CN115538127A - Clothes dryer and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The application discloses a clothes dryer and a control method thereof, relates to the technical field of clothes dryers, and is used for solving the problem that the actual requirements of users cannot be met by a drying program built in the existing clothes dryer. A dryer cabinet; the clothes drying drum is positioned in the box body, is used for loading clothes to be dried and can rotate around a shaft; the rotation driving device is positioned in the box body and is used for driving the clothes drying drum to rotate around the shaft; the heating device is positioned in the box body and is used for drying the clothes to be dried loaded in the clothes drying drum; a controller electrically connected to both the rotary drive device and the heating device, configured to: when the program self-defining mode is started, displaying the currently stored drying program; acquiring the selection operation of a user on the drying program, and displaying adjustable parameters in the selected drying program; responding to the modification operation of the user on the adjustable parameters within the adjustable range, and modifying the adjustable parameters in the drying program; and saving the drying program with the modified adjustable parameters.

Description

Clothes dryer and control method thereof

Technical Field

The present application relates to the technical field of laundry processing apparatuses, and more particularly, to a dryer and a control method thereof.

Background

With the improvement of urban aesthetic requirements and the continuous increase of high-rise buildings, the space for outdoor clothes drying of many buildings is increasingly limited. In addition, in areas with long-term dampness and sand wind or in winter with low temperature, people are inconvenient to air clothes. Therefore, the dryer takes place.

A clothes dryer generally includes a cabinet, a drying drum located in the cabinet and capable of rotating around an axis, a rotation driving device, and a heating device. When the clothes dryer is used, the clothes drying drum is used for loading clothes to be dried, and the rotary driving device is used for driving the clothes drying drum to rotate around the shaft; the heating device is used for heating gas to generate high-temperature airflow, and the high-temperature airflow flows in the clothes drying drum, so that the clothes to be dried in the clothes drying drum are dried, and the requirement of a user for drying the clothes can be met.

At present, a clothes dryer is usually provided with a plurality of drying programs aiming at different application scenes when leaving a factory so as to adapt to clothes of different materials, different types and different quantities and meet different drying requirements of users. However, due to the variety of practical application scenarios, the user's needs for drying the clothes are also more diverse, and at this time, the drying program built in the clothes dryer is difficult to meet the user's actual needs.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides a clothes dryer and a control method thereof, which are used for solving the problem that the drying program built in the existing clothes dryer is difficult to meet the actual requirement of a user.

In a first aspect, there is provided a clothes dryer including:

a box body;

the clothes drying drum is positioned in the box body, is used for loading clothes to be dried and can rotate around a shaft;

the rotation driving device is positioned in the box body and used for driving the clothes drying drum to rotate around a shaft;

the heating device is positioned in the box body and is used for drying the clothes to be dried loaded in the clothes drying drum;

a controller electrically connected to both the rotary drive device and the heating device and configured to:

when the program self-defining mode is started, displaying the currently stored drying program; wherein the drying program comprises a plurality of drying parameters; the controller controls the dryer to operate according to the plurality of drying parameters while the drying process is being performed; at least one drying parameter in the multiple drying parameters is an adjustable parameter, and the drying program further comprises an adjustable range corresponding to the adjustable parameter;

acquiring the selection operation of a user on the drying program, and displaying the adjustable parameters in the selected drying program;

in response to the modification operation of the adjustable parameter within the adjustable range by the user, modifying the adjustable parameter in the drying program;

and saving the drying program with the modified adjustable parameters.

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the application at least has the following beneficial effects:

in the clothes dryer provided by the embodiment of the application, the program self-defining mode is provided, after the program self-defining mode is started, the user is allowed to modify adjustable parameters in the drying program within an adjustable range based on the existing drying program, so that more selection spaces are provided for the user, the user can modify the drying program according to factors such as own use requirements, current use effects and own hobbies, various drying requirements of the user are met, and the user experience is improved.

In addition, in the program self-defining mode, the existing drying program is used as a basis, the drying parameters and the modification range which can be modified in the drying program are limited, the irrationality caused by the fact that the user modifies the parameters by himself can be reduced to a certain extent, and the use experience of the user is further improved.

In some embodiments, in the program customizing mode, the drying program selected to be modified by the user is a reference program;

the controller executes the drying program after saving the adjustable parameter modification, and is specifically configured to:

responding to the saving operation of the user, and displaying the saving mode; wherein, the preservation mode comprises covering preservation and derivative preservation;

when the overlay saving is selected, saving the modified adjustable parameters in the benchmark program;

when the derivative storage is selected, generating a derivative program according to the drying parameters which are modified and not modified in the reference program;

wherein the derived program has the same adjustable parameters and corresponding adjustable ranges as the benchmark program.

In some embodiments, the controller, after executing the generating the derived program, is further configured to:

and when the drying program is displayed, arranging the derived program behind the corresponding reference program.

In some embodiments, the controller, after executing the generating the derived program, is further configured to:

displaying a program naming interface;

and naming the derived programs according to user input.

In some embodiments, the drying parameter includes at least one of a drying grade, a boost drying grade, a wrinkle resistance grade, an ambient/low temperature mode, and a drying time.

In some embodiments, the dryer further includes a communication module electrically connected to the controller, and the controller receives an operation instruction for modifying the drying program through the communication module.

In some embodiments, the dryer further comprises a human-machine interaction device electrically connected with the controller; the controller receives an operation instruction for modifying the drying program through the human-computer interaction device;

the man-machine interaction device comprises at least one of a touch screen, a button, a knob, a camera and a microphone.

In a second aspect, there is provided a control method of a dryer, including:

when the program self-defining mode is started, displaying the currently stored drying program; wherein the drying program comprises a plurality of drying parameters; the controller controls the dryer to operate according to the plurality of drying parameters while the drying process is being performed; at least one drying parameter in the multiple drying parameters is an adjustable parameter, and the drying program further comprises an adjustable range corresponding to the adjustable parameter;

acquiring the selection operation of a user on the drying program, and displaying the adjustable parameters in the selected drying program;

in response to the modification operation of the adjustable parameter within the adjustable range by the user, modifying the adjustable parameter in the drying program;

and saving the drying program with the modified adjustable parameters.

In some embodiments, in the program customizing mode, the drying program selected to be modified by the user is a reference program;

the saving of the drying program with the modified adjustable parameters comprises:

responding to the saving operation of the user, and displaying the saving mode; wherein, the preservation mode comprises covering preservation and derivative preservation;

when the overlay saving is selected, saving the modified adjustable parameters in the benchmark program;

when the derivative storage is selected, generating a derivative program according to the drying parameters which are modified and unmodified in the benchmark program;

wherein the derived program has the same adjustable parameters and corresponding adjustable ranges as the benchmark program.

In some embodiments, after the generating the derivative program, the control method further includes:

displaying a program naming interface;

and naming the derived programs according to user input.

In a third aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions that, when run on any one of the apparatuses described above, cause the apparatus to perform any one of the methods of controlling a dryer described above.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a chip, including: a processor and a memory; the memory is used for storing computer execution instructions, the processor is connected with the memory, and when the chip runs, the processor executes the computer execution instructions stored in the memory, so that the chip executes the control method of any clothes dryer.

In a fifth aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a computer program product containing instructions that, when run on any one of the above apparatuses, cause the apparatus to perform any one of the above clothes dryer control methods.

In addition, the technical effects brought by any one of the design methods of the second aspect to the fifth aspect can be referred to the technical effects brought by the different design methods of the first aspect, and are not described herein again.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the claimed subject matter and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the subject matter and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the subject matter and not to limit the subject matter.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a clothes dryer provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a diagram of a circuit architecture of a clothes dryer according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a dryer in communication with an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a dryer in communication with an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a dryer in communication with an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a flow chart illustrating a method for controlling a clothes dryer according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a flow chart illustrating a control method of a clothes dryer according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 is a flow chart illustrating a control method of a dryer according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 9 is a flow chart illustrating a control method of a dryer according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 10 is a schematic hardware structure diagram of a controller according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

It should be noted that all directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, and back \8230;) in the embodiments of the present application are only used to explain the relative positional relationship between the components, the motion situation, etc. in a specific posture (as shown in the drawing), and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indicators are correspondingly changed.

The terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified.

In the description of the present application, it is to be noted that the terms "connected" and "connected" are to be interpreted broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, unless explicitly stated or limited otherwise. The specific meaning of the above terms in this application will be understood to be a specific case for those of ordinary skill in the art. In addition, when a pipeline is described, the terms "connected" and "connecting" are used in this application to mean conducting. The specific meaning is to be understood in conjunction with the context.

In the embodiments of the present application, words such as "exemplary" or "for example" are used to mean serving as an example, instance, or illustration. Any embodiment or design described herein as "exemplary" or "such as" is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments or designs. Rather, use of the word "exemplary" or "such as" is intended to present concepts related in a concrete fashion.

As described in the background art, a dryer is usually shipped with a plurality of drying programs for different application scenarios built therein to adapt to different materials, different types, and different quantities of clothes to be dried, so as to meet different drying requirements of users. However, due to the variety of practical application scenarios, the user's needs for drying the laundry are also various, and the drying program built in the dryer cannot satisfy all the drying needs of all the users.

In addition, due to the influence of factors such as seasons, geographical locations, aging of the clothes dryer and the like, the drying effect of the same clothes dryer which can be realized under the same drying program cannot be guaranteed to be consistent, and thus, the experience difference is caused. Therefore, the dryer also has a case where the built-in drying program cannot satisfy the actual demand of the user.

In view of this, an embodiment of the present application provides a clothes dryer and a control method thereof, where a controller of the clothes dryer is configured to have a program customization mode, and after the program customization mode is started, a user is allowed to modify adjustable parameters in a drying program within an adjustable range based on an existing drying program, so as to provide more selection spaces for the user, and the user can modify the drying program according to factors such as a user's own use requirement, a current use effect, and a user's own preference, so that multiple different drying requirements of different users are met, and user experience is improved.

In addition, in the program self-defining mode, the existing drying program is used as the basis, the drying parameters and the modification range which can be modified in the drying program are limited, the irrationality caused by the fact that the user modifies the parameters by himself can be reduced to a certain extent, and the use experience of the user is further improved; but also reduces the modification difficulty of the drying program, and is more beneficial to the modification and operation of the user.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a clothes dryer provided in an embodiment of the present application, and as shown in fig. 1, the clothes dryer 100 may include a cabinet 1, a clothes drum 2, a rotation driving device 4, a heating device 12, and a controller 21 (not shown in fig. 1). The cabinet 1 is used for protecting electrical components inside the dryer 100, and sealing a contact passage between the inside and the outside of the dryer 100, thereby preventing the electrical components from being damaged. The door body is arranged on the box body 1, and the clothes in the clothes drying cylinder 2 can be taken and put through the opening and closing of the door body.

A drum 2 is located within the cabinet 1 for carrying the laundry to be dried and is rotatable about an axis. A drying air channel 3 is arranged between the drying cylinder 2 and the box body 1, the drying cylinder 2 is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet, and two ports of the drying air channel 3 are respectively communicated with the air inlet and the air outlet of the drying cylinder 2.

The heating device 12 is located in the box body 1 and can heat the air in the drying air channel 3, so that high-temperature air is generated in the drying air channel 3, the high-temperature air in the drying air channel 3 enters the drying drum 2 through the air inlet, water in clothes to be dried is evaporated in the drying drum 2 and enters the drying air channel 3 through the air outlet, the water is taken out of the drying drum 2, and the clothes to be dried in the drying drum 2 are dried.

The dryer 100 may be classified into various types such as a direct-type, a condensing type, and a heat pump type according to the principle of the heating device 12. The heating device 12 may be different for different types of dryers 100.

In this embodiment, the dryer 100 is a heat pump type dryer, the heating device 12 is a condenser 9, and the dryer 100 further includes an evaporator 10, an expansion valve, a compressor 11, and a refrigerant circulation circuit for circulating a refrigerant through the compressor 11, the condenser 9, the expansion valve, and the evaporator 10. In the drying duct 3, the condenser 9 is disposed near the air inlet with respect to the evaporator 10, and the evaporator 10 is disposed near the air outlet with respect to the condenser 9.

Referring to the path indicated by the large arrow in fig. 1, when the clothes dryer 100 operates, the compressor 11 applies work to the refrigerant, so that the surface of the condenser 9 is at a high temperature, the surface of the evaporator 10 is at a low temperature, the condenser 9 heats the air in the drying air duct 3 through heat exchange, thereby generating high-temperature air in the drying air duct 3, the high-temperature air in the drying air duct 3 enters the inside of the clothes drying drum 2 through the air inlet, water in the clothes to be dried is evaporated in the clothes drying drum 2 and enters the drying air duct 3 through the air outlet, so as to be taken out of the clothes drying drum 2, thereby drying the clothes to be dried in the clothes drying drum 2.

The air flowing out from the air outlet of the self-drying clothes cylinder 2 flows to the evaporator 10 through the drying air duct 3, and is liquefied when meeting cold at the evaporator 10 through the heat exchange effect, and condensed water is separated out. Then, the air moves from the evaporator 10 to the condenser 9 through the drying air duct 3, so that the air in the drying air duct 3 is repeatedly heated and condensed until the dryer 100 completes the drying task.

In some embodiments, the clothes dryer 100 further includes a water receiving tray 8, a drainage pump 6, and a water level detection device 7, wherein the water receiving tray 8 is disposed below the evaporator 10 for receiving condensed water. The water level detection device 7 is arranged in the water pan 8 and is used for detecting the amount of water in the water pan 8 for receiving condensed water. The drain pump 6 is used to drain the condensed water in the drain pan 8 to the outside of the dryer 100.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1, the clothes dryer 100 further includes a circulation fan disposed in the drying air duct 3, the circulation fan is used for driving air to circulate in the drying air duct 3 directionally, and the circulation speed and the circulation efficiency can be improved. The circulating fan is a machine which increases the pressure of the gas and discharges the gas by means of the input mechanical energy, and can be a ventilator, a blower, a variable frequency fan and the like. In the present embodiment, the circulation fan includes a fan blade 5 and a fan motor that drives the fan blade 5.

The rotary driving device 4 in the clothes dryer 100 is used for driving the clothes drying drum 2 to rotate around a shaft, and as can be understood, the clothes drying drum 2 drives the borne clothes to be dried to move around the shaft, the clothes to be dried move to a higher position along with the clothes drying drum 2, and then the clothes fall under the action of gravity, so that the clothes to be dried can be overturned and beaten. The clothes drying device has the advantages that the drying efficiency can be improved by overturning and beating the clothes to be dried, and the drying effect of the clothes can be improved, for example, the anti-crease function can be realized by overturning and beating the clothes to be dried.

In some embodiments, the rotary drive 4 comprises a drive motor and a transmission, the drive motor operating the transmission, the transmission operating the drying drum 2 to rotate about the axis. Exemplarily, the transmission mechanism may be a belt transmission mechanism, which includes a belt pulley mounted on an output shaft of the driving motor and a belt sleeved on the periphery of the drying drum 2 and the belt pulley; the driving motor drives the clothes drying drum 2 to rotate around the axis through the belt. In this embodiment, the fan motor and the driving motor are the same motor.

The dryer 100 further includes a controller 21, and the controller 21 is a device capable of generating an operation control signal according to the instruction operation code and the timing signal, and instructing the dryer 100 to execute the control instruction. Illustratively, the controller 21 may be a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a general purpose processor Network Processor (NP), a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), a Programmable Logic Device (PLD), a microprocessor, a microcontroller, or any combination thereof. The controller 21 may also be other devices with processing functions, such as a circuit, a device, or a software module, which is not limited in any way by the embodiments of the present application.

For example, the controller 21 may be electrically connected to the heating device 12, the rotary driving device 4, the drainage pump 6 and the water level detecting device 7, and after the drying task is started, the controller 21 may control the electrical components to operate to dry the clothes in the drying drum 2.

Fig. 2 is a circuit architecture diagram of a clothes dryer 100 according to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 2, in the clothes dryer 100, a controller 21 may be electrically connected to the above water level detecting device 7; in addition, the clothes dryer 100 further comprises an electric heating device 13, a temperature sensor 15, a humidity sensor 16, a display 17, a voice prompting device 18, a man-machine interaction device 19, a communication device 14 and a power supply 20 which are all electrically connected with the controller 21.

The electric heating device 13 is used for auxiliary heating of the clothes in the drying drum 2 to improve the drying speed and drying efficiency. The electric heating device 13 may be, for example, an electric heating tube, an electric heating wire, or a PTC (Positive Temperature Coefficient thermal) plate.

The temperature sensor 15 refers to a sensor that can detect a temperature and can convert the detected temperature value into a usable output signal. For example, the temperature sensor 15 may be configured to detect a temperature of air in the drying cylinder 2, and send the detected temperature value to the controller 21, and the controller 21 controls each electrical component to perform corresponding operations according to the drying temperature detected by the temperature sensor 15.

The humidity sensor 16 refers to a sensor that can detect humidity and can convert the detected humidity value into a usable output signal. For example, the humidity sensor 16 may be used to detect the humidity of the air in the drying drum 2 and send the detected humidity value to the controller 21, and the controller 21 may adjust the operating parameters of the electrical components according to the humidity detected by the humidity sensor 16. For example, when the humidity value detected by the humidity sensor 16 satisfies the drying end condition, the controller 21 controls the dryer 100 to end the operation of the drying process.

The Display 17 may be a Liquid Crystal Display (abbreviated LCD) or an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) Display. The particular type, size, resolution, etc. of the display 17 is not limiting, and those skilled in the art will appreciate that the display 17 may be modified in performance and configuration as desired. The display 17 may be used to display a control panel of the dryer 100 or operation information of the dryer 100.

The voice prompt device 18 is used for playing the voice prompt information according to the program. The content of the voice prompt message may be preset by the manufacturer of the clothes dryer 100, or may be set by the user through the human-computer interaction device 19. For example, when the controller 21 acquires that the humidity in the current laundry drying drum 2 satisfies the drying end condition through the humidity sensor 16, the controller 21 may control the voice prompt device 18 to play a prompt message such as "drying completed" or the like.

The human-computer interaction device 19 is used for realizing interaction between a user and the clothes dryer 100, and the human-computer interaction device 19 may include one or more of a touch screen, a button, a knob, a camera and a microphone. For example, the user may interact with the dryer 100 by touching one or more of a touch screen, pressing a button, rotating a knob, making a prescribed action in a shooting area of a camera, and speaking a specified sentence into a microphone.

The communication device 14 is a component for communicating with an external apparatus or server according to various communication protocol types. For example: the Communication device 14 may include at least one of a wireless Communication technology (Wi-Fi) module, a bluetooth module, a wired ethernet module, a Near Field Communication (NFC) module, and other network Communication protocol chips or Near Field Communication protocol chips, and an infrared receiver. The communication device 14 may be used for communicating with other devices or communication Networks (e.g., ethernet, radio Access Network (RAN), wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), etc.).

In the present embodiment, the controller 21 may establish a communication connection with an electronic device of a user through the communication means 14, and the user may remotely control the dryer 100 and view an operation state of the dryer 100 through the electronic device. The electronic device can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a computer, an intelligent television, an intelligent sound box and the like.

The communication link between the dryer 100 and the electronic device may be a direct point-to-point link, a local area network link, and/or a wide area network link.

Illustratively, as shown in fig. 3, the dryer 100 and the electronic device 22 are directly connected point-to-point via a Wi-Fi module or a bluetooth module; as still another example, as shown in fig. 4, the dryer 100 is connected to a local area network where the electronic device 22 is located through a Wi-Fi module; for another example, as shown in fig. 5, the dryer 100 and the electronic device 22 are connected to the same server 23 through respective communication means, and the electronic device 22 and the dryer 100 complete transmission of data such as control commands and operation states through the server 23.

In some embodiments, the user controls and views the dryer 100 through a designated application installed by the electronic device.

The power supply 20 may provide power supply support for the dryer 100 from power input from an external power source under the control of the controller 21.

The embodiment of the present application also provides a control method of a clothes dryer, as shown in fig. 6, the control method 200 includes the following steps:

step S100: and when the program self-defining mode is started, displaying the currently stored drying program.

The dryer 100 is provided with a drying program at the factory, the drying program includes a plurality of drying parameters, and the controller 21 controls the dryer 100 to operate according to the drying parameters in the drying program in the process of executing the drying program, so as to complete the drying task corresponding to the drying program. Wherein, the drying parameters in the drying program can be drying grade, reinforced drying grade, crease-resistance grade, timing drying time and the like.

In order to adapt to different materials, different types and different quantities of clothes to be dried, and to meet different drying requirements of users, the clothes dryer 100 is usually provided with a plurality of drying programs in factory shipment. For example, the drying program built in the dryer 100 when it leaves the factory may include some or all of an automatic drying program, a timed drying program, an ironing drying program, a normal temperature drying program, a low temperature drying program, a mixed laundry drying program, a chemical fiber drying program, a wool drying program, a cotton fabric drying program, a down drying program, a large article drying program, a child drying program, and the like.

The drying programs listed above are designed for different application scenarios, and the drying parameters and parameter values included in the drying programs are usually different. For example, the final target moisture content values of the automatic drying course and the ironing drying course are different, and the drying time is also different. For another example, the normal temperature drying procedure and the low temperature drying procedure are respectively directed at the vulnerable clothes such as normal cotton clothes and real silk, wool, etc., the maximum limit values of the drying temperatures in the operation processes of the two drying procedures are different, and the heating logics adopted in the whole drying process are also different.

Although the present laundry dryer 100 has more drying programs built therein as much as possible to satisfy various drying demands of users, it still cannot cover all application scenarios of users, that is, cannot satisfy all drying demands of all users.

In addition, due to the influence of factors such as season, geographical location, aging of the dryer 100, and the like, the drying effect that the same dryer 100 can realize under the same drying program cannot be guaranteed to be consistent, so that experience difference is generated. Therefore, in actual use, the dryer 100 may have a situation in which the built-in drying program cannot meet the actual needs of the user.

In view of this, the clothes dryer 100 provided in the embodiment of the present application provides a program customization mode on the basis of various drying programs, and a user can turn on or off the program customization mode through the human-computer interaction device 19 and/or a remotely connected electronic device. For example, the user may turn on or off the program customization mode through a preset combination key on the dryer 100.

After the program self-defining mode is started, a user can be allowed to modify the drying program on the basis of a certain drying program, and the design can meet various drying requirements of the user to a greater extent, improve the use experience of the user for using products, and further expand the use versatility and the use efficiency of the products of the clothes dryer 100.

In addition, in the course of modifying the drying program, in order to avoid the situation that the modified drying program is unreasonable because the user does not know which drying parameters should be modified and what range should be specifically modified, in the clothes dryer 100 and the control method thereof provided in the embodiment of the present application, the user is only allowed to modify on the basis of the existing drying program, and the drying parameters and the modification range which can be modified in the drying program are limited, thereby ensuring the reasonableness of the user in modifying the drying program.

Herein, the drying parameter that may be allowed to be modified by the user in the drying program is an adjustable parameter, and the allowable modification range of the adjustable parameter in the drying program is an adjustable range. It will be appreciated that the adjustable parameters and adjustable ranges will generally be different for different drying programs.

In step S100, after the program customization mode is started, the currently stored drying program is displayed. The currently stored drying program includes a drying program that is built in when the drying program is shipped from a factory, and also includes a drying program that is modified by a user through the control method provided by the embodiment of the application.

Step S200: and acquiring the selection operation of the user on the drying program, and displaying the adjustable parameters in the selected drying program.

As can be seen from the description in step S100, after the program customization mode is started, the currently stored drying program is displayed.

The user can select the drying program to be adjusted or modify the drying program based on which drying program is selected through the man-machine interaction device 19 and/or the remotely connected electronic equipment, and the adjustable parameters in the selected drying program are displayed after the drying program is selected.

It should be noted that, the displaying of the adjustable parameter may be displaying only the adjustable parameter, or displaying the drying parameter that is not allowed to be modified in the drying program at the same time, but the drying parameter cannot be selected by the user for modification.

Step S300: and responding to the modification operation of the user on the adjustable parameters within the adjustable range, and modifying the adjustable parameters in the drying program.

As can be seen from the description in step S100, after the drying program is selected, the adjustable parameters in the selected drying program are displayed. The user may modify one or more of the adjustable parameters as desired via the human-computer interaction device 19 and/or the remotely connected electronic device. It can be understood that the modification of the adjustable parameter is limited to be performed within the adjustable range, and the user cannot modify the adjustable parameter to a value outside the adjustable range, or after modifying the adjustable parameter to a value outside the adjustable range, the user is determined to be invalid modification.

Step S400: and saving the drying program with the modified adjustable parameters.

After the adjustable parameters are modified in the step S300, the drying program with the modified adjustable parameters is stored; the saving here may be automatic saving, that is, during the modification process, when the adjustable parameter changes, the saving is performed automatically. The saving may also be manual saving, that is, when the saving operation of the user is detected, the drying program with the modified adjustable parameters is saved. The user may trigger the save operation by means of the human interaction means 19 and/or a remotely connected electronic device.

In step S200, the drying program selected by the user to be modified is a reference program, and when the drying program with the modified adjustable parameters is saved, the basic setting in the reference program is retained for the drying parameters that are not modified in the reference program, so that the irrationality caused by the parameter modification by the user can be reduced to a certain extent.

The drying program saved through the step S400 may be displayed and allowed to be selected by the user when the operation mode of the dryer 100 is turned on; upon selection by the user, the dryer 100 then completes the drying task based on the modified drying program.

The technical solution shown in fig. 6 brings at least the following beneficial effects:

in the clothes dryer 100 and the control method thereof provided by the embodiment of the application, a program customization mode is provided, after the program customization mode is started, a user is allowed to modify adjustable parameters in a drying program within an adjustable range based on the existing drying program, so that more selection spaces are provided for the user, the user can modify the drying program according to factors such as own use requirements, current use effects and own hobbies, various drying requirements of the user are met, and user experience is improved.

In addition, in the program self-defining mode, the existing drying program is used as a basis, the drying parameters and the modification range which can be modified in the drying program are limited, the irrationality caused by the fact that the user modifies the parameters by himself can be reduced to a certain extent, and the use experience of the user is further improved.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 7, a specific implementation of step S400 may include.

Step 410: and responding to the saving operation of the user and displaying the saving mode.

As can be seen from the description of step S400, the saving of the drying program after the adjustable parameter modification may be manual saving, that is, saving is performed after the saving operation of the user is detected; the user may trigger the save operation by means of the human interaction means 19 and/or a remotely connected electronic device.

In the dryer 100 and the control method thereof provided in the embodiment of the present application, two storage manners are provided, including an overlay storage and a derivative storage, respectively.

Step S420: when the overlay save is selected, the modified adjustable parameters are saved to the benchmark program.

The covering type preservation means directly preserving in the benchmark program, namely covering the benchmark program; the storage method does not increase the number of drying procedures.

In step S420, when overlay saving is selected, the modified adjustable parameters may be directly saved in the reference program.

Step S430: and when the derivative storage is selected, generating a derivative program according to the modified and unmodified drying parameters in the reference program.

The derivative saving means that a new drying program is derived on the basis of the reference program, namely a derivative program is generated, wherein the derivative program comprises modified and unmodified drying parameters in the reference program; and has the same adjustable parameters and corresponding adjustable ranges as the benchmark program.

That is, although the derived program is different from the reference program in some drying parameter or parameters, the derived program inherits the adjustable parameters and corresponding adjustable ranges of the reference program.

As can be seen from the above description about step S100, in step S100, after the program customization mode is started, the displayed currently stored drying program includes a drying program that is built in when the user leaves the factory, and also includes a drying program that is modified by the user through the control method provided in the embodiment of the present application.

That is, the benchmark program itself may be a derivative of a built-in drying program at a certain factory. Defining a drying program built in when leaving a factory as a parent program, wherein a derived program can be a generation derived program derived from the parent program, can also be a second generation derived program derived based on the generation derived program, and can also be a third generation derived program derived based on the second generation derived program; and so on. No matter how many derivations are made, each generation of derivative programs inherits the adjustable parameters and the corresponding adjustable ranges of the parent program.

In step S430, when the derivative saving is selected, generating a derivative program according to the modified and unmodified drying parameters in the reference program; and the derived program has the same adjustable parameters and corresponding adjustable range as the baseline program.

The technical solution shown in fig. 7 brings at least the following beneficial effects:

in the dryer 100 and the control method thereof provided by the embodiment of the present application, two storage modes are provided for a user, where the two storage modes include an overlay storage mode and a derivative storage mode. In the overlay type storage, the user can directly store the modified content in the benchmark program without increasing the number of the drying programs, so that the problems of difficulty in displaying, searching and selecting and the like caused by too many drying programs can be avoided, the user can conveniently manage and select the drying programs, and the use experience of the user is improved.

In the derivative storage, basic information of a reference program and adjustment information of a user can be reserved, so that humanized and intelligent product use feeling is brought to the user.

According to the description, two storage modes are provided for the user, so that more selection spaces are provided for the user, the operation is more flexible and convenient, and more humanization and intellectualization are realized, and the use experience of the user can be improved.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 8, after the step S430, the control method 200 further includes:

step S440: and when the drying program is displayed, arranging the derived program behind the corresponding reference program.

Due to the fact that a derived storage mode is provided, the number of drying programs can be increased on the basis of a built-in drying program in a factory; especially, when a plurality of generations of derived programs exist, the number of drying programs can be greatly increased; therefore, when a user uses an interface to display the current drying program, the problems of too many drying programs, disordered sequencing, difficulty in identification and quick selection occur.

In view of this, in the clothes dryer 100 and the control method thereof provided in the embodiment of the present application, a derivative program derived from the reference program is arranged behind the reference program. When the derivative programs have multi-generation derivatives, arranging the first generation derivative programs behind the corresponding parent programs, arranging the second generation derivative programs behind the corresponding first generation derivative programs, and arranging the third generation derivative programs behind the corresponding second generation derivative programs \8230 \ 8230and so on.

By the design, similar drying programs can be uniformly placed at similar positions, so that a user can understand the relationship among the drying programs more conveniently, quick selection is facilitated, the use habits of the user are met, and the user is helped to position the required drying program more quickly and efficiently; and the arrangement mode can ensure that the user use interface is more reasonable and humanized, and the user use interface for displaying the drying program is more reasonable, more beautiful and more humanized.

In some embodiments, in order to facilitate the user to distinguish and identify the derived programs, the user can find the customized drying program quickly and conveniently, and after the derived programs are generated, the method further includes a step of naming the derived programs. For example, as shown in fig. 9, after generating the derivative program, the control method 200 further includes:

step S450: displaying a program naming interface;

step S460: the derivative program is named according to the user input.

Through the steps S450 and S460, the user-defined naming of the derived program can be realized, so that the user can conveniently and quickly find the user-defined drying program.

It can be seen that the foregoing describes the solution provided by the embodiments of the present application primarily from a methodological perspective. In order to implement the functions, the embodiments of the present application provide corresponding hardware structures and/or software modules for performing the respective functions. Those of skill in the art will readily appreciate that the various illustrative modules and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented as hardware or combinations of hardware and computer software. Whether a function is performed in hardware or computer software drives hardware depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the solution. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present application.

In the embodiment of the present application, the controller 21 may be divided into functional modules according to the method example, for example, each functional module may be divided corresponding to each function, or two or more functions may be integrated into one processing module. The integrated module can be realized in a hardware mode, and can also be realized in a software functional module mode. Optionally, the division of the modules in the embodiment of the present application is schematic, and is only a logic function division, and there may be another division manner in actual implementation.

The embodiment of the present application further provides a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of a controller, as shown in fig. 10, the controller 21 includes a processor 211, and optionally, further includes a memory 212 and a communication interface 213, which are connected to the processor 211. The processor 211, memory 212 and communication interface 213 are connected by a bus 214.

The processor 211 may be a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a general purpose processor Network (NP), a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), a microprocessor, a microcontroller, a Programmable Logic Device (PLD), or any combination thereof. The processor 211 may also be any other means having a processing function, such as a circuit, a device, or a software module. The processor 211 may also include a plurality of CPUs, and the processor 211 may be a single-core (single-CPU) processor or a multi-core (multi-CPU) processor. A processor herein may refer to one or more devices, circuits, or processing cores that process data (e.g., computer program instructions).

The memory 212 may be a read-only memory (ROM) or other type of static storage device that can store static information and instructions, a Random Access Memory (RAM) or other type of dynamic storage device that can store information and instructions, an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a compact disk read-only memory (CD-ROM) or other optical disk storage, optical disk storage (including compact disk, laser disk, optical disk, digital versatile disk, blu-ray disk, etc.), magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium that can be used to carry or store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and that can be accessed by a computer, although the embodiments of the present application are not limited in this respect. The memory 212 may be separate or integrated with the processor 211. The memory 212 may contain, among other things, computer program code. The processor 211 is configured to execute the computer program codes stored in the memory 212, so as to implement the control method provided by the embodiment of the present application.

Communication interface 213 may be used to communicate with other devices or communication networks (e.g., ethernet, radio Access Network (RAN), wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN), etc.).

The bus 214 may be a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus, an Extended Industry Standard Architecture (EISA) bus, or the like. The bus 214 may be divided into an address bus, a data bus, a control bus, and the like. For ease of illustration, only one thick line is shown in FIG. 10, but this is not intended to represent only one bus or type of bus.

Embodiments of the present application also provide a computer-readable storage medium, which includes computer-executable instructions, and when the computer-executable instructions run on a computer, the computer is enabled to execute any one of the control methods of the dryer 100 provided in the foregoing embodiments.

Embodiments of the present application further provide a computer program product containing computer executable instructions, which when run on a computer, causes the computer to execute any one of the control methods of the dryer 100 provided in the foregoing embodiments.

In the above embodiments, the implementation may be wholly or partially realized by software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented using a software program, it may be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer-executable instructions. The processes or functions according to the embodiments of the present application are generated in whole or in part when the computer-executable instructions are loaded and executed on a computer. The computer may be a general purpose computer, a special purpose computer, a network of computers, or other programmable device. The computer executable instructions may be stored on a computer readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer readable storage medium to another, for example, the computer executable instructions may be transmitted from one website, computer, server, or data center to another website, computer, server, or data center via wired (e.g., coaxial cable, fiber optic, digital Subscriber Line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) means. Computer-readable storage media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer or can comprise one or more data storage devices, such as servers, data centers, and the like, that can be integrated with the media. The usable medium may be a magnetic medium (e.g., a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape), an optical medium (e.g., a DVD), or a semiconductor medium (e.g., a Solid State Disk (SSD)), among others.

While the present application has been described in connection with various embodiments, other variations to the disclosed embodiments can be understood and effected by those skilled in the art in practicing the claimed application, from a review of the drawings, the disclosure, and the appended claims. In the claims, the word "comprising" does not exclude other elements or steps, and the word "a" or "an" does not exclude a plurality. A single processor or other unit may fulfill the functions of several items recited in the claims. The mere fact that certain measures are recited in mutually different dependent claims does not indicate that a combination of these measures cannot be used to advantage.

Although the present application has been described in conjunction with specific features and embodiments thereof, it will be evident that various modifications and combinations can be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the application. Accordingly, the specification and figures are merely exemplary of the present application as defined in the appended claims and are intended to cover any and all modifications, variations, combinations, or equivalents within the scope of the present application. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made in the present application without departing from the spirit and scope of the application. Thus, if such modifications and variations of the present application fall within the scope of the claims of the present application and their equivalents, the present application is intended to include such modifications and variations as well.

The above description is only an embodiment of the present application, but the scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present disclosure should be covered by the scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims (10)

1. A clothes dryer, characterized by comprising:

a box body;

the clothes drying drum is positioned in the box body, is used for loading clothes to be dried and can rotate around a shaft;

the rotation driving device is positioned in the box body and used for driving the clothes drying drum to rotate around a shaft;

the heating device is positioned in the box body and is used for drying the clothes to be dried loaded in the clothes drying drum;

a controller electrically connected to both the rotary drive device and the heating device and configured to:

when the program self-defining mode is started, displaying the currently stored drying program; wherein the drying program comprises a plurality of drying parameters; the controller controls the dryer to operate according to the plurality of drying parameters while the drying process is being performed; at least one drying parameter in the multiple drying parameters is an adjustable parameter, and the drying program further comprises an adjustable range corresponding to the adjustable parameter;

acquiring the selection operation of a user on the drying program, and displaying the adjustable parameters in the selected drying program;

in response to the modification operation of the adjustable parameter within the adjustable range by the user, modifying the adjustable parameter in the drying program;

and saving the drying program with the modified adjustable parameters.

2. The clothes dryer of claim 1, wherein in the program customizing mode, the drying program selected to be modified by a user is a reference program;

the controller executes the drying program after saving the adjustable parameter modification, and is specifically configured to:

responding to the saving operation of the user, and displaying the saving mode; wherein, the preservation mode comprises covering preservation and derivative preservation;

when the overlay saving is selected, saving the modified adjustable parameters in the benchmark program;

when the derivative storage is selected, generating a derivative program according to the drying parameters which are modified and not modified in the reference program;

wherein the derived program has the same adjustable parameters and corresponding adjustable ranges as the benchmark program.

3. The clothes dryer of claim 2, wherein the controller, after executing the generating derivative program, is further configured to:

and when the drying program is displayed, arranging the derived program behind the corresponding reference program.

4. The clothes dryer of claim 2, wherein the controller, after executing the generating derivative program, is further configured to:

displaying a program naming interface;

and naming the derived programs according to user input.

5. The clothes dryer of claim 1, wherein the drying parameter includes at least one of a drying level, a boost drying level, a crease-resistance level, an normal/low temperature mode, and a drying time.

6. The clothes dryer of any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a communication module electrically connected with the controller, wherein the controller receives an operation instruction for modifying the drying program through the communication module.

7. The clothes dryer of any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a human-computer interaction device electrically connected with the controller; the controller receives an operation instruction for modifying the drying program through the human-computer interaction device;

the man-machine interaction device comprises at least one of a touch screen, a button, a knob, a camera and a microphone.

8. A control method of a clothes dryer, characterized by comprising:

when the program self-defining mode is started, displaying the currently stored drying program; wherein the drying program comprises a plurality of drying parameters; the controller controls the dryer to operate according to the plurality of drying parameters while the drying process is being performed; at least one drying parameter in the multiple drying parameters is an adjustable parameter, and the drying program further comprises an adjustable range corresponding to the adjustable parameter;

acquiring the selection operation of a user on the drying program, and displaying the adjustable parameters in the selected drying program;

in response to the modification operation of the adjustable parameter within the adjustable range by the user, modifying the adjustable parameter in the drying program;

and saving the drying program with the modified adjustable parameters.

9. The control method of claim 8, wherein in the program customizing mode, the drying program selectively modified by a user is a reference program;

the saving of the drying program with the modified adjustable parameters comprises:

responding to the saving operation of the user, and displaying the saving mode; wherein, the preservation mode comprises covering preservation and derivative preservation;

when the overlay saving is selected, saving the modified adjustable parameters in the benchmark program;

when the derivative storage is selected, generating a derivative program according to the drying parameters which are modified and unmodified in the benchmark program;

wherein the derived program has the same adjustable parameters and corresponding adjustable ranges as the benchmark program.

10. The control method according to claim 9, wherein after the generating of the derived program, the control method further comprises:

displaying a program naming interface;

and naming the derived programs according to user input.

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