WO2021031987A1 - Garment treatment device and control method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

A garment treatment device and a control method therefor. The garment treatment device comprises: at least two garment treatment apparatuses (1, 2), a garment accommodation apparatus (5) comprising garment accommodation chambers (51, 52, 53) for accommodating a garment, and a conveying apparatus (3) for conveying a garment between the garment treatment apparatuses (1, 2) and/or between the garment accommodation apparatus (5) and the garment treatment apparatuses (1, 2). The control method comprises a main control system controlling the conveying apparatus (3) to convey a garment between the garment treatment apparatuses (1, 2) and/or between the garment accommodation apparatus (5) and the garment treatment apparatuses (1, 2). The device automatically conveys a garment, thereby automatically treating a garment, and reducing requirements on the physical strength of a user. In addition, appropriate distribution is performed according to operating statuses and the amount of garments of the two garment treatment apparatuses, thereby reducing treatment time, and improving the intelligence of the garment treatment apparatus.

Description

Clothing processing equipment and control method thereof Technical field

The invention belongs to the field of household appliances, and specifically relates to a clothing treatment device and a control method thereof.

Background technique

In daily life, people's treatment of clothes includes multiple steps, such as washing, drying, nursing, ironing, folding, storing, etc., the above-mentioned processes can be implemented by corresponding clothes processing devices, such as washing machines and dryers. , Washer-dryer, nursing machine, laundry stacking machine, etc., in order to better handle clothes, a family may purchase multiple clothes processing devices to meet different processing processes, so that clothes can be kept clean and not damaged Clothing. In the process of processing the clothes, the user needs to take the washed clothes out of the washing machine and put them in the clothes dryer, so as to finally realize the clean and flat clothes. In this process, every time it is transferred from one clothing processing device to another clothing processing device, the user's participation is required, otherwise the next processing process cannot be performed.

The prior art also has an all-in-one machine, which includes two or more functions in the same clothes treatment device, and realizes washing, drying, folding, etc., for clothes at the same time. Moreover, the clothing processing equipment includes multiple processing chambers, which are independent of each other in the work project. Therefore, the user still needs to take the clothing out of one chamber and put it in another chamber for the next step in the process of use. process.

In the process of processing, the user not only needs to observe whether the processing of each laundry processing device is completed, but also needs to manually put the clothes into the next processing device. The entire processing process cannot be separated from manual assistance, which wastes the user's time and consumes the user's time. Physical strength; the user also needs to judge by himself which processing device to put the clothes into, and whether the clothes are completely taken and put, this process will waste more energy, and because the processing processes of each clothes processing device are independent of each other, the processing time is different Therefore, it is necessary to perform corresponding treatments according to the working state of the laundry treatment device.

In the prior art, when the clothes are processed in multiple steps, the whole process cannot be intelligent and automated. 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 laundry treatment device and a control method thereof.

In order to solve the above technical problems, the basic idea of the technical solution adopted by the present invention is:

A clothing processing equipment includes: at least two sets of clothing processing devices; a clothing holding device including a clothing holding chamber for holding clothing; a conveying device for between the clothing processing devices and/or between the clothing holding device and the clothing processing device Transport of clothing between.

The clothes treatment equipment includes a first clothes treatment device and a second clothes treatment device, the clothes holding device is arranged between the first clothes treatment device and the second clothes treatment device, or the clothes holding device is arranged on the clothes One side of the processing equipment; preferably, the first clothing processing device, the second clothing processing device, and the clothing holding device respectively have an injection port on the same side, and the conveying device includes a driving mechanism and a clamping mechanism, and the driving mechanism drives The clamping mechanism moves on the side of the injection port.

The first clothes processing device is a washing device for washing clothes, the second clothes processing device is a clothes drying device for drying clothes, the clothes drying device is located above the washing device, and the clothes holding The chamber includes a first chamber for placing laundry and/or a second chamber for placing laundry to be dried after washing and/or a third chamber for placing laundry after drying.

The clothing holding device includes at least one functional module of a storage module, a sterilizing module, an ironing module, a deodorizing module, and a clothing stacking module, and/or the clothing holding device includes a weighing module, a counting module, and an identification module. At least one information module of

Preferably, the clothes containing chamber is divided into a plurality of sub-chambers, and the sub-chambers are arranged corresponding to a single or multiple modules.

A method for controlling a laundry treatment device as described above, the laundry treatment device having a main control system, and the main control system controls a conveying device to convey laundry between the laundry treatment devices and/or between the clothing holding device and the laundry treatment device .

The main control system controls the conveying device to convey the clothes in the clothes holding device to the clothes processing device; preferably, the main control system communicates with the weighing module and/or the counting module and/or the identification module to obtain the amount of clothes. After the amount of clothes in the clothes device reaches the set amount of clothes, the main control system controls the conveying device to convey the clothes to the first clothes treatment device/the second clothes treatment device;

Further preferably, the first laundry treatment device has a maximum capacity M1, and the second laundry treatment device has a maximum capacity M2, and the main control system controls the conveying device to transport the laundry that does not exceed the respective maximum capacity to the corresponding laundry treatment device.

The two sets of clothes treatment devices perform the same treatment on the clothes, and the main control system determines whether the clothes treatment devices are working:

When the first clothes treatment device is not in operation and the second clothes treatment device is in operation, the main control system controls the conveying device to convey the clothes whose amount of clothes does not exceed M1 to the first clothes treatment device;

When the first laundry treatment device is in operation and the second laundry treatment device is not in operation, the main control system controls the conveying device to convey the laundry with the amount of laundry not exceeding M2 to the second laundry treatment device;

When the first clothes treatment device and the second clothes treatment device are not working, the main control system distributes the clothes to the two groups of clothes treatment devices according to the amount of clothes in the clothes holding device;

Preferably, when the amount of laundry is less than or equal to M1, the main control system controls the conveying device to convey all the laundry to the first laundry treatment device;

When M1<the amount of clothes<(M1+M2), the main control system controls the conveying device to convey the clothes with the amount of M1 to the first clothes treatment device, and then the remaining clothes to the second clothes treatment device, or the clothes according to The proportion of the maximum capacity is delivered to the two sets of laundry treatment devices respectively;

When the amount of laundry is greater than or equal to (M1+M2), the main control system controls the transport device to transport the laundry with the laundry amount of M1 to the first laundry treatment device, and transport the laundry with the laundry amount of M2 to the second laundry treatment device.

The first clothes processing device is a washing device, and the second clothes processing device is a clothes drying device. After the washing device is washed, the main control system determines whether the clothes drying device is working:

If not, the main control system controls the conveying device to convey the laundry in the washing device to the drying device;

If yes, the main control system further determines whether the washing device needs to wash the next batch of clothes: if yes, the main control system controls the conveying device to convey the clothes in the washing device to the clothes holding device. After the drying device is finished, the main control The system then controls the conveying device to convey the clothes in the clothes holding device to the drying device;

Preferably, when the amount of clothes in the washing device does not exceed M2, the main control system controls the conveying device to convey all the clothes in the washing device to the drying device;

When the amount of clothes in the washing device exceeds M2, the main control system controls the conveying device to convey the clothes with the amount of M2 in the washing device to the drying device, and the remaining clothes to the clothes holding device.

The first clothes treatment device and the second clothes treatment device are respectively provided with weighing modules, and the control method is as follows:

When the main control system controls the conveying device to convey the clothes between the laundry treatment devices and/or between the clothes holding device and the laundry treatment device, the main control system first obtains the laundry weight M0 in the initial device, and then in real time during the conveying process Obtain the clothes weight M in the target device. When the difference between M and M0 is within the set range, the main control system determines that all the clothes are delivered and controls the delivery device to stop delivery.

After the first laundry treatment device/second laundry treatment device has finished processing the laundry, the main control system determines whether the laundry needs a functional module for processing. If so, the main control system controls the conveying device to transport the laundry to the clothing holding device with corresponding functional modules The sub-chamber.

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

(1) The laundry treatment equipment has a conveying device and a clothes holding device, which can automatically transport clothes from one clothes treatment device to another clothes treatment device, and can transport between the clothes holding device and the clothes treatment device, without the user's Intervention has realized the automation of the clothes treatment process, saving users time and energy;

(2) The clothes holding device includes not only sub-chambers for holding clothes at different stages, but also sub-chambers with functional modules to perform different treatments on clothes. The clothes holding device can supplement functions that are not in the clothes processing device. It also serves the purpose of transfer for the transportation of clothes, and combined with the setting of the information module, realizes the intelligentization of the clothes processing process;

(3) The functions of the first clothes treatment device and the second clothes treatment device can be the same or different. The main control system can allocate the clothes according to the working status of the device and the maximum capacity and other parameters. The purpose of saving waiting time and using idle devices reasonably;

(4) The clothes processing device, the conveying device and the clothes holding device are arranged reasonably, and the outer part of the conveying device is equipped with decorative parts, which has a beautiful appearance and is suitable for household use.

The specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in further detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Description of the drawings

The accompanying drawings are used as a part of the present invention to provide a further understanding of the present invention. The exemplary embodiments and descriptions of the present invention are used to explain the present invention, but do not constitute an improper limitation of the present invention. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments, and for those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained from these drawings without creative work. In the attached picture:

Figure 1 is a front view of the laundry treatment equipment of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the laundry treatment device of the present invention;

Figure 3 is a front view of the internal structure of the conveying device of the laundry treatment equipment of the present invention;

Figure 4 is a partial schematic diagram of Figure 3;

Fig. 5 is a top view of the internal structure of the conveying device of the clothing treatment equipment of the present invention;

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the position of the clothing holding device of the present invention;

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of the clothing holding device of the present invention having multiple chambers;

Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of the conveying device of the clothing treatment equipment of the present invention;

Figure 9 is a schematic diagram of the position of the clothing holding device of the present invention;

Figure 10 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a clamping mechanism;

Figure 11 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of the clamping mechanism;

Figures 12-13 are control methods of the laundry treatment equipment of the present invention.

In the figure: 1. The first clothes treatment device; 11. The first door; 111, the first clamping part;

2. The second clothes treatment device; 21, the second door body; 211, the second clamping part;

3. Conveying device; 31, X-direction drive mechanism; 311, first motor; 312, first belt; 313, first moving part; 314, first guide rail; 32, Y-direction drive mechanism; 321, second motor; 322. The second belt; 323. The second moving part; 324. The second guide rail; 331. The third motor; 332. Telescopic rod;

34. Clamping mechanism; 341, fourth motor; 342, first clamping arm; 343, second clamping arm; 344, fixed frame; 345, transmission gear; 346, first transmission arm; 347, second transmission Arm; 348, the first support arm; 349, the second support arm;

4. AI camera;

5. Clothes holding device; 51, the first chamber; 52, the second chamber; 53, the third chamber.

It should be noted that these drawings and text descriptions are not intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way, but to explain the concept of the invention for 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 conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. The following embodiments are used to illustrate the present invention. , But not used to limit the scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "inner", "outer", etc. The indicated orientation or positional relationship is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, which is only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the pointed device or element must have a specific orientation or a specific orientation. The structure and operation cannot therefore be understood as a limitation of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "installed", "connected" and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited. For example, they can be fixed or detachable. Connected or integrally connected; it can be mechanically or electrically connected; it can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meaning of the above-mentioned terms in the present invention can be understood in specific situations.

After the clothes are worn, people need to treat the clothes. The present invention relates to a clothes treatment device, which can treat the clothes. The treatment methods can be washing, drying, nursing, ironing, folding, storage, etc. The clothing processing equipment of the present invention includes at least two sets of clothing processing devices. The clothing processing devices can be washing devices, drying devices, deodorizing devices, ironing devices, folding devices, storage devices, or other clothing processing devices. The two sets of clothes processing devices may be one of the above-mentioned devices, and the two sets of clothes processing devices are preferably clothes processing devices with different functions.

The clothes treatment equipment preferably includes a washing device and a clothes drying device. In order to save the floor space of the clothes treatment equipment, the two sets of clothes treatment devices can be stacked up and down, and the upper space can be used, thereby having a smaller floor space.

In order to realize the automation and intelligence of the laundry treatment device of the present invention, the laundry treatment device of the present invention also includes a conveying device. The function of the conveying device is to transport the laundry in one laundry treatment device to another laundry treatment device. After the clothes are processed by the last clothes treatment device, the conveying device automatically conveys the clothes to the next clothes treatment device for the next step of processing, and the user does not need to manually transfer the clothes.

Example one

As shown in Figure 1, the laundry treatment equipment of the present invention includes a first laundry treatment device 1 and a second laundry treatment device 2. The first laundry treatment device includes a first treatment tube, and clothes can be put into the first treatment tube for treatment. A first door body 11 is provided at the mouth of the first treatment cylinder, and the first door body can form a closed space in the first treatment cylinder to process clothes; accordingly, the second clothes treatment device includes a second treatment cylinder, A second door 21 is provided at the mouth of the processing cylinder.

In order to automate the laundry treatment device of the present invention, the first door/second door can be set to automatically open and close. The first laundry treatment device is provided with a first door opening mechanism that controls the opening and closing of the first door. The second laundry treatment device is provided with a second door opening mechanism that controls the opening and closing of the second door. Through the action of the first door opening mechanism/the second door opening mechanism, the opening and closing of the first door body/the second door body can be realized without Manual operation by the user is required to facilitate the conveying device to enter the first treatment drum/second treatment drum to pick and place the clothes.

The laundry treatment device of the present invention may be a device for washing and drying laundry to meet the most basic daily needs. The first laundry treatment device may be a laundry device, and the second laundry treatment device may be a drying device, as shown in FIG. 1 It shows that the washing device and the clothes drying device are arranged up and down. Because the washing device needs a lot of water in and draining, the washing device can be set below, and the lighter, without a large amount of water in and out of the drying device is set on the top. Ensure the stability of the clothing processing equipment.

When the laundry treatment device is a folding device, storage device or other device, the laundry treatment device may not include a processing tube, but is set to a corresponding folding platform/receiving platform, etc., depending on the way the clothes are processed, different The structure is used to process clothes. Since no sealed space is required for the folding and storage of clothes, the folding device, storage device, or other device does not have to be provided with a door, and can only be provided with an opening or a pullable device for receiving Or export clothes.

As shown in Figure 1, the conveying device 3 of the laundry treatment device is arranged on the side of the first laundry treatment device/the second laundry treatment device. When the conveying device is not operating, part of the conveying device is located on the top of the laundry treatment device and does not affect the first laundry. Daily use of the treatment device/second clothes treatment device. During the working process of the conveying device, it will move to the clothing entrance and exit of the first laundry treatment device/second laundry treatment device to pick and place the laundry.

A decorative board is provided on the outside of the conveying device 3, and the user cannot observe the internal structure of the conveying device on the outer surface of the clothing processing equipment. The decorative board can bring a beautiful appearance to the clothing processing equipment, and can also protect the conveying device and the user. .

Figure 2-5 shows the internal structure of the conveying device. The conveying device 3 includes a driving mechanism and a clamping mechanism. The driving mechanism can drive the clamping mechanism to extend into the first processing cylinder and/or the second processing cylinder. , The clamping mechanism can be opened and closed, the clothes are clamped by the closing action, and the clothes are released by the opening action.

Since the conveying device needs to pick and place the clothes in the first treatment tube/the second treatment tube, the clamping mechanism needs to move in multiple dimensions. Therefore, the driving mechanism of the clothes treatment equipment includes an X-direction driving mechanism, a Y-direction driving mechanism, and Z Drive mechanism, under the drive of the three-dimensional drive mechanism, the clamping mechanism can be driven by the drive mechanism to move to the corresponding position of the first processing device and the second processing device, and can extend into the first processing cylinder/second In the processing tube, clothes in different positions are clamped.

As shown in Figures 2 and 4, the X-direction is the up-and-down direction. The X-direction drive mechanism 31 includes a first motor 311, a first belt 312, a first moving part 313, and a first guide 314. The first belt is connected end to end. The ring shape is supported by two rotating shafts, the rotating shaft at one end is the motor shaft of the first motor, and the first belt can be driven by the first motor. The first moving part 313 is fixed at a certain position on the first belt. When the first belt rotates, the first moving part moves with the first belt. In order to ensure the stability of the first moving part during the moving process, it is also provided with The first rail is fixed at both ends of the first rail, and the first moving part is sleeved on the first rail and moves along the first rail. The first guide rail and the first belt are arranged in the same direction to ensure that the driving direction is consistent with the moving track.

When the first motor is driven, the motor shaft drives the first belt to rotate, causing the first moving part to move up and down along the first guide rail. The Y-direction moving mechanism is integrally fixed on the first moving part. When the first moving part moves, Drive the Y-direction moving mechanism to move downward as a whole, so as to adjust the position of the clamping mechanism.

The X-direction drive mechanism is used to adjust the vertical position of the clamping mechanism. The clamping mechanism needs to be moved to the position corresponding to the first treatment cylinder and also to the position corresponding to the second treatment cylinder. Therefore, the X-direction drive mechanism is set in the laundry treatment. One side of the device can be set on the left or right side, or on both sides to maintain the stability of the mechanism, and the symmetrical setting is more beautiful.

As shown in Figures 2 and 4, the Y-direction drive mechanism 32 is the adjustment of the clamping mechanism in the horizontal direction, specifically the horizontal adjustment in the left and right directions. Since the first processing cylinder/second processing cylinder is a horizontally placed cylinder, The clamping mechanism needs to be adjusted in the left and right directions to be able to clamp the clothes in the tub. The Y-direction driving mechanism includes a second motor 321, a second belt 322, a second moving part 323, and a second guide rail 324. The Y-direction driving mechanism 32 is integrally fixed to the first moving part 313. The second belt is a ring connected in the first position and is supported by two rotating shafts. The rotating shaft at one end is the motor shaft of the second motor, and the second belt can be driven by the second motor. The second moving part is fixed at a certain position on the second belt. When the second belt rotates, the second moving part moves with the second belt. In order to ensure the stability of the second moving part during the movement, a second moving part is also provided. Two rails, the second rail is fixed at both ends, and the second moving part is sleeved on the second rail and moves along the second rail. The second guide rail and the second belt are arranged horizontally to ensure that the driving direction is consistent with the moving track.

As shown in Figures 2 and 5, the Z-direction drive mechanism can be extended and contracted, and the clamping mechanism 34 is fixedly connected to one end of the Z-direction drive mechanism. When the Z-direction drive mechanism extends, the clamping mechanism 34 moves into the first processing barrel. /In the second processing cylinder, when the Z-direction drive mechanism is contracted, the clamping mechanism 34 comes out of the first processing cylinder/second processing cylinder. The Z-direction driving mechanism includes a third motor 331 and a telescopic rod 332. The third motor can drive the telescopic rod to expand and contract, and the direction of expansion and contraction is to expand and contract along the axial direction of the first processing barrel/second processing barrel.

The Z-direction drive mechanism is fixed on the second moving part of the Y-direction drive mechanism and can move with the second moving part. The clamping mechanism is arranged at one end of the telescopic rod of the Z-direction drive mechanism, which can realize the movement in the front and rear direction. The Z-direction drive mechanism is fixed on the second moving part of the Y-direction drive mechanism as a whole to realize the movement in the left and right direction. The whole is fixed on the first moving part of the X-direction drive mechanism, which can realize vertical movement. Therefore, the clamping mechanism can realize movement in multiple dimensions to ensure that the clamping mechanism can reach the designated position and realize the clamping of clothes, and The door body can be opened and closed.

Since the driving mechanism and clamping mechanism of the conveying mechanism imitate the actions of human hands, the conveying mechanism can also realize door opening/closing actions. When the laundry treatment equipment is not equipped with an automatic door opening mechanism, or the first door body/second door body is not opened to a specific angle, and the clamping mechanism cannot enter the first treatment cylinder/second treatment cylinder, the drive mechanism and the clamping mechanism can be used The cooperation of the first door and the second door can be opened and closed.

As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the first door body 11 is provided with a first clamping portion 111, and the second door body 21 is provided with a second clamping portion 211. The first clamping portion/second clamping portion can It cooperates with the clamping mechanism, so that the clamping mechanism can realize the movement of the door body by clamping the first clamping part/the second clamping part. The first clamping part and the second clamping part may also be handles for the user to use, so that the user can manually open the first door/second door.

In order to be able to guide the action of the clamping mechanism, the laundry treatment equipment includes a detection device for detecting the internal state of the first treatment tube/second treatment tube; the detection device may include an AI camera, which can intelligently analyze the first treatment Whether the drum/second treatment drum is in working condition, and whether there are clothes in the first treatment drum/second treatment drum, the laundry treatment equipment can check the conveying device/first door opening mechanism/second door opening mechanism according to the analysis result of the detection device Take control.

The detection device can also be other sensors. The sensor can be set on the conveying device, and can detect the conditions of the first laundry treatment device and the second laundry treatment device as the conveying device moves, or can be respectively set on the first laundry treatment device and the second laundry treatment device. On the laundry treatment device, obtain the two conditions separately.

As shown in Figure 2-5, the AI camera needs to recognize the status of the first clothes treatment device and the second clothes treatment device. The AI camera can be set to move together with the clamping mechanism. When the clamping mechanism moves to the first When processing the barrel mouth position, the AI camera can obtain the clothing information in the first processing barrel. When the clamping mechanism moves to the second processing barrel mouth position, the AI camera can acquire the clothing information in the second processing barrel, and the AI camera can be fixedly set On the Y-direction drive mechanism, it can move in front of the laundry treatment equipment, and it can also enter the barrel along with the Z-direction moving mechanism to obtain the situation inside the barrel.

Preferably, the first door body 11 and the second door body 21 have a transparent observation window. Even when the door body is not opened, the AI camera can also use the observation window to view the Situation to obtain. The transparent observation window also facilitates the user to observe the situation inside the barrel.

By setting the X-direction drive mechanism, Y-direction drive mechanism, and X-direction drive mechanism, the conveying device can drive the clamping mechanism to move in multiple dimensions, ensuring that the clamping mechanism clamps all the clothes in the laundry treatment device, and passes AI camera guides the clamping mechanism to achieve the accuracy of the conveying process.

Fig. 10 and Fig. 11 show the clamping mechanism, Fig. 10 is an embodiment of the clamping mechanism, and Fig. 11 is another embodiment of the clamping mechanism.

As shown in FIG. 10, the clamping mechanism includes a fourth motor 341, a first clamping arm 342, and a second clamping arm 343. The clamping mechanism can also be a claw-shaped structure composed of multiple clamping arms to facilitate better Ground clamps the clothes, and thus at least includes a first clamping arm and a second clamping arm. The function of the fourth motor is to provide driving force to control the relative movement of the first clamping arm and the second clamping arm, so that the clamping mechanism can be opened and closed in different states.

The clamping mechanism also includes a fixing frame 344. The fourth motor 341 is fixed on the fixing frame and extends through the fixing frame to extend the motor shaft. The first clamping arm 342 and the second clamping arm 343 are respectively rotatably connected by a rotating shaft. On the fixed frame, the fourth motor 341 directly or indirectly drives the rotation of the first clamping arm/second clamping arm. As shown in Figure 10, one end of the first clamping arm has a toothed structure, and the second clamping arm is symmetrically arranged with the first clamping arm, and also has a toothed structure. The toothed mechanisms of the two mesh with each other and can move relatively. . A driven gear 341 is fixedly connected to the motor shaft of the fourth motor. The driven gear 341 rotates with the motor shaft, and the driven gear meshes with the tooth structure of the first clamping arm. When the motor shaft rotates, the driven gear is driven to rotate in one direction. Through the engagement of the driven gear with the first clamping arm, the first clamping arm is driven to rotate along the rotation axis. Because the first clamping arm and the second clamping arm The holding arms are meshed with each other and arranged symmetrically, and the second holding arm simultaneously rotates along the rotation axis in a direction opposite to the direction of rotation of the first holding arm. The forward rotation and reverse rotation of the fourth motor drive the clamping mechanism to open and close.

As shown in Figure 11, in order to ensure that the force between the first clamping arm and the second clamping arm is sufficient to clamp the clothes, the clamping mechanism is also provided with a first support arm 348 and a second support arm 349, and the first A clamping arm is different from the previous embodiment. The clamping mechanism in this embodiment further includes a first transmission arm 346 and a second transmission arm 347. The first transmission arm/second transmission arm is rotatably connected to the fixing frame 344 through a rotating shaft. One end of the first transmission arm has a toothed structure, and the other end is rotatably connected with the first clamping arm 342. Correspondingly, the second transmission arm One end of the transmission arm has a toothed structure and meshes with the toothed structure of the first transmission arm, and the other end is rotatably connected with the second clamping arm 343. The first clamping arm has a bent structure, and is rotatably connected to one end of the first support arm 348 at the bending inflection point, and the other end of the first support arm is rotatably connected to the fixing frame 344. Correspondingly, the second The clamping arm is symmetrically arranged with the first clamping arm, has a bent structure, and is rotatably connected to one end of the second support arm 349 at the bending inflection point, and the other end of the second support arm is rotatably connected to the fixing frame , Symmetrically arranged with the first support arm. The clamping mechanism in this embodiment can limit the maximum opening angle when opening, and can provide a greater clamping force when closing, so that the clothes are kept clamped during the clothes conveying process and the clothes are prevented from falling.

The clothes treatment equipment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 is a configuration in which the first clothes treatment device and the second clothes treatment device are stacked on top of each other. The clothes treatment device of the present invention can also be integrated with two sets of clothes treatment devices, with an integrated whole In the housing, the first clothes treatment device and the second clothes treatment device can have a shared waterway, a shared computer board, etc., and the front surface of the clothes treatment equipment has an integral front panel corresponding to the first treatment cylinder The first door is set at the position, and the second door is set at the position corresponding to the second treatment cylinder, so that the clothes treatment equipment has an overall appearance. It is also possible to set only one touch module on the front panel to realize the operation of the two clothes treatment devices. control.

The clothing processing equipment of the present invention also has a main control system, which can communicate with the first clothing processing device, the second clothing processing device, the conveying device, the detecting device, etc., to realize the control thereof.

The control method of the above-mentioned laundry treatment equipment is that the main control system controls the conveying device to convey the laundry in one laundry treatment device to another laundry treatment device.

When the clothing processing equipment transports clothing from one clothing processing device to another clothing processing device, it also needs to determine the operating status of the clothing processing device and the status of the clothing in the first and second processing tubs.

After the first laundry treatment device completes the laundry treatment, the main control system controls the driving mechanism to drive the clamping mechanism to extend into the first treatment tube to clamp the clothes and drive the clothes to move to the second treatment tube; the clamping mechanism is in a conveying process Hold one or more pieces of clothing. If the clamping arm of the clamping mechanism is large, multiple pieces of clothing can be clamped during the opening and closing process, and multiple pieces of clothing can be conveyed in one conveying process, and the conveying efficiency can be improved.

In the process of conveying the clothes, the main control system needs to determine whether there are clothes in the first treatment drum that need to be conveyed next time. The main control system obtains the detection result of the detection device. When the detection result obtained by the main control system is that there is no laundry in the first treatment drum, the main control system controls the conveying device to stop conveying. When the detection result obtained by the main control system is that there is no laundry in the first treatment drum When clothes are being used, the main control system controls the conveying device to convey the clothes in the first treatment drum to the second treatment drum.

When the detection device is an AI camera, the images in the first processing tube/the second processing tube can be acquired and the images can be analyzed to guide the process of conveying clothes.

Another embodiment is that a general laundry treatment device is provided with a weighing module, and the main control system uses the weighing result of the weighing module of the laundry treatment device to determine whether the laundry in the laundry treatment drum is finished.

The first laundry treatment device includes a first weighing module, and the second laundry treatment device includes a second weighing module. When no laundry is placed in the first laundry treatment device, the weight weighed by the first weighing module is considered to be Zero, when the first clothes treatment device has finished processing the clothes, the first weighing module weighs the clothes in the first treatment tube to obtain the X value, and the conveying device conveys the clothes in the inner tub, When the weight is close to zero, or when the weight weighed by the second weighing module in the second treatment drum is close to the X value, it is determined that there is no laundry in the first treatment drum to be transported.

Since the first clothes treatment device and the second clothes treatment device can treat clothes independently, the first clothes treatment device is used as a washing device, and the second clothes treatment device is a drying device for distance. After the clothes are washed, they need to be put in When the clothes dryer is in the clothes dryer, it is possible that the clothes dryer is processing the last batch of clothes and cannot interrupt the operation, and therefore cannot receive the clothes that have been washed this time. The main control system needs to determine whether the clothes drying device is in the process of drying clothes after the washing device finishes the clothes processing.

When the drying device is in the drying process, it cannot receive the laundry processed by the washing device, and the conveying device cannot transport the laundry to the drying device immediately. You need to wait until the drying device finishes drying before transferring the previous batch Take out the laundry, and then transport the laundry in the first treatment tube to the second treatment.

When the drying device is not in the drying process, it can receive the laundry processed by the washing device, and the main control system further controls the first door opening mechanism to open the first door body, or controls the clamping mechanism to open the first door body, and prepares The clothes in the first treatment tube are taken out.

Further, when the clothes drying device is not in the process of drying clothes, it is also necessary to determine whether the second door is open. When the second door is in an open state, the first door and the second door are both open at this time. When the second door is in the closed state, the main control system needs to control the second door opening mechanism to turn the second door directly into the second door. Open, or control the clamping mechanism to open the second door, and then control the conveying device to convey the clothes from the first treatment drum to the second treatment drum until all the clothes in the first treatment drum are transported to the second treatment drum.

However, during use, the clothes dryer is in the process of drying clothes, and the clothes in the first treatment drum cannot be transported to the second treatment drum for treatment immediately, but the user still needs to wash the next batch of clothes and needs to continue using the washing device. In this case, the laundry in the first treatment tub occupies the washing device, and the user cannot continue to use it.

The control method to solve the above problems can be that the main control system judges whether the washing device needs to wash the next batch of clothes, and can input the instruction to wash for the user. If so, the main control system controls the first door opening mechanism to open the first door. The conveying device is controlled to take out the washed laundry in the first treatment cylinder and put it into the next batch of laundry.

Further, the main control system determines whether the clothes drying device can receive the laundry after washing. When the clothes drying device is in the drying process, it cannot receive the clothes. When the clothes drying device is not in the drying process, it can receive the clothes. If several clothing devices can receive the washed laundry, the second door opening mechanism is controlled to open the second door, and the conveying device is controlled to convey the clothing to the second treatment cylinder. If several clothing devices cannot receive the washed laundry, the conveying device is controlled The clothes are transported and taken out first, and when the main control system determines that the clothes dryer can receive the clothes, the second door opening mechanism is controlled to open the second door, and the conveying device is controlled to transport the taken clothes to the second treatment drum.

The above-mentioned clothes treatment equipment does not require the participation of the user during the whole treatment cycle of the clothes, realizes the automation of the clothes treatment process, and saves time and energy for the user; the clothes treatment equipment has a main control system and a detection device, which is used for conveying clothes. During the process, the working status of the first clothes treatment device/the second clothes treatment device and the status of the door body can be judged, and all the clothes can be transferred through detection, which realizes the intelligentization of the clothes treatment process.

Example two

As shown in Figure 6, this embodiment adds a clothing holding device on the basis of the previous embodiment. Therefore, the clothing processing equipment in this embodiment includes at least two sets of clothing processing devices, a clothing holding device 5 and a conveying device 3, wherein the clothing holding device is used for holding clothing, and the clothing holding device includes at least one clothing holding chamber.

In addition to being able to transport between the first laundry treatment device and the second laundry treatment device, the transport device can also be used for transporting laundry between the laundry holding device and the laundry treatment device. The conveying device can convey the clothes in the clothes holding device to the clothes processing device, and may also transfer the clothes in the clothes processing device to the clothes holding device.

As shown in Fig. 6, the first clothes treatment device 1 is arranged below, the second clothes treatment device 2 is arranged above, and the clothes holding device 5 is arranged on one side of the clothes treatment equipment. The clothes holding device 5 can be arranged on the left side of the clothes processing equipment or on the right side of the clothes processing equipment. In the first embodiment, a part of the structure of the conveying device is provided on one side of the clothes processing equipment. In order to avoid this part of the structure in 6, the clothes holding device is arranged on the side opposite to the conveying device.

The preferred solution is that the first clothes treatment device 1, the second clothes treatment device 2, and the clothes holding device 5 respectively have an injection port on the same side, and the conveying device includes a driving mechanism and a clamping mechanism, and the driving mechanism drives the clamping The mechanism moves on the side of the injection port. As shown in Figure 8, Figure 8 is a top view of the clothing treatment equipment in Figure 6. It can be seen that since the conveying device needs to pick and place the clothing in the clothing holding device, in this embodiment, the Y-direction drive mechanism has Longer guide rails, so that the clamping mechanism in the conveying device can be moved to the clothing holding device.

The first clothes processing device is a washing device for washing clothes, the second clothes processing device is a clothes drying device for drying clothes, and the clothes drying device is located above the washing device. The process of processing clothes always needs to enter a large amount of water and has a large load. Therefore, the washing device is arranged below and the drying device is arranged below.

Since the capacity of the washing device and the drying device are different, and the washing time and the drying time are also different, when the laundry needs to be transported to the drying device after washing is completed, the drying device may be in operation and cannot receive the finished washing Clothing. In the laundry device, since the laundry cannot be transported to the drying device, the next batch of laundry cannot be washed. Therefore, the clothes holding device can accept the clothes to be dried after washing. The clothes holding device has a clothes holding chamber, and the conveying device can transport the clothes to the clothes holding chamber, and can also transfer the clothes in the clothes holding chamber to the clothes processing device.

The clothes holding chamber can also be used to store unwashed clothes. The user can directly place the clothes that have been worn and need to be washed in the clothes holding chamber. When the clothes to be washed in the clothes holding chamber reach a certain amount, they will be transported. The device can directly transport the clothes from the clothes containing chamber into the washing device, without requiring the user to manually put the clothes into the washing device.

After the clothes are dried, they also need a space for holding them, so the clothes holding device may also be provided with a chamber for placing the clothes after drying. Therefore, the laundry chamber may include a first chamber 51 for placing laundry, a second chamber 52 for placing laundry to be dried after washing, and a third chamber for placing laundry after drying. 53 is shown in Figure 7.

Since the first chamber 51 is used to place the laundry to be washed, and the laundry needs to be transported to the washing device, the first chamber can be set at the bottom, and the third chamber 53 can be used to place the dried laundry. It is arranged at a height corresponding to the clothes drying device to facilitate transportation, and the second chamber 52 can be used for the transfer between the washing device and the clothes drying device, and thus can be arranged between the first chamber and the third chamber. The function of each chamber corresponds to its location.

The clothing holding device can also be provided with multiple functional modules to achieve corresponding purposes when the clothing is placed in it. The clothes holding device includes at least one functional module among a storage module, a sterilization module, an ironing module, a deodorizing module, and a clothes stacking module. The garment containing chamber is divided into a plurality of sub-chambers, and the sub-chambers are arranged corresponding to a single or multiple modules. For example, the third chamber may be provided with a disinfection lamp for disinfection of clothes. Or a deodorizing module is provided in the first chamber to remove peculiar smells of clothes in advance to prevent mutual influence when multiple pieces of clothes are stacked.

The laundry treatment equipment has a main control system, and the control method includes the main control system determining whether the laundry needs to be processed by a functional module after the first laundry treatment device/second laundry treatment device has processed the laundry, and if so, the main control system controls the conveying device to The clothes are transported to the sub-chamber with corresponding functional modules in the clothes holding device.

The clothing holding device includes at least one information module among a weighing module, a counting module, and an identification module. The information module can be used to obtain information about the number of pieces of clothing, the type of clothing, and the weight of the clothing, so as to be acquired by the main control system. , Control the conveying process of clothes.

The above-mentioned control method of the clothes treatment equipment is controlled by the main control system to control the conveying device to convey clothes between the clothes treatment devices and/or between the clothes holding device and the clothes treatment device.

The main control system controls the conveying device to convey the clothes in the clothes holding device to the clothes processing device; the main control system communicates with the weighing module and/or the counting module and/or the identification module to obtain the amount of clothes, when the clothes holding device After the amount of medium clothes reaches the set amount of clothes, the main control system controls the conveying device to convey the clothes to the first clothes treatment device/the second clothes treatment device.

The first laundry treatment device has a maximum capacity M1, the second laundry treatment device has a maximum capacity M2, and the main control system transports the laundry that does not exceed the respective maximum capacity to the corresponding laundry treatment device. The set amount of laundry can be set according to the needs of the user, or can be set according to the maximum capacity of the first laundry treatment device and the second laundry treatment device, so as to ensure that the laundry can be processed as soon as possible after a certain amount of laundry without accumulating too much.

The first clothes treatment device and the second clothes treatment device are respectively provided with weighing modules, and the control method is as follows:

When the main control system controls the conveying device to convey clothes between the laundry treatment devices and/or between the clothes holding device and the laundry treatment device, the main control system first obtains the laundry weight M0 in the starting device, and then obtains it in real time during the conveying process The weight M of the clothes in the target device, when the difference between M and M0 is within the set range, the main control system determines that all clothes are delivered.

As shown in Figure 12, the first clothes treatment device is a washing device, and the second clothes treatment device is a clothes drying device. After the washing device is washed, the main control system determines whether the clothes drying device is working:

If the drying device is not in operation, the main control system controls the conveying device to convey the laundry in the washing device to the drying device;

If the clothes dryer is in operation and cannot receive the clothes delivered by the conveyor, the main control system further determines whether the washing device needs to wash the next batch of clothes:

If the clothes holding device still has unwashed clothes, the main control system controls the conveying device to convey the clothes in the washing device to the clothes holding device. After the drying device is finished, the main control system controls the conveying device to hold the clothes. The clothes in the device are transported to the drying device; if there is no unwashed clothes in the clothes holding device, the clothes can be temporarily stored in the washing device without transportation.

Since the washing device and the drying device may have different capacities, the amount of laundry needs to be considered when conveying. When the amount of laundry in the washing device does not exceed M2, the main control system controls the conveying device to convey all the laundry in the washing device to In the drying device; when the amount of clothes in the washing device exceeds M2, the main control system controls the conveying device to transport the clothes with the amount of M2 in the washing device to the drying device, and the remaining clothes to the clothes holding device.

7. The above-mentioned control method is that the first clothes treatment device and the second clothes treatment device have different treatment functions, and the clothes need to be washed and then dried. Therefore, the first clothes treatment device and the second clothes treatment device have a sequential order. The two sets of laundry treatment devices included in the laundry treatment equipment in the present invention may also be laundry treatment devices with the same treatment function. The control method is as follows: the main control system distributes clothes that do not exceed the maximum capacity of the two groups of clothes treatment devices, and then controls the conveying device to convey the clothes in the clothes holding device according to the distribution result.

As shown in Figure 13, the main control system determines whether the laundry treatment device is working, and there are the following three situations:

(1) When the first clothes treatment device and the second clothes treatment device are not working, the main control system distributes to two sets of clothes treatment devices according to the amount of clothes in the clothes holding device:

When the amount of clothes is less than or equal to M1, the main control system controls the conveying device to convey all the clothes to the first clothes treatment device;

When M1<the amount of clothes<(M1+M2), the main control system controls the conveying device to convey the clothes with the amount of M1 to the first clothes treatment device, and then the remaining clothes to the second clothes treatment device, or the clothes according to The proportion of the maximum capacity is delivered to the two sets of laundry treatment devices respectively;

When the amount of laundry is greater than or equal to (M1+M2), the main control system controls the transport device to transport the laundry with the laundry amount of M1 to the first laundry treatment device, and transport the laundry with the laundry amount of M2 to the second laundry treatment device;

(2) When the first clothes treatment device is not in operation and the second clothes treatment device is in operation, the main control system controls the conveying device to convey the clothes whose amount of clothes does not exceed M1 to the first clothes treatment device;

(3) When the first laundry treatment device is in operation and the second laundry treatment device is not in operation, the main control system controls the conveying device to convey the laundry with the amount of laundry not exceeding M2 to the second laundry treatment device.

When the clothes treatment equipment has two sets of clothes treatment devices with the same function, the main control system can make a reasonable distribution according to the working status and the amount of clothes, which can save time and make reasonable use of each device.

Example three

As shown in FIG. 9, in this embodiment, the clothes holding device is arranged between the first clothes treatment device and the second clothes treatment device. The settings in the second and third embodiments can be set according to the space where the laundry treatment equipment is placed in the home, and can also be set above the second laundry treatment device to make the center of gravity of the entire equipment move down more stably.

The clothing processing equipment of the present invention has a conveying device and a clothing holding device, which can automatically convey clothing from one clothing processing device to another clothing processing device, and can be transported between the clothing holding device and the clothing processing device, without the user's Intervention realizes the automation of the clothes treatment process, saving time and energy for users; the clothes holding device includes not only sub-chambers for holding clothes in different stages, but also sub-chambers with functional modules to perform different treatments on clothes In the room, the clothes holding device can supplement the functions that are not available in the clothes treatment device, and serve the purpose of transfer for the transportation of clothes. Combined with the setting of the information module, the clothes treatment process is intelligentized; the first clothes treatment device and the second The functions of the clothes treatment device can be the same or different. The main control system can allocate clothes according to the working status of the device and the maximum capacity and other parameters, which has achieved the purpose of saving waiting time and using idle devices reasonably; The clothes processing device, the conveying device and the clothes holding device are arranged reasonably, and the outer part of the conveying device is equipped with decorative parts, which has a beautiful appearance and is suitable for household use.

The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and do not limit the present invention in any form. Although the present invention has been disclosed as above in preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any technology familiar with this patent Without departing from the scope of the technical solution of the present invention, the personnel can use the technical content suggested above to make slight changes or modification into equivalent embodiments with equivalent changes, but any content that does not depart from the technical solution of the present invention is based on the technology of the present invention Essentially, any simple modifications, equivalent changes and modifications made to the above embodiments still fall within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A clothing treatment equipment, characterized by comprising:

   At least two sets of clothing treatment devices;

   Clothes holding devices, including clothes holding chambers for holding clothes;

   The conveying device is used for conveying the clothes between the clothes processing device and/or between the clothes holding device and the clothes processing device.
2. The laundry treatment device according to claim 1, characterized by comprising a first laundry treatment device and a second laundry treatment device, the clothing holding device is disposed between the first laundry treatment device and the second laundry treatment device, or , The clothes holding device is arranged on one side of the clothes processing equipment;

   Preferably, the first clothes treatment device, the second clothes treatment device, and the clothes holding device respectively have an injection port located on the same side, and the conveying device includes a driving mechanism and a clamping mechanism, and the driving mechanism drives the clamping mechanism at the injection port. One side movement.
3. The laundry treatment device according to claim 2, wherein the first laundry treatment device is a laundry device for washing laundry, the second laundry treatment device is a drying device for drying laundry, and the The clothes drying device is located above the washing device, and the clothes holding chamber includes a first chamber for placing laundry and/or a second chamber for placing laundry to be dried after washing and/or Place the third chamber where the finished clothes are dried.
4. The clothing treatment equipment according to claim 1, wherein the clothing holding device comprises at least one functional module of a storage module, a disinfection module, an ironing module, a deodorizing module, and a clothing stacking module, and/or, The clothing holding device includes at least one information module among a weighing module, a counting module and an identification module;

   Preferably, the clothes containing chamber is divided into a plurality of sub-chambers, and the sub-chambers are arranged corresponding to a single or multiple modules.
5. A method for controlling laundry treatment equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the laundry treatment equipment has a main control system, and the main control system controls the conveying device between the laundry treatment devices and/or The clothes are transported between the clothes holding device and the clothes processing device.
6. The method for controlling the clothes treatment equipment according to claim 5, wherein the main control system controls the conveying device to convey the clothes in the clothes holding device to the clothes treatment device;

   Preferably, the main control system communicates with the weighing module and/or the counting module and/or the identification module to obtain the amount of clothes. When the amount of clothes in the clothes holding device reaches the set amount of clothes, the main control system controls the conveying device to transfer the clothes Transported to the first laundry treatment device/second laundry treatment device;

   Further preferably, the first laundry treatment device has a maximum capacity M1, and the second laundry treatment device has a maximum capacity M2, and the main control system controls the conveying device to transport the laundry that does not exceed the respective maximum capacity to the corresponding laundry treatment device.
7. The control method of the clothes treatment equipment according to claim 6, wherein the two sets of clothes treatment devices perform the same treatment on the clothes, and the main control system determines whether the clothes treatment device is working:

   When the first clothes treatment device is not in operation and the second clothes treatment device is in operation, the main control system controls the conveying device to convey the clothes whose amount of clothes does not exceed M1 to the first clothes treatment device;

   When the first laundry treatment device is in operation and the second laundry treatment device is not in operation, the main control system controls the conveying device to convey the laundry with the amount of laundry not exceeding M2 to the second laundry treatment device;

   When the first clothes treatment device and the second clothes treatment device are not working, the main control system distributes the clothes to the two groups of clothes treatment devices according to the amount of clothes in the clothes holding device;

   Preferably, when the amount of laundry is less than or equal to M1, the main control system controls the conveying device to convey all the laundry to the first laundry treatment device;

   When M1<the amount of clothes<(M1+M2), the main control system controls the conveying device to convey the clothes with the amount of M1 to the first clothes treatment device, and then the remaining clothes to the second clothes treatment device, or the clothes according to The proportion of the maximum capacity is delivered to the two sets of laundry treatment devices respectively;

   When the amount of laundry is greater than or equal to (M1+M2), the main control system controls the transport device to transport the laundry with the laundry amount of M1 to the first laundry treatment device, and transport the laundry with the laundry amount of M2 to the second laundry treatment device.
8. The control method of the laundry treatment equipment according to claim 6, wherein the first laundry treatment device is a laundry device, the second laundry treatment device is a clothes drying device, and the main control system is after the washing device is washed. , To determine whether the dryer is working:

   If not, the main control system controls the conveying device to convey the laundry in the washing device to the drying device;

   If yes, the main control system further determines whether the washing device needs to wash the next batch of clothes: if yes, the main control system controls the conveying device to convey the clothes in the washing device to the clothes holding device. After the drying device is finished, the main control The system then controls the conveying device to convey the clothes in the clothes holding device to the drying device;

   Preferably, when the amount of clothes in the washing device does not exceed M2, the main control system controls the conveying device to convey all the clothes in the washing device to the drying device;

   When the amount of clothes in the washing device exceeds M2, the main control system controls the conveying device to convey the clothes with the amount of M2 in the washing device to the drying device, and the remaining clothes to the clothes holding device.
9. The control method of the laundry treatment equipment according to claim 5, wherein the first laundry treatment device and the second laundry treatment device are respectively provided with weighing modules, and the control method is:

   When the main control system controls the conveying device to convey the clothes between the laundry treatment devices and/or between the clothes holding device and the laundry treatment device, the main control system first obtains the laundry weight M0 in the initial device, and then in real time during the conveying process Obtain the clothes weight M in the target device. When the difference between M and M0 is within the set range, the main control system determines that all the clothes are delivered and controls the delivery device to stop delivery.
10. The control method of the clothing treatment equipment according to claim 5, wherein the main control system determines whether the clothing needs to be processed by the functional module after the first clothing processing device/the second clothing processing device has processed the clothing, and if so, The main control system controls the conveying device to convey the clothes to the sub-chambers with corresponding functional modules in the clothes holding device.

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