CN101624771A - Control device and control method for washing machine - Google Patents
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The invention provides a control device for a washing machine, which comprises a storage unit, a touch screen unit and a control unit, wherein the storage unit stores washing control functions, and each function represents different control processes for washing; the touch screen unit is used for acquiring coordinate information pressed on a touch screen by a user; and the control unit is used for determining the control functions belonged to the coordinate information acquired by the touch screen unit in the storage unit, and controlling the washing processes according to the control functions. Correspondingly, the invention provides a control method for the washing machine, which comprises the following steps: presetting a coordinate system on the touch screen, and storing the washing control functions belonged to coordinates; determining the coordinates touched by the user on the touch screen during use; and according to the coordinates, determining the washing control functions belonged to the coordinates to control the washing processes. The control device and the control method can provide the washing control processes for clothes to be washed under any condition to the user.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the washing machine technical field, be meant controller of washer and control method especially.
Background technology
Present automatic washing machine is fairly simple for the control of the laundry processes that the user provides, because the control panel space is limited on the washing machine, only provide limited selector button to the user, the button correspondence that these are limited limited laundry control procedure, as wash by force, in wash and a little less than wash button, it is to offer the user in what mode of lining (as silk, cotton, chemical fibre) or contamination level or clothing amount that the button that has is selected, but in any case, these all are limited several selections.
For example, application number is in 01116780.7 the disclosed washing machine of Chinese patent application, it is included in transparent pressure type touch panel is installed on the display surface, have a plurality of image components to constitute on the display surface can to show and by pushing the operating unit of operating indication, when the user uses, determine the operation indication of this image component correspondence according to the image component that the user pushed washing machine is operated accordingly.
As can be seen, though the selection of laundry control is provided to the user, because selector button is limited, therefore just can't take some into account and be in two various situations of selecting between the shelves, for example when laundry amounts be in wash by force and in wash between the time, just can only adopt wash by force or in wash, this has caused or owing to adopt and to wash the wear rate of having wasted water power and having increased the weight of clothing by force, has washed in perhaps adopting and often cause the halfway situation of washing.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, main purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of controller of washer and control method, wants laundry control procedure under washed any situation to realize providing at it to the user.
Controller of washer provided by the invention comprises:
Memory cell (11) stores the laundry control function, the laundry control procedure that different laundry control functions is corresponding different; Touch screen unit (12) is used to gather the coordinate information that the user is pressed on touch-screen; Control module (13) is used for determining the control function of the memory cell (11) under the coordinate information that touch screen unit (12) gathers, and according to described control function control laundry processes.
Wherein, described touch screen unit (12) provides the touch-screen that coordinate system shows.
Optionally, described touch screen unit (12) is condenser type or resistive touch screen.
The present invention also provides the control method of washing machine, comprising:
A, on touch-screen, set coordinate system in advance, and the laundry control function under each coordinate of storage;
B, determine the coordinate on the touch-screen that the user touches when using;
C, determine laundry control function control laundry processes under this coordinate according to described coordinate.
Optionally, described coordinate is single x axis coordinate system, and it is one of following that described x axle is represented: laundry amounts what, clothes stains degree weight, clothing quality soft or hard.
Optionally, described coordinate is x, and y axis coordinate system, described x axle, y axle are expressed as any two kinds in following: laundry amounts what, clothes stains degree weight, clothing quality soft or hard.
Optionally, described coordinate is x, y coordinate system, the described x axle intensity size of representing to do washing, the y axle time length of representing to do washing.
Whether wherein, the described step of determining the laundry control function under this coordinate according to coordinate of step C comprises: bring described coordinate into the control function discriminant function and set up to determine whether to be affiliated laundry control function.
One of below wherein, the described control laundry processes of step C comprises at least: the rotating speed of control motor for washer, the frequency of startup, the time of operation.
As seen from the above, the present invention's pattern of will doing washing is carried out corresponding with coordinate on the touch-screen, owing to can collect more coordinate, therefore to the more refinement classification of selection of laundry pattern, with respect to fixing at present several laundry patterns, provide more kinds of laundry patterns to the user, as the washing of various laundry amounts or spot degree or quality.
As can be seen, adopt the mode of coordinate system, make the do washing selection of control of user no longer be confined to severally, but can have any kind to select, the user under any circumstance can both choose suitable program for washing, and more easy for user's operation.
On the other hand, the content that the definition of x axle and y axle is different for example can define the lining that the x axle is represented clothes, from left to right represent lining by soft to firmly, the y axle is represented the degree of fouling of clothes, represent from top to bottom clothes by dirtier to cleaner.Like this, when adopting control device of the present invention to go to control the laundry mode, can take into account the lining and the contamination level of clothing simultaneously.And by at x, can follow one's inclinations according to the lining of laundry and contamination level on the y reference axis and choose suitable program for washing.Wherein, x, y axle can also adopt laundry amounts and combination recited above.
And when selecting, only need the user to touch in the needed position of the quadrant at laundry place and get final product, washing machine can call corresponding laundry function the time and intensity of laundry processes is controlled according to user's selection.It is very convenient concerning the user uses.
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Fig. 1 is washing machine principle figure;
Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram of the touch screen unit of controller of washer;
Fig. 3 is the flow chart of control laundry processes.
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At first with reference to the washing machine principle figure shown in Fig. 1, controller of washer of the present invention is described below, control device comprises touch screen unit 12, control module 13, memory cell 11.Wherein:
Store the laundry control function in the memory cell 11, different laundry control functions have different control to laundry processes.If control laundry processes with laundry time and laundry intensity as variable, the laundry control function can be expressed as f (laundry time, laundry intensity, water level).The startup frequency of rotating (or be called) is relevant because laundry intensity and the rotating speed of motor that connects inner tank of washing machine or turbine, the frequency that starts, and therefore, the laundry control function also can be expressed as f (laundry time, motor speed, startup frequency, water level).For example, can adopt the laundry control function that comprises 4 governing equation functions, function representation is as follows:
According to the above-mentioned relation formula, can list the equation f (t, n, c, 1) that comprises these four functions, specifically about adopting which variable and adopting what kind of function to represent the intensity of doing washing, be not the content that the present invention pays close attention to, repeat no more herein.
Show an embodiment of the touch screen unit 12 of controller of washer of the present invention as Fig. 2, in this example, be provided with x, y coordinate system on touch-screen, wherein the x axle is represented the quality of clothes, represents that from left to right the clothes quality (represents with silk, cowboy the figure) from softness to the stiff dough material; The y axle is represented the spot degree of clothing, represents that from top to bottom clothing is from heavy spot to slight spot (the figure with dirtier, totally represent).Corresponding in each quadrant, arbitrary coordinate (x, y) expression soft or hard degree and its spot degree of quality of will washing clothes.
When using controller of washer of the present invention to control laundry processes, the flow chart referring to shown in Fig. 3 may further comprise the steps:
Step 31: after the user puts into washing machine with clothing, the user presses in touch screen unit 12 corresponding positions according to the soft durometer and the spot degree of clothing, when the low more then user's of spot degree touch point more along y axially on, the clothing quality is hard more, then this touch point is axially right along x more.The user is after pressing on the touch screen unit 12, and touch screen unit is according to user's touch point, determine (x, y) coordinate position, and this co-ordinate position information exported to control module 13.
Step 32: control module 13 will determine (x, y) coordinate information removes to mate the laundry control function in the memory cell 11, belongs to which function to determine this coordinate.Wherein, the mode of coupling can be with (x y) is input in the function, and whether discriminant function is set up, and represents then that when function is set up (x, y) coordinate belongs to this laundry control function for this.
Here need to prove, each the laundry control function in this example in coordinate system and non-intersect, promptly each (x, y) coordinate only belongs to a function.
Wherein, the program parameter that can define the origin of coordinates is total time t=37 minute; Motor speed n=600; Start frequency 0.8son, 1.0off (following represent) with flow intensity; Water level is 6 (supposing that total water level is 12); The x axle represent lining by soft to hard, the y axle represent clothing by dirty to totally.In view of the above, can define the laundry function following characteristic is arranged: be long partially or similar with the initial point program in first quartile function time corresponding; Current are strong, the rotating speed height, and water level and initial point are similar.At the weak point of the second quadrant function time corresponding than initial point, a little less than the current, water level is low, and rotating speed is low.At the third quadrant function, the program time of time ratio initial point is long, a little less than the current, and the water level height, rotating speed is low.Long in the four-quadrant function time, current are strong, rotating speed height, water level height.
Step 33: after control module 13 is determined the laundry control function, then laundry processes is controlled according to this function.Be specially laundry time, laundry intensity (frequency that comprise washing machine turbine rotation speed, startup), the water level of control module 13 by driver element 14 drive motors 15.
Wherein, the relation of laundry control function and above-mentioned coordinate can be expressed as f (laundry time, the intensity of doing washing)=f ' (x, y), expression laundry control function and (x, y) have a functional relation, wherein, f ' function can be an interval function, promptly work as x, the value of y is in a scope time, and pairing f (laundry time, laundry intensity) function is identical.
The foregoing description is mainly being that example is described among Fig. 2.Be understood that,, can be replaced by other content, for example the x axle can be changed to expression laundry intensity, the y axle is changed to the expression laundry time, perhaps change to laundry amounts etc., be equally applicable to the present invention for the meaning of the x axle among Fig. 2, y axle representative.
Here need to prove that the foregoing description is so that x to be set on the touch-screen, the y two-dimensional coordinate is that example describes.Be understood that, also can only adopt a coordinate, as only adopting a dimension coordinate, the corresponding judgment condition also only needs one, when for example only using the x axle to represent the clothing quality, after the user clicks the touch-screen relevant position according to the clothing quality, determine this touch point at the axial coordinate of x, remove coupling laundry control function according to the x coordinate then, go to control laundry processes according to the laundry control function that matches.Certainly, the x axle also can be expressed as laundry amounts what, clothes stains degree weight, or laundry intensity or laundry time.
The above only is preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is in order to restriction the present invention, within the spirit and principles in the present invention not all, any modification of being done, is equal to replacement, improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.
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1. a controller of washer is characterized in that, comprising:
Memory cell (11) stores the laundry control function, the laundry control procedure that different laundry control functions is corresponding different;
Touch screen unit (12) is used to gather the coordinate information that the user is pressed on touch-screen;
Control module (13) is used for determining the control function of the memory cell (11) under the coordinate information that touch screen unit (12) gathers, and according to described control function control laundry processes.
2. device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described touch screen unit (12) provides the touch-screen that coordinate system shows.
3. device according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that, described touch screen unit (12) is condenser type or resistive touch screen.
4. the control method of a washing machine is characterized in that, comprising:
A, on touch-screen, set coordinate system in advance, and the laundry control function under each coordinate of storage;
B, determine the coordinate on the touch-screen that the user touches when using;
C, determine laundry control function control laundry processes under this coordinate according to described coordinate.
5. method according to claim 4 is characterized in that, described coordinate is single x axis coordinate system, and it is one of following that described x axle is represented:
Laundry amounts what, clothes stains degree weight, clothing quality soft or hard.
6. method according to claim 4 is characterized in that described coordinate is x, and y axis coordinate system, described x axle, y axle are expressed as any two kinds in following:
Laundry amounts what, clothes stains degree weight, clothing quality soft or hard.
7. method according to claim 4 is characterized in that described coordinate is x, y coordinate system, the described x axle intensity size of representing to do washing, the y axle time length of representing to do washing.
8. method according to claim 4, it is characterized in that the described step of determining the laundry control function under this coordinate according to coordinate of step C comprises: bring described coordinate into the control function discriminant function and whether set up to determine whether to be affiliated laundry control function.
One of 9. method according to claim 4 is characterized in that, below the described control laundry processes of step C comprises at least: the rotating speed of control motor for washer, the frequency of startup, the time of operation.
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