CN116180385A - Self-cleaning progress reminding method and system for washing equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a self-cleaning progress reminding method and a self-cleaning progress reminding system for washing equipment, wherein the method comprises the following steps: counting the self-cleaning index value of the washing equipment; and displaying the progress of the self-cleaning operation according to the counting result. The method can prompt the user of the degree of the self-cleaning operation required by the current counting period distance of the washing equipment, so that the user can well know the progress of the self-cleaning operation required by the user so as to reasonably arrange the self-cleaning operation of the washing equipment, and the method can display the progress in the form of a progress bar arranged on the washing equipment, so that the method can meet the requirements of special people, and is particularly suitable for users inconvenient to network, the elderly who cannot use intelligent apps or users unwilling to install mobile phone apps.

Description

Self-cleaning progress reminding method and system for washing equipment

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of washing equipment, and particularly relates to a self-cleaning progress reminding method and system for washing equipment.

Background

In order to improve user experience, in the prior art, a user is usually prompted when self-cleaning operation is needed, and no method or device is available for displaying the progress of the self-cleaning operation, so that the user can reasonably arrange the self-cleaning operation and the like, and no method or device is available for meeting the special requirements that people do not depend on networking and/or networking and app and can display the progress of the self-cleaning operation.

The chinese patent application No. 200810120419.5 discloses a self-cleaning method of a fully automatic washing machine, the method comprising: detecting, wherein a user starts a detection switch to control a photoelectric sensor to detect the condensation condition of dirt in a washing machine barrel; judging, namely feeding back the electric signal of the dirt condensation condition detected by the photoelectric sensor to a computer control board of the washing machine, converting the received electric signal into a digital signal of the dirt condensation condition by the computer control board through an analog-to-digital converter, and judging the digital signal of the dirt condensation condition by a preset program in a computer memory chip in the computer control board; the method comprises the steps of displaying, judging a digital signal of dirt condensation condition through a preset program in a computer memory chip, displaying a judging result on a display screen on a computer control panel, and simultaneously, if the dirt condensation degree exceeds a preset cleaning critical value, turning on a cleaning indicator lamp and giving an alarm to a buzzer; after the user gets a cleaning prompt, a cleaning switch is started, a water inlet valve of the washing machine is opened, a water discharge tractor is closed, a water discharge valve is closed, a motor acts to drive a dewatering barrel to rotate, a plurality of water spray ports arranged on the inner wall of the water holding barrel spray water to the outer wall of the dewatering barrel, the water hits the outer wall of the dewatering barrel, and meanwhile, the dewatering barrel which rotates at a high speed reacts water flushed on the barrel wall of the dewatering barrel to the side wall and the bottom of the water holding barrel through the action of centrifugal force, so that the cleaning of condensed dirt in the washing machine barrel is performed; when the photoelectric sensor detects that the condensed dirt in the barrel of the washing machine is flushed by water flow, a detection signal is fed back to the computer control board, the computer control board controls the water inlet valve to close water inlet, the work of the motor is stopped, the buzzer sends out prompt tone for completing cleaning work, and simultaneously, the drainage tractor is controlled to open the drainage valve, so that the flushed and cleaned condensed dirt is discharged along with water through the drainage pipe.

The application number is 202110469266.0, a clean detecting system and a control method and a using method thereof are disclosed, the clean detecting system is applied to a cleaning device, the cleaning device comprises a clean cavity, the system is used for detecting the pollution degree in the clean cavity, and the system comprises: the ultraviolet emission device is used for emitting ultraviolet rays into the cleaning cavity of the cleaning device; the monitoring module is used for monitoring the cleaning cavity and acquiring fluorescence emitted when the ultraviolet rays irradiate the pollutants; the control module is used for receiving the fluorescent signal acquired by the monitoring module and generating a grade of pollution degree according to the fluorescent intensity grade rule; the alarm module is used for receiving the alarm indication signal sent by the control module and giving an alarm; the alarm indication signal is a pollution level signal generated by the control module according to the fluorescence intensity level. The control module is further configured to: when the pollution level signal shows that the color is the first color, generating a first level signal for representing no pollution; generating a second level signal for characterizing light contamination when the contamination level signal shows the color as a second color; when the pollution level signal shows that the color is a third color, generating a third level signal for representing heavy pollution; and when the alarm module receives the color signals which are the second level signal and the third level signal, an alarm is not generated.

Therefore, the method and the system provided in the above patent only can prompt the user to perform self-cleaning, but cannot display the progress of self-cleaning so that the user can reasonably arrange self-cleaning operation in time, and a method or a device is not provided, which can meet the special requirements that people do not depend on networking and/or networking and app and can display the progress of self-cleaning operation.

The present invention has been made in view of this.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to overcome the defects of the prior art and provide a self-cleaning progress reminding method and system for washing equipment, which can display the progress of self-cleaning operation so that a user can reasonably arrange to perform operations such as self-cleaning operation.

To achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention provides a method for reminding a self-cleaning progress of a washing apparatus, comprising the steps of:

s1, counting self-cleaning index values of washing equipment;

s2, displaying the progress of the self-cleaning operation according to the counting result.

In one possible embodiment, after the current cycle self-cleaning operation is completed, the step S1 includes counting to zero and recounting; and S2, resetting and redisplaying the progress display.

In one possible implementation manner, the step S2 is that a progress bar which is arranged on the washing equipment and can be lighted in a sectioning way is adopted to display the progress of the self-cleaning operation, the progress bar comprises a plurality of illuminable bright spots, and the lighting proportion of the illuminable bright spots displays the progress of the self-cleaning operation.

In one possible embodiment, the S2 includes:

s21, comparing the current counting result with a self-cleaning index value threshold value, wherein the self-cleaning index value threshold value n corresponds to the total number m of the illuminable bright spots of the progress bar in equal parts;

s22, feedback is made according to the comparison result to display the progress of the self-cleaning operation, when the current counting result is smaller than the self-cleaning index value threshold, the progress bar can be lightened one bright point every n/m of change of the self-cleaning index value, and when the current counting result is not smaller than the self-cleaning index value threshold, the progress bar is lightened to prompt that the self-cleaning operation can be performed.

In one possible embodiment, the method further comprises: by means of the starting device arranged on the washing equipment, when the counting result is not smaller than the self-cleaning index value threshold value, the self-cleaning program can be triggered to start.

In one possible embodiment, the washing apparatus comprises a washing machine, a dishwasher.

To achieve the above object, a second aspect of the present invention provides a self-cleaning progress reminding system for a washing apparatus, which can be used to implement any one of the above methods, including:

the counting module counts the self-cleaning index values of the washing equipment;

and the analysis feedback module displays the progress of the self-cleaning operation according to the counting result.

In one possible implementation, after the self-cleaning operation of the current period is completed, the counting module counts to zero and re-counts, and the analysis feedback module progress display is cleared and re-displayed.

In one possible embodiment, the analysis feedback module includes:

the display unit comprises a progress bar which is arranged on the washing equipment and can be lighted in a sectionalized manner, the progress bar comprises a plurality of bright spots which can be lighted, and the lighting proportion of the bright spots can display the progress of the self-cleaning operation;

the analysis and comparison unit is used for comparing the current counting result with a self-cleaning index value threshold value, the self-cleaning index value threshold value n is equal to the total number m of the illuminable bright points of the progress bar, feedback is made according to the comparison result to display the progress of the self-cleaning operation, when the current counting result is smaller than the self-cleaning index value threshold value, the progress bar can be lightened one bright point every n/m change of the self-cleaning index value, and when the current counting result is not smaller than the self-cleaning index value threshold value, the progress bar is lightened to prompt that the self-cleaning operation can be performed.

After the technical scheme is adopted, compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects:

1. the method and/or the system can enable the user to better know the degree of the self-cleaning operation required by the current counting period distance, so that the user can reasonably arrange time to perform the operation;

2. the method and/or the system enable the reminding method to be more suitable for special crowds such as the elderly through the arrangement of the visual progress bar on the washing equipment, and can meet special requirements that people do not depend on networking and/or networking and app and can display the progress of self-cleaning operation.

The following describes the embodiments of the present invention in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention. It is evident that the drawings in the following description are only examples, from which other drawings can be obtained by a person skilled in the art without the inventive effort. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a self-cleaning progress reminding method of a washing device according to an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic layout diagram of a progress bar and a starting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic block diagram of a self-cleaning progress reminding system of a washing device according to an embodiment of the invention.

It should be noted that these drawings and the written description are not intended to limit the scope of the inventive concept in any way, but to illustrate the inventive concept to those skilled in the art by referring to the specific embodiments.

Detailed Description

For the purpose of making the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention more apparent, the technical solutions in the embodiments will be clearly and completely described with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and the following embodiments are used to illustrate the present invention, but are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the directions or positional relationships indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "inner", "outer", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the system or element to be referred to must have a specific direction, be configured and operated in a specific direction, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention unless otherwise stated.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless explicitly set and defined otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention will be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that unless explicitly set and defined otherwise, the terms "first", "second", and the like are merely for convenience of description and to simplify the description of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention unless otherwise specified. The specific meaning of the terms in the present invention will be understood in detail by those skilled in the art.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless explicitly set and defined otherwise, terms such as "one end", "the other end", and the like are merely for convenience of description and simplification of description, and are described for distinguishing different ends of the same object, not for limiting the present invention. The specific meaning of the terms in the present invention will be understood in detail by those skilled in the art.

Various washing devices are now used as main ways for people to wash and clean the corresponding objects to be cleaned, such as a washing machine, and it can be understood that when the washing times of the washing machine are more, the inside of the washing machine is dirty easily, and if the washing machine is not cleaned in time, the clothes are polluted, so that the clothes cannot be washed to meet the requirements of people.

The dirt of the washing machine barrel is mainly the clothes fiber, the bacteria (pseudomonas aeruginosa, total coliform) on the clothes, the mould and the like according to statistics. The existence of the pollutants can bring secondary pollution to clothes and cause harm to the health of users. Most of the existing washing machines have self-cleaning functions, the functions have high-temperature sterilization and disinfection effects, and the hidden danger can be effectively reduced by using the functions and cleaning the washing machines regularly. However, according to big data statistics, only a small proportion of users use self-cleaning and the frequency is low, which means that more users do not use or do not know the self-cleaning function. Therefore, reasonable prompt of users to use the self-cleaning function or cleaning at regular intervals is necessary, secondary pollution is avoided, and meanwhile, a good user experience is brought to the users.

In the prior art, when a self-cleaning operation is required, a prompting method and a prompting system for the self-cleaning operation of the washing machine are not capable of displaying the degree of the self-cleaning operation required by the current counting period distance, namely the progress of the self-cleaning operation is not capable of being displayed, so that a user cannot know the progress in time, and the self-cleaning operation and other operations are reasonably arranged.

In order to improve user experience, the invention aims to provide a technical scheme capable of displaying the progress of the self-cleaning operation, so that a user can better know the progress of the self-cleaning operation, provide a reference basis for the user to reasonably schedule the self-cleaning operation and other operations, and feed back in the form of setting a progress bar on washing equipment, so that the scheme can more meet special requirements of users such as users inconvenient to network and/or networking, the elderly who cannot use intelligent apps, users unwilling to install mobile phone apps and the like. As shown in fig. 1, fig. 1 is a flowchart of a self-cleaning progress reminding method of a washing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the method may include:

s1, counting self-cleaning index values of washing equipment;

when the self-cleaning operation of the current period is completed, the count is reset to zero and the next self-cleaning period count is started, namely, the count is reset to zero and the count is re-counted.

S2, displaying the progress of the self-cleaning operation according to the counting result.

And when the self-cleaning of the current period is completed, the progress display is cleared to enter the feedback of the self-cleaning progress of the next period, namely the progress display is cleared again.

Step S2 may be to display the progress of the self-cleaning operation required by the sectional lighting progress bar provided on the washing apparatus, the progress bar may include a plurality of lighting bright points, and the lighting proportion of the plurality of lighting bright points may display the progress of the self-cleaning operation required by the self-cleaning operation, in implementation, may be to first compare the current counting result with a self-cleaning index value threshold, where the self-cleaning index value threshold n corresponds to the total number m of lighting bright points of the progress bar, and second make feedback according to the comparison result to display the progress of the self-cleaning operation required by the progress bar, when the current counting result is less than the self-cleaning index value threshold, the self-cleaning index value can be lighted one for each n/m progress bar, and when the current counting result is not less than the self-cleaning index value threshold, the progress bar is entirely lighted to prompt to perform the self-cleaning operation.

The self-cleaning index value may be a washing time value of the washing to-be-washed object of the washing device in the current self-cleaning period, a total washing time value of the washing to-be-washed object in the current self-cleaning period, a transmittance value of the washing machine barrel with the requirement on cleanliness, a dirt value of the wall of the washing machine barrel with the requirement on cleanliness, which is represented by a whiteness value, or a dirt value of the medium, which is represented by a turbidity value when the detection washing medium with a known turbidity value is in no-load washing according to a preset program, and in each possible implementation, the corresponding self-cleaning threshold value is an index value of the same type, it can be understood that any index value capable of promoting the technical scheme of the invention can be adopted based on the knowledge of a person skilled in the art.

The method provided by the invention is described in detail by taking the self-cleaning index value as an example of the washing frequency value of the washing equipment for cleaning the object to be washed, and in the following embodiment, the washing frequency value of the washing equipment for cleaning the object to be washed is simply referred to as the washing frequency. Specifically, step S2 may be to display the progress of the self-cleaning operation by using a method of lighting a progress bar on the washing device in a sectionable manner, where the progress bar includes a plurality of illuminable bright spots, and the lighting proportion of the plurality of illuminable bright spots displays the progress of the self-cleaning operation, and one possible arrangement manner of the progress bar 1 is shown in fig. 2; comparing the current counting result with a washing times threshold value, wherein the washing times threshold value corresponds to the total number of the illuminable bright spots of the progress bar in an equal division manner; and (3) feeding back according to the comparison result to display the progress of the self-cleaning operation, when the current counting result is smaller than the washing frequency threshold value, the progress bar can be lightened according to the specific proportional relation corresponding to the equal division to lighten the corresponding lightening point according to the washing frequency change value, namely, the number of times of washing is increased once, the progress bar can lighten the bright point in equal proportion, and when the current counting result is not smaller than the washing frequency threshold value, the progress bar is completely lightened to prompt that the self-cleaning operation can be performed.

The progress bar 1 may be set on a control panel of the washing device, more specifically, the progress bar 1 may be a nixie tube, or may be a led display screen, a lighting duty ratio of the progress bar may be used to display a gap degree of a self-cleaning operation required by a current washing cycle distance, when the gap degree is not smaller than a self-cleaning threshold value, the whole progress bar is lighted to prompt a user to perform self-cleaning, or, when a current counting result reaches the self-cleaning washing times threshold value, or, when the self-cleaning washing times threshold value is exceeded and the user does not perform the self-cleaning operation on the current self-cleaning cycle, the whole progress bar is lighted to prompt the user to perform self-cleaning.

In one embodiment, the starting device 2 capable of starting the self-cleaning program is arranged on the washing equipment, which can be specifically a self-cleaning button as shown in a progress bar and an arrangement schematic diagram of the starting device in the embodiment of the invention in fig. 2, the self-cleaning program can be triggered to start when the current counting result is not smaller than the threshold value of the washing times by the starting device 2 arranged on the washing equipment, and it can be understood that the self-cleaning program can be triggered to start when the counting reaches the self-cleaning threshold value, or the self-cleaning threshold value is exceeded and the user does not perform self-cleaning operation on the current self-cleaning period by the starting device 2 arranged on the washing equipment.

In particular, the washing device in any of the above methods may be a washing machine, a dishwasher.

In one embodiment, the washing device is a washing machine, a progress bar is set on a control panel of the washing machine, the progress bar can be set to be full of 100 times, namely, bright spots can be lightened to be 100 times, a threshold value of the washing times of the washing machine can be set to be 100 times, the bright spots can be lightened to correspond to the threshold value in a one-to-one correspondence mode, when the threshold value of the washing times is reached, the user can be prompted to perform self cleaning by the full of the illuminated progress bar, and the user can finish self cleaning operation by clicking a self cleaning button. In this embodiment, when the washing machine leaves the factory, the washing machine defaults to count from 0, and each time the washing is completed, the count is increased by 1, and the counter can be used to count, when the current value of the counter is less than the threshold value 100, and the number of times the washing is increased by 1, one illuminable bright point of the progress bar is lightened, the illuminable bright point proportion can be used to display the progress of the self-cleaning operation, when the current value of the counter is greater than or equal to the threshold value 100, the self-cleaning button is lightened, the self-cleaning program can be started by the clicking operation, and when the value of the counter is less than the threshold value 100, the self-cleaning button becomes grey and cannot be operated, wherein when the self-cleaning button is lightened, after the user clicks, the washing machine completes the self-cleaning task of the washing machine according to the preset program.

In another embodiment, the washing device is a washing machine, a progress bar may be set on a control panel of the washing machine, the progress bar may be set to be full of 100 times, that is, the bright points may be set to be 100 times, the threshold of the washing times of the washing machine may be set to be 200 times, the corresponding relationship between the bright points and the threshold of the bright points may be equal to 1:2, when the threshold of the washing times is reached, the bright points may be all lighted to prompt the user that self-cleaning may be performed by the full of the illuminated progress bar, and the user may finish the self-cleaning operation by clicking the self-cleaning button. In this embodiment, when the washing machine leaves the factory, the washing machine defaults to count from 0, and each time the washing is completed, the count is increased by 1, and the counter can be used to count, when the current counter value is judged to be smaller than the threshold 200, the washing times are increased by 2 times, one illuminable bright point of the progress bar is lightened, the illuminable bright point proportion can be used to display the progress of the self-cleaning operation, when the counter value is larger than or equal to the threshold 200, the self-cleaning button is lightened, the self-cleaning program can be started by the clicking operation, and when the counter value is smaller than the threshold 200, the self-cleaning button becomes grey and cannot operate, wherein when the self-cleaning button is lightened, after the user clicks, the washing machine completes the self-cleaning task of the washing machine according to the preset program.

In an embodiment, the washing device may be a washing machine, a progress bar may be set on a control panel of the washing machine, the progress bar may be set to be m times, that is, the bright points may be set to be m times, the threshold value of the washing times of the washing machine may be set to be n times, the corresponding relationship between the bright points and the threshold value of the bright points may be m:n, when the threshold value of the washing times is reached, the bright points may be all lighted to prompt the user that self-cleaning may be performed by the full grid of the illuminated progress bar, and the user may finish the self-cleaning action by clicking the self-cleaning button. In this embodiment, when the washing machine leaves the factory, the washing machine defaults to count from 0, and each time the washing is completed, the count is increased by 1, and the counter can be used to count, when the current counter value is judged to be smaller than the threshold value n, the washing times are increased by n/m times, at this time, a bright spot which can be lightened, the ratio of the lightened bright spot can be used to display the progress of the self-cleaning operation required, when the counter value is larger than or equal to the threshold value n, the self-cleaning button is lightened, the self-cleaning program can be started by clicking operation, and when the counter value is smaller than the threshold value n, the self-cleaning button becomes grey and cannot operate, wherein when the self-cleaning button is lightened, after the user clicks, the washing machine completes the self-cleaning task of the washing machine according to the preset program.

As can be seen from the above embodiments, taking the threshold of the number of times of washing as an example, it is conceivable that the proportional relationship between the threshold of the self-cleaning index value and the total number of the illuminable bright points of the progress bar may be set as required.

In addition, for other types of index values, various methods are available on the market for monitoring and recording the total time value to be washed, and will not be discussed here; the washing machine with the requirement on the cleanliness has the transmittance value of the current self-cleaning period of the washing machine barrel, and generally the washing machine comprises an inner barrel and an outer barrel, and a user can only have the requirement on the cleanliness of the inner barrel, so that the transmittance value of the inner barrel can be detected to further implement the invention; the dirt value of the barrel wall of the washing machine with the requirement on the cleanliness can be specifically the whiteness value, and similarly, the whiteness value of the inside of the barrels with the requirement on the cleanliness can be monitored by a plurality of barrels; the method is characterized in that the method is implemented by utilizing the known turbidity value to detect the dirt level of the cleaning medium when the cleaning medium is unloaded according to a preset program, specifically the turbidity value of the medium, and the medium can be water, and it is understood that the dirt level of the cleaning medium during direct detection of the cleaning process can be inaccurate due to the influence of the dirt level of the cleaning object in the medium, and further can be implemented by utilizing the known turbidity value to detect the dirt level of the cleaning medium during the idle cleaning process, and in any index value in any way, the method is implemented by advancing according to the principle of the invention.

It can be understood that the user can better know the deviation degree of the current counting period from the node needing to perform the self-cleaning operation through the self-cleaning progress display, and can conveniently perform the self-cleaning operation in reasonable arrangement time, for example, the user wants to perform the self-cleaning operation quickly and high-quality, and the user can schedule the washing plan at the starting time of the next self-cleaning period after the current self-cleaning operation is completed according to the self-cleaning progress display. When the progress is displayed through the visual progress bar arranged on the washing equipment, the requirements such as inconvenient networking and/or networking, no use of intelligent app, unwilling to install mobile phone app and still being capable of acquiring the progress of self-cleaning operation can be met at a glance.

As shown in fig. 3, specifically, fig. 3 is a schematic block diagram illustrating a self-cleaning progress reminding system of a washing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the system may be used to implement the method shown in fig. 1, and the system may include:

a counting module 102 for counting the self-cleaning index value of the washing equipment; the counting module counts and returns to zero to count again after the self-cleaning operation of the current period is completed.

And the analysis feedback module 104 displays the progress of the self-cleaning operation according to the counting result.

And after the counting module finishes the self-cleaning operation in the current period, the progress display of the analysis feedback module is cleared and redisplayed.

The analysis feedback module may include:

the display unit can comprise a progress bar which is arranged on the washing equipment and can be lighted in a sectionalized manner, the progress bar comprises a plurality of bright spots which can be lighted, and the lighting proportion of the bright spots can display the progress of the self-cleaning operation;

the analysis and comparison unit can compare the current counting result with a self-cleaning index value threshold value, the self-cleaning index value threshold value n corresponds to the total number m of the illuminable bright spots of the progress bar in an equal division mode, feedback is made according to the comparison result to display the progress of self-cleaning operation, when the current counting result is smaller than the self-cleaning index value threshold value, the progress bar can be lightened one bright spot every time the self-cleaning index value is changed, and when the current counting result is not smaller than the self-cleaning index value threshold value, the progress bar is lightened to prompt that self-cleaning operation can be carried out.

Further, the method further comprises the following steps: the cleaning program starting module 106 may trigger the start of the self-cleaning program when the count result is not less than the threshold number of times of washing, and may be provided on the washing apparatus.

In one embodiment, the washing device is a washing machine, a progress bar of the display unit may be set on a control panel of the washing machine, the progress bar may be set to be full grid for 100 times, that is, the bright spots may be set to be 100 times, the washing time threshold of the washing machine may be set to be 100 times, the bright spots may be lightened to have a one-to-one correspondence with the threshold equal-division correspondence, when the analysis feedback module analyzes that the washing times have reached the washing times threshold, the user may be prompted to perform self-cleaning by the full grid of the illuminated progress bar, and the user clicks the cleaning program starting module 106, specifically, may click the self-cleaning button, thereby completing the self-cleaning action. In this embodiment, when the washing machine leaves the factory, the counting module defaults to count from 0, and each time a washing cycle is completed, the counting is increased by 1, and the counter can be used to count, when the analysis comparing unit of the analysis feedback module judges that the counter value is smaller than the threshold value 100, the number of times of washing is increased by 1, one bright point can be lightened by the progress bar of the display unit, the ratio of the lightened bright points can be used to display the progress of the self-cleaning operation, when the counter value of the counting module is greater than or equal to the threshold value 100, the cleaning program starting module 106 is lightened, specifically can be the self-cleaning button lightened, and the self-cleaning program can be started by clicking operation, and when the counter value is smaller than the threshold value 100, the self-cleaning button becomes grey and cannot operate, wherein when the self-cleaning button is lightened, after clicking the self-cleaning button is lightened, the washing machine finishes the self-cleaning task of the washing machine according to the preset program.

In one embodiment, the washing device is a washing machine, a progress bar of the display unit may be set on a control panel of the washing machine, the progress bar may be set to be full of 100 times, that is, may be set to be 100 times, a washing time threshold of the washing machine may be set to be 200 times, a corresponding relationship between the illuminable bright points and the threshold is 1:2, when the threshold of the number of times of washing is reached, the illuminable bright points may be all fully set by the illuminable progress bar to prompt a user to perform self-cleaning, and the user clicks the cleaning program starting module 106, specifically, may click the self-cleaning button, thereby completing the self-cleaning action. In this embodiment, when the washing machine leaves the factory, the counting module defaults to count from 0, and each time a washing cycle is completed, the counting is increased by 1, and the counter can be used to count, when the analysis comparing unit of the analysis feedback module judges that the counter value is smaller than the threshold 200, the number of times of washing is increased by 2, one bright point can be lightened by the progress bar of the display unit, the ratio of the lightened bright points can be used to display the progress of the self-cleaning operation, when the counter value of the counting module is greater than or equal to the threshold 200, the cleaning program starting module 106 is lightened, specifically can be the self-cleaning button lightened, and the self-cleaning program can be started by clicking operation, and when the counter value is smaller than the threshold 200, the self-cleaning button becomes grey and cannot operate, wherein when the self-cleaning button is lightened, the self-cleaning task of the washing machine is completed according to the preset program after the user clicks the self-cleaning button.

The invention provides a self-cleaning progress reminding method and system for washing equipment, which can enable a user to better know the deviation degree of the self-cleaning operation required by the distance of the current washing cycle, can facilitate the reasonable arrangement time of the user to perform self-cleaning and other operations, for example, the user wants to perform quick and high-quality washing, and the user can arrange a washing plan at the starting time of the next self-cleaning cycle after the current self-cleaning is completed according to the self-cleaning progress display, at the moment, the user can perform high-quality washing, and the user does not need the self-cleaning operation but only needs to perform washing, so the time is short and quick. When the progress is displayed through the visual progress bar arranged on the washing equipment, the requirements such as inconvenient networking and/or networking, no use of intelligent app, unwilling of installing mobile phone app and still acquisition of the progress of self-cleaning operation can be met, and the user can perform corresponding operation according to the progress feedback of the self-cleaning operation.

It can be understood that the arrangement design of the self-cleaning progress reminding method and/or system according to the embodiment of the invention is described in detail by taking the washing times as an index value as an example, and the implementation of the method and/or system according to the invention by adopting other reasonable index values is also feasible under the principle of the application.

The foregoing description is only illustrative of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not to be construed as limiting the invention, but is to be construed as limiting the invention to any and all simple modifications, equivalent variations and adaptations of the embodiments described above, which are within the scope of the invention, may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention.

Claims (10)

1. The self-cleaning progress reminding method for the washing equipment is characterized by comprising the following steps of:

s1, counting self-cleaning index values of washing equipment;

s2, displaying the progress of the self-cleaning operation according to the counting result.

2. The self-cleaning progress reminding method of a washing device according to claim 1, wherein after the self-cleaning operation of the current cycle is completed, the step S1 includes counting to zero and recounting; and S2, resetting and redisplaying the progress display.

3. The method for reminding the self-cleaning progress of the washing equipment according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the step S2 is characterized in that a progress bar which is arranged on the washing equipment and can be lighted in a sectioning way is adopted to display the progress of the self-cleaning operation, the progress bar comprises a plurality of lighted spots, and the lighting proportion of the lighted spots displays the progress of the self-cleaning operation.

4. A method for reminding a self-cleaning progress of a washing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said S2 comprises:

s21, comparing the current counting result with a self-cleaning index value threshold value, wherein the self-cleaning index value threshold value n corresponds to the total number m of the illuminable bright spots of the progress bar in equal parts;

s22, feedback is made according to the comparison result to display the progress of the self-cleaning operation, when the current counting result is smaller than the self-cleaning index value threshold, the progress bar can be lightened one bright point every n/m of change of the self-cleaning index value, and when the current counting result is not smaller than the self-cleaning index value threshold, the progress bar is lightened to prompt that the self-cleaning operation can be performed.

5. The method for reminding the self-cleaning progress of washing equipment according to claim 4, further comprising: by means of the starting device arranged on the washing equipment, when the counting result is not smaller than the self-cleaning index value threshold value, the self-cleaning program can be triggered to start.

6. A method for reminding a self-cleaning progress of a washing device according to any of claims 1-5, wherein the washing device comprises a washing machine or a dishwasher.

7. A self-cleaning progress alert system for a washing apparatus for carrying out the method of any one of claims 1-6, comprising:

the counting module counts the self-cleaning index values of the washing equipment;

and the analysis feedback module displays the progress of the self-cleaning operation according to the counting result.

8. The self-cleaning progress reminding system of washing equipment according to claim 7, wherein the counting module counts to zero and re-counts after the self-cleaning operation of the current period is completed, and the analysis feedback module progress display is cleared and re-displayed.

9. The self-cleaning progress alert system of a washing appliance of claim 8, wherein the analysis feedback module comprises:

the display unit comprises a progress bar which is arranged on the washing equipment and can be lighted in a sectionalized manner, the progress bar comprises a plurality of bright spots which can be lighted, and the lighting proportion of the bright spots can display the progress of the self-cleaning operation;

the analysis and comparison unit is used for comparing the current counting result with a self-cleaning index value threshold value, the self-cleaning index value threshold value n is equal to the total number m of the illuminable bright points of the progress bar, feedback is made according to the comparison result to display the progress of the self-cleaning operation, when the current counting result is smaller than the self-cleaning index value threshold value, the progress bar can be lightened one bright point every n/m change of the self-cleaning index value, and when the current counting result is not smaller than the self-cleaning index value threshold value, the progress bar is lightened to prompt that the self-cleaning operation can be performed.

10. The washing apparatus self-cleaning progress alert system of claim 9, further comprising: and the cleaning program starting module can trigger the self-cleaning program to be started when the counting result is not smaller than the self-cleaning index value threshold value.

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