wherein the weight detection of the washed clothes is a conventional technology, and is not repeated herein.
Preferably, step S04 of selectively controlling the solenoid valve to be opened again based on the determination result may further include: when the liquid level reaches the set water level, the electromagnetic valve is controlled to be closed, the atomizing sheet 31 is controlled to vibrate, and water atomization is started; when the liquid level is not up to the set level, the solenoid valve is kept open to spray the atomizing sheet.
Thus far, the technical solution of the present invention has been described in connection with the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings, but it is easily understood by those skilled in the art that the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited to these specific embodiments. Equivalent modifications and substitutions for related technical features may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the principles of the present invention, and such modifications and substitutions will be within the scope of the present invention.