EP2788538A2 - Base for a washing machine and washing machine - Google Patents

Base for a washing machine and washing machine

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EP2788538A2
EP2788538A2 EP12805650.4A EP12805650A EP2788538A2 EP 2788538 A2 EP2788538 A2 EP 2788538A2 EP 12805650 A EP12805650 A EP 12805650A EP 2788538 A2 EP2788538 A2 EP 2788538A2
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Prior art keywords
washing machine
laundry
display panel
drawer
base
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2788538B1 (en
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Jingwei GAO
Jiandong Ye
Afang ZHONG
Yanglei Zhu
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BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
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BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
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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
    • D06F34/00—Details of control systems for washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
    • D06F34/14—Arrangements for detecting or measuring specific parameters
    • D06F34/18—Condition of the laundry, e.g. nature or weight
    • 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
    • D06F2103/04—Quantity, e.g. weight or variation of weight
    • 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
    • D06F2105/42—Detergent or additive supply
    • 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
    • D06F2105/58—Indications or alarms to the control system or to the user
    • D06F2105/60—Audible signals
    • 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
    • D06F34/00—Details of control systems for washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
    • D06F34/28—Arrangements for program selection, e.g. control panels therefor; Arrangements for indicating program parameters, e.g. the selected program or its progress
    • D06F34/32—Arrangements for program selection, e.g. control panels therefor; Arrangements for indicating program parameters, e.g. the selected program or its progress characterised by graphical features, e.g. touchscreens
    • 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
    • D06F39/00—Details of washing machines not specific to a single type of machines covered by groups D06F9/00 - D06F27/00 
    • D06F39/12—Casings; Tubs
    • D06F39/125—Supporting arrangements for the casing, e.g. rollers or legs

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  • the invention relates to a base for a washing machine and a washing machine, and more particularly to a base for a washing machine having a function of weighing laundry, and a washing machine.
  • a washing machine is a device for cleaning laundry with water and detergent through a series of washing processes, including washing, rinsing, dehydrating, and drying, to remove dirt on the laundry, such as clothing and quilt covers, in a roller.
  • the washing machine generally includes: a housing, forming the appearance of the washing machine, and having a laundry inlet on one side; a washing machine door, mounted on the housing, for opening and closing the laundry inlet; a laundry barrel, placed in the washing machine, for being filled up with washing water; a roller, rotatably mounted in the laundry barrel, for accommodating the laundry; and a motor, for rotating the roller.
  • the washing machine may automatically give an appropriate water level according to the weight of the laundry, so as to avoid blind selection which results in that the laundry is not cleaned or water and electricity are wasted. Therefore, the current washing machines have a function of automatically detecting the weight of the laundry.
  • the washing machine generally indirectly calculates the weight of the laundry by detecting water inflow or an eccentric amount of the barrel or a current of the motor and using a procedure preset in the washing machine.
  • the error of the weight information of the laundry detected through the solution is large, and for the user, the detected weight of the laundry is unknown, thereby resulting in inconveniences as follows. First, the user cannot know the weight of the loaded laundry in advance, and thus cannot put in the laundry according to the most appropriate proportion.
  • a technical solution adopted by the invention is: a base for a washing machine, which includes: a housing; a drawer slidably mounted in the housing, for storing laundry; a weighing device disposed in the drawer, for weighing the laundry; and a display panel mounted on a front panel of the drawer, electrically connected to the weighing device, for displaying the weight of the laundry.
  • the base for a washing machine further includes a controller, electrically connected to the weighing device and the display panel.
  • the base for a washing machine further includes a prompting device controlled by the controller, for prompting a user to wash the stored laundry exceeding a certain weight.
  • the prompting device includes a sound prompting device and/or a light prompting device.
  • the light prompting device is disposed on the display panel.
  • the display panel is a light- emitting diode (LED) display panel or a liquid crystal display panel.
  • LED light- emitting diode
  • the weighing device is an electronic weigher.
  • the invention provides a washing machine, which includes: a washing machine main body having a master controller built in; a drawer disposed at a bottom of the laundry machine main body, for storing laundry; a weighing device disposed in the drawer, for weighing the laundry; and a washing machine display panel mounted on a front panel of the washing machine main body, electrically connected to the weighing device, for displaying the weight of the laundry.
  • the washing machine main body includes a housing, and the drawer is slidably mounted at a bottom of the housing of the washing machine.
  • the washing machine master controller, the weighing device and the washing machine display panel are electrically connected to one another.
  • the washing machine master controller is used for controlling display content of the washing machine display panel according to weight data weighed by the weighing device.
  • the display content of the washing machine display panel includes displaying the weight data weighed by the weighing device and/or a selected washing procedure and/or a dosage of detergent automatically recommended for a user by the washing machine master controller accord- ing to the weight data.
  • the washing machine further includes a prompting device controlled by the washing machine master controller, for prompting a user to wash the stored laundry exceeding a certain weight.
  • the prompting device includes a sound prompting device and/or a light prompting device.
  • the light prompting device is disposed on the washing machine display panel.
  • the washing machine further includes a detergent automatic adding device, in which the master controller controls the dosage of the detergent added by the detergent automatic adding device according to the weight of the laundry weighed by the weighing device.
  • the invention has beneficial effects as follows: the base having the weighing function and the displaying function is disposed under the washing machine, to implement the interaction between the user and the laundry, so that the user may master the weight of the laundry at any time and arrange the washing time; and further, according to the weight of the laundry, the user is prompted to do the washing and put in the detergent reasonably according to information of the used detergent.
  • the technical solution of the invention will be clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the preferred embodiments shown in the accompanying drawing. It is obvious that these embodiments are only a part rather than all of the embodiments of the invention. All other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the invention.
  • the drawing the base having the weighing function and the displaying function is disposed under the washing machine, to implement the interaction between the user and the laundry, so that the user may master the weight of the laundry at any time and arrange the washing time; and further, according to the weight of the laundry, the user is prompted to
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a base for a washing machine
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of a washing machine.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of a base 10 for a washing machine according to the invention.
  • the base 10 of this embodiment includes a housing 1 and a drawer 2 slidably mounted in the housing 1 , for storing laun- dry.
  • a weighing device 3 is disposed in the drawer 2, for weighing the laundry stored in the drawer 10.
  • a handle 7 is disposed on a front panel 6 of the drawer 2, for drawing the slidable drawer 2.
  • a display panel 4, electrically connected to the weighing device 3 and used for displaying the weight of the laundry, is also mounted on the front panel 6 of the drawer.
  • the base 10 further includes a controller 5 built in, which is electrically connected to the weighing device 3 and the display panel.
  • the base 10 further has a prompting device (not shown) electrically connected to the controller 5 and controlled by the controller 5, for prompting a user to wash the stored laundry exceeding a certain weight.
  • a prompting device (not shown) electrically connected to the controller 5 and controlled by the controller 5, for prompting a user to wash the stored laundry exceeding a certain weight.
  • the controller 5 controls the prompting device to prompt the user to do the washing in time even though the user is quite busy, so as to prevent the laundry from becoming mouldy and smelly after being placed for a long time.
  • the prompting device is generally a sound prompting device and/or a light prompting device.
  • the light prompting device may be provided as a part of the display panel 4, and illuminates or flickers under the control of the controller 5; while the sound prompting device may be a buzzer that makes a sound under the control of the controller 5, so as to achieve the function of prompting the user through changes of the light and/or the sound.
  • the display panel 4 in this embodiment is preferably an LED display panel or a liquid crystal display panel, and the weighing device 3 is preferably an electronic weigher.
  • the electronic weigher is mainly formed by a weighing sensor, an amplifying circuit, an analogue-to-digital (AD) conversion circuit, a single-chip microcomputer circuit, a display circuit, and a communication interface circuit.
  • the working principle of the electronic weigher is that when an object is placed on a scale pan, the pressure is transmitted to the sensor, and the sensor is deformed, so that the impedance is changed. At the same time, an exciting voltage is changed, and a changed analogue signal is output.
  • the signal is amplified by the amplifying circuit and is output to an AD converter, so as to be converted into a digital signal which is easy to be processed, and then the digital signal is output to a microprocessor for operational control.
  • the microprocessor outputs a final result to a display according to corresponding commands and procedures.
  • the washing machine 100 includes: a washing machine main body 20, having a washing machine master controller 21 built in; a drawer 2 disposed at a bottom of the washing machine main body 20, for storing laundry; a weighing device 3 disposed in the drawer 2, for weighing the laundry; and a washing machine display panel 23 mounted on a front panel 26 of the washing machine main body, electrically connected to the weighing device 3, for displaying the weight of the laundry.
  • the washing machine main body 20 has a housing 27, and in another implementation manner, the drawer 2 may be slidably mounted at a bottom of the housing 27 of the washing machine main body, that is, a housing 1 of the drawer and the housing 27 of the washing machine main body are integrally formed.
  • the front panel 26 of the washing machine main body further has a proce- dure selection button 22, a feeder box 24 used for putting in detergent, and a washing machine door 25. Since the specific structure and functions of the washing machine are well known in the field, the description is not given here.
  • the washing machine master controller 21 , the weighing device 3 and the washing machine display panel 23 are electrically connected to one another.
  • the washing machine master controller 21 is used for controlling display content of the washing machine display panel 23 according to weight data weighed by the weighing device 3.
  • the display content of the washing machine display panel 23 includes displaying the weight data weighed by the weighing device 3 and/or a selected washing procedure and/or a dosage of detergent automatically recommended for a user by the washing machine master controller 21 according to the weight data. Therefore, interaction between the user and the laundry is implemented, so that the user may master the weight of the laundry at any time, arrange the washing time, and reasonably put in the detergent.
  • the washing machine may further include a prompting device controlled by the washing machine master controller 21 , for prompting the user to wash the stored laundry exceeding a certain weight.
  • the prompting device may be a sound prompting device and/or a light prompting device, and the light prompting device may be disposed on the washing machine display panel 23.
  • the prompting device is described in detail in the embodiment of the base 10 for a washing machine, so the description is not given here.
  • a detergent automatic adding device may be disposed in the washing machine feeder box 24.
  • the washing machine master controller 21 controls the dosage of the detergent added by the detergent automatic adding device according to the weight of the laundry weighed by the weighing device 3.

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  • Control Of Washing Machine And Dryer (AREA)
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Abstract

A base 10 for a washing machine 100 is provided, which includes: a housing 1; a drawer 2 slidably mounted in the housing 1, for storing laundry; a weighing device 3 disposed in the drawer 2, for weighing the laundry; and a display panel 4 mounted on a front panel 6 of the drawer 2, electrically connected to the weighing device 3, for displaying the weight of the laundry. Therefore, interaction between a user and laundry is implemented, so that the user may master the weight of the laundry at any time and arrange the washing time. In addition, a washing machine 1200 having the base 10 is also provided.

Description

BASE FOR A WASHING MACHINE AND WASHING MACHINE
The invention relates to a base for a washing machine and a washing machine, and more particularly to a base for a washing machine having a function of weighing laundry, and a washing machine.
A washing machine is a device for cleaning laundry with water and detergent through a series of washing processes, including washing, rinsing, dehydrating, and drying, to remove dirt on the laundry, such as clothing and quilt covers, in a roller. The washing machine generally includes: a housing, forming the appearance of the washing machine, and having a laundry inlet on one side; a washing machine door, mounted on the housing, for opening and closing the laundry inlet; a laundry barrel, placed in the washing machine, for being filled up with washing water; a roller, rotatably mounted in the laundry barrel, for accommodating the laundry; and a motor, for rotating the roller.
Currently, the users hope that the washing machine may automatically give an appropriate water level according to the weight of the laundry, so as to avoid blind selection which results in that the laundry is not cleaned or water and electricity are wasted. Therefore, the current washing machines have a function of automatically detecting the weight of the laundry. In the prior art, the washing machine generally indirectly calculates the weight of the laundry by detecting water inflow or an eccentric amount of the barrel or a current of the motor and using a procedure preset in the washing machine. However, the error of the weight information of the laundry detected through the solution is large, and for the user, the detected weight of the laundry is unknown, thereby resulting in inconveniences as follows. First, the user cannot know the weight of the loaded laundry in advance, and thus cannot put in the laundry according to the most appropriate proportion. Secondly, correspondingly, the user cannot reasonably select a laundry processing procedure and put in the detergent according to the weight of the laundry. In view of the above problems, the invention is directed to a base for a washing machine having a weighing function and a displaying function, and a washing machine, so as to implement interaction between a user and laundry, thereby arranging a washing process and time. Therefore, a technical solution adopted by the invention is: a base for a washing machine, which includes: a housing; a drawer slidably mounted in the housing, for storing laundry; a weighing device disposed in the drawer, for weighing the laundry; and a display panel mounted on a front panel of the drawer, electrically connected to the weighing device, for displaying the weight of the laundry.
As a preferred embodiment of the invention, the base for a washing machine further includes a controller, electrically connected to the weighing device and the display panel.
As another preferred embodiment of the invention, the base for a washing machine further includes a prompting device controlled by the controller, for prompting a user to wash the stored laundry exceeding a certain weight. As a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the prompting device includes a sound prompting device and/or a light prompting device.
As yet another preferred embodiment of the invention, the light prompting device is disposed on the display panel.
As yet a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the display panel is a light- emitting diode (LED) display panel or a liquid crystal display panel.
As still another improvement of the invention, the weighing device is an electronic weigher.
Further, the invention provides a washing machine, which includes: a washing machine main body having a master controller built in; a drawer disposed at a bottom of the laundry machine main body, for storing laundry; a weighing device disposed in the drawer, for weighing the laundry; and a washing machine display panel mounted on a front panel of the washing machine main body, electrically connected to the weighing device, for displaying the weight of the laundry.
As a preferred embodiment of the invention, the washing machine main body includes a housing, and the drawer is slidably mounted at a bottom of the housing of the washing machine.
As a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the washing machine master controller, the weighing device and the washing machine display panel are electrically connected to one another.
As yet another preferred embodiment of the invention, the washing machine master controller is used for controlling display content of the washing machine display panel according to weight data weighed by the weighing device.
As yet a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the display content of the washing machine display panel includes displaying the weight data weighed by the weighing device and/or a selected washing procedure and/or a dosage of detergent automatically recommended for a user by the washing machine master controller accord- ing to the weight data.
As again another preferred embodiment of the invention, the washing machine further includes a prompting device controlled by the washing machine master controller, for prompting a user to wash the stored laundry exceeding a certain weight.
As again a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the prompting device includes a sound prompting device and/or a light prompting device.
As still another improvement of the invention, the light prompting device is disposed on the washing machine display panel.
As still a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the washing machine further includes a detergent automatic adding device, in which the master controller controls the dosage of the detergent added by the detergent automatic adding device according to the weight of the laundry weighed by the weighing device.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has beneficial effects as follows: the base having the weighing function and the displaying function is disposed under the washing machine, to implement the interaction between the user and the laundry, so that the user may master the weight of the laundry at any time and arrange the washing time; and further, according to the weight of the laundry, the user is prompted to do the washing and put in the detergent reasonably according to information of the used detergent. In order to make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the invention more comprehensible, the technical solution of the invention will be clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the preferred embodiments shown in the accompanying drawing. It is obvious that these embodiments are only a part rather than all of the embodiments of the invention. All other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the invention. In the drawing,
FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a base for a washing machine; and FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of a washing machine.
FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of a base 10 for a washing machine according to the invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , the base 10 of this embodiment includes a housing 1 and a drawer 2 slidably mounted in the housing 1 , for storing laun- dry. A weighing device 3 is disposed in the drawer 2, for weighing the laundry stored in the drawer 10. A handle 7 is disposed on a front panel 6 of the drawer 2, for drawing the slidable drawer 2. A display panel 4, electrically connected to the weighing device 3 and used for displaying the weight of the laundry, is also mounted on the front panel 6 of the drawer. In addition, the base 10 further includes a controller 5 built in, which is electrically connected to the weighing device 3 and the display panel. In another implementation manner, the base 10 further has a prompting device (not shown) electrically connected to the controller 5 and controlled by the controller 5, for prompting a user to wash the stored laundry exceeding a certain weight. When the user accumulates excessive laundry, according to the weight of the laundry weighed by the weighing device 3, the controller 5 controls the prompting device to prompt the user to do the washing in time even though the user is quite busy, so as to prevent the laundry from becoming mouldy and smelly after being placed for a long time. In this embodiment, the prompting device is generally a sound prompting device and/or a light prompting device. The light prompting device may be provided as a part of the display panel 4, and illuminates or flickers under the control of the controller 5; while the sound prompting device may be a buzzer that makes a sound under the control of the controller 5, so as to achieve the function of prompting the user through changes of the light and/or the sound. The display panel 4 in this embodiment is preferably an LED display panel or a liquid crystal display panel, and the weighing device 3 is preferably an electronic weigher. The electronic weigher is mainly formed by a weighing sensor, an amplifying circuit, an analogue-to-digital (AD) conversion circuit, a single-chip microcomputer circuit, a display circuit, and a communication interface circuit. The working principle of the electronic weigher is that when an object is placed on a scale pan, the pressure is transmitted to the sensor, and the sensor is deformed, so that the impedance is changed. At the same time, an exciting voltage is changed, and a changed analogue signal is output. The signal is amplified by the amplifying circuit and is output to an AD converter, so as to be converted into a digital signal which is easy to be processed, and then the digital signal is output to a microprocessor for operational control. The microprocessor outputs a final result to a display according to corresponding commands and procedures.
In addition, there is provided a washing machine 100 having the base 10 in the above embodiment. A specific schematic structural view of the washing machine 100 is shown in FIG. 2. The washing machine 100 includes: a washing machine main body 20, having a washing machine master controller 21 built in; a drawer 2 disposed at a bottom of the washing machine main body 20, for storing laundry; a weighing device 3 disposed in the drawer 2, for weighing the laundry; and a washing machine display panel 23 mounted on a front panel 26 of the washing machine main body, electrically connected to the weighing device 3, for displaying the weight of the laundry. The washing machine main body 20 has a housing 27, and in another implementation manner, the drawer 2 may be slidably mounted at a bottom of the housing 27 of the washing machine main body, that is, a housing 1 of the drawer and the housing 27 of the washing machine main body are integrally formed. The front panel 26 of the washing machine main body further has a proce- dure selection button 22, a feeder box 24 used for putting in detergent, and a washing machine door 25. Since the specific structure and functions of the washing machine are well known in the field, the description is not given here. In this embodiment, the washing machine master controller 21 , the weighing device 3 and the washing machine display panel 23 are electrically connected to one another. The washing machine master controller 21 is used for controlling display content of the washing machine display panel 23 according to weight data weighed by the weighing device 3. The display content of the washing machine display panel 23 includes displaying the weight data weighed by the weighing device 3 and/or a selected washing procedure and/or a dosage of detergent automatically recommended for a user by the washing machine master controller 21 according to the weight data. Therefore, interaction between the user and the laundry is implemented, so that the user may master the weight of the laundry at any time, arrange the washing time, and reasonably put in the detergent.
The washing machine may further include a prompting device controlled by the washing machine master controller 21 , for prompting the user to wash the stored laundry exceeding a certain weight. The prompting device may be a sound prompting device and/or a light prompting device, and the light prompting device may be disposed on the washing machine display panel 23. The prompting device is described in detail in the embodiment of the base 10 for a washing machine, so the description is not given here.
In addition, a detergent automatic adding device may be disposed in the washing machine feeder box 24. The washing machine master controller 21 controls the dosage of the detergent added by the detergent automatic adding device according to the weight of the laundry weighed by the weighing device 3.
Various specific embodiments described in the foregoing and shown in the accompa- nying drawings are only used for illustrating the invention, and are not the entirety of the invention. Within the scope of the basic technical thoughts of the invention, any types of modifications for the invention made by persons of ordinary skill in the art fall within the protection scope of the invention. LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS
1 housing
2 drawer
3 weighing device
4 display panel
5 controller
6 drawer front panel
7 drawer handle
10 base for a washing machine
20 washing machine main body
21 washing machine master controller
22 procedure selection button
23 washing machine display panel
24 feeder box
25 washing machine door
26 washing machine front panel
27 housing of the washing machine main body
100 washing machine

Claims

1 . A base (10) for a washing machine (100), comprising: a housing (1 ), a drawer (2) slidably mounted in the housing (I), for storing laundry, a weighing device (3) disposed in the drawer (2), for weighing the laundry, and a display panel (4) mounted on a front panel (6) of the drawer, electrically connected to the weighing device (3), for displaying the weight of the laundry.
2. The base (10) according to claim 1 , further comprising a controller (5), electrically connected to the weighing device (3) and the display panel (4).
3. The base (10) according to claim 2, further comprising a prompting device controlled by the controller (5), for prompting a user to wash the stored laundry exceeding a certain weight.
4. The base (10) according to claim 3, wherein the prompting device comprises a sound prompting device and/or a light prompting device.
5. The base (10) according to claim 4, wherein the light prompting device is disposed on the display panel (4).
6. The base (10) according to any one of above claims, wherein the display panel (4) is a light-emitting diode (LED) display panel or a liquid crystal display panel.
7. The base (10) according to claims 1 to 5, wherein the weighing device (3) is an electronic weigher.
8. A washing machine (100), comprising: a washing machine main body (20) having a master controller (21 ) built in, a drawer (10) disposed at a bottom of the washing machine main body (20), for storing laundry, a weighing device (3) disposed in the drawer (2), for weighing the laundry, and a washing machine display panel (23) mounted on a front panel (26) of the washing machine main body, electrically connected to the weighing device (3), for displaying the weight of the laundry.
9. The washing machine (100) according to claim 8, wherein the washing machine main body (20) comprises a housing (27), and the drawer (2) is slidably mounted at a bottom of the housing (27) of the washing machine main body.
10. The washing machine (100) according to claim 8, wherein the washing machine master controller (21 ), the weighing device (3) and the washing machine display panel (23) are electrically connected to one another.
1 1. The washing machine (100) according to claim 10, wherein the washing machine master controller (21 ) is used for controlling display content of the washing machine display panel (23) according to weight data weighed by the weighing device (3).
12. The washing machine (100) according to claim 1 1 , wherein the display content of the washing machine display panel (23) comprises displaying the weight data weighed by the weighing device (3) and/or a selected washing procedure and/or a dosage of detergent automatically recommended for a user by the washing machine master controller (21 ) according to the weight data.
13. The washing machine (100) according to claim 10, further comprising a prompting device controlled by the washing machine master controller (21 ), for prompting a user to wash the stored laundry exceeding a certain weight.
14. The washing machine (100) according to claim 13, wherein the prompting device comprises a sound prompting device and/or a light prompting device.
15. The washing machine (100) according to claim 14, wherein the light prompting device is disposed on the washing machine display panel (23).
16. The washing machine (100) according to claim 10, further comprising a detergent automatic adding device, wherein the washing machine master controller (21 ) controls the dosage of the detergent added by the detergent automatic adding device according to the weight of the laundry weighed by the weighing device (3).
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