CN114775222A - Feeding control method of additive feeding device and additive feeding device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a feeding control method of an additive feeding device, wherein the additive feeding device comprises a liquid storage module in which an additive is stored, and the method comprises the following steps: storing the standard input parameters of the liquid storage module; additive dosing data is determined based on pre-stored standard dosing parameters. In the invention, in each washing and protecting process, the additive feeding data is determined based on the pre-stored standard feeding parameters, and the user does not need to manually set the additive feeding data in each washing and protecting process, so that the response speed of the additive feeding device is improved, the additives are more accurately and intelligently fed, and the clothes are better washed and protected. The invention also discloses an additive feeding device.

Description

Feeding control method of additive feeding device and additive feeding device

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of clothes treatment, and particularly relates to a feeding control method of an additive feeding device and the additive feeding device.

Background

Laundry treating apparatuses such as washing machines, dryers, etc. are home appliances that are commonly used at home, and various laundry treating apparatuses provide convenience to people's lives. Most clothes treatment devices do not have the function of automatically feeding additives, and users need to manually determine additive feeding data, fuzzy feeding, random feeding and each feeding of detergents or softeners, fragrance adding agents, bleaching agents, disinfectants and other care agents when washing and protecting clothes every time, so that special or high-end clothes cannot be finely washed and protected.

With the continuous improvement of the living standard of people, the requirements of users on the clothes treatment devices are continuously improved, a plurality of middle and high-end clothes treatment devices are provided with built-in additive feeding devices, or additives are fed into the clothes treatment devices through external additive feeding devices, however, the users need to manually determine additive feeding data no matter the built-in additive feeding devices or the external additive feeding devices, then the additive feeding devices are triggered, and the automatic feeding function is not really realized.

The present invention has been made in view of this situation.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to overcome the defects of the prior art and provide a feeding control method of an additive feeding device so as to achieve the purposes of determining additive feeding data based on a washing program and standard feeding parameters and controlling automatic feeding of additives.

In order to solve the technical problems, the invention adopts the technical scheme that:

a dosing control method for an additive dosing device comprising a reservoir module storing an additive, comprising the following:

storing the standard release parameters of the liquid storage module;

additive dosing data is determined based on pre-stored standard dosing parameters.

Further, the standard release parameters comprise storage positions of the liquid storage module and types of the additives stored in the liquid storage module, the release-allowed washing programs and standard release amounts corresponding to the release-allowed washing programs. The additive feeding device further comprises an information storage module and an information reading module, wherein the information storage module stores standard feeding parameters of the liquid storage module, and the information reading module reads the standard feeding parameters stored by the information storage module to determine additive feeding data;

preferably, the information storage module is an NFC storage module, and the information reading module is an NFC reading module.

Further, the storing the standard release parameters of the liquid storage module includes:

storing the standard input parameters of the externally written liquid storage module; and/or the presence of a gas in the atmosphere,

storing standard release parameters of the liquid storage module, which are obtained by scanning a two-dimensional code and/or an NFC label arranged on the liquid storage module;

preferably, the APP installed on the mobile terminal is used for editing the standard release parameters of the liquid storage module, and the standard release parameters are received and stored;

preferably, the additive feeding device comprises an NFC storage module, the mobile terminal comprises an NFC read-write module, and the NFC read-write module is used for writing standard feeding parameters of the liquid storage module into the NFC storage module.

Further, before storing the standard release parameters of the liquid storage module, the method further includes:

acquiring state parameters of the liquid storage module, and establishing and/or modifying and/or canceling standard release parameters of the liquid storage module based on the state parameters of the liquid storage module;

preferably, the state parameters of the liquid storage module are acquired by scanning a two-dimensional code and/or an NFC label arranged on the liquid storage module.

Further, determining additive dosing data based on pre-stored standard dosing parameters further comprises:

and acquiring a washing program, and determining additive feeding data based on the washing program and pre-stored standard feeding parameters.

Further, determining additive dosing data based on the wash-and-care program and pre-stored standard dosing parameters comprises:

based on the washing and caring program, confirming the washing and caring operation stage corresponding to the washing and caring, the type of the permitted additive to be put in, the weight of the clothes and the water inflow;

based on pre-stored standard putting parameters, confirming the storage position of the liquid storage module and the type of the additive stored in the liquid storage module, the washing programs allowed to be put in and the standard putting amount corresponding to the washing programs allowed to be put in, wherein the standard putting amount is the putting amount of the additive corresponding to each preset weight of clothes or each preset water inflow;

the amount of additive to be dosed is determined based on the weight of the laundry or the amount of water to be fed and the standard dosage.

Further, the determining the input amount of the additive based on the weight of the laundry or the water input and the standard input amount comprises:

acquiring the weight of clothes or water inflow;

calculating the product of the weight of the clothes and the standard input amount or the product of the water intake amount and the standard input amount, and taking the calculated result as the input amount of the additive;

preferably, the laundry weight or the water inflow amount includes acquiring a detected actual laundry weight or water inflow amount or acquiring set laundry weight or water inflow gear information.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an additive feeding device to achieve the purpose of automatically feeding additives.

An additive delivery device comprising:

the liquid storage module is used for storing additives;

the information storage module is used for storing the standard release parameters of the liquid storage module;

the information reading module is connected with the information storage module and used for reading the standard release parameters of the liquid storage module stored by the information storage module;

and the control module is connected with the information reading module and used for receiving the standard feeding parameters read by the information reading module and determining additive feeding data based on the standard feeding parameters so as to control the additive feeding of the liquid storage module.

Further, the information storage module is an NFC storage module, and the information reading module is an NFC reading module.

After the technical scheme is adopted, compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects.

1. In the invention, in each washing and caring process, the additive feeding data is determined based on the pre-stored standard feeding parameters, and the user does not need to manually set the additive feeding data in each washing and caring process, so that the response speed of the additive feeding device is improved, the additives are fed more accurately and intelligently, and the clothes are washed and protected better.

2. According to the invention, the additive feeding device stores the standard feeding parameters of the externally written liquid storage module or the standard feeding parameters of the liquid storage module obtained by scanning the two-dimensional code and/or the NFC label arranged on the liquid storage module, so that the standard feeding parameters of the liquid storage module can be flexibly established and/or modified according to the feeding habits of users, the additive feeding process can be accurately controlled, and the user experience is improved.

The following describes embodiments of the present invention in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention, are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention without limiting the invention to the right. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments and that for a person skilled in the art, other drawings can also be derived from them without inventive effort. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a schematic flow chart of a dosing control method of an additive dosing device in an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 2 is a logic block diagram of a dosing control method of an additive dosing device in an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 3 is a connection block diagram of an additive dispensing device, a laundry treating device and a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of an additive dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure: 100. an additive delivery device; 101. an information storage module; 102. an information reading module; 103. a control module; 104. a communication module; 105. a liquid storage module; 106. a releasing module; 200. a laundry treating device; 300. a mobile terminal.

It should be noted that the drawings and the description are not intended to limit the scope of the inventive concept in any way, but to illustrate it by a person skilled in the art with reference to specific embodiments.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and the following embodiments are used for illustrating the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

Example one

As shown in fig. 1 to fig. 4, in an embodiment of the present invention, a method for controlling additive injection in an additive injection device 100 is provided, where the additive injection device 100 includes a storage module 105 storing an additive, and includes the following:

step S1, storing the standard input parameters of the liquid storage module 105;

and step S2, determining additive feeding data based on the prestored standard feeding parameters.

In this embodiment, through the standard put-in parameters that are prestored, in the process of washing and caring every time, the additive put-in data is determined based on the standard put-in parameters, and the user does not need to manually set the additive put-in data in the process of washing and caring every time, so that the response speed of the additive put-in device 100 is increased, and the additive is automatically put in the laundry processing device 200 by the additive put-in device 100 which is controlled more accurately and intelligently.

The additive feeding device 100 can feed a plurality of different types of additives, and the components and the purposes of different washing and caring additives are different, so that users can purchase the corresponding types of washing and caring additives according to the needs of families. The types of additives generally include main washes, including various types of detergents, and builders, which are used in the wash run phase; builders are functionally classified as softeners, bleaches, disinfectants, odorants, etc. for use in auxiliary wash stages, e.g. softeners for use in rinse cycle stages; both the main and builder classes of wash additives from the acid to alkaline point of view and include acidic wash additives, neutral wash additives and alkaline wash additives.

In this embodiment, the standard dosing parameters include a storage location of the liquid storage module 105, a type of the additive stored in the liquid storage module 105, a laundry program allowed to be dosed, and a standard dosing amount corresponding to the laundry program allowed to be dosed.

As shown in fig. 3 and fig. 4, in this embodiment, the additive feeding device 100 further includes an information storage module 101 and an information reading module 102, where the information storage module 101 stores standard feeding parameters of the storage module 105, and the information reading module 102 reads the standard feeding parameters stored in the information storage module 101 to determine additive feeding data; preferably, the information storage module 101 is an NFC storage module, and the information reading module 102 is an NFC reading module.

As shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, in this embodiment, in step S1, the storing the standard dosing parameters of the liquid storage module 105 includes: storing the standard input parameters of the externally written liquid storage module 105; and/or storing standard release parameters of the liquid storage module 105 obtained by scanning a two-dimensional code and/or an NFC label arranged on the liquid storage module 105; preferably, the APP installed on the mobile terminal 300 is used to edit the standard release parameters of the liquid storage module 105, and the standard release parameters are received and stored; preferably, the additive feeding device 100 comprises an NFC storage module, the mobile terminal 300 comprises an NFC read-write module, and the NFC read-write module is used to write standard feeding parameters of the liquid storage module 105 into the NFC storage module, so that a user can use the standard feeding parameters of the liquid storage module 105 set by the mobile terminal 300, thereby determining the storage location of the liquid storage module 105 and the type of the additive stored in the liquid storage module 105, the laundry care program allowed to be fed and the standard feeding amount corresponding to the laundry care program allowed to be fed, further controlling the additive feeding device 100 to automatically feed the additive into the laundry treatment device 200 based on the feeding habit of the user, and improving the user experience.

As shown in fig. 2, in this embodiment, before storing the standard dosing parameters of the storage module 105 in step S1, the method further includes:

step S10, acquiring the state parameters of the liquid storage module 105, and establishing and/or modifying and/or cancelling the standard release parameters of the liquid storage module 105 based on the state parameters of the liquid storage module 105; preferably, the state parameters of the liquid storage module 105 are obtained by scanning a two-dimensional code and/or an NFC tag arranged on the liquid storage module 105, where the state parameters of the liquid storage module 105 include one or more of the following information: the type of additive, the concentration information, the standard capacity stored, the wash programs allowed to be dosed based on the type of additive, and the standard dosage of additive based on the concentration information and the standard capacity.

As shown in fig. 2, in this embodiment, the step S2, determining the additive dosing data based on the pre-stored standard dosing parameters, further comprises the following steps:

and step S20, acquiring a washing program, and determining additive feeding data based on the washing program and pre-stored standard feeding parameters.

The laundry processing apparatus 200 may perform different washing and caring programs, and the washing and caring programs may include a main washing program and an additional program, wherein the main washing program includes a mixed washing program, a cotton fabric washing program, a linen fabric washing program, a silk fabric washing program, a wool fabric washing program, a polyester fabric washing program, a down jacket and other washing and caring programs for different fabric materials; the washing and protecting program aiming at different processes such as rinsing, dewatering, washing and rinsing and the like can also be included; the additional programs include disinfection, sterilization, steam, self-cleaning, etc. to achieve different functions.

With the development of chemical technology, the types of the additives suitable for nursing clothes are more and more, while the washing and nursing programs of the washing and nursing additives of different types, components and pH values suitable for nursing clothes are different, and a user cannot determine the additive feeding data, namely determine the types, storage positions and feeding amounts of the additives based on the washing and nursing programs.

As shown in fig. 2, in this embodiment, the step S20, the determining additive dosing data based on the wash-and-care program and the pre-stored standard dosing parameters includes: based on the washing and caring program, confirming the washing and caring operation stage corresponding to the washing and caring, the type of the allowed additive to be put in, the weight of the clothes and the water inflow; based on pre-stored standard putting parameters, confirming the storage position of the liquid storage module 105 and the types of the additives stored in the liquid storage module 105, the washing programs allowed to be put in and the standard putting amount corresponding to the washing programs allowed to be put in, wherein the standard putting amount is the putting amount of the additives corresponding to each preset clothes weight or each preset water inflow; the amount of additive to be dosed is determined based on the weight of the laundry or the amount of water to be fed and the standard amount to be dosed. The additive feeding amount of the washing program is determined by combining the weight of clothes or water inflow based on the prestored standard feeding parameters, particularly the standard feeding amount of each additive, and the user does not need to manually set the feeding amount in each washing process.

In this embodiment, the determining the adding amount of the additive based on the weight of the laundry or the water inflow and the standard adding amount includes: acquiring the weight of clothes or water inflow; calculating the product of the weight of the clothes and the standard input amount or the product of the water input amount and the standard input amount, and taking the calculated result as the input amount of the additive to accurately determine the input amount of the additive and better wash and protect the clothes; preferably, the laundry weight or the water inflow includes acquiring the detected actual laundry weight or the detected water inflow or acquiring the set laundry weight or the set water inflow gear information, so as to quickly determine the adding amount of the additive, trigger the additive adding device 100 to automatically add the additive to the laundry processing device 200, and improve the user viscosity.

As shown in fig. 2, in this embodiment, in step S20, after determining the additive dispensing data based on the washing program and the pre-stored standard dispensing parameters, the method further includes:

step S3, obtaining the residual quantity of the additive to be put;

step S4, judging whether the determined additive feeding data is met or not based on the residual quantity of the additive to be fed, if so, forming a feeding instruction based on the determined additive feeding data to control the feeding of the additive; if not, prompting the user to supplement the corresponding additive, and acquiring the standard adding parameters of the supplemented corresponding additive so as to control the adding of the additive.

As shown in fig. 4, in the present embodiment, the additive dispensing device 100 includes a liquid storage module 105 storing an additive and a dispensing module 106 for dispensing the additive, where the liquid storage module 105 corresponds to one dispensing module 106; if the additive stored in one or more of the liquid storage modules 105 is used up, the user replaces the other type of additive, and before the additive dispensing device 100 dispenses the additive into the laundry treatment device 200, the user can manually set or select the standard dispensing parameters, including the type, storage location, and standard dispensing amount of the additive, to control the dispensing of the additive.

In this embodiment, before or after the execution of the washing and caring program, the standard release parameters are allowed to be established, modified or cancelled, wherein the standard release parameters are modified, and corresponding values are increased or decreased based on the original standard release amount, so as to achieve better washing and caring.

In this embodiment, if a user needs to replace the existing liquid storage module 105, or needs to modify the stored standard delivery parameters, or cancels the stored standard delivery parameters, the user may manually or selectively establish or modify or cancel the standard delivery parameters.

By the aid of the additive feeding control method of the additive feeding device 100, the additive feeding data are determined based on the prestored standard feeding parameters in each washing process, a user does not need to manually set the additive feeding data in each washing process, response speed of the additive feeding device 100 is increased, additives can be fed accurately and intelligently, and clothes can be washed and protected well.

Example two

As shown in fig. 4, an embodiment of the present invention provides an additive dispensing device 100, including: a reservoir module 105 for storing an additive; the information storage module 101 is used for storing the standard release parameters of the liquid storage module 105; the information reading module 102 is connected with the information storage module 101 and is used for reading the standard release parameters of the liquid storage module 105 stored in the information storage module 101; and the control module 103 is connected with the liquid storage module 105 and the information reading module 102, and is configured to receive the standard dosing parameters read by the information reading module 102, and control the liquid storage module 105 to dose the additive according to the standard dosing parameters.

In this embodiment, the information storage module 101 is an NFC storage module, the information reading module 102 is an NFC reading module, and the NFC reading module is configured to read a storage location of the liquid storage module 105 stored by the NFC storage module, a type of an additive stored in the liquid storage module 105, a washing program allowed to be released, and a standard release amount corresponding to the washing program allowed to be released.

As shown in fig. 4, in this embodiment, the additive dispensing device 100 further includes a storage module 105 storing an additive and a dispensing module 106 for dispensing the additive, where the storage module 105 corresponds to one dispensing module 106, the information storage module 101 stores at least standard dispensing parameters of the storage module 105, and the control module 103 determines additive dispensing data based on the pre-stored standard dispensing parameters, and forms a dispensing instruction based on the determined additive dispensing data, so that the dispensing module 106 controls the corresponding storage module 105 to dispense the additive.

As shown in fig. 4, in this embodiment, the additive dispensing device 100 further includes a communication module 104, which is in wireless communication with the control module 103 and is configured to obtain the wash program, and further, the control module 103 determines additive dispensing data based on the wash program and the pre-stored standard dispensing parameters.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, in this embodiment, an APP installed on a mobile terminal 300 is used to edit a standard release parameter of a liquid storage module 105 or scan a two-dimensional code or an NFC tag set on the liquid storage module 105 to obtain the standard release parameter of the liquid storage module 105, and the standard release parameter is transmitted to an information storage module 101; the communication module 104 acquires a washing program executed by the laundry treatment device 200, the information reading module 102 acquires standard dispensing parameters pre-stored by the information storage module 101, and the control module 103 determines additive dispensing data based on the washing program and the standard dispensing parameters, and issues a dispensing instruction formed based on the determined additive dispensing data to the corresponding dispensing module 106, so as to control the corresponding liquid storage module 105 to automatically dispense additives to the laundry treatment device 200.

Through the additive feeding device 100, the additive feeding device 100 stores the standard feeding parameters of the externally written liquid storage module 105 or scans the two-dimensional codes and/or the standard feeding parameters of the liquid storage module 105 acquired by the NFC label arranged on the liquid storage module 105, so that the standard feeding parameters of the liquid storage module 105 can be flexibly established and/or modified according to the feeding habit of a user, the additive feeding process can be accurately controlled, and the user experience is improved.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A dosing control method for an additive dosing device, the additive dosing device comprising a reservoir module storing an additive, the method comprising:

storing the standard release parameters of the liquid storage module;

additive dosing data is determined based on pre-stored standard dosing parameters.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the standard dosing parameters comprise a storage location of the reservoir module and a type of the additive stored in the reservoir module, a laundry program allowed to be dosed, and a standard dosing amount corresponding to the laundry program allowed to be dosed.

3. The method for controlling the release of the additive release device according to claim 2, wherein the additive release device further comprises an information storage module and an information reading module, wherein the information storage module stores standard release parameters of the liquid storage module, and the information reading module reads the standard release parameters stored in the information storage module to determine additive release data;

preferably, the information storage module is an NFC storage module, and the information reading module is an NFC reading module.

4. The method for controlling the dosing of the additive dosing device according to claim 1, wherein storing the standard dosing parameters of the reservoir module comprises:

storing the standard input parameters of the externally written liquid storage module; and/or the presence of a gas in the atmosphere,

storing standard release parameters of the liquid storage module, which are obtained by scanning a two-dimensional code and/or an NFC label arranged on the liquid storage module;

preferably, the APP installed on the mobile terminal is used for editing the standard release parameters of the liquid storage module, and the standard release parameters are received and stored;

preferably, the additive feeding device comprises an NFC storage module, the mobile terminal comprises an NFC read-write module, and the NFC read-write module is used for writing standard feeding parameters of the liquid storage module into the NFC storage module.

5. The method for controlling dosing of an additive dosing device according to claim 1, wherein prior to storing the standard dosing parameters of the reservoir module, further comprising:

acquiring state parameters of the liquid storage module, and establishing and/or modifying and/or canceling standard release parameters of the liquid storage module based on the state parameters of the liquid storage module;

preferably, the state parameters of the liquid storage module are acquired by scanning a two-dimensional code and/or an NFC label arranged on the liquid storage module.

6. A dosing control method for an additive dosing device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein determining additive dosing data based on pre-stored standard dosing parameters further comprises:

and acquiring a washing and protecting program, and determining additive feeding data based on the washing and protecting program and pre-stored standard feeding parameters.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the determining additive dosing data based on the wash-and-care program and pre-stored standard dosing parameters comprises:

based on the washing and caring program, confirming the washing and caring operation stage corresponding to the washing and caring, the type of the allowed additive to be put in, the weight of the clothes and the water inflow;

based on pre-stored standard putting parameters, confirming the storage position of the liquid storage module and the type of the additive stored in the liquid storage module, the washing and protecting program allowed to be put in and the standard putting amount corresponding to the washing and protecting program allowed to be put in, wherein the standard putting amount is the putting amount of the additive corresponding to each preset clothes weight or each preset water inflow;

the amount of additive to be dosed is determined based on the weight of the laundry or the amount of water to be fed and the standard dosage.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the determining the additive dosage amount based on the weight of the laundry or the water intake and the standard dosage amount comprises:

acquiring the weight of clothes or water inflow;

calculating the product of the weight of the clothes and the standard input amount or the product of the water inflow and the standard input amount, and taking the calculated result as the input amount of the additive;

preferably, the laundry weight or the water inflow includes acquiring the detected actual laundry weight or the detected water inflow or acquiring the set laundry weight or the set water inflow gear information.

9. An additive delivery device, comprising:

the liquid storage module is used for storing additives;

the information storage module is used for storing the standard delivery parameters of the liquid storage module;

the information reading module is connected with the information storage module and used for reading the standard release parameters of the liquid storage module stored by the information storage module;

and the control module is connected with the information reading module and used for receiving the standard feeding parameters read by the information reading module and determining additive feeding data based on the standard feeding parameters so as to control the additive feeding of the liquid storage module.

10. The additive delivery apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the information storage module is an NFC storage module, and the information reading module is an NFC reading module.

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