CN101243224A

CN101243224A - Washing machine having lamp device and control method of the same

Info

Publication number: CN101243224A
Application number: CNA2006800297505A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 赵汉纪; 郑德俊; 孙昌佑
Original assignee: LG Electronics Inc
Current assignee: LG Electronics Inc
Priority date: 2005-08-18
Filing date: 2006-07-28
Publication date: 2008-08-13
Anticipated expiration: 2026-07-28
Also published as: CN101243224B; KR20070021533A; KR101176136B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to washing machines, and more particularly, to a washing machine having a lamp device with LED mounted to a gasket for lighting an inside of the washing machine, and a method for controlling the same. For this, the present invention provides a washing machine including a cabinet having a door on a front, a tub in the tub for holding washing water, a drum rotatably mounted in the tub, a gasket mounted to connect openings of the door and the tub, and a lamp device provided to the gasket. Moreover, the present invention provides a method for controlling a washing machine including a first step for turning on LEDs in a lamp device for lighting an inside of the washing machine upon reception of an order of turning on a lighting through an LED input unit, and a second step for turning off the LEDs upon reception of an order of turning off the lighting through the LED input unit after the first step.

Description

Washing machine and control method thereof with lighting device

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of washing machine, relate in particular to a kind of washing machine that is used to illuminate washing machine inside and is installed in the lighting device that has LED on the packing ring, and the method for controlling this washing machine.

Background technology

In general, washing machine comprises fixture, moving member and door, if consider function, washing machine only has washing function, and dryer only has drying function, and laundry apparatus then has washing function and drying function, and all these are generically and collectively referred to as washing machine.

The washing machine of association area is provided with alternating current (AC) lighting device in the front portion of fixed part, be used for illuminating the inside of washing machine, and the alternating current lighting device is opened when door is opened, and the alternating current lighting device cuts out when door is closed.

Yet, because the alternating current lighting device is installed on the fixed part, there is such problem in the washing machine of association area: because moving-member is sent to the vibration of fixed part, alternating current lighting device sensitive for damages or breaking-up, and, make security very poor because water can leak in the alternating current lighting device.

Disclosure of the Invention

Technical problem

The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of solution to the problems described above: the washing machine of the lighting device of a kind of LED of having is provided, and it is installed on the packing ring, and antivibration is strong, the life-span is long, and a kind of washing machine of defective minimum is provided thus.

Another object of the present invention provides a kind of washing machine that has lighting device, and this lighting device has hard-wired LED in order to avoid rock when illuminating washing machine inside.

Still a further object of the present invention provides the method that a kind of control which is provided with the washing machine of lighting device.

Technical scheme

For realizing these purposes and other advantages, and according to purpose of the present invention, as specific implementation and extensively description ground herein, wear before a kind of washing machine comprises door casing, be used to hold washings washtub, be rotatably installed in cylinder in the washtub, install connecting the packing ring of door and washtub opening, and be arranged on the lighting device on the packing ring.

Preferably, packing ring is provided with lighting device can be by the installing hole of also installing thereon, and installing hole preferably protrudes from the periphery of packing ring.

Preferably, washing machine also comprises the cable bundle circle of the installing hole that is provided for lighting device, and it avoids lighting device to come off from packing ring.

Preferably, lighting device is installed in the top of packing ring.

Lighting device comprises PCB, the LED on the PCB on main body, the main body and is used to protect LED and the crown top of burner of the light transmission that permission LED sends.

Preferably, main body has and is used for being connected with PCB the electric wire through-hole that electric wire passes.

Main body can comprise from the flank of its protrusion with tight connection PCB.

Lighting device also comprises and being used for PCB to PCB support portion that flank is pushed.

Have a plurality of LED.

The crown top of burner comprise outside packing ring direction fixing first stop portion and in packing ring direction fixing second stop portion, to such an extent as to the crown top of burner can be fixed and be installed in the packing ring.

The crown top of burner also comprises sweep.

Washing machine also comprises the LED input block that is used for the LED operation.

Simultaneously, washtub is mounted obliquely within box house.

In another order of the present invention, wear before washing machine comprises door casing, be used to hold washings washtub, be rotatably installed in cylinder in the washtub, install to connect the packing ring of door and washtub opening, and be arranged on lighting device on the packing ring, this lighting device have that certain angle of inclination is installed in its inner LED in case LED directly according to center to cylinder.

Preferably, lighting device comprise be used for by with the installing hole that lighting device is installed, preferably, installing hole protrudes from the periphery of packing ring.

Washing machine also comprises the cable bundle circle of the installing hole that is provided for lighting device, and it prevents that lighting device from coming off from packing ring.

Preferably, lighting device is installed in the center on the top of packing ring.

Lighting device comprises main body, is installed in PCB on the main body, at least one LED to install with PCB same tilt angle with certain angle of inclination, and is used to protect LED and sees through the crown top of burner that LED sends light.

The angle of inclination of PCB or LED is from scope the angle 30-40 degree between of main center towards cylinder.

Preferably, main body comprises and is used for the electric wire through-hole that passes with the PCB wire connecting.

Lighting device also comprises the coupling unit of the coupling main body and the crown top of burner.

Coupling unit comprise a plurality of on the main body outer surface suspension hook and the dog hole that in crown top of burner outer surface, is used to mesh suspension hook.

Lighting device also comprises and is used for PCB is fastened to PCB support portion on the main body.

The PCB support portion comprises: have the plate of the opening that LED can therefrom expose, at least one first fixing hole that is arranged in PCB and slave plate downside and protrude first fixing protrusion the with first fixing hole of engagement PCB along certain angle of inclination.

The PCB support portion also comprises second fixing protrusion that autonomous agent top protrusion extends, and relative to the second fixing protrusion to mesh second fixing second fixing hole that protrudes in plate.

In another aspect of this invention, a kind of method of controlling washing machine comprises: the first step, when the LED input block receives the instruction of opening light, open the LED that is used to illuminate the washing machine internal lighting device; In second step, after the first step finishes, when closing the instruction of light, close the LED that is used to illuminate the washing machine internal lighting device by the reception of LED input block.

Another aspect of the present invention, a kind of be used for controlling have the LED that illuminates the washing machine inner space and prevent the method for the washing machine of the door lock unit that door is opened in operating process, comprise the steps: in first time period T1 to be set when connecting the power supply instruction and to open LED receiving; After washing operation starts, when door lock unit is opened, time period T2 is set and opens LED in second.

In this example, this method also comprises when first and the time period and second is set the out-of-date LED of closing of time period is set.

This method also is included in to receive and connects after the power supply instruction opens LED, if the instruction that receives the washing beginning in the time period is set first, even first the time period is set also and do not finish, and positive closing LED still.

First is provided with time period T1 is shorter than second the time period is set.

The opening of door lock assembly is used for finishing or receiving under the situation of pause instruction described door can open at washing operation, and opens locked door condition.

Opening door lock assembly according to pause instruction only is in the moment that receives temporary transient halt instruction, when washings are lower than preset water level or the temperature of washings is lower than under the situation of preset temperature.

Advantageous effects

Because the invention provides the washing machine of the lighting device of a kind of LED of having, its lighting device has than longer life-span of internal lighting device and stronger vibration resistance, so, make washing machine of the present invention have very significant high industrial applicability owing to having avoided damage to have the minimized advantage of defective because of vibration causes.

In addition, lighting device is installed on the elastic washer, and the sealing between at least one opening of the washtub of this elastic washer in the clothing opening of casing and the door has reduced to pass the impact to LED, and prevents LED because the damage that vibration or analogue cause.

In addition, the installing hole that is arranged in packing ring is used for lighting device to be installed by it, thereby protects lighting device with regard to need not independent cast part, and can come to install fast easily lighting device the installing hole as simply lighting device being put into.

In addition, with lighting device and the installing hole that protrudes from the packing ring periphery fastening can drop to the possibility that lighting device comes off from packing ring minimum.

In addition, lighting device is installed in packing ring top can avoid the lighting device sustain damage, avoids the scrap wire head to enter lighting device inside, and perhaps washings infiltrate lighting device, and these situations may take place when being installed in the bottom of packing ring when lighting device.

In addition, lighting device comprises main body, is arranged in PCB on the main body, is positioned at LED on the PCB, is used to protect LED and can allows light see through and can stop washings to leak into the crown top of burner of lighting device simultaneously.

In addition, a plurality of LED can guarantee enough brightness, and can adjust brightness according to the number of opening LED.

In addition, the sweep of the crown top of burner can prevent clothing putting into/impaired when taking out washing machine, and because the position of LED can drop to minimumly, the light that sends of LED can shine cylinder bottom like this.

In addition, the input block of LED also is included on the washing machine, thereby can allow the user select the operation of lighting device.

In addition, because LED is installed on the PCB, and PCB is by being fastened on the main body by the PCB gripper shoe, and this will can not cause the position of PCB or the variation of angle because of vibration or similar behavior, thereby can not cause the variation of light angle.

In addition, the inclination of lighting device on body of the washing machine installed and can be made light directive centre of the drum that LED sends and to illuminate cylinder inside fully.

In addition, the moulding of installing hole and be used for that lighting device is fastened on cable on the packing ring and prick the application of circle and can reduce unit cost and shorten built-up time in the packing ring.

In addition, open LED illumination device receiving the bright lamp instruction back of illuminating washing machine inside, just can in washing process, determine the washing state of clothing or washing degree and do not need to open the door.

In addition, after opening LED, close LED and can under the situation that does not need operation bidirectional, close LED and power saving with Preset Time.

In addition, use the software control lighting device that illuminates the inner space can reduce unnecessary structure and line, and then a kind of product of designs simplification is provided.

The accompanying drawing summary

Comprised being used for further understanding accompanying drawing of the present invention, exemplified embodiments of the invention and explained principle of the present invention with describing.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 shows the perspective view of washing machine according to the preferred embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 shows the decomposition diagram of washing machine according to the preferred embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 3 shows the sectional view of washing machine according to the preferred embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 4 shows the amplification sectional view of lighting device according to the preferred embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 5 shows the decomposition diagram of lighting device according to the preferred embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 6 shows the component diagram of inclined type washing machine of the present invention;

Fig. 7 shows the schematic diagram of being pricked the fixing lighting device of circle according to the preferred embodiment of the invention by cable;

Fig. 8 shows the cutaway view that the washing machine of lighting device is installed on according to another preferred embodiment of the invention its;

Fig. 9 shows the amplification sectional view of lighting device according to another preferred embodiment of the invention;

Figure 10 shows the decomposition diagram of the lighting device of another preferred embodiment according to the present invention;

Figure 11 shows the circuit diagram according to led circuit of the present invention;

Figure 12 shows a kind of according to the preferred embodiment of the invention each flow chart of steps that is used to control the washing machine method;

Figure 13 shows a kind of each flow chart of steps that is used to control the washing machine method of another preferred embodiment according to the present invention; And

Figure 14 shows a kind of each flow chart of steps that is used to control the washing machine method of another preferred embodiment according to the present invention.

Preferred forms of the present invention

Now in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, embodiments of the invention are shown in the drawings.As possible, identical Reference numeral will run through each accompanying drawing and refer to identical or like, and will omit accordingly and be repeated in this description.

Fig. 1 shows the perspective view of washing machine according to the preferred embodiment of the invention, and Fig. 2 shows the decomposition diagram of washing machine according to the preferred embodiment of the invention, and Fig. 3 then shows the sectional view of washing machine according to the preferred embodiment of the invention.

Referring to Fig. 1 to 3, washing machine comprises the casing 2 that forms the washing machine outward appearance and with the substrate 3 of a plurality of pin, be arranged on the front portion that has opening on the substrate 3 and the chest portion 4 at top, be positioned at chest portion 4 front portions and have the Box Cover 6 that clothing inlet 5 is used to put into or take out clothing, and the top cover 7 that is arranged on chest portion 4 tops.

Door 8 is installed in and is used for opening/closing clothing inlet 5 on the Box Cover 6.

Door 8 comprises the doorframe 9 that is connected with Box Cover 6 by hinge and is installed in the door glass 10 of doorframe 9 centres.

Simultaneously, also be provided with the door lock unit 13 that is used for stoping door 8 to open in operating process.

Door lock unit 13 comprise be located at door on 8 latch 13a and be located at door lock assembly 13b on the chest portion 4, stop door 8 in operating process, to be opened thereby door interlock switch assembly 13b and door bolt 13a are locked together by system controlled by computer.

Door lock assembly 13 is used for stoping door 8 to open in response to the signal of telecommunication that sends from microcomputer in operating process.Have the system and the structure of multiple door lock approach.

Door glass 10 is outstanding in cylinder 30, and this will be explained hereinafter.

At the opposite side of Box Cover 6,, the control panel 12 that is used to control washing machine is installed more specifically at the upside of Box Cover 6 front portions.

On control panel 12, be provided with the LED input block 14 that illuminates washing machine inside when the user imports.

With reference to figure 2, LED input unit 14 can comprise the ted switch 18 on the display base plate 16 that is installed in control panel 12 inside, and being arranged on control panel 16 pushed the button 20 of oven dry switch 18, perhaps be installed in the rotary switch on the display base plate 16 as an alternative and be installed in rotary handle on the control panel 12 rotatably.After this description will be based on the LED input block 14 that comprises ted switch 18 and button 20.

Simultaneously, with reference to figure 2 and 3, in the inside of casing 2, washtub 20 is used for remaining on the water that washing process water mixes (after this will be called washings) mutually with cleaning agent, clean water does not mix mutually with cleaning agent and gathering is thrown out in dehydration in rinse cycle from laundry.

With reference to figure 3, washtub 20 usefulness springs 22 are hung on the chest portion 4 and by the damper on the substrate 3 24 and support.

Washtub 20 is horizontally disposed with, perhaps tilts by (referring to accompanying drawing 6) at a predetermined angle, and the rear portion of the clothing inlet 5 of its opening 26 in casing 2.

Cylinder 30 is rotatably installed in the washtub 20, is used to hold laundry m.

Cylinder 30 is included in the hollow cylindrical laundry mouth 32 that its front portion is used to put into or take out laundry m, make washings or the free-pouring a plurality of through holes 34 of air at its circumferential section or rear portion and be used for the lift 36 of lifting laundry m or washings w within it on the circumference.

It is can be washed water W submergence for lower position place in washtub 20 that cylinder 30 is provided with like this.

The motor 38 that is installed on the washtub 20 is used for swing roller 30.

One packing ring 40 is installed on the washtub 20, and this packing ring is used for stoping laundry m, and washings w and air flow out from one of clothing inlet 5, door 8 and opening 26.

Packing ring 40 is to be made by elastomeric material, rubber for example, and direction or above-below direction move with damping or absorb the vibration of washtub 20 forwards, backwards when washtub vibrates.

That is to say, packing ring 40 is installed on casing 2, door 8 and the fixed part of similar device thereof and between the moving-member of motor 38 and similar device thereof, be used for the gap between sealing and fixing parts and the moving-member, and make moving-member pass vibration minimum to fixed part.

With reference to the accompanying drawings 3, packing ring 40 comprises the front end insert 42 of the clothing inlet 5 that is used for being inserted into Box Cover 6, is used for being inserted into the rear end insert 44 of the opening 26 of washtub 20, and the foldable portion 46 between front end insert and insert 44.

Packing ring 40 also comprises door sealing parts 48, is used for door 8 and combines closely with door glass 10 when closing.

Simultaneously, washing machine comprises the lighting device 50 that is used to illuminate washing machine inside, illuminates cylinder 30 more specifically, so that from outside washing state or the washing degree that just can determine laundry m easily of washing machine.

Although lighting device 50 can be installed in as casing 2 or door 8 these class fixed parts or need only its light and can shine on the position of cylinder 30 inside, but preferably lighting device 50 is not mounted on the fixed part, and be mounted on washtub 20, packing ring 40 or other likes, this is because if lighting device 50 is installed on the fixed part, just exists because vibration or make the danger that LED is damaged because the moving-member of washtub 20 passes vibration to fixed part similarly.

In addition, although illuminace component 50 can be installed on the washtub 20, but the danger that exists the vibration owing to washtub 20 that lighting device 50 is damaged, so lighting device 50 preferably is installed in damping or absorbs on the packing ring 40 of washtub 20 vibrations, more preferably be that its position on packing ring 40 is apart from washtub 20 forward position far away, rather than apart from the nearer rear positions of washtub 20.

With reference to the accompanying

drawings

2 and 3, will under lighting device 50 is installed in prerequisite on the packing ring 40, this lighting device 50 be described.

The installing hole 49 that packing ring 40 has a lighting device 50 to pass through.

Although lighting device 50 can be installed in the lower or last part of packing ring 40 so that it can pass, if but lighting device 50 is installed in than lower part, lighting device 50 can be easy to damage owing to the danger that exists washings w to infiltrate lighting device 50 so, come off by laundry m when also putting into/taking out laundry m easily, also exist scrap wire head or analog to be inserted in possibility between lighting device 50 and the installing hole 49, so lighting device 50 most preferably is installed on packing ring top.

That is to say that preferably installing hole 49 is arranged on the center on packing ring 40 tops or departs from the position at the center on top a little.

Installing hole 49 from packing ring 40 outstanding predetermined altitudes is used for fixing lighting device 50 and forms maximum contact area with lighting device 50.

The installing hole 49 that protrudes from the periphery of packing ring 40 can cause wearing and tearing to washing laundry, thereby can consider to use the installing hole 49 that week protrudes in packing ring to replace.

Installing hole 49 and lighting device 50 have the flat that stops lighting device 50 to rotate separately on installing hole 49.

Reference numeral 17 expressions among Fig. 2 and 3 are supplied in washtub 20 and are mixed with or the unmixed water supply unit that the washings of cleaning agent are arranged.Reference numeral 27 expression with washings w from washtub 20 be pumped into washtub outside or from washtub outside pumping go into pumping unit in the washtub 20, Reference numeral 19 represents to have the drying unit that heater 132, fan 134 etc. are used for drying roller 30 interior clothings.

Reference numeral 47 expression controllers, be used to control the various moving-members of washing machine, especially provide or cut off direct current (DC) electricity to lighting device 50 according to the input of LED input block 14 instruction, and Reference numeral 43 is for connecting the connector of LED assembly 50 and controller 47.

Fig. 4 shows the amplification sectional view of lighting device according to the preferred embodiment of the invention, and Fig. 5 then shows the decomposition diagram of lighting device according to the preferred embodiment of the invention.

With reference to Figure 4 and 5, lighting device 50 is included in the PCB (printed circuit board (PCB)) 70 on the main body 60, the LED on PCB 70 (light emitting diode) 76 and 78, and the light that sends of

LED

76 and 78 crown top of burner 80 that is used to protect

LED

76 and 78 that can therefrom pass.

Main body 60 comprises the electric wire through-

hole

62 and 64 that the electric wire that is connected to PCB 70 is used for passing.

Main body 60 comprises that having electric wire through-

hole

62 and 64 forms board 65 on it and the cylindrical portion 66 of stretching out and be formed with in it space that can hold PCB 70 from board 65.

Main body 60 also comprises the flank 67 that protrudes a predetermined altitude from board 65, is used for closely contacting with PCB 70.

The ratio cylindrical portion 66 that flank 67 protrudes is low, so that PCB 70 can be placed in the cylindrical portion 66 of main body 60.

A plurality of

LED

76 and 78 are set on lighting device 50.

It is evident that a plurality of

LED

76,78 can be in parallel or be connected in series 70 circuit to PCB.

PCB 70 circuit if a plurality of

LED

76 and 78 are connected in parallel, then the brightness of lighting device 50 just can be controlled by opening section or

whole LED

76 and 78.

Suppose that PCB 70 circuit all are connected in series in the following description.

Preferably PCB 70 has certain inclination with cylinder 30, so that the light that LED 76 and 78 sends can shine directly into the inside of cylinder 30.

The crown top of burner 80 comprises the circular top part 82 that is exposed to packing ring 49 peripheries of the bottom that forms lighting device 50, and protrude to be placed on the cylindrical portion 84 in the cylindrical portion 65 from circular top part 82, wherein the danger that laundry is put into/may be damaged when taking out is not only avoided in the design of circular top part 82 from cylinder 30, and also the position with LED76 and 78 reduces minimum.

The crown top of burner 80 is not fixed in the packing ring 40 by the securing member of any separation.

That is to say, the crown top of burner 80 comprise be used for outside packing ring 40 direction fixing first stop portion 86 and be used for that direction is fixed to packing ring 40 in second stop portion 88.

First stops portion 86 protrudes from the top of cylindrical portion 84.

Second stops portion 88 protrudes except that the bottom circumference part of cylindrical portion 84 from the bottom of cylindrical portion 84, and this part is to be convenient to lighting device 50 is inserted in the installing hole 49 of packing ring 40.

Lighting device 50 also comprises PCB support portion 90, is used for PCB 70 is pushed to flank 67.

PCB support portion 90 comprises being placed on and is used to push PCB 70 in main body 60 cylindrical portion 66 and makes LED76 and 78 cylindrical portion 92 of therefrom being passed and protruding, and protrudes so that can be fixed on the detent 94 of cylindrical portion 66 bottoms of main body 60 from cylindrical portion 92.

Simultaneously, with reference to the accompanying drawings 6, cable is pricked circle 700 and is used for lighting device 50 and packing ring 40 are further tightened up.

In this embodiment, cable bundle circle 700 is centered around lighting device 50 and passes wherein also fixing installing hole 49 outer surfaces installation therewith, extruding installing hole 49, thus further fastening lighting device 50 avoids lighting device 50 to come off from packing ring 40.

Simultaneously, as the distortion of embodiments of the invention, Fig. 7 shows lighting device and is installed on the inclined type washing machine that has the washtub that is installed in obliquity.Because lighting device is identical with previous embodiment, therefore will repeat no more here.

Next, will be with reference to figure 8 and 9 lighting devices of introducing according to another preferred embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 8 shows the cutaway view that the washing machine that lighting device is installed on it is arranged according to another preferred embodiment of the invention, Fig. 9 shows the amplification sectional view of lighting device according to another preferred embodiment of the invention, and Figure 10 then shows the decomposition diagram of the illumination and decoration of another preferred embodiment according to the present invention.

As shown in Figure 8, lighting device 100 is to be installed on the packing ring 40 towards cylinder 30 centroclinal certain angles.

As shown in Figures 9 and 10; lighting device 100 comprises cylindrical portion 110, is installed in PCB 70 on the main body with certain angle of inclination; at least one with PCB 70 inclination equal angular

mounted LEDs

76 and 78, and be used for protecting

LED

76 and 78 and transmit the crown top of burner 190 of the light that LED 76 and 78 sends.

Main body 110 comprises electric wire through-

hole

62 and 64, so that the electric wire 72 of

connection PCB

70 and 74 pass.

In main body 110, have at least one to be used to place laying of PCB 70 and to protrude 113, and the side of main body 110 on top have a rake 101.

Two base plates that another preferred embodiment suggestion of the present invention respectively carries an angled top protrude 113.

The top of base plate protrusion 113 and PCB 70 and

LED

76 and 78 are all with an inclined at inclination angles, and this angle of inclination is the angle that LED 76 and 78 points to cylinders 3 centers.

LED

76 and 78 installs so that

LED

76 and 78 points to the angle of inclination at cylinder 3 centers, so that even lighting device 100 is installed in arbitrary part of the interior perimeter surface of packing ring 40, the light that the

LED

76 and 78 of lighting device 100 sends directly the center of directive cylinder 3 to illuminate the inside of whole cylinder.

Simultaneously, lighting device 100 also comprises and being used for PCB 70 to PCB support portion that main body 110 is pushed.The PCB support portion also comprises plate 210, first fixing hole 231 and the first fixing protrusion 210.

Board 210 has a horizontal part 211 and a rake 213, and the gradient of this rake is identical with rake 101 on the main body 110, the top with main body covered 110.

In the present embodiment, preferably rake 213 has an opening 201 to be used for exposing

LED

76 and 78 on PCB 70.

First fixing hole 231 is used to mesh first and fixing protrudes 232 with fixing PCB 70 in PCB 70.In the present embodiment, the preferred first fixing protrusion 232 is to protrude from board with certain angle of inclination, and first fixing hole 231 has and the first fixing 232 identical angles of inclination of protruding.

Simultaneously, the PCB support portion comprises that also second of the further fastening PCB 70 that is used for that protrudes from main body 110 fixes protrusion 251, and is arranged in board 210 second fixing holes 252, and it is relative to mesh the second fixing protrusion 251 that protrusion 251 is fixed in this hole and second.

Lighting device also comprises the linkage unit that is used to connect the main body 110 and the crown top of burner 190.Linkage unit comprises a plurality of suspension hooks 510 of the outer surface that is positioned at main body 110, and the dog hole 530 that is meshed with suspension hook 510 respectively on the outer surface of the crown top of burner 190.

Simultaneously, the crown top of burner 190 of lighting device 100 is preferably made by the transparent material of the light that sends of

conduction LED

76 and 78.

The following process that is used for lighting device is assembled into roller washing machine that will introduce another preferred embodiment according to the present invention.

Referring to Figure 10,

LED

76 and 78 is installed on PCB 70 at first.

Then, the PCB 70 that LED 76 and 78 are installed on it being placed on laying in the main body 110 protrudes on 113.

In the present embodiment, tilt owing to lay protrusion 113, so PCB 70 also tilts.

Subsequently, place as the plate 210 of PCB support portion, stop PCB 70 to come off by this from main body 110 with main body covered 110 top.

Simultaneously, first on the plate 210 be fixing to be protruded 232 and packs in first fixing hole 231 of PCB 70, and second on the main body 110 be fixing protrudes 251 then in second fixing hole 252 on the load plate 210.

According to above step,

LED

76 and 78 and PCB 70 be fixedly mounted on the main body, LED 76 and 78 exposes by the opening on the plate 210 210.

Next, the crown top of burner 190 is coupled on the main body 110 by coupling unit.

In this embodiment, the crown top of burner 190 is installed on the main body 110, so that the crown top of burner 190 is meshed up to the dog hole 530 of the suspension hook 510 that is positioned at the main body outer surface with the crown top of burner 190 outer surfaces around main body 110.

According to these steps, the illumination cavity 110 and the crown top of burner 190 are coupled, and this has just finished the assembling of lighting device 100.

As shown in Figure 9, lighting device 110 is fixedly mounted on the packing ring 40, its middle washer 40 comprises the fixing lug boss 41 that is used to pass lighting device 100 parts and priming illumination device, and the crown top of burner 190 then has fixedly flank 191 in its lower end, drop from fixing lug boss 41 to prevent lighting device 100.

Simultaneously,, also be provided with cable bundle circle 700 and be used for further fastening lighting device 100 and packing ring 40 described in the one preferred embodiment as the present invention.

Figure 11 shows the circuit diagram according to led circuit of the present invention.

In the LED assembly, LED 76 is connected with the dc source 142 of controller 47 with 78.

Followingly will have the method for the washing machine of lighting device referring to figs 12 to 14 a kind of controls of describing each preferred embodiment according to the present invention.

Figure 12 shows a kind of according to the preferred embodiment of the invention each flow chart of steps that is used to control the washing machine method.

As shown in figure 12, in the method for control washing machine, if the user imports the instruction of turning on light to LED input block 14 as shown in Figure 7 in the process of washing, rinsing, dehydration or oven dry, controller 47 just provides dc source (S1 and S2) to the

LED

76 and 78 of lighting device 50.

LED

76 and 78 relies on dc source luminous, light is directly injected the inside of packing ring 40 and cylinder 30 via the crown top of

burner

80 and 190, the user does not need to open door 8 with regard to seeing through definite easily washing state of door glass 10 or degree, because the light of directly injecting has illuminated washing machine inside like this.

After this, if the user imports the instruction of turning off the light to LED input block 14, controller 140 will cut out LED76 and 78 direct current power source supplying power in lighting device 50, thereby closes LED 76 and 78 (S3 and S4).

Simultaneously, even in the washer operation process, owing to the vibration transfer that clothing does not cause in the center has been given washtub, partial vibration also can be transmitted by packing ring 40 or absorb, and because lighting device 50 is installed on the packing ring 40, does not therefore just have or have only minimum vibration to pass to lighting device 50.

Figure 13 shows a kind of each flow chart of steps that is used to control the washing machine method of another preferred embodiment according to the present invention.

As shown in figure 13, in the method for control washing machine, if the user in the process of washing, rinsing, dehydration or oven dry to 14 inputs of the LED input block as shown in Figure 8 instruction of turning on light, controller 140 just provides dc source to the

LED

76 and 78 of

lighting device

50 or 100, and no matter (S1 and S2) closed or opened to door 8.

Because to

LED

76 and 78 supply direct currents, thereby its subsequent action also is equal to method according to a preferred embodiment of the invention, so be not described in detail herein.

Controller 140 picks up counting after

LED

76 and 78 opens, if the opening time of LED 76 and 78 (has for example surpassed Preset Time, 3 minutes), controller 140 can cut out to

LED

76 and 78 direct current power source supplying power, thereby closes LED 76 and 78 (83 ' and S4 ').

The method of each preferred embodiment control illumination according to the present invention comprises the steps: the first Preset Time section T1 unlatching LED that connects the power supply instruction receiving; Behind the beginning washing operation,, then

open LED

76 and 78 at the second pretrigger time period T2 if door lock unit is opened.

This method also further comprises the step through closing

LED

76 and 78 later as the first pretrigger time period T1 and the second pretrigger time period T2.

This method also further is included in

LED

76 and 78 in response to after connecting power supply instruction unlatching, if in the first pretrigger time period T1, receive the instruction of washing beginning, even first pretrigger time period T1 process not as yet then, still

positive closing LED

76 and 78 step.

The first pretrigger time period T1 is shorter than the second pretrigger time period T2.

If washing finishes or receive pause instruction in washing process, open the lock-out state that door lock unit is promptly opened door, so that door can On/Off.

Open door lock state according to pause instruction and only limit to following situation: in the moment that receives temporary transient interrupt instruction, when washings are lower than preset water level or the temperature of washings is when being lower than preset temperature.

The method of this kind control washing machine will be done detailed description later.

Generally speaking, the feature operation unit of user on the main body 10 that is installed in roller washing machine (promptly, user input apparatus) power supply instruction (power key) is connected in input, selects an appropriate washing operation from a plurality of laundry operations, and input washing enabled instruction (start key).

Whether to user's operation, judging has the power supply of connection instruction (S10), if imported the instruction of connection power supply, then opens LED 76 and 78 (S11) immediately.

In case

open LED

76 and 78, in the main directly directive washtub 20 of the light of lighting device 61, illuminate the inside of cylinder 30 by the hole of cylinder 30 1 end inwalls.

So after connecting the power supply instruction, judge whether the user has selected laundry operations and whether imported washing sign on (S12).

As the result who judges (S12), if do not import sign on after the connection power supply is finished, whether the startup of then hitting from

LED

76 and 78 begins through the first pretrigger time period T1 (for example, about 3 minutes) (S13) constantly.

As the result who judges (S13), after opening

LED

76 and 78, promptly after connecting power supply, still do not import sign on if passed through the first pretrigger time period T1, then positive closing LED 76 and 78 (S14).

Simultaneously, as result of determination, if

open LED

76 and 78 and in the first pretrigger time period T1 user imported enabled instruction, even then the first pretrigger time period finished positive closing LED76 and 78 (S15) still as yet.

Meanwhile, activate door interlock switch assembly 13b and pinned door 40 side latch 13a, in washing process, open, the washing operation (S16) that sorry execution user selects to prevent door 40.

After this, whether decision gate lock unit 13 opens (S17).

In this example, door lock unit 13 just can be opened after all end of operations, perhaps receives user's pause instruction in washing process.And for pause instruction, so that the accident that prevents that water in the washing machine from overflowing or cause by hot water, just door lock unit only can be opened when water level or water temperature are lower than the instruction of reference value receiving.

As the result who judges (S17), if EO or receive pause instruction after open door lock unit 13, then open LED 76 and 78 (S18) and be used to illuminate cylinder 30 inside, be convenient to judge the washing situation or outwards take out clothing.

In the present embodiment, if passed through second section T2 start-up time (for example, 10 minutes),

LED

76 and 78 will close (S19 and S20) automatically so.

Yet, be under the state of unlatching owing to pause instruction door lock unit 13, if preferably washing machine receives the start-up operation instruction that the user sends once more, even the second not end of section start-up time,

LED

76 and 78 also will close.

Therefore, the starting stage connect power supply or no matter door On/Off and door lock unit does not have under the lock condition whether, the present invention will open

LED

76 and 78 and come to be thrown light in cylinder inside.

Those skilled in the art it is evident that and do not breaking away under the spirit or scope of the present invention and can modify and change the present invention.Therefore, the present invention is intended to cover various modifications of the present invention and change, as long as they fall within the scope of appended claims and equivalent thereof.

Industrial applicibility

Because the invention provides a kind of washing machine of the lighting device with LED, its lighting device has Than longer life-span of internal lighting device and stronger vibration resistance,, so owing to avoided causing because of vibration Damage and have the minimized advantage of defective so that washing machine of the present invention has significant high industry is practical The property.

In addition, lighting device is installed on the elastic washer, and this elastic washer is in the clothing opening of casing Sealing between at least one opening of washing tube and the door has reduced to pass the impact to LED, and prevents LED Because the damage that vibration or analogue cause. Therefore it is practical that washing machine of the present invention has significant high industry The property.

In addition, the inclination installation of lighting device on body of the washing machine can be so that the light directive that LED sends Whole cylinder inside is also illuminated in centre of the drum. Therefore it is practical that washing machine of the present invention has very significant high industry The property.

In addition, the moulding of installing hole and be used for that lighting device is fixed on cable on the packing ring and prick circle in the packing ring Application can reduce unit cost and shorten built-up time. Therefore washing machine of the present invention has significant senior engineer The industry practicality.

In addition, close LED with the Preset Time section after open LED and can not need operation bidirectional Close LED and power saving in the situation. Therefore washing machine of the present invention has significant high industrial applicability.

Claims

1. washing machine comprises:

Before wear the door casing;

In described casing, be used to hold the washtub of washings;

Be rotatably installed in the cylinder in the described washtub;

Installation is with the packing ring of the opening that connects described door and described washtub; And

Be arranged on the lighting device on the packing ring.

2. washing machine as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described packing ring have described lighting device can by and the installing hole that is installed on it.

3. washing machine as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, described installing hole protrudes from the peripheral surface of described packing ring.

4. washing machine as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, also comprises the cable bundle circle that is provided for described lighting device installing hole, comes off from described packing ring to prevent described lighting device.

5. washing machine as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that described lighting device is installed in the top of described packing ring.

6. washing machine as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described lighting device comprises:

Main body;

PCB on the described main body;

LED on the described PCB; With

Be used to protect LED and allow the crown top of burner of the light transmission that LED sends.

7. washing machine as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, described main body comprises and is used for the electric wire through-hole that passes with described PCB wire connecting.

8. washing machine as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, described main body comprises from the flank of its protrusion with the described PCB of tight contact.

9. washing machine as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, lighting device also comprises and being used for described PCB to PCB support portion that described flank is pushed.

10. washing machine as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, has a plurality of LED.

11. washing machine as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, the crown top of burner comprise outside packing ring direction fixing first stop portion, and in packing ring the second fixing detent of direction, make the described crown top of burner fix at the packing ring place and install.

12. washing machine as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, the described crown top of burner also comprises sweep.

13. washing machine as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises the LED input block that is used for the LED operation.

14. washing machine as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described washtub is mounted obliquely within described box house.

15. a washing machine comprises:

Before wear the door casing;

Be used to hold the washtub of washings;

Be rotatably installed in the cylinder in the washtub;

Be arranged on the lighting device on the packing ring, described lighting device has within it with an angle of inclination mounted LEDs, so that described LED is directly according to the center to described cylinder.

16. washing machine as claimed in claim 15 is characterized in that, described lighting device have be used for described lighting device by and the installing hole installed.

17. washing machine as claimed in claim 16 is characterized in that, described installing hole protrudes from the periphery of described packing ring.

18. washing machine as claimed in claim 16 is characterized in that, also comprises the cable bundle circle that is provided for described lighting device installing hole, comes off from described packing ring to prevent described lighting device.

19. washing machine as claimed in claim 15 is characterized in that, described lighting device is installed in the central upper portion place of described packing ring.

20. washing machine as claimed in claim 15 is characterized in that, described lighting device comprises:

Main body;

Be installed in PCB in the described main body with an angle of inclination;

With at least one LED that installs with described PCB same tilt angle; And

The crown top of burner that is used to the light transmission protecting LED and allow described LED.

21. washing machine as claimed in claim 19 is characterized in that, the angle of inclination of described PCB or described LED is from scope the angle 30-40 degree between of described main center towards described cylinder.

22. washing machine as claimed in claim 20 is characterized in that, described main body has and is used for the electric wire through-hole that passes with described PCB wire connecting.

23. washing machine as claimed in claim 20 is characterized in that, described lighting device also comprises the coupling unit of the described main body of coupling and the described crown top of burner.

24. washing machine as claimed in claim 23 is characterized in that, described coupling unit comprises:

A plurality of suspension hooks on described main body peripheral surface; With

The dog hole that is used to mesh described suspension hook in described crown top of burner peripheral surface.

25. washing machine as claimed in claim 20 is characterized in that, described lighting device also comprises the PCB support portion that is used for described PCB is fastened to described main body.

26. washing machine as claimed in claim 25 is characterized in that, described PCB support portion comprises:

Have and allow the plate of LED by its opening that exposes;

Be arranged at least one first fixing hole of described PCB; And

First fixing protrusion the from described plate downside protrudes with an angle of inclination is used for meshing first fixing hole of described PCB.

27. washing machine as claimed in claim 26 is characterized in that, described PCB support portion also comprises:

Second fixing protrusion of protruding from described main body top; And

Relative to the described second fixing protrusion to mesh described second fixing second fixing hole that protrudes in described plate.

28. a method of controlling washing machine comprises:

The first step when receiving the instruction of opening light by the LED input block, is opened the LED illumination device that is used to illuminate described washing machine inside; And

In second step, after the described first step finishes, when receiving the instruction of closing described light, close described LED by the LED input block.

29. one kind is used for controlling and has the LED that illuminates the inner space and prevent the method for the washing machine of the door lock unit that door is opened in operating process, described method comprises the steps:

When receiving the instruction of connection power supply, time period T1 is set and opens LED in first; And

Behind the beginning washing operation, when door lock unit is opened, time period T2 is set and opens described LED in second.

30. method as claimed in claim 29 also comprises when described first the time period and described second being set out-of-date step of closing described LED of time period being set.

31. method as claimed in claim 29, it is characterized in that, also be included in according to connecting the power supply instruction and open after the described LED, receive the washing enabled instruction in the time period if be provided with described first, even described first is provided with also not process, the still step of the described LED of positive closing of time period.

32. the described method of claim 29 is characterized in that, described first is provided with time period T1 is provided with the time period weak point than second.

33. method as claimed in claim 29 is characterized in that, the opening of described door lock assembly is used for finishing or receiving under the situation of pause instruction described door can open at washing operation, and opens locked door condition.

34. the described method of claim 33, it is characterized in that, opening described door lock assembly according to described pause instruction only is in the moment that receives pause instruction, when washings are lower than preset water level or the temperature of washings is lower than under the situation of preset temperature and just takes place.