CN113914075A

CN113914075A - Clothes treatment equipment, automatic feeding control method and device thereof and storage medium

Info

Publication number: CN113914075A
Application number: CN202111210140.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 朱彪
Original assignee: Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co Ltd
Current assignee: Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-10-18
Filing date: 2021-10-18
Publication date: 2022-01-11

Abstract

The application discloses a clothes processing device, an automatic feeding control method and device thereof, and a storage medium. The control method comprises the following steps: acquiring detection information of water flow on-off of a water supply pipeline; determining laundry treating agent dosing information based on the detection information; and controlling a dosing mechanism to dose the clothes treating agent based on the dosing information. Therefore, the automatic feeding function of the clothes treating agent can be realized based on the independent feeding controller on the basis of being compatible with the existing main control board of the clothes treating equipment, the existing main control board does not need to be redesigned, the universality of the main control board is improved, and the automatic feeding function expansion of the existing clothes treating equipment is facilitated.

Description

Clothes treatment equipment, automatic feeding control method and device thereof and storage medium

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of laundry processing, and in particular, to a laundry processing apparatus, an automatic dispensing control method and apparatus thereof, and a storage medium.

Background

With the common application of the clothes treatment equipment and the continuous development of science and technology, the intelligent technology of the clothes treatment equipment is more mature, a washing machine with an automatic putting function is emerged on the market, detergent can be added into a detergent box in advance, and when the washing machine executes washing operation, the detergent can be automatically put into a controllable detergent putting device.

However, since the automatic putting function requires introduction of a putting execution component and a detection component, a main control board (also called a computer board) of the clothes processing apparatus often needs to be redesigned, and further hardware cost is increased.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, the embodiment of the present application provides a clothes processing device, an automatic releasing control method and apparatus thereof, and a storage medium, and aims to implement an automatic releasing function on the basis of compatibility with an existing main control board.

The technical scheme of the embodiment of the application is realized as follows:

the embodiment of the application provides an automatic throwing control method of clothes treatment equipment, which comprises the following steps:

acquiring detection information of water flow on-off of a water supply pipeline;

determining dosing information of the laundry treating agent based on the detection information;

and controlling a feeding mechanism to feed the clothing treating agent based on the feeding information.

In some embodiments, the detecting information carries first coded information indicative of the dosing information, the determining dosing information for the laundry treatment agent based on the detecting information comprises:

and determining the dosing information of the clothes treating agent based on the detection information and the preset mapping relation between the dosing information and the first coding information.

In some embodiments, the detection information further carries second encoded information indicative of a washing program type, the method further comprising:

and determining the current washing program type based on the detection information and the mapping relation between the preset washing program type and the second coding information.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

determining a putting time of the laundry treating agent based on the current washing program type;

correspondingly, the controlling the dosing mechanism to dose the laundry treatment agent based on the dosing information comprises:

and when the putting time is determined to be met, controlling a putting mechanism to put in the clothing treating agent based on the putting information.

In some embodiments, the placement information includes at least: the adding amount of the detergent and the adding amount of the softener; when the determined putting opportunity is met, controlling a putting mechanism to put in the clothing treating agent based on the putting information, and the method comprises the following steps:

in the washing water inlet process, controlling a detergent feeding mechanism to feed detergent based on the detergent feeding amount;

and in the last rinsing water inlet process, controlling a softener feeding mechanism to feed the softener based on the softener feeding amount.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

controlling the on-off of water flow of a water supply pipeline based on a water inlet valve;

correspondingly, the acquiring of the detection information of the water flow on-off of the water supply pipeline comprises the following steps:

and generating a detection signal for indicating the on-off duration of water flow of the water supply pipeline based on a flow detection device, and generating the detection information based on the detection signal.

In some embodiments, said generating said detection information based on said detection signal comprises:

determining that at least two consecutive detection signals are identical, generating the detection information based on the identical detection signals.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an automatic feeding control device for a clothes treatment apparatus, including:

the acquisition module is used for acquiring detection information of water flow on-off of the water supply pipeline;

a determination module for determining the dosing information of the laundry treating agent based on the detection information;

and the feeding control module is used for controlling the feeding mechanism to feed the clothing treating agent based on the feeding information.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an automatic delivery control system, including:

the flow detection device is used for generating a detection signal for indicating the on-off duration of water flow of the water supply pipeline;

a liquid storage container for storing a laundry treating agent to be put in advance;

the feeding mechanism is used for feeding the clothes treating agent;

a launch controller, connected to the flow detection device and the launch mechanism, configured to perform the steps of the method according to the first aspect of the embodiments of the present application.

In some embodiments, the automated placement control system further comprises:

a residual amount detecting device for generating a residual amount signal indicating a residual amount of the laundry treating agent in the liquid storage container;

and the throwing controller is connected with the residual amount detection device and used for generating prompt information of adding the clothes treating agent based on the residual amount signal.

In a fourth aspect, the present application provides a clothes treatment apparatus including the automatic dispensing control system according to the third aspect of the present application.

In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a storage medium, where a computer program is stored on the storage medium, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the method in the first aspect of the embodiment of the present application are implemented.

According to the technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the application, the detection information of the water flow on-off of the water supply pipeline is obtained; determining laundry treating agent dosing information based on the detection information; controlling a feeding mechanism to feed the clothing treating agent based on the feeding information; therefore, the automatic feeding function of the clothes treating agent can be realized based on the independent feeding controller on the basis of being compatible with the existing main control board of the clothes treating equipment, the existing main control board does not need to be redesigned, the universality of the main control board is improved, and the automatic feeding function expansion of the existing clothes treating equipment is facilitated.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic flowchart of an automatic feeding control method of a clothes treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an automatic feeding control device of a clothes treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of an automatic delivery control system according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The present application will be described in further detail with reference to the following drawings and examples.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The terminology used herein in the description of the present application is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application.

In the related art, for the automatic feeding function, a main control board of the clothes treatment device usually transmits a signal to the feeding pump, the feeding pump pumps detergent to be fed into the water inlet channel and enter the material box to realize the automatic feeding function of the detergent, and the main control board needs to be designed independently, namely, a connecting port for feeding the execution part and the detection part needs to be reserved, so that the cost is high, and the wiring harness connection is complex.

Based on this, in various embodiments of the present application, the automatic drop function is implemented without changing the port design of the existing main control board, so that the cost of the modification of the automatic drop function is greatly reduced, and the universality of the main control board is improved.

As shown in fig. 1, an embodiment of the present application provides an automatic laundry treatment apparatus release control method, including:

step 101, obtaining detection information of water flow on-off of a water supply pipeline.

Here, the main control panel of the clothes treating apparatus is connected with the water inlet valve, and the on-off of the water flow of the water supply pipeline is controlled based on the water inlet valve. The main control board can realize the purpose of transmitting coded information based on the detection information of water flow on-off based on the control of the water inlet valve.

Here, the laundry treating apparatus may be provided with an independent input controller, and the detection information of the on-off of the water flow of the water supply line is acquired based on the input controller.

For example, a flow rate detection device may be disposed on the water supply pipeline, and the flow rate detection device may generate a detection signal indicating the on-off duration of the water flow in the water supply pipeline, where the detection signal may be an optical electrical signal or a magnetic signal, and accordingly, the flow rate detection device may be a hall detection sensor, a magnetic induction sensor, or a similar sensor for detecting the on-off of the water flow, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

It is understood that the dosing controller may generate the detection information based on the detection signal output by the flow detection device, for example, by translating an optical signal or a magnetic signal into the detection information.

And 102, determining the dosing information of the clothes treating agent based on the detection information.

Here, the dosing controller may determine dosing information of the laundry treating agent based on the detection information.

And 103, controlling a feeding mechanism to feed the clothes treating agent based on the feeding information.

Here, the dosing controller may control the dosing mechanism to dose the laundry treating agent based on the dosing information. For example, the feeding pump is controlled to take liquid from the liquid storage container and feed the liquid into the material box, and the clothes treating agent in the material box is fed into the washing barrel under the flushing of water flow.

Illustratively, the laundry treatment agent may include, but is not limited to, at least one of: detergents, softeners, bleaches, disinfectants, and the like.

It should be noted that, when there are at least two types of laundry treatment agents, the liquid storage container may be provided with chambers isolated from each other to store the respective laundry treatment agents, and in addition, each chamber may share the dispensing pump or be provided with the dispensing pump separately, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

It can be understood that the control method of the embodiment of the application can realize the automatic feeding function of the clothes treating agent based on the independent feeding controller on the basis of being compatible with the existing main control board of the clothes treating equipment, does not need to redesign the existing main control board, improves the universality of the main control board, and is beneficial to the expansion of the automatic feeding function of the existing clothes treating equipment.

In some embodiments, the detection information carries first coded information indicative of dosing information, and the determining the dosing information for the laundry treatment agent based on the detection information comprises:

It can be understood that the main control board of the clothes treating apparatus can control the on-off of the water flow of the water supply pipeline based on the water inlet valve according to the mapping relationship, thereby achieving the purpose of transmitting the first encoding information based on the water flow.

In practice, the laundry treatment agent is also delivered in relation to the type of washing program, for example, it is necessary to determine the time period of the last rinsing based on the type of washing program, so as to deliver the softener during the last rinsing intake.

Based on this, in some embodiments, the detection information further carries second encoded information indicating a type of the washing course, the control method further comprising:

It can be understood that the main control board of the clothes treatment device can control the on-off of the water flow of the water supply pipeline based on the water inlet valve according to the mapping relation corresponding to the second coding information, so as to achieve the purpose of transmitting the second coding information based on the water flow.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

correspondingly, control throwing mechanism based on put in information puts in clothing treating agent, include:

and when the putting time is determined to be met, controlling the putting mechanism to put in the clothing treating agent based on the putting information.

For example, the putting timing may be a time period for which various types of laundry treatment agents are put based on the current washing program type, so that when the corresponding time period is met, the putting mechanism is controlled to put the laundry treatment agents based on the putting information.

Illustratively, the placement information includes at least: the adding amount of the detergent and the adding amount of the softener; when the timing of putting is confirmed to be met, the clothes treating agent is put in by the putting mechanism based on the putting information control, and the method comprises the following steps:

and in the last rinsing water inlet process, controlling a softener feeding mechanism to feed the softener based on the feeding amount of the softener.

In some embodiments, the placement controller generates detection information based on the detection signal, including:

determining that at least two consecutive detection signals are identical, generating detection information based on the identical detection signals.

It will be appreciated that the launch controller may generate detection information based on a single detection signal. That is, the detection information is generated based on the detection signal output from the flow rate detection device.

Because the water flow on-off signal of the water supply pipeline may have interference, in order to enhance the reliability of the transmission of the water flow on-off signal, the signal interference can be effectively avoided and the reliability of information transmission can be enhanced based on the confirmation mechanism that at least two continuous detection signals are the same.

In an application example, a mapping relationship between preset delivery information and first coding information is shown in table 1 below:

TABLE 1

First coded information (Water flow on-off signal)	Delivery information
		Stop
2 to 3	Detergent no + softener no
		Stop 2 to go 5	Small amount of detergent and no softener
Stop
	2 to go 7	Detergent medium + softener none
Stop
	2 go 9	Detergent bulk + softener none
2 stop and 11 go			The detergent has no + softener
	2 stop and 13 go	The small amount of the detergent plus the softener comprises
Stop 2 to go 15			The detergent medium plus the softener comprises
	Stop 2 go 17	Detergent substantive + softener

In an application example, the mapping relationship between the preset washing program type and the second coded information is shown in the following table 2:

TABLE 2

Second coded information (Water flow on-off signal)	Type of washing program
		Stop 1 to 3	Standard of merit
Stop 1 to 5	Quick washing
		Stop 1 to 7	Single-threshing device
Stop 1 to 9	Jeans
		Stop 1 to 11	Children's garments
Stop 1 to 13	Big thing
		Stop 1 to 15	Home textile
Stop 1 to 17	Self-cleaning

The unit of the water flow on-off signal is second, for example, if the main control board of the clothes treatment device determines that the input information is 'small detergent and no softener', and the current washing program type is 'quick washing', the water flow carrying 'stop 2 to go, 5 stop 1 to go, 5' water flow on-off signal is controlled at least twice based on the water inlet valve.

For example, the main control board may transmit the above-mentioned water flow on/off signal during an initial period (e.g., 1 minute) of the first water intake.

It will be appreciated that the water flow on/off signal may also be provided with a start symbol and/or an end symbol, for example, a start symbol of 3 seconds on and an end symbol of 3 seconds off. Thus, the throwing controller determines the effective signal and translates the effective signal to obtain the detection information based on the detection signal output by the flow detection device.

In order to implement the method of the embodiment of the present application, an embodiment of the present application further provides an automatic laundry controlling device of a laundry processing apparatus, where the automatic laundry controlling device of the laundry processing apparatus corresponds to the automatic laundry controlling method of the laundry processing apparatus, and each step in the embodiment of the automatic laundry controlling method of the laundry processing apparatus is also fully applicable to the embodiment of the automatic laundry controlling device of the laundry processing apparatus.

As shown in fig. 2, the automatic putting-in control device of the laundry treating apparatus includes: an acquisition module 201, a determination module 202 and a release control module 203. The acquisition module 201 is used for acquiring detection information of water flow on-off of a water supply pipeline; the determination module 202 is used for determining the feeding information of the laundry treating agent based on the detection information; the dosing control module 203 is used for controlling the dosing mechanism to dose the laundry treating agent based on the dosing information.

In some embodiments, the detection information carries first encoding information indicating the placement information, and the determining module 202 is specifically configured to:

In some embodiments, the detection information further carries second encoded information indicating a type of the washing program, and the determination module 202 is further configured to:

In some embodiments, the determination module 202 is further configured to: determining a putting time of the laundry treating agent based on the current washing program type; accordingly, the launch control module 203 is specifically configured to:

In some embodiments, the placement information includes at least: the adding amount of the detergent and the adding amount of the softener; the release control module 203 is specifically configured to:

In some embodiments, the main control board of the clothes treatment equipment controls the on-off of water flow of the water supply pipeline based on the water inlet valve; the obtaining module 201 is specifically configured to:

and generating a detection signal for indicating the on-off duration of water flow of the water supply pipeline based on the flow detection device, and generating detection information based on the detection signal.

In some embodiments, the obtaining module 201 generates detection information based on the detection signal, including:

In practical applications, the obtaining module 201, the determining module 202 and the putting control module 203 may be implemented by a processor in an automatic putting control device of the clothes processing apparatus. Of course, the processor needs to run a computer program in memory to implement its functions.

It should be noted that: the automatic putting control device of the clothes treatment equipment provided by the above embodiment is only exemplified by the division of the program modules when the clothes treatment equipment is controlled, and in practical application, the treatment distribution can be completed by different program modules according to needs, that is, the internal structure of the device is divided into different program modules to complete all or part of the treatment described above. In addition, the automatic putting-in control device of the clothes treatment equipment and the automatic putting-in control method embodiment of the clothes treatment equipment provided by the above embodiments belong to the same concept, and the specific implementation process is detailed in the method embodiment and will not be described again.

Based on the hardware implementation of the program module, in order to implement the method according to the embodiment of the present application, an automatic delivery control system is further provided in the embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 3, an automatic delivery control system provided in an embodiment of the present application includes: flow detection device 1, stock solution container 2, input mechanism 3 and input controller 4. The flow detection device 1 is used for generating a detection signal for indicating the on-off duration of water flow of a water supply pipeline; the liquid storage container 2 is used for storing the clothes treating agent to be put in advance; the feeding mechanism 3 is used for feeding a clothes treating agent; the delivery controller 4 is connected to the flow rate detection device 1 and the delivery mechanism 3, and is configured to execute the steps of the automatic delivery control method according to the embodiment of the present application.

It can be understood that the automatic feeding control system in the embodiment of the application can be independent of the clothes treatment device, so that the expansion of the automatic feeding function can be realized by adding the automatic feeding system on the basis of the existing main control board of the clothes treatment device.

It will be appreciated that the reservoir 2 may be provided with separate chambers for storing different laundry treatment agents, for example, detergent, softener, bleach, disinfectant, etc. The dispensing mechanism 3 may be a dispensing pump, and each chamber may share the dispensing pump or be provided with the dispensing pump separately, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

It can be understood that, in the automatic dosing control system, the flow detection device 1 may be used as a receiving device for the water flow on-off signal, and the dosing controller 4 may generate detection information based on the detection signal output by the flow detection device 1, so as to determine dosing information, and control the dosing mechanism 3 to dose the laundry treatment agent. For example, the dosing controller 4 may also determine the current washing program type based on the detection information and determine the dosing timing of the laundry treatment agent based on the current washing program type. In the embodiment of the application, the throwing controller 4, the flow detection device 1 and the throwing mechanism 3 are not required to be electrically connected with the main control board, so that the existing main control board is compatible, and the automatic throwing function is expanded on the basis of not changing the ports of the existing main control board.

Illustratively, the automatic placement control system further comprises: a remaining amount detecting means (not shown) for generating a remaining amount signal indicating a remaining amount of the clothing processing agent in the liquid storage container 2; the dosing controller 4 is connected with the residual quantity detection device and is used for generating prompt information of adding the clothes treating agent based on the residual quantity signal.

It can be understood that the remaining amount detecting device may be a liquid level detecting device or a weight sensor, and the prompt information may be audible and visual warning information output by the controller 4 or text or voice information sent to the mobile terminal of the user, which is not limited in this embodiment of the application. Therefore, the liquid shortage reminding of the clothes treating agent can be realized on the basis of the existing main control board, so as to remind a user of adding the clothes treating agent in time.

The embodiment of the application also provides a clothes treatment device, as shown in fig. 4, the front end of a water supply pipeline 7 is connected with a water tap through a water inlet valve 6, the water inlet valve 6 is connected with a main control board 5, and the rear end of the water supply pipeline is connected with a flow detection device 1. The main control board 5 controls the water inlet valve 6, so that the on-off of the water flow of the water supply pipeline 7 is controlled based on the water inlet valve 6 to form a water flow on-off signal, the flow detection device 1 detects the on-off of the water flow of the water supply pipeline 7, a detection signal is output to the throwing controller 4, the throwing controller 4 translates the received detection signal to obtain detection information, the throwing information is determined based on the detection information, and the throwing mechanism 3 is controlled to throw the clothing treatment agent. For example, the dosing controller 4 may also determine the current washing program type based on the detection information and determine the dosing timing of the laundry treatment agent based on the current washing program type.

In an exemplary embodiment, the present application also provides a storage medium, i.e. a computer storage medium, which may be a computer readable storage medium, for example, including a memory storing a computer program, which is executable by a processor of a laundry treatment apparatus to perform the steps of the method of the present application. The computer readable storage medium may be a ROM, PROM, EPROM, EEPROM, Flash Memory, magnetic surface Memory, optical disk, or CD-ROM, among others.

It should be noted that: "first," "second," and the like are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order.

The technical means described in the embodiments of the present application may be arbitrarily combined without conflict.

The above description is only for the specific embodiments of the present application, but the scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily conceive of the changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present application, and shall be covered by the scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. An automatic dispensing control method of a laundry treating apparatus, comprising:

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the detection information carries first coded information indicative of the dosing information, and wherein determining dosing information for a laundry treatment agent based on the detection information comprises:

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the detection information further carries second encoded information indicating a type of washing procedure, the method further comprising:

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the placement information comprises at least: the adding amount of the detergent and the adding amount of the softener; when the determined putting opportunity is met, controlling a putting mechanism to put in the clothing treating agent based on the putting information, and the method comprises the following steps:

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the generating the detection information based on the detection signal comprises:

8. An automatic feeding control device of a clothes treating apparatus, comprising:

9. An automatic placement control system, comprising:

the feeding mechanism is used for feeding the clothes treating agent;

a dosing controller, connected to the flow detection device and the dosing mechanism, configured to perform the steps of the method according to any of claims 1 to 7.

10. The automatic launch control system of claim 9, further comprising:

11. A laundry treating apparatus, characterized in that the laundry treating apparatus comprises the automatic putting-in control system according to claim 9 or 10.

12. A storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, the computer program, when executed by a processor, implementing the steps of the method of any one of claims 1 to 7.