CN102388174B

CN102388174B - Laundry treating apparatus with liquid spraying function

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Publication number: CN102388174B
Application number: CN2010800160354A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 裴祥训; 宋成镐; 金玟志; 秦溶喆
Original assignee: LG Electronics Inc
Current assignee: LG Electronics Inc
Priority date: 2009-04-16
Filing date: 2010-04-16
Publication date: 2013-12-18
Anticipated expiration: 2030-04-16
Also published as: CN102388174A; CN103628289A; CN103628289B

Abstract

The present invention relates to a drier having a liquid spraying function, and according to one aspect of the present invention, a laundry treating apparatus including a plurality of laundry treating courses which have different laundry treating methods is provided. The apparatus comprises: a drum for receiving the laundry; a hot air supply means for supplying hot air to the inner side of the drum; a spraying means for spraying a fragrant solution to the inside of the drum; a manipulating means including a course selecting means for selecting the laundry treating courses; ; and a controller for controlling the apparatus according to the instructions inputted by the manipulating means, wherein a plurality of laundry treating courses includes at least one scent spraying course for spraying the fragrant solution during the laundry treating process, and the course selecting means comprises a scent spraying course selecting means for selecting one of the scent spraying courses.

Description

Clothes treatment device with liquid ejection function

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of dryer with liquid ejection function, more specifically, relate to a kind of clothes treatment device with liquid ejection function, except drying clothes, this clothes treatment device is also for realizing such as the function tarted up etc.

Background technology

Can comprise and be arranged on its intrinsic cylinder and be arranged on the hot-air feedway in this cylinder in rotatable mode such as the clothes treatment device of the common dryer with drying function or washing machine etc., this hot-air feedway is for supplying with the hot-air under high temperature, thus, the user, clothing is put under the state of cylinder and realized following function:, hot-air under high temperature is supplied to cylinder, with the moisture contained in the evaporation clothing.

In recent years, have after completing washing and drying clothes clothing is carried out such as smoothing wrinkle, softens, deodorizing, destatics and the clothes treatment device of the various additional functions that tart up etc. has obtained positive reaction on market.These additional functions are ejected in cylinder and realize by steam or such as the liquid of fragrant solution etc. during by drying course.For this reason, clothes treatment device can comprise the storage tank for storing this liquid and be ejected into the injection apparatus in cylinder for the liquid being stored in this storage tank.

In this way, but uperize and can spray fragrant solution and increases desired fragrance to carry out smoothing wrinkle, deodorizing, to prevent static and softening function.

On the other hand, this additional function can be by being selected default process by the user or only selecting specific function to carry out, and the user intentionally all can input by the control button on the control panel that is arranged on clothes treatment device.

Fig. 1 is the view that an example of control panel of the prior art is shown.Although the guidance panel shown in Fig. 1 does not comprise, anyly for handling the device of aforementioned additional function, can not see, this guidance panel is provided with a plurality of control buttons.More specifically, this control panel can comprise power knob 10, the process selection button 12 for selecting each default process, the operation/pause button 14 for starting or suspend the operation of each process, the aridity button 16 for selecting the degree of drying, the temperature control button 18 that is used to indicate the temperature of the hot-air of supplying with when drying, for the drying time of selecting drying time, set button 20, for the buzzing of setting the buzzer volume, sets button 22, for the option of setting various options, selects button 24 etc.

The selected process according to it, some button is selectable, but some button may select, and therefore, the user should be familiar with each operational relation.According to situation, the button that can not select can realize making the inefficacy that its previous selection is invalid or produce machine.

When increasing in this case when handling the device of aforementioned additional function, handiness may be owing to using a plurality of buttons reduce, and the A/S request may occur very continually due to simple unskilled manipulation.

In addition, although aforementioned additional function can be realized different functions according to its combination, be only to select simply in the prior art uperize or fragrant solution, therefore, need a kind of device that more effectively utilizes these additional functions.

Summary of the invention

In order to overcome above-mentioned shortcoming of the prior art, designed the present invention, and technical assignment of the present invention is to provide a kind of clothing equipment with manipulation device, this manipulation device is for more effectively and easily handling the various functions of the clothes treatment device with liquid ejection function.

In order to realize the aforementioned techniques task, according to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of clothes treatment device, it comprises a plurality of clothing treatment progress with different clothes processing methods, and described equipment can comprise: cylinder, and described cylinder is configured for accommodating laundry; The hot-air feedway, described hot-air feedway is configured for the inboard that hot-air is supplied to described cylinder; Injection apparatus, described injection apparatus is configured for the inside that fragrant solution is ejected into to described cylinder; Manipulation device, described manipulation device comprises the process selection device, described process selection device is configured for selects the clothing treatment progress; And controller, described controller is configured to control described equipment according to the instruction by described manipulation device input, wherein, described a plurality of clothing treatment progress comprises that at least one aromatic substance sprays process, this at least one aromatic substance injection process for spraying fragrant solution during described clothing processing procedure, and described process selection device comprises that aromatic substance sprays the process selection device, this aromatic substance sprays the process selection device for selecting one of described aromatic substance injection process.

Of the present invention above-mentioned aspect, carry out in the following manner aromatic substance and spray process:, provide the aromatic substance except independent selection button to spray process, and, do not allow the user first to select the oven dry process and then handle described aromatic substance and spray manipulation device, but allowing the user only to select aromatic substance to spray process.Thus, can easily handle the aromatic substance ejection function.

Here, described clothes treatment device can be included in during described clothing processing procedure a plurality of aromatic substances with distinct fragrance thing injection timing and sprays processes.

In addition, wherein said manipulation device also can comprise the flavor strength adjusting device, and described controller can be controlled, in order to regulate flavor strength according to the flavor strength of selecting by described flavor strength adjusting device.

On the other hand, described manipulation device also can comprise that aromatic substance sprays the cancellation device, and described controller can be controlled, in order to spray at described aromatic substance, cancel device when selected, do not carry out fragrant solution course of injection when carrying out by the clothing treatment progress of described process selection Array selection.Thus, when selected process comprises the aromatic substance course of injection, the user optionally cancels aromatic substance and sprays.

Here, described flavor strength adjusting device and aromatic substance spray to be cancelled device and can consist of push button, and they can be respectively formed or can be consisted of a push button by button independently.

Here, when the process by described process selection Array selection does not comprise the aromatic substance course of injection, can make described flavor strength adjusting device invalid.Engineering noise means a kind of like this state: even, when the user attempts handling by control device, it is not handled yet.In addition, when the process by described process selection Array selection does not comprise the aromatic substance course of injection, also can make described aromatic substance spray the cancellation device invalid.

In this case, can be provided with in addition display unit in this manipulation device, when described flavor strength adjusting device and aromatic substance spray when cancelling device and being disabled, this display unit can show in the mode of the sense of hearing and vision this state, allows thus the user to be confirmed whether in advance to be handled by relevant apparatus.

In addition, the aromatic substance of described process selection device sprays the process selection device also can comprise recognition device, and described recognition device allows visually to make a distinction with remaining process selection device.Thus, can guide the user correctly to select process.

Here, this recognition device can comprise around the basal surface of described process selection device or the light-emitting device arranged in this bottom surface.

According to a further aspect in the invention, provide a kind of clothes treatment device, it comprises a plurality of clothing treatment progress with different clothes processing methods, and described equipment can comprise: cylinder, and described cylinder is configured for accommodating laundry, a plurality of reservoir vessels, described a plurality of reservoir vessels are configured to store respectively fragrant solution and the water that will be ejected on the clothing be contained in cylinder, injection apparatus, described injection apparatus is configured for the inside that fragrant solution or water optionally is ejected into to cylinder, manipulation device, described manipulation device comprises process selection device and medium selecting arrangement, described process selection device is configured for selects the clothing treatment progress, described medium selecting arrangement is configured for the type of setting liquid to be sprayed, and controller, described controller is configured to control described equipment according to the instruction by described manipulation device input, wherein, described a plurality of clothing treatment progress comprises that a plurality of liquid sprays process, described a plurality of liquid injection process is used for spraying at least one of described fragrant solution and water during described clothing processing procedure, and described process selection device comprises that liquid sprays the process selection device, this liquid sprays the process selection device for selecting one of described liquid injection process.

Of the present invention above-mentioned aspect, described clothes treatment device can comprise that a plurality of liquid sprays process, these liquid injection processes for spraying respectively the various liquid such as water or fragrant solution etc. during the drying course by the process selection Array selection, allow thus the user only to use a process selection device just can spray desired liquid, and without handling independent manipulation device.

Here, when by described medium selecting arrangement, having selected the type of liquid to be sprayed, the liquid injection process selection device that can be used in the process of selecting the not selected liquid of injection is invalid.

In addition, described manipulation device also can comprise that above-mentioned flavor strength adjusting device and aromatic substance spray the cancellation device.In this case, when the process by described process selection Array selection do not comprise the aromatic substance course of injection or by described medium selecting arrangement, select be water the time, can make described flavor strength adjusting device invalid.In addition, when the process by described process selection Array selection do not comprise the aromatic substance course of injection or by described medium selecting arrangement, select be water the time, it is invalid also can to make described aromatic substance spray to cancel device.

In order to allow the user easily to identify this disarmed state, can be provided with in addition display unit in this manipulation device, when the flavor strength adjusting device is disabled, this display unit can show in the mode of the sense of hearing and vision this state.

In addition, the aromatic substance injection process selection device that described liquid sprays the process selection device also can comprise recognition device, and described recognition device allows visually to make a distinction with remaining process selection device.Here, the fragrant solution that sprays the process selection device at described liquid sprays process selection device and water and sprays between the process selection device and can be provided with at least one process selection device, prevents from thus spraying generation maloperation when adjacent one another are of process selection device when fragrant solution sprays process selection device and water.

According to another aspect of the invention, provide a kind of clothes treatment device, it comprises a plurality of clothing treatment progress with different clothes processing methods, and described equipment can comprise: cylinder, and described cylinder is configured for accommodating laundry, the hot-air feedway, described hot-air feedway is configured for the inboard that hot-air is supplied to described cylinder, reservoir vessel, described reservoir vessel is configured for and stores the liquid be mapped on the clothing be contained in cylinder to be painted, injection apparatus, described injection apparatus is configured for and will be stored in liquid in described reservoir vessel and be ejected into the inside of cylinder, medium recognization device, described medium recognization device is configured for the type that identification is stored in the liquid in described reservoir vessel, manipulation device, described manipulation device comprises the process selection device, described process selection device is configured for selects the clothing treatment progress, and controller, described controller is configured to control described equipment according to the instruction by described manipulation device input, wherein, described a plurality of clothing treatment progress comprises that a plurality of liquid sprays process, described a plurality of liquid injection process is for atomizing of liquids during the clothing processing procedure, and described process selection device comprises that liquid sprays the process selection device, this liquid sprays the process selection device for selecting one of described liquid injection process, and, described controller is identified the type that is stored in the liquid in described reservoir vessel by medium recognization device, and described liquid is sprayed in the process selection device, the process selection device corresponding with the process for spraying the liquid beyond the liquid that described reservoir vessel stores is invalid.

According to above-mentioned aspect of the present invention, can identify the type of the liquid stored in described reservoir vessel, invalid to make some processes in above-mentioned process based on this result, can prevent user misoperation thus.

Here, described medium recognization device can comprise electrode sensor, described electrode sensor has the pair of electrodes contacted with described liquid, and can measure the pressure drop level changed along with kind of liquid by electrode sensor, allows thus user area to separate the type of liquid.

On the other hand, in described manipulation device, can be provided with in addition display unit, when some liquid injection process selection devices in described liquid injection process selection device are disabled, this display unit can show in the mode of the sense of hearing and vision this state.

In addition, described manipulation device also can comprise that aforementioned flavor strength adjusting device and aromatic substance spray the cancellation device.Here, when the process by described process selection Array selection do not comprise in aromatic substance course of injection or described reservoir vessel, store be water the time, can make described flavor strength adjusting device invalid.In addition, when the process by described process selection Array selection do not comprise in aromatic substance course of injection or described reservoir vessel, store be water the time, it is invalid also can to make described aromatic substance spray to cancel device.

In addition, the aromatic substance injection process selection device that described liquid sprays the process selection device also can comprise recognition device, described recognition device allows visually to make a distinction with remaining process selection device, and the fragrant solution that sprays the process selection device at described liquid sprays process selection device and water and sprays between the process selection device and can be provided with at least one process selection device.

According to the various aspects of the present invention with previous constructions, can by the process selection device, aromatic substance be sprayed to the level that is adjusted to user's expectation, greatly strengthen and handle convenience thus.

In addition, also can be provided with the device that can select to spray to liquid relevant additional function, therefore allow everyone to carry out various function control, and this device can only just activate when it can be selected, and has prevented thus error operations or unnecessary manipulation.

The accompanying drawing explanation

Fig. 1 is the front view that an example of the control panel on the dryer of prior art is shown.

Fig. 2 is the perspective view that one embodiment of clothes treatment device according to the present invention is shown.

Fig. 3 is schematically illustrated cutaway view embodiment illustrated in fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is schematically illustrated perspective view embodiment illustrated in fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is the chart that the variation of flavor strength based on temperature is shown;

Fig. 6 is the front view that the control panel that this embodiment comprises is shown.

Fig. 7 is the flow chart that the operation of embodiment shown in Fig. 6 is shown.

Fig. 8 is the front view that another embodiment of control panel is shown.

Fig. 9 is the flow chart that the operation of embodiment shown in Fig. 7 is shown.

Figure 10 is the front view that the another embodiment of control panel is shown.

Figure 11 is the front view that the another embodiment of control panel is shown.

Figure 12 is the front view that the another embodiment of control panel is shown.

Figure 13 is the flow chart that the operation of embodiment shown in Figure 12 is shown.

The specific embodiment

Below, with reference to accompanying drawing describe in detail according to of the present invention, there is the clothes treatment device of liquid ejection function and the preferred embodiment of operation method thereof.

Fig. 2 is the perspective view of the schematically illustrated embodiment according to clothes treatment device of the present invention, as to have the liquid ejection function.Fig. 3 is the cutaway view of schematically illustrated internal structure embodiment illustrated in fig. 2.Fig. 4 is the perspective view of schematically illustrated internal structure embodiment illustrated in fig. 2.Embodiment shown in Fig. 2 is the example that is applied to dryer.With reference to Fig. 2, dryer 100 can comprise the body 102 of the outward appearance that forms this equipment, and at the front surface place of body 102, can be formed with put into body 102 for the clothing using as drying object put into mouth 104.Putting into mouth 104 can be opened and closed by door 106, and, can be provided with control panel 108 at the upside of putting into mouth 104, this control panel 108 is provided with for handling the various control buttons of described dryer.Certainly, the present invention need not be confined to dryer, but also is applicable to have any clothes treatment device of drying function, such as washing machine with drying function etc.

On the other hand, can be provided with drawer lid 110 in the side of control panel 108, and in the inboard of drawer lid 110, the liquid storage box of describing after a while can be installed.Liquid, the especially fragrant solution be mapped in cylinder to be painted can be stored in this liquid storage box, and this fragrance solution can be that water and fragrant solution stoste are with the mixed mixture of predetermined ratio.

Dryer as clothes treatment device of the present invention can be provided with cylinder 120, and this cylinder 120 is arranged in body 102 in rotatable mode, and to dry the object to be dried in it, and the front side of cylinder 120 and rear side can be rotatably mounted by supporting member.In addition, cylinder 120 can by dynamic conveyor belt 122 be connected to be located at dryer bottom CD-ROM drive motor 150 to receive revolving force.In addition, at the rear side of cylinder 120, can be provided with suction channel 130, and, be provided with heater 140 in the inlet portion office of suction channel 130, the air that this heater 140 sucks for heating.In addition, also be provided with filter 180, the foreign matter such as velveteen etc. of this filter 180 for filtering out that the air of discharging from cylinder 120 contains, and, front downside at cylinder 120 can be provided with pipeline 170,190, and this pipeline 170,190 is for filtering out foreign matter and then air being discharged to outside this dryer fully.

At pipeline, 170,190 places can be provided with draft fan 160, and this draft fan 160 is for by air intake cylinder 120 and force air is blown into to the outside of dryer.In other words, an end of pipeline 190 can be communicated with the outside of body 100, thereby functions as follows:, the air that draft fan 160 pressures are blowed is directed to the outside of this dryer.The draft fan 160 illustrated in the present embodiment can be the universal class type draft fan the pipeline be present in for discharge air from cylinder, with the air that will discharge from cylinder, is drawn into the discharge duct side.But, according to the structure of dryer, it also can have following type: wherein, draft fan is arranged in for hot-air being supplied to the suction channel 130 of cylinder, with the hot-air that adds by this suction channel, pushes in cylinder, and this is called blast type.

Can be connected to the pulley on a side that is formed on CD-ROM drive motor 150 for the dynamic conveyor belt 122 of head roll, and the driving shaft of described draft fan can be connected to the opposite side of CD-ROM drive motor 150, to drive draft fan 160.Therefore, in the present embodiment, if CD-ROM drive motor 150 rotations, cylinder and described draft fan also will rotate simultaneously.With single-motor, come the system of while head roll and described draft fan to can be described as single motor system.

Yet, also can consider such example, wherein, for the drum driven motor that makes cylinder 120 rotation with formed by independent motor respectively for the fan motor that makes draft fan 160 rotations, thereby there are two motors.

Fig. 4 is the simplified perspective view illustrated as the aromatic substance module of Types Below: wherein, the cylinder liquid storage box in dryer is inserted in drawer.With reference to this figure, drawer 112 can be arranged on the back side of drawer lid 110, and drawer 112 can cover together with 110 and move in the mode that pushes/pull out with drawer, and liquid storage box 113 can be contained in drawer 112 inboards.Liquid storage box 113 can be the container of inner hollow, to store the fragrant solution of hand-hole 114 injections that form by the upper surface place at liquid storage box 113.On the other hand, liquid storage box 113 can be by check-valves (not shown) etc. and combined with jet pump 115, therefore, be stored in liquid in liquid storage box 113 can by pump 115 with high-pressure injection in, along connecting hose 116, move.In addition, connecting hose 116 can be connected to the nozzle 118 at the place, top that is arranged on suction channel 130, and suction channel 130 is fixed to the rear surface supporting member for rotatably mounted cylinder 120.By this structure, the fragrant solution be stored in liquid storage box 113 can be ejected into by suction channel 130 inboard of cylinder 120 with spray pattern.In this embodiment, although considered that nozzle is arranged on the example in suction channel 130, need not be confined to this, nozzle 118 also can be arranged on the place, rear surface of cylinder, fragrant solution is directly injected to the inside of cylinder.

Can be provided with the electrode sensor (not shown) that is stored in the kind of liquid in liquid storage box for identification in the inside of liquid storage box 113 or connecting hose 116.This electrode sensor can comprise pair of electrodes, and the pressure drop level caused for the resistance of measuring due to the liquid between electrode, allow user area to divide the type of liquid thus.

On the other hand, with reference to Fig. 4, simultaneously a liquid storage box can only be installed on this dryer, so the user should change liquid storage box and optionally sprays fragrant solution or water.Yet, also can consider to install the example of two liquid storage boxes, and water and fragrant solution can be stored in respectively in each liquid storage box simultaneously.

Can change based on each oven dry process injection timing and the emitted dose of fragrant solution.The oven dry process provided in this dryer can roughly be divided into general oven dry process and fragrant solution sprays process, and this generally oven dry process is for drying the wet clothes of ordinary meaning, and this fragrance solution injection process is for improving the state of non-wet clothes.

Described general oven dry process can comprise hot-air supplying step and fragrant solution injecting step, in this hot-air supplying step, the hot-air back of the body under high temperature is supplied to the inside of cylinder to carry out oven dry, in this fragrance solution injecting step, dry and suspend the inside that under the state that hot-air supplies with, fragrant solution is ejected into to cylinder completing, dry thus wet clothes and tart up.Here, the time for supplying with hot-air in described hot-air supplying step should change based on kinds of laundry, so this general oven dry process can comprise a plurality of processes based on various clothings.In the situation that general oven dry process, can be by user's step of the injection fragrance solution after complete oven dry optionally.In other words, can be only the user desired timing just spray fragrant solution, for this reason, can be provided with the device that can determine whether spray fragrant solution and select flavor strength on described control panel.To be described this after a while.

The fragrance solution process of spraying can be except drying function, for strengthening the process of the function of improving the clothing state, with carry out except tarting up such as deodorizing, smoothing wrinkle, the function such as softening.More particularly, the fragrance solution process of spraying can comprise that fragrance increases process, this fragrance increase process for by within the short period of comparing with general oven dry process, for example supplied with hot-air in 5-10 minute and then spray fragrant solution to tart up, carry out deodorizing, destatic and soften operation.Now, can spray fragrant solution 10 seconds with the amount of about 10cc completing after drying, and, can make clothing soften and the surface temperature of rising clothing spraying the hot-air of supplying with before fragrant solution, allow thus aromatic substance to be coated on clothing more efficiently.In addition, the stink infiltrated in clothing can be discharged due to hot-air, thereby effectively removes this stink.

In addition, the fragrant solution process of spraying can comprise perfuming new process again, this perfuming again new process for spraying fragrant solution supplying with when hot-air reaches 15-20 minute, then after supplying with hot-air but again sprayed fragrant solution before cooling.Can count to pass by after 4 minutes from starting to supply with hot-air, with the amount of 30cc, be injected in when supplying with hot-air the fragrant solution that sprays one minute.Moisture containing the fragrant solution sprayed to some extent can evaporate by hot-air, and the steam of evaporation can be with contact with clothing to remove fold, stink and static on clothing and to carry out softening laundry by preventing that clothing is over-drying.During this process, flavor component may be discharged to the hot-air also then be continuously fed outside cylinder and water down together with hot-air, so fragrance may not be increased on clothing.Complete after hot-air supplies with, can spray again the fragrant solution 10 seconds of about 10cc, thinking that clothing tarts up.

In addition, the described fragrant solution process of spraying also can comprise again new process, and this multiple new process for only spraying fragrant solution when the supply hot-air reaches 15-20 minute.Should multiple new process can only when supplying with hot-air, spray fragrant solution, only remove fragrance increase function new process again from perfuming thus.Yet, during this multiple new process, the amount of the fragrant solution sprayed can be set as about 50cc, this amount is greater than the perfuming amount of new process again, to strengthen the effect of bringing due to steam supply.

On the other hand, though in described liquid storage box, store be water the time, also can apply this multiple new process.In other words, can during drying course, eject water to cylinder inside, to carry out aforementioned smoothing wrinkle, destatic and to soften operation.Thereby, while on dryer, a liquid storage box only being installed, can spray fragrant solution or water by the kind of liquid based on storing in this liquid storage box, to carry out again new process.When two liquid storage boxes are installed on dryer, can injection water to carry out again new process.Here, consider that fragrant solution phase is more expensive for water, while on dryer, a liquid storage box only being installed and what store in this liquid storage box is in the situation of fragrant solution, can not carry out again new process, or produce buzzer and change above-mentioned liquid storage box with the prompting user with the liquid storage box that stores water.

Here, the injection of aromatic substance will be described in detail.

The aromatic substance injection method can roughly be divided into (1) pre-treatment step, (2) perfuming treatment step, and (3) post-processing step.

Below, this aromatic substance method will briefly be described.

(1) pre-treatment step is a kind of like this process:, for clothing being expanded and answering newly, to allow aromatic substance, be immersed in clothing well.According to the present invention, aromatic substance is supplied in the cylinder of dryer to relate to after drying the clothing that in this dryer, has completed washing and dehydration and sprays aromatic substance, but need not be confined to this, and aromatic substance supply process according to the present invention also can have been deposited the clothing of long period in user's taking-up and carry out with before using this clothing in wardrobe.In wardrobe, deposited the clothing wrinkling and crumple during storage of long period, or the stink of wardrobe may immerse in clothing, therefore, the process that can be provided for supplying with aromatic substance removes this stink.In addition, if first made clothing stand pre-treatment step before supplying with aromatic substance, can make clothing expand, allow thus aromatic substance to deposit well in perfuming treatment step subsequently.

(2) the perfuming treatment step is a kind of like this process:, the fragrant solution be stored in aforementioned aromatic substance supplying module carried out pumping and by nozzle, this fragrance solution is ejected in cylinder, allowing thus aromatic substance to immerse in clothing.In aforementioned aromatic substance supplying module, such example has been described, wherein: utilize pump in storage bin or apotheca, with predetermined pressure to fragrant solution pressurization and then by nozzle, it is ejected in cylinder.But, according to embodiment, can open the feed path for supplying with aromatic substance and fragrant solution is not pumped into to described pump with the internal feed aromatic substance to cylinder, perhaps, can adopt the evaporation element of separation, the inside that this evaporation element can be configured for making fragrant solution evaporation and aromatic substance is supplied to cylinder, thus accelerate the evaporation of this aromatic substance.In this case, described evaporation element can be arranged on various positions, for example is arranged on forward support, rear support place, or is arranged in the pipeline for introducing aromatic substance.

(3) post-processing step can be implemented as and be evenly distributed on clothing and drying clothes equably for making to be ejected into aromatic substance in cylinder, and this post-processing step can comprise cooling procedure, drying course and cooling procedure again.Described cooling procedure is arranged for and makes the aromatic substance that is ejected into cylinder inside be easy to shift between clothing, described drying course can be arranged for dries the aromatic substance be ejected in cylinder, and described cooling procedure again is arranged for the temperature that reduces cylinder inside, thereby allow the user finally to take out clothing.Yet, in new cycle period again, initial, can not provide cooling while spraying aromatic substance, described below.

Hereinafter, will describe (1) pre-treatment step in detail, (2) perfuming treatment step, and (3) post-processing step.

(1) pre-treatment step

The basic skills of pre-treatment step is at first to make cylinder rolling (cylinder being rotated at a predetermined velocity by drive unit), and can carry out this rolling in unidirectional or two-way mode.By this rolling, the clothing be contained in cylinder may stand rising-falling process when rotating together with cylinder, and can make clothing expand and can shake off and remove the foreign matter that can be attached on clothing, thereby clothing can be in pure and fresh state.

In addition, preferably, can be longer than the time consumed in the perfuming treatment step in the time that during this pre-treatment step, the execution rolling spends, and according to experiment, the suitable rolling time can be about 4 minutes to 5 minutes.

In addition, during this rolling, can supply air in cylinder, this draft fan be arranged in dryer by operation is realized.During this rolling process, if air is recycled in cylinder by draft fan, can remove the stink remained between clothing, and, when making air pass clothing, can further promote the infiltration of aromatic substance material.

In addition, in this case, the air be supplied in cylinder can be the hot-air by the heater heating, and in the situation that supply with hot-air, further the structure of softening laundry, further improve freshness effect thus.In the situation that supply with hot-air, just before entering the perfuming treatment step, may necessarily require to reduce the process of temperature in cylinder, this be because: while being ejected on clothing by aromatic substance under the higher state of the temperature of the temperature in cylinder or clothing, because aromatic substance deposition does not occur but evaporation immediately, so reduced the intensity that is deposited on the aromatic substance on clothing.

As mentioned above, in the step of spraying aromatic substance, should confirm the temperature in cylinder, now, the temperature that this temperature can the specified point based in cylinder measures or the temperature that the clothing place of rolling measures in cylinder, or the temperature of the air of discharging can the cylinder based on from dryer.

Although the intensity of the aromatic substance that the clothing taken out from cylinder deposits subjectively felt by the user, known according to experiment, the flavor strength level that the user feels is stronger, and the temperature in cylinder is lower.In the typical drying course of dryer, can be after completing oven dry by the process that reduces the clothing temperature for supplying with the cooling procedure do not add hot-air but carrying out before from cylinder, taking out clothing, therefore, the consumer who takes out this clothing can not feel hot.In addition, when the temperature based on the drum outlet place, consider the temperature of the clothing that the user takes out, find a little less than flavor strength that flavor strength that the consumer feels under about 47 degree feels under about 30 degree than the consumer manyly.

With reference to Fig. 5, with curve map, show above description.The bowl temperature when trunnion axis of this curve map means to be ejected in cylinder by aromatic substance, and its vertical axes means the size of flavor strength.In the present embodiment, the temperature based on the drum outlet place is measured said temperature.Yet, needing not be confined to this, the temperature of cylinder is measured at another part place that also can be in cylinder, and, can with flavor strength now, be contrasted by the temperature that will measure at this another part place of cylinder, draw the temperature of cylinder with curve map.Yet, in the situation that temperature is measured at another part place of cylinder, may be slightly different from the curve map in Fig. 5 aspect concrete numerical value, but the general shape of described curve map is identical.

According to the present embodiment, as shown in Figure 5, have been found that: the temperature when spraying aromatic substance in cylinder is at about 40 degree when following, and the user can feel fragrance from clothing, but, in the time of at the temperature lower than about 20 degree, flavor strength may be crossed strong and cause bad sensation to the user.Thereby the optimum temperature of processing for perfuming can be at about 40 degree between 20 degree.Therefore here, the user may want process clothes at short notice, and when consider this point, the temperature in cylinder between about 35 degree and 25 are spent the time, can be controlled to have suitable flavor strength in reasonable time.More preferably, while spending, can aspect time and flavor strength, obtain optimum when when spraying aromatic substance, the temperature of cylinder being controlled as about 30.Here, the temperature in cylinder is based on the temperature at drum outlet place, but the temperature in the temperature that also can use another some place in cylinder to measure rather than above-mentioned exit is used as the temperature of cylinder.Yet, in the situation that use the temperature at another some place of cylinder, may be slightly different from the temperature at drum outlet place, and, according to experiment, there is the difference of about 3 degree between the two.

Can be according to user's requirement, determine the flavor strength felt by the user in every way when aromatic substance is deposited on clothing.Can on the control panel of dryer, be provided with the selection button, to allow the user to select his or she desired intensity, and the controller of dryer can be controlled and make the inside of cylinder have different temperatures, thereby control accordingly flavor strength with the button that the user selects.For example, the user can first select to carry out the process that perfuming is processed operation, then set his or she desired flavor strength by the flavor strength regulon that can select flavor strength, and when the control button of dryer is pressed, controller can detect user-selected flavor strength (for example, high, medium and low) and carry out the temperature in index drum according to selected flavor strength.For this reason, in the situation that the intensity that the user selects by the flavor strength regulon is " height ", controller can read the temperature value of temperature sensor (temperature sensor that refers to the drum outlet place here), and the temperature at the drum outlet place is 25 while spending, make aromatic substance jet pump or switch valve move one section in the default time, with by the aromatic substance injection of material or be evaporated in cylinder, allow thus aromatic substance to immerse in clothing.In a similar fashion, in the situation that the intensity that the user selects by the flavor strength regulon be " in " or " low ", described controller can be 30 or 35 while spending in the temperature at drum outlet place, make to move aromatic substance jet pump or switch valve one default period of operation, allows thus aromatic substance to immerse in clothing.

In this case, replace temperature value, can set the cool time corresponding with flavor strength (for supplying with the time of the air do not heated by heater) and control this operation.In addition, can control flavor strength by the injecting time that changes aromatic substance, will be described in detail this in following perfuming treatment step.

(2) perfuming treatment step

The feature of perfuming treatment step is: the internal spray aromatic substance from the aromatic substance supplying module to cylinder when making the cylinder rolling reaches the time of one section appointment.In addition, the emitted dose that is ejected into the aromatic substance of cylinder inside can pass through the running time of the mass flow of sprayed fragrant solution, described pump or the opening time of switch valve is determined, and the flavor strength that the emitted dose of aromatic substance can be selected according to the user is determined.In other words, when the intensity of selecting by the flavor strength regulon as the user be " height ", can make this running time longer to controlling running time of described pump etc., so can spray more substantial aromatic substance, control thus emitted dose.Hereinafter, by the several embodiment that describe according to perfuming treatment step of the present invention.

1) the first embodiment

In the first embodiment, use description to aromatic substance is ejected into to continuous injection and the interrupted injection in the whole bag of tricks in cylinder.

Continuous injection in the present embodiment is the situation in from aromatic substance supplying module continuous injection to cylinder by aromatic substance, and interrupted injection be pump by repeating to open and close the aromatic substance supplying module or switch valve and carry out off and on, aromatic substance is ejected into to the situation in cylinder.The laundry amounts that continuous injection and interrupted injection can be by laundry amounts, put into cylinder is distinguished.When the controller of dryer is detected the laundry amounts of putting into cylinder and judges that this laundry amounts hour, can carry out continuous injection, and, when controller judges that this laundry amounts is larger, can carry out interrupted injection.

More specifically, the process of processing aromatic substance can comprise following two kinds of situations:, the user selects perfuming to process the situation of operation, and user's selection comprises the situation of the general drying operation of aromatic substance course of injection.The process that the user selects perfuming to process in the situation of operation can comprise: select perfuming to process operation; Allow the dryer controller to detect laundry amounts; When the laundry amounts detected is larger, carry out interrupted injection in this clothes amount detection step; And, when the laundry amounts detected in this clothes amount detection step hour, carry out continuous injection.In the case, laundry amounts that can be based on detecting, aromatic substance is ejected in cylinder repeating to open and close when operation reaches one period scheduled time.

In addition, the user selects to comprise that the process in the situation of general drying operation of aromatic substance course of injection can comprise: select drying operation; Allow controller to detect laundry amounts; Drying operation step for drying clothes; And for aromatic substance being ejected into to the aromatic substance injecting step in cylinder.In this aromatic substance injecting step, when the laundry amounts detected when controller is larger, can carry out interrupted injection, and the laundry amounts detected when controller hour, can carry out continuous injection.In interrupted injection, laundry amounts that can be based on detecting, spray aromatic substance repeating to open and close when operation reaches one period scheduled time.In addition, the flavor strength that can select based on laundry amounts or user or consider that both determine the time of injection aromatic substance (continuous injection or interrupted injection).

In the situation that laundry amounts is larger, can spray aromatic substance with intermittent mode, because in the situation that laundry amounts aromatic substance little, that spray can easily and equably be deposited on clothing, but, in the large situation of laundry amounts, possibly can't carry out equably the aromatic substance deposition by continuous injection.Thereby, in the situation that laundry amounts is large, aromatic substance can be ejected in cylinder and reaches one period scheduled time from the aromatic substance supplying module, then can make the cylinder rolling and the clothing entanglement is untied again, afterwards, again sprayed, allow thus aromatic substance effectively to be deposited on clothing.By this process, aromatic substance can uniform deposition on clothing, thereby improved the uniformity of aromatic substance.

According to experiment, preferably, can carry out continuous injection in the situation that laundry amounts is 1kg-2kg, and can carry out interrupted injection in the situation that laundry amounts is greater than 3kg.In addition, preferably, in the situation that interrupted injection, intermittently duration, be time that described pump cuts out can be that clothing in cylinder is carried out the time (thereby being that clothing raises and then falls and tangle or untie the spent time along cylinder) that circling behavior spends along with the rotation of cylinder, and this time can be preferably 5 seconds.In addition, the pump of aromatic substance supplying module the time of opening during this interrupted injection can preferably set into make last opening time equal or be longer than before opening time.For example, in the situation that laundry amounts is 3kg, when the user selected " in " flavor strength the time, the time that the pump of aromatic substance supplying module is opened during this interrupted injection process can carry out as follows: open 15 seconds, close 5 seconds, open 15 seconds, close 5 seconds and open 20 seconds.

2) the second embodiment

In a second embodiment, do not relate to the oven dry process of carrying out after washing process and dehydration, but relate at short notice to situation about using or stored clothing carries out the perfuming processing.Hereinafter, it can be described as " modification (touch-up course) ".In this case, needn't carry out in independent mode the detection of laundry amounts, and the aromatic substance injection can have the continuous injection process.

According to the modification of this embodiment, can comprise: select a modification; Cooling step; And aromatic substance injecting step.In the case, cooling step can be carried out just before the aromatic substance injecting step, and can be in the aromatic substance injecting step continuous injection aromatic substance.

In addition, according to another embodiment of this modification, it can comprise the step that allows the user to select flavor strength.In the case, this modification can comprise: select a modification; Select flavor strength; Cooling step; And aromatic substance injecting step.In addition, in the case, the amount that the flavor strength that can select based on the user is regulated sprayed aromatic substance, and, also can utilize the amount of controlling sprayed aromatic substance running time of pump or the valve of aromatic substance supplying module.

3) the 3rd embodiment

The 3rd embodiment relates to aromatic substance is ejected on the clothes in cylinder to fold to remove clothing, carries out the process of deodorizing etc.Hereinafter, this process can be described as " multiple new process ".Can carry out this process to the clothing that completes washing process and dehydration, or can align the clothing that uses or deposit and carry out this process.

According to the multiple new process of this embodiment, can comprise: select a multiple new process; The first aromatic substance injecting step; Cooling step; And the second aromatic substance injecting step.In the case, the aromatic substance injecting step can be undertaken by the continuous injection process for the continuous injection aromatic substance.In addition, in the first aromatic substance injecting step, injection aromatic substance institute's time spent can be set as longer than spray aromatic substance institute's time spent in the second aromatic substance injecting step, thus to the clothing smoothing wrinkle, and compare more substantial aromatic substance with the first aromatic substance injecting step and realize deodorizing effect by spraying.Should multiple new process can also between the first aromatic substance injecting step and the second aromatic substance injecting step, comprise for supplying with the baking step of hot-air, with drying clothes, thus, immerse drying clothes while during the first aromatic substance injecting step, being ejected into the aromatic substance in cylinder is arranged in clothing.

In addition, according to another embodiment of this multiple new process, the user can select flavor strength.In the case, this multiple new process can comprise: select a multiple new process; Select flavor strength; The first aromatic substance injecting step; Cooling step; And the second aromatic substance injecting step.When the user has selected flavor strength, the amount that can regulate sprayed aromatic substance by the flavor strength based on selected is sprayed aromatic substance.Also can utilize the amount of controlling sprayed aromatic substance running time of pump or the valve of aromatic substance supplying module.

In above-mentioned perfuming treatment step, during the process of spraying aromatic substance, can in drum rotating, make the draft fan of dryer move to supply air to the inside of cylinder continuously, perhaps, during the process of spraying aromatic substance, can in drum rotating, the draft fan of dryer be closed, not supply air in cylinder.

3) post-processing step

Post-processing step is for carrying out the process of cooling procedure, and this cooling procedure by making the draft fan operation supply air in cylinder under the heater closed condition.This post-processing step provided is for by the lucky cooling step after spraying aromatic substance, the aromatic substance composition being shifted and be fixed in clothing, and can from clothing, not evaporate.

In addition, this post-processing step also can comprise drying course, and this drying course may remain in the moisture in clothing and comfort level is provided due to the aromatic substance sprayed during the aromatic substance injecting step for removing.During this drying course, the heater of dryer can move, hot-air is supplied to the inside of cylinder.In addition, this post-processing step also can be included in carries out drying course cooling procedure afterwards, makes thus the user who takes out clothing can not feel boiling hot.In the case, the temperature of this cooling procedure can be higher than the temperature for the cooling procedure of spraying aromatic substance during aromatic substance injecting step.If this post-processing step carried out immediately after the injection aromatic substance is carried out too for a long time, the aromatic substance potential evaporation is fallen, and therefore, this post-processing step should be shorter than the pre-treatment step before aromatic substance injecting step.

On the other hand, the user can regulate according to his or she judgement the amount of the fragrant solution sprayed during each process.In other words, the user can or be reduced to by further increase the value that each process sets and regulate flavor strength.The selection of this process and the adjusting of flavor strength can be undertaken by aforementioned control panel 108.

Fig. 6 is the view that the example of control panel 108 is shown, and the left side of this control panel 108 is provided with power knob 10, and the right side of control panel 108 is provided with process selection knob 30.In the following description, the element identical with the button shown in Fig. 1 mean by identical Reference numeral, and will omit it and be repeated in this description.

Can be furnished with the project corresponding with each process provided in this dryer in the peripheral part office of process selection knob 30, and, can be by rotating this process selection knob 30 so that one of described project aims to select with the display line (not shown) of knob 30 process provided in this dryer.Here, the project corresponding with Reference numeral 30a can be corresponding to the new process again of the perfuming in aforementioned process, and the project corresponding with Reference numeral 30b can be corresponding to new process again, and other process can be arranged on this multiple new process with perfuming again newly between process.So they can be arranged on opposition side each other around knob 30, prevent that thus the user from obscuring.Thereby the user can select any in these two processes by rotation knob 30.As mentioned above, in the situation that new process again can only be sprayed fragrant solution or water during hot-air supply process, therefore can not add aromatic substance.

On the other hand, right side at knob 30 can be provided with operation/pause button 14, and the right side of this operation/pause button 14 can be provided with aridity button 16, be used to indicate the hot air temperature of supplying with while drying temperature control button 18, set button 22 and select button 24 etc. for the option of setting variety of option with the buzzer of informing the various situations of user for the volume of setting buzzer.On the top of aridity button 16, can be provided with for showing aridity the Show Button 16a of the state of just setting, wherein aridity the Show Button 16a can comprise a plurality of LED elements, and, no matter when press this aridity button 16, the element with respective horizontal in these LED elements is luminous.This description also is applicable to be arranged on the temperature indicating device 18a at the place, top of temperature control button 18.

Can be provided with flavor strength on the right side of temperature control button 18 and regulate button 40.Flavor strength is regulated button 40 and can be configured to: no matter when the user presses this flavor strength is regulated button 40, all with four grades, regulates flavor strength, and can show the user to the flavor strength of setting by flavor strength display unit 40a.In addition, can be provided with on the top of flavor strength display unit 40a and recharge lamp 40b for prompting " the fragrant solution deficiency in liquid storage box ".Even, when the liquid storage box for storing fragrant solution is not arranged on dryer and fragrant solution deficiency, recharging lamp 40b also can be luminous.Certainly, also can be provided with for pointing out this dryer whether lamp liquid storage box, independent is installed.

On the other hand, when by electrode sensor, identify the liquid that stores in described liquid storage box and then the user made while utilizing the selection that the liquid that identifies can't realize, can be provided with within it for carrying out the lamp of this prompting.For example, in being seated in liquid storage box be water the time, if the user has selected to comprise the process of fragrant solution course of injection, this lamp can open to inform that user's selection is wrong.

Here, only, when the process of selecting by knob 30 will be sprayed fragrant solution, just can activate flavor strength and regulate button 40, but, when pressing other button, not move this function.Thereby, can prevent from regulating owing to unnecessarily pressing flavor strength the misoperation that button 40 occurs, and can regulate successively flavor strength after having selected process, improve thus ease of use.

For this reason, the bottom that can regulate button 40 in flavor strength is provided with LED element (not shown), to regulate in flavor strength when button 40 activates, allows the user visually to notice it.The Reference numeral 24a as drying time setting button of OptionButton 24 can be set as only in one section Preset Time setting button 24a setting by drying time, carrying out drying operation.

The operation of previous embodiment is described with reference to Fig. 7 now.At first, if the user has selected the process of his or she expectation by rotation knob 30, the controller comprised in this dryer confirms whether selected process is that fragrance increases the permission process, whether comprised the process of spraying fragrant solution after drying course, and, when selected process is fragrance increase permission process, activates flavor strength and regulate button 40.If the user presses flavor strength and regulates button 40 in the state of having set fragrance increase forbidding process (i.e. multiple new process), can export buzzer to inform that this is a wrong choice, and, when not having button input or described operation/pause button to be pressed, can carry out selected circulation within one default period.

Subsequently, if selected process is fragrance, increase the permission process, controller confirms whether this process is special-purpose perfuming process.In other words, the general oven dry process of this process can be selected the process whether tarted up corresponding to the user, and perfuming again new process be basic demand, so it can be corresponding to special-purpose perfuming process.Thereby, when selected process is special-purpose perfuming process, if the user does not input occurrence, flavor strength is set to " normally " level, and therefore by flavor strength display unit 40a, turn on the lamp corresponding to this " normally " level.Then, if the user presses flavor strength and regulates button 40, by change flavor strength to display based on this, carry out this circulation, and, if do not press within one default period, flavor strength is regulated button 40 or described operation/pause button is pressed, and carries out selected circulation.If selected process is to select the general oven dry process whether tarted up, the lamp be arranged in flavor strength display unit 40a is closed, and makes thus the user recognize and should regulate flavor strength.

In this step, if the user what do not select or supress operation/pause button, can carry out the circulation corresponding with the general oven dry process of British plain spirits increase step, if regulate button 40 and supress flavor strength, the flavor strength display unit 40a corresponding to the flavor strength changed based on this can open, and, if there is no the button input within default a period of time, can carry out selected circulation.

On the other hand, in the time can during this process, selecting flavor strength to regulate button,, when flavor strength adjusting button 40 is activated, the LED element that flavor strength is regulated button 40 can open or close, and making thus the user recognize can tart up and can regulate flavor strength by spray fragrant solution during drying course.It also can be by showing by another kind of method.In other words, for informing that the independent LED of " spraying aromatic substance during drying course " can be arranged to adjacent with knob 30, to open it or to close, and, can be respectively in addition each process and be provided with LED, then, can differently construct form or the shape of illuminated form or color or LED arrangement, separate with other process area fragrance is increased to process.

Except the method for using LED, also can consider to change the bar of the process print color adjacent with knob 30, printing different colours or the method for output specific sound.In the case, can be only in the situation that fragrance increases the process output sound, or can increase process or other process is exported different sound for fragrance.

Then, the user can press flavor strength and regulate button 40, and to input the relevant information of flavor strength desired to him or she, and controller can spray the fragrant solution of the amount corresponding with inputted flavor strength information after completing drying course.In addition, can on described control panel, be provided with and allow the user directly to select the load of clothes relevant to spraying fragrant solution and the button of type.

On the other hand, previous embodiment can change to another kind of form.In other words, in the situation that the general oven dry process in these processes, the user can select whether to spray aromatic substance, and on described control panel, can be provided with for realizing the device of this point, and it can be regulated button by flavor strength and realizes.Fig. 8 illustrates the view that flavor strength is regulated the modified example of button, wherein flavor strength regulate button 40 ' selection can be formed by four grades, and do not carry out fragrance increase when " British plain spirits " of the lowest class.In the case, can activate " British plain spirits ", so as only selected flavor strength regulate button 40 ' on each process in general oven dry process the time just can be selected.In other words, can select process to be divided into: special-purpose fragrance increases process, the fragrance increase can select process and fragrance to increase the forbidding process.In the situation that fragrance increases the forbidding process, can make flavor strength regulate button invalid, and in the situation that the fragrance increase can be selected process, can select " British plain spirits " grade and can activate flavor strength and regulate button, but, in the situation that special-purpose fragrance increases process, can not select " British plain spirits " grade.

Aforementioned process has been shown in Fig. 9.If the user opens the power supply of dryer, and enter a process (C) by knob 30, controller is confirmed entered process in step S1.When by confirmation this process (C) (step S2), forbidding the fragrance increase, can carry out selected process with complete operation.Yet, when having selected fragrance to increase the permission process, controller is confirmed whether to have asked fragrance to increase process (step S3) again.

When having asked fragrance to increase process, that is, in the situation that special-purpose fragrance increases process, can continue to step S4, thereby forbidding " British plain spirits " does not allow to select " British plain spirits " thus.In the situation that the fragrance increase can be selected process, can continue to step S5 to allow the user to select his or she desired flavor strength, then, based on presupposed information, carry out selected process (S6).

Figure 10 is the view that the another embodiment of control panel 108 is shown.The element identical with the button shown in Fig. 6 mean by identical Reference numeral, and will omit it and be repeated in this description.In each project of the peripheral part office that is arranged in process selection knob 30, Reference numeral 30c is that aforementioned fragrance increases process, and Reference numeral 30d is perfuming new process again, and Reference numeral 30e is corresponding to new process again.In addition, can be provided with drying time on the right side of temperature control button 18 and set button 26, and can be provided with the drying time display unit 26a of the drying time set for demonstration on the top of drying time setting button 26.The buzzer that can be provided with for regulating buzzer in OptionButton 24 sides in addition, is set button 24b.

With Fig. 6, compare, the fragrance that can also further be increased in the embodiment shown in fig. 10 statement on knob 30 increases process, to allow the user, selects intuitively various types of more oven dry processes.Here, when having selected general oven dry process, can activate " British plain spirits " grade, allow thus the user in several steps as the previous embodiment of Fig. 8 executive process select and set of options.

Figure 11 is the view that the another embodiment of control panel 108 is shown.The identical element of the button with shown in Fig. 6 or Figure 10 in Figure 11 means by identical Reference numeral, and will omit it and be repeated in this description.In each project of the peripheral part office that is arranged in process selection knob 30, Reference numeral 30f can be set to for selecting perfuming any of new process and multiple new process again, and Reference numeral 30g can increase process corresponding to aforementioned fragrance.Here, when the user has selected the corresponding project of Reference numeral 30f by rotation knob 30, can regulate button 40 by flavor strength and determine final selected process.

In other words, set if regulate this flavor strength to regulate button 40 " very strong ", any in " by force " and " normally " that shows flavor strength, can select perfuming new process again, and if flavor strength is regulated button 40 and is adjusted to " British plain spirits ", can select again new process.Result, the quantity that is arranged in knob 30 project on every side can be less than the quantity that reality can be selected process, therefore can simplify this knob arrangement on every side to strengthen visuality, be convenient to thus the selection of this knob, and, can activate the option that can be set by the user in each step, with the project of pointing out the user to select for each step, be convenient to thus its operation.

Figure 12 is the view that the another embodiment of control panel 108 is shown.In Figure 12, described fragrance increases process and multiple new process can be combined to pure and fresh process 30h, and this control panel 108 can also comprise medium selection button 42.In other words, if the user has selected pure and fresh process 30h, medium selects button 42 to activate, and selects button 42 by this medium, and whether the user can select to tart up.If the user selects button 42 to select " mist " by this medium, can carry out aforementioned multiple new process, and if selected " fragrance ", can carry out perfuming new process again.Certainly, according to situation, also can carry out fragrance increase process and replace perfuming new process again.

If the user has selected " fragrance ", flavor strength adjusting button 40 can activate.Here, can not comprise aforementioned " British plain spirits " in the step that can regulate by flavor strength button 40 selections.This be because: the user has selected the fragrance increase in advance, and therefore, if comprise " British plain spirits " here, may cancel fragrance increases, and causes thus misoperation.

The operation of previous embodiment is described with reference to Figure 13.If the user has selected a process, controller confirms whether selected process is that fragrance increases the permission process.Increase the forbidding process in the situation that this process is fragrance, flavor strength is regulated button can be invalid, and, while not having button input or operation/pause button to be pressed, can carry out selected circulation within one default period.If regulate under the state that button is invalid and press this flavor strength and regulate button in flavor strength, controller can be exported buzzer this is a wrong choice to inform the user, and controller is waited for another button input.

When selected process is fragrance increase permission process, controller can make the flavor strength display operation, to turn on the lamp corresponding with " normally " grade, should " normally " grade be the basic flavor strength grade of selecting.Under this state, if press operation/pause button, can carry out selected circulation.On the other hand, if medium selects button to be activated and the user selects button to select " mist " by medium in above-mentioned steps, can carry out fragrance increases the forbidding process.Here, for this medium, select button, when selected process is fragrance increase permission process, " fragrance " can be set as to default value.Thereby if, user's non-selected " mist ", it can be set as allowing to tart up, can activate flavor strength simultaneously and regulate button and it is entered for button inputted dormant state.In this step, if if button input or the operation/pause button of by flavor strength, not regulating button within one default period are pressed, can carry out this circulation, if, and the input of button is regulated in existence by flavor strength, can show that corresponding flavor strength is to carry out this circulation.

On the other hand, when selected process is special-purpose perfuming process, can make medium select button invalid.Thereby, when having selected special-purpose perfuming process, controller can show " normally " of step by default by the flavor strength display unit, and, while not having key-press input or operation/pause button to be pressed, carry out selected circulation within default a period of time, and, when existence is regulated the input of button by flavor strength, show that the grade changed is to carry out described circulation.

On the control panel 108 shown in Figure 12, medium selects button 42 and flavor strength to regulate button 40 can be integrally formed, so that the flavor strength with shape shown in Fig. 8 to be provided, regulates button 40.In the case, if regulate button 40 by flavor strength, selected " British plain spirits ", can carry out again new process, otherwise, can carry out perfuming new process again, further simplified thus the arrangement of this control panel.

With reference to Figure 14, show the another embodiment of described control panel.

In Figure 14, the left side of control panel 208 can be provided with power knob 210, and the right side of this power knob 210 can be provided with process selection knob 230.In the following description, the element identical with the button shown in Fig. 1 indicated by identical Reference numeral, and will omit it and be repeated in this description.

Can be furnished with the project corresponding with each process provided in this dryer in the peripheral part office of process selection knob 230, and, can be by rotating this process selection knob 230 so that one of described project aims to select with the display line (not shown) of knob 230 process provided in this dryer.Right side at knob 230 can be provided with operation/pause button 214, and the right side of this operation/pause button 214 can be provided with aridity button 216, is used to indicate the temperature control button 218 of the hot air temperature of supplying with while drying and selects button 224 etc. for the option of setting variety of option.

On the top of aridity button 216, can be provided with for showing aridity the Show Button 216a of the state of just setting, wherein aridity the Show Button 216a can comprise a plurality of LED elements, and, no matter when press this aridity button 216, the element with respective horizontal in these LED elements is luminous.This description also is applicable to be arranged on the temperature indicating device 218a at the place, top of temperature control button 218.

Can be provided with fragrance on the right side of temperature control button 218 and select button 240.Fragrance selects button 240 to be arranged to whether after by knob 230, having selected process and carried out associated process, spray fragrant solution.Thereby, if the user presses fragrance and selects button 240, can open be arranged at fragrance and select the LED 240a on button 240 tops in, the user is recognized selected fragrant solution to spray, and controller can spray fragrant solution after completing drying course.In addition, if the user selects button 240 in the situation that non-selected process is supressed fragrance, can spray fragrant solution in the situation that do not carry out drying course.In addition, at fragrance, select the top of button 240 to be provided with and recharge lamp 240b for prompting " the fragrant solution deficiency in liquid storage box ".Even, when the liquid storage box for storing fragrant solution is not arranged on dryer and fragrant solution deficiency, recharging lamp 240b also can be luminous.Certainly, also can be provided with for pointing out this dryer whether lamp liquid storage box, independent is installed.

On the other hand, flavor strength adjusting button 240b can be arranged to select button 240 adjacent with fragrance.Flavor strength is regulated button 240b and can be configured to: no matter when the user presses this button, all with four grades, regulates flavor strength, and can show the user to the flavor strength of setting by flavor strength display unit 250a.

Here, only, when selecting button 240 to be set as spraying fragrant solution by fragrance, just can activate flavor strength and regulate button 240b, but, when pressing other button, can not move this function.Thereby, can prevent from regulating owing to unnecessarily pressing flavor strength the misoperation that button 240b occurs, and can after having selected to spray fragrant solution, regulate successively flavor strength, improve thus ease of use.

For this reason, the bottom that can regulate button 240b in flavor strength is provided with LED element (not shown), to regulate in flavor strength when button 240b activates, allows the user visually to notice it.The Reference numeral 224a as drying time setting button of OptionButton 224 can be set as only in one section Preset Time setting button 224a setting by drying time, carrying out drying operation.

On the other hand, except the flavor strength shown in Figure 14 is regulated button 240b, also can be provided with various detailed programs setting devices thereon.For example, can regulate button with flavor strength and be adjacent to be provided with in addition laundry amounts load button or clothing mass input button, by this button, the user can set the amount of object to be dried, the type of clothing etc., and controller can the information based on input be determined the best emitted dose of fragrant solution.

Figure 15 is the view of another example that the manipulation device of Figure 14 is shown, and wherein around flavor strength, regulates that button 240b can be printed with or with rectangular patterns 260.By this pattern, it is associated with each other on function that the user can realize two buttons that put in place in this pattern 260, further is convenient to thus handle this equipment.If be provided with in addition aforementioned laundry amounts load button or clothing mass input button on this manipulation device, they all can be positioned at a pattern.

Figure 16 is the view of another example that the manipulation device of Figure 14 is shown, and wherein fragrance is selected button and flavor strength to regulate button and can be integrally formed as a button.In Figure 16, Reference numeral 224b can be for setting or discharge the buzzer setting button of various warning outputs, Reference numeral 226 can be that aforementioned drying time is set button, and Reference numeral 226a can be the display unit of the drying time that sets for demonstration.In the example shown in Figure 16, can on the LED 250a at the place, top that is arranged at flavor strength adjusting button 240b, with four grades, show the flavor strength set.Yet, in the embodiment shown in Figure 16, select a process as the user by knob 230 and then in the situation that when not handling flavor strength and regulating button 240b and press operation button 214, can carry out general oven dry process, and, when the user selects a process and then by flavor strength, regulates button 240b and inputted the flavor strength that will spray, can after execution oven dry process, spray fragrant solution.

Certainly, even in the example shown in Figure 16, also can be provided with aforementioned laundry amounts and clothing quality button thereon.

Claims

1. a clothes treatment device, described clothes treatment device comprises a plurality of clothing treatment progress with different clothes processing methods, described equipment comprises:

Cylinder, described cylinder is configured for accommodating laundry;

The hot-air feedway, described hot-air feedway is configured for the inboard that hot-air is supplied to described cylinder;

Injection apparatus, described injection apparatus is configured for the inside that fragrant solution is ejected into to described cylinder;

Manipulation device, described manipulation device comprises process selection device and flavor strength adjusting device, described process selection device is configured for selects described clothing treatment progress; And

Controller, described controller is configured to control described equipment according to the instruction by described manipulation device input,

Wherein, described a plurality of clothing treatment progress comprise that at least one aromatic substance sprays process, and described at least one aromatic substance injection process is used for spraying described fragrant solution during described clothing processing procedure,

Described process selection device comprises that aromatic substance sprays the process selection device, and described aromatic substance sprays the process selection device for selecting one of described aromatic substance injection process, and

Wherein, when the process by described process selection Array selection does not comprise the aromatic substance course of injection, described flavor strength adjusting device is disabled.

2. equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein, at least some the aromatic substance injection processes in described a plurality of aromatic substance injection processes have different aromatic substance injection timings.

3. equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described manipulation device also comprises that aromatic substance sprays the cancellation device, and described controller is controlled, in order to spray at described aromatic substance, cancel device when selected, do not carry out fragrant solution course of injection when carrying out by the clothing treatment progress of described process selection Array selection.

4. equipment as claimed in claim 3, wherein, when the process by described process selection Array selection does not comprise the aromatic substance course of injection, described aromatic substance sprays to be cancelled device and is disabled.

5. equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein, be provided with in addition display unit in described manipulation device, when described flavor strength adjusting device and described aromatic substance spray when cancelling device and being disabled, described display unit can show in the mode of the sense of hearing and vision this state.

6. equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the aromatic substance of described process selection device sprays the process selection device and also comprises recognition device, and described recognition device allows visually to distinguish with remaining process selection device.

7. a clothes treatment device, described clothes treatment device comprises a plurality of clothing treatment progress with different clothes processing methods, described equipment comprises:

Cylinder, described cylinder is configured for and holds described clothing;

Injection apparatus, described injection apparatus is configured for the inside that fragrant solution or water optionally is ejected into to described cylinder;

Manipulation device, described manipulation device comprises process selection device, medium selecting arrangement and flavor strength adjusting device, described process selection device is configured for selects described clothing treatment progress, and described medium selecting arrangement is configured for the type of setting liquid to be sprayed, and

Wherein, described a plurality of clothing treatment progress comprise that a plurality of liquid sprays process, and described a plurality of liquid injection processes are used for spraying at least one of described fragrant solution and water during described clothing processing procedure,

Described process selection device comprises that liquid sprays the process selection device, and described liquid sprays the process selection device for selecting one of described liquid injection process, and

Wherein, when the process by described process selection Array selection do not comprise the aromatic substance course of injection or by described medium selecting arrangement, select be water the time, described flavor strength adjusting device is disabled.

8. equipment as claimed in claim 7, wherein, when by described medium selecting arrangement, having selected the type of liquid to be sprayed, spray the process selection device for the liquid of the process of selecting to spray not selected liquid and be disabled.

9. equipment as claimed in claim 7, wherein, described manipulation device also comprises that aromatic substance sprays the cancellation device, and described controller is controlled, in order to spray at described aromatic substance, cancel device when selected, do not carry out fragrant solution course of injection when carrying out by the clothing treatment progress of described process selection Array selection.

10. equipment as claimed in claim 9, wherein, when the process by described process selection Array selection do not comprise the aromatic substance course of injection or by described medium selecting arrangement, select be water the time, described aromatic substance sprays to be cancelled device and is disabled.

11. equipment as claimed in claim 7 wherein, is provided with in addition display unit in described manipulation device, when described flavor strength adjusting device is disabled, described display unit can show in the mode of the sense of hearing and vision this state.

12. equipment as claimed in claim 7, wherein, the fragrant solution that sprays the process selection device at described liquid sprays process selection device and water and sprays between the process selection device and be provided with at least one process selection device.

13. a clothes treatment device, described clothes treatment device comprises a plurality of clothing treatment progress with different clothes processing methods, and described equipment comprises:

Cylinder, described cylinder is configured for accommodating laundry;

Injection apparatus, described injection apparatus is configured for the inside that injects liquid into described cylinder;

Medium recognization device, described medium recognization device is configured for the type of the described liquid of identification;

Manipulation device, described manipulation device comprises the process selection device, described process selection device is configured for selects described clothing treatment progress; And

Wherein, described a plurality of clothing treatment progress comprise that a plurality of liquid sprays process, and described a plurality of liquid injection processes are used for spraying described liquid during described clothing processing procedure, and

Described controller is identified the type that is stored in the liquid in reservoir vessel by described medium recognization device, and it is invalid to make described liquid spray process selection device in the process selection device, corresponding with the process for spraying the liquid liquid in addition that described reservoir vessel stores.

14. equipment as claimed in claim 13, wherein, described medium recognization device comprises electrode sensor, and described electrode sensor has the pair of electrodes contacted with described liquid.

15. equipment as claimed in claim 13, wherein, be provided with in addition display unit in described manipulation device, when some liquid injection process selection devices in described liquid injection process selection device are disabled, described display unit can show in the mode of the sense of hearing and vision this state.