CN1776073A - Washing machine and method for controlling the same - Google Patents

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CN1776073A
CN1776073A CNA2005100764514A CN200510076451A CN1776073A CN 1776073 A CN1776073 A CN 1776073A CN A2005100764514 A CNA2005100764514 A CN A2005100764514A CN 200510076451 A CN200510076451 A CN 200510076451A CN 1776073 A CN1776073 A CN 1776073A
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朴志焄
金炯均
表尚渊
朴善愚
金贤淑
玉成民
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Abstract

The invention provides a washing machine, which comprises a steam generating device used for directly heating scouring water to generate most suitable steam, and a control method thereof. The control method comprises the following steps: the temperature of the steam generating device is detected; a water feeding device is controlled according to the temperature of the steam generating device to supply the scouring water to the water feeding device; the quantity of the scouring water supplied from the water feeding device can be controlled. Moreover, the steam is supplied to rapidly soak the clothes to be washed, thus shortening the total washing time, and reducing energy consumption. Likewise, the steam is sprayed to the clothes to be washed to produce the sterilizing effect. The soak effect of the clothes to be washed is improved so as to increase the washing efficiency and eliminate the wrinkles.

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Washing machine and control method thereof
Technical field
Apparatus and method according to the present invention relate to and have the washing machine that is used for directly from the washings steam generating device for generating steam, in particular to being used for promptly heating washing machine and the control method thereof of washings so that only steam to be provided that is supplied to.
Background technology
Usually, tumbling-box washing machine is to wash device to be washed clothes by promoting and fall power to be washed clothes in rotatingcylindrical drum when cylinder being rotated.Compare with traditional agitator type washing machine, tumbling-box washing machine has long wash time, but will treat the damage of washing clothes remains to minimum and consume a spot of washings.Like this to tumbling-box washing machine need increase.
Disclose among the Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No.2001-149685 a kind of have be used for the tumbling-box washing machine of heated scrub water with washing device to be washed clothes.
Comprise by the disclosed washing machine of above-mentioned patent: the bucket that holds washings; The cylinder that rotatably is installed in the bucket and rotates by the driving force of supplying with from drive motors; And be installed in the heater that is used for heating the washings that are contained in cylinder under the bucket.
When washing machine was carried out washing operation at washings with under the condition in the bucket of being placed into of waiting to wash clothes, waiting to wash clothes raise and falls along the interior perimeter surface of cylinder with the rotation of washings by the cylinder in the bucket, and washing is waited to wash clothes thus.Herein, because washings heat by heater, the detersive efficiency of washing machine is increased.
Because the relatively large washings that are contained in after washings are supplied in the cylinder heat by the heater that is installed under the bucket, above-mentioned traditional washing machine disadvantage is that it needs the long time that washings are heated to the temperature that needs washing to be washed clothes, and total thus wash time increases.
Summary of the invention
Thus, an aspect of of the present present invention provides a kind of washing machine and control method thereof, wherein washing water supplied is promptly heated only steam is supplied to the inside of bucket, wash time is shortened like this, the steam of higher temperature is directly injected to wait to wash clothes and goes up to have the effect of sterilization and immersion, scourability is modified like this, and the depletion rate that is used for the energy of heated scrub water is reduced.
Other one side of the present invention provides a kind of washing machine and control method thereof, wherein the steam of high temperature is sprayed to wait to wash clothes and goes up to increase temperature to be washed clothes in the short time cycle, improves detergency thus to increase clean result and to eliminate gauffer to be washed clothes.
According to an aspect of the present invention, the invention provides a kind of method that is used to control washing machine, the washings that its use steam raising plant heating is supplied to comprise: the temperature that detects steam raising plant to produce steam; The control water feeder is used for according to the detected temperature of steam raising plant washings being supplied to steam generation device; And the execution steam operation, be used for controlling the steam that produces from steam generation device according to the control needed time of water feeder.
In addition, water feeder can be controlled, and washings are fed into steam generation device when making temperature at steam generation device greater than the predetermined reference temperature; And water feeder can be controlled, and the washings that supply to steam generation device when the temperature of steam generation device is not more than the predetermined reference temperature are cut off.
In addition, when the time of process for feedwater of being opened at water feeder had surpassed predetermined water service time, the washings that supply to steam generation device can be cut off to stop the generation of steam; And when the pent time of water feeder surpassed predetermined water supply dwell time, washings can be fed into steam generation device to produce steam.
According to the another one aspect, the invention provides a kind of method of controlling washing machine, the washings that the heating of described washing machine use steam generation device is supplied to are to produce steam, and described method comprises: preheating steam generation device before washings are fed into steam generation device; Detect the temperature of preheating steam generation device; Compare by detected temperatures and predetermined reference temperature with steam generation device, control is used for washings are supplied to the water feeder of steam generation device; And the generation of relatively controlling steam by water service time that will need to control the time of water feeder and be scheduled to and the water supply dwell time of being scheduled to.
Equally, surpassed predetermined water service time when the time of opening at water feeder, the washings that supply to steam generation device can be cut off to stop to produce steam; And surpassed predetermined water and supply with dwell time when break time of water feeder, washings can be fed into steam generation device to produce steam.
According to the another one aspect, the invention provides a kind of have be used to heat the washings that are supplied to washing machine with steam generating device for generating steam, comprising: temperature detecting unit is used to detect the temperature of steam generation device; Be used for washings are supplied to the water feeder of steam generation device; And control module, be used to control water feeder, controlled from the steam that steam generation device produced like this according to the temperature of steam generation device.
In addition, control module can be controlled steam generation device, and steam generation device was preheated before washings are fed into steam generation device; And control module can supply with dwell time with predetermined water service time and predetermined water with time of control water feeder and compare, and controls the washings that supply to steam generation device according to the control of control module.
In addition, described water feeder can be can open and close to control the steam valve of the washings that supply to the steam generation unit according to the control of control module.
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These and/or others of the present invention and feature will from the following explanation of embodiment and in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and detail knowledge to, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the longitudinal cross-section figure of washing machine according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the block diagram of washing machine according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the flow chart of the method for explanation control washing machine according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; And
Fig. 4 is that the Steam Heating washings of the method among Fig. 3 and the flow chart of detailed process to be washed clothes are used in explanation.
The specific embodiment
Be elaborated with reference to embodiments of the invention below, wherein in the accompanying drawing example be described, wherein similar Reference numeral is represented similar parts.Following embodiment illustrates by the reference accompanying drawing.
Fig. 1 is the longitudinal cross-section figure of washing machine according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
In Fig. 1, washing machine comprises and is installed in the cylinder type bucket 11 that is used to hold washings in the main body 10, and is rotatably installed in the cylinder 12 in the bucket 11.
Bucket 11 angles with appointment (α) go up and meet in the installation surface of washing machine, the front surface 11a of bucket 11 (inlet 11b forms by it) has the level of the rear surface 11c that is higher than bucket 11 like this, and be installed in the cylinder 12 of bucket in 11 and tilt, thereby the front surface 12a of cylinder 12 (inlet 12b is by its formation) has the level higher than the rear surface 12c of cylinder 12 in the mode identical with bucket 11.
Therefore, the front surface 12a of cylinder 12 (inlet 12b is by its formation) turns to, and meets with the angle (α) of appointment in the installation surface of the rotation centerline A of cylinder 12 and washing machine.Herein, the rotating shaft 13 at center that is connected to the rear surface 12c of cylinder 12 is rotatably supported to the center of bucket 11 rear surface 11c, allows cylinder 12 to rotate in bucket 11 thus.
A plurality of through hole 12d are formed by the peripheral surface of bucket 12.Equally, a plurality of osculum 12e that are used for when cylinder 12 rotates on higher speed discharging washings at cylinder 12 form by the outside of the front surface 12a of cylinder 12.In addition, be used for when cylinder 12 is rotated, promoting and falling a plurality of lifters 14 to be washed clothes inner surface installation along cylinder 12.
Be installed in as the motor 15 of drive unit of the rotating shaft 13 that is rotatably coupled to cylinder 12 on the outside of rear surface 11c of bucket 11.Motor 15 comprises stator 15a, the drive plate 15c that can be rotatably set in the rotor 15b outside the stator 15a and be used to connect rotor 15b and rotating shaft 13 of the rear surface 11c that is fixed to bucket 11.
The inlet 16 that is used for that allowing waits to wash clothes and is placed into or take out from cylinder 12 is formed by the position corresponding to the front surface of the main body 10 of the position of the inlet 11b of the inlet 12b of cylinder 12 and bucket 11.The door 17 that is used to open and close inlet 16 is installed in inlet 16.
Be used for detergent delivery to the detergent supply device 18 of bucket 11 inside, the steam that is used to produce optimization to the steam generation device 30 of the inside of bucket 11 and the water feeder 20 and the steam generation device 30 that are used to supply water to bucket 11 be installed on the bucket 11.
Detergent supply device 18 comprises the space that is used for holding therein cleaning agent, and the front surface near main body 10 is installed, and the user can put into cleaning agent in the detergent supply device 18 at an easy rate like this.
Water feeder 20 comprises the water supplying pipe 21 of the inside that is used to supply water to bucket 11, and the water supply valve 22 that is installed in the inside that supplies to water supplying pipe 21 that is used to control water in the water supplying pipe 21.Herein, water supplying pipe 21 is connected to detergent supply device 18, and the water of supplying with from the outside is fed into detergent supply device 18 like this.Tube connector 23 is installed between detergent supply device 18 and the bucket 11, and the water by detergent supply device 18 is fed into bucket 11 like this.Tube connector 23 makes the water that supplies to bucket 11 inside by detergent supply device 18, and the cleaning agent that allows thus to be contained in the detergent supply device 18 is dissolved in the inside that supplies to bucket 11 in the water then.
Water feeder 20 also comprises: steam water supply pipe 24 is used to supply water to steam generation device 30; And steam suppling tube 24, be used for control and supply water to steam generation device 30.
Although water feeder 20 comprises water supply valve 22 and the steam valve of installing respectively as mentioned above 25, the invention is not restricted to this.For example, water feeder 20 can comprise electric three passes or the water supply valve 22 of cross valve and the one assembly of steam valve 25 that use is traditional.
Steam generation device 30 comprises: be installed in U type steam heater 32 wherein, be used for the water of rapidly heating by wherein at least 100 ℃ high temperature, to produce steam, be installed in temperature sensor 34 on the side of steam generation device 30, be used to detect the temperature of steam generation device 30; Extend to the steam suppling tube 36 of bucket 11 from steam generation device 30; And be installed in discharge nozzle 38 in the outlet of steam suppling tube 36.
Although steam heater 32 is installed in the steam generation device 30, as mentioned above, the invention is not restricted to this.For example, steam heater 32 can be to have going up or the outer surface of lower part or around the external heater of the structure of the outer surface of steam generation device 30 of contact steam generation device 30.
The heater 40 that is used for heating the washings of the inside that supplies to bucket 11 is installed in the bottom of bucket 11.The heater holding portion 41 that is used for the washings that hold heater 40 and collect specified amount is formed on the lower surface of bucket 11, and heater holding portion 41 has the structure to lower convexity like this.The structure of this heater holding portion 41 allows heater 40 to be soaked in the washings that are collected in the heater holding portion 41.Heater 40 receives by heater holding portion 41, thus less than with the situation of cylinder 12 interferences under rotate.
Washing machine of the present invention also comprises the drainage arrangement 50 of the washings of the inside that is used to discharge bucket 11, and is used for supplying with the washing water cycling device 60 of the washings of the bucket 11 that is heated by heater 40 to the inside of bucket 12.
Drainage arrangement 50 comprises: be connected to the osculum 42 that is used for the water of bucket 11 is directed to the outside by heater holding portion 41 on the lower surface of bucket 11; Be installed in the draining pump 52 in first drainpipe 51; And second drainpipe 53 that is connected to the outlet of draining pump 52.
Washing water cycling device 60 comprises: be installed in the channel change valve 61 in second drainpipe 53 of the outlet that is connected to draining pump 52; Extend to the washings circulation pipe 62 of the inlet 12b of cylinder 12 from channel change valve 61; And be installed in nozzle 63 in the outlet of washings swivelling pipe 62.Herein, channel change valve 61 is used to change passage, and the washings in the outlet of draining pump 52 are released to the outside or flow to washings circulation pipe 62 like this, and electric T-shaped valve normally.
After this, will the operation of above-mentioned washing machine be described.
Waiting to wash clothes when washing machine is put in the cylinder 12 and cleaning agent is put into when operating under the condition in the detergent supply device 18, and the water supply valve 22 of water feeder 20 is opened, and washings are fed into detergent supply device 18 like this.
Herein, the cleaning agent of detergent supply device 18 dissolves in the washings that supply to cylinder 11 by detergent supply device 18, and supplies to the inside of cylinder 11 then.The washing machine that comprises washing water cycling device 60 does not according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention need washings are supplied to the level to be washed clothes that the inside of cylinder 12 is used for soaking cylinder 12, compares the demand that has reduced washings with traditional washing machine thus.
After finished the inside that washings is supplied to cylinder 12, heater 40 was operated the washings of filling cylinder 11 with heating.Because comparing with traditional washing machine, washing machine according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention needs the washings that are supplied in a small amount, the temperature of the washings that heated by heater 40 is promptly increased, and has shortened whole wash time thus and has reduced to be consumed the energy that is used for heated scrub water.
Washings were heated to needs washing temperature to be washed clothes by heater 40 after, the channel change valve 61 of washing water cycling device 60 was operated.Then, passage is formed, and the outlet of draining pump 52 is connected with washings circulation pipe 62, and the washings on the bottom of bucket 11 are fed into the inside of cylinder 12 by the operation of draining pump 52 by first drainpipe 51 and washings circulation pipe 62.
Herein and since supply to cylinder 12 inside washings by nozzle 63 be sprayed to wait to wash clothes on, washings soak equably to be waited to wash clothes.Cylinder 12 is rotated with lower speed by the operation of motor 15, realizes washing operation thus.
In the process of operation of washing, the level of the washings in being contained in cylinder 12 is during greater than the height of drainpipe 12e, and washings flow in the bucket 11 by osculum 12e.Washings are rotated, and make the washings that are contained in the bucket 11 be supplied to the inside of cylinder 12 once more through first drainpipe 51 and washings circulation pipe 62 by the operation of draining pump 52.
When the user selects steam course, steam valve 25 is opened, washings are fed into steam generation device 30 by steam water supply pipe 24 like this, and the washings that supply to steam generation device 30 by steam heater 32 by heating rapidly at least 100 ℃ high temperature, to produce steam.
The steam of higher temperature is fed into bucket 11 inside by steam suppling tube 36 and discharge nozzle 38, and before being used for heating extraly by 40 heated scrub water of heater and bucket 11 wait wash clothes.
When the circulation and the supply of steam when being added to the temperature of appointment by washings of washings and temperature to be washed clothes, the supply of steam is stopped, and the operation of cylinder 12 by motor 15 realizes washing operation thus with lower speed rotation.
After washing operation was finished, the rinse cycle that dehydration wherein takes place and repeat to supply with the washings action was performed.In the process of rinsing operation, water supply valve 22 is opened, and water is supplied to the inside of bucket 11 by water supplying pipe 21 like this.Channel change valve 61 is opened, and the outlet that makes draining pump 52 drainpipe 53 is outward opened, and draining pump 52 is operated, and discharges the water in the bucket 11 thus.When final dehydrating operations is performed after rinsing operation, draining pump 52 is operated under the condition of drainpipe 53 outward in the outlet of draining pump 52, and cylinder 12 is with higher speed rotation preset time, removes the water for the treatment of in barrels 11 in washing clothes thus.
Fig. 2 is the block diagram of the washing machine of exemplary embodiments of the present invention.Washing machine comprises signal input unit 100, water level detecting unit 110, temperature detecting unit 120, control module 130 and operating unit 140.
Signal input unit 100 allows the user to import the operating data of selection, operates such as washing process, wash temperature, dehydration rotary speed and extra rinsing.Water level detecting unit 110 sensings supply to the water level of the washings of bucket 11 inside.Temperature detecting unit 120 comprises the temperature sensor 34 of the temperature that is used to detect the temperature that supplies to bucket 11 washings and steam generation device 30.
Control module 130 is the microcomputers that are used for controlling according to the operating data of being imported from signal input unit 100 washing machine.Control module 130 is based on the operation of controlling steam valve 25 and steam heater 32 by the temperature of 120 sensings of temperature detecting unit, makes steam generation device 30 produce relatively large steam with at least 100 ℃ high temperature thus.
Operating unit 140 is based on the operating control signal of control module 130 and operating electrical machines 15, water supply valve 22, steam valve 25, steam heater 32, heater 40, draining pump 52 and channel change valve 61.
After this, the operation of above-mentioned washing machine and effect and the method for controlling it will be elaborated below.
Fig. 3 is the flow chart of explanation control according to the method for washing machine of the present invention.In Fig. 3, " S " represents operation.
The method that is used to control washing machine of the present invention comprises according to user-selected steaming process and washings is supplied to the operation (S100~S200) of the inside of bucket 11; Use heater 40 heating to supply to the operation (S300~S400) of washings of the inside of bucket 11; The steam of the high temperature by will at least 100 ℃ is sprayed onto it on the washings in the thermotank 11 and operation to be washed clothes, and (S500~S600), described water passes through heater 40 and heats; At washings and wait to wash clothes heat by heater 40 and heater after according to the operation (S700) of user-selected washing process execution washing operation; And after washing operation is finished, carry out the operation (S800) of rinsing, dehydration and drying process.
Now, will the method for the above-mentioned washing machine of control be described in more detail.
When user's selection of data, such as washing process (for example steaming process), wash temperature, dehydration rotary speed and extra rinsing operation, be imported into control module 130 (S100) by signal input unit 100 by user-selected operating data.
Then, control module 130 supply valve 22 of fetching boiling water, washings are fed into detergent supply device 18 like this, and the cleaning agent in the detergent supply device 18 supply to by detergent supply device 18 bucket 11 inside washings in dissolve, supply to then the bucket 11 (S200).
Herein, be used for according to exemplary embodiment according to the present invention control comprise washing water cycling device 60 washing machine method not needs washings supplied to be used for soaking water level to be washed clothes at cylinder 12.Thus, the washing water yield of Xu Yaoing is compared with traditional washing machine and is reduced.
The washings of specified amount were fed into the inside of bucket 11 by water supplying pipe 21 after, control module 130 was closed water supply valve 22, and washings supply to water supplying pipe 21 and are stopped like this.
After the washings supply was done, heater 40 was operated by the control operation of control module 130, thus heated scrub water (S300) in bucket 11.Compare the needs washings that are supplied in a small amount with traditional method owing to be used for the method for washing machine according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the temperature of the washings that heated by heater 40 is increased sharply, and has shortened total wash temperature thus and has reduced to consume the energy that is used for heated scrub water.
The operating time of heater 40 is examined, and determines whether the time (S400) (the described time is to use heater 40 that washings are heated to the required time T 1 of the required temperature of these washing process) through appointment.When the time of determining through appointment (T1), the operation of heater 40 is stopped.
After this, control module 130 control steam valves 25, washings are fed into steam generation device 30 by steam water supply pipe 24 like this, thereby the washings that are fed into steam generation device 30 produce steam by the high temperature that steam heater 32 is promptly heated with at least 100 ℃.
High-temperature steam is fed into bucket 11 inside by steam suppling tube 36 and discharge nozzle 38, and is used for heating extraly in advance wait wash clothes (S500) of the washings that heat by heater 40 and bucket 11.
Because controlling the method use washing water cycling device 60 of washing machine according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention needs the washings that are supplied in a small amount and supplies with the extremely inside of bucket 11 of a large amount of steam with at least 100 ℃ high temperature by steam generation device 30, compare with traditional method, described method has promptly increased the temperature of washings, wherein washings only heat by the heater 40 in the bottom that is installed in bucket 11, shorten total wash time thus significantly and reduce to be consumed the energy that is used for heated scrub water.
In addition, because being used for controlling according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention the method for washing machine is sprayed onto steam with higher temperature and waits to wash clothes, temperature to be washed clothes is increased sharply, described wait to wash clothes fully soak into by washings, shorten wash time thus and improve the clean result that cleaning agent increases washing machine.
The steam service time of steam generation device 30 is examined, and determines through fixed time (T2; The total operating time of the steam generation device 30 of the time point when steam heater 32 is preheated, about 6~10 minutes) (S600).Time (T2) when determining through appointment stops the operation of steam heater 32, and the operation of cylinder 12 by motor 15 be with lower speed rotation, and washing operation is carried out (S700) according to selecteed washing process like this.
When washing operation was done, at least one or all rinsing, dehydration and drying processes were carried out according to the operating data of this selection, and the steaming process is terminated (S800).
After this, with reference to Fig. 4, the method use steam that is used for washings as shown in Figure 3 is used for heated scrub water and will be illustrated in more detail with process to be washed clothes.
In order to supply with the inside of a large amount of steam to bucket 11 with higher temperature, control module 130 preheatings are installed to the steam heater 32 (S510) in the steam generation device 30.
Steam heater 32 is preheated, and like this in initial activation phase, steam generation device 30 supplies to bucket 11 inside with pure steam, and described pure steam does not mix in room temperature (23~24 ℃) with water.
Temperature detecting unit 120 detects because the temperature (S of the steam generation device 30 of the preheating of steam heater 32 T), and with the temperature (S that detects T) output to control module 130 (S520).Control module 130 is determined the temperature (S of the steam generation device 30 imported from temperature detecting unit 120 T) whether greater than predetermined reference temperature (S TSBe used for heating steam heater 32 with the minimum temperature that produces steam to produce steam, about 100 ℃) (S530).
Because the result of above-mentioned comparison is as the temperature (S that determines steam generation device 30 T) greater than predetermined reference temperature (S TS), control module 130 is opened steam valve 25 (S540).
When steam valve 25 was opened, washings were fed into steam generation device 30 by steam water supply pipe 24, and the washings that are fed into steam generation device 30 produce steam by the high temperature that steam heater 32 is promptly heated with at least 100 ℃.
High-temperature steam is fed into bucket 11 inside by steam suppling tube 36 and discharge nozzle 38, and treating in the washings that before heated by heater 40 of heating extraly and the bucket 11 washed clothes.
After this, when having passed through from the fixed time (T3 that steam valve 25 is opened; On at least 100 ℃ high temperature, produce the time of steam, about 2 seconds), control module 130 steam off valves 25 (S560).
Time in steam valve 25 pent processes is examined, and as the time (T4 through appointment; The temperature of steam generating unit 30 is increased to time of at least 100 ℃ high temperature, about 10 seconds), control module 130 opens steam valve 25 once more up to the time (T2) through appointment, repeats said process thus.
From above-mentioned obviously as seen, each side of the present invention provides a kind of washing machine and control method thereof, the washings that wherein are supplied to are promptly heated in the short time cycle, total wash time and the less consumption that is used for the energy of heated scrub water are shortened thus promptly to increase the temperature of washings in the inside that relatively large steam is supplied to bucket with at least 100 ℃ high temperature like this.
In addition, because on the steam of higher temperature is sprayed onto and waits to wash clothes, described wait to wash clothes fully soaked into promptly to increase temperature to be washed clothes by washings, washing machine and the favourable part of control method thereof according to each side of the present invention are that total wash time is shortened and bactericidal effect is enhanced.In addition, washing machine and control method thereof according to each side of the present invention have increased the effect of soaking into to be washed clothes, and thus, have increased detersive efficiency, reduced to be used to carry out the energy of the consumption of washing process, and owing to the result who uses steam has eliminated gauffer to be washed clothes.
Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed for illustrative, those of ordinary skill are appreciated that and can make amendment to the present invention that its scope is limited by claims and equivalent thereof under the situation that does not deviate from spirit of the present invention and essence.

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1. method of controlling washing machine, described washing machine use steam generation device heating washing water supplied to produce steam, and described method comprises:
Detect the temperature of steam raising plant;
The control water feeder is used for according to the detected temperatures of steam raising plant washings being supplied to steam generation device; And
Carry out steam operation, be used for controlling the steam that produces from steam generation device according to the control required time of water feeder.
2. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
Water feeder is controlled, thus the temperature of steam generation device during greater than the predetermined reference temperature washings be fed into steam generation device.
3. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
Water feeder is controlled, thereby the washings that supply to steam generation device when the temperature of steam generation device is not more than the predetermined reference temperature are cut off.
4. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
When water feeder the time of process for feedwater of being opened had surpassed predetermined water service time, the washings that supply to steam generation device were cut off to stop the generation of steam.
5. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
When water feeder is closed to stop time that water supplying with when surpassing predetermined water and supplying with dwell time, washings are fed into steam generation device to produce steam.
6. method of controlling washing machine, described washing machine use steam generation device heating washing water supplied to produce steam, and described method comprises:
Preheating steam generation device before washings are fed into steam generation device;
Detect the temperature of preheating steam generation device;
Compare by detected temperatures and predetermined reference temperature with steam generation device, control is used for washings are supplied to the water feeder of steam generation device; And
Supply with the generation that dwell time is controlled steam by relatively controlling the water feeder required time with predetermined water service time and the water of being scheduled to.
7. method according to claim 6 is characterized in that,
Surpassed predetermined water service time when the time of opening for feedwater of water feeder, the washings that supply to steam generation device are cut off to stop to produce steam.
8. method according to claim 6 is characterized in that,
Surpassed predetermined water and supply with dwell time when water feeder is cut off to stop time that water supplying with, washings are fed into steam generation device to produce steam.
9. one kind has and is used to heat the washings that the are supplied to washing machine with steam generating device for generating steam, comprising:
Temperature detecting unit is used to detect the temperature of steam generation device;
Be used for washings are supplied to the water feeder of steam generation device; And
Control module is used to control water feeder, makes the steam that produces from steam generation device controlled according to the temperature of steam generation device.
10. washing machine according to claim 9 is characterized in that,
Control module control steam generation device was preheated steam generation device before washings are fed into steam generation device.
11. washing machine according to claim 9 is characterized in that,
Control module will be controlled the water feeder required time and compare with water service time of being scheduled to and predetermined water supply dwell time, and control the washings that supply to steam generation device according to result relatively.
12. washing machine according to claim 9 is characterized in that,
Water feeder is can open and close to control the steam valve that water supplies to steam generation device according to the control of control module.
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