KR100198579B1 - Dishwasher - Google Patents

Abstract

The dish storage device of the dishwasher and its method remove the moisture and odor generated by the dishwasher after finishing the washing process, rinsing process and drying process. Key input means for providing a key input signal for storing the dishes in the dishwasher for a long time after the washing stroke, the rinsing, and the drying stroke of the dishwasher are sequentially performed; And a blowing means for discharging moisture or odor in the dishwasher to the outside according to the provided key input signal, and the method determines and determines whether all of the washing stroke, rinsing stroke, and drying stroke of the dishwasher are completed. Determining whether a storage function key input signal has been input by the user according to the result; When the key input signal is input as a result of the determination, blowing moisture or odor in the dishwasher according to the dish storage function for a predetermined time; It is determined that the predetermined time has elapsed, and if the time elapses according to the determination result, the power supply of the dishwasher is automatically turned off.

Description

Dishwasher storage device and its method

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dishwasher, and more particularly, to a dish storage apparatus and a method thereof in a dishwasher.

Hereinafter, a dishwasher according to the related art will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view showing a course administration process of the dishwasher according to the prior art, Figure 2 is a block diagram showing a dishwasher control device according to the prior art.

First, referring to FIG. 2, a configuration thereof includes: a key input unit 10 for selecting a function desired by a user; A power supply unit 50 for supplying power to each circuit unit; A display unit 30 for displaying a function selected by a user and a progress of the dishwasher according to a control signal; A control unit 20 for controlling the entire administration and the entire dish washer; It is composed of a load driver 40 for driving the required load in accordance with the control signal of the controller.

Here, the key input unit 10 includes a first key input unit 11 for inputting an operation and a stop key signal of the dishwasher; A second key input unit 12 for inputting a key signal for advancing the general course of the dishwasher; The third key input unit 13 is configured to select a special course of the dishwasher according to the user's selection.

An operation of the configuration will be described.

The user turns on the dishwasher and selects the desired course administration through the second key input unit 12 or the third key input unit 13 of the key input unit 10.

When the course is selected, the selected key of the dishwasher is operated through the first key input unit 11.

At this time, the course administration selected by the user is displayed on the display unit 30 and the progress time of the selected course and the remaining time of the administration progress are displayed according to the control signal of the controller 20.

Meanwhile, in order to proceed with the course selected by the user, the control unit 20 provides a control signal to the load driving unit 40 to drive all the loads for proceeding with the stroke.

In this way, when all the strokes are completed, the control unit 20 automatically terminates the progress of the stroke, that is, the operation of all the loads is terminated.

An administrative process of the dish washer according to the above operation will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 1.

First, the stroke of the dishwasher is largely classified into washing stroke, rinsing stroke and drying stroke.

Here, the washing stroke is divided into a preliminary washing stroke for washing dishes using cold water, and then a main washing for washing dishes with warm water by driving a heater to increase the temperature of water.

Referring to the washing administration process, first, the remaining washing water in the dishwasher is drained, and when the draining is completed, water supply of the washing water for preliminary washing is started.

When the water supply is complete, prewash is performed. When the preliminary washing is completed, the washing water used in the preliminary washing is drained, and when the draining is completed, the washing water for the main washing is again supplied.

Subsequently, the washing water is heated by using a heater to increase the temperature. At this time, the washing step is carried out divided into three steps, the criteria of this division is to be divided according to the temperature of the water or the intensity of the injection.

When the washing stroke is completed in this way, it is switched to the rinsing stroke.

Looking at the rinsing stroke, the washing water used in the present washing stroke is drained, and when the draining is completed, the washing water for the rinsing stroke is supplied to rinse the dishes.

When the rinsing stroke is completed, the same process as the rinsing operation is repeated again.

Here, this rinsing operation is performed using cold water.

After the rinsing operation using the cold water is completed, the heating rinsing operation is performed for the purpose of sterilizing the dishes.

That is, the washing water used in the cold water rinsing operation is drained and the washing water for performing the heating rinsing is heated to heat the watered washing water to perform a two-step heating rinsing operation according to the degree of heating.

When the rinsing stroke is completed, the process is switched to the drying stroke to drain the washing water used in the rinsing stroke and to drive the heater to dry the dishes in the dishwasher.

When the dishes are dried like this, all the administration of the dishwasher is completed.

Summarizing the above-described administrative process of the dishwasher, if any function is selected through the user's key input, the preliminary washing → main washing → rinsing 1, 2 → heating rinsing A, B → drying under the control of the control unit 20 This completes all the operations of the dishwasher.

As the dishwasher according to the prior art, the operation is completed in a state in which the temperature in the tub of the dishwasher is raised due to the operation of the heater in the heating rinsing and drying stroke section as described above, If left untreated, the temperature cools and moisture is generated.

Therefore, the odor is generated by the moisture generated while the temperature cools down and the debris filtered by the filter during drainage. There is a problem that is difficult to store for a long time.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the problems according to the prior art described above is an object of the present invention to effectively remove the odor caused by the moisture and dirt so as not to feel uncomfortable by the smell even if the tableware is stored for a long time A dishwasher dishwasher is provided.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method corresponding to the apparatus.

1 is a view showing a course administration process of the dishwasher according to the prior art

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing a dishwasher control device according to the prior art

3 is a view showing a course progress of a dish washer is added to the dish storage administration according to the present invention

Figure 4 is a block diagram showing a dish washer control device with a dish storage device according to the present invention

5 is an operation flowchart illustrating a dish storage control method of the dish washing machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a view illustrating a driving (on / off) time of the blowing fan illustrated in FIG. 4.

Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

10: key input unit 20: control unit

30: display unit 40: load driving unit

50: power supply 60: blower

A characteristic of the dish storage device of the dishwasher according to the present invention is a dishwasher, in which a washing stroke, a rinsing rinse, and a drying stroke of the dishwasher are sequentially performed, thereby providing a key input signal for storing the dish in the dishwasher for a long time. Key input means; And a blowing means for discharging the moisture or the smell in the dishwasher to the outside according to the provided key input signal.

In addition, the feature of the dish storage method of the dishwasher according to the present invention is the dish storage method of the dishwasher, it is determined whether all of the washing stroke, rinsing stroke, drying stroke of the dishwasher by the user according to the determination result Determining whether a storage function key input signal is input; When the key input signal is input as a result of the determination, blowing moisture or odor in the dishwasher according to the dish storage function for a predetermined time; Determining whether the preset time has elapsed and automatically turning off the power of the dishwasher according to the determination result.

In addition, another feature of the dish storage method of the dishwasher according to the present invention in the dishwashing method of the dishwasher, when the washing stroke, rinsing, rinsing, drying stroke of the dishwasher is completed is completed, wait a predetermined time Doing; Blowing moisture or odor in the dishwasher according to the dish storage function for a preset time when the predetermined time elapses; If it is determined whether the predetermined time has elapsed, the step of automatically turning off the power of the dishwasher.

Hereinafter, a dish storage apparatus and a method thereof of a dish washing machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a view showing a course progress of a dish washer according to the present invention, the dish storage stroke, Figure 4 is a block diagram showing a dish washer control device with a dish storage device according to the present invention.

Here, the description of the same components that overlap with FIGS. 1 and 2 will be omitted.

First, referring to FIG. 4, the fourth key input unit 14 is further configured to provide a key input signal to the key input unit 10 shown in FIG. 2 so that the tableware can be stored for a long time.

In addition, according to the control of the control unit 20 and the load driving unit 40 according to the key input signal of the fourth key input unit 14, the air blowing unit 60 for blowing out the smell and moisture in the dishwasher to the outside is added. Configured.

Here, the blowing unit 60 is composed of a blowing motor 61 for driving in accordance with the operation of the load driver 40 and a blowing fan 62 for blowing operation in accordance with the driving of the blowing motor (61).

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, the administrative operation of the dishwasher according to the present invention is further carried out after the drying administration.

An operation of the configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

First, when the drying operation is completed according to the user's course selection, the user applies the fourth key input unit 14, that is, a key signal having the dish storage function, to the controller 20 to store the dishes in the dishwasher for a long time.

The control unit 20 provides a load driving control signal to the load driving unit 40 according to the input key signal to operate the blower motor 61 and the blowing fan 62.

In this case, when the storage function key, that is, the key signal of the fourth key input unit 14 is input, the display unit 30 displays the function on the display unit 30, and the set time for the storage function is displayed.

Here, the setting time can be selected by the user.

Meanwhile, when the user does not select the fourth key input unit 62 and the user goes out for a long time during the operation of the dishwasher, the user may be automatically switched to the storage stroke when the drying stroke is completed.

That is, after the drying stroke is completed, the fourth key input unit 62 is not selected, and when the predetermined predetermined time elapses, the control unit 20 automatically switches to the storage stroke.

With reference to Figure 5 with respect to the storage administration progress method of the dishwasher according to the present invention will be described for each embodiment.

(First embodiment)

First, the controller 20 determines whether the washing stroke, the rinsing stroke, and the drying stroke are all completed according to the key input signal selected by the user (S101).

If all the administration is completed, it is determined whether the storage function key input signal of the fourth key input unit 62 by the user is input (S103).

In this case, when the storage function key input signal is not input, the operation of the dishwasher is stopped and the power is turned off (S106).

On the other hand, when the storage function key input signal is input to operate the blower 60 under the control of the control unit 20 performs the tableware storage function (S104).

Here, in the dish storage function, when the user provides the key input signal to the control unit 20 through the fourth key input unit 62, the control unit 20 transmits the blower motor 61 operation control signal to the load driving unit 40. to provide.

The blower motor 62 is operated according to the control signal provided to drive the blower fan 62, thereby removing odor and moisture in the dishwasher.

Here, the blower fan 62 is operated for a time set repeatedly with different time for the on / off operation as shown in FIG.

In other words, the function is performed during the execution time which is set during the predetermined time t1 and during the predetermined time t2 which is the off operation as one cycle.

At this time, the drive time t1 of the blowing fan 62 is set smaller than the stop time t2.

The dish storage function is performed as described above, and the control unit 20 checks the time when the storage function is performed, that is, determines whether the preset time for performing the dish storage function has elapsed (S105). The power is turned off automatically (S106).

(Second embodiment)

Unlike the first embodiment, the dish storage function is performed only when the user directly provides the dish storage function key input signal through the fourth key input unit 14, whereas in the present embodiment, the drying operation is completed. It is determined whether or not the predetermined schedule waiting time has elapsed, and when the time elapses, the storage function is automatically switched to the storage administration, and the storage function is performed as described in the first embodiment.

As described above, to summarize the dish storage function to be realized in the present invention, after confirming whether the storage function is selected or a predetermined waiting time has elapsed as shown in FIG. If the storage function is not selected, the operation of the dishwasher is automatically turned off as in the related art.

On the other hand, when the storage function is selected or when a certain waiting time has elapsed, the operation of the dishwasher is terminated by turning off the power of the dishwasher after performing the storage administration for the set time.

At this time, the load driving in the storage stroke is to perform the storage function for a set time by turning on / off the blower fan 62 as one cycle as shown in FIG.

Dishwashing device and method of the dishwasher according to the present invention is to add the dish storage function when the storage administration after the end of the drying stroke to continuously discharge the moisture and odor in the dishwasher tub to the outside in the tub Even after opening the door to use the dishes washed after a long time there is an advantage that can remove the discomfort caused by the smell.

Claims (8)

In the dishwasher, Key input means for providing a key input signal for storing dishes in the dishwasher for a long time after the washing operation, the rinsing, and the drying operation of the dishwasher are sequentially performed; And a blowing means for discharging moisture or smell in the dishwasher to the outside according to the provided key input signal. The method of claim 1, The blowing means is a dish storage device of the dishwasher, characterized in that consisting of a blowing motor and a blowing fan. The method of claim 1, The blowing means is a dish washer device, characterized in that for repeating the drive and stop until a set time elapses. In the dishwashing method of the dishwasher, Determining whether the washing operation, the rinsing operation, and the drying operation of the dish washing machine are completed, and whether the storage function key input signal is input by the user according to the determination result; When the key input signal is input as a result of the determination, blowing moisture or odor in the dishwasher according to the dish storage function for a predetermined time; Determining whether the preset time has elapsed, and if the time elapses according to a determination result, automatically turning off the power of the dishwasher. The method of claim 4, wherein And automatically turning off the power of the dishwasher when the dish storage key input signal is not input. The method of claim 4, wherein The blowing step of the dish washing machine, characterized in that for repeating the predetermined time interval on / off for the predetermined time. In the dishwasher storage method, Determining whether the washing stroke, the rinsing rinsing period, or the drying stroke of the dish washing machine is completed; Blowing moisture or odor in the dishwasher according to the dish storage function for a preset time when the predetermined time elapses; Determining whether the predetermined time has elapsed, and if the elapsed time passes, automatically turning off the power of the dishwasher. The method of claim 7, wherein The blowing step of the dish washing machine, characterized in that for repeating the on / off operation for a predetermined time interval for the set time.

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