CN112064307B

CN112064307B - Sterilization method and device, clothes treatment equipment and storage medium

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Publication number: CN112064307B
Application number: CN202010827497.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张学海
Original assignee: Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co Ltd
Current assignee: Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-08-17
Filing date: 2020-08-17
Publication date: 2022-09-23
Anticipated expiration: 2040-08-17
Also published as: CN112064307A

Abstract

The application provides a sterilization method, a device, a clothes processing device and a storage medium, wherein the method comprises the following steps: under the condition that the clothes treatment equipment is determined to be internally provided with the object to be dried, drying the object to be dried according to a preset heating mode; under the condition that the drying completion condition is determined to be met, acquiring a first sterilization duration, wherein the first sterilization duration is the duration when the temperature in a drum of the clothes treatment equipment meets a preset sterilization temperature; determining a second sterilization duration based on the first duration threshold and the first sterilization duration when the first sterilization duration is less than a first duration threshold; and continuously heating the second sterilization duration according to the preset heating mode to finish sterilization, so that the sterilization duration reaches the set duration, the sterilization effect is achieved, and the sterilization effect is ensured.

Description

Sterilization method and device, clothes treatment equipment and storage medium

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of household appliances, and relates to but is not limited to a sterilization method, a sterilization device, clothes treatment equipment and a storage medium.

Background

The dryer is a clean household appliance that instantly evaporates and dries moisture in washed laundry by using electric heating. This is particularly desirable in the case of "backsouth" clothes that are difficult to dry in the north winter and in the south. With the popularization of clothes dryers, people have higher and higher requirements on the performance of the clothes dryers. The clothes placed for a long time need to be simply treated before being worn so as to sterilize and remove smell, and common washing and drying wastes time and labor, and valuable clothes cannot be washed frequently, so that the clothes can be simply treated by a clothes dryer or a clothes drying cabinet, and the aim of sterilizing and removing smell is achieved, which is very important.

The existing sterilization procedure of the clothes dryer can sterilize in the clothes drying process, if a small amount of load or dry load exists, the drying process has short running time, and the sterilization cannot be realized, so that the sterilization is not thorough, the sterilization effect is not obvious, and the body health is influenced.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, embodiments of the present application provide a sterilization method, a sterilization device, a clothes processing apparatus, and a storage medium.

The technical scheme of the embodiment of the application is realized as follows:

the embodiment of the application provides a sterilization method, which is applied to clothes treatment equipment and comprises the following steps:

under the condition that the clothes treatment equipment is determined to have the object to be dried, drying the object to be dried according to a preset heating mode;

under the condition that drying completion conditions are determined to be met, acquiring first sterilization time, wherein the first sterilization time is the time when the temperature in the drum of the clothes treatment equipment meets a preset sterilization temperature;

determining a second sterilization duration based on the first duration threshold and the first sterilization duration when the first sterilization duration is less than a first duration threshold;

and continuously heating the second sterilization duration according to the preset heating mode to finish sterilization.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

and determining to finish sterilization under the condition that the first sterilization time is greater than or equal to the first time threshold.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

heating according to a preset heating mode for a first time period in response to starting the operation of the clothes treatment device;

detecting the humidity in the cylinder to obtain a first humidity value;

determining that the object to be dried is within the laundry treating apparatus if the first humidity value is greater than a first humidity threshold value.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

heating according to the preset heating mode under the condition that the first humidity is smaller than or equal to the first humidity threshold value, so that the temperature in the drum of the clothes treatment equipment meets a preset sterilization temperature;

monitoring a third sterilization duration for which the temperature in the drum of the laundry treatment apparatus satisfies a preset sterilization temperature;

and under the condition that the third sterilization duration is determined to reach the first duration threshold, determining that sterilization is finished.

In some embodiments, the drying the object to be dried according to a preset heating manner includes:

monitoring a temperature within a drum of the laundry treatment apparatus;

heating the object to be dried according to first heating power under the condition that the temperature in the drum of the clothes treatment equipment is monitored to be lower than a first temperature threshold value until the temperature in the drum is monitored to rise to a second temperature threshold value;

and under the condition that the temperature in the drum of the clothes treatment equipment is monitored to be greater than or equal to a second temperature threshold, heating the objects to be dried according to second heating power until the temperature in the drum is monitored to be reduced to a first temperature threshold, wherein the second heating power is smaller than the first heating power.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

monitoring the humidity in the cylinder to obtain a second humidity value in the process of monitoring the temperature in the cylinder of the clothes treatment equipment;

and determining that a drying completion condition is reached under the condition that the second humidity value is smaller than a second humidity threshold value.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

determining that the temperature in the drum of the laundry treatment apparatus satisfies a preset sterilization temperature under the condition that the temperature in the drum of the laundry treatment apparatus is monitored to be between a first temperature threshold and a second temperature threshold.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

cooling the object to be dried according to a preset cooling mode;

and sending prompt information under the condition that the cooling completion condition is determined to be reached, wherein the prompt information is used for prompting that the clothes treatment equipment completes sterilization.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

receiving control information sent by a first terminal;

analyzing the control information to obtain a control operation instruction corresponding to the control information; the control operation instruction comprises a first control operation instruction for starting the clothes treatment equipment, and/or a second control operation instruction for suspending the clothes treatment equipment, and/or a third control operation instruction for setting the sterilization temperature, and/or a fourth control operation instruction for setting a first time threshold;

controlling the laundry treating apparatus to execute the control operation command.

The embodiment of the application provides a sterilizing equipment, the device includes:

the first heating module is used for drying the object to be dried according to a preset heating mode under the condition that the object to be dried is determined to be in the clothes treatment equipment;

the drying device comprises an acquisition module, a control module and a control module, wherein the acquisition module is used for acquiring a first sterilization duration under the condition that a drying completion condition is determined to be reached, and the first sterilization duration is the duration when the temperature in the drum of the clothes processing device meets a preset sterilization temperature;

the first determining module is used for determining a second sterilization duration based on the first time threshold and the first sterilization duration under the condition that the first sterilization duration is smaller than the first time threshold;

and the first control module is used for continuously heating the second sterilization duration according to the preset heating mode so as to finish sterilization.

In some embodiments, the apparatus further comprises:

and the second determining module is used for determining that the sterilization is finished under the condition that the first sterilization duration is greater than or equal to the first duration threshold.

In some embodiments, the apparatus further comprises:

the second heating module is used for responding to the operation of starting the clothes treatment equipment and heating for a first time length according to a preset heating mode;

the detection module is used for detecting the humidity in the cylinder to obtain a first humidity value;

a third determination module, configured to determine that the object to be dried is inside the laundry treatment apparatus if the first humidity value is greater than a first humidity threshold.

In some embodiments, the apparatus further comprises:

the third heating module is used for heating according to the preset heating mode under the condition that the first humidity is smaller than or equal to the first humidity threshold value, so that the temperature in the cylinder of the clothes treatment equipment meets a preset sterilization temperature;

the first monitoring module is used for monitoring a third sterilization duration when the temperature in the cylinder of the clothes treatment equipment meets a preset sterilization temperature;

and the fourth determining module is used for determining that the sterilization is finished under the condition that the third sterilization duration is determined to reach the first duration threshold.

In some embodiments, the first heating module comprises:

a first monitoring unit for monitoring a temperature inside a drum of the laundry treating apparatus;

the first heating unit is used for heating the object to be dried according to first heating power under the condition that the temperature in the drum of the clothes treatment equipment is monitored to be smaller than a first temperature threshold value until the temperature in the drum is monitored to rise to a second temperature threshold value;

and the second heating unit is used for heating the object to be dried according to second heating power under the condition that the temperature in the drum of the clothes treatment equipment is monitored to be greater than or equal to a second temperature threshold value until the temperature in the drum is monitored to be reduced to the first temperature threshold value, wherein the second heating power is smaller than the first heating power.

In some embodiments, the apparatus further comprises:

the second monitoring module is used for monitoring the humidity in the cylinder to obtain a second humidity value in the process of monitoring the temperature in the cylinder of the clothes treatment equipment;

and the fifth determining module is used for determining that the drying completion condition is reached under the condition that the second humidity value is smaller than the second humidity threshold value.

In some embodiments, the apparatus further comprises:

the sixth determining module is used for determining that the temperature in the drum of the clothes processing equipment meets the preset sterilization temperature under the condition that the temperature in the drum of the clothes processing equipment is monitored to be between the first temperature threshold and the second temperature threshold.

In some embodiments, the apparatus further comprises:

the cooling module is used for cooling the object to be dried according to a preset cooling mode;

the sending module is used for sending prompt information under the condition that the cooling completion condition is determined to be met, and the prompt information is used for prompting that the clothes processing equipment completes sterilization.

In some embodiments, the apparatus further comprises:

the receiving module is used for receiving control information sent by a first terminal;

the analysis module is used for analyzing the control information to obtain a control operation instruction corresponding to the control information; the control operation instruction comprises a first control operation instruction for starting the clothes treatment equipment, and/or a second control operation instruction for suspending the clothes treatment equipment, and/or a third control operation instruction for setting the sterilization temperature, and/or a fourth control operation instruction for setting a first time threshold;

a second control module for controlling the laundry treating apparatus to execute the control operation command.

An embodiment of the present application provides a laundry treatment apparatus, including:

a processor; and

a memory for storing a computer program operable on the processor;

wherein the computer program realizes the steps of the above sterilization method when being executed by a processor.

The embodiment of the application provides a storage medium, wherein computer-executable instructions are stored in the storage medium and are configured to execute the steps of the sterilization method.

The embodiment of the application provides a sterilization method, a sterilization device, clothes treatment equipment and a storage medium, wherein the method comprises the following steps: under the condition that the clothes treatment equipment is determined to be internally provided with the object to be dried, drying the object to be dried according to a preset heating mode; under the condition that drying completion conditions are determined to be met, acquiring first sterilization time, wherein the first sterilization time is the time when the temperature in the drum of the clothes treatment equipment meets a preset sterilization temperature; determining a second sterilization duration based on the first duration threshold and the first sterilization duration when the first sterilization duration is less than a first duration threshold; and continuously heating the second sterilization duration according to the preset heating mode to finish sterilization, so that the sterilization duration reaches the set duration, the sterilization effect is achieved, and the sterilization effect is ensured.

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In the drawings, which are not necessarily drawn to scale, like reference numerals may describe similar components in different views. The drawings illustrate generally, by way of example, but not by way of limitation, various embodiments discussed herein.

Fig. 1 is a schematic flow chart of an implementation of a sterilization method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a schematic flow chart of another implementation of the sterilization method provided in the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic flow chart of another implementation of the sterilization method according to the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a sterilization device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present application clearer, the present application will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, the described embodiments should not be considered as limiting the present application, and all other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts fall within the protection scope of the present application.

In the following description, reference is made to "some embodiments" which describe a subset of all possible embodiments, but it is understood that "some embodiments" may be the same subset or different subsets of all possible embodiments, and may be combined with each other without conflict.

In the following description, references to the terms "first \ second \ third" are only to distinguish similar objects and do not denote a particular order, but rather the terms "first \ second \ third" are used to interchange specific orders or sequences, where appropriate, so as to enable the embodiments of the application described herein to be practiced in other than the order shown or described herein.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing embodiments of the present application only and is not intended to be limiting of the application.

Based on the problem that bacteria exist in the clothes processing equipment in the related art, such as a clothes dryer, and the clothes processing equipment cannot be completely sterilized, the embodiment of the application provides a sterilization method applied to the clothes processing equipment. The method provided by the embodiment of the application can be realized through a computer program, and when the computer program is executed, each step in the sterilization method provided by the embodiment of the application is completed. In some embodiments, the computer program may be executed by a processor in a laundry treatment apparatus. Fig. 1 is a schematic flow chart of an implementation of a sterilization method provided in an embodiment of the present application, and as shown in fig. 1, the sterilization method includes the following steps:

step S101, under the condition that the clothes processing equipment is determined to have the object to be dried, drying processing is carried out on the object to be dried according to a preset heating mode.

In the embodiment of the application, the clothes treatment equipment takes a clothes dryer as an example for explanation, the clothes dryer can be a heat pump clothes dryer and also can be a condensation clothes dryer, the heat pump clothes dryer does not need to be heated by a heater relative to the condensation clothes dryer, internal heat transfer is realized through a heat pump system, heat is hardly dissipated outwards, the energy utilization rate is higher, energy is saved, and the cost of the heat pump clothes dryer is higher relative to the condensation clothes dryer.

In the embodiment of the application, after a user starts a clothes dryer, firstly, the load in the cylinders of the clothes dryer is judged, the load exists in the cylinders of the clothes dryer, namely, the clothes dryer is internally provided with an object to be dried, at the moment, the cylinders are heated according to a preset heating mode, and the object to be dried in the cylinders is dried in a high-temperature environment.

In some embodiments, in the process of heating the drum according to a preset heating mode, in order to avoid uneven heating of the object to be dried, in the drying process, the clothes dryer controls the object to be dried in the drum to roll continuously, the temperature of the object to be dried is raised through high-temperature airflow, so that the evaporation of moisture is accelerated, and then the evaporated moisture is discharged, so that the object to be dried is dried quickly. Wherein, the object to be dried can be clothes to be dried, shoes and bags, etc.

Step S102, under the condition that drying completion conditions are determined to be reached, a first sterilization duration is obtained.

Here, the first sterilization period is a period in which a temperature in a drum of the laundry treating apparatus satisfies a preset sterilization temperature.

In the drying process, the humidity value in the drum is monitored, if the monitored humidity value reaches a set condition, if the humidity value is smaller than a preset humidity threshold value, it is determined that the drying completion condition is reached, and the object to be dried in the drum is dried. When monitoring the humidity value in the section of thick bamboo, can real-time supervision, also can monitor according to the interval duration of setting for. The interval time length may be a fixed value set in advance, or the dryer may be determined according to the weight of the object to be dried.

In the embodiment of the application, when treating the drying object and drying, heat in the section of thick bamboo with first heating power earlier, set up temperature sensor monitoring section of thick bamboo in the section of thick bamboo, when the temperature is heated to first temperature threshold value in the section of thick bamboo, confirm to get into first stage of disinfecting. Here, the first temperature threshold may be one of 60 to 70 ℃ (celsius), for example, 65 ℃.

Because the clothes, especially high-grade clothes, can be damaged due to overhigh temperature, on the basis, the temperature in the drum is monitored in the heating process, when the temperature in the drum is increased to a second temperature threshold value, the drum is heated by second heating power, and the second heating power is smaller than the first heating power, so that the temperature in the drum is not increased after reaching the second temperature threshold value, and the clothes can not be damaged due to the temperature in the drum. Here, the second temperature threshold may be one of 80 to 90 ℃, for example, 85 ℃.

In order to achieve the sterilization effect and avoid the influence of too low temperature on the sterilization effect, in the embodiment of the application, the dryer monitors the temperature in the drum during the drying process, and when the temperature in the drum is lower than the first temperature threshold, the dryer heats again with the first heating power.

The heating power is adjusted discontinuously, so that the temperature in the cylinder of the clothes dryer meets the preset sterilization temperature, namely, the temperature is maintained between the first temperature threshold and the second temperature threshold, and the clothes in the cylinder are sterilized.

When the objects to be dried in the drum are dried, a time period of the first sterilization phase, i.e., a first sterilization time period, i.e., a sterilization time period, is obtained, which is equal to a time period during which the temperature in the drum is maintained between the first temperature threshold and the second temperature threshold.

Step S103, under the condition that the first sterilization time length is smaller than a first time length threshold value, determining a second sterilization time length based on the first time length threshold value and the first sterilization time length.

The first time threshold is a preset sterilization time, and the first time threshold in the embodiment of the application is greater than or equal to the lowest sterilization time. In general, the inactivation of bacteria is carried out for different periods of time, and most of the bacteria are detected to survive for no more than 30 minutes at a temperature of 65 to 85 ℃, so that the first time threshold can be set to 30 minutes or longer.

The temperature of the bacteria in the cylinder meets the preset sterilization temperature, and the time length of the bacteria is longer than the minimum sterilization time length, so that the activity disappears, and the sterilization effect can be achieved. Based on this, when the first sterilization duration is less than the first duration threshold, the sterilization is not thorough, and an additional sterilization duration (i.e., a second sterilization duration) is required, and the additional sterilization duration can be determined according to the first duration threshold and the first sterilization duration. When implemented, the difference between the first time period threshold and the first sterilization time period may be determined as the second sterilization time period.

And step S104, continuing to heat the second sterilization duration according to the preset heating mode to finish sterilization.

And after the second sterilization time length is determined, continuing to heat the inside of the barrel to maintain the temperature in the barrel between the first temperature threshold and the second temperature threshold, and when the continuous sterilization time length reaches the second sterilization time length, enabling the total sterilization time length to be not less than the first time length threshold, so as to ensure the sterilization effect, and at the moment, determining to finish the sterilization.

According to the sterilization method provided by the embodiment of the application, under the condition that the clothes processing equipment is determined to be internally provided with the object to be dried, the object to be dried is dried according to a preset heating mode; under the condition that drying completion conditions are determined to be met, acquiring first sterilization time, wherein the first sterilization time is the time when the temperature in the drum of the clothes treatment equipment meets a preset sterilization temperature; determining a second sterilization duration based on the first time duration threshold and the first sterilization duration when the first sterilization duration is less than a first time duration threshold; and continuously heating the second sterilization duration according to the preset heating mode to finish sterilization, so that the sterilization duration reaches the set duration, the sterilization effect is achieved, and the sterilization effect is ensured.

In some embodiments, after the step S104, the sterilization method may further include: and determining that the sterilization is finished under the condition that the first sterilization time is greater than or equal to the first time threshold.

And when the sterilized time length is greater than the first time length threshold value, determining that the sterilization is finished, and controlling the clothes dryer to stop heating at the moment.

In some embodiments, before the step S101, the sterilization method may further include the steps of:

step S001, in response to the operation of starting the laundry treating apparatus, heating according to a preset heating manner for a first time period.

After a user performs an operation of starting the dryer, the dryer needs to determine whether an object to be dried is present in a drum thereof. In the embodiment of the application, the clothes dryer can judge whether the cylinder is internally provided with the object to be dried by preheating the cylinder and judging the humidity in the cylinder. In the implementation process, the interior of the clothes drying machine barrel is heated according to a preset heating mode, and when the heating time reaches the first time length, the step S002 is carried out.

Here, the first time period may be 4 minutes.

And step S002, detecting the humidity in the cylinder to obtain a first humidity value.

After the dryer preheats the drum, the humidity in the drum is detected by a device capable of measuring humidity, such as a humidity sensor, and the detected result is determined as a first humidity value.

The humidity in the cylinder is high due to the fact that the load possibly exists in the cylinder, and the humidity in the cylinder is high due to the fact that the load possibly exists in the cylinder and the factors such as water stains are stained on the inner side of the cylinder. In the embodiment of the application, preheat earlier in the section of thick bamboo, then detect humidity in the section of thick bamboo again, can avoid direct detection section of thick bamboo in the humidity lead to whether there is the problem that the load judges the error in the section of thick bamboo to improve and judge the accuracy, so that when accurate control disinfects.

And step S003, judging whether the first humidity value is greater than a first humidity threshold value.

Here, the first humidity threshold may be an absolute humidity threshold, which refers to a mass of water vapor contained in a unit volume of air, and may generally be a unit of gram per cubic meter (g/m) ³ ). In the embodiment of the application, the first humidity threshold value can be set to 1500g/m ³ 。

When the first humidity value is larger than the first humidity threshold value, indicating that the object to be dried exists in the drum, and then entering step S004; when the detected humidity in the drum is less than or equal to the first humidity threshold, it indicates that the object to be dried (which may be an empty drum or dry laundry) is not present in the drum, and then the process proceeds to step S005.

Step S004, determining that the laundry treating apparatus has the object to be dried therein.

And when the first humidity value is larger than the first humidity threshold value, determining that the clothes dryer is internally provided with the object to be dried, and entering step S101 to dry the object to be dried existing in the drum.

Step S005, it is determined that the laundry treating apparatus does not have the object to be dried therein.

When the first humidity value is less than or equal to the first humidity threshold, it is determined that the drying object does not exist in the dryer, and at this time, only the inside of the drum needs to be sterilized, and the process proceeds to step S006.

In some embodiments, in case it is determined that the drying object does not exist in the dryer, the following steps are performed:

and S006, heating according to a preset heating mode so that the temperature in the cylinder of the clothes treatment equipment meets a preset sterilization temperature.

In the embodiment of the application, after a user starts a clothes dryer, objects to be dried do not exist in a plurality of clothes dryer cylinders, the clothes dryer starts to heat the inside of the cylinders according to a preset heating mode, and when the temperature in the cylinders is heated to a first temperature threshold value, a second sterilization stage is determined to enter. Here, the first temperature threshold may be one of 60 to 70 ℃, for example, 65 ℃.

Because the normal use of dryer internals or the clothing that treats that need not to dry in the influence section of thick bamboo can be influenced to the high temperature, based on this, in the heating process, monitor the temperature in the section of thick bamboo, when the temperature in the section of thick bamboo risees to the second temperature threshold value, heat in the section of thick bamboo with second heating power, second heating power is less than first heating power for temperature in the section of thick bamboo does not rise after reaching the second temperature threshold value, ensure the normal use of dryer internals, and ensure that the clothing that treats the sterilization can not be harmd to the temperature in the section of thick bamboo. Here, the second temperature threshold may be one of 80 to 90 ℃, for example 85 ℃.

In the embodiment of the application, the second sterilization stage is different from the first sterilization stage, in the first sterilization stage, drying and sterilization are carried out on the clothes in the barrel, and the second sterilization stage only carries out sterilization in the barrel without drying.

Step S007, monitoring a third sterilization duration when the temperature in the drum of the clothes treatment equipment meets a preset sterilization temperature.

Here, the third sterilization period is a period of time for entering the second sterilization stage, i.e., a sterilized period of time.

And step S008, under the condition that the third sterilization time reaches the first time threshold, determining that sterilization is finished.

And in the second sterilization stage, timing the time when the temperature in the cylinder reaches the first temperature threshold value so as to judge whether to finish sterilization. When it is determined that the period of time for which the temperature in the cartridge reaches the first temperature threshold value reaches the first time threshold value, for example, 30 minutes, it is determined that the sterilization is completed, and at this time, the heating is stopped.

According to the sterilization method provided by the embodiment of the application, whether the drying machine is provided with the objects to be dried or not is determined through preheating, and when the objects to be dried do not exist in the drum, a second sterilization stage is started. And when the sterilization duration of the second sterilization stage reaches the set first duration threshold, the sterilization effect is ensured to be played, and the sterilization effect is ensured.

In some embodiments, the step S101 "performing the drying process on the object to be dried according to a preset heating manner" may be implemented by:

step S1011, monitoring a temperature inside a drum of the laundry treating apparatus.

During heating, the temperature within the cartridge is monitored, for example, using a temperature sensor.

Step S1012, determining whether the monitored temperature inside the drum of the laundry treating apparatus is less than a first temperature threshold.

When the temperature in the cylinder is monitored to be lower than the first temperature threshold value, the temperature in the cylinder is low and is not enough for sterilization, and the step S1013 is carried out; when the temperature in the cartridge is greater than or equal to the first temperature threshold, it indicates that the temperature in the cartridge satisfies the preset sterilization temperature, and then the process proceeds to step S1014. Here, the preset sterilization temperature is one of sterilization temperature ranges, for example, 65 to 85 ℃.

And S1013, heating the object to be dried according to the first heating power until the temperature in the drum is monitored to rise to a second temperature threshold.

Step S1014, determining whether the monitored temperature inside the drum of the laundry treating apparatus is greater than or equal to a second temperature threshold.

A temperature sensor monitors the temperature within the barrel during heating. When the temperature in the drum is monitored to be greater than or equal to the second temperature threshold, indicating that the temperature in the drum is high and the clothes may be damaged, then, the process goes to step S1015; when the temperature in the cylinder is less than the second temperature threshold, it indicates that the temperature in the cylinder satisfies the preset sterilization temperature, and then the process proceeds to step S102.

And step S1015, heating the object to be dried according to the second heating power until the temperature in the drum is monitored to be reduced to the first temperature threshold.

Here, the second heating power is smaller than the first heating power. The second heating power simultaneously satisfies that the heat energy increased by heating is less than the heat energy reduced by heat loss in the unit time length, so that the temperature in the cylinder can not exceed the second temperature threshold.

And in the process of heating with the second heating power, the temperature sensor monitors the temperature in the cylinder, and when the temperature in the cylinder is monitored to be smaller than the first temperature threshold value again, the cylinder is heated again, so that the temperature in the cylinder is maintained within the preset sterilization temperature, and the cylinder is sterilized within the temperature until the sterilization is finished.

In some embodiments, the second heating power may be 0, i.e., heating is suspended when the monitored temperature in the cartridge is greater than or equal to the second temperature threshold. After the clothes dryer stops heating, the temperature in the drum is reduced due to heat dissipation, and the clothes are not damaged by the temperature in the drum.

In some embodiments, in the case where the temperature inside the drum of the dryer is monitored to be between a first temperature threshold and a second temperature threshold, it is determined that the temperature inside the drum of the dryer satisfies a preset sterilization temperature.

In some embodiments, in the step S101, "drying the object to be dried according to a preset heating manner", the humidity in the drum is monitored to determine whether a drying completion condition is met, and the following steps are performed:

step S1016, in the process of monitoring the temperature in the drum of the laundry processing apparatus, monitoring the humidity in the drum to obtain a second humidity value.

In the process that the dryer heats the interior of the drum, a device capable of measuring humidity is utilized, such as a humidity sensor for monitoring the humidity in the drum, so that a second humidity value is obtained.

Step S1017, determining whether the second humidity value is smaller than a second humidity threshold.

When the humidity in the drum is monitored to be smaller than the second humidity threshold value, the drying of the object to be dried in the drum is indicated, and at the moment, the step S1018 is entered; when the humidity in the drum is greater than or equal to the second humidity threshold, it indicates that the laundry in the drum is not dried, and then the method returns to step S1016 to continue monitoring until the humidity in the drum is less than the second humidity threshold. Here, the second humidity threshold may be at 1400g/m ³ To 1600g/m ³ Take any value in between, e.g. 1450g/m ³ 。

Step S1018, determining that the drying completion condition is reached.

After the drying object in the drum is dried, the process proceeds to step S102.

In some embodiments, after the step S104, the sterilization method may further include the steps of:

and S105, cooling the object to be dried according to a preset cooling mode.

After the completion is disinfected, the temperature in the section of thick bamboo is higher, in order to avoid the user from damaging skin when taking out the clothing in the section of thick bamboo, in the embodiment of the application, the clothing in the section of thick bamboo is cooled down according to the cooling mode of predetermineeing. In one implementation, the step S105 can be implemented by:

step S1051, air is introduced into the laundry treating apparatus drum.

Here, the temperature of the air is lower than that of the object to be dried.

After the sterilization of the clothes dryer is finished, the clothes dryer automatically enters a cooling process to cool air with lower temperature introduced into the cylinder. When the method is realized, the cooling treatment can be carried out in a natural wind blowing mode. Except that the lower air of temperature lets in, also can adopt other possible cooling modes to carry out the cooling and handle, this application embodiment does not do the specific restriction.

Step S1052, monitoring the temperature in the cylinder of the clothes processing equipment to obtain a first temperature value.

In the process of cooling the inside of the cylinder by the clothes dryer, a device capable of measuring temperature, such as a temperature sensor, is used for monitoring the temperature inside the cylinder to obtain a first temperature value.

Step S1053, determining whether the first temperature value is less than a third temperature threshold.

When the monitored temperature in the cylinder is less than the third temperature threshold, it is indicated that the current temperature in the cylinder is reduced to a lower temperature, such as room temperature, and at this time, it is determined that the temperature reduction is completed, and the process goes to step S1054; and when the temperature in the cylinder is greater than or equal to the third temperature threshold, the current temperature in the cylinder is still higher, and the temperature needs to be continuously reduced, and at the moment, the step S1051 is returned, and air is continuously introduced into the cylinder.

Step S1054, determining that the cooling completion condition is reached.

After the temperature reduction is finished, the user can not be damaged when clothes are taken out from the clothes dryer, and the personal safety of the user can be ensured.

And step S106, sending prompt information.

Here, the prompt information is for prompting that the laundry treating apparatus has completed sterilization.

The clothes dryer can send prompt information to the user terminal after the temperature reduction is finished so as to prompt the user that the clothes dryer finishes sterilization. Under the condition of sterilizing the clothes, the user can conveniently take out the clothes in the drum in time.

In some embodiments, the sterilization method may further include the steps of:

step S107, controlling the laundry treating apparatus to be powered off.

After the sterilization is finished, the clothes dryer enters a standby mode and is controlled to be automatically shut down so as to save energy.

In some embodiments, the sterilization method may further include the steps of:

step S108, receiving the control information sent by the first terminal.

Here, the control information carries at least one control operation instruction.

Step S109, analyzing the control information to obtain a control operation instruction corresponding to the control information.

Here, the control operation command includes a first control operation command to start the laundry treatment apparatus, and/or a second control operation command to pause the laundry treatment apparatus, and/or a third control operation command to set the sterilization temperature, and/or a fourth control operation command to set the first time threshold.

Step S110, controlling the laundry treating apparatus to execute the control operation command.

And analyzing the received control information to obtain at least one control operation instruction, and controlling the clothes dryer to execute the operation corresponding to the at least one control operation instruction. For example, if the control information obtained by analyzing carries a second control operation instruction, the clothes dryer is controlled to pause; if the control information obtained by analysis carries a third control operation instruction, setting the sterilization temperature according to the third control operation instruction, and specifically setting the temperature information included in the third control operation instruction as the sterilization temperature; and if the first control operation instruction and the fourth control operation instruction are carried in the control information obtained by analyzing, starting the clothes dryer, and setting the time length information included in the fourth control operation instruction as a first time length threshold value.

In the embodiment of the application, the control information sent by the first terminal is received, the clothes treatment equipment can be remotely controlled according to the control operation instruction carried by the control information, and the flexible control of the clothes treatment equipment can be improved.

Fig. 2 is a schematic flow chart of another implementation of a sterilization method provided in an embodiment of the present application, the sterilization method is applied to a clothes treatment apparatus, and the clothes treatment apparatus in the embodiment of the present application is described by taking a clothes dryer as an example. As shown in fig. 2, the sterilization method provided in the embodiment of the present application includes the following steps:

step S201, receiving first control information sent by the first terminal.

Here, the first control information carries a first control operation instruction, and the first control operation instruction is to start the clothes dryer.

The first terminal can be a user terminal which can be connected with the clothes dryer and send control information carrying a control operation instruction to the clothes dryer, so that the clothes dryer can be remotely controlled to work.

And S202, controlling the clothes dryer to execute a first control operation instruction.

The clothes dryer is controlled to start based on the received first control operation instruction.

In the embodiment of the application, the control information sent by the first terminal is received, and the corresponding operation is executed according to the control operation instruction carried by the control information, so that the remote control of the clothes dryer is realized, and the flexible control of the clothes dryer can be improved.

Step S203, heating for a first time according to a preset heating mode.

After performing an operation of starting the dryer, the user needs to judge whether a load (i.e., an object to be dried) exists in the drum of the dryer. In the embodiment of the application, the clothes dryer can judge whether the load exists in the drum or not by preheating the drum and judging the humidity in the drum. In the implementation, the inside of the barrel of the clothes dryer is heated according to a preset heating mode, and when the heating time reaches a first time, the step S204 is executed.

Here, the first time period may be 4 minutes.

Step S204, detecting the humidity in the cylinder to obtain a first humidity value.

After the dryer preheats the inside of the drum, the humidity inside the drum is detected by a device capable of measuring humidity, such as a humidity sensor, and the detected result is determined as a first humidity value.

In step S205, it is determined whether the first humidity value is greater than the first humidity threshold.

When the first humidity value is larger than the first humidity threshold value, indicating that the object to be dried exists in the drum, and then entering step S206; when the first humidity value is less than or equal to the first humidity threshold, it indicates that the object to be dried does not exist in the drum (empty drum or dry laundry exists), and then the process proceeds to step S218.

And S206, monitoring the temperature in the cylinder of the clothes dryer.

Step S207, it is determined whether the temperature in the cartridge is less than a first temperature threshold.

When the temperature in the cylinder is monitored to be lower than the first temperature threshold value, the temperature in the cylinder is low and is not enough for sterilization, and the step S208 is carried out; when the temperature in the cartridge is greater than or equal to the first temperature threshold, indicating that the temperature in the cartridge satisfies the preset sterilization temperature, the process proceeds to step S209. Here, the preset sterilization temperature is a sterilization temperature range, for example, 65 to 85 ℃.

And S208, heating the object to be dried according to the first heating power.

In step S209, it is determined whether the temperature in the cartridge is greater than or equal to a second temperature threshold.

When the temperature in the drum is monitored to be greater than or equal to the second temperature threshold, indicating that the temperature in the drum is high and the clothes may be damaged, then, the operation goes to step S210; when the temperature in the cartridge is less than the second temperature threshold, it indicates that the temperature in the cartridge satisfies the preset sterilization temperature, and then the process proceeds to step S208.

And S210, heating the object to be dried according to the second heating power until the temperature in the drum is monitored to be reduced to a first temperature threshold value.

Here, the second heating power is smaller than the first heating power. The second heating power simultaneously satisfies that the heat energy increased by heating is less than the heat energy reduced by heat loss in the unit time length, thereby ensuring that the temperature in the cylinder does not exceed the second temperature threshold.

In the process of heating with the second heating power, the temperature sensor monitors the temperature in the drum, and when the temperature in the drum is monitored to be smaller than the first temperature threshold value again, the drum is heated again, so that the temperature in the drum is maintained between the first temperature threshold value and the second temperature threshold value, and the temperature in the drum of the clothes dryer at the moment is determined to meet the preset sterilization temperature, so that the inside of the drum is sterilized between the first temperature threshold value and the second temperature threshold value until the sterilization is finished.

And S211, monitoring the humidity in the cylinder to obtain a second humidity value.

In step S212, it is determined whether the second humidity value is less than the second humidity threshold.

When the humidity in the drum is monitored to be smaller than the second humidity threshold value, the drying of the object to be dried in the drum is indicated, and at the moment, the step S213 is executed; when the humidity in the drum is greater than or equal to the second humidity threshold, it indicates that the laundry in the drum is not dried, and then the method returns to step S206 to continue monitoring until the humidity in the drum is less than the second humidity threshold.

Step S213, determining that the drying completion condition is reached.

Step S214, a first sterilization duration is obtained.

Here, the first sterilization period is a period in which the temperature inside the drum of the dryer satisfies a preset sterilization temperature.

In the embodiment of the application, when treating the drying object and drying, heat in the section of thick bamboo with first heating power earlier, set up temperature sensor monitoring section of thick bamboo in the section of thick bamboo, when the temperature is heated to first temperature threshold value in the section of thick bamboo, confirm to get into first stage of disinfecting.

In the heating process, the temperature in the barrel is monitored, when the temperature in the barrel rises to a second temperature threshold value, the barrel is heated by second heating power, and the second heating power is smaller than the first heating power, so that the temperature in the barrel does not rise after reaching the second temperature threshold value, and the clothes are not damaged by the temperature in the barrel.

When the objects to be dried in the drum are dried, the duration of the first sterilization phase, i.e. the first sterilization duration, i.e. the sterilized duration, is obtained, which is equal to the duration of the time during which the temperature in the drum is maintained between the first temperature threshold and the second temperature threshold.

In step S215, it is determined whether the first sterilization duration is less than the first duration threshold.

When the first sterilization duration is less than the first duration threshold, indicating that the current sterilization duration is short and insufficient to perform a sterilization function, then, the step S216 is entered; when the first sterilization duration is greater than or equal to the first duration threshold, it indicates that the current sterilized duration has performed the sterilization function, and then the process proceeds to step S221.

In step S216, the second sterilization duration is determined based on the first duration threshold and the first sterilization duration.

When implemented, a difference between the first time period threshold and the first sterilization time period may be determined as the second sterilization time period.

And step S217, continuing to heat for a second sterilization duration according to a preset heating mode.

And after the second sterilization duration is determined, continuing to heat the interior of the barrel to maintain the temperature of the interior of the barrel between the first temperature threshold and the second temperature threshold, and when the continuous sterilization duration reaches the second sterilization duration, enabling the total sterilization duration to be not less than the first duration threshold to ensure the sterilization effect, and after the second sterilization duration is heated, entering the step S221.

And S218, heating according to a preset heating mode so that the temperature in the cylinder of the clothes dryer meets the preset sterilization temperature.

In the embodiment of the application, after a user starts a clothes dryer, objects to be dried do not exist in a plurality of clothes dryer cylinders, the clothes dryer starts to heat the inside of the cylinders according to a preset heating mode, and when the temperature in the cylinders is heated to a first temperature threshold value, a second sterilization stage is determined to enter.

And step S219, monitoring a third sterilization duration when the temperature in the drum of the clothes dryer meets the preset sterilization temperature.

Step S220, determine whether the third sterilization duration is greater than the first duration threshold.

When the third sterilization duration is greater than the first duration threshold, indicating that the current sterilization duration has already performed the sterilization function, then the step S221 is entered; when the third sterilization duration is less than or equal to the first duration threshold, indicating that the current sterilization duration is short and insufficient to perform the sterilization function, the process proceeds to step S218.

Step S221, it is determined that sterilization is completed.

After the sterilization is completed, the dryer is controlled to stop heating, and the process proceeds to step S222 to cool the inside of the drum.

And step S222, introducing air into the dryer cylinder.

Here, the temperature of the air is lower than that of the object to be dried.

Step S223, monitoring a temperature in the drum of the dryer to obtain a first temperature value.

Step S224, determining whether the first temperature value is smaller than a third temperature threshold.

When the temperature in the cylinder is monitored to be smaller than the third temperature threshold, the current temperature in the cylinder is reduced to a lower temperature, such as room temperature, and the temperature is determined to be reduced at the moment, and the step S225 is entered; and when the temperature in the cylinder is greater than or equal to the third temperature threshold, the current temperature in the cylinder is still higher, and the temperature needs to be continuously reduced, and at the moment, the step S222 is returned, and air is continuously introduced into the cylinder.

Step S225, it is determined that the cooling completion condition is reached.

In step S226, the presentation information is transmitted.

Here, the prompt message is used to prompt that the laundry dryer has completed sterilization.

The clothes dryer can send prompt information to the user terminal after the temperature reduction is finished so as to prompt the user that the clothes dryer is sterilized. Under the condition of sterilizing the clothes, the user can conveniently take out the clothes in the drum in time.

And step S227, controlling the dryer to shut down.

After the sterilization is finished, the clothes dryer enters a standby mode to control the clothes dryer to automatically shut down so as to save energy.

According to the sterilization method provided by the embodiment of the application, under the condition that the working mode of the clothes dryer is determined to be the drying mode, the inside of a cylinder of the clothes dryer is heated according to a preset heating mode, so that a first sterilization stage is started; then starting a drying process to dry the load in the drum; after the drying process is finished, acquiring a first time length, wherein the first time length is the time length for entering a first sterilization stage; stopping heating under the condition that the first time length is larger than a preset first time length threshold value; under the condition that the working mode of the clothes dryer is determined to be the sterilization mode, the sterilization duration reaches the set duration, the sterilization effect can be achieved, and the sterilization effect is guaranteed. The clothes dryer can receive the control information from the first terminal, can realize remote control of the clothes dryer according to the control operation instruction carried by the control information, and can improve flexible control of the clothes dryer.

Next, an exemplary application of the embodiment of the present application in a practical application scenario will be described.

Fig. 3 is a schematic flow chart of another implementation of the sterilization method provided in the embodiment of the present application, and the sterilization method is applied to a clothes treatment apparatus, such as a clothes dryer. As shown in fig. 3, the sterilization method provided in the embodiment of the present application includes the following steps:

and S301, starting the clothes dryer and starting heating the cylinder of the clothes dryer.

Step S302, when the first heating time reaches the first time, whether the humidity in the cylinder is larger than a first humidity threshold value is judged.

In the embodiment of the present application, the first heating time period may be obtained by a timer, and the first time period may be preset to 4 minutes. In the embodiment of the present application, the humidity in the cylinder may be detected by a device for measuring humidity, for example, a humidity sensor, and the first humidity threshold may be 1500g/m ³ 。

After a user performs an operation of starting the dryer, the dryer needs to determine whether a load is present in a drum thereof. In the embodiment of the application, the clothes dryer can judge whether the load exists in the drum or not by preheating the drum and judging the humidity in the drum. When the first heating time does not reach the first time, step S301 is executed to continue heating the inside of the cylinder until the first heating time reaches the first time to obtain the humidity inside the cylinder.

When the humidity in the cylinder is greater than the first humidity threshold value, indicating that a load exists in the cylinder, and then entering step S303; when the humidity in the cartridge is less than or equal to the first humidity threshold, it indicates that there is no load in the cartridge, and the process proceeds to step S307.

Step S303, heating the inside of the dryer cylinder discontinuously to keep the temperature in the cylinder between a first temperature threshold and a second temperature threshold so as to dry the object to be dried.

In the embodiment of the application, after a user starts the clothes dryer, the loads exist in a plurality of clothes dryer cylinders, the working mode of the clothes dryer is determined to be a drying mode, the clothes dryer cylinders are heated, and when the clothes dryer is heated to a first temperature threshold value, a first sterilization stage is started. Here, the first temperature threshold may be one of 60 to 70 ℃, for example, 65 ℃.

Because the clothes, especially high-grade clothes, can be damaged due to overhigh temperature, the temperature in the drum is monitored in the heating process, and when the temperature in the drum rises to a second temperature threshold value, the heating is stopped so as to ensure that the temperature in the drum can not damage the clothes. Here, the second temperature threshold may be one of 80 to 90 ℃, for example, 85 ℃.

Since bacteria are generally most active at low temperature, for example, 30 to 40 ℃, in order to perform a sterilization function and avoid the temperature from being too low to affect the sterilization effect, in the embodiment of the present application, after the clothes dryer stops heating, the temperature in the drum is continuously monitored, and when the temperature in the drum is reduced to the first temperature threshold, the heating is restarted.

Through heating discontinuously, the temperature in the clothes drying machine barrel is always maintained between the first temperature threshold value and the second temperature threshold value, and the clothes in the barrel are sterilized.

Step S304, when the second heating time reaches the second time, judging whether the humidity in the cylinder is larger than a second humidity threshold value.

When the humidity in the drum is smaller than the second humidity threshold, it indicates that the sterilization of the drum is completed, or the sterilization of the dry clothes contained in the drum is completed, at this time, the drying process is ended, and the step S305 is entered; when the humidity in the drum is greater than or equal to the second humidity threshold, it indicates that the laundry in the drum is not dried, and then the process returns to step S303 to restart the drying process to continue drying the laundry in the drum. Here, the second humidity threshold may be at 1400g/m ³ To 1600g/m ³ Take any value in between, e.g. 1450g/m ³ 。

Step S305, determining whether the first sterilization duration is less than a first duration threshold.

The first sterilization duration, i.e. the current sterilization duration, is equal to the duration during which the temperature in the cartridge is kept between the first temperature threshold and the second temperature threshold. When the first sterilization duration is less than the first duration threshold, the sterilization is not thorough, additional sterilization duration needs to be supplemented, and the step S306 is entered; when the first time period is greater than or equal to the first time period threshold, it is determined that the sterilization is completed, and then it proceeds to step S309.

Step S306, determining a second sterilization duration based on the first duration threshold and the first sterilization duration, and continuing to heat the second sterilization duration according to the preset heating mode to finish sterilization.

And after the second sterilization duration is reheated, the total sterilization duration reaches the first duration threshold value, and the sterilization effect is achieved. After completion of the sterilization in step S306, the flow proceeds to step S309.

And S307, heating the inside of the dryer cylinder intermittently to keep the temperature in the cylinder between the first temperature threshold and the second temperature threshold.

In the embodiment of the application, after a user starts the clothes dryer, the plurality of clothes dryer barrels do not have loads, the barrel is heated according to a preset heating mode, and when the barrel is heated to a first temperature threshold value, a second sterilization stage is started. Here, the first temperature threshold may be one of 60 to 70 ℃, for example, 65 ℃.

Due to the fact that the temperature is too high, normal use of internal parts of the clothes dryer can be affected, or clothes to be disinfected which do not need to be dried in the drum can be affected. Here, the second temperature threshold may be one of 80 to 90 ℃, for example, 85 ℃.

Through heating discontinuously, the temperature in the dryer cylinder is always maintained between the first temperature threshold and the second temperature threshold, and the clothes in the cylinder are sterilized.

In the embodiment of the application, the second sterilization stage is different from the first sterilization stage, the drying and sterilization of the articles in the drum are carried out in the first sterilization stage, and the second sterilization stage only carries out sterilization in the drum without starting the drying process.

Step S308, judging whether the time length for which the temperature in the barrel is kept between the first temperature threshold and the second temperature threshold is greater than or equal to a first time length threshold.

When the temperature in the drum is kept between the first temperature threshold and the second temperature threshold, namely the current sterilized time is greater than or equal to the first time threshold, the sterilization is determined to be finished, and then the step S309 is carried out, and the clothes dryer is controlled to stop heating; when the period of time during which the temperature in the cartridge is kept between the first temperature threshold and the second temperature threshold is less than the first time threshold, it is determined that the sterilization is not ended, at which point the process returns to step S307 to continue the sterilization process.

And step S309, introducing air into the dryer cylinder until the temperature in the cylinder is monitored to be lower than a third temperature threshold value.

Here, the temperature of the air is lower than that of the object to be dried.

In the process of cooling the inside of the drum by the clothes dryer, a device capable of measuring temperature, such as a temperature sensor, is used for monitoring the temperature inside the drum to obtain the temperature inside the drum. When the temperature in the cylinder is monitored to be lower than a third temperature threshold, it is indicated that the current temperature in the cylinder is reduced to a lower temperature, such as room temperature, and at this time, it is determined that the temperature reduction is completed, and the step S310 is entered; and when the temperature in the cylinder is greater than or equal to the third temperature threshold, indicating that the current temperature in the cylinder is still higher, and continuing to cool, and at the moment, repeatedly executing the step S309 and continuing to introduce air into the cylinder.

And step S310, sending the prompt message.

The clothes dryer can send prompt information to the user terminal after the temperature reduction is finished so as to prompt the user that the clothes dryer finishes sterilization, and the user can take out the sterilization object in the drum conveniently.

According to the sterilization method provided by the embodiment of the application, under the condition that the working mode of the clothes dryer is determined to be the drying mode, the inside of a cylinder of the clothes dryer is heated according to a preset heating mode, so that a first sterilization stage is started; then starting a drying process to dry the load in the drum; after the drying process is finished, acquiring a first time length, wherein the first time length is the time length for entering a first sterilization stage; under the condition that the first time length is larger than a preset first time length threshold value, heating is stopped, so that the sterilizing time length reaches a set time length, the sterilizing effect can be achieved, and the sterilizing effect is guaranteed.

Based on the foregoing embodiments, the present application provides a sterilization apparatus, where the apparatus includes modules and units included in the modules, and the modules and the units may be implemented by a processor in a computer device; of course, the implementation can also be realized through a specific logic circuit; in implementation, the processor may be a Central Processing Unit (C PU), a Microprocessor Unit (MPU), a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), or the like.

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a sterilization device provided in an embodiment of the present application, the sterilization device being applied to a clothes processing apparatus, such as a clothes dryer, and as shown in fig. 4, the sterilization device 400 includes:

a first heating module 401, configured to, when it is determined that an object to be dried is inside the laundry processing apparatus, perform drying processing on the object to be dried according to a preset heating manner;

an obtaining module 402, configured to obtain a first sterilization duration when it is determined that a drying completion condition is reached, where the first sterilization duration is a duration when a temperature inside a drum of the laundry processing apparatus meets a preset sterilization temperature;

a first determining module 403, configured to determine a second sterilization duration based on the first time threshold and the first sterilization duration if the first sterilization duration is less than the first time threshold;

and the first control module 404 is configured to continue to heat the second sterilization duration according to the preset heating manner, so as to complete sterilization.

In some embodiments, the sterilization apparatus 400 may further include:

and the second determining module is used for determining that the sterilization is finished under the condition that the first sterilization time length is greater than or equal to the first time length threshold value.

In some embodiments, the sterilization apparatus 400 may further include:

In some embodiments, the first heating module 401 may include:

In some embodiments, the sterilization apparatus 400 may further include:

In some embodiments, the cooling module comprises:

the ventilation unit is used for introducing air into the clothes treatment equipment drum, and the temperature of the air is lower than that of the object to be dried;

the second monitoring unit is used for monitoring the temperature in the cylinder of the clothes treatment equipment to obtain a first temperature value;

and the determining unit is used for determining that a cooling completion condition is reached under the condition that the first temperature value is smaller than a third temperature threshold value.

In some embodiments, the sterilization apparatus 400 may further include:

the receiving module is used for receiving the control information sent by the first terminal;

the analysis module is used for analyzing the control information to obtain a control operation instruction corresponding to the control information; the control operation instruction comprises a first control operation instruction for starting the clothes treatment equipment, and/or a second control operation instruction for suspending the clothes treatment equipment, and/or a third control operation instruction for setting a sterilization temperature, and/or a fourth control operation instruction for setting a first time threshold;

Here, it should be noted that: the above description of the embodiment of the sterilization apparatus, similar to the above description of the method, has the same advantageous effects as the embodiment of the method. For technical details not disclosed in the embodiments of the sterilization device of the present application, a person skilled in the art should understand with reference to the description of the embodiments of the method of the present application.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, if the sterilization method is implemented in the form of a software functional module and sold or used as a standalone product, the sterilization method may also be stored in a computer readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application may be essentially implemented or portions thereof contributing to the prior art may be embodied in the form of a software product stored in a storage medium, and including several instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device) to execute all or part of the methods described in the embodiments of the present application. And the aforementioned storage medium includes: various media capable of storing program codes, such as a usb disk, a removable hard disk, a Read Only Memory (ROM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk. Thus, embodiments of the present application are not limited to any specific combination of hardware and software.

Accordingly, embodiments of the present application provide a computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, which, when being executed by a processor, implements the steps in the sterilization method provided in the above embodiments.

The present embodiment provides a clothes treating apparatus, such as a clothes dryer, fig. 5 is a schematic view of the composition structure of the clothes treating apparatus provided by the embodiment of the present invention, and other exemplary structures of the clothes treating apparatus 500 can be foreseen according to the exemplary structure of the clothes treating apparatus 500 shown in fig. 5, therefore, the structure described herein should not be seen as a limitation, for example, some components described below can be omitted, or components not described below can be added to adapt to the special requirements of some applications.

The laundry treating apparatus 500 shown in fig. 5 includes: a processor 501, at least one communication bus 502, a user interface 503, at least one external communication interface 504, and memory 505. Wherein the communication bus 502 is configured to enable connective communication between these components. The user interface 503 may include a display screen, and the external communication interface 504 may include a standard wired interface and a wireless interface, among others. Wherein the processor 501 is configured to execute the program of the sterilization method stored in the memory to implement the steps in the sterilization method provided by the above-mentioned embodiments.

The above description of the embodiments of the sterilization apparatus and storage medium, similar to the description of the above method embodiments, has similar beneficial effects as the method embodiments. For technical details not disclosed in the embodiments of the sterilization apparatus and storage medium of the present application, reference is made to the description of the embodiments of the method of the present application for understanding.

It should be appreciated that reference throughout this specification to "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present application. Thus, the appearances of the phrases "in one embodiment" or "in an embodiment" in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. It should be understood that, in the various embodiments of the present application, the sequence numbers of the above-mentioned processes do not imply any order of execution, and the order of execution of the processes should be determined by their functions and inherent logic, and should not constitute any limitation to the implementation process of the embodiments of the present application. The above-mentioned serial numbers of the embodiments of the present application are merely for description and do not represent the merits of the embodiments.

It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

In the several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and method may be implemented in other manners. The above-described device embodiments are merely illustrative, for example, the division of the unit is only a logical functional division, and there may be other division ways in actual implementation, such as: multiple units or components may be combined, or may be integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not implemented. In addition, the coupling, direct coupling or communication connection between the components shown or discussed may be through some interfaces, and the indirect coupling or communication connection between the devices or units may be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

The units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units; can be located in one place or distributed on a plurality of network units; some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.

In addition, all functional units in the embodiments of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may be separately regarded as one unit, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit; the integrated unit can be realized in a form of hardware, or in a form of hardware plus a software functional unit.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will understand that: all or part of the steps for realizing the method embodiments can be completed by hardware related to program instructions, the program can be stored in a computer readable storage medium, and the program executes the steps comprising the method embodiments when executed; and the aforementioned storage medium includes: various media that can store program code, such as removable storage devices, ROMs, magnetic or optical disks, etc.

Alternatively, the integrated units described above in the present application may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium if they are implemented in the form of software functional modules and sold or used as independent products. Based on such understanding, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application may be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium and includes instructions for causing a product to perform all or part of the methods described in the embodiments of the present application. And the aforementioned storage medium includes: a removable storage device, a ROM, a magnetic or optical disk, or other various media that can store program code.

The above description is only an embodiment of the present application, but the scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think of the changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present application, and shall cover the scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A sterilization method applied to a laundry treatment apparatus, the method comprising:

determining a second sterilization duration based on the first time duration threshold and the first sterilization duration when the first sterilization duration is less than a first time duration threshold;

and continuing to heat the second sterilization duration according to the preset heating mode to finish sterilization.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting the humidity in the cylinder to obtain a first humidity value;

determining that the object to be dried is within the laundry treatment apparatus if the first humidity value is greater than a first humidity threshold value.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

and under the condition that the third sterilization time length is determined to reach the first time length threshold value, determining that the sterilization is finished.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the drying the object to be dried according to a preset heating manner comprises:

monitoring a temperature within a drum of the laundry treatment apparatus;

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

7. The method of any of claims 1 to 5, further comprising:

determining that the temperature in the drum of the clothes treatment equipment meets a preset sterilization temperature under the condition that the temperature in the drum of the clothes treatment equipment is monitored to be between a first temperature threshold and a second temperature threshold.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

cooling the object to be dried according to a preset cooling mode;

and sending prompt information under the condition that the cooling completion condition is determined to be met, wherein the prompt information is used for prompting that the clothes treatment equipment completes sterilization.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising:

receiving control information sent by a first terminal;

analyzing the control information to obtain a control operation instruction corresponding to the control information; the control operation instruction comprises a first control operation instruction for starting the clothes treatment equipment, and/or a second control operation instruction for suspending the clothes treatment equipment, and/or a third control operation instruction for setting a sterilization temperature, and/or a fourth control operation instruction for setting a first time threshold;

10. A sterilization device applied to a clothes treatment apparatus, the device comprising:

11. A laundry treating apparatus, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory for storing a computer program operable on the processor;

wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the sterilization method of any one of items 1 to 9 above.

12. A storage medium having stored therein computer-executable instructions configured to perform the steps of the sterilization method of any one of the preceding claims 1 to 9.