JP2011194115A - Washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a washing machine which a user can easily operate by making set items displayed on the display part of an operation panel legible so that the user can easily select a desired set item.SOLUTION: Only one set item selected among a plurality of set items is displayed on the liquid crystal display part 11 of the operation panel 8. When the user rotatably operates an operation dial 47 in a prescribed direction, all operation courses of all operation modes are displayed one by one in sequence on the liquid crystal display part 11. The user rotatably operates the operation dial 47 while confirming the display of the liquid crystal display part 11, stops the rotary operation of the operation dial 47 at the place where the desired operation course of the desired operation mode is displayed, determines the selection of the course, and executes the operation by pressing a start button 46.

Description

  The present invention relates to a washing machine that includes a display unit that displays setting contents related to driving conditions and executes one setting contents selected from a plurality of setting contents.

  Conventionally, in a washing machine, an operation panel 101 as shown in FIG. 8 is provided. The operation panel 101 is provided with a power “ON” key 102 and a power “OFF” key 103 at the right end, and on the left side thereof is one of setting items indicating setting contents, washing, washing drying (washing). ), Operation mode keys 104 to 106 for selecting each operation mode of drying are provided.

A start button 107 to be pressed is provided on the left side of the operation mode keys 104 to 106, and an operation dial 108 to be rotated is provided around the start button 107. Furthermore, on the left side, a liquid crystal display unit 109, a bath water key 110 for selecting whether or not bath water is used, a reservation key 111 for selecting a timer reservation time, washing, rinsing, dehydrating and drying. Process keys 112 to 115 for selecting the number of times or the time of each process are provided.
The liquid crystal display unit 109 displays other setting items such as a plurality of operation courses, setting details of a drying process, detergent amount, remaining time, reserved time, current time, and the like (for example, patents). Reference 1).

  With this configuration, the user presses the power “ON” key 102 to turn on the power, and then selects a desired operation mode key from the operation mode keys 104 to 106 for washing, washing, drying, and drying. . As shown in FIG. 9, each operation mode has a plurality of driving courses in different combinations. When the user selects the washing mode, for example, the illumination unit 104a of the selected washing mode key 104 is illuminated by the backlight, and the courses of all driving in this washing mode (“standard”, “good night”, “light dirt”, ... “Clean”) is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 109. Next, when the operation dial 108 is rotated in a predetermined direction, the driving courses are enclosed and displayed one by one on the liquid crystal display unit 109 in the order shown in FIG. 9 (see 116 in FIG. 8). When the course is enclosed and displayed, the operation dial 108 is stopped and the selection of the course is determined, and then the start button 107 is pressed to execute the operation.

JP 2007-159713 A

  In the above configuration, since all of the plurality of setting items for each operation mode are displayed on the display unit (liquid crystal display unit 109) in a limited space, the display size is reduced, and the setting items are difficult to see. There is a problem that it becomes difficult for the user to select a desired setting item and the operation becomes difficult.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and its purpose is to make it easy to see the setting items displayed on the display unit, making it easier for the user to select the desired setting items and making the operation easier. Is to provide a machine.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, the washing machine of the present invention includes a display unit that displays a setting item that represents a setting content related to operating conditions, and an operation unit for selecting the setting item, and the operation unit. In the washing machine that executes one setting content selected from a plurality of the setting contents by the operation of, only one setting item selected from the plurality of setting items is displayed on the display unit. Features.

  According to the above means, since only one selected setting item is displayed in the space of the display unit, the size of the character of the setting item can be increased. As a result, the setting item becomes easy to see, The user can easily select a desired setting item and can easily operate it.

The front view of the operation panel which shows one Embodiment of this invention Diagram showing driving course in each driving mode External perspective view of drum type washer / dryer Longitudinal side view of drum-type washer / dryer The figure which shows the example of a display of the display part at the time of switching Figure showing the display order of numbers when setting a reservation The figure which shows the other example of a display part display 1 equivalent diagram showing a conventional example 2 equivalent diagram

[First embodiment]
Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a drum-type washing and drying machine will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the casing 2 constituting the outline of the washing / drying machine 1 has a substantially rectangular box shape in which the front surface (left side in FIG. 4) is smoothly inclined. A water supply port 3 and a top plate 4 are provided on the upper surface of the housing 2. An opening 5 for taking in and out the laundry is provided in the center of the front surface of the housing 2, and a door 6 is provided in the opening 5. A door button 7 for opening the door 6 is provided above the opening 5.

In addition, an operation panel 8 and a detergent input unit 9 are provided at the upper front of the housing 2. The operation panel 8 is connected to a control device 10 provided on the back side of the housing 2. Further, the operation panel 8 is provided with a liquid crystal display unit 11 which is a display unit for displaying various information (such as driving course and driving time).
A water tank 12 having a substantially cylindrical shape is disposed inside the housing 2. The water tank 12 is arranged in a substantially horizontal axis in the axial direction, and is elastically supported by an elastic support device 13 in which the lower part is a pair of left and right.

  Inside the water tank 12, a substantially cylindrical drum 14 for storing laundry is disposed coaxially with the water tank 12 so as to be rotatable. Both the water tank 12 and the drum 14 are open on the front side, and the open end of the water tank 12 is connected to the opening 5 of the housing 2 by a bellows 15. A large number of small holes 16 through which water and air can be passed are provided in the body and rear wall of the drum 14 (only a part is shown in FIG. 4). A plurality of baffles 17 for stirring the laundry are provided on the inner peripheral surface of the drum portion of the drum 14.

  A drive motor 18 that rotationally drives the drum 14 is provided on the rear wall of the water tank 12. The drive motor 18 is, for example, an outer rotor type, and a stator 19a is attached and fixed to the rear wall of the water tank 12, and a rotor 19b is rotatably disposed outside the stator 19a. The rotating shaft 20 directly connected to the rotor 19b penetrates the water tank 12 in a watertight manner, and the rear wall of the drum 14 is connected to the front end portion of the rotating shaft 20.

  Around the outer periphery of the water tank 12, there is provided a circulation air passage 23 whose one end is connected to the air inlet 21 and whose other end is the air outlet 22. The circulation air passage 23 includes an air discharge duct 24 on the air discharge port 22 side, a heater device 25 and a blower 26 on the upper part of the water tank 12, and a heat exchanger 27 on the air intake port 21 side. The blower 26 is provided with a blower fan 28 and a fan motor 29 for rotating the blower fan 28. By rotating the blower fan 28, the air in the water tank 12 is circulated through the circulation blower passage 23. The heater device 25 is provided with a heater 30 for heating the air passing through the circulation air passage 23.

  The heat exchanger 27 has an arc shape so as to go around the outer peripheral side of the drive motor 18, and a water supply valve 32 is connected to the upper portion thereof via a water injection pipe 31. By spraying tap water as cooling water from the water supply valve 32 through the water injection pipe 31 into the heat exchanger 27, the moisture in the air passing through the circulation air passage 23 is condensed (cooled) to perform dehumidification. It has become. A water supply case 33 for supplying tap water as washing water into the water tank 12 is also connected to the water supply valve 32 via a water supply pipe 34.

  The air in the water tank 12 and the circulation air passage 23 is heated by the heater device 25 to be warmed and then supplied to the water tank 12 from the air outlet 22 to remove the moisture of the laundry in the water tank 12 (drum 14). To take away. Then, the air (hot air) deprived of moisture in the water tank 12 is sent from the air inlet 21 to the heat exchanger 27 and dehumidified, and then sent to the heater device 25 to be heated again (warm air). It has become.

  A water reservoir 35 communicating with the inside of the water tank 12 is attached to the lower portion of the water tank 12, and a heater 36 for heating the washing water is disposed inside the water reservoir 35. A drainage port 37 is formed in the bottom of the rear part, which is the lowest part of the water reservoir 35. By connecting a drainage hose 39 to the drainage port 37 via a drainage valve 38, the water in the water tank 12 is taken out of the machine. It is trying to discharge.

  Next, the operation panel 8 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the operation panel 8 is provided with a power “on” key 40 and a power “off” key 41 at the right end, and on the left side is a washing item which is one of the setting items indicating the setting contents. In addition, operation mode keys 42 to 44 for selecting each mode of washing / drying (washing / drying) and drying, and a display change key 45 which is a changeover switch for switching the display of the liquid crystal display unit 11 are provided. Yes. Each operation mode key 42-44 has illumination part 42a-44a, respectively. These illumination parts 42a-44a are illuminated by the backlight.

  A start button 46 that is pressed is provided on the left side of the operation mode keys 42 to 44, and an operation dial 47 that is rotated is provided around the start button 46. The operation dial 47 is used to select other setting items such as a driving course and set a reservation time. The start button 46 is used to start a driving course and pause the driving course being executed. Is for doing.

  Further, below the liquid crystal display unit 11 on the left side thereof, a bath water key 48 for selecting whether or not bath water is used, a reservation key 49 for selecting a timer reservation time, washing, rinsing, dehydrating and drying. Process keys 50 to 53 are provided for selecting the number of times or the time of each process. The above operation keys 42 to 44, 48 to 53, the display switching key 45, and the operation dial 47 serve as an operation unit.

  With the above-described configuration, when the user presses the power “on” key 40 to turn on the power, the control device 10 typically displays the operation mode display 54 and the operation course display on the liquid crystal display unit 11 in order from the left end. 55, a reading code 56, and an operation time (numerical) display 57 are displayed, and a simple explanation or a caution display 58 regarding the setting contents of each operation course is displayed below them. The reading code 56 is, for example, a QR code, which is read by a mobile phone, and is used to connect to a site where the explanation corresponding to the setting content of the selected driving course is performed by voice or video using the read mobile phone. . The number display 57 is expressed by a two-digit integer such as “50” minutes if it is less than one hour, and is expressed by a two-digit decimal number such as “1.5” time if it is one hour or more. It has become.

  In FIG. 1, as a display example of the liquid crystal display unit 11, when the operation mode is the washing mode and the operation course is the hot course, “washing”, “hot”, and “50 minutes” as the washing time in order from the left end, As a simple explanation of the course contents, “Warm the water in the drum to remove sebum stains” is displayed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, each operation mode has a plurality of driving courses in different combinations. Specifically, the washing mode has driving courses of “Standard”, “Good night”, “Light dirt”, “Hot”, “Small amount”, “Memory”, “Blanket”, “Dry”, “Clean”. The washing and drying (washing) mode has operation courses of “Standard”, “Hurry”, “Good night”, “Hot”, “Small amount”, “Memory”, “Blanket”, “Clean” The drying mode includes “standard”, “hurry”, “night”, “pollen”, “sterilization / deodorization”, “drum stationary”, “memory”, “blanket”, and “clean”. When the user rotates the operation dial 47 in a predetermined direction, all the operation courses in these operation modes are displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 11 one by one in the order indicated by the arrows in FIG. In addition, if a rotation operation is performed in the direction opposite to the predetermined direction, the driving course is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 11 one by one in the reverse order of the arrows in FIG.

  The user turns the operation dial 47 while confirming the display on the liquid crystal display unit 11, and stops turning the operation dial 47 when the desired driving course of the desired driving mode is displayed. When the selection of the driving course is determined and then the start button 46 is pressed, the control device 10 executes the driving. The laundry is put in the drum 14 in advance.

  When the user presses the display switching key 45 after turning on the power, all the setting items shown in FIG. 5 are displayed from the state where the display of the liquid crystal display unit 11 shown in FIG. 1 displays only one setting item. Switch to the state to do. In FIG. 5, the course list 59 for all driving is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 11 as all setting items. On the left side of the course list 59 for driving, the current time is displayed as a display example, and the amount of detergent, remaining time, reserved time, and the like are also displayed. If the user presses the display switching key 45 again, the display state shown in FIG. 1 is restored.

  In the display state of the liquid crystal display unit 11 shown in FIG. 5, the user selects a driving mode by pressing a desired driving mode key from the washing, washing and drying operation mode keys 42 to 44. When the user selects the washing mode, for example, the illumination part 42a of the selected washing mode key 42 is illuminated by the backlight, and the courses of all driving in the washing mode ("standard", "night", "light dirt",. Only “clean” is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 11. By rotating the operation dial 47 in a predetermined direction, driving courses are enclosed and displayed one by one on the liquid crystal display unit 11 in the order indicated by the arrows in FIG. 2 (see 116 in FIG. 8). When the desired course is enclosed and displayed, the operation dial 47 is stopped and the selection of the course is determined, and then the start button 46 is pressed to execute the operation.

  When the user selects the desired operation mode and operation course by the above method and presses the reservation key 49 after the power is turned on, the timer reservation can be set. In this state, a two-digit number is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 11, and when the user rotates the operation dial 47 in a predetermined direction, one by one in the order indicated by the arrows in FIG. , 1 to 12 are displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 11. When the user stops the turning operation of the operation dial 47 at the desired time number and decides the selection of the reservation time, and presses the start button 46, the operation is executed after the time selected by the control device 10. The

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating another display example of the liquid crystal display unit 11. When the operation mode is the dry mode and the operation course is the standard course, “dry”, “standard”, and “1” as the dry time are sequentially from the left end. .5 ”“ Please do not dry the mats ”is displayed as a simple precaution for the course contents. Note that “Do not wash and dehydrate mats” is displayed in the laundry mode, and “Do not wash, dehydrate and dry the mats” in the laundry drying mode.

According to the above-described embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
Since only one setting item selected from a plurality of setting items is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 11, the size of the setting item can be increased, and as a result, the setting item becomes easy to see. The user can easily select a desired setting item and can easily operate it.

  In other words, since only one driving course selected from a plurality of driving courses is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 11, the driving course is easy to see and the user can easily select the desired driving course. it can.

  In addition, since only one operation mode selected from a plurality of operation modes is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 11, the operation mode is easy to see, and the user can easily select the desired operation mode. it can.

  In addition, since the numbers related to the setting items displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 11 are displayed in two digits, the size of the numbers can be increased. As a result, the numbers are easy to see and the user can select the desired numbers. Can be easily selected and operated.

  Also, by operating the operation dial 47, a plurality of setting items (all operation courses) are sequentially displayed one by one on the liquid crystal display unit 11, so that the operation mode can be changed by pressing the operation mode keys 42 to 44. There is no need to make a selection, and a desired driving mode and driving course can be easily selected only by operating the operation dial 47.

  In addition, since a brief explanation 58 or a precautions display 58 regarding the setting contents of each setting item is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 11, it becomes easy for the user to understand the setting contents of the setting items (driving course, driving mode) and the operation. Easy to do. As a result, it is not necessary to look at the instruction manual even in a course that is used for the first time, and it is possible to prevent a malfunction or an accident from occurring due to incorrect use.

  In addition, by reading the reading code 56 displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 11 into a mobile phone, it is possible to connect to a site where explanations corresponding to the setting contents of the setting items are made by voice or video. It is possible to understand the operation mode and the operation course by receiving the explanation by the moving image, so that the setting contents can be easily understood and operated. In particular, a user who is hard to hear can hear the explanation sound near the ear by using the mobile phone, so that it can be easily heard.

  Further, the display switching key 45 can be switched between the display state of FIG. 1 in which the display of the liquid crystal display unit 11 displays only one setting item and the display state of FIG. 5 in which all the setting items are displayed. Therefore, the display state can be switched and operated as necessary. For example, when a user who is not accustomed to the operation such as an elderly person uses it, the user is used in the display state of FIG. 1, and the user who is accustomed to the operation operates in the display state of FIG. It can be used conveniently according to.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings, and can be implemented with appropriate modifications within a range not departing from the gist.

  In the drawing, 8 is an operation panel, 11 is a liquid crystal display unit (display unit), 42 to 44 are operation keys (operation unit), 45 is a display switch key (changeover switch, operation unit), and 47 is an operation dial (operation unit). , 48 to 53 are operation keys (operation unit), 56 is a reading code, 57 is a two-digit number display, 58 is a brief explanation or display of precautions regarding the setting contents of each setting item, and 59 is all operation A list of courses (setting items) is shown.

Claims (8)

A display unit for displaying setting items indicating the setting contents related to the operating conditions;
An operation unit for selecting the setting item,
In the washing machine that executes one setting content selected from a plurality of the setting details by operation of the operation unit,
The washing machine according to claim 1, wherein only one setting item selected from the plurality of setting items is displayed on the display unit.   The washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the setting item is a driving course.   The washing machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the setting item is a driving mode having a plurality of driving courses in different combinations. Numbers related to the setting items are displayed on the display unit,
The washing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the displayed number is two digits. The operation unit includes an operation dial,
The washing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein all of the plurality of setting items are sequentially displayed in accordance with an operation of the operation dial.   The washing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a brief explanation or precautions regarding setting contents of each setting item are displayed on the display unit.   7. The reading code for connecting with a mobile phone to a site that performs explanation corresponding to the setting content of the selected setting item by voice or moving image is displayed on the display unit. The washing machine according to any one of claims. The operation unit has a changeover switch for switching the display of the display unit,
The display of the display unit can be switched between a state in which only one setting item is displayed and a state in which all the setting items are displayed by operating the changeover switch. 8. The washing machine according to any one of 7 above.

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