WO2016201932A1

WO2016201932A1 - Fully automatic washing machine

Info

Publication number: WO2016201932A1
Application number: PCT/CN2015/097571
Authority: WO
Inventors: 吕佩师; 杨林; 王秀梅; 薛凯; 姜同春
Original assignee: 青岛海尔洗衣机有限公司
Priority date: 2015-06-14
Filing date: 2015-12-16
Publication date: 2016-12-22
Also published as: JP2018517516A; KR20180010310A; EP3309286A1; US20190003102A1; CN106245282A; CN106245282B; EP3309286A4; JP6606198B2

Abstract

A fully automatic washing machine, comprising a housing (1), a control panel seat (2) and an upper cover (3). The control panel seat (2) is located at the upper portion of the housing (1) and is provided with a laundry-loading opening (7); the upper cover (3) is rotatably arranged on the control panel seat (2) so as to open or to seal the laundry-loading opening (7); the washing machine is characterized by having arranged on the upper portion of its forward face an integrated display and control knob (4); when in closed position, the upper cover (3) serves as the entire top surface of the washing machine. By means of the use of an integrated display and control knob (4) instead of the existing mode of a control knob and a display panel, the entire control panel panel can be replaced, thus simplifying the outward appearance; arrangement of said integrated display and control knob (4) on the upper portion of the forward face of the washing machine occupies no space on the top of the control panel seat (2); that the upper cover (3) of the laundry-loading opening constitutes the entire top surface of the washing machine provides for a larger laundry-loading opening (7). The programs and display content corresponding to the integrated display and control knob (4) can be modified by a background controller, while hardware compatibility is strong and offers convenience of use without changing user habits.

Description

automatic washing machine

Technical field

The invention relates to a fully automatic washing machine.

Background technique

At present, with the development of the home appliance industry, the fully automatic washing machine meets the needs of various users at the same time, and the required functions are more and more diversified. For example, various specific washing programs are required for different clothing materials; for the user, on the one hand In order to obtain a good user experience, the operation is required to be as straightforward as possible, and on the other hand, the appearance of the electrical appliance is required to be more simple and beautiful. The complication of electrical functions involves more human-computer interaction. The more advanced form is to directly display, select and confirm using the touch screen, but it involves high cost and can only be used for some high-end models.

The current form of control commonly used in the industry is to set a separate display part and an operating part on the control panel. The most common type of control is the combination of the display and the knob. The knob can intuitively indicate the corresponding program, such as “commonly used , cotton, chemical fiber..." by rotating to the corresponding position can easily select the corresponding washing program, the corresponding display can also be replaced by the printing interface + LED light + digital tube display or printing interface + LCD / LED module, by It completes the display in the control program and displays the running status information. This control mode is intuitive to operate, but the overall appearance is not beautiful. For the fully automatic washing machine, it needs to occupy the space on the upper surface of the disc seat for easy operation. It is complicated and has the disadvantage of not being able to adjust the program later.

Summary of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide a fully automatic washing machine which adopts an integrated display control knob In the control mode of the existing knob and the display screen, the upper cover of the input port for placing the laundry constitutes the entire upper top surface of the washing machine.

A fully automatic washing machine comprising a casing, a control disc holder and an upper cover, wherein the control disc seat is located at the top of the casing, and is provided with a clothes input port, and the upper cover is rotatably provided on the control panel The upper part of the front side of the washing machine is provided with an integrated display control knob, and the upper cover forms a whole upper top surface of the washing machine.

Further, the integrated display control knob is located in a range of 4/5 or more of the overall height of the washing machine.

Further, a power button and a start button are respectively disposed symmetrically on both sides of the installation position of the integrated display control knob or a power button and a start button are disposed on a side of the installation position of the integrated display control knob.

Preferably, the integrated display control knob is mounted on a front side of the housing or a front side of the control tray.

Further, the front side of the housing or the front side of the control tray is inclined toward the rear of the entire body.

Further, the integrated display control knob includes a centrally located body and a rotating portion surrounding the body, the outer side of the rotating portion doubles as an outer side surface of the entire knob, and the front end surface of the body is provided with a first display device. A second display device is disposed on the outer side surface, and the selection of the displayed content on the first display device and/or the second display device is realized by the rotation of the rotating portion.

Preferably, the shape of the rotating portion of the steering knob is a cylinder, a truncated cone or a multi-sided platform.

Preferably, the first display device adopts a touch display screen.

Preferably, the second display device is in the form of a built-in LED lamp and a preset printed text.

Further, the control knob can be pressed down as a whole, and the pressing action can be used as a confirmation of the selected content.

Specifically, the first display device is used for displaying the status information during the running of the controlled washing machine and/or displaying the interactive interface of the control program.

Specifically, the second display device is configured to control display of a plurality of selection items in the program.

In order to make the surface of the body more compact, the control knob can detect or retract the control tray base according to whether the washing machine is powered on or off.

The fully automatic washing machine of the invention replaces the existing knob and the display control mode by adopting the integrated display control knob, so that the entire operation panel can be replaced, and has a more simple appearance, which is disposed on the front side of the body and does not occupy control. The upper surface of the disc seat makes the upper cover of the input port for placing the laundry to constitute the entire upper top surface of the washing machine, and can have a larger clothes opening for convenient use; the corresponding program and display content of the integrated display control knob can be The modification by the background controller makes the hardware compatibility stronger, and does not change the consumer's usage habits, and can be conveniently used.

DRAWINGS

Figure 1 is a schematic view showing the overall structure of the fully automatic washing machine of the present invention;

2 is a schematic structural view of the fully automatic washing machine of the present invention after removing the upper cover;

3 is a partial detailed view of the integrated display control knob of the embodiment;

4 is a state diagram of the use of the integrated display control knob according to the embodiment;

5 is a schematic diagram of an integrated display control knob of a rotating portion in the shape of a multi-prism;

Figure 6 is a side view of Figure 5;

7 is a schematic diagram of an integrated display control knob of a rotary table in the shape of a rotary table according to an embodiment;

Figure 8 is a side view of Figure 7. among them:

1. Housing; 2. Control disc holder; 3. Upper cover; 4. Integrated display control knob; 5. Start/stop button; 6. Power button; 7. Input port; 8. Body;

detailed description

The technical solution of the present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

1 to 2 are schematic structural views of a fully automatic washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, which includes a housing 1, a control tray 2 and an upper cover 3, the control tray 2 being located on the top of the housing 1 A garment input port 7 is provided, and the upper cover plate 3 is rotatably disposed on the control disc holder 2 to open or close the clothes input port 7, and the corresponding control disc holder 2 is configured to receive a corresponding whole control circuit board Generally, it is also used to install a conventional control and display device on the upper surface thereof. Unlike the conventional fully automatic washing machine, the washing machine of the present invention is provided with an integrated display control knob 4 on the upper part of the front side, and is installed in the integrated display control knob 4 The power level button 6 and the start/stop button 5 are respectively disposed symmetrically on both sides of the horizontal position of the position, or directly on the same side of the control knob 4 as the power button 6 and the start/stop button 5; while the separate display screen is omitted, The conventional washing machine has the power button 6, the start/stop button 5 and the integrated display control knob 4 mounted on the upper surface of the control tray 2, and the control device no longer occupies the space for controlling the upper surface of the tray 2, so the clothes input port of the machine 7 can As much as possible, it is convenient to put and take out the clothes during use; at the same time, the water inlet of the washing machine is arranged on the rear side of the control tray, and the detergent input port is arranged in the clothes input port 7, so that the upper cover 3 The closed top surface constitutes the entire upper top surface of the washing machine, which has a more simple appearance and a modern atmosphere as a whole.

Further, in order to make the washing machine as a whole has a more simple appearance, the integrated display control knob 4 is disposed on the center line of the front side of the washing machine.

For convenience of use, the corresponding integrated display control knob 4 is disposed in a range of 4/5 or more of the overall height of the washing machine, and in this range, it can be mounted on the front side of the casing 1 or the front side of the control panel 2, and at the same time The height of the user has a better viewing angle during operation, and correspondingly, during design and production, the front side of the control panel seat on which the integral display control knob 4 is mounted is tilted toward the rear of the entire body.

Different from the conventional automatic washing machine, the integrated display control knob 4 used in the above-mentioned fully automatic washing machine of the present invention comprises a body 8 in the middle and a rotating portion 9 surrounding the body, and the outer side of the rotating portion 9 doubles as the entire knob The front side surface of the body 8 is provided with a first display device, and the outer side surface is provided with a second display device, and the first display device and/or the second display are realized by the rotation of the rotating portion The selection of the content displayed on the device. The control knob can be pressed down as a whole, and the pressing action can be used as a confirmation of the selected content. As another alternative, the first display device can adopt a touch display screen, and the corresponding touch display screen is displayed by software. Confirm the key to confirm the operation.

As a more cost-effective production method, the second display device can also be designed as a structure in which a built-in LED lamp is combined with a preset printed text.

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, a schematic structural diagram of the above-mentioned control knob and a corresponding use state diagram are shown. The first display device is used for displaying the state information of the controlled washing machine during operation and/or displaying the interactive interface of the control program. The second display device is for controlling display of a plurality of selection items in the program.

As a further improvement, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the shape of the rotating portion of the corresponding steering knob can also be a cylinder, a circular table or a polygonal platform for a better operating angle of view.

Further, when the washing machine is powered on, the control knob can detect the control disc holder, and the operating knob can be used to select a program to control the washing machine; likewise, after the washing is completed, the washing machine is powered off, and the control knob can be retracted. The control disc holder is kept flat and beautiful with the front side of the washing machine control disc holder.

The technical principles of the present invention have been described above in connection with specific embodiments. The descriptions are merely illustrative of the principles of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention. Based on the explanation herein, those skilled in the art can devise various other embodiments of the present invention without departing from the scope of the invention.

Claims

A fully automatic washing machine comprising a casing, a control disc holder and an upper cover, wherein the control disc seat is located at the top of the casing, and is provided with a clothes input port, and the upper cover is rotatably provided on the control panel The upper side of the front side of the washing machine is provided with an integrated display control knob, and the upper cover is in a closed state to constitute the entire upper top surface of the washing machine.
A fully automatic washing machine according to claim 1, wherein said integrated display control knob is located in a range of 4/5 or more of the overall height of the washing machine.
The fully automatic washing machine according to claim 1, wherein a power button and a start/stop button or a mounting position of the integrated display control knob are respectively disposed symmetrically on both sides of the mounting position of the integrated display control knob. Set the power button and start and stop button on the side.
A fully automatic washing machine according to claim 2, wherein said integral display control knob is mounted to a front side of said housing or a front side of said control tray.
The fully automatic washing machine according to claim 4, wherein the front side of the control tray base is a vertical surface or an inclined surface inclined toward the rear of the entire body.
The fully automatic washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the integrated display control knob comprises a centrally located body and a rotating portion surrounding the body, and an outer side of the rotating portion doubles as an outer side of the entire knob, The front end surface of the body is provided with a first display device, and the outer side surface is provided with a second display device, and the selection of the displayed content on the first display device and/or the second display device is realized by the rotation of the rotating portion .
The fully automatic washing machine according to claim 6, characterized in that the shape of the rotating portion of the steering knob is a cylinder, a circular table or a polygonal table.
A fully automatic washing machine according to claim 6, wherein said first display means employs a touch display screen.
The fully automatic washing machine according to claim 6, wherein the second display device is in the form of a built-in LED lamp in combination with a preset printed character.
The fully automatic washing machine according to claim 6, wherein the steering knob is integrally pressed downward, and the pressing action can be used as confirmation of the selected content.
A fully automatic washing machine according to claim 6, wherein said first display means is for displaying a display of status information during operation of the controlled washing machine and/or displaying an interactive interface of the control program.
A fully automatic washing machine according to claim 6, wherein said second display means is for controlling display of a plurality of selection items in the program.
A fully automatic washing machine according to claim 6, wherein said control knob is capable of detecting or retracting said control tray base in accordance with a state in which the washing machine is energized or de-energized.