CN108930135B - Health monitoring module for washing machine and washing machine - Google Patents

Health monitoring module for washing machine and washing machine Download PDF

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CN108930135B
CN108930135B CN201710392523.9A CN201710392523A CN108930135B CN 108930135 B CN108930135 B CN 108930135B CN 201710392523 A CN201710392523 A CN 201710392523A CN 108930135 B CN108930135 B CN 108930135B
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陈玉玲
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Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of washing machines, and aims to solve the problems that bacteria in a washing machine cannot be flexibly and conveniently detected and a washing drum cannot be comprehensively and fully sterilized in the prior art. To this end, the present invention provides a health monitoring module which can be fixedly connected with a washing machine body in a detachable manner, and which includes a bacteria detection module capable of detecting bacteria of an object to be detected in a detached state and/or a fixed state of the health monitoring module. In addition, the invention also provides a washing machine which comprises the health monitoring module. Through the health monitoring module, the invention can flexibly detect bacteria, comprehensively and fully sterilize the washing drum, and is very convenient to use.

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Health monitoring module for washing machine and washing machine
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of washing machines, and particularly provides a health monitoring module for a washing machine and the washing machine.
Background
With the progress of science and technology, the living standard of people is higher and higher, and daily housework is gradually replaced by machines from manpower. The washing machine is used as a common household appliance in daily life, and brings great convenience to the life of people. When the washing machine is used, if the drying program is not started to dry the clothes after the washing is finished, or the drying program is rarely used, bacteria can grow in the washing machine, the musty smell can be generated, the washed clothes can be polluted, the physical health of a user is influenced, and the use experience is poor.
In order to solve the above problems, the utility model with publication number CN204702962U discloses "a novel control system for a full-automatic washing machine", which detects bacteria in the washing machine through a bacteria detection sensor and performs sterilization treatment through a silver ion sterilization device. However, the bacteria detection sensor in the patent is fixed on the side wall of the washing drum of the washing machine, and the bacteria detection sensor is always soaked in the washing water or the rinsing water no matter whether a user needs to perform bacteria detection or not in the operation process of the washing machine, so that the use is not humanized enough, and the service life of the sensor is influenced by long-term soaking. In addition, the silver ion sterilization device in the patent is installed at the water inlet of the washing machine, only sterilization treatment can be carried out on inlet water, and sterilization cannot be carried out on the inside of the washing drum and objects to be cleaned, so that the sterilization is insufficient.
Based on the current situation, how to flexibly and conveniently detect bacteria according to the needs of users to comprehensively and fully sterilize the inside of a washing drum and the objects to be washed becomes a technical problem which needs to be solved urgently. In view of this, the invention is particularly proposed.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the problems in the prior art, namely to solve the problems that bacteria cannot be flexibly and conveniently detected and the inside of a washing drum and the objects to be washed cannot be comprehensively and fully sterilized in the prior art, the invention provides a health monitoring module for a washing machine, wherein the health monitoring module can be detachably connected with a washing machine body and comprises a bacteria detection module, and when the health monitoring module is detached from the washing machine body and put into the washing drum of the washing machine, the bacteria detection module can detect the bacteria in the washing drum.
In a preferred embodiment of the health monitoring module, the health monitoring module further includes at least one of the following modules: the control module is used for controlling the bacteria detection module to detect bacteria in the washing drum; and the storage module is used for storing the bacteria detection data.
In a preferred embodiment of the health monitoring module, the storage module is capable of storing a plurality of pieces of bacterial count data.
In the preferable technical scheme of the health monitoring module, the health monitoring module further comprises an alarm module, and when the average value of the data of the number of the bacteria is larger than or equal to a preset threshold value, the control module controls the alarm module to prompt a user that the number of the bacteria in the washing drum exceeds the preset threshold value.
In a preferred embodiment of the health monitoring module, the health monitoring module further includes a sterilization module, and when the bacteria detection module detects that bacteria are contained in the washing drum, the control module controls the sterilization module to perform sterilization.
In the above preferred technical solution of the health monitoring module, when the washing machine is a drum washing machine, the control module controls the washing machine to stop operating when detecting the bacterial number in the washing drum of the washing machine.
In a preferred technical solution of the health monitoring module, when the washing machine starts a washing program, the control module controls the bacteria detection module to detect the bacteria amount in the washing drum of the washing machine in the rinsing stage.
In the preferred technical scheme of the health monitoring module, when the washing machine starts a self-cleaning program, the control module controls the bacteria detection module to detect the bacteria number in the washing drum of the washing machine in the washing stage.
In a preferred embodiment of the health monitoring module, the health monitoring module is detachably connected to a control knob of the washing machine.
In another aspect, the present invention also provides a washing machine including the above health monitoring module.
The health monitoring module can be detachably connected with the washing machine, particularly detachably connected to a control knob of the washing machine, when health monitoring is needed, a user can detach the health monitoring module from the washing machine and place the health monitoring module into a washing drum, so that bacteria in the washing drum can be flexibly and conveniently detected according to needs, the washing drum is comprehensively and fully sterilized through the sterilization module, and the condition that the bacteria are bred in the washing machine to influence health is avoided. That is, the health monitoring module of the invention is connected to the control knob of the washing machine under normal conditions, and the health monitoring module is put into the washing drum only when the user needs to carry out health monitoring, so that the health monitoring module is not only flexible and convenient to use, but also can be prevented from still being soaked in washing water or rinsing water when bacteria detection is not needed, and the service life of the health monitoring module is greatly prolonged.
In addition, the invention judges whether the sterilization treatment is needed or not by judging whether the number of bacteria exceeds a preset threshold value or not; if the detected bacteria number does not exceed the preset threshold value, the bacteria number in the washing drum is in a safe range, and the sterilization treatment is not needed; if the detected bacteria number exceeds the preset threshold value, the bacteria number in the washing drum exceeds the safety range, sterilization treatment is needed, meanwhile, the user is prompted through the alarm module selectively, and under the condition that the user does not intervene, the sterilization module of the health monitoring module is started by default so as to automatically sterilize the washed object or the washing machine, the influence of bacteria on human health is avoided, and the use experience of the user is improved.
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a health monitoring module of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the frame of the washing machine of the present invention;
fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a washing machine of the present invention.
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Preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that these embodiments are only for explaining the technical principle of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.
It is to be understood that, in the description of the present invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the term "connected" is to be interpreted broadly, e.g. as a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.
Based on the problems that bacteria cannot be flexibly and conveniently detected and the washing drum and the washed objects cannot be comprehensively and fully sterilized in the prior art, the invention provides a health monitoring module for a washing machine and the washing machine.
Referring to fig. 1 to 3, fig. 1 is a frame schematic diagram of a health monitoring module of the present invention, and fig. 2 is a frame schematic diagram of a washing machine of the present invention; fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a washing machine of the present invention. As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the health monitoring module 1 of the present invention can be detachably connected to the washing machine body 2, and the health monitoring module 1 includes a bacteria detection module 11, and when the health monitoring module 1 is detached from the washing machine body 2 and put into the washing tub, the bacteria detection module 11 of the health monitoring module 1 can detect bacteria in the washing tub of the washing machine. In this connection, it should be pointed out that the health monitoring module 1, when it is placed in the washing tub, may be constantly in a separated state from the washing tub, or may be attached to the washing tub, for example, by being attracted to the inner wall of the washing tub by a magnet, as long as the bacteria detection module 11 can detect bacteria in the washing tub of the washing machine.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 3, the health monitoring module 1 is detachably connected to a control knob 21 of the washing machine body 2. More specifically, the health monitoring module 1 may be in the form of a knob cover and snap-fit onto the knob stem of the control knob 21 in a snap-fit manner so that the user may use the rotary control or push control function of the control knob 21 whether or not the health monitoring module 1 is connected to the control knob 21. Preferably, the health monitoring module 1 is contoured to resemble a knob so as not to cause a visually obtrusive sensation to the user when coupled to the control knob 21.
With continued reference to fig. 1, in a preferred embodiment, the health monitoring module 1 further includes at least one of the following modules: a control module 12 for controlling the bacteria detection module 11 to detect bacteria in the washing drum; a storage module 13 for storing bacteria detection data; an alarm module 14 for prompting a user that the number of bacteria in the washing drum exceeds a preset threshold; and the sterilization module 15 is used for performing sterilization operation on bacteria in the washing drum.
Preferably, the memory module 13 is capable of storing a plurality of pieces of data of bacterial count.
Further, as for a specific implementation manner, a solution suction device is disposed in the bacteria detection module 11, in a set detection stage, the control module 12 of the health monitoring module 1 controls the solution suction device to suck a certain amount of liquid, then the bacteria detection module 11 is started to detect bacteria in the liquid, after the detection is completed, data is transmitted to the storage module 13 to store the data, and the sucked liquid is discharged out of the detection cavity. In order to ensure the accuracy of the detected number, the bacteria detection module 11 is configured to detect a plurality of pieces of data of the number of bacteria at the same stage, and determine whether an average value of the plurality of pieces of data is greater than or equal to a preset threshold value; when the average value is larger than or equal to a preset threshold value, the bacteria number in the washing drum of the washing machine is beyond a safe range, and sterilization treatment is needed, at the moment, the control module 12 controls the alarm module 14 to alarm and prompt a user that the bacteria number in the washing drum exceeds the preset threshold value, the user can select to start sterilization operation when receiving the prompt that the bacteria exceed the standard, and when the user does not select within a specified time, the control module 12 directly controls the sterilization module 15 to start, so that the cleaned object or the washing machine is sterilized, and the bacteria are prevented from affecting the human health; if the detected bacteria number does not exceed the preset threshold, the bacteria number in the washing drum is in the safe range, the sterilization treatment is not needed, and at the moment, the user is not prompted, and the sterilization module 15 is not started.
Preferably, the bacteria detecting module 11 is configured to detect data of at least 5 bacteria counts at the same stage, and compare the average value of the data of 5 bacteria counts with a preset threshold value, so as to reduce the influence of detection errors on the data and ensure the accuracy of the detected counts.
In actual use, after the user sets the "bacteria count detection function", the health monitoring module 1 is placed in the washing drum: the bacteria detection module 11 of the health monitoring module 1 is capable of detecting bacteria during a laundry washing process. To improve the accuracy of the detection result, it is preferable to perform the detection during the rinsing, and more preferably, the detection during the rinsing cycle before the last soft rinsing, because most of the bacteria in the washing water are discharged out of the washing machine during the draining and dehydrating operations after the washing, and the number of bacteria in the rinsing water most represents the actual number of bacteria finally remaining in the laundry. When the bacterial number in the washing drum of the washing machine is detected, for the drum washing machine, the control module 12 of the health monitoring module 1 or the control unit of the washing machine controls the washing machine to stop running, so that the bacteria detection module 11 is ensured to be positioned at the bottom of the drum, and the accuracy of detection data is ensured; for the pulsator washing machine, as the washing drum of the pulsator washing machine is vertically arranged, the water level in the washing drum is high, as long as the bacteria detection module 11 is ensured to be positioned in the washing water, the washing machine does not need to be stopped to operate in order to position the bacteria detection module 11 at the bottom of the washing drum, and the rinsing water is sucked according to the detection method and then correspondingly detected.
When a user sets a special program, for example a washing drum self-cleaning program, this program only contains a single washing operation and therefore is detected directly in the washing phase. And (3) after washing water is completely fed, starting detection after washing for M minutes, wherein M is a positive integer and can be set arbitrarily according to needs, a driving motor of the drum washing machine stops rotating in the detection process, and the pulsator washing machine is not influenced by rotation.
As described above, the health monitoring module 1 of the present invention further includes the sterilization module 15, and when the bacteria detection module 11 detects that bacteria are contained in the washing tub, the control module 12 controls the sterilization module 15 to perform a sterilization operation. The sterilization module 15 is made of an antibacterial material, and silver ions are slowly released from the surface of the sterilization module, so that long-acting sterilization and antibacterial effects are achieved. The antibacterial speed and efficiency of silver are the best in all metals, the residual quantity on clothes is small, no harm is caused to human bodies, and the silver is the best sterilization method for the washing machine at present. Of course, other types of sterilization modules or devices may be selected as desired by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
In the using process, a user can place the health monitoring module 1 in the washtub, soak the washtub and the washtub together, and sterilize the washtub through silver ions released by the sterilization module 15; the user can place health monitoring module 1 in the washing drum, with treat that the washing thing washes together, the silver ion that releases through sterilization module 15 treats washing thing and washing drum and carries out sterilization process to realized in the washing drum and by wasing the thing and comprehensively, fully disinfect, all eliminate the bacterium, avoided the bacterium to breed in the washing machine, influence healthily.
Finally, referring to fig. 3, in another aspect, the present invention further provides a washing machine, which includes a washing machine body 2 and the health monitoring module 1, wherein the health monitoring module 1 is detachably connected to the washing machine body 2, so that a user can flexibly and conveniently detect bacteria according to needs, and comprehensively and fully sterilize the inside of a washing drum and the objects to be washed through the sterilization module 15, thereby preventing the bacteria from breeding in the washing machine and affecting health.
It should be further noted that, the health monitoring module for a washing machine and the washing machine provided in the above embodiments are only exemplified by the division of the above functional modules, and in practical applications, the above function distribution may be completed by different functional modules according to needs, that is, the modules in the embodiments of the present invention are further decomposed or combined, for example, the modules in the embodiments may be combined into one module, or may be further split into a plurality of sub-modules, so as to complete all or part of the above described functions. The names of the modules involved in the embodiments of the present invention are only for distinguishing the modules, and are not to be considered as limitations of the present invention.
So far, the technical solutions of the present invention have been described in connection with the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings, but it is easily understood by those skilled in the art that the scope of the present invention is obviously not limited to these specific embodiments. Equivalent changes or substitutions of related technical features can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the principle of the invention, and the technical scheme after the changes or substitutions can fall into the protection scope of the invention.

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1. A health monitoring module for a washing machine, wherein the health monitoring module is detachably connectable to a washing machine body, and the health monitoring module comprises a bacteria detection module capable of detecting bacteria in a washing tub of the washing machine when the health monitoring module is detached from the washing machine body and placed in the washing tub;
the health monitoring module is detachably connected to a control knob of the washing machine;
the health monitoring module is in a shape of a knob cover, and the health monitoring module is buckled on a knob rod of the control knob in a buckling mode.
2. The health monitoring module of claim 1, further comprising at least one of:
a control module for controlling the bacteria detection module to detect bacteria within the wash drum;
and the storage module is used for storing the bacteria detection data.
3. The health monitoring module of claim 2, wherein the memory module is capable of storing a plurality of bacterial count data.
4. The health monitoring module of claim 3, further comprising an alarm module, wherein the control module controls the alarm module to prompt a user that the number of bacteria in the washing drum exceeds a preset threshold when an average of the data of the number of bacteria is greater than or equal to the preset threshold.
5. The health monitoring module of claim 2, further comprising a sterilization module, wherein the control module controls the sterilization module to perform a sterilization operation when the bacteria detection module detects bacteria contained within the washing drum.
6. The health monitoring module of claim 2, wherein the control module controls the washing machine to stop operating upon detecting a bacterial count within a wash tub of the washing machine when the washing machine is a drum washing machine.
7. The health monitoring module of claim 2, wherein the control module controls the bacteria detection module to detect bacteria counts within a wash tub of the washing machine during a rinse phase when the washing machine initiates a wash program.
8. The health monitoring module of claim 2, wherein the control module controls the bacteria detection module to detect the number of bacteria in a wash tub of the washing machine during a wash phase when the washing machine initiates a self-cleaning procedure.
9. A washing machine, characterized by comprising a health monitoring module as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8.
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