JP2018134265A - Clothing treatment apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a clothing treatment apparatus capable of changing a finish time of washing in a state separated from equipment in a destination of visit or the like by a remote operation and sterilizing clothing in a washing tub in a period of time before the start of washing.SOLUTION: The clothing treatment apparatus comprises a washing tub 2, a communication unit 35 capable of communicating with external equipment via an external network, an electrostatic atomization generator 3 for sterilizing clothing in the washing tub 2, and a controller 9 for controlling the communication unit 35 and the electrostatic atomization generator 3, etc. In a remote operation activation state capable of performing a remote operation with an external equipment via the communication unit 35, the controller 9 sterilizes clothing in the washing tub 2 by the electrostatic atomization generator 3.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a clothing processing apparatus configured to be communicable with an external terminal and capable of sterilizing clothing.

  Patent document 1 discloses the washing machine which disinfects the inside of a washing tub. This washing machine includes a housing, a water tub, a washing tub, and a sterilization apparatus that generates OH radicals by applying a high voltage to water. Thereby, the clothes in the washing tub can be sterilized by supplying the OH radicals generated by the sterilization apparatus after the final dehydration step into the washing tub.

JP 2008-237443 A

  However, in the conventional configuration, when clothes are stored in the washing machine in the morning, the portable terminal is operated from the outside, and a driving reservation is set when returning home at night, the clothes are long in the washing machine. There was a problem that the bacteria of the clothes were allowed to grow for a long time.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and provides a clothing processing apparatus capable of suppressing the proliferation of clothing in a washing tub until the start of washing even when the clothing is left in the washing machine for a long time by going outside or the like. For the purpose.

  In order to solve the conventional problems, a clothing processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a washing tub, a communication unit capable of communicating with an external device via an external network, and a sterilization means for sterilizing the clothing in the washing tub. And a controller that controls the communication unit, the sterilization means, and the like, and in a remote operation activated state that can be remotely operated from the external device via the communication unit, the controller is It disinfects clothes in the washing tub.

  Accordingly, since the washing end time can be changed by remote operation in a state where the user is away from the device due to the place where he / she is away, etc., the clothes in the washing tub can be sterilized during the period until the washing starts.

  Since the washing machine of the present invention can change the washing end time by remote control in a state where the washing machine is away from the device due to whereabouts and the like, and can disinfect the clothes in the washing tub during the period until the washing starts. In addition, it is possible to suppress the proliferation of clothes-adhering bacteria due to standing for a long time and the accompanying increase in odor.

The perspective view of the washing machine in Embodiment 1 Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional principle diagram of the washing machine in the first embodiment. Block diagram of a washing machine remote control system according to Embodiment 1 The flowchart which shows the driving | operation operation | movement in the remote operation activation state of the washing machine in Embodiment 1.

  The first invention includes a washing tub, a communication unit that can communicate with an external device via an external network, a sterilization unit that sterilizes clothing in the laundry tub, the communication unit, the sterilization unit, and the like. A controller for controlling, and in a remote operation activation state in which a remote operation from the external device is accepted via the external network and the communication unit, the controller removes the clothes in the washing tub by the sterilization means. By sterilizing, even if the clothes are left in the washing tub for a long time due to going out or the like, the propagation of the bacteria attached to the clothes can be suppressed until the start of washing.

  According to a second aspect of the invention, particularly in the first aspect of the invention, the apparatus further comprises a garment detection unit that detects that garments are contained in the washing tub, and the controller is in the remote operation activated state, and When the clothes detection unit detects that the clothes are contained in the washing tub, the sterilization means disinfects the clothes in the washing tub so that there is no clothes. Can be avoided, and unnecessary power consumption can be avoided.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, the controller may be activated by the sterilization means after the predetermined time has elapsed since the clothes are stored in the washing tub. Power saving can be achieved by adopting a configuration in which clothes in the tank are sterilized.

  In a fourth aspect of the invention, in particular, in any one of the first to third aspects of the invention, the sterilization means generates a sterilization substance and supplies the sterilization substance into the washing tub. Even when the clothes are left in the washing tub for a long time due to going out, etc., it is possible to suppress the growth of bacteria attached to the clothes during the period until the start of washing.

  In a fifth aspect of the invention, in particular, in the fourth aspect of the invention, the controller intermittently supplies the sterilizing substance generated by the sterilizing means into the washing tub in the remote operation activated state. Thus, power saving can be achieved.

  In a sixth aspect of the invention, particularly in the fourth or fifth aspect of the invention, a motor for rotating the washing tub is provided, and the controller is configured to remove the sterilizing substance generated from the sterilizing means in the remote operation activated state. When the washing tub is supplied to the laundry tub, the laundry tub is rotated by the motor for a predetermined time, so that the sterilizing substance can efficiently penetrate into the clothing.

  In a seventh aspect of the invention, in particular, in any one of the fourth to sixth aspects of the invention, the sterilization means may condense the moisture in the air and then refine the condensed water by an electrostatic atomization method. By using the electrostatic atomization generator that generates electrostatic atomization generation particles by the above, moisture in the air can be used, so that the usability can be improved.

  Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings as appropriate. However, more detailed description than necessary may be omitted. For example, detailed descriptions of already well-known matters and repeated descriptions for substantially the same configuration may be omitted. This is to avoid the following description from becoming unnecessarily redundant and to facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art.

  The accompanying drawings and the following description are provided to enable those skilled in the art to fully understand the present disclosure, and are not intended to limit the subject matter described in the claims.

(Embodiment 1)
Hereinafter, Embodiment 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.

[1-1. Constitution]
[1-1-1. Structure of washing machine]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the washing machine in the first embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional principle view of the washing machine in the first embodiment.

  In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a bottomed cylindrical receiving cylinder 8 is elastically and vibration-proof supported by a plurality of vibration-proof mechanisms 7 inside a housing 6 that is an outline of the washing machine body 1. The bottomed cylindrical washing tub 2 is rotatably disposed in the receiving cylinder 8. A plurality of small holes 18 are formed on the peripheral surface of the washing tub 2. A tub rotation motor 14 for rotating the washing tub 2 is disposed on the outer bottom of the receiving tube 8.

  The air blowing path 12 is provided as a communication path between the inner bottom portion of the receiving tube 8 and the upper portion of the receiving tube 8. A mesh-like filter 17 is provided at a connection location between the air blowing path 12 and the inner bottom portion of the receiving cylinder 8. In the ventilation path 12, the heat exchanger 10, the ventilation fan 11, the ventilation fan motor 13 for rotating the ventilation fan 11, and the electrostatic atomization generator 3 (sanitization means) which generate charged fine particle water by electrostatic atomization ) Etc. are arranged. With the above configuration, warm air can be guided from the bottom surface side of the washing tub 2 to the upper portion of the washing tub 2 while passing through the air passage 12.

  In front of the housing 6, there is formed a clothing loading / unloading port 31 through which the washing tub 2 communicates with the outside and the clothing 20 is taken in and out. The clothing input / outlet port 31 is covered with a lid 4 so as to be freely opened and closed.

  An operation display unit 5 including an operation unit that operates driving and a display unit that displays a driving state is disposed in an upper front portion of the housing 6.

  The housing 6 is provided with a communication unit 35 for the washing machine body 1 to receive a radio signal. The operation display unit 5 is provided with a remote operation permission switch (not shown) that enables remote operation of the washing machine body 1 from a portable terminal via the communication unit 35.

  A controller 9 that controls the tank rotation motor 14 and the like and sequentially executes a series of steps such as washing, rinsing, and dehydration is disposed in the upper part of the housing 6. A substrate cooling fan 15 that cools the controller 9 is disposed around the controller 9.

[1-1-2. Configuration of electrostatic atomization generator]
The electrostatic atomization generator 3 cools a discharge electrode (not shown) by a cooling unit (not shown), and generates condensed water on the surface of the discharge electrode. By discharging by applying a high voltage to the discharge electrode, charged fine particle water having a diameter of 5 nm to 20 nm containing OH radicals is scattered in the air. The charged fine particle water has a weakly acidic charge by atomizing the dew condensation water held at the tip of the discharge electrode, and has a sterilizing and deodorizing effect.

[1-1-3. Configuration of remote control system]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the washing machine remote control system according to the first embodiment.

  In FIG. 3, the communication unit 35 of the washing machine body 1 is configured to be able to wirelessly communicate with the gateway system 32. The gateway system 32 is communicably connected to the service server 34 via the Internet 33. The service server 34 is configured to be able to communicate with the communication terminal 30 via the Internet 33. In the present embodiment, a configuration in which the service server 34 and the washing machine body 1 can communicate with each other via the Internet 33 is described. It can also be connected to home appliances.

With the above configuration, the user can remotely operate the washing machine or the washing / drying machine using the communication terminal 30 via the Internet 33, the service server 34, the gateway system 32, and the communication unit 35. The remote operation of the washing machine includes setting the reserved operation time of the washing machine using the communication terminal 30.

[1-2. Operation]
The operation and action of the washing machine having the above-described configuration will be described below.

[1-2-1. Operation of washing machine]
The lid 4 is opened, and the clothes 20 and the detergent are put into the washing tub 2 from the clothes putting-in / out opening 31. The operation display unit 5 of the washing machine body 1 is operated to start the washing operation. A predetermined amount of water is injected into the receiving tube 8 from a water injection pipe (not shown), and the washing tub 2 is rotationally driven by the tub rotation motor 14 to start the washing process. Due to the rotation of the washing tub 2, the clothes 20 accommodated in the washing tub 2 are lifted in the rotation direction by a stirring protrusion (not shown) provided on the inner peripheral wall of the washing tub 2, and are moved from an appropriate height position. The falling stirring action is repeated. By the stirring operation, the garment 20 has an effect of tapping and washing, so that dirt and the like attached to the garment 20 can be washed. After the required washing time, the dirty washing liquid is drained from a drain line (not shown). After the washing step, rinsing and dehydration steps are performed.

  When the remote operation permission switch is turned on, the washing machine body 1 enters a remote operation activation state in which a remote operation from the communication terminal 30 is accepted.

[1-2-2. Driving operation with remote control activated]
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the driving operation in the remote operation activated state in the first embodiment.

  The process in the remote operation activated state will be described with reference to FIG.

  In the power-on state of the washing machine (step 0), pressing the remote permission switch (step 1: YES) enters the remote operation activated state. In the remote operation activated state, a remote operation such as operation end time setting can be received from the communication terminal 30 via the communication unit 35.

  When a remote operation such as setting of the operation end time is received from the communication terminal 30 after the first predetermined time (for example, 10 minutes) has elapsed since the transition to the remote operation activation state (step 2: YES), washing The machine body 1 is in a reservation complete state. In the reservation completion state, the electrostatic atomization generator 3 and the blower fan motor 13 are operated until the operation start time, and the charged fine particle water generated by the electrostatic atomization generator 3 passes through the mesh filter 17 from the blower path 12. Then, it is supplied into the receiving cylinder 8 and the washing tub 2 (arrow A in FIG. 2). Since the charged fine particle water is supplied to the clothes 20 left in the washing tub 2, the clothes 20 can be sterilized (step 3).

  When the operation start time is reached (step 4: YES), the electrostatic atomization generator 3 and the blower fan motor 13 are stopped and the washing operation is started (step 5). When the washing operation is completed, the power of the washing machine body 1 is turned off (step 9).

  Further, even when the remote operation is not accepted within the first predetermined time after the transition to the remote operation activation state (step 2: NO), the electrostatic atomization generator 3 and the blower fan motor 13 operate. . Thereby, even when the clothing 20 is left in the washing tub 2 for a long time, it is possible to suppress the growth of bacteria attached to the clothing 20 (step 6).

From the transition to S6, until the second predetermined time (for example, 24 hours) elapses, the communication terminal 3
When remote operation is accepted from 0 (step 7: YES), charged fine particle water is supplied into the washing tub 2 until the operation time start time (step 4). If the remote operation is not accepted by the second predetermined time after the transition to Step 6 (Step 7: NO), the electrostatic atomization generator 3 and the blower fan motor 13 are stopped, and the washing machine The power source of the main body 1 is turned off (step 9).

  According to the above method, even when the washing machine is away from the washing machine main body 1 due to whereabouts, etc., the washing time can be set by remote control, and the garment 20 left in the washing tub 2 is sterilized and deodorized.・ Can be antibacterial.

  Note that the charged fine particle water generated by the electrostatic atomization generator 3 may be intermittently supplied into the washing tub 2. By intermittently supplying the charged fine particle water into the washing tub 2, even when the garment is left in the washing tub 2 for a long time, the garment 20 can be sterilized at a relatively low cost.

  Note that the communication unit 35 and the gateway system 32 are assumed to be configured to be able to communicate with each other via a wireless LAN. However, when the remote operation from the house is assumed instead of the remote operation from outside the house, the communication unit 35 is assumed. May be configured to be able to communicate using short-range wireless communication or the like instead of the wireless LAN.

  In addition, it is good also as a structure which provides the clothing detection part which detects the laundry weight as a motor load based on the rotational speed of the tank rotation motor 14, etc. With the above-described configuration, the controller 9 performs the washing operation from the electrostatic atomization generator 3 only in the remote operation activation mode and only when the clothing detection unit detects that clothing is stored in the washing tub 2. Since the electrostatic atomization generation | occurrence | production particle | grains can be supplied in the tank 2, the driving | running in the state in which clothing is not thrown into the washing tub 2 can be prevented, and use of useless electric power can be avoided.

  In addition, this invention is good also as a structure which rotates the washing tub 2 for predetermined time. By setting it as the said structure, a disinfection substance can be made to infiltrate uniformly to clothing, and it can disinfect effectively. Further, it is more preferable that the washing tub 2 is rotationally driven for a predetermined time only while the charged fine particle water generated by the electrostatic atomization generator 3 is supplied into the washing tub 2. With the above configuration, the sterilizing substance can be efficiently infiltrated into the clothes without using unnecessary power.

  Although this embodiment demonstrated the structure which disinfects the clothing in the washing tub 2 using the electrostatic atomization generator 3, this invention is not limited to this, hypochlorous acid, ultraviolet sterilization, silver ion, etc. The clothes in the washing tub 2 may be sterilized by other sterilization means.

  In addition, although this Embodiment demonstrated using the drum type washing machine, this invention is not restricted to this, The same effect can be acquired also with a vertical type washing machine, a two tank type washing machine, and a dryer.

  The present invention is capable of changing the washing end time by remote control in a state away from the device due to whereabouts and the like, and performing sterilization / deodorization / antibacterial of clothes in the washing tub during the period until the start of washing. it can.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Washing machine main body 2 Washing tub 3 Electrostatic atomization generator (sanitization means)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 4 Lid 5 Operation display part 6 Case 7 Anti-vibration mechanism 8 Receptacle 9 Controller 10 Heat exchanger 11 Blower fan 12 Blower path 13 Blower fan motor 14 Tank rotation motor 15 Substrate cooling fan 17 Mesh filter 18 Small hole 20 Clothing 30 Communication Terminal 31 Clothing Input / Exit 32 Gateway System 33 Internet 34 Service Server 35 Communication Unit

Claims (7)

A washing tub,
A communication unit capable of communicating with an external device via an external network;
Disinfecting means for disinfecting clothes in the washing tub;
A controller for controlling the communication unit, the sterilization means, and the like,
In a remote operation activation state in which remote operation from the external device is accepted via the external network and the communication unit,
The controller is a clothing processing apparatus for sterilizing clothing in the washing tub by the sterilizing means. The apparatus further includes a clothing detection unit that detects that clothing is contained in the washing tub, and the controller is in the remote operation activated state, and the clothing detection unit stores the clothing in the washing tub. The clothing processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when it is detected that the clothing is sterilized, the sterilization unit disinfects the clothing in the washing tub. 3. The controller according to claim 2, wherein the controller disinfects the clothes in the washing tub by the sterilization means after the predetermined time has elapsed since the clothes are stored in the washing tub in the remote operation activated state. Clothing processing equipment. The clothing processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the sterilizing unit generates a sterilizing substance and supplies the sterilizing substance into the washing tub. The garment processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the controller intermittently supplies the sterilizing substance generated by the sterilizing means into the washing tub in the remote operation activated state. A motor for rotating the washing tub, and the controller is configured to supply the sterilizing substance generated from the sterilizing means into the washing tub in the remote operation activated state by the motor. The clothing processing apparatus according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the washing tub is rotationally driven for a predetermined time. The sterilization means is configured by an electrostatic atomization generator that generates electrostatic atomization generation particles by condensing moisture in the air and then refining the condensed water by an electrostatic atomization method. The clothing processing apparatus according to any one of claims 4 to 6.

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