CN1818190A - Method for smoothing wrinkles of laundry in washing machine - Google Patents

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CN1818190A
CN1818190A CNA2006100070635A CN200610007063A CN1818190A CN 1818190 A CN1818190 A CN 1818190A CN A2006100070635 A CNA2006100070635 A CN A2006100070635A CN 200610007063 A CN200610007063 A CN 200610007063A CN 1818190 A CN1818190 A CN 1818190A
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禹景喆
金镇雄
吴守泳
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Abstract

A method for smoothing the laundry wrinkled during a washing process in the washing machine is disclosed. When a command signal for smoothing wrinkles of the laundry in the washing machine is inputted, water supplied in the washing machine is heated to generate steam and then the generated steam is injected to the laundry in the washing machine while rotating a drum of the washing machine. Thus, wrinkles of the laundry can be smoothed in the washing machine without causing a trouble of ironing.

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Be used for eliminating the method for clothing fold at washing machine
The application is that application number is 200410071666.2, the applying date is on July 21st, 2004, denomination of invention is divided an application for the Chinese invention patent application of " being used for eliminating at washing machine the method for clothing fold ".
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of washing machine, particularly relate to a kind of method that is used in tumbling-box washing machine, eliminating the clothing fold.
Background technology
Usually, washing machine is a kind of device that comes washing clothes by execution washing, rinsing and dehydration.According to mode of washing, washing machine can be divided into several, as impeller-type, stirring-type, drum-type etc.
Now with reference to Fig. 1 common tumbling-box washing machine is described.Fig. 1 is the sectional view that shows common tumbling-box washing machine.
As shown in fig. 1, tumbling-box washing machine 1 comprise have a plurality of take shape in wherein raised line 5 be used for washing clothes cylinder 4; Be connected in cylinder 4 and come the rotating shaft 3 of swing roller 4; Be used for by the motor 6 of belt pulley transmitting rotary power to rotating shaft 3; Supporting rotating shaft 3 also is connected in cylinder 4 outsides and is used for the wash bucket 2 of water storage; And the downside that is arranged at wash bucket 2 is used for adding the heater 7 of hot water.
The operation of common tumbling-box washing machine is as follows.
At first, after the user put into clothing on the cylinder 4 of tumbling-box washing machine and presses start button, water was fed into cylinder 4 and powers to motor 6 at the same time.At this moment, the rotary power of motor 6 passes to rotating shaft 3 by the electric system of belt pulley and belt, and rotating shaft 3 is owing to the rotary power of motor 6 rotates.That is, when cylinder 4 rotated repeatedly by means of rotating shaft 3, the clothings in the cylinder 4 obtained cleaning.In addition, also carry out washing by the impulsive force and the stretching motion that when clothing is promoted by a plurality of raised lines 5 that take shape in the cylinder 4 and descends, are produced.
According to the drum washing mode, after washing agent, water and clothing are put into cylinder, the rotary power of motor 6 is accepted in utilization and the cylinder 4 and the friction between the clothing of rotating are carried out washing, therefore clothing will never be damaged, can not be entangled with yet, in addition, can obtain to impact and the clean result of the clothing that rubs.
Other existing tumbling-box washing machine also is disclosed in United States Patent (USP) 6,615, in 619 and 6,612,138.
But there is a problem in existing tumbling-box washing machine, after a series of washing process finish, can find that fold appears in the clothing in the tumbling-box washing machine.For example, when washing machine finished washing process, rinse cycle and dehydration, the clothing in the tumbling-box washing machine will be wrinkling.Therefore, take out wrinkling clothing from washing machine after, the user also needs ironing clothes to make it become smooth.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a kind of being used for eliminates the fold that clothing produced and the method that need not press at washing machine after washing finishes in washing process.
In order to realize these and other advantage and according to purpose of the present invention, as this summary with broadly described, a kind of method that is used in washing machine eliminating the clothing fold is provided, has comprised: when input is used for eliminating the instruction of the clothing fold in the washing machine, the water of supplying with washing machine heated and generate steam; And in the rotation of the cylinder of washing machine, the steam that is produced is sprayed onto on the clothing in the washing machine.
In order to realize above purpose, a kind of method that is used for eliminating the clothing fold in washing machine also is provided, comprise: after the washing process of washing machine finishes, when the requirement input according to the user is used for eliminating the instruction of clothing fold, supply with water in the steam generator of washing machine; Add hot water to generate steam by the heater that is arranged in the steam generator; Clothing in the cylinder rotation of washing machine in cylinder sprays the steam that is generated of first scheduled time; Stop uperize when first scheduled time in the past.
From following detailed description of the present invention, will understand above and other objects of the present invention, characteristic, aspect and advantage more in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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Accompanying drawing is contained in this and constitutes its part to provide further understanding of the present invention and to be attached in this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and and this explanation one be used from explanation principle of the present invention.
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Fig. 1 is the sectional view that shows common tumbling-box washing machine;
Fig. 2 shows according to the perspective view that has the tumbling-box washing machine of steam generator of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the view that shows according to the clothing smoothing wrinkle process that washing machine adopted among Fig. 2 of the present invention.With
Fig. 4 is the flow chart that is used for eliminating at tumbling-box washing machine the method for clothing fold according to of the present invention.
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Now will be in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, the example of these embodiment is shown in the drawings.
A preferred embodiment of the method that is used for eliminating the fold that clothing produced in tumbling-box washing machine in washing process now is described with reference to Fig. 2 to 4, by being heated, the water that feeds washing machine produces steam, and in the rotation of the cylinder of washing machine, the steam that is produced is sprayed onto on the clothing in the washing machine, and exempted in the trouble of flatiron thereafter.
As shown in Figure 2, the tumbling-box washing machine with steam generator of the present invention comprises: by the rotary power rotation of washing machine motor internal (reference marks 210 among Fig. 3) cylinder 140 with washing clothes; Be used for supplying with the water supply pipe 100 of water to cylinder 140; Be used for supplying with the detergent box 190 of washing agent to cylinder 140; Be used for supplying with the steam generator 110 of steam to cylinder 140; Be used for the steam that steam generator 110 is produced is sprayed into the nozzle 130 of cylinder 140 by preventing backflow pool device 120; Be used for from the drainpipe 150 of cylinder 140 drainings; Be used for water that pumping drainpipe 150 discharged and be recycled to the circulating pump 160 that prevents backflow pool device 120 by circulating water pipe 170; And the casing 180 that is used for protecting cylinder 140, water supply pipe 100, detergent box 190, steam generator 110, nozzle 130, drainpipe 150 and circulating pump 160.
To describe tumbling-box washing machine according to the present invention below.
At first, after washing process, rinse cycle and dehydration finished, when the user depressed the button (not shown) that is used for the clothing smoothing wrinkle, steam generated water and is fed steam generator 110.
When steam generated water and is given to predetermined water level steam generator 110 in, supplying water stopped and the interior heater (not shown) entry into service of steam generator 110.That is, the heater steam that will feed steam generator 110 generates water and is converted into steam.
Afterwards, when the steam of assembling in the steam storage space of steam generator 110 surpassed predetermined pressure, steam was sprayed into the cylinder 140 of washing machine by nozzle 130.Then, the contact with clothing in steam that is sprayed into and the cylinder 140, thus eliminate fold.Here, in order to make steam and clothing even contact, preferably, the cylinder rotation one predetermined smoothing wrinkle period (for example, two minutes) when to the clothing uperize.
After the process of clothing smoothing wrinkle finished, cylinder rotated one period predetermined cool time (for example, one minute).When reaching predetermined cool time, the moisture that cylinder stops the rotation and produced when removing devaporation and contact with clothing.
Therefore, after washing process finishes, can be in washing machine the fold of clothing eliminated and have exempted from the trouble of flatiron thereafter.
Now come clothing smoothing wrinkle method of the present invention is elaborated with reference to Fig. 3.
Fig. 3 is the view that shows according to the clothing smoothing wrinkle process that washing machine adopted among Fig. 2 of the present invention.
At first, when according to the instruction of user's requirement input clothing smoothing wrinkle, controller opens feed water valve (not shown) is also supplied with steam and is generated water and reach predetermined water level to steam generator 110.Steam generator 110 communicates with the cylinder 140 of accommodating laundry, and the heater (not shown) is arranged in the steam generator 110.
After the instruction of input clothing smoothing wrinkle, heater comes the steam in the heating steam generator 110 to generate water and generate steam according to the control signal entry into service of controller.
Afterwards, the steam pressure that produces in steam generator 110 surpasses predetermined standard time, steam is sprayed on the clothing in the cylinder 140, the motor 210 that is communicated with cylinder 140 simultaneously starts 140 1 predetermined smoothing wrinkle periods of swing roller, thereby can finish the back in washing and press again with wrinkling clothing ironing in tumbling-box washing machine with regard to not needing.
After predetermined past smoothing wrinkle time, the heater in the steam generator just stops not regeneration steam, and residual moisture in the clothing is eliminated in cylinder 140 rotations one period predetermined cool time (for example, a minute).After predetermined past cool time, that is, after past time that is used for the clothing smoothing wrinkle, will inform the user.
Now in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention the method that is used in roller washing machine eliminating the clothing fold is described with reference to Fig. 4.
At first, when the requirement input according to the user is used for the instruction of clothing smoothing wrinkle (step S40), controller is just opened feed water valve and steam is generated water according to the smoothing wrinkle command signal and feeds steam generator 110 (step S41).
When steam generated water and fed steam generator 110, the level sensor (not shown) will detect water level that steam generates water and whether reach predetermined water level (step S42) in the steam generator 110.In this respect, preferably, predetermined water level is located at the extreme higher position of the heater of steam generator 110.
Afterwards, when the water level that generates water when steam reached predetermined water level steam generator 110 in, startup heater (step S43) generated steam.At this moment, generate steam in one period predetermined steam rise time (for example, two minutes-four minutes), after the predetermined steam rise time goes over (S44), the steam that is produced is just sprayed on the clothing 200 in the cylinder.
During clothing 200 in steam sprays into cylinder, start cylinder electric rotating machine 210 (S45) and make the cylinder rotation that wherein is placed with clothing.Therefore, driven when beginning to rotate by the cylinder electric rotating machine when the steam that is produced sprays into clothing in the cylinder and cylinder, steam contacts equably with clothing, thereby the fold that clothing produced behind washing process can be eliminated.
Uperize is to clothing and come the program of swing roller 140 (for example to be performed one predetermined smoothing wrinkle period by head roll electric rotating machine 210 simultaneously, two minutes), then, when predetermined smoothing wrinkle time in the past after (step S46), the heater of steam generator 110 stops and regeneration steam (step S47) not.
After the heater of steam generator 110 shuts down (step 47), the heat that cylinder keeps rotation one period predetermined cool time (for example, a minute) to result from clothing when coming steam jet to clothing cools off.After going over (step S48) predetermined cool time, cylinder electric rotating machine 210 stops to make cylinder stop the rotation (step S49).Therefore, behind clothing, eliminate the clothing fold, can make the fold of clothing eliminate and make clothes dewatering by swing roller at uperize.
After in step 49 clothing being dewatered, the user will be apprised of the clothing smoothing wrinkle and finish (step S50-1 and S50-2), and the power-off of washing machine is closed (step S51) automatically, and EO of the present invention.The method that can have the multiple user's of informing clothing smoothing wrinkle process to finish.For example, preferably, can send chimes of doom (step S50-1), show that perhaps the LED (light emitting diode) of executed clothing smoothing wrinkle process can glimmer (step S50-2), finish to inform user's clothing smoothing wrinkle.
In sum, the method that is used for elimination clothing fold in roller washing machine according to the present invention has the following advantages.
That is, for example, after washing process finishes, swing roller when spraying steam into the clothing that places in the cylinder, therefore wrinkling clothing can be pressed in washing process, thus the user can exempt the trouble of ironing clothes.
, the present invention do not deviate from its spirit or inner characteristic because can implementing in a variety of forms, be to be understood that, the foregoing description is not limited by above-mentioned explanation, except as otherwise noted, it should be explained in the scope of its spirit and claims definition widely, therefore all fall into boundary and the variation of scope and the equivalent of modification or this boundary and scope of claim, all will therefore be contained in the claims.

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1. a method that is used for eliminating the clothing fold in washing machine comprises the steps:
Swing roller;
Supply water in the steam generator of washing machine;
Add hot water to generate steam by the heater that is arranged in the steam generator; And
Spray the interior steam that is produced of cylinder to eliminate the clothing fold.
2. the method that is used for eliminating the clothing fold in washing machine as claimed in claim 1 wherein, is sprayed the steam that is produced in the cylinder and is carried out in the step of the cylinder of rotation washing machine with the step of eliminating the clothing fold.
3. the method that is used for eliminating the clothing fold in washing machine as claimed in claim 1 wherein, is sprayed the steam that is produced in the cylinder and is carried out after washing process finishes with the step of eliminating the clothing fold.
4. the method that is used for eliminating the clothing fold in washing machine as claimed in claim 3, wherein, washing process comprises water supply process and dehydration.
5. the method that is used for eliminating the clothing fold in washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the steam that is produced in spraying cylinder is closed the heater that is arranged in the steam generator with in the step of eliminating the clothing fold after the operation scheduled time.
6. the method that is used in washing machine, eliminating the clothing fold as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the steam that is produced in spraying cylinder is closed the heater that is arranged in the steam generator with in the step of eliminating the clothing fold when the temperature of wash bucket reaches predetermined temperature.
7. as claim 1, the 5 or 6 described methods that are used in washing machine, eliminating the clothing fold, wherein, after heater cuts out, be rotated the predetermined cool time of step of cylinder more of a specified durationly.
8. the method that is used for eliminating the clothing fold in washing machine as claimed in claim 1 wherein, is sprayed the steam that is produced in the cylinder and is carried out after washing process and drying course end with the step of eliminating the clothing fold.
9. the method that is used for eliminating the clothing fold in washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the steam that is produced in spraying cylinder is injected in the cylinder with steam in the step of eliminating the clothing fold.
10. the method that is used in washing machine eliminating the clothing fold as claimed in claim 1 wherein, is rotated at the step intermediate roll of swing roller.
11. the method that is used for eliminating the clothing fold in washing machine as claimed in claim 1 further is included in and sprays the interior steam that is produced of cylinder to inform the step that user's clothing smoothing wrinkle is finished after the step end of eliminating the clothing fold.
12. the method that is used in washing machine eliminating the clothing fold as claimed in claim 1 wherein, informs that step that user's clothing smoothing wrinkle finishes is by carrying out one of at least among chimes of doom or the LED (light emitting diode).
13. the method that is used for eliminating the clothing fold in washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the step of swing roller is carried out the longer time than spraying the steam that is produced in the cylinder with the step of eliminating the clothing fold.
14. the method that is used for eliminating the clothing fold in washing machine as claimed in claim 13, wherein, cylinder was rotated for second scheduled time more of a specified durationly.
15. the method that is used in washing machine eliminating the clothing fold as claimed in claim 1, further comprise select the smoothing wrinkle process step.
16. the method that is used in washing machine, eliminating the clothing fold as claimed in claim 1, wherein, spray the steam that produced in the cylinder with the step of eliminating the clothing fold with carry out drying course simultaneously or drying course after, carry out, perhaps with carry out the drying course while and after drying course, carry out.
17. the method that is used for eliminating the clothing fold in washing machine as claimed in claim 1 wherein, is sprayed the steam that is produced in the cylinder and is comprised the step that heated dry air is provided with the step of eliminating the clothing fold in cylinder.
18. the method that is used in washing machine, eliminating the clothing fold as claimed in claim 17, wherein, the steam that the step that heated dry air is provided in cylinder is produced in spraying cylinder to be carrying out before or after the step of eliminating the clothing fold, and perhaps the steam that is produced in spraying cylinder is with before the step of eliminating the clothing fold and carry out afterwards.
19. a method that is used for eliminating the clothing fold in washing machine comprises the steps:
After finishing washing process, will be in cylinder by the steam jet that is arranged at the heater generation in the steam generator; And
Swing roller.
20. the method that is used in washing machine eliminating the clothing fold as claimed in claim 19, wherein, the step of uperize and the step of swing roller are carried out simultaneously, even and the operation of heater stop after cylinder also driven predetermined cool time more of a specified durationly.
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