KR20100101903A - Controling method of home appliance having finter part - Google Patents

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KR20100101903A
KR20100101903A KR1020090020339A KR20090020339A KR20100101903A KR 20100101903 A KR20100101903 A KR 20100101903A KR 1020090020339 A KR1020090020339 A KR 1020090020339A KR 20090020339 A KR20090020339 A KR 20090020339A KR 20100101903 A KR20100101903 A KR 20100101903A
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PURPOSE: A control method of a home electronic device is provided to enable a filter to be compulsory replaced by restricting the operation of a home electronic device when the replacement of a filter part is needed. CONSTITUTION: A control method of a home electronic device includes next steps. A lifespan of the filter part is accumulated(S11). When the accumulated time reaches the replacement period of the filter part, an alarm signal is outputted for a predetermined time. When the alarm time elapses, the operation of a home appliance device is restricted(S16).

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CONTROL METHOD OF HOME APPLIANCE HAVING FINTER PART}

The present invention relates to a control method of a home appliance having a filter unit.

In general, home appliances are installed in the home or office for the convenience of living. Such home appliances include water treatment devices such as water purifiers and bidets, and air conditioners such as air cleaners and air conditioners.

The air purifier is provided with a filter unit for filtering foreign matter contained in the air. The water treatment device is provided with a filter unit for filtering foreign matter contained in tap water or weak water. Hereinafter, a home appliance having a filter unit to filter foreign substances will be referred to as a home appliance having a filter unit.

Foreign matter is accumulated in the filter unit of the home appliance having the filter unit. The home appliance having the filter unit is provided with a display unit or an alarm for notifying the replacement time of the filter unit. Therefore, the user sees the display unit or hears an alarm sound and recognizes when to replace the filter.

However, even if a home appliance having a conventional filter unit is notified of the replacement time of the filter unit through a display unit or an alarm, the home appliance may be continuously used without user replacement. Furthermore, if the filter portion exceeds the lifespan, it may cause a decrease in filtration performance. In addition, as the filter unit is used after the replacement time, air or water filtered in the filter unit may be recontaminated.

An object of the present invention to solve the above problems is to provide a control method of a home appliance having a filter unit that can limit the operation of the home appliance when the replacement time of the filter unit.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a control method of a home appliance having a filter unit capable of preventing re-contamination of water or air filtered from the filter unit.

Home appliance having a filter unit according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the step of integrating the use time of the filter unit; If it is determined that the integration time has reached the replacement period of the filter unit, informing during the preset notification time that the replacement period of the filter unit has been reached; And if it is determined that the notification time has elapsed, performing a lock mode for limiting the operation of the home appliance.

The performing of the lock mode may further include canceling the lock mode when the filter unit replacement or reset button is pressed.

In the step of integrating the use time of the filter unit, the use time may be individually accumulated for each filter having a different filter replacement cycle.

In the step of integrating the use time of the filter unit may be added by weighting according to the rotational speed of the fan device or the flow rate or supply time of air or water.

According to the present invention, when the replacement time of the filter unit has elapsed, there is an effect that it is possible to forcibly replace the filter by limiting the operation of the home appliance.

According to the present invention, there is an effect that can prevent re-contamination of water and air filtered in the filter unit.

It will be described with respect to specific embodiments of the home appliance having a filter unit according to the present invention for achieving the above object.

Home appliances provided with the filter unit include air conditioners such as air cleaners and air conditioners, and water treatment devices such as water purifiers and bidets. Hereinafter, a description will be given of an air purifier based on a home appliance having a filter unit.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing an air purifier among household appliances including a filter unit according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the air cleaner includes a main body 1. The main body 1 includes a front case 10, a frame 30, and a rear case 50.

Suction units 31 may be formed at both sides of the main body 1. In this case, the suction part 31 may be formed between the front case 10 and the frame 30.

The filter unit 20 may be disposed inside the frame 30. The filter unit 20 is disposed behind the suction unit 31 to allow the air sucked through the suction unit 31 to pass therethrough. The filter unit 20 may include a pretreatment filter 21, functional filters 22 and 23, and a post-treatment filter 24.

The rear case 50 may be disposed at the rear side of the frame 30. The rear case 50 may be provided with a receiving portion 51 of the form recessed to the rear side. At this time, the receiving portion 51 has a substantially rectangular box shape. The discharge part 55 may be formed above the accommodation part 51.

The fan device 60 may be disposed between the frame 30 and the accommodation portion 51 of the rear case 50. The fan device 60 may include a centrifugal fan (not shown) and a scroll (not shown) for forming a flow path to guide air sucked in the axial direction of the centrifugal fan to the radial discharge part 55. have. The discharge hole (not shown) of the scroll may be disposed to correspond to the discharge part 55 of the accommodating part 51.

Coupling holes are formed in the front case 10, the frame 30, and the rear case 50 to correspond to each other. The display device 70 may be coupled to the coupling hole. The display device 70 displays the function of the air cleaner using various patterns or lighting.

An operation unit 80 may be disposed on an upper surface of the frame 30 to input a function of an air cleaner. In addition, the base panel 40 may be coupled to the upper side of the frame 30 so that a printed circuit board (not shown) may be fixed. In this case, the operation unit 80 may be electrically connected to the printed circuit board. Since the printed circuit board controls various functions of the air cleaner, hereinafter, it will be referred to as a control unit.

2 is a top view illustrating an operation unit of the air cleaner.

Referring to FIG. 2, a plurality of filter replacement notification units 81-83 may be formed in the operation unit to indicate a replacement cycle of the filter unit 20. In this case, the filter replacement notifiers 81 to 83 may separately notify the replacement time of the pretreatment filter 21, the functional filters 22 and 23, and the aftertreatment filter 24. In this case, the filter replacement notification unit (81-83) may be used in common one of the filters having the same replacement cycle.

In addition, the operation unit may be provided with reset buttons (81a-83a) to reset the filter replacement cycle after replacing each filter. Therefore, when the reset buttons 81a-83a are pressed after replacing the filter, the replacement cycle of the replaced filter is initialized and the use time of the replaced filter is accumulated again.

In addition, the operation unit may further include a driving lock notification unit 85 for notifying the operation of the air cleaner when the replacement period of the filter unit 20 exceeds the preset notification time. In this case, the driving lock notification unit 85 may operate when the replacement time of one filter among the plurality of filters 21-24 (see FIG. 1) exceeds a preset notification time.

A control method of the air cleaner according to the present invention configured as described above will be described.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a home appliance having a filter unit according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, when the air cleaner is operated, the controller operates the fan device 60. At this time, the air sucked through the air suction unit is filtered by the filter unit 20 and then discharged through the air discharge unit. In this way, the indoor air is continuously filtered by the air purifier to make the indoor space comfortable.

The control unit accumulates the use time of the filter unit 20 (S11). In this case, the use time of the filter unit 20 may be set to the operating time of the fan device 60.

In addition, the use time of the filter unit 20 may be appropriately weighted in consideration of the rotational speed of the fan device 60.

For example, when the fan device 60 is rotated at a low speed, the running time of the fan device 60 is simply accumulated. On the other hand, when the fan device 60 is rotated at a high speed, the air flow rate per unit time is increased in the filter unit 20 more than when the fan device 60 is rotated at a low speed. Therefore, the weighting time can be further integrated into the operation time of the fan device 60.

Of course, when the fan device 60 is rotated at a high speed, only the running time of the fan device 60 can be simply integrated. In addition, when the fan device 60 is rotated at a low speed, a constant weighting time may be subtracted from the operating time of the fan device 60.

In the control unit, the use time corresponding to the pretreatment filter 21, the functional filters 22 and 23, and the post-treatment filter 24 are individually accumulated.

In addition, a filter replacement period corresponding to each filter is preset in the controller. For example, the filter replacement cycle of the pretreatment filter 21 and the functional filters 22 and 23 may be set to 6 months, and the filter replacement cycle of the posttreatment filter 24 may be 12 months. Here, the replacement cycle of the filter can be variously set according to the performance or type of each filter.

In addition, the controller determines whether the integration time of the filter unit 20 reaches a preset filter replacement period (S12).

If it is determined that the integration time of the filter unit 20 does not reach the preset filter replacement cycle, the control unit continuously integrates the use time of the filter unit 20.

In addition, when it is determined that the integration time of the filter unit 20 has reached a preset filter replacement cycle, the filter unit 20 informs during the preset notification time that the replacement cycle of the filter unit 20 has been reached (S13).

At this time, among the filter replacement notification units 81-83 of the operation unit, the filter replacement notification units 81-83 corresponding to the filter that has reached the replacement cycle may be displayed in a predetermined color. In addition, when the filter replacement notification unit 81-83 is designed as an alarm, it is possible to notify the filter replacement with a different sound for each filter (21-24). At this time, the alarm may be made to ring periodically for a preset notification time.

When the filter replacement notification unit 81-83 is displayed, the user can recognize the replacement time of the filter unit 20.

When the predetermined filter in which the replacement of the filter unit 20 is required is replaced, the control unit accumulates the use time of the filter unit 20 again. In this case, after the user presses the reset buttons 81a to 83a corresponding to the replaced filter, the use time of the filter unit 20 may be newly accumulated. Alternatively, after the user replaces the filter, the use time of the filter unit 20 may be automatically accumulated again.

If the user does not replace the filter to be replaced in the filter unit 20, the control unit determines whether the time for notifying the filter replacement cycle has exceeded the preset notification time (S15).

In this case, when it is determined that the time for notifying the filter replacement cycle does not exceed the preset notification time, the filter replacement notifier 81-83 continuously notifies the replacement cycle of the filter unit 20. That is, the filter replacement notification unit 81-83 keeps a state in which a predetermined color is turned on.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the time for notifying the filter replacement cycle has exceeded the preset notification time, the operation lock mode for limiting the operation of the air cleaner is performed (S16). At this time, the operation of the air cleaner is all stopped, and the operation lock notification unit 85 is displayed to inform the state of the operation is stopped.

And, the air purifier does not operate again unless the filter is replaced. However, the air purifier may be operated again when the filter is replaced or when the reset buttons 81a to 83a are selected after the filter is replaced.

At this time, when the air purifier is operated again, the operation time for the replaced filter starts to accumulate again.

The air purifier and the air conditioner may perform the operation lock mode after accumulating the operating time of the fan device, and the water purifier and the bidet may perform the operation lock mode after accumulating the flow rate or the supply time. Since the control method of the air cleaner is substantially the same in this respect, the control method of the air cleaner is applicable to household appliances including a filter unit such as a water purifier, a bidet, and an air conditioner. Therefore, hereinafter, description of the remaining home appliances provided with the filter unit will be omitted.

Since the present invention can prevent deterioration of the filtration performance of the filter portion and prevent re-contamination of the filtered substance, there is a marked applicability in industry.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing an air purifier among household appliances including a filter unit according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a top view illustrating an operation unit of the air cleaner of FIG. 1.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a home appliance having a filter unit according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

20: filter unit 60: fan apparatus

80: operation unit 81-83: filter replacement notification unit

81a-83a: Reset Button 87: Drive Lock Notification

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Integrating the use time of the filter unit; If it is determined that the integration time has reached the replacement period of the filter unit, informing during the preset notification time that the replacement period of the filter unit has been reached; And If it is determined that the notification time has passed, performing a lock mode for limiting the operation of the home appliance; control method of a home appliance comprising a filter. The method of claim 1, The performing of the lock mode may further include the step of releasing the lock mode when the filter unit replacement or reset button is pressed. The method of claim 1, In the step of integrating the use time of the filter unit, the control method of the home appliance having a filter unit, characterized in that the use time is individually accumulated for each filter having a different filter replacement cycle. The method of claim 1, In the step of integrating the use time of the filter unit, the control method of the home appliance having a filter unit, characterized in that the weighting is added according to the rotational speed of the fan apparatus or the flow rate or supply time of air or water.
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