CN109744966B - Dish washing machine and control method thereof - Google Patents

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CN109744966B
CN109744966B CN201711086172.5A CN201711086172A CN109744966B CN 109744966 B CN109744966 B CN 109744966B CN 201711086172 A CN201711086172 A CN 201711086172A CN 109744966 B CN109744966 B CN 109744966B
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The invention belongs to the field of washing equipment, and particularly relates to a dish washing machine and a control method thereof, wherein the dish washing machine comprises a water tank, a capacitance sensing unit and a control unit, the water tank is provided with a non-conductive touch area, the capacitance sensing unit is correspondingly arranged at the lower part of the non-conductive touch area, and the capacitance sensing unit is electrically connected with the control unit; the capacitive sensing unit senses the operation of a user on the non-conductive touch area, and the control unit controls the dish washing machine to execute a corresponding program according to the capacitance change of the capacitive sensing unit. The invention has the advantages that the water tank is provided with the non-conductive touch control area, and the washing water in the water tank is isolated from the electrical appliance element by utilizing the natural isolation function of the water tank, thereby realizing good isolation effect and preventing water seepage even if the water tank is used for a long time; the lower part of the non-conductive touch area is provided with a capacitance sensing unit, when a user touches the non-conductive touch area, the capacitance of the capacitance sensing unit changes, and the control unit controls the dishwasher to execute corresponding operation according to the capacitance change of the capacitance sensing unit.

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Dish washing machine and control method thereof
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the field of washing equipment, and particularly relates to a dish washing machine and a control method thereof.
Background
The dish washer is equipment for automatically cleaning tableware such as dishes, chopsticks, dishes, knives and forks, and has the characteristics of time and labor saving, strong dirt-removing capacity and the like. The first machine dishwashing patent appeared in 1850 and miller (Miele) in 1929 germany manufactured the first electric household dishwasher in europe, the first dishwasher studied in asia in japan.
The current full-automatic dish washing machines on the market can be divided into two types of household and commercial, and the household full-automatic dish washing machines are only suitable for families and mainly have cabinet type, desk type and water tank integrated type. The commercial dish-washing machine can be divided into two types of box type and conveying type according to the structure, thereby reducing the labor intensity of cooking personnel in restaurants, hotels and canteens of institutions, improving the working efficiency and promoting the cleanness and sanitation.
At present, basin formula dish washer's control panel mainly adopts to set up the installing port on the basin, assemble the installing port of seting up on control panel and the basin, control panel's lower part sets up electric elements, control panel sets up seal structure (like the sealing strip) with the assembly position of basin and seals, reduce the lower part that dust or washing water oozed into the basin, reduce the electrical components's of basin lower part damage probability, basin formula dish washer's control panel is stained with water often, receive the restriction of sealing strip quality and service life, sealed effect is not good or sealed effect variation gradually, washing water permeates the lower part of basin, harm electrical components.
The present invention has been made in view of this situation.
Disclosure of Invention
The technical problem to be solved by the invention is to overcome the defects of the prior art and provide a dish washer and a control method thereof, wherein a water tank is provided with a non-conductive touch area, and washing water in the water tank is isolated from electrical elements under the water tank by utilizing the natural isolation function of the water tank, so that a good isolation effect is realized, and water cannot seep even if the dish washer is used for a long time; the lower part of the non-conductive touch area is provided with a capacitance sensing unit, a user touches the non-conductive touch area, the capacitance of the capacitance sensing unit changes, and the control unit controls the dishwasher to execute corresponding operation according to the capacitance change of the capacitance sensing unit; the touch area is arranged on the edge, so that the control is facilitated.
In order to solve the technical problems, the invention adopts the technical scheme that:
a dish washing machine comprises a water tank, a capacitance sensing unit and a control unit, wherein the water tank is provided with a non-conductive touch area, the capacitance sensing unit is correspondingly arranged at the lower part of the non-conductive touch area, and the capacitance sensing unit is electrically connected with the control unit;
the capacitive sensing unit senses the operation of a user on the non-conductive touch area, and the control unit controls the dishwasher to execute the corresponding operation according to the capacitance change of the capacitive sensing unit.
The water tank comprises a rim and a cleaning chamber with an upper opening, the rim is arranged around the upper opening of the cleaning chamber, and the non-conductive touch area is located on the rim.
The cleaning chamber and the edge are formed by integrally forming a non-conductive material, the edge forms a non-conductive touch area, and the capacitance sensing unit is arranged at the lower part of the edge.
The edge of the water tank is made of a non-conductive material, the cleaning chamber is made of a conductive material, the edge surrounds the upper opening of the cleaning chamber for a circle and is in sealed connection with the edge of the upper opening, a non-conductive touch control area is formed on the edge, and the capacitance sensing unit is arranged on the lower portion of the edge.
The edge is locally sunken downwards to form an accommodating cavity with an opening for accommodating the capacitance sensing unit, the opening is covered with a touch pad made of a non-conductive material, the touch pad is connected with the opening in a sealing mode, and the touch pad forms the non-conductive touch area.
The non-conductive touch area is provided with a plurality of touch parts, the lower part of each touch part corresponds to a capacitance sensing unit, and each capacitance sensing unit is electrically connected with the control unit;
the capacitance sensing unit senses the operation of a user on the corresponding touch control part, and the control unit controls the dish washing machine to execute the corresponding operation according to the capacitance change of the capacitance sensing unit;
preferably, the touch control part comprises a selection touch control part and a confirmation touch control part, the capacitance sensing unit corresponding to the selection touch control part senses the operation of a user on the selection touch control part, and the control unit controls the dishwasher to execute the switching operation; the capacitance sensing unit corresponding to the confirmation touch part senses the operation of the user on the confirmation touch part, and the control unit executes the confirmation operation and controls the dishwasher to execute the confirmed operation;
more preferably, the sensing unit is a capacitive sensor.
The touch control device further comprises a light-emitting part, the touch control part has light transmittance, the light-emitting part is arranged at the lower part of the touch control area and is electrically connected with the control unit, and the control unit controls the light-emitting part to emit light to enable the touch control part to show;
preferably, the thickness of the edge of the water tank is reduced to be transparent to light to form the touch part.
According to the control method of the dishwasher, the capacitance sensing unit senses the operation of a user on the non-conductive touch area corresponding to the capacitance sensing unit, and the control unit controls the dishwasher to execute the corresponding operation according to the capacitance change of the capacitance sensing unit.
The method comprises the following steps:
the control unit presets a plurality of washing modes,
the user touches the selection touch part, the capacitance sensing unit corresponding to the selection touch part transmits a sensing signal to the control unit, the control unit controls the washing mode to be switched, and the operation is repeated until the washing mode required by the user is switched;
the user touches the confirmation touch part, the capacitance induction unit corresponding to the confirmation touch part transmits a signal to the control unit, and the control unit confirms that the washing mode is selected and controls the dishwasher to execute the selected washing mode.
The control unit presets the sequence of signal transmission of a plurality of capacitance sensing units corresponding to the starting light-emitting component, a user sequentially touches the touch control part, the capacitance sensing units corresponding to the touch control part sequentially transmit signals to the control unit, and the control unit controls the starting light-emitting component to light the touch control part according to the sequence of the signal transmission of each capacitance sensing unit.
After adopting the technical scheme, compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects: the water tank is provided with the non-conductive touch control area, and the washing water in the water tank is isolated from electrical elements under the water tank by utilizing the natural isolation function of the water tank, so that a good isolation effect is realized, and water seepage is avoided even if the water tank is used for a long time; the lower part of the non-conductive touch area is provided with a capacitance sensing unit, a user touches the non-conductive touch area, the capacitance of the capacitance sensing unit changes, and the control unit controls the dishwasher to execute corresponding operation according to the capacitance change of the capacitance sensing unit; the touch area is arranged on the edge, so that the control is facilitated.
The following describes embodiments of the present invention in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention, are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention without limiting the invention to the right. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments, and that for a person skilled in the art, other drawings can be derived from them without inventive effort. In the drawings:
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the right-view structure of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic control flow diagram of the present invention;
fig. 4 is a schematic control flow diagram of the present invention.
In the figure: 100. the cleaning device comprises a water tank 101, a capacitance sensing unit 102, a control unit 103, a cleaning chamber 104, a rim 105, a cover 106, a water supply pipe 107, a light emitting part 200, a non-conductive touch area 201, a touch part 202, a touch part A203, a touch part B204, a touch part C302, a capacitance sensing unit A303, a capacitance sensing unit B304 and a capacitance sensing unit C.
It should be noted that the drawings and the description are not intended to limit the scope of the inventive concept in any way, but to illustrate it by a person skilled in the art with reference to specific embodiments.
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In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and the following embodiments are used for illustrating the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.
Example one
As shown in fig. 1-2, a dishwasher includes a sink 100, a capacitive sensing unit 101 and a control unit 102, wherein the sink 100 has a non-conductive touch area 200, the capacitive sensing unit 101 is correspondingly disposed at a lower portion of the non-conductive touch area 200, and the capacitive sensing unit 101 is electrically connected to the control unit 102;
the capacitance sensing unit 101 senses the operation of the user on the non-conductive touch area 200, and the control unit 102 controls the dishwasher to execute a corresponding program according to the capacitance change of the capacitance sensing unit 101.
The water tank 100 is provided with the non-conductive touch area 200, the capacitance sensing unit 101 is arranged at the lower part of the non-conductive touch area 200, and an installation opening for installing a control panel is not required to be formed in the water tank 100, so that the possibility of untight sealing is reduced, when a user operates the non-conductive touch area 200, the capacitance sensing unit 101 senses capacitance change, and the control unit 102 controls the dishwasher to execute corresponding operation according to the capacitance change of the capacitance sensing unit 101.
For example, when the user operates on the non-conductive touch area 200 and the capacitance change is small, the control unit 102 controls the dishwasher to perform a normal washing process, and when the user operates on the non-conductive touch area 200 and the capacitance change is large, the control unit 102 controls the dishwasher to perform a fast washing mode.
Or, the user touches different parts on the non-conductive touch area, the capacitive sensing unit senses the operation of the user, and the user controls the dishwasher to execute different programs according to the different parts touched by the user.
Further, the sink 100 includes a rim 104 and a cleaning chamber 103 having an upper opening, the rim 104 is disposed around the upper opening of the cleaning chamber 103, and the non-conductive touch area 200 is located on the rim 104. By having the non-conductive touch area 200 on the edge 104, user operation is facilitated.
In the first scheme, the cleaning chamber 103 and the edge 104 are integrally formed by a non-conductive material, the edge 104 forms a non-conductive touch area 200, and the capacitive sensing unit 101 is disposed at the lower portion of the edge 104.
For example, the water tank 100 is made of a plastic plate, the middle of the plastic plate is sunken downwards to form the cleaning chamber 103, the edge of the plastic plate is folded outwards to form the edge 104, the non-conductive touch control area 200 is located on the edge 104, the capacitance sensing unit 101 is arranged at the lower part of the edge 104, and the water tank is of an integrally formed structure, so that a mounting opening is not required to be formed in the water tank, the washing water in the cleaning chamber 103 and electrical elements at the lower part of the plastic plate are completely separated by utilizing the separation function of the water tank, and the waterproof effect is greatly improved.
In the second embodiment, the rim 104 of the water tank 100 is made of a non-conductive material, the cleaning chamber 103 is made of a conductive material, the rim 104 surrounds a circumference of an upper opening of the cleaning chamber 103 and is hermetically connected with an edge of the upper opening, the rim 104 forms the non-conductive touch area 200, and the capacitive sensing unit 101 is disposed at a lower portion of the rim 104.
For example, the washing chamber is made of metal, the rim 104 is made of plastic, and the rim 104 is adhered to the washing chamber 103 or cast by two materials with different components.
The edge 104 may not be made of a non-conductive material, so long as the touch area is made of a non-conductive material.
According to the third scheme, the edge 104 is partially recessed downwards to form an accommodating cavity with an opening for accommodating the capacitive sensing unit 101, a touch pad made of a non-conductive material is covered on the opening, the touch pad is connected with the opening in a sealing mode, and the touch pad forms the non-conductive touch area 200. The edge can be made of conductive material or non-conductive material.
For example, the sink 100 is made of a plastic plate, the middle of the metal plate is recessed downward to form a cleaning chamber, the edge of the metal plate is folded outward to form an edge, the edge 104 is partially recessed downward to form an accommodating cavity with an opening for accommodating the capacitive sensing unit 101, the opening is covered with a touch pad made of a non-conductive material, and the touch pad is adhered to the opening. Other electrical components are installed at the lower part of the water tank, and are isolated from the washing water in the washing chamber by utilizing the integrated design of the water tank.
Further, the non-conductive touch area 200 has a plurality of touch portions 201, a lower portion of each touch portion 201 corresponds to one capacitive sensing unit 101, and each capacitive sensing unit 101 is electrically connected to the control unit 102;
the capacitance sensing unit 101 senses an operation of a user on the touch part 201 corresponding thereto, and the control unit 102 controls the dishwasher to perform the operation corresponding thereto according to a change in capacitance of the capacitance sensing unit 101.
By arranging the plurality of touch parts 201 and the capacitance sensing unit 101, a user acts on the touch parts 201, the capacitance sensing unit 101 senses the operation of the user and transmits a signal to the control unit 102, and the control unit 102 controls the dishwasher to execute corresponding operation according to the capacitance change of the capacitance sensing unit 101.
Furthermore, the touch control part comprises a selection touch control part and a confirmation touch control part, the capacitance sensing unit corresponding to the selection touch control part senses the operation of a user on the selection touch control part, and the control unit controls the dishwasher to execute the operation of switching the washing mode; the capacitance sensing unit corresponding to the confirmation touch part senses the operation of the user on the confirmation touch part, and the control unit executes the confirmation operation and controls the dishwasher to execute the confirmed operation.
For example, the non-conductive touch area 200 has 2 touch portions 201, i.e., a touch portion a 202 and a touch portion B203, and a capacitive sensing unit a 302 is disposed at a lower portion of the touch portion a 202 and a capacitive sensing unit B303 is disposed at a lower portion of the touch portion B203.
The control unit presets a plurality of washing modes, such as a standard washing program, a ceramic washing program and a glass washing program, the touch part A202 is a selection touch part, the touch part B203 is a confirmation touch part, and if a user needs the glass washing program.
The user touches the touch part A202, the capacitance sensing unit A302 corresponding to the touch part A202 senses the operation of the user on the touch part A202, the control unit controls the dishwasher to execute switching among a standard washing program, a ceramic washing program and a glass washing program, and the above operations are repeated until the glass washing program is switched; the user touches the touch part B203, the capacitance sensing unit B303 corresponding to the touch part B203 senses the operation of the user on the confirmation touch part, and the control unit executes the confirmation operation to select the glass washing program and controls the dishwasher to execute the glass washing program.
The non-conductive touch area 200 may further include A3-touch portion 201, which is a touch portion a 202, a touch portion B203, and a touch portion C204, wherein a capacitance sensing unit a 302 is correspondingly disposed at a lower portion of the touch portion a 202, a capacitance sensing unit B303 is correspondingly disposed at a lower portion of the touch portion B203, and a capacitance sensing unit C304 is correspondingly disposed at a lower portion of the touch portion C204, the capacitance sensing unit a 302 changes, the control unit 102 controls the dishwasher to execute a standard washing program, the capacitance sensing unit B303 changes, the control unit 102 controls the dishwasher to execute a ceramic washing program, the capacitance sensing unit C304 changes, and the control unit 102 controls the dishwasher to execute a glass washing program.
If the user touches the touch part A202, the capacitance of the capacitance sensing unit A302 changes, and the control unit 102 controls the dishwasher to execute a standard washing program according to the capacitance change of the capacitance sensing unit A302.
The sensing unit is preferably a capacitive sensor, or any other component capable of performing capacitive sensing.
Further, the dishwasher further includes a water supply pipe 106 for supplying water into the washing chamber 103.
Further, the dishwasher further includes a cover 105, the cover 105 is disposed on the upper opening of the tub 100 to reduce the splashing of the washing water during washing, and the touch area is located on the rim 104 and outside the range covered by the cover 105.
Preferably, the cover 105 is hingedly attached to the sink 100.
Example two
In this embodiment, as a further limitation to the first embodiment, the dishwasher in this embodiment further includes a light emitting component 107, the touch portion 201 has light transmittance, the light emitting component 107 is disposed at a lower portion of the touch portion 201, the light emitting component 107 is electrically connected to the control unit 102, and the control unit 102 controls the light emitting component 107 to emit light to make the touch portion 201 appear.
When the dishwasher is in a normal state, the light emitting part does not emit light, the whole chromaticity of the edge 104 of the dishwasher is consistent, when the dishwasher is started or a user performs certain operation, the control unit 102 controls the light emitting part 107 to emit light, and because the touch part 201 has light transmittance, light is transmitted out through the touch part 201 to enable the touch part 201 to appear, the user can see the positions of the touch parts, and the operation by the user is facilitated.
The light emitting member may be an indicator light or other light emitting member.
One indicator light may be provided and located at the lower portion of the water tank 100, or one indicator light may be provided at the lower portion of each touch portion 201.
The indicator light may be a bulb, a light emitting diode, or the like.
Further, the thickness of the edge 104 of the sink 100 is reduced to a thickness that allows the touch part 201 to be formed in a light-transmitting manner. This structure can ensure that the touch portion 201 transmits light and enables the sink 100 to be integrally formed as a natural isolation.
Further, the edge 104 of the water tank 100 is carved to be thin to be light-permeable by a laser carving process to form the touch portion 201. Through radium-shine glyptic mode, can carve into the touch-control portion 201 that has the light transmissivity with the border 104 of basin 100, can also guarantee the complete water proof nature of basin 100, design benefit, simple structure.
The lower part of the edge 104 is carved by adopting a laser carving process to be thinned to form the touch control part 201 with light transmission, so that the upper surface of the edge 104 is a smooth plane, the accumulation of dust and sundries is reduced, the cleaning frequency is reduced, and the touch control part is more attractive.
The water tank 100 is provided with an indication mark, and the indication mark is formed by engraving through a laser engraving process.
In the first scheme, the touch portion 201 is engraved with different shapes or patterns by a laser engraving process to serve as an indication mark, and the indication mark is matched with a program corresponding to the touch portion 201.
For example, the capacitive sensing unit a 302 performs a standard washing corresponding to a dishwasher, the capacitive sensing unit B303 performs a quick washing corresponding to a dishwasher, the touch portion a 202 may be engraved in a circular ring shape, and the touch portion B203 may be engraved in a lightning shape.
The user selectively touches the touch section a 202 or the touch section B203 as required.
EXAMPLE III
In this embodiment, the method for controlling a dishwasher includes the steps of sensing a user operation on the corresponding non-conductive touch area 200 by the capacitive sensing unit 101, and controlling the dishwasher to perform the corresponding operation by the control unit 102 according to a capacitance change of the capacitive sensing unit 101. Further, a plurality of touch portions 201 are provided, and a capacitive sensing unit 101 is provided at a lower portion of each touch portion 201.
The touch part 201 includes a selection touch part and a confirmation touch part, the user touches the selection touch part, the control unit performs an operation of switching the washing mode, the user touches the confirmation touch part, and the control unit performs a confirmation operation.
In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, a method for controlling a dishwasher includes the steps of:
the S1 control unit presets a plurality of washing modes;
s2, the user touches the selection touch part, the capacitance induction unit corresponding to the selection touch part transmits the induction signal to the control unit, the control unit controls the washing mode to be switched, and the operation is repeated until the washing mode required by the user is switched;
s3, the user touches the confirmation touch part, the capacitance induction unit corresponding to the confirmation touch part transmits the induction signal to the control unit, and the control unit confirms to select the washing mode and controls the dishwasher to execute the confirmed washing mode.
Further, the dishwasher also comprises a display unit which is electrically connected with the control unit, and the control unit controls the display unit to display the washing mode.
The display unit may be a display panel electrically connected to the control unit, and the control unit controls the display unit to display the washing modes, and when the washing modes are switched, the switched washing modes are displayed on the display unit, or all the washing modes are displayed on the display panel, and when the washing modes are switched, the selected washing mode is displayed with different brightness or size.
Furthermore, the control unit presets a sequence of signal transmission of the plurality of capacitance sensing units corresponding to the starting light emitting part, a user sequentially touches the touch part, the capacitance sensing units corresponding to the touch part sequentially transmit signals to the control unit, and the control unit controls the starting light emitting part to light the touch part according to the sequence of the signal transmission of each capacitance sensing unit.
A control method of a dishwasher, comprising the steps of:
the S1 control unit presets a plurality of washing modes;
s2 the dishwasher is started, the control unit controls the display unit to display the washing mode, the user slides from left to right through each touch part, the control unit controls the light emitting part to be started, and each touch part appears;
s3, the user touches the selection touch part, the capacitance induction unit corresponding to the selection touch part transmits the signal to the control unit, the control unit controls the dishwasher to switch the washing mode, and the operation is repeated until the washing mode required by the user;
s4 the user touches the confirmation touch part, the control unit 102 controls the dishwasher to perform the selected washing mode.
In another embodiment, as shown in fig. 4, a method for controlling a dishwasher includes the steps of:
the control unit 102 presets a washing mode corresponding to each touch part 201,
when a user touches the touch portion 201, the capacitance sensing unit 101 corresponding to the touch portion 201 transmits a signal to the control unit 102,
the control unit 102 controls the dishwasher to perform a washing mode corresponding thereto.
The control method comprises the following steps:
a control method of a dishwasher, comprising the steps of:
s1 the dishwasher is started;
s2 the control unit 102 controls the light emitting component to turn on, the touch portion 201 is turned on and the corresponding indication mark on the touch portion 201 appears;
s3 the control unit 102 presets a washing mode corresponding to the touch part 201, the user selects to touch the touch part 201 according to the indication mark, the capacitive sensing unit 101 corresponding to the touched touch part 201 transmits the sensing signal to the control unit 102, and the control unit 102 controls the dishwasher to execute the washing mode corresponding to the touched touch part 201.
And a second control method comprises the following steps:
a control method of a dishwasher, comprising the steps of:
s1, the dishwasher is started, a user firstly sequentially touches the touch parts 201 in sequence, the capacitance induction units 101 sequentially transmit induction signals to the control unit 102, and the control unit 102 controls the light-emitting part to be started according to the signals sequentially transmitted by the capacitance induction units 101;
s2 the control unit 102 controls the light emitting component to turn on, the touch portion 201 is turned on and the corresponding indication mark on the touch portion 201 appears;
s3 the control unit 102 presets a washing mode corresponding to the touch part 201, the user selects to touch the touch part 201 according to the indication mark, the capacitive sensing unit 101 corresponding to the touched touch part 201 transmits the sensing signal to the control unit 102, and the control unit 102 controls the dishwasher to execute the washing mode corresponding to the touched touch part 201.
Preferably, in S1, the user first touches each touch portion 201 from left to right in sequence, each capacitive sensing unit 101 from left to right transmits a sensing signal to the control unit 102 in sequence, the control unit 102 controls the light emitting component to be turned on, and light is transmitted through the touch portion 201 having light transmittance, so that the indication mark of the touch portion 201 appears, and the user can operate the touch portion conveniently.
The light-emitting component is designed to be started in a certain mode, so that the possibility of misoperation is reduced, if a user carelessly touches a part for controlling the starting of the light-emitting component, and if the user does not touch the part in the certain sequence, the light-emitting component cannot be started.
For example, the non-conductive touch area 200 of the dishwasher has A3-touch portion 201, which is a touch portion a 202, a touch portion B203 and a touch portion C204, a capacitive sensing unit a 302 is disposed at a lower portion of the touch portion a 202, a capacitive sensing unit B303 is disposed at a lower portion of the touch portion B203, and a capacitive sensing unit C304 is disposed at a lower portion of the touch portion C204, and the capacitive sensing unit a 302, the capacitive sensing unit B303 and the capacitive sensing unit C304 are electrically connected to the control unit.
The control unit is preset with a standard washing program corresponding to the capacitance sensing unit A302, a ceramic washing program corresponding to the capacitance sensing unit B303, a glass washing program corresponding to the capacitance sensing unit C304 and the operation of starting the light emitting components corresponding to the signals sequentially transmitted by the capacitance sensing unit A302, the capacitance sensing unit B303 and the capacitance sensing unit C304.
The control method of the dishwasher includes the following steps:
s1 the dishwasher is started;
s2 the user sequentially touches 3 touch portions 201 on the touch area from left to right, the capacitive sensing unit 101 sequentially transmits the sensing signal to the control unit 102, the control unit 102 controls the light emitting component to turn on, the touch portions 201 are lit, and the corresponding indication marks on the touch portions 201 appear;
s3 if the user selects to touch the touch part A202, the control unit controls the dishwasher to execute a standard washing program; if the user selects to touch the touch part B203, the control unit controls the dishwasher to execute a ceramic washing program; if the user selects to touch the touch part C204, the control unit controls the dishwasher to execute a glass washing program.
Although the present invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

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1. A dish washing machine is characterized by comprising a water tank, a capacitance sensing unit and a control unit, wherein the water tank is provided with a non-conductive touch area, the capacitance sensing unit is correspondingly arranged at the lower part of the non-conductive touch area, and the capacitance sensing unit is electrically connected with the control unit;
the capacitive sensing unit senses the operation of a user on the non-conductive touch area, and the control unit controls the dish washing machine to execute the corresponding operation according to the capacitance change of the capacitive sensing unit;
the non-conductive touch area is provided with a plurality of touch parts, the lower part of each touch part corresponds to a capacitance sensing unit, and each capacitance sensing unit is electrically connected with the control unit;
the capacitance sensing unit senses the operation of a user on the corresponding touch control part, and the control unit controls the dish washing machine to execute the corresponding operation according to the capacitance change of the capacitance sensing unit;
the dishwasher also comprises a light-emitting part, the touch part has light transmittance, the light-emitting part is arranged at the lower part of the touch area and is electrically connected with the control unit, and the control unit controls the light-emitting part to emit light to enable the touch part to appear;
the water tank comprises an edge and a cleaning chamber with an upper opening, the edge is arranged around the upper opening of the cleaning chamber, the edge forms a non-conductive touch control area, and the local thickness of the edge of the water tank is reduced until the light can penetrate through the water tank to form a touch control part.
2. The dishwasher of claim 1, wherein the washing chamber and the rim are integrally formed of a non-conductive material, and the capacitive sensing unit is disposed at a lower portion of the rim.
3. The dishwasher of claim 1, wherein the rim of the tub is made of a non-conductive material, the washing chamber is made of a conductive material, the rim surrounds a periphery of an upper opening of the washing chamber and is hermetically connected with an edge of the upper opening, the rim forms a non-conductive touch area, and the capacitive sensing unit is disposed at a lower portion of the rim.
4. The dishwasher of claim 1, wherein the rim is partially recessed to form a receiving cavity having an opening for receiving the capacitive sensing unit, the opening is covered with a touch pad made of a non-conductive material, the touch pad is hermetically connected to the opening, and the touch pad forms the non-conductive touch area.
5. The dishwasher of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the touch control part comprises a selection touch control part and a confirmation touch control part, the capacitive sensing unit corresponding to the selection touch control part senses the operation of a user on the selection touch control part, and the control unit controls the dishwasher to execute switching operation; the capacitance sensing unit corresponding to the confirmation touch part senses the operation of the user on the confirmation touch part, and the control unit executes the confirmation operation and controls the dishwasher to execute the confirmed operation.
6. A dishwasher according to claim 5, wherein the sensing unit is a capacitive sensor.
7. A control method of a dishwasher according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the capacitive sensing unit senses a user's operation on the non-conductive touch area corresponding thereto, and the control unit controls the dishwasher to perform the operation corresponding thereto according to a change in capacitance of the capacitive sensing unit.
8. The control method of a dishwasher according to claim 7,
the control unit presets a plurality of washing modes,
the user touches the selection touch part, the capacitance sensing unit corresponding to the selection touch part transmits a sensing signal to the control unit, the control unit controls the washing mode to be switched, and the operation is repeated until the washing mode required by the user is switched;
the user touches the confirmation touch part, the capacitance induction unit corresponding to the confirmation touch part transmits a signal to the control unit, and the control unit confirms that the washing mode is selected and controls the dishwasher to execute the selected washing mode.
9. The method as claimed in claim 7 or 8, wherein the control unit presets an order of signal transmission of the plurality of capacitive sensing units corresponding to the turn-on of the light emitting unit, the user sequentially touches the touch portion, the capacitive sensing units corresponding to the touch portion sequentially transmit signals to the control unit, and the control unit controls the turn-on of the light emitting unit to light the touch portion according to the order of the signals transmitted by the capacitive sensing units.
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