WO2019242592A1 - Clothing treatment device and control method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided are a clothing treatment device (1000) and a control method therefor, wherein the clothing treatment device comprises a drying mechanism (2), a clothing folding machine (1) and a conveying mechanism (3), and is further provided with a master control system (4) and a communication module (5, 6). The control method comprises: after clothes are dried, the clothing treatment device drives the conveying mechanism to convey a clothing hanger carrying the clothes of the drying mechanism to a clothing inlet of the clothing folding machine. The master control system can obtain information through the communication module and control the drying mechanism and the clothing folding machine based on the information, and can also obtain external environment information through a sensor and move the clothes based on the external environment information. The clothing treatment device saves on time for a user and satisfies the requirements of different mounting spaces; and whether the clothes are dried can be independently judged, and as such, user remote operation is more intelligent and convenient.

Description

Clothing processing device and control method thereof Technical field

The invention belongs to the field of household appliances, and in particular, relates to a clothes processing device and a control method thereof.

Background technique

The processing flow of laundry in family life is as follows: after washing in a washing machine, the clothes are manually hung on a balcony or other places for drying; after drying, the clothes need to be manually folded, stored, etc. For the entire processing process, each link requires manual participation, wasting a lot of time and manpower in daily life.

Existing automatic clothes drying rods can recycle clothes after drying, preventing the dried clothes from being blown off by strong wind and preventing the continuous exposure from affecting the durability of the clothes. However, the recycling of clothes is limited to releasing the hanging clothes. There is no further sorting of the clothes, and the accumulation of clothes in the basket will cause the clothes to fold and cannot be properly stored.

In view of this, the present invention is proposed.

Summary of the Invention

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art, and provide a clothes treatment device and a control method thereof.

To solve the above technical problems, the basic concept of the technical solution adopted by the present invention is:

A clothes processing device includes: a drying mechanism for hanging the laundry; a stacker for folding the laundry; and a conveying mechanism for conveying the laundry to the stacker.

The clothes stacking machine includes a clothes stacking chamber having a clothes inlet corresponding to a drying mechanism and a folding platform for folding clothes; a storage chamber capable of storing clothes and having a clothes outlet; further, the storage chamber is provided in the clothes stacking chamber In the lower part, the clothes stacking cavity is provided with a clothes drop opening for clothes to enter the storage cavity.

The drying mechanism includes: a clothes rod, the end of the clothes rod near the stacker is suspended, and the conveying mechanism is arranged above the clothes rod for conveying a hanger with clothes hanging on the clothes rod; further The laundry mechanism further includes a lifting mechanism for driving the laundry rod to rise and fall; specifically, the laundry rod can be moved at least to a position where the conveying mechanism can grip and move the clothes on the laundry rod, or, The clothes pole can be moved to at least the position corresponding to the clothes inlet of the stacker.

The conveying mechanism includes: a moving mechanism and a clamping mechanism, the moving mechanism drives the clamping mechanism to move above the clothes drying rod; preferably, the drying mechanism further includes a recycling rod, which is used for placing and removing laundry The moving mechanism can drive the clamping mechanism to move between the clothes drying pole and the recycling pole.

The clothes stacker is integrally provided with a conveying mechanism, one end of the conveying mechanism is fixedly disposed at the upper part of the clothes inlet, and the conveying mechanism is located above the clothes rod at the same time.

The conveying mechanism is integrated with the clothes drying mechanism, one end of the clothes drying rod far from the clothes stacker is fixedly connected to one end of the conveying mechanism, and the other end of the clothes drying rod is suspended; further, one end of the conveying mechanism is fixed at the clothes inlet In the upper part, the conveying mechanism, the clothes drying mechanism and the clothes stacker are integrated.

The laundry processing device is provided with a humidity sensor for detecting the water content in the laundry drying process, and the humidity sensor is a contact type or a non-contact type.

A method for controlling a laundry processing device. After the laundry is dried, the laundry processing device drives a transport mechanism to transport the hanger with the laundry in the drying mechanism to the clothing inlet of the stacker.

The laundry processing device obtains the moisture content of the laundry. When the moisture content of the laundry on the clothes drying pole is lower than a set value, the conveying mechanism conveys the laundry to the stacker.

The laundry processing device drives the clothes rod to move up and down according to the user's instruction or the laundry parameter. Specifically, when the user needs to hang a hanger with clothes, the laundry processing device drives the clothes rod to move down to the first height. When the user finishes hanging, The clothes treatment device drives the clothes rod to move upward to the second height; when the clothes are dried, the clothes treatment device drives the clothes rod to the third height where the conveying mechanism can grip and move the clothes on the clothes rod, or the clothes are dried When the clothes pole is moved to a fourth height corresponding to the clothes inlet of the stacker; preferably, the second height is the same as the third or fourth height; preferably, the first height can be set by the user independently .

A clothes processing device includes a drying mechanism for drying clothes and a clothes stacker for folding clothes. The clothes processing device is further provided with a main control system and a communication module, and the main control system can obtain information through the communication module and according to the information. Control the drying mechanism and the stacker.

The communication module includes a networking module, which is configured to establish a connection with the Internet / server and obtain at least one of external weather information, seasonal information, time information, and positioning information in the Internet / server.

The communication module includes a wireless communication module for wirelessly connecting with a mobile terminal; preferably, the mobile terminal includes at least one of a smart phone, a smart watch, a smart bracelet, and a tablet computer; preferably , The mobile terminal has a corresponding application program.

The wireless communication module supports WiFi and / or Bluetooth and / or infrared and / or NB-IoT to connect with a mobile terminal.

The laundry processing device is provided with a manipulation module for receiving a user's instruction, and / or, the laundry processing device is provided with a display module, and the user feedbacks information to the user; further, the manipulation module and the reality module are integrated into a touch display. Preferably, the touch display screen is disposed on a backlight side of the storage unit.

A method for controlling a laundry processing apparatus as described above. After the laundry processing apparatus acquires information from the outside, the main control system controls the drying mechanism and the clothes stacker according to the acquired information.

The clothing processing device establishes a connection with the Internet / server through the networking module, and obtains external weather information and / or seasonal information and / or time information and / or positioning information from the Internet / server. The main control system predicts the drying time of the clothing according to the above information , And move the laundry to the storage unit after the predicted time is reached.

The mobile terminal establishes a connection with the clothing processing device through the wireless communication module, and the main control system acquires environmental information or clothing information from the mobile terminal; further, the main control system acquires weather information and / or seasonal information and / or time information and / Or positioning information; further, the main control system obtains clothing information from a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal has a camera to capture or scan clothing information, or the mobile terminal has a sensor for sensing clothing information, and the main control system calls the camera / The sensor obtains the laundry information and matches the corresponding folding parameters / storage parameters to store the laundry according to the acquired laundry information.

The mobile terminal establishes a connection with the laundry processing device through the wireless communication module, the main control system obtains user instructions from the mobile terminal, and controls the drying mechanism and / or storage unit according to the user instructions; further, when the user chooses to store specific laundry in the mobile terminal , The main control system controls the drying mechanism to deliver the laundry to the storage unit; further, when the user sets the corresponding folding parameter / storage position for the specific laundry on the mobile terminal, the main control system controls the storage unit to match the folding parameter / storage position set by the user The laundry is folded / stored.

The main control system pushes the condition of the laundry processing device to the mobile terminal through the wireless communication module; preferably, the mobile terminal displays the drying time of each laundry in real time, and reminds the user whether to store it after the laundry drying time exceeds a set time or a predicted time; Preferably, the mobile terminal displays the water content of each piece of clothing in real time, and reminds the user whether to store it when the water content of the clothing is lower than a set value.

A clothes processing device includes a drying mechanism for hanging clothes for drying, and also includes a clothes stacker for folding clothes that have been dried, and a conveying mechanism is provided between the drying mechanism and the clothes stacker for drying the clothes of the drying mechanism. Conveyed into the stacker, the laundry treatment device has a main control system, which can acquire external environmental information through sensors and move the laundry according to the external environmental information.

The laundry processing device can acquire at least one of lighting information, ambient humidity, ambient temperature, and ambient wind speed; the laundry processing device is provided with a light sensor for acquiring light distribution in a drying area; and / or, the laundry The processing device is provided with a temperature sensor for obtaining a temperature distribution in the drying area; and / or, the laundry processing device is provided with a wind speed sensor for obtaining a wind speed distribution in the drying area; and / or, the laundry processing device is provided with a humidity sensor The user obtains the moisture content of the drying area / the moisture content of the laundry; further, the main control system is communicatively connected with the light sensor / temperature sensor / wind speed sensor / humidity sensor.

The clothing processing device is provided with a clothing recognition unit in communication with the main control system for acquiring clothing information. Preferably, the clothing recognition unit includes an image acquisition module for acquiring an image of the clothing, and the clothing recognition unit further includes an analysis The processing module is configured to analyze the acquired image of the clothes; preferably, the clothes recognition unit includes a scanning and / or sensing module, which can scan or sense the tags on the clothes, thereby obtaining the information carried in the tags.

A method for controlling a laundry processing apparatus as described above. During the laundry drying process, the main control system moves the laundry according to external environmental information.

The sensor obtains the external environment information of the drying area, the clothing recognition unit obtains the clothing information, and the main control system moves the laundry to the area suitable for the laundry to be dried according to the clothing information and the external environment information.

The light sensor acquires the lighted area of the drying area, moves the clothes to the lighted area, and does not move the clothes when there is no lighted area; preferably, the clothes recognition unit obtains the information of the clothes, and the main control system determines that the clothes are suitable for the sun Dry in the shade or in the shade. When the clothes are suitable for drying, move the clothes to the light area. When the clothes are suitable for drying, move the clothes to the area without light.

The external environment parameter is set with a priority level. When the sensor obtains multiple parameters, the area suitable for the clothing under the parameter is sequentially selected to move the laundry according to the priority level of the parameter.

The sensor acquires at least two of the lighting parameter, humidity parameter, temperature parameter, and wind speed parameter, and the priority level is lighting parameter> humidity parameter> temperature parameter> wind speed parameter.

The humidity sensor obtains the moisture content of the laundry. When the moisture content of the laundry is lower than a set value, the main control system controls the conveying mechanism to convey the laundry to the stacker.

After the laundry identification unit obtains the information of the laundry, the main control system calls the folding parameters and storage positions corresponding to the laundry type according to the type of the laundry to fold and store the laundry.

After the above technical solution is adopted, the present invention has the following beneficial effects compared with the prior art.

(1) Combining the drying process and the folding process of the clothes, the clothes can be automatically collected and folded for storage, which saves the time for the user to collect and fold clothes from the clothes pole, and provides convenience for the user;

(2) Each mechanism of the laundry treatment device has different fixing methods, and corresponding fixing methods can be adopted according to different installation spaces to meet the needs of different installation spaces;

(3) The clothes processing device is provided with a component for detecting the moisture content of the clothes, which can autonomously determine whether the clothes have been dried and whether the clothes can be folded and stored, which is more intelligent and suitable for household use;

(4) The laundry treatment device is provided with a communication module, which can obtain information from the Internet / server, as well as the information in the mobile terminal by connecting with the mobile terminal. After obtaining the information through multiple channels, the main control system can use the above information Controls the laundry treatment device without multiple sensor settings, reducing costs;

(5) The laundry processing device can establish a connection with the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal can control the laundry processing device, and also can feedback the clothing processing device information to the user, which facilitates the user's remote operation and provides various control methods;

(6) The laundry processing device can be provided with various parameters from the outside by setting various sensors. The laundry processing device can control the laundry in the drying mechanism and the stacker through various parameters, thereby achieving more automation and intelligence. Processing device reduces user intervention and provides users with maximum convenience.

(7) The main control system of the laundry treatment device can coordinate the relationship between various parameters, and can select the response parameter as the control condition according to the priority level or the user's selection, which can more closely meet the needs of the user.

The specific embodiments of the present invention are described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The drawings are used as a part of the present invention to provide a further understanding of the present invention. The schematic embodiments of the present invention and their descriptions are used to explain the present invention, but do not constitute an improper limitation on the present invention. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are just some embodiments. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an installation position of a clothes treating device according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a top view of a clothes treating apparatus according to the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a clothes treating apparatus according to the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a clothes treating apparatus according to the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a clothes treating apparatus according to the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a control method of a laundry processing apparatus according to the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a method for controlling a clothes treating apparatus according to the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 8 is a schematic configuration diagram of a clothes treating apparatus according to the present invention.

In the picture: 1000, laundry processing device; 1, clothes stacking machine; 11, clothes stacking chamber; 12, storage chamber; 2, drying mechanism; 21, clothes drying rod; 22, recycling rod; 3, conveying mechanism; 4, main Control system; 5, networking module; 6, wireless communication module; 7, touch display.

It should be noted that these drawings and written descriptions are not intended to limit the scope of the concept of the present invention in any way, but rather to explain the concept of the present invention to those skilled in the art by referring to specific embodiments.

detailed description

In order to make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments will be described clearly and completely in combination with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. The following embodiments are used to explain the present invention. , But not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "up", "down", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "inside", "outside", etc. The indicated orientation or positional relationship is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplified description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, a specific orientation Construction and operation should therefore not be construed as limiting the invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "installation", "connected", and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense unless explicitly stated and limited otherwise. For example, they may be fixed connections or removable. Connected or integrated; it can be mechanical or electrical; it can be directly or indirectly through an intermediate medium. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood on a case-by-case basis.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 5, the present invention relates to a clothes processing device 1000. After the clothes are washed, the clothes can be hung and dried, and the clothes can be automatically collected, and the clothes can be folded and stored. Remove the finished clothes from the processing device.

As shown in FIG. 1, since the clothes processing apparatus 1000 of the present invention has a function of drying clothes, the installation position of the clothes processing apparatus can be set in a place such as a balcony with sunlight or ventilation and drying, and can be used to dry the hanging by using sunlight and wind. The clothing treatment device can be placed on the ground or fixed to a wall, ceiling, or other structure through a mounting structure, and the size is also adapted to the installation position to make reasonable use of home space such as a balcony.

The clothes processing device includes a clothes stacker 1, a drying mechanism 2 and a conveying mechanism 3, wherein the drying mechanism 2 is used to hang the clothes to be dried, and the clothes stacker 1 is used to fold the clothes after drying; the conveying mechanism 3 , Which is used to convey the clothes dried by the drying mechanism 2 into the stacker 1.

The specific structure of the clothes stacker is that the clothes stacker is an electric appliance provided with a casing, and includes a clothes stacking chamber 11 and a storage chamber 12 arranged above and below, wherein the clothes stacking chamber 11 has a clothes inlet for receiving clothes from the sun The clothes of the mechanism 2 are provided correspondingly to the clothes drying mechanism 2. The stacking cavity 11 has a folding platform inside for folding clothes. The folding platform is composed of folding flaps. The clothes are tiled on the folding flaps. Through multiple foldings of the flaps, various parts of the clothes are sequentially folded. Finish folding the clothing. The folding platform also has a falling flap, which is folded downward to form a clothing drop opening, through which the folded clothing can be dropped downward.

A storage chamber 12 is provided at the lower part of the stacking chamber 11 to store clothes. The clothes are dropped into the storage chamber 12 through the clothes drop opening. The storage chamber 12 can sort and store the clothes, and the same clothes can be stacked correspondingly. Location for easy access by users and sorting clothes into a wardrobe for further storage.

The storage cavity 12 is used for temporarily storing folded clothing. After the storage cavity 12 is filled with clothing, the clothing processing device will remind the user to remove the clothing, so that the newly folded clothing will fall into the storage cavity 12 again.

The storage cavity 12 is also provided with a telescopic mechanism, which can reduce the distance between the clothes-carrying platform on which the clothes are placed and the clothes drop opening, and prevent the clothes from being scattered during the dropping process. The storage cavity 12 is also provided with a clothes outlet, and the folded clothes are placed on the clothes carrying platform, and the clothes carrying platform is ejected from the clothes outlet for the user to take.

As shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 2 is a top view of the clothes processing device. The clothes drying mechanism includes at least one clothes rod 21 for hanging clothes. The clothes are generally supported by a clothes rack, and then are hung on the clothes bar 21 through a clothes rack. The conveying mechanism 3 is a conveyer for a hanger. The hanger has a fixed structure and position, which is convenient for gripping and moving.

As shown in Figure 3-5, the clothes rod is suspended at the end near the stacker 1. This is because the conveying mechanism 3 needs to move the clothes hanger along the clothes rod during the process of conveying the clothes hanger. When the stacker 1 moves in the direction, it needs to be detached from the clothes drying rod at the suspended end and transfer the laundry to the stacker 1.

Figures 3 to 5 also show that the clothes drying rod can be raised and lowered, the clothes drying mechanism has a lifting mechanism to drive the clothes drying rod to move up and down, and the clothes drying rod can be moved at least to the conveying mechanism 3 to be able to grip and move the clothes drying The position of the clothes on the clothes rail, or the clothes rail can be moved to at least the position corresponding to the clothes inlet of the stacker 1. The purpose of the adjustable setting is to facilitate the user to hang the clothes on the clothes drying pole, and after the suspension is completed, the clothes can also be raised to a certain height to facilitate drying and not affect the activities of people.

As shown in FIG. 2, the clothes-drying mechanism is further provided with a recycling rod 22 for recycling the clothes hangers. After the conveying mechanism 3 conveys the clothes hangers with clothes to the clothes laminator 1, the internal mechanism of the clothes laminator 1 only pulls the clothes. Enter the inside of the stacking cavity 11 to fold the clothes, but the hanger is not brought into the stacking cavity 11. Therefore, the conveying mechanism 3 keeps the action of holding the hanger during the detachment of the hanger from the clothes. After the clothes on the hanger are detached from the hanger, The conveying mechanism 3 can hang the hanger on the recycling rod 22 so that the user can easily access the hanger.

The recovery rod 22 can be disposed parallel to the clothes drying rod 21 and is suspended at one end near the stacker 1 so that the conveying mechanism 3 can place the hanger on the recovery rod 22 through the suspended end again.

Because the recycling rod 22 has a reusable clothes hanger, the recycling rod 22 can also be provided with a lifting mechanism, which can move synchronously with the clothes drying rod 21, both share a lifting mechanism, or can be provided with different lifting mechanisms, respectively. In this way, the laundry rod 21 and the recovery rod 22 can be driven to move up and down, respectively. The functions of the two are different, and the timing of lifting is also different.

The clothes hanger required in the clothes treatment device of the present invention is a collapsible clothes hanger. The clothes hanger has a collapsible clothes support arm. When the clothes are dried, the clothes support arm is a spreading device to support the clothes for drying. When the clothes are conveyed to the clothes stacker 1, the clothes support arm can be folded, no longer supporting the clothes, and the internal structure of the clothes stacker 1 makes the hangers detached from the clothes, and the clothes stacker 1 can drag the clothes The clothes are folded into the clothes stacking cavity 11.

The stacking machine 1 is also provided with a trigger mechanism that can control the folding of the hanger. When the hanger reaches a designated position, the trigger mechanism folds the support arm, and the stacking machine 1 drags the clothes to fold.

As shown in FIG. 3 to FIG. 5, the conveying mechanism 3 includes a moving mechanism and a clamping mechanism. The moving mechanism drives the clamping mechanism to move above the clothes rod 21.

The clamping mechanism generates opposite movements by providing two stacked clamping arms to realize clamping and releasing of the hanger. The setting of the moving mechanism can drive the clamping mechanism to move, and the essential purpose is to drive the hanger to move.

The purpose of the conveying mechanism 3 is not only to convey the clothes hangers with clothes to the stacker 1 but also to convey the clothes hangers that have been separated from the clothes to the recovery rod 22, so the moving mechanism needs to be able to drive the clamping mechanism along the clothes rod and Moving along the recovery rod 22 can also drive the clamping mechanism to move between the clothes rod and the recovery rod 22.

On the basis of the above-mentioned settings, there are various ways of setting the clothes stacker 1, the drying mechanism 2, and the conveying mechanism 3, as follows.

Example one

As shown in FIG. 3, the figure shows the installation positions of the clothes stacker 1, the drying mechanism 2, and the conveying mechanism 3, and the three are installed separately.

The clothes treatment device of the present invention is a household appliance, and various components can be customized according to the setting position, for example, the length of a clothes rod is customized according to the size of a balcony, thereby more rationally utilizing the space of the balcony. The conveying mechanism 3 may be disposed above the clothes drying mechanism, so that it is convenient to grip and move the clothes drying rod due to the clothes drying rod. In addition, the clothes drying rod and the recycling rod are provided with a liftable arrangement, so the conveying mechanism 3 can be set at a position where the clothes hanger can be clamped when the clothes drying rod is raised to the highest position.

The conveying mechanism 3 can be fixed on the ceiling by a fixing device, and since the part of the clothes drying rod near the stacker 1 is suspended, the end far from the stacker 1 can be fixed on the wall opposite the stacker 1. The clothes stacker 1 can be placed directly on the ground or fixed on a wall.

Because the three are separated, it is necessary to determine the relative position before fixing, and the conditions to be satisfied are that the conveying mechanism 3 can clamp the clothes hanger on the clothes rod and can move the clothes hanger to the clothes inlet of the stacker 1 At the same time, the trigger mechanism at the entrance of the clothing can trigger the hanger to fold it.

Example two

As shown in FIG. 4, the figure shows that the clothes stacker 1 and the conveying mechanism 3 are integrally provided. One end of the conveying mechanism 3 is fixedly disposed at the upper part of the clothes inlet, and the conveying mechanism 3 is located above the clothes drying rod 21 at the same time.

Example three

The clothes-drying mechanism and the conveying mechanism 3 are integrally provided. The clothes-drying mechanism and the conveying mechanism 3 can be fixed on the wall or the ceiling, or can be fixed on the clothes stacker 1.

As shown in FIG. 5, one of the installation methods is shown. After the clothes drying mechanism and the conveying mechanism 3 are integrally installed, one end of the conveying mechanism 3 is fixed on the clothes stacker 1 to form an independent device that does not need to be installed on the wall.

The above various embodiments can be set according to the home environment and different installation spaces, which can meet different installation needs of users.

The laundry processing apparatus should be provided with a method for determining when to deliver laundry to the clothes stacker 1. The laundry processing device is provided with a humidity sensor for detecting the water content in the laundry drying process, and the humidity sensor is a contact type or a non-contact type. After the above-mentioned sensor is provided, it can be determined whether the clothing meets the collection condition by obtaining the moisture content of the clothing.

The invention also includes the control method of the above-mentioned laundry processing device: after the laundry is dried, the laundry processing device drives the conveying mechanism to convey the hanger with the laundry to the laundry inlet of the clothes laundering machine.

The control method is specifically that the laundry processing device obtains the moisture content of the laundry. When the moisture content of the laundry on the clothes drying pole is lower than the set value, the conveying mechanism conveys the laundry to the stacker, and the acquisition of the moisture content of the laundry should be comprehensive Obtained, when the local water content of the clothes is too high, it can not be judged that the clothes are finished in drying. Only when the water content in each part of the clothes is lower than the set value, can the clothes be judged as finished in drying, and the next step of finishing can be performed.

Since the drying mechanism is provided with a lifting mechanism to lift and lower the clothes rod, the control method further includes the clothes processing device driving the clothes rod up and down according to a user's instruction or a laundry parameter. Specifically, when the user needs to hang a hanger with clothes, The clothes treatment device drives the clothes rod to move down to the first height. When the user finishes hanging, the clothes treatment device drives the clothes rod to move up to the second height. When the clothes are dried, the clothes treatment device drives the clothes rod to move to the conveying mechanism. The third height of the clothes on the clothes rod can be gripped and moved, or when the clothes are dried, the clothes rod is moved to the fourth height corresponding to the clothes inlet of the stacker.

The third height and the fourth height may be the same height, and the height at which the hanger can grip the hanger is the height at which the clothes can be conveyed to the stacker.

The second height is the height of the clothes during drying, which is generally the highest position. It can also be the same as the third or fourth height. After the clothes pole is raised to the highest height, the drying and transportation are completed.

Because the height of the user or the height of the room is different, the height at which the clothes pole is lowered when the user hangs the clothes can be set according to the user.

As shown in FIG. 6, the control method of the laundry processing device provided with a humidity sensor can be summarized as follows: After a user hangs clothes on a clothes pole, the humidity sensor detects the water content of the clothing in real time, and when the water content of the clothing is lower than When setting the value, the laundry processing device can judge that the laundry has dried, and then drive the conveying mechanism to deliver the laundry to the stacker. The stacker folds the laundry. After the folding is completed, it enters the storage cavity for storage and reminds the user. Until the user removes the clothes.

The laundry treatment device of the present invention is also provided with a main control system and various sensors, which can acquire external environmental information, such as lighting information, environmental humidity, ambient temperature, ambient wind speed, and the like. These parameters can affect the drying process of the clothes. For example, the clothes can be dried faster in the light area, and can be disinfected by the ultraviolet rays in the sun. Similarly, the clothes are easier to dry in the higher temperature area. In the windy environment, the water is more likely to evaporate, which makes the clothes dry faster and completes the drying process.

However, the parameters may affect each other. For example, the area with light may be hot, the temperature in the environment with wind may be lower, and the humidity in the environment with wind may be lower. The laundry processing device can comprehensively judge the environment suitable for laundry drying according to multiple parameters, and the main control system can control the conveying mechanism to transport the laundry to the most suitable position for laundry drying.

The sensors provided by the laundry processing device include: the laundry processing device is provided with a light sensor for obtaining the light distribution of the drying area; the laundry processing device is provided with a temperature sensor for obtaining the temperature distribution of the drying area; the laundry processing device is provided A wind speed sensor is used to obtain the wind speed distribution in the drying area; the laundry processing device is provided with a humidity sensor to obtain the moisture content of the drying area / the moisture content of the laundry;

The main control system is communicatively connected with a light sensor / temperature sensor / wind speed sensor / humidity sensor, so that parameters can be obtained from each sensor, and after comprehensively judging each parameter, the clothes are moved to an area suitable for drying.

Because in actual life, users use a variety of clothes to process clothes, and different types and different types of clothes are suitable for different drying environments. For example, some clothes are suitable for exposure in the sun and can be sterilized. Suitable for exposure in the sun, UV will cause the aging of the material and reduce the life of the clothes. Other parameters may have different adaptation parameters depending on the type of clothing.

The clothing processing device can select an area suitable for drying clothes according to the type of the clothing, and it is necessary to determine the type of the clothing. The clothing processing device is provided with a clothing identification unit in communication with the main control system for acquiring clothing information.

The manner of clothing identification may be that the clothing identification unit includes an image acquisition module for acquiring an image of the clothing, and the clothing identification unit further includes an analysis processing module for analyzing the acquired image of the clothing;

The clothing processing device may be provided with a camera. The camera may collect images of the clothing, store and analyze the collected image information, and construct a three-dimensional model from the obtained information, and determine the type of clothing based on the model.

Clothes identification can also be done by scanning or sensing the tags on the clothes. The clothing identification unit includes a scanning and / or sensing module, which is capable of scanning or sensing a label on the clothing, thereby obtaining information carried in the label. The label can be an ordinary label, with the relevant information of the clothing printed on the label, and the clothing information can be directly scanned by the camera. The clothing label can also be obtained by printing the QR code or other identification code, and scanning it to obtain it. Information about your clothes.

The tag may also be an electronic tag. For example, an RFID tag is provided on the clothes, and a corresponding sensing module is provided on the clothes processing device to sense the clothes information carried in the electronic tag and transmit it to the main control system.

The method for controlling the laundry processing apparatus includes moving the laundry according to external environmental information during the laundry drying process. The sensor obtains the external environment information of the drying area, the clothing identification unit obtains the clothing information, and the main control information moves the clothing to an area suitable for the laundry to be dried according to the clothing information and the external environment information.

FIG. 7 is a control method using a light sensor as an example. The specific control method is: the light sensor acquires the light area of the drying area, moves the clothes to the light area, and when there is no light area, the clothes are not moved;

When the clothes processing device has a clothes recognition unit, the clothes recognition unit obtains information of the clothes, and the main control system determines whether the clothes are suitable for drying in the sun or in the shade. When the clothes are suitable for drying, move the clothes to the light area. When the clothes are suitable for dry and dry, move the clothes to an area without light.

When the clothing processing device can acquire multiple external environmental parameters, a priority level may be set between the external environmental parameters. When the sensor acquires multiple parameters, the area suitable for the clothing under the parameter is sequentially selected to move the clothing according to the priority level of the parameter. The sensor acquires at least two of the lighting parameter, humidity parameter, temperature parameter, and wind speed parameter, and the priority level is lighting parameter> humidity parameter> temperature parameter> wind speed parameter.

For example, after the light sensor obtains the lighting information, the main control system determines whether there is a lighted area. When the area where the drying mechanism is used to dry the clothes has a light area and a light-free area, the conveying mechanism can convey the clothes to the light area, or Transport the clothes to a suitable area; when the main control system determines that there is no difference in the lighting parameters of the area where the clothes are dried, there is no need to move the clothes, then the clothes are moved through the parameters of the next priority level, and the humidity sensor obtains the drying mechanism The humidity of the area where clothes are dried. When the humidity difference between each area is larger than the set value, the main control system transports the clothes to the area with less humidity by controlling the conveying mechanism, so that the clothes are easier to dry. When the difference in humidity between the areas is small, the parameters of the next priority level are determined, and the clothes are moved according to the parameters of the priority level.

The humidity sensor can also obtain the moisture content of the clothes. The humidity sensor can be either a contact type, installed on a clothes rack, or a non-contact type, and the moisture content of the clothes can be obtained through an infrared humidity sensor. When the water content of the laundry is lower than the set value, the main control system controls the conveying mechanism to convey the laundry to the stacker.

The laundry information acquired by the laundry identification unit can not only instruct the drying mechanism to dry the laundry, but also instruct the stacker. Main control system

After the laundry identification unit obtains the information of the laundry, the main control system calls the folding parameters and storage positions corresponding to the laundry type according to the type of the laundry to fold and store the laundry.

As shown in FIG. 8, the laundry treatment device of the present invention has a main control system 4, and has a plurality of devices / modules communicatively connected to the main control system 4. The laundry treatment device includes at least a communication module, and the communication module can pass a communication function. Acquiring information, the main control system 4 can control various parts of the laundry processing apparatus through the acquired information.

The communication module can be set as a networking module 5 and can establish a connection with the Internet or a server, so that weather information, season information, time information, positioning information, etc. provided by the Internet or server can be obtained. Obtaining the positioning information can more accurately obtain the weather, season, time and other information of the location where the clothes processing device is located, and further can obtain more specific information such as sunrise time, light intensity, and ultraviolet intensity. Impact information.

The networking module 5 of the clothes treatment device can be either wireless or wired communication. The networking module 5 can either establish a connection with the network through a network cable interface, or establish a connection with a mobile network by means of cellular data.

The laundry processing device is provided with a control module for receiving instructions from the user, and / or the laundry processing device is provided with a display module and the user feeds back information to the user; the control module and the reality module are integrated into a touch display screen 7.

The touch display screen 7 is a device capable of interacting with the user. The main control system 4 can have a corresponding application program built in and display a corresponding graphical user interface on the touch display screen 7. The user can select and click the corresponding operation according to the needs to achieve User control of the laundry treatment device.

The laundry treatment device has a drying mechanism, and is generally provided with a position with a sun-beam irradiation. In order to protect the touch display screen 7 and ensure that the display content of the touch display screen 7 is clear, the touch display screen 7 may be set in the clothes stacker. And it is set on the side of the backlight for easy operation by the user. The height of the touch display screen 7 can be set in an area where the user can touch the screen when standing.

The clothing processing device can also be connected to a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal can be a mobile terminal such as a smart phone, a smart watch, a smart bracelet, a tablet computer, and the communication module is a wireless communication module. 6 The wireless connection between the clothing processing device and the mobile terminal can be achieved. The mobile terminal controls the clothes processing device, or the clothes processing device feeds back information to the mobile terminal.

The mobile terminal may be provided with an application program corresponding to the clothes processing device. After the mobile terminal is wirelessly connected to the clothes processing device, the application program on the mobile terminal is started and run to realize the transmission of information.

The wireless communication connection between the mobile terminal and the clothes treatment device can be connected via WiFi, and it can also be connected through Bluetooth, infrared, NB-IoT and other technical means. There are other wireless communication connection methods in the existing technology that can be used. Use of laundry treatment equipment. The wireless communication module 6 of the laundry processing apparatus may support one way of wireless connection, and may also support more than one way of wireless connection, so that different types of mobile terminals can choose a suitable method to establish a connection with the laundry processing apparatus.

The control method of the laundry processing apparatus includes: after the laundry processing apparatus obtains information from the outside, the main control system controls the drying mechanism and the clothes stacker according to the acquired information. The way to obtain information from the outside can be to establish a connection with the Internet / server through the networking module to obtain the information provided by the network / server, or to establish a connection with the mobile terminal through the wireless communication module to obtain information from the mobile terminal.

When the clothing processing device establishes a connection with the Internet / server through the networking module, the main control system obtains external weather information and / or seasonal information and / or time information and / or positioning information from the Internet / server, and the main control system predicts the clothing based on the above information The drying time, and the laundry is moved to the storage unit after the predicted time is reached.

The obtained weather information and positioning information may also obtain information such as the sunrise and sunset time and the intensity of sunlight of the place where the clothes processing device is located, so that the clothes can be moved according to the light. For other weather conditions, such as windy weather, rainy weather, etc., the clothing can be adjusted accordingly.

The clothes processing device can also roughly predict the drying time of the clothes according to the obtained information, and further, determine the drying time of the clothes according to the type of the clothes. For example, in the drier weather in the north, the light clothes drying time in summer is 2 days. The heavy clothes in the winter are dried for 5 days. The laundry processing device can remind the user according to the above time judgment. If the laundry drying time is too long, the user can be reminded to fold and store the laundry. After receiving the reminder, the user can manually judge whether the laundry is finished drying, if it is dry , You can use the touch screen to fold clothes.

The above determination process can obtain the clothing information obtained by the clothing identification unit, so as to more accurately determine the drying time of the clothing. Without setting a humidity sensor, the drying time of clothes can be reasonably controlled.

When the clothing processing device is provided with a wireless communication module, the mobile terminal establishes a connection with the clothing processing device through the wireless communication module, and the main control system obtains environmental information or clothing information from the mobile terminal.

The mobile terminal is an example of a smart phone. An application matching a clothing processing device is installed on the smart phone, and the application can call other functions of the smart phone. For example, the application can call weather information in the weather application, or it can call Camera and other hardware to obtain external images. The main control system obtains weather information and / or seasonal information and / or time information and / or positioning information from the mobile terminal can all come from other applications in the smart phone or data obtained by the mobile phone system itself.

The main control system obtains the laundry information from the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal has a camera to take pictures or scan the laundry information, or the mobile terminal has a sensor for sensing the laundry information, the main control system calls the camera / sensor of the mobile terminal to obtain the laundry information, and According to the obtained laundry information, the corresponding folding parameters / storage parameters are matched to store the laundry.

One of the setting methods for identifying clothing in the clothing recognition unit is to obtain clothing information by setting a camera. Since a general smart phone is provided with a camera, the main control system can acquire an external image by calling the camera of the mobile terminal.

The mobile terminal can not only control the clothes processing device, but also receive feedback information from the clothes processing device. The mobile terminal establishes a connection with the clothes processing device through the wireless communication module. The main control system obtains user instructions from the mobile terminal and according to the user instructions Control the drying mechanism and / or storage unit; further, when the user selects to store specific laundry in the mobile terminal, the main control system controls the drying mechanism to deliver the laundry to the storage unit; further, the user sets a corresponding When folding parameters / storage positions, the main control system controls the storage unit to fold / storage the laundry according to the folding parameters / storage positions set by the user.

The main control system pushes the condition of the laundry processing device to the mobile terminal through the wireless communication module. The mobile terminal displays the drying time of each laundry in real time, and reminds the user whether to store it when the laundry drying time exceeds the set time or predicted time; it can also move The terminal displays the moisture content of each piece of clothing in real time, and reminds the user whether to store it when the moisture content of the clothing is lower than a set value.

The above description is only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and does not limit the present invention in any form. Although the present invention has been disclosed as above with the preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any technology familiar with the patent Without departing from the scope of the technical solution of the present invention, a person can use the technical content of the above hint to make some changes or modifications to equivalent embodiments of equivalent changes. Anyone that does not depart from the technical solution of the present invention, according to the technology of the present invention In essence, any simple modifications, equivalent changes, and modifications made to the above embodiments still fall within the scope of the solution of the present invention.

Claims (30)

1. A clothes treating device, comprising:

   Drying mechanism for hanging laundry;

   Clothes stacker for folding the clothes after drying;

   And a conveying mechanism for conveying the clothes dried by the drying mechanism to the stacker.
2. The clothes treating device according to claim 1, wherein the clothes stacker comprises:

   The clothes stacking cavity has a clothes inlet corresponding to the drying mechanism and a folding platform for folding clothes;

   A storage cavity capable of storing clothes and having a clothes outlet;

   Further, the storage cavity is disposed at the lower part of the stacking cavity, and the clothing stacking cavity is provided with a clothing drop opening for laundry to enter the storage cavity.
3. The clothes treating device according to claim 2, wherein the drying mechanism comprises:

   A clothes rod, the end of the clothes rod close to the clothes stacker is suspended, and the conveying mechanism is arranged above the clothes rod for conveying a clothes hanger hanging on the clothes rod;

   Further, the clothes drying mechanism further includes a lifting mechanism for driving the clothes drying rod to move up and down;

   Specifically, the clothes drying rod can be moved to at least a position where the conveying mechanism can grip and move the clothes on the clothes drying rod, or the clothes rod can be moved to at least a position corresponding to the clothes inlet of the stacker.
4. The clothes treating device according to claim 2, wherein the conveying mechanism comprises: a moving mechanism and a clamping mechanism, and the moving mechanism drives the clamping mechanism to move above the clothes rod;

   Preferably, the drying mechanism further includes a recovery rod, the recovery rod is used to place a clothes rack for unloading clothes, and the moving mechanism can drive the clamping mechanism to move between the laundry rod and the recovery rod.
5. The clothes treating device according to claim 2, wherein the clothes stacker is integrally provided with a conveying mechanism, one end of the conveying mechanism is fixedly disposed at the upper part of the clothes inlet, and the conveying mechanism is located above the clothes drying rod at the same time.
6. The clothes treating device according to claim 2, wherein the conveying mechanism is integrally provided with the clothes drying mechanism, and one end of the clothes drying pole which is far away from the stacker is fixedly connected to one end of the clothes conveying mechanism. Floating at one end

   Further, one end of the conveying mechanism is fixed on the upper part of the clothes inlet, and the conveying mechanism, the clothes drying mechanism and the clothes stacker are integrated.
7. The laundry processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the laundry processing apparatus is provided with a humidity sensor for detecting the water content in the laundry drying process, and the humidity sensor is a contact type or a non-contact type.
8. A method for controlling a laundry processing device, characterized in that, after the laundry is dried, the laundry processing device drives a conveying mechanism to convey the hanger with the laundry in the drying mechanism to the laundry inlet of the stacker.
9. The method for controlling a clothes processing device according to claim 6, wherein the clothes processing device obtains the water content of the clothes, and when the water content of the clothes on the clothesline is lower than the set value, the conveying mechanism conveys the clothes to the stack. Inside the clothes machine.
10. The method for controlling a laundry processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the laundry processing apparatus drives the clothes rod to move up and down according to a user's instruction or a laundry parameter. Specifically, when the user needs to hang a hanger with laundry, the laundry processing The device drives the clothes rod to move down to the first height. When the user finishes hanging, the clothes treatment device drives the clothes rod to move up to the second height. When the clothes are dried, the clothes treatment device drives the clothes rod to move to the conveying mechanism. Take and move the third height of the clothes on the clothesline, or when the clothes are dried, move the clothesline to the fourth height corresponding to the clothes inlet of the stacker; preferably, the second height is the third height or the fourth The heights are the same height; preferably, the first height can be set by the user.
11. A clothes processing device, characterized in that it includes a drying mechanism for drying clothes and a clothes folding machine for folding clothes. The clothes processing device is further provided with a main control system and a communication module. The main control system can pass the communication module. Obtain information and control the drying mechanism and the stacker based on the information.
12. The clothes processing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the communication module comprises a networking module, the networking module is configured to establish a connection with the Internet / server, and obtain external weather information, seasonal information, At least one of time information and positioning information.
13. The clothes treating device according to claim 11, wherein the communication module comprises a wireless communication module, and the wireless communication module is used for wireless connection with a mobile terminal;

    Preferably, the mobile terminal includes at least one of a smart phone, a smart watch, a smart bracelet, and a tablet computer;

    Preferably, the mobile terminal has a corresponding application program.
14. The clothes processing device according to claim 13, wherein the wireless communication module supports WiFi and / or Bluetooth and / or infrared and / or NB-IoT to connect with a mobile terminal.
15. The clothes processing device according to claim 11, wherein the clothes processing device is provided with a control module for receiving a user's instruction, and / or the clothes processing device is provided with a display module and the user feeds back information to the user;

    Further, the control module and the reality module are integrated into a touch display screen;

    Preferably, the touch display screen is disposed on a backlight side of the storage unit.
16. A method for controlling a clothes processing device according to claims 11-15, wherein after the clothes processing device obtains information from the outside, the main control system controls the drying mechanism and the clothes stacker according to the obtained information.
17. The method for controlling a clothes processing device according to claim 16, wherein the clothes processing device establishes a connection with the Internet / server through a networking module, and obtains external weather information and / or season information and / or time information from the Internet / server And / or positioning information, the main control system predicts the drying time of the laundry according to the above information, and moves the laundry to the storage unit after the predicted time is reached.
18. The method for controlling a clothes processing device according to claim 16, wherein the mobile terminal establishes a connection with the clothes processing device through a wireless communication module, and the main control system obtains environmental information or clothes information from the mobile terminal;

    Further, the main control system obtains weather information and / or seasonal information and / or time information and / or positioning information from the mobile terminal;

    Further, the main control system acquires the laundry information from the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal has a camera to take pictures of the clothing or scan the laundry information, or the mobile terminal has a sensor for sensing the clothing information, and the main control system calls the camera / sensor of the mobile terminal to obtain the clothing Information and match the corresponding folding parameters / storage parameters to store the clothes according to the obtained clothes information.
19. The method for controlling a clothes processing device according to claim 16, wherein the mobile terminal establishes a connection with the clothes processing device through a wireless communication module, the main control system obtains a user instruction from the mobile terminal, and controls the drying mechanism and / Or storage unit;

    Further, when the user chooses to store specific clothes in the mobile terminal, the main control system controls the drying mechanism to deliver the clothes to the storage unit;

    Further, when the user sets a corresponding folding parameter / storage position for the specific clothing on the mobile terminal, the main control system controls the storage unit to fold / storage the clothing according to the folding parameter / storage position set by the user.
20. The method for controlling a clothes processing device according to claim 16, wherein the main control system pushes the clothes processing device to the mobile terminal through the wireless communication module;

    Preferably, the mobile terminal displays the drying time of each laundry in real time, and reminds the user whether to store it after the laundry drying time exceeds a set time or a predicted time;

    Preferably, the mobile terminal displays the water content of each piece of clothing in real time, and reminds the user whether to store it when the water content of the clothing is lower than a set value.
21. A clothes processing device is characterized in that it includes a drying mechanism for hanging clothes for drying, and also includes a clothes stacker for folding the clothes after drying, and a conveying mechanism is provided between the drying mechanism and the clothes stacker for The laundry of the drying mechanism is conveyed into the stacker, and the laundry processing device has a main control system that can acquire external environmental information through sensors and move the laundry according to the external environmental information.
22. The clothes processing apparatus according to claim 21, wherein the clothes processing apparatus is capable of acquiring at least one of information on lighting information, ambient humidity, ambient temperature, and ambient wind speed;

    The clothing processing device is provided with a light sensor for obtaining a light distribution of a drying area;

    And / or, the laundry processing device is provided with a temperature sensor for acquiring a temperature distribution of a drying area;

    And / or, the laundry processing device is provided with a wind speed sensor for obtaining a wind speed distribution in a drying area;

    And / or, the laundry processing device is provided with a humidity sensor to obtain the moisture content of the drying area / water content of the laundry;

    Further, the main control system is communicatively connected with a light sensor / temperature sensor / wind speed sensor / humidity sensor.
23. The clothes processing device according to claim 21, wherein the clothes processing device is provided with a clothes recognition unit in communication with a main control system for obtaining clothes information;

    Preferably, the clothing identification unit includes an image acquisition module for acquiring an image of the clothing, and the clothing identification unit further includes an analysis processing module for analyzing the acquired image of the clothing;

    Preferably, the clothing recognition unit includes a scanning and / or sensing module, capable of scanning or sensing a label on the clothing, thereby obtaining information carried in the label.
24. A method for controlling a clothes processing device according to any one of claims 21 to 23, wherein the main control system moves the clothes according to external environmental information during the drying process of the clothes processing device.
25. The method for controlling a clothes processing device according to claim 24, wherein the sensor obtains external environment information of the drying area, the clothes identification unit obtains the clothes information, and the main control system moves the clothes to a suitable position according to the clothes information and the external environment information. The laundry drying area.
26. The method for controlling a clothes processing device according to claim 25, wherein the light sensor obtains the light area of the drying area, moves the clothes to the light area, and does not move the clothes when there is no light area;

    Preferably, the clothing identification unit obtains the clothing information, and the main control system determines whether the clothing is suitable for drying in the sun or in a shade. When the clothing is suitable for drying, the clothing is moved to a light area, and when the clothing is suitable for drying, the clothing is Move to an unlit area.
27. The method for controlling a clothes processing device according to claim 25, wherein the external environment parameter is set with a priority level, and when the sensor acquires multiple parameters, the area suitable for the clothing under the parameter is selected in turn according to the priority level of the parameter. Make a move.
28. The method for controlling a clothes processing device according to claim 27, wherein the sensor obtains at least two of the lighting parameter, the humidity parameter, the temperature parameter, and the wind speed parameter, and the priority level is the lighting parameter> humidity parameter> temperature parameter> wind speed parameter.
29. The method for controlling a clothes processing apparatus according to claim 24, wherein the humidity sensor obtains the water content of the clothes, and when the water content of the clothes is lower than a set value, the main control system controls the conveying mechanism to convey the clothes to the stack of clothes machine.
30. The method for controlling a clothes processing device according to claim 24, wherein after the clothes recognition unit obtains the information of the clothes, the main control system calls the folding parameters and storage positions corresponding to the clothes type according to the type of clothes to fold the clothes and Storage.

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