CN219010746U

CN219010746U - Clothes care machine

Info

Publication number: CN219010746U
Application number: CN202223414419.0U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 董思义; 杨帆; 周丽娴
Original assignee: BSH Electrical Appliances Jiangsu Co Ltd; BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
Current assignee: BSH Electrical Appliances Jiangsu Co Ltd; BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
Priority date: 2022-12-20
Filing date: 2022-12-20
Publication date: 2023-05-12
Anticipated expiration: 2032-12-20

Abstract

A laundry care machine comprising: a hanging rod; a hanger for hanging the laundry; the detection unit is electrically connected with the hanging rod; the clothes hanger can be arranged on the hanging rod and is electrically connected with the hanging rod; the clothes hanger also comprises a first electrode and a second electrode; when the clothes rack is arranged on the hanging rod and clothes are hung on the clothes rack, the first electrode and the second electrode are conducted through the clothes, so that a closed loop is formed among the detection unit, the hanging rod, the clothes rack and the clothes; and the control unit is used for acquiring the electric signal of the closed loop detected by the detection unit and controlling the working program of the clothes care machine according to the electric signal. Therefore, different electric signals can be acquired according to the change of the water content of the clothes, and the drying degree of the clothes can be judged according to the electric signals, so that the drying process of the clothes can be accurately controlled, and insufficient drying or transitional drying is avoided.

Description

Clothes care machine

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to a clothes care machine.

Background

The laundry treating apparatus generally refers to an apparatus performing various operations with respect to laundry, such as a washing machine for washing the laundry, a dryer for drying wet laundry, a nursing machine for removing odor or wrinkles from the laundry, and the like.

Generally, a laundry machine may dry laundry, fragrance the laundry, or remove wrinkles and dust from the laundry, etc. In the prior art, the laundry is generally dried by controlling the hot air entering the inside of the nursing machine and the drying time. The problem that this kind of mode exists unable accurate control stoving degree. As the drying time and the drying temperature required by the clothes with different materials are different, the transitional drying can cause damage to the clothes materials; insufficient drying time cannot ensure that clothes are dried, peculiar smell is easy to generate, bacteria are bred, and the like.

In view of the above problems, no effective solution has been found at present.

Disclosure of Invention

It is an object of embodiments of the present utility model to provide a laundry care machine to precisely control drying of laundry by detecting moisture content of the laundry hung in the machine, thereby avoiding un-drying or transitional drying of the laundry.

In order to solve the above problems, the present utility model provides a laundry machine comprising: a hanging rod; a hanger for hanging the laundry; the detection unit is electrically connected with the hanging rod; the clothes hanger can be arranged on the hanging rod and is electrically connected with the hanging rod; the clothes hanger also comprises a first electrode and a second electrode; when the clothes rack is arranged on the hanging rod and clothes are hung on the clothes rack, the first electrode and the second electrode are conducted through the clothes, so that a closed loop is formed among the detection unit, the hanging rod, the clothes rack and the clothes; and the control unit is used for acquiring the electric signal of the closed loop detected by the detection unit and controlling the working program of the clothes care machine according to the electric signal. Therefore, different electric signals can be acquired according to the change of the water content of the clothes, and the drying degree of the clothes can be judged according to the electric signals, so that the drying process of the clothes can be accurately controlled, and insufficient drying or transitional drying is avoided.

In one possible embodiment, the hanging rod comprises at least one pair of a first conductive part and a second conductive part which are respectively electrically connected with the detection unit, the clothes hanger comprises a hook, the hook is provided with a third conductive part and a fourth conductive part, the third conductive part is electrically connected with the first electrode, the fourth conductive part is electrically connected with the second electrode, and when the clothes hanger is hung on the hanging rod through the hook, the first conductive part can be electrically connected with the third conductive part, and meanwhile, the second conductive part can be electrically connected with the fourth conductive part. Thus, the electric connection between the hanging rod and the clothes hanger is realized through the arrangement of the conductive part.

In one possible embodiment, the hanger bar is provided with a slot portion, the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion being located in the slot portion in electrical isolation from each other, the hook being adapted to cooperate with the slot portion, and the first conductive portion being electrically connected with the third conductive portion while the second conductive portion is electrically connected with the fourth conductive portion when the hanger is suspended from the hanger bar by cooperation of the hook and the slot portion. The hanging hook is conveniently connected to the hanging rod through the arrangement of the groove part; and simultaneously, the cooperation of the hook and the hanging rod is facilitated.

In one possible embodiment, the groove portion is engaged with the hook by a groove or protrusion structure; one of the first conductive part and the third conductive part is positioned in the groove, and the other one of the first conductive part and the third conductive part is provided with a protruding structure which can extend into the groove; one of the second conductive part and the fourth conductive part is positioned in the groove, and the other one of the second conductive part and the fourth conductive part is provided with a protruding structure which can extend into the groove. The cooperation of concave-convex structure can ensure the stable connection of couple and peg, and then ensures the validity of closed circuit.

In one possible embodiment, the slot portion further comprises a first stop portion, and the hook further comprises a second stop portion mated with the first stop portion.

In one possible embodiment, the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion are respectively disposed on two sides of the first limiting portion; correspondingly, the third conductive part and the fourth conductive part are respectively arranged at two sides of the second limiting part; when the first limiting part is matched with the second limiting part, the first conducting part is contacted with the third conducting part, and the second conducting part is contacted with the fourth conducting part.

Through the setting of spacing portion, more do benefit to the cooperation of couple and slot portion.

In one possible embodiment, the hanger further comprises a hanger body coupled to the hook, the first electrode and the second electrode being disposed on the hanger body.

In one possible embodiment, the first electrode and the second electrode are disposed at both sides of the hanger body, respectively, and when the laundry is hung on the hanger body, the laundry may contact with and conduct the first electrode and the second electrode.

In one possible embodiment, the hanger body includes a cavity, and the wire connecting the first electrode and the third conductive portion and the wire connecting the second electrode and the fourth conductive portion is disposed in the cavity. The wire is placed through the cavity, so that hidden connection of the wire harness is realized, and the wire harness is more attractive.

In one possible embodiment, the wire connecting the first electrode and the third conductive portion and the wire connecting the second electrode and the fourth conductive portion are integrally injection molded with the hanger body and are provided inside the hanger body.

In one possible embodiment, the clothes hanger further comprises a piezoelectric sensor, wherein the piezoelectric sensor is arranged on the first limiting part or the second limiting part and is used for detecting the weight of clothes on the clothes hanger after the first limiting part and the second limiting part are matched. The real-time water content of the clothes is judged by the weight before and after the clothes are dried and a resistance method to be compared with single time control, so that the clothes can be effectively prevented from being not dried or being overdried.

In one possible embodiment, the electrical signal comprises a resistance value of the closed loop.

In one possible embodiment, the laundry care machine comprises a housing, said hanger bar being provided in said housing.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a construction of a laundry machine according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a connection between a hanger bar and a hanger in an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the hanger bar and attached hanger in an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged schematic view of portion A of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a clothes rack according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged schematic view of portion B of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a clothes rack according to another embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of the logical connections of a portion of the structure in an embodiment of the utility model.

Detailed Description

In order that the above-recited objects, features and advantages of the present utility model will become more readily apparent, a more particular description of the utility model briefly described above will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments thereof which are illustrated in the appended drawings.

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a laundry care machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

The present embodiment may be applied to a laundry treatment scene, and the laundry care machine 1 according to the present embodiment may be, for example, a device for making the state of laundry pleasant and refreshing, which may perform a wrinkle removing function of laundry, and may also perform functions of drying laundry, supplying fragrance to laundry, preventing static electricity from being generated by laundry, removing wrinkles of laundry, and the like.

Specifically, in connection with fig. 1, the laundry care machine 1 may include a cabinet 10, the cabinet 10 having a laundry accommodation chamber 101 opened forward. The laundry receiving chamber 101 may be adapted to receive laundry, for example, a hanger 20 and at least one hanger 21 may be provided within the laundry receiving chamber 101, and a user may hang laundry into the laundry receiving chamber 101 or take out laundry from an opening 102 of the laundry receiving chamber 101. In use, hot air may be supplied into the laundry compartment 101 to dry the laundry contained therein, or steam may be supplied to iron the shaped laundry, or a fragrance-containing gas may be supplied to aromatherapy laundry, or the like.

Further, the laundry care machine 1 may include a door positioned in front of the cabinet 10 to open or close the opening 102 of the laundry receiving chamber 101. The door closes the opening 102 to isolate the laundry compartment 101 from the outside, and to prevent steam, hot air or fragrance from escaping.

Next, a specific description will be given by taking an example of supplying hot air to the laundry accommodation chamber 101.

As shown in fig. 1, the laundry care machine 1 includes a machine room 102, and a heating unit may be provided in the machine room 102. Meanwhile, an air outlet and an air inlet capable of spraying hot air to the laundry accommodation chamber 110 and circulating the hot air may be provided in the laundry accommodation chamber 110. Drying of the laundry is achieved by circulation of hot air within the laundry receiving chamber.

It should be noted that the machine room and the heating unit may be disposed at other positions of the case, for example, at the top of the case. Since the present application relates generally to a hanger bar and hanger, the structure of the components will be described generally, and the other parts will not be described in detail.

With reference to fig. 1 and 2, the laundry care machine 1 further comprises a hanging rod 20 and a hanger 21 capable of being placed on the hanging rod, for hanging and storing laundry. Next, during the drying of laundry, the hanger bar 20 and the hanger 21 may be constructed as a system for detecting the moisture content of the suspended laundry, thereby controlling the degree of drying of the laundry.

Specifically, the laundry machine 1 may control the drying process of the laundry machine by providing the detection unit 30 and the control unit 40 to detect the moisture content of the suspended laundry.

The detection unit may detect an electrical signal, such as a resistance value. Different resistance values can be acquired when the moisture content of the clothes changes, so that the resistance method can be used for judging the drying degree of the clothes.

For example, the hanger 21 may be placed on the hanger bar 20, and the hanger 21 may be electrically connected to the hanger bar 20 when the hanger 21 is placed on the hanger bar 20. Meanwhile, the laundry care machine 1 includes a sensing unit 30 and a control unit 40, wherein the sensing unit 30 and the hanger bar 20 may be electrically connected to each other to sense an electrical signal; the control unit 40 is connected to the detection unit 30 for controlling the operation state of the laundry care machine 1 according to the electric signal detected by the detection unit 30.

In one embodiment, this may be achieved by, for example, providing a pair of electrodes on the hanger 21, and when the hanger 21 is provided to the hanger 20 and the laundry is hung on the hanger 21, conducting the pair of electrodes through the laundry, so that the detecting unit 30, the hanger 20, the hanger 21, and the laundry form a closed loop; the control unit 40 controls an operation program of the laundry care machine by acquiring the electric signal of the closed circuit detected by the detection unit 30.

Fig. 8 shows a logical connection diagram between parts, in order to realize the electrical connection between the hanging rod 20 and the clothes hanger 21 and detect the water content of the hung clothes, the hanging rod 20 may be provided with a conductive part, and the corresponding clothes hanger 21 is also provided with a conductive part, through which the hanging rod and the clothes hanger may be conducted; further detecting unit 30 is connected to the conductive portion of hanger bar 20, and hanger 21 is provided with a pair of electrodes in contact with the laundry, so that a closed circuit of detecting unit 30, hanger bar 20, hanger 21 and the suspended laundry can be realized.

The connection between the control unit 40 and the detection unit 30 may be wired or wireless.

Fig. 3 shows a connection mode of the hanger and the hanging rod, and fig. 4 shows an enlarged view of a part of the structure of the hanging rod. Fig. 5, 6 and 7 show a detailed view of a portion of the garment hanger.

The hanger 21 generally includes a hanger body 211 for hanging laundry and a hook 210 for connection with the hanger bar 20. Wherein a pair of electrodes may be provided on the hanger main body 211 for contacting the hung laundry and detecting the moisture content of the laundry. For example, the hanger main body 211 is provided with a first electrode 212a and a second electrode 212b. As shown in fig. 7, the first electrode 212a and the second electrode 212b may be disposed at both sides of the hanger main body 211, respectively, and when laundry is hung on the hanger main body 211, the laundry may be in contact with and conductive with the first electrode 212a and the second electrode 212b.

The hanging rod 20 can be arranged inside the box body 10 and fixedly connected or movably connected with the box body 10. The hanging rod 20 can be provided with a groove 22, and the hook 210 can be arranged on the groove 22, so that the clothes hanger can be arranged on the hanging rod 20 more orderly and more firmly.

The electrical connection between the hanger bar 20 and the hanger 21 may be achieved as follows. For example, the hanger bar 20 is provided with a pair of conductive parts, i.e., a first conductive part and a second conductive part. Correspondingly, the hanger hook 210 is also provided with a pair of conductive parts, namely a third conductive part and a fourth conductive part. Wherein, when the hanger 21 is hung on the hanging rod 20 by the hanging hook 210, the first conductive part can be electrically connected with the third conductive part, and the second conductive part can be electrically connected with the fourth conductive part.

One or more slots 22 may be provided on the hanger bar 20, with the hanger 210 being adapted to mate with the slots 22 and the first and second conductive portions being located within the slots 22 electrically isolated from each other. When the hanger 21 is hung on the hanger bar 20 by the cooperation of the hook 210 and the groove 22, the first conductive part and the third conductive part may be electrically connected, and the second conductive part and the fourth conductive part may be electrically connected.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 3 and 4 and fig. 5 and 6, the groove portion 22 is provided with a groove 22a, and the first and second conductive portions may be provided in the groove 22 a; correspondingly, the hook 210 of the hanger 21 is provided with a protruding structure 210a, the third conductive part and the fourth conductive part can be arranged on the protruding structure 210a, and the protruding structure 210a can be mutually matched with the groove 22a to realize the electric connection of the conductive parts.

Meanwhile, the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion need to be connected to the detection unit 30. For example, on the hanging rod 20, the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion may be connected to the detecting unit 30 through a wire, one end of the wire is disposed in the groove 22a and connected to the corresponding conductive portion, and the other end of the wire is connected to the detecting unit 30. When the first conductive portion is electrically connected to the third conductive portion and the second conductive portion is electrically connected to the fourth conductive portion to form a loop, the detecting unit 30 may detect the electrical signal in the loop. Of course, the connection between the detecting unit 30 and the conductive portion may also be wireless.

It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the slot portion may be provided with a raised formation to which the first and second conductive portions may be provided; correspondingly, a groove is formed in the hanger hook, the third conductive part and the fourth conductive part can be arranged in the groove, and the protruding structure can be matched with the groove to realize electric connection of the conductive parts.

Further, in other embodiments, the groove portion may be provided with a groove and a protrusion structure, and one of the corresponding first conductive portion and the corresponding second conductive portion is located in the groove, where the other is located in the protrusion structure; one of the third conductive part and the fourth conductive part is positioned in the groove, the other one of the third conductive part and the fourth conductive part is positioned in the protruding structure, and when the groove part is matched with the hook, the protruding structure can extend into the groove to realize the electric connection of the conductive parts.

In one embodiment, the slot 22 further includes a first stop 22b and the hook 210 further includes a second stop 210b that mates with the first stop 22b to achieve an accurate mating of the slot 22 and the hook 210.

In one embodiment, the grooves 22a may be respectively disposed at both sides of the first limiting portion 22b, so that the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion may be respectively disposed at both sides of the first limiting portion 22 b; correspondingly, the protruding structures 210a are respectively disposed at two sides of the second limiting portion 210b, so that the third conductive portion and the fourth conductive portion are respectively disposed at two sides of the second limiting portion 210 b; when the first limiting portion 22b is matched with the second limiting portion 210, the first conductive portion is contacted with the third conductive portion, and the second conductive portion is contacted with the fourth conductive portion. Thus, the conductive parts can be ensured to be conducted with each other, so that the circuit connection is more reliable.

As previously described, the electrode 212 may be in contact with the garment suspended from the hanger, while the electrode 212 needs to be electrically connected to the hanger bar 20 through the hook 210 to form a closed loop that can be conducted. The specific arrangement may be a hidden wire harness connection, as shown in fig. 5 and 7, where the hanger main body 211 includes a cavity 213, and a wire 214 connecting the first electrode 212a and the third conductive portion and connecting the second electrode 212b and the fourth conductive portion is disposed in the cavity 213.

In another embodiment, the wires connecting the first electrode 212a and the third conductive portion and the second electrode 212b and the fourth conductive portion may be integrally molded with the hanger main body 211 and provided inside the hanger main body 211.

In one embodiment, the laundry care machine may also detect the weight of the suspended laundry and its change, thereby judging the laundry drying condition in combination with the weight change. For example, a piezoelectric sensor may be provided to the hanger bar or the clothes hanger, and the change in the weight of the clothes may be detected by the piezoelectric sensor. Preferably, the piezoelectric sensor may be disposed at the first limit portion 210a or the second limit portion 210b, for detecting the weight of the laundry on the hanger 21 after the first limit portion 210a and the second limit portion 210b are engaged.

By the mode, when the clothes hanger hung with clothes is hung on the hanging rod, the hook and the groove part are matched, and a closed loop is formed. Therefore, electric signals such as different resistance values can be acquired according to the change of the water content of the clothes, and the drying degree of the clothes can be judged according to the electric signals.

Furthermore, the piezoelectric sensor can be used for collecting the weight of the clothes before and after drying to judge the drying degree of the clothes. The real-time water content of the clothes is judged by the weight before and after the clothes are dried and a resistance method to be compared with single time control, so that the clothes can be effectively prevented from being not dried or being overdried.

Although the present utility model is disclosed above, the present utility model is not limited thereto. Various changes and modifications may be made by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model, and the scope of the utility model should be assessed accordingly to that of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A laundry care machine comprising:

a hanging rod (20);

a hanger (21) for hanging clothes; and a detection unit (30) electrically connected to the hanger bar (20); it is characterized in that the method comprises the steps of,

the clothes hanger (21) can be arranged on the hanging rod (20) and is electrically connected with the hanging rod (20); the hanger (21) further comprises a first electrode (212 a) and a second electrode (212 b);

when the clothes hanger (21) is arranged on the hanging rod (20) and clothes are hung on the clothes hanger (21), the first electrode (212 a) and the second electrode (212 b) are conducted through the clothes, so that a closed loop is formed among the detection unit (30), the hanging rod (20), the clothes hanger (21) and the clothes;

and the control unit (40) is used for acquiring the electric signal of the closed loop detected by the detection unit (30) and controlling the working program of the clothes care machine according to the electric signal.

2. Laundry care machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the hanger bar (20) comprises at least one pair of a first and a second electrically conductive portion electrically connected to the detection unit (30), respectively, the hanger (21) comprises a hook (210), the hook (210) being provided with a third electrically conductive portion electrically connected to the first electrode (212 a) and a fourth electrically conductive portion electrically connected to the second electrode (212 b), the first electrically conductive portion being electrically connectable to the third electrically conductive portion and the second electrically conductive portion being electrically connectable to the fourth electrically conductive portion when the hanger (21) is suspended from the hanger bar (20) by the hook (210).

3. Laundry care machine according to claim 2, characterized in that the hanger bar (20) is provided with a slot (22), the first and the second conductive parts being located in the slot (22) electrically insulated from each other, the hook (210) being adapted to cooperate with the slot (22), and the first conductive part being electrically connected with the third conductive part and the second conductive part being electrically connected with the fourth conductive part when the hanger is suspended from the hanger bar (20) by cooperation of the hook (210) and the slot (22).

4. A laundry care machine according to claim 3, characterized in that the slot (22) cooperates with the hook (210) by means of a groove or a raised structure; one of the first conductive part and the third conductive part is positioned in the groove, and the other one of the first conductive part and the third conductive part is provided with a protruding structure which can extend into the groove; one of the second conductive part and the fourth conductive part is positioned in the groove, and the other one of the second conductive part and the fourth conductive part is provided with a protruding structure which can extend into the groove.

5. A laundry care machine according to claim 3, characterized in that the slot portion (22) further comprises a first limit portion (22 b), the hook (210) further comprising a second limit portion (210 b) cooperating with the first limit portion (22 b).

6. Laundry care machine according to claim 5, characterized in that the first and the second electrically conductive portions are arranged on both sides of the first limit portion (22 b), respectively; correspondingly, the third conductive part and the fourth conductive part are respectively arranged at two sides of the second limit part (210 b); wherein when the first limit part (22 b) is matched with the second limit part (210 b), the first conductive part is contacted with the third conductive part, and the second conductive part is contacted with the fourth conductive part.

7. The laundry care machine according to claim 2, characterized in that the hanger (21) further comprises a hanger body (211) connected to the hook (210), the first and second electrodes being provided to the hanger body (211).

8. The laundry care machine according to claim 7, characterized in that the first and second electrodes are provided on both sides of the hanger main body (211), respectively, and that laundry is contactable with and electrically connected to the first and second electrodes (212 a, 212 b) when the laundry is hung on the hanger main body (211).

9. Laundry care machine according to claim 7, characterized in that the hanger body (211) comprises a cavity (213), a wire (214) connecting the first electrode (212 a) with the third conductive part and connecting the second electrode (212 b) with the fourth conductive part being provided in the cavity (213).

10. Laundry care machine according to claim 7, characterized in that the wire (214) connecting the first electrode (212 a) with the third conductive part and the second electrode (212 b) with the fourth conductive part is injection molded integrally with the hanger body (211) and is provided inside the hanger body (211).

11. The laundry care machine according to claim 5, further comprising a piezoelectric sensor provided to the first limit portion (22 b) or the second limit portion (210 b) for detecting the weight of the laundry on the hanger (21) after the first limit portion (22 b) and the second limit portion (210 b) are mated.

12. The laundry care machine of claim 1, wherein the electrical signal comprises a resistance value of the closed loop.

13. Laundry care machine according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a box (10), said hanger bar (20) being provided inside said box (10).