KR20230001306A - Laundry treating apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a laundry treatment apparatus. The laundry treatment apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a cabinet; a drum; a screen output unit; a multifunctional button unit; and a control unit controlling rotation of the drum and performing a course for treating laundry. The screen output unit is provided to output a paused screen indicating that the course is in a paused status during execution. The control unit is provided to perform a course cancellation process of canceling a currently paused course when the multifunctional button unit is operated in a status where the screen output unit has output the paused screen. Provided is the laundry treatment apparatus having an operation unit.

Description

Clothes handling device {LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS}

The present invention relates to a laundry treatment apparatus, and more particularly to a laundry treatment apparatus including a screen output unit for outputting a screen and a control unit operated by a user.

An input/output device (interface) for the user to input control commands to the electronic device is essential for electronic devices including clothes handling devices capable of washing clothes (a general term for objects to be washed or objects to be dried), drying clothes, and washing and drying clothes. to be.

Among the conventional interfaces, a display unit displaying control commands selectable by the user, a search unit allowing the user to search for control commands displayed on the display unit, a multifunction button unit enabling the user to select control commands displayed on the display unit, and a user The input unit requesting the execution of the selected control command is designed to be located in a space separated from each other (Publication No. 10-2014-0023986).

That is, the conventional interface is a display (LCD, LED panel, etc.) on which control commands are displayed, a knob or button that can search for control commands by displaying control commands executable by the corresponding electronic device on the display, and a display A button for inputting a control command for selecting a displayed control command, and a button for inputting a control command for requesting the execution of the selected control command, etc. are located in separate spaces, and such an arrangement is such that an electronic device such as a laundry treatment machine It was a factor that determined the design of the interface (design of the control panel) located on the front surface of the .

In the conventional interface of the above structure, since each device including the display had to be distributed along the width direction of the electronic device (width direction of the electronic device) or distributed along the height direction of the electronic device, a lot of space for interface installation this was requested

Therefore, it is an important task to efficiently arrange a screen output unit, a control unit, and an option unit constituting an interface to improve usability while improving space utilization through efficient arrangement.

Meanwhile, related document KR 10-2016-0062917 A discloses a laundry treatment apparatus including a screen output unit. In the laundry treatment apparatus, a rotatable knob is provided around the screen output unit.

In the laundry treatment apparatus, a user can select various selection items displayed on the screen output unit by rotating a knob, and a plurality of buttons such as a start button for processing clothes or a power button are additionally provided on the screen output unit. provided

Since the clothes handling apparatus is provided with a plurality of buttons on the screen output unit, the screen area provided in the inner space defined by the knob is reduced, and the user's intuition for each button may be deteriorated.

Furthermore, the display of the screen output unit having a limited area due to the knob and the plurality of buttons may be disadvantageous in displaying various information due to the limited output area.

Therefore, it is important in the art to effectively increase the screen area of the screen output unit by efficiently configuring various buttons constituting the manipulation unit and effectively provide various information to the user in the limited screen area.

Meanwhile, the user may temporarily stop the laundry treatment process for various reasons in the laundry treatment process. In addition, the user may want to secure temporary time, cancel a course, or change a course through the pause state.

That is, the user may request various commands, such as cancellation or change of course, in the clothes processing process, whereby the user's intention is effectively reflected in the clothes processing process and the process requested by the user is efficiently performed. It is an important task in the field of technology.

Embodiments of the present invention are intended to provide a laundry treatment apparatus including a screen output unit capable of effectively providing various information to a user during a laundry treatment process, and a control unit through which a user can conveniently input an operation signal.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention intend to provide a laundry treatment apparatus in which the installation area of a screen output unit for outputting a screen and a control unit for generating operation signals is effectively set in a limited area.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention intend to provide a laundry treatment apparatus including a manipulation unit capable of efficiently generating various manipulation signals required by a user to perform a laundry treatment process and effectively reducing an installation space.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention are intended to provide a clothes handling apparatus that effectively improves usability and improves space utilization by effectively displaying various information in a limited screen area.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention are intended to provide a laundry treatment apparatus in which a user can effectively manipulate a manipulation unit to process clothes through an efficient configuration and utilization of the manipulation unit.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention are intended to provide a laundry treatment apparatus capable of effectively performing various procedures requested by a user in a laundry treatment process in which clothes are processed through a course selected by a user.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention are intended to provide a laundry treatment apparatus in which a user can conveniently command various procedures such as pausing, canceling, or changing a course in a laundry treatment process.

In one embodiment of the present invention, when a pause command is input by a user, the controller may enter a pause state, and the controller may provide a course cancellation function to the user in the pause state.

The user can manipulate the execution button unit to temporarily stop the clothes processing process, and in a state where the pause screen is output to the screen output unit, the user can use the multi-function button unit to cancel the course.

Meanwhile, when the user rotates the dial unit in a state where a still image is output on the screen output unit, the control unit performs a course change function, so that the user can conveniently utilize the course cancel function or course change function as needed.

One embodiment of the present invention as described above may include a cabinet, a drum, a screen output unit, a multi-function button unit and a control unit. The drum is provided inside the cabinet, is provided to be rotatable, and clothes are accommodated therein.

A screen output unit is provided in the cabinet, and a screen for providing information to a user is output. The multi-function button unit is provided in the cabinet, and functions vary according to the screen output from the screen output unit.

A control unit controls rotation of the drum and performs a course for processing clothes. The screen output unit is provided to output a pause screen indicating that the course is in a paused state while the course is being performed, and the control unit displays the current pause when the multi-function button is operated while the screen output unit outputs the pause screen. It is arranged to perform a course cancellation process for canceling a given course.

It is provided in the cabinet and further includes a performance button unit that is manipulated by a user to generate a course execution and stop signal, and the screen output unit is provided to output a course progress screen displaying the course progress state, and the course progress screen is provided. When the execution button unit is manipulated in the progress screen, the screen may be switched to the pause screen.

The control unit deactivates the function of the multi-function button unit on the course progress screen or changes the function to add clothing to add clothing during the course, and cancels the function of the multi-function button unit on the pause screen to cancel the course. function can be changed.

The pause screen may include a function display area displaying a course cancellation function of the multi-function button unit. The screen output unit may output a course cancellation screen for confirming a user's intention to cancel a course when the multi-function button is operated on the pause screen.

A consent item for course cancellation is displayed on the course cancellation screen, and the control unit may perform a course cancellation process when the multi-function button unit is manipulated in a state in which selection of the consent item is scheduled.

A plurality of items including the consent item may be displayed on the course cancellation screen, and among the plurality of items, a target item to be selected according to the operation of the multi-function button unit may be displayed separately from the rest.

The course cancellation screen may include a function display area displaying a selection completion function of the multi-function button unit. The screen output unit may be provided to output a cancellation guide screen for guiding a cancellation state of the course when the course cancellation process is performed.

The screen output unit may include a display on which the screen is output and a screen circumference portion provided to surround the display, and the multi-function button portion may be provided on the screen circumference portion.

The cabinet further includes a dial unit provided to be rotatable, and the control unit changes course for changing the currently paused course to another course when the dial unit is rotated in a state where the paused screen is output to the screen output unit. Arrangements can be made to carry out the process.

The screen output unit may be provided to protrude from the cabinet, and the dial unit may be provided to surround an outer circumferential surface of the screen output unit.

The screen output unit may output a course change screen for confirming a user's intention to change a course when the dial unit is rotated in the pause screen.

On the course change screen, consent items for course change are displayed, and the control unit can perform a course change process when the multi-function button unit is manipulated in a state in which the consent item is to be selected.

The screen output unit may be provided to output a change guide screen for guiding a course change state when the course change process is performed.

The control unit stores a plurality of courses, and the screen output unit is provided to output a course selection screen in which the plurality of courses are displayed and one of them is selected by a user, and the screen output unit displays the course on the course change screen. When the change process is performed, the screen is converted to the course selection screen, and the change guide screen may be output in the form of a pop-up for a time set in advance on the course selection screen.

Embodiments of the present invention are intended to provide a laundry treatment apparatus including a screen output unit capable of effectively providing various information to a user during a laundry treatment process, and a control unit through which a user can conveniently input an operation signal.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention can provide a laundry treatment apparatus in which the installation area of the screen output unit for outputting a screen and the operation unit for generating an operation signal is effectively set in a limited area.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention can provide a laundry treatment apparatus including a manipulation unit capable of efficiently generating various manipulation signals required by a user to perform a laundry treatment process and effectively reducing an installation space.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention can effectively display various information in a limited screen area to effectively improve usability and provide a clothes handling apparatus with improved space utilization.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention may provide a laundry treatment apparatus in which a user can process clothes by effectively manipulating the manipulation unit in various situations through an efficient configuration and utilization of the manipulation unit.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention can provide a laundry treatment apparatus capable of effectively performing various procedures requested by a user in a laundry treatment process in which clothes are treated through a course selected by the user.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention can provide a laundry treatment apparatus in which a user can conveniently command various procedures such as pausing, canceling, or changing a course in a laundry treatment process.

1 is a view showing a laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view showing an internal cross-section of a laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view showing a front panel disassembled in the laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view showing a control panel including a screen output unit and a control unit in the laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view showing an option unit in the laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a view showing an exploded view of an operation module including a screen output unit in the laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a view showing a disassembled screen output unit in the laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a diagram illustrating each configuration of a screen output unit in a laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a diagram schematically illustrating screens output from a screen output unit according to each progress step in the laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a diagram showing a notification screen among booting screens output from a screen output unit in a booting process according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a view showing a course selection screen among course setting screens output from a screen output unit in a course setting process according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a view showing a course progress screen among clothes processing screens output from a screen output unit of a clothes processing process according to an embodiment of the present invention.
13a, 13b, 13c, and 13d are diagrams illustrating a reservation screen among course setting screens output from a screen output unit in a course setting process according to an embodiment of the present invention.
14a and 14b are diagrams showing how the function of the multifunction button unit is changed for each item in the reservation screen of the screen output unit in one embodiment of the present invention.
15A and 15B are diagrams illustrating activation of a clothing addition function on a course progress screen output from a screen output unit in a laundry processing process according to an embodiment of the present invention.
16A, 16B, and 16C are diagrams illustrating a guide screen for adding clothes on a screen output unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
17A and 17B are diagrams illustrating a still screen of a screen output unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
18a, 18b and 18c are diagrams illustrating a course cancellation screen of a screen output unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
19a, 19b and 19c are diagrams illustrating a course change screen of a screen output unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
20A and 20B are diagrams showing how a screen including a QR code is output from a screen output unit in one embodiment of the present invention.
21 is a diagram illustrating a control method for performing a process of adding clothes during a course in the clothes handling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
22 is a diagram illustrating a control method including a process of terminating a course being performed in the laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention.

However, the present invention may be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. And in order to clearly explain the present invention in the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted, and similar reference numerals are attached to similar parts throughout the specification.

In this specification, redundant descriptions of the same components are omitted.

In addition, in this specification, when a component is referred to as being 'connected' or 'connected' to another component, it may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but another component in the middle It should be understood that may exist. On the other hand, in this specification, when a component is referred to as 'directly connected' or 'directly connected' to another component, it should be understood that no other component exists in the middle.

In addition, terms used in this specification are only used to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention.

Also, in this specification, a singular expression may include a plurality of expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

In addition, in this specification, terms such as 'include' or 'having' are only intended to designate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more It should be understood that the presence or addition of other features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof is not precluded.

Also in this specification, the term 'and/or' includes a combination of a plurality of listed items or any item among a plurality of listed items. In this specification, 'A or B' may include 'A', 'B', or 'both A and B'.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention.

However, the present invention may be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. And in order to clearly explain the present invention in the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted, and similar reference numerals are attached to similar parts throughout the specification.

In this specification, redundant descriptions of the same components are omitted.

In addition, in this specification, when a component is referred to as being 'connected' or 'connected' to another component, it may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but another component in the middle It should be understood that may exist. On the other hand, in this specification, when a component is referred to as 'directly connected' or 'directly connected' to another component, it should be understood that no other component exists in the middle.

In addition, terms used in this specification are only used to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention.

Also, in this specification, a singular expression may include a plurality of expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

In addition, in this specification, terms such as 'include' or 'having' are only intended to designate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more It should be understood that the presence or addition of other features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof is not precluded.

Also in this specification, the term 'and/or' includes a combination of a plurality of listed items or any item among a plurality of listed items. In this specification, 'A or B' may include 'A', 'B', or 'both A and B'.

1 shows an appearance of a laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , in one embodiment of the present invention, a laundry treatment apparatus 1 may include a cabinet 10 .

The cabinet 10 forms the exterior of the laundry treatment apparatus 1, and a space provided with the drum 30 and the tub 20 may be formed therein. Although the cabinet 10 in the shape of a hexahedron is shown in FIG. 1 , the specific shape formed by the cabinet 10 may vary.

The cabinet 10 may include a plurality of panels. The plurality of panels may include a front panel 15, a side panel, an upper panel, a lower panel, and a rear panel. A plurality of panels may be joined together to form the cabinet 10 together.

A detergent opening 16 and a clothing opening 17 may be formed in the front panel 15 . The detergent opening 16 may correspond to a passage through which the storage unit of the detergent supply device moves, and the clothing opening 17 may correspond to a passage through which a user puts clothes into the drum 30 inside the cabinet 10. .

That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, the cabinet 10 includes a front panel 15 in which a detergent opening 16 is formed.

A clothing door 40 for opening and closing the clothing opening 17 may be provided on the front panel 15, and the clothing door 40 may be rotatably provided by being hinged to the outside of the front panel 15. . The clothing opening 17 of the front panel 15 can be opened or closed by the clothing door 40 .

Meanwhile, the tub 20 is provided inside the cabinet 10 and contains water therein, and the drum 30 is rotatably provided inside the tub 20 and can accommodate clothes therein. .

In one embodiment of the present invention, the drum 30 may include a plurality of communication holes on the outer circumferential surface for communicating the tub 20 side and the inside, and accordingly, the water stored in the tub 20 may pass through the drum 30 It can be provided internally and provided to clothing.

Meanwhile, an embodiment of the present invention may include both the drum 30 and the tub 20, as shown in FIG. 1, or may include only the drum 30 excluding the tub 20, if necessary. That is, one embodiment of the present invention corresponds to a washing machine capable of performing a washing course for treating clothes by including the drum 30 and the tub 20 for receiving water, or the tub 20 is omitted. It may correspond to a dryer that includes only the drum 30 and can perform a drying course for drying clothes inside the drum 30.

However, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the laundry treatment apparatus 1 includes both the drum 30 and the tub 20 and includes an air supply unit for drying clothes to perform both a washing course and a drying course. may apply. Unless otherwise specified, description will be made based on a form in which the drum 30 and the tub 20 are provided inside the cabinet 10 in one embodiment of the present invention.

Meanwhile, one embodiment of the present invention may include a detergent supply device for progressing a washing course. The detergent supply device is a device provided inside the cabinet 10 or provided outside the cabinet 10 to supply detergent to the inside of the tub 20 or drum 30 .

In the present invention, the detergent includes not only a washing agent for removing foreign substances from clothes, but also a softening agent for improving the flexibility of fibers and a bleaching agent for improving the color of fibers. In addition, detergents may be defined to include various types and types of detergents, such as detergents in powder form as well as detergents in liquid form.

The detergent supply device includes a storage unit in which detergent is stored, and the storage unit may be introduced into or taken out of the cabinet 10 through the detergent opening 16 of the front panel 15 .

On the other hand, an embodiment of the present invention may include a control panel 100 including a screen output unit 8 for outputting a screen and a control unit for generating operation signals manipulated by a user.

1 shows a state in which the control panel 100 is provided on the front panel 15 according to an embodiment of the present invention. However, the control panel 100 may be provided not only on the front panel 15 but also on a top panel or a side panel, or may be provided on a plurality of panels, respectively.

Referring to FIG. 1 , in one embodiment of the present invention, the control panel 100 may be provided on the upper end of the front panel 15 . The upper part of the front panel 15 may be understood as a part including the upper part of the front panel 15 and the control panel 100 .

The control panel 100 may be manufactured separately from the front panel 15 and coupled to the front panel 15, or a part of the front panel 15 may correspond to the control panel 100. When the control panel 100 is manufactured separately from the front panel 15, the control panel 100 is provided on the front panel 15 to form the front of the cabinet 10 together with the front panel 15. can

The control panel 100 may include a manipulation unit, and the manipulation unit may include buttons operated by a user. The control unit may be operated by a user to generate an operation signal, and the operation signal may be transmitted to the control unit 60 to be described later.

In the present invention, the control unit collectively refers to an object that is manipulated by a user to generate an operation signal, and may include a dial unit 56, a multi-function button unit 91, an option button unit, and an additional option button unit, which will be described later. A detailed description of the control unit will be described later.

Meanwhile, the control panel 100 may include a screen output unit 8, and the screen output unit 8 may include a display 84 or the like on which a screen for providing information to a user is output. Details of the screen output unit 8 will be described later together with the control unit.

Meanwhile, one embodiment of the present invention may include a control unit 60, and the control unit 60 may be electrically and signally connected to the operation unit. In addition, the control unit 60 may be electrically and signally connected to a target requiring electrical/electronic control, such as a driving unit for rotating the drum 30 or a water supply unit for supplying water.

The control unit 60 may receive a signal input to the manipulation unit by the user, and may control each component of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 based on the transmitted signal. In addition, the operating status of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 may be transmitted to the user through the manipulation unit based on the signal transmitted from each of the above components.

Meanwhile, FIG. 2 is a view showing an internal cross-section of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the inside of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be schematically described as follows.

The clothing opening 17 of the front panel 15 can be shielded by the clothing door 40, and the user opens the clothing opening 17 by manipulating the clothing door 40 when washing clothes. can do.

Clothes may be put into the open clothing opening 17, and the clothes put through the clothing opening 17 pass through the tub opening 22 of the tub 20 and the drum opening 32 of the drum 30. and can be put into the drum 30.

The tub 20 may be fixed inside the cabinet 10 and the front surface facing the clothing opening 17 may be opened to form the tub opening 22 . The tub 20 may be connected to the front panel 15 through a gasket for preventing separation of clothes and leakage. In addition, the tub 20 may be supported on the cabinet 10 through a damper in order to minimize vibration transmitted to the cabinet 10 .

The drum 30 may be disposed inside the tub 20, and the drum opening 32 may be formed by opening the front surface of the drum 30 toward the tub opening 22 and the clothing opening 17. That is, the clothing opening 17, the tub opening 22, and the drum opening 32 may be aligned side by side and communicate with each other.

As described above, the drum 30 has a plurality of communication holes formed on the outer circumferential surface, so that water accommodated in the tub 20 can be supplied to the inside of the drum 30 . In addition, the drum 30 may have a rotating shaft and be rotatably provided.

The drum 30 may be connected to the driving unit through a rotating shaft. The driving unit may provide rotational force based on a signal from the control unit 60, and the rotational force of the driving unit may be transmitted to the drum 30 through a rotating shaft to rotate the drum 30.

As shown in FIG. 2, one embodiment of the present invention is described as a front loader type in which the rotating shaft of the drum 30 extends in the forward and backward directions and the clothing opening 17 is provided on the front panel 15, but this It is not limited and may be a top loader type in which the clothing opening 17 is formed on the upper panel. However, unless otherwise specified, the description will be made based on the front loader type.

Meanwhile, the laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be connected to an external water supply source to receive water. A water supply unit connected to an external water supply source may be provided inside the cabinet 10 .

The water supply unit may include a water supply valve, and the control unit 60 may supply water into the tub 20 during a washing process or the like through control of the water supply valve. The water supply unit may be provided to supply water into the tub 20 through the detergent supply device or directly supply water into the tub 20 separately from the detergent supply device.

The detergent supply device may be connected to the water supply unit through a water supply hose. That is, the detergent supply device may be provided to receive water from the water supply unit and supply the detergent and water together to the inside of the tub 20 or the drum 30 .

Meanwhile, the laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a drainage unit, and the drainage unit may be connected to the tub 20 to discharge water contained in the tub 20 to the outside.

Meanwhile, FIG. 2 schematically shows a controller 60 provided inside the cabinet 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As described above, the control unit 60 may be connected to a plurality of components such as the driving unit of the drum 30 and the control panel 100.

The control unit 60 may be provided to perform a course for processing clothes based on a manipulation signal of the manipulation unit. For example, the control unit 60 may control a water supply unit and a driving unit to perform a corresponding course upon receiving a signal for performing a course for processing clothes through a manipulation unit.

The controller 60 may be provided in a partial space of the cabinet 10 or inside the control panel 100 . For example, the controller 60 may be provided in the form of a module and may be provided on a base positioned on a lower panel of the cabinet 10 .

In addition, the control unit 60 may be provided to be included in the inside of the control panel 100, for example, the screen output unit 8 or a part of the manipulation unit. Furthermore, the control unit 60 may be composed of a plurality of divided bodies and may be provided on the control panel 100 and the base, respectively, and operated together.

Meanwhile, referring to FIGS. 1 and 2 , in one embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 60 may be signalally connected to a communication terminal 70 portable by a user. The communication terminal 70 may be separated from the cabinet 10 and independently movable, include a communication function, and may be provided to be carried by a user.

For example, the communication terminal 70 may correspond to a mobile phone that can be carried by a user. 1 and 2, a communication terminal 70 corresponding to a mobile phone is schematically represented.

However, in one embodiment of the present invention, the communication terminal 70 is not necessarily limited thereto, and may be of various types capable of direct or indirect communication with the control unit 60.

The controller 60 may be provided to communicate with the communication terminal 70 in various ways. That is, the control unit 60 may be signally connected to the communication terminal 70 through various methods.

For example, the control unit 60 is directly connected to the communication terminal 70 through various methods capable of transmitting and receiving wireless signals such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and NFC, or is provided inside or outside the laundry treatment device 1 to transmit and receive communication signals. It may also be indirectly connected by using an intermediate means.

For example, the control unit 60 is connected together with the communication terminal 70 to a Wi-Fi module provided inside or outside the clothes handling apparatus 1 to transmit and receive signals to and from the communication terminal 70 through the Wi-Fi module. can

Alternatively, the control unit 60 is connected to the Wi-Fi module and transmits/receives a signal to a communication server corresponding to a terminal station for communication of the communication terminal 70, thereby transmitting and receiving signals to and from the communication terminal 70 through the communication server. may be connected to

The communication method of the control unit 60 described above is only an example for explaining an embodiment of the present invention, and is not limited to the above, and an embodiment of the present invention is the control unit 60 and the communication terminal 70 A variety of methods capable of directly or indirectly transmitting and receiving signals to each other may be possible.

An application capable of exchanging information with the clothes handling device 1 may be installed in the user's communication terminal 70, and various information provided from the control unit 60 may be transmitted to the application through an external server or via Bluetooth or the like. It can also be delivered directly.

A user may check various types of information of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 or give various setting and execution commands using the communication terminal 70 as well as the control panel 100 of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 .

Meanwhile, FIG. 3 shows a state in which the front panel 15 is separated from the cabinet 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention. A configuration on the front panel 15 will be described with reference to FIG. 3 as follows.

As described above, the front panel 15 is provided with a clothing opening 17 and a detergent opening 16. The clothes opening 17 can be opened and closed by the clothes door 40, and the storage unit of the detergent supply device can be inserted into the detergent opening 16.

The front end of the storage unit may be provided with a handle that can be held by a user, and when the storage unit is drawn into the cabinet 10, the front of the handle is the front panel 15 and the front of the clothes handling device 1. can form

Meanwhile, a panel support 101 may be provided at the rear of the front panel 15 to improve the rigidity of the front panel 15 and to which the screen output unit 8 or the control unit of the control panel 100 may be fixed. The panel support 101 may be coupled to the front panel 15 or to the upper panel and side panels.

The panel support 101 may be provided in a plate shape extending along the width direction of the cabinet 10 . The panel support 101 may correspond to a plate provided in parallel with the front surface of the cabinet 10 . The panel support unit 101 may be disposed on the upper side of the front panel 15, and at least a part of the screen output unit 8 and the control unit may be combined.

The panel support portion 101 may be coupled to the panel flange portion of the front panel 15 . The panel flange portion may have a flange shape extending rearward from the edge of the front panel 15, and the panel support portion 101 may be coupled to an upper side of the panel flange portion.

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, the screen output unit 8 and a part of the operation unit may constitute the operation module 50 together. That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, the control module 50 may include at least a part of the screen output unit 8 and the control unit.

The control module 50 may be coupled to the panel support 101 at the rear of the front panel 15 . The operation module 50 may include a dial unit 56 corresponding to a part of the operation unit, a power button unit 53a, and an action button unit 53b together with the screen output unit 8.

An opening may be formed in the front panel 15 so that the screen output unit 8 of the control module 50 is exposed forward. That is, in the control module 50 coupled and fixed to the panel support 101 at the rear of the front panel 15, a plurality of buttons and a screen output unit 8 are exposed forward through the opening of the front panel 15. can

Meanwhile, FIG. 4 shows a control panel 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The control panel 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4 as follows.

The control panel 100 may be provided on the cabinet 10 and form a part of the exterior of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 . The control panel 100 may be provided in various positions such as the top panel and the front panel 15, and FIG. 1 shows the control panel 100 provided on the upper end of the front panel 15.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the control panel 100 may be provided on the front panel 15, and the control panel 100 may be manufactured separately from the front panel 15 and coupled to the front panel 15, or A part of the front panel 15 may correspond to the control panel 100 .

The control panel 100 may have a bar-shaped plate shape extending along the width direction of the cabinet 10 . When a part of the front panel 15 corresponds to the control panel 100, the front panel 15 has an opening formed in an area corresponding to the control panel 100, and an opening at the rear of the front panel 15. The screen output unit 8 and the control unit are exposed to the front of the front panel 15 through the opening and can be identified or operated by the user.

Referring to FIG. 4 , in one embodiment of the present invention, the control panel 100 may include a screen output unit 8, an option unit 200, a power button unit 53a, and an action button unit 53b. . As will be described later, the screen output unit 8 may include a dial unit 56 and a multi-function button unit 91, and the option unit 200 may include an option button unit and an additional option button unit.

The power button unit 53a, the action button unit 53b, the dial unit 56, the multifunction button unit 91, the option button unit, and the additional option button unit may constitute a control unit together. That is, the control unit may include the power button unit 53a, the execution button unit 53b, the dial unit 56, the multifunction button unit 91, the option button unit, and the additional option button unit.

The screen output unit 8 and the option unit 200 may be arranged along the width direction of the cabinet 10 . Accordingly, the screen output unit 8 and the option unit 200 can be efficiently disposed in the control panel 100 extending along the width direction of the cabinet 10 .

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, the control panel 100 may include a power button unit 53a and a performance button unit 53b. The power button unit 53a and the execution button unit 53b may correspond to parts of the control unit. That is, the control unit may include a power button unit 53a and a performance button unit 53b.

A user may manipulate the power button 53a to input power to the laundry treatment apparatus 1 . The power button unit 53a may be provided in a touch type or mechanical button type, and generates a power signal corresponding to an operation signal when operated by a user.

The control unit 60 can stand by in a sleep state in which it can receive a signal from the power button unit 53a in a power off state, and is switched to a sleep state when the power signal is transmitted from the power button unit 53a. The laundry treatment apparatus 1 may be controlled so that power is supplied to each component of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 .

Meanwhile, the user may command the laundry treatment apparatus 1 to perform the laundry treatment process P3 by manipulating the execution button 53b. The execution button unit 53b may be provided in a touch type or mechanical button type, and generates an execution signal, which is a kind of operation signal, when operated by a user. When the execution signal is transmitted in the slip-on state, the control unit 60 may control the driving unit and the water supply unit to perform a laundry treatment process (P3) for treating laundry.

On the other hand, in using the laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the power button unit 53a and the execution button unit 53b, which are indispensably operated by the user and have a high importance, are the screen output unit 8. And it is arranged independently of the option unit 200 so that the user can easily recognize it.

The power button unit 53a and the execution button unit 53b may be disposed in the remaining areas of the control panel 100 except for the screen output unit 8 and the option unit 200 . The power button unit 53a and the action button unit 53b may be disposed on both sides of the screen output unit 8, respectively.

4, the power button 53a is disposed on one side of the screen output unit 8 based on the width direction of the cabinet 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the power button 53a is disposed on the other side of the screen output unit 8. A state in which the button portion 53b is disposed is shown. The action button unit 53b may be disposed between the screen output unit 8 and the option unit 200 .

Meanwhile, the option unit 200 is shown in FIG. 5 . In one embodiment of the present invention, various courses for processing clothes are stored in advance in the control unit 60, and the user can check the option status of each course or adjust the options through the option unit 200.

The option unit 200 may include a plurality of option control units respectively corresponding to a plurality of options. In one embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of options having a plurality of option values selectable by a user exist, and the plurality of option control units are provided to adjust option setting values for different options, respectively.

In one embodiment of the present invention, any one option includes a plurality of option values selectable by a user, and one of the plurality of option values is set as an option setting value for the corresponding option and reflected in a course for processing clothes. It can be.

5 shows an option unit 200 including a first option unit 210, a second option unit 220 and a third option unit 230 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The first option unit 210, the second option unit 220 and the third option unit 230 correspond to the option control unit. That is, the option unit 200 may include an option control unit, and the option control unit may include a first option unit 210, a second option unit 220, and a third option unit 230.

The number of option control units may correspond to the number of adjustable options for the course, and may be determined in various numbers. For example, an embodiment of the present invention may include a first option for rinsing number, a second option for dehydration number, and a third option for water temperature, and the option control unit also has a first option for the first option. It may include a part 210, a second option part 220 for the second option, and a third option part 230 for the third option.

However, the number of options and the content of the options as above are only for convenience of description, and are not limited as above, and the number of options and the number of option control units may vary, and corresponding to the first, second, and third options. Specific options may also vary as needed.

The option control unit included in the option unit 200 may include an option display unit and an option button unit. That is, the option unit 200 may include an option display unit and an option button unit, and the option button unit may correspond to a part of the aforementioned operation unit.

For example, in one embodiment of the present invention, the option unit 200 may include a plurality of option control units, and the plurality of option control units may include a first option control unit, a second option control unit, and a third option control unit. And, the first option control unit may include a first option display unit 211 and a first option button unit 212, and the second option control unit has a second option display unit 221 and a second option button unit 222 It may include, and the third option control unit may include a third option display unit 231 and a third option button unit 232.

The option display unit may be provided to display the current option setting value of an option corresponding to the corresponding option control unit, and the option button unit may be provided to change the option setting value of the option corresponding to the corresponding option control unit.

That is, the user can generate an option control signal against a corresponding option by manipulating any one option button among a plurality of option control units provided in the option unit 200, and the control unit 60 can generate an option control signal based on the option control signal. Thus, among a plurality of option values for the corresponding option, the object set as the option setting value can be changed. That is, the control unit 60 may change the option setting value of the corresponding option based on the option control signal.

The option display unit may include a plurality of light emitting units 205 . Each of the plurality of light emitting units 205 may correspond to the number of option values of options corresponding to the corresponding option display unit. In addition, the option display unit may provide option setting value information of a corresponding option to the user through light emitting characteristics of the plurality of light emitting units 205 .

For example, in one embodiment of the present invention, the option control unit may include a first option unit 210, and the first option unit 210 is a first option display unit for displaying option setting values of the first option ( 211), and the first option display unit 211 may include a plurality of light emitting units 205 respectively corresponding to option values for the first option.

The user can change the option setting value of the first option by manipulating the first option button part 212, and the light emitting part 205 corresponding to the currently set option setting value of the first option display part 211 emits light for the user. You can display the current option settings to .

That is, when the first option button unit 212 is manipulated, the control unit 60 changes the option setting value of the first option, and causes the light emitting unit 205 corresponding to the current option setting value of the first option to emit light. The option display unit 211 can be controlled.

Meanwhile, the option unit 200 may further include an additional option button unit together with the option control unit. The additional option button unit may be provided to set additional options. For example, the user may apply, execute, cancel, or end the corresponding additional option by manipulating the additional option button unit.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the additional option does not have a plurality of option values, unlike options controlled by the option control unit, and whether to apply the additional option or not to proceed with the additional option may be determined.

For example, in one embodiment of the present invention, the additional option button unit may include a setting button unit 240, a reservation button unit 250, a steam button unit, and the like.

The additional option button unit may set only whether to apply steam like the steam button unit, or only whether to proceed with a setting step like the setting button unit 240. However, it is not necessarily limited in this way, and additional options may also include a plurality of option values, such as options controlled by the option control unit, and options controlled by the option control unit may only be applied as in the above additional options. this may be determined.

Meanwhile, when the setting button unit 240 of the additional option button unit is manipulated by the user, a setting screen is output to the screen output unit 8 and the setting step may proceed. That is, the control unit 60 can control the screen output unit 8 so that the setting screen is output on the screen output unit 8 when the setting signal of the setting button unit 240 is transmitted.

In addition, when the reservation button unit 250 of the additional option button unit is manipulated by the user, the reservation screen 470 is output to the screen output unit 8 and the reservation step may proceed. That is, the controller 60 can control the screen output unit 8 so that the reservation screen 470 is output on the screen output unit 8 when the reservation signal of the reservation button unit 250 is transmitted. A detailed description of the setting step and the reservation step will be described later.

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of additional option button units are arranged in a lattice form, so that efficient arrangement can be implemented in a limited area of the option unit 200 . In addition, the option control unit may be provided so that the plurality of light emitting units 205 are aligned in a row so that it is advantageous to intuitively recognize a change in option value.

5 shows a state in which a plurality of option control units are aligned along the width direction of the cabinet 10 and the additional option button units are arranged in a lattice form on one side of the option control unit.

The option button unit and the additional option button unit constituting a part of the operation unit may be provided to display names of corresponding options, respectively. Furthermore, the option display unit, the option button unit, and the additional option button unit are provided so as to emit light, respectively, to enhance the aesthetics of the exterior, and at the same time, only the option control unit or additional option button unit corresponding to the option that can be operated for each course for processing clothes. By emitting light, convenience of use can be provided to the user.

Meanwhile, FIG. 6 shows an exploded view of the operation module 50 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In one embodiment of the present invention, the control module 50 in which the screen output unit 8 and at least a part of the control unit are modularized may be provided.

6 shows a structure including the screen output unit 8, the power button unit 53a, and the execution button unit 53b in the operation module 50, but a part of the operation unit is included in the operation module 50 as needed. may be additionally included or other configurations may be added.

Referring to FIG. 6 , in one embodiment of the present invention, the control module 50 may be provided inside the front panel 15 . That is, the control module 50 may be located between the front of the front panel 15 and the panel support 101 . The inside of the front panel 15 may refer to an area surrounded by the front surface of the front panel 15 and the aforementioned panel flange portion.

The inside of the front panel 15 can be located behind the front of the front panel 15 and can be opened to the rear. The inside of the front panel 15 may be located on the front side of the upper panel, the side panel and the lower panel.

The control module 50 may be coupled to the front surface of the panel support 101 and disposed inside the front panel 15 . The manipulation module 50 may include a manipulation housing 51 coupled to the panel support 101 . The control housing 51 may include a power button unit 53a, an action button unit 53b, a dial unit 56, and a substrate unit 52 electrically connected to the screen output unit 8.

The substrate unit 52 is provided inside the manipulation housing 51 and may be connected to the power button unit 53a, the execution button unit 53b and the screen output unit 8. After the board unit 52 is accommodated in the manipulation housing 51, a sealer may be filled to secure watertightness.

Meanwhile, the power button unit 53a and the execution button unit 53b may include a power button housing and a performance button housing 54b coupled to the substrate unit 52, respectively. The power button housing 54a and the execution button housing may be coupled or connected to the substrate unit 52 in various ways, and may include buttons exposed to the front of the front panel 15 .

The power button unit 53a and the execution button unit 53b may sense physical force or electric force transmitted by the user to generate a user's input signal. For example, the power button unit 53a and the action button unit 53b may be physically moved mechanically or touch-typed without physical movement but detecting a user's contact.

The power button unit 53a and the execution button unit 53b generate an electrical signal when pressed by a user, or generate an electrical signal to be transmitted to the control unit 60 when the user's hand or the like is contacted and electrical power is input. A catalog may be prepared.

Meanwhile, the control module 50 may include a screen output unit 8 , and the screen output unit 8 may include a dial unit 56 . In addition, the screen output unit 8 may include an output housing 57 coupled to the substrate unit 52, and may include a rotation detection unit 58 for detecting rotation of the dial unit 56. .

The screen output unit 8 may provide a screen corresponding to an output signal transmitted by the control unit 60 to the user. At least some area of the screen output unit 8 may correspond to a touch area that can receive a user's touch signal. The dial unit 56 may be provided to surround the circumference of the screen output unit 8, and the user may transmit an input signal to the control unit 60 by rotating the dial unit 56 of the screen output unit 8. .

The rotation detection unit 58 may be provided inside the output housing 57 and connected to the dial unit 56 to detect rotation of the dial unit 56 . The rotation sensing unit 58 may correspond to an encoder including a magnetic force generator and having a fixed body and a rotating body.

The rotating body of the rotation sensing unit 58 is connected to the dial unit 56 and can be rotated together with the dial unit 56, and when the user rotates the dial unit 56, the rotation sensing unit ( 58) can generate an electrical signal by the rotation of the rotating body and transmit it to the control unit 60.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the control module 50 may be provided inside the front panel 15, and therefore, the front panel 15 has a sufficient length to accommodate the control module 50 along the front-back direction. can have For example, the rearward extension of the panel flange of the front panel 15 may be longer than that of the control module 50 in the front-back direction.

Meanwhile, FIG. 7 shows an example of the screen output unit 8. The screen output unit 8 includes a housing 81 fixed to the rotation sensing unit 58 and information (clothing processing device) fixed to the housing. It may be provided to include a display 84 for displaying information related to control, operation, etc., and a circuit board 82 provided in the housing and having a circuit for controlling the display 84.

The housing 81 may include a fastening body 81b fixed to the rotation sensing unit 58 and a receiving body 81a accommodated inside the rotation sensing unit 58 .

The accommodating body 81a may be provided in any shape as long as it can be inserted into the rotation sensing unit 58. FIG. 7 shows a case in which the accommodating body 81a is provided in a cylindrical shape as an example. will be.

An installation space 811 is formed inside the accommodating body 81a, and the accommodating body through-hole 812 is provided in the space provided by the accommodating body 81a. The fastening body 81b may be provided in any shape as long as it can be inserted into the rotation sensing unit 58. The fastening body 81b is provided with a fastening body through hole 815 connected to the mounting space 811 .

A fixing body fastening part 816 may be provided on the circumferential surface of the fastening body 81b. Furthermore, a plurality of positioning protrusions 817 may be further provided on the circumferential surface of the fastening body 81b.

The shape of the positioning projection 817 is provided in a shape that can be inserted into the positioning groove provided in the rotation sensing unit 58, and the position of the positioning projection 817 corresponds to the position of the positioning groove. provided at the branch.

The positioning protrusion 817 and the positioning groove are means for minimizing the risk that the fixing body fastening part 816 is not coupled to the fixing part when the fastening body 81b is inserted.

As shown in FIG. 7, the circuit board 82 of the display 84 is inserted into the mounting space 811, and the wire 822 connected to the circuit board 82 of the display 84 is fastened. It can be drawn out of the housing 81 through the body through-hole 815 . A plurality of lamps 821 may be provided on the circuit board 82 of the display 84 .

In order to maintain a distance between the circuit board 82 of the display 84 and the display 84 and to prevent damage to the lamp 821, the display 84 and the display 84 are provided in the mounting space 811. A mounting portion 83 located between the second circuit board 82 may be provided.

The mounting part 83 may be provided as a mounting body 831 fixed to the receiving body 81a and positioned inside the mounting space 811 . The mounting body 831 may be provided in any shape as long as it can be inserted into the mounting space 811. FIG. 7 shows a case in which the mounting body 831 is provided in a substantially cylindrical shape as an example. will be.

A mounting groove 832 to which the display 84 is fixed is provided on one surface of the mounting body 831 . A connector through-hole 836 may be provided in the seating groove 832, and the connector 841 (flexible PCB, etc.) provided in the display 84 is inserted into the connector through-hole 836 so that the display 84 ) can be connected to the circuit board 82.

A lamp through-hole 835 into which the lamp 821 is inserted may be provided in the mounting body 831 . It is preferable that the lamp through-holes 835 are provided in the same number as the number of lamps 821, and the location of the lamp through-holes 835 is the space of the mounting body located above the seating groove 832, Alternatively, it should be set to the space of the mounting body located below the seating groove 832. This is to allow the light emitted from the lamp 821 to be transmitted to the outside of the housing 81 through the lamp through-hole 835 .

The mounting part 83 is fixed to the housing 81 through the mounting body fastening part 813 provided in the receiving body 81a and the receiving body fastening part 833 provided in the mounting body 831 .

The mounting body fastening part 813 is provided with a plurality of protrusions located inside the mounting space 811, and the receiving body fastening part 833 is a circumferential surface of the mounting body 831 (in contact with the receiving body). It is provided on one surface of the mounting body) and may be provided with a groove or the like to which the mounting body fastening part 813 is fixed. Meanwhile, a protruding spacer 814 may be provided on the circumferential surface of the receiving body 81a.

The number of the mounting body fastening part 813 and the receiving body fastening part 833 should be set to be the same, and the positions of the mounting body fastening part 813 and the receiving body fastening part 833 should be set to correspond to each other. do.

In order to increase the fastening force of the mounting body 831, the receiving body fastening part 833 is an upper fastening part located at a higher point than the seating surface 832, and a lower position than the seating surface 832. It may be provided as a lower fastening part. Unlike shown in the drawing, the receiving body fastening part 833 may be provided on the left and right sides of the seating surface, respectively.

A cover 85 may be further provided on the receiving body 81a to prevent water and foreign substances from entering the display 84 and the circuit board 82 of the display 84 .

The cover 85 is preferably fixed to at least one of the receiving body 81a and the mounting body 831 to close the receiving body through-hole 812 . The cover 85 should be made of a material having transparency enough to allow information displayed on the display 84 and light emitted from the lamp 821 to be confirmed from the outside.

When the cover 85 is provided to be fixed to the mounting body 831, the cover 85 is provided with a cover fixing protrusion 851 protruding toward the mounting body 831, and the mounting body 831 ) may be provided with a fixing protrusion fastening part 834 to which the cover fixing protrusion 851 is coupled.

The circuit board 82 of the display 84 may also be fixed to the mounting body 831 . That is, the mounting part 83 is provided with a protrusion 838 protruding from the mounting body 831 toward the second circuit board 82, and the protrusion 838 is provided on the second circuit board 82. A protrusion through-hole 823 to be inserted may be provided.

Furthermore, the cover 85 may further include a cover sheet 853 that lowers the transparency of the cover. The transparency of the cover sheet is preferably set to such a level that it is difficult to check the interior of the mounting space 811 from the outside.

The cover sheet 853 may be fixed to the surface of the cover 85, and characters or symbols may be provided in a region of the cover sheet where the lamp through-hole 835 is projected.

As shown in FIG. 7 , the screen output unit 8 may further include a multi-function button unit 91 that receives control commands displayed on the display 84 .

The multifunction button unit 91 may be provided to determine whether a control command displayed on the display 84 is selected by detecting whether or not the user's body is in contact with the cover 85 .

That is, the multifunction button unit 91 includes a sensor 93 provided on the second circuit board 82 to detect static electricity of the user's body, and a conductor connecting the sensor 93 and the cover 85. may be provided to include. The conductor may include a first conductor fixed to the cover 85 and a second conductor 92 having one end connected to the first conductor and the other end connected to the sensor 93 . In this case, the mounting body 831 should be provided with a conductor through-hole 837 into which the second conductor 92 is inserted.

The sensor 93 and the second conductor 92 may form the signal sensing unit 9 together. The first conductor is a means for facilitating the input of a control command by expanding an area accessible to the user.

The screen output unit 8 having the above-described structure enables display of control commands, search for displayed control commands, and selection of displayed control commands, and minimizes the space required for installation. However, the screen output unit 8 having the above-described structure requires a means for discharging water or foreign substances introduced into the inside to the outside.

On the other hand, the screen output unit 8 includes a sealing unit (locking body sealing unit) that blocks foreign substances from entering the fastening body through-hole 815, and the cover 85 and the receiving body through-hole 812. A cover sealing portion 852 may be provided to block a space between the two sides.

The cover sealing part 852 is sprayed to the receiving body 81a along the edge of the cover 85 to fill the space between the cover 85 and the receiving body 812, and to remove the cover 85. An adhesive material fixed to the receiving body 812 may be provided.

Meanwhile, FIG. 8 shows the appearance of the screen output unit 8 exposed to the outside through the control panel 100 in one embodiment of the present invention. In one embodiment of the present invention, the screen output unit 8 includes a display 84 on which a screen for providing information to a user is output, a screen peripheral portion 849 into which the display 84 is inserted and fixed, A multi-function button 91 provided on the screen circumference 849 and operated by a user may be included.

The screen circumference 849 may correspond to the remaining area except for the display 84 area in the aforementioned cover.

The screen output unit 8 may be provided to protrude forward from the control panel 100, and the aforementioned dial unit 56 may be disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the screen output unit 8. The screen output unit 8 may be provided to have a circular cross section to facilitate rotation of the dial unit 56 corresponding to the rotating body.

The display 84 of the screen output unit 8 may be exposed to the outside to output a screen, and may have a square cross section. That is, in the screen output unit 8, a square display 84 may be disposed inside the circular screen circumferential portion 849.

On the other hand, the multi-function button unit 91 may be provided to be exposed to the outside on the screen circumferential portion 849. As described above, the multi-function button unit 91 may be provided to respond to static electricity present in the user's body.

The multi-function button unit 91 may be provided between the outer edge of the screen circumference 849 and the display 84 . In one embodiment of the present invention, the control panel 100 can be located on the front panel 15 of the cabinet 10, and the screen output unit 8 can protrude forward from the control panel 100, and has a multi-function The button unit 91 may be located below the display 84 in the screen output unit 8 .

The multi-function button unit 91 can be manipulated by a user to generate an operation signal, and the multi-function button unit 91 can be provided to vary its function according to a screen output to the screen output unit 8.

That is, the control unit 60 may be provided to perform different functions according to an operation signal transmitted from the multi-function button unit 91 according to the screen output to the screen output unit 8 . The control unit 60 may ignore the operation signal of the multi-function button unit 91 or deactivate the multi-function button unit 91 according to the screen.

Meanwhile, FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically showing screen changes of the screen output unit 8 according to the operation process of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

An operating process of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a booting process (P1), a course setting process (P2), and a laundry treatment process (P3). The booting process P1 corresponds to a process in which power is supplied to each component of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 and programs stored in the control unit 60 are booted.

The course setting process P2 corresponds to a process in which one of a plurality of courses for processing clothes is selected by the user and various settings for the course are performed.

The clothes processing process (P3) corresponds to a process of processing clothes according to the course determined in the course setting process (P2). In the clothes treatment process (P3), the control unit 60 controls the driving unit or other components to perform the above course.

Meanwhile, the screen output unit 8 may output the booting screen 300 in the booting process (P1). The booting screen 300 may provide various information to the user in the booting process P1. For example, the booting screen 300 may provide the user with various information such as current temperature, weather, booting progress, warning contents, and notification contents.

That is, the controller 60 controls the screen output unit 8 to output the booting screen 300, and provides various information related to the use of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 to the user through the booting screen 300. It may be provided to the user.

Meanwhile, the screen output unit 8 may output the course setting screen 400 through the display 84 in the course setting process P2. The course setting screen 400 can provide information on various courses and settings to the user, and the user can proceed with setting courses and options through the course setting screen 400 .

For example, the controller 60 may control the screen output unit 8 so that a plurality of courses for processing clothes are stored in advance and a course selection screen 410 displaying the plurality of courses is displayed on the screen. can

In addition, when the user manipulates the control unit through the screen displayed on the display 84, the control unit 60 performs the clothes treatment process P3 according to the course or setting displayed on the display 84 based on the operation signal of the control unit 60. can

Meanwhile, the screen output unit 8 may output the clothes treatment screen 500 through the display 84 in the clothes treatment process P3. The clothes treatment screen 500 may provide a user with various information about the current course.

For example, the controller 60 may control the screen output unit 8 to output the clothes treatment screen 500, and on the clothes treatment screen 500, the name of the current course, the running time of the course, and the corresponding course In the process, various information such as the current process and remaining time can be provided to the user.

Meanwhile, FIG. 10 schematically shows a notification screen 320 among booting screens 300 output from the screen output unit 8 in one embodiment of the present invention.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the screen output unit 8 may be provided to provide various information to the user during the preparation process of each component of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 through the booting screen 300 . Meanwhile, the booting screen 300 may include a plurality of screens providing different information. In one embodiment of the present invention, the notification screen 320 shown in FIG. 10 may correspond to a part of the booting screen 300 .

Various information may be displayed on the notification screen 320 and visually provided to the user. The notification screen 320 may display various information prior to using the laundry treatment device 1, such as current weather, air temperature, water temperature, remaining amount of detergent, and the like.

Meanwhile, FIG. 11 schematically shows a course selection screen 410 among course setting screens 400 output from the screen output unit 8 in one embodiment of the present invention.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the course setting screen 400 output from the screen output unit 8 may include various screens such as the course selection screen 410 . That is, the course selection screen 410 is a kind of course setting screen 400 output from the screen output unit 8 .

11 shows a course selection screen 410 as an example of the course setting screen 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The course selection screen 410 displays a plurality of courses for processing clothes, and a user may select one of the plurality of courses.

The course selection screen 410 may include an order display area 411, a course name area, an option guide area 413, and a function display area 405. The order display area 411 is an area for displaying the order of which course is currently displayed among a plurality of courses to be displayed to the user through the course selection screen 410 .

In one embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 60 may store a plurality of courses for processing clothes in advance, and display the plurality of courses to the user through the screen output unit 8 to select one of the plurality of courses. One can be selected by the user.

However, the screen output unit 8 displays information in a limited area through the display 84, and accordingly, it may be inefficient to simultaneously display the plurality of courses. Accordingly, one embodiment of the present invention can effectively display a plurality of courses in a limited screen area by displaying a plurality of courses one by one in order on the course selection screen 410 .

According to the above circumstances, in one embodiment of the present invention, the course selection screen 410 includes an order display area 411 for notifying the user of what order the currently displayed course is, and the order display area 411 Through this, the user can conveniently check order information of a currently displayed course for a plurality of courses.

In FIG. 11, a plurality of circular objects corresponding to the course are displayed in the order display area 411, and the circular object corresponding to the course currently displayed on the course selection screen 410 has a different illuminance than the other circular objects. , a state of indicating the order of courses currently marked to the user is shown. However, the specific shape of the order display area 411 may be determined in various ways capable of indicating the order of the current course for a plurality of courses.

Meanwhile, in the course name area, the name of the course currently displayed on the course selection screen 410 may be displayed. The user can check the currently displayed course through the course name area.

Option setting values for the currently displayed course may be displayed in the option guide area 413 . As described above, each of the plurality of courses may have a plurality of options set by the user, the option has a plurality of option values selectable by the user, and any one of the plurality of option values is the option value. It can be specified as an option setting value for and reflected in the performance of the course.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the course selection screen 410 for displaying the course allows the user to easily check the current option setting state for the course through the option guidance area 413 of the course selection screen 410. Each option setting value of a plurality of options for the course can be displayed.

On the other hand, in the function display area 405, the current function of the multi-function button unit 91 according to the screen currently displayed on the screen output unit 8 may be displayed. Accordingly, the user can conveniently and intuitively check the result obtained when manipulating the multi-function button unit 91 for each screen.

In one embodiment of the present invention, content to indicate the entry of the option recommendation screen may be displayed on the function display area 405 of the course selection screen 410, and details of the option recommendation screen will be described later.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of areas are efficiently set so that various information can be effectively and conveniently delivered to the user even in a limited output area on the course selection screen 410 .

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of courses for processing clothes are stored in the control unit 60, and whether to designate a display group to be displayed on the course selection screen 410 is set for each of the plurality of courses. and whether to designate the display group may be changeable by the user.

Referring to FIG. 11 , a dot area corresponding to each of a plurality of courses designated as the display group may be displayed in the order display area 411 . The total number of dot areas may be the same as the total number of courses in the display group, and a dot area corresponding to a currently displayed course may be expressed through a brightness difference.

The order display area 411 may be positioned above the display 84, and a selection course display area 412 may be positioned below the order display area 411. The selected course display area 412 may be positioned approximately at the center of the display 84 .

The name of the currently displayed course may be displayed in the selected course display area 412, and it has the largest character size in relation to other areas, and user visibility can be secured.

The option guide area 413 may be disposed below the selection course display area 412 . The option guide area 413 is located at the center of the display 84 together with the selection course display area 412, and may be located below the selection course display area 412.

Option setting values of each of a plurality of options may be displayed in the option guide area 413 . In the option guidance area 413, names of each of a plurality of options and option setting values of each option may be displayed.

The text displayed in the option guide area 413 may be displayed in a smaller size than the text in the selected course display area 412 and may be displayed with lower brightness than the text in the selected course display area 412 .

The function display area 405 may be positioned below the option guide area 413 . The function display area 405 may be located at the bottom of the display 84 . The text displayed in the function display area 405 may be displayed in a smaller size than the text in the selected course display area 412 .

Meanwhile, FIG. 12 shows a course progress screen 510 among the clothes processing screens 500 output from the screen output unit 8 in one embodiment of the present invention. That is, the course progress screen 510 corresponds to one of the clothes processing screens 500, and FIG. 12 shows the course progress screen 510 as an example of the clothes processing screen 500.

Through the course selection screen 410 of the screen output unit 8, the user checks various information on the course for processing clothes, and selects one of them through the aforementioned dial unit 56 and the execution button unit 53b. If a course is specified, the control unit 60 can perform the course specified by the user based on manipulation signals such as the dial unit 56 and the execution button unit 53b.

A plurality of courses for treating clothes include a standard washing course for washing clothes or a standard drying course for drying clothes, and if one is selected by the user, the control unit 60 controls the water supply unit, the driving unit, and the air. The corresponding course may be performed by controlling the supply unit and the drain unit.

In the clothes processing process (P3) performing the corresponding course as above, the control unit 60 controls the screen output unit 8 to output the course progress screen 510, and through the course progress screen 510, the controller ( 60) may provide the user with a variety of information about the clothes treatment process (P3) currently in progress.

Referring to FIG. 12 , in one embodiment of the present invention, the course progress screen 510 may include a course display area, a time display area, a process display area, a degree of completion display area, and a function display area 405 . However, the configuration of the course progress screen 510 is not necessarily limited as above, and may vary as needed.

The course display area is an area for displaying the name of the course being performed in the clothes processing process (P3), and the user can check the current course through the course display area.

The time display area is an area that displays the elapsed time or remaining time of the course currently being performed, and the user can conveniently check the performance level or end time of the course currently being performed through the time information displayed in the time display area. .

The process display area is an area for displaying the current process of the course currently being performed. In one embodiment of the present invention, a course for treating clothes may include a plurality of treatment processes. For example, the standard washing course may include a water supply process, a detergent input process, a washing process, a rinsing process, a draining process, and a spin-drying process.

That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, when a course is performed, a plurality of processes for the corresponding course may be performed, and the controller 60 displays the current process to the user through the process display area of the course progress screen 510. By displaying the processing process in progress, the user can secure intuition for the clothing processing process (P3) and effectively check the current processing process.

On the other hand, the degree of completion display area is an area for displaying the degree of progress up to the present for the entire course currently in progress. In the degree of completion display area, the degree of completion may be converted into a percentage and displayed or may be displayed in the form of a bar as shown in FIG. 12 .

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the user can simply and effectively check the degree of progress of the course currently being conducted through the degree of completion display area. In addition, unlike the time display area that simply displays only the remaining time, the degree of completion display area that displays the current course among the entire course can provide convenience to the user.

Meanwhile, the course progress screen 510 of the clothes processing screen 500 may include a function display area 405 for displaying functions of the multi-function button unit 91 like the course selection screen 410 described above. That is, the multi-function button unit 91 can be activated on the course progress screen 510 .

When the multi-function button unit 91 is activated, the multi-function button unit 91 itself or a part of the screen output unit 8, for example, the border area of the multi-function button unit 91 emits light, allowing the user to use the multi-function button unit 91 can be effectively expressed.

Meanwhile, FIG. 13 shows a course reservation process in the laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 13a shows the course selection screen 410, Figure 13b shows the reservation guide screen 471 of the reservation screen 470, Figure 13c shows the reservation time list 472 of the reservation screen 470, Figure 13c Indicates the reservation completion screen 473 of the reservation screen 470.

14 is a view showing how the function of the multi-function button unit 91 is changed according to the item of the reservation time list 472 in one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 14A shows a state in which one time item of the reservation time list 472 is a selection scheduled target, and FIG. 14B shows a state in which a reservation end item 4721 of the reservation time list 472 is a selection schedule target.

Referring to FIGS. 13 and 14 , in one embodiment of the present invention, the multi-function button unit 91 can be activated only in a state in which some of the plurality of objects are scheduled to be selected on the screen output unit 8 .

First, as described above, the laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a cabinet 10, a drum 30, a control unit, and a screen output unit 8. The drum 30 is provided inside the cabinet 10, is provided to be rotatable, and clothes are accommodated therein.

The control unit is provided in the cabinet 10 and is operated by a user to generate an operation signal. The screen output unit 8 is provided in the cabinet 10, and a screen for providing information to the user is output.

The screen output unit 8 is provided to output a screen in which one of a plurality of objects is selected based on the operation signal, and the control unit is configured to select some of the plurality of objects in the screen output unit 8. It includes a multi-function button unit 91 that is activated only in the state.

Specifically, on the screen output from the screen output unit 8, a plurality of selection objects from which the user can select one by manipulating the control panel may be output. 14 shows an example of the screen output unit 8 in a state in which a plurality of time items are output.

The user can place the selection scheduled display on any one of the plurality of selection objects by rotating the dial unit 56, which is provided to be rotatable and wraps around the screen output unit 8.

The plurality of selection targets may correspond to, for example, a plurality of time items included in the reservation time list 472 shown in FIG. 14 .

In one embodiment of the present invention, when a plurality of selection objects are output on the screen of the screen output unit 8, a selection scheduled display may be located on any one of the plurality of selection objects on the screen.

The selection scheduled display is for displaying to the user an object to be selected based on a user's manipulation signal among a plurality of selection targets, so that the target where the selection scheduled display is located among the plurality of selection targets is visually distinguished from the rest. can be displayed

For example, referring to FIG. 14, a state in which a selection schedule display is located in any one of a plurality of items included in the reservation time list 472 is shown, and the selection schedule display has a difference in brightness and the like from other items. can be provided. However, the specific form of the scheduled selection display is not necessarily limited in this way, and may be implemented in various ways by which the user can recognize the scheduled selection display.

Meanwhile, among a plurality of objects, an object where a selection scheduled display is located may be defined as a selection scheduled target. That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, when a user's confirmation signal is input to an object to be selected where a selection scheduled display is located among a plurality of objects, subsequent procedures by the object to be selected may be performed.

For example, referring to FIG. 14B, in a state in which the reservation end item 4721 is marked to be selected in the reservation end item 4721 in the reservation time list 472, and the reservation end item 4721 is the target of selection, the user presses the multifunction button unit 91 When a confirmation signal is input to the control unit 60 by manipulating the etc., the control unit 60 can end the reservation process by selecting the reservation end item 4721. Details of the reservation screen 470 will be described later.

Meanwhile, in a state where a plurality of objects are output on the screen output unit 8, the user can rotate the dial unit 56 to move the selection scheduled display from one of the plurality of objects to another, and accordingly The user may select one of a plurality of objects and proceed with subsequent procedures.

On the other hand, in one embodiment of the present invention, as described above, the function of the multi-function button unit 91 can be changed differently according to the screen output to the screen output unit 8, and furthermore, a plurality of objects output on the screen. Depending on the function can also be changed.

The change of the function of the multi-function button unit 91 includes a case where the multi-function button unit 91 is activated or deactivated as well as a case in which a response of the control unit 60 according to an operation of the multi-function button unit 91 is changed.

When the multifunction button unit 91 is activated for any one item and the user operates the multifunction button unit 91, the control unit 60 can perform subsequent procedures based on the operation signal of the multifunction button unit 91.

However, the multi-function button unit 91 may be deactivated for any one other item, and accordingly, despite the operation of the multi-function button unit 91, the control unit 60 may ignore the operation signal of the multi-function button unit 91. Furthermore, the control unit 60 can control the operation unit not to generate an operation signal even when the multi-function button unit 91 is operated by the user.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 60 according to the operation signal of the multi-function button unit 91 is set differently according to the screen output to the screen output unit 8, so that one multi-function button unit 91 is set. Using this, the user can conveniently deliver commands to the controller 60 on various screens.

Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present invention, the function of the multi-function button unit 91 is provided differently according to the item on any one screen output to the screen output unit 8, so that, for example, the multi-function button unit 91 corresponds to the item. By being activated or deactivated accordingly, an efficient multi-function button unit 91 utilization strategy can be established while excluding unnecessary operation of the multi-function button unit 91 .

Meanwhile, referring to FIGS. 13 and 14, in one embodiment of the present invention, the screen output unit 8 is provided to output a reservation screen 470 in which a reservation time is set for a course for processing clothes. A reservation time list 472 including a plurality of time items is displayed on the reservation screen 470, and the multifunction button unit 91 can be activated only for some items of the reservation time list 472.

The reservation screen 470 may correspond to a kind of course setting screen 400 that can be output from the screen output unit 8 in the course setting process P2. That is, the course setting screen 400 may further include the reservation screen 470 together with the course selection screen 410 .

The reservation screen 470 may include a plurality of screens and configurations. The reservation screen 470 may include the reservation guide screen 471 shown in FIG. 13B, may display the reservation time list 472 shown in FIG. 13C, and the reservation completion screen 473 shown in FIG. 13D. ) may be included.

The reservation time list 472 of the reservation screen 470 may include a plurality of time items. Each of the plurality of time items may correspond to a reservation time at which a course for processing clothes is to be performed, or may correspond to different reservation times.

The user can move the selection schedule displayed on the reservation time list 472 to an item desired by the user by manipulating the dial unit 56 or the like while the reservation time list 472 is displayed.

On the other hand, the user can command the controller 60 to perform a reservation process based on the reservation time displayed in the corresponding item by manipulating the execution button unit 53b for an item displayed as a target to be selected in the reservation time list 472. there is.

On the other hand, the multi-function button unit 91 is activated only for specific items among a plurality of items included in the reservation time list 472 and deactivated for the remaining items, so that the control unit 60 controls the operation of the multi-function button unit 91. operation can be ignored.

In addition, as described above, the multi-function button unit 91 may be provided to be extinguished when inactivated. In one embodiment of the present invention, the screen output unit 8 or the multi-function button unit 91 may be provided so that at least a part of the multi-function button unit 91, for example, an edge can emit light.

The control unit 60 may control the screen output unit 8 or the multi-function button unit 91 so that at least a part of the multi-function button unit 91 emits light when the multi-function button unit 91 is activated, and the multi-function button unit When 91 is inactivated, the screen output unit 8 or the multi-function button unit 91 can be controlled so that at least a part of the multi-function button unit 91 is turned off.

In one embodiment of the present invention, since the function of the multi-function button unit 91 can be changed for each screen, as well as for each of a plurality of items displayed on any one screen, the multi-function button unit 91 ) can improve the complexity of the utilization.

Meanwhile, the reservation time list 472 includes a reservation end item 4721 that ends the reservation screen 470, and the multifunction button unit 91 is activated only in a state in which the reservation end item 4721 is scheduled to be selected. It can be.

In one embodiment of the present invention, when the execution button unit 53b is operated for a plurality of time items displayed in the reservation time list 472, the control unit 60 may be provided to perform a reservation process according to the corresponding time items. there is.

As described above, one embodiment of the present invention may include the execution button unit 53b among the control units, and when the execution button unit 53b is operated on the course selection screen 410, the corresponding course may be performed. there is.

One embodiment of the present invention presents consistency in the operation method of the control unit in selecting a course on the course selection screen 410 and selecting a reservation time on the reservation screen 470, thereby helping the user to operate a plurality of button units. convenience can be provided.

Meanwhile, the reservation time list 472 of the reservation screen 470 may include a reservation end item 4721 together with a plurality of time items. 14B shows a state in which the selection schedule display is located in the reservation end item 4721 provided in the reservation time list 472 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Even after entering the reservation screen 470, the user can cancel the reservation process and wish to select and proceed with the course through the course selection screen 410. Therefore, in the reservation time list 472 of the reservation screen 470 A reservation end item 4721 may be provided so that the user can end the reservation screen 470 .

On the other hand, unlike the time item, the reservation end item 4721 is not an item for proceeding with the reservation process unlike the time item, so unlike the time item, the reservation end item 4721 is a multi-function button unit 91 ) may be provided to enable selection.

That is, the controller 60 activates the multi-function button unit 91 or activates the multi-function button unit 91 only when the selection scheduled display in the reservation time list 472 of the reservation screen 470 is located in the reservation end item 4721. It may be provided to respond to the operation signal of the unit 91.

As a result, in one embodiment of the present invention, the time item in the reservation time list 472 can be selected through the execution button 53b, etc., and the reservation end item 4721 can be selected through the multi-function button 91. By setting, the user can conveniently and consistently recognize how to use each button part based on the difference in characteristics of each item.

On the other hand, the screen output unit 8 displays an item to be selected among a plurality of items included in the reservation time list 472 to be distinguished from the rest, and the item to be selected can be selected based on the operation signal. .

As described above, a selection scheduled display may be located in any one of a plurality of items in the reservation time list 472, and the item to be selected may mean a target to be selected where the selection scheduled display is located.

In addition, as described above, the item on which the selection scheduled display is located may be displayed to be distinguished from the rest through a difference in brightness or color, and the item scheduled to be selected may be displayed on the operation signal of the operation unit, for example, the operation signal of the execution button unit 53b, etc. Selection can be completed by

On the other hand, the reservation screen 470 includes a function display area 405 displaying the function of the multi-function button unit 91, and the reservation end item 4721 is scheduled to be selected from the reservation time list 472. The function display area 405 is output only in , and the function display area 405 can be removed in a state where another item is scheduled to be selected.

The reservation screen 470 may include the function display area 405 described above. The function display area 405 corresponds to an area displaying the function of the multi-function button unit 91, and therefore, in the reservation screen 470, the selection scheduled display is located at the reservation end item 4721, so that the multi-function button unit 91 Only in an activated state, the function display area 405 can be displayed on the screen.

That is, the screen output unit 8 outputs a screen from which the function display area 405 is removed when the scheduled selection display is located on the time item on the reservation screen 470, and the selection scheduled display is the reservation end item 4721. When positioned at , the function display area 405 can be displayed.

As described above, when the function display area 405 is displayed only in a specific case, the function display area 405 may be displayed in a pop-up form on an existing screen.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a pop-up method means that a new screen is output as if a new screen pops out of an existing screen. According to the pop-up method, it may be understood that a new screen is stacked on top of an existing screen in a kind of layer form.

That is, the function display area 405 may be displayed in a pop-up form on a portion of the reservation screen 470, and the reservation screen 470 is in a state in which the sharpness of the function display area 405 is lowered and the function display area 405 ) and may be displayed overlapping.

14A shows a reservation screen 470 in a state where the selection scheduled display is located on the time item and the function display area 405 is removed in one embodiment of the present invention, and in FIG. 14B, the selection scheduled display is the reservation end item. The reservation screen 470 is shown at 4721 and in a state where the function display area 405 is displayed.

Referring to FIG. 14B, the function display area 405 on the reservation screen 470 may be displayed in a pop-up format on the existing reservation screen 470, and the screen circumference 849 on the screen output unit 8 It can be located at the lower end of the display 84 area so that it can be located adjacent to the multi-function button unit 91 that can be located at the bottom. The function display area 405 may be overlapped and displayed on existing reservation time items in the form of a layer, and transparency may be set to provide a visual effect to the user.

The reservation end item 4721 may be displayed in various forms. 14, it is displayed in the form of a return arrow, but the specific display content of the reservation end item 4721 can be determined in various ways.

Meanwhile, the screen output unit 8 is provided to output a course selection screen 410 for selectively displaying one of a plurality of courses for processing clothes, and in a state where the course selection screen 410 is output The reservation screen 470 may be switched based on the manipulation signal of the manipulation unit.

13A shows a course selection screen 410. One of a plurality of courses may be alternatively displayed on the course selection screen 410, and the user may change the course displayed on the course selection screen 410 by manipulating the dial unit 56 or the like.

FIG. 13B shows a reservation guide screen 471 output when switching from the course selection screen 410 to the reservation screen 470. A detailed description of the reservation guide screen 471 will be described later.

13C shows a reservation screen 470 converted from the course selection screen 410. As described above, the reservation screen 470 may display a reservation time list 472 including a plurality of time items.

The user can output the reservation screen 470 to the screen output unit 8 by manipulating the control unit on the course selection screen 410 shown in FIG. 13A. The reservation screen 470 may correspond to the reservation screen 470 for the course currently displayed on the course selection screen 410 .

That is, the user manipulates the dial 56 of the control unit so that the course desired to be performed is displayed on the course selection screen 410, and the course desired to be performed is displayed on the course selection screen 410. It is possible to enter the reservation screen 470 for the corresponding course by manipulating the control unit in the displayed state.

Specifically, in one embodiment of the present invention, the operation unit further includes a reservation button unit 250, and the screen output unit 8 displays the reservation button unit 250 in a state where the course selection screen 410 is output. ) can be manipulated to switch to the reservation screen 470 .

The reservation button unit 250 may correspond to one of the aforementioned additional option button units. For example, in one embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of additional option button units may be provided, and any one of the plurality of additional option button units may correspond to the reservation button unit 250 .

That is, the user can enter the reservation screen 470 for the corresponding course by manipulating the reservation button 250 in a state where a desired course is displayed on the course selection screen 410 of the screen output unit 8.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the reservation button unit 250 is provided separately from the multifunction button unit 91 and the option button unit, so that the user can conveniently recognize and use the button for entering the reservation screen 470. .

On the other hand, as described above, in one embodiment of the present invention, the screen output unit 8 operates the multi-function button unit 91 on the reservation screen 470 and selects the reservation end item 4721, the course It may return to the selection screen 410 .

The course displayed on the course selection screen 410 immediately before switching to the reservation screen 470 may be displayed on the course selection screen 410 returned after the reservation is canceled from the reservation screen 470 .

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, the multi-function button unit 91 may have different functions on the course selection screen 410 and the reservation screen 470 . That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, the multi-function button unit 91 may have different functions for each item of the reservation time list 472, as well as have different functions on the course selection screen 410 and the reservation screen 470. can

Specifically, in one embodiment of the present invention, the multi-function button unit 91 may have an option recommendation function on the course selection screen 410. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 60 may store option combinations in which option setting values recommended to the user for each course are set, and when the multifunction button unit 91 is operated on the course selection screen 410, the user An option recommendation screen for recommending an option combination of a currently displayed course may be output to the user.

On the course selection screen 410, a function display area 405 including a display notifying the user that the multi-function button unit 91 has an option recommendation function may be output.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the multi-function button unit 91 may have an option recommendation function on the course selection screen 410, and may have an inactivation or reservation end function on the reservation screen 470.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the multi-function button unit 91 has an option recommendation function on the course selection screen 410, so that the multi-function button unit 91 outputs the reservation screen 470 on the course selection screen 410. Instead, a reservation button unit 250 may be provided, and the user manipulates the multi-function button unit 91 on the course selection screen 410 to output an option recommendation screen or operates the reservation button unit 250 to make a reservation. A screen 470 can be output.

Referring to the function display area 405, in an embodiment of the present invention, the course selection screen 410 and the reservation screen 470 are function display areas displaying the functions of the multi-function button unit 91, respectively. 405, and different functions can be displayed in the function display area 405 of the course selection screen 410 and the function display area 405 of the reservation screen 470.

That is, the function display area 405 of the course selection screen 410 may have a display notifying the option recommendation function of the multi-function button unit 91, and the function display area 405 of the reservation screen 470 has a time item. It is removed from the screen in the state of selection scheduled target, and the reservation end item 4721 is displayed on the screen in the state of selection scheduled target, and may have a display informing of the reservation end function of the multi-function button unit 91.

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, when the multi-function button unit 91 is operated on the course selection screen 410, the screen output unit 8 recommends options for the course displayed on the course selection screen 410. It can be converted to an option recommendation screen displaying combinations.

A plurality of option combinations may be stored in the controller 60, and option setting values of at least some of the plurality of options may be set differently in the plurality of option combinations.

That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, any one option combination includes each option setting value for a plurality of options, and a plurality of different option combinations may be stored in the controller 60 . In the plurality of option combinations, option setting values for at least one option may be set to be different from each other.

An embodiment of the present invention can improve usability by recommending option combinations to the user in the course selection process, and further provide a variety of option combinations to the user by providing a plurality of the option combinations.

A method in which a plurality of option combinations are suggested to the user through the option recommendation screen may be the same as or similar to a method in which a plurality of courses are provided to the user in the course selection screen 410 .

For example, one option combination among a plurality of option combinations may be alternatively displayed on the option recommendation screen, and the user rotates the dial unit 56 to manipulate the plurality of option combinations to be displayed on the screen in order. can

Specifically, in one embodiment of the present invention, in a state where the course selection screen 410 is output on the screen output unit 8, the multi-function button unit 91 may have an option recommendation function.

That is, the controller 60 controls the screen output unit 8 to display an option recommendation screen for recommending a combination of options to a user when an operation signal of the multifunction button unit 91 is generated while the course selection screen 410 is output. ) can be controlled.

The course selection screen 410 may include a function display area 405 for displaying the functions of the multi-function button unit 91, and in the function display area 405, a combination of options is recommended when the multi-function button unit 91 is operated. A phrase indicating an option recommendation function may be displayed.

For reference, in FIG. 11, an alias for the option recommendation function, “Master Card,” is displayed in the function display area 405, and other phrases representing the option recommendation function may be determined in various ways as needed.

When the multifunction button unit 91 is manipulated on the course selection screen 410, the screen displayed on the display 84 area of the screen output unit 8 can be converted from the course selection screen 410 to the option recommendation screen.

The option recommendation screen may include a course display area, an option combination area, and a function display area 405 .

A phrase indicating the course displayed on the course selection screen 410 may be displayed in the course display area. For example, the name of the course may be displayed in the course display area. Through the course display area, the user can conveniently check the target course of the currently recommended option combination.

A plurality of option combinations may be alternatively displayed in the option combination area. A method of displaying a plurality of option combinations in the option combination area is similar to a method of displaying a plurality of courses on the course selection screen 410 .

That is, one of a plurality of option combinations is displayed in the option combination area, and the user can change the option combination displayed in the option combination area to another option combination by manipulating the dial unit 56 and the like.

In addition, the control unit 60 sets option combination groups applicable to each course in advance from a plurality of option combinations, and in the option combination area on the option recommendation screen, options corresponding to the option combination groups applicable to the course displayed in the course display area. Only combinations can be displayed.

On the other hand, in the option combination area, various information about the currently displayed option combination may be displayed. For example, in the option combination area, the name of the option combination and option setting values of each option included in the corresponding option combination may be displayed.

Meanwhile, the option recommendation screen may include a function display area 405 for displaying functions of the multi-function button unit 91 like the course selection screen 410 . In the option recommendation screen, the multi-function button unit 91 may have an end function for ending the option recommendation screen, and a phrase indicating the end function of the multi-function button unit 91 may be displayed in the function display area 405. there is.

On the other hand, when the screen output unit 8 converts from the course selection screen 410 to the reservation screen 470, after outputting a reservation guide screen 471 displaying usage information of the reservation screen 470 to the user, The reservation screen 470 can be output. The reservation guide screen 471 may be output in the form of a pop-up for a time set in advance on the reservation screen 470 .

Specifically, in one embodiment of the present invention, the reservation screen 470 is displayed on the course selection screen 410 to indicate that the user can proceed with the reservation process through the reservation screen 470 converted from the course selection screen 410. ), and at the same time, the reservation guide screen 471 can be displayed on the reservation screen 470.

As shown in FIG. 13B, the reservation guide screen 471 may display contents for explaining the reservation process or how to proceed with the reservation process. The reservation guide screen 471 may be displayed in a pop-up form on the reservation screen 470 on which the above-described reservation time list 472 is displayed. The reservation guide screen 471 may be output on the entire area of the display 84 or only on a part of the area.

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, the control unit further includes a performance button unit 53b for generating a signal for performing the course, and the screen output unit 8 displays the signal for performing the course on the reservation screen 470. When this happens, a reservation completion screen 473 displaying the completion of reservation of the corresponding course can be output.

That is, the user can complete the reservation process by applying the corresponding reservation time to the corresponding course by manipulating the perform button unit 53b in a state in which one of a plurality of time items is scheduled to be selected on the reservation screen 470. .

In one embodiment of the present invention, by inputting the execution button unit 53b on the course selection screen 410, the execution button unit 53b on the reservation screen 470 can maintain consistency with the way the currently displayed course is performed. When manipulated, the control unit 60 may be provided to complete the reservation process of the corresponding course to which the corresponding reservation time is applied.

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, the reservation completion screen 473 includes a reservation course display area 4731 displaying the reserved course and a reservation time display area displaying the time reserved through the reservation screen 470. 4732 and a reservation status display area 4733 indicating the current progress status.

Referring to FIG. 13D, when the execution button unit 53b is operated for any one time item on the reservation screen 470, the reservation completion screen 473 is output from the screen output unit 8, and the reservation completion screen 473 In the reservation course display area 4731 of ), a course subject to the reservation process may be displayed.

For example, the reservation course display area 4731 may display the name of the course displayed on the course selection screen 410 before entering the reservation screen 470 . The user can easily check the course currently set by the user through the reserved course display area 4731 .

The reservation time selected through the reservation screen 470 may be displayed in the reservation time display area 4732 . For example, the reservation time display area 4732 may display the remaining time from the current point in time when the reservation is completed to the start of the reserved course.

In the reservation status display area 4733, a phrase indicating that a reservation for a course for processing clothes has been completed may be displayed. The user can conveniently confirm that the current status of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 is a reservation completion status of a course for processing laundry through the reservation status display area 4733 .

Meanwhile, the function display area 405 may be displayed on the reservation completion screen 473 . That is, the multi-function button unit 91 can be activated on the reservation completion screen 473, and the controller 60 can proceed with a preset process when the multi-function button unit 91 is operated on the reservation completion screen 473.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the multi-function button unit 91 may have a function of adding clothing while the reservation completion screen 473 is output to the screen output unit 8. That is, the controller 60 can perform a process of adding clothes when the user operates the multi-function button 91 in a state where the reservation completion screen 473 is output to the screen output unit 8. A detailed description of the clothing adding process will be described later.

Meanwhile, as described above, the screen output unit 8 may include a display 84 on which the screen is output and a screen circumference 849 surrounding the display 84, and the multi-function button unit 91 ) may be provided on the screen circumference 849 . For example, the multi-function button unit 91 may be provided on the screen circumference 849 at the lower side of the display 84 .

The screen output unit 8 is provided to protrude from the cabinet 10, and the control unit may further include a dial unit 56, and the dial unit 56 covers an outer circumferential surface of the screen output unit 8. It may be provided to surround and rotate, and may be provided to be manipulated by a user to change an object to be selected among the plurality of objects displayed on the screen.

Meanwhile, FIG. 15 shows a state in which a phrase indicating a function of adding clothing of the multi-function button unit 91 is displayed on the function display area 405 of the course selection screen 410 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15A shows a state in which the current course is in the washing process and the multi-function button 91 is activated to have an additional clothes function. appearance is shown.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the screen output unit 8 is provided to output a course progress screen 510 displaying information about a course for processing clothes, and the control unit displays a plurality of information performed in the course. It may include a multi-function button unit 91 that is activated during at least part of the process and performs a process of adding clothing for additionally inputting clothing during the course of the course when manipulated by the user in the activated state.

The process of adding clothing may refer to a process for adding clothing in a currently ongoing process. For example, in a state in which a course selected by the user is in progress, when adding clothes for processing according to the user's intention, the user may command the control unit 60 to add clothes through manipulation of the control unit, and the control unit ( 60) may control the addition of clothes into the drum 30 in the process of adding clothes.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of courses for processing clothes may be stored in the controller 60, and one of the plurality of courses may be selected by a user on the course selection screen 410.

After a course is selected by the user, a clothes treatment process (P3) in which clothes are processed through the course may be performed. In the clothes treatment process P3, a plurality of processes included in the corresponding course may be sequentially performed.

For example, in one embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of courses pre-stored in the controller 60 may include a standard washing course for removing contaminants from clothes, and the standard washing course includes a water supply process, a soaking process, and a washing process. , dehydration process, etc., and when the reservation process is performed by the user, a reservation waiting process may be further included.

Among a plurality of processes included in any one course, the controller 60 may distinguish and set processes in which clothes can be added in advance. For example, in the case of a dehydration process in which the drum 30 is rotated at high speed and the laundry treatment of the clothes has already been sufficiently performed, it may be set that the process of adding clothes cannot be performed, and in the washing process where the clothes are still being washed, the process of adding clothes can be performed. can be set to

When it is determined that the current course of the course being performed in the clothes handling process (P3) is a clothing addition process, the control unit 60 activates the multi-function button unit 91's clothing addition function, and displays it through the screen output unit 8. A function display area 405 may be output on the course progress screen 510 to indicate to the user that the clothing addition function can be used.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 60 may pre-set whether or not to perform the process of adding clothing for each of a plurality of processes included in a course for processing clothing, and accordingly, in consideration of safety in use and efficiency of course performance, An additional function of clothing may be provided to the user in an appropriate process.

Furthermore, when the process of adding clothes can be performed, the control unit 60 activates the multi-function button unit 91 and displays the multi-function button unit 91's clothing addition function on the course progress screen 510 through the screen output unit 8. By outputting the function display area 405 displaying , it is possible to effectively convey to the user that the additional clothing function is usable.

That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, the course progress screen 510 may include a function display area 405 indicating that the multi-function button unit 91 is activated and the process of adding clothes is possible.

FIG. 15A shows a course progress screen 510 displaying the function of adding clothing of the multi-function button unit 91 through the function display area 405 . However, specific indications or phrases for indicating the additional functions of clothing may be variously determined as needed.

On the other hand, referring to FIG. 15A, the course progress screen 510 includes a course course display area 511 displaying a course currently being performed, a course time display area 512 displaying time information of the course currently being performed, and , It may further include a performance process display area 513 displaying a process currently being performed in the course and a performance completion degree display area 514 displaying a degree of completion of the currently performed course.

As described above, the currently ongoing course may be displayed in the performing course display area 511, and the user may easily grasp the currently ongoing course through the course name displayed in the performing course display area 511.

Elapsed time or remaining time of the current course may be displayed in the execution time display area 512, and the user may view the progress or remaining time of the course currently in progress through the time information displayed in the execution time display area 512. can be effectively checked.

In the process display area 513, a process currently in progress among a plurality of processes included in the course currently in progress may be displayed, and the user may view the current clothing treatment process ( P3) can be checked.

The degree of completion from all courses of the current course to the present can be displayed in the performance completion degree display area 514, and the user can view how much the current clothing treatment process (P3) has progressed through the performance completion degree display area 514. status can be checked intuitively.

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, the function display area 405 of the course progress screen 510 may be removed when a process to which the clothing addition process cannot be applied is performed among the plurality of processes.

That is, the course progress screen 510 outputs the function display area 405 when the process of adding clothing can be performed in the current process, and displays the function display area 405 when the process of adding clothing cannot be performed. can be removed

15A shows a state in which the function display area 405 is displayed in the washing process of the standard washing course according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 15B shows the function display area 405 removed in the spin-drying process of the standard washing course. state is shown.

Features related to the output and removal of the function display area 405 may be similar to those related to the output and removal of the function display area 405 in the reservation screen 470 described above.

That is, the screen output unit 8 displays the function display area 405 on the course progress screen 510 while a process capable of adding clothing is in progress, and in a state where a process in which the process of adding clothing cannot be performed is in progress. A screen with the function display area 405 removed can be output. The function display area 405 may be displayed in a pop-up form on an existing screen.

That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, the multi-function button unit 91 is activated when the process for processing clothes currently being performed in the clothes processing process P3 can perform the adding clothes process, and can be deactivated otherwise.

That is, the control unit 60 can activate the multi-function button unit 91 when the current process can perform the clothes handling process P3, and deactivate the multi-function button unit 91 otherwise. there is.

Meanwhile, FIG. 16 is a view showing screen changes of the screen output unit 8 according to the process of adding clothes. FIG. 16A shows a course progress screen 510 before executing the add clothes function, FIG. 16B shows a guide screen for adding clothes 521 output when the add clothes function is executed, and FIG. 16C shows a guide screen for adding clothes. A still screen 520 output to the screen output unit 8 is shown.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the screen output unit 8 is a pause screen 520 that displays a pause state of the course when the multi-function button 91 activated on the course progress screen 510 is operated. can be converted to

That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 60 enters a pause state when the process of adding clothes is performed in the process of processing clothes (P3), and the screen output unit 8 displays information to the user on the course progress screen 510. It may be prepared to output a still screen 520 when an additional clothing function is input by the user.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when a process currently in progress is capable of performing a process of adding clothing, the user manipulates the multi-function button 91 to input a function to add clothing, and the user manipulates the control panel to add clothing. The paused state can be maintained until it is entered as completed.

That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 60 enters a pause state when the process of adding clothes is performed during the course, so that the user can add clothes to the inside of the drum 30, and allows the user to add clothes to the inside of the drum 30. If the clothes are added and an operation signal is generated, the process performed immediately before the clothing addition process can be performed again.

When the screen output unit 8 converts from the course progress screen 510 to the pause screen 520, the screen output unit 8 outputs a clothing addition guide screen 521 explaining the process of adding clothes, and then displays the pause screen 520. ) can be output.

Referring to FIG. 16B , the screen output unit 8 may output a clothing addition guidance screen 521 to explain the progress of the clothing addition process to the user. The clothing addition guidance screen 521 may correspond to a part of the still screen 520 and may be displayed in a pop-up form on the still screen 520 .

The clothing addition guidance screen 521 may be automatically removed from the display area 84 after maintaining an output state for a time preset in the controller 60 . The clothing addition guidance screen 521 may be displayed in a pop-up form on the whole or part of the pause screen 520 .

That is, the clothing addition guide screen 521 may be output in the form of a pop-up for a preset time on the pause screen 520 .

Meanwhile, the screen output unit 8 may return to the course progress screen 510 from the pause screen 520 when the process of adding clothes is finished. That is, the screen output unit 8 maintains the pause screen 520 shown in FIG. 16C during the process of adding clothes, and then returns to the course progress screen 510 shown in FIG. 16A based on a user's manipulation signal. The control unit 60 may continue the process that has been in progress until immediately before the pause state.

In one embodiment of the present invention, it is provided to perform the course while controlling the rotation of the drum 30, the applicability of the clothing adding process is set for each of the plurality of processes, and the clothing adding process is applicable The multi-function button unit 91 can be activated while the process is being performed.

Meanwhile, one embodiment of the present invention may include the aforementioned tub 20 . The tub 20 is provided inside the cabinet 10, the drum 30 is rotatably installed therein, and water can be accommodated therein.

The controller 60 may perform a drainage process of discharging water inside the tub 20 to the outside of the cabinet 10 when the process of adding clothes is performed. That is, the controller 60 may perform a drainage process of discharging water currently present inside the tub 20 to the outside when the laundry treatment process (P3) proceeds.

In the draining process, the water inside the tub 20 is completely removed, or the water does not leak to the outside of the cabinet 10 through the clothing opening 17 even when the user opens the clothing door 40 to add clothing. can be drained

When the draining process is completed, the control unit 60 may inform the user of a state in which clothes can be added through the screen output unit 8 or the like. For example, the controller 60 may control the screen output unit 8 to display on the display 84 that the draining process is finished and clothes can be added.

Alternatively, a sound output unit included in the screen output unit 8 or provided separately from the screen output unit 8 to output sound may be provided, and the controller 60 controls the sound output unit to provide clothing to the user. A sound signal may be transmitted to inform that the state can be added.

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 60 may discharge the water inside the tub 20 so that the water inside the tub 20 is equal to or less than a preset reference amount during the draining process.

As described above, one embodiment of the present invention may correspond to a front loader type in which a clothing opening 17 and a clothing door 40 are provided on the front panel 15, and accordingly, the user can wash clothes without draining the clothes. When the door 40 is opened, water inside the tub 20 may leak to the outside.

Therefore, the control unit 60 can discharge the water inside the tub 20 so that at least the water inside the tub 20 is equal to or less than a preset reference amount during the draining process, and the reference amount is at least from the inside of the tub 20. This may correspond to a set value at which water may not leak through the tub opening 22 .

Meanwhile, the cabinet 10 is provided with a clothing opening 17 communicating with the inside of the drum 30 and a clothing door 40 provided to open and close the clothing opening 17, and the controller 60 ) can release the locked state of the clothing door 40 when the draining process is completed in the clothing adding process.

Specifically, in one embodiment of the present invention, the clothing door 40 may include an opening and closing control device, and the control unit 60 controls whether the clothing door 40 is opened or closed by the user by controlling the opening and closing control device. can be arranged to do so.

That is, when the door 40 is controlled by the controller 60 to open and close the door 40 in a locked state, the user cannot open the door 40 even if the door 40 is manipulated. When the opening and closing control device is controlled by the control unit 60 to be in an unlocked state, the user can arbitrarily open and close the clothing door 40 by manipulating the clothing door 40 .

When the user arbitrarily opens the clothing door 40 in the course of the course, water and clothing inside the rotating drum 30 can be released to the outside of the cabinet 10, and when the user and the drum 30 come into contact, the user Injury and damage to the drum 30 may occur, which may cause a safety problem.

Accordingly, in one embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 60 controls the opening and closing control device in a locked state in the laundry processing process (P3) where the course is performed, thereby preventing the clothing door 40 from being opened, thereby improving safety. can be secured

However, since the opening of the clothing door 40 is essential to add clothing in the process of adding clothing, the controller 60 controls the opening/closing control device to be released after the draining process is finished so that the user can open the clothing door 40. to be able to open

Meanwhile, the control unit further includes a performance button unit 53b for instructing the control unit 60 to perform the course, and the control unit 60 controls the execution button unit after the door release process in the clothing addition process. When (53b) is operated, the above course can be continued.

As described above, in one embodiment of the present invention, the user inputs a course execution command or completes the reservation process by utilizing the execution button unit 53b not only on the course selection screen 410 but also on the reservation screen 470. Consistency can be maintained for each button on the control panel.

Furthermore, in the process of adding clothes, the control unit 60 terminates the process of adding clothes and continues the course for processing clothes when the execution signal of the execution button unit 53b is input in a temporary stop state, so that the execution button unit ( 53b) can provide users with consistency of functionality.

Meanwhile, as described above, the control unit 60 stores a plurality of courses, the screen output unit 8 displays the plurality of courses, and selects one of the plurality of courses based on the operation signal. The controller 60 performs the course displayed on the course selection screen 410 when the execution button 53b is operated on the course selection screen 410, and , The control unit 60 can be controlled so that the course progress screen 510 is output.

The multi-function button unit 91 may be provided to change its function according to the screen output from the screen output unit 8, and the screen output unit 8 is in a state where the course selection screen 410 is output. When the multi-function button unit 91 is manipulated, an option recommendation screen displaying a combination of recommended options for the course displayed on the course selection screen 410 may be output.

In addition, as described above, in one embodiment of the present invention, in a state where the course progress screen 510 is output on the screen output unit 8, the multifunction button unit 91 is activated during the washing process of the course, It may be inactivated in the dehydration process of the course.

Meanwhile, FIG. 21 is a flow chart of a control method for performing a process of adding clothes according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 21, a control method of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 for performing the process of adding laundry according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

An embodiment of the present invention may include the step of determining the addition of clothing (S110), the step of locking the button function, and the step of activating the additional function of clothing. In addition, after the clothing additional function activating step (S120), a clothing additional function displaying step (S130) may be further included.

Specifically, in the clothing addition determination step (S110), the control unit 60 performs a course for processing clothes, and according to the course, it is determined whether or not to perform a clothing addition process for adding clothes in the current process. can

In the button function locking step (S115), when the control unit 60 determines that the process of adding clothes cannot be performed in the process currently being performed in the determining step of adding clothes (S110), it is provided in the cabinet 10 for the user. The multi-function button unit 91 operated by may be deactivated.

In the step of activating the additional clothing function (S120), when the control unit 60 determines that the process of adding clothing can be performed during the current process in the determining step of adding clothing (S110), the multi-function button unit 91 ) can be activated.

In the step of displaying the additional clothes function (S130), the control unit 60 controls the screen output unit 8 to provide information to the user to display the functions of the multi-function button 91 so that the user can add clothes. can guide you. In the flow chart of FIG. 21, it is shown that the additional clothing function displaying step (S130) is performed after the clothing additional function activating step (S120). It may be performed at the same time as or after the clothing additional function display step (S130).

In the step of determining the additional clothing signal (S140), the control unit 60 may determine whether an input signal for performing the additional clothing function is generated by operating the multi-function button unit 91 by the user.

In the guide for adding clothing (S150), the controller 60 may control the screen output unit 8 to output the guide screen for adding clothing 521 on the pause screen 520, and the guide screen for adding clothing 521 ) can be removed without an operation signal after being displayed only for a preset time.

In the draining step for adding clothes (S160), the control unit 60 controls the water inside the tub 20 so that the water inside the tub 20 is equal to or less than a preset reference amount when water is present inside the tub 20. It is possible to control the drain so that this is discharged.

However, when there is no water present inside the tub 20, for example, when the currently ongoing process is a reservation waiting process through the reservation screen 470, the draining step for adding clothes (S160) can be omitted.

In the clothing door unlocking step (S170), the control unit 60 drains the water inside the tub 20 so that the amount of water inside the tub 20 is less than the reference amount through the draining step for adding clothes (S160). The clothing door 40 is opened by the user by controlling the opening/closing control device in an unlocked state. The controller 60 may provide visual information or auditory information to notify the user that clothes can be added through the screen output unit 8 or the sound output unit.

In the execution signal determination step (S180), the control unit 60 waits in a temporary stop state and can determine whether the execution signal is input by manipulating the execution button unit 53b by the user.

In the course continuing step (S190), when the control unit 60 determines that the execution signal is input in the execution signal determination step (S180), the controller 60 returns to the state before the clothing addition process is performed and performs the laundry treatment process (P3). You can continue the course of the previous course.

Meanwhile, FIG. 18 shows a state in which a course cancellation screen 530 is displayed on the screen output unit 8 according to a course cancellation process in one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 18A shows a course progress screen 510, FIG. 18B shows a course cancellation screen 530, and FIG. 18C shows a course cancellation guidance screen.

The course cancellation process of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 18.

First, one embodiment of the present invention includes the drum 30, the screen output unit 8, the multi-function button unit 91 and the control unit 60 as described above. The drum 30 is provided inside the cabinet 10, is provided to be rotatable, and clothes can be accommodated therein.

The screen output unit 8 is provided in the cabinet 10, and a screen for providing information to the user can be output. The multi-function button unit 91 is provided in the cabinet 10, and functions can be changed according to the screen output from the screen output unit 8.

The control unit 60 may control rotation of the drum 30 and perform a course for processing clothes. The screen output unit 8 is provided to output a pause screen 520 indicating that the course is in a paused state during execution, and the control unit 60 controls the screen output unit 8 to display the pause screen. When the multi-function button unit 91 is operated in a state in which 520 is output, a course cancellation process of canceling a currently paused course may be performed.

In one embodiment of the present invention, when a course selected through the course selection screen 410 is performed, a course progress screen 510 for indicating the course execution process may be output to the screen output unit 8.

In addition, the control unit 60 may enter a pause state for temporarily stopping a course currently in progress based on a user's manipulation signal in the clothes handling process (P3), and the screen output unit 8 may perform the pause state. In this state, a still image 520 may be displayed on the display 84 .

Meanwhile, when the multifunction button unit 91 is operated in a paused state, the control unit 60 may perform a course cancellation process for canceling a course whose progress has been interrupted due to the current paused state.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the method of entering the pause state may be various. For example, as described above, when the multi-function button unit 91 is operated on the course progress screen 510 and the process of adding clothes proceeds, the pause state may be entered. In the process of adding clothing, a pause state may be entered so that the user can safely add clothing.

Meanwhile, when the user manipulates the execution button 53b on the course progress screen 510, the control unit 60 may enter the pause state. The pause state according to the execution signal of the execution button unit 53b may correspond to a situation in which the user temporarily stops the course for various reasons.

Meanwhile, the user may wish to cancel the corresponding course according to various reasons while the course is in progress. For example, the user may desire to proceed with the clothes treatment course again at a later time, or may wish to change to a course other than the current course.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the user can effectively stop the laundry processing process (P3) as needed by utilizing the execution button 53b, etc., and in the paused state, the user manipulates the multi-function button 91 to The corresponding clothing treatment process (P3) can be conveniently canceled.

On the other hand, as already described in the process of adding clothes, the controller 60 may continue the previous clothes treatment process (P3) again when the execution button 53b is operated in the pause state.

That is, the user may continue the laundry processing process (P3) again by manipulating the execution button 53b on the pause screen 520, or may cancel the course by manipulating the multi-function button 91.

One embodiment of the present invention allows the user to utilize a plurality of button units, such as the execution button unit 53b and the multi-function button unit 91, in a paused state, so that the degree of freedom of selection for continuing or canceling a course in a paused state. can improve

On the other hand, in one embodiment of the present invention, the execution button unit 53b is provided in the cabinet 10 and is manipulated by the user to generate a course execution and stop signal.

The screen output unit 8 is provided to output a course progress screen 510 displaying the progress of the course, and when the execution button 53b is manipulated on the course progress screen 510, the pause screen is displayed. (520).

That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, the controller 60 is provided to perform the clothes treatment process P3 according to the course when the execution button 53b is operated in the course setting process P2, and the clothes treatment process ( When the execution button unit 53b is manipulated in P3), the corresponding laundry processing process (P3) enters a temporary stop state. P3) may be arranged to continue.

Meanwhile, FIG. 17 shows a state in which the function of the multifunction button unit 91 displayed on the function display area 405 is changed according to the screen output to the screen output unit 8 . FIG. 17A shows a function display area 405 displaying the additional clothing function of the multi-function button unit 91 on the course progress screen 510, and FIG. 17B shows the multi-function button unit 91 on the pause screen 520. A function display area 405 in which a course cancellation function is displayed is shown.

17A and 17B, in one embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 60 disables the function of the multi-function button unit 91 on the course progress screen 510 or adds clothes during the course. , and the function of the multi-function button unit 91 in the pause screen 520 can be changed to a course cancel function for canceling a course.

That is, in the course selection screen 410, the multi-function button unit 91 is provided to have an option recommendation function, and in the course progress screen 510, the multi-function button unit 91 allows the process of adding clothing to the current process. It is provided to have a function of adding clothing, and is deactivated when the process of adding clothing cannot be performed. In the pause screen 520, the multi-function button unit 91 may be provided to have a function of canceling a course.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a change in function of the multi-function button unit 91 may eventually correspond to a change in performance of the control unit 60 according to an operation signal of the multi-function button unit 91 . That is, in the course selection screen 410, the control unit 60 performs an option recommendation process when an operation signal of the multi-function button unit 91 is input, and in the course progress screen 510, the controller 60 performs the multi-function button unit 91 ) according to the manipulation signal of adding clothes or ignoring the manipulation signal, and in the pause screen 520, the controller 60 can perform the course cancellation process when the manipulation signal of the multi-function button 91 is input. there is.

One embodiment of the present invention varies the function of the multi-function button unit 91 according to the screen output from the screen output unit 8, so that the user can input various commands to the control unit 60 through one button. And, the controller 60 can also perform various tasks based on an operation signal generated from one button.

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, the pause screen 520 may include a function display area 405 displaying a course cancellation function of the multi-function button unit 91 . The function display area 405 may include a display for indicating a course cancellation function of the multi-function button unit 91 .

As described above, in the screen output unit 8, when the multi-function button unit 91 is activated, a function display area 405 displaying the function of the multi-function button unit 91 is output on the screen, and the multi-function button unit 91 When is inactivated, the function display area 405 may be removed.

On the course selection screen 410, a function display area 405 representing the option recommendation function of the multi-function button unit 91 is displayed, and on the course progress screen 510, the current process of the course performed in the clothing treatment process P3 is displayed. The function display area 405 indicating the clothing addition function of the multi-function button unit 91 is displayed or removed for each function, and the function display area 405 indicating the course cancel function of the multi-function button unit 91 is displayed on the pause screen 520. this can be displayed.

One embodiment of the present invention shows the activation and deactivation of the multi-function button unit 91 for each screen, and when the multi-function button unit 91 is activated, the function by the multi-function button unit 91 is displayed in the function display area 405. By notifying the user through this, the user's convenience in using the multi-function button unit 91 can be improved.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 17B , a still screen 520 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a still display area 522 . The pause screen 520 converted from the course progress screen 510 may have a screen configuration similar to that of the course progress screen 510 .

For example, the still screen 520 may display the name of the course being performed in the clothes treatment process P3, the degree of completion of the process, the duration of the process, and the like. In addition, to inform the user of the current pause state, the pause screen 520 may include a pause display area 522 indicating 'pause state'. Specific text of the pause display area 522 may be set in various ways.

On the other hand, in one embodiment of the present invention, the screen output unit 8 is a course cancellation screen 530 for confirming the user's intention to cancel the course when the multi-function button 91 is operated on the pause screen 520. ) can be output.

18B shows a state in which the course cancellation screen 530 is output to the screen output unit 8 by operating the multi-function button unit 91 on the pause screen 520.

On the course cancellation screen 530, a phrase for asking the user whether to perform the course cancellation process may be displayed, and a plurality of items that the user may select through the dial unit 56 may be displayed.

In one embodiment of the present invention, even if the multi-function button unit 91 is operated by the user on the pause screen 520, the course cancellation screen 530 is displayed as a screen output unit so that the user's intention to cancel the course can be confirmed again. (8) can be output.

On the other hand, in one embodiment of the present invention, the course cancellation screen 530 displays consent items for course cancellation, and the control unit 60, in a state in which selection of the consent items is scheduled, the multi-function button unit 91 If manipulated, the course cancellation process can be performed.

Furthermore, a plurality of items including the consent item are displayed on the course cancellation screen 530, and among the plurality of items, a target item to be selected according to the operation of the multi-function button unit 91 is distinguished from the rest can be displayed

That is, on the course cancellation screen 530, an agreement item agreeing to the course cancellation function and a return item for canceling the course cancellation function and returning to a temporary stop state may be displayed together.

The user can manipulate the control unit so that the selection schedule display is positioned on one of the agreement item and the return item on the course cancellation screen 530 . For example, the user can rotate the dial unit 56 to change the location of the scheduled selection display to one of the agreement item and return item.

Meanwhile, the user may command the control unit 60 to perform the course cancellation function by manipulating the operation unit in a state in which the target to be selected is set as an agreement item. In addition, the user may command the control unit 60 to cancel the course cancellation function and return to the temporary stop state by manipulating the operation unit in a state in which the target to be selected is set as the return item.

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, the course cancellation screen 530 may include a function display area 405 displaying the selection completion function of the multi-function button unit 91 . That is, the user can complete the selection of the item on which the selection schedule display is located by manipulating the multi-function button unit 91 on the course cancellation screen 530.

That is, the control unit 60 changes the function of the multi-function button unit 91 to a selection completion function on the course cancellation screen 530, and when the operation signal of the multi-function button unit 91 is input, the course cancellation screen 530 It is possible to perform the process for the item where the selection scheduled display is located.

For example, the control unit 60 performs a course cancellation process when the multi-function button unit 91 is manipulated in a state in which an agreement item is a target to be selected, and cancels a course if the multi-function button unit 91 is operated in a state in which a return item is a target to be selected. You can cancel the process and return to the paused state.

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, the screen output unit 8 may be provided to output a cancellation guide screen 531 for guiding a cancellation state of the course when the course cancellation process is performed.

Content for notifying the user that the course has been canceled may be displayed on the cancellation guide screen 531 . The cancellation guidance screen 531 may be displayed in a pop-up form. The cancellation guidance screen 531 may be output in the form of a pop-up from the course cancellation screen 530, the course selection screen 410, and other screens, and may be output in a part of the display 84 as shown in FIG. 18C. there is.

Meanwhile, FIG. 19 shows a state in which a course change screen 540 is output based on a manipulation signal of the control unit in a state where a pause screen 520 is output to the screen output unit 8 according to an embodiment of the present invention. it is a drawing

FIG. 19A shows a pause screen 520 indicating a pause state of the clothes handling process P3, and FIG. 19B shows a course change screen 540 entered from the pause screen 520. 19c shows a change guide screen 541 output after the course change screen 540.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 60 converts the currently paused course to another course when the dial unit 56 is rotated in a state where the pause screen 520 is output to the screen output unit 8. It may be arranged to perform a course change process for changing to .

In the course change process, after the course is canceled, the course selection screen 410 is output on the screen output unit 8 so that the user can select another course.

Meanwhile, the controller 60 may be arranged to perform a course change process when an operation signal of the dial unit 56 is input in a state where the still screen 520 is output to the screen output unit 8 . That is, the screen output unit 8 may be provided to output the course change screen 540 when the dial unit 56 is rotated on the pause screen 520 .

That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, when the execution button unit 53b is operated on the pause screen 520, the existing course continues, and when the multifunction button unit 91 is operated, the course cancellation process proceeds, and the dial unit ( If 56) is operated, the course change process may proceed.

One embodiment of the present invention can suggest various processes that can be performed to the user in the paused state by maximizing the use of buttons, etc., which can be manipulated by the user in the paused screen 520 .

When the dial unit 56 is rotated on the pause screen 520, the screen output unit 8 may output a course change screen 540 for confirming the user's intention to change the course.

On the course change screen 540, consent items for course change are displayed, and the control unit 60 can perform a course change process when the multifunction button unit 91 is manipulated in a state in which the consent item is to be selected. .

A screen configuration of the course change screen 540 may be similar to that of the aforementioned course cancellation screen 530 . Referring to FIG. 19B , the course change screen 540 may display a phrase for asking the user whether to change the course while canceling the current course.

In addition, the course change screen 540 may display agreement items and return items for the course change process. If the user selects an agreement item, the controller 60 performs a course change process, and if a return item is selected, the controller 60 cancels the course change process and returns to a pause state.

In FIG. 19B, the contents of "new course start" are displayed for the consent item and the contents of "cancellation" are displayed for the return item. can do.

When the user inputs the multi-function button unit 91 in a state in which the selection scheduled display is placed on the consent item using the dial unit 56, the control unit 60 can perform a course change process and select the selection scheduled display as a return item. When the multi-function button unit 91 is input in the state located at , the control unit 60 can cancel the course change process and return to the pause state.

In the course change screen 540, the function display area 405 may be displayed in the same way as the course cancellation screen 530, and the selection completion function of the multi-function button unit 91 may be displayed on the function display area 405. .

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, the screen output unit 8 may be provided to output a change guide screen 541 for guiding a change state of the course when the course change process is performed.

When an agreement item is selected by the user on the course change screen 540, the controller 60 performs a course change process and controls the screen output unit 8 to output a change guidance screen 541 on the display 84. can

Since the course change screen 540 is for changing the course, the controller 60 can control the screen output unit 8 to switch from the course change screen 540 to the course selection screen 410, and the change guidance screen 541 may be displayed in a pop-up form on the course selection screen 410 . 19C shows a change guidance screen 541 overlappingly displayed in a pop-up form on a part of the course selection screen 410 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

A text indicating that a course change process has been performed may be displayed on the change guide screen 541 . A phrase for notifying a course change may be determined in various ways according to need.

That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of courses are stored in the control unit 60, and the screen output unit 8 displays a course selection screen in which the plurality of courses are displayed and one of them is selected by the user ( 410), and the screen output unit 8 switches to the course selection screen 410 when the course change process is performed on the course change screen 540, and the change guide screen 541 It may be output in the form of a pop-up for a preset time on the course selection screen 410.

Meanwhile, FIG. 22 is a flow chart of a control method of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 for performing a course cancellation process and a course change process according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 22, a control method of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 for performing a course cancellation process and a course change process will be described below.

The control method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a pause step (S210), a course end function activation step (S220), a course end function display step (S230), a course end signal determination step (S240), a dial signal determination step ( S250), pause release determination step (S260), course end guidance step (S242), course end step (S244), course switching guide step, course selection return step (S254), and pause release step (S262). can

In the pause step (S210), the control unit 60 performs the clothing treatment process (P3) when the execution signal of the execution button unit 53b is generated while the course progress screen 510 is output to the screen output unit 8. can be stopped

In activating the course end function (S220), the control unit 60 may activate the course end function of the multi-function button unit 91. That is, the control unit 60 may recognize the operation signal of the multi-function button unit 91 as a course end function or a course cancel function. The control unit 60 may control the screen output unit 8 so that the multi-function button unit 91 emits light.

In the course end function display step (S230), the controller 60 controls the screen output unit 8 to output the course cancellation screen 530 on the screen of the screen output unit 8 on which the pause screen 520 is output. can do.

In the course end signal determination step (S240), the control unit 60 may determine whether a selection for an agreement item displayed on the course cancellation screen 530 is input by the user.

In the course end guidance step, the control unit 60 outputs a screen notifying that the course cancellation process is being performed on the screen output unit 8 in a state where the consent item is selected by the user in the course end signal determination step (S240). The output unit 8 can be controlled.

In the course ending step (S244), the controller 60 may perform and complete the course cancellation process. When water exists inside the tub 20, the control unit 60 can remove the water inside the tub 20 through a draining process and control the opening/closing control device of the clothing door 40 to be released. .

Meanwhile, in the dial signal determination step (S250), the control unit 60 determines that the operation signal of the multifunction button unit 91 is not input in the course end signal determination step (S240), the dial unit 56 It can be determined whether an operation signal is input.

In the course change guide step (S252), the control unit 60 displays a course change screen ( 540) can be controlled so that the screen output unit 8 is output.

In the course selection return step (S254), the control unit 60 may perform a course change process in a state in which the consent item is selected by the user in the course change guidance step (S252). In the course selection returning step (S254), if water exists inside the tub 20, the control unit 60 can remove the water inside the tub 20 through a drainage process, and the opening and closing control device for the clothing door 40 can be controlled in the unlocked state.

Meanwhile, the controller 60 may control the screen output unit 8 so that the screen output unit 8 outputs the course selection screen 410 . In addition, the controller 60 may control the screen output unit 8 to display a change guide screen 541 notifying the user that a course change process is being performed. The change guidance screen 541 may be displayed in a pop-up form on the course selection screen 410 .

On the other hand, in the pause release determination step (S260), the controller 60, when the operation signal of the dial unit 56 is not input in the dial signal determination step (S250), activates the action button unit 53b by the user. It can be determined whether an operation signal is input.

In the pause release step (S262), when the controller 60 determines that the operation signal of the execution button 53b is input in the pause release determination step (S260), the controller 60 cancels the pause state and processes the clothes. You can continue the course by returning to (P3). A course progress screen 510 may be output to the screen output unit 8 again.

On the other hand, in FIG. 20, QR from the screen output unit 8 in one embodiment of the present invention This is a diagram showing the output of the screen containing the code. 20A is a diagram showing an error guidance screen 610 including an error QR code, and FIG. 20B is a diagram showing an app linkage screen 620 including a linkage QR code.

A laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a cabinet 10, a drum 30, a screen output unit 8, and a control unit 60, and the control unit 60 detects an abnormal state. In this case, the screen output unit 8 is controlled so that an error guidance screen 610 for guiding the user of the abnormal state is output, and the error guidance screen 610 is capable of exchanging information with the control unit 60. An error QR code analyzed through the user's communication terminal 70 may be displayed.

In one embodiment of the present invention, various check items may exist when the clothes treatment process P3 is performed. For example, whether or not the driving unit rotating the drum 30 is properly controlled, whether the detergent supply is normal, whether the water supply unit is operating normally, whether the drainage unit is operating normally, whether the air supply unit is operating normally, and whether the opening and closing control device of the clothing door 40 is operating normally. There may be various check items such as whether or not.

The controller 60 controls the screen output unit to output an error guidance screen 610 from the screen output unit 8 when there is an abnormal state for a check item that exists in performing the clothes handling process P3 as described above. (8) can be controlled and entered into an error state.

The control unit 60 may determine an abnormal state such as in the booting process (P1), course setting process (P2), and clothes processing process (P3), and when an error state is entered, the procedure for processing clothes is stopped and the error You can wait until it resolves.

Meanwhile, the error guide screen 610 may include an error QR code area 611, an error code display area 612, and an error content display area, and may further include a function display area 405.

An error QR code related to the currently identified abnormal state may be displayed in the error QR code area 611 . A plurality of error QR codes corresponding to various abnormal conditions may be stored in advance in the control unit 60, and the screen output unit 8 displays the error QR codes corresponding to the current abnormal status in the error QR code area 611. ) can be controlled.

The error QR code can be interpreted through the user's communication terminal 70. That is, the communication terminal 70 can obtain information extracted from the erroneous QR code by analyzing image information of the erroneous QR code.

For example, an application that works with the clothes handling device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be installed in the communication terminal 70, and the user interprets the error QR code through the application of the communication terminal 70. can do.

The error QR code may provide direct information on an explanation or solution to the corresponding abnormal state, or may include link information capable of being linked to related information. For example, the application of the communication terminal 70 can access information indicating a description of the abnormal state or a solution through link information extracted from an error QR code. The information may be directly stored in the application or may be stored on a separately prepared server.

That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, by providing an error QR code that can include link information instead of directly storing information related to the abnormal state in the control unit 60, the control unit 60 is limited in computation capacity or storage capacity. and effectively provide information related to abnormal conditions to the user.

Meanwhile, an error code corresponding to the abnormal state may be displayed in the error code display area 612 . Furthermore, a name that can be easily recognized by the user may be displayed together with the corresponding abnormal state.

In the error content guidance area 613, error content for the corresponding abnormal state may be displayed. The user can easily grasp the current problem by checking the contents of the error information guide area 613 .

Meanwhile, the error guidance screen 610 may display a function display area 405 . That is, the multifunction button unit 91 can be activated when an error guidance screen 610 is output to the screen output unit 8 . In the error guidance screen 610, the multi-function button unit 91 may have a confirmation function.

The user can escape from the error guidance screen 610 by manipulating the multi-function button 91 on the error guidance screen 610 . For example, the user can escape from the error guidance screen 610 by solving the error content according to the error guidance screen 610 and manipulating the multi-function button 91 .

The control unit 60 can also escape from an error state when the multifunction button unit 91 is manipulated on the error guidance screen 610 . However, the control unit 60 may check again whether the error is resolved, and if not resolved, the error guidance screen 610 is output again or the error guidance screen is displayed despite the operation of the multifunction button unit 91. The screen output unit 8 can be controlled so that step 610 continues.

On the other hand, if the error content displayed on the error guidance screen 610 corresponds to recommendations for normal use of the clothes handling device 1 and is not essential, for example, the softener is not present in the detergent supply device while the softener input is set. If it is confirmed that it is not, the control unit 60 may display the error contents according to the abnormal state to the user through the screen output unit 8 through the error guidance screen 610, but in order for the user to ignore the error Even if the multifunction button unit 91 is operated without necessary measures, the control unit 60 may escape from the error state regardless of whether or not the error is resolved.

That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, even if some of the plurality of error codes corresponding to the abnormal state are not necessarily resolved, the clothes treatment process P3 may proceed ignoring them based on the user's intention.

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, the error QR code may be provided to provide information to the communication terminal 70 through an application usable through the communication terminal 70 . As described above, the error QR code may include link information that can be connected to information corresponding to the corresponding error code.

The error guidance screen 610 includes an error QR code area 611 where the error QR code is displayed, an error code display area 612 where the error code corresponding to the abnormal state is displayed, and the contents of the abnormal state. A displayed error content guide area 613 may be included.

Meanwhile, the screen output unit 8 is provided to output a notification screen 320 for providing information to the user during the preparation process of the course performed after power is applied, and the notification screen 320 is configured to display the error It may consist of a plurality of screens including the guidance screen 610 .

As described above, in one embodiment of the present invention, when the power button unit 53a is input and the booting process P1 is performed, the booting screen 300 may be output to the screen output unit 8. The booting screen 300 may display a logo to indicate a manufacturer or various phrases to give a user a sense of familiarity.

Also, the booting screen 300 may provide various information to the user prior to using the laundry treatment apparatus 1 . The booting screen 300 may include a notification screen 320, and the notification screen 320 may display information necessary for the user.

Meanwhile, the aforementioned error guidance screen 610 may be displayed as a part of the notification screen 320 . That is, the screen output unit 8 may output the notification screen 320 in the booting process P1, and the error guidance screen 610 may be output as one of the notification screens 320.

That is, the controller 60 may check preparations for using the laundry treatment apparatus 1, such as the laundry treatment process P3, in the booting process P1, and if an abnormal state is identified in the inspection, the notification screen ( 320), the screen output unit 8 can be controlled so that the error guidance screen 610 is output.

On the other hand, in one embodiment of the present invention, the screen output unit 8 is provided to output a course progress screen 510 for displaying information on the progress of the course to the user, and the error guidance screen 610 displays the course progress screen 510. In a state where the progress screen 510 is output, it may be output in a pop-up form.

That is, in the laundry processing process P3 in which the course selected by the user through the cousse selection screen proceeds, the controller 60 detects an abnormal state during the execution of the clothing processing process P3, for example, the drum 30 When a trapping phenomenon or abnormal operation of the drive unit or abnormal operation of the water supply unit and drainage unit is identified, the screen output unit 8 can be controlled so that the error guidance screen 610 is displayed on the course progress screen 510. .

If the error guidance screen 610 is displayed during output of the course progress screen 510, the error guidance screen 610 may be output in the form of a pop-up on the course progress screen 510. In addition, the error guidance screen 610 may be output on the entire area of the display 84 or only on a part thereof. When the error guidance screen 610 is output in a part of the display 84 area, the error guidance screen 610 may be displayed in the form of an additional layer overlapping the course progress screen 510 .

On the other hand, as described above, the screen output unit 8 can end the output of the error guidance screen 610 when the multifunction button unit 91 is manipulated in a state in which the error guidance screen 610 is output. .

However, if it is determined that the corresponding error content has not been resolved by the controller 60 and the corresponding error content is essential for the subsequent process, the error guidance screen 610 may be displayed again.

Also, as described above, the error guidance screen 610 may include a function display area 405 displaying an error guidance end function of the multifunction button unit 91 .

Meanwhile, the error QR code may be provided to provide the communication terminal 70 with link information connected to image information for resolving the abnormal state. That is, the communication terminal 70 can access video information for resolving the abnormal state by interpreting the error QR code.

The video information may be stored in a server provided by the manufacturer or directly stored in the communication terminal 70 . An embodiment of the present invention can provide video information that can be easily and conveniently understood by users by overcoming the computational or storage capabilities of the control unit 60 through a method of providing link information through an error QR code.

Meanwhile, the error QR code may be provided to provide the communication terminal 70 with connection information of a service center for checking the abnormal state.

For example, when the content of the abnormal state is difficult for the user to directly process, such as a failure of the driving unit, the error QR code is used to repair the laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. It may be arranged to provide connection information of a service center. That is, at the same time that the communication terminal 70 analyzes the error QR code, the communication terminal 70 may directly connect to the service center or provide connection information with the service center.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 20B , in one embodiment of the present invention, the screen output unit 8 is an interlocking QR code including information for interlocking an application installed in the communication terminal 70 with the controller 60. It may be provided to output an app-linked screen 620 on which is displayed.

The app-linked screen 620 is a screen on which a linked QR code is displayed. The control unit 60 may control the screen output unit 8 to output the app-linked screen 620 based on the operation signal of the operation unit.

As described above, in one embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 60 and the communication terminal 70 can interoperate, and the control unit 60 provides the communication terminal 70 with interworking information with the control unit 60. The interlocking QR code for the display may be output through the screen output unit 8.

The communication terminal 70 may interpret the interlocking QR code through the above-described application, and an interlocking process with the control unit 60 may proceed based on interlocking information obtained by interpreting the interlocking QR code.

An embodiment of the present invention provides an interlocking QR code for interlocking between the laundry treatment apparatus 1 and the communication terminal 70, so that the user can easily scan the interlocking QR code to perform the interlocking process.

On the other hand, in one embodiment of the present invention, the app-linked screen 620 includes an interlocking QR code area 621 in which the interlocking QR code is displayed and an interlocking QR guide area 622 for guiding how to use the interlocking QR code. can include

The above-described interlocking QR code may be displayed in the interlocking QR code area 621 . On the other hand, different interlocking processes may be performed depending on the type of communication terminal 70, etc. Therefore, in the interlocking QR code area 621, a plurality of interlocking QR codes corresponding to each type of communication terminal 70 are displayed together or alternatively. may be displayed negatively.

In the linked QR guide area, a phrase informing the user to proceed with an interlocking process between the laundry treatment apparatus 1 and the communication terminal 70 by scanning the linked QR code may be displayed. Specific phrases displayed in the linked QR guidance area can be set in various ways as needed.

In FIG. 20B, an interlocking QR code area 621 displayed with a plurality of interlocking QR codes is displayed on the upper side of the display 84 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and an interlocking QR guide area is displayed on the lower side of the display 84. appearance is shown. When a plurality of interlocking QR codes are displayed in the interlocking QR code area 621, the type of communication terminal 70 of each interlocking QR code may be displayed together.

Meanwhile, the app linking screen 620 includes a first linking screen and a second linking screen, the linking QR code is displayed on the first linking screen, and the screen output unit 8 is the first linking screen. When the multi-function button unit 91 is manipulated in this output state, the first interlocking screen can be switched to the second interlocking screen.

20B shows a state in which the first interlocking screen is output to the screen output unit 8, and a state in which the function display area 405 is included in the first interlocking screen is shown. That is, the first interlocking screen may include a function display area 405 displaying the interlocking progress function of the multi-function button unit 91 .

The user can operate the multi-function button unit 91 on the first interlocking screen to perform procedures after scanning the interlocking QR code. The second interlocking screen may display a screen showing interlocking between the control unit 60 and the communication terminal 70 or an operation method required by the communication terminal 70 or an operation method required by the operation unit of the laundry treatment device 1. there is.

On the other hand, in one embodiment of the present invention, the screen output unit 8 is provided to output a setting screen for displaying a plurality of setting items and selecting one by the user, and the plurality of setting items on the setting screen. When an app-linked item is selected, the app-linked screen 620 may be output.

For example, in a state where the course selection screen 410 is output on the screen output unit 8, the user manipulates the setting button unit 240 among a plurality of additional option buttons located in the option unit 200 to display the screen output unit ( In 8), the setting screen can be output.

A setting list including various setting items including app-linked items may be displayed on the setting screen, and the user rotates the dial unit 56 in the setting list to set the app-linked item as a scheduled selection target, and then the multi-function button unit By manipulating 91, the app-linked screen 620 can be output to the screen output unit 8.

That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, the screen output unit 8 changes and displays an object to be selected from the plurality of setting items when the dial unit 56 is rotated on the setting screen, and the multifunction button unit ( When 91) is operated, a screen corresponding to the setting item displayed as the target to be selected may be output.

Although the present invention has been shown and described in relation to specific embodiments, it is known in the art that the present invention can be variously improved and changed without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention provided by the claims below. It will be self-evident to those skilled in the art.

1: clothes handling device 8: screen output unit
10: cabinet 15: front panel
16: detergent opening 17: clothing opening
20: tub 22: tub opening
30: drum 32: drum opening
40: clothing door 50: operation module
51: control housing 52: board unit
53a: power button unit 53b: execution button unit
54a: power button housing 54b: carry out button housing
56: dial unit 57: output housing
58: rotation sensing unit 60: control unit
70: communication terminal 100: control panel
101: panel support part 200: option part
205: light emitting unit 210: first option unit
211: first option display unit 212: first option button unit
220: second option unit 221: second option display unit
222: second option button unit 230: third option unit
231: third option display unit 232: third option button unit
240: setting button part 250: reservation button part
300: boot screen 320: notification screen
322: course summary screen 400: course setting screen
405: function display area 410: course selection screen
411: order display area 412: selected course display area
413: option guidance area 420: setting screen
421: setting list 430: course editing screen
431: course list 432: designated display unit
434: fixed course 440: option screen
441: first option screen 442: second option screen
450: time drying guide screen 451: time drying course guide screen
452: course conversion selection area 460: option recommendation screen
461: option combination course display area 462: option combination area
470: reservation screen 471: reservation information screen
472: reservation time list 473: reservation completion screen
500: Clothing processing screen 510: Course progress screen
511: performance course display area 512: execution time display area
513: performance process display area 514: performance completion degree display area
520: pause screen 521: clothing addition guide screen
522: pause display area 530: course cancellation screen
531: cancellation information screen 540: course change screen
541: course change information screen 610: error information screen
611: error QR code area 612: error code display area
613: error information area 620: app interlocking screen
621: linked QR code area 622: linked QR guide area

Claims (16)

cabinet;
a drum provided inside the cabinet, provided to be rotatable, and storing clothes therein;
a screen output unit provided in the cabinet and outputting a screen for providing information to a user;
a multifunction button unit provided in the cabinet and having a variable function according to the screen output from the screen output unit; and
A control unit controlling rotation of the drum and performing a course for processing clothes;
The screen output unit is provided to output a pause screen indicating that the course is in a paused state during execution,
wherein the control unit performs a course cancellation process of canceling a currently paused course when the multi-function button unit is operated in a state where the screen output unit outputs the pause screen. According to claim 1,
It is provided in the cabinet and is manipulated by the user to generate a course execution and stop signal; further comprising a;
The screen output unit is provided to output a course progress screen displaying a progress state of the course, and is switched to the pause screen when the execution button is operated on the course progress screen. According to claim 2,
The control unit deactivates the function of the multi-function button unit on the course progress screen or changes the function to add clothing to add clothing during the course, and cancels the function of the multi-function button unit on the pause screen to cancel the course. A clothes handling device that changes by function. According to claim 1,
The pause screen includes a function display area displaying a course cancellation function of the multi-function button unit. According to claim 1,
The screen output unit outputs a course cancellation screen for confirming a user's intention to cancel a course when the multi-function button is operated on the pause screen. According to claim 5,
On the course cancellation screen, consent items for course cancellation are displayed,
The control unit performs a course cancellation process when the multi-function button unit is operated in a state in which selection of the consent item is scheduled. According to claim 6,
A plurality of items including the consent item are displayed on the course cancellation screen, and a target item to be selected according to an operation of the multi-function button unit among the plurality of items is displayed separately from the rest. According to claim 6,
The course cancellation screen includes a function display area displaying a selection completion function of the multi-function button unit. According to claim 6,
The screen output unit is provided to output a cancellation guide screen for guiding a cancellation state of the course when the course cancellation process is performed. According to claim 1,
The screen output unit,
a display on which the screen is output; and
Including; a screen circumference provided to surround the display;
The multi-function button unit is provided on the circumference of the screen. According to claim 1,
Further comprising a dial portion rotatably provided in the cabinet;
wherein the control unit performs a course change process for changing a currently paused course to another course when the dial unit is rotated in a state where the paused screen is output to the screen output unit. According to claim 11,
The screen output unit is provided to protrude from the cabinet,
The dial unit is provided to surround an outer circumferential surface of the screen output unit. According to claim 11,
The screen output unit outputs a course change screen for confirming a user's intention to change a course when the dial portion is rotated in the pause screen. According to claim 13,
On the course change screen, consent items for course change are displayed,
The control unit performs a course change process when the multi-function button unit is operated in a state in which the consent item is to be selected. According to claim 14,
The screen output unit is provided to output a change guide screen for guiding a change state of the course when the course change process is performed. According to claim 15,
The control unit stores a plurality of courses,
The screen output unit is provided to output a course selection screen in which the plurality of courses are displayed and one of them is selected by a user,
The screen output unit switches to the course selection screen when the course change process is performed on the course change screen, and outputs the change guidance screen in a pop-up form for a time set in advance on the course selection screen.

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