EP1581687B1 - Lave-linge/seche-linge utilisant des micro-ondes et procede de commande correspondant - Google Patents

Lave-linge/seche-linge utilisant des micro-ondes et procede de commande correspondant Download PDF

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EP1581687B1
EP1581687B1 EP03796256.0A EP03796256A EP1581687B1 EP 1581687 B1 EP1581687 B1 EP 1581687B1 EP 03796256 A EP03796256 A EP 03796256A EP 1581687 B1 EP1581687 B1 EP 1581687B1
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F37/00—Details specific to washing machines covered by groups D06F21/00 - D06F25/00
    • D06F37/42—Safety arrangements, e.g. for stopping rotation of the receptacle upon opening of the casing door
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F2101/00—User input for the control of domestic laundry washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F2103/00—Parameters monitored or detected for the control of domestic laundry washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
    • D06F2103/02—Characteristics of laundry or load
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F2103/00—Parameters monitored or detected for the control of domestic laundry washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
    • D06F2103/64—Radiation, e.g. microwaves
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F2105/00—Systems or parameters controlled or affected by the control systems of washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
    • D06F2105/50—Starting machine operation, e.g. delayed start or re-start after power cut
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F2105/00—Systems or parameters controlled or affected by the control systems of washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
    • D06F2105/58—Indications or alarms to the control system or to the user
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F2105/00—Systems or parameters controlled or affected by the control systems of washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
    • D06F2105/62—Stopping or disabling machine operation
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F25/00—Washing machines with receptacles, e.g. perforated, having a rotary movement, e.g. oscillatory movement, the receptacle serving both for washing and for centrifugally separating water from the laundry and having further drying means, e.g. using hot air 
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F33/00—Control of operations performed in washing machines or washer-dryers 
    • D06F33/50—Control of washer-dryers characterised by the purpose or target of the control
    • D06F33/74—Responding to irregular working conditions, e.g. malfunctioning of pumps 
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F58/00—Domestic laundry dryers
    • D06F58/20—General details of domestic laundry dryers 
    • D06F58/26—Heating arrangements, e.g. gas heating equipment
    • D06F58/266—Microwave heating equipment
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F58/00—Domestic laundry dryers
    • D06F58/32—Control of operations performed in domestic laundry dryers 
    • D06F58/34—Control of operations performed in domestic laundry dryers  characterised by the purpose or target of the control
    • D06F58/50—Responding to irregular working conditions, e.g. malfunctioning of blowers

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  • This invention relates to a washer/dryer using microwave which reduces the risk of electrical arcing and an operation method providing the safe use of the washer/dryer.
  • microwave is used in the washing/drying cycles of preferably the front loaded washer/dryers in household appliances.
  • the metal accessories left and/or forgotten on the laundry can cause the electrical arcing and scorch the laundry.
  • an arc detection device is defined for the washer/dryers wherein the microwave is used.
  • the object of this invention is to provide a washer/dryer and a control method which use microwave and prevents the loading of the metal objects into the place where the microwave is used.
  • the washer/dryer (1) using microwave comprises a cover (11), which helps the loading and removal of the objects, a microwave applicator (2), which yields and applies the microwave and a control card (6) comprising preferably one or more memories.
  • the microwave applicator (2) comprises a magnetron (3) which yields microwave, an isolator (4) which protects the environment from the reflecting power, a microwave detector (7) either crystal or diode which controls the power of the microwave by detecting the excessive powers on the isolator (4) by means of the control card (6) and a wave guide (5) which leads the applied microwave to the desired direction.
  • the washer/dryer (1) which is the subject of this invention comprises a metal detector (8), which is placed not to be affected by the microwave and provides the detection of the arcing metal objects and one or more warning device (9) wherein the control card (6) informed by the metal detector (8) while the objects containing metal are being placed into the washer/ dryer (1) and warns the user by visual or audio means.
  • the warning device (9) comprises one or more select buttons (10), which provides the user with options such as the continuation of the operation of the warning device and/or applies them.
  • the main object of the microwave detector (7) is to prevent the arcing during the operation when the metal detector (8) does not work, it detects the metal objects by means of the differences in the reflections resulted from the control-targeted low amounts of microwave transmission in the first operation conditions and provides the warning for the user based on the control card (6), end of the operation or continuation of the operation without the use of microwave.
  • a front loaded washer/dryer (1) comprises a drum (21) pivotally rotating around an axis in which the laundry is put and a tub (22) in which the drum (21) moves.
  • Microwave applicator (2) is preferably on the tub (22) and the metal detector (8) is preferably on the tub (22) in a place where it is not affected by the microwave resulted from the microwave applicator (2) and is on the close side of the cover (11). Therefore the metal objects loaded into the device from the cover (11) part can be easily detected.
  • An operation method for the washer/dryer (1) which is the subject of this invention, comprises the steps of;
  • the washer/dryer which is the subject of this invention, can stop the arcing during the operation by detection, it can prevent the arcing by means of the detection of the causative objects prior the operation.

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  1. Un lave-linge/sèche-linge (1) utilisant des micro-ondes, comprenant un applicateur des micro-ondes (2), une carte de commande (6) qui contrôle l'applicateur des micro-ondes (2), un détecteur de micro-ondes (7) qui détecte des objets métalliques au moyen des différences dans les réflexions résultant des faibles quantités de transmission de micro-ondes ciblant le contrôle, un tambour (21) qui tourne autour un axe de manière pivotante, dans lequel le linge est placé et une cuve (22) dans laquelle le tambour (21) se déplace,
    caractérisé par
    un détecteur de métaux (8) qui détecte des objets métalliques qui peuvent causer un arc électrique lorsqu'ils sont placés, qui détecte également si les objets métalliques sont enlevés, et qui avertit l'utilisateur et donc permet un fonctionnement et contrôle sûr du lave-linge/sèche-linge (1), ledit détecteur de métaux étant monté dans une position de manière à ne pas être affecté par les micro-ondes transmises dedans, où le lave-linge/sèche-linge (1) est configuré de telle sorte que la transmission des micro-ondes est interrompue si la quantité de micro-ondes détectée par le détecteur de micro-ondes (7) est supérieure aux valeurs prédéterminées par le fabricant et de telle sorte que le fonctionnement ne se poursuit ensuite s'il es détecté par le détecteur de métaux (8) que l'objet métallique est enlevé, où ledit détecteur de métaux (8) est situé sur la cuve (22) à un endroit où il peut détecter des objets métalliques étant placés dans le tambour (21) ou enlevés du tambour (21).
  2. Un lave-linge/sèche-linge (1) selon la Revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'applicateur des micro-ondes (2) comprend le détecteur de micro-ondes (7) qui, malgré sa fonction essentielle pour la prévention d'arcs électriques, lorsque le détecteur de métaux (8) ne se fonctionne pas, est contrôlé par la carte de commande (6) de manière à avertir l'utilisateur, arrête le fonctionnement ou permet le fonctionnement sans option de micro-ondes en détectant les objets métalliques par les différences dans les réflexions des micro-ondes transmises à de faibles quantités ciblant le contrôle dans les premières étapes de fonctionnement.
  3. Un lave-linge/sèche-linge (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par un ou plusieurs dispositifs d'avertissement (9) en ce que la carte de commande (6) informée par le détecteur de métaux (8) lorsque les objets métalliques sont placés avertit l'utilisateur par un moyen visuel et/ou audio.
  4. Un lave-linge/sèche-linge selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'un dispositif d'avertissement (9) comprend un ou plusieurs boutons de sélection (10) fournissant aux utilisateurs des options telles que la poursuite du fonctionnement et son application.
  5. Un procédé de commande pour un lave-linge/sèche-linge (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant les étapes de :
    - Démarrer le procédé qui est appliqué (200) comme le lave-linge/sèche-linge (1) est actionné,
    - Contrôler le détecteur de métaux (8) si ou non il fonctionne (201),
    o Contrôler (201) le détecteur de métaux (8) si le détecteur de métaux (8) ne fonctionne pas,
    Fermer la porte (11) de la cuve (22) (102),
    Contrôler (201) le détecteur de métaux (8) si le détecteur de métaux (8) fonctionne, des objets comprenant des métaux sont détectés par le détecteur de métaux (8) (100), Contrôler l'objet placé dans le lave-linge/sèche-linge (1) si ou non il contient de métal (101),
    o Contrôler (102) la porte (11) si ou non elle est fermée, s'il est détecté que l'objet place dans le lave-linge/sèche-linge (1) ne contient pas de métal pendant l'étape précédente « Contrôler l'objet placé dans le lave-linge/sèche-linge (1) si ou non il contient de métal (101) »,
    o Avertir l'utilisateur au moyen d'un dispositif d'avertissement (103) de la risque d'arc électrique (103), s'il est détecté que l'objet place dans le lave-linge/sèche-linge (1) contient de métal pendant l'étape précédente « Contrôler l'objet placé dans le lave-linge/sèche-linge (1) si ou non il contient de métal (101) »,
    o Contrôler le bouton de sélection (10) si ou non il est utilisé (104),
    o Arrêter la machine et retourner à l'étape de début (200) si le bouton de sélection (10) est contrôlé (104),
    o Attendre jusqu'à ce que le bouton de sélection (10) est utilisé pour la période déterminée par le fabricant du lave-linge/sèche-linge (105), si le bouton de sélection (104) n'est pas utilisé, lorsque le bouton de sélection (10) est contrôlé (104),
    o Contrôler la porte (11) si ou non elle est fermée (102),
    o Redémarrer le procédé et les procédures (200) si la porte (11) n'est pas fermée,
    o Fonctionner (120) le détecteur de micro-ondes (7) si elle est fermée, si la porte (11) est contrôlée,
    o Fonctionner (120) le détecteur de micro-ondes,
    o Transmettre de micro-ondes dans la cuve à un niveau bas (121),
    o Détecter de micro-ondes transmises dans la cuve (128),
    o Contrôler la quantité de micro-ondes détectée si elle est supérieure que les valeurs déterminées par le fabricant du lave-linge/sèche-linge de manière à nuire l'utilisateur ou non (122),
    o Continuer à fonctionner dans la manière sélectée par l'utilisateur (123), s'il n'y a pas de différence dans la réflexion des micro-ondes transmises,
    o Arrêter (124) la machine et retourner à l'étape de début (200),
    o Arrêter la transmission de micro-ondes en fonction des informations reçues dans la carte de commande (125), s'il y a une différence dans la réflexion des micro-ondes transmises dans l'étape de contrôler si la quantité de micro-ondes détectée est supérieure que les valeurs prédéterminées par le fabricant du lave-linge/sèche-linge (122),
    o Avertir l'utilisateur (126),
    o Détecter par le détecteur de métaux (8) si ou non l'objet métallique est enlevé (127),
    o Continuer à fonctionner dans la manière sélectée par l'utilisateur (123), s'il est détecté que l'objet métallique est enlevé (127),
    o Attendre la période déterminée par le fabricant du lave-linge/sèche-linge (130), s'il est détecté que l'objet métallique n'est pas enlevé (127),
    o Avertir l'utilisateur (131),
    o Demander à l'utilisateur de sélectionner à fonctionner avec ou sans des micro-ondes (132),
    o Arrêter (133) la machine et retourner à l'étape de début (200), s'il est nécessaire de fonctionner avec des micro-ondes,
    o Arrêter la machine sans des micro-ondes (134), s'il est nécessaire de fonctionner sans des micro-ondes,
    o Arrêter la machine (135) et retourner à l'étape de début après la fin des procédures (200).
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