EP3090311A1 - Appareil électroménager comportant une interface de guidage pour la sélection d'un cycle de travail - Google Patents

Appareil électroménager comportant une interface de guidage pour la sélection d'un cycle de travail

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EP3090311A1
EP3090311A1 EP14830680.6A EP14830680A EP3090311A1 EP 3090311 A1 EP3090311 A1 EP 3090311A1 EP 14830680 A EP14830680 A EP 14830680A EP 3090311 A1 EP3090311 A1 EP 3090311A1
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household appliance
control unit
user interface
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Lucio Bianchi
Renato Aiello
Massimiliano GIORGINO
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Whirlpool EMEA SpA
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Indesit Co SpA
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
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    • G05B19/02—Programme-control systems electric
    • G05B19/04—Programme control other than numerical control, i.e. in sequence controllers or logic controllers
    • G05B19/042—Programme control other than numerical control, i.e. in sequence controllers or logic controllers using digital processors
    • G05B19/0426—Programming the control sequence
    • 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 
    • D06F33/30—Control of washing machines characterised by the purpose or target of the control 
    • D06F33/32—Control of operational steps, e.g. optimisation or improvement of operational steps depending on the condition of the laundry
    • 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
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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
    • 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
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    • D06F2101/02—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
    • D06F2101/00—User input for the control of domestic laundry washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
    • D06F2101/02—Characteristics of laundry or load
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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
    • D06F2103/00—Parameters monitored or detected for the control of domestic laundry washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
    • D06F2103/68—Operation mode; Program phase
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • D06F34/00—Details of control systems for washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
    • D06F34/04—Signal transfer or data transmission arrangements
    • D06F34/05—Signal transfer or data transmission arrangements for wireless communication between components, e.g. for remote monitoring or control
    • 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
    • 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
    • D06F58/36—Control of operational steps, e.g. for optimisation or improvement of operational steps depending on the condition of the laundry
    • D06F58/38—Control of operational steps, e.g. for optimisation or improvement of operational steps depending on the condition of the laundry of drying, e.g. to achieve the target humidity
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
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Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a household appliance, in particular a laundry washing or drying machine, wherein a user interface provides advanced programming functions.
  • household appliances such as, for instance, laundry washing and drying machines, can operate according to different predetermined work cycle.
  • the user based on his/her own experience, makes a selection so that one of the available cycle is performed (e.g. 60° cotton, 40° cotton, etc.) .
  • the user selects the cycle which he/she deems best suited for the laundry loaded.
  • the present invention aims, therefore, to provide a household appliance, in particular a laundry washing or drying machine, that can overcome the problems outlined above.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a household appliance that allows the selection of the most suitable work cycle depending on the fabric it has to work with.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a household appliance capable of improving its own functional capabilities, by widening the range of available work cycles, according to the needs expressed by the user.
  • An idea underlying the present invention consists in providing that, through a suitable user interface, the user is guided by a set of questions, so that the relevant data concerning the items or fabric being loaded into the machine are entered thus allowing said interface to select the most suitable work cycle.
  • the invention therefore, relates to a household appliance, in particular a laundry washing or drying machine, comprising :
  • control unit configured for selecting, in said memory, data associated with at least one determined work cycle and for controlling said operating means in order to execute said determined work cycle on the basis of said selected data
  • a user interface configured for guiding a user to enter the values of a set of parameters, said control unit being configured for selecting said determined cycle as a function of the values entered by the user.
  • said user interface is configured for guiding the user to enter values for one or more of the following parameters:
  • said user interface is configured for guiding the user to enter values for all of said parameters from a) to d) .
  • said user interface is configured for showing, for one or more parameters, one or more allowable values that can be selected by the user when entering said values .
  • said user interface is configured for showing, for one or more parameters, non-allowable values as well.
  • said user interface is configured for, if one of said non-allowable values is selected, cooperating with said control unit to activate a connection to a remote server in order to allow downloading data from said server to said memory for the execution of a work cycle for which said non- allowable value is an allowable value.
  • said control unit is configured for selecting said determined cycle as a function of a comparison between the values entered by the user via said user interface and the data contained in said memory and associated with said work cycles.
  • said control unit is configured for:
  • said control unit is configured for:
  • control unit is configured for cooperating with said remote server in order to download said further work cycle thus identified to said memory.
  • said download occurs upon a confirmation that is received by said remote server, preferably following a purchase transaction, via a separate channel different from the communication channel between said remote server and said control unit.
  • Figure 1 shows a block diagram representing a household appliance according to the invention
  • Figure 2 shows schematically an operating condition of a user interface forming a part of the household appliance of figure 1.
  • 1 indicates on the whole a household appliance according to the present invention .
  • the household appliance 1 is preferably a laundry washing machine, possibly designed to also perform drying cycles, or a drying machine.
  • the household appliance 1 (figure 1) comprises first of all operating means 10 for executing a plurality of work cycles .
  • the operating means 10 can comprise a drum where laundry items are loaded, a tub wherein said drum is rotatably mounted, a hydraulic system to supply water to the tub, a heating system to heat up, as applicable, the water supplied to the tub, and a motion system to operate the rotation of the drum.
  • the operating means 10 can comprise a drum where laundry items are loaded, a system for heating/drying to make air flow, typically at a controlled temperature, in the drum so as to promote the drying of the laundry items.
  • the household appliance 1 also comprises a memory 20 containing data D for executing said work cycles.
  • the data D can be related to the various phases (water heating, supply of hot water to the tub, centrifuge, detergent supply, etc.) a work cycle is composed of.
  • the data D comprise, therefore, all the parameters and related values that are necessary for the description and performance of each work cycle.
  • the household appliance 1 further comprises a control unit 30 configured for selecting, in the memory 20, data associated with at least one determined work cycle and for controlling said operating means 10 in order to execute said determined work cycle on the basis of said selected data.
  • the household appliance 1 further comprises a user interface 40 configured for guiding a user to enter values V of a set of parameters P, said control unit 30 being configured for selecting said determined cycle as a function of the values V entered by the user .
  • the user interface 40 can be realized as a display, preferably of a touch screen type.
  • the user interface 40 shows the user a series of subsequent questions or requests to enter data related to parameters P.
  • the parameters P are displayed in a sequence, for example on different portions of the display, or on different screenshots, shown successively.
  • the parameters P do not comprise the data employed by household appliances known in the art to identify a work cycle .
  • the parameters P do not comprise a temperature at which one of more washing cycles must be performed .
  • the parameters P do not comprise a speed at which one or more centrifuge phases must be performed.
  • the parameters P do not comprise a number of rinses that must be performed in a given washing cycle.
  • the parameters P comprise one or more of the following :
  • the user interface 40 is configured for guiding the user to enter values V for all of said parameters P from a) to d) .
  • said user interface 40 is configured for showing, for one or more parameters P, one or more allowable values Va that can be selected by the user when entering said values V.
  • the user interface 40 provides the user with the possibility to choose from a given list of preset values for each parameter P. By selecting one of these values for each parameter P the user can, consequently, enter the requested V values.
  • the values shown to the user comprise allowable values Va for the parameters P.
  • the options presented to the user by the interface 40 can indeed be selected to define/identify the work cycle to be performed.
  • the user interface 40 is configured for showing to the user for one or more parameters P non- allowable values Vn as well.
  • the allowable values Va and the non allowable values Vn are displayed with a different graphical appearance by the user interface 40.
  • Figure 2 shows, schematically, an example of said appearance: with reference to the parameter XX, the values 1-3 are allowable (Va) , whereas the values 4-5 are non allowable (Vn) .
  • the user interface 40 is configured to show the various parameters P and the respective values Va, Vn in succession, e.g., in the order shown in the table hereabove. Therefore, a value is shown as "allowable” if in memory 20 at least a work cycle is present that can be associated with said parameter value and to other values already previously selected for the other parameters.
  • a given value is shown as allowable or non-allowable can also be managed by user interface 40 also depending on the values previously entered/selected by the user.
  • values Vn are actually non- allowable, that is to say they have no corresponding programme currently stored in the memory 20, it is possible for the user to select them anyway.
  • the user interface 40 cooperates with said control unit 30 to activate a connection to a remote server 100.
  • control unit 30 selects a suitable cycle from those stored in the memory 20.
  • control unit 30 is configured for comparing the values V entered by the user and the data D contained in said memory 20 and associated with said work cycles .
  • control unit 30 is configured for determining, based on said comparison, a coefficients C representative of a correspondence between the entered values V and one or more work cycles stored in the memory 20.
  • a parameter e.g., "Fabric”
  • an area of the memory 20 (or a physically distinct memory) features a table wherein to every cycle stored in the memory 20 a score is assigned, related to each parameter, for any possible value that the user can select/enter .
  • the scores associated to said parameters are retrieved from the table and for instance, the scores of the parameters for each work cycle are added up.
  • the correspondence coefficient C can be defined as a result of this addition.
  • a minimum score is provided that can be associated to a given cycle; when the parameter value is below said minimum score, said parameter value is shown as being non-allowable for that cycle .
  • control unit 30 can therefore determine the correspondence coefficient C.
  • a coefficient C is calculated for each work cycle stored in the memory 20.
  • the work cycle having the best coefficient, that is to say, for instance the highest coefficient, is therefore selected from the memory 20.
  • the work cycle is selected that has the closest correspondence with the values V entered by the user.
  • Said cycle is therefore used to treat the load contained inside the household appliance 1.
  • An advantageous embodiment provides, once the cycle to be used is identified and preferably after completion of said cycle, for the sending by the control unit to a remote server 100 of information pertaining to the values V entered by the user for said parameters P and to the work cycle selected accordingly.
  • the remote server will carry out data processing to check the availability of further work cycles that are considered by said remote server 100 to better correspond to said values V in relation to the work cycle selected by the household appliance 1.
  • the remote server 100 can carry out an operation that is by all means similar to the one performed by the control unit on memory 20: said remote server 100 can for example search in a memory of its own a work cycle that has a higher correspondence coefficient, with respect to the values V entered by the user, as compared to the cycle selected from memory 20 of the household appliance 1.
  • the remote server 100 In case the remote server 100 does find a better cycle, it sends a signal to the household appliance 1 that, through the user interface 40, offers the user to update the programmes available on the machine.
  • said signalling can be visualized on the user interface 40 as soon as he uses the machine again.
  • the user can proceed with purchasing the new work cycle or with updating, via a separate channel, for example by accessing an e-commerce portal via a PC, a laptop, a tablet, a smartphone, etc.
  • the remote server 100 proceeds with downloading into the household appliance 1, and in particular into memory 20, the new or updated work cycle.
  • the control unit 30 can therefore indicate to the user via the user interface 40 and/or to the remote server 100, that the updating has been completed.
  • the household appliance can also work in a "conventional" mode, whereby the user directly selects the work cycle he/she deems more suitable.
  • the invention achieves important advantages.
  • the household appliance according to the invention allows to select the work cycle that is most suitable for the laundry items to be treated and their conditions .
  • the household appliance according to the invention is also capable of improving its own functional capabilities in that it widens the range of available work cycles, as a function of the needs expressed by the user.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne un appareil électroménager, en particulier une machine à laver ou à sécher le linge, qui comprend : un moyen de fonctionnement (10) conçu pour exécuter une pluralité de cycles de travail ; une mémoire (20) contenant des données (D) pour l'exécution desdits cycles de travail ; une unité de commande (30) prévue pour sélectionner, dans la mémoire (20), des données associées à au moins un cycle de travail déterminé, et pour commander ledit moyen de fonctionnement (10) afin qu'il exécute le cycle de travail déterminé sur la base des données sélectionnées ; une interface utilisateur (40) destinée à guider un utilisateur lors de l'entrée de valeurs (V) d'un ensemble de paramètres (P), ladite unité de commande (30) étant conçue pour sélectionner le cycle déterminé en fonction des valeurs (V) entrées par l'utilisateur.
EP14830680.6A 2013-12-30 2014-12-16 Appareil électroménager comportant une interface de guidage pour la sélection d'un cycle de travail Ceased EP3090311A1 (fr)

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IT001082A ITTO20131082A1 (it) 2013-12-30 2013-12-30 Elettrodomestico con guida alla selezione di cicli di lavoro
PCT/IB2014/066972 WO2015101871A1 (fr) 2013-12-30 2014-12-16 Appareil électroménager comportant une interface de guidage pour la sélection d'un cycle de travail

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