KR20190023446A - Alaundry treating apparatus, A control method of the laundry treating apparatus and remote control system including the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a clothing treatment apparatus, a control method, and a remote system having the same. The control method of the clothing treatment apparatus can perform creature sensing for sensing whether an organism exists in a clothing receiving unit. The control method comprises: a cabinet forming an exterior; a clothing receiving unit provided in the cabinet to receive clothing; and a vibration sensing unit for sensing vibration of the clothing receiving unit. To this end, the creature sensing includes: a blocking step of blocking vibration autonomously generated by the clothing treatment apparatus; a vibration sensing step of sensing the vibration of the clothing receiving unit; and a determining step of determining whether an organism exists in the clothing receiving unit by analyzing the vibration when the vibration is sensed in the clothing receiving unit.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a clothes handling apparatus and a clothes handling apparatus, and a remote control system including the clothes handling apparatus and the clothes handling apparatus.

The present invention relates to a control method of a garment processing apparatus capable of remote control and a remote control system including the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a control method for detecting whether an organism exists in a clothes processing apparatus and determining whether to allow remote control through the detection.

In general, the term "garment disposal facility" refers to an apparatus capable of performing washing, drying, washing, or drying of clothes and the like. Here, the clothes processing apparatus may perform only the washing or drying function, or both the washing and the drying. In recent years, a washing machine having a refresh function, such as removal of wrinkles, odors, static electricity, etc., of clothes is provided with a steam supply device.

Meanwhile, the conventional clothes processing apparatuses are divided into a front load type and a top load type according to the pulling direction of the clothes. A representative example of such a horizontal type is a drum washing machine or drum dryer.

The front load type clothes processing apparatus refers to a garment processing apparatus in which an opening is provided at the front side and a rotary shaft of the drum is parallel to the ground surface or has a predetermined inclination. And the rotation axis of the drum is perpendicular to the paper surface.

The top load type clothes processing apparatus and the front load type clothes processing apparatus commonly include a tub for storing water and a drum rotatably provided in the tub to receive water, There is sufficient space for the animal to be accommodated. Accordingly, a child, a pet, etc. may enter the tub or the drum for various reasons before the operation of the clothes processing apparatus. At this time, when the clothes processing apparatus is operated while the child or pet is in the tub or the drum, a serious safety accident may occur.

In addition, since the front rod type clothes processing apparatus is provided with the inlet of the tub or drum forward, the door is locked when the clothes processing apparatus is operated to prevent the water in the tub from being discharged to the outside of the cabinet It is common. Accordingly, if the front rod type clothes processing apparatus is operated with a child or a pet inserted therein, the front-load type clothes processing apparatus may fail to escape the child and the pet from the clothes processing apparatus.

Further, in the related art, a technique has been developed in which a garment processing apparatus is remotely controlled to an external terminal such as a smart phone using a server and a network. Therefore, if the user approaches the clothes processing apparatus to directly operate the clothes processing apparatus, there is a high possibility of finding a child or a pet and rescuing the clothes processing apparatus from the clothes processing apparatus. However, When a garment disposal device is activated, children or pets inside the garment disposal device may be injured.

Further, in a case where a plurality of clothes processing apparatuses are commercially disposed, such as a common laundry, remote control may be performed from an external site to an external terminal or the like in order to individually control all the clothes processing apparatuses. For example, a user operating a public laundry may remotely control the garment handling device to flush the particular garment disposal device that is currently down.

In such situations, if there is an organism inside the clothes processing apparatus, the user can operate the clothes processing apparatus without confirming this.

Therefore, in order to prevent such a safety accident, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2005-0130700 allows a child to wear an RFID device, and a clothes processing device can detect the RFID device, A technique of releasing the door of the clothes processing apparatus or stopping the operation of the clothes processing apparatus when the clothes processing apparatus is approaching has appeared. However, the above-described technology is not only applicable to commercial products, but also has a limitation in that only a child wearing an RFID device is protected.

In addition, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2012-0011426 discloses a technique that allows a user to remotely control a door by locking the door by inputting a remote control button of the clothes processing apparatus. That is, it is confirmed that there is no living organism inside the clothes processing apparatus, and the door is locked, thereby preventing the organism from being put into the clothes processing apparatus until remote control. However, the above-described technology has a problem in that the convenience of remote control can be drastically reduced because the user who intends to perform the remote control must necessarily access the clothes processing apparatus.

An object of the present invention is to directly detect whether an organism exists in a clothes processing apparatus.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is intended to solve the problem of greatly improving the accuracy of detecting an organism in a clothes processing apparatus.

Disclosure of the Invention The present invention is intended to solve the problem that safety measures can be taken when there is an organism in the clothes processing apparatus.

The present invention is intended to solve the problem that the garment disposal apparatus can be operated only when it is determined that there is no organism in the garment disposal apparatus or is judged.

An object of the present invention is to solve a problem that remote control of a clothes processing apparatus is not allowed and a user can take safety measures if there is an organism inside the clothes processing apparatus.

An object of the present invention is to solve the problem that a remote control user who is separated from a clothes processing apparatus can detect whether there is an organism in the clothes processing apparatus even if the remote control user does not approach the clothes processing apparatus.

An object of the present invention is to solve the problem that operation and operation can be performed without a safety accident without accessing each of a plurality of clothes processing apparatuses in a commercial laundry.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a cabinet comprising: a cabinet forming an outer appearance; a garment accommodating portion provided inside the cabinet for accommodating clothes; and a vibration sensing portion for sensing vibration of the garment accommodating portion, A method of controlling a garment processing apparatus capable of detecting the presence of an organism therein, the method comprising the steps of: blocking a vibration generated by the garment processing apparatus itself; detecting a vibration of the garment receiving unit And a determination step of determining whether an organism is present in the garment receiving unit by analyzing the vibration when the garment receiving unit senses the vibration. to provide.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a method of controlling a clothes processing apparatus, comprising the steps of: checking whether the clothes processing apparatus is operated or not; and stopping or stopping the operation of the clothes processing apparatus when the clothes processing apparatus is operated And a control device for controlling the clothes processing device.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the vibration sensing step may include a primary vibration sensing step of sensing whether a vibration of the vibration sensing unit has occurred over a first time, And a secondary vibration sensing step of sensing whether or not vibration has occurred.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the present invention, when the vibration is not detected in the vibration detecting step or when vibration is detected only in the primary vibration detecting step, it is determined that no organism exists in the clothes accommodating part And a control method of the clothes processing apparatus.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention is characterized in that, in the determining step, it is determined that an organism exists in the garment receiving unit when vibration is detected in both the primary vibration detecting step and the secondary vibration detecting step A control method of a clothes processing apparatus is provided.

In order to solve the problems described above, the present invention provides a cabinet including an opening through which a garment is inserted in front and a door that opens and closes the opening, wherein the vibration sensing unit is provided with a sensor capable of sensing movement in three or more axes , And the judging step judges that an organism exists in the clothes processing apparatus if the vibration corresponds to at least one of a height direction, a front-back direction, and a rotational vibration of the clothes processing apparatus .

The present invention, in order to solve the above-described problems, is characterized in that the biological detection further includes an operation inducing step of temporarily operating the clothes processing apparatus to induce an operation of an organism inside the clothes receiving unit As shown in FIG.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention further includes a water supply valve for determining whether or not water is supplied to the garment accommodating portion, and the operation inducing step is for temporarily activating at least one of the driving portion and the water supply valve And a control method of the garment processing apparatus.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is characterized in that it further comprises a display unit for displaying the state of the clothes processing apparatus to the outside, and an input unit for inputting an operation command to the clothes processing apparatus, Performing at least one of displaying the existence of the organism on the display unit, deactivating the input unit to prevent input of the organism, or releasing the lock of the door when it is determined that there is an organism in the garment accommodating unit And a control step of controlling the clothes processing apparatus.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a method for controlling a clothes processing apparatus, comprising: request information for requesting remote control of the clothes processing apparatus from the external terminal by communicating with an external terminal that remotely controls the clothes processing apparatus; Further comprising a communication module for receiving information on the external device or for transmitting the state information of the clothes processing apparatus to the external terminal, the method comprising: a request sensing step of sensing reception of the request information in the communication module; Detecting whether or not the remote control is permitted according to the determination result of the determination step; And a control unit for controlling the clothes processing apparatus.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a control method for a garment processing apparatus, which comprises determining whether or not to receive the control information and whether or not to shift the control information.

According to an aspect of the present invention, in order to solve the above-described problem, in the determining whether the living body is present in the garment accommodating unit, the door is locked or unlocked by opening or closing an opening of the cabinet, An acceptance step of performing at least one of waiting for the control command to be received or performing the control command; and if it is determined that there is an organism in the garment accommodating unit, And a step of prohibiting the receiving of the control command from the external terminal or the step of blocking the execution of the control command. A method of controlling a device is provided.

The present invention provides a control method for a garment processing apparatus characterized in that the content determined in the permission determination step is transmitted to the external terminal in order to solve the above problems.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a washing machine comprising: a tub for storing water; a drum rotatably provided in the tub to receive clothes; a driving unit coupled to the drum to rotate the drum; And a control unit for detecting vibration in the vibration sensing unit and detecting presence of an organism in the tub.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a washing machine comprising: a tub for storing water; a drum rotatably provided in the tub to receive clothes; a driving unit coupled to the drum to rotate the drum; A control unit for detecting whether the living body is present in the tub by sensing the vibration and a communication module for transmitting and receiving information to and from the outside; And an external terminal communicating with the communication module to receive status information of the clothes processing apparatus or to control the clothes processing apparatus remotely by transmitting a control command to the clothes processing apparatus, Only when the control unit determines that no organism exists in the tub, It is adapted to provide a remote control system according to claim.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention is characterized in that a plurality of the clothes processing apparatuses are provided, and the external terminal communicates with the communication modules of the plurality of clothes processing apparatuses, respectively, And a remote control system.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a remote control system, wherein the remote control includes a cylinder cleaning command to clean the inside of the tub by rotating the drum.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention has the effect of directly detecting whether or not an organism exists in a clothes processing apparatus.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention has the effect of greatly improving the accuracy of sensing the living organism inside the clothes processing apparatus.

The present invention has the effect of taking safety measures when there is an organism inside the clothes processing apparatus.

The present invention has an effect that the clothes processing apparatus can be operated only when it is determined or determined that there is no organism in the clothes processing apparatus.

The present invention has the effect of allowing a user to take a safety measure without allowing remote control of the clothes processing apparatus if there is an organism inside the clothes processing apparatus.

The present invention has an effect that a remote control user remote from the clothes processing apparatus can detect whether there is an organism in the clothes processing apparatus and judge whether or not the remote control user is present.

The present invention has the effect of enabling operation and operation without a safety accident without accessing each of a plurality of clothes processing apparatuses in a commercial laundry.

1 shows a remote control system of the present invention.
Fig. 2 shows an appearance of the clothes processing apparatus of the present invention.
Fig. 3 shows the inside of the clothes processing apparatus of the present invention.
4 shows a control unit of the clothes processing apparatus of the present invention.
5 shows a biological detection method of the clothes processing apparatus of the present invention.
Fig. 6 shows a control method relating to the remote control permission of the clothes processing apparatus of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments disclosed in this specification will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this specification, the same or similar reference numerals are given to the same or similar components in different embodiments, and the description thereof is replaced with the first explanation. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the following description of the embodiments of the present invention, a detailed description of related arts will be omitted when it is determined that the gist of the embodiments disclosed herein may be blurred. In addition, it should be noted that the attached drawings are only for easy understanding of the embodiments disclosed in the present specification, and should not be construed as limiting the technical idea disclosed in the present specification by the attached drawings.

1 shows a basic configuration of the system of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the present invention provides a clothes processing apparatus 100 for performing washing or drying of clothes, an external terminal 300 for remotely controlling the clothes processing apparatus 100, And a communication module 200 provided to the external terminal 300 to communicate with the external terminal 300.

The communication module 200 may be coupled to the garment processing apparatus 100 or may be integrally provided in the garment processing apparatus 100.

The communication module 200 may be provided as a router such as a WIFI module and may exchange signals with the external terminal through a network such as the Internet. The communication module 200 may have a unique IP and communicate directly with the external terminal 300 or indirectly with the external terminal 300 via a common server.

In addition, the user can control the clothes processing apparatus 100 by connecting to the server by an external terminal or a separate means such as the user terminal 300 or the like. Here, the external terminal or the user terminal 300 refers to a device separately provided from a garment processing device such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, and a computer, or a server, and means a device having a communication module for communicating with the outside.

In addition, the external terminal 300 may transmit status information of the clothes processing apparatus 100 to the user or may be used to transmit various information provided by the server.

The user can remotely control the clothes processing apparatus 100 by directly or indirectly connecting to the communication module 200 using the external terminal 300. That is, when the external terminal 300 transmits control information directly controlling the garment processing apparatus 100, the communication module 200 receives the control information and controls the garment processing apparatus 100 such that the control information is performed Command. The control information may be information for performing the laundry course and options necessary for the clothes processing apparatus 100 to be washed or dried. The control information may be transmitted to the controller of the clothes processing apparatus 100.

In order to control the garment processing apparatus 100 with the external terminal 300, the external terminal 300 connects to the communication module 200 to permit remote control of the garment processing apparatus, can do.

That is, the clothes processing apparatus 100 may allow the external terminal 300 to remotely control the clothes processing apparatus 100 only when the request information is received from the communication module 200 and processed have. The garment processing apparatus 100 can authenticate the external terminal 300 through reception of the request information or check whether the garment processing apparatus 100 is remotely controllable, thereby maximizing stability.

The clothes processing apparatus 100 may transmit the status information of the clothes processing apparatus 100 to the external terminal 300 through the communication module 200. The state information may include a power ON / OFF state of the clothes processing apparatus 100, a washing course of the clothes processing apparatus, an option execution state, information sensed by a sensor inside the clothes processing apparatus, and the like.

The status information may be transmitted directly to the external terminal 300 through the communication module 200 or may be transmitted from the external terminal 300 via the communication module 200 The control unit of the garment processing apparatus 100 may transmit the status information of the garment processing apparatus 100 to the external terminal 300 in response to a request from the garment processing apparatus 100. [

Thus, the external terminal 300 can remotely control the clothes processing apparatus 100 from a remote place.

In addition, the clothes processing apparatus 100 may be provided in plurality, and the external terminal 300 may be provided to control the plurality of clothes processing apparatuses 100 individually.

For example, the clothes processing apparatus 100 may be disposed in a commercial laundry, and the external terminal 300 may be provided to control the entire clothes processing apparatus 100. Status information of the plurality of clothes processing apparatuses 100 is displayed on the external terminal 300 and control information can be transmitted to each of the plurality of clothes processing apparatuses 100. [

FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 show an embodiment of the clothes processing apparatus of the present invention.

In the orthogonal coordinate system shown in the figure, the positive direction and the negative direction of the x-axis are respectively defined as forward and backward of the home appliance, and the positive direction and the negative direction of the z-axis are defined as the upper and lower directions of the home appliance do. The positive direction of the y-axis is defined as the right side of the household appliance, and the negative direction of the y-axis is defined as the left side of the appliance.

Referring to FIG. 2, the clothes processing apparatus 100 may include a cabinet 10 forming an outer appearance, and a garment receiving portion 20 'provided inside the cabinet 10 to receive clothes.

The garment accommodating portion 20 'may include a tub 20 for storing water, and a drum 30 rotatably installed in the tub 20 to receive clothes.

The clothes processing apparatus 100 includes a driving unit 40 for rotating the drum 30, a water supply unit 70 for supplying washing water into the tub 20, And may include a drainage section 72 for the drainage.

The drain portion 72 may include a drain pump 72a that provides power to drain the tub 20.

The water supply unit 70 may include a water supply pipe 70a for supplying water to the tub 20 and a water supply valve 70b for opening and closing the water supply pipe 70a.

The cabinet 10 forms an appearance of the clothes processing apparatus 100 and can include an opening 12 through which the clothes can enter and leave and a door 13 which opens and closes the opening 12. [ The door 13 is rotatably connected to the front surface of the cabinet 10 and the opening 12 can be opened or closed according to the rotation of the door 13. [

2 and 3 illustrate a clothes processing apparatus in which an opening 12 and a door 13 are formed on a front surface of a cabinet 10, May be formed on the upper surface of the cabinet 10.

When the door 13 is coupled to the opening 12, the door 13 may be locked so as not to open the opening 12 arbitrarily. The door 13 may lock the opening 12 by a solenoid, a direct fastening means, or the like.

A detergent box 14 and a control panel 16 may be further provided on the front surface of the cabinet 10. The detergent box 14 and the control panel 16 may be disposed above the inlet 12.

The detergent box 14 is provided so as to be pulled out forward, and a powder detergent or a liquid detergent can be stored therein. For example, the detergent box may be a drawer type

The control panel 16 may be provided at one side of the detergent box 14. The control panel 16 includes an input unit 18 for receiving an operation command including a washing course and option information related to washing from the user and a display unit 17 for displaying the input information and the washing progress status . The input unit 18 may be a button type or a rotary knob type.

The display unit 17 may include a display unit including a liquid crystal and a speaker that emits sound. The display unit 17 may be provided in any shape as long as it can display the state of the clothes processing apparatus 100.

On the other hand, the control panel 16 may further include a controller for controlling the clothes processing apparatus 100. The control unit receives power from an external power source and can control electrical components of the clothes processing apparatus 100. At this time, since the electric components (hereinafter referred to as load portions) are connected in parallel to the control portion, the load portions (driving portion, water supply valve, communication module, etc.) can operate independently of each other.

 The tub 20 is provided inside the cabinet 10 and can form a space for storing wash water. For example, the tub may have a cylindrical shape. The tub 20 can receive water from the outside through the water supply pipe 70 and can discharge water to the outside through the water discharge pipe 72. At this time, a water supply valve for supplying water and a drain pump for discharging water can be controlled by the microcomputer.

The tub 20 may include a tub inlet 21 capable of pulling out the clothes and a tub support 23 for fixing the tub 20 inside the cabinet 10. The tub inlet 21 can communicate with the inlet 12. The tub support portion 23 is provided below the tub 20 and can damp vibrations generated in the tub 20. [ For example, the tub support may include a damper, a spring, and the like.

The drum 30 may be rotatably installed in the tub 20 and may include a drum inlet 31 through which clothes can be drawn in and out. For example, the drum may have a cylindrical shape. The drum input port 31 can communicate with the input port 12 and the tub input port 21. Accordingly, the clothes can be introduced into the drum 30 through the inlet 12, the tub inlet 21, and the drum inlet 31 in sequence.

A gasket 19 may be further provided between the inlet 12 of the cabinet 10 and the tub inlet 21 of the tub 20. [ The gasket 19 prevents the washing water in the tub 20 from leaking to the cabinet 10 and prevents the vibration generated in the tub 20 from being transmitted to the cabinet 10. [ For example, the gasket may be formed of an elastic member.

A plurality of through holes (33) communicating with the tub (20) may be formed on the inner circumferential surface of the drum (30). The washing water contained in the tub 20 can be supplied into the drum 30 through the through holes 33 and the washing water in the drum 30 can be supplied to the tub 20 through the through holes 33. [ .

The clothes processing apparatus 100 may further include balancers 51 and 53 for attenuating vibrations generated in the drum 30. [ The balancers 51 and 53 can remove the eccentricity of the drum 30 which occurs when the clothes are biased to one side inside the drum 30. [ That is, the balancers 51 and 53 may be moved to a specific position under the control of the microcomputer to attenuate the unbalance of the drum 30. [

 At this time, the balancer may be provided on the front and rear sides of the drum 30, or may be provided on either the front side or the rear side of the drum 30. For example, the balancer may include a front balancer 51 and a rear balancer 53, which are provided in front of and behind the drum 30, respectively. The balancers 51 and 53 may be ball balancers, liquid balancers, and the like.

The driving unit 40 is provided outside the tub 20 and may be connected to the drum 30 through the back surface of the tub 20. [ The driving unit 40 is fixed to the back surface of the tub 20 and can convert electrical energy into mechanical energy. That is, the drum 30 can be rotated by receiving a current from the outside.

The driving unit 40 includes a stator 41 that generates a magnetic field, a rotor 43 that rotates within the stator 41 by the magnetic field, and a drum 30 that penetrates the back surface of the tub 20, And a rotary shaft 45 connecting the rotor 43. For example, the driving unit may be a BLDC (Brushless Less Direct Current) motor. In this case, the stator 41 may be composed of a coil and the rotor 43 may be a permanent magnet. On the other hand, the bottom surface of the tub 20 may further include a rotary shaft bearing 25 for rotatably supporting the rotary shaft 45.

Thus, the garment disposal apparatus may be configured such that clothes are put into the drum 30, water is supplied to the tub 20, and then the driving unit 40 is driven to stir the drum 30 left and right, So that the washing, rinsing, and dewatering steps can be performed. If the clothes processing apparatus is provided as a dryer, clothes may be put into the drum 30 and the drying unit 40 may be driven to perform the drying process.

The garment treating apparatus 100 may further include a garment receiving portion, that is, a vibration sensing portion 80 for sensing the vibration of the tub 20 and the drum 30.

The vibration sensing part 80 may be attached to one surface or the outer surface of the tub 20 and may be a three-axis sensor or a six-axis sensor for sensing the vibration generated in the tub 20. [ The three axes refer to the x, y, and z axis directions, and the six axes may refer to the rotation directions with respect to the x, y, and z axes on the three axes.

The vibration sensing unit 80 senses vibration in the tub 20 and can transmit information about the direction of the vibration to the control unit of the clothes processing apparatus.

The garment processing apparatus 100 of the present invention can detect whether an organism exists in the garment receiving section 20 'based on the above configuration. That is, the clothes processing apparatus 100 of the present invention detects whether an organism is present in the tub 20, and can display whether the organism exists or not on the display unit 17 or the external terminal 300 and inform the user.

Thereby, it is possible to prevent the safety accident by allowing the user to take action or to determine whether the remote control is allowed or not.

That is, in the garment processing apparatus 100 of the present invention, the biological detection is performed by checking the existence of a child or a pet in the garment receiving unit 20 ' can do.

Fig. 4 shows the structure of the control unit P of the present invention. The control unit P receives a control command for operating the clothes processing apparatus through the input unit 17 or a control command for operating the clothes processing apparatus through the communication module 200 Input can be received.

The control unit P can control the display unit 16 to display the state of the clothes processing apparatus.

The control unit P may control the water supply valve 70B, the drain pump 72a, and the driving unit 40 to perform a washing course or an option according to the input control command.

The control unit P may control the communication module 200 to transmit the status information of the clothes processing apparatus 100 to the external terminal 300. In the external terminal 300, And can process it when it is received by the communication module 200.

The controller P controls the vibration sensor 80 to sense vibration of the tub 20 or the drum 30 and analyze the vibration.

FIG. 5 illustrates a method of controlling biological detection of the clothes processing apparatus 100 of the present invention.

The garment processing apparatus 100 of the present invention can perform the biological detection (B) for detecting presence of an organism in the garment receiving section based on the above-described configuration.

When a command to perform the biological sensing (B) is input to the controller, the controller may perform the biological sensing (B).

The command for performing the biological detection (B) may be a command for the user to directly perform biological detection (B) through the input unit (16). At this time, a button for requesting biological detection (B) to the input unit 16 and executing the button may be inputted.

The command for performing the biological detection (B) may be a command requested from the external terminal 300 through the communication module 200. That is, before a user located at a remote location can remotely control the garment processing apparatus 100, the garment processing apparatus 100 can request the biological detection B for safe remote control.

The control unit may include a blocking step (Bl) for blocking the vibration generated by the clothes processing apparatus itself, a vibration detecting step (B3) for detecting the vibration of the clothes receiving unit, And a determination step (B4) of analyzing the vibration when the vibration is sensed in the garment accommodating part and judging whether an organism exists in the garment accommodating part.

The vibration detection step (B3) is a step directly sensing the vibration inside the garment accommodating part (20 ') by the vibration sensing part (80). That is, the vibration sensing step (B3) directly detects the vibration of the garment accommodating part (20 ') through the vibration sensing part (80), thereby detecting the movement of the living creature, It is a step that can be done.

On the other hand, in order to determine that the vibration generated in the vibration detection step (B3) is a vibration due to an organism, it is necessary to block the possibility that the vibration is caused by other factors. The blocking step B1 may be considered as a step of blocking the vibration generated in the clothes processing apparatus itself before the vibration detection step B3 is performed.

In other words, the blocking step B1 may be regarded as a precondition for precisely determining the presence or absence of an organism by sensing the vibration generated in the vibration sensing step B3 more precisely.

The blocking step B1 may include an inspection step B1-1 for checking whether the clothes processing apparatus is operated or not. The operation state may mean whether the driving unit 40, the water supply valve 70B, the drainage unit 72, etc. are operating. That is, it can be considered that the operation is whether or not the garment processing apparatus 100 is performing an operation capable of generating vibration.

If the controller P determines that the garment processing apparatus 100 is not operating, the controller P may immediately perform the vibration detection step B3.

However, if it is determined that the clothes processing apparatus is in operation, the control unit P may perform the preparation step B1-2 for stopping or stopping the operation of the clothes processing apparatus.

The preparation step (B1-2) means that all operations of the clothes processing apparatus are stopped or stopped altogether. In other words, it may mean blocking the possibility of all the vibrations occurring in the clothes processing apparatus itself. This may include stopping the rotation of the drum 30, stopping water supply, stopping drainage, stopping steam or hot air supply, and the like.

When the blocking step B1 is performed, the controller P may perform a vibration sensing step B3 for sensing a vibration generated due to an operation of an organism in the tub 20.

The vibration sensing step B3 includes a primary vibration sensing step B3-1 for sensing whether a vibration of the vibration sensing unit 80 has occurred over a first time T1, And a secondary vibration sensing step (B3-2) for detecting whether or not more than two hours (T2) of vibration has occurred.

The secondary vibration sensing step B3-2 of the vibration sensing step B3 may be omitted if vibration is not sensed in the primary vibration sensing step B3-1. This is to prevent the delay of the washing process or the like by proceeding to an additional step even though the vibration is not detected in the first sensing step (B3-1).

The determining step B4 may determine that no organism is present in the garment receiving unit when no vibration is detected in the vibration detecting step B3 or when vibration is detected only in the primary vibration detecting step B3-1 have.

If the vibration is not detected in the vibration detection step B3, it may be determined that the organism is not present in the garment accommodating portion 20 '. If vibration is detected only in the primary vibration detection step (B3-1), it can be determined that the vibration is not an internal factor of the garment processing apparatus such as an external impact of the garment processing apparatus or vibration transmission of the external environment.

Meanwhile, in the secondary vibration sensing step B3-2, when vibration is generated in the primary vibration sensing step B3-1, whether the vibration is a Z-axis, an X-axis vibration, or a Z-axis or an X- As shown in FIG.

This is because the above-described vibration does not occur if it is an external factor of the clothes processing apparatus. Therefore, in the determining step (B4), if the vibration corresponds to at least one of a height direction, a front-back direction, and a rotational vibration of the clothes processing apparatus, it can be determined that an organism exists in the clothes processing apparatus.

Of course, in the determination step B4, it may be determined whether or not the vibration in the above-described direction is detected in the primary and secondary vibration sensing steps, and vibration in other directions may be ignored. At this time, the Z-axis, X-axis vibration, or Z-axis and X-axis rotational vibration can be defined as abnormal vibrations because they are vibrations that can not be caused by factors outside the clothes processing apparatus and the clothes processing apparatus.

Meanwhile, in the determination step (B4), if the vibration is detected in both the primary vibration sensing step and the secondary vibration sensing step, the controller P can determine that an organism exists in the garment receiving unit.

The first time T1 and the second time T2 may be equal to each other. However, in the secondary vibration sensing step (B3-2), the second time (T2) may be longer than the first time (T1) in order to sense the accurate vibration.

For example, the first time T1 may be 3 seconds, and the second time T2 may be 5 seconds.

Meanwhile, after the first vibration detection step (B3-1) is completed, the second vibration detection step (B3-2) may be performed after a predetermined time has elapsed. For example, the second vibration sensing step B3-2 may be performed after the elapse of 5 seconds after the first vibration sensing step B3-1 is completed.

Also, the second vibration sensing step B3-2 may be performed unconditionally regardless of whether vibration is sensed in the primary vibration sensing step B3-1. This is because it is impossible to exclude the possibility that an organism does not move in the primary vibration detection step (B3-1).

The biological detection (B) of the present invention may perform an operation inducing step (B2) for inducing an operation of an organism inside the garment receiving section by temporarily activating the garment treating apparatus before performing the vibration detecting step (B3) .

Even if there is an organism in the garment accommodating portion 20 ', the organism may not operate at all because of the reason of being in a sleep state. Accordingly, there is a possibility that the vibration including the abnormal vibration is not detected in the vibration detection step (B3), and thus it is determined that the living body is not present in the determination step (B4). Therefore, the operation inducing step (B2) can force the organism to operate if it is in the garment accommodating part (20 '), thereby inducing the generation of the vibration.

The operation induction step B2 may temporarily activate at least one of the driving unit 40 and the water supply valve 70B. For example, by controlling the driving unit 40, the drum 30 can be rotated about 1/3 to 1/2 turn to induce the movement of the living organism.

In addition, water can be temporarily sprayed to the tub 20 by opening the water supply valve 70B. In the case where a spray nozzle or a steam generator is provided in the clothes processing apparatus 100 of the present invention, water or steam may be temporarily injected into the tub 20 or the drum 30. In addition, air can be temporarily supplied into the drum 30 through a hot air supply unit (not shown). In addition, the display unit 17 can reproduce a temporary sound or music. As a result, the operation inducing step (B2) may be carried out by any method as long as it can apply appropriate stimulation to the organ 20 in the tub 20 or the drum 30.

The accuracy of sensing the organism can be greatly improved by more clearly detecting and judging the vibration of the organism in the vibration sensing step (B3) through the operation inducing step (B2).

In the determination step B4, if there is no vibration in the vibration sensing step B3, it is possible to perform the non-existence determination (B4-1) to determine that no organism exists in the drum 30. In the determining step B4, if vibration is detected in the primary vibration sensing step B3-1 but no vibration is sensed in the secondary vibration sensing step B3-2, the primary vibration sensing step B3 -1 can be judged as a primary judgment (B4-11 ') by the temporary movement of the clothes accommodated in the garment accommodating portion 20' or by the vibration caused by factors outside the garment processing apparatus. As a result, the determining step B4 may finally perform the non-existence judgment (B4-1) that there is no organism in the tub 20 or the drum 30.

If it is determined in step B4 that vibration is detected in both the primary vibration sensing step B3-1 and the secondary vibration sensing step B3-2, (B4-2) to determine that an organism is present in the cell.

If abnormal vibration occurs in the primary vibration sensing step B3-2 or abnormal vibration occurs in the secondary vibration sensing step B3-2 in the determining step B4, The presence judgment (B4-2) for determining that an organism exists in the drum 30 can be performed.

When the determining step B4 is completed, the controller P displays the result of the determination on the display unit 17 or the external terminal 300, and ends the biological detection.

Fig. 6 shows a control method for judging whether or not to permit remote control, or for taking measures when an organism is inside the clothes processing apparatus.

As described above, in order to remotely control the clothes processing apparatus 100 with the external terminal 300, the external terminal 300 transmits request information requesting the remote control of the clothes processing apparatus 100 to the communication To the module (200).

The external terminal 300 transmits the request information to the communication module 200 to perform an authentication operation in the controller P or the server and checks whether the clothes processing apparatus 100 is allowed to permit remote control can do.

That is, even if there is a remote control request through the external terminal 300, the control unit P may be provided to allow the remote control only in the case of the non-existence determination (B4-2). If the organism is inside the garment processing device, it is difficult for the user at the remote location to directly confirm it and to perform the remote control.

In detail, the remote system including the clothes processing apparatus 100 and the external terminal 300 of the present invention may include a request sensing step (A) of sensing the reception of the request information in the communication module 200.

When the request detection step (A) is performed, the controller (P) can perform biological detection (B). At the same time, the control unit P can perform an authentication operation of the external terminal 300. [

In addition, when the biological detection (B) is performed, it is possible to perform a permission determination step (C) for determining whether the remote control is allowed or not according to a determination result of the determination step (B4).

The permission determination step (c) may be a step of determining whether the control information is received or whether the control information should be transferred.

Specifically, it may perform an action step (D) for performing a corresponding action according to the result of the permission determination step (c).

If it is determined in the determination step (B4) that there is no living body in the clothes receiving unit (B4-1), the action step (D) may be performed by performing locking of the door opening / closing the opening of the cabinet, (D-1) of performing at least one of waiting for reception of the command or performing the control command, and determining whether the living body is present in the clothes accommodating unit at the determining step (B4) B4-2), the door is unlocked to open or close the opening of the cabinet, or the external terminal interrupts the reception of the control command or blocks the execution of the control command (D-2). ≪ / RTI >

Specifically, the disallowing step (D-2) blocks the possibility of releasing the lock of the door to induce the escape of the organism and performing the remote control by originally blocking the reception of the control command, Even if the control command is received through the control unit 300, the execution of the control command or the execution of the control command is ignored.

Thus, when there is an organism inside the clothes processing apparatus 100, the garment processing apparatus 100 is prevented from being remotely controlled by an external terminal, thereby preventing a safety accident.

On the contrary, it is possible to allow the external terminal 300 to remotely control the clothes processing apparatus 100 only when there is no living body in the clothes processing apparatus 100.

The action step (D) may include transmitting the contents determined in the permission determination step to the external terminal. That is, the content of the denial step (D-2) may be transmitted to the external terminal, or the content of the permission step (D-1) may be transmitted to the external terminal.

Accordingly, the user of the remote site can accurately recognize the presence or absence of the living organism and the contents of measures in the clothes processing apparatus 100 through the external terminal 300, as well as the state of the clothes processing apparatus 100.

If the biological detection B is performed by the input unit 17 or the like and is terminated, the control unit P determines whether or not the remote control requesting step A is performed, (D) for taking measures according to the result.

If the existence determination step B4-2 is determined in the decision step B4, the action step (D) is a step of displaying the existence of the organism on the display part 17 or preventing the entry of the input part 16 The door is unlocked, the door is unlocked, etc. In addition to the escape of the organism and the safety of the user, the user is not aware of this, In order to prevent them from operating.

That is, the action step (D) can always be performed when the biological detection (B) is performed, regardless of whether or not there is a remote control request.

A control method of a clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that a plurality of the clothes processing apparatuses 100 are provided and the external terminal 300 communicates with the communication modules 200 of the plurality of clothes processing apparatuses, And can be applied as it is to a commercial laundry that is controlled remotely.

That is, when there is an operator who controls the clothes processing apparatus from an external terminal at a place separated from each clothes processing apparatus in the commercial laundry, the above-described control method and biological detection (B) can be performed.

For example, the remote control command may be a flushing command to flush the interior of the tub 20 by rotating the drum 30.

When the bag washing command is transmitted to the specific clothes processing apparatus 100 through the external terminal 300, the garment processing apparatus 100 performs the biological detection (B), and the result of the determination step B4 It is possible to determine whether or not the passage cleaning command is executed. In other words, the liquid cleaning command can be executed only when there is no living body in the specific clothes processing apparatus 100.

The present invention may be embodied in various forms without departing from the scope of the invention. Accordingly, it is intended that the present invention cover the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

10: cabinet 12: inlet
13: door 14: detergent box
16: Control panel 17: Display (alarm)
18: input part 19: gasket
20: tub 21: tub inlet
23: tub support 25: rotary shaft bearing
30: Drum 31: Drum inlet
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41: stator 43: rotor
45: rotation shaft 47: motor control section
51: front balancer 53: rear balancer
70: water pipe 72: water pipe
80: Stimulus section
100: Apparatus for processing clothes 200: Communication module
300: external terminal
A: Remote control request step
B: Biological detection step
C: Step of judging whether permission is granted
D: action step

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And a vibration sensing unit for sensing the vibration of the garment accommodating unit. The living organism sensing unit may include a cabinet for forming an outer appearance, A control method for a garment processing apparatus which can be carried out,
The biological detection
A blocking step of blocking vibration generated by the clothes processing apparatus itself;
A vibration sensing step of sensing vibration of the garment receiving part;
And a determination step of analyzing the vibration when the vibration is sensed in the garment accommodating part to determine whether an organism exists in the garment accommodating part. The method according to claim 1,
The blocking step
An inspection step of judging whether the clothes processing apparatus is operated or not;
And a step of stopping or stopping the operation of the clothes processing apparatus when the clothes processing apparatus is operated. 3. The method of claim 2,
The vibration sensing step
And a secondary vibration sensing step of sensing whether or not a vibration over a second time period has elapsed after the completion of the primary vibration sensing step Of the clothes processing apparatus. The method of claim 3,
The determining step
Wherein when no vibration is detected in the vibration detection step or when vibration is detected only in the primary vibration detection step, it is determined that no organism is present in the garment receiving portion. The method of claim 3,
The determining step
Wherein when the vibration is detected in both the primary vibration sensing step and the secondary vibration sensing step, it is determined that an organism exists in the garment receiving portion. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the cabinet includes an opening through which clothes are put forward, and a door that opens and closes the opening,
The vibration sensing unit is provided with a sensor capable of sensing movement of three or more axes,
The determining step
Wherein when the vibration corresponds to at least one of a height direction, a back-and-forth direction, and a rotational vibration of the clothes processing apparatus, it is determined that an organism exists in the clothes processing apparatus. The method of claim 1, wherein
The biological detection
Further comprising: an operation inducing step of temporarily operating the clothes processing apparatus to induce an action of an organism inside the clothes receiving unit. 8. The method of claim 7,
A driving unit for rotating the garment accommodating unit in the cabinet,
Further comprising a water supply valve for determining whether water is supplied to the garment receiving portion,
Wherein the operation inducing step temporarily activates at least one of the driving unit and the water supply valve. The method according to claim 6,
Further comprising: a display unit for displaying the state of the clothes processing apparatus to the outside; and an input unit for inputting an operation command to the clothes processing apparatus,
The biological detection
Wherein at least one of displaying the presence of the organism on the display unit, deactivating the input unit so as to prevent the input unit from being input, or releasing the lock of the door is determined Wherein the step of controlling the garment processing apparatus further comprises the step of performing one of the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
Receiving the request information for requesting remote control of the clothes processing apparatus from the external terminal and the control information for operating the clothes processing apparatus by communicating with an external terminal that remotely controls the clothes processing apparatus, Further comprising a communication module for transmitting status information of the processing apparatus,
A request detection step of detecting reception of the request information in the communication module;
Determining whether the remote control is allowed or not according to a result of the determination in the determination step, when it is detected that the request information is received in the request detection step; Further comprising the steps of: 11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the permission / non-permission determination step includes determining whether the control information is received or whether the control information should be transferred. 12. The method of claim 11,
The permission /
Wherein when the controller determines that there is no living organism in the garment accommodating unit, the control unit performs locking of the door opening and closing the opening of the cabinet, waiting for the control terminal to receive the control information, An accepting step of performing at least one of them,
The control unit may be configured to unlock the door that opens and closes the opening of the cabinet, to block the reception of the control information from the external terminal, or to block the execution of the control information And a step of prohibiting execution of at least one of the at least one of the at least one of the plurality of the apparatuses. 12. The method of claim 11,
And transmits the content determined in the permission determination step to the external terminal. A tub for storing water, a drum rotatably installed in the tub for receiving clothes, a driving unit coupled to the drum for rotating the drum, and a drum mounted on the tub for sensing vibration in the tub. And a control unit for detecting vibration in the vibration sensing unit and detecting presence of an organism in the tub. A tub for storing water; a drum rotatably installed in the tub for receiving clothes; a driving unit coupled to the drum to rotate the drum; A control unit for detecting whether the living organism exists in the tub by sensing the vibration, and a communication module for transmitting and receiving information to / from the outside;
And an external terminal capable of communicating with the communication module to receive status information of the clothes processing apparatus or to control the clothes processing apparatus remotely by transmitting a control command to the clothes processing apparatus,
Wherein the garment disposal apparatus is provided to be able to remotely control the external terminal only when the controller determines that no organism exists in the tub. 16. The method of claim 15,
Wherein the plurality of clothes processing apparatuses are provided, and the external terminal is capable of remotely controlling the clothes processing apparatuses by respectively communicating with communication modules of the plurality of clothes processing apparatuses. 16. The method of claim 15,
Wherein the remote control includes a cylinder cleaning command to clean the inside of the tub by rotating the drum.

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