CN107326614B - Control panel for washing machine and washing machine adopting color wheel for display - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention provides a control panel for a washing machine, which adopts a color wheel for display, and comprises a front panel, a display module and a controller, wherein the display module is positioned in the front panel and used for displaying the running information of the washing machine, and the controller is in communication connection with the display module; the display module comprises a pattern film marked with the operating information description of the washing machine and a plurality of rounds of display modules for displaying the operating information of the washing machine in a flowing manner; the number wheel display module comprises a bracket for fixing the number wheel display module, a photoelectric switch in communication connection with the controller, a stepping motor controlled by the photoelectric switch, and a color wheel belt driven by the stepping motor to rotate; the color wheel belt is provided with numbers and/or patterns for displaying the operation information of the washing machine. The control panel of the invention displays the washing machine running information through the color wheel display module in a flowing manner, thereby greatly reducing the complexity of UI layout and facilitating the understanding and operation of users.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of household appliances, in particular to a control panel for a washing machine and the washing machine with the control panel.
Background
A control panel of a traditional washing machine adopts an LED nixie tube, the LED nixie tube displays the control panel in a brightness change mode of LED light, and the control panel flickers when the number is switched; and UI designs are complex and costly. When the liquid crystal display screen is adopted, the pattern resolution is low, and the cost is high.
In view of the above, it is desirable to provide a control panel using a color wheel display for a washing machine and a washing machine thereof to solve the above problems.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a control panel adopting color wheel display for a washing machine and the washing machine.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a control panel using a color wheel for displaying for a washing machine, which comprises a front panel, a display module located in the front panel for displaying the operation information of the washing machine, and a controller in communication connection with the display module; the display module comprises a pattern film marked with the operating information description of the washing machine and a plurality of rounds of display modules for displaying the operating information of the washing machine in a flowing manner; the number wheel display module comprises a bracket for fixing the number wheel display module, a photoelectric switch in communication connection with the controller, a stepping motor controlled by the photoelectric switch, and a color wheel belt driven by the stepping motor to rotate; the color wheel belt is provided with numbers and/or patterns for displaying the operation information of the washing machine.
As a further improvement of the present invention, the control panel further includes a touch module disposed between the front panel and the display module for inputting signals, and the touch module is in communication connection with the controller.
As a further improvement of the present invention, the stepping motor includes a motor main body, a gear output shaft, and a gear directly or indirectly engaged with the gear output shaft, and the stepping motor drives the color wheel belt to rotate through the gear.
As a further improvement of the invention, a plurality of the display modules share the same stepping motor, the stepping motor is provided with a gear, and a plurality of the display modules share the same gear; or the stepping motor is provided with a plurality of gears which are directly or indirectly meshed with the gear output shaft, and each gear corresponds to one of the plurality of wheel display modules.
As a further improvement of the invention, each of the plurality of display modules independently uses one stepping motor.
As a further improvement of the invention, the bracket is provided with a plurality of rotating shafts for winding and rotating the color wheel belt, wherein one rotating shaft is a main rotating shaft in transmission connection with the stepping motor, and the other rotating shafts are driven rotating shafts.
As a further improvement of the invention, a rotating shaft for winding and rotating the color wheel belt is arranged on the bracket, and the rotating shaft is in transmission connection with the stepping motor.
As a further improvement of the present invention, the plurality of wheel display modules further include a light source, and the light source is located on a side of a portion of the color wheel strip away from the front panel.
As a further improvement of the invention, the color wheel belt is provided with a raster code formed by arranging the light-transmitting area and the light-proof area at intervals.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention further provides a washing machine, including the control panel for a washing machine using color wheel display.
The invention has the beneficial effects that: according to the control panel for the washing machine, which is displayed by the color wheel, the running information of the washing machine is displayed in a flowing manner through the color wheel display module, so that the complexity of UI layout can be greatly reduced, and convenience is brought to users to understand and operate; and meanwhile, the LED digital tube displays more contents than the traditional LED digital tube, and displays higher resolution than the traditional liquid crystal display screen.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a control panel using a color wheel display for a washing machine according to the present invention, wherein (a) is an overall structural diagram, and (b) is an enlarged view of information displayed on the control panel.
Fig. 2 is an exploded view of the control panel shown in fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a multi-wheel display module of the control panel shown in fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is a partially exploded view of a portion of the multi-wheel display module shown in fig. 3.
Fig. 5 is an exploded view of the one-digit wheel display of fig. 4.
FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of another part of the multi-wheel display module shown in FIG. 3.
Fig. 7 is an exploded view of the one-digit wheel display of fig. 6.
Detailed Description
In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.
As shown in fig. 1 to 7, a control panel 100 for a washing machine using a color wheel to display according to the present invention includes a front panel 1, a display module 3 located in the front panel 1 for displaying operation information of the washing machine, a controller (not shown) in communication with the display module 3, and a fixing seat 4 for fixing the display module 3, wherein the fixing seat 4 and the front panel 1 together enclose to form an accommodating cavity.
The control panel 100 further includes a touch module 2 located between the front panel 1 and the display module 3 for inputting signals, and the touch module 2 is in communication connection with the controller. The touch module 2 is a commonly-used transparent touch screen, is arranged close to the front panel 1, and is used for controlling the washing machine so as to select programs or modify washing parameters such as washing time of a certain program. The user slides up and down on the front panel 1 through fingers, and the touch module 2 receives signals to control the display module 3 to display corresponding changes so as to realize adjustment or selection.
The display module 3 comprises a pattern film 31 marked with the running information description of the washing machine and a plurality of rounds of display modules 32 for displaying the running information of the washing machine in a flowing manner. The pattern film 31 is tightly attached to the touch screen, and the pattern film 31 is provided with a pattern or a text description for marking and explaining the washing machine information, and a window 312 which is positioned above the pattern or the text 311 description and is used for the multi-wheel display module 32 to flow and display the washing machine operation information.
As shown in fig. 1 (b), the pattern or text 311 illustrates such as: soaking/minute, which represents soaking time; dehydration/min, which represents the dehydration time; water level/grade, representing water level; and a remaining time, which represents a time remaining until the washing is completed in the washing pattern being operated. The wheel module can flow display washing machine operation information such as soaking time, dehydrating time, water level, remaining time, etc. on the front panel 1 through the window 312 of the pattern film 31. In this embodiment, the operation information of the washing machine displayed on the front panel 1 is located above the description of the pattern or the text 311, and the two correspond to each other one by one.
The multiple-wheel display module 32 includes a photoelectric switch 322 communicatively connected to the controller, a stepping motor 323 controlled by the photoelectric switch 322, a color wheel belt 324 driven by the stepping motor 323 to rotate, and a bracket 321 for fixing the multiple-wheel display module 32 to the fixing base 4.
In this embodiment, the brackets 321 of the plurality of wheel display modules 32 may be integrally disposed or separately disposed. As shown in fig. 4 and 5, the brackets 321 of the respective multi-wheel display modules 32 are independently provided as separate bodies; in fig. 6 and 7, the brackets 321 of the two multi-wheel display modules 32 are integrally disposed.
Specifically, the stepping motor 323 is directly fixed to the bracket 321 or an auxiliary frame 321 ' that is matched with the bracket 321, and the auxiliary frame 321 ' is separated from the bracket 321 or the auxiliary frame 321 ' may be fixed to the bracket 321. The stepping motor 323 comprises a motor main body 3231, a gear output shaft 3232 and a gear 3233 engaged with the gear output shaft 3232, and the stepping motor 323 drives the color wheel belt 324 to rotate through the gear 3233. In addition, the stepping motor 323 of each of the plurality of display modules 32 is separately arranged, that is, each of the plurality of display modules 32 independently uses one stepping motor 323; or a plurality of the plurality of display modules 32 share the same stepping motor 323 for driving.
When a plurality of the display modules 32 share the same stepping motor 323 for driving, there are two implementation modes: firstly, the stepping motor 323 is provided with a plurality of gears 3233 directly or indirectly engaged with the gear output shaft 3232, each gear 3233 corresponds to one of the plurality of display modules 32, and the rotation speed of each color wheel belt 324 is controlled according to the gear ratio of the gear 3233; secondly, the plurality of the display modules 32 share the same gear 3233, and the rotation speeds of the color wheel belts 324 of the plurality of the display modules 32 are the same.
A rotating shaft 3211 for the color wheel belt 324 to wind and rotate is arranged on the bracket 321, and the rotating shaft 3211 is in transmission connection with the stepping motor 323; specifically, the rotating shaft 3211 is fixedly connected to the gear 3233, and the stepping motor 323 drives the rotating shaft 3211 to rotate through the gear 3233, so as to drive the color wheel belt 324 to rotate to display the operation information of the washing machine in a flowing manner.
In order to increase the display content as much as possible, the bracket 321 is provided with a plurality of rotating shafts 3211 for the color wheel belt 324 to wind and rotate, wherein one of the rotating shafts 3211 is a main rotating shaft 3211a fixedly connected with the gear 3233, and the others are slave rotating shafts 3211 b. The stepping motor 323 drives the main rotating shaft 3211a to rotate, and further drives the color wheel belt 324 to rotate around the auxiliary rotating shaft 3211b to display the operation information of the washing machine in a flowing manner. As will be understood by those skilled in the art, the ribbon wheel 324 is wound around the rotation shaft 3211, so that the length of the ribbon wheel 324 can be increased by increasing the number of the slave rotation shafts 3211b in a limited space, thereby increasing information that can be flow-displayed. The structure of the holder 321 and the number of the slave rotation shafts 3211b thereof are not particularly limited.
One side of the color wheel belt 324 is provided with numbers and/or patterns for displaying the operation information of the washing machine, and the other side of the color wheel belt is provided with a PVC adhesive sticker for increasing the friction force between the color wheel belt 324 and the rotating shaft 3211, so as to ensure the synchronism of the color wheel belt 324 and the rotating shaft 3211 during rotation. When the bracket 321 is installed in the installation seat, part of the information on the color wheel belt 324 is displayed on the front panel 1. Wherein the patterns adopt jeans, cotton linen, silk and the like to intuitively express the washing mode of the running washing machine; or the washing machine is in operation state by using icons of washing, dewatering, drying and the like. And the numbers indicate the time for which the washing machine is operated, the remaining time, the reserved time, etc.
The photoelectric switch 322 is fixed on the support 321, and is used for controlling the operation of the stepping motor 323. Further, in order to increase the display accuracy, the color wheel band 324 is printed with a grating code formed by arranging a transparent area and a non-transparent area at intervals, and the photoelectric switch 322 detects information displayed outwards on the color wheel band 324 in real time through the grating code, so as to control the stepping motor 323 to drive the color wheel band 324 to display predetermined information.
Further, the plurality of display modules 32 further include a light source 325, the light source 325 is located on a side of a portion of the color wheel belt 324 facing away from the front panel 1, and the color wheel belt 324 located between the light source 325 and the front panel 1 is displayed outwards through the front panel 1 under the effect of the light source 325, so that the resolution ratio is high, and the effect is better.
In addition, the light sources 325 of each of the plurality of display modules 32 are individually disposed and fixed on the respective brackets 321; or in order to facilitate circuit connection of the plurality of display modules 32 sharing the same light source plate 3251, the light source plate 3251 has the same number of sub light sources as the plurality of display modules 32 and two circuit connection portions 3252 respectively disposed at two ends, and each sub light source corresponds to one of the plurality of display modules 32.
The control panel 100 of the present invention will be further described below by taking the display of the remaining time as an example. The operation time of the washing machine corresponding to different washing modes is different, for example 85 minutes, the ten-digit and the one-digit are adopted for displaying.
A plurality of display modules 32 can be adopted, and the color wheel belts 324 are marked with 1, 2, 3 … … 83, 84, 85 arranged at intervals; the photoelectric sensor controls the stepping motor 323 to drive the color wheel belt 324 to rotate, so that the remaining time is gradually decreased and displayed: 85. 84, 83 … … 3, 2, 1. In this case, the color wheel band 324 needs to have a long length, and the holder 321 is provided with a large number of slave rotation shafts 3211 b.
Of course, two sets of the display modules 32 may be adopted, one set is used for adjusting the tens change, the other set is used for adjusting the ones change, and each color wheel belt 324 is marked with 1, 2, 3 … … 8, 9 at intervals; the photoelectric sensor controls the stepping motor 323 to drive the color wheel belt 324 to rotate, so that the tens digit and the units digit are gradually decreased and displayed: 9. 8 … … 3, 2, 1. At this time, the two digital display modules 32 may share one bracket 321 or two brackets 321, and the two digital display modules 32 may share one stepping motor 323 or two stepping motors 323.
The control panel 100 of the present invention will be further described below by taking program selection as an example. One of the plurality of display modules 32 is used for displaying programs representing the operation states of different washing machines, and the color wheel belt 324 is marked with a plurality of icons representing the operation modes of different washing machines, such as jeans, cotton linen, silk cloth and the like. The user slides up and down on the control area of the front panel 1 by using fingers and the like, the touch module 2 starts the stepping motor 323 to rotate through the controller according to the received signals, the stepping motor 323 drives the color wheel belt 324 to rotate so as to display different programs on the front panel 1 in a flowing mode, and when the pre-selected program is displayed on the front panel 1, the washing machine is started to enter a washing program.
The present invention also provides a washing machine having a control panel 100 for a washing machine using a color wheel display, wherein a controller of the control panel 100 serves as a controller of the washing machine, or the washing machine has a main controller, and the controller is communicatively connected with the main controller.
In summary, the control panel 100 for a washing machine using a color wheel to display according to the present invention displays the operation information of the washing machine in a flowing manner through the color wheel display module 3, so that the complexity of UI layout can be greatly reduced, and users can understand and operate the UI layout conveniently; and meanwhile, the LED digital tube displays more contents than the traditional LED digital tube, and displays higher resolution than the traditional liquid crystal display screen.
Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
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1. A control panel for a washing machine adopting a color wheel for display comprises a front panel, a display module and a controller, wherein the display module is positioned in the front panel and used for displaying the running information of the washing machine, and the controller is in communication connection with the display module; the method is characterized in that: the display module comprises a pattern film marked with the operating information description of the washing machine and a plurality of rounds of display modules for displaying the operating information of the washing machine in a flowing manner; the number wheel display module comprises a bracket for fixing the number wheel display module, a photoelectric switch in communication connection with the controller, a stepping motor controlled by the photoelectric switch, and a color wheel belt driven by the stepping motor to rotate; the color wheel belt is provided with numbers and/or patterns for displaying the operation information of the washing machine; the stepping motor comprises a motor main body, a gear output shaft and a gear which is directly or indirectly meshed with the gear output shaft, and the stepping motor drives the color wheel belt to rotate through the gear; each plurality of display modules independently use a stepping motor; the bracket is provided with a plurality of rotating shafts for winding and rotating the color wheel belt, the color wheel belt is wound behind the plurality of rotating shafts, part of the color wheel belt faces the front panel, and one side of the part of the color wheel belt, which is far away from the front panel, is provided with an installation space, one rotating shaft is a main rotating shaft in transmission connection with the stepping motor, the other rotating shafts are secondary rotating shafts, and the stepping motor is positioned on one side of the color wheel belt along the axial extension direction of the main rotating shaft and is in transmission connection with the main rotating shaft; the plurality of wheel display modules further comprise a light source, and the light source is positioned on one side of a part of the color wheel belt, which is deviated from the front panel.
2. The control panel with color wheel display for washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the control panel further comprises a touch module which is positioned between the front panel and the display module and used for inputting signals, and the touch module is in communication connection with the controller.
3. The control panel with color wheel display for washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the color wheel belt is provided with a grating code formed by arranging a light-transmitting area and a light-proof area at intervals.
4. A washing machine comprising the control panel adopting the color wheel display for the washing machine as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3.
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