CN114908513A

CN114908513A - Washing machine, control method, apparatus and storage medium

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Publication number: CN114908513A
Application number: CN202210515114.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 赵青晖
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-05-11
Filing date: 2022-05-11
Publication date: 2022-08-16

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a washing machine, a control method, an apparatus, and a storage medium. The washing machine includes: a wash cartridge comprising: the accommodating cavity is used for accommodating an object to be cleaned; the at least one light sensing module is positioned on the washing drum and used for generating an electric signal according to the detected light signal; wherein the electrical signal corresponds to an object parameter of the object to be cleaned; the control module is connected with the light sensing modules and used for acquiring electric signals from each light sensing module and generating control signals according to the electric signals; and the releasing module is connected with the control module and used for acquiring the control signal from the control module and controlling the releasing amount of the object to be released according to the control signal. The washing machine provided by the disclosure can automatically control the putting amount of the object to be put in, the controlled putting amount of the object to be put in is matched with the object parameters of the object to be cleaned, the accuracy of the putting amount of the object to be put in can be improved, and the cleaning efficiency of the washing machine is further improved.

Description

Washing machine, control method, apparatus and storage medium

Technical Field

The disclosure relates to the field of smart home, and in particular, to a washing machine, a control method, a device, and a storage medium.

Background

With the development of science and technology, in order to improve the living standard of users, various electronic devices are produced. For example, the washing machine may improve washing efficiency of laundry and make it more convenient to wash the laundry; the air conditioner can improve the comfort level of the living environment of the user and the like.

However, the conventional washing machine requires the user to manually add laundry detergent, softener or other laundry items by himself or herself during use. Also, the water inflow amount of the conventional washing machine generally corresponds to a washing mode selected by a user or a water level selected by the user. That is, the amount of laundry detergent, softener, or other laundry detergent added and the water intake of the washing machine all require the user to make subjective judgments. However, the addition amount of the laundry detergent, the softener or other laundry detergent and the water inflow of the washing machine, which are judged by the user, may not be accurate, and thus the washing effect of the washing machine is poor or the washing raw materials are wasted.

Disclosure of Invention

To overcome the problems in the related art, the present disclosure provides a washing machine, a control method, an apparatus, and a storage medium.

According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a washing machine including:

a wash cartridge comprising: the accommodating cavity is used for accommodating an object to be cleaned;

the at least one light sensing module is positioned on the washing drum and used for generating an electric signal according to the detected light signal; wherein the electrical signal corresponds to an object parameter of the object to be cleaned;

the control module is connected with the light sensing modules and used for acquiring the electric signals from the light sensing modules and generating control signals according to the electric signals;

and the releasing module is connected with the control module and used for acquiring the control signal from the control module and controlling the releasing amount of the object to be released according to the control signal.

In some embodiments, the photo sensing module comprises:

the light emitting surface of the light emitting component faces the accommodating cavity and is used for emitting optical signals;

the light receiving surface of the light receiving component faces the accommodating cavity and is used for receiving the optical signal emitted by the light emitting component;

the light emitting surface of the light emitting component and the light receiving surface of the light receiving component which are positioned on the same light sensing module are opposite.

In some embodiments, the washing drum comprises:

a first opening through which a light emitting surface of the light emitting assembly is inserted into a sidewall of the washing tub and through which a light signal is emitted;

a second opening through which a light receiving surface of the light receiving element receives a light signal, the light receiving element being embedded in a side wall of the washing drum;

the first opening corresponding to the light emitting component and the second opening corresponding to the light receiving component which are positioned on the same light sensing module are opposite.

In some embodiments, the light emitting module and the light receiving module of at least one light sensing module are disposed around a sidewall of the washing drum, and the interval between each light emitting module and each light receiving module is the same.

In some embodiments, the optical processing component is connected to the light receiving component, and is configured to generate the electrical signal according to a signal strength of the optical signal received by the light receiving component.

In some embodiments, the optical processing component is configured to generate a first electrical signal if the signal intensity of the received optical signal is greater than or equal to a preset intensity threshold; generating a second electrical signal under the condition that the signal intensity of the received optical signal is smaller than a preset intensity threshold;

the control module is connected with the optical processing module and is used for generating the control signal according to the first electric signal and/or the second electric signal acquired from the optical processing module;

wherein the first electrical signal is different from the second electrical signal.

In some embodiments, the control module is configured to determine, based on the number of the acquired second electrical signals, control signals corresponding to the number of the second electrical signals;

wherein the number of the second electrical signals corresponds to object parameters of the object to be cleaned, the object parameters including: the object volume.

In some embodiments, the object to be delivered includes: washing raw materials, the input module includes:

a first container for containing the washing raw material;

and the driving assembly is connected with the first container and the control module and used for acquiring the control signal from the control module and putting the washing raw materials in the first container in the putting amount corresponding to the object parameters into the accommodating cavity according to the control signal.

In some embodiments, the washing machine further comprises:

the water inlet module is connected with the control module and used for acquiring the control signal from the control module and controlling the water inlet amount of the accommodating cavity according to the control signal; wherein the water inflow corresponds to the subject parameter.

In some embodiments, the delivery module further comprises:

an input port of the second container is communicated with the first container and the water inlet module, and an output port of the second container is communicated with the accommodating cavity;

the driving assembly is used for putting the washing raw materials in the first container in the amount corresponding to the object parameters into the second container according to the control signals;

when the water input into the second container by the water inlet module flows through the second container, the washing raw materials in the second container are brought into the accommodating cavity.

According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a control method applied to the washing machine of the first aspect, the method including:

acquiring an optical signal in a washing drum of the washing machine under the condition that an object to be cleaned is detected to exist in the washing machine;

generating an electrical signal from the optical signal; wherein the electrical signal corresponds to an object parameter of the object to be cleaned;

generating a control signal according to the electric signal;

and controlling the putting amount of the object to be put according to the control signal.

In some embodiments, said generating an electrical signal from said optical signal comprises: generating the electrical signal according to the signal strength of the optical signal.

In some embodiments, said generating said electrical signal from said signal strength of said optical signal comprises:

generating a first electrical signal when the signal intensity of the optical signal is greater than or equal to a preset intensity threshold;

generating a second electrical signal under the condition that the signal intensity of the optical signal is smaller than a preset intensity threshold value;

the generating a control signal according to the electric signal comprises:

generating the control signal according to the first electric signal and/or the second electric signal; wherein the first electrical signal is different from the second electrical signal.

In some embodiments, said generating said control signal from said first electrical signal and/or said second electrical signal comprises:

generating the control signal according to the number of the first electric signals and/or the number of the second electric signals;

wherein the number of the first electrical signals and the number of the second electrical signals correspond to object parameters of the object to be cleaned, and the object parameters include: the object volume.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

controlling the water inflow of the washing machine according to the control signal; wherein the water inflow corresponds to the subject parameter.

According to a third aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an electronic apparatus including:

a processor;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured to: when executed, implement the steps of any of the control methods of the second aspect.

According to a fourth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, wherein instructions of the storage medium, when executed by a processor of an electronic device, enable the electronic device to perform the steps of any one of the control methods of the second aspect.

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can have the following beneficial effects:

in an embodiment of the present disclosure, a washing machine includes a washing drum, at least one light sensing module, a control module, and a dosing module. The washing barrel comprises a containing cavity which can be used for containing an object to be cleaned, at least one light induction module positioned on the washing barrel can generate an electric signal corresponding to the object parameter to be cleaned according to the detected light signal, a control module connected with the light induction module can generate a control signal according to the electric signal acquired from the light induction module, and the putting module can control the putting amount to be put in according to the control signal.

In the first aspect, the dosing module may control a dosing amount of the object to be dosed, for example, laundry detergent, softener, or water for washing laundry, according to the control signal obtained from the control module. That is, the putting amount of the object to be put in can be automatically controlled and put in by the washing machine without the need for the user to judge the putting amount of the object to be put in and without the need for the user to manually put in. Thus, convenience in using the washing machine can be improved.

In a second aspect, the electrical signal generated by the light sensing module corresponds to the object parameter of the object to be cleaned, so that the control signal generated according to the electrical signal also corresponds to the object parameter of the object to be cleaned, and further, the putting amount of the object to be put in, which is controlled according to the control signal, also corresponds to the object parameter of the object to be cleaned. Like this, the input of waiting to put in the object matches more with the object parameter of waiting to wash the object, can improve the accuracy nature of the input of waiting to put in the object, and then improves washing machine's cleaning efficiency, and reduces the waste of waiting to put in the object, and the cost of photoinduction module is lower, treats the detection of washing object through photoinduction module, can reduce the cost of preparation washing machine.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

FIG. 1 is a first schematic structural view of a washing machine according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a washing machine according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram illustrating a photo sensor module according to an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a first schematic sectional view of a washing drum, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional schematic view two of a wash drum according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a flow chart illustrating a control method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the exemplary embodiments below are not intended to represent all implementations consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present disclosure, as detailed in the appended claims.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a washing machine according to an exemplary embodiment, where, as shown in fig. 1, the washing machine 100 mainly includes:

a wash drum 110 comprising: an accommodating chamber 111 for accommodating an object to be cleaned;

at least one light sensing module 120, located on the washing drum 110, for generating an electrical signal according to the detected light signal; wherein the electrical signal corresponds to an object parameter of the object to be cleaned;

a control module 130, connected to the photo-sensing modules 120, for obtaining the electrical signals from each photo-sensing module 120 and generating control signals according to the electrical signals;

and the releasing module 140 is connected with the control module 130, and is configured to acquire the control signal from the control module 130 and control the releasing amount of the object to be released according to the control signal.

Here, the washing machine may be a pulsator type washing machine or a drum type washing machine.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram ii of a washing machine according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 2, the washing drum 110 may include an inner drum of a washing machine, the washing drum 110 may be a hollow cylinder, the object to be cleaned may be laundry to be cleaned, the object to be cleaned may be received in the receiving cavity 111 of the washing drum 110, and the object to be cleaned in the receiving cavity 111 may be cleaned by controlling the washing drum 110 to rotate.

The photo sensing module 120 may include an infrared sensor (e.g., infrared pair transistor), an ultraviolet sensor, a visible light sensor, an ambient light sensor, and the like. The light sensing module 120 may be disposed on the washing drum, for example, may be disposed on an inner wall, an outer wall of the washing drum 110, or embedded in a sidewall of the washing drum 110. The photo sensing module 120 can detect a light signal in the accommodating cavity 111 of the washing drum 110. Taking the photo-sensing module 120 as an infrared sensor, the infrared sensor can detect an infrared light signal in the accommodating cavity 111; taking the photo-sensing module 120 as an ultraviolet sensor, the ultraviolet sensor can detect an ultraviolet signal in the accommodating cavity 111; taking the photo-sensing module 120 as a visible light sensor, the visible light sensor can detect a visible light signal in the accommodating cavity 111.

It should be noted that the optical parameter of the optical signal (e.g., the signal intensity of the optical signal) may be affected by the object to be cleaned in the washing drum 110. For example, in the case that the number, the volume, or the thickness of the object to be cleaned in the washing drum 110 is large, the optical signal may be blocked by the object to be cleaned, and thus the signal intensity of the optical signal passing through the object to be cleaned, which is detected by the optical sensing module 120, may be weakened.

In some embodiments, the light signal detected by the light sensing module 120 may be natural light or ambient light inside the washing drum 110. In some embodiments, the washing machine may include a light emitting source, which emits an ultraviolet light signal, an infrared light signal, or a visible light signal, and then detects the ultraviolet light signal, the infrared light signal, or the visible light signal in the washing tub through the photo sensing module 120.

In some embodiments, the photo sensing module 120 may include a light emitting component and a light detecting component, and the light emitting component emits an ultraviolet light signal, an infrared light signal, or a visible light signal, and the light detecting component detects the ultraviolet light signal, the infrared light signal, or the visible light signal.

After detecting the optical signal, the optical sensing module 120 may generate an electrical signal according to the detected optical signal. In some embodiments, the intensity range in which the signal intensity of the optical signal is located may be determined, and then the electrical signal corresponding to the intensity range in which the signal intensity of the optical signal is located may be generated according to the preset correspondence relationship between each intensity range and the electrical signal.

For example, in the case where the signal intensity of the optical signal is within a first intensity range, an electrical signal corresponding to the first intensity range is generated; if the signal intensity of the optical signal is within a second intensity range, generating an electrical signal corresponding to the second intensity range; if the signal intensity of the optical signal is within the third intensity range, an electrical signal corresponding to the third intensity range is generated.

Also for example, in the case where the signal intensity of the optical signal is greater than or equal to a preset intensity threshold, a high level signal is generated; and generating a low-level signal when the signal intensity of the optical signal is less than a preset intensity threshold value.

Since the signal intensity of the optical signal detected by the optical sensing module 120 may be affected by the object to be cleaned in the washing tub 110, the optical signal detected by the optical sensing module 120 may correspond to the object parameter of the object to be cleaned, and further, the electrical signal generated according to the optical signal may also correspond to the object parameter of the object to be cleaned. Here, the object parameters of the object to be cleaned may include: the number of objects to be cleaned, the object volume of the objects to be cleaned, or the object thickness of the objects to be cleaned, etc.

It can be understood that, the larger the number of the objects to be cleaned, the larger the object volume of the objects to be cleaned, or the larger the object thickness of the objects to be cleaned, the larger the degree of coverage of the optical signal by the objects to be cleaned is, the smaller the signal intensity of the optical signal detected by the optical sensing module 120 is, and further, the different electrical signals generated based on the optical signals with different signal intensities are also different.

After the photo sensing module 120 generates the electrical signal, the control module 130 may obtain the electrical signal from the photo sensing module 120. For example, the control module 130 may obtain the electrical signal generated by the photo sensing module 120 by sending an electrical signal obtaining instruction to the photo sensing module 120, or obtain the electrical signal by actively sending the electrical signal to the control module 130 through the photo sensing module 120.

Control module 130, upon acquiring the electrical signal, may generate a control signal based on the electrical signal. Here, the control signal may carry a putting amount of the object to be put, or may carry a putting gear corresponding to a putting amount range of the object to be put. It is understood that there may be a correspondence between the electrical signal and the control signal, and the control signal corresponding to the electrical signal may be generated according to the electrical signal. In some embodiments, the correspondence of the electrical signal to the control signal may be preset. For example, the first electrical signal correspondingly carries a control signal with a dosage of 10 grams (g); the second electric signal correspondingly carries a control signal with the putting amount of 15 g; the third electric signal correspondingly carries a control signal with the input amount of 20 g.

In some embodiments, different ranges of delivery amounts may correspond to different delivery gears. For example, when the input amount is between 10g and 15g, the first gear is corresponded; when the putting amount is between 15g and 20g, corresponding to the second gear; when the putting amount is between 20g and 25g, the third gear is corresponded. In this embodiment, the correspondence relationship between the electric signal and the control signal may be preset as: the first electric signal correspondingly carries a control signal with a first release gear; the second electric signal correspondingly carries a control signal of which the throwing gear is a second gear; and the third electric signal correspondingly carries a control signal with a third gear of the releasing gear.

It should be noted that the number in the above examples is only an example, and the amount of the put is not specifically limited herein.

The putting module 140 may determine the putting amount of the object to be put according to the control signal, and automatically put the device of the object to be put. The putting module 140 may be disposed inside the washing machine or outside the washing machine. In case that the input module 140 is disposed inside the washing machine, the sealing performance of the washing machine is better.

The releasing module 140 may obtain the control signal generated by the control module 130 by sending a control signal obtaining instruction to the control module 130, or may obtain the control signal by actively sending the control signal to the releasing module 140 by the control module 130.

After the release module 140 acquires the control signal, the control signal may be analyzed to obtain a release amount or a release gear carried in the control signal, and then the object to be released is released according to the release amount or the release gear carried in the control signal. Here, the object to be delivered may include: washing raw materials such as laundry detergent, softener, laundry bleaching agent and the like, and water for washing laundry can be further included.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a washing machine includes a washing drum, at least one light sensing module, a control module, and a dosing module. The washing barrel comprises a containing cavity which can be used for containing an object to be washed, at least one light sensing module positioned on the washing barrel can generate an electric signal corresponding to an object parameter to be washed according to a detected light signal, a control module connected with the light sensing module can generate a control signal according to the electric signal acquired from the light sensing module, and the putting module can control the putting amount to be put in according to the control signal.

In a first aspect, the dosing module may control the dosing amount of the object to be dosed, e.g. the dosing amount of laundry detergent, softener or water for washing laundry, in dependence of the control signal obtained from the control module. That is, the putting amount of the object to be put in can be automatically controlled and put in by the washing machine without the need for the user to judge the putting amount of the object to be put in and without the need for the user to manually put in. Thus, convenience in using the washing machine can be improved.

In a second aspect, the electric signal generated by the light sensing module corresponds to the object parameter of the object to be cleaned, so that the control signal generated according to the electric signal also corresponds to the object parameter of the object to be cleaned, and further, the putting amount of the object to be put in, which is controlled according to the control signal, also corresponds to the object parameter of the object to be cleaned. Like this, the input of waiting to put in the object matches more with the object parameter of waiting to wash the object, can improve the accuracy nature of the input of waiting to put in the object, and then improves washing machine's cleaning efficiency, and reduces the waste of waiting to put in the object, and the cost of photoinduction module is lower, treats the detection of washing object through photoinduction module, can reduce the cost of preparation washing machine.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a photo sensor module according to an exemplary embodiment.

As shown in fig. 3, in some embodiments, the photo sensing module 120 includes:

a light emitting component 121, a light emitting surface of the light emitting component 121 faces the accommodating cavity 111, and is used for emitting a light signal;

a light receiving component 122, a light receiving surface of the light receiving component 122 faces the accommodating cavity 111, and is used for receiving the light signal emitted by the light emitting component 121;

the light emitting surface of the light emitting module 121 and the light receiving surface of the light receiving module 122 of the same photo sensing module 120 are opposite to each other.

As shown in fig. 3, the light emitting module 121 may pass through the accommodating cavity 111 by a light signal emitted toward the light emitting surface of the accommodating cavity 111, and be received by the light receiving module 122 toward the light receiving surface of the accommodating cavity 111. During the process of the optical signal passing through the accommodating cavity 111, the optical signal may pass through the object to be cleaned accommodated in the accommodating cavity 111, and the signal intensity of the optical signal passing through the object to be cleaned is weakened.

In the embodiment of the disclosure, the light signal in the washing drum is detected, and the object to be cleaned in the washing drum is actually detected through the light signal emitted by the light emitting component. That is, the signal intensity of the optical signal received by the optical receiving component can be used to detect whether the object to be cleaned exists in the washing drum, for example, if the signal intensity of the received optical signal is weakened, the object to be cleaned exists in the washing drum. Or, determining the object parameter of the object to be cleaned according to the signal intensity of the received optical signal. For example, when the signal intensity of the received optical signal is detected to be in a certain intensity interval, the object parameter is determined as the object parameter corresponding to the intensity interval.

As shown in fig. 3, the light emitting surface of the light emitting element 121 and the light receiving surface of the light receiving element 122 are opposed to each other, so that the light receiving element 122 can accurately receive the optical signal emitted from the light emitting element 121.

It should be noted that fig. 3 shows only one photo sensor module 120, and actually, the washing machine may include at least one photo sensor module 120, and the structure and the arrangement manner of each photo sensor module 120 may be the same.

In some embodiments, the light sensing module 120 may include an infrared pair transistor. In this embodiment, the light emitting assembly 121 may be an infrared emitting tube, and the light receiving assembly 122 may be an infrared receiving tube.

Here, by making the light emitting surface of the light emitting module and the light receiving surface of the light receiving module face the accommodating chamber, it is possible to make the light signal emitted from the light emitting module pass through the accommodating chamber, and in the case where there is laundry to be washed in the accommodating chamber, the light signal can pass through the object to be washed. Also, making the light emitting surface of the light emitting module face the light receiving surface of the light receiving module can make the light receiving module receive the light signal emitted by the light emitting module.

In the embodiment of the disclosure, by arranging the light emitting module and the light receiving module which are opposite to each other, compared with the arrangement of one light emitting source, and detecting the light signal through the light sensing module, the light signal in the accommodating cavity can be detected more accurately, and whether the object to be cleaned exists in the accommodating cavity or the object parameter of the object to be cleaned is determined more accurately according to the detected light signal.

In some embodiments, the washing drum comprises:

It can be understood that, when the washing drum is used for washing the object to be washed, the washing drum can rotate at a high speed, and the light emitting assembly and the light receiving assembly are embedded into the side wall of the washing drum, so that the friction between the light emitting assembly and the light receiving assembly and the object to be washed can be reduced in the process of high-speed rotation of the washing drum, the service lives of the light emitting assembly and the light receiving assembly can be normal, and the object to be washed can be protected.

Wherein the position of the first opening may correspond to the position of a light emitting surface of the light emitting module, and the position of the second opening may correspond to the position of a light receiving surface of the light receiving module. Thus, the optical signal emitted from the light emitting surface of the light emitting component can be emitted from the first opening towards the accommodating cavity and received by the light receiving surface of the light emitting component through the second opening.

Taking the washing drum as an inner drum of the washing machine as an example, in order to realize the dehydration operation, at least one through hole is arranged on the inner drum of the washing machine. In some embodiments, the light receiving assembly and the light emitting assembly may be inserted into through holes on the wash drum. In this embodiment, the number of the through holes on the washing tub is greater than the sum of the number of the light receiving modules and the number of the light emitting modules. Thus, the light emitting module and the light receiving module can be disposed through a part of the through-hole, and the dehydration can be performed through the other part of the through-hole. The through holes for dewatering on the inner drum of the washing machine are reused, so that the manufacturing cost of the washing machine can be reduced, and the manufacturing process of the washing machine is simplified.

In some embodiments, the light emitting assembly and the light receiving assembly may also be disposed on an inner wall or an outer wall of the washing drum.

Here, by embedding the light emitting assembly and the light receiving assembly into the sidewall of the washing tub, friction of the light emitting assembly and the light receiving assembly with the laundry to be washed may be reduced. The first opening and the second opening are arranged on the washing drum and are opposite to each other, so that the light signal emitted by the light emitting assembly can be successfully emitted from the first opening and received by the light receiving assembly from the second opening.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional schematic view of a wash cartridge shown in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

As shown in fig. 4, in some embodiments, the light emitting module 121 and the light receiving module 122 of at least one light sensing module are disposed around the sidewall of the washing drum 110, and the interval between each light emitting module 121 and each light receiving module 122 is the same.

As shown in fig. 4, each light emitting assembly 121 and the corresponding light receiving assembly 122 are symmetrically disposed on the sidewall of the washing drum with the central axis of the washing drum 110 as the symmetry axis.

It is understood that only one ring formed by at least one light emitting module 121 and one light receiving module 122 disposed around the sidewall of the washing tub 110 is shown in fig. 4. In other embodiments, the washing drum 110 may be provided with at least two turns of the light emitting assembly 121 and the light receiving assembly 122. Accordingly, the object to be cleaned in the washing tub 110 can be detected by the optical signal in all directions.

Here, set up light-emitting component and light-receiving component around the lateral wall of washing barrel, can enlarge the propagation range of light signal, the interval between each light-emitting component and each light-receiving component is the same, can make, the light signal that each light-emitting component launched can propagate in the holding intracavity of washing barrel uniformly to treat the washing object in the washing barrel and detect accurately.

In some embodiments, the photo sensing module comprises:

and the optical processing component is connected with the optical receiving component and is used for generating the electric signal according to the signal intensity of the optical signal received by the optical receiving component.

It will be appreciated that the light detection assembly described hereinabove may comprise a light receiving assembly and a light processing assembly.

The optical processing module may generate an electrical signal corresponding to the signal intensity of the optical signal, based on the signal intensity of the optical signal received by the optical receiving module. For example, in the case where the signal intensity of the optical signal is within a first intensity range, an electrical signal corresponding to the first intensity range is generated; if the signal intensity of the optical signal is within a second intensity range, generating an electrical signal corresponding to the second intensity range; if the signal intensity of the optical signal is within the third intensity range, an electrical signal corresponding to the third intensity range is generated. For example, in some embodiments, a high level signal is generated in the event that the signal intensity of the optical signal is greater than or equal to a preset intensity threshold; and generating a low-level signal when the signal intensity of the optical signal is less than a preset intensity threshold value.

Here, the signal intensity of the optical signal may indicate a degree of shielding of the optical signal by the object to be cleaned, and may further indicate a size of the object parameter such as a number of objects of the object to be cleaned in the washing tub or a size of the object volume. For example, the signal intensity of the light signal is very small, and if the signal intensity is smaller than the preset intensity threshold value, it indicates that the number of the objects to be cleaned is large or the volume is large. Therefore, the electric signal generated from the signal intensity of the optical signal may also indicate the magnitude of the parameter of the object with the cleaning object.

In some embodiments, the optical processing assembly may also be configured to determine whether to generate the electrical signal by determining whether to receive the optical signal within a preset wait period at the optical receiving assembly. For example, if the optical receiving module does not receive the optical signal within the preset waiting time, the optical processing module does not generate the electrical signal, and if the optical receiving module receives the optical signal within the preset waiting time, the optical processing module generates the electrical signal.

Since the propagation path of the optical signal is not completely blocked under the condition that the object to be cleaned is relatively light and thin, at this time, a part of the optical signal penetrates through the object to be cleaned and is received by the optical receiving assembly, in the embodiment of the disclosure, a corresponding electrical signal is generated according to the signal intensity of the optical signal, and compared with the case that whether the electrical signal is generated is directly determined according to whether the optical signal is received or not, or a different electrical signal is generated based on the receiving condition of the optical signal (for example, a high level signal is generated under the condition that the optical signal is received, and a low level signal is generated under the condition that the optical signal is not received), the possibility of erroneous determination can be reduced.

wherein the first electrical signal is different from the second electrical signal. For example, the first electrical signal is a high level signal and the second electrical signal is a low level signal.

It can be understood that, if the signal intensity of the optical signal is greater than or equal to the preset intensity threshold, it may indicate that the optical signal is not blocked by the object to be cleaned, or the blocking degree of the optical signal blocked by the object to be cleaned is small, so that the first electrical signal generated according to the optical signal whose signal intensity is greater than or equal to the preset intensity threshold may correspond to the optical signal that is hardly blocked.

If the signal intensity of the optical signal is less than the preset intensity threshold, it can be shown that the shielding degree of the optical signal by the object to be cleaned is very large, and therefore, the second electrical signal generated according to the optical signal whose signal intensity is less than the preset intensity threshold may correspond to the shielded optical signal.

Here, the electric signal is generated by judging the relationship between the signal intensity of the optical signal and the preset intensity threshold, so that the process of generating the electric signal can be simplified, the generation efficiency of the electric signal is improved, and the working efficiency of the washing machine is improved.

The control module may determine a control signal corresponding to the number of the second electrical signals based on the number of the acquired second electrical signals. For example, when the number of the acquired second electrical signals is 0, the input amount carried by the corresponding control signal is 0 g; under the condition that the number of the obtained second electric signals is 1, the putting amount carried by the corresponding control signals is 5 g; under the condition that the number of the obtained second electric signals is 2, the putting amount carried by the corresponding control signals is 10 g; under the condition that the number of the obtained second electric signals is 3, the putting amount carried by the corresponding control signals is 15 g; under the condition that the number of the acquired second electric signals is 4, the putting amount carried by the corresponding control signals is 20 g; under the condition that the number of the acquired second electric signals is 5, the putting amount carried by the corresponding control signals is 25 g; when the number of the acquired second electrical signals is 6, the shot size carried by the corresponding control signal is 30 g.

It can be understood that the light signals emitted by the light emitting assemblies arranged at different positions can detect the objects to be cleaned at different positions in the washing drum, and the more the light signals are shielded by the objects to be cleaned, the larger the volume of the objects to be cleaned in the washing drum is.

As described above, the second electrical signal generated according to the optical signal with the signal intensity smaller than the preset intensity threshold may correspond to the blocked optical signal, and therefore, the control module determines the control signal corresponding to the number of the second electrical signals based on the number of the acquired second electrical signals, so that the control signal corresponds to the object volume of the object to be cleaned, and further, the input amount of the object to be input controlled by the control signal corresponds to the object volume of the object to be cleaned.

a first container for containing the washing raw material;

In this embodiment, the washing materials may include laundry detergent, softener, laundry bleach, etc. The first container may comprise at least one holding tank, and different holding tanks may be used to hold different kinds of washing raw materials, for example, one holding tank to hold the laundry detergent, one holding tank to hold the softener, and one holding tank to hold the laundry bleach.

The control signal can carry the input amount of various washing raw materials, and the driving assembly can extract the washing raw materials carried in the control signal and corresponding to the input amount of the object parameters from the first container according to the control signal and input the washing raw materials into the accommodating cavity. For example, if the control signal carries "10 g of laundry detergent, 5g of softener, and 2g of laundry bleaching agent", the driving assembly extracts 10g of laundry detergent from the first holding tank of the first container, 5g of softener from the second holding tank of the first container, and 2g of laundry bleaching agent from the third holding tank of the first container, and puts the laundry detergent into the holding cavity.

In some embodiments, where the washing stock is a liquid, the drive assembly may be a water pump.

Like this, then can put in the washing raw materials to the holding intracavity through the drive assembly who puts in the module is automatic, does not need the user to carry out manual operation, and is more intelligent, convenient, can promote user experience. And, put in the raw materials of washing according to the control signal, can make the input amount of raw materials of washing correspond with the object parameter of the target to be cleaned, thus improve the washing effect.

In some embodiments, the washing machine further comprises:

the water inlet module is connected with the control module and used for acquiring the control signal from the control module and controlling the water inflow of the accommodating cavity according to the control signal; wherein the water inflow corresponds to the subject parameter.

In this embodiment, the control signal may carry a water inflow, and after the water inlet module obtains the control signal, the water inlet module may analyze the control signal to obtain the water inflow carried by the control signal, and then determine the water inflow carried by the control signal as the water inflow of the accommodating cavity, and water is introduced according to the water inflow carried by the control signal.

It can be understood that the more the quantity or the bigger the volume of the objects to be cleaned in the accommodating cavity, the larger the water quantity required by washing, so that the water inflow corresponds to the object parameters, and the washing effect can be improved.

In some embodiments, the water inlet module may include a control component and a water inlet pipe with a valve, and the control component may control the valve of the water inlet pipe to be opened or closed according to the control signal, so as to control the water inlet amount.

Therefore, the control signal can be generated according to the optical signal so as to control the input amount of the washing raw material, and the control signal can be generated according to the optical signal so as to control the water inflow; therefore, the input amount and the water inlet amount of the washing raw materials can correspond to the object parameters of the object to be cleaned, and the washing effect is improved.

In some embodiments, the delivery module further comprises:

In this embodiment, the driving assembly may put the washing raw material extracted from the first container into the second container, and at this time, the second container may be used to temporarily store the washing raw material, and the water entering through the water inlet module may first flow through the second container and then enter the accommodating chamber, i.e., the water entering through the water inlet module may enter from the input port of the second container and flow out from the output port to the accommodating chamber. In the process that the water flow flows through the second container, the washing raw materials in the second container can be diluted, and the diluted washing raw materials can flow into the accommodating cavity along with the water flow.

In some embodiments, the second container may include at least one holding tank, and different holding tanks may be used to temporarily store different kinds of washing materials, for example, one holding tank may be used to temporarily store laundry detergent, one holding tank may be used to temporarily store softener, and one holding tank may be used to temporarily store laundry bleach.

In this embodiment, the driving assembly can extract the first washing raw material from the first holding tank of the first container and put the first washing raw material into the first holding tank of the second container; extracting a second washing raw material from the second holding tank of the first container, and putting the second washing raw material into the second holding tank of the second container; and extracting a third washing raw material from the third holding tank of the first container, and putting the third washing raw material into the third holding tank of the second container.

Like this, can dilute the washing raw materials in the second container through the rivers that the module of intaking got into, then flow into the holding chamber from the delivery outlet of second container again, like this, can improve the dissolving speed of washing raw materials to avoid washing raw materials and treat to wash object direct contact to a certain extent, thereby reduce the risk that the washing raw materials harmd and treat to wash the object.

In some embodiments, the light sensing module may be an infrared pair transistor module, the light emitting module may be an infrared emitting transistor, and the light receiving module may be an infrared receiving transistor. In this embodiment, can also include the circuit board among the infrared pair tube module, be equipped with power and the ground point for infrared transmitting tube and infrared receiving tube power supply on the circuit board, infrared transmitting tube can include a power pin of being connected with the power and a ground pin of being connected with the ground point, infrared receiving tube can include a power pin of being connected with the power, a ground pin of being connected with the ground point and an output pin that is used for the outgoing electric signal, infrared receiving tube's output pin can be connected with the control module, can export the control module with the signal of telecommunication through the output pin.

In some embodiments, the infrared transmitting tube and the infrared receiving tube may also be powered by a power supply (e.g., a voltage regulator) external to the infrared pair tube module.

In some embodiments, a power supply on a circuit board in the light sensing module may be connected to the control module, and the control module may control switching of the power supply on the circuit board, that is, power on and power off of the infrared transmitting tube and the infrared receiving tube.

Under the condition that the infrared transmitting tube and the infrared receiving tube are electrified to work, the infrared transmitting tube can transmit an infrared light signal, the infrared receiving tube arranged opposite to the infrared transmitting tube can receive the infrared light signal transmitted by the infrared transmitting tube, and a high level signal is output to the control module through the output pin under the condition that the received infrared light signal or the signal intensity of the received infrared light signal is greater than or equal to a preset intensity threshold value; and under the condition that the infrared light signal is not received or the signal intensity of the received infrared light signal is smaller than a preset intensity threshold value, outputting a low level signal to the control module through the output pin.

FIG. 5 is a second cross-sectional schematic view of a wash drum, according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in fig. 5, the washing machine may include a plurality of infrared pair transistor modules, and the infrared transmitting tube and the infrared receiving tube in each infrared pair transistor module may be oppositely disposed at a sidewall of the washing tub.

It should be noted that fig. 5 shows a first infrared emission tube 1211, a second infrared emission tube 1212, a third infrared emission tube 1213, a fourth infrared emission tube 1214, a fifth infrared emission tube 1215, a first infrared receiving tube 1221, a second infrared receiving tube 1222, a third infrared receiving tube 1223, a fourth infrared receiving tube 1224, and a fifth infrared receiving tube 1225. In practical application, the number of infrared pair of transistor modules (i.e. infrared transmitting transistor and infrared receiving transistor) can be changed according to the requirement. It can be understood that the more the number of the infrared pair tube modules is, the more accurate the detection of the object to be cleaned in the accommodating cavity is.

The control module can generate a control signal based on the received electric signal after receiving the electric signal output by each infrared receiving tube, and controls a driving assembly (such as a water pump) in the releasing module to extract an object to be released (such as laundry detergent) with a corresponding releasing amount to be released into the accommodating cavity of the washing drum through the control signal.

For example, when each infrared receiving tube outputs a high level signal, namely 0 low level signal and 5 high level signals, the control module controls the water pump to pump 0 part of laundry detergent and put the laundry detergent into the accommodating cavity through the control signal; at this time, it is indicated that each infrared light signal is hardly shielded by the object to be cleaned, that is, the object to be cleaned is not present in the accommodating cavity;

when the first infrared receiving tube 1221 outputs low level signals, and the second infrared receiving tube 1222, the third infrared receiving tube 1223, the fourth infrared receiving tube 1224 and the fifth infrared receiving tube 1225 all output high level signals, that is, the low level signals are 1, and the high level signals are 4, the control module controls the water pump to pump 1 part of laundry detergent and throw the laundry detergent into the accommodating cavity through the control signal;

when the first infrared receiving tube 1221 and the second infrared receiving tube 1222 output low level signals, and the third infrared receiving tube 1223, the fourth infrared receiving tube 1224 and the fifth infrared receiving tube 1225 output high level signals, that is, the low level signals are 2, and the high level signals are 3, the control module controls the water pump to pump 2 parts of laundry detergent and put the laundry detergent into the accommodating cavity through the control signal;

when the first infrared receiving tube 1221, the second infrared receiving tube 1222 and the third infrared receiving tube 1223 output low level signals, and the fourth infrared receiving tube 1224 and the fifth infrared receiving tube 1225 output high level signals, that is, the low level signals are 3, and the high level signals are 2, the control module controls the water pump to pump 3 parts of laundry detergent and put the laundry detergent into the accommodating cavity through the control signal;

when the first infrared receiving tube 1221, the second infrared receiving tube 1222, the third infrared receiving tube 1223 and the fourth infrared receiving tube 1224 output low level signals and the fifth infrared receiving tube 1225 outputs high level signals, that is, the number of the low level signals is 4, and the number of the high level signals is 1, the control module controls the water pump to pump 4 parts of laundry detergent and put the laundry detergent into the accommodating cavity through the control signal;

when each infrared receiving tube outputs low level signals, namely 5 low level signals and 0 high level signal, the control module controls the water pump to pump 5 parts of laundry detergent and put the laundry detergent into the accommodating cavity through the control signal; at this time, it is indicated that all the infrared light signals are shielded by the object to be cleaned, that is, the accommodating cavity is filled with the object to be cleaned.

In the above example, one laundry detergent may be 10g or 5g, and the laundry detergent content of one laundry detergent is not limited herein.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, in the first aspect, the throwing module may control the throwing amount of the object to be thrown, for example, the throwing amount of the laundry detergent, the softener, or the water for washing the laundry, according to the control signal obtained from the control module. That is, the putting amount of the object to be put in can be automatically controlled and put in by the washing machine without the need for the user to judge the putting amount of the object to be put in and without the need for the user to manually put in. Thus, convenience in using the washing machine can be improved.

In a second aspect, the electric signals output by the infrared receiving tubes correspond to object parameters of the object to be cleaned, so that the control signals generated according to the electric signals also correspond to the object parameters of the object to be cleaned, and further, the throwing amount of the object to be thrown, which is controlled according to the control signals, also corresponds to the object parameters of the object to be cleaned. Like this, treat that the input of input object and the object parameter of treating the cleaning object match more, can improve the accuracy nature of the input of treating the input object, and then improve washing machine's cleaning efficiency, and reduce the waste of treating the input object, and the cost of infrared geminate transistor module is lower, treats the detection of cleaning object through infrared geminate transistor module, can reduce the cost of preparation washing machine.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart illustrating a control method according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in fig. 6, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a control method, which is applied to the washing machine provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, and the method includes:

601, acquiring an optical signal in a washing drum of the washing machine under the condition that an object to be cleaned is detected to exist in the washing machine;

step 602, generating an electrical signal according to the optical signal; wherein the electrical signal corresponds to an object parameter of the object to be cleaned;

step 603, generating a control signal according to the electric signal;

and step 604, controlling the putting amount of the object to be put according to the control signal.

Here, the object to be cleaned may be laundry to be cleaned, and the object to be cleaned in the washing machine may be detected by providing an object detection light sensing module (e.g., an infrared ray sensor, an ultraviolet ray sensor, a visible light sensor, etc.) in the washing machine. And the light sensing module can also be used for acquiring a light signal in the washing drum.

Taking the photo-sensing module as an infrared sensor for example, the infrared sensor can detect an infrared light signal in the washing drum; taking the photo-sensing module as an ultraviolet sensor for example, the ultraviolet sensor can detect an ultraviolet signal in the washing drum; taking the example that the light sensing module is a visible light sensor, the visible light sensor can detect a visible light signal in the washing drum.

It should be noted that the optical parameter of the optical signal (e.g., the signal intensity of the optical signal) may be affected by the object to be cleaned in the washing tub. For example, in the case that the number of the objects to be cleaned in the washing drum is large, the volume of the objects to be cleaned is large, or the thickness of the objects to be cleaned is large, the optical signals may be blocked by the objects to be cleaned, and therefore, the signal intensity of the optical signals passing through the objects to be cleaned, which are acquired by the optical sensing module, may be weakened.

In some embodiments, the light signal acquired by the light sensing module may be natural light or ambient light in the washing drum. In some embodiments, the washing machine may include a light source, which emits an ultraviolet light signal, an infrared light signal, or a visible light signal, and then obtains the ultraviolet light signal, the infrared light signal, or the visible light signal from the washing tub through the light sensing module.

In some embodiments, the optical sensing module may include a light emitting component and a light detecting component, and the light emitting component emits an ultraviolet light signal, an infrared light signal, or a visible light signal, and the light detecting component acquires the ultraviolet light signal, the infrared light signal, or the visible light signal.

After the optical sensing module acquires the optical signal, an electrical signal can be generated according to the acquired optical signal. In some embodiments, the intensity range in which the signal intensity of the optical signal is located may be determined, and then the electrical signal corresponding to the intensity range in which the signal intensity of the optical signal is located may be generated according to the preset correspondence relationship between each intensity range and the electrical signal.

For example, in the case where the signal intensity of the optical signal is within a first intensity range, an electrical signal corresponding to the first intensity range is generated; generating an electrical signal corresponding to a second intensity range if the signal intensity of the optical signal is within the second intensity range; if the signal intensity of the optical signal is within the third intensity range, an electrical signal corresponding to the third intensity range is generated.

Because the signal intensity of the optical signal acquired by the optical sensing module may be affected by the object to be cleaned in the washing drum, the optical signal acquired by the optical sensing module may correspond to the object parameter of the object to be cleaned, and further, the electrical signal generated according to the optical signal may also correspond to the object parameter of the object to be cleaned. Here, the object parameters of the object to be cleaned may include: the number of objects to be cleaned, the object volume of the objects to be cleaned, or the object thickness of the objects to be cleaned, etc.

It can be understood that, the larger the number of the objects to be cleaned, the larger the object volume of the objects to be cleaned, or the larger the object thickness of the objects to be cleaned, the larger the degree of coverage of the optical signal by the objects to be cleaned is, the smaller the signal intensity of the optical signal acquired by the optical sensing module is, and further, the different electrical signals generated based on the optical signals with different signal intensities are also different.

In some embodiments, the washing machine may include a control module, and after the light sensing module generates the electrical signal, the control module may obtain the electrical signal from the light sensing module and generate a control signal according to the electrical signal. For example, the control module may obtain the electrical signal generated by the light sensing module by sending an electrical signal obtaining instruction to the light sensing module, or may obtain the electrical signal by actively sending the electrical signal to the control module by the light sensing module.

The control module, upon acquiring the electrical signal, may generate a control signal based on the electrical signal. Here, the control signal may carry a putting amount of the object to be put, or may carry a putting gear corresponding to a putting amount range of the object to be put. It is understood that there may be a correspondence between the electrical signal and the control signal, and the control signal corresponding to the electrical signal may be generated according to the electrical signal. In some embodiments, the correspondence of the electrical signal to the control signal may be preset. For example, the first electrical signal correspondingly carries a control signal with a dosage of 10 grams (g); the second electric signal correspondingly carries a control signal with the putting amount of 15 g; the third electric signal correspondingly carries a control signal with the putting amount of 20 g.

In some embodiments, the washing machine may include a throwing module, and the throwing module may determine a throwing amount of the object to be thrown according to the control signal, and automatically throw the device of the object to be thrown. The putting module can be arranged inside the washing machine and also can be arranged outside the washing machine. Under the condition that the putting module is arranged inside the washing machine, the sealing performance of the washing machine is better.

The releasing module can acquire the control signal generated by the control module by sending a control signal acquisition instruction to the control module, and can also acquire the control signal by actively sending the control signal to the releasing module through the control module.

After the releasing module acquires the control signal, the control signal can be analyzed to obtain the releasing amount or releasing gear carried in the control signal, and then the object to be released is released according to the releasing amount or releasing gear carried in the control signal. Here, the object to be delivered may include: washing raw materials such as laundry detergent, softener, laundry bleaching agent and the like, and water for washing laundry can be further included.

In the embodiment of the disclosure, under the condition that it is detected that the object to be cleaned exists in the washing machine, the optical signal in the washing drum of the washing machine is acquired, the electrical signal corresponding to the object parameter of the object to be cleaned is generated according to the optical signal, the control signal is generated according to the electrical signal, and finally the putting amount of the object to be put in is controlled according to the control signal.

In the first aspect, the amount of laundry detergent, softener, or water used for washing laundry may be controlled according to the control signal. That is, the putting amount of the object to be put in can be automatically controlled and put in by the washing machine without the need for the user to judge the putting amount of the object to be put in and without the need for the user to manually put in. Thus, convenience in using the washing machine can be improved.

In a second aspect, the generated electric signal corresponds to the object parameter of the object to be cleaned, so the control signal generated according to the electric signal also corresponds to the object parameter of the object to be cleaned, and further the input amount of the object to be input controlled according to the control signal also corresponds to the object parameter of the object to be cleaned. Therefore, the putting amount of the object to be put in is matched with the object parameters of the object to be cleaned, the accuracy of the putting amount of the object to be put in can be improved, the cleaning efficiency of the washing machine is improved, and the waste of the object to be put in is reduced.

In some embodiments, generating the electrical signal according to the signal strength of the optical signal may include:

determining an intensity range within which a signal intensity of the optical signal is located;

and generating an electric signal corresponding to the intensity range of the signal intensity of the optical signal according to the preset corresponding relation between each intensity range and the electric signal.

Here, the signal intensity of the optical signal may indicate a degree of shielding of the optical signal by the object to be cleaned, and may further indicate a size of the object parameter such as a number of objects of the object to be cleaned in the washing tub or a size of the object volume. For example, the signal intensity of the light signal is very small, such as less than a preset intensity threshold, which indicates that the number of the objects to be cleaned is large or the volume is large. Therefore, the electric signal generated from the signal intensity of the optical signal may also indicate the magnitude of the parameter of the object with the cleaning object.

In some embodiments, it may also be determined whether to generate an electrical signal by determining whether an optical signal is acquired within a preset wait period. For example, if the optical signal is not acquired within the preset waiting time period, the electrical signal is not generated, and if the optical signal is acquired within the preset waiting time period, the electrical signal is generated.

Since the propagation path of the optical signal is not completely blocked when the object to be cleaned is relatively light and thin, at this time, a part of the optical signal penetrates through the object to be cleaned and is acquired by the optical sensing module.

generating a first electrical signal under the condition that the signal intensity of the received optical signal is greater than or equal to a preset intensity threshold;

generating a second electrical signal under the condition that the signal intensity of the received optical signal is smaller than a preset intensity threshold;

the generating a control signal according to the electric signal comprises:

wherein the number of the first electrical signals and the number of the second electrical signals correspond to object parameters of the object to be cleaned, the object parameters including: the object volume.

In this embodiment, the corresponding control signal may be generated based on the number of the acquired first electrical signals and/or second electrical signals. For example, when the number of the acquired second electrical signals is 0, the input amount carried by the corresponding control signal is 0 g; under the condition that the number of the obtained second electric signals is 1, the putting amount carried by the corresponding control signals is 5 g; under the condition that the number of the obtained second electric signals is 2, the putting amount carried by the corresponding control signals is 10 g; under the condition that the number of the obtained second electric signals is 3, the putting amount carried by the corresponding control signals is 15 g; under the condition that the number of the acquired second electric signals is 4, the putting amount carried by the corresponding control signals is 20 g; under the condition that the number of the obtained second electric signals is 5, the putting amount carried by the corresponding control signals is 25 g; when the number of the acquired second electric signals is 6, the shot size carried by the corresponding control signal is 30 g.

It can be understood that each light sensing module can be arranged at different positions in the washing drum, the light sensing modules arranged at different positions can detect the objects to be cleaned at different positions in the washing drum through light signals, and the more light signals are shielded by the objects to be cleaned, the larger the volume of the objects to be cleaned in the washing drum is.

As described above, the second electrical signal generated from the optical signal having the signal intensity less than the preset intensity threshold may correspond to the blocked optical signal, and the first electrical signal generated from the optical signal having the signal intensity greater than or equal to the preset intensity threshold may correspond to the optical signal having almost no blocking. Therefore, based on the number of the acquired first electric signals and/or second electric signals, corresponding control signals are generated, so that the control signals correspond to the object volume of the object to be cleaned, and further the putting amount of the object to be put in, which is controlled by the control signals, corresponds to the object volume of the object to be cleaned.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

In this embodiment, the control signal may carry a water inflow, the washing machine may include a water inlet module for water inlet, the water inlet module may acquire the control signal, and after acquiring the control signal, the water inlet module may analyze the control signal to obtain the water inflow carried by the control signal, and then determine the water inflow carried by the control signal as the water inflow of the accommodating chamber, and water is fed according to the water inflow carried by the control signal.

It can be understood that, the more the number or the larger the volume of the objects to be cleaned in the washing drum, the larger the amount of water required for washing, and thus the water inflow corresponds to the object parameters, which can improve the washing effect.

Therefore, the control signal can be generated according to the optical signal so as to control the throwing amount of the object to be thrown, and the control signal can be generated according to the optical signal so as to control the water inflow; therefore, the putting amount and the water inflow of the object to be put in can correspond to the object parameters of the object to be cleaned, and the washing effect is improved.

Fig. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of an electronic device according to an example embodiment. For example, the electronic device 700 may be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, an exercise device, a personal digital assistant, and the like.

Referring to fig. 7, electronic device 700 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 702, a memory 704, a power component 706, a multimedia component 708, an audio component 710, an input/output (I/O) interface 712, a sensor component 714, and a communication component 716.

The processing component 702 generally controls overall operation of the electronic device 700, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing components 702 may include one or more processors 720 to execute instructions to perform all or a portion of the steps of the methods described above. Further, the processing component 702 can include one or more modules that facilitate interaction between the processing component 702 and other components. For example, the processing component 702 can include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 708 and the processing component 702.

The memory 704 is configured to store various types of data to support operations at the electronic device 700. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the electronic device 700, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, and so forth. The memory 704 may be implemented by any type or combination of volatile or non-volatile memory devices such as Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic or optical disks.

The power supply component 706 provides power to the various components of the electronic device 700. The power components 706 may include a power management system, one or more power sources, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power for the electronic device 700.

The multimedia component 708 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the electronic device 700 and a user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and a Touch Panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive an input signal from a user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touch, slide, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may not only sense the boundary of a touch or slide action, but also detect the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 708 includes a front facing camera and/or a rear facing camera. The front camera and/or the rear camera may receive external multimedia data when the electronic device 700 is in an operation mode, such as a photographing mode or a video mode. Each front camera and rear camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have a focal length and optical zoom capability.

The audio component 710 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 710 includes a Microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when the electronic device 700 is in an operational mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signal may further be stored in the memory 704 or transmitted via the communication component 716. In some embodiments, audio component 710 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

The I/O interface 712 provides an interface between the processing component 702 and peripheral interface modules, such as a keyboard, click wheel, buttons, and the like. These buttons may include, but are not limited to: a home button, a volume button, a start button, and a lock button.

The sensor assembly 714 includes one or more sensors for providing various aspects of status assessment for the electronic device 700. For example, the sensor assembly 714 may detect an open/closed state of the electronic device 700, the relative positioning of components, such as a display and keypad of the electronic device 700, the sensor assembly 714 may also detect a change in the position of the electronic device 700 or a component of the electronic device 700, the presence or absence of user contact with the electronic device 700, orientation or acceleration/deceleration of the electronic device 700, and a change in the temperature of the electronic device 700. The sensor assembly 714 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of a nearby object without any physical contact. The sensor assembly 714 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 714 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

The communication component 716 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between the electronic device 700 and other devices. The electronic device 700 may access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WI-FI, 4G, or 5G, or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 716 receives a broadcast signal or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 716 further includes a Near Field Communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communications. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, Ultra Wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

In an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 700 may be implemented by one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), Digital Signal Processing Devices (DSPDs), Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors or other electronic components for performing the above-described methods.

In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions, such as the memory 704 comprising instructions, executable by the processor 720 of the electronic device 700 to perform the above-described method is also provided. For example, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium may be a ROM, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium in which instructions, when executed by a processor of an electronic device, enable the electronic device to perform a control method, comprising:

generating a control signal according to the electric signal;

Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure following, in general, the principles of the disclosure and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the disclosure pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

It will be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements described above and shown in the drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A washing machine, characterized in that the washing machine comprises:

a washing drum comprising: the accommodating cavity is used for accommodating an object to be cleaned;

2. The washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light sensing module comprises:

3. A washing machine as claimed in claim 2 wherein the wash drum comprises:

a first opening, wherein the light emitting component is embedded in the side wall of the washing drum, and the light emitting surface of the light emitting component emits light signals through the first opening;

4. A washing machine according to claim 2,

the light emitting component and the light receiving component of at least one light sensing module are arranged on the side wall of the washing drum in a surrounding mode, and the intervals between the light emitting components and the light receiving components are the same.

5. The washing machine as claimed in claim 2, wherein the photo sensing module comprises:

and the optical processing component is connected with the optical receiving component and used for generating the electric signal according to the signal intensity of the optical signal received by the optical receiving component.

6. The washing machine as claimed in claim 5,

the optical processing component is used for generating a first electric signal under the condition that the signal intensity of the received optical signal is greater than or equal to a preset intensity threshold value; generating a second electrical signal under the condition that the signal intensity of the received optical signal is smaller than a preset intensity threshold;

7. A washing machine according to claim 6,

the control module is used for determining control signals corresponding to the number of the second electric signals based on the number of the acquired second electric signals;

8. The washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the object to be thrown comprises: washing raw materials, the input module includes:

a first container for containing the washing raw material;

9. The washing machine as claimed in claim 8, further comprising:

10. The washing machine as claimed in claim 9, wherein the dispensing module further comprises:

11. A control method, characterized by being applied to the washing machine of any one of claims 1 to 10, the method comprising:

generating a control signal according to the electric signal;

12. The method of claim 11, wherein generating an electrical signal from the optical signal comprises: generating the electrical signal according to the signal strength of the optical signal.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein generating the electrical signal based on the signal strength of the optical signal comprises:

generating a second electrical signal when the signal intensity of the optical signal is less than a preset intensity threshold;

the generating a control signal according to the electric signal comprises:

14. The method of claim 13, wherein said generating the control signal based on the first electrical signal and/or the second electrical signal comprises:

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

16. An electronic device, comprising:

a processor;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured to: when executed, implement the steps in the control method of any of the preceding claims 11 to 15.

17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor of an electronic device, enable the electronic device to perform the steps of the control method of any of claims 11 to 15.