CN105088609A - Washing machine - Google Patents
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The invention provides a washing machine comprising a machine body, a photoelectric sensor and a control device. Each corner of the bottom wall of the machine body is provided with a bottom foot used for supporting the machine body. The photoelectric sensor is arranged in at least one bottom foot and configured to output electric signals when the weight of the machine body changes. The photoelectric sensor comprises an elastic member. The control device is connected with the photoelectric sensor to receive the electric signals transmitted by the photoelectric sensor. According to the embodiments of the invention, the photoelectric sensor is arranged in at least on bottom foot and configured to output electric signals when the weight of the machine body changes and the control device can judge the weight change of the machine body according to the electric signals, so that the weight change of the machine body can be monitored in real time more accurately and the washing machine can be controlled to operate stably.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to laundry field, especially relate to a kind of washing machine.
Background technology
Washing machine is in the process used, different inflows and different washing loads all can cause the difference of washer weight, washing machine is in washing process simultaneously, in rinse stage and spin-dry stage, the weight of washing machine also can change, washing machine in correlation technique all can not carry out real-time detection to the weight of washing machine, thus cannot control according to the changes in weight situation of washing machine and judge the running of washing machine.
Summary of the invention
The present invention is intended to solve one of technical problem in correlation technique at least to a certain extent.For this reason, one object of the present invention is to propose a kind of washing machine, accurately the changes in weight of Real-Time Monitoring body.
According to the washing machine of the embodiment of the present invention, comprising: body, each corner of the diapire of described body is equipped with the footing for supporting described body; Photoelectric sensor, described photoelectric sensor is located in footing described at least one, and export the signal of telecommunication when weight that described photoelectric sensor is formed at described body changes, wherein, described photoelectric sensor comprises elastic component; Control device, described control device is connected to receive the signal of telecommunication that described photoelectric sensor spreads out of with described photoelectric sensor.
According to the washing machine of the embodiment of the present invention, by photoelectric sensor is located in footing, the signal of telecommunication is exported when the weight that photoelectric sensor is formed at body changes, control device can judge the changes in weight of body according to the signal of telecommunication, thus can the changes in weight of Real-Time Monitoring body more accurately, run more reposefully to control washing machine.
In addition, washing machine according to the above embodiment of the present invention can also have following additional technical characteristic:
In some embodiments of the invention, described photoelectric sensor comprises: upper shell and lower house, be connected by elastic component to make can relatively move up and down between described upper shell and described lower house between described upper shell and described lower house, the roof of described upper shell is connected with the diapire of described body, and the bottom of described lower house passes described footing to be suitable for supporting on the support surface; Light transmitting terminal and optical receiving end, described smooth transmitting terminal and described optical receiving end are located in one of them of described upper shell and described lower house; Light reflection surface, described light reflection surface be located at described upper shell and described lower house another on so that the light reflection sent from described smooth transmitting terminal is returned described optical receiving end.Thus make the structure of photoelectric sensor simple, and can accurately detect.
Particularly, the two ends of described elastic component are only against on the lower surface of described upper shell and the upper surface of described light reflection surface respectively.
Preferably, described elastic component is spring.
In examples more of the present invention, the open bottom end of described upper shell, the open top of described lower house, covers on described lower house outside described upper shell.Thus make the structure of photoelectric sensor simple.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, described photoelectric sensor is equipped with in each described footing.Thus the operational reliability of washing machine can be improved.
Alternatively, described washing machine is rotary drum washing machine.
Alternatively, described photoelectric sensor also comprises the photoelectric sensor wire be connected with described control device.
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Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of the washing machine according to the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the enlarged diagram of part A in Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram of the photoelectric sensor according to the embodiment of the present invention.
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Washing machine 1000,
Body 1, casing 10, body 101, upper cover 102, base 103, steel ladle 20, dehydration barrel 30, footing 60, suspension suspension rod 50, buffer spring 501, air damping cover 502
Photoelectric sensor 4, light transmitting terminal 41, optical receiving end 42, elastic component 43, light reflection surface 44, lower house 45, upper shell 46,
Detailed description of the invention
Be described below in detail embodiments of the invention, the example of described embodiment is shown in the drawings, and wherein same or similar label represents same or similar element or has element that is identical or similar functions from start to finish.Be exemplary below by the embodiment be described with reference to the drawings, be intended to for explaining the present invention, and can not limitation of the present invention be interpreted as.
In describing the invention, it will be appreciated that, term " " center ", " longitudinal direction ", " transverse direction ", " length ", " width ", " thickness ", " on ", D score, " front ", " afterwards ", " left side ", " right side ", " vertically ", " level ", " top ", " end " " interior ", " outward ", orientation or the position relationship of the instruction such as " circumference " are based on orientation shown in the drawings or position relationship, only the present invention for convenience of description and simplified characterization, instead of indicate or imply that the device of indication or element must have specific orientation, with specific azimuth configuration and operation, therefore limitation of the present invention can not be interpreted as.
In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, the term such as term " installation ", " being connected ", " connection ", " fixing " should be interpreted broadly, and such as, can be fixedly connected with, also can be removably connect, or integral; Can be mechanical connection, also can be electrical connection; Can be directly be connected, also indirectly can be connected by intermediary, can be the connection of two element internals or the interaction relationship of two elements.For the ordinary skill in the art, above-mentioned term concrete meaning in the present invention can be understood as the case may be.
Below with reference to Fig. 1-Fig. 3, the washing machine 1000 according to the embodiment of the present invention is described, this washing machine 1000 can be rotary drum washing machine or roller washing machine, all be described for rotary drum washing machine for washing machine 1000 in of the present invention the following describes, what be worth understanding is, when washing machine 1000 is roller washing machine, the setting position of photoelectric sensor 4 is identical when being rotary drum washing machine with action principle etc. with washing machine 1000, is just not described in detail here.
As shown in Figure 1, comprise according to the washing machine 1000 of the embodiment of the present invention: body 1, photoelectric sensor 4 and control device (scheming not shown).Each corner of the diapire of body 1 is equipped with the footing 60 for supporting body 1.Particularly, as shown in Figure 1, body 1 comprises casing 10, steel ladle 20 and dehydration barrel 30, steel ladle 20 hangs suspension rod 50 with casing 10 by four and is connected, dehydration barrel 30 is located in steel ladle 20 rotationally, the steel ladle 20 being provided with dehydration barrel 30 can swing in casing 10, and steel ladle 20 and dehydration barrel 30 form the washtub of body 1.When in dehydration barrel 30, the weight of water and clothing changes, the weight of body 1 can change.Need to be described, body 1 also comprises other structures such as drive motors, and the laundry principle etc. of washing machine 1000 is known by those skilled in the art, is just not described in detail here.
Photoelectric sensor 4 is located at least one footing 60, exports the signal of telecommunication when weight that photoelectric sensor 4 is formed at body 1 changes.In preferred exemplary of the present invention, in each footing 60, be equipped with photoelectric sensor 4, thus washing machine 1000 reliability of operation can be improved.Control device is connected with photoelectric sensor 4 signal of telecommunication spread out of to receive photoelectric sensor 4.Particularly, the signal of telecommunication can be voltage, electric current, frequency, PWM (pulse width) etc.In some examples of invention, photoelectric sensor 4 also comprises the photoelectric sensor wire (scheming not shown) be connected with control device.Thus be convenient to photoelectric sensor 4 and be connected with control device.It is noted herein that photoelectric sensor 4 comprises elastic component, that is, photoelectric sensor 4 carries elastic component.
Specifically, the gravity of body 1 can be directly delivered in footing 60, when the weight of body 1 changes, because photoelectric sensor 4 is located in footing 60, therefore the changes in weight of body 1 can be directly delivered on photoelectric sensor 4, namely photoelectric sensor 4 can export the signal of telecommunication according to the changes in weight of body 1 in real time, and the signal of telecommunication can react the changes in weight of body 1 exactly, and the signal of telecommunication that control device reception photoelectric sensor 4 spreads out of judges whether the weight of body 1 changes.Such as particularly, control device can realize the functions such as the precise weighing of clothing according to the signal of telecommunication received on washing machine 1000.
The signal of telecommunication that such as control device can export according to photoelectric sensor 4 again makes the following judgment: after having washed, when draining valve is opened, along with washing inner bucket water is discharged, body 1 weight saving, because draining valve draining change in flow is little, the value that photoelectric sensor 4 exports also is downward linearity curve; After washing inner bucket water is drained, body 1 weight no longer changes, and photoelectric sensor 4 exports as the straight line close to level.When the data value that controller collects no longer changes or change very little, namely judge that washing machine drainage completes, can start immediately to carry out dehydration action.More accurate than existing water level photoelectric sensor determination methods by this determination methods, inner bucket water is drained just can perceive at once in washing, at once just can start to dewater, can reduce wash time.Certainly be worth understanding, control device can also judge other operations of body 1 according to the changes in weight of the body 1 collected, be just not described in detail here.
According to the washing machine 1000 of the embodiment of the present invention, by photoelectric sensor 4 is located in footing 60, the signal of telecommunication is exported when the weight that photoelectric sensor 4 is formed at body 1 changes, control device can judge the changes in weight of body 1 according to the signal of telecommunication, thus can the changes in weight of Real-Time Monitoring body 1 more accurately, run more reposefully to control washing machine 1000.
Below with reference to Fig. 1-Fig. 3, the washing machine 1000 according to the specific embodiment of the invention is described.
As shown in Figure 1, washing machine 1000 comprises body 1, photoelectric sensor 4 and control device.Photoelectric sensor 4 is located in footing 60.Control device is connected with photoelectric sensor 4 signal of telecommunication spread out of to receive photoelectric sensor 4.
Body 1 comprises casing 10, steel ladle 20 and dehydration barrel 30.Casing 10 comprises body 101, upper cover 102 and base 103, body 101 is hollow and the housing of upper and lower open at both ends, upper cover 102 is located at the upper end of body 101, upper cover 102 be provided with for hold and clothing of taking hold mouth (scheming not shown), base 103 is located at the lower end of body 101, upper cover 102, limits space for holding steel ladle 20 and dehydration barrel 30 between body 101 and base 103.Footing 60 is located at the corner of the diapire of base 103.
Steel ladle 20 hangs suspension rod 50 by four and is connected with the inwall of casing 10, and each suspension suspension rod 50 is connected respectively by the mode that sphere is hinged with between casing 10 and steel ladle 20.The energy that the buffer spring 501 of each suspension suspension rod 50 inside and air damping overlap 502 pairs of steel ladles 20 has certain snubber effect, can ensure the steady of steel ladle 20 and dehydration barrel 30.
Photoelectric sensor 4 comprises: upper shell 46, lower house 45, light transmitting terminal 41, optical receiving end 42 and light reflection surface 44, and wherein, the open bottom end of upper shell 46, the open top of lower house 45, covers on outside upper shell 46 on lower house 45.
Be connected by spring 43 to make can relatively move up and down between upper shell 46 and lower house 45 between upper shell 46 and lower house 45, that is, upper shell 46 can move up and down by lower house 45 relatively, and lower house 45 can move up and down by upper shell 46 relatively.The roof of upper shell 46 is connected with the diapire of body 1, and the bottom of lower house 45 passes footing 60 to be suitable for supporting on the support surface.When the weight of body 1 changes, under the Action of Gravity Field of body 1, upper shell 46 can move up and down by lower house 45 relatively.Wherein it should be noted that, above-mentioned supporting surface refers to the such as ground, placed side of washing machine 1000.
Spring 43 is for having the Hookean spring of coefficient of elasticity.The two ends of spring 43 are only against on the lower surface of upper shell 46 and the upper surface of light reflection surface 44 respectively.What be wherein worth understanding is, can also be connected by other elastic components between upper shell 46 and lower house 45, elastic component also can be connected with lower house 45 with upper shell 46 by other means, the shape of upper shell 46 and lower house 45, the matching relationship between upper shell 46 and lower house 45 are not limited thereto, can relative movement between upper shell 46 and lower house 45 as long as make.
Light transmitting terminal 41 and optical receiving end 42 are located on upper shell 46.Light reflection surface 44 is located on lower house 45 with the light reflection light echo receiving terminal 42 will sent from light transmitting terminal 41.What be certainly worth understanding is, light transmitting terminal 41 and optical receiving end 42 can also be located on lower house 45, light reflection surface 44 is located on upper shell 46 with reflection ray, that is, light transmitting terminal 41 and optical receiving end 42 are located in one of them of upper shell 46 and lower house 45, light reflection surface 44 be located at upper shell 46 and lower house 45 another on the light reflection light echo receiving terminal 42 will sent from light transmitting terminal 41.What be worth understanding is, the control elements such as the control panel be connected with optical receiving end 42 are also provided with in photoelectric sensor 4, the optical signal received from optical receiving end 42 can be converted into the signal of telecommunication by control element, this signal of telecommunication becomes corresponding relation with the distance d between light reflection surface 44 and light transmitting terminal 41 (optical receiving end 42), is preferably linear corresponding relation.
Specifically, the light that light transmitting terminal 41 sends is by light reflection surface 44 reflected light receiving terminal 42, when the weight of clothes and water in washing machine 1000 changes, the weight of body 1 changes, the deformation quantity of spring 43 changes simultaneously, upper shell 46 moves relative to lower house 45, light reflection surface 44 and the distance d between light transmitting terminal 41 and optical receiving end 42 change, namely changed by the optical signal that light reflection surface 44 reflexes to optical receiving end 42, thus the signal of telecommunication transferred out from photoelectric sensor 4 is changed, make the signal of telecommunication can react washing machine 1000 complete machine changes in weight exactly.
Washing machine 1000 according to the embodiment of the present invention has following advantage:
1. by arranging photoelectric sensor 4, control device can sense the weight of body 1 immediately, immediately judges that whether washing machine 1000 duty is normal;
2. directly perception draining can complete, start draining immediately, save the time of whole washing process;
3. can more accurate perception dewater uneven (signal of telecommunication that the photoelectric sensor 4 in such as each footing 60 sends is different), control device can adjust according to the numerical value of sensing;
4. can sense the weight of clothing, realize different clothing amount and enter the different water yield;
5. can perception clothes dewatering moisture content, realize clothing moisture content and reach requirement and namely stop dehydration, more intelligent than existing set time dehydration, more can ensure dehydration complete after clothing moisture content reach user's requirement.
In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, fisrt feature second feature " on " or D score can be that the first and second features directly contact, or the first and second features are by intermediary mediate contact.And, fisrt feature second feature " on ", " top " and " above " but fisrt feature directly over second feature or oblique upper, or only represent that fisrt feature level height is higher than second feature.Fisrt feature second feature " under ", " below " and " below " can be fisrt feature immediately below second feature or tiltedly below, or only represent that fisrt feature level height is less than second feature.
In the description of this description, specific features, structure, material or feature that the description of reference term " embodiment ", " some embodiments ", " example ", " concrete example " or " some examples " etc. means to describe in conjunction with this embodiment or example are contained at least one embodiment of the present invention or example.In this manual, to the schematic representation of above-mentioned term not must for be identical embodiment or example.And the specific features of description, structure, material or feature can combine in one or more embodiment in office or example in an appropriate manner.In addition, when not conflicting, the feature of the different embodiment described in this description or example and different embodiment or example can carry out combining and combining by those skilled in the art.
Although illustrate and describe embodiments of the invention above, be understandable that, above-described embodiment is exemplary, can not be interpreted as limitation of the present invention, and those of ordinary skill in the art can change above-described embodiment within the scope of the invention, revises, replace and modification.
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1. a washing machine, is characterized in that, comprising:
Body, each corner of the diapire of described body is equipped with the footing for supporting described body;
Photoelectric sensor, described photoelectric sensor is located in footing described at least one, and export the signal of telecommunication when weight that described photoelectric sensor is formed at described body changes, wherein, described photoelectric sensor comprises elastic component;
Control device, described control device is connected to receive the signal of telecommunication that described photoelectric sensor spreads out of with described photoelectric sensor.
2. washing machine according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described photoelectric sensor comprises:
Upper shell and lower house, be connected by elastic component to make can relatively move up and down between described upper shell and described lower house between described upper shell and described lower house, the roof of described upper shell is connected with the diapire of described body, and the bottom of described lower house passes described footing to be suitable for supporting on the support surface;
Light transmitting terminal and optical receiving end, described smooth transmitting terminal and described optical receiving end are located in one of them of described upper shell and described lower house;
Light reflection surface, described light reflection surface be located at described upper shell and described lower house another on so that the light reflection sent from described smooth transmitting terminal is returned described optical receiving end.
3. washing machine according to claim 2, is characterized in that, the two ends of described elastic component are only against on the lower surface of described upper shell and the upper surface of described light reflection surface respectively.
4. washing machine according to claim 2, is characterized in that, described elastic component is spring.
5. washing machine according to claim 2, is characterized in that, the open bottom end of described upper shell, and the open top of described lower house covers on described lower house outside described upper shell.
6. washing machine according to claim 1, is characterized in that, is equipped with described photoelectric sensor in each described footing.
7. washing machine according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described washing machine is rotary drum washing machine.
8. washing machine according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described photoelectric sensor also comprises the photoelectric sensor wire be connected with described control device.
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