JPH03151997A - Operation-indicating method of washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the handling conditions for the title machine while soak-washing is being operated, a preset time for the soak-washing is indicated on a number indicator as subtraction is being operated, and after the soak-washing is ended, the preset time and the preset times of each of processes for washing, rinsing and centrifugal draining are indicated as the subtraction is being operated. CONSTITUTION:Before the operation of each of processes for soak-washing, washing, rinsing and centrifugal draining begins to be started, a process time for the soak- washing, following which a process time for the washing, the number of times for the rinsing, and a process time for the centrifugal draining, are alternately indicated on a number indicator 18 while the details of the operation are being preset. In addition, while the soak-washing is being operated, only the process time for the soak- washing is indicated as the preset time is being subtracted according to the progress of its process. After the soak-washing process is ended, all of the time and the number of times of each of washing, rinsing and centrifugal draining processes are simultaneously indicated on the number indicator 18, and after that, the process time and the number of times are respectively indicated as the time and the number of times indicated are being subtracted according to the progress of each of the processes.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a method for displaying the operation of a washing machine having a function of soaking and washing.

[Conventional technology]

In recent years 1. As clothing becomes more luxurious and fashionable, the number of delicate clothing that is difficult to wash with regular water is increasing.
Moreover, many of these delicate clothes, such as stockings, blouses, and underwear, are attached directly to the skin and are relatively easily soiled. Therefore, these delicate clothes require a soaking process in addition to the traditional washing process. By soaking the clothes in the cleaning solution for the set time and allowing the detergent to blend well into the soiled areas, the effects of the detergent, especially the proteolytic enzymes contained in the detergent, are brought out and the cleaning performance is improved. I'm trying to increase it.

In some cases, in order to further enhance the effect, the washing motor is driven for short periods of time multiple times at intervals during soak washing to agitate the laundry and detergent solution.

On the other hand, even for ordinary clothes that are not delicate, especially those that are heavily soiled or those that are difficult to remove,
Before main washing, soak and wash.

Figure 4 shows a fully automatic washing machine with two tanks as an example of a washing machine capable of soaking and washing. A washing and dehydrating tank (4) is rotatably suspended from the washing and dehydrating tank (4), and a stirring blade (5) that operates in forward and reverse directions is installed upright inside the washing and dehydrating tank (4), and a motor (not shown) is installed below the water receiving tank. It is equipped with belts, pulleys, speed reduction mechanisms, etc. that transmit the rotation of the motor and motor.

A top panel (3) and a lid (2) for putting in and taking out clothes are attached to the top of the outer box (1).
), for example, on the side thereof, the contents of the washing operation are set, and an operation panel (9) for displaying the set contents is formed.

In the figure, (7) shows the ground wire, (6) shows the power cord, and (8) shows the drain hose.

As shown in Fig. 5, the operation panel (9) has switches such as a large power switch (10) and an off switch (1).
1) A wash switch (13) for setting the wash time as a setting switch for various contents, a rinse switch (14) for setting the number of rinses, a spin switch (15) for setting the spin time, a water level switch (15) for setting the water level used. 1
6) A soaking switch (17) for setting the soaking and washing process, and a start switch (12) for starting the washing operation after setting the settings, and a means for displaying the setting contents such as the set water level and the soaking process. An indicator lamp (28) using a light emitting diode (LED) or the like to display settings and a numerical display (18) to display the set washing time, number of rinses, and dehydration time are provided.

This numeric display (18) is "Wash" as shown in Figure 6.
It consists of a character display such as "Rinse J", "Dehydration", "Minutes", "Times", etc., and a numerical display made up of a combination of eight segments, and each component is formed of a display member (19) using a light emitting diode (LED). .

Figure 7 shows an electrical circuit diagram of the switches, etc., and shows the power supply (
An AC/DC power converter as a DC power source (21) is connected to the DC power source (24) via an on switch (10) and an off switch (11) that are connected in series.
A control device using a microcomputer, etc. (20)
is connected.

Then, wash switch (13), rinse switch (1
4), Dehydration switch (15), Water level switch (16)
), pickling switch (17), start switch (
12) is introduced into the control device (20), and the control signal from the control device (20) is transmitted to the motor (25) and water supply valve (26) which are connected in parallel to the power supply (24).
, to the drain valve (27) via a driver (22) and a tritic (23) which is a switch element, and the control signal was also introduced to an indicator lamp (28) and a numeric display (18).

Next, to explain the operation, the user opens the lid (2), puts the clothes and detergent into the washing and dehydrating tank (4),
After closing the lid (2), press the on switch (10).
In this state, the DC power supply (21) is turned on and the control device j
(20) starts operating according to the program, and the switch reception enters the state.

Here, as shown in the flowchart of Fig. 8, the washing operation is performed by setting the process of the washing operation contents (Stepco) and implementing the set process (Stesopoe), but when the input switch (10) is turned on. The state is a state in which stepco process settings can be made.

FIG. 11 shows an example of a washing operation process that is set, and the process setting method will be explained according to the flowchart of FIG. 9.

Use the wash switch (13) to set the washing time (step 1), the rinse switch (14) to set the number of rinses), the dehydration switch (15) to set the dehydration time (step 3), and the pickling switch (step 3). 17) to set whether or not to perform soaking washing (step 2), and also set the water level switch (16).
If you set the water level that corresponds to the amount of water used for the amount of laundry (Step 5), the LED indicator lamp (28) corresponding to the set water level will light up (Step 1), and if you set it to soak and wash, (Stepped) The LED display lamp (28) indicating the soaking setting will light up.The numerical display (18) will show the washing time, number of rinses set in steps (a), (b), and (c). The dehydration time is displayed on the display (Stesopti). 12th
In the example of the numerical display (18) shown in the figure, the washing time is 1
The number of rinses is set to 1 minute, the number of rinses is set to 2 times, and the dehydration time is set to 5 minutes.

Finally, when the start switch (12) is pressed, the washing operation starts (Stesoburi).

After the washing operation starts, as shown in the flowchart in Figure 10, if the soaking washing process is set (STERA PLE), the soaking washing operation starts (STEP WA), and after the set time elapses, the soaking washing process starts. When the washing process is completed (Stepta), the LED display lamp (28) indicating soaking and washing is turned off (Stellapre), and the next washing process starts (Steptsu).

During washing operation, each time the washing setting display time displayed on the numerical display (18) passes (step),
The time is displayed by subtracting one minute at a time (Stesopura), and when the set time has elapsed, the washing operation process ends (Stepm) and the next rinsing process begins (Step U).

In this rinsing process, each time rinsing is performed (step no), the set number of rinses displayed on the numerical display (18) is subtracted by 1 and displayed (step o), and the set number of rinses is Once the operation is complete, the rinsing process is completed (Step 1) and the next dehydration process is started (Step 2).

In the dehydration process, as in the washing process, every minute (
The dehydration setting display time displayed on the numerical display (18) will be subtracted by one minute and displayed (Stepma), and if the dehydration operation has been performed for the set dehydration time, the dehydration operation process will not end. Step 5), all the washing processes are completed.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

Since the pre-soak washing function is a newly added function, unlike the conventional processes such as washing, rinsing, and dehydration, the only means of indicating pre-soak washing is an LED indicator lamp that lights up when setting. However, it did not display the set time or the progress of soaking operation, making it inconvenient to use.

This inconvenience can be solved by separately installing a new indicator specifically for soaking and washing, but installing a new indicator increases the cost.

The purpose of the present invention is to eliminate the disadvantages of the conventional example, and to provide a method for displaying the operation of a washing machine that is easy to use and can display the set time for soaking and the progress of the operation without installing a new display. It is about providing.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention has a numeric display that shows the process time of soaking and washing to be performed after this while setting the operation details before starting the operation of each step of soaking, washing, rinsing, and dehydration. The process time, the number of rinses, and the dehydration process time are displayed alternately, and during the pre-soak washing operation, only the pre-soak wash process time is displayed while subtracting the set time as the process progresses. After completion, the washing, rinsing, and spin-drying process time and number of times should all be displayed on the numerical display at the same time.Then, as each process progresses, the displayed time and number of times should be subtracted and each process time and number of times should be displayed. The main points are as follows.

[Effect]

According to the present invention, during the setting of each step of soaking, washing, rinsing, and spin-drying, the selection time of the soaking-washing step is displayed on the washing time display section of the numerical display, etc. The set time and number of times for the process are displayed alternately. Therefore, by looking at these displays, you can see at a glance not only the set time for washing, the set number of times for rinsing, and the set time for dehydration, but also the set time for soaking and washing.

During the pre-soak washing operation, only the set time for the pre-soak wash is displayed while being subtracted as the process progresses. Therefore, by looking at this display, it can be seen that the soaking and washing operation is in progress and the remaining time of the operation.

After soaking and washing are completed, the set time and set number of times for each process of washing, rinsing, and dehydration are displayed while being subtracted as each process progresses.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing the process setting operation of an embodiment of the washing machine operation display method of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the same process implementation operation. Since it is the same as that already explained with respect to FIGS. 4 to 7, detailed explanation here will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 8, the washing operation process in the present invention is also performed by setting the washing operation contents and implementing the set process. To set the operation contents, the user opens the lid (2). After putting the clothes and detergent into the washing and dehydrating tank (4) and closing the lid (2), press the on switch (10). In this state, the DC power supply (21) will start up and the control device ( 20
) starts operating according to the program, and the switch reception enters a state, that is, a state in which the contents of the washing operation can be set.

Therefore, to set the washing operation details as shown in FIG. 11, for example, follow the flowchart in FIG.
The wash switch (13) allows you to set the washing time, the rinse switch (14) allows you to set the number of rinses, the dehydration switch (15) allows you to set the dehydration time, and the pickling switch (17). ) to set whether or not to perform soaking (step 2), and the water level switch (16).
If you set the water level that corresponds to the amount of water used for the amount of laundry (Step E), the LED display lamp (28) corresponding to the set water level will light up (Step E). (stepped), the LED display lamp (28) indicating the pre-soak washing setting lights up, and the numeric display (18) shows the pre-soak wash time set in step (d) and step (a).
The washing time, number of rinses, and dehydration time set in (b) and (c) are displayed alternately. In the example of the numerical display (18) shown in Figure 3, the soaking time is 60 minutes, and
In the example of the numerical display (18) shown in Fig. 12, the washing time is set to 11 minutes, the number of rinses is set to 2 times, and the dehydration time is set to 5 minutes, and these displays are alternately displayed (Step Nu). .

Finally, if you press the start switch (I2), the washing operation will start (Stellapuri).

If you do not want to set the pre-soaked wash setting, press the number display (1
8) only displays the washing time, number of rinses, and dehydration time continuously. (step force).

After the washing operation starts, as shown in the flowchart in Figure 2, if the soaking process is set (Stella Pre), the setting for the soaking process will be shown on the numerical display (18) as shown in Figure 3. Display only the time (60 minutes in the illustrated example) (step force) and start soaking washing operation (step force).

While soaking washing operation is in progress, every minute that passes (step force), the soaking washing set time is subtracted by 1 minute and the remaining time is displayed (step yo), and when the set time elapses, the soaking washing process starts. When the step force is completed, the LED display lamp (28) indicating the soaking washing setting goes out (STELLA PRE), and the next washing step is started.

Here, as shown in Fig. 12, the numerical display (18) displays the washing time, the number of rinses, and the dehydration time at the same time (step power), and the washing process starts (step power). During washing operation, each time the washing setting display time displayed on the numerical display (18) passes (step force), one minute is subtracted and displayed (step force), and the setting time elapses. Then, the washing operation process is completed (stepum) and the next rinsing process is started (step power).

In this rinsing process, each time rinsing is performed (step force), the set number of rinses displayed on the numerical display device (18) is subtracted by 1 and displayed (step o).
After the rinsing operation has been performed a set number of times, the rinsing process ends (step force), and the process moves to the next dewatering process (step force).

In the dehydration process, as in the washing process, every minute (
Step force), the dehydration setting display time displayed on the numerical display (18) is subtracted by 1 minute and displayed (Stesopke), and if the dehydration operation is performed for the set dehydration time, the dehydration operation process will not end. step force), all washing processes are completed.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, the washing machine operation display method of the present invention is applicable to washing machines having a function of soaking and washing, and the setting time for soaking and washing as well as other processes such as washing, rinsing, and spin-drying. The display also displays the driving progress, making it easy to use and understand at a glance.

Also, since there is no need to install a new display device,
It can also be manufactured at low cost.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing the process setting operation of an embodiment of the washing machine operation display method of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the same process implementation operation, and FIG. 3 is a numerical display displaying soaking washing time. Figure 4 is a front view of the washing machine, Figure 5 is a front view of the operation panel, which is the main part of the washing machine, Figure 6 is a front view of the numeric display, Figure 7 is a diagram of the operation control. Circuit diagram, FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the washing machine operating order, FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the conventional process setting operation, FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the conventional process execution operation, and FIG. 11 is a process diagram of the washing operation. , FIG. 12 is a front view of a numeric display showing an example of a conventional display. (1) (3) (5) (7) (9) (11) (Eng. 3) (15) (17) (18) (20) (22) (23) (25) (27) ...outside Box (2) ... Top panel (4) ... Stirring blade (6) ... Earth wire (8) ... Operation panel (10) ... Off switch (12) ... Washing switch ( I4) ... Dehydration switch (16) ... Pickling switch ... Numerical display (19) ... Control device (21) ... Driver ... Tritic (24) ... Motor ( 26) ...Drain valve (28)

Claims (1)

[Claims] While setting the operation details before starting operation for each step of soak washing, washing, rinsing, and dehydration, the numerical display shows the process time of soak washing, the process time of the subsequent washing, the number of rinses, and the dehydration process. During the pickling washing operation, only the soaking washing process time is displayed while subtracting the set time as the process progresses, and after the soaking washing process is completed, washing, rinsing, and dehydration are performed. A washing machine operation display method characterized by displaying all of the process time and number of times on a numerical display at the same time, and then displaying each process time and number of times while subtracting the display time and number of times as each process progresses. .