CN113493986A - Washing machine control method and washing machine - Google Patents

Washing machine control method and washing machine Download PDF

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CN113493986A
CN113493986A CN202010249653.9A CN202010249653A CN113493986A CN 113493986 A CN113493986 A CN 113493986A CN 202010249653 A CN202010249653 A CN 202010249653A CN 113493986 A CN113493986 A CN 113493986A
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The invention relates to a control method of a washing machine, which is used for detecting clothes to be washed in a drum and detecting whether the drum contains articles made of metal materials or not. By the control method, the condition that metal objects are washed by the washing machine by mistake is effectively avoided, the foreign matter detection initiative and the intelligent level of the washing machine are improved, and the purposes of improving the washing effect and reducing the damage probability of clothes to be washed in the washing process are achieved. In addition, the control method in the application can remind the load to be washed decorated with the metal material articles, and control the washing machine to run according to the corresponding program, so that the rotating speed of the drum is reduced as much as possible, the washing time is prolonged, the washing treatment effect on the washing load is ensured, and the clothes loss is reduced. The invention also relates to a washing machine applying the control method, which is provided with a metal detector for detecting metal materials in the drum.

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Washing machine control method and washing machine
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the technical field of washing machines, and particularly relates to a washing machine control method capable of detecting metal articles and preventing the metal articles from being washed by mistake, and also relates to a washing machine control method capable of reducing damage of metal hanging decorations to clothes.
Background
At present, the rhythm of life of people is generally faster, when a washing machine is used for washing clothes, people often forget to check clothes pockets, and when the clothes to be washed contain metal parts such as coins and keys, the washing machine is easy to generate abnormal sounds when washing clothes. In particular, the consequences are even more severe when electronic components such as car keys are present in the pocket of the garment to be washed. Even if the user can remember to check the pockets of the clothes every time, it is troublesome for the user to check the pockets one by one because the clothes which are designed at present have more or more different pockets.
Second, metal parts on the laundry may scratch the laundry during the washing process. The existing handheld metal detector needs to be independently started by a user and actively detects clothes, so that inconvenience is brought to the user, and damage to the clothes caused by metal parts on the clothes in the washing process cannot be solved.
The present application is particularly proposed in view of the above technical drawbacks.
Disclosure of Invention
The present invention is directed to overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, and provides a control method for a washing machine, so as to accurately detect whether metal articles are contained in a washing machine cylinder, thereby achieving the purpose of generating a situation that the metal articles are washed by mistake. Meanwhile, the control method of the washing machine is provided, whether the clothes to be washed contain metal hanging decorations or not is detected, and the condition that the clothes to be washed are accidentally injured is avoided.
In order to solve the technical problems and achieve the technical effects, the basic design idea of the technical scheme adopted by the invention is as follows:
a control method of a washing machine detects clothes to be washed in a drum, and sends out a prompt signal when detecting that the drum contains an article made of a metal material.
Further, after detecting that the cylinder contains the metal material, the washing machine stops working and sends a prompt signal to a user; preferably, the alert signal comprises any one or a combination of an alert tone, an alert image, an alert push of the mobile device.
Further, after detecting that the cylinder contains the metal material, the washing machine stops working and automatically opens a machine door of the washing machine;
preferably, after the machine door is opened, detecting whether the barrel contains the metal material at certain time intervals, and after the metal material is detected, continuously keeping the machine door open; and after detecting the object without the metal material, controlling the machine door to be closed.
Further, after the machine door is closed, whether the cylinder contains the metal material is detected, and after the metal material is detected, a prompt signal is sent to a user; and prompting the user to select a washing program after the article containing the metal material is not detected, and starting to work according to the washing program selected by the user.
Further, after detecting that the cylinder contains the metal material, sending a prompt signal to be selected whether to continuously execute washing to a user; after the user selects to continuously execute the washing, the washing machine executes a washing mode containing metal articles, and the clothes to be washed containing the metal articles in the drum are washed.
Further, after detecting that the barrel contains the metal material, judging whether the machine door is opened within a set time;
if not, executing a washing mode of the metal-containing articles;
if yes, detecting whether the cylinder contains the metal material or not again; if the cylinder is determined to contain the articles made of the metal materials during the second detection, a washing mode containing the metal articles is executed; if it is determined that the drum does not contain the metal material when the second detection is performed, a normal washing mode is performed.
Further, when the washing machine detects that the drum contains the metal material and executes the washing mode containing the metal material, the user selects a drum rotation speed reduction set value of the washing program and/or a washing time extension set time as a correction washing program, and the washing machine starts to work by the correction washing program.
Further, the method specifically comprises the following steps,
step S1, opening the machine door, and putting the clothes to be washed into the drum by the user;
step S2, detecting whether the cylinder contains metal articles; after detecting that the metal object is contained in the cylinder, executing step S3; after detecting that the cylinder does not contain the metal object, executing step S9;
step S3, the washing machine stops working and sends prompt information to the user;
step S4, judging whether the door of the washing machine is opened within the set time t; if yes, go to step S5; if not, go to step S6;
step S5, detecting whether the cylinder contains the metal material again; if yes, go to step S6; if not, go to step S9;
step S6, selecting a washing program by a user;
step S7, the washing machine reduces the drum speed of the selected washing program by a set value, prolongs the washing time by a set time, and generates a corrected washing program;
step S8, the washing machine starts to work with the revised washing program;
step S9, selecting a washing program by a user;
in step S10, the washing machine starts operating with the selected washing program.
Further, the washing machine detects that the drum contains the metal material and executes the washing mode containing the metal material, and the washing machine can only execute the washing program that the drum rotating speed is in the set interval and the washing time is in the set time period; preferably, the washing machine detects that the drum contains the metal material and executes the washing mode containing the metal material, and the washing machine can only call and provide the user with the washing program with the drum rotating speed in the set interval and the washing time in the set time period.
Furthermore, the material of the clothes to be washed in the drum is detected, the pre-stored corresponding washing program is called according to the detected material of the clothes, and the washing machine runs by the called washing program and carries out washing treatment on the clothes to be washed.
Compared with the prior art, the control method of the washing machine has the following beneficial effects:
meanwhile, by the control method, the condition that metal objects are washed by the washing machine by mistake is effectively avoided, the foreign matter detection initiative and the intelligent level of the washing machine are improved, and the purposes of improving the washing effect and reducing the damage probability of clothes to be washed in the washing process are achieved. In addition, the control method in the application can remind the load to be washed decorated with the metal material articles, and control the washing machine to run according to the corresponding program, so that the rotating speed of the drum is reduced as much as possible, the washing time is prolonged, the washing treatment effect on the washing load is ensured, and the clothes loss is reduced.
The invention also provides a washing machine applying the control method, which is provided with a metal detector for detecting the metal material articles in the drum. Through set up metal detector on washing machine to whether the realization contains metal object in to the load that waits to wash in a section of thick bamboo and carry out the accurate detection, and then prevented that article such as key, coin from forgetting the emergence of the condition such as waiting to wash in the load pocket, not only promoted user's washing experience, still stopped the emergence of the condition such as metal object to the load fish tail in the washing process.
Meanwhile, the invention has simple structure and obvious effect and is suitable for popularization and use.
In order to make the design concept of the technical scheme of the invention clearer and facilitate further understanding of the beneficial effects brought by the technical scheme, the following detailed description of some specific embodiments of the invention is made 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 to 5 are schematic structural views of a washing machine according to various embodiments of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the structural connections of the metal detector in an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 7 to 11 are flow charts illustrating a control method of a washing machine according to various embodiments of the present invention.
The figure is marked with: 1. the device comprises a cylinder, 2, a shell, 3, a water containing groove, 4, a door cover, 5, a driving motor, 6, a metal detector, 61, a detection coil, 21 cylinder shafts, 101, cylinder openings, 102, a cylinder bottom, 103 and a cylinder side wall.
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.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.
The embodiment of the invention discloses a washing machine, which can be any washing mode of the existing washing machines, such as: pulsator type washing machines, drum type washing machines, etc. For convenience of description, the embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to a drum type washing machine, but the present invention is also applicable to a pulsator type washing machine.
As shown in fig. 1 to 6, the embodiment of the present invention describes a washing machine, the washing machine includes a housing 2, a drum 1 is disposed in the housing 2, an axis of the drum 1 extends horizontally or is inclined downward from front to back, a front end of the drum 1 is an opening 101, a rear end of the drum 1 is a bottom 102, and a side wall 103 connects the opening 101 and the bottom 102 to form the drum 1. Meanwhile, the front end of the washing machine shell 2 is provided with a door cover 4 which can be opened outwards, so that the aim of putting clothes into the drum 1 from the drum opening 101 is fulfilled after the door cover 4 is closed and the drum opening 101 is closed and the door cover 4 is opened. The outer part of the barrel 1 is provided with a water containing groove which is a barrel-shaped structure which is coaxial and is used for sleeving the barrel inside. The rear end of the drum 1 is arranged in the washing machine shell 2 through a water containing groove 3, the water containing groove 3 and the rear end of the drum 1 are coaxially arranged, the upper end and the lower end of the water containing groove 3 are respectively bent towards the drum opening at the front end of the drum 1, the bent parts at least extend to the middle part of the drum 1, and the upper bent parts and the lower bent parts are respectively connected with the washing machine shell 2 through a damping hanging spring and a damping support rod, so that the purpose that the water containing groove 3 can be arranged in the washing machine shell 2 in a vibrating manner is achieved; meanwhile, the center of the drum bottom 102 is coaxially arranged with a motor shaft of a driving motor 5 of the washing machine so as to drive the drum 1 to rotate, and the drum 1 and the driving motor are both fixedly arranged on the water containing tank 3. Preferably, the drum bottom 102 and the driving motor are respectively arranged at two sides of the water containing tank 3, the driving motor is fixedly connected with the water containing tank 3, a motor shaft of the driving motor passes through the water containing tank 3 through a bearing and is coaxially and fixedly connected with the drum bottom 102, and a motor shaft of the driving motor can rotate relative to the water containing tank 3, so that the purposes that the drum 1 and the driving motor are arranged on the water containing tank 3 and the drum 1 can rotate under the action of the driving motor to wash the internal clothes are achieved. Preferably, the motor shaft of the drive motor directly forms the drum shaft, which is fixedly connected coaxially to the drum bottom 102 of the drum 1.
In the embodiment of the invention, a metal detector 6 is arranged in the shell 2 of the washing machine, and the metal detector 6 detects whether a metal piece is contained in the drum. Through set up metal detector on washing machine to whether the realization contains metal object in to the load that waits to wash in a section of thick bamboo and carry out the accurate detection, and then prevented that article such as key, coin from forgetting the emergence of the condition such as waiting to wash in the load pocket, not only promoted user's washing experience, still stopped the emergence of the condition such as metal object to the load fish tail in the washing process.
Meanwhile, the embodiment of the invention also provides a control method of the washing machine, which is used for detecting the clothes to be washed in the drum when the washing machine is about to work or is working and sending out a prompt signal when the drum is detected to contain the articles made of metal materials. Therefore, the condition that metal objects are washed by the washing machine by mistake is effectively avoided, the foreign matter detection initiative and the intelligent level of the washing machine are improved, and the purposes of improving the washing effect and reducing the damage probability of clothes to be washed in the washing process are achieved. In addition, the control method in the application can remind the load to be washed decorated with the metal material articles, and control the washing machine to run according to the corresponding program, so that the rotating speed of the drum is reduced as much as possible, the washing time is prolonged, the washing treatment effect on the washing load is ensured, and the clothes loss is reduced.
Example one
As shown in fig. 1 to 6, the present embodiment describes a washing machine including a housing 2; a metal detector 6 is installed in the shell 2, and the metal detector 6 detects whether a metal piece is contained in the barrel 1.
In the present embodiment, the metal detector 6 includes a detection coil 61; the detection coil 61 is directly arranged on or arranged at any one or a combination of a cylinder side wall 103, a cylinder opening 101 side and a cylinder bottom 102 side close to the outside of the cylinder.
In this embodiment, the detection coil 61 is formed by a flexible cable wound at least one turn along a ring shape; preferably, the detection coil 61 is formed of a flexible cable wound in a loop shape with a plurality of turns. In this embodiment, the search coil 61 has a housing with a sealed annular chamber within which the flexible cable is mounted. The casing of the detection coil 61 is made of a material which can be penetrated by electromagnetic waves and does not shield electromagnetic waves; for example: and (3) plastic materials. The housing of the search coil 61 mainly supports the flexible cable assembled in the inner annular chamber to ensure that it is in an annular coiled arrangement.
As shown in fig. 6, in the present embodiment, the metal detector 6 further includes a control module, and the control module is communicatively connected to the detection coil 61; the control module is provided with a signal interface which is connected with a main control panel of the washing machine through a communication line; preferably, the control module is connected to the detection coil 61 via a signal transmitting unit and a signal receiving unit, respectively, to transmit or receive signal commands to the detection coil 61, respectively.
In this embodiment, the metal detector 6 further includes a power module, an input interface of the power module is connected to a power supply of the washing machine, and an output interface of the power module is connected to the control module. The power supply module is connected with the control module, the power supply supplies power to the detection coil 61 in a controllable mode through the power supply module, the detection coil 61 detects the magnetic flux of the single power supply after receiving the single power supply, the changed magnetic flux detection signal is sent to the control module, and the control signal compares the detection value with a set value to generate a judgment signal whether metal objects exist in the cylinder or not.
In this embodiment, the metal detector 6 further includes an alarm output module, the alarm output module is connected to the control module, and the alarm output module is any one or a combination of a speaker for sending an alarm prompt tone, a display device for generating an alarm prompt image, and a wireless device for sending an alarm prompt push to the mobile terminal. Preferably, the alarm output module is arranged on the washing machine main control board and is indirectly connected with the control module through the washing machine main control board, so that components on the washing machine directly form the alarm output module on the metal detector 6, the metal detector 6 is integrated on the washing machine, the number of the components is reduced, and the cost is saved.
Example two
As shown in fig. 1 to fig. 3, the present embodiment further has the following technical features based on the first embodiment:
in this embodiment, a water tank is provided in the housing 2, the cartridge 1 is rotatably mounted on the water tank 3, and the metal detector 6 is provided on the water tank 3. Through locating detection coil on the water containing tank that relative section of thick bamboo can not select for whether have metal object to detect in the section of thick bamboo, steerable section of thick bamboo relative rotation utilizes the article of fixed detection coil to motion in the section of thick bamboo to detect, and then has promoted the detection accuracy.
As shown in fig. 1, in the present embodiment, the detection coil 61 of the metal detector 6 is arranged along a circle concentric with the axis of the cylinder 1, and the radial dimension of the detection coil 61 is larger than that of the cylinder 1. Preferably, the detection coil 61 is arranged in the middle of the barrel side wall 103, so that the detection coil 61 detects the middle of the barrel 1 with the axis extending horizontally, and the detection accuracy is effectively improved. Meanwhile, in order to further improve the detection accuracy, metal detectors 6 may be respectively disposed in a plurality of radial directions of the cartridge 1 to further expand the detection coverage.
In addition, in this embodiment, in order to increase the detection coverage, the detection coil 61 and any radial cross section of the cylinder 1 may be arranged in an inclined manner, so that an included angle smaller than 90 degrees is formed between the detection coil 61 and the axis of the cylinder 1, and further, the detection coil 61 has a certain coverage in the direction of the cylinder axis, so that the detection coil 61 can perform metal detection on the load to be washed in the coverage, and the detection range of the metal detector 6 is significantly expanded.
As shown in fig. 2, in the present embodiment, the detection coil 61 of the metal detector 6 may also be disposed on the water containing tank 3 on the bottom 102 side of the cylinder; alternatively, as shown in fig. 3, the detection coil 61 of the metal detector 6 may be provided on the water tank 3 on the side of the opening 101 of the cylinder 1, and the purpose of detecting the metal of the article in the cylinder can be similarly achieved. Meanwhile, especially when the washing machine is a pulsator washing machine, because the drum 1 generally extends along the vertical direction, the load to be washed is accumulated on the drum bottom 102, and the detection coil 61 of the metal detector 6 is arranged on the water containing tank 3 at one side of the drum bottom 102 of the drum, so that the detection accuracy can be effectively improved.
EXAMPLE III
As shown in fig. 4, the present embodiment further has the following technical features based on the first embodiment:
in this embodiment, a water tank 3 is provided in the housing 2, the cartridge 1 is rotatably mounted on the water tank 3, and the metal detector 6 is provided on the water tank 3. Through locating detection coil on the water containing tank that relative section of thick bamboo can not select for whether have metal object to detect in the section of thick bamboo, steerable section of thick bamboo relative rotation utilizes the article of fixed detection coil to motion in the section of thick bamboo to detect, and then has promoted the detection accuracy.
As shown in fig. 4, in the present embodiment, the detection coil 61 of the metal detector 6 is disposed in a parallel plane in any tangential direction of the drum 1 to detect metal of the load to be washed moving close to the detection coil 61 in the rotating drum 1. Since the metal detector 6 extends in the section of the cylinder 1, the coverage detection range of the metal detector 6 is not limited to a single section, and the detection range is increased.
Preferably, in the present embodiment, the detection coil 61 of the metal detector 6 is in a horizontal plane above, and/or below the cylinder; further preferably, in order to improve the detection accuracy, the detection coil 61 is located below the middle part of the drum 1, and the position where the clothes are most likely to be accumulated is detected, so as to further improve the detection accuracy. Meanwhile, in order to further improve the detection accuracy, metal detectors 6 may be respectively disposed in a plurality of radial directions of the cartridge 1 to further expand the detection coverage.
Example four
As shown in fig. 5, the present embodiment further has the following technical features based on the first embodiment:
in this embodiment, a clothes inlet is provided on the casing 2, the clothes inlet is provided opposite to the opening 101 of the drum 1, the door 4 capable of opening and closing the clothes inlet is provided on the casing 2, and the metal detector 6 is provided on the door 4.
In this embodiment, the detection coil 61 of the metal detector 6 is arranged along a circle concentric with the axis of the cylinder 1, and the radial dimension of the detection coil 61 is smaller than the radial dimension of the cylinder sidewall 103 of the cylinder 1 and larger than the radial dimension of the cylinder opening 102 of the cylinder 1.
Example four
The present embodiment is based on the first embodiment and further has the following distinguishing technical features:
in this embodiment, the detection coil of the metal detector is directly disposed on the drum, and the detection coil is wirelessly connected to the control module disposed on the casing of the washing machine via the wireless module. Through the arrangement, the aims of directly mounting a detection coil on the rotary drum, carrying out metal detection on the load to be washed in the drum, and carrying out wireless power supply and signal transmission can be achieved (not shown in the attached drawings).
EXAMPLE five
As shown in fig. 7 to 11, in the present embodiment, a control method of a washing machine is described, which detects laundry to be washed in a drum, and sends a prompt signal when detecting that an object made of a metal material is contained in the drum.
In this embodiment, after detecting that the tube contains the metal material, the washing machine stops working and sends a prompt signal to the user. Preferably, the prompt signal comprises any one or a combination of a prompt tone, a prompt image and a prompt push of the mobile device; the prompting signal can be sent by a component on the washing machine or a unit arranged on a metal detector independently arranged on the washing machine.
As shown in fig. 7, in this embodiment, after detecting that the drum contains the metal material, the washing machine stops working and the door of the washing machine is automatically opened; preferably, after the machine door is opened, detecting whether the barrel contains the metal material at intervals of a certain time period t, and after the metal material is detected, continuously keeping the machine door open; and after detecting the object without the metal material, controlling the machine door to be closed.
In the embodiment, after the machine door is closed, whether the cylinder contains the metal material is detected, and after the metal material is detected, a prompt signal is sent to a user; and prompting the user to select a washing program after the article containing the metal material is not detected, and starting to work according to the washing program selected by the user.
In this embodiment, after detecting that the tube contains the metal material, a prompt signal to be selected is sent to the user to indicate whether to continue to execute washing; after the user selects to continuously execute the washing, the washing machine executes a washing mode containing metal articles, continuously performs subsequent work, and performs washing treatment on the clothes to be washed containing the metal articles in the drum.
In this embodiment, when the washing machine detects that the drum contains the metal material and executes the washing mode containing the metal material, the drum rotation speed reduction setting value and/or the washing time extension setting time of the washing program selected by the user are/is used as the correction washing program, and the washing machine starts to operate with the correction washing program.
As shown in fig. 8, in this embodiment, specifically includes the following steps,
step S1, opening the machine door, and putting the clothes to be washed into the drum by the user;
step S2, detecting whether the cylinder contains metal articles; after detecting that the metal object is contained in the cylinder, executing step S3; after detecting that the cylinder does not contain the metal object, executing step S9;
step S3, the washing machine stops working and sends prompt information to the user;
step S4, the washing machine executes step S2 again every time a set time period t; and synchronously continues to execute the following step S5;
step S5, after the user feeds back and confirms that the clothes to be washed contain metal articles to the washing machine according to the prompt information, the step S4 is skipped and the step S6 is executed;
step S6, selecting a washing program by a user;
step S7, the washing machine reduces the drum speed of the selected washing program by a set value, prolongs the washing time by a set time, and generates a corrected washing program;
step S8, the washing machine starts to work with the revised washing program;
step S9, selecting a washing program by a user;
in step S10, the washing machine starts operating with the selected washing program.
EXAMPLE six
The present embodiment is different from the fifth embodiment in that:
in this embodiment, after detecting that the tube contains the metal material, whether the door is opened within a set time is determined;
if not, executing a washing mode of the metal-containing articles;
if yes, detecting whether the cylinder contains the metal material or not again; if the cylinder still contains the metal articles during the second detection, executing a washing mode containing the metal articles; if it is determined that the drum does not contain the metal material when the second detection is performed, a normal washing mode is performed.
As shown in fig. 9, this embodiment specifically includes the following steps,
step S1, opening the machine door, and putting the clothes to be washed into the drum by the user;
step S2, detecting whether the cylinder contains metal articles; after detecting that the metal object is contained in the cylinder, executing step S3; after detecting that the cylinder does not contain the metal object, executing step S9;
step S3, the washing machine stops working and sends prompt information to the user;
step S4, judging whether the door of the washing machine is opened within the set time t; if yes, go to step S5; if not, go to step S6;
step S5, detecting whether the cylinder contains the metal material again; if yes, go to step S6; if not, go to step S9;
step S6, selecting a washing program by a user;
step S7, the washing machine reduces the drum speed of the selected washing program by a set value, prolongs the washing time by a set time, and generates a corrected washing program;
step S8, the washing machine starts to work with the revised washing program;
step S9, selecting a washing program by a user;
in step S10, the washing machine starts operating with the selected washing program.
EXAMPLE seven
This embodiment differs from the fifth and sixth embodiments described above in that:
in this embodiment, when the washing machine detects that the drum contains the metal material and executes the washing mode containing the metal material, the washing machine can only execute the washing program in which the drum rotation speed is in the set interval and the washing time is in the set time period; preferably, the washing machine detects that the drum contains the metal material and executes the washing mode containing the metal material, and the washing machine can only call and provide the user with the washing program with the drum rotating speed in the set interval and the washing time in the set time period.
As shown in fig. 10, this embodiment specifically includes the following steps,
step S1, opening the machine door, and putting the clothes to be washed into the drum by the user;
step S2, detecting whether the cylinder contains metal articles; after detecting that the metal object is contained in the cylinder, executing step S3; after detecting that the cylinder does not contain the metal object, executing step S8;
step S3, the washing machine stops working and sends prompt information to the user;
step S4, the washing machine executes step S2 again every time a set time period t; and synchronously continues to execute the following step S5;
step S5, after the user feeds back and confirms that the clothes to be washed contain metal articles to the washing machine according to the prompt information, the step S4 is skipped and the step S6 is executed;
step S6, calling out the washing program of the washing machine in the set interval and the washing time in the set time period, and selecting one washing program called out by the user from the washing machine;
step S7, the washing program selected by the washing machine starts to work;
step S8, selecting a washing program by a user;
in step S9, the washing machine starts operating with the selected washing program.
Example nine
The present embodiment is based on the fifth to eighth embodiments, and further has the following technical features:
in this embodiment, the washing machine detects the material of the laundry to be washed in the drum, calls the pre-stored corresponding washing program according to the detected material of the laundry, and operates the washing machine according to the called washing program to wash the laundry. Meanwhile, in order to ensure the completion of the control method, a clothes material detector is arranged on the washing machine to automatically detect the material of clothes in the drum. The clothing material detector in this embodiment may be any conventional structure.
As shown in fig. 11, this embodiment specifically includes the following steps,
step S1, opening the machine door, and putting the clothes to be washed into the drum by the user;
step S2, detecting whether the cylinder contains metal articles; after detecting that the metal object is contained in the cylinder, executing step S3; after detecting that the cylinder does not contain the metal object, executing step S9;
step S3, the washing machine stops working and sends prompt information to the user;
step S4, the washing machine executes step S2 again every time a set time period t; and synchronously continues to execute the following step S5;
step S5, after the user feeds back and confirms that the clothes to be washed contain metal articles to the washing machine according to the prompt information, the step S4 is skipped and the step S6 is executed;
s6, detecting the material of the load to be washed in the drum, and selecting a corresponding washing program according to the detected material;
step S7, the washing machine reduces the drum speed of the selected washing program by a set value, prolongs the washing time by a set time, and generates a corrected washing program;
step S8, the washing machine starts to work with the revised washing program;
step S9, selecting a washing program by a user;
in step S10, the washing machine starts operating with the selected 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 control method of a washing machine is characterized in that: the clothes to be washed in the drum are detected, and whether the drum contains metal articles or not is detected.
2. The control method of a washing machine according to claim 1, wherein after detecting that the drum contains the metal material, the washing machine stops working and sends a prompt signal to a user;
preferably, the alert signal comprises any one or a combination of an alert tone, an alert image, an alert push of the mobile device.
3. The control method of a washing machine according to claim 2, wherein after detecting that the drum contains the metal material, the washing machine stops working and automatically opens a door of the washing machine;
preferably, after the machine door is opened, detecting whether the barrel contains the metal material at certain time intervals, and after the metal material is detected, continuously keeping the machine door open; and after detecting the object without the metal material, controlling the machine door to be closed.
4. A control method of a washing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, after the door is closed, whether the drum contains an article made of metal or not is detected, and after the article made of metal is detected, a prompt signal is sent to a user; and after the article containing the metal material is not detected, starting to work according to a washing program selected by a user.
5. The control method of a washing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that after detecting that the drum contains the metal material, a prompt signal to be selected is sent to the user whether to continue to execute the washing;
after the user selects to continuously execute the washing, the washing machine executes a washing mode containing metal articles, and the clothes to be washed containing the metal articles in the drum are washed.
6. The control method of a washing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein after detecting that the drum contains the metal material, it is determined whether the door is opened within a set time;
if not, executing a washing mode of the metal-containing articles;
if yes, detecting whether the cylinder contains the metal material or not again; if the cylinder is determined to contain the articles made of the metal materials during the second detection, a washing mode containing the metal articles is executed; if it is determined that the drum does not contain the metal material when the second detection is performed, a normal washing mode is performed.
7. The control method of a washing machine according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the washing machine detects that the drum contains the metal material and performs the washing mode containing the metal material, the drum rotation speed reduction setting value and/or the washing time extension setting time of the washing program are selected by the user as the correction washing program, and the washing machine starts to operate with the correction washing program;
preferably, the method specifically comprises the following steps,
step S1, opening the machine door, and putting the clothes to be washed into the drum by the user;
step S2, detecting whether the cylinder contains metal articles; after detecting that the metal object is contained in the cylinder, executing step S3; after detecting that the cylinder does not contain the metal object, executing step S9;
step S3, the washing machine stops working and sends prompt information to the user;
step S4, judging whether the door of the washing machine is opened within the set time t; if yes, go to step S5; if not, go to step S6;
step S5, detecting whether the cylinder contains the metal material again; if yes, go to step S6; if not, go to step S9;
step S6, selecting a washing program by a user;
step S7, the washing machine reduces the drum speed of the selected washing program by a set value, prolongs the washing time by a set time, and generates a corrected washing program;
step S8, the washing machine starts to work with the revised washing program;
step S9, selecting a washing program by a user;
in step S10, the washing machine starts operating with the selected washing program.
8. The control method of a washing machine according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the washing machine detects that the drum contains the metal material and executes the washing mode containing the metal material, the washing machine can only execute the washing program that the drum rotation speed is in the set interval and the washing time is in the set time period;
preferably, the washing machine detects that the drum contains the metal material and executes the washing mode containing the metal material, and the washing machine can only call and provide the user with the washing program with the drum rotating speed in the set interval and the washing time in the set time period.
9. A control method for a washing machine as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the material of the laundry to be washed in the drum is detected, and a pre-stored corresponding washing program is called according to the detected material of the laundry, and the washing machine is operated in accordance with the called washing program to perform a washing process on the laundry to be washed.
10. A washing machine to which the control method of any one of claims 1 to 9 is applied, characterized in that: a metal detector for detecting the metal material object in the cylinder is arranged.
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