CN218497381U

CN218497381U - Control circuit and clothes treatment device

Info

Publication number: CN218497381U
Application number: CN202222837844.4U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王炉军; 高利敏; 孙燕
Original assignee: TCL Home Appliances Hefei Co Ltd
Current assignee: TCL Home Appliances Hefei Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-10-26
Filing date: 2022-10-26
Publication date: 2023-02-17
Anticipated expiration: 2032-10-26

Abstract

The utility model provides a control circuit and clothing processing apparatus, control circuit includes the comparator, controller and execution unit, the output of comparator is connected in the controller, the output of controller is connected in execution unit, wherein, the first input of comparator is used for inputing the settlement time, the second input is used for inputing real-time, the comparator compares the settlement time with real-time after, can output comparison signal to controller department promptly, and after the controller inputs comparison signal, then can output control signal to execution unit department, execution unit can pass through control signal control clothing processing apparatus's operation or not this moment, thereby can be when the user is after placing clothing in clothing processing apparatus daytime, clothing processing apparatus can postpone the operation procedure to the operation of night through this control circuit, thereby not only can alleviate the power supply pressure of power plant during day, simultaneously because the electricity price at night is less than the electricity price at daytime, can also help the user to save the charges of electricity.

Description

Control circuit and clothes treatment device

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to a control circuit and a clothes treatment device.

Background

Nowadays, the consumption of electric energy in China is greatly different along with different time. For example, electricity is used frequently in the daytime, so that the electricity consumption is high, and the capacity pressure of a power plant is high; but the consumption of electricity is sharply reduced late at night, and the capacity of the power plant is excessive. If the working time of the electric appliance can be controlled, on one hand, the electricity utilization pressure in the day can be reduced, and on the other hand, the problem of surplus power of the power plant at night can be solved.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The embodiment of the application provides a control circuit and a clothes treatment device, and aims to solve the problems that the power supply pressure of a power plant is high in the daytime and the productivity is excessive at night.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a control circuit, including:

the comparator comprises a first input end, a second input end and an output end, wherein the first input end of the comparator is used for inputting set time, the second input end of the comparator is used for inputting real-time, and the output end of the comparator is used for outputting a comparison signal;

the input end of the controller is connected with the output end of the comparator so as to input the comparison signal and output a control signal;

and an input end of the execution unit is connected to an output end of the controller to input the control signal and control the clothes treatment device.

Optionally, the control circuit further includes a trigger unit, and an output end of the trigger unit is connected to an input end of the controller.

Optionally, the trigger unit includes a trigger switch, an output end of the trigger switch is connected to an input end of the controller, and an input end of the trigger switch is connected to the power supply.

Optionally, the control circuit further includes a memory, an input end of the memory is used for inputting the set time, an output end of the memory is connected to the first input end, and the memory is used for storing the set time.

Optionally, the control circuit further includes a communication unit, an input end of the communication unit is used for inputting real-time, an output end of the communication unit is connected to the second input end, and the communication unit is used for outputting real-time.

Optionally, the control circuit further includes a reset unit, an output end of the reset unit is connected to an input end of the controller, and an input end of the reset unit is connected to the power supply.

Optionally, the control circuit further includes a filter, an output end of the filter is connected to an input end of the controller, and an input end of the filter is connected to the power supply.

Optionally, the control circuit further includes a crystal oscillator, an output end of the crystal oscillator is connected to an input end of the controller, and an input end of the crystal oscillator is connected to the power supply.

Optionally, the comparator is an operational amplifier.

In a second aspect, embodiments of the present application further provide a clothes treatment apparatus including the control circuit according to any one of the above aspects.

The embodiment of the application provides a control circuit and a clothes treatment device, including a comparator, a controller and an execution unit, an output end of the comparator is connected to the controller, and an output end of the controller is connected to the execution unit, wherein a first input end of the comparator is used for inputting a set time (such as a night time), a second input end is used for inputting a real-time, the comparator compares the set time with the real-time, namely, a comparison signal (namely, a signal that the real-time reaches or does not reach the night time) is output to the controller, and after the controller inputs the comparison signal, a control signal (namely, a signal that the clothes treatment device is controlled to operate or not operate) is output to the execution unit, at this time, the execution unit controls whether the clothes treatment device operates or not through the control signal, so that after a user places clothes in the clothes treatment device in the daytime, the clothes treatment device can delay an operation program to operate at night through the control circuit, thereby not only relieving a power supply pressure of a power plant during the day, but also helping the user to save electricity fee because the electricity price at night is less than the electricity price during the day.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the application, and that other drawings can be derived from these drawings by a person skilled in the art without inventive effort.

For a more complete understanding of the present application and its advantages, reference is now made to the following descriptions taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Wherein like reference numerals refer to like parts in the following description.

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a control circuit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 2 is a block diagram of a control circuit according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 3 is a circuit diagram of a controller according to another embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. It is to be understood that the embodiments described are only a few embodiments of the present application and not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

The embodiment of the application provides a control circuit, which can be applied to household appliances such as a clothes treatment device and the like and is used for solving the problems that the power supply pressure of a power plant is high in the daytime and the capacity is excessive at night. Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a block diagram of a control circuit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. A control circuit 100 provided in this embodiment includes a comparator 110, a controller 120 and an execution unit 130, wherein an output of the comparator 110 is connected to the controller 120, and an output of the controller 120 is connected to the execution unit 130, wherein a first input of the comparator 110 is used to input a set time (in this case, the set time is a time of night, such as 21-00). It is understood that the execution unit 130 in the embodiment may be a set of a driving motor (not shown), a washing unit (not shown), etc. in the laundry treatment apparatus as long as the corresponding program capable of executing the laundry treatment apparatus is implemented.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the specific value of the setting time is not limited, for example, the setting time may be a fixed value, such as 21: 00. 22:00, etc., may also be a region, such as 21:00-8:00, etc.; meanwhile, the set time in this embodiment may also be adjusted to the time of day or time zone according to the user's usage requirements.

Optionally, the control circuit 100 may further include a trigger unit 140. Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a block diagram of a control circuit according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. In another embodiment, the output terminal of the triggering unit 140 may be connected to the controller 120, so that the user may select whether the laundry treating apparatus needs to be delayed to be operated at night by controlling the switch of the controller 120 through the triggering unit 140. For example, when the user urgently needs to use the laundry treating apparatus, the controller 120 may be turned off by the triggering unit 140 and the operation program of the laundry treating apparatus is directly executed to prevent the laundry treating apparatus from being delayed to be operated at night, thereby saving the time of the user; when the user has sufficient time, the controller 120 may be turned on through the trigger unit 140, so that the laundry treating apparatus may delay the laundry treating apparatus to be operated at night through the comparator 110 and the controller 120, thereby not only relieving the power supply pressure of the power plant during the daytime, but also saving the economic cost of the user for using the electric appliance. It is understood that, in another embodiment, the triggering unit 140 may include a triggering switch 141, an output terminal of the triggering switch 141 is connected to an input terminal of the controller 120 to control the on/off of the controller 120, and an input terminal of the triggering switch 141 may be connected to a power source, so that the triggering switch 141 is powered by the power source; in addition, the trigger switch 141 may be connected to a knob or a button (not shown) of a control panel (not shown) of the laundry treatment apparatus through a wire, so that a user may easily control the opening and closing of the controller 120 through the trigger switch 141 by rotating the knob or pressing the button.

Optionally, the control circuit 100 may further include a memory 150 and a communication unit 160. Illustratively, as shown in fig. 2, an input terminal of the memory 150 is used for inputting the set time, and an output terminal of the memory 150 is connected to the first input terminal of the comparator 110 to output the set time to the comparator 110. If the time that the user wants to set is consistent within a period of time during the use of the laundry treating apparatus, the memory 150 may store the set time after the user sets the time for the first time, and directly output the stored set time to the first input terminal of the comparator 110 when the user uses the laundry treating apparatus for the next time, thereby avoiding the situation that the user needs to set the time again each time the user uses the laundry treating apparatus. In addition, an input terminal of the communication unit 160 is used to input the real time, and an output terminal of the communication unit 160 is connected to a second input terminal of the comparator 110 to output the real time to the comparator 110. Meanwhile, please refer to fig. 3, in which fig. 3 is a circuit diagram of a controller according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In another embodiment, the control circuit 100 may further include a reset unit 170. The memory 150 and the communication unit 160 may be connected at a first pin of the controller 120, and an output terminal of the reset unit 170 may be connected at a third pin of the controller 120, so that resetting of the memory 150 and the communication unit 160 may be implemented through the reset unit 170, so that a user may reset a preset time or a real time through the reset unit 170 when the user wants to change the preset time or when the communication unit 160 malfunctions. Meanwhile, the input terminal of the reset unit 170 is connected to a power source, so that the reset unit 170 is powered by the power source, and in addition, the reset unit 170 may be connected to a knob or a key (not shown) of a control panel (not shown) of the laundry treatment device through a wire, so that a user may easily reset the memory 150 and the communication unit 160 through the reset unit 170 by rotating the knob or pressing the key. It is understood that the controller 120 may include a plurality of pins, and the control circuit in this embodiment may also include a plurality of components connected to the pins, so as to achieve other functions.

It should be noted that the specific type of the memory 150 is not limited in the embodiment, and may be, for example, one of a static random access memory, a dynamic random access memory, a flash memory, or a one-time programmable memory; meanwhile, the comparator 110 in the present embodiment may also be an operational amplifier.

Optionally, the control circuit 100 may further include a filter 180. As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the output terminal of the filter 180 is connected to the sixth pin and the seventh pin of the controller 120 to prevent other signals in the laundry treating apparatus from interfering with the comparison signal and the control signal in the control circuit 100 of the present embodiment, and the input terminal of the filter 180 is connected to the power supply to supply power to the filter 180 through the power supply.

Optionally, the control circuit 100 may further include a crystal oscillator 190. As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the output terminal of the crystal oscillator 190 is connected to the fourth pin and the fifth pin of the controller 120 to generate a clock signal for the control circuit 100, and the input terminal of the crystal oscillator 190 is connected to a power supply to supply power to the crystal oscillator 190 through the power supply.

Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a clothes treatment device according to an embodiment of the present application. Also included in this embodiment is a laundry treating apparatus 200 comprising the control circuit 100 described above. It is understood that a series of electrically powered clothes treatment devices, such as a washing machine, a dryer, or a washing and drying machine, may be included within the scope of the present application. Meanwhile, because the electricity consumption is more in summer in China at the present stage, the situation of electricity limitation in various places (such as industrial use in Sichuan regions and civil electricity limitation) is caused, the clothes processing device is one of indispensable household appliances of people in China and almost is the standard matching of each household, and if the clothes processing device 200 in the application can be used in batches, the electric energy can be effectively saved when the user uses the equipment of the clothes processing device, so that the electricity fee can be saved for the user at night, the national electricity can be saved in summer, and the problem of the shortage of electricity consumption in summer in China is relieved.

In the foregoing embodiments, the descriptions of the respective embodiments have respective emphasis, and for parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, reference may be made to the related descriptions of other embodiments.

In the description of the present application, the terms "first", "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or as implying a number of the indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more features.

The control circuit and the clothes treatment device provided by the embodiment of the present application are described in detail above, and the principle and the embodiment of the present application are explained herein by applying specific examples, and the description of the above embodiments is only used to help understanding the method and the core idea of the present application; meanwhile, for those skilled in the art, according to the idea of the present application, there may be variations in the specific embodiments and the application scope, and in summary, the content of the present specification should not be construed as a limitation to the present application.

Claims

1. A control circuit (100) for a laundry treatment apparatus, comprising:

a comparator (110), wherein a first input end of the comparator (110) is used for inputting set time, a second input end of the comparator (110) is used for inputting real time, and an output end of the comparator (110) is used for outputting a comparison signal;

a controller (120), wherein an input end of the controller (120) is connected to an output end of the comparator (110) to input the comparison signal and output a control signal;

an execution unit (130), an input end of the execution unit (130) is connected to an output end of the controller (120) to input the control signal and control the laundry treating apparatus.

2. The control circuit (100) of claim 1, wherein the control circuit (100) further comprises a trigger unit (140), an output of the trigger unit (140) being connected to an input of the controller (120).

3. The control circuit (100) according to claim 2, wherein the trigger unit (140) comprises a trigger switch (141), an output terminal of the trigger switch (141) is connected to an input terminal of the controller (120), and an input terminal of the trigger switch (141) is connected to a power supply.

4. The control circuit (100) of claim 1, wherein the control circuit (100) further comprises a memory (150), an input of the memory (150) is used for inputting the set time, an output of the memory (150) is connected to the first input, and the memory (150) is used for storing the set time.

5. The control circuit (100) according to claim 1, wherein the control circuit (100) further comprises a communication unit (160), an input of the communication unit (160) is used for inputting real time, an output of the communication unit (160) is connected to the second input, and the communication unit (160) is used for outputting real time.

6. The control circuit (100) of claim 1, wherein the control circuit (100) further comprises a reset unit (170), an output terminal of the reset unit (170) is connected to an input terminal of the controller (120), and an input terminal of the reset unit (170) is connected to a power supply.

7. The control circuit (100) of claim 1, wherein the control circuit (100) further comprises a filter (180), an output of the filter (180) is connected to an input of the controller (120), and an input of the filter (180) is connected to a power supply.

8. The control circuit (100) of claim 1, wherein the control circuit (100) further comprises a crystal oscillator (190), an output of the crystal oscillator (190) is connected to an input of the controller (120), and an input of the crystal oscillator (190) is connected to a power supply.

9. The control circuit (100) of claim 1, wherein the comparator (110) is an operational amplifier.

10. A laundry treatment apparatus (200), characterized in that the laundry treatment apparatus (200) comprises a control circuit (100) according to any of claims 1-9.