CN102482824A - Control Method Of A Laundry Machine - Google Patents

Abstract

A laundry machine and a control method thereof are provided in which laundering ability may be improved while also improving efficiency and noise/vibration. The laundry machine employs a plurality of drum motions by varying drum rotational speed, drum rotational direction, and drum starting and stopping point, to provide different motion of laundry items in the drum.

Description

The control method of laundry machine

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of laundry machine and control method thereof.

Background technology

Laundry machine is the machine that is generally used for washing and/or drying textile article.Laundry machine can comprise with rotatable mode and be installed in the cylinder in the casing, and this cylinder is used within it accommodating laundry to handle.In roof-mounted laundry machine, cylinder can be roughly directed vertically, has the opening that can be used for putting into clothing on its top.In the muzzle-loading laundry machine, cylinder can approximate horizontal ground or directed a little obliquely, have the opening that can be used for putting into clothing at its front end.

Summary of the invention

Technical problem

When process clothes in laundry machine, cylinder is rotated with exercises.Friction, clothing and washings between the motion of cylinder, each part clothing and the friction between the washing agent and the friction between clothing and the drum can promote from each part clothing, to remove pollutant.

Issue-resolution

The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of control method of laundry machine, it has improved the performance of laundry machine.

According to an aspect of the present invention, can be through providing following control method to realize above-mentioned and other purpose, this control method comprises: rotate said cylinder along first direction with a RPM; Along second direction, rotate said cylinder with the 2nd RPM bigger than a RPM; And, along third direction, rotate said cylinder with the 3rd RPM bigger than the 2nd RPM.

Description of drawings

To describe each embodiment in detail with reference to following accompanying drawing, in the accompanying drawings, identical Reference numeral is represented components identical, wherein:

Fig. 1 is the decomposition diagram at this enforcement and a broadly described exemplary laundry machine;

Fig. 2 is the decomposition view at this enforcement and broadly described another exemplary laundry machine;

Fig. 3 A to 3I, Fig. 4 A to 4D, Fig. 5 A to 5F and Fig. 6 have illustrated at this enforcement and broadly described various cylinder action and clothing motor pattern; And

Fig. 7 to 21 and Figure 25, the 26th, basis is at flow chart this broadly described each embodiment, that comprise the various operation processes that Fig. 3 A to 3I, Fig. 4 A to 4D, Fig. 5 A to 5F and cylinder shown in Figure 6 move; And

Figure 22 to 24 has illustrated effect and the condition that is used for confirming above-mentioned action.

The specific embodiment

Laundry machine

To be described in this with reference to accompanying drawing implements and broadly described laundry machine and control method thereof.Fig. 1 is according to the decomposition diagram at the laundry machine of this broadly described first embodiment, according to the control method of each embodiment applicable to this laundry machine.

With reference to figure 1, comprise according to the laundry machine 100 of first embodiment: casing 110, this casing 110 is used to form the outward appearance of laundry machine 100; Bucket 120, this bucket 120 is arranged in the casing 110 to hold washings within it; And rotatable cylinder 130, this rotatable cylinder 130 is arranged in the bucket 120.Casing 110 has formed the outward appearance of laundry machine 100.Be provided with door 113 at opening 114 places of casing 110, the user can open this door 113 clothing is put into casing 110.

Bucket 120 is arranged in the casing 110, in this bucket 120, to hold washings.Cylinder 130 can in bucket 120, rotate and cylinder 130 in can accommodating laundry.In this case, in cylinder 130, can be provided with a plurality of lifters 135, during washing, clothing is promoted and leave (drop).Cylinder 130 comprises a plurality of through holes 131, passes these through holes 131 with the washings that allow to hold in the bucket 120.Bucket 120 can be supported by the one or more springs that are arranged on bucket 120 outsides.Back surface at bucket 120 is equipped with motor 140, and this motor 140 makes cylinder 130 rotations.When the cylinder 130 by motor 140 rotations produced vibration, bucket 120 was along with cylinder 130 vibrates together.When cylinder 130 rotations, the damper that the vibration that in cylinder 130 and bucket 120, produces can be positioned at below the bucket 120 absorbs.

As shown in Figure 1, bucket 120 and cylinder 130 can be arranged to the base plate almost parallel with casing 110.Alternatively, the rear portion of bucket 120 and cylinder 130 also can be in inclined orientation, makes that the openend of cylinder 130 is a little up directed so that clothing is put into cylinder 130.

In the predetermined portions of casing 110 front portions, can be provided with control panel 115.The user can select the process or the identification information relevant with this washing machine of washing machine via control panel 115.For example, in control panel 115, can be provided with process selection portion 117, this process selection portion 117 is configured for the user and selects specific washing course.In addition, option selection portion 118 can also be provided with, with each circulation that allows the user to be adjusted in to provide in the selected process or the operating condition of step, and in control panel 115, display part 119 can also be provided with, to show the current operation information of this washing machine.The United States Patent(USP) No. 6 of authorizing on October 8th, 2002; 460; The U. S. application No.12/704 that 382B1 and on February 12nd, 2010 submit to has described the more details of this washing machine in 923, and whole disclosures of above-mentioned U.S. Patent application are incorporated in this mode by reference.

Fig. 2 is the decomposition diagram of basis at the laundry machine of this broadly described another embodiment.Can comprise the bucket that is supported in said casing regularly according to laundry machine at this broadly described each embodiment; Perhaps comprise via being supported on said casing such as the flexible structure of suspension unit etc. and therefore not being fixedly secured at the bucket of said casing, as shown in Figure 2.And the supporting construction of this barrel can be selected between the supporting construction that is completely fixed structure and realizes via suspension unit.That is, this barrel can be supported with flexible way via the suspension unit of describing after a while, and it also can be supported regularly, thereby be in than the above-mentioned flexible support state holding state of rigidity more.In alternate embodiment, this laundry machine also can not be provided with casing.For example, as substituting of this casing, can limit the space of installing of built-in laundry machine through wall construction.That is to say, in certain embodiments, can not be provided with the casing that forms independent outward appearance.

With reference to figure 2, said bucket can comprise bucket anterior 200 and bucket rear portion 220, and this barrel rear portion 220 has constituted the rear portion of bucket anterior 200.Can utilize screw or other suitable retention mechanism to assemble this barrel front portion 200 and bucket rear portion 220, and in bucket anterior 200 and bucket rear portion 220, form predetermined space to hold cylinder.Bucket rear portion 220 comprises the opening that is formed in the surface thereafter, and back packing ring 250 can be connected to the interior week of this opening.Back packing ring 250 can be connected to barrel bonnet 230, and a bucket bonnet 230 can comprise through hole, and axle passes the center of this through hole.

Back packing ring 250 is sealed and is connected to each in barrel bonnet 230 and the bucket rear portion 220, leaks from said bucket to prevent washings.Because bucket bonnet 230 can vibrate during the cylinder rotation, so a bucket bonnet 230 can leave the 220 1 sections preset distances in barrel rear portion, in order to avoid disturb bucket rear portion 220.And back packing ring 250 can be formed by flexible material, can relatively move and does not disturb barrel rear portion 220 with chamber pot bonnet 230.Back packing ring 250 can comprise corrugated part, and this corrugated part can extend to sufficient length, to allow the relative motion of bucket bonnet 230.Present embodiment has proposed the back packing ring 250 that is connected with bucket bonnet 230, but the invention is not restricted to this.Back packing ring 250 be configured for sealing between said bucket and following drive division (not shown) the gap and allow this drive division to relatively move with respect to said bucket: this drive division comprises axle 351 and bear box 400.As a result, can change the shape and the connecting object of this back packing ring 250 without restriction, as long as can realize this function.Front side portion office at bucket anterior 200 can be installed on flexible material 280, and this flexible material 280 will be described to preceding packing ring hereinafter.

Cylinder can be by cylinder front portion 300, cylinder central portion 320 and cylinder bonnet 340 structures.In the front part of cylinder and rear section, can be installed on ball balancer 310 and 330 respectively.Cylinder bonnet 340 can be connected to tripod 350, and this tripod 350 can be connected to axle 351.The revolving force that utilization is transmitted via axle 351, cylinder can rotation in said bucket.

Axle 351 can be connected to motor and pass barrel bonnet 230.In certain embodiments, this motor can be connected to axle 351 with one heart.In further embodiments, this motor can be directly connected to axle 351, and especially, the rotor of this motor can be directly connected to axle 351.In alternate embodiment, this motor can connect with axle 351 to each other in succession, and for example, they can connect through belt.

Bear box 400 can be fastened to barrel bonnet 230, thereby between this motor and bucket bonnet 230, supports said axle with rotatable mode.Stator can be fixedly secured to bear box 400, and rotor can be provided with around this stator.As stated, this motor be can with the situation of the direct-connected outer rotor-type motor of said axle under, rotor can be directly connected to axle 351.Bear box 400 can be supported by base portion 600 via suspension unit.This suspension unit can comprise vertical hanging spare and superconducting tilting suspension spare, and this superconducting tilting suspension spare is configured to support said bear box 400 with respect to fore-and-aft direction.For example; Suspension unit according to present embodiment can comprise three vertically (vertically; As shown in Figure 2) suspender 500,510 and 520 and two inclinations (angled or squint, the as shown in Figure 2) suspension 450 and 530 that is configured to support said bear box 400 with respect to fore-and-aft direction.This suspension unit can be connected to base portion 600 under the situation that has the predetermined elasticity distortion, thereby can realize seesawing and/or side-to-side movement of cylinder, and therefore is not permanently connected.That is, this suspension unit can be by said base portion supports under the situation that has enough predetermined elasticity, with each some rotation at a predetermined angle on fore-and-aft direction and left and right directions that allows with respect to be connected with said base portion.For this resiliency supported, can said vertical hanging spare be installed this base portion through rubber bushing or other suitable mechanism.

The vertical hanging spare of this suspension unit can flexibly slow down the vibration of (suspend) said cylinder, this vibration and said superconducting tilting suspension spare can be decayed.That is, in the vibrational system that comprises spring and damping device, said vertical hanging spare can be used as spring, and said superconducting tilting suspension spare can be used as damping device.

Said bucket is supported in said casing, and the vibration of cylinder can be by said suspension unit decay.As a result, can have the essentially independent supporting construction between said bucket and cylinder according to the laundry machine of present embodiment, perhaps it can have following structure: this structure makes the vibration of cylinder not be directly delivered to said bucket.

II. cylinder spinning movement

As implementing at this with broadly described, drum driven action and the variation of making up thereof can provide sizable improvement aspect washability, noise/vibration, energy consumption and the customer satisfaction.To describe a kind of control method, it provides the washability that improves.Can realize hand-washing effect through the various motor patterns of clothing.For example, can and/or separate the combination that twines and/or beat and/or turn round (swinging) and/or friction and/or extrusion/filtration through massage and realize hand-washing effect.

Can realize the said various motor patterns of (implement) clothing through various drum driven actions and different drum driven motion combination.The drum driven action can comprise the combination of direction of rotation and rotary speed.The clothing that is arranged in cylinder possibly have different falling directions, setting point and distance of fall owing to these drum driven actions.Therefore, clothing can have different motions in drum.For example, through controlling the direction of rotation and/or the speed of the motor that cylinder is driven, can realize said drum driven action.

When cylinder rotated, clothing was promoted by one or more lifters 135 at the interior perimeter surface place that is arranged on cylinder.Therefore, direction of rotation that can index drum, and, can correspondingly change the impact that is applied on the clothing.That is, can change the mechanical force that is applied on the clothing, the dropping shock of the frictional force that for example between each part clothing, produces, the frictional force that between clothing and water, produces and clothing.In other words, can change be applied on each part clothing with washing clothes beat or wash by rubbing with the hands degree, and the clothing that can correspondingly change in the cylinder distributes or the upset degree.

The result; This laundry machine control method can provide various drum driven actions; And the action of these drum driven changes according to each circulation and the concrete steps that constitute this circulation; Thereby, can use optimal mechanical power to come process clothes according to the type of the clothing that is just washing, dirty degree and other this factor.Therefore, can improve the detersive efficiency of clothing.In addition, can avoid the common required too much time of drum driven action.

In certain embodiments, in order to realize said various drum driven action, motor 140 can be the direct-coupled type motor.That is, this motor can have the stator of fixing with the back surface of bucket 120 and directly make cylinder 120 rotor rotated.Because the direction of rotation and the moment of torsion of this direct-coupled type motor can be controlled, thus time delay or recoil can be prevented, so can suitably control said drum driven action.

By contrast, allow the drum driven action (for example roll action or spin action) of time delay or recoil realizing that this indirect interconnection system motor comprises pulley in the interconnection system motor indirectly, thereby its moment of torsion can be delivered to said axle via this pulley.Yet this indirect interconnection system motor possibly have limited applicability.

Can realize the drum driven action through control to motor 140.As a result, the control method of this motor can be diversified, so can realize various drum driven actions.

Hereinafter will describe clothing motor pattern and the drum driven action that is used to realize this clothing motor pattern in detail.

If make the friction maximization between clothing and the cylinder, then can realize the massage motor pattern of clothing.For example, when cylinder at a predetermined velocity or lower speed, when rotating continuously in a predetermined direction, clothing can rolling movement to realize massage effect.If be defined as reference speed to the rotary speed of the cylinder that is activated in this flip-flop movement, then said predetermined speed can be this reference speed.For example, be configured for make cylinder along predetermined direction, at a predetermined velocity or the action of the drum driven of lower speed rotation can be defined as " rolling maneuver (rolling motion) ".

For example, can realize separating through roll action and twine motor pattern.This roll action can be defined as: be used to make cylinder along the action of predetermined direction with the continuous rotation of reference speed.This separate twine motor pattern with medium level leave distance and medium sized friction leaves the clothing in the cylinder.

Can leave and realize beating motor pattern (striking movement pattern) through the clothing in the cylinder is left distance from maximum.For example, if cylinder rotates clothing is risen to the peak in the cylinder with reference speed or bigger speed, this cylinder is braked suddenly then, then can realize this effect of beating.This drum driven action can be defined as " stepwise operation (stepmotion) ".

When cylinder rotates with the predetermined speed that is lower than reference speed along clockwise/counter clockwise direction, can realize the gyration pattern.This drum driven action can be defined as " revolution action (swing motion) ".

When the friction between increase clothing and the cylinder, can realize the fricting movement pattern.For example, if along clockwise direction with the cylinder braking suddenly of reference speed or bigger speed rotation and then along rotation counterclockwise, the interior perimeter surface rolling movement of clothing then from the predetermined high point of cylinder along cylinder.This drum driven action can be defined as " washing action (scrub motion) by rubbing with the hands ".

If supplying washing water when cylinder is with reference speed or the rotation of bigger speed then can realize extrusion and filter motor pattern.In case cylinder rotates at a relatively high speed, clothing just can launch or open and be close to along the interior perimeter surface of cylinder, and then, the washings that are ejected in the cylinder pass clothing, and clothing can receive extrusion to improve wash effect then.This drum driven action can be defined as " filter action (filtration motion) "

Will with reference to accompanying drawing describe be used to realize more than each drum driven action of various clothing motor patterns.

Fig. 3 A and 3B are at the figure that this implements and broadly described various drum driven is moved.

The figure that Fig. 3 A it (a) is rolling maneuver.In this rolling maneuver; Motor 140 makes cylinder 130 rotate continuously along predetermined direction; And, be positioned on the perimeter surface of cylinder along the clothing of cylinder direction of rotation rotation by from approximately leave the minimum point of cylinder along the cylinder direction of rotation less than the position of 90 ° of angles.

Promptly; In case motor 140 makes cylinder with the speed lower than benchmark rotary speed (roll rotary speed), for example with about 40RPM rotation; The clothing that is positioned at the minimum point of cylinder 130 is just risen to predetermined altitude by the direction of rotation along cylinder 130, then this clothing from based on the minimum point of cylinder along the cylinder direction of rotation less than 90 ° position rolling movement minimum point to cylinder.In view of vision, in the situation that cylinder is rotated in a clockwise direction, clothing is lift-over continuously in the third quadrant of cylinder.

In this rolling maneuver, utilize with the maximum friction of washings, with the maximum friction of other washing articles and with cylinder in the maximum friction of perimeter surface come washing clothes.This rolling maneuver makes clothing fully to overturn, to produce the clean result of similar soft massage.Can be based on confirming the cylinder RPM that this drum driven is moved with the relation of radius roller.That is, cylinder RPM is big more, and the centrifugal force that produces in the clothing in cylinder is just big more.Difference in size in this centrifugal force and the cylinder between the gravity of each part clothing makes clothing had nothing in common with each other by the corresponding sports of clothing in the point at the place of leaving and the cylinder.Also can consider the revolving force of cylinder and the friction between cylinder and the clothing.Therefore, can confirm the cylinder RPM in this rolling maneuver, thereby centrifugal force that permission is produced and frictional force are less than gravity (1G).

Fig. 3 A it (b) is the figure of roll action.In this roll action, motor 140 makes cylinder 130 rotate continuously along predetermined direction, and, be positioned at clothing quilt on the cylinder perimeter surface from leave the minimum point of cylinder along about 90 ° to the 110 ° position of cylinder direction of rotation.In this roll action, if being controlled as along predetermined direction, rotates on cylinder with suitable RPM, then can between clothing and cylinder, produce mechanical force.Therefore, this roll action can be used in washing and the rinsing.

That is, before motor 140 was driven, the clothing of putting into cylinder 130 was positioned at the minimum point of cylinder 130.When motor 140 when cylinder 130 provides moment of torsion, cylinder 130 rotation, and the lifter 135 that is provided with at the interior perimeter surface place of cylinder rises to predetermined altitude with clothing from the minimum point of cylinder.If motor 140 makes cylinder 130 with the benchmark rotary speed, for example approximately with the 46RPM rotation, then clothing can be thus lifted to the minimum point that is also left cylinder along about 90 ° to the 110 ° position of cylinder direction of rotation then.In this roll action, can confirm cylinder RPM, thereby the centrifugal force that allows to be produced is greater than the centrifugal force that in above-mentioned rolling maneuver, produces but less than gravity.

In view of vision, if cylinder is rotated in a clockwise direction in this roll action, then clothing is successively risen to the part of the third quadrant and second quadrant from the minimum point of cylinder.Afterwards, clothing is left the minimum point of cylinder.As a result, this roll action makes it possible to utilize through the impact that produces with the washings friction and leaves and impacts washing clothes.Therefore, in this roll action, can use the mechanical force bigger to carry out washing and rinsing than the mechanical force of above-mentioned rolling maneuver.And when separating the clothing of mat and clothing is evenly distributed, this rolling maneuver is effective.

The figure that Fig. 3 A it (c) is a stepwise operation.In this stepwise operation, motor 140 makes cylinder 130 along predetermined direction rotation, and, be positioned at clothing on the perimeter surface of cylinder and be controlled with from leave the minimum point of cylinder along the peak (about 180 °) of cylinder direction of rotation.In case motor 140 makes cylinder 130 with the speed higher than benchmark rotary speed (roll rotary speed), for example with about 60RPM or bigger speed rotation; Clothing just can rotate by means of centrifugal force under situation about not left, until the peak that arrives cylinder.In this stepwise operation, cylinder rotates so that do not leave clothing at a predetermined velocity, and cylinder is by braking suddenly then, so that clothing is applied to the impact maximization on this clothing when being left.

Arrive near the peak of cylinder until clothing with the predetermined speed that can clothing not left (approximately 60RPM or bigger) rotation at cylinder 130 after; Be positioned at clothing under near the situation the peak (along 180 ° of cylinder direction of rotation) of cylinder, motor 140 provides reactive torque to cylinder 130.Therefore, clothing is promoted along the cylinder direction of rotation by the minimum point from cylinder 130, and cylinder stops owing to the reactive torque of said motor suddenly, and clothing is left minimum point by the peak from cylinder 130.This stepwise operation makes it possible to be utilized in clothing and comes washing clothes with the impact that maximum height difference produces when leaving.The mechanical force that produces in this stepwise operation is greater than the mechanical force that in above-mentioned rolling maneuver or roll action, produces.

In view of vision, in this stepwise operation, and after the cylinder minimum point moves to peak via cylinder rotation, in stepwise operation in cylinder to leave distance be maximum, and the mechanical force of this stepwise operation can effectively be applied to small amount.In this stepwise operation, can use at the moment of torsion that on the inverse direction of motor direction of rotation, produces and come this motor 140 of plugging.The phase place that is fed to the electric current of this motor can be reversed, and makes it possible to apply suddenly braking with reverse rotation direction generation reactive torque and this plugging along motor.Can use this plugging to come to apply thump to clothing.

Therefore, applying moment of torsion so that after cylinder is rotated in a clockwise direction, apply another moment of torsion so that cylinder along counterclockwise rotation and cylinder by braking suddenly.Afterwards, moment of torsion is applied to cylinder so that it is rotated in a clockwise direction and this stepwise operation is able to implement.Leave the impact that produces through being utilized in the water that sucks via the through hole that forms in the cylinder 131 and the friction between the clothing and utilizing when clothing arrives the cylinder peak owing to clothing, can use this stepwise operation to come washing clothes.This stepwise operation can produce the clean result that is similar to " beating clothing ".

Fig. 3 A it (d) is the figure of revolution action.In this revolution action, motor 140 alternately make cylinder 130 along clockwise direction with rotation counterclockwise, and clothing is approximately being left less than 90 ° position along the cylinder direction of rotation.That is, in case motor 140 makes cylinder 130 edge counter clockwise directions with the speed lower than benchmark rotary speed (roll rotary speed), for example with about 40RPM rotation, the clothing that is positioned at the lowermost of cylinder 130 is just promoted predetermined altitude along counter clockwise direction.Arrive before the counterclockwise about 90 ° position of cylinder at clothing, said motor stops the rotation of cylinder, and clothing is by from counterclockwise approximately leaving the minimum point of cylinder less than 90 ° position along cylinder.

Therefore, motor 140 make cylinder 130 along clockwise direction with the speed lower than benchmark rotary speed (roll rotary speed), for example with about 40RPM rotation, on the clockwise direction of cylinder direction of rotation, clothing is being promoted predetermined altitude.Arrive before the counterclockwise about 90 ° position of cylinder at clothing, said motor stops the rotation of cylinder, and clothing is by from leaving the minimum point of cylinder less than 90 ° position along the cylinder clockwise direction.

Therefore, this revolution action is a kind of like this action: wherein, and along the rotation of first direction with stop and along the rotation of second direction (opposite direction) with stop and can repeating.In view of vision, the clothing that rises to the part of second quadrant from the third quadrant of cylinder is softly left, and is risen to the part of first quartile again and softly leave by the four-quadrant from cylinder, carries out so repeatedly.

In certain embodiments, the load that motor 140 can use resonance braking and be applied to this motor 140, thus can alleviate the mechanical wear of motor 140, and can regulate the impact that is applied on the clothing.Through using resonance braking; If offering the electric current of motor is cut off; Then motor is used as generator because of rotatory inertia, and the sense of current moving at the coil midstream of motor will become inverse direction before outage; And power applies (Buddhist comes the bright right-hand rule) to brake this motor along the direction of disturbing the motor rotation.Different with plugging is that resonance braking does not produce unexpected braking, but softly changes the direction of rotation of cylinder.As a result, in this revolution action, clothing can be on third and fourth quadrant of cylinder with the shape movement of numeral 8.This revolution action can produce the washing that is similar to " making the clothing revolution ".

Fig. 3 A it (e) is the figure that washes action by rubbing with the hands.Wash by rubbing with the hands in the action at this, motor 140 alternately makes cylinder 130 along clockwise and counterclockwise this both direction rotation, and clothing can be from being left along the position of cylinder direction of rotation greater than 90 °.

Promptly; In case motor 140 makes cylinder 130 edges counterclockwise with the speed higher than benchmark rotary speed (roll rotary speed), for example approximately 60RPM or bigger speed rotation, the clothing that is positioned at the minimum point of cylinder 130 is just promoted predetermined altitude along counter clockwise direction.Through after the counterclockwise about 90 ° position of cylinder, said motor provides reactive torque so that cylinder temporarily stops to cylinder, and the clothing that is positioned on the cylinder perimeter surface can be left fast at clothing.Thereby, especially make be positioned on the cylinder perimeter surface the clothing quilt from along the cylinder clockwise direction be 90 ° or more the position of wide-angle leave the minimum point of cylinder.Therefore, wash by rubbing with the hands in the action at this, clothing can leave from predetermined altitude fast.Motor 140 can use plugging to brake said cylinder.

Wash by rubbing with the hands in the action at this, quick change of the direction of rotation of cylinder and clothing can not leave the interior perimeter surface of cylinder in the plenty of time.Therefore, through making the friction maximization between clothing and the cylinder, can wash by rubbing with the hands at this and realize being similar to the clean result that brute force is washed by rubbing with the hands in action.Wash by rubbing with the hands in the action at this, the clothing that moves to the part of second quadrant via third quadrant is left fast, and after a part that moves to first quartile via four-quadrant again, is left once more.The result washes by rubbing with the hands in the action at this in view of vision, and the clothing quilt that is promoted leaves along the interior perimeter surface of cylinder repeatedly.

The figure that Fig. 3 A it (f) is said filter action.In this filter action, motor 140 swing rollers 130 make clothing not leave from the interior perimeter surface of cylinder, and washings are injected in the cylinder.That is, in this filter action, along with washings are injected in the cylinder, clothing keeps closely contacting along the interior perimeter surface expansion of cylinder and with the interior perimeter surface of cylinder.Utilize centrifugal force, water is discharged from said bucket through the through hole 131 of cylinder.Because this filter action has enlarged/has strengthened the surface area of clothing and made water can pass clothing, so washings can be fed to clothing equably.

Fig. 3 A it (g) is the figure of said extrusion action.In this extrusion action; Motor 140 swing rollers 130, thus utilize centrifugal force to make clothing be close to the interior perimeter surface of cylinder or do not leave from the interior perimeter surface of cylinder, then; Said motor reduces the rotary speed of cylinder 130, so that clothing is temporarily separated from the interior perimeter surface of cylinder.During cylinder rotation, repeat this process and eject water in the cylinder.That is, in above-mentioned filter action, cylinder rotates with sufficiently high speed continuously, in order to avoid clothing leaves from the interior perimeter surface of cylinder.By contrast, in this extrusion action, the rotary speed of cylinder changes, with the interior perimeter surface that repeats to make clothing be close to cylinder 130 and from the interior perimeter surface separating process of cylinder 130.

For example, can be implemented in said filter action and the extrusion action through pump and circulating path washings are ejected in the cylinder 130.This pump can be communicated with the lower surface of bucket 120, and wherein an end of this circulating path is connected with pump, thereby via the other end of this circulating path washings is ejected into the cylinder from said bucket.

In alternate embodiments, washings can be ejected into cylinder via the feed lines that is connected with the outside watering that is arranged in the casing outside.That is, an end of this feed lines is connected with outside watering, and its other end then is connected with said bucket.If be provided with nozzle, then can perhaps in these two actions, washings be ejected in the cylinder in any action in said filter action and extrusion are moved so that washings are ejected in the cylinder.

Fig. 3 B it (h) is the figure that has illustrated that " A " moves.This A action allows motor that cylinder is rotated along predetermined direction, thereby changes the action of the RPM of cylinder with the clothing in the change cylinder.In other words, when motor made the cylinder rotation, this motor can change the RPM of cylinder at least two steps.

For example, at first, shown in Fig. 3 B it (h1); Motor can rotate said cylinder with a RPM along predetermined direction, afterwards, and shown in Fig. 3 B it (h2); Motor can with than a RPM faster the 2nd RPM rotate said cylinder; Then, shown in Fig. 3 B it (h3), motor can with than the 2nd RPM faster the 3rd RPM rotate said cylinder.Can suitably confirm to be used for the RPM of above-mentioned each step, and each step in these steps can be carried out all and reaches one section preset duration.

That is, when cylinder rotates, can confirm a RPM, thereby allow the clothing in the cylinder being left along the angle place of cylinder direction of rotation less than 90 °.Therefore, when cylinder rotated with a RPM, the clothing in the cylinder can mainly move in the bottom of cylinder, and does not move towards the top of cylinder.Especially, a RPM allows clothing to be thus lifted to along the cylinder direction of rotation less than 90 ° angle place and left and along the interior perimeter surface lift-over of cylinder, thereby moves to the minimum point of cylinder.In view of vision, shown in Fig. 3 B it (h1), when cylinder is rotated in a clockwise direction, as if each part clothing lift-over in the third quadrant of cylinder all the time, and when cylinder when counter clockwise direction is rotated, each part clothing is with lift-over in the four-quadrant of cylinder all the time.As a result, in case cylinder rotates with a RPM, the frictional force (frictional force between the frictional force between clothing and the cylinder, each part clothing self and the frictional force between clothing and the washings) of clothing can maximize in the cylinder.The one RPM for example can be about 40rpm.

Said the 2nd RPM can be faster than a RPM, left after rising to the top of cylinder to allow the clothing in the cylinder.When cylinder rotated with a RPM, the clothing in the cylinder was not thus lifted to the top of cylinder, but before the top of its arrival cylinder, was left.Therefore by contrast, in case cylinder rotates with the 2nd RPM, clothing just possibly be thus lifted to the top of cylinder, compares when rotate with a RPM with cylinder, has increased clothing and has left height and be applied to impact and the amount of mechanical force on the clothing.For example, when cylinder rotated with the 2nd RPM, shown in Fig. 3 B (h2), the clothing in the cylinder can left along about 90 ° to the 110 ° angle place of cylinder direction of rotation.The 2nd RPM for example can be about 46rpm.

The 3rd RPM can the two be all fast than a RPM and the 2nd RPM.For example, when cylinder rotated with the 3rd RPM, the clothing in the cylinder can keep being attached to the interior perimeter surface of cylinder and not separate with the interior perimeter surface from cylinder, this be because: the centrifugal force that produces in the cylinder with the 3rd RPM rotation is greater than the gravity of clothing.For example, can the 3rd RPM be adjusted between about 100rpm and the 110rpm based on laundry amounts and drum capacity.In the time of in washings are supplied to the cylinder of the 3rd RPM rotation, can carry out more efficient washing and rinsing.In this case, can circulate supplying washing water again through making the washings in the cylinder.In other words, clothing is launched by the interior perimeter surface along cylinder in case rotate afterwards at cylinder with the 3rd RPM, just supplying washing water.Along with washings pass clothing and from cylinder, discharge, can correspondingly strengthen scourability and rinsing performance.

In the predetermined direction rotation, said A action utilizes the RPM that increases continuously the gradually distribution (profile) of cylinder at cylinder.That is, through clothing being moved and leave clothing, and leave clothing from the top of cylinder then in the bottom of cylinder, can increase the RPM of cylinder gradually from the bottom of cylinder.When the laundry amounts in the cylinder is predetermined value or bigger value, can carry out said A action.For example, when the laundry amounts in the cylinder is predetermined value or bigger value, may apply the load bigger to motor, thereby cylinder is rotated with high RPM from starting point, and this possibly has adverse effect to motor than required load.Therefore; If when laundry amounts is predetermined value or bigger value, be used for as described above distributing the action (for example said A action) of head roll to rotate said cylinder with the rotating speed that increases gradually; Then can prevent to impose on the excessive load of motor, and cylinder can be with high RPM rotation in the relatively short time.

As a kind of expansion, said A action can carry out repeatedly at least twice or more times.For example, according to said A action, drum rotation speed accelerates to the 3rd RPM from a RPM.Afterwards, the RPM of cylinder is reduced to a RPM, can carry out this accelerating step once more then.This speed that has changed cylinder continuously that repeats, and, can produce clothing and the motion of washings in the cylinder similarly with turbulent flow.As a result, can improve the washing or rinse step in washing or rinsing ability.

Each step in the said A action all can be carried out the preset duration that reaches suitable, and this preset duration can be regulated based on laundry amounts and kinds of laundry.In certain embodiments, said A action can also be included in the step that above-mentioned steps reduces the RPM distribution of cylinder afterwards.For example, when cylinder rotated, said A action can be controlled RPM so that it changes, thereby arrived the step that clothing is moved from the step of the interior perimeter surface that clothing moved to cylinder and the step that leaves clothing then the bottom of cylinder.

Can above-mentioned A action be described through above-mentioned motion combination.That is, the step of rotating said cylinder with a RPM can be rolling maneuver, and the step of rotating said cylinder with the 2nd RPM can be the roll action, and can be filter action with the step of the 3rd RPM swing roller.Therefore, with the more detailed description of omitting above-mentioned rolling maneuver, roll action and filter action.

Fig. 3 B it (i) is the figure that has illustrated that " B " moves.This B action comprises that motor is along the step of rotating the step of said cylinder clockwise/counterclockwise and rotating said cylinder along predetermined direction.Along clockwise/counterclockwise rotate in the step of said cylinder, can change the RPM of cylinder, and/or the rotational angle (cylinder changes the angle at direction of rotation place) of cylinder can increase, to change the motion of the clothing in the cylinder.

For example, said B action can comprise: motor rotates the first step of said cylinder along two opposite directions with a RPM, shown in Fig. 3 B it (i1); Motor along both direction with than a RPM the 2nd RPM step of rotating said cylinder faster, shown in Fig. 3 B it (i2); And the motor step of rotating said cylinder with the 2nd RPM along single direction, shown in Fig. 3 B it (i3).As a result, said B action can comprise: along clockwise/step of counterclockwise rotating said cylinder with a RPM; Along clockwise/step of counterclockwise rotating said cylinder with the 2nd RPM; And the step of rotating said cylinder along predetermined single direction.And, because the 2nd RPM is higher than a RPM,, and can be defined as " strong action " with the action that the 2nd RPM carries out so the action of carrying out with a RPM can be defined as " weak action ".As a result, said B action can comprise that being used for the edge rotates the weak action step of said cylinder clockwise/counterclockwise and repeat this step of action at least twice by force.This strong action can comprise predetermined single direction and clockwise/counterclockwise at least a.

More specifically, this first step can comprise: rotate said cylinder reaches first anglec of rotation until cylinder step along predetermined direction with a RPM; Along rotating said cylinder reaches second anglec of rotation until cylinder step in the opposite direction with this predetermined party; And repeat these steps and reach one period scheduled time.

In certain embodiments, said first anglec of rotation can be set at approximately less than 90 °.That is, motor makes cylinder rotate to the angle less than 90 ° along predetermined direction, stops the rotation of cylinder then.Therefore, a RPM can confirm as the clothing that allows in the cylinder and left along the angle place of cylinder direction of rotation less than 90 °, thereby when cylinder rotated with a RPM, clothing moved in the bottom of cylinder.For example, a RPM can be about 40rpm.

In case cylinder reaches first anglec of rotation, for example be less than 90 ° predetermined angle, then motor changes the direction of rotation of cylinder and makes cylinder in opposite direction with RPM rotation, reaches second anglec of rotation until cylinder.

This second anglec of rotation can be confirmed as the clothing that allows in the cylinder and in the bottom of cylinder, move.Therefore, this second anglec of rotation can be confirmed as approximately less than 90 °, thereby rotates in opposite direction when reaching second anglec of rotation (promptly approximately less than 90 ° angle) when cylinder, and each the part clothing that is left the cylinder minimum point is mobile in the bottom of cylinder.

Motor is carried out above-mentioned steps repeatedly in the given cycle.As a result, this first step makes cylinder rotate with lower rotating speed along two opposite directions, thereby produces light and slow clothing motion.

After this first step, motor can quicken drum rotation speed, to carry out said second step.Said second step can comprise: make cylinder reach the step of the 3rd anglec of rotation until cylinder with the 2nd RPM rotation; Make cylinder reach the step of the 4th anglec of rotation until cylinder along the opposite direction rotation; And the step that repeats these steps.In the first step and second step of said B action, the cylinder anglec of rotation during the cylinder rotation can be different with RPM.

It is that about 90 ° to 180 ° angle place is left in the direction of rotation when cylinder rotates that the 2nd RPM of said second step can confirm as each part clothing of allowing in the cylinder.When cylinder rotated with the 2nd RPM, each the part clothing in the cylinder can be left from the top of cylinder.For example, the 2nd RPM can be about 60rpm.As a result, the 2nd RPM can be higher than the rotary speed of above-mentioned roll action.The 3rd anglec of rotation and the 4th anglec of rotation can be 90 ° or bigger.As a result, motor makes cylinder with the 2nd RPM (being about 60rpm) rotation, reaches the 3rd anglec of rotation until cylinder; Promptly reach preset 90 ° or wide-angle more; Then, cylinder is rotated along the direction of rotation (opposite direction) that changes with the 2nd RPM, reach the 4th anglec of rotation until cylinder.Be similar to the 3rd anglec of rotation, the 4th anglec of rotation can be 90 ° or wide-angle more, as described above the clothing in the cylinder is left at the angle place along 90 ° to 180 ° of cylinder direction of rotation.

When in said second step, changing the direction of rotation of cylinder, motor can apply along the rightabout moment of torsion of cylinder, i.e. reactive torque, and this is corresponding to " plugging " mentioned above.As a result, when in said second step, changing the direction of rotation of cylinder, carry out plugging, and with said first step in compare, in second step, can apply bigger mechanical force.Because with compare in the first step, clothing is left from higher position with RPM faster in second step, so can apply bigger impact and mechanical force to clothing.

Said third step can comprise: the cylinder that makes shown in Fig. 3 B it (i3) reaches the step of the 5th anglec of rotation until cylinder with the 2nd RPM rotation; Make cylinder stop to reach the step of preset duration; And the step that repeats these steps.In other words, in said third step, motor can make cylinder rotate along predetermined direction, and in the first step and second step, motor makes cylinder along two opposite direction rotations.

More specifically, motor can make cylinder reach the 5th anglec of rotation with the 2nd RPM rotation until cylinder.As a result, the clothing in the cylinder can rotate, and can under the situation of not separating from the interior perimeter surface of cylinder, be attached to the interior perimeter surface of cylinder, until reaching the 5th anglec of rotation.The 5th anglec of rotation can be confirmed as about 180 °; Thereby; When making cylinder, rotates when cylinder rotates about 180 ° by motor with about 60rpm; Each part clothing can rotate along with the rotation of cylinder under the situation of not separating from the interior perimeter surface of cylinder, and is promoted by the top section towards cylinder.

Afterwards, motor makes cylinder stop one section scheduled duration.In certain embodiments, motor uses plugging that cylinder is stopped, and applies strong mechanical force with the clothing in cylinder, and each part clothing can leave from the top section of cylinder so that leave the power maximization.

These steps can repeat, that is, motor can make cylinder rotate continuously along predetermined direction, and when cylinder reached the 5th anglec of rotation, motor can begin to make cylinder stop one section scheduled duration before the rotation once more.

In certain embodiments, can also between second step and the third step, promptly rotating clockwise/counterclockwise provide between step and the predetermined direction rotation step be not with unexpected braking step, make the step of cylinder along said predetermined direction rotation.For example, the roll step can be provided between second step and third step.

Can change with reference to second step of said B action description and the order of third step.Particularly, comprise that the predetermined direction rotation step of unexpected braking step can at first be carried out, and comprise unexpected braking step clockwise/counterclockwise rotate step can carry out subsequently.

Can above-mentioned B action be described through above-mentioned other motion combination.That is, the step that cylinder is rotated with a RPM along two opposite directions can be said revolution action, and making cylinder can be the said action of washing by rubbing with the hands along two opposite directions with the step that RPM rotates.Making cylinder can be said stepwise operation along predetermined single direction with the step that RPM rotates.Therefore, will omit its further detailed description.

Fig. 4 is the more detailed figure of said stepwise operation.

At first, to shown in Fig. 4 (c), clothing moves to peak from the minimum point of cylinder 130 like Fig. 4 (a).As keeping static bucket 120 described, be contained in clothing in the cylinder 130 is moved to bucket 120 from the position that is adjacent to bucket 120 minimum points peak to being adjacent to cylinder 130.For the motion of this clothing, motor 140 applies revolving force (being moment of torsion) along predetermined direction (that is, clockwise direction as shown in the figure) to cylinder, and cylinder 130 with clothing along this predetermined direction rotation, to promote clothing.

Utilize the frictional force of clothing and lifter and the frictional force of clothing and cylinder 130 interior perimeter surface, rotate with cylinder under the situation that clothing can closely contact at the inner surface with cylinder 130.Through making cylinder 130 with about 60RPM or bigger speed rotation; Clothing with under the situation that cylinder 130 separates be not thus lifted to the peak of cylinder 130, this be because: this rotary speed has produced is enough to before the peak that arrives cylinder 130, prevent the predetermined centrifugal force that clothing separates with cylinder 130.

The rotary speed of cylinder can be changed into the feasible centrifugal force that produces greater than gravity; Thereby allow clothing to rotate to the peak of bucket 120 with cylinder from the minimum point of cylinder 130, this minimum point of cylinder 130 is the contiguous predetermined point of minimum point drum inner surface and bucket 120.When cylinder 130 was perhaps just braked suddenly when clothing arrives the peak of cylinder 130 before this, clothing left the minimum point of cylinder 130 from the peak of cylinder 130.

Particularly, in order to brake this cylinder 130 suddenly, motor 140 provides reactive torque to cylinder 130.As described, through being used for producing this reactive torque to the plugging of motor 140 supply negative-phase sequence curents with reference to figure 3A it (c).Plugging is a kind of like this motor braking: promptly, it has used the moment of torsion that produces on the inverse direction of motor direction of rotation.The current phase that is fed to motor can produce reactive torque with the reverse rotation direction along motor, and this plugging make it possible to apply unexpected braking to motor conversely.For example, as shown in the figure, electric current is applied in to motor so that cylinder is rotated in a clockwise direction, then, electric current be applied in to motor so that cylinder suddenly along rotation counterclockwise.

The timing point of the plugging relevant with motor 140 can be closely related with the position of clothing in the cylinder 130.Therefore, can be provided with the device that is used for confirming or predicting the clothing position, and an instance of this device can be the sensing apparatus that is used for confirming the rotor anglec of rotation, for example hall effect sensor.Said control part can be confirmed the anglec of rotation of cylinder through using this sensing apparatus, and has 180 ° the anglec of rotation or just control said motor 140 before this to carry out plugging at cylinder.As a result, in response to anticlockwise moment of torsion, the cylinder that is rotated in a clockwise direction is stopped fast.Thus, the centrifugal force that is applied on the clothing disappears, and clothing is left said minimum point then.

Therefore, shown in Fig. 4 (d), cylinder 130 is continuously rotation and repeat the above-mentioned rotation of clothing/leave process along clockwise direction.Though Fig. 4 shows cylinder and is rotated in a clockwise direction, cylinder also can be along rotation counterclockwise to realize stepwise operation.This stepwise operation possibly reduce the clean work ratio (net acting ratio) that motor 140 has produced than heavy load and this stepwise operation.

It should " ratio of working only " be the motor driving time and the ratio of the summation of the driving time of motor 140 and dwell time.Ratio is " 1 " if work only, this means under the situation of no dwell time, to drive said motor.Consider the load of motor, can implement said stepwise operation with about 70% clean work ratio.For example, motor can stop 3 seconds after driving 10 seconds.Other ratio and driving/dwell time also can be suitable.

Before the clothing that falls arrives the cylinder minimum point, that is, when clothing was left, its rotation of cylinder 130 beginnings was to implement next stepwise operation.In this case, cylinder 130 rotates to predetermined angular, and afterwards, clothing arrives the minimum point of cylinder 130.See that from this point clothing and cylinder can rotate together.Though cylinder rotates to 180 ° as it is set, clothing also can not rotate to 180 ° (being the peak of cylinder 130), and it can not be left from peak to obtain desired washability.

Therefore, shown in Fig. 4 (d), cylinder 130 is controlled as rotation once more after the minimum point of clothing arrival cylinder.That is, cylinder keeps the static minimum point that arrives cylinder until clothing.More specifically, in fact begin moment of being left, produce stopping of cylinder 130 at clothing.Arrive moment of cylinder minimum point until clothing from the moment of clothing when leaving, cylinder keeps stopping, and does not rotate.This dwell time can be left minimum point (point 1) the required time greater than clothing from the cylinder peak.As a result, for example cylinder can keep stopping 0.4 second, and perhaps in certain embodiments, cylinder can stop 0.6 second, to guarantee the enough time under this halted state.This allows to implement more accurately said stepwise operation with the generation maximum impact, and can correspondingly realize desired washability.

Fig. 5 is the said more detailed figure that washes action by rubbing with the hands.

At first, clothing moves to along the clockwise direction half-twist of cylinder 130 or the position that more arrives after the wide-angle from the minimum point of cylinder 130, like Fig. 5 (a) to shown in 5 (c).As keeping static bucket 120 described to being adjacent to cylinder 130, the clothing in the cylinder 130 from the contiguous predetermined point of minimum point drum inner surface and bucket 120 move to drum inner surface, rotate to 90 ° or the point of wide-angle more along the clockwise direction of cylinder 130.In order to produce this clothing motion, motor applies revolving force (being moment of torsion) along predetermined direction (clockwise direction) to cylinder 130, and then, cylinder 130 rotates to promote clothing with clothing.

Utilize the friction of perimeter surface in said lifter and clothing and the cylinder, clothing with the interior perimeter surface of cylinder 130 closely under the situation of contact along with cylinder rotates, and do not separate with cylinder 130.For this reason, cylinder rotates with about 60RPM or higher speed, thereby produces enough centrifugal force in order to avoid clothing separates with cylinder 130.Can consider that the size (for example internal diameter) of cylinder sets the rotary speed of cylinder, to produce the big centrifugal force of force of gravity.As a result, to rotate to respect to the cylinder minimum point with cylinder from the minimum point of cylinder be 90 ° or the position of rotation of wide-angle more to clothing.

Then, clothing from these 90 ° or more the rotary positions of wide-angle left minimum point.In order to realize that this of clothing leaves, when clothing arrives these 90 ° or more during the cylinder position of rotation of wide-angle, cylinder 130 is by braking suddenly.Motor 140 provides reactive torque to apply unexpected braking to cylinder for cylinder 130.Described with reference to figure 3A it (e) like preceding text, this reactive torque is by the reactive torque that plugging produced that is used for to motor 140 supply negative-phase sequence curents.

Said control part can be confirmed the anglec of rotation of cylinder through using sensing apparatus mentioned above.In case the anglec of rotation of cylinder is 90 ° or wide-angle more, said control part just can be controlled this motor 140 with its plugging.As a result, for providing along right handed cylinder 130 along anticlockwise moment of torsion, so that it stops the rotation at once, and the centrifugal force that is applied on the clothing disappears.Shown in Fig. 5 (c), clothing can vertically not left because of anticlockwise moment of torsion, but is left the minimum point of cylinder obliquely towards the interior perimeter surface of cylinder.Because this inclination leaves, clothing can have bigger friction at this inner surface that leaves in the process with cylinder, and friction and the friction between clothing and the washings that meanwhile produce, between each part clothing are also bigger.

Therefore, shown in Fig. 5 (d), cylinder 130 is along rotation continuously counterclockwise, and above-mentioned clothing rotate/process of leaving can repeat.Fig. 5 shows cylinder earlier along the clockwise direction rotation, but also can carry out the anticlockwise rotation in edge earlier.Be similar to said stepwise operation; This wash by rubbing with the hands the action produced be applied in to motor 140 than heavy load; And can reduce the clean work ratio that this washes action by rubbing with the hands; For example, can repeat after this washes action by rubbing with the hands, to stop 3 seconds behavior, and this clean work ratio of washing action by rubbing with the hands can be controlled as 70%.Other arrangement also is suitable.

Arrive at the clothing that falls before the minimum point of cylinder, that is, when clothing was left, cylinder 130 its reverse rotations of beginning were to carry out stepwise operation next time.In this case, cylinder 130 rotates to predetermined angular, and afterwards, clothing arrives the minimum point of cylinder 130.From this point, clothing and cylinder can rotate together.Though cylinder rotates to 90 ° as it is set, clothing can not rotate to 90 ° (being the peak of cylinder 130), and it can not be left to obtain desired washability from this peak.

Therefore, shown in Fig. 5 (d), after clothing arrived the minimum point of cylinder, cylinder 130 rotated once more.That is, cylinder is controlled to keep static, arrives the minimum point of cylinder until clothing.More specifically, in fact begin moment of being left at clothing, cylinder 130 stops.Arrive the minimum point of cylinder from the time point of clothing when leaving until clothing, cylinder remains on halted state and does not rotate.The duration of this cylinder halted state can be left the required time of cylinder minimum point greater than clothing.As a result, the halted state that cylinder kept can be set at for example 0.2 second, and this is less than the time of the cylinder halted state in the said stepwise operation.

Like this; Set the halted state that cylinder kept; Can carry out said stepwise operation more accurately; Thereby produce maximum friction, the maximum friction between each part clothing and the maximum friction between clothing and the washings between drum inner surface and the clothing, and can correspondingly realize desired washability.

Fig. 6 is used for the washability of each action shown in the comparison diagram 3A and the diagrammatic sketch of level of vibration.Horizontal axis is represented washability, and wherein, more left, expression easy separation more goes out the pollutant that comprises in the clothing.Vertical axis is represented level of vibration or noise level, wherein, more upwards, representes that this level is high more, and the required wash time of same clothing is few more.

When clothing is seriously polluted, said stepwise operation with wash action by rubbing with the hands and be suitable for the washing course that carries out in order to reduce wash time.Said stepwise operation has high level of vibration/noise level with washing by rubbing with the hands to move, and is not used in the washing delicate fabrics usually and/or is used for minimize noise and vibration.

Said rolling maneuver has good washability and low level of vibration, thereby low to the infringement minimum and the motor load of clothing.As a result, said rolling maneuver can be used in all washing courses, is particularly useful for helping detergent dissolution in the stage and soaking clothing in initial wash.

Said roll action has than washes by rubbing with the hands the lower washability of action and has with said washes action by rubbing with the hands and compares the level of vibration that mediates with rolling maneuver.Said rolling maneuver has than the lower level of vibration of this roll action, but said rolling maneuver has than the longer wash time of this roll action.Therefore, this roll action is applicable to all washing courses, and in washing course, this roll action can make clothing evenly distribute effectively.

Said extrusion action has with this roll similar washability of action and has than the higher level of vibration of this roll action.Said extrusion action repeats to make clothing to be attached at the interior perimeter surface of cylinder and makes clothing and the interior perimeter surface separating process of cylinder.In this process, washings are discharged to the cylinder outside after passing clothing.Therefore, this extrusion action is applicable to rinsing.

Said filter action has than the lower washability of this extrusion action and has and the similar noise level of said rolling maneuver.In this filter action, under the situation that the interior perimeter surface of clothing and cylinder closely contacts, water passes clothing and from cylinder, discharges.As a result, this filter action is applicable to the process that is used for soaking clothing.

Said revolution action has minimum level of vibration and minimum washability, and applicable to low noise and the washing course of low vibration and the process that is used for washing rapid wear or perishable cargo.

As stated, each drum driven action all has the advantage of himself, and preferably, uses these various drum driven to move and maximize its advantage.With laundry amounts relatively, the action of each drum driven also can have merits and demerits.Even in the situation of same process and same circulation, also can basis adopt above-mentioned various drum driven action with the relation of laundry amounts differently.

In tumbling-box washing machine, can see the inside of cylinder via the Men Ercong outside.Can in the washing course of describing after a while, carry out above-mentioned various drum driven action.As a result, the user can observe the various drum driven actions of carrying out in drum.That is, can softly beat formula washing (roll action) from visually identifying, brute force is beaten formula washing (stepwise operation), soft scrubbing type washing (rolling maneuver) and powerful scrubbing type washing (washing action by rubbing with the hands).Therefore, the user can know whether washing is well carried out, and except improving greatly the detersive efficiency, this can also produce the user satisfaction of improvement.

III. the process of laundry machine

Now, with the various control methods of discussing at this enforcement and broadly described washing machine, promptly various processes.

A. process A (standard process)

To this process A be described with reference to figure 7A.Process A be can not have any accessibility, be used to wash the standard process of normal laundry.Process A comprises wash cycle, rinse cycle and spin cycle.The user can choose standard process (S710) from process selection portion 117.

A.1 wash cycle (S730):

This wash cycle comprises: water supply step (S733), this water supply step (S733) in bucket 120 or cylinder 130 supplying washing water and washing agent so that detergent dissolution in washings; And washing step (S742), this washing step (S742) is used for head roll with washing clothes.In this water supply step, with washing agent, water is fed to washing machine from outside watering.Through when preparing said washing step, improving the efficient of this water supply step, can also realize this wash cycle efficient, comprise the raising of detersive efficiency and the minimizing of wash time.

A.1.1 confirm laundry amounts (S731):

As stated, this water supply step is carried out when preparing main washing step.As a result, can realize that fast and up hill and dale detergent dissolution, clothing soak etc.Yet, consider the capacity of cylinder and the amount that is fed to the washings in the cylinder, in this water supply step, can come the index drum drive actions according to the laundry amounts in the cylinder.That is, can select more effectively to realize the drum driven action that detergent dissolution and clothing soak based on the laundry amounts in the cylinder.

Before this water supply step, can be used for confirming that the laundry amounts that is contained in the laundry amounts of cylinder confirms step.Based on determined laundry amounts, the drum driven action in this water supply step can be different.

Can confirm laundry amounts through the electric current that measurement is used for head roll.For example, can measure the electric current of the action that is used to roll.In order to carry out this roll action, the control part index drum makes it with predetermined RPM (for example 46RPM) rotation.According to the laundry amounts in the cylinder, can be different with the current value that this RPM head roll is required.Therefore, can be based in the specific action and to drive the required size of current of specific roll with specific RPM and confirm laundry amounts.

If laundry amounts is bigger, then can starting stage of this step that supplies water to the enough washings of clothing supply, and the detersive efficiency can further improve washing the time.According to laundry amounts, the drum driven action in this water supply step can be different, and can suitably confirm the parameter of this water supply step.

A.1.2 supply water (S733):

A.1.2.1 types of detergents is confirmed (S734):

In the starting stage of this water supply step, can carry out types of detergents and confirm step, be liquid-type washing agent or powder-type washing agent to confirm the washing agent of in the starting stage of water supply step, supplying.Carrying out this step is for the rinsing number of times in the rinse cycle of confirming the drum driven action or confirming after this wash cycle, to carry out.In the initial launch of washing machine, the user can obtain the information relevant with this wash cycle and rinse cycle via display part 119.Therefore, can be in the starting stage of this step that supplies water, specifically before detergent dissolution promotes step, carry out types of detergents and confirm step.

A.1.2.2 detergent dissolution promotes (S735):

Along with supplying washing water and washing agent in this water supply step, can carry out the detergent dissolution step.In order to improve the efficient of wash cycle, washing agent can dissolving more fully and effectively in the starting stage of this step that supplies water.As a result, can in this supplies water step, carry out detergent dissolution promotes step to promote detergent dissolution.

One action, the drum driven action that promptly is used for making the clothing in the cylinder to move to promote detergent dissolution can be the actions that is used for to washings and the strong mechanical force of clothing supply.For example, can promote to be used in the step stepwise operation of the following behavior of repetition at this detergent dissolution: promptly, promote clothing, and clothing is left from the interior perimeter surface of cylinder according to the braking that imposes on cylinder along the cylinder that rotates.Perhaps, as substituting of this stepwise operation, can carry out the following action of washing by rubbing with the hands: this is washed action by rubbing with the hands and is used for the cylinder lifting clothing along rotation, and leaves clothing to promote clothing once more according to the braking and the reverse rotation of cylinder.This stepwise operation all is to apply unexpected braking applies thump with the flip-flop clothing direction of motion and to clothing action to the cylinder that rotates with washing action by rubbing with the hands.In addition, this stepwise operation with wash action by rubbing with the hands and also be used for applying thump to washings.As a result, strong mechanical force was provided in the starting stage of this water supply step, has also correspondingly improved the efficient of wash cycle to promote detergent dissolution.

In alternate embodiment, can promote step with the incompatible detergent dissolution that carries out of the der group of washing action by rubbing with the hands through repeating this stepwise operation.In this case, two types drum driven action is by combination repeatedly, and the flow pattern of washings can be diversified more to improve the efficient of wash cycle.

In typical water supply step, cylinder will be activated in the roll action, and this roll action makes cylinder along predetermined direction rotation continuously at a predetermined velocity, to promote and to leave clothing.Yet, have been found that in this roll action, make detergent dissolution in washings required time maybe greater than stepwise operation wash action by rubbing with the hands or its combination in the required time.For example; In exemplary washer; In roll action, make the required time of detergent dissolution be about 15 minutes, and at the stepwise operation that uses same washer or wash that to make detergent dissolution required time in washings in the action possibly be 9 to 10 minutes by rubbing with the hands.Therefore, this stepwise operation or wash action by rubbing with the hands washing agent is dissolved in the washings more quickly, and can reduce the corresponding time of specific washing course.

This stepwise operation with wash by rubbing with the hands in the action, when the rotation of cylinder and stopping in washings, producing strong eddy current, clothing is left and this leaves impact and is applied to clothing.

In addition, promote in the step, can be used for making the said barrel of washings circulation of holding and these washings are fed to the circulation step in the cylinder again at this detergent dissolution.In this circulation step, the washings that remain on the cylinder below are supplied in the cylinder, thereby further promote detergent dissolution and clothing to soak.

In certain embodiments, this detergent dissolution promotion step for example can be carried out and reach about 2 minutes or other reasonable time, finishes until supplying water.This water supply can promote in the step to finish or can supply water in addition again at detergent dissolution, may reduce because soak the step middle water level at subsequently clothing.This detergent dissolution promotes step can carry out the short time, thereby can not influence clothing significantly and cause fabric to damage.As a result, according to the laundry amounts in the cylinder, the detergent dissolution of each above-mentioned process promotes that the drum driven action in the step can be to wash action by rubbing with the hands.

Promptly; If determined laundry amounts is a predeterminated level or lower, then can carries out this detergent dissolution and promote step, because for small amount; The drum driven action that is used to supply strong mechanical force maybe be more effective, and because small amount can keep fully contacting with washings.Particularly, small amount then means: the surface area of the clothing that must contact with washings is less, and can be in the short period of time, utilize being used to of being applied to make the mechanical force of clothing upset carry out detergent dissolution and clothing soaks.As a result, this stepwise operation or wash by rubbing with the hands the action make it possible to improve detersive efficiency and can correspondingly reduce wash time.

By contrast, if confirm that in said laundry amounts the laundry amounts of confirming in the step is a predeterminated level or higher, then can skip this detergent dissolution and promote step.That is, if laundry amounts is bigger, then the mechanical force deficiency is so that clothing forms fully with washings contacts, because can not washings are fed to the clothing of mat with enough amounts or absorbed by clothing.

As a result, if laundry amounts is a predeterminated level or higher, then omits this detergent dissolution and promote step and begin clothing immediately to soak step.If laundry amounts is a predeterminated level or higher, then through using the circulation step in this water supply step, clothing can form better the contact to promote detergent dissolution with washings.

A.1.2.3 clothing soaks (S736):

In this water supply step, can with said detergent dissolution step carry out and utilize washings fully to soak the step of clothing.In the situation of tumbling-box washing machine, clothing needn't be immersed in the washings fully, therefore, can in the starting stage of this wash cycle, carry out clothing fast and soak.After said detergent dissolution promotes step, can carry out clothing and soak the promotion step to promote that clothing soaks.This step can be carried out after the water supply step proceeds to predetermined extent, perhaps when the water supply step finishes, just carries out, and fully soaks into to guarantee clothing.Alternatively, this detergent dissolution promotes step also can after the end of supplying water, carry out.Soak in the step at this clothing, water level can reduce, and therefore can carry out other water supply.

This clothing soaks step and can be partly promotes carry out in the step at above-mentioned detergent dissolution, and water level can rise to and is enough to allow washings to accumulate in the cylinder.Therefore, promote the step that clothing soaks after detergent dissolution promotes step, to carry out.Promote the drum driven action of step to compare with detergent dissolution, this clothing soaks the drum driven action that promotes step and can be controlled differently.For example, this clothing soaks the drum driven action that promotes step and can comprise rolling maneuver and/or filter action.In certain embodiments, this filter action and rolling maneuver can be carried out successively.

Said filter action is a kind of like this action: wherein, clothing distributes to enlarge the surface area of clothing on a large scale, therefore, can use this filter action to come to soak equably clothing.Said rolling maneuver is a kind of like this action: wherein, clothing is contacted clothing by upset repeatedly so that remain on the washings of cylinder below equably, and this rolling maneuver can also be applied in during clothing soaks.In order to utilize these effects as much as possible, different drum driven actions (that is, repeat/carrying out filter action and rolling maneuver successively according to predetermined order) can make clothing soak the maximum effect that promotes step.

If laundry amounts is a predeterminated level or higher, then this clothing soaks the drum driven action that promotes step and can comprise filter action.That is, in this filter action, the surface area of clothing enlarged and in this filter action supplying washing water, and clothing evenly distributes under the situation of not tangling, and washings evenly are supplied to clothing.Alternatively, perhaps except this filter action, can also carry out said roll action.

If laundry amounts is lower than predeterminated level, then can, adopt this clothing filter action and/or roll action during soaking the promotion step.

The user can select the level of pollution of clothing from option selection portion 118, and the clean work ratio of motor can be along with this selection difference.Yet; Because the clean work ratio in the water supply step is predetermined to be and is used to optimize detergent dissolution and clothing soaks; And owing to can not ignore misgivings to the unnecessary damage of clothing, thus the clean work ratio in the water supply step can be not because selected level of pollution and difference.If should reduce by clean work ratio, can't realize fully that then detergent dissolution and clothing soak.

Water supply step in the standard process can comprise that above-mentioned types of detergents confirms that step, detergent dissolution promote step and clothing to soak the promotion step.In alternate embodiment, provide types of detergents to confirm that step, detergent dissolution promote step or clothing to soak step with can being independent of the water supply step.In this case, washing agent confirms that step, detergent dissolution promote step or clothing to soak step and can after the end of supplying water, carry out.

A.1.3 heating (S740):

Said wash cycle comprises washing step.In order to prepare washing, can between this washing step and water supply step, carry out heating steps.

This heating steps can come heated scrub water through the heater that use is arranged on said bucket below or be supplied to the raise temperature of washings or cylinder of steam in the cylinder through use.Therefore, can carry out or omit this heating steps as required.That is,, then can not carry out this heating steps if use cold air or cold water to come process clothes.Yet,,, can carry out this heating steps if perhaps from option selection portion 118, the temperature of washings is chosen as the temperature that is higher than cold water if because the temperature of washings is preset as the temperature that is higher than cold water with the selected relevant default temperature of process.

The action of drum driven in this heating steps can be according to laundry amounts and difference.In this heating steps, can irrespectively carry out the roll action with laundry amounts.Yet, as stated,, can in this heating steps, carry out rolling maneuver if laundry amounts is a predeterminated level or lower.That is, under the less situation of laundry amounts, for heating and washing, the repeatedly upset of clothing in the cylinder bottom possibly distribute more effective than the expansion of clothing.Alternately, for the small amount in this heating steps, can use the combination of roll action and rolling maneuver, and, can use the roll action for a large amount of clothings.

This heating steps can comprise the heating preparation process that is used for after the water supply step, preparing heating.This means that the water supply step just finishes after clothing soaks completion.As a result, can after the water supply step, confirm laundry amounts more accurately, because the clothing that the laundry amounts before can not soaking based on clothing will be soaked differentiates with dry clothing.For example, before clothing soaks, soak clothing amount possibly be determined greater than actual amount.As a result, in certain embodiments, can before washing, in heating steps, carry out more accurate laundry amounts and confirm step.If omit this heating steps, then can carry out and heat the corresponding step of preparation process, to confirm accurate laundry amounts.That is,, then can after the water supply step finishes, before washing step, carry out this accurate laundry amounts and confirm step if omit this heating steps.

A.1.4 washing (S742):

In case above-mentioned water supply step and heating steps finish, just can be used for the washing step of washing clothes.The action of drum driven in this washing step can be the sequential combination of stepwise operation and/or roll action and/or rolling maneuver, applying strong mechanical force and to move clothing with diversified pattern, thereby improves detersive efficiency.

Alternatively; Drum driven action in this washing step also can be the sequential combination of filter action and roll action; With to clothing washings without interruption, thereby improve detersive efficiency that produces by washing agent and the detersive efficiency that produces by the mechanical force that is applied on the clothing.

As a result, the action of drum driven in this washing step can be according to laundry amounts and difference, this be because: depend on laundry amounts, it can be different that the drum driven that can produce best clean result is moved.This laundry amounts can be the laundry amounts of before the water supply step or in heating steps, confirming.In this washing step, drum driven action can be according to laundry amounts definite the water supply step after and difference.

If laundry amounts is a predeterminated level or higher, then this drum driven action can comprise filter action and/or roll action.If washing machine is not configured to make the washings circulation, then can only carry out the roll action.In the situation of a large amount of clothings, washings can evenly be supplied to clothing, and simultaneously, mechanical force can be applied on the clothing to improve detersive efficiency.

If laundry amounts is a predeterminated level or lower, then this drum driven action can comprise that stepwise operation and/or rolling maneuver improve detersive efficiency, and this is to move with various patterns because the clothing utilization is applied to the mechanical force on the clothing.In certain embodiments, this roll action can also be carried out with stepwise operation and/or rolling maneuver.

As stated, in standard process, the drum driven action in said water supply step, heating steps and the washing step can be diversified, and can correspondingly improve the efficient of wash cycle.In addition, the action of drum driven in above-mentioned each step all can be according to the laundry amounts in the cylinder and difference, and can correspondingly carry out the wash cycle of optimizing.

If the user has selected the level of pollution of clothing from option selection portion 118, the clean work ratio of then said heating steps and washing step can be different.Ratio was still unnecessarily high in the lower situation of level of pollution if should work only, and then clothing can unnecessarily be damaged.

A.2 rinse cycle (S750):

The control method of the rinse cycle among the said process A will be described with reference to figure 7A.According to present embodiment, can carry out this rinse cycle as the part of individual process with above-mentioned wash cycle, perhaps it can be carried out independently.Hereinafter, be merely the purpose of being convenient to discuss, be described in the control method of the rinse cycle of carrying out after the wash cycle of mentioning in the said standard process.

A.2.1. first rinsing (S751):

In case wash cycle finishes, just can carry out be used to supply water and head roll to carry out first rinse step of rinsing.

In standard process, all carry out one or more drying steps in each that can be in wash cycle, rinse cycle and spin cycle.For example, can carry out drying and the drying in the rinse cycle after the wash cycle.These dry step can be called " the middle drying ", to be different from the spin cycle as last circulation of standard process.

Can confirm the drying level based on the RPM of cylinder.Usually, said middle drying can approximately carried out under the 200RPM to 400RPM, for example; In rapid wear clothing process, carry out with about 400RPM; In weak process, carry out, in middle process, carry out, and in strong process, carry out with about 1000RPM with about 800RPM with about 600RPM.Can be based on lower resonant frequency and the high resonant frequency of operating period according to current operating parameter and select to be used for the middle cylinder RPM that dries.

Resonant frequency is the intrinsic physical values of washing machine, and the vibration of washing machine sharply increases near its resonant frequency.If cylinder rotates near resonant frequency and clothing does not evenly distribute, then the vibration of washing machine will very suddenly increase.As a result, if dry, then will carry out clothing usually and separate twine step in cylinder, and sensing is carried out in vibration so that clothing evenly distributes with the predetermined RPM that is higher than resonant frequency.If the vibration that senses, then can be carried out accelerating step less than predetermined value to break away from resonance bands.

Because water supply and rinsing are repeated more times in rinse cycle, so the middle required time of drying of carrying out in the centre of rinsing will be longer.In order to give up the still residual misgivings that residual washing agent is arranged after washing finishes, can in rinse cycle, carry out this rinse step at least three times or more times.The middle drying that carry out this moment can make rinse cycle increase sizable time quantum, thereby causes rinse cycle long.According to present embodiment, be to supply water with rinsing in the middle of carry out in the middle of RPM in drying can be different.That is, cylinder can rotate with the predetermined RPM lower than lower resonant frequency in a predetermined special middle drying, and in another predetermined special middle drying, rotates with the predetermined RPM higher than high resonant frequency.

When carrying out the drying of said special centre with the RPM lower than lower resonant frequency, auxiliary clothing is separated and twined the required time of step, vibratory output sensing step and accelerating step can be unnecessary, therefore, has reduced the required time of rinse cycle potentially.The RPM that dries in the middle of this can be set at about 100 to 110.On the contrary, if carry out said special middle the drying with the RPM lower than lower resonant frequency, then can reduce the required time of rinse cycle, still, the washings that contain washing agent possibly not discharged fully.

Most of pollutant and detergent thing can be present in the washings after the wash cycle.Therefore, can after wash cycle, from clothing, discharge washings as far as possible up hill and dale.

After the wash cycle in standard process, can carry out high speed in the starting stage of said first rinse step and dry (S752).In this dried at a high speed, cylinder can rotate with the RPM higher than high resonant frequency, thereby can from clothing, discharge the washings of maximum.For example, this RPM can be set at about 1000RPM.This dries step at a high speed can irrespectively make cylinder with (being about 1000RPM) rotation continuously at a high speed with user's selection, thereby the detergent thing can be discharged before rinsing as far as possible up hill and dale.

Accomplished in case should dry at a high speed, just can carry out the first drum driven step (S753), thereby with head roll rinsing clothes after supplying water.The rinsing water level can be a higher level, see this water level with permission through door, thereby clothing is immersed in the washings.Therefore, the washings that can supply sizable amount in the starting stage of rinse cycle are with rinsing clothes.

The action of drum driven in this first drum driven step can be to wash action and/or revolution action by rubbing with the hands, with move maximum, be immersed into the clothing in the washings, thereby improve rinsing performance.This wash by rubbing with the hands action and back rotation work corresponding to after being immersed into clothing in the washings, the process of continuously clothing under the washings manually being washed by rubbing with the hands.Said roll action and stepwise operation are corresponding to clothing being put into times without number the process that the washings neutralization is shifted out from washings.As a result, the said first drum driven step can index drum so that its under the high water level situation to wash action by rubbing with the hands and/or the revolution action is activated, allow the user whether to carry out abundant rinsing from identification visually.In alternate embodiment, can in this first drum driven step, carry out the washings that are used for said bucket holds and be recycled to the circulation step in the cylinder.Washings are injected in the cylinder with rinsing clothes.This process can be called " injection rinsing ".Because can see this process, so this also shows whether carried out abundant rinsing to the user through door.

In case this first drum driven step finishes, just can carry out first draining and the middle step (S754) that dries.Between drainage period, cylinder can be activated with stepwise operation and/or roll action.Clothing is raised and leaves with the raising detersive efficiency, and has produced bubble to improve rinse efficiency.The action of its drum driven can be according to laundry amounts and difference.In the situation of small amount, cylinder is activated with stepwise operation, between promoting and leaving, to produce ultimate range.In the situation of a large amount of clothings, cylinder can be activated with the roll action.

Dry in the step with middle in this first draining, middle drying can approximately carried out under the 100RPM to 110RPM.Then, can omit clothing and separate and twine step, vibration-sensing step and accelerating step, therefore can reduce the required time significantly.

In alternate embodiment, dry in the step in first draining and the centre of standard process, middle drying can be carried out under about 400RPM higher than lower resonant frequency.In this case, when water is drained and clothing when fully launching to distribute, can carry out stepwise operation and/or roll action.Therefore, can omit clothing separates and twines step.Even under the rotary speed higher than lower resonant frequency, the middle drying carried out on the ground of following short time of situation that also can have vibration-sensing step and single accelerating step.Drying can be carried out under higher RPM in the middle of this, fails through drying pollutant and the detergent thing that step is discharged at a high speed with discharge.Yet,, fail to get in the accelerating step thereby can repeat this vibration-sensing step, and the rinsing time may increase unfriendly when the vibratory output that in said vibration-sensing step, records exceeds in the situation of permissible range.Therefore, can carry out the vibration-sensing step, and under the situation that said accelerating step fails in the vibrating step of pre-determined number is carried out, to begin, this first draining can finish with the middle step that dries with the drum rotation speed of about 100RPM to 110RPM.

A.2.2 second rinsing (S756) and final rinsing (S760):

Second rinse step (S756) can be carried out after first rinse step.This second rinse step can comprise second tin roller actuation step (S757) and second draining and the middle step (S758) that dries.This second tin roller actuation step can be identical with the above-mentioned first drum driven step basically.And this second draining can be identical with middle drying step with said first draining basically with the middle step that dries.Yet, dry in the step with middle in second draining, dry in the middle of carrying out with about 100RPM to 110RPM reducing the rinsing time, this be because: the detergent thing is discharged with middle the drying in the step having dried step and said first draining at a high speed.

This rinse cycle can utilize types of detergents to confirm definite result of step.

If washing agent is the liquid-type washing agent, then therefore the residual less washing agent of possibility can omit second rinse step to reduce the required time of rinse cycle.If washing agent is the powder-type washing agent, then can gives tacit consent to and carry out first rinse step and second rinse step.

If washing agent is the liquid-type washing agent, then the 3rd rinse step (S760) can be as the last rinsing step after first rinse step.If washing agent is the powder-type washing agent, then the 3rd rinse step can be as the last rinsing step after second rinse step.Yet, when in the 3rd rinse step, sensing bubble (in the situation of powder-type washing agent), can carry out the 4th rinse step as last rinsing step.

The water level of this last rinsing step (S760) can be than low water level.In the situation of the tilted drum-type washing machine that cylinder tilts at a predetermined angle, this water level can be the predetermined water level that only is enough to water is fed to the predetermined rear portion of this oblique-roller.That is, this water level can be to make that it can not sensing or sightless water level in the washing machine outside.Yet this water level is confirmed in order to avoid in clothing, produce bubble more in advance.Even if produced bubble, these bubbles also in said bucket but not in cylinder, produce, thereby prevented excess accumulation.As a result, the user can no bubble produces the last rinsing step from visually being identified in, and can improve the rinsing performance satisfaction.

In last rinsing step, can be in the 3rd drum driven step (S761) these the 3rd drain step (S762) afterwards, to carry out spin cycle.In the 3rd drain step, cylinder can and/or be washed action by rubbing with the hands with stepwise operation and be activated, thereby clothing is evenly distributed.

A.3 spin cycle (S770):

To come the control method of the spin cycle in the description standard process with reference to figure 7A.This spin cycle can be carried out as the part of standard process with wash cycle and rinse cycle, perhaps carries out as individual process alone.Be merely the purpose of being convenient to discuss, with the control method of the spin cycle of carrying out after wash cycle that is described in the formation standard process and the rinse cycle.

A.3.1 clothing is separated and is twined (S771):

This spin cycle can comprise that clothing is separated and twine step, and this clothing is separated and twined step and be used for through head roll, clothing evenly distributed clothing separated and twine.The vibration that produces when this spin cycle is set to cylinder is rotated at a high speed is minimum.If in the drain step before this spin cycle just with stepwise operation and/or wash the action drives cylinder by rubbing with the hands; Then clothing is probably through this stepwise operation and/or wash action by rubbing with the hands and on predetermined extent, separate and twine, and can significantly reduce said clothing and separate and twine the required time of step.

A.3.2 offset is measured (S773):

Clothing separate twine step after, the offset when making cylinder reach scheduled duration with the predetermined RPM rotation lower than lower resonant frequency through cylinder being quickened and confirm whether clothing evenly distributes in cylinder, can measuring.

In the standard process according to another embodiment, the offset measuring process of spin cycle can be separated to twine and carry out before the step at clothing.Quite a large amount of clothings is separated to twine to move through the drum driven of rinse cycle and has been realized.As a result, this spin cycle can start from the offset measuring process, to reduce the time of spin cycle.Compare with the benchmark eccentricity value,, then can carry out after a while with the accelerating step of describing if judge that measured offset is satisfactory.If compare with the benchmark eccentricity value, measured offset is unsatisfactory, then can carry out clothing and separate and twine step.Separate at this clothing and to twine in the step, cylinder can be activated to promote clothing to separate with stepwise operation and twine, and this clothing separate twine step after, can restart said offset measuring process.

A.3.3 quicken and normal dry (S775):

After the offset measuring process, can carry out the step (accelerating step) that the rotating speed of cylinder is accelerated to normal drying RPM.Afterwards, can carry out and be used to make the normal drying step of cylinder, to accomplish said spin cycle with normal drying RPM rotation.Should can be defaulted as about 1000RPM by the normal drum rotation speed that dries in the step.That is, can reduce the amount of moisture that contains in the clothing as much as possible, so that the detergent thing is minimum.According to user's selection, this RPM that normally dries in the step can change, because the RPM that should normally dry in the step is relevant with wrinkling degree with spin cycle completion remnant of moisture content afterwards, clothing.As a result, the user can select this normal RPM that dries in the step relatively with the amount of moisture and the wrinkling degree of clothing.

B. process B (serious pollution process (heavy contaminant course)):

To the serious pollution process B that from clothing, removes the severe dirt be described with reference to figure 8.Can choose this serious pollution process (S810) at process selection portion 117 places.

B.1 wash cycle (S830):

B.1.1. confirm laundry amounts (S831):

In case chosen the serious pollution process, just can carry out laundry amounts and confirm step, to confirm to put into the laundry amounts of cylinder.The method of confirming laundry amounts can be similar to the method for describing to standard process in the preceding text, therefore will correspondingly omit its repeat specification.This laundry amounts confirms that step can carry out before the process selection step.

Control part confirms in the step that with this laundry amounts the laundry amounts of confirming compares with a reference value, and controls water supply step and the drum driven in the washing step that will describe after a while based on its comparative result and move.Basically, determined, can be regarded as heavy load greater than the laundry amounts of a reference value, and, determined, can be regarded as little load less than the laundry amounts of a reference value.With describing according to drum driven action determined laundry amounts, in each step.

B.1.2 supply water (S833):

In this water supply step, the water supply installation (for example water supply path and feed water valve) that control part control is connected with watering and said bucket is with supplying washing water in said bucket.If the laundry amounts of confirming to record in the step in laundry amounts is less than a reference value, then control part can index drum with roll action and/or stepwise operation and/or wash action by rubbing with the hands and/or filter action and/or rolling maneuver and be activated.

At first,, then will produce the off-centre rotation of cylinder, and control part can make it be activated with the roll action by index drum in the water supply step, twine thereby clothing separated if put into the clothing mat of cylinder.In this roll action, cylinder along predetermined direction rotation and clothing from along the cylinder direction of rotation about 90 ° or more the position of wide-angle left the minimum point of cylinder, thereby, can separate the clothing of mat and twine and make its even distribution.

The control part index drum makes it with stepwise operation and/or wash action by rubbing with the hands and be rotated, thereby, leave to impact and be applied on the clothing of putting into cylinder.This stepwise operation with wash action by rubbing with the hands and can be applied to successfully remove undissolvable pollutant.As a result, in case cylinder with stepwise operation and/or wash by rubbing with the hands the action be activated, just can in the water supply step, remove undissolvable pollutant, and can realize the minimizing of wash time and the raising of detersive efficiency.

As stated, water supply step is supplied to washings in the said bucket and soaks the clothing that is placed in the cylinder.Therefore, control part comes head roll with filter action after can and/or washing action by rubbing with the hands at this stepwise operation, thereby realizes that clothing soaks.

In addition, before this water supply step finished, except rolling maneuver, control part can also come head roll with rolling maneuver, with in the water supply step with detergent dissolution in washings, thereby in washings, soak clothing.

If laundry amounts is greater than a reference value, then in the water supply step, control part can make it be activated with roll action and/or filter action by index drum.If laundry amounts is bigger, particularly, if laundry amounts greater than a reference value, then be used for to cylinder apply unexpected braking, possibly apply excessive load to motor such as the stepwise operation and/or the cylinder action of washing action etc. by rubbing with the hands.Thus relatively, can not realize as the application that leaves impact, stepwise operation and/or wash the initial effect of action by rubbing with the hands.Therefore, if put into a large amount of clothings in the cylinder, then do not carry out stepwise operation and/or wash action by rubbing with the hands.And, if put into a large amount of clothings in the cylinder, then can not effectively realize soaking effect by the clothing that the said rolling maneuver with low rotary speed produces, thereby, alternatively can carry out the roll action and being used for clothing and soaking.Finally, if laundry amounts greater than a reference value, then cylinder can be activated with roll action and/or filter action, thereby can realize above-mentioned effect: promptly, clothing evenly distributes, and removes undissolvable pollutant, and clothing soaks, and detergent dissolution.

B.1.3 washing (S835):

After the water supply step finishes, can begin the washing step of this serious pollution process.The washing step of this serious pollution process can comprise soaking step, pollutant removal step and residual contaminants removal step.In the case, can in each step, supply washings, and can correspondingly carry out each step with different temperature.

B.1.3.1 soak (S836):

This soaking step is a kind of like this process: clothing is immersed in the cold water, so that the serious pollution thing that contains in the clothing is lax.In this soaking step, used colder water, relaxed so that be attached to the protein component that comprises in the serious pollution thing on the clothing for a long time with for example about 15 ℃ of temperature.If these protein component contact hot water, then these serious pollution things trend towards being solidificated in the clothing regularly and being difficult to they are separated from clothing.Therefore, can use cold water to carry out soaking step, be fixed to clothing to prevent serious pollution thing with protein component.

If laundry amounts is less than predetermined value, then motor can come head roll with stepwise operation.Can after this stepwise operation, increase roll action and/or rolling maneuver.Because this stepwise operation has the good washing ability and reduced wash time, so, be attached to serious pollution thing on the clothing and can soaked into and impact and be applied on the clothing.As a result, this stepwise operation has the effect of impelling the serious pollution thing to separate with clothing.

If laundry amounts is greater than a reference value, then in this soaking step, cylinder can be activated with roll action and/or rolling maneuver.That is, if the laundry amounts that records is greater than predetermined reference value, then owing to imposing on the motor excessive load, so can not carry out this stepwise operation.As noted above, the clothing of this stepwise operation in cylinder applies and leaves impact and improved detersive efficiency.Yet,, can not carry out this stepwise operation if laundry amounts is big.When laundry amounts during, with in the pollutant removal step of describing and the residual contaminants removal step, do not carry out this stepwise operation after a while greater than a reference value yet.

B.1.3.2 pollutant removal (S837):

After above-mentioned soaking step, can begin the pollutant removal step, this pollutant removal step is used for heated scrub water in 35 ℃ to 40 ℃ scope, to remove the serious pollution thing.The temperature of the washings that in this pollutant removal step, use is set between 35 ℃ to 40 ℃, this be because: be similar under the temperature of human body temperature, can more easily removing the sebum composition that contains in the serious pollution thing.The moisture feeding mechanism of the moisture (for example steam) that can use the heater that in said barrel basal surface, is provided with or be used for heating to said bucket supply warp is increased to the temperature of washings in the above-mentioned preset range.

In this pollutant removal step, if laundry amounts is an a reference value or lower, then control part can be controlled motor, so that come head roll with roll action and/or rolling maneuver.This roll action and/or rolling maneuver can apply under the situation of high detersive efficiency, to motor hangs down load and reduces wash time.Therefore, can realize the minimizing of wash time.

If laundry amounts is greater than a reference value, thereby then control part can make it be activated with the roll action by index drum.In having the situation of a large amount of clothings, be used to make cylinder with than the rolling maneuver of low velocity rotation maybe be effective inadequately aspect the pollutant removal, therefore can adopt the roll action.

B.1.3.3 residual contaminants is removed (S838):

After said pollutant removal step, control part can be carried out residual contaminants and remove step, and this residual contaminants is removed step and is used for washings are heated to be and has about 60 ℃ temperature and clothing is carried out sterilization and bleaching.Remove in step in this residual contaminants, the temperature of washings can be about 60 ℃ or higher, so that clothing is carried out sterilization and bleaching.

Remove in step in this residual contaminants, if laundry amounts less than a reference value, then control part can make it be activated with stepwise operation by index drum, perhaps is activated according to the order of stepwise operation and/or roll action and/or rolling maneuver.

If laundry amounts greater than a reference value, is then removed in the step in this residual contaminants, control part can make it be activated with filter action and/or roll action by index drum.

B.2 rinse cycle (S850):

The rinse cycle of this serious pollution process can be similar to the rinse cycle of above-mentioned standard process and the rinse cycle of other process that will describe after a while.Therefore, with the repeat specification of omitting to this rinse cycle.

B.3. spin cycle (S870):

The spin cycle of this serious pollution process can be similar to the spin cycle of above-mentioned standard process and the spin cycle of other process that will describe after a while.Therefore, with the repeat specification of omitting to this spin cycle.

C. process C (process of washing of boiling fast):

To process C be described with reference to figure 9.This process C can be called " process of washing of boiling fast ", should " process of washing of boiling fast " be used within a short period of time washings being heated to predetermined temperature, with the effect that realizes boiling and washing such as the cleaning of the clothing in the clean cycle.

Usually, when clothing being carried out sterilization, the washings that hold in the said bucket are heated to preset " design temperature ", wash then with bleaching.If just to heated scrub water, then wash time is long and power consumption is very big, so expended considerable time and considerable electric power is heated to preset temperature with the washings that hold in the said bucket.In this boils the process of washing fast, when reducing total wash time and power consumption, can also carry out sterilization and bleaching to clothing.No matter the temperature of washings how, this process of washing of boiling fast is all to being fed to the one section preset duration of washings heating in the said bucket, reaches preset temperature but not washings are heated until washings.Consider washability,, can comprise the steps: promptly in this washing course, compensate the time of the washing step that provides in this process of washing of boiling fast according to the temperature of washings as describing with reference to figure 9.

At first, the user can choose this process of washing (S910) of boiling fast from process selection portion 117.Then, control part is carried out the step of the time of the washing step be used to set this process of washing of boiling fast.This wash time is set step and is allowed control part to confirm the required time of washing step of this process of washing of boiling fast, and this time is stored in the storage device such as memory etc.This step can be carried out with said process selection step or water supply step simultaneously.

C.1 wash cycle (S930):

C.1.1 confirm laundry amounts and wash time setting (S931):

In case the user chooses this process of washing of boiling fast, control part just can be carried out the laundry amounts that is used to measure laundry amounts and confirm step and be used for setting based on determined laundry amounts the wash time of required time of the washing step of this process of washing of boiling fast to set step.Control part can use as described above cylinder is rotated to the required time of precalculated position, perhaps uses at the residue rotational time of cylinder after the rotation scheduled time and confirms laundry amounts.

Set in the step in this wash time, select in a plurality of appropriate times that control part can be stored from memory and the corresponding wash time of laundry amounts that records.The required various times of the washing step of this process of washing of boiling fast are stored in the storage device such as memory etc., thereby this boils when washing process fast in elected, and control part can be selected the appropriate time stored in this memory.

C.1.2 supply water (S933):

The wash cycle of this process of washing of boiling fast can comprise the water supply step that is used for to said bucket supplying washing water.In this water supply step, the water supply installation (for example water supply path and feed water valve) that control part control is connected with watering and said bucket is to supply water in said bucket.And, the control part index drum make its with the water supply step of for example above-mentioned serious pollution process in drum driven move similar drum driven action and being activated, therefore, will omit further detailed description.

C.1.3 temperature measurement step/compensation (S935):

In case water is supplied in the said bucket, the control part facility is measured the temperature of washings with the temperature sensor that is provided with in the washing machine and the temperature that records is compared with fiducial temperature, to regulate the time of said washing step.

For example, control part can recording temperature and for example being higher than about 50 ℃ fiducial temperature and comparing washings.If the temperature that records is higher than said fiducial temperature, for example, if be supplied in the said bucket through the water of heating, then control part can be carried out this washing step immediately.Yet if the temperature that records is lower than said fiducial temperature, control part can be carried out the compensation process of the time that is used to regulate washing step.

As stated, can with water temperature irrespectively, carry out said washing step after being in this process washings are heated scheduled duration.Therefore, depend on the temperature that after heating steps finishes, is supplied to the water in the said bucket, the temperature of the washings that hold in the said bucket can be different, and because the difference of water temperature, washability will there are differences.As a result, the compensation process that is provided has minimized the difference that has the washability that different temperatures causes owing to washings after the heating steps.If the temperature of washings is lower than said fiducial temperature, then increase the time of washing step, with the washability under the compensate for slower low temperature.

Can suitably regulate the numerical value of the fiducial temperature that is used for the limiting temperature scope.For example, in one embodiment, single fiducial temperature can be provided, and in alternate embodiment, a plurality of fiducial temperatures can be provided.When there being three fiducial temperatures, when promptly providing first, second temperature with the 3rd fiducial temperature and washings to be higher than first fiducial temperature (for example 50 ℃), control part can be carried out said washing step immediately.(this second fiducial temperature (for example when the temperature of washing water that records is lower than first fiducial temperature but is higher than second fiducial temperature; 40 ℃) be lower than first fiducial temperature (for example 50 ℃)); When the temperature that records is lower than second fiducial temperature but is higher than the 3rd fiducial temperature (the 3rd fiducial temperature (for example 30 ℃) is lower than second fiducial temperature (for example 40 ℃)); And when the temperature that records is lower than the 3rd fiducial temperature, carries out and to be used for said wash time is set the compensation process that time of the preset washing step of step compensates.

When time of this washing step of compensation, control part can be controlled according to the temperature of washings differently should the make-up time.Washability is directly proportional with the temperature of washings basically.Therefore, the temperature of washing water that records is low more, and the make-up time is just long more.Can preset the scope of the time that increases in said fiducial temperature and this compensation process based on capacity and other this factor of washing machine.

C.1.4 heating (S937):

In case the Preset Time to washing step in this compensation process compensates, just can carry out heating steps and reach scheduled duration, this heating steps is used for removing pollutant and the while heated scrub water that clothing contains through the cylinder action.This heating steps can be used as independent step or conduct is carried out the part of the washing step of describing after a while.Only be for the ease of discussing, in the description of this process, will describing this heating steps as the part of washing step.

C.1.5 washing (S939):

The drum driven action of the washing step of this process of washing of boiling fast can comprise stepwise operation and/or roll action and/or rolling maneuver.

This stepwise operation has the good washing ability and applies impact to clothing, thereby can make the separated from contaminants that is attached on the clothing and can reduce wash time.As a result, control part can rotate said cylinder with stepwise operation in the starting stage of this washing step.In this case, heating steps can carry out after the stepwise operation of this washing step.

In this stepwise operation, cylinder is with the rotation of following predetermined speed: this predetermined speed allows clothing and is not left from the interior perimeter surface of cylinder because of centrifugal force.When clothing was positioned near the peak of cylinder, reactive torque was applied in to cylinder.Because regulated the clean work ratio of this stepwise operation, thus with other the action in compare, in this stepwise operation, the load that imposes on motor is bigger.Therefore, if during this stepwise operation, proceed to be used for the heating steps of heated scrub water, then power consumption will increase, and possibly safety issue occur owing to the magnitude of current increases.As a result, this heating steps can be performed one period scheduled time after stepwise operation finishes.

This heating steps is constructed such that heater is not reached preset heating duration by driving, and and needn't reach preset value until the temperature of washings.This allows to predict exactly time that this washing step is required and electric power and prediction data is informed the user.In addition, regardless of the temperature of the washings of in washing step, supplying, all can only carry out this washing step and reach essentially identical one section Preset Time, thereby can reduce power consumption and wash time.

Therefore, control part can be controlled to carry out said roll action and/or rolling maneuver.In this case, roll action and/or rolling maneuver can be carried out when heating steps begins.Under the situation that reduces wash time, this roll action and rolling maneuver apply low load and have good washability to motor.As a result, even use the washings with different temperatures to carry out washing step, this roll action and rolling maneuver also can realize reducing the effect of the required wash time of washing step and the effect with suitable washability.

C.2 rinse cycle (S950):

The rinse cycle of this process of washing of boiling fast can be similar to the rinse cycle of above-mentioned process and the rinse cycle of other process that will describe after a while.Therefore, will omit its further detailed description.

C.3 spin cycle (S970):

The spin cycle of this process of washing of boiling fast can be similar to the spin cycle of above-mentioned process and the spin cycle of other process that will describe after a while.Therefore, will omit its further detailed description.

D. process D (cold wash is washed process):

To describe cold wash with reference to Figure 10 and wash process D.This cold wash is washed process D and is used for washing clothes under the situation of heated scrub water not, thereby under the situation that does not reduce desired washability, energy saving is provided.As a result, this process is measured the temperature that is fed to the washings in the said bucket, compares the temperature that records with preset temperature, and correspondingly regulates operational factor, thereby can keep washability.For example,, then wash time is fully compensated, desirable washability is provided in the process to wash at this cold wash if find that based on this comparative result the temperature of washings does not reach fiducial temperature.

At first, the user can choose this cold wash to wash process (S1010) from process selection portion 117.In case the user has chosen this cold wash to wash process, control part just can be sequentially or is optionally carried out wash cycle, rinse cycle and/or spin cycle.

D.1 wash cycle (first embodiment) is (S1030):

D.1. confirm laundry amounts/wash time setting (S1031):

In case the user has chosen this cold wash to wash process, control part just can be carried out the laundry amounts that is used to measure laundry amounts and confirm step and be used for setting this cold wash based on the laundry amounts that records to wash the wash time of required time of the washing step of process and set step.Confirm in the step that in this laundry amounts control part can use as described above cylinder is rotated to the required time of precalculated position or uses the residue rotational time of cylinder to measure laundry amounts.Set in step in this wash time, control part can be according to selecting and the corresponding wash time of laundry amounts that records in laundry amounts, a plurality of appropriate times from be stored in memory.

D.1.2 supply water (S1033):

The wash cycle that this cold wash is washed process can comprise the water supply step that is used for to said bucket supplying washing water.In this water supply step, the water supply installation (for example water supply path and feed water valve) that control part control is connected with watering and said bucket is to supply water in said bucket.And, the control part index drum make its with the water supply step of the above-mentioned serious pollution process or the process of washing of boiling fast in the similar drum driven action of drum driven action be activated.Therefore, will omit its further detailed description.

D.1.3 temperature measurement/wash time compensation (S1035):

In case washings are supplied in the said bucket, control part just can utilize the temperature measuring equipment that is provided with in the washing machine to measure the temperature of washings.Control part can be compared the temperature that records with fiducial temperature (for example 15 ℃).If the temperature of the washings that record is a fiducial temperature or higher, then control part can be carried out said washing step under situation about according to laundry amounts wash time not being compensated.If the temperature that records is less than fiducial temperature, then control part can be carried out said wash time compensation process.In this example, as guaranteeing that this cold wash is washed the critical-temperature of the washability in the process and an instance of the fiducial temperature of the washability test of using cold water is the temperature of " 15 ℃ ".As a result, if the temperature of the washings that record less than fiducial temperature, then control part can be adjusted in the time that wash time is set the washing step of setting in the step.For example, if the temperature that records less than fiducial temperature, then control part can increase preset time with time of said washing step, to prevent that washability is owing to having used its temperature cold washings lower than a reference value to reduce.For example, if the temperature of the washings that record less than about 10 ℃, then can be in the wash time compensation process increases by 10 minutes with time of washing step.For example, if the temperature that records greater than 10 ℃ but less than 15 ℃, then can increase the time of washing step about 5 minutes.

D.1.4 washing (S1037):

In case the time to washing step compensates, just above-mentioned laundry amounts is confirmed that the laundry amounts that records in the step just compares with benchmark clothing value, and can carry out the washing step that comprises the different drum driven actions of carrying out according to laundry amounts.Consider the size of cylinder and the output of motor, can come preset reference clothing value based on the laundry amounts that allows to carry out said stepwise operation.For example, this benchmark clothing value can be the washing capacity of washing machine a half value (is approximately 5～6Kg) in the washing machine with 11Kg capacity.With at first describing the situation of measured clothing value, the situation that measured value is a reference value or bigger value will be described then less than benchmark clothing value.

When the clothing value that records during less than benchmark clothing value, control part is controlled in this washing step, to carry out stepwise operation and/or roll action and/or rolling maneuver.This stepwise operation applies to the clothing of putting into cylinder and leaves impact, and, even if this use is cold water, also can easily removes the pollutant that contains in the clothing.If clothing is mat during this washing step, then possibly produce the off-centre rotation of cylinder.Therefore, control part comes head roll with roll action and/or rolling maneuver, twines and makes it launch distribution thereby separate the clothing of mat.

When the clothing value that records is an a reference value or when bigger, control part is controlled in this washing step, to carry out filter action and/or roll action.If laundry amounts is an a reference value or bigger, then big load capacity makes and is difficult to realize applying the effect of impact and making the effect of clothing along the interior perimeter surface lift-over of cylinder through rolling maneuver to clothing through stepwise operation.Therefore, this filter action can be carried out with the roll action independently of one another or successively, guarantees the effect of washability and makes the equally distributed effect of clothing with realization.

D.1 ' wash cycle (second embodiment) is (S1130):

Figure 11 is according to washing the figure of process at the cold wash of this broadly described second embodiment.

Compare with the cold wash process of washing, omitted wash time according to the cold wash process of washing of second embodiment and set step and compensation process according to first embodiment, and, if the temperature of washings is lower than 15 ℃, then alternatively use heater to come heated scrub water.That is, in wash cycle, at first confirm laundry amounts (S1131), and can under the situation of not setting wash time, carry out water supply step (S1133) immediately according to second embodiment.Afterwards, the temperature (S1135) of measuring washings is to carry out washing step (S1137).In the washing step according to second embodiment, the drum driven of cylinder action can be according to laundry amounts and difference, and this and above-mentioned first embodiment are similar.Washing step according to second embodiment can also comprise the heating steps based on measured temperature of washing water.

With being described in the laundry amounts that records in this washing step situation less than a reference value, the drum driven action of its intermediate roll comprises stepwise operation and/or roll action and/or rolling maneuver.

When the temperature of the washings that record during,, carries out washing step this stepwise operation after beginning less than a reference value.After this stepwise operation, can carry out the heating steps that is used for utilizing heater that said bucket is provided with or moisture feeding mechanism to come heated scrub water.This heating steps begins after stepwise operation, this be because: as indicated above, the load that stepwise operation can cause imposing on motor increases.Therefore, if this heating steps and stepwise operation carry out simultaneously, the reduction of safety issue and washability possibly appear then.And if before this stepwise operation, carry out heating steps to avoid above problem, then wash time will increase unfriendly.Therefore, in the present embodiment, heating steps begins after this stepwise operation finishes.

In the moment that this heating steps begins, control part can be carried out roll action and rolling maneuver successively.This roll action and rolling maneuver can not cause the problem that washability reduces and security reduces and can reduce wash time, are like this even they are carried out with heating steps simultaneously yet.

After this heating steps, measure the temperature of washings once more and confirm whether this temperature that records once more reaches fiducial temperature.When the temperature of washings reached fiducial temperature, this heating steps can finish.Yet if the temperature of washings fails to reach fiducial temperature, during washing step, heating steps can be proceeded.That is, even if the temperature of the washings that in this heating steps, heat fails to reach fiducial temperature, if washing step finishes, then heating steps finishes too.

If the temperature that records is a fiducial temperature or higher; Then control part with come head roll according to the essentially identical stepwise operation of explanation of the drum driven of first embodiment action and/or roll action and/or rolling maneuver, therefore will correspondingly omit its further explanation.

If laundry amounts is an a reference value or bigger in this washing step, then control part can come head roll with filter action and/or roll action.At this moment, in the situation of temperature less than fiducial temperature of the washings that record, heating steps can be provided.As stated, during heating steps, cylinder is not driven with stepwise operation.

D.1 " wash cycle (the 3rd embodiment) is (S1230):

Figure 12 is according to washing the figure of process at the cold wash of this 3rd embodiment that describes widely.

Compare with the cold wash process of washing,, then in said bucket, supply warm water according to the cold wash of the 3rd embodiment process of washing if the temperature of the washings of in the water supply step, supplying is lower than about 15 ℃ according to above-mentioned first embodiment.That is, after confirming laundry amounts (S1231), control part can be carried out and be used for coming the water supply step (S1233) to said bucket supplying washing water based on determined laundry amounts, sets step and compensation process thereby omitted wash time.

In the moment of carrying out this water supply step, control part is supplied cold water (1234) in said bucket, can also carry out temperature measurement step (S1235) and cold feed step simultaneously.In this case, when the temperature of the washings that record is 15 ℃ or when higher, can carry out washing step (S1240) according to the laundry amounts of putting into cylinder.If the temperature that records is lower than 15 ℃, then can carry out warm water supplied (S1236).

This water supply step can be proceeded, and the amount of the cold water of in this water supply step, supplying and the amount of warm water reach the amount of the washings of confirming according to laundry amounts.In case accomplishing should the water supply step, the washing step that carries out according to laundry amounts just can begin.Be similar to above-mentioned first embodiment, in this washing step, drum driven action can be according to laundry amounts and difference, so will omit its further detailed description.

D.2 rinse cycle (S1050, S1150, S1250):

The rinse cycle that this cold wash is washed process can be similar to the rinse cycle of above-mentioned process and the rinse cycle of other process that will describe after a while.Therefore, will omit its further detailed description.

D.3 spin cycle (S1070, S1170, S1270):

The spin cycle that this cold wash is washed process can be similar to the spin cycle of above-mentioned process and the spin cycle of other process that will describe after a while.Therefore, will omit its further detailed description.

E. process E (coloured article process):

To process E be described with reference to Figure 13.This process E can be called " coloured article process ", should " coloured article process " be used for more effectively washing each part colour clothes.When washing colored clothing, color branch problem, fade, fluff (lint) problem and the balling-up problem that can cause color between each part clothing, to move possibly appear.When the static friction between cylinder and the clothing is big, produces above-mentioned color probably and shift.This process can comprise temperature controlling step that the temperature that is used for through the control washings prevents color and shift, be used for head roll to prevent to fluff and the coloured article washing step and the rinse step of balling-up.Below, will describe these steps in detail.

E.1 wash cycle (first embodiment) is (S1330):

E.1.1 supply water (S1331):

In the water supply step, control part is controlled with in cold feed to the said bucket.In the higher washings of temperature, color more possibly take place shift.In this water supply step, control part can be controlled so that make up head roll with revolution action or filter action or its motor.This water supply step can be arranged for the clothing of in said bucket, supplying the required washings of washing clothes and will putting into cylinder and be immersed in this washings.As a result, in this water supply step, come head roll, soak thereby can effectively carry out clothing with said filter action.In addition, in this water supply step, also can be but not filter action is come head roll with revolution action.Compare with other action, this revolution action can make the motion of the clothing in the cylinder minimum, thereby minimizes fluffing and the balling-up that possibility produces owing to the frictional force between each part clothing.

E.1.2 temperature measurement step/heating (S1333):

In case should the water supply step accomplish, control part just can be measured the temperature that is supplied to the washings in the said bucket.When the temperature that records was fiducial temperature or higher (for example 30 ℃ or 40 ℃), control part was appreciated that the beginning washing step.When the temperature that records during less than fiducial temperature (for example being cold water, because the washings of in the water supply step, supplying are cold water), control part can begin to be used for the heating steps of heated scrub water.In certain embodiments, allow the temperature (fiducial temperature) of the washings of beginning washing step can be set at 30 ℃ or 40 ℃, this be because: can maximize temperature that washability minimizes the washings that color shifts simultaneously in 30 ℃ to 40 ℃ scope.

This heating steps is utilized in the heater that is provided with in the basal surface of said bucket or is used for heating the washings that are supplied in the said bucket to the steam generation device of said bucket supply steam.

E.1.3 washing (S1335):

When this heating steps made that the temperature of washings can reach fiducial temperature (30 ℃ or 40 ℃), control part can begin washing step.In this washing step, control part can index drum make it with the drum driven action that can minimize mechanical friction power and be activated, thereby prevents to fluff with balling-up and realize desired washability.For example, in the washing step of this process, control part can make it be activated with revolution action and/or stepwise operation by index drum.This stepwise operation can be carried out with the revolution action successively, and this is carried out successively and can repeat.

This revolution action makes cylinder along two opposite directions rotations and make clothing from being left along cylinder direction of rotation about 90 ° or more low-angle position.This revolution action applies to motor and becomes the resistance braking, and this is because can reduce the physical friction that is applied on the clothing as much as possible, keeps the detersive efficiency of predeterminated level simultaneously.As a result, maybe since the fluffing that produces between each part clothing or owing to the friction between clothing and the cylinder and the possibility of balling-up can be minimized.

As stated; This stepwise operation makes cylinder with following predetermined speed rotation; This predetermined speed allows clothing and is not left from the interior perimeter surface of cylinder because of centrifugal force, and then, this stepwise operation applies unexpected braking so that the impact that is applied on the clothing is maximum to cylinder.Therefore, this stepwise operation has the good washing ability, and is enough to compensate the deficiency of the washability of said revolution action.The time quantum that this stepwise operation is carried out can be shorter than the time quantum that said revolution action is carried out, to minimize the possibility of fluffing and balling-up.

E.1 ' wash cycle (second embodiment) is (S1430):

Figure 14 is the figure according to coloured article process of second embodiment.Be different from above-mentioned process according to first embodiment, according to the coloured article process of second embodiment allow water supply step (S1431) afterwards, in washing step (S1433) execution temperature measurement step and heating steps.If this temperature measurement step and heating steps were carried out before washing step, then wash time will increase unfriendly.Therefore, present embodiment has provided and has compared coloured article process that can reduce wash time with above embodiment.

In water supply step (S1431) afterwards; Control part can make it be activated with stepwise operation and/or revolution action by index drum in this washing step, and control part can judge whether the temperature of washings is fiducial temperature (for example 30 ℃ or 40 ℃) or higher simultaneously.When the temperature of learning washings based on this result of determination is a fiducial temperature or when higher, thereby control part comes index drum that it is activated continuously according to this washing step.When the temperature of washings during less than fiducial temperature, control part can begin to be used for the heating steps of heated scrub water.

Control part can make it not be activated with stepwise operation by index drum in this heating steps.That is, in this heating steps, control part moves with revolution but not comes head roll with stepwise operation.In above-mentioned process, describe the reason why this heating steps does not carry out with stepwise operation simultaneously, therefore will omit further illustrated in detail.

E.2 rinse cycle (S1450):

Control part can begin rinse cycle after above-mentioned wash cycle is accomplished.During rinse cycle, control part can make it be activated with filter action by index drum.This filter action makes cylinder with the rotation of following predetermined speed: this predetermined speed allows clothing and is not left from the interior perimeter surface of cylinder because of centrifugal force; Then; This filter action is ejected into washings in the cylinder, soaks or rinsing clothes thereby can use this filter action.And this filter action can produce minimum friction between each part clothing and between clothing and cylinder.Therefore, this filter action allows clothing to obtain rinsing within a short period of time.In this rinse cycle, control part can be carried out the roll action to remedy the rinsing ability of this filter action.

E.3 spin cycle (S1470):

After this rinse cycle is accomplished, can begin to be used for removing the spin cycle of washings from clothing.The spin cycle of this coloured article process can be similar to the spin cycle of above-mentioned process and the spin cycle of other process that will describe after a while, therefore will omit its further detailed description.

F. process F (functional clothing process)

To process F be described with reference to Figure 15.This process F can be called " functional clothing process ", should " functional clothing process " be used under the situation of not damaging fabric effectively washing function property clothes, and it comprises outdoor clothes and other sportswear such as anorak etc.Functional clothing is manufactured into and is suitable for outdoor activity, for example climbs the mountain, swims, waits by bike.Functional clothing can the fast Absorption sweat and is discharged the moisture that is absorbed to the outside, and their help to keep the heat of health.Yet these functional clothings are processed by thin synthetic textiles and are more fragile than the fabric of other kind.The washing course that is used for functional clothing can be optimized to be suitable for functional clothing.

At first, the user can choose this functional clothing process (S1510) from process selection portion 117.In case the user has chosen this functional clothing process, control part just can be successively or is optionally begun wash cycle, rinse cycle and/or spin cycle.

F.1 wash cycle (S1530):

F.1.1 supply water (S1531):

Control part is carried out the water supply step of wash cycle.The required washings of this water supply step supply washing clothes.And this water supply step makes detergent dissolution in the washings of being supplied and soak the clothing that is placed in the cylinder.

F.1.1.1 first water supply (S1533):

This water supply step comprises and is performed the first water supply step that reaches scheduled duration.In this first water supply step, cylinder can be activated with the revolution action.As stated, this revolution action makes cylinder alternately along predetermined direction and inverse direction rotation.After low-angle along predetermined direction and inverse direction from the minimum point half-twist of cylinder or more, clothing can be left.As a result, produced eddy current in the washings and can promote detergent dissolution along clockwise/anticlockwise this alternately being rotated in.Simultaneously, rotate to 90 ° or more low-angle clothing is left and big impact is not applied on the clothing.Therefore, the revolution in this first water supply step action allow detergent dissolution in washings and big impact be not applied on the functional clothing.This revolution action can repeat to reach for several times scheduled duration.

F.1.1.2 second water supply (S1535):

In case accomplish this first water supply step, just can carry out the second water supply step and reach one section scheduled duration.In this second water supply step, washings without interruption and carry out above-mentioned filter action and revolution action successively.This first water supply step and the second water supply step can be classified according to Preset Time.The time of each step all can suitably regulate according to laundry amounts and other parameter.For this reason, before said water supply step, the laundry amounts that can be provided for definite laundry amounts is confirmed step.

As stated, this filter action is rotated with generation centrifugal force cylinder under at a high speed, and clothing closely contacts with the interior perimeter surface of cylinder owing to centrifugal force.And washings pass the through hole of clothing and cylinder owing to centrifugal force and are discharged in the said bucket.As a result, in filter action,, clothing obtains washing thereby being washed water-soaked.In addition, washings just pass clothing, and functional clothing can not be damaged when soaking in washings.This filter action be performed reach scheduled duration after, can carry out revolution action.As stated, washing agent can dissolve continuously, and can not damage functional clothing.Utilize the eddy current produced, clothing can soak in washings effectively, and thus, this revolution action produced along clockwise/cylinder anticlockwise, that repeat rotates.Therefore, the clothing of mat can be separated before washing and twined.In addition, this revolution action leaves clothing and can damage and minimize separating the fabric that makes clothing when twining clothing from lower position.As a result, this filter action can make the damage of functional clothing minimum with the revolution motion combination, and can realize effectively that clothing soaks, detergent dissolution and clothing separate and twine.This sequential combination of said filter action and revolution action can repeat to reach for several times scheduled duration.

F.1.2 washing (S1540):

In case the washings of being supplied reach predetermined water level, this water supply step is just accomplished, and can begin washing step then.Because functional clothing gentlier, thinner, so can irrespectively carry out essentially identical washing step with the laundry amounts in the cylinder.

F.1.2.1. first washing (S1541):

Under the situation that cylinder is activated with stepwise operation, this washing step can comprise and is performed first washing step that reaches scheduled duration.As stated, this stepwise operation leaves clothing from highest position.As a result, the stepwise operation in first washing step tentatively makes each part clothing and washings evenly mix.And the pollutant of clothing is soaked this stepwise operation and the significantly rotation through utilizing clothing/leave to clothing to apply impact, so that pollutant separates with clothing.

F.1.2.2. second washing (S1543):

After said first washing step, can carry out second washing step and reach scheduled duration.In this second washing step, washings are heated so that more effectively wash and remove pollutant.At first, washings can be heated by heater that is provided with in the basal surface of said bucket or the steam generation device that is used to supply steam in said bucket.Basically, in this second washing step, washings can be heated to about 25 ℃ to 30 ℃, preferably approximately are 27 ℃.Functional clothing is processed by thin synthetic textiles tissue, and if the temperature of the washings of warp heating is too high, then functional clothing possibly be damaged.As a result, washings that use, that have proper temperature can improve detersive efficiency and can prevent that fabric from damaging in this second washing step.

In this second washing step, in heated scrub water, cylinder can be activated with the revolution action.This revolution action has utilized clothing from leaving of lower position and alternately rotating of cylinder.Therefore, clothing can softly turn round and be fully mobile in washings.In this revolution action, washings can evenly be heated within a short period of time and heat can fully be delivered to clothing.And this revolution action can utilize the friction between washings and the clothing and leave to impact and produce impact, and it can effectively remove pollutant under the situation of not damaging fabric.

F.1.2.3. the 3rd washing (S1545):

After said second washing step, can carry out the 3rd washing step and reach scheduled duration.In the 3rd washing step, can remove any residual pollutant and can carry out the combination of said revolution action and stepwise operation.Though as stated, this revolution action can be removed the depollution thing under the situation of not damaging fabric, compare with other action, and washability is lower.Therefore, add the stepwise operation that can apply intense impact, and can improve mainly the washability of the washing step that constitutes by the revolution action that is used for functional clothing.In addition, the thump of this stepwise operation can prevent that velveteen (lint) is attached on the clothing.As a result, the 3rd washing step can make the damage of functional clothing minimum, and pollutant is separated with clothing.

F.2. rinse cycle (S1550):

The rinse cycle that is used for the functional clothing process can be similar to the rinse cycle of the process that comprises above-mentioned standard process and other process that will describe after a while in rinse cycle, therefore will omit its further detailed description.

In order to strengthen total rinsing ability, this rinse cycle can repeat more times than the rinse cycle of standard process.For example, this rinse cycle can be carried out three times or more times at least.This be because: with compare in the standard process, in the spin cycle of functional clothing process, therefore cylinder provides more weak rinsing ability with lower RPM rotation.That is, the centrifugal force that the high speed rotation of this spin cycle utilization through cylinder produces makes washings separate with clothing, and can be provided for rinsing function that washing agent, pollutant were separated with clothing with the washings while.The normal drying step that is used for the spin cycle of functional clothing process has used low cylinder rotation RPM and final rinsing ability to die down.Therefore, the rinse step that is used for the rinse cycle of functional clothing process can be carried out three times or more times.

F.3 spin cycle (S1570):

The spin cycle that is used for the functional clothing process can be similar to the spin cycle of the process that comprises above-mentioned standard process and other process that will describe after a while in spin cycle.The normal drying step of this spin cycle can make cylinder with the RPM rotation lower than the normal drying step of standard process, thereby prevents to damage clothing.

G. process G (fast washing course):

Will with reference to Fig. 7 B describe compare with other process can within a short period of time quick washing course G washing clothes, that be called as " washing course fast ".Compare with a large amount of clothings, small amount needs the obviously shorter time usually.In the situation of small amount, possibly take the unnecessarily long time to carry out total washing.Therefore, can be provided for washing at short notice the process of small amount.This quick washing course is based on the standard process of describing above with reference to Fig. 7 A, and each circulation of each step in this standard process or operating condition all can be optimised, perhaps can suitably omit the step of predetermined quantity.

At first, the user can choose this quick washing course (S710B) from process selection portion 117, and control part can be carried out wash cycle (S730B), rinse cycle (S750B) and the spin cycle (S770) that constitutes this quick washing course.

G.1 wash cycle:

G.1.1 laundry amounts is confirmed:

Control part can begin laundry amounts and confirm that step is to confirm laundry amounts (S731B).This laundry amounts confirms that step can execution after the user has chosen quick washing course, before the water supply step begins.Confirm that in the laundry amounts of above-mentioned standard process the laundry amounts that records in the step can be divided into two types, promptly big laundry amounts and little laundry amounts are to confirm circulation or cylinder action and other operating condition of each step subsequently.In this quick washing course, can utilize the laundry amounts that records to confirm the total time of overall washing equally, that is, accomplish wash cycle, rinse cycle and required total time of spin cycle.In the case, in this quick washing course, can laundry amounts be appointed as more multiclass, for example three types or multiclass more.If laundry amounts is divided into more multiclass, then can set different total wash times (promptly accomplishing required total time of wash cycle, rinse cycle and spin cycle) for each type laundry amounts.As a result, can control total wash time corresponding to laundry amounts.Therefore, the relatively shorter time is not reduced the actual laundering ability applicable to small amount.

For example, the laundry amounts that records can be divided into three types, and it comprises the first kind, second type and the 3rd type perhaps can be divided into more than three types.For example, the first kind is corresponding to being set at about 25 to 30 minutes, especially 29 minutes less than the load of about 1.5Kg and the suitable wash time of this first kind.Second type can be set at about 35 to 40 minutes, especially 39 minutes corresponding to about load of 1.5 to 4.0Kg and this suitable wash time of second type.At last, the 3rd type can be corresponding to can being 45 to 50 minutes greater than the load of about 4.0Kg and the 3rd type suitable wash time, especially 49 minutes.These kinds and time can be used as list data and are stored in the memory of control part.

In case confirm to have confirmed in the step laundry amounts in laundry amounts, control part just confirms with reference to the kind form of being stored measured laundry amounts is corresponding to which kind of.Afterwards, control part can be set at the actual laundering time to the corresponding wash time of the kind of the laundry amounts that offers and record.

G.1.2. water supply/heating/washing:

After above-mentioned series of steps, control part can be carried out water supply step (S733B), heating steps (S740B) and the washing step (S742B) of said wash cycle (S730B) successively.Water supply step in the wash cycle of this quick washing course, heating steps, washing step are similar to the corresponding steps in the wash cycle of the standard process shown in Fig. 7 A, therefore will omit its further detailed description.

As in the preceding text described in the standard process shown in Fig. 7 A, can carry out the heating preparation process that be used to promote the washings heating before the heating steps.Yet this heating preparation process can be preliminary step, and the action of the cylinder of scheduled duration possibly increase total wash time.Therefore, in this quick washing course, can be not before heating steps, do not carry out preliminary step such as heating preparation process etc.After this water supply process, can begin heating steps.

G.2 rinse cycle:

In case above-mentioned wash cycle finishes, and just can carry out the rinse cycle (S750B) that is used for removing residual detergent thing of clothing and pollutant.This rinse cycle (S750B) is similar to the rinse cycle (S750) of the standard process shown in Fig. 7 A, the further detailed description that therefore will omit this rinse cycle.

First rinse step of in the starting stage of the rinse cycle of standard process, carrying out can comprise needs the first drum driven step plenty of time, that use filter action.By contrast, the cylinder action of in rinse step (S751B, S756B, S760B), carrying out needs the short time, still for clothing sufficient rinsing is provided simultaneously.Therefore, can be omitted in the filter action of first rinse step that provides in the rinse cycle of this quick washing course, to reduce total wash time.

G.3 spin cycle:

In case said rinse cycle finishes, control part just can begin spin cycle (S770B).The spin cycle of this quick washing course is similar to the spin cycle of the standard process shown in Fig. 7 A, therefore will omit its further detailed description.

The clothing that in the starting stage of the spin cycle of standard process, carries out is separated and is twined step and carried out and can clothing have been separated the cylinder action that twines.Yet this cylinder action can not appreciable impact dry ability.Therefore, in the spin cycle of this quick washing course, can not carry out clothing and separate and twine step, to reduce total wash time.

Though in the normal drying step of standard process, cylinder can be with about 1000RPM rotation, in the normal drying step of this quick washing course, cylinder can be with about 800RPM rotation.Along with the rotary speed increase of cylinder, it is more serious that the vibration of cylinder and noise possibly become, and the preparation process of carrying out in order to make cylinder reach target RPM for example offset measuring process possibly repeat enough repeatedly, thereby need the long operating time.As a result, compare with the target rotational speed of standard process, the target rotational speed of this quick washing course has reduced, and can prevent that the acceleration time from increasing.

As stated, this quick washing course can be divided into specific a plurality of kinds with laundry amounts, and it can set the total wash time that is suitable for each kind, thereby can suitably reduce total wash time of a large amount of clothings and small amount.In addition, compare, can from said circulation, save unnecessary step to reduce total wash time with standard process.However, the most of cylinders action that is applied to each circulation of standard process still is suitable for use in this quick washing course and can realizes desired washability.As a result, this quick washing course can wash small amount at short notice, keeps washability simultaneously.

H. process H (quiet process):

To describe process H with reference to Figure 16.This process H can be called " quiet process ", and this " quiet process " can reduce the noise during the washing.

In particular case, the user possibly need washing machine to have less noise.For example, if carry out washing in bed night and/or baby or children, then washing machine preferably moves under the less situation of running noises.Can realize reducing of running noises through variety of way.Optimization to control method of washing can effectively reduce noise under the situation that does not increase production cost.The control method of washing that is used to reduce this noise can be through single process, promptly implement through the quiet process of optimizing service condition and providing.This quiet process is the basis with the standard process, and through optimizing or omitting the particular cycle of said standard process or the specific operation condition of step realizes.Figure 16 be with standard process in the flow chart of each step of different, this quiet process of step.At first, the user can choose this quiet process (S1610) from process selection portion 117, and control part can be carried out following sequence of operations:

H.1 wash cycle (S1630):

H.1.1 laundry amounts is confirmed (S1631):

Control part can begin laundry amounts and confirm that step is to confirm laundry amounts.Preceding text have been described this laundry amounts and have been confirmed step, therefore will omit its further detailed description.The purpose of this quiet process is: reduce noise and/or vibration, can also keep washability simultaneously.The action of the drum driven of each step all can be according to laundry amounts and difference.

H.1.1. supply water (S1633):

In case the user has chosen this quiet process, the water supply step just can begin.This water supply step is supplying washing water in said bucket.And this water supply step makes the detergent dissolution that mixes with washings also soak the clothing of putting into cylinder.Compare with the water supply step of standard process, in the water supply step of this quiet process, control part can be supplied more substantial washings in said bucket.The reason of the more washings of supply will be described in following washing step.

H.1.1.1 first water supply (S1635):

In this water supply step, control part can come together to carry out the first water supply step with the supply of washings.In the first water supply step, the control part index drum makes it be activated with rolling maneuver.

As stated, this rolling maneuver makes cylinder rotate continuously along predetermined direction, and the minimum point from cylinder rotate to along the cylinder direction of rotation be 90 ° or more low-angle position after, clothing and roller separation.In this rolling maneuver, cylinder is with the rotation of lower speed, and rolling movement is to the minimum point of cylinder on the inner surface of cylinder for the clothing that has separated, rather than quilt is left minimum point.Therefore, the rolling movement of the rotation of cylinder and clothing can produce predetermined eddy current and can in washings, promote detergent dissolution in washings.Simultaneously, this rolling maneuver makes clothing along the inner surface rolling movement of cylinder also, and it can not have any impact noise that produces owing to leaving suddenly of clothing.As a result, the rolling maneuver in this first water supply step can allow washing agent fully to be dissolved in the washings, also allows to reduce noise simultaneously.In the first water supply step, this rolling maneuver can repeat to reach for several times scheduled duration.

H.1.1.2 second water supply (S1637):

In case this first water supply step finishes, control part just can begin the second water supply step.In this second water supply step, under the situation of washings without interruption in said bucket, control part can make it successively be activated with filter action and rolling maneuver by index drum.This first water supply step and the second water supply step can differ from one another according to Preset Time separately, and the time of each step can be regulated according to laundry amounts.

As stated, this filter action is rotated with generation centrifugal force cylinder under at a high speed, and the centrifugal force that is produced makes clothing keep closely contacting with the interior perimeter surface of cylinder.And washings are owing to centrifugal force passes the through hole of clothing and cylinder, thereby are discharged in the said bucket.As a result, in this filter action, clothing is washed water-soaked.In addition, washings just pass clothing, and clothing can not be damaged when being washed water-soaked.This filter action be performed reach scheduled duration after, can carry out rolling maneuver.As stated, the rolling maneuver in the first water supply step can allow washing agent fully to be dissolved in the washings, also allows to reduce noise simultaneously.And, the bigger surf zone contact washings of clothing, along the inner surface rolling movement of cylinder, therefore, clothing can be washed water and more effectively and equably soak.As a result, the combination of this filter action and rolling maneuver can make noise minimum, and can realize effectively that clothing soaks, detergent dissolution and clothing separate and twine.This sequential combination of said filter action and rolling maneuver can repeat to reach for several times scheduled duration.

H.1.2 washing (S1635):

In case supplying washing water reaches predetermined water level, then should the water supply step finish, then, washing step can begin.

H.1.2.1 heating steps/first washing (S1640):

In case should the water supply step accomplish, control part just begins first washing step.This first washing step can comprise the heating steps that is used for washings are heated to predetermined temperature.Different with washing step with the heating steps of standard process is that first washing step of this quiet process can only comprise rolling maneuver.This rolling maneuver makes clothing rather than suddenly to leave clothing along the inner surface rolling movement of cylinder.As a result, this rolling movement can make friction and the friction between clothing and the cylinder maximization between clothing and the washings, and this washing step can be under the minimum situation of noise effectively from the clothing depollution thing that gets on.

As stated, compare with the water supply step of standard process, control part can be supplied more substantial washings in this water supply step.For example, control part can be controlled at the washing water yield of supplying in the washing step of this quiet process, makes that it is that to be fed to 1.2 times of the washing water yield of clothing of same amount big.The increase of the washing water yield causes the rising of water level in the cylinder.When clothing because this rolling maneuver and in the cylinder that water level raises during rolling movement, the friction between washings and the clothing can further increase, and washability can further improve.Finally, the rolling maneuver that this washing step adopts can provide enough washabilities, can also suppress noise simultaneously and produce.

In case scheduled volume or more clothing are placed in the cylinder, the rotation at a slow speed of cylinder just can not easily make clothing rotate with cylinder.Even if rotate with cylinder, a large amount of clothings also possibly be difficult to rolling movement on the inner surface of cylinder because volume is excessive.As a result, because this rolling maneuver makes cylinder with lower speed rotation,, therefore can not realize desired washability so a large amount of clothing fails as desired, to carry out rolling movement.Therefore, if wash a large amount of clothings, then this washing step can adopt the cylinder action different with above-mentioned rolling maneuver.

That is,, can in this washing step, carry out the roll action and replacing rolling maneuver when the laundry amounts of confirming in laundry amounts to record in the step during greater than preset reference value.Be similar to rolling maneuver, this roll action makes cylinder rotate continuously along predetermined direction, and the drum rotation speed in the action of should rolling is higher than the drum rotation speed in the said rolling maneuver.As a result, rotating to along the cylinder direction of rotation in the minimum point from cylinder is 90 ° or more after the position of wide-angle, clothing and roller separation.Because with higher speed rotation, so the clothing that has separated is left the minimum point of cylinder, this is different from said rolling maneuver to cylinder in this roll action.As a result, utilize through the friction between clothing and the washings and said and leave the impact that produces, clothing can obtain washing.Though this roll action has produced bigger noise than said rolling maneuver, the noise that is produced can be less than the noise that in other cylinder action (for example have the stepwise operation of strong washability and wash action by rubbing with the hands), produces.Therefore, a large amount of clothings can be effectively washed in the roll action when suppressing the noise generation as wide as possible.When the laundry amounts that records during, can carry out this rolling maneuver as described above less than a reference value.

In order to promote the heating of washings, can before heating steps, carry out the heating preparation process.Yet this heating preparation process can comprise that cylinder action and the action of this cylinder possibly produce noise.As a result, in the washing step of this process, can not carry out the preliminary step before first washing step, for example heat preparation process, and washings can be heated to predetermined temperature in this first washing step.Washings can be by the heater or the steam generation device heating that are installed in the said bucket.

H.1.2.2 second washing (S1642):

Control part can begin second washing step after this first washing step.In this second washing step, can remove pollutant more up hill and dale.Be similar to first washing step, second washing step of this quiet process can only comprise rolling maneuver.As stated, in this rolling maneuver, can make the generating noise minimum and can come the effectively pollutant of removal clothing with this rolling maneuver.And, compare with the washing water yield of supplying in the standard process, in this rolling maneuver, supplied more substantial washings.Therefore, this rolling maneuver of being adopted can be guaranteed enough washabilities, also suppresses generating noise simultaneously.

If laundry amounts is big, then cylinder is activated with the roll action.Be similar to above-mentioned first washing step, if laundry amounts is little, then cylinder is activated with rolling maneuver.

H.2 rinse cycle (1650):

In case this wash cycle finishes, just can begin to be used for removing the rinse cycle of detergent thing and pollutant from clothing.This rinse cycle is similar to the rinse cycle of above-mentioned standard process, therefore will omit its further detailed description.

First rinse step of in the starting stage of the rinse cycle of standard process, carrying out comprises the first drum driven step of having used filter action, and this possibly produce much noise.Therefore, in the rinse cycle of this quiet process, do not carry out filter action.Though the step of the rinse cycle of standard process can adopt various cylinder actions, this quiet process can only be applied to rolling maneuver the step of rinse cycle, so that as in the washing step, reduce noise.

In order to improve total rinsing ability, and compare in the standard process, in this quiet process, rinse step is repeated more times.For example, this rinse cycle can be carried out four times or more times.This be because: with compare in the spin cycle of standard process, in the spin cycle of this quiet process, therefore cylinder has reduced the rinsing ability with lower RPM rotation.That is, in this spin cycle, because of rotating the centrifugal force that produces by the high speed of cylinder and separating with clothing, simultaneously, washing agent, pollutant and washings separate with clothing washings together usually.Yet in the normal drying step of the spin cycle of this quiet process, cylinder is with lower RPM rotation, and therefore final rinsing ability possibly reduce.As a result, in the rinse cycle of this quiet process, rinse step can be carried out four times or more times.

H.3 spin cycle (S1670):

In case this rinse cycle finishes, control part just can begin spin cycle.This spin cycle is similar to the spin cycle of standard process, therefore will omit its further detailed description.

With compare in the normal drying step of standard process, in the normal drying step of this quiet process, cylinder can be with lower RPM rotation to reduce noise.For example, in order to reduce noise, cylinder can be with following predetermined RPM rotation: 50% of the RPM of the normal spin cycle that this predetermined RPM is a standard process.That is, cylinder can be with about 400RPM rotation.

Process I (cotton products, synthetic, mixture process)

Similar above-mentioned functions property clothes process can provide multiple process to the kind of clothing and the fabric type of clothing.For example, can be provided for washing cotton products process such as the COTTON FABRIC of towel, tablecloth, T-shirt etc., be used to wash the synthetic process or the easy nursing process of synthetic textiles and be used to wash mixture process such as the mixture of fabric type such as cotton products and synthetic textiles.Synthetic material for example can comprise polyamide, acrylic acid, polyester and other this fabric.

COTTON FABRIC and synthetic textiles have different qualities.That is, compare with synthetic textiles, COTTON FABRIC is rub resistance and impact more, does not worry distortion.In addition, COTTON FABRIC can absorb more washings than synthetic textiles, and compares with synthetic textiles, does not worry that COTTON FABRIC is wrinkling.Yet, and be not easy to clothing with the synthetic textiles type and separate with the clothing of COTTON FABRIC type and carry out the corresponding washing process all the time so that they are washed respectively.This be because: the user is the clothes processed together by cotton products and synthetic textiles of dress usually, and does not hope that the part washs cotton products and synthetic clothes dividually separately.As a result, following washing course can be provided, i.e. the mixture process: it has made up the advantage of cotton products process and synthetic process.

Because o lot of reasons, this mixture process is useful.For example, if the user with the clothing of the clothing of COTTON FABRIC type and synthetic textiles type separately to wash them respectively, then washing possibly postponed unfriendly, draws in together until the clothing with scheduled volume, therefore, the clothing that is polluted possibly ignored for a long time.Certainly, if wash small amount dividually, then possibly waste energy.Therefore, the mixture process that can wash conventional various fabrics type clothing together can prevent the problem that clothing is ignored and wasted energy.

In the washing course that provides to the mixture of this types of fabrics shown in Figure 17, wash cycle, rinse cycle and spin cycle can be according to the characteristics of concrete fabric type and different.Below, cotton products process, synthetic process and the mixture process of the operating condition with each step of regulating based on fabric type will be described with reference to the circulation of above-mentioned standard process and step.Compare with standard process,, and will describe its difference in detail the detailed description of suitably omitting repetition.

In case the user has chosen this cotton products process, synthetic process or mixture process (S1710) according to the fabric type of clothing, control part just can be carried out wash cycle (S1730), rinse cycle (S1750) and spin cycle (S1770) and each step according to selected process.

I.1 wash cycle:

I.1.1 laundry amounts is confirmed step (S1734):

Control part can be confirmed laundry amounts in this wash cycle, and the laundry amounts in this process is confirmed in method and the said method similar, therefore will omit its repeat specification.Measured laundry amounts can suitably be used for the following steps of describing in detail.

I.1.2. the step that supplies water (S1733):

Control part can be carried out the water supply step, and this water supply step is used for to said bucket or cylinder supplying washing water and washing agent and makes detergent dissolution in washings.That is,, go back supplying detergent simultaneously from outside watering supplying washing water.Originally, for to clothing supplying washing water and washing agent, washings and washing agent directly are supplied to the clothing in the cylinder.That is, the water supply path of washings can be arranged in the front upper part towards the cylinder inboard of cylinder, but not is arranged in the bottom of said bucket.When washing agent was the powder-type washing agent, the dissolving of washing agent failed fully to carry out, and the drum driven action of this water supply step that will describe after a while can make washing agent fully dissolve.As a result, in the starting stage of this wash cycle, washings and washing agent are supplied to clothing, and can reduce the required time of this wash cycle to improve detersive efficiency.

I.1.2.1 detergent dissolution promotes (S1735):

In detergent dissolution promoted step, the drum driven action can be according to the type of clothing fabric and difference.For example,, can carry out and wash action by rubbing with the hands, and, can carry out stepwise operation for the clothing of synthetic textiles type for the clothing of COTTON FABRIC type.In alternate embodiment, also can carry out and wash action and/or stepwise operation by rubbing with the hands.

This wash by rubbing with the hands action through clothing is left come crooked/stretch and wash clothing by rubbing with the hands, to produce friction.Therefore, in the starting stage of wash cycle, can anticipate to be similar to the effect of manually washing by rubbing with the hands.Yet, for the fabric of rub resistance a little, can carry out this and wash action by rubbing with the hands, and promote in the step that at the detergent dissolution of this cotton products process the drum driven action can be to wash action by rubbing with the hands.

According to the characteristic of synthetic textiles, synthetic clothing is lighter than cotton products clothing, and synthetic clothing has lower PCm than cotton products clothing.And, compare with the cotton products clothing, worry that more synthetic clothing can cause damaging owing to friction.Therefore, promote in the step, can carry out stepwise operation to promote detergent dissolution and to prevent that fabric from damaging at detergent dissolution.That is the detergent dissolution that, is used for synthetic textiles promotes that the drum driven action of step can be a stepwise operation.This stepwise operation applies to the synthetic textiles of lightweight and maximum leaves impact promoting detergent dissolution, and in the starting stage of this wash cycle, can anticipate following effect: promptly, be similar to the clean result that manual work is beaten.

Detergent dissolution in this mixture process promotes the drum driven action of step can be stepwise operation and wash motion combination by rubbing with the hands.That is, be respectively best stepwise operation for COTTON FABRIC and synthetic textiles with wash action by rubbing with the hands can combination with one another, thereby can promote detergent dissolution and can in the starting stage of wash cycle, anticipate clean result.In this case, different drum driven actions is combined, and therefore, clothing motor pattern and washings motor pattern be variation enough, to improve the efficient of wash cycle.

I.1.2.2 clothing soaks (S1736):

Clothing at standard process soaks in the step, and cylinder can rotate with rolling maneuver.Wash action by rubbing with the hands and compare with above-mentioned, that this rolling maneuver produces is less, be applied to the friction on the clothing, and this rolling maneuver is carried out in the period that clothing soaks carrying out.As a result,, almost do not worry laundry damage though between each the part clothing that soaks, applied friction, and, no matter the fabric types of clothing how, all can be carried out the clothing that in this rolling maneuver, carries out similarly and soak step.

No matter fabric is cotton products or synthetic textiles, all can soaks and carry out this rolling maneuver in the step at clothing.Even when the user has chosen any process in cotton products processes, mixture process and the synthetic process, also can after detergent dissolution promotes step, at clothing, soak and carry out this rolling maneuver in the step.

This clothing soaks step can comprise two steps, and first clothing that promptly comprising is separated from each other carries out soaks step and second clothing soaks step.For example, in the time will carrying out clothing and soak step 10 minute, first clothing soaks step can carry out 5 minutes, and second clothing soaks step and can carry out 5 minutes.Particularly, can soak at first clothing and carry out other water supply in the step, and, in case this other water supply finishes, just can carry out second clothing and soak step.

This first clothing soak step and second clothing soak the drum driven action of step can be different, more effectively to soak clothing and to clothing supplying detergent and washings equably.For example, the drum driven action that first clothing soaks step can be rolling maneuver, and second clothing to soak the drum driven action of step can be the combination of rolling maneuver and filter action.That is, soak in the step, can carry out rolling maneuver with predetermined clean work ratio at this first clothing.Soak in the step at this second clothing, after filter action of execution, carry out four rolling maneuvers, and this has constituted single circulation.This circulation can repeat.

This rolling maneuver is overturn the clothing in the bottom of cylinder continuously, to increase the contact time between washings and the washing agent.This filter action makes in clothing is dispersed on a large scale, and allows washings and washing agent evenly to be supplied to clothing, thereby can realize that effective clothing soaks.In this roll action, spend about 13 minutes usually and accomplish clothing and soak, and according to present embodiment, clothing soaks and can spend about 10 minutes.

This first clothing soaks the drum driven action of step can be according to laundry amounts and difference.This first clothing soaks the drum driven action of step can be according to the laundry amounts of confirming in above-mentioned laundry amounts to confirm in the step and difference.For example, if determined laundry amounts is predeterminated level or higher level, then cylinder is activated with rolling maneuver as described above.If determined laundry amounts is less than predeterminated level, then cylinder can be activated with the combination of stepwise operation and rolling maneuver.

This stepwise operation leaves it suddenly after promoting clothing.If laundry amounts is big, then clothing leaves apart from possibly reduce.Therefore, this stepwise operation is suitable for small amount.This stepwise operation possibly cause laundry damage.As a result, in the cotton products process,, can soak the combination of carrying out this stepwise operation and rolling maneuver in the step at first clothing when laundry amounts during less than predeterminated level.When laundry amounts is predeterminated level or higher level, can soaks at first clothing and carry out this rolling maneuver in the step.In the synthetic process and mixture process of worrying laundry damage,, laundry amounts carries out this rolling maneuver in the step no matter how, all can soaking at first clothing.

In alternate embodiment,, can in the water supply step, carry out circulation step about drum driven.That is, this circulation step can with the driving synchronised of motor, this motor is used for head roll.Circulated washing water can be supplied to clothing when clothing moves owing to the driving of cylinder, and can more effectively realize the purpose of this water supply step.

In water supply step, comprise that detergent dissolution promotes step and clothing to soak step according to present embodiment.Yet, provide detergent dissolution to promote step and clothing to soak step with can being independent of the water supply step.In this case, after supplying water, can carry out this detergent dissolution and promote step or clothing to soak step.

I.1.3. heating (S1741):

Heating steps can be according to the selected operation process in this process and difference.For example, can be set in the temperature of the washings that use in this heating steps according to the fabric type of clothing differently.

COTTON FABRIC is more heat-resisting a little.Along with the temperature of washings raises, more detergent dissolution and has further promoted the activation of washing agent in washings.As a result, be elected to when having suffered the cotton products process, in heating steps, can the temperature of washings be set at about 60 ℃.Can select this temperature of washings via option selection portion 118, in temperature range from cold water to about 95 ℃ of water.If temperature rising along with washings can further promote the activation of washing agent and can further improve washability, thereby suitably, can further strengthen the effect of sterilization/bleaching.

Synthetic textiles possibly more be prone to affected by heat or can not tolerate heat, and therefore, synthetic process or mixture process are intended to prevent that heat from destroying clothing.Be elected to when having suffered this synthetic process or mixture process, in heating steps, the temperature of washings can be set at about 40 ℃.In this synthetic process or mixture process, can prevent that the user from selecting to be higher than 60 ℃ temperature of washing water, to prevent laundry damage.For example, be elected to when having suffered this synthetic process or mixture process, in heating steps, the temperature of washings can have 60 ℃ maximum limit.

What the process of no matter choosing is, the drum driven action of this heating steps all can be the roll action.This be because: roll action can make clothing separate and twine, reduce laundry damage simultaneously.As a result, this roll action can allow steam or fully be transferred to clothing through the washings that heat.

In alternate embodiment, can in heating steps, carry out circulation step.This circulation step can with the driving synchronised of cylinder.Because this circulation step is carried out after initial heating proceeds to predetermined extent, thus in the scheduled time after the initial driving of cylinder begins, this circulation step can with the drum driven synchronised.

I.1.4 washing (S1742):

The drum driven action of washing step can be the sequential combination of rolling maneuver and/or roll action and/or revolution action.Owing to should realize the effect of fabric protection, realize improving the effect of washability again, so the action of the drum driven of this washing step can be according to selected process and difference.

That is, in the situation of washing COTTON FABRIC type clothing, can carry out the drum driven that is used to use strong mechanical force to come washing clothes and move.In the situation of washing synthetic textiles type clothing, can carry out and be used for through using less mechanical force to come the drum driven action of washing clothes.What this washing step can comprise wash cycle needs one of step of maximum duration.As a result, this washing step can be controlled to carry out washing most effectively.Because the time that this washing step needs is long, so in washing step, produce the most serious laundry damage probably.

Consider this point, be elected to when having suffered the cotton products process that in washing step, cylinder can be activated with the roll motion combination with rolling maneuver.These two different motion combination apply various forms of strong mechanical forces to clothing, and can improve detersive efficiency.That is,, do not worry that almost fabric damages according to the characteristic of COTTON FABRIC.Therefore, having applied strong mechanical force comes washing clothes and can further improve clean result.Elected when having suffered the cotton products process, can be in washing step, under the situation of the driving synchronised of circulation step and cylinder, carry out filter action and the motion combination of rolling.Because for COTTON FABRIC, almost do not worry laundry damage, so this filter action can be continuously and effectively to clothing supplying washing water and washing agent.

By contrast, be elected to when having suffered the synthetic process, in washing step, can make the cylinder rotation with revolution action and roll motion combination.These two kinds of different motion combination can improve clean result.Said revolution action is softly turned round clothing in washings, therefore can make the laundry damage that produces owing to friction minimum.In addition, can fully increase the time that clothing contacts with washings, thereby improve clean result.

Since provide the mixture process with wash together effectively cotton products clothing and synthetic clothing the two, so, no matter the fabric type of clothing how, all can improve clean result as much as possible and reduce laundry damage.In order to satisfy this point, to be elected to when having suffered this mixture process, the action of the drum driven of washing step can be that roll is moved and/or revolution is moved and/or the combination of rolling maneuver.That is, can be provided for preventing revolution action that fabric damages and the rolling maneuver that can be provided for improving washability.

In this synthetic process and mixture process, circulation step can with the drum driven synchronised, with allow washings and washing agent the two by without interruption to clothing.

As stated, even chosen one of cotton products process, synthetic process or mixture process, but the action of the drum driven of this washing step can be controlled to be used for two kinds of different motion combination.This is in order to produce diversified mechanical force and clothing motor pattern, and from visually improving user's satisfaction.

When the level of pollution of clothing has been selected by option selection portion 118, can come the clean work ratio of governor motor according to selected level of pollution.Yet, increase this clean work ratio and also can increase the time that mechanical force is applied to clothing.Consider this point, the process that the clean work ratio of wash cycle can be selected according to the user and difference.That is, the clean work ratio of cotton products process can be greater than the clean work ratio of synthetic process and mixture process.

I.1.2 rinse cycle (S1750):

In case this wash cycle finishes, and just can begin rinse cycle.In this rinse cycle, can repeat following rinse step, this rinse step is used for after using the washings rinsing clothes of being supplied, discharging this washings.The rinse step of the rinse cycle in this process can triplicate or more times.

Can supplying washing water make the water level of this rinse cycle be higher than the water level of wash cycle.That is, can supplying washing water until the predetermined water level that reaches from exterior visual, with through using enough washings to improve wash effect.

The drum driven action of this rinse cycle can be the roll action.This roll action is immersed into clothing in the washings or with it shifts out from washings, and this action can repeat.High water level moves from visually informing sufficient rinsing to the user with this roll.The roll action of this rinse cycle can prevent that motor is overheated and improve rinse efficiency.That is, the water level of this rinse cycle can be higher than the water level of wash cycle, and maybe be correspondingly owing to washings have increased the load that imposes on cylinder.This stepwise operation, wash action and revolution action by rubbing with the hands and motor is rotated repeatedly and brake.As a result, this braking possibly produce excessive loads to motor.And, if water level, the load that is then produced by washings possibly increase.In having this rinse cycle of high water level, it is overheated to prevent motor that the drum driven action does not have any unexpected braking.Therefore, in this rinse cycle, being used to make cylinder is preferred along the roll action of predetermined direction rotation.

In this rinse cycle, can carry out circulation step so that the washings that hold in the said bucket are recycled in the cylinder.This can produce sufficient rinsing from visually notifying the effect of giving the user.

I.3. spin cycle (S1770):

In case this wash cycle and rinse cycle finish, just can carry out the spin cycle that is used for discharging from clothing as much as possible washings.In the normal drying step of this spin cycle, consider the PCm that depends on fabric type and residual fold, cylinder RPM can be according to the process of being selected by the user and difference.

COTTON FABRIC has high PCm or suction percentage, and does not worry fold.Even if in COTTON FABRIC, produced fold, these folds also are easy to remove.By contrast, synthetic textiles has low PCm or suction percentage, and more worries to occur fold.As a result, in the cotton products process, preset RPM can be higher than the RPM in synthetic process and the mixture process, and should preset RPM for example can be 1000RPM or bigger.Here, the user can change this via said option selection portion and dries RPM.

The preset RPM of this synthetic process and mixture process can be set at 400RPM to 600RPM.Even when drying synthetic clothing with low RPM, washings are fully discharged from synthetic clothing and can prevent fold.In this case, the user can change this drying RPM via said option selection portion.In certain embodiments, this drying RPM is set as maximum 800RPM.

J. process J (wool process):

The washing course that provides according to the fabric type of clothing can also comprise the wool process, but not said cotton products process, synthetic process and mixture process.This wool process is suitable for having lighter pollution and worrying very much the clothing that fabric damages.That is the wool fabric type clothing that, can provide the wool process can hand-wash with washing.If use strong mechanical force to wash, then wool fabric type clothing is impaired probably.As a result, in this wool process, cylinder for example turns round action with the predetermined action with weak mechanical force and is activated.Consider the characteristic of wool fabric, the drum driven action in the wash cycle of this wool process, rinse cycle and the spin cycle can be different from the cylinder action of standard process.

J.1. wash cycle:

In this wool process, prevent that fabric from damaging is important, and in the wash cycle of this wool process, cylinder can be to be used for making clothing softly revolution action of move left and right and being activated in the bottom of cylinder.In this case, water level can enough highly can be seen the water level in the cylinder with permission from the outside.Therefore, can make interior perimeter surface and the friction between the clothing of cylinder minimum and can repeat the lifting of clothing is touched, thereby make the clothing rotation that is immersed in the washings, this has prevented laundry damage and has allowed softly to carry out washing or rinsing.This revolution action can make the damage of clothing minimum, and the time of increase washings and washing agent and contact with clothing is to improve clean result.

This wool process has been shown among Figure 18.Choose the wash cycle (S1810) of this wool process.In the starting stage of this wash cycle (S1830), washings and washing agent can be fed in said bucket or the cylinder,, can carry out water supply step (S1833) that is.This water supply step can comprise that detergent dissolution promotes step (S1835) and clothing to soak step (S1836).This detergent dissolution promotes step to be used for promoting the detergent dissolution that carries out in the starting stage of water supply step, and this clothing soaks step and is used for soaking fully clothing to prepare at the washing step that supplies water after finishing.This clothing soaks step can be carried out after water supply finishes or before.

The washing agent that uses in this wool process can be a neutral detergent, and liquid-type washing agent normally, and the liquid-type washing agent can need great amount of time to be dissolved in the washings unlike powder-type washing agent that kind.Consider this point, washing agent is fed to clothing at the starting stage quilt that supplies water with washings.Once you begin supply water, washings just are fed to the liquid detergent that in detergent box, holds.Washings and liquid detergent are fed in said bucket or the cylinder together.In order more quickly washings and liquid detergent to be supplied to clothing, washings that are mixed with each other and liquid detergent can be ejected on the clothing that is arranged in cylinder.Be used for to the circulation step of the top of cylinder supply in order to realize more effective detergent dissolution, can to carry out at the said barrel of washings that hold.

Cylinder can be activated with the revolution action, in washings, produces light and slow eddy current then, thereby can when preventing laundry damage, promote detergent dissolution.Finish in case supply water, just can carry out said revolution action and circulation step together to prepare washing step.This clothing that can be regarded as one type soaks step.

After this detergent dissolution promotes that step and clothing soak the step end,, then can carry out the heating steps (S1841) that is used for heated scrub water if be necessary.Yet the temperature of the washings in this heating steps may be controlled to and is no more than 40 ℃.If the temperature of washings raises too many, the heat that then produces will make the clothing distortion and damage wool fabric type clothing.40 ℃ temperature can not produce any thermal deformation, and can promote the activation of washing agent and washings are absorbed in the clothing.

The drum driven action of this washing step (S1842) can be the revolution action.In each step of wash cycle, this washing step needs the longest time, and, in order in washing step, to prevent laundry damage, in this washing step, used the revolution action.If applying and stopping to be applied to repeatedly wool fabric type clothing of mechanical force then possibly produce fabric and damage.This machinery has repeated to produce the contraction of wool fabric.In order to prevent this contraction, can in washing step, carry out continuously should the revolution action.

As stated, this revolution action brakes head roll through using to become to hinder, and it can not apply big load to motor.In addition, this revolution action can have be used for about less than 90 ° of reciprocating drum driven in ground.As a result, do not need big load to promote clothing.If come head roll to wash action and stepwise operation by rubbing with the hands continuously, then possibly apply excessive loads to motor.In roll action, can apply than said to motor and wash littler load in action and the stepwise operation by rubbing with the hands, thereby but clothing be raised and leave and can produce the fabric damage.Consider this point, in this washing step, carry out the revolution action.

J.2 rinse cycle (S1850):

In case this wash cycle finishes, and just can carry out rinse cycle.At first, can carry out moderate dries.After this moderate dried, supplying washing water was with the beginning rinsing, and if necessary, this rinse cycle can be carried out several times.That is, after water supply and rinsing, draining repeatedly.Usually, this moderate dries after draining, in the pilot process that supplies water, carries out.

This moderate drying is separated with lower rotary speed and is twined clothing.This moderate dry comprise be used for when sensing vibration, under lower rotary speed, separating twine clothing in the middle of the main drying that dries and be used for drying with higher rotary speed in the given time clothing.This centre drying can approximately carried out under the 100RPM, and main drying can be carried out under about 200RPM (lower resonant frequency) or bigger RPM.

Yet, be elected to when having suffered the wool process, can omit this moderate and dry.It is to utilize centrifugal force and from clothing, discharge the process of washings that moderate dries, and may in clothing, produce tension force inevitably.Therefore, in spin cycle, the wool fabric type clothing that receives external force possibly be damaged.In order to remove this misgivings, can omit this moderate and dry.For example, can omit the main drying that this moderate dries, and dry in the middle of can only carrying out.If omitted all processes that utilizes centrifugal force and discharge washings, then rinsing ability possibly reduce significantly.Consider rinsing ability and laundry damage, dry in the middle of can only carrying out, and can omit main drying.

The a series of rinse step that comprise water supply and draining can be carried out three times or more times, because must the detergent thing fully be discharged from clothing.The water level of this rinse step can be higher than the water level of washing step, and can in this rinsing, carry out circulation step.When using liquid detergent,, can discharge the detergent thing fully usually because be performed twice rinse step and moderate drying.Yet, in the situation of this process, omitted the main drying in drying of said moderate preventing laundry damage, and this rinse step can be carried out three times to realize desired wash effect.

The drum driven action of this rinse step can be the revolution action, to prevent laundry damage.This revolution action is softly turned round clothing in washings and the detergent thing that allows to absorb in the clothing is discharged in the washings, thereby can strengthen rinse efficiency.

J.3 spin cycle (S1870):

In case this rinse cycle finishes, spin cycle just can begin.This spin cycle is similar to the spin cycle of above-mentioned standard process.The normal cylinder RPM that dries step can be set at 800RPM or lower, with protection wool fabric type clothing.

K. process K (slim and frahile process):

The washing course that provides according to the fabric type of clothing can comprise slim and frahile process shown in figure 19, with washing by the clothing of processing such as the slim and frahile fabric of silk etc., plasticity fabric, with clothing and other this slim and frahile article of metal-ware.With similar in the wool process, in this slim and frahile process, can carry out for example revolution action of cylinder action, softly to wash slim and frahile clothing with more weak mechanical force.As a result, consider the characteristic of slim and frahile fabric, the drum driven action of the wash cycle of this slim and frahile process, rinse cycle and spin cycle can be different from the drum driven action of standard process.

K.1 wash cycle (S1930):

Be similar to the wool process, at first choose this slim and frahile process (S1910), and in the wash cycle (S1930) of this slim and frahile process, cylinder is activated with the revolution action, and supply (S1933) washings reach higher level.And the detergent dissolution that its detergent dissolution promotes step (S1935) can be similar to above-mentioned wool process promotes step because with the wool process in the same, in this slim and frahile process, also use the liquid-type washing agent to wash slim and frahile fabric clothing usually.Yet after this detergent dissolution promoted step, its clothing soaked the clothing that step (S1936) can be different from above-mentioned wool process and soaks step.With slim and frahile comparing with fabric, wool fabric has good relatively water absorbing capacity, and compares with wool fabric, and slim and frahile fabric is more vulnerable to cause thermal damage.Therefore, the temperature that is used to wash the washings of this slim and frahile fabric can be set at about 30 ℃.Also can select cold water, but not select to be higher than 40 ℃ temperature usually.

Soak in the step at this clothing, can use filter action to come to carry out clothing effectively and soak.Can also carry out circulation step.Cylinder is being dried-driving and making after clothing evenly distributes with the surface area that enlarges clothing in cylinder, this circulation step makes the washings that are contained in the said bucket circulate towards clothing.In addition, also carry out the revolution action to be immersed in clothing in the washings and to produce light and slow clothing motion to promote that clothing soaks.This filter action repeats to promote that clothing soaks with various patterns with the revolution action.Yet the drum driven action that this clothing soaks step also can only be the revolution action.

In case this clothing soaks end, washing step just can begin (S1942).The cylinder action of this washing step can be the revolution action.Compare with wool fabric, slim and frahile fabric can more tolerate external impact.In order to realize more effective detersive efficiency, under the water level condition with higher, the action of the drum driven of this washing step can be revolution action and roll motion combination.

Alternatively, in this washing step, also can only carry out the roll action.Under this situation, because water level is high, the surface of the clothing bump washings that left but not the inboard basal surface of cylinder.This means that leaving distance reduces.When utilizing high water level to reduce to be applied to the impact on the clothing, in washings, produced eddy current, thereby improved clean result.Because this clothing has lower pollution, so the time of this washing step can be set shortlyer, and its clean work ratio can be set lowlyer.Though only carried out the roll action, also can prevent laundry damage.In this washing step, also can carry out circulation step.

K.2 rinse cycle (S1950):

In case this wash cycle finishes, rinse cycle just can begin.As stated, can in this slim and frahile process, use liquid-type washing agent and can come fully to discharge the detergent thing through the rinse step that is performed twice.Be similar to the wool process, in this slim and frahile process, can omit moderate and dry.For example, do not dry in the middle of not omitting, but can only omit main drying.The drum driven action of this rinse cycle can only be the roll action.Such roll action has the effect that clothing is evenly distributed.That is, this roll action allows the surf zone of clothing to contact washings equably and discharges the detergent thing to the outside.In this case, water level can be higher.In this rinse cycle, can after the roll action, increase the revolution action again.

K.3 spin cycle (S1970):

In case this rinse cycle finishes, spin cycle just can begin.The spin cycle of this process can be similar to the spin cycle of above-mentioned wool process.The normal cylinder RPM that dries step can be set at and be no more than 800RPM.Slim and frahile fabric has low PCm/suction percentage, and even cylinder is normal when drying in the step with lower RPM rotation, washings also can fully be discharged.And, can carry out normal the drying with lower RPM, to prevent producing the fabric damage owing to drying.

L. process L (sportswear process):

To describe sportswear process shown in Figure 20 now, this sportswear process can be based on the fabric type of clothing and provide in the washing course of classifying.Can provide this sportswear process to wash the clothing of processing by functional fabric, for example anorak, jog suit and sportswear with good gas permeability and good absorbing sweat function.Be similar to above-mentioned wool process or slim and frahile process, in this sportswear process, can carry out cylinder action, for example revolution action with weak mechanical force.Therefore, consider the characteristic of sportswear fabric, the cylinder action in wash cycle, rinse cycle and the spin cycle that in this sportswear process, provides can be different from the cylinder action in the standard process.In case chosen this sportswear process (S2010), just can with the same wash cycle (S2030), rinse cycle (S2050) and the spin cycle (S2070) carried out in above-mentioned wool process and the slim and frahile process.Yet because the characteristic of sportswear, the wash cycle of this sportswear process can be different from the wash cycle of above-mentioned other process.

L.1 wash cycle (S2030):

Sportswear has and prevents that moisture from easily infiltrating the hydrophobic property in the fabric.As a result, with the comparing with fabric of other kind, the sportswear fabric has low PCm/suction percentage, therefore in its wash cycle, can water fully and continuously be supplied to the sportswear fabric.For this reason, the action of the drum driven of wash cycle (S2030), the water supply step (S2033) that especially in this wash cycle, provides can be different from the cylinder action of the wash cycle in other process.

At first, in this process, its detergent dissolution promotes that the drum driven action of step (S2035) can be to wash action and/or stepwise operation by rubbing with the hands.With wool fabric or slim and frahile comparing with fabric, the sportswear fabric does not worry that almost fabric damages, thereby this sportswear process can be used the drum driven action that can apply stronger mechanical force than the revolution action.

The clothing of this sportswear process soaks step (S2036) can be different from above-mentioned wool process and slim and frahile process.Though it can prevent laundry damage, because the hydrophobic property of sportswear fabric, the revolution action can not be to the enough washings of the folded part supply of clothing.Consider this point, can soak at the clothing of this sportswear process and carry out filter action (it comprises circulation step) in the step.This filter action is evenly distributed in the cylinder clothing and to clothing supplying washing water equably.With this filter action, can also carry out the rolling maneuver that is used to make the continuous upset of clothing.

L.2 rinse cycle (S2050):

The rinse cycle of this process can be similar to the rinse cycle in standard process, wool process and the slim and frahile process, therefore will omit its further detailed description.

L.3 spin cycle (S2070):

The spin cycle of this process can be similar to the spin cycle in standard process, wool process and the slim and frahile process, therefore will omit its further detailed description.

M. process M:

In the washing machine of describing above with reference to Fig. 2 according to second embodiment, said bucket directly is fixed to casing and cylinder is arranged in this bucket.According to second embodiment, said bucket is fixed, and only cylinder vibrates.Therefore, importantly when cylinder rotates, prevent the said bucket of cylinder contact, and the distance between said bucket and the cylinder can be greater than shown in Figure 1 according to the distance in the washing machine of first embodiment.

When the distance between said bucket and the cylinder is big, is placed on the washings that the clothing in the cylinder possibly not be supplied in the said bucket and fully soaks.Therefore, when in the washing machine according to second embodiment, supplying water, circulating pump puts into operation effectively to soak clothing and can make the washings circulation that is fed in the said bucket.For example, when feed water valve was opened, this circulating pump can be activated continuously or be activated at interval with preset time.

In the washing machine according to second embodiment, cylinder is connected with bucket bonnet 230.Yet bucket bonnet 230 also can be via bear box 400 by suspension unit but not by said bucket support.Therefore; Compare with washing machine (it comprises and said barrel of bucket bonnet that directly is connected with the load of back-up roller) according to first embodiment; The free degree of the cylinder that in the washing machine according to second embodiment, is provided with can be bigger, and the front portion of this cylinder can have the free degree of raising.

Yet, when in said bucket, supplying water, used water supply line and pipeloop to come from the anterior supplying washing water of said bucket.As a result, be arranged in the clothing of the front portion of cylinder will be at first soaked and the front portion of cylinder on load greater than the load on the rear portion.This possibly cause the front portion of cylinder to move down.If the front portion of cylinder moves down, then during the rotation of cylinder, noise possibly increase with vibration and possibly cause cylinder to contact the inner surface of said bucket.Therefore, in the washing machine according to second embodiment, when when clothing supplies water, the clothing that is arranged in the front and rear of cylinder should be soaked equably.This process M is called as the washing course that is applicable to according to the washing machine of second embodiment,, is applicable to the standard process according to the washing machine of second embodiment that is.To this process be described with reference to Figure 21.

M.1 wash cycle (S2130):

Figure 21 is the flow chart of process M.In case the user has chosen this process (S2110) from process selection portion, control part just can be carried out following a series of processes.

Its wash cycle can comprise that laundry amounts confirms that step (S2131), water supply step (S2133), clothing soak step (S2135), heating steps (S2137) and washing step (S2139).In following explanation, clothing soaks step with describing as the independent process that separates with the water supply step.Yet this clothing soaks step and also can be included in the water supply step.

M.1.1 supply water (S2133):

When sensing in this wash cycle after the laundry amounts, can the water supply start step.The clothing of in above-mentioned process, having described this water supply step in detail is confirmed step, therefore will omit its further detailed description.

In this water supply step, control part is supplying washing water in said bucket.Particularly, control part is opened feed water valve with via water supply line and detergent box supplying washing water in said bucket.As follows, when washings are supplied to according to the clothing in the washing machine of second embodiment, with the embodiment that describes the method for supplying water that can soak the clothing of the front and rear that is arranged in cylinder equably.

According to the method for supplying water according to first embodiment, when the water supply step supplied water, circulating pump put into operation so that washings circulate, and simultaneously, cylinder also puts into operation.Control part can come head roll with the action of washing by rubbing with the hands in above-mentioned a plurality of cylinder actions.

In the washing machine according to second embodiment, the distance between cylinder and the said bucket is greater than said bucket among first embodiment and the distance between the cylinder.Therefore, in a second embodiment, if cylinder is being activated (as among first embodiment) with the roll action during the water supply step, the clothing that then is arranged in the rear portion of cylinder can not be soaked equably.That is, because the gap between cylinder and the said bucket is bigger, so the washings between cylinder and said bucket fail to be raised because being in the rotation of the cylinder in the roll action, especially, the clothing that is arranged in the rear portion of cylinder fails to be soaked.

Therefore, in the water supply step of this process, execution is washed action by rubbing with the hands and is replaced the roll action.As stated, this washes action by rubbing with the hands makes cylinder with higher RPM (comparing with the roll action) rotation, and the washings between cylinder and said bucket can be raised owing to the rotation of cylinder and leave on the clothing then.

Especially, if in the washing machine according to second embodiment, the rear portion of cylinder and said bucket is downward-sloping, the washings that then are positioned at the place, rear portion of bucket can be washed the surf zone that action is fed to clothing by rubbing with the hands through this.This is washed action by rubbing with the hands and makes cylinder rotation along clockwise direction/counterclockwise, and makes direction of rotation suddenly conversely.As a result, this counter-rotating in suddenly of cylinder produced eddy current in the washings, and the clothing that is arranged in the front and rear of cylinder can be soaked equably.

When feed water valve was opened with supplying washing water, cylinder was driven and is rotated, and clothing moves in cylinder along with the driving of cylinder.In this case, the washings via the water supply line supply that is connected with the front portion of cylinder can major part be supplied to the clothing that in the front portion of cylinder, moves.Compare with the clothing at the rear portion that is arranged in cylinder, the clothing that is arranged in the front portion of cylinder is earlier soaked.As a result, according to second embodiment of this method of supplying water, cylinder can not driven, and until after feed water valve is opened for water supply, having pass by the scheduled time, or reaches predeterminated level until water level.When cylinder is driven or in the given time when washings reach predeterminated level, can be contained in the bottom of said bucket via the washings of water supply line supply.Can consider that the gap between said bucket and the cylinder confirms predetermined water level, and can confirm according to the capacity of said barrel and cylinder and laundry amounts should the scheduled time.

Especially, if the rear portion of the said bucket that in the washing machine according to second embodiment, is provided with is downward-sloping, then a large amount of washings possibly accumulate in the rear portion of said bucket.Therefore, after having passed through the scheduled time, cylinder is driven and is rotated, and, be contained in the clothing that washings in the rear portion of said bucket can soak the rear portion that is arranged in cylinder equably.When head roll in according to the washing machine of second embodiment, its cylinder action can be the roll action or wash action by rubbing with the hands.

According to second embodiment, when feed water valve is opened when being used to supply water, can under the situation of head roll not, control the ON/OFF of feed water valve.Promptly; Open when being used to supply water when feed water valve, because the pressure of outside watering (for example hose), washings can have predetermined pressure; So; Can be fed to the front portion of cylinder because of this water pressure along the washings of water supply line supply, thereby the clothing that is arranged in the front portion of cylinder can be soaked earlier.

As a result, between delivery period in a second embodiment, feed water valve is controlled to be opening and closing repeatedly, and discontinuous opening, so the washings of being supplied can be controlled as opening and closing, to have the predetermined water pressure that is not enough to directly be fed in the cylinder.This pressure that is not enough to directly to be fed in the cylinder means following water pressure: this water pressure makes can be along cylinder, said bucket or door landing via the water of water supply line supply, thereby accumulates in the bottom of said bucket, but not is directly injected in the cylinder.Water along cylinder, said bucket or door landing can accumulate in said barrel rear portion, and the explanation that accumulates in the washings in the said bucket is similar to second embodiment, thereby can omit the explanation of repetition.

When the clothing in the cylinder during this water supply step during mat, clothing possibly partly soaked.Especially, the clothing at center that is positioned at the clothing caking of mat possibly not soaked, and only is that the clothing that is arranged in the surf zone of this caking can be soaked.If only there is the part clothing to be soaked, then in this wash cycle, can not carry out washing and washability possibly descend.Therefore, if the clothing mat, control part can come head roll with filter action, to soak clothing equably.

That is, control part is opened feed water valve to be used for water supply, and it also drives circulating pump so that the washings circulation simultaneously.And control part makes cylinder with predetermined RPM rotation.Should be confirmed as following RPM by predetermined RPM: promptly, during the rotation of cylinder, this RPM makes clothing not left because of gravity, but closely contacts with the inner surface of cylinder.As a result, this predetermined RPM can set for and make because the acceleration of gravity that cylinder rotates the centrifugal force that produces when rotating greater than cylinder.In addition, this predetermined RPM can be set at and be lower than the hypervelocity district (approximately 200RPM to 350RPM) that in this washing machine, produces resonance.If cylinder rotates with the RPM higher than this hypervelocity district, then noise possibly significantly increase owing to resonate with vibration.Therefore, in this control method, this predetermined RPM can be set at about 100RPM to 170RPM.

As a result, in case control part makes cylinder with this predetermined RPM rotation, clothing just can closely contact with the inner surface of cylinder owing to centrifugal force.Washings via pipeloop and water supply line supply can evenly distribute along with the rotation of cylinder.These equally distributed washings can be fed in the cylinder and be supplied to the clothing that closely contacts with the inner surface of cylinder, thereby clothing can be soaked equably.

M.1.2 clothing soaks (S2135):

After this water supply step, control part can begin clothing and soak step.Soak in the step at this clothing, control part is closed feed water valve.When driving circulating pump, the control part head roll also makes the washings circulation.Soak though in this water supply step, carried out clothing, soak in the step at clothing, feed water valve is closed and can carries out clothing through the driving of cylinder and soaks.

Clothing in this process soaks in the step, and the control part head roll soaks to carry out clothing.In this case, control part can come head roll with rolling maneuver.Because this rolling maneuver make clothing in the cylinder along with the rotation of cylinder rolling movement, soak so washings contact clothing continually and can successfully carry out clothing.

When carrying out this clothing and soak step, control part soaks step with this clothing and is divided into that first clothing soaks step and second clothing soaks step.This first clothing soaks step and second clothing and soaks step and can be activated according to the cylinder action of cylinder, and perhaps/promptly, control part can be controlled first clothing and soak the cylinder action that step and second clothing soak step and make them differ from one another.Operation to circulating pump is following.

Particularly, soak in the step at first clothing, control part can come head roll with one of rolling maneuver and/or stepwise operation.Can confirm the selection of drum driven action according to laundry amounts.That is, if cylinder in laundry amounts less than predetermined reference value, for example, if laundry amounts is little, then control part can come head roll according to stepwise operation.If laundry amounts is an a reference value or bigger, then control part can come head roll according to rolling maneuver.

As stated, if laundry amounts is little, the clothing that then can improve this stepwise operation leaves effect.As a result, if the laundry amounts that first clothing soaks in the step is little, then stepwise operation leaves distance with maximum and leaves clothing, thereby allows to absorb water in the clothing.Simultaneously, if the laundry amounts that first clothing soaks in the step is big, then carry out rolling maneuver.This be because: in the situation of a large amount of clothings, it is less that the clothing of this stepwise operation leaves distance.

Therefore, soak in the step at second clothing, control part can make clothing promptly, to come head roll according to filter action closely not contacted with the inner surface of cylinder by under the situation about leaving because of gravity with predetermined RPM head roll.Finally, cylinder can closely contact with the inner surface of cylinder because of centrifugal force with this predetermined RPM rotation and clothing.Washings by the circulating pump supply evenly are fed to the clothing that is attached to drum inner surface, so clothing can be soaked equably.

Soak in the step at second clothing, control part can be carried out another drum driven action after this filter action.For example, control part can be carried out rolling maneuver after this filter action.In this case, this filter action launch to distribute with to the clothing supplying washing water clothing, and this rolling maneuver makes the clothing rolling movement so that clothing is immersed in the washings equably.

M.1.3 heating (S2137):

After this, control part starts heating steps.Particularly, during washings that the heater that in driving said bucket, is provided with holds in said bucket with heating, control part comes head roll according to roll action and/or one of rolling maneuver and/or revolution action in this heating steps.

In the washing machine of second embodiment, the gap between cylinder and the said bucket is greater than the gap of first embodiment.Therefore, when coming heated scrub water through the driving heater, cylinder is rotated, and the washings that hold in the only said bucket are heated, and the washings that hold in the cylinder are not heated.As a result, compare,, possibly in the washing step of describing after a while, successfully remove the pollutant on the clothing because the temperature of clothing is lower with the washings of process heating.

Therefore, be applicable to that the control method according to the washing machine of second embodiment drives said circulating pump in this heating steps, so that the washings circulation.The washings through heating that hold in the said bucket are fed to the top section of said bucket again by circulating pump, thereby can heats laundry.Yet in this heating steps, said circulating pump can be driven with preset time at interval off and on, and discontinuous driving.Especially, in this heating steps, said circulating pump can be controlled that to make that the shut-in time ratio of this circulating pump is opened the time long.If if circulating pump described in this heating steps by Continuous Drive or said circulating pump to open the time ratio shut-in time long, the washings that then are not heated to predetermined temperature will circulate, and washings possibly not be heated to desired temperature.

If heater is arranged in the said bucket, it is important then when this heater does not surface, driving this heater.If heater is driven, then can apply too big load and heater possibly break down to motor when surfacing.As a result, if this heater is driven, then can in this heating steps, keep predetermined water level (datum level hereinafter referred to as) in heating steps away from heater.That is, when when this heating steps middle water level is lower than datum level, control part is closed said heater.When water level is increased to predetermined water level or more during Large Water, control part is opened said heater (being called " cut-out " hereinafter) once more owing to supplying water once more.

Yet, in washing machine,, apply excessive load possibly for heater and various circuit, and possibly reduce the service life of washing machine if this heating steps uses above-mentioned cutting-off method according to second embodiment.

That is, when driving said circulating pump simultaneously as described above, drive and heat said heater according to the heating steps of the washing machine of second embodiment.As a result, the water level in the said bucket possibly not kept because of the driving of circulating pump regularly, but can continuously change to predetermined extent.In this case, the water level in the said bucket fully changes, and is lower than datum level thereby drop to.Especially, if the water level in the said bucket changes and surpasses datum level, then said heater can be opened when water level surpasses datum level; And; If water level is lower than a reference value, then said heater can cut out, thereby the ON/OFF of motor can repeat continuously.The repetition ON/OFF of said heater applies too big load possibly for heater and various circuit, and possibly reduce the service life of said heater.

As a result, in heating steps,, then can carry out water supply once more, during the driving of motor to prevent said heater ON/OFF times without number if the water level in the said bucket reduces and reaches datum-plane according to the washing machine of second embodiment.Particularly, in this heating steps, when the water level in the said bucket drops to when being lower than datum-plane, control part stops the driving of cylinder and closes said circulating pump.At this moment, additionally opening feed water valve supplies water to carry out once more.The reason of closed drum and circulating pump is: when cylinder and circulating pump are driven, owing to SEA LEVEL VARIATION is difficult to sensing water level accurately.Thus, can close motor.Simultaneously, this supplies water once more and can carry out one period scheduled time, perhaps carries out this water supply and reaches datum level or surpass datum level up to measure its water level through water level sensing.This concrete water level that supplies water once more can be according to the process kind of in the starting stage of heating steps, selecting and difference.

M.1.3 washing (S2139):

After this heating steps, control part can be carried out following washing step: this washing step is used in head roll, driving said circulating pump.In this washing step, the process that can select according to the user and from each cylinder action, suitably select the drum driven action of cylinder.For example, can confirm the drum driven action of this washing step with one of washing step of providing in above-mentioned each process similarly.Above-mentioned circulating pump can be activated with preset time at interval, so that the washings circulation of holding in the said bucket.

M.2 rinse cycle (S2150):

In case after above-mentioned steps, accomplished this wash cycle, control part just can begin rinse cycle.General rinse cycle can comprise that rinsing dries step, water supply step, drum driven step and drain step.At first, control part begins rinsing and dries, and in this rinsing drying step, makes cylinder with second rotary speed (RPM 2) rotation (S2151), to make cylinder in the 700RPM rotation, remove residual moisture and detergent thing in the clothing with about 500RPM.Control part stops cylinder and opens feed water valve, in said bucket, to supply washings.Can perhaps set to preset the rinsing water level according to the process that the user selects according to user's manual work.

After this supplied water, control part came head roll with first rotary speed (RPM1) at interval with preset time.In this drum driven step, the drum driven of control part index drum action and from clothing, remove washing agent.The control part of this step can be controlled to be cylinder above-mentioned roll action and/or stepwise operation and/or wash action by rubbing with the hands and/or rolling maneuver and/or revolution action

Therefore, control part stops the driving to cylinder, and drives draining pump so that the washings that hold in the said bucket are discharged to outside (S2153).

Above-mentioned rinsing spin cycle, water supply step, water supply step, drum driven step and drain step can constitute the single circulation of this rinse cycle.Control part can be carried out this circulation primary or several according to selected process or user's selection.Yet the single circulation of this of this rinse cycle can comprise that rinsing dries step.As stated, this rinsing dries second rotary speed of step can be corresponding to about 500RPM to 700RPM, and the rotary speed that this rinsing dries can be corresponding to the hypervelocity district that produces washing machine resonance (about 200RPM to 350RPM).

As a result, if the clothing that is arranged in cylinder evenly distributes, then can carry out and be used to make the equally distributed clothing distribution step of clothing, afterwards, drum speed can increase to carry out rinsing and dries.This clothing distribution step makes cylinder along clockwise direction and/or counterclockwise, rotate repeatedly with predetermined RPM.After this clothing distribution step, the eccentric level of cylinder is discerned.If the eccentric level of cylinder, then can be carried out rinsing less than predetermined value and dry.If eccentric level is a predetermined value or bigger, then can repeat this clothing distribution step.Because this clothing distribution step was carried out before rinsing dries step, so the time of rinse cycle possibly increase.Especially because repeat this clothing distribution step, so the time of rinse cycle possibly significantly increase, and possibly can't accurately predict time of consuming of this rinse cycle.

In order to address the above problem, the control method of this rinse cycle will be described below, it can reduce the total time that is consumed by this rinse cycle.

Shown in figure 21, can comprise washings supplied and drum driven step (S2151) and drain step (S2153) according to the rinse cycle of the washing machine of second embodiment.Compare with first embodiment, omitted rinsing according to the rinse cycle of second embodiment and dried step.Owing to omitted the rinsing spin cycle; So can dry the time of this rinse cycle of time same degree ground minimizing of step with rinsing; And can not need said clothing distribution step; Therefore, prevented owing to repeating the remarkable increase that cause, the rinse cycle time of this clothing distribution step.Though dry the time that step has reduced this rinse cycle through omitting rinsing, omit the rinsing that is used for through making the clothing rotation remove the detergent thing at a relatively high speed and dried step, therefore will be difficult to fully remove the detergent thing.

As a result, in the control method according to the rinse cycle of second embodiment, cylinder is with about 1 to 3 minute of second rotary speed (RPM 2) rotation, and in drain step, also do not stop.This second rotary speed is confirmed as following predetermined speed: promptly, this predetermined speed allows clothing during the cylinder rotation, to be attached to the inner surface of cylinder, and can not left because of gravity.This second rotary speed can be set at centrifugal force that the rotation that makes owing to cylinder produces greater than acceleration of gravity.And this second rotary speed can be set at the hypervelocity district that is lower than this washing machine.If cylinder is in this rotation more than hypervelocity district, then resonance may make noise and vibration significantly increase.Therefore, this second rotary speed can be set at about 100RPM to 170RPM.

At last, drain step is rotated cylinder at a predetermined velocity, and therefore, thereby clothing can closely contact removal detergent thing from clothing with the inner surface of cylinder owing to centrifugal force.Compensate for the abridged rinsing is dried step, this drain step makes cylinder rotate with second rotary speed, reduces to prevent the rinsing ability.

In the step that makes cylinder with second rotary speed (predetermined speed that allows the clothing and the inner surface of cylinder closely to contact) rotation,, then can before this rinse cycle, carry out all drain step if the water that holds in the said bucket is discharged from.That is,, also can carry out making the step of cylinder in this wash cycle with predetermined RPM rotation even if water is discharged from.

M.3 spin cycle (S2170);

The spin cycle of this process can be similar to the spin cycle of other process, for example the spin cycle of said process A.Therefore, will omit its further detailed description.

Above-mentioned process M can be applied to the washing machine according to second embodiment.Yet this process M also can be applicable to the washing machine according to first embodiment.That is, process M goes for any washing machine according to first embodiment and second embodiment.

N. time management option:

Now the time management option will be described.Usually, in case chosen concrete process, the operation of this selected process just begins based on preset algorithm, and should operation finish in the given time.Carrying out the required operating time of this process can be the required total time of each circulation that constitutes this process.This total operating time may be displayed on the display part 119.

In particular case, this operating time maybe be oversize.For example, if the user must leave in 1 hour, and the predetermined operations time is 1 hour 20 minutes, then the operating time long 20 minute more desired than user operating time.By contrast, the serious pollution washing operation that possibly cause only carrying out 1 hour 20 minutes is not sufficient to clean clothing.In order to address this problem, a kind of washing machine and control method thereof that can administrative time be provided.

Above-mentioned washing machine can comprise the time management option that is set for administrative time.That is, can increase or reduce the operating time of concrete process via said option portion.Particularly, the user can save option by select time from the time management option.Alternatively, the user also can select to strengthen option (intensive option) via the time management option.If do not select this option, then can come executable operations according to preset process.This time management is selected can execution before wash cycle begins but after having selected the operation process.

For example, when the user had selected the time to save option under the operating time of cotton products process is 120 minutes situation, the required operating time for example can be reduced to 100 minutes.When the user had selected said reinforcement option, the operating time can be increased to 140 minutes, to guarantee the abundant cleaning of serious pollution clothing.Possibly there is predetermined difference between the time of this Preset Time and actual needs.

Required time of this wash cycle and/or rinse cycle can change according to the selection that the time is saved option.That is, depend on selected process, the circulation that its required operating time is changed/regulates can be different.For example, in the situation of cotton products process, synthetic process and mixture process, importantly improve washability.Therefore, even if selected the time to save option, the normal required time of wash cycle also cannot change.Therefore, regulate the time that one of each member that can consider this rinse cycle is required about this.

This rinse cycle repeats water supply, draining and drying.This rinsing can be carried out twice, three times or four times.Under the RPM and the RPM and the situation of time of time of said main drying, can carry out drying according to the same order of this spin cycle less than this spin cycle.As a result, when having selected the time to save option, the main drying that can omit this rinse cycle.

When having selected the time to save option,, can omit laundry amounts and confirm step according to selected process.For example, when having selected wool process, slim and frahile process or sportswear process, the amount of this particular fabric is less.If this fabric articles is polluted, then the user trends towards immediately they being cleaned.Therefore, the clothing of a large amount of these types of washing is rare in individual process operation.Consider this point, when having selected wool process, slim and frahile process or sportswear process, can omit laundry amounts and confirm step.

By contrast, when having selected the reinforcement option, the time that the number of times of execution rinsing or this wash cycle need in this rinse cycle can increase, and perhaps the two all can increase.

This time management options has satisfied the purpose of specific process, and allows user's administrative time easily.

Process O:

To describe with reference to Figure 25 " process O ".The process that should " process O " can be set at the clothing (clothes or the baby clothes that for example have severe contamination) that is suitable for to wash with strong washability.That is, need strong washability to wash the clothes with severe contamination, for example Work Clothes.In this case, at least one step that comprises in this process can comprise the step to clothing supply steam.When steam was supplied to clothing, the temperature of clothing was owing to high-temperature steam raises, and, thereby the pollutant that is attached on the clothing is soaked washability and/or the rinsing ability of improving.In addition, in the situation that needs the clothes of sterilization (for example baby clothes), use steam to realize bactericidal effect.Here, can be provided with the steam generation device (not shown), produce steam to utilize from the water of outside watering supply, thereby to clothing supply steam.In other words, this steam generation device receives water from outside watering, and it heats this water to produce steam.Afterwards, this steam generation device is supplied steam to clothing.In this case, can in steam generation device, be provided with steam pipe line that is used for delivering vapor and the steam jet that is used to supply steam.This steam generation device can be multi-functional, thereby can be the hot type steam generation device that is used for the water storage type steam generation device of water storage or is used for water delivery.

O.1 wait for the step that the user imports:

At first, this laundry machine is carried out the step (S2510) of waiting for user's input, and this step is used to wait for user's input.In this case, this laundry machine utilizes display with the input of visual form show process, to wait for user's input.Alternatively, this laundry machine also can be imported to the user notification process with the sound sensation mode.

O.2 carry out selected process:

When the user had chosen a process, whether this selected process of controller identification was steam process (S2530).Here, this steam process is the process that contains at least one step of using steam.In other words, at least one step that in wash cycle, rinse cycle and the spin cycle of this selected process, comprises contains the step of using steam, so this process can be called the steam process.

When having selected this steam process, control part is carried out step and the head roll step (S2570) at least once to the cylinder supply steam of this laundry machine.Here, steam can be supplied steam to cylinder by above-mentioned steam generation device generation and this steam generation device.When cylinder is driven; The drive actions of head roll can be strong action (for example wash by rubbing with the hands action and/or stepwise operation), comprise action or " beating action " and/or " abrasive action " of unexpected braking step; Preceding text have been described this and have been washed action and stepwise operation by rubbing with the hands, therefore will omit its repeat specification.This steam supplied and cylinder action step can be carried out under their situation of order combination with one another.

For example, at first supply steam, and then carry out the cylinder action step.If the foreign matter that like this, then is attached on the clothing can effectively be soaked through the steam supply.Therefore, when after steam supplied, carrying out the cylinder action, the foreign matter that is attached on the clothing can successfully be removed.In other words, can comprise soaking step that uses steam and the washing step that uses the cylinder action.Especially, this cylinder action step can comprise and has strong action (for example washing action and/or stepwise operation by rubbing with the hands) or brake the action of step suddenly, and it can more effectively remove foreign matter.As a result, when after supply steam, carrying out the cylinder action step, can significantly improve the detersive efficiency of clothing.When after steam is fed to clothing, carrying out the cylinder action step, the scheduled time slot of each step is crossover each other.In this case, can realize similar effects.

When after the cylinder action step, carrying out steam supplied, can be contemplated that steam can be removed fold and from the peculiar smell of clothing and prevent static.Can in wash cycle or rinse cycle, carry out this cylinder action step.Therefore, when supplying steam after the cylinder action in this circulation, can anticipate that the for example clothing sterilization of multiple new effect, the fold that use steam to realize are eliminated, the static on the clothing is eliminated or prevented to peculiar smell.When after the cylinder action step, carrying out steam supplied, the scheduled time slot of each step is crossover each other.In this case, can realize similar effects.

Simultaneously, steam supplied and cylinder action step can be under the uncertain situation of the order of these two steps crossover roughly.For example, the starting point of steam supplied and in the end point at least one meet the starting point of cylinder action step and at least one in the end point fully.Alternatively, each in the said step all can be carried out before or after the period at crossover.

For example in this " steam again new process ", can realize the steam supplied of crossover and the situation of cylinder action step basically each other.The new again process of this steam can be defined as and be used under situation about not supplying water through using steam to realize again new process.When head roll under the situation of supply steam, then steam can evenly be fed to clothing.And can more effectively improve again new effect.Especially; When cylinder perhaps is activated with the action with unexpected braking with the action that comprises strong action (for example washing action and/or stepwise operation by rubbing with the hands); Stronger impact can impose on clothing, and can realize removing the effect that is attached to the dust on the clothing.

The new again process of above-mentioned steam can be described below.For example, when the temperature in the trial rising cylinder, the temperature in supply steam and the cylinder can be increased to predetermined temperature or higher temperature.When the temperature in the cylinder increases when being elevated to predetermined temperature or higher temperature, control part can be in the steam supply head roll.The strong action of cylinder makes it possible to eliminate the foreign matter that adheres on the clothing, for example dust.This steam supply makes it possible to realize multiple new effect.Afterwards, the steam supply stops, so that the clothing in the cylinder separates and twine, and only carries out the cylinder action step and reaches scheduled duration.Alternately, for through using strong action to eliminate fold from clothing, this cylinder action step stops, and this steam supplied can be carried out and reaches another scheduled duration.

Simultaneously, if the process of user's input is not the steam process, then can as preset, carry out this process (S2550).Here, when the user has selected one of above-mentioned process, can carry out this selected process as described above.

P. process P:

To describe with reference to Figure 26 " process P ".Can use " process P " to come to clothing sterilization such as baby clothes etc.In other words, possibly need strong washability to wash the clothes with high dirty degree, for example Work Clothes.In this case, at least one step that comprises in this process can comprise the step of the clothes uperize in cylinder.When steam was supplied to clothes, the temperature of clothes raise because of high-temperature steam, and the dirt that is attached on the clothes can be soaked, thereby had improved clean result and/or rinse efficiency.And, in will be, can supply steam to realize the clothing bactericidal effect to situation such as the clothing sterilization of baby clothes etc.In order to supply steam, can adopt the water that is used for through receiving to come steam generating device for generating steam from outside watering.This steam generation device can comprise steam pipe line that is used for delivering vapor and the steam jet that is used to supply steam.Water storage type steam generation device, water delivery hot type steam generation device etc. can be used as this steam generation device.

" process P " can comprise wash cycle, rinse cycle and spin cycle, so that the article (for example Work Clothes or baby clothes) with high dirty degree are washed and/or sterilization.The user can select this process P (S2610) from process selection portion 117

P.1 wash cycle (S2630)

P.1.1 the step that supplies water (S2631):

In this water supply step,, and can carry out the process of detergent dissolution in washings that make with the washings supplying detergent.In order to strengthen the efficient of this wash cycle, can effectively accomplish detergent dissolution in the starting stage of water supply step.Therefore, can in this supplies water step, carry out detergent dissolution promotes step to promote detergent dissolution.

In order to promote detergent dissolution, the drum driven action that allows clothing in cylinder, to move can be the action that strong mechanical force can be provided to washings and clothing.For example, during this water supply step, can carry out the stepwise operation that clothing that the braking that is used for through cylinder will be raised along the cylinder of rotation leaves on the interior perimeter surface of cylinder repeatedly, to promote detergent dissolution.Except this stepwise operation or as the substituting of this stepwise operation, the reverse rotation that also can carry out the braking that is used for through cylinder and cylinder to leave the action of washing by rubbing with the hands with lifting once more to the clothing that the cylinder along rotation is raised repeatedly.The two all stops cylinder suddenly after cylinder rotation to this stepwise operation with washing action by rubbing with the hands, thus moving direction that can the flip-flop clothing.Therefore, in the starting stage of water supply step, these actions apply thump and strong mechanical force are provided to washings.As a result, promoted detergent dissolution and can improve the efficient of wash cycle.

And said stepwise operation can repeat with the sequential combination of washing action by rubbing with the hands, to promote detergent dissolution.In this case, can make up the drum driven action of another kind of type, and the type of sports of clothing and the type of sports of washings can be diversified, with the efficient of further raising wash cycle.

In certain embodiments, can in the water supply step, carry out the washings circulation that is used to make in the said bucket with the circulation step of supplying washing water once more in cylinder, with the promotion detergent dissolution.The washings that this circulation step allows the cylinder below to keep are recycled in the cylinder, thereby further promote detergent dissolution and clothing to soak.

P.1.2 drain step (S2633):

Use the process of steam can be included in water supply step middle drain step afterwards, with maximization steam effect.

In other words, above-mentioned water supply step is supplied washings with washing agent, and suitable drum driven action makes washing agent fully to dissolve and clothing is fully soaked.When washing agent fully is absorbed in the clothing, can discharge the water in the cylinder, afterwards, can supply steam.In other words, in case washing agent fully is absorbed in the clothing and water is removed, just can realize the immersion effect of clothing in the cylinder then, in this washing step, to realize more effective washing through steam the raise temperature of cylinder and the temperature of clothing.This drain step possibly not be all to be useful in all processes, but can optionally use.That is, in view of after draining and supply steam, supplying water once more institute's time spent, only pledge clothes when having dirty the spending of height, this drain step is only suitable.In order to finish washing course within a short period of time, under the situation of using steam, can save arterial drainage step and middle drain step.

During this arterial drainage step, cylinder can rotate under predetermined RPM or higher RPM.When cylinder rotates, can carry out middle drying and can remove water the clothing in cylinder, thereby maximize above-mentioned immersion effect or steam effect.In this case, the RPM of cylinder can confirm as water is removed in permission from clothing RPM.For example, when cylinder rotated between drainage period, this RPM can confirm as the RPM that allows the interior perimeter surface of interior clothing of cylinder and cylinder to contact.

P.1.3 heating steps (S2635):

This wash cycle can comprise the heating steps between main washing step and water supply step, with the inside of heated roller, thereby gets ready for main washing step.

This heating steps is supplied steam and is kept washings or the temperature of cylinder in cylinder, perhaps the temperature with washings or cylinder is increased to predetermined value or bigger value.In the explanation of " process P ", uperize in the main washing step of describing after a while.Yet, also can when carrying out washing course P, supply steam At All Other Times.For example, if in rinse cycle, supply steam, then can in the decline of rinse cycle wash cycle before, this heating steps be provided.

During this heating steps, above-mentioned steam generation device adds hot water and produces steam.As a result, the heater of steam generation device is driven, thereby, can in this heating steps, correspondingly set the drum driven action.For example, for example wash by rubbing with the hands in one of action or stepwise operation, possibly apply higher load to motor in the drum driven action that comprises unexpected braking.If carry out the action that comprises this unexpected braking at the said heater of driving with when producing steam, then excessive load possibly impose on this laundry machine.As a result, when said heater work when producing steam, can carry out the drum driven action of not using braking suddenly, for example rolling maneuver and/or roll action and/or revolution action.

P.1.4 washing step (S2637):

In case should the water supply step and heating steps finish, just can carry out and accomplish main washing step, to finish this wash cycle.

The washing step of this process can comprise the steam supplied that is used for supply steam in cylinder.This steam supplied can be carried out among starting stage, interstage or the rear half stage of this washing step one or more, to strengthen the steam effect.Before this steam supplied, simultaneously or afterwards, this steam supplied can with suitable suitably combination of drum driven action.The drum driven action can be carried out in following at least a situation: promptly, and before the steam supplied, after steam supplied and/or during steam supplied.

Drum driven action in this washing step can comprise the sequential combination of stepwise operation, roll action and rolling maneuver, strong mechanical force to be provided and clothing is moved to strengthen detersive efficiency differently.Alternatively, the action of the drum driven in this washing step also can be the sequential combination of filter action and roll action.This drum driven action successively allows the washings clothing of giving without interruption, improving the detersive efficiency of washing agent, and evenly applies mechanical force to improve detersive efficiency to clothing.As a result, can change the drum driven action in this washing step according to laundry amounts, with the clean result that realizes being optimized.

In certain embodiments, laundry amounts can be laundry amounts of before the water supply step, confirming or the laundry amounts of during heating steps, confirming.A spot of clothing that soaks possibly is judged to be a large amount of clothings by error, thereby the action of drum driven in the washing step can be according to laundry amounts definite the water supply step after and difference.

When laundry amounts for predetermined laundry amounts level or when bigger, the drum driven action can comprise filter action.With this filter action, can also carry out the roll action.Make the washings circulation if be not used in, then also can only carry out the roll action.In the situation of a large amount of clothings, at the same time when clothing applies mechanical force, can be through evenly and continuously strengthening detersive efficiency to the clothing supplying washing water.

When laundry amounts during less than predetermined laundry amounts level, the drum driven action can be stepwise operation or rolling maneuver, thereby uses the exercises type to apply strong mechanical force, to strengthen detersive efficiency.And, can carry out the roll action with this action.

As stated, constituting water supply step, heating steps and the washing step of wash cycle and relevant drum driven action can change, to improve the efficient of this wash cycle.In addition, the drum driven action in each step all can be different, thereby can realize optimum wash cycle according to laundry amounts.

P.2 rinse cycle (S2650):

Rinse cycle in this process can be carried out with the rinse cycle of above-mentioned other process similarly, therefore will correspondingly omit its repeat specification.

P.3 spin cycle:

Spin cycle in this process can be carried out with the spin cycle of above-mentioned other process similarly, therefore will correspondingly omit its repeat specification.

IV. move according to the drum driven of process and process steps

Drum driven action according to each circulation of each process will be described now.As stated, the drum driven action comprises the combination of cylinder direction of rotation and drum rotation speed, and, a little distinguish the direction that leaves of the clothing that is arranged in cylinder to constitute different cylinder actions with leaving.These drum driven actions can be carried out under the control of motor.

Because the lifter that during the cylinder rotation, is provided with through the interior perimeter surface place at cylinder promotes clothing, so the rotary speed of cylinder is controlled with direction of rotation and makes the impact that is applied on the clothing different.That is, mechanical force (comprise the friction between friction, clothing and the washings between the clothing and leave impact) can be different.In other words, can be different to the level of beating of clothing or the level of washing by rubbing with the hands with washing clothes, and clothing level distribution or clothing upset level can be different.

As a result, drum driven action can be according to each circulation that constitutes various washing courses with each concrete steps that constitutes each circulation and different, thereby can utilize optimised mechanical force to come process clothes.Therefore, can improve detersive efficiency.In addition, single resting barrel drive actions can cause too much wash time.Use description to the drum driven action of each circulation now.

Wash cycle:

Wash cycle comprises that laundry amounts confirms step, water supply step and washing step.This water supply step comprises that the clothing that the detergent dissolution that is used for dissolving detergent promotes step and is used to soak clothing soaks step.This detergent dissolution promotes step and clothing to soak step can be provided separately with the water supply step dividually.Can come further to provide heating steps according to each process.

Laundry amounts is confirmed:

Measurement is used to make the electric current of cylinder rotation to confirm step to carry out laundry amounts.In this case, when cylinder when predetermined direction rotates, measure institute's consumed current, and confirm in the step in this laundry amounts, cylinder can be according to for example roll action and being activated of single spinning movement.

1.2 supply water:

In this water supply step, the step of dissolving detergent supplied and can carry out by washings with washing agent.In order to improve the efficient of wash cycle, can in the starting stage of water supply step, effectively accomplish detergent dissolution.For washing agent is dissolved in the washings fast, the action that is used to apply strong mechanical force possibly be effective.That is, apply strong mechanical force so that washing agent more effectively is dissolved in the washings to washings.As a result, promote in step that cylinder is according to stepwise operation and/or wash action by rubbing with the hands and rotate at this detergent dissolution.As stated, stepwise operation with wash action by rubbing with the hands cylinder rotated at a relatively high speed, thereby apply unexpected braking changing its direction to cylinder, and strong mechanical force can be provided.In this step, this stepwise operation with wash motion combination by rubbing with the hands and also be fine.

Soak in the promotion step at clothing, importantly make in the washings that clothing is immersed in washing agent mixes.In this case, the drum driven action can be a filter action.Alternately, also can carry out this filter action and rolling maneuver successively.Rolling maneuver make clothing continuously upset so that the washings that keep in the bottom of cylinder can with the clothing even contact, and rolling maneuver is used for clothing and soaks.When being ejected into washings in the cylinder at the same time, filter action has been expanded clothing so that clothing closely contacts with the interior perimeter surface of cylinder during the cylinder rotation, thereby washings can be discharged from said bucket by the through hole via clothing and cylinder owing to centrifugal force.As a result, filter action has enlarged the surface area of clothing and has allowed washings to pass clothing.Therefore, can realize effect to the even supplying washing water of clothing.And, in order to utilize this effect, soak at clothing and to promote to repeat successively in the step two different drum driven actions, i.e. filter action and rolling maneuver.If laundry amounts is a predetermined value or bigger, then in the rolling maneuver with low drum rotation speed, clothing soaks effect possibly reduced, and therefore, can carry out the roll with higher drum rotation speed and move and replace rolling maneuver.

Yet when washings without interruption, the detergent dissolution of water supply step promotion step or clothing soak step can classify according to the drive actions of cylinder.As a result, the user is difficult in the water supply step, pick out above step.As if from user's angle, cylinder perhaps is activated according to two or more motion combination in these actions according to rolling maneuver in the water supply step and/or roll action and/or stepwise operation and/or wash one of action by rubbing with the hands and be activated.

According to the fabric type of clothing, the process that can exist the fabric that is used to prevent clothing to damage.And, according to this process, can have the process that is used for when coming washing clothes, suppressing the noise generation based on this process.Usually, when cylinder is activated according to the action that can apply strong mechanical force in this water supply step, possibly be difficult to avoid the fabric of clothing to damage or noise produces.As a result, in the water supply step, provide and to have reduced the action that noise produced or prevented the fabric damage as much as possible.In these processes, realized that detergent dissolution effect and clothing soak effect, thereby in these processes, cylinder can be activated or can increase the time of rolling maneuver with the revolution action.

Compare with other action, revolution action can cylinder in the motion of clothing minimize, and it can minimize because the fabric damage that friction between each part clothing and the friction between clothing and the cylinder produce.In addition, this rolling maneuver has caused the rolling movement of clothing along drum inner surface, and does not produce and leave the impact that produces suddenly owing to clothing.

If execution detergent dissolution and clothing soak in the water supply step, then can in predetermined process, be provided with the circulation step that is used to make the washings circulation at least.This circulation step can perhaps carried out in the predefined phase of water supply step during the water supply step.

1.3 heating:

In heating steps, following drum driven action can be provided, the heat transferred clothing that this drum driven action produces when being used for the heater heated scrub water that is arranged on said bucket.In this heating steps, cylinder is according to being used to make cylinder along the roll action of the continuous swing roller of predetermined direction and be activated.If the direction of rotation of cylinder changes, then generation eddy current and heat transference efficiency possibly reduce in washings.If laundry amounts is less than predetermined laundry amounts level, then cylinder is activated with rolling maneuver.If laundry amounts is predetermined laundry amounts level or bigger, then cylinder is activated with the roll action.If laundry amounts is less than predeterminated level, the abundant heats laundry of rolling maneuver then.If laundry amounts is a predeterminated level or bigger, the roll action that then is used to cylinder is rotated at a relatively high speed is fit to.

1.4 washing:

This washing step can occupy the longest time in wash cycle.In this washing step, can remove the pollutant of clothing basically, and the action of the drum driven of this washing step can be the action that clothing is moved with various patterns.For example, the action of the drum driven of this washing step can be stepwise operation and/or one of roll action and/or rolling maneuver, perhaps their combination.This combination of above-mentioned action can apply strong mechanical force to clothing.Especially, in the situation of small amount, these motion combination are effective.

The drum driven action of this washing step can be filter action and roll motion combination.The action of this drum driven can be to clothing washings without interruption improving detersive efficiency, and can apply mechanical force equably to improve detersive efficiency to clothing.For a large amount of clothings, this combination is effective.

Before this washing step, heating steps is provided, and washings can be heated in this washing step to improve detersive efficiency.If washings are heated, then can make up a plurality of drum driven actions.For example, if the heater that is provided with in the said bucket is actuated to heated scrub water, then cylinder can be activated according to the drum driven action that does not have any unexpected braking.

As stated, be used for preventing that fabric from damaging and suppressing the said process of noise generation, can be provided with the action that can apply more weak mechanical force to clothing in washing step.For example, the washing step of above-mentioned process can be carried out the revolution action and produce and prevent the fabric damage to reduce noise.As a result, in this process, the operating time of revolution action can be longer than other action.Iff is carried out this washing step through the revolution action, and then detersive efficiency possibly reduce, and the action with strong mechanical force can be provided in addition.Operating time with action of strong mechanical force can be set shortlyer than the operating time of the action with weak mechanical force.

2. rinse cycle:

In rinse cycle, repeat to supply water step, drum driven step and drain step are attached to pollutant or detergent thing on the clothing with rinsing.As a result, the action of the drum driven of rinse cycle can be can produce to be similar to the action of washing effect by rubbing with the hands.For example, the action of the drum driven of rinse cycle can be to wash action and/or revolution action by rubbing with the hands.This is washed action by rubbing with the hands and turns round action, and the two all has the effect of in washings, washing and turning round clothing continuously by rubbing with the hands, thereby has improved the rinsing ability.

When cylinder is driven in rinse cycle, can carry out the washings that are used for said bucket holds simultaneously and be recycled to circulation step and filter action in the cylinder.That is the water rinse that, washings are ejected in the cylinder and the clothing quilt flows.This filter action has produced strong centrifugal force, and can washing agent and clothing pollutant be separated with clothing with washings.

In rinse cycle, during draining and/or middle the drying, be applied to the mechanical force on the clothing through utilization, can washings be discharged with bubble.As a result, cylinder is activated with stepwise operation or roll action.Through leaving the clothing that has promoted, can improve detersive efficiency and can successfully remove bubble.Drum driven action can be according to laundry amounts and difference.That is, in the situation of small amount, carry out said stepwise operation to produce the maximum distance that leaves.In the situation of a large amount of clothings, carry out said roll action.

As stated, in for the process that prevents that fabric from damaging or select, the action that can apply more weak mechanical force to clothing can be provided in rinse cycle in order to suppress the noise generation.For example, the revolution action can be provided in the rinse cycle of this process.In the process of selecting in order to reduce wash time, can reduce the time of rinse cycle.For example, filter action has expended than great amount of time, therefore, in the situation of the process of selecting in order to reduce total wash time, can in the drum driven step of rinse cycle, omit filter action.

Spin cycle:

In this spin cycle, cylinder at a predetermined velocity or more speed rotation, removing the moisture that contains in the clothing, and this spin cycle can comprise that clothing is separated and twine step and offset measuring process, is scheduled to RPM so that drum rotation speed accelerates to.Can select suitable drum driven action according to the purpose of each step.For example, separate at clothing and to twine in the step, it is favourable applying strong mechanical force to clothing.If it is the action that can apply strong mechanical force is provided in the former rinse cycle,, also enough even then have the action of weak mechanical force.And eccentric in order to measure exactly, in this offset measuring process, the drum driven action that is used to cylinder is rotated along single direction continuously is fit to.

V. new process

When each process of description, each process includes wash cycle, rinse cycle and spin cycle.Yet, also can be and from each process, save single circulation according to user's selection.That is, can from process A (standard process), save wash cycle perhaps saves rinse cycle or from process C (process of washing of boiling fast), saves spin cycle from process B (serious pollution process).Thus, can one of a plurality of circulations that provide in each process be set at assisted process.For example, the wash cycle of process F (functional clothing process) can be set at single new process.In this case, it can be called " functional clothing washing ".Except this wash cycle, rinse cycle that provides in each process or spin cycle also can be set at new process.

Though described wash cycle, rinse cycle and spin cycle so that each process to be described with particular order, this circulation of a process can be combined to set up new process with the circulation of another process.For example, the rinse cycle of process A (standard process) and spin cycle are can be with the wash cycle of process B (serious pollution process) combined and be set at new process.Alternatively, each circulation all can be taken from other process.For example, the spin cycle of the rinse cycle of process A (standard process) and process M is can be with the wash cycle of process B (serious pollution process) combined and be set at new process.In this case, can suitably regulate or change the step that is used to connect these circulations.

In addition, can also realize new process based on the condition of effect and clothing.Figure 22 has illustrated to be used for the process of settling the standard, has moved step, effect and the condition of each action of process (serious pollution process, boil process of washing and cold wash washed process fast) and weak action process (coloured article process, slim and frahile process or wool process) by force to Figure 24.Based on desired effect and condition, can be at standard process, move the action of selecting cylinder between process and the weak action process interchangeably by force, to form new process.The disclosure and characteristic can further be applied to the for example action of the cylinder of disclosed dryer in U.S. Patent bulletin No.2009/0126222,2010/0005680 and 2010/0162586, and whole disclosures of above-mentioned U. S. application are incorporated in this mode by reference.

Any quoting to " embodiment ", " embodiment ", " exemplary embodiment " etc. means that all the special characteristic, structure or the characteristic that combine this embodiment to describe are included among at least one embodiment of the present invention in this manual.Occur this phrase and nonessential in the various occasions in specification and be meant same embodiment.In addition, when combining any embodiment to describe special characteristic, structure or characteristic, this shows with other embodiment realizes that in combination this characteristic, structure or characteristic also it may occur to persons skilled in the art that.

Though described the present invention, should be appreciated that those skilled in the art can design in spirit that falls into disclosure principle and the scope, a plurality of other modification and embodiment with reference to its a plurality of illustrative examples.More particularly, in the scope of the disclosure, accompanying drawing and accompanying claims, can carry out variations and modifications aspect the building block of subject combination arrangement and/or the arrangement.To those skilled in the art, except the variation and modification of building block and/or arrangement, alternative purposes also will be conspicuous.

Claims (20)

1. method of operating laundry machine, said laundry machine comprises rotatable cylinder, said method comprises:

Rotate said cylinder along first direction with a RPM;

Along second direction, rotate said cylinder with the 2nd RPM bigger than a said RPM; And

Along third direction, rotate said cylinder with the 3rd RPM bigger than said the 2nd RPM.

2. method according to claim 1; Wherein, with a said RPM rotate said cylinder step, rotate the step of said cylinder and all be in preset duration separately, to carry out with said the 2nd RPM with the step that said the 3rd RPM rotates said cylinder.

3. method according to claim 1 wherein, also comprises with the step that a said RPM rotates said cylinder along said first direction:

At first anglec of rotation place, temporarily stop the rotation of said cylinder;

Begin once more afterwards to rotate said cylinder with a said RPM along said first direction; And

Repeat the said step that temporarily stops and said after the step that begins once more reach the first predetermined duration.

4. method according to claim 3 wherein, also comprises with the step that said the 2nd RPM rotates said cylinder along said second direction:

Second anglec of rotation place bigger than said first anglec of rotation temporarily stops the rotation of said cylinder;

Begin once more afterwards to rotate said cylinder with said the 2nd RPM along said second direction; And

Repeat the said step that temporarily stops and said after the step that begins once more reach the second predetermined duration.

5. method according to claim 4 wherein, comprises with the step that said the 3rd RPM rotates said cylinder along said third direction: rotate said cylinder along said third direction continuously with said the 3rd RPM.

6. method according to claim 5, wherein, the step of rotating said cylinder with a said RPM along said first direction makes the clothing that holds in the said cylinder move in the bottom of said cylinder; The step of rotating said cylinder with said the 2nd RPM along said second direction makes the clothing that holds in the said cylinder left by the top from said cylinder; And make with the step that said the 3rd RPM rotates said cylinder along said third direction: owing to said cylinder rotates the centrifugal force that produces continuously with said the 3rd RPM, the clothing that holds in the said cylinder keeps being attached at the interior perimeter surface of said cylinder.

7. method according to claim 1, wherein, said first direction, said second direction and said third direction are identical.

8. method according to claim 1, wherein, during rotating said cylinder with said the 3rd RPM, the washings in the said cylinder are recycled and are fed to again in the said cylinder.

9. method according to claim 1 wherein, when the laundry amounts in the said cylinder is predetermined value or bigger value, is carried out above-mentioned these steps.

10. method according to claim 1, wherein, each in above-mentioned these steps all carries out at least twice.

11. a method of operating laundry machine, said laundry machine comprises rotatable cylinder, and said method comprises:

Rotate said cylinder with a RPM, so that the clothing that holds in the said cylinder moves in the bottom of said cylinder; And

Increase the RPM of said cylinder and rotate said cylinder continuously, so that the clothing that holds in the said cylinder keeps closely contacting with the interior perimeter surface of said cylinder along predetermined direction.

12. method according to claim 11 also comprises:

The clothing that holds in the said cylinder is moved with said when a RPM rotates said cylinder in the bottom of said cylinder;

Afterwards, rotate said cylinder with the 2nd RPM bigger, and the top of the clothing that holds in the said cylinder from said cylinder is left than a said RPM; And

Afterwards, rotate said cylinder, and make the clothing that holds in the said cylinder keep closely contacting with the interior perimeter surface of said cylinder with the 3rd RPM bigger than said the 2nd RPM.

13. method according to claim 11, wherein, in above-mentioned these steps, the RPM of said cylinder increases continuously.

14. method according to claim 12; Wherein, The step that said clothing is moved in the bottom of said cylinder comprises: make in said clothing at least one downside quadrant in two downside quadrants of said cylinder and move; Wherein, said cylinder is divided into four quadrants, and said two downside quadrants are positioned at the horizontal center line below of said cylinder.

15. method according to claim 12; Wherein, in that to make step that said clothing moves when a RPM rotates said cylinder, rotate said cylinder and the step that said clothing is left and rotate said cylinder and keep the step of said clothing with said the 3rd RPM with said the 2nd RPM all be in preset duration separately, to carry out with said.

16. method according to claim 12 also comprises: after rotating said cylinder, reduce the RPM of said cylinder and clothing is moved in the bottom of said cylinder with said the 3rd RPM.

17. control method according to claim 12, wherein, under the interior perimeter surface state of contact of clothing in said cylinder and said cylinder, the washings in the said cylinder are recycled and are fed to once more in the said cylinder.

18. control method according to claim 12; Wherein, saidly to make step that said clothing moves when a RPM rotates said cylinder, to rotate said cylinder and step that said clothing is left and to rotate said cylinder and keep the step of said clothing with said the 3rd RPM be that laundry amounts in said cylinder is carried out when being predetermined value or bigger value with said the 2nd RPM.

19. control method according to claim 12; Wherein, saidly to make step that said clothing moves when a RPM rotates said cylinder, to rotate said cylinder and step that said clothing is left and rotate said cylinder and keep the step of said clothing all to carry out at least twice with the 3rd RPM with said the 2nd RPM.

20. a method of operating laundry machine, said laundry machine comprises rotatable cylinder, and said method comprises:

Rotate said cylinder and the clothing that holds in the said cylinder is moved in the bottom of said cylinder with first action;

Leave with the second action said cylinder of rotation and with the top of the clothing that holds in the said cylinder from said cylinder; And

Rotate said cylinder and make the clothing that holds in the said cylinder keep closely contacting with the 3rd action with the interior perimeter surface of said cylinder.

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