KR101141635B1 - Washing machine and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a laundry apparatus, and in particular, to automatically set the automatic recognition of each laundry to be put into the drum and the washing method accordingly, but automatically setting the washing method considering the information of the laundry that is not automatically recognized It relates to a new laundry apparatus and a laundry method that can be made.

To this end, the present invention comprises the first step of obtaining washing-related information for the laundry from each information tag of the entire laundry that is put into the drum; A second step of displaying information on the details of each laundry among the acquired information, and requesting confirmation of whether the displayed details match the laundry details input by the actual user; A third step of correcting wrong details from the user when the contents responded to the request are confirmed to be inconsistencies between the details; And, there is provided a control method of the laundry apparatus comprising a fourth step: automatically setting the operation for each stroke based on the modified details and the laundry-related information of the laundry already acquired.

Laundry device, RFID tag, RF reader, laundry history match, modify history

Description

Washing machine and control method thereof

1 is a block diagram schematically showing a washing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention

2 is a flow chart schematically showing a washing method according to an embodiment of the present invention

3 is a flowchart schematically illustrating a process of correcting an error history by a user and a process of setting an operation for each stroke referring to the same in a laundry method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

110. Main body 120. Drum

130. Driver 140. Reader

150. Display unit 160. Interface unit

170. Control unit 210. Information tag

The present invention relates to a laundry apparatus and a washing method, and more particularly, to automatically set the laundry recognition method and the washing method according to each laundry to be put into the drum, but also to consider the information of the laundry that is not automatically recognized. The present invention relates to a new washing apparatus and a washing method that enable automatic setting of the washing method.

Generally, the washing apparatus includes a pulsator washing machine in which a drum is set in a vertical direction, a drum washing machine in which the drum is laid in a horizontal direction, and a combined washing machine including a drying function.

The washing apparatus checks the quantity of laundry put into the drum, and automatically performs the washing by automatically setting the washing level and the washing time according to the determined quantity.

Recently, due to the development of informatization, a RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag is attached to any part of the garment to enable logistics management or information management of the garment.

At this time, the RFID tag has a predetermined storage area for storing various kinds of information related to the garment, and the storage area is a kind of memory chip capable of recording various kinds of information or recording additional information.

Particularly, in Korean Patent Application Publication No. 195-0011598, washing information is recorded and attached to clothes, and washing information input sensing means for detecting washing information installed in the washing machine body and installed in place of the washing machine body; There is provided a laundry information input apparatus for a washing machine including a system control means for controlling the overall system operation of the washing machine with the laundry information detected by the laundry information input detecting means.

That is, the technique of the above-mentioned Korea Patent Publication No. 195-0011598 is to obtain the information on the laundry from the information carrier attached to the clothing when washing so that the appropriate washing can be performed accordingly.

In addition, Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2002-360968 discloses a central information processing apparatus including a reader for attaching a garment and receiving a signal from an RFID tag in which information is stored, and a holding unit for informing the information read by the reader, and washing. There is provided a laundry apparatus using a non-contact identification device including a control unit for setting or changing a mode.

That is, the technique disclosed in Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2002-360968 is such that an improper washing setting can be prevented after obtaining information on washing from an RFID tag attached to clothes during washing.

However, the above-described conventional techniques have a problem that their information cannot be acquired for laundry that does not have an information tag such as a barcode or an RFID tag.

In other words, each conventional technology is missing the information of the laundry because the acquisition of the information about the clothing does not have an information tag is missing, and thus there is also a problem that the correct administrative setting is not made.

For example, although a significant difference occurs depending on the quantity of laundry level or driving time for the operation of each normal operation proceeds, a setting error for the washing level or driving time occurs when information on a plurality of laundry is missing. As a result, the optimum washing effect was not obtained.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to automatically set the automatic recognition and washing method according to each laundry to be put into the drum, the automatic recognition, It is an object of the present invention to provide a new washing apparatus and a washing method in which automatic setting of the washing method in consideration of this impossible laundry information can be made.

Laundry apparatus of the present invention for achieving the above object is a main body having a drum and a drive unit for driving the drum; A reading unit which receives a signal from an information tag of laundry to be put into the drum and acquires information stored in the information tag; A display unit which displays various pieces of information acquired by the reading unit; An interface unit which provides an input environment for selecting various details from a user or inputting additional information; In addition, the reader is provided with the information acquired, the information input from the interface unit is received, and the programs are programmed to perform various administrative operations using the provided information. Control unit for proceeding washing while controlling: characterized in that it is included.

In addition, the control method according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object comprises a first step of obtaining washing-related information for the laundry from each information tag of the entire laundry to be put into the drum; A second step of displaying information on the details of each laundry among the acquired information, and requesting confirmation of whether the displayed details match the laundry details input by the actual user; A third step of correcting wrong details from the user when the contents responded to the request are confirmed to be inconsistencies between the respective details; In addition, a fourth step of automatically setting the operation for each administration based on the modified details and the laundry-related information of the corresponding laundry, which is obtained previously, is sequentially performed.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, which illustrate preferred embodiments of the above-described laundry apparatus and a control method thereof.

First, the washing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention as shown in the block diagram of Figure 1 is largely the main body 110, the drum 120, the drive unit 130, the reading unit 140, the display unit 150 ), And an interface unit 160 and a control unit 170.

The main body 110 forms the appearance of the laundry apparatus.

In addition, the drum 120 is installed in the main body 110 and is driven by the driving unit 130.

In this case, although not shown, the driving unit 130 includes a driving motor for driving a drum, a water supply valve for water supply control, and the like.

In addition, the reading unit 140 receives a signal from the information tag 210 attached to each laundry to be inserted into the drum 120 and acquires the information stored in the information tag 210.

At this time, the information tag 210 attached to each laundry is stored in the laundry related information of the laundry.

The information tag 210 is an RFID tag capable of recording additional information, and the reading unit 140 receives information from the RFID tag while exchanging a signal with the RFID tag. It is characterized in that the RF reader for recording new information on the RFID tag.

Of course, the information tag 210 may be formed as a bar code, and the reading unit 140 may be configured as a bar code reader as well as other various structures capable of exchanging information by other contactless methods. It may be.

In addition, the laundry-related information stored in the information tag 210 of each laundry includes at least one of weight of each laundry, washing water temperature for each driving operation, each running time, washing water level, and detergent used. Any information is included.

In addition, the display unit 150 is configured to receive and display the information acquired by the reading unit 140.

In this case, the display unit 150 may be configured as an LCD or other display device.

In addition, the interface unit 160 is configured for exchanging information between the user and the laundry apparatus, and provides an input environment for selecting various details or inputting additional information from the user, and may be a general keypad.

In addition, the controller 170 performs driving control on each driving unit 130 of the washing apparatus.

In particular, the control unit 170 is configured to be connected to the reading unit 140 so as to be able to transmit and receive information, so that the reading unit 140 is provided with the laundry-related information of the laundry of the acquired.

In addition, the control unit 170 is installed with a program for setting the operation for each stroke for washing the laundry on the basis of the information obtained from each of the reading unit 140.

In the following, a control method according to an embodiment of the present invention using a washing apparatus having the above-described structure will be described in more detail with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 2 and 3.

First, when a plurality of laundry is put into the drum 120 by the user, the reading unit 140 obtains washing related information about the laundry from each information tag 210 attached to each of the put laundry (S110). .

At this time, the laundry-related information includes at least one or more information of the weight of each laundry, the temperature of the wash water for the operation of each preferred administration.

In addition, the control unit 170 connected to the reading unit 140 receives each information acquired by the reading unit 140, and the received information is displayed (S120) through the display unit 150 to correspond to the user. Ensure that confirmation is made.

At this time, the confirmation of the user is a confirmation between the details of the laundry put into the actual drum 120 and the details of the displayed laundry.

In addition, the control unit 170 in the process of displaying the information provided from the reading unit 140 whether the details of the laundry laundry displayed and the details of the laundry put into the actual user is the same or inconsistent Request to confirm whether or not (S130).

At this time, the request for checking whether there is a match or a mismatch between the details is preferably performed by inducing a selection of a specific button for matching or inconsistency check, but may be made by various methods not described.

When the user's response to the request is generated, the controller 170 checks whether or not there is a coincidence or inconsistency between the displayed details and the actual input details.

In this case, the inconsistency between the details may be generated because at least one of the laundry may not have the information tag 210, or a sensing error may be generated by the reading unit 140. .

If, as a result of checking whether the details are matched or not matched, it is determined that the details are matched, the control unit 170 performs operation for each administration based only on the laundry-related information of each laundry acquired through the reading unit 140. Set (S140).

At this time, the setting of the operation for each stroke is at least one or more of setting the washing water temperature for the operation of each stroke, washing level setting for the total weight of the laundry.

On the other hand, if the result of checking whether there is a coincidence / non-conformity between the details, if each of the details are confirmed to be inconsistent, for example, if the laundry is not provided with the information tag 210 is made based on the corrected information after the correction of the mismatch Operation for each stroke is set (S150).

At this time, when the discrepancy between each of the details of the operation setting process for each administration is preferable to make the automatic operation setting based on the correction and the modified content by the user.

An embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that the above-described setting of the automatic operation is made by a series of processes described below, which will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 3.

First, the controller 170 requests a correction for an incorrect detail from the user through the display unit 150 (S151).

In this case, the correction for the wrong details is the correction of the difference between the quantity of laundry for each of the details put into the actual drum 120 and the quantity of laundry for each of the details sensed by the reading unit 140, It is performed through the interface unit 160 to configure.

And, if the correction of the difference in the quantity of the laundry for each breakdown from the user is made, the control unit 170 performs the quantity confirmation (S152) for the quantity of the laundry for each breakdown modified as well as the confirmed information Perform memory for

In this case, the quantity check may be performed by checking the weight of the laundry of the type of the laundry-related information obtained from the laundry of the same history, the laundry is usually missing the sensing because the user does not have the information tag 210 It is preferably performed by receiving the weight information of the rough laundry from the.

Of course, even if the user does not directly input the above information, but simply selects the inconsistency button, the quantity of the laundry for the entire laundry in the drum may be set by a physical method.

That is, the weight of the entire laundry may be set by checking the load provided by the driving unit through the driving of the driving unit. The weight of the entire laundry in the drum may be provided by the weight sensor with a separate weight sensor. You can also set the measurement to take place.

Then, the weight check (S153) for the entire laundry introduced into the drum 120 is made based on the quantity information of the laundry further confirmed by the above-described series of processes.

Along with this, the operation for each stroke is set based on the identified weight information for the entire laundry (S154).

That is, the washing water level for each stroke, such as the washing level or the rinsing level, is set based on the weight information of the whole laundry, and the temperature of the washing water for the operation of each stroke is set based on the washing-related information.

Of course, at the time of setting the operation for each stroke, the laundry related information of the other laundry confirmed through the reading unit 140 may be referred to.

Thereafter, the controller 170 performs a washing stroke while controlling the driving unit 130 such as a driving motor or a water supply valve based on the operation for each stroke (S160).

As a result, the automatic recognition of each laundry and the automatic washing method are set according to a series of processes according to an embodiment of the present invention, but the automatic setting of the washing method considering the laundry information that cannot be automatically recognized is performed. It can be done.

 As described above, according to the washing apparatus and the washing method according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to automatically set various strokes for washing by checking the type of each laundry using a non-contact method.

In particular, even if laundry that cannot be automatically recognized is inserted because there is no information tag, the user can directly check the difference between the actual laundry and the sensed laundry, and correct the difference so that the correct washing level can be set. It has the effect that it is possible to obtain an improvement in the washing performance.

Claims (9)

delete An information acquiring step of acquiring washing-related information about the laundry items from each information tag of the whole laundry put into the drum; A display step of displaying information on the details of each laundry among the acquired information to the user; An information checking step of requesting a user to confirm whether the displayed details match the laundry details actually put in by the user; If the response to the request is confirmed to be consistent between the details, set the operation for each administration based only on the laundry-related information of each laundry previously acquired, and if the discrepancy between the details is determined, Washing setting step of setting operation for each stroke; And, And a washing operation step of performing the operation for each stroke according to the operation setting for each stroke set in the washing setting step. The method of claim 2, The laundry related information At least one of the weight of each laundry, and the temperature of the wash water for the operation of the preferred administrative operation is included. The method of claim 2, The request to confirm the match is The control method of the laundry machine, characterized in that performed by inducing the selection of a specific button for matching or inconsistency. delete The method of claim 2, The setting of operation for each stroke is Washing method for washing the washing apparatus, characterized in that at least one or more of the setting of the washing water temperature setting for each stroke operation progress, the washing water level setting for each stroke for the total weight of the laundry. The method of claim 2, The setting of the operation for each stroke in the washing step Washing method for washing the washing apparatus, characterized in that at least one or more of the setting of the washing water temperature setting for each stroke operation progress, the washing water level setting for each stroke for the total weight of the laundry. The method of claim 2, The details input from the user in the washing setting step is A method of washing a laundry apparatus, characterized in that a correction is made for a difference between the number of laundry put into an actual drum and the number of laundry acquired by the reading unit. The method of claim 8, And performing compensation for the set washing level by checking the weight of the modified number of laundry.

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