EP3290576B1 - Appareil de traitement du linge ayant un insert de porte à transparence réglable et son procédé de fonctionnement - Google Patents

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EP3290576B1
EP3290576B1 EP17186646.0A EP17186646A EP3290576B1 EP 3290576 B1 EP3290576 B1 EP 3290576B1 EP 17186646 A EP17186646 A EP 17186646A EP 3290576 B1 EP3290576 B1 EP 3290576B1
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    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
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    • 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 
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    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • 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

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  • the invention relates to a laundry treatment device having a housing, a treatment room for laundry items to be treated, a control unit, a door unit for opening and closing the treatment room, wherein the door unit has a treatment room final door insert containing a transparent material.
  • the invention also relates to a method for operating this laundry treatment appliance.
  • Laundry treating appliances such as washing machines and dryers generally have a drum as a laundry treating space accessible through a door unit.
  • the door unit i. the window to the drum, usually made of a plastic frame with an associated transparent glass.
  • the connection of frame and glass can be done by screwing, gluing, welding or by molding.
  • Such a compound allows the use of different glasses as well as an electrical control of the door unit and a glass used therein.
  • Such a touch-sensitive operating device may be, for example, a smartphone or even a tablet computer. These generally have a touch screen, which combines a display device with an operating device. The operation of the household appliance then usually takes place via an app. Although a quick operation of the household appliance is possible in this way, the touchscreens available on smartphones and tablet computers are usually very small. However, the technology available in household appliances has become more and more sophisticated over the years and the operation has thus become more and more complex. The clear presentation of complex content on small touchscreens therefore presents a challenge. It would thus be desirable to add an additional possibility to provide a home appliance to display complex content over a larger area.
  • the publication WO 2010/128729 A2 describes a washing machine comprising a housing which forms the external appearance of the washing machine and includes an opening.
  • a drum is rotatably mounted within the housing and is loaded with laundry through the opening.
  • the housing also has a door for opening and closing the opening, wherein a display unit is provided for displaying washing information on the door.
  • the publication WO 2006/021936 A1 describes a home appliance comprising a housing, a door which is attached to the housing and allows a user to access the interior of the housing, and a window which is positioned on the housing and / or on the door and allows a user, the Watch the inside of the case.
  • a display unit is mounted on the window, which allows the user to simultaneously observe the interior of the housing through the window and the data supplied by a control card for controlling the household appliance.
  • the publication GB 2511360 describes a laundry treatment machine, in particular a washing machine and a dryer.
  • a drum for laundry is provided with a window or glass part, which allows the view into the drum. At least part of it has thermochromic properties.
  • the glass as such may have thermochromic properties, or a sticker or film having thermochromic properties may be glued to the glass.
  • the door may be at least partially formed of a material such as a synthetic plastic containing therein a dye having thermochromic properties.
  • An apparatus for indicating changes between first and second operating conditions in a home appliance includes, among other things, an elongated thermally conductive substrate arranged in heat transfer relationship with and adjacent to a first heater to receive and transfer thermal energy generated therefrom; one temperature sensitive material on said substrate which is capable of changing its appearance in response to changes in the temperature of the conductive substrate.
  • the temperature-sensitive material includes, in particular, a thermochromic material.
  • below the layer of thermochromic material is a colored material, wherein the thermochromic material may be opaque to prevent viewing of the colored material when cooled below a threshold temperature and may become transparent to permit viewing of the colored material when heated above this threshold temperature.
  • the publication KR 20140125996 A describes a refrigerator that can change its appearance to transparent or opaque by using an electrochromic device.
  • the electrochromic device comprises a first transparent electrode disposed within a first transparent substrate, a first electrochromic layer positioned in the first electrode, a second transparent electrode positioned within a second transparent substrate opposite the first substrate , and an electrolyte layer between the first and second electrochromic layers. Since the door does not need to be opened to view the interior, this will prevent energy loss.
  • the publication WO 2006/128696 A1 describes a home appliance comprising a user interface, a plate and means for adjusting the transparency of the plate between substantially transparent and substantially nontransparent, wherein the user interface and the plate are arranged with respect to one another such that the user interface is substantially for a user is hidden when the plate is not substantially transparent.
  • the variable transparency plate can be achieved by, for example, suspended particle devices, liquid crystals or electrochromic techniques.
  • the plate may be, for example, a glass plate or made of plastic or of any other suitable material.
  • the publication KR 2008 0074540 A describes a laundry treating machine having a sterilizing function by ultraviolet radiation.
  • the laundry treatment machine includes at least one door window which opens and closes the laundry entrance and the light transmittance of the non-sterilizing Lamp changes during operation.
  • two door windows are shown, of which the first door window has a glass with variable transmission.
  • two films are contained between two panes of glass, with a fine drop between the layers in which particles polarized by blue light are contained. At first, a deep blue color is displayed, which, however, becomes translucent when an electrical voltage is applied, since the particles polarized by light are arranged parallel to the electric field.
  • a laundry treatment appliance with an improved display device.
  • the object of the invention was also to provide a method for operating such a laundry treatment device.
  • the invention thus relates to a laundry treatment device with a housing, a treatment room for laundry items to be treated, usually a drum, a control unit, a door unit for opening and closing the treatment room, wherein the door unit has a treatment room final door insert, which is a transparent material contains, wherein the door insert has a first layer, the light transmission through the change of a temperature and / or an electrical property of the first layer, and wherein the door insert is configured to be in a transparent state upon non-execution of an operation program, and wherein the first layer is electrochromic, and as a display device for displaying information about Laundry treatment device and / or running in him treatment program is designed, and the laundry treatment device includes a light sensor which can detect the light intensity L U in an environment of the laundry treatment device, and the control unit is configured to a below a minimum value L Umin a transparency of the first Increase layer and / or when exceeding a maximum value L Umax to lower the transparency of the first layer.
  • the transparent material is in particular a plastic or a glass, preferably a glass.
  • the door unit generally also includes a frame around the door insert.
  • first layer is to be interpreted broadly according to the invention and in particular also includes an inhomogeneous layer structure in which various low molecular weight or high molecular weight substances can be embedded which have thermochromic and / or electrochromic properties.
  • the first layer can be arranged in different ways in the door insert.
  • the first layer can be arranged as an outer layer on the transparent material, so that the first layer can be arranged as an inner or outer outer layer with regard to the arrangement to the treatment space.
  • the first layer is between two sheets of the transparent material. In this way, it is protected, for example, from external or internal damage caused by external impacts or other external factors, or processes occurring in the treatment room.
  • the first layer has electrochromic properties.
  • electrochromic properties means that a change in an applied electric current or an applied electric voltage can cause a change in the light transmittance and / or the color.
  • the electrochromic properties can be adjusted in different ways.
  • a laundry treatment appliance is preferred in which the control unit is set up to control the electrochromic properties according to a treatment program carried out in the laundry treatment appliance and / or according to an input on an operating unit.
  • electrochromic of the first layer may be controlled so that symbols or characters indicative of an operating program, e.g. a washing or drying program to be displayed.
  • an operating program e.g. a washing or drying program
  • different program phases can be represented by different colors of the door insert.
  • a program phase change or a fault could be represented by a flashing of the door insert, where "flashing" means that the transparency or color of the door insert varies at short intervals.
  • electrochromic substances also referred to herein as "electrochromatically active substances"
  • inorganic or organic substances can be used.
  • a suitable electrochromic substance is, for example, tungsten oxide. When electrical charges are applied to a thin coating of tungsten oxide, it becomes optically active and changes color.
  • tungsten oxide is used as the electrochromic substance, for example, in the first layer is a conductive transparent polymer film which separates a tungsten oxide-containing electrode from a lithium ion-containing counter electrode.
  • An electrochromic first layer based on organic substances generally comprises an active electrochromic layer, which is located in particular between electrodes arranged perpendicular to one another.
  • the electrodes are located, for example, on the surfaces of two glass plates adjacent to the first layer.
  • the two glass plates are generally coated conductive and provided with electrical connections.
  • Essential constituents of the active layer within the first layer may be, for example, a redox system and a pH-active dye.
  • the voltage ratio changes the concentration ratio of the redox partners, so that protons and / or other ions are released or bound. This has an effect on the pH so that the pH-active dye undergoes a color change.
  • Particularly suitable electrochromic substances are organic polymers in which different oxidation states differ by their colors. However, it is also here, especially for the charge balance after a redox process, to migrations of cations and / or anions.
  • Suitable organic polymers are in particular electrically conductive organic polymers such as viologens, polythiophenes and polyaniline.
  • a control unit can be firmly attached to the laundry treatment appliance.
  • a mobile operating unit may be provided.
  • a mobile operating unit is preferably configured as an external touchscreen.
  • the laundry treatment device has an operating unit designed as an external touchscreen and an interface for communication between the control unit and the operating unit.
  • the operating unit designed as an external touchscreen is in particular a smartphone or a tablet computer. These are generally designed to control the laundry treatment appliance.
  • the connection between the control unit and the operating unit will generally be a wireless connection for data exchange.
  • a connection can be made for example via WLAN, Bluetooth, etc. According to the type of wireless connection is not limited.
  • data is exchanged between the control unit and the external operating unit by means of this connection.
  • the generally used operating unit external and / or internal, is preferably arranged to have a first and / or second layer on the first layer and / or the second layer Display screen to control the laundry treatment device.
  • screen display is to be understood broadly. It may, for example, be a colored, for example red, screen display which extends over the entire door insert.
  • red screen display is realized by providing the first layer with electrochromic properties, various optical effects can be realized, such as flashing the entire surface of the door panel or other optical motion sequences.
  • the first. and / or second layer especially if they contain electrochromic substances, preferably represent text, symbols, patterns and / or images, with images also monochrome images are meant, which extend over the entire door panel. It can be static pictures or animations. Texts include letters, numbers and special characters. The representation can be done both in colors, in grayscale and / or in black and white. The design of the content will certainly be based on the respective customer group, whether they prefer, for example, more traditional, functional or modern ways of presentation.
  • a laundry treatment appliance according to the invention is generally a washing machine, a dryer or a washer-dryer.
  • the laundry treatment device For receiving and for treating the articles, the laundry treatment device comprises a treatment room. If the laundry treatment appliance is a washing machine, a dryer or a washer-dryer, then the treatment room can in particular be a drum.
  • the treatment room has an opening through which it can be equipped with laundry items.
  • a treatment of the laundry items is generally under the influence of certain process conditions, be it dry-warm process air in a dryer or washing liquor in a washing machine. It is thus generally necessary for the treatment room to be closed during the treatment of laundry items. Therefore, the laundry treatment appliance according to the invention has a door unit for opening and closing the treatment space.
  • the design of such a door unit is not limited but generally dependent on the nature of the door Laundry treatment device and thus on the type of treatment, which takes place in the treatment room.
  • An inventively provided door unit preferably has at least one door frame, a hinge and at least a first transparent door insert, wherein the hinge is mounted such that it allows the opening and closing of the door unit on the laundry treatment appliance.
  • the transparent material must only be suitable for meeting the respective process conditions during the treatment of the objects in the treatment room, depending on the type and configuration of the laundry treatment appliance.
  • transparent door inserts are made of one or more glasses.
  • the resistance of a transparent door insert to the respective process conditions present in the treatment space can also be given by a specific thickness of the door insert.
  • the shape of the door insert may vary depending on the type of laundry treatment device and design of the treatment room.
  • the transparent door insert in the door unit of a washing machine usually has the shape of a porthole.
  • material, thickness and shape of the door insert are dependent on the type and configuration of the laundry treatment appliance, in which the door insert is used.
  • the door insert may become opaque, translucent, due to the presence of the first layer and optionally a second layer. be transparent or partially translucent, depending on the extent to which a user of the laundry treatment appliance, the interior of the treatment room should be visible.
  • thermochromic properties are preferred in which the first layer and / or a second layer have thermochromic properties.
  • the first layer additionally has thermochromic properties.
  • thermochromic properties are conferred by the presence of thermochromic substances.
  • Thermochromic substances are for example inorganic compounds such as rutile and zinc oxide or organic compounds such as Bixanthyliden- and BianthronylENSen. Examples of these are 9,9'-Bixanthyliden and 10,10'-bianthronylidene.
  • polymers are also suitable as organic compounds, such as, for example, lithium chloride-containing polyether compositions.
  • thermochromic chemical substances are arranged in the first layer and / or the second layer and electrochromic substances in the first layer such that they are located in different areas of the door insert in the direction of the door insert.
  • thermochromic and electrochromic substances are arranged in the first layer and / or the second layer and electrochromic substances in the first layer such that they are located in different areas of the door insert in the direction of the door insert.
  • the second layer has thermochromic properties and is closer to the treatment space than the first layer.
  • the distance between the treatment room, the temperature of which is to be followed if necessary, and the thermochromic substances is particularly small.
  • the first layer and / or the second layer are arranged between two glass plates of the door insert.
  • the first layer and optionally the second layer or a further layer with electrochromic and / or thermochromic properties is generally not homogeneous, but in turn represents a layer structure, in particular an inhomogeneous layer structure.
  • the layer structure depends in particular on whether and which thermochromic and / or electrochromic substances are used. When using electrochromic substances, it must be taken into consideration that electrodes must generally be applied to their control on the first layer. This means that in the case of an electrochromically equipped first layer, this is generally arranged between two transparent panes on which electrodes are applied.
  • the first layer is configured electrochromic and as a display device for displaying information about the laundry treatment appliance and / or a treatment program running in it.
  • the laundry treatment device contains at least one sensor for measuring operating parameters and the control unit is set up to display the measured operating parameters in the first layer then configured as a display device.
  • a sensor may in particular be a temperature sensor, but also, for example, a pressure sensor or a loading sensor.
  • the laundry treating appliance includes a motion sensor capable of detecting the presence of a user in the vicinity of the laundry treating appliance, and the control unit is arranged to cause, in the event of a detected presence, a control of the first wash given for that case.
  • a motion sensor capable of detecting the presence of a user in the vicinity of the laundry treating appliance
  • the control unit is arranged to cause, in the event of a detected presence, a control of the first wash given for that case.
  • “proximity” may be a fixed or adjustable by a user depending on the site size, where appropriate, the distance and / or the size of the moving object (user) can be considered.
  • a motion sensor also allows the detection of gestures.
  • this embodiment allows a display on the door panel, ie the control of the electrochromic first layer, to be adapted to the user.
  • thermochromic layer When referring to an “electrochromic layer” or a “thermochromic layer”, this means in particular that this layer has electrochromic or thermochromic properties. It does not mean that it can not also have the respective other properties, ie thermochromic or electrochromic properties.
  • the laundry treating appliance according to the invention comprises a light sensor which can detect the light intensity L U in an environment of the laundry treatment appliance , and the control unit is set up to increase transparency of the first layer when the minimum value L Umin is undershot and / or if the maximum value L Umax is exceeded to lower the transparency of the first layer.
  • the laundry treatment appliance according to the invention is generally designed so that after switching on the laundry treatment appliance, preferably at the beginning of a treatment program, the transparency of a door insert decreases, it is only the transparency as such or a change of color. This does not exclude that the transparency also repeatedly increases and decreases during a treatment program. This is especially the case when the door insert undergoes a color change. In addition, the transparency or color of the door insert may change depending on a considered area of the door insert, possibly repeated.
  • the door insert is at least partially permanently transparent, so that it allows the observation of the treatment room by a user.
  • switching on the laundry treatment appliance and establishing an electrical connection between the control unit and electrochromically active substances in the first layer may take place simultaneously or in succession.
  • the restoration of the transparent state can be done at the end of a treatment program or possibly at an earlier predetermined time, but at the latest after or when switching off the laundry treatment device. It can also be provided that the door unit flashes at the end of a treatment program.
  • treatment program is generally broadly interpreted herein.
  • Treatment programs can include programs that can be performed by default in a laundry treatment device whose parameters are stored in advance in the controller as default values, so-called standard treatment programs, and treatment programs with additional options, ie with respect to defaults by a user modified Program parameters. Additional options can be defaults such as a delayed start, a program sequence designed to meet other specifications such as speed, a washing program that runs as fast as possible in a washing machine, or a wash program designed for energy efficiency, a hygiene step or, for example, a wash program adapted to individual soiling. like with blueberry or red wine stains.
  • a display device for example, mounted on the door insert by means of electrochromic substances can be designed over a large area and, in embodiments of the invention, simultaneously allow observation of the interior of a treatment room by a user.
  • the possibility of enlarged representation of special operating conditions such as e.g. Operational disturbances, in particular, additionally increase the operational safety of the household appliance.
  • a user can also immediately recognize in embodiments of the invention from a distance, if a malfunction on the device and take appropriate action. Even in a dark room, in the event of light failure or at nightfall, a large and legible presentation of content is an advantage.
  • the invention enables additional design possibilities and thus an individualization features for the users of the laundry treatment appliance.
  • the laundry treating appliance 1 is a washing machine.
  • the washing machine has a housing 2, to which a door unit 5 for opening and closing a drum 3 is attached as a treatment space for items of laundry, not shown here.
  • the door unit 5 comprises a switched-off state of the laundry treatment appliance transparent door insert 6.
  • the door insert 6 consists in the embodiment shown here of two glass plates 12 and 13 as a transparent material 7, between which there is a first layer 8 and a second layer 11 each having electrochromic and thermochromic properties.
  • thermochromic and electrochromic substances are arranged in the first layer 8 and the second layer 11 in such a way that, viewed in the direction of the door insert 6, they are located in different regions of the door insert 6.
  • thermochromic substance in the first and / or second layer 8, 11 is arranged, which can directly reflect a temperature within the treatment room 3, while in an upper part of the door insert 6 in particular an electrochromic substance in the first and / or second layer 8, 11 is arranged so that in the upper part, controlled by a control unit 4, information about the laundry treatment device 1 and a treatment program taking place in it can be displayed.
  • a control unit 9 is mounted stationary.
  • Fig. 2 shows a perspective view of a laundry treatment appliance 1 according to the invention, designed here as a dryer, in which as a control unit 9, a smartphone 10 is used as an external control unit.
  • 14 here means an electronic control device for an electrochromically equipped, ie having electrochromic substances, not shown here first layer.

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  1. Appareil de traitement de linge (1) comprenant un boîtier (2), un espace de traitement (3) pour des pièces de linge à traiter, une unité de commande (4), une unité de porte (5) destinée à ouvrir et fermer l'espace de traitement (3), l'unité de porte (5) présentant un insert de porte (6) terminant l'espace de traitement (3), lequel insert de porte contient une matière transparente (7), l'insert de porte (6) présentant une première couche (8) dont la perméabilité à la lumière peut être modifiée en changeant une température et/ou une caractéristique électrique de la première couche (8), l'insert de porte (6) étant conçu de manière à ce qu'il soit disponible dans un état transparent lors d'une non-exécution d'un programme de fonctionnement, la première couche (8) étant électrochrome et conçue en tant que dispositif d'affichage pour l'affichage d'informations concernant l'appareil de traitement de linge (1) et/ou un programme de traitement se déroulant dans ce dernier, caractérisé en ce que l'appareil de traitement de linge (1) comporte un capteur de lumière qui peut détecter une intensité lumineuse LU dans un environnement de l'appareil de traitement de linge (1), et en ce que l'unité de commande (4) est conçue, lors d'un dépassement vers le bas d'une valeur minimale LUmin, pour augmenter une transparence de la première couche (8) et/ou, lors d'un dépassement vers le haut d'une valeur maximale LUmax, pour baisser la transparence de la première couche (8).
  2. Appareil de traitement de linge (1) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'unité de commande (4) est conçue pour commander les caractéristiques électrochromes selon un programme de traitement réalisé dans l'appareil de traitement de linge (1) et/ou selon une entrée sur un module de commande (9, 10).
  3. Appareil de traitement de linge (1) selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce qu'il présente un module de commande (9) conçu comme écran tactile externe (10) ainsi qu'une interface pour la communication entre l'unité de commande (4) et le module de commande (9).
  4. Appareil de traitement de linge (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que la première couche (8) et/ou une deuxième couche (11) disposent de caractéristiques thermochromes.
  5. Appareil de traitement de linge (1) selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que la première couche (8) dispose de caractéristiques thermochromes.
  6. Appareil de traitement de linge (1) selon la revendication 4 ou 5, caractérisé en ce que des substances chimiques thermochromes sont disposées dans la première couche (8) et/ou dans la deuxième couche (11) et en ce que des substances électrochromes sont disposées dans la première couche (8) de manière à ce que, en vue en direction de l'insert de porte (6), elles se trouvent dans différentes zones de l'insert de porte (6).
  7. Appareil de traitement de linge (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 4 à 6, caractérisé en ce que la deuxième couche (11) dispose de caractéristiques thermochromes et est située plus près de l'espace de traitement (3) que la première couche (8).
  8. Appareil de traitement de linge (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce que la première couche (8) et/ou la deuxième couche (11) sont disposées entre deux plaques de verre (12, 13) de l'insert de porte (6).
  9. Appareil de traitement de linge (1) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte un capteur pour la mesure de paramètres de fonctionnement et en ce que l'unité de commande (4) est conçue pour représenter dans la première couche (8), alors conçue comme dispositif d'affichage, les paramètres de fonctionnement mesurés.
  10. Appareil de traitement de linge (1) selon la revendication 1 ou 9, caractérisé en ce que l'appareil de traitement de linge (1) comporte un capteur de mouvement qui peut constater la présence d'un utilisateur à proximité de l'appareil de traitement de linge (1), et en ce que l'unité de commande (4) est conçue, lorsqu'une présence est constatée, pour inciter une commande de la première couche (8), prédéfinie pour ce cas.
  11. Appareil de traitement de linge (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 10, caractérisé en ce que l'insert de porte (6) est conçu au moins en partie de manière transparente en permanence, de sorte qu'il permette l'observation de l'espace de traitement (3) par un utilisateur.
  12. Procédé de fonctionnement d'un appareil de traitement de linge (1) comprenant un boîtier (2), un espace de traitement (3) pour des pièces de linge à traiter, une unité de commande (4), une unité de porte (5) destinée à ouvrir et fermer l'espace de traitement (3), l'unité de porte (5) présentant un insert de porte (6) terminant l'espace de traitement (3), lequel insert de porte contient une matière transparente (7), l'insert de porte (6) présentant une première couche (8) dont la perméabilité à la lumière peut être modifiée en changeant une température et/ou une caractéristique électrique de la première couche (8), et l'insert de porte (6) étant conçu de manière à ce qu'il soit disponible dans un état transparent lors d'une non-exécution d'un programme de fonctionnement, et la première couche (8) étant électrochrome et conçue en tant que dispositif d'affichage pour l'affichage d'informations concernant l'appareil de traitement de linge (1) et/ou un programme de traitement se déroulant dans ce dernier, et l'appareil de traitement de linge (1) comportant un capteur de lumière qui peut détecter une intensité lumineuse Lu dans un environnement de l'appareil de traitement de linge (1), et l'unité de commande (4) étant conçue, lors d'un dépassement vers le bas d'une valeur minimale LUmin, pour augmenter une transparence de la première couche (8) et/ou, lors d'un dépassement vers le haut d'une valeur maximale LUmax, pour baisser la transparence de la première couche (8), comprenant les étapes
    (a) mise en marche de l'appareil de traitement de linge (1) et établissement d'une liaison électrique entre l'unité de commande (4) et des substances actives de manière électrochromatique dans la première couche (8) ;
    (b) application d'une tension électrique ou d'un courant électrique sur la première couche (8) afin de provoquer, au moyen de l'unité de commande (4), une diminution souhaitée contrôlée de la transparence de la première couche (8) conformément à une entrée sur un module de commande (9, 10) et/ou à un affichage d'informations concernant l'appareil de traitement de linge (1), et/ou un programme de traitement se déroulant dans ce dernier ; et
    (c) rétablissement de l'état transparent au plus tard après l'arrêt de l'appareil de traitement de linge (1).
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