WO2023277402A1 - 의류처리장치 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a laundry treatment apparatus, and more particularly to a laundry treatment apparatus including a screen output unit for outputting a screen and a control unit operated by a user.
- An input/output device (interface) for the user to input control commands to the electronic device is essential for electronic devices including clothes handling devices capable of washing clothes (a general term for objects to be washed or objects to be dried), drying clothes, and washing and drying clothes. to be.
- a display unit displaying control commands selectable by the user
- a search unit allowing the user to search for control commands displayed on the display unit
- a multifunction button unit enabling the user to select control commands displayed on the display unit
- the input unit requesting the execution of the selected control command is designed to be located in a space separated from each other (Publication No. 10-2014-0023986).
- the conventional interface is a display (LCD, LED panel, etc.) on which control commands are displayed, a knob or button that can search for control commands by displaying control commands executable by the corresponding electronic device on the display, and a display
- a button for inputting a control command for selecting a displayed control command, and a button for inputting a control command for requesting the execution of the selected control command, etc. are located in separate spaces, and such an arrangement is such that an electronic device such as a laundry treatment machine It was a factor that determined the design of the interface (design of the control panel) located on the front surface of the .
- related document KR 10-2016-0062917 A discloses a laundry treatment apparatus including a screen output unit.
- a rotatable knob is provided around the screen output unit.
- a user can select various selection items displayed on the screen output unit by rotating a knob, and a plurality of buttons such as a start button for processing clothes or a power button are additionally provided on the screen output unit.
- the clothes handling apparatus is provided with a plurality of buttons on the screen output unit, the screen area provided in the inner space defined by the knob is reduced, and the user's intuition for each button may be deteriorated.
- the display of the screen output unit having a limited area due to the knob and the plurality of buttons may be disadvantageous in displaying various information due to the limited output area.
- Embodiments of the present invention are intended to provide a laundry treatment apparatus including a screen output unit capable of effectively providing various information to a user during a laundry treatment process, and a control unit through which a user can conveniently input an operation signal.
- embodiments of the present invention intend to provide a laundry treatment apparatus in which the installation area of a screen output unit for outputting a screen and a control unit for generating operation signals is effectively set in a limited area.
- embodiments of the present invention intend to provide a laundry treatment apparatus including a manipulation unit capable of efficiently generating various manipulation signals required by a user to perform a laundry treatment process and effectively reducing an installation space.
- embodiments of the present invention are intended to provide a clothes handling apparatus that effectively improves usability and improves space utilization by effectively displaying various information in a limited screen area.
- An embodiment of the present invention may include a moving button unit, and the moving button unit may be provided in the form of a bracket on the left and right sides of the screen output unit, respectively. That is, the movement button unit may have a shape to indicate to the user that the function of the corresponding button is related to movement.
- a multi-function button unit is provided in the screen output unit, and the multi-function button unit can be changed to various functions according to the screen output to the screen output unit. Accordingly, one embodiment of the present invention can utilize the multi-function button unit in various ways for each screen, effectively reducing the number of buttons and improving user convenience of operation.
- the laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet, a drum, a screen output unit, a movement button unit, and a multi-function button unit.
- the drum is provided inside the cabinet, is provided to be rotatable, and clothes are accommodated therein.
- a screen output unit is provided in the cabinet and is provided to output a screen on which a plurality of objects selectable by a user are displayed.
- a movement button unit is provided in the cabinet and can be manipulated by a user to move a selection scheduled display displayed on any one of the plurality of objects.
- the multifunction button unit is provided on the screen output unit, and functions may be varied according to a screen output from the screen output unit.
- the moving button unit may include a first moving button unit and a second moving button unit.
- the first movement button unit may move the selection scheduled display in one direction on the screen output to the screen output unit, and the second movement button unit may move the selection scheduled display in another direction on the screen output to the screen output unit.
- the first movement button unit may be located on one side of the screen output unit, and the second movement button unit may be located on the other side of the screen output unit.
- the moving button portion may be displayed in a line shape bent in opposite directions to each other on the cabinet.
- the screen output unit may include an edge line extending along an edge, and the movement button unit may be positioned outside the edge line.
- Perimeters of the border line, the movement button unit, and the multi-function button unit may be provided to emit light, and the multi-function button unit may be provided to emit light in a state in which a function is activated.
- the screen output unit may include a display on which a screen is output and a screen circumference portion surrounding and fixing the display, and the multifunction button portion may be provided on the screen circumference portion.
- the screen output unit may be provided on the front surface of the cabinet, and the multi-function button unit may be located below the display on the circumference of the screen.
- the display may be provided in a quadrangular shape, the circumference of the screen may be provided in a circular shape, and the display may be fixed to the inside.
- the screen output unit may include a function display area displaying a current function of the multi-function button unit.
- the general option unit may be located on one side of the screen output unit based on the width direction of the cabinet, and may be manipulated by a user to adjust a course option for processing clothes.
- the general option unit includes a first option adjusting unit provided to adjust a first option of the course and a second option adjusting unit provided to adjust a second option of the course, wherein the first option adjusting unit and the second option adjusting unit are provided.
- the optional control unit may be aligned along the width direction.
- the general option unit may include an option display unit displaying an option setting value of the option and an option button unit adjusting the option setting value of the option.
- the option button unit may display the name of each corresponding option.
- the option display unit includes a plurality of light emitting units arranged side by side in one direction, each of the plurality of light emitting units corresponds to a plurality of option values for the option, and the option display unit includes a plurality of options among the plurality of light emitting units.
- a light emitting unit corresponding to the option setting value emits light to provide the option setting value information to the user.
- control unit provided to control rotation of the drum and perform the course, wherein a plurality of courses are stored in the control unit, and an option group settable by a user is preset for each of the plurality of courses, wherein the The option display unit and the option button unit are provided to emit light together, and the option display unit and the option button unit emit light together when corresponding to the option group for a course currently displayed on the screen output unit.
- An additional option unit located on the other side of the screen output unit based on the width direction and operated by a user to adjust additional options other than those corresponding to the general option unit may be further included.
- the screen output unit and the movement button unit may be disposed between the general option unit and the additional option unit.
- the additional option unit includes a plurality of additional option buttons for controlling different additional options, and the plurality of additional option buttons are arranged in a lattice form.
- the additional option unit includes a plurality of additional option button units for controlling different additional options, and the plurality of additional option button units display names of corresponding additional options and are prepared to emit light, and are displayed on the screen output unit. It may be prepared to emit light if it corresponds to an additional option that can be set in the course.
- a power button unit and a performance button unit provided in the cabinet are further included, and the screen output unit, the movement button unit, the general option unit, and the additional option unit are all the power button unit and the execution button based on the width direction. It can be placed between parts.
- the movement button unit, the power button unit, and the execution button unit may be arranged side by side along the width direction.
- the multi-function button unit may be provided inside the screen output unit, and the movement button unit may be provided outside the screen output unit.
- Embodiments of the present invention may provide a laundry treatment apparatus including a screen output unit capable of effectively providing various information to a user during a laundry treatment process, and a control unit through which a user can conveniently input an operation signal.
- embodiments of the present invention can provide a laundry treatment apparatus in which the installation area of the screen output unit for outputting a screen and the operation unit for generating an operation signal is effectively set in a limited area.
- embodiments of the present invention can provide a laundry treatment apparatus including a manipulation unit capable of efficiently generating various manipulation signals required by a user to perform a laundry treatment process and effectively reducing an installation space.
- embodiments of the present invention can effectively display various information in a limited screen area to effectively improve usability and provide a clothes handling apparatus with improved space utilization.
- FIG. 1 is a view showing a front loader type laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a view showing a top loader type laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a view showing an internal cross-section of the laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a view showing a control panel in the laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a view showing a screen output unit in the laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a view showing a general option unit in the laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a view showing an additional option unit in the laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically illustrating screens output from a screen output unit according to each progress step in the laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a notification screen among booting screens output from a screen output unit in a booting process according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a view showing a course selection screen among the course setting screens 400 output from the screen output unit in the course setting process in one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a view showing a course progress screen among clothes processing screens output from a screen output unit of a clothes processing process according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an option screen output from a screen output unit in one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an option recommendation screen output from a screen output unit in one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a setting screen output from a screen output unit in one embodiment of the present invention.
- 'and/or' includes a combination of a plurality of listed items or any item among a plurality of listed items.
- 'A or B' may include 'A', 'B', or 'both A and B'.
- a laundry treatment apparatus 1 shows an appearance of a laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- a laundry treatment apparatus 1 may include a cabinet 10 .
- the cabinet 10 forms the exterior of the laundry treatment apparatus 1, and a space provided with the drum 30 and the tub 20 may be formed therein. Although the cabinet 10 in the shape of a hexahedron is shown in FIG. 1 , the specific shape formed by the cabinet 10 may vary.
- the cabinet 10 may include a plurality of panels.
- the plurality of panels may include a front panel 15, a side panel, an upper panel, a lower panel, and a rear panel.
- a plurality of panels may be joined together to form the cabinet 10 together.
- a detergent opening 16 and a clothing opening 17 may be formed in the front panel 15 .
- the detergent opening 16 may correspond to a passage through which the storage unit of the detergent supply device moves
- the clothing opening 17 may correspond to a passage through which a user puts clothes into the drum 30 inside the cabinet 10. .
- the cabinet 10 includes a front panel 15 in which a detergent opening 16 is formed.
- a clothing door 40 for opening and closing the clothing opening 17 may be provided on the front panel 15, and the clothing door 40 may be rotatably provided by being hinged to the outside of the front panel 15. .
- the clothing opening 17 of the front panel 15 can be opened or closed by the clothing door 40 .
- the tub 20 is provided inside the cabinet 10 and contains water therein, and the drum 30 is rotatably provided inside the tub 20 and can accommodate clothes therein. .
- the drum 30 may include a plurality of communication holes on the outer circumferential surface for communicating the tub 20 side and the inside, and accordingly, the water stored in the tub 20 may pass through the drum 30 It can be provided internally and provided to clothing.
- an embodiment of the present invention may include both the drum 30 and the tub 20, as shown in FIG. 1, or may include only the drum 30 excluding the tub 20, if necessary. That is, one embodiment of the present invention corresponds to a washing machine capable of performing a washing course for treating clothes by including the drum 30 and the tub 20 for receiving water, or the tub 20 is omitted. It may correspond to a dryer that includes only the drum 30 and can perform a drying course for drying clothes inside the drum 30.
- the laundry treatment apparatus 1 includes both the drum 30 and the tub 20 and includes an air supply unit for drying clothes to perform both a washing course and a drying course. may apply. Unless otherwise specified, description will be made based on a form in which the drum 30 and the tub 20 are provided inside the cabinet 10 in one embodiment of the present invention.
- one embodiment of the present invention may include a detergent supply device for progressing a washing course.
- the detergent supply device is a device provided inside the cabinet 10 or provided outside the cabinet 10 to supply detergent to the inside of the tub 20 or drum 30 .
- the detergent includes not only a washing agent for removing foreign substances from clothes, but also a softening agent for improving the flexibility of fibers and a bleaching agent for improving the color of fibers.
- detergents may be defined to include various types and types of detergents, such as detergents in powder form as well as detergents in liquid form.
- the detergent supply device includes a storage unit in which detergent is stored, and the storage unit may be introduced into or taken out of the cabinet 10 through the detergent opening 16 of the front panel 15 .
- an embodiment of the present invention may include a control panel 100 including a screen output unit 8 for outputting a screen and a control unit for generating operation signals manipulated by a user.
- control panel 100 shows a state in which the control panel 100 is provided on the front panel 15 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the control panel 100 may be provided not only on the front panel 15 but also on a top panel or a side panel, or may be provided on a plurality of panels, respectively.
- control panel 100 may be provided on the upper end of the front panel 15 .
- the upper part of the front panel 15 may be understood as a part including the upper part of the front panel 15 and the control panel 100 .
- the control panel 100 may be manufactured separately from the front panel 15 and coupled to the front panel 15, or a part of the front panel 15 may correspond to the control panel 100.
- the control panel 100 is manufactured separately from the front panel 15, the control panel 100 is provided on the front panel 15 to form the front of the cabinet 10 together with the front panel 15. can
- the control panel 100 may include a manipulation unit, and the manipulation unit may include buttons operated by a user.
- the control unit may be operated by a user to generate an operation signal, and the operation signal may be transmitted to the control unit 60 to be described later.
- control unit collectively refers to an object that is manipulated by a user to generate an operation signal, and may include a movement button unit 260, a multi-function button unit 91, an option button unit, and an additional option button unit, which will be described later. A detailed description of the control unit will be described later.
- control panel 100 may include a screen output unit 8
- the screen output unit 8 may include a display 84 or the like on which a screen for providing information to a user is output. Details of the screen output unit 8 will be described later together with the control unit.
- one embodiment of the present invention may include a control unit 60, and the control unit 60 may be electrically and signally connected to the operation unit.
- the control unit 60 may be electrically and signally connected to a target requiring electrical/electronic control, such as a driving unit for rotating the drum 30 or a water supply unit for supplying water.
- the control unit 60 may receive a signal input to the manipulation unit by the user, and may control each component of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 based on the transmitted signal. In addition, the operating status of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 may be transmitted to the user through the manipulation unit based on the signal transmitted from each of the above components.
- FIG. 3 is a view showing an internal cross-section of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the inside of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be schematically described as follows.
- the clothing opening 17 of the front panel 15 can be shielded by the clothing door 40, and the user opens the clothing opening 17 by manipulating the clothing door 40 when washing clothes. can do.
- Clothes may be put into the open clothing opening 17, and the clothes put through the clothing opening 17 pass through the tub opening 22 of the tub 20 and the drum opening 32 of the drum 30. and can be put into the drum 30.
- the tub 20 may be fixed inside the cabinet 10 and the front surface facing the clothing opening 17 may be opened to form the tub opening 22 .
- the tub 20 may be connected to the front panel 15 through a gasket for preventing separation of clothes and leakage.
- the tub 20 may be supported on the cabinet 10 through a damper in order to minimize vibration transmitted to the cabinet 10 .
- the drum 30 may be disposed inside the tub 20, and the drum opening 32 may be formed by opening the front surface of the drum 30 toward the tub opening 22 and the clothing opening 17. That is, the clothing opening 17, the tub opening 22, and the drum opening 32 may be aligned side by side and communicate with each other.
- the drum 30 has a plurality of communication holes formed on the outer circumferential surface, so that water accommodated in the tub 20 can be supplied to the inside of the drum 30 .
- the drum 30 may have a rotating shaft and be rotatably provided.
- the drum 30 may be connected to the driving unit through a rotating shaft.
- the driving unit may provide rotational force based on a signal from the control unit 60, and the rotational force of the driving unit may be transmitted to the drum 30 through a rotating shaft to rotate the drum 30.
- FIG. 1 shows a front loader type laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 shows a top loader type laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the drum opening 32, the tub opening 22, and the clothes opening 17 are provided in a form in which the drum opening 32, the tub opening 22, and the clothes opening 17 are opened toward the front, so that the rotating shaft of the drum 30 can extend substantially in the forward and backward directions.
- the drum opening 32, the tub opening 22, and the clothing opening 17 are provided in an upwardly open form so that the rotating shaft of the drum 30 extends substantially in the vertical direction.
- the clothing opening 17 and the control panel 100 are provided on the front side of the cabinet 10, that is, on the front panel 15 as shown in FIG. 1, or on the upper side of the cabinet 10 as shown in FIG. 2. can be provided.
- control panel 100 When the clothing opening 17 and the control panel 100 are provided on the front of the cabinet 10, the control panel 100 may be positioned above the clothing opening 17.
- the control panel 100 may be located at the top of the front surface of the cabinet 10 .
- the multi-function button unit 91 to be described later may be located below the display 84 in the screen output unit 8 of the control panel 100.
- the control panel 100 may be located in front of the clothing opening 17 .
- the control panel 100 may be located at the front end of the upper surface of the cabinet 10 .
- the multifunction button unit 91 may be located in front of the display 84 in the screen output unit 8 of the control panel 100 .
- the control panel 100 may include a manipulation unit manipulated by a user, and the manipulation unit may include a change unit for changing an object output from the screen output unit 8 by the user.
- the changing unit may be a dial unit rotated by the user or a movement button unit 260 pressed or touched by the user.
- the above-described dial unit may have a shape protruding from the control panel 100 to have a rotating structure, and when the control panel 100 including such a dial unit is applied to the top loader type laundry treatment apparatus shown in FIG. 2 , In the process of putting clothes into the clothes opening 17 by the user, the clothes get caught in the dial portion, which may reduce the convenience of putting clothes in.
- one embodiment of the present invention has a moving button unit 260 that is operated in a way that is pressed or touched by a user instead of a dial unit and does not have a structure protruding from the cabinet 10, and moves further.
- a moving button unit 260 that is operated in a way that is pressed or touched by a user instead of a dial unit and does not have a structure protruding from the cabinet 10, and moves further.
- the laundry treatment apparatus 1 may be connected to an external water supply source to receive water.
- a water supply unit connected to an external water supply source may be provided inside the cabinet 10 .
- the water supply unit may include a water supply valve, and the control unit 60 may supply water into the tub 20 during a washing process or the like through control of the water supply valve.
- the water supply unit may be provided to supply water into the tub 20 through the detergent supply device or directly supply water into the tub 20 separately from the detergent supply device.
- the detergent supply device may be connected to the water supply unit through a water supply hose. That is, the detergent supply device may be provided to receive water from the water supply unit and supply the detergent and water together to the inside of the tub 20 or the drum 30 .
- the laundry treatment apparatus 1 may include a drainage unit, and the drainage unit may be connected to the tub 20 to discharge water contained in the tub 20 to the outside.
- FIG. 3 schematically shows a controller 60 provided inside the cabinet 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the control unit 60 may be connected to a plurality of components such as the driving unit of the drum 30 and the control panel 100.
- the control unit 60 may be provided to perform a course for processing clothes based on a manipulation signal of the manipulation unit.
- the control unit 60 may control a water supply unit and a driving unit to perform a corresponding course upon receiving a signal for performing a course for processing clothes through a manipulation unit.
- the controller 60 may be provided in a partial space of the cabinet 10 or inside the control panel 100 .
- the controller 60 may be provided in the form of a module and may be provided on a base positioned on a lower panel of the cabinet 10 .
- control unit 60 may be provided to be included in the inside of the control panel 100, for example, the screen output unit 8 or a part of the manipulation unit.
- control unit 60 may be composed of a plurality of divided bodies and may be provided on the control panel 100 and the base, respectively, and operated together.
- the control unit 60 may be connected to a communication terminal 70 portable by a user through a signal.
- the communication terminal 70 may be separated from the cabinet 10 and independently movable, include a communication function, and may be provided to be carried by a user.
- the communication terminal 70 may correspond to a mobile phone that can be carried by a user. 1 and 3, a communication terminal 70 corresponding to a mobile phone is schematically represented.
- the communication terminal 70 is not necessarily limited thereto, and may be of various types capable of direct or indirect communication with the control unit 60.
- the controller 60 may be provided to communicate with the communication terminal 70 in various ways. That is, the control unit 60 may be signally connected to the communication terminal 70 through various methods.
- control unit 60 is directly connected to the communication terminal 70 through various methods capable of transmitting and receiving wireless signals, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and NFC, or is provided inside or outside the laundry treatment device 1 to transmit and receive communication signals. It may also be indirectly connected by using an intermediate means.
- wireless signals such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and NFC
- control unit 60 is connected together with the communication terminal 70 to a Wi-Fi module provided inside or outside the clothes handling apparatus 1 to transmit and receive signals to and from the communication terminal 70 through the Wi-Fi module.
- a Wi-Fi module provided inside or outside the clothes handling apparatus 1 to transmit and receive signals to and from the communication terminal 70 through the Wi-Fi module.
- control unit 60 is connected to the Wi-Fi module and transmits/receives a signal to a communication server corresponding to a terminal station for communication of the communication terminal 70, thereby transmitting and receiving signals to and from the communication terminal 70 through the communication server.
- a communication server corresponding to a terminal station for communication of the communication terminal 70, thereby transmitting and receiving signals to and from the communication terminal 70 through the communication server.
- the communication method of the control unit 60 described above is only an example for explaining an embodiment of the present invention, and is not limited to the above, and an embodiment of the present invention is the control unit 60 and the communication terminal 70 A variety of methods capable of directly or indirectly transmitting and receiving signals to each other may be possible.
- An application capable of exchanging information with the laundry treatment device 1 may be installed in the communication terminal 70 of the user, and various information provided from the control unit 60 may be transmitted to the application through an external server or by a method such as Bluetooth. It can also be delivered directly.
- a user may check various types of information of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 or give various setting and execution commands using the communication terminal 70 as well as the control panel 100 of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 .
- FIG. 4 is a view showing the control panel 100 in the laundry treatment device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 5 is a screen output provided in the control panel 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a drawing showing part (8).
- one embodiment of the present invention may be provided as a front loader type as shown in FIG. 1 or as a top loader type as shown in FIG. 2, but hereinafter, for convenience of description, unless otherwise noted The description is based on the front loader type, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and it can be provided in the top loader type as shown in FIG. 2, of course.
- the laundry treatment apparatus 1 may include a cabinet 10, a drum 30, a screen output unit 8, a movement button unit 260, and a multi-function button unit 91.
- the drum 30 is provided inside the cabinet 10, is provided to be rotatable, and clothes are accommodated therein.
- the screen output unit 8 may be provided in the cabinet 10 and output a screen on which a plurality of objects selectable by a user are displayed.
- the movement button unit 260 is provided in the cabinet 10 and can be manipulated by a user to move a selection scheduled display displayed on any one of the plurality of objects.
- the multi-function button unit 91 is provided on the screen output unit 8, and functions can be varied according to the screen output from the screen output unit 8.
- the moving button unit 260 may include a first moving button unit 261 and a second moving button unit 262, and the first moving button unit 261 is output to the screen output unit 8.
- the selection schedule display can be moved in one direction on the screen, and the second moving button unit 262 can move the selection schedule display in another direction on the screen output to the screen output unit 8 .
- one embodiment of the present invention may include a control panel 100 provided on the front panel 15 .
- the control panel 100 may be provided on a top panel or a side panel in addition to the front panel 15 .
- a case in which the control panel 100 is provided on the front panel 15 will be described.
- the control panel 100 may include an output unit for providing information to a user and an input unit for inputting an operation signal to the control unit 60 by the user.
- the output unit may include a screen output unit 8, and the input unit may include a manipulation unit.
- the control panel 100 may be integrally provided with the front panel 15 or manufactured separately to be combined and fixed on the front panel 15 .
- the control panel 100 is molded as a part of the front panel 15, a plurality of openings through which the control panel 100 and the screen output unit 8 are exposed to the outside may be formed in the control panel 100.
- the control panel 100 is located at the upper end of the front panel 15 to secure a position that is easy for a user to manipulate or check.
- the control panel 100 may be located on the side of the detergent opening 16 at the top of the front panel 15, or may have a width corresponding to that of the front panel 15 and constitute the entire top of the front panel 15. there is.
- the screen output unit 8 may be located at the center of the control panel 100 .
- the position of the screen output unit 8 is not necessarily limited thereto, and may have various positions as needed.
- the screen output unit 8 may include a display 84 on which a screen is output and a screen peripheral portion 849 to which the display 84 is coupled and fixed.
- the screen circumference 849 may correspond to an area surrounding the display 84 .
- the screen output unit 8 may be located on the same plane as the control panel 100 . That is, the screen output unit 8 may constitute a part of the front surface of the cabinet 10 together with the control panel 100 .
- the screen output unit 8 is connected to the controller 60 and can output various screens according to the control of the controller 60.
- the multi-function button unit 91 corresponds to a part of the control unit, and functions are varied according to the screen output to the screen output unit 8 to have various functions.
- the multi-function button unit 91 may have an option recommendation function, and the course progress screen 510 may have a clothing addition function.
- the function of the multi-function button unit 91 varies in accordance with the screen output from the screen output unit 8, the number of buttons included in the control unit can be effectively reduced and the user can conveniently The control panel can be operated.
- the multi-function button unit 91 may be provided on the screen periphery 849 . That is, the display 84 may be coupled and fixed to the inside of the screen periphery 849, and the multi-function button 91 is provided on the screen periphery 849 so that the user can press the multi-function button 91 while checking the screen. Convenient to use.
- the screen output unit 8 and the multi-function button unit 91 may be provided so that at least an edge can emit light. That is, in the control panel 100, a light-emitting area is provided along the edges of the screen output unit 8 and the multi-function button unit 91 to improve the user's design satisfaction.
- the edge of the screen output unit 8 emits light to indicate the output of the screen to the user. there is.
- the function of the multi-function button unit 91 may be changed according to the screen, and activation and deactivation may be determined. That is, the control unit 60 can deactivate the multi-function button unit 91 when the multi-function button unit 91 does not have a function according to the screen output from the screen output unit 8, in which case the multi-function button unit ( 91) may be extinguished.
- the control unit 60 controls the control panel 100 so that the edge of the multi-function button 91 emits light, so that the user can use the multi-function button unit. (91) can be effectively used.
- the movement button unit 260 corresponds to one component of the manipulation unit, and can be operated by a user to move a selection scheduled display displayed on any one of the plurality of objects. That is, it is possible to change the scheduled selection target among a plurality of objects displayed on the screen to another object.
- the selection scheduled display means displaying an object to be selected among a plurality of objects displayed on the screen output unit 8, and the object where the selection scheduled display is located is the target to be selected. Correspondingly, it can be selected by the user.
- FIG. 14 shows a setting screen 420 output from the screen output unit 8 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and a setting list 421 including a plurality of setting items is shown on the setting screen 420. can be displayed
- the above-mentioned selection schedule display is located in the selection schedule target.
- the selection scheduled target on which the selection scheduled display is located has a brightness or color different from other items, so that the user can easily check the target currently scheduled for selection.
- the selection scheduled display may be implemented in various ways. For example, in one embodiment of the present invention, as will be described later, in order to display various selection objects in a limited area of the display 84, only one of a plurality of objects can be displayed on the screen, and the user can use a movement button unit ( 260) to change the object displayed on the screen from one of the above to another.
- a movement button unit 260
- the 10 shows a course selection screen 410 in which one of a plurality of courses is displayed on the screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. You can change the course displayed on the screen to another course by entering In this case, the scheduled selection target may mean a course currently displayed on the screen, and the selection scheduled display may mean displaying only courses scheduled to be selected among a plurality of courses on the screen.
- FIG. 12 shows an option screen 440 in which an option setting value for any one option is changed by a user.
- an option value to be selected among a plurality of selection objects may be displayed in a larger character size and a brighter color.
- the selection scheduled display of the option screen 440 may mean that the size of a character among a plurality of objects is enlarged and changed to have a higher color.
- FIG. 13 shows an option recommendation screen 460 in which one of a plurality of option combinations is displayed on the screen according to an embodiment of the present invention, and on the option recommendation screen 460, the user selects the course selection screen ( Similar to 410), the option combination displayed on the screen can be changed to another option combination by inputting the move button unit 260.
- displaying a selection schedule on the option recommendation screen 460 may mean displaying on the screen only option combinations scheduled to be selected among a plurality of option combinations, as in the course selection screen 410 .
- the selection schedule display for any one of a plurality of entities may be expressed in various ways. A detailed description of FIGS. 10, 12 and 13 will be described later.
- the moving button unit 260 may include a first moving button unit 261 and a second moving button unit 262, and the first moving button unit 261
- the target to be selected may be changed to an object in the next order among the plurality of objects. That is, the selection scheduled display can be moved in one direction among the plurality of objects.
- the second movement button unit 262 can change the target to be selected to an object in the previous order among the plurality of objects on the screen output to the screen output unit 8 . That is, the selection scheduled display can be moved in another direction in the plurality of objects.
- a plurality of selection objects can be presented to the user through the screen of the screen output unit 8, and the user manipulates the movement button unit 260 to select any one of the various selection objects. You can choose to proceed with the next step.
- the first movement button unit 261 may move the selection scheduled display in one direction, and the second movement button unit 262 may move the selection scheduled display in another direction. That is, the first movement button unit 261 can change the target to be selected to an object in the next order, and the second movement button unit 262 can change the target to be selected to an object in the previous order.
- one direction may be defined in various ways depending on how the selected object is displayed on the screen output to the screen output unit 8 .
- one direction may correspond to either the left or right direction, and the other direction may be defined as the opposite direction to the one direction.
- one direction may correspond to either the upper or lower direction, and the other direction may be defined as the opposite direction to the one direction.
- one direction may be clockwise or counterclockwise, and the other direction may be opposite to the one direction.
- a plurality of objects output to the screen output unit 8 can be aligned with directionality, and the first movement button unit 261 is selected along one direction defined in correspondence with the directionality.
- the scheduled display can be moved, and the second moving button unit 262 can move the selection scheduled display along the other direction.
- An embodiment of the present invention includes a movement button unit 260 capable of being manipulated in both one direction and the other direction, so that the user can select a plurality of objects through the screen output unit 8, as well as the plurality of objects. It is possible to effectively improve the operation convenience of selection, and it is possible to improve the convenience of use by implementing various functions for each screen through the multi-function button unit 91.
- the first movement button unit 261 is located on one side of the screen output unit 8
- the second movement button unit 262 is the screen output It may be located on the other side of part 8.
- the screen output unit 8 so that the user can easily visually recognize that the first movement button unit 261 and the second movement button unit 262 have movement functions in opposite directions. May be located on opposite sides of each other based on.
- the movement button unit 260 may be displayed on the cabinet 10 in a line shape bent in opposite directions. That is, the movement button unit 260 may be provided in the form of a polygonal line. Accordingly, the user can easily recognize that the movement button unit 260 has a function for directionality.
- a specific shape of the moving button unit 260 may vary.
- the movement button unit 260 may be provided so that a single line is bent to imply a direction, or may be provided in the shape of an arrow including the curved line.
- the screen output unit 8 includes an edge line extending along the edge, and the movement button unit 260 may be located outside the edge line.
- the movement button unit 260 may be located outside the screen output unit 8 .
- the display 84 may be disposed within the screen circumference 849, and the border line may be located at the edge of the screen circumference 849.
- the screen output unit 8 should provide various information to the user in a limited area of the display 84, and therefore it may be important to sufficiently secure the area of the display 84.
- the moving button unit 260 is provided on the screen output unit 8, the area of the display 84 for the arrangement of detailed components of the moving button unit 260 may be limited, and therefore one embodiment of the present invention
- the movement button unit 260 may be disposed outside the screen output unit 8 to secure the display area 84 as a maximum area.
- the periphery of the border line, the movement button part 260, and the multi-function button part 91 are provided to emit light, and the multi-function button part 91 is in a state in which a function is activated.
- the periphery may be provided to emit light.
- the screen output unit 8 is provided so that the border line can emit light, and when the screen is output, the border line emits light to induce the user to recognize the screen.
- the moving button unit 260 is also provided to emit light so that the user can easily recognize the moving button unit 260, and the multi-function button unit 91 also emits light so that the user can effectively recognize the multi-function button unit 91. make it possible
- the moving button unit 260 and the multi-function button unit 91 may be provided to emit light only when each of the moving button unit 260 and the multi-function button unit 91 is activated. Accordingly, the user can effectively recognize whether or not to use the corresponding button.
- the screen output unit 8 includes a display 84 on which a screen is output and a screen peripheral portion 849 surrounding and fixing the display 84,
- the multi-function button unit 91 may be provided on the screen circumferential portion 849 .
- the screen output unit 8 is provided on the front of the cabinet 10, and the multifunction button unit 91 can be located below the display 84 on the screen circumference 849. .
- the display 84 is provided in a square shape, the screen circumference 849 is provided in a circular shape, and the display 84 may be fixed to the inside.
- the border line of the above-described screen output unit 8 may be provided to correspond to the outer circumference of the screen circumferential portion 849 .
- the screen output unit 8 may be provided to output a screen including a function display area 405 displaying the current function of the multifunction button unit 91 .
- the screen output unit 8 can output a plurality of screens, respectively, and whether or not the multifunction button 91 is activated, as well as the function in the activated state, is changed according to the corresponding screen. It can be.
- the screen output from the screen output unit 8 may include a function display area 405 for displaying to the user whether or not the multi-function button unit 91 is activated and functions.
- Functions of the multi-function button unit 91 on the currently displayed screen may be displayed in the function display area 405 .
- the function display area 405 may be removed from the screen where the multi-function button unit 91 is deactivated.
- FIG. 10 shows a course selection screen 410, and a phrase indicating an option recommendation function of the multi-function button unit 91 is displayed on the course selection screen 410.
- FIG. 11 shows a course progress screen 510, and a phrase indicating the function of adding clothing of the multi-function button unit 91 is displayed in the function display area 405.
- FIG. 12 shows an option screen 440, and the multi-function button unit 91 is deactivated on the option screen 440 so that the function display area 405 can be removed.
- an option recommendation screen 460 is shown, and a phrase indicating an option recommendation end function of the multi-function button unit 91 is shown in the function display area 405.
- a setting screen 420 is shown, and a phrase indicating a selection function of the multi-function button unit 91 is shown in the function display area 405.
- the screen output unit 8, the multi-function button unit 91, and the movement button unit 260 may be provided so as not to protrude from the control panel 100. That is, the control panel 100 may have a flat front surface without protruding the screen output unit 8 or the like.
- FIG. 6 shows a general option unit 200 provided in the control panel 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- an embodiment of the present invention may further include a general option unit 200.
- the general option unit 200 may be located on one side of the screen output unit 8 based on the width direction of the cabinet 10, and may be manipulated by a user to adjust a course option for processing clothes. there is.
- a plurality of courses for processing clothes may be stored in the controller 60 in advance.
- the plurality of courses may include various courses having different characteristics, such as a standard washing course, a standard drying course, a dehydration course, and a total sterilization course.
- a plurality of options may be adjusted for each of the plurality of courses.
- the plurality of options may include various adjustable objects in performing the course, such as water level, washing time, rinsing, spin-drying, and water temperature.
- the general option unit 200 may be provided on one side of the screen output unit 8 in the control panel 100, and the user adjusts the general option unit 200 so that the user desires Courses set as options can be performed.
- control panel 100 extends in the width direction of the cabinet 10 and can be provided on the front panel 15, and the screen output unit 8 is disposed at the center of the control panel 100.
- a general option unit 200 may be disposed on one side of the screen output unit 8. That is, the screen output unit 8 and the general option unit 200 may be aligned side by side along the width direction of the cabinet 10 .
- the general option unit 200 may include a first option control unit 210 and a second option control unit 220 .
- the first option adjusting unit 210 may be provided to adjust the first option of the course
- the second option adjusting unit 220 may be provided to adjust the second option of the course.
- the first option control unit 210 and the second option control unit 220 may be aligned along the width direction.
- the options may include a first option, a second option, and a third option.
- the number of options can vary depending on your needs.
- the general option unit 200 may include a plurality of option control units corresponding to a plurality of options.
- the plurality of option control units may correspond to different options, respectively.
- the first option adjusting unit 210 may be provided to adjust the first option
- the second option adjusting unit 220 may be provided to adjust the second option
- the third option adjusting unit 230 may be provided to adjust the third option.
- the number of option control units may correspond to the number of options.
- the first option control unit 210 and the second option control unit 220 may be aligned along the width direction.
- 6 shows a general option unit 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention, a first option control unit 210, a second option control unit 220, a third option control unit 230 and a fourth option control unit. 240, and the first to fourth option control units are aligned along the width direction of the cabinet 10.
- option control units shown in FIG. 6 is only an example for explaining an embodiment of the present invention, and the number of option control units may be variously determined as needed.
- a user can set a plurality of options for a course for processing clothes, a plurality of option control units may be provided so that the user can conveniently adjust the plurality of options, respectively, and the plurality of options
- a plurality of option control units may be provided so that the user can conveniently adjust the plurality of options, respectively, and the plurality of options
- the general option unit 200 may include an option display unit and an option button unit.
- the option display unit may display option setting values of the options
- the option button unit may adjust the option setting values of the options.
- the general option unit 200 may include a plurality of option control units, and each of the plurality of option control units may include an option display unit and an option button unit.
- the first option control unit 210 may include a first option display unit 211 and a first option button unit 212
- the second option control unit 220 may include a second option display unit 221 and It may include a second option button unit 222
- the third option control unit 230 may include a third option display unit 231 and a third option button unit 232
- 240 may include a fourth option display unit 241 and a fourth option button unit 242.
- An option display unit included in the option control unit may be provided to display an option setting value for a corresponding option.
- each option may include a plurality of option values.
- the 'rinse' option may include option values such as once, twice, or three times.
- control unit 60 may store option setting values for each of a plurality of options.
- Each of the plurality of options may include a plurality of option values, and any one of the plurality of option values may be stored as an option setting value and reflected as a setting value of the corresponding option.
- a plurality of courses stored in the controller 60 may include a standard washing course, and a plurality of options may be adjusted for the standard washing course.
- the plurality of options may include a 'water height' option, and an option setting value of the water height option may be set to 'medium'. Also, the plurality of options may include a 'rinse' option, and an option setting value of the rinse option may be set to 'twice'.
- control unit 60 may perform a standard washing course in which the option setting value of the water level option corresponds to the middle and the option setting value of the rinsing option corresponds to twice.
- the plurality of options can be adjusted by the user.
- the option display unit may display an option setting value of a corresponding option. That is, the option display unit may display any one of a plurality of option values included in the corresponding option as an option setting value. A method of displaying a plurality of option values and option setting values by the option display unit may vary.
- the option button unit may be provided to change an option setting value of a corresponding option. That is, the control unit 60 may change the option setting value of an option corresponding to the option button unit when an operation signal of any one option button unit is generated by the user.
- an embodiment of the present invention may be provided with a plurality of option control units for adjusting a plurality of options, respectively, and the plurality of option control units each include an option display unit and an option button unit, so that the user can control each of the plurality of options. You can conveniently check the option setting value and conveniently adjust each option setting value as needed.
- the option button unit may display the name of each option.
- 6 shows option names for the first option button unit 212, the second option button unit 222, the third option button unit 232, and the fourth option button unit 242 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the displayed control panel 100 is shown.
- the control panel 100 may be provided so that the option button unit emits light. That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, the option button unit emits light to display option names to the user, so that the user can easily identify options corresponding to each of the plurality of option button units.
- the option display unit includes a plurality of light emitting units 205 arranged side by side along one direction, each of the plurality of light emitting units 205 corresponds to a plurality of option values for the option, and the option display unit Among the plurality of light emitting units 205, a light emitting unit 205 corresponding to the option setting value among the plurality of option values emits light to provide the option setting value information to the user.
- the option display unit may include a plurality of light emitting units 205, and each of the plurality of light emitting units 205 may correspond to an LED element generating light through power consumption.
- the plurality of light emitting units 205 may be aligned along one direction.
- the plurality of light emitting units 205 may be aligned in a direction away from the option button unit.
- the plurality of light emitting units 205 may be aligned above the option button unit.
- a plurality of option control units may be aligned along the width direction of the cabinet 10, and the plurality of light emitting units 205 may be aligned in a direction transverse to the width direction of the cabinet 10. Therefore, each component of the option unit can be efficiently arranged.
- the number of light emitting units 205 may correspond to the number of option values of each option. That is, in any one option control unit, the plurality of light emitting units 205 may correspond to different option values.
- the option display unit may be provided so that a light emitting unit 205 corresponding to an option value set as a current option setting value among a plurality of light emitting units 205 emits light. Through this, the user can effectively grasp the option setting value of the option by checking the light emitting unit 205 that emits light.
- an option button unit may be disposed at a lower portion of the option control unit, and a plurality of light emitting units 205 may be arranged above the option button unit.
- the option value of each option may include a minimum value and a maximum value
- a light emitting unit 205 positioned relatively above may correspond to a higher option value.
- the lowermost light emitting unit 205 may correspond to the minimum value among the option values
- the uppermost light emitting unit 205 may correspond to the maximum value among the option values.
- the option display unit may emit light from the lowermost light emitting unit 205 to the light emitting unit 205 corresponding to the current option setting value. For example, when the current option setting value is the minimum value, only the light emitting part 205 at the bottom of the option display unit emits light, and when the current option setting value is the maximum value, the option display unit may emit light from all of the plurality of light emitting units 205. .
- the method of displaying the option setting value in the option display unit can be transferred to the height at which the plurality of light emitting units 205 emit light, and the user sets the height at which the plurality of light emitting units 205 emit light in the option display unit. Through this, the level of the current option setting value in the entire option value can be effectively grasped.
- control unit 60 may be provided to perform the course while controlling rotation of the drum 30 .
- a plurality of courses are stored in the controller 60, and an option group settable by a user may be set in advance for each of the plurality of courses.
- the option display unit and the option button unit are provided to emit light together, and the option display unit and the option button unit can emit light together if they correspond to the option group for a course currently displayed on the screen output unit 8.
- each of the plurality of option control units emits only the option control unit corresponding to the option that can be adjusted for the currently displayed course, and the others are extinguished, so that the user can easily determine which option is adjustable. there is.
- any one of a plurality of courses may be alternatively displayed on the course selection screen 410, and the user may select the course selection screen 410 through the aforementioned movement button unit 260. ), the displayed course can be changed, and options of the currently displayed course can be adjusted through the option control unit.
- the plurality of courses have different characteristics, and accordingly, adjustable options for each course may also be different.
- the plurality of courses may include a standard washing course, and the standard washing course may have a plurality of options adjustable, but the plurality of courses may include a spin-drying course, and the spin-drying course may include a spin-drying course. Due to the nature of the course that only performs dehydration, options other than the 'dehydration' option for adjusting the number of times of dehydration may be set to be non-adjustable.
- the plurality of courses may include a 'total sterilization' course for cleaning the inside of the drum 30, and since the whole sterilization course is not a course aimed at directly treating clothes, any option cannot be changed. can be set.
- the plurality of courses may have different adjustable options according to their characteristics, and accordingly, the control unit 60 may preset adjustable options according to each course as an option group. there is.
- the option group may be different for each course.
- control unit 60 in a state where a course selection screen 410 in which a plurality of courses are selectively displayed on the screen output unit 8 for the user to select one of the plurality of courses is output, the screen output unit ( 8), by controlling the control panel 100 so that the option control unit corresponding to the option group of the currently displayed course is illuminated and the remaining option control units are extinguished, the user can effectively recognize the adjustable options in the corresponding course.
- FIG. 7 shows an additional option unit 270 provided in the control panel 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the output unit may include a screen output unit 8
- the control unit operated by the user may include a movement button unit 260, an option unit, and an additional option unit 270.
- the additional option unit 270 is located on the other side of the screen output unit 8 based on the width direction, and is operated by a user to adjust additional options other than those corresponding to the general option unit 200.
- options adjusted through the general option unit 200 reflect one of a plurality of option values as an option setting value, while additional options settable in the additional option unit 270 are a plurality of Instead of an option value, it may correspond to options for which only selection is determined.
- the additional option unit 270 may include an 'automatic detergent' option, a 'softener' option, a 'steam' option, and a 'setting' option.
- the additional option may not have a plurality of option values, only determining whether or not to use steam, such as the steam option, but only determining whether or not to enter the setting screen 420 like the setting option. there is.
- An embodiment of the present invention may be provided so that options whose option setting value is set to one of a plurality of option values can be adjusted in the general option unit 200 having an option display unit as described above, and only entry or reflection of the option is possible. Options that can be simply selected may be provided to be selectable in the additional option unit 270 .
- the additional option unit 270 may be located on the other side of the screen output unit 8 based on the width direction of the cabinet 10 . That is, the additional option unit 270 may be located on the opposite side of the general option unit 200 based on the screen output unit 8 .
- One side where the general option unit 200 is located and the other side where the additional option unit 270 is located are presented as a mutually relative concept, and the general option unit 200 and the additional options with the screen output unit 8 interposed therebetween It can be understood as meaning including all states in which the parts 270 are positioned opposite to each other.
- the cabinet 10 It is possible to effectively improve the design completeness by effectively utilizing the space on the control panel 100 extending along the width direction of and securing the uniformity of arrangement.
- the control through the general option unit 200 can be conveniently classified conceptually and used.
- the screen output unit 8 and the movement button unit 260 based on the width direction of the cabinet 10 are the general option unit 200 and the additional option unit 270. ) can be placed between
- the screen output unit 8 may be disposed between the general option unit 200 and the additional option unit 270, and the first movement button unit ( 261) may be disposed, and a second movement button unit 262 may be disposed between the screen output unit 8 and the general option unit 200.
- the second movement button unit 262 is disposed between the screen output unit 8 and the additional option unit 270, and the first movement button unit 261 is disposed between the screen output unit 8 and the general option unit 200. ) is also placed.
- the moving button unit 260 having a function related to directionality is disposed on both sides of the screen output unit 8, respectively, on both sides of the screen output unit 8 and the moving button unit 260.
- the additional option unit 270 includes a plurality of additional option button units for controlling different additional options, and the plurality of additional option button units may be arranged in a lattice form.
- the additional option button unit may include a first additional option button unit 271, a second additional option button unit 272, a third additional option button unit 273, and a fourth additional option button unit 274. .
- the specific number of additional option button units may vary as needed.
- the additional option button unit unlike the options controlled in the general option unit 200, does not require an option display unit because it only selects whether to select or enter, and therefore, in order to efficiently arrange a plurality of buttons, A plurality of additional option button units may be arranged in a lattice form to improve arrangement efficiency.
- the plurality of additional option buttons are provided to display the name of the corresponding additional option and emit light, and may be provided to emit light when corresponding to an additional option that can be set in the course displayed on the screen output unit 8. there is.
- any one of the plurality of additional option button units may correspond to a 'steam' option, and the steam option may not be applicable to a dehydration course for the purpose of a simple dehydration process.
- the plurality of additional option button units may be provided to emit light, respectively, and the control unit 60 is configured for a course currently displayed on the screen output unit 8 to be selected by the user. , By controlling only the selectable additional option button parts among the plurality of additional option button parts to emit light and the rest to be extinguished, the user can conveniently grasp additional options currently selectable.
- the names of the additional options corresponding to each of the plurality of additional option button units may be displayed on the buttons. That is, the control panel 100 may be provided to display the name of the additional option on each additional option button unit, and the LED inside the additional option button unit may be controlled to emit or not emit light by the control unit 60, respectively.
- a device may be provided.
- control unit may further include a power button unit 281 and a performance button unit 282.
- An embodiment of the present invention further includes a power button unit 281 and an execution button unit 282 provided in the cabinet 10, and the screen output unit 8 and the movement button based on the width direction
- the unit 260, the general option unit 200, and the additional option unit 270 may all be disposed between the power button unit 281 and the execution button unit 282.
- the control unit 60 can stand by in a sleep state in which it can receive a signal from the power button unit 281 in a power-off state, and when the power signal is transmitted from the power button unit 281, it is converted into a sleep-on state.
- the laundry treatment apparatus 1 may be controlled so that power is supplied to each component of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 .
- the user may manipulate the execution button 282 to command the laundry treatment apparatus 1 to perform the laundry treatment process P3 of treating the laundry.
- the execution button unit 282 may be provided as a touch type or mechanical button type, and generates an execution signal, which is a kind of operation signal, when operated by a user.
- the control unit 60 may control the driving unit and the water supply unit to perform a laundry treatment process (P3) for treating laundry.
- the power button unit 281 and the execution button unit 282 which are indispensably operated by the user and have a high importance in using the laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, are the screen output unit 8. And it is arranged independently of the option unit so that the user can easily recognize it.
- the power button unit 281 and the execution button unit 282 may be disposed in the control panel 100 except for the screen output unit 8 and the option unit.
- the power button unit 281 and the execution button unit 282 may be disposed on both sides of the screen output unit 8, respectively.
- the power button unit 281 and the execution button unit 282 may be disposed separately from the general option unit 200 and the additional option unit 270. Since the power button unit 281 and the execution button unit 282 have essential or most frequently used functions in the use of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the general option unit 200 ) and the additional option unit 270 may be provided.
- the power button unit 281 and the execution button unit 282 may be located at the outermost periphery of the control panel 100 based on the width direction of the cabinet 10 . That is, the power button unit 281 may be located at one end of the control panel 100, and the execution button unit 282 may be located at the other end. However, it is okay even if the execution button unit 282 is located at one end and the power button unit 281 is located at the other end.
- the power button unit 281 and the execution button unit 282 are located at the outermost part of the control panel 100, so that the above-described screen output unit 8, movement button unit 260, general Both the option unit 200 and the additional option unit 270 may be located between the power button unit 281 and the execution button unit 282 .
- the power button unit 281 and the execution button unit 282 are disposed at the end of the control panel 100, respectively, so that the user can easily recognize the power button unit 281 and the execution button unit 282, which are essential and frequently used. and can be used.
- the movement button unit 260, the power button unit 281, and the execution button unit 282 are arranged side by side along the width direction to improve design completeness.
- the control panel 100 may have a bar-shaped plate shape extending along the width direction of the cabinet 10 .
- the multifunction button unit 91 may be provided inside the screen output unit 8, and the movement button unit 260 may be provided outside the screen output unit 8. . Accordingly, the multi-function button unit 91 whose function changes according to the screen output from the screen output unit 8 is provided on the screen output unit 8 so that the user checks the screen and the multi-function button unit 91 Functions can be conveniently checked and used, and the moving button unit 260 is provided separately outside the screen output unit 8 to minimize unnecessary space consumption in the screen output unit 8 and effectively use the display 84 area. can increase
- FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically showing screen changes of the screen output unit 8 according to the operation process of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- An operating process of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 may include a booting process (P1), a course setting process (P2), and a laundry treatment process (P3).
- the booting process P1 corresponds to a process in which power is supplied to each component of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 and programs stored in the control unit 60 are booted.
- the course setting process P2 corresponds to a process in which one of a plurality of courses for processing clothes is selected by the user and various settings for the course are performed.
- the clothes processing process (P3) corresponds to a process of processing clothes according to the course determined in the course setting process (P2).
- the control unit 60 controls the driving unit or other components to perform the above course.
- the screen output unit 8 may output the booting screen 300 in the booting process (P1).
- the booting screen 300 may provide various information to the user in the booting process P1.
- the booting screen 300 may provide the user with various information such as current temperature, weather, booting progress, warning contents, and notification contents.
- the controller 60 controls the screen output unit 8 to output the booting screen 300, and provides various information related to the use of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 to the user through the booting screen 300. It may be provided to the user.
- the screen output unit 8 may output the course setting screen 400 through the display 84 in the course setting process P2.
- the course setting screen 400 can provide information on various courses and settings to the user, and the user can proceed with setting courses and options through the course setting screen 400 .
- the controller 60 may control the screen output unit 8 so that a plurality of courses for processing clothes are stored in advance and a course selection screen 410 displaying the plurality of courses is displayed on the screen.
- control unit 60 performs the clothes treatment process P3 according to the course or setting displayed on the display 84 based on the operation signal of the control unit 60.
- the screen output unit 8 may output the clothes treatment screen 500 through the display 84 in the clothes treatment process P3.
- the clothes treatment screen 500 may provide a user with various information about the current course.
- the controller 60 may control the screen output unit 8 to output the clothes treatment screen 500, and on the clothes treatment screen 500, the name of the current course, the running time of the course, and the corresponding course In the process, various information such as the current process and remaining time can be provided to the user.
- FIG. 9 schematically shows a notification screen 320 among booting screens 300 output from the screen output unit 8 in one embodiment of the present invention.
- the screen output unit 8 may be provided to provide various information to the user during the preparation process of each component of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 through the booting screen 300 .
- the booting screen 300 may include a plurality of screens providing different information.
- the notification screen 320 shown in FIG. 9 may correspond to a part of the booting screen 300 .
- the notification screen 320 may display various information prior to using the laundry treatment device 1, such as current weather, air temperature, water temperature, remaining amount of detergent, and the like.
- FIG. 10 shows a course selection screen 410 among the course setting screens 400 output from the screen output unit 8 in one embodiment of the present invention.
- the course setting screen 400 output from the screen output unit 8 may include various screens such as the course selection screen 410 . That is, the course selection screen 410 may correspond to a part of the course setting screen 400 output from the screen output unit 8 .
- the course selection screen 410 displays a plurality of courses for processing clothes, and one of the plurality of courses can be selected through a user's manipulation of the movement button unit 260 .
- the course selection screen 410 may include an order display area 411, a course name area, an option guide area 413, and a function display area 405.
- the order display area 411 is an area for displaying the order of which course is currently displayed among a plurality of courses to be displayed to the user through the course selection screen 410 .
- control unit 60 may store a plurality of courses for processing clothes in advance, and display the plurality of courses to the user through the screen output unit 8 to select one of the plurality of courses. One can be selected by the user.
- the screen output unit 8 displays information in a limited area through the display 84, and accordingly, it may be inefficient to simultaneously display the plurality of courses. Accordingly, one embodiment of the present invention can effectively display a plurality of courses in a limited screen area by displaying a plurality of courses one by one in order on the course selection screen 410 .
- the course selection screen 410 includes an order display area 411 for notifying the user of what order the currently displayed course is, and the order display area 411 Through this, the user can conveniently check order information of a currently displayed course for a plurality of courses.
- a plurality of circular objects respectively corresponding to the course are displayed in the order display area 411, and the circular object corresponding to the course currently displayed on the course selection screen 410 has a different illuminance than the other circular objects.
- a state of indicating the order of courses currently marked to the user is shown.
- the specific shape of the order display area 411 may be determined in various ways capable of indicating the order of the current course for a plurality of courses.
- the name of the course currently displayed on the course selection screen 410 may be displayed. The user can check the currently displayed course through the course name area.
- Option setting values for the currently displayed course may be displayed in the option guide area 413 .
- each of the plurality of courses may have a plurality of options set by the user, the option has a plurality of option values selectable by the user, and any one of the plurality of option values is the option value. It can be specified as an option setting value for and reflected in the performance of the course.
- the course selection screen 410 for displaying the course allows the user to easily check the current option setting state for the course through the option guidance area 413 of the course selection screen 410.
- Each option setting value of a plurality of options for the course can be displayed.
- the function display area 405 the current function of the multi-function button unit 91 according to the screen currently displayed on the screen output unit 8 may be displayed. Accordingly, the user can conveniently and intuitively check the result obtained when manipulating the multi-function button unit 91 for each screen.
- the function display area 405 of the course selection screen 410 may display contents to indicate the entry of the option recommendation screen 460, and specific contents of the option recommendation screen 460. is described later.
- a plurality of areas are efficiently set so that various information can be effectively and conveniently delivered to the user even in a limited output area on the course selection screen 410 .
- a plurality of courses for processing clothes are stored in the control unit 60, and whether to designate a display group to be displayed on the course selection screen 410 is set for each of the plurality of courses. and whether to designate the display group may be changeable by the user.
- a dot area corresponding to each of a plurality of courses designated as the display group may be displayed in the order display area 411 .
- the total number of dot areas may be the same as the total number of courses in the display group, and a dot area corresponding to a currently displayed course may be expressed through a brightness difference.
- the order display area 411 may be positioned above the display 84, and a selection course display area 412 may be positioned below the order display area 411.
- the selected course display area 412 may be positioned approximately at the center of the display 84 .
- the name of the currently displayed course may be displayed in the selected course display area 412, and it has the largest character size in relation to other areas, and user visibility can be secured.
- the option guide area 413 may be disposed below the selection course display area 412 .
- the option guide area 413 is located at the center of the display 84 together with the selection course display area 412, and may be located below the selection course display area 412.
- Option setting values of each of a plurality of options may be displayed in the option guide area 413 .
- names of each of a plurality of options and option setting values of each option may be displayed.
- the text displayed in the option guide area 413 may be displayed in a smaller size than the text in the selected course display area 412 and may be displayed with lower brightness than the text in the selected course display area 412 .
- the function display area 405 may be positioned below the option guide area 413 .
- the function display area 405 may be located at the bottom of the display 84 .
- the text displayed in the function display area 405 may be displayed in a smaller size than the text in the selected course display area 412 .
- the user can change the course displayed on the screen by manipulating the movement button 260. That is, the course displayed on the screen on the course selection screen 410 may correspond to a course where a selection schedule display is located among a plurality of courses.
- a plurality of courses may have a display order, and the user may manipulate any one of the first movement button unit 261 and the second movement button unit 262 to output courses corresponding to the next order on the screen, , In order to output a course corresponding to the previous sequence, the other one of the first movement button unit 261 and the second movement button unit 262 can be manipulated.
- the user controls a plurality of option control units included in the general option unit 200 and a plurality of additional option button units included in the additional option unit 270 to be illuminated by the control unit 60.
- Various options can be set by manipulating objects.
- the user can operate the execution button 282 to proceed with the clothing treatment process P3 of performing the course currently displayed on the course selection screen 410.
- the user can operate the multi-function button unit 91 to enter the option recommendation screen 460, and a detailed description of the option recommendation screen 460 will be described later.
- FIG. 11 shows a course progress screen 510 among the clothes processing screens 500 output from the screen output unit 8 in one embodiment of the present invention. That is, the course progress screen 510 corresponds to one of the clothes processing screens 500, and FIG. 11 shows the course progress screen 510 as an example of the clothes processing screen 500.
- the control unit 60 can perform the course specified by the user based on manipulation signals such as the movement button unit 260 and the execution button unit 282.
- a plurality of courses for treating clothes include a standard washing course for washing clothes or a standard drying course for drying clothes, and if one is selected by the user, the control unit 60 controls the water supply unit, the driving unit, and the air.
- the corresponding course may be performed by controlling the supply unit and the drain unit.
- control unit 60 controls the screen output unit 8 to output the course progress screen 510, and through the course progress screen 510, the controller ( 60) may provide the user with a variety of information about the clothes treatment process (P3) currently in progress.
- the course progress screen 510 includes a course display area 511, a performance time display area 512, a performance process display area 513, and a performance completion degree display area ( 514) and a function display area 405.
- the configuration of the course progress screen 510 is not necessarily limited as above, and may vary as needed.
- the course course display area 511 is an area displaying the name of the course being performed in the clothing processing process P3, and the user can check the current course through the course course display area 511.
- the execution time display area 512 is an area displaying the elapsed time or remaining time of the course currently being performed, and the user can view the degree of execution of the course currently being performed or You can conveniently check the end time.
- the process display area 513 is an area displaying the current process of the course currently being performed.
- a course for treating clothes may include a plurality of treatment processes.
- the standard washing course may include a water supply process, a detergent input process, a washing process, a rinsing process, a draining process, and a spin-drying process.
- a plurality of processes for the course may be performed, and the controller 60 displays the course display area 513 of the course progress screen 510.
- the user can secure intuition for the clothing processing process (P3) and effectively check the current processing process.
- the performance completion degree display area 514 is an area displaying the progress level up to now for the entire course currently in progress.
- the degree of completion may be converted into a percentage and displayed, or may be displayed in the form of a bar as shown in FIG. 13.
- the user can simply and effectively check the progress of the current course through the completion degree display area 514 .
- the performance completion degree display area 514 displaying the current course among the entire courses can provide convenience to the user.
- the course progress screen 510 of the clothes processing screen 500 may include a function display area 405 for displaying functions of the multi-function button unit 91 like the course selection screen 410 described above. That is, the multi-function button unit 91 can be activated on the course progress screen 510 .
- the multi-function button unit 91 When the multi-function button unit 91 is activated, the multi-function button unit 91 itself or a part of the screen output unit 8, for example, the border area of the multi-function button unit 91 emits light, allowing the user to use the multi-function button unit 91 can be effectively expressed.
- Each function of the control unit on the course progress screen 510 is as follows.
- the controller 60 When the user operates the execution button unit 282 on the course progress screen 510, the controller 60 enters a pause state, and the screen output unit 8 can output a pause screen. After the user temporarily stops the clothes treatment process P3 as needed, if the user operates the execution button 282 again, the clothes treatment process P3 immediately before the pause can be returned.
- the controller 60 When the user operates the multi-function button unit 91 on the course progress screen 510, the controller 60 enters a process of adding clothes, and the screen output unit 8 can output a screen for adding clothes. However, the controller 60 may first determine which of the plurality of processes included in the course is a process to which the process of adding clothing is applicable, and if the process corresponds to a state in which the process of adding clothing can be performed, the multi-function The button unit 91 can be activated.
- the function display area 405 displaying the function of the multi-function button unit 91 according to the course currently in progress may be displayed or removed on the course progress screen 510 .
- FIG. 12 shows an option screen 440 output from the screen output unit 8 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- an embodiment of the present invention may include an option button unit, and the option button unit is provided in the cabinet 10 and is operated by a user to adjust option values for each of the plurality of courses. can
- the screen output unit 8 is provided to output a course selection screen 410 in which one of a plurality of courses for processing clothes is displayed.
- the option button unit is manipulated, the option screen 440 is switched, and the option value of the course displayed on the course selection screen 410 may be displayed on the option screen 440 .
- the option button unit may be provided to change an option setting value for a corresponding option. That is, when the user manipulates the option button unit, an option value corresponding to an option setting value of a corresponding option may be changed to another option value.
- the rinse number option has a plurality of option values such as 1 time, 2 times, 3 times, etc.
- the option button When the additional operation is performed, the option setting value of the rinse number option may be changed to 2 times, 3 times, etc. corresponding to other option values.
- options corresponding to the option button unit may be applied for each course. That is, the option button unit may be provided to change an option setting value of a corresponding option for each of a plurality of courses.
- the screen output unit 8 can output to the option screen 440 when the option button unit is operated on the course selection screen 410 . That is, the screen output unit 8 may switch from the course selection screen 410 to the option screen 440 when the option button unit is manipulated.
- a plurality of option values for a corresponding option may be displayed on the option screen 440 .
- the user can select one of a plurality of option values on the option screen 440 and set it as an option setting value of the corresponding option.
- the user can manipulate any one of a plurality of option button units to output the option screen 440. .
- a plurality of option values may be displayed on the option screen 440, and the user may set one of the plurality of option values as an option selection value by manipulating the movement button unit 260, or select the option value on the option screen 440.
- the option setting value may be adjusted by repeatedly manipulating the option button unit.
- An embodiment of the present invention provides convenience for option setting to the user by outputting an option screen 440 displaying a change in option setting values for a corresponding option on the screen output unit 8 when an operation of the option button unit is performed. can do.
- the screen output unit 8 can switch from the course selection screen 410 to the option screen 440 in the entire area of the display 84 where the screen is output. Accordingly, it is possible to efficiently provide a plurality of screens to the user while maximally utilizing the limited area of the display 84 .
- the screen output unit 8 may switch from the course selection screen 410 to the option screen 440 through a pop-up method.
- a pop-up method means that a new screen is output as if a new screen pops out of an existing screen. According to the pop-up method, it may be understood that a new screen is stacked on top of an existing screen in a kind of layer form.
- the screen output unit 8 is provided to output the course setting screen 400 in the course setting process (P2), and the course setting screen 400 includes the course selection screen 410 and the option screen ( 440), and the option screen 440 may be output from the course selection screen 410 in a pop-up manner.
- the option button unit includes a first option button unit 212 for adjusting a first option and a second option button unit 222 for adjusting a second option, and the screen output unit
- the first option button 212 when the first option button 212 is manipulated on the course selection screen 410, it is converted to the first option screen 441 displaying the option value of the first option, and the second option button
- the unit 222 When the unit 222 is manipulated, it can be switched to a second option screen on which the option value of the second option is displayed.
- the screen output unit 8 may output different screens for each option.
- the screen output unit 8 When the first option button unit 212 is operated, the screen output unit 8 outputs a first option screen 441 on which the option value of the first option is displayed, and when the second option button unit 222 is operated, the second option button unit 222 is operated. 2 Option screen can be output.
- the rinse frequency and washing strength described as the first option and the second option are only examples for explanation of the present invention, and the first option and the second option may be determined as other options other than the rinse number and washing strength.
- the above-described course selection screen 410 includes an option guide area 413 displaying option setting values of the currently displayed course, and the option screen 440 includes the option setting values of the corresponding option and the plurality of option values. It may include an option value display area 4401 in which at least a part of the options are displayed together.
- the option button unit may be provided in plurality, such as the first option button unit 212, the second option button unit 222, and the third option button unit 232.
- the option value may be composed of various types such as a number symbolizing the number of times as well as a character type indicating strength.
- any one of a plurality of option values may be stored as an option setting value. That is, a plurality of options may be adjustable for any one course, each of the plurality of options has a plurality of option values, and for each option, any one of the plurality of option values is stored as an option setting value to provide a corresponding course. can be reflected.
- the course selection screen 410 may include an option guide area 413 so that the user can check option setting value information for each option in the currently displayed course without checking the option screen 440 .
- an option guidance area 413 displaying option setting values for each of a plurality of options is provided on the course selection screen 410, and accordingly, the user selects each option setting value of the current course through the option guidance area 413. can be checked easily.
- the option screen 440 may include an option value display area 4401 displaying not only the option setting value of the corresponding option but also at least a part of the remaining option values together with the option setting value. Through the option value display area 4401, the user can conveniently check the existence of the option value desired by the user on the option screen 440 and change the option setting value.
- the current option setting value may be displayed differently from other option values.
- FIG. 12 shows a state in which the current option setting value is displayed in a larger size than the remaining option values in the option value display area 4401 and displayed in different colors and brightness.
- a method of classifying and displaying option setting values may be various other than that.
- the option setting value of each option is intuitively and conveniently notified to the user through the option guide area 413 even on the course selection screen 410, and furthermore, option values other than the option setting value are displayed on the option screen 440. By displaying them together, the user can conveniently grasp the currently desired option setting value.
- the option screen 440 may further include an option name display area 4405 together with the option value display area 4401.
- the option screen 440 may include a plurality of option screens 440 such as the first option screen 441 and the second option screen, and accordingly, the user is informed of the current change.
- An option name display area 4405 may be provided on the option screen 440 to display the type of option.
- the first option and the second option are not necessarily limited to the rinse number option and the washing strength option, and furthermore, specific words of the option name display area 4405 for indicating the rinse number option and the washing strength option may be determined in various ways.
- the screen output unit 8 displays any one of the plurality of option values as an option setting value on the option screen 440, and when the option button unit is operated, the plurality of options Instead of one of the above values, another one may be displayed as an option setting value.
- the user may change an option setting value to another option value by manipulating the movement button unit 260 or change an option setting value to another option value by repeatedly manipulating the option button unit.
- the screen output unit 8 displays at least some of the plurality of option values listed in order on the option screen 440, and when the option button unit is operated, the current option setting value Option values corresponding to the following order may be changed to option setting values and displayed.
- a plurality of option values for each of a plurality of options may be previously stored in the controller 60 , and at least some of the plurality of option values for the corresponding option may be displayed on the option screen 440 .
- the number of option values simultaneously displayed in the option value display area 4401 of the option screen 440 may be predetermined, and the number of option values of the corresponding option is the number of option values simultaneously displayed in the option value display area 4401. is exceeded, the option value in the option value display area 4401 centering on the option value corresponding to the current option setting value, and the option value in the previous order and the option values in the order thereafter are displayed in the option value display area 4401. can
- FIG. 12 shows an option value corresponding to a previous order of option values stored as option setting values and an option value corresponding to a subsequent order displayed together in the option value display area 4401 .
- the number of option values simultaneously displayed in the option value display area 4401 may vary as needed.
- the user can change the current option value of the option setting value to another option value by manipulating the option button unit on the option screen 440 . That is, when the option signal of the option button unit is input in a state where the option screen 440 is output to the screen output unit 8, the control unit 60 provides an option corresponding to the next order of the option value corresponding to the current option setting value. The value can be changed to the option setting value and saved.
- the user can set a desired option value among a plurality of option values as an option setting value by repeating the process of inputting the option button unit on the option screen 440 .
- the screen output unit 8 when the option button unit is manipulated on the option screen 440, the plurality of option values are displayed as a movement motion, and the rest of the area except for the plurality of option values may remain the same. there is.
- option screen 440 only the display of the option value display area 4401 can be changed while remaining areas of the option screen 440 remain unchanged except for the option value display area 4401 where the option button unit is manipulated. That is, according to an embodiment of the present invention, unnecessary screen changes are minimized and option value information can be effectively delivered to the user by outputting only option value changes without unnecessary screen changes even when the option button unit is repeatedly manipulated.
- each option value may be displayed in a moving motion. That is, each option value of the option value display area 4401 may be displayed to move like an animation when the option button unit is manipulated.
- 12 shows a state in which an option setting value is changed by inputting an option button on the option screen 440 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the option screen 440 includes an option setting value display area 4403 in which the current option setting value is displayed, and is located on one side of the option setting value display area 4403 to display the previous order of the current option setting value. It may further include a previous order display area 4402 displaying an option value and a next order display area 4404 located on the other side of the option setting value display area 4403 and displaying an option value next to the current option setting value.
- the option value display area 4401 may include an option setting value display area 4403, a previous order display area 4402, and a next order display area 411.
- the option setting value display area 4403 the option value set as the current option setting value in the corresponding option is displayed, and in the previous order display area 4402, the option value corresponding to the previous order of the option value displayed in the option setting value display area 4403 is displayed.
- Option values are displayed, and option values corresponding to the next order of the option values displayed in the option setting value display area 4403 may be displayed in the next order display area 4404 .
- the user by displaying an option value corresponding to the option setting value in the option setting value display area 4403, the user can easily grasp the current option setting value, and the option setting value display area 4403
- the previous order display area 4402 and the next order display area 4404 are arranged on one side and the other side of the screen, so that the user can intuitively grasp the order of option values and easily understand the change in option setting values according to the operation of the option button unit. there is.
- FIG. 12 shows a previous order display area 4402, an option setting value display area 4403, and a next order display area 4404 arranged side by side in the vertical direction according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 shows a result of changing an option setting value by inputting an option button on the option screen 440 .
- a screen in which each option value of the option value display area 4401 is changed through a moving motion when the option button unit is manipulated may be displayed.
- the option button unit when the option button unit is manipulated, the option value previously located in the next order display area 4404 is moved to the option setting value display area 4403, and the existing option setting value display area 4403 The positioned option value can be moved to the previous order display area 4402. Meanwhile, in the next order display area 4404, option values that were not previously displayed in the option value display area 4401 may be newly displayed.
- the option value of the option setting value display area 4403 is displayed in the previous order display area 4402.
- the option value of the option setting value display area 4403 may be moved to the next order display area 4404 and displayed.
- the option setting value is changed only when the option button unit is input on the option screen 440, or the option setting value is changed only when the movement button unit 260 is operated, or the option button unit and the movement button unit (260) If any one is manipulated, the option setting value can be changed. Determination of the manipulation method on the option screen 440 may be determined in various ways as needed.
- the screen output unit 8 displays the course from the option screen 440 when the operation signal of the option button unit does not occur during the option setting time previously set in the control unit 60 on the option screen 440. It may return to the selection screen 410 .
- the option screen 440 may be output in the form of a pop-up from the course selection screen 410, and when the option screen 440 ends, the display 84 of the screen output unit 8 displays the course selection screen again ( 410) may be output, and at this time, option setting values adjusted through the option screen 440 may be displayed in the option guide area 413 of the course selection screen 410.
- the controller 60 may pre-store an option setting time for ending the option screen 440 .
- the control unit 60 may determine that the user has no intention to set options when an operation signal of the option button unit is not generated during the option setting time after the option screen 440 is output to the screen output unit 8. .
- the controller 60 controls the screen output unit to return to the course selection screen 410 from the option screen 440 when no manipulation signal is generated by the user during the option setting time on the option screen 440.
- the option setting process can be ended by controlling (8).
- the option button unit may correspond to a part of the option unit, and the option unit may further include an option display unit constituting the option control unit together with the option button unit.
- An option display unit may be provided to display the option setting value, and the screen output unit 8 may display the option setting value along with the option display unit on the option screen 440 .
- the change in the option setting value is displayed to the user through the change in the light emitting characteristic of the light emitting unit 205 in the option display unit, and also through the option screen 440 in the screen output unit 8.
- User convenience can be effectively improved by visually displaying changes in option setting values.
- FIG. 13 shows an option recommendation screen 460 that is converted from the course selection screen 410 and output according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the option recommendation screen 460 may correspond to a part of the course setting screen 400 output from the screen output unit 8 in the course setting process P2.
- one embodiment of the present invention may include a cabinet 10, a drum 30, a manipulation unit, a screen output unit 8, and a control unit 60.
- the control unit 60 is signally connected to the operation unit and the screen output unit 8, a plurality of courses for processing clothes are stored in advance, and option setting values for a plurality of options in each course are the operation signals. can be adjusted based on
- the screen output unit 8 is provided to output a course selection screen 410 in which one of the plurality of courses is displayed and selected by a user based on the operation signal, and the control unit 60 selects the course For the course displayed on the screen 410, an option combination in which each option setting value for the plurality of options is set in advance is stored, and the option combination can be proposed to the user through the screen output unit 8.
- each of the plurality of courses may be provided so that a plurality of options are adjustable.
- Each of the plurality of options may have an initial option setting value for each course, and when there is no separate option adjustment by the user, a corresponding course may be performed based on the initial option setting value.
- control unit 60 stores the option setting values set by the user for a plurality of options as an option combination to select a course later. can be suggested to the user.
- control unit 60 may store in advance option setting values recommended or expected to be necessary for a user for a plurality of options in performing a course, and the control unit 60 may recommend or require a user for a plurality of options.
- An option combination in which option setting values expected to be expected to be combined may be stored in advance.
- control unit 60 may store a collection of option setting values set by the user more than the cumulative number of times or recommended to the user as the option combination, and suggest the option combination to the user in the course selection process of the user.
- a plurality of option combinations may be stored in the control unit 60, and option setting values of at least some of the plurality of options may be set differently in the plurality of option combinations.
- any one option combination includes each option setting value for a plurality of options, and a plurality of different option combinations may be stored in the controller 60 .
- option setting values for at least one option may be set to be different from each other.
- An embodiment of the present invention can improve usability by recommending option combinations to the user in the course selection process, and further provide a variety of option combinations to the user by providing a plurality of the option combinations.
- a method in which a plurality of option combinations are suggested to the user through the option recommendation screen 460 may be the same as or similar to a method in which a plurality of courses are provided to the user in the course selection screen 410 .
- one option combination among a plurality of option combinations may be alternatively displayed on the option recommendation screen 460, and the user manipulates the movement button unit 260 to sequentially display the plurality of option combinations on the screen. can be manipulated to be displayed.
- the multi-function button unit 91 may have an option recommendation function. That is, the control unit 60 outputs the screen so that the option recommendation screen 460 for recommending a combination of options to the user is displayed when an operation signal of the multi-function button unit 91 is generated while the course selection screen 410 is output. Section 8 can be controlled.
- the course selection screen 410 may include a function display area 405 for displaying the functions of the multi-function button unit 91, and in the function display area 405, a combination of options is recommended when the multi-function button unit 91 is operated. A phrase indicating an option recommendation function may be displayed.
- an alias of the option recommendation function "Master Card” is displayed in the function display area 405, and other phrases representing the option recommendation function may be determined in various ways as needed.
- the screen displayed on the display 84 area of the screen output unit 8 is converted from the course selection screen 410 to the option recommendation screen 460.
- the option recommendation screen 460 may include an option recommendation course display area 461 , an option combination area 462 and a function display area 405 .
- a phrase indicating the course displayed on the course selection screen 410 may be displayed in the option recommendation course display area 461 .
- the name of the course may be displayed in the optional recommended course display area 461 .
- the user can conveniently check the target course of the currently recommended option combination through the option recommendation course display area 461 .
- a plurality of option combinations may be alternatively displayed in the option combination area 462 .
- a method of displaying a plurality of option combinations in the option combination area 462 is similar to a method of displaying a plurality of courses in the course selection screen 410 .
- one of a plurality of option combinations is displayed in the option combination area 462, and the user manipulates the move button 260 to change the option combination displayed in the option combination area 462 to another option combination. You can check it by
- the second option combination 4602 is displayed in the option combination area 462 according to the user's manipulation of the control panel. The appearance is shown.
- control unit 60 pre-sets option combination groups applicable to each course in a plurality of option combinations, and in the option combination area 462 of the option recommendation screen 460, the option recommendation course display area. Only option combinations corresponding to the option combination group applicable to the course indicated at 461 may be displayed.
- the option combination area 462 various information about the currently displayed option combination may be displayed.
- the option combination area 462 may display the name of the option combination and option setting values of each option included in the corresponding option combination.
- the option recommendation screen 460 may include a function display area 405 for displaying the functions of the multi-function button unit 91 like the course selection screen 410 .
- the multi-function button unit 91 may have an end function for ending the option recommendation screen 460, and the function display area 405 indicates the end function of the multi-function button unit 91. phrases may be displayed.
- a plurality of option combinations are stored in the control unit 60, option combinations applicable to each of the plurality of courses are set in advance, and the course selection screen among the plurality of option combinations (
- the screen output unit 8 may be controlled to display option combinations applicable to the course displayed in 410).
- the option unit includes a plurality of option control units corresponding to a plurality of options, and may include an additional option button unit for additional options other than the options controlled by the option control unit. Furthermore, each of the plurality of option control units may be set in the control unit 60 so as not to be changed for each course.
- control unit 60 has information about the plurality of option combinations. Applicability for each course may be set in advance.
- a plurality of option combinations may be stored in the controller 60 to provide convenience to the user through various option setting values, but a plurality of courses may change specific options due to their respective characteristics. Since it may or may not be applicable, the control unit 60 may pre-set whether or not to apply a plurality of option combinations for each course, so that the optimal option combination for each course is recommended to the user, thereby improving usability.
- the controller 60 displays option combinations applicable to any one of the courses through the screen output unit 8. can be suggested to the user.
- control unit 60 may be provided not to provide the option combination for some of the plurality of courses.
- some of the plurality of courses may be set so that option combinations cannot be applied.
- some of the plurality of courses may be provided so that options cannot be changed.
- the plurality of courses may include a total sterilization course for automatically washing the inside of the drum 30 using steam, etc.
- the total sterilization course is a course in which clothes are not directly treated. Since it is not , the number of times of rinsing, washing strength, water temperature, and whether to apply steam can be arbitrarily set so that they cannot be adjusted.
- the controller 60 controls some of the plurality of courses. It can be set not to suggest a combination of options.
- the plurality of option combinations include the most frequent combination
- the control unit 60 sets the option setting value identically set by the user in the clothes processing cycle equal to or greater than a preset reference number of times to the most frequent combination. can be saved
- the controller 60 sets each option setting value for the plurality of options to a plurality of times. It can be recommended to the user by storing it as the most frequent combination corresponding to one of the option combinations of .
- FIG. 13 shows a combination recommendation screen displaying a first combination option, and the first combination option may correspond to the most frequent combination.
- control unit 60 may store an option setting value having the highest frequency of use as the most frequent combination when there are a plurality of identically set option setting values in the laundry processing cycle of the reference number or more.
- the option setting value set by the user more than the standard number of times may increase, and when there are a plurality of option setting values set by the user more than the standard number of times, the control unit 60 An option setting value having the highest frequency of use among a plurality of option setting values used more than a reference number of times may be stored as the most frequent combination and recommended to the user.
- the screen output unit 8 is converted from the course selection screen 410 to the option recommendation screen 460 displaying the option combination based on the operation signal.
- the option recommendation screen 460 may be provided in the form of a pop-up on the course selection screen 410, and the screen output unit 8 displays the entire course selection screen 410. It can be switched to the option recommendation screen 460 .
- the screen output unit 8 alternatively displays any one of the plurality of option combinations on the option recommendation screen 460, and the currently displayed option combination based on the operation signal of the operation unit. this may change.
- the control unit may include a multifunction button unit 91 provided on the screen output unit 8 and having a variable function according to a screen output from the screen output unit 8, and the screen output unit 8 ) can be switched to the option recommendation screen 460 when an operation signal of the multi-function button unit 91 is generated on the course selection screen 410 .
- the course selection screen 410 includes a function display area 405 displaying the functions of the multi-function button unit 91, and the function display area 405 of the course selection screen 410 includes the option A function to enter the recommendation screen 460 may be displayed.
- the screen output unit 8 may return to the course selection screen 410 from the option recommendation screen 460 when an operation signal of the multi-function button 91 is generated on the option recommendation screen 460.
- the multi-function button unit 91 may have an option recommendation end function. Accordingly, the function to end the option recommendation screen 460 may be displayed in the function display area 405 of the option recommendation screen 460 .
- the control unit 60 operates the execution button unit 282 for instructing the execution of the clothes treatment process P3 in a state where any one option combination is displayed on the option recommendation screen 460.
- the clothes treatment process (P3) may be performed by applying the option combination displayed in the option combination area 462 to the course displayed in the option recommendation course display area 461 of the option recommendation screen 460.
- option setting values of the option combination displayed on the option recommendation screen 460 may be simultaneously displayed on the option recommendation screen 460 and the option display unit.
- the option display unit may also be provided to change and display option setting value information in response to the change in the option combination.
- control unit is provided on the cabinet 10 and is operated by a user to generate an operation signal
- screen output unit 8 is provided on the cabinet 10 and provides information to the user. It may be provided to output a screen for providing.
- the control unit 60 is signally connected to the control unit and the screen output unit 8, a plurality of courses for processing clothes are stored in advance, and option setting values for a plurality of options in each course are the operation signals. can be adjusted based on
- the screen output unit 8 is provided to output a course selection screen 410 in which one of the plurality of courses is displayed and selected by a user based on the operation signal, and the control unit 60 has the course selection For the course displayed on the screen 410, an option combination in which each option setting value for the plurality of options is set in advance is stored, and the screen output unit 8 operates based on the operation signal on the course selection screen 410.
- the course selection screen 410 may be switched to the option recommendation screen 460 displaying the option combinations.
- the control unit may include a multi-function button unit 91.
- the multi-function button unit 91 is provided on the screen output unit 8, and functions can be varied according to the screen output from the screen output unit 8.
- the screen output unit 8 may switch to the option recommendation screen 460 when a manipulation signal of the multi-function button 91 is generated on the course selection screen 410 .
- the course selection screen 410 includes a function display area 405 displaying the functions of the multi-function button unit 91, and the option recommendation screen is included in the function display area 405 of the course selection screen 410. (460) An entry function may be displayed.
- the screen output unit 8 alternatively displays any one of the plurality of courses on the course selection screen 410, and when an operation signal of the multi-function button 91 is generated, the course selection screen 410 It may be arranged to display a combination of options for the course displayed in . That is, a combination of options applicable to a corresponding course may be displayed on the option recommendation screen 460 .
- the execution button unit 282 is provided in the cabinet 10 and can generate a signal for performing the course displayed on the course selection screen 410 . That is, the control unit 60 may determine the operation signal of the execution button unit 282 as the execution signal.
- control unit 60 may be arranged to execute the course displayed on the course selection screen 410 by applying a combination of options displayed on the option recommendation screen 460.
- the screen output unit 8 may be provided to return to the course selection screen 410 from the option recommendation screen 460 when an operation signal of the multi-function button 91 is generated on the option recommendation screen 460. there is.
- the controller 60 changes the screen of the display 84 area from the option recommendation screen 460 to the course selection screen 410. It is possible to control the screen output unit 8 to return.
- the controller 60 ignores the option combination recommended on the option recommendation screen 460 and returns to the option recommendation screen.
- the screen output unit 8 can be controlled to output the course selection screen 410 reflecting the option setting values before entering step 460 .
- control unit 60 sets the option setting value of each option of the course displayed on the course selection screen 410 as an initial value. can be restored.
- the screen output unit 8 may return to the course selection screen 410 from the option recommendation screen 460 when the option unit is operated on the option recommendation screen 460. .
- control unit 60 accepts the operation signal of the option button unit or the additional option button unit of the option unit in the same way as the operation signal of the multi-function button unit 91 on the option recommendation screen 460, and the screen output unit 8 selects the course again. It can be controlled to output the screen 410 .
- the option unit further includes a plurality of option display units for displaying each option setting value of the plurality of options, and the option combination value of the option combination displayed on the option recommendation screen 460 is the option recommendation.
- the screen 460 and the option display unit may be simultaneously displayed.
- the screen output unit 8 alternatively displays any one of option combinations applicable on the option recommendation screen 460, and options displayed on the option recommendation screen 460 based on the operation signal. Combinations may change.
- the control unit may include the aforementioned movement button unit 260, and the screen output unit 8 displays the course selection screen 410 when the movement button unit 260 is operated on the course selection screen 410.
- the option combination displayed on the option recommendation screen 460 may be changed.
- the laundry treatment apparatus 1 may include a cabinet 10, a drum 30, a control unit, a screen output unit 8, and a control unit 60, and the screen output unit (8) is provided to output a course selection screen 410 in which one of the plurality of courses is displayed and selected by a user based on the operation signal, and the course selection screen 410 is displayed in the controller 60
- An option combination in which each option setting value for the plurality of options is preset for the course displayed is stored, and the screen output unit 8 operates when the multifunction button unit 91 is operated on the course selection screen 410. It may be switched to the option recommendation screen 460 where the combination of options is displayed.
- FIG. 14 shows a setting screen 420 among the course setting screens 400 output from the screen output unit 8 in one embodiment of the present invention.
- one embodiment of the present invention includes a cabinet 10, a drum 30, a control unit, a screen output unit 8, and a control unit 60, and the drum 30 is inside the cabinet 10. It is provided on, is provided to be rotatable, and clothes are accommodated therein.
- the control unit is provided in the cabinet 10 and can be manipulated by a user to generate an operation signal.
- the screen output unit 8 is provided in the cabinet 10 and can output a screen to provide information to the user.
- the control unit 60 is signalally connected to the control unit and the screen output unit 8, and a plurality of courses for processing clothes accommodated in the drum 30 may be stored.
- control unit 60 stores at least some of the plurality of courses designated as a display group, and the screen output unit 8 selects courses in which courses designated as the display group are displayed. It is provided to output a screen 410, and the controller 60 is provided to perform a course selected on the course selection screen 410, and whether or not each of the plurality of courses is designated as the display group is determined by the control unit. It can be provided so that the user can change it through.
- various courses for treating clothes such as a standard washing course, a standard drying course, and a spin-drying course, may be stored in advance in the controller 60 .
- the screen output unit 8 displays the plurality of courses to the user in the course setting process (P2) according to an embodiment of the present invention, and selects one of the plurality of courses based on the manipulation signal of the manipulation unit.
- a course selection screen 410 may be output.
- controller 60 controls the screen output unit 8 to display the plurality of courses in the course setting process P2 after the booting process P1 so that the course selection screen 410 for the user to select is output.
- the screen output unit 8 may be provided to selectively display only one of the plurality of courses on the course selection screen 410 in order to efficiently display a plurality of courses in a limited area of the display 84. .
- the course displayed on the course selection screen 410 may be changed based on the manipulation signal of the manipulation unit. For example, when the user manipulates the aforementioned movement button unit 260 on the course selection screen 410, a plurality of courses may be sequentially displayed one by one.
- a plurality of courses may be stored in the controller 60 to satisfy various needs of users, and displaying all of the plurality of courses on the course selection screen 410 may include unnecessary courses depending on the user. There are too many courses, and there is room for inconvenience in use.
- the user designates and uses a course displayed on the course selection screen 410 for a plurality of courses stored in the controller 60, thereby effectively satisfying the needs of each user and improving ease of use. can be effectively improved.
- a display group to be displayed on the course selection screen 410 among a plurality of pre-stored courses may be set in the control unit 60 . That is, only the courses designated as the display group among the plurality of courses are displayed on the course selection screen 410, and the user can check and select only the courses designated as the display group on the course selection screen 410, thereby improving usability. can be improved
- the user can directly select whether to designate each of the plurality of courses stored in the controller 60 as a display group.
- the control unit 60 may change and store whether each of the plurality of courses is designated as a display group based on a manipulation signal of the manipulation unit by the user.
- the user can select courses requested by the user among various courses stored in the controller 60 and designate them as the display group, and the display group reflecting the user's request is displayed on the course selection screen 410, thereby enabling the user to use
- the environment can be effectively improved.
- the course selection screen 410 may include an order display area 411, a course name area, and an option guidance area 413.
- the course name area only courses designated as the aforementioned display group may be displayed.
- Only one of the courses designated as the display group may be displayed in the course name area.
- option guidance area 413 option setting values for the course displayed in the course name area may be displayed. The user can manipulate the above-described movement button unit 260 to change the course displayed in the course name area and option guidance area 413 to a next or previous course and determine whether to select it.
- the order and number of courses displayed in the order display area 411 may be displayed depending on the setting state of the display group. That is, the number of courses displayed in the order display area 411 may correspond to the number of courses designated as a display group, and the order information of the current course displayed in the order display area 411 is the order information in the display group. may correspond to
- courses other than courses designated as the display group among the plurality of courses may be set not to be displayed on the course selection screen 410 .
- the controller 60 may control the screen output unit 8 to display only courses designated as display groups on the course selection screen 410 . Accordingly, the user can select a course for clothes treatment only from the courses corresponding to the display group in which the user's intention is reflected on the course selection screen 410 of the screen output unit 8, thereby improving usage efficiency. It can be.
- one embodiment of the present invention may alternatively display any one of courses set as a display group on the course selection screen 410 in order to effectively provide information in a limited area of the display 84 .
- the user can change the course displayed on the course selection screen 410 by manipulating a control unit, for example, the movement button 260.
- a method in which a user selects a course through the course selection screen 410 and commands the controller 60 to perform is as follows.
- the screen output unit 8 outputs the course selection screen 410 under the control of the controller 60, and only one of the courses designated as the display group may be displayed on the course selection screen 410.
- the user can check the course name area and the option guidance area 413 to review whether or not the currently displayed course is performed.
- the controller 60 sets the current option to the course displayed on the course selection screen 410.
- a clothes treatment process (P3) based on the corresponding course can be performed.
- the user when the user requests a course other than the course currently displayed on the course selection screen 410, the user can change the course displayed on the course selection screen 410 to another course by manipulating the movement button unit 260.
- the user manipulates the movement button unit 260 in a state where the course selection screen 410 is output on the screen output unit 8 to display any one of various courses designated as a display group on the course selection screen 410.
- the course button unit 282 By manipulating the course button unit 282 in a state where the desired course is displayed on the course selection screen 410, the user can perform the desired course.
- the screen output unit 8 displays a course corresponding to the next sequence of the currently displayed course, and displays the course corresponding to the second movement button described above.
- the unit 262 is manipulated, a course corresponding to a previous order of the currently displayed course may be displayed.
- the order information of the course may be stored in the control unit 60, and the control unit 60 controls the course corresponding to the next order of the course displayed on the course selection screen 410 based on the operation signal of the movement button unit 260.
- the screen output unit 8 may be controlled to display the course corresponding to the previous order on the course selection screen 410 .
- the screen output unit 8 may be provided to output a course editing screen displaying a course list including the plurality of courses based on the manipulation signal.
- the user may command the output of the course editing screen by manipulating the control unit.
- the control unit 60 may control the screen output unit 8 to output the course editing screen based on the operation signal of the operation unit.
- the user can output the setting screen 420 on the screen output unit 8 by manipulating the setting button part among the additional option button parts of the above-mentioned option part, and the setting screen 420 includes the course editing item 4212.
- a setting list 421 is displayed, and the user can select the course edit item 4212 using the move button unit 260 and the multi-function button unit 91, etc., and the control unit 60 controls the course edit item.
- the screen output unit 8 can be controlled to output the course editing screen.
- All courses stored in the controller 60 may be itemized and displayed in the course list. That is, the user can check the plurality of courses stored in the control unit 60 as a whole through the course list of the course editing screen, and designate courses with an intention to use as a display group, and courses with no intention to use in the course list. You can set a desired display group by canceling the designation in the display group.
- the screen output unit 8 may switch from the course selection screen 410 to the course editing screen based on the manipulation signal.
- the course editing screen 410 is used instead of the course editing screen. It may be provided so that the screen is output.
- one embodiment of the present invention can efficiently output various screens even in a limited area of the display 84 .
- control unit includes a setting button unit, and the screen output unit 8 displays a plurality of setting items when an operation signal of the setting button unit is generated on the course selection screen 410.
- the setting screen 420 is switched, and when the course editing item 4212 is selected among the plurality of setting items according to the manipulation signal on the setting screen 420, the setting screen 420 can be switched to the course editing screen.
- control unit 60 When the setting button is operated by the user while the course selection screen 410 is output on the screen output unit 8, the control unit 60 outputs the setting screen 420 instead of the course selection screen 410 to the screen output unit. (8) can be controlled.
- a setting list 421 including setting items related to settings of the overall usage environment of the laundry handling apparatus 1 as well as settings of a currently displayed course may be displayed.
- the setting list 421 may include a number of setting items such as language setting and initialization setting, and the screen output unit 8 may set It may be provided to display as many as a predetermined number of a plurality of setting items on the screen 420 on the setting screen 420 .
- FIG. 14 shows an example of the setting list 421 stored in the controller 60, and an example of displaying a part of the setting list 421 on the setting screen 420.
- the setting screen 420 and the setting list 421 shown in FIG. 14 are merely examples for convenience of explanation, and the number of setting items simultaneously displayed in the setting list 421 or the entire setting of the setting list 421 Item contents can be changed in various ways as needed.
- the user can change the setting items displayed on the setting screen 420 by manipulating a control unit such as the movement button unit 260.
- control unit 60 changes the currently displayed setting items according to the order on the setting list 421 and displays the screen output unit 8 ) can be controlled.
- FIG. 14 shows a setting screen 420 in which a course editing item 4212 among setting items is displayed on the screen output unit 8 .
- a name representing the course edit item 4212 may be variously determined.
- the screen output unit 8 may be provided to indicate that any one item is an expected selection target.
- 14 shows a state in which a course edit item 4212 among a plurality of setting items has a color or illuminance different from the rest and is displayed as a scheduled selection target.
- a selection scheduled display having a different color or illuminance from the other items is applied to any one of a plurality of items, and the item to which the selection scheduled display is applied corresponds to the current scheduled selection target.
- a control unit such as the multifunction button unit 91 or the execution button unit 282
- the control unit 60 recognizes that the target to be selected to which the selection scheduled display is applied is selected and performs subsequent procedures.
- the user can change the target to be selected by manipulating the movement button unit 260 in a state where a plurality of items are displayed on the screen output unit 8. For example, when the user operates the first shift button unit 261 on the setting screen 420 of FIG. 14, the selection schedule display can be moved to an item below the course editing item 4212, and the second shift button unit 262 ), the selection scheduled display can be moved to an item above the course edit item 4212.
- the screen output unit 8 displays the display on the current screen.
- the item in the next order on the list may be displayed on the screen, and the topmost item among the items displayed on the current screen may be removed from the screen.
- the multi-function button unit 91 is activated to have a selection function. That is, the control unit 60 may recognize the operation signal of the multi-function button unit 91 as a selection signal in a state in which the setting screen 420 is output, and perform subsequent procedures according to the selection of the current target to be selected.
- the course selection screen 410 can be output to the screen output unit 8 in the course setting process (P2), and when the user manipulates the setting button on the course selection screen 410, the control unit (60) can control the screen output unit 8 so that the setting screen 420 is output instead of the course selection screen 410 on the screen output unit 8, and the user moves the movement button unit on the setting screen 420 ( 260), when the user operates the multi-function button unit 91 in a state where the selection scheduled display is positioned on the course editing item 4212, the control unit 60 transmits an operation signal of the multi-function button unit 91 as a selection signal. , and according to the selection of the course editing item 4212, the screen output unit 8 can be controlled so that the course editing screen is output instead of the setting screen 420 in the screen output unit 8.
- An embodiment of the present invention can effectively provide a variety of information to the user by selectively displaying the course selection screen 410, the setting screen 420, and the course editing screen in one limited area of the display 84.
- Some of the items of the are displayed on the screen and are provided so that the user can change the displayed items to efficiently display a plurality of items, and the multi-function button unit 91 is provided to perform various functions as needed so that the user can operate without adding a control unit. You can conveniently manipulate the screen or select an item.
- the plurality of setting items include a course arrangement item 4211
- the control unit 60 displays the course arrangement item 4211 in the setting screen 420.
- the display order of the courses in the display group displayed on the course selection screen 410 can be arranged and stored according to the frequency of use.
- FIG. 14 shows a screen output unit 8 displaying a setting list 421 including course editing items 4212 and course setting items according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the controller 60 may set the display order of the courses of the display group according to the frequency of the courses recently used in the laundry processing process (P3). For example, the controller 60 may set a display order from a course used most frequently to a course used least frequently in the preset number of times of the laundry treatment process P3.
- the course sorting item 4211 by providing the course sorting item 4211 to the user, it is possible to provide the user with courses in a display group having a display order reflecting the frequency of use by the user, thereby improving usability.
- whether or not the display group is designated for each of the plurality of courses is displayed in the course list, and whether or not the display group is designated may be changed based on the operation signal.
- a plurality of course items stored in the controller 60 are displayed in the course list, and whether or not a display group is designated may be displayed in each course item.
- a check mark may be displayed in a display box of a course item designated as a display group, and a check mark may be removed from a display box of a course item not designated as a display group.
- control unit 60 may invert whether or not to designate a display group of a currently selected course when an operation signal of the multi-function button unit 91 is transmitted on the course editing screen.
- the multi-function button unit 91 has a function of changing display group designation, and the control unit 60 designates a display group when an operation signal of the multi-function button unit 91 is generated for a certain course item. whether can be reversed.
- control unit 60 can designate and store the third course as a display group. .
- the multi-function button unit 91 may have a setting item selection function on the setting screen 420 and a display group designation change function on the course editing screen. That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, the multi-function button unit 91 has different functions according to the screen of the screen output unit 8, so that various functions can be input even if different button units are not provided for each screen. Design Advantageously, the user can use a variety of functions using only the multi-function button unit 91, so convenience of use can be improved.
- the screen output unit 8 may include a function display area 405 displaying current function information of the multi-function button unit 91 on the currently output screen.
- the multi-function button unit 91 can have different functions depending on the currently displayed screen, the contents displayed on the function display area 405 can be changed according to the screen.
- the function display area 405 may be omitted from the screen output from the screen output unit 8.
- the multi-function button unit 91 has a selection function for each setting item on the setting screen 420, and the setting screen 420 has a function in which the selection function of the multi-function button unit 91 is displayed.
- a display area 405 may be included.
- the multi-function button unit 91 has a function of changing the display group designation of each course item on the course editing screen, and specifically, for a course item designated as a display group, a function of canceling the display group, A display group designation function may be provided for course items that have been designated as cancelled.
- the function of the multi-function button unit 91 can be changed according to the current target to be selected, and in the function display area 405 of the course edit screen, the display group designation function of the multi-function button unit 91 or the display group designation cancellation function can be displayed.
- the function display area 405 of the setting screen 420 and the function display area 405 of the course editing screen may have different displays, and furthermore, in the course editing screen, the function display area 405 Accordingly, the function display area 405 may have different displays.
- the multi-function button unit 91 can have different functions for each screen, as well as have different functions depending on the target to be selected on the same screen, so that the user can use one button to provide various commands. It is advantageous to be able to enter
- a function display area 405 for displaying the function of the multi-function button 91 is provided on the screen displayed on the screen output unit 8, so that the user can conveniently check the current function of the multi-function button 91. and can be used.
- control unit 60 is provided to exchange information with the communication terminal 70 portable by the user, and the course list and the terminal course list stored in the communication terminal 70 It may be provided to synchronize with each other.
- the clothes handling apparatus 1 may be prepared to exchange information through a communication terminal 70 that can be carried by a user and a server, and the communication terminal 70
- An application capable of controlling the operation of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 or checking information may be installed.
- the user can edit the course list through the application of the communication terminal 70, and the result of editing the course list in the communication terminal 70 is transmitted to the control unit 60, and the control unit 60 pre-stores the course list. This can be synchronized with the course list edited in the communication terminal 70.
- course list edited through the course editing screen of the screen output unit 8 is transmitted to the communication terminal 70 so that the user can conveniently check and edit the current course list through the communication terminal 70 .
- the plurality of courses may include a fixed course for which the designation of the display group cannot be canceled, and the course list may display the fixed course and the rest separately.
- Some of the plurality of courses may be stored in the controller 60 as fixed courses in which display group designation cannot be canceled.
- the fixed course may correspond to a basic course in use of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 or may be determined in other strategic aspects.
- the user can directly edit the courses displayed on the course selection screen 410 of the screen output unit 8, but the user can release basic courses from the display group through a simple mistake. , the user may experience confusion because basic courses are not displayed on the course selection screen 410 .
- the plurality of courses stored in the controller 60 are stored as fixed courses in which the user cannot arbitrarily cancel the designation of the display group for courses that are basic and have latent necessity of use. stability can be ensured effectively.
- the fixed course may be displayed to be distinguished from other courses.
- a fixed course may be displayed with a lower brightness unlike other course items.
- the method of displaying the fixed course is only an example for explaining an embodiment of the present invention, and the method of displaying the fixed course may be determined in various ways as needed.
- the display order according to the order designated as the display group for the courses of the display group is stored in the control unit 60, and the screen output unit 8 displays the course selection screen ( In 410), the currently displayed course may be sequentially changed according to the display order based on the control signal of the control unit.
- the controller 60 may set the display order of the courses of the display group according to the order designated by the user as the display group. For example, a course designated as the most recent display group by the user may have the best order or the last order by the controller 60 .
- the screen output unit 8 displays the courses of the display group one by one in order on the course selection screen 410, and the courses of the display group are displayed one by one according to the display order set by the control unit 60. can be displayed in order.
- a course designated by the user as a recent display group through the course editing screen may correspond to a course that the user has a recent intention to use, and accordingly, according to an embodiment of the present invention, in the order specified by the user on the course selection screen 410 User convenience can be improved by displaying the courses on the screen in the display order of the corresponding display group.
- the fixed course has an independent display order for courses designated as the display group, and the display order of courses other than the fixed course among the courses in the display group can be determined by avoiding the display order of the fixed course. there is.
- the fixed course may correspond to a general-purpose or generally used course regardless of the user's intention, and accordingly, the display order is fixed, such as being displayed first or last than the courses of the display group selected by the user.
- a course can be differentiated from the rest.
- a standard washing course corresponding to a general washing course may correspond to a representative course in a washing process, and the standard washing course may be designated as a fixed course to be displayed in the first display order in the entire display group regardless of the display order of the other courses.
- the total sterilization course recommended to the user strategically for hygiene reasons is not used in the general clothing treatment process (P3), but may be designated as a fixed course to be recommended to the user, but its use Considering the frequency, it can have the last display order.
- a fixed course in which designation of a display group cannot be changed for various reasons can be set, and the display order of the fixed course is strategically determined unlike the rest, thereby effectively improving usability. can make it
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- 캐비닛;상기 캐비닛 내부에 회전 가능하도록 마련되며, 내부에 의류가 수용되는 드럼;상기 캐비닛에 마련되고, 사용자가 선택 가능한 복수의 개체가 표시되는 화면을 출력하도록 마련되는 화면출력부;상기 캐비닛에 마련되고, 사용자에 의해 조작되어 상기 복수의 개체 중 선택이 예정되는 선택예정대상을 변경시키는 이동버튼부; 및상기 화면출력부에 마련되고, 상기 화면출력부에서 출력되는 화면에 따라 기능이 가변하는 다기능버튼부;를 포함하는 의류처리장치.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 이동버튼부는,상기 화면출력부에 출력된 화면에서 상기 선택예정대상을 상기 복수의 개체 중 다음 순서의 개체로 변경시키는 제1이동버튼부; 및상기 화면출력부에 출력된 화면에서 상기 선택예정대상을 상기 복수의 개체 중 이전 순서의 개체로 변경시키는 제2이동버튼부;를 포함하는 의류처리장치.
- 제2항에 있어서,상기 캐비닛의 폭방향을 기준으로, 상기 제1이동버튼부는 상기 화면출력부의 일측에 위치되고, 상기 제2이동버튼부는 상기 화면출력부의 타측에 위치되는 의류처리장치.
- 제3항에 있어서,상기 제1이동버튼부 및 상기 제2이동버튼부는 상기 캐비닛상에서 서로 반대방향을 향해 절곡된 선 형상으로 표시되는 의류처리장치.
- 제2항에 있어서,상기 화면출력부는 테두리를 따라 연장되는 테두리선을 포함하고,상기 이동버튼부는 상기 테두리선의 외측에 위치되는 의류처리장치.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 이동버튼부는 발광 가능하도록 마련되는 의류처리장치.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 다기능버튼부는 기능이 활성화되어 사용자가 조작 가능한 상태에서 발광되도록 마련되는 의류처리장치.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 화면출력부는,화면이 출력되는 디스플레이; 및상기 디스플레이를 둘러싸며 고정시키는 화면둘레부;를 포함하고,상기 다기능버튼부는 상기 화면둘레부에 마련되는 의류처리장치.
- 제8항에 있어서,상기 캐비닛의 상면에는 상기 드럼 내부와 연통되는 의류개구 및 상기 화면출력부가 마련되고,상기 화면출력부는 상기 의류개구의 전방에 배치되며,상기 다기능버튼부는 상기 화면둘레부에서 상기 디스플레이보다 전방에 위치되는 의류처리장치.
- 제8항에 있어서,상기 디스플레이는 사각 형상으로 마련되고,상기 화면둘레부는 원 형상으로 마련되며 상기 디스플레이가 내측에 고정되는 의류처리장치.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 화면출력부는 상기 다기능버튼부의 현재 기능을 표시하는 기능표시영역을 포함하는 화면을 출력하도록 마련되는 의류처리장치.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 캐비닛의 폭방향을 기준으로 상기 화면출력부의 일측에 위치되고, 사용자에 의해 조작되어 의류를 처리하기 위한 코스의 옵션을 조절하도록 마련되는 일반옵션부;를 더 포함하는 의류처리장치.
- 제12항에 있어서,상기 일반옵션부는,상기 코스의 제1옵션을 조절하도록 마련되는 제1옵션조절부; 및상기 코스의 제2옵션을 조절하도록 마련되는 제2옵션조절부;를 포함하며,상기 제1옵션조절부 및 상기 제2옵션조절부는 상기 폭방향을 따라 정렬되는 의류처리장치.
- 제12항에 있어서,상기 일반옵션부는,상기 옵션의 옵션설정값이 표시되는 옵션표시부; 및상기 옵션의 상기 옵션설정값이 조절되는 옵션버튼부;를 포함하는 의류처리장치.
- 제14항에 있어서,상기 옵션버튼부는 각각 해당 옵션의 명칭이 표시되는 의류처리장치.
- 제14항에 있어서,상기 옵션표시부는 일방향을 따라 나란하게 정렬되는 복수의 발광부를 포함하고,상기 복수의 발광부는 각각 상기 옵션에 대한 복수의 옵션값에 대응되며,상기 옵션표시부는 상기 복수의 발광부 중 상기 복수의 옵션값 중 상기 옵션설정값에 대응되는 발광부가 발광되어 사용자에게 상기 옵션설정값 정보를 제공하는 의류처리장치.
- 제14항에 있어서,상기 드럼의 회전을 제어하며 상기 코스를 수행하도록 마련되는 제어부;를 더 포함하고,상기 제어부에는 상기 코스가 복수개로 저장되며, 상기 복수의 코스 각각에 대해 사용자가 설정 가능한 옵션그룹이 미리 설정되고,상기 옵션표시부 및 상기 옵션버튼부는 함께 발광 가능하도록 마련되며,상기 옵션표시부 및 상기 옵션버튼부는 상기 화면출력부에 현재 표시되는 코스에 대한 상기 옵션그룹에 해당하면 함께 발광되는 의류처리장치.
- 제12항에 있어서,상기 폭방향을 기준으로 상기 화면출력부의 타측에 위치되고, 사용자에 의해 조작되어 상기 일반옵션부와 대응되는 옵션 외의 추가옵션을 조절하도록 마련되는 추가옵션부;를 더 포함하는 의류처리장치.
- 제18항에 있어서,상기 폭방향을 기준으로 상기 화면출력부 및 상기 이동버튼부는 상기 일반옵션부와 상기 추가옵션부 사이에 배치되는 의류처리장치.
- 제18항에 있어서,상기 추가옵션부는 서로 다른 추가옵션이 조절되는 복수의 추가옵션버튼부를 포함하고,상기 복수의 추가옵션버튼부는 격자 형태로 배열되는 의류처리장치.
- 제18항에 있어서,상기 추가옵션부는 서로 다른 추가옵션이 조절되는 복수의 추가옵션버튼부를 포함하고,상기 복수의 추가옵션버튼부는 각각 해당 추가옵션의 명칭이 표시되고, 발광 가능하도록 마련되며, 상기 화면출력부에 표시되는 상기 코스에서 설정 가능한 추가옵션에 해당하면 발광되도록 마련되는 의류처리장치.
- 제18항에 있어서,상기 캐비닛에 마련되는 전원버튼부 및 수행버튼부를 더 포함하고,상기 폭방향을 기준으로 상기 화면출력부, 상기 이동버튼부, 상기 일반옵션부 및 상기 추가옵션부는 모두 상기 전원버튼부와 상기 수행버튼부 사이에 배치되는 의류처리장치.
- 제22항에 있어서,상기 이동버튼부, 상기 전원버튼부 및 상기 수행버튼부는 상기 폭방향을 따라 나란하게 배열되는 의류처리장치.
- 캐비닛;상기 캐비닛 내부에 회전 가능하도록 마련되며, 내부에 의류가 수용되는 드럼;상기 캐비닛에 마련되고, 사용자가 선택 가능한 복수의 개체가 표시되는 화면을 출력하도록 마련되는 화면출력부;상기 캐비닛에 마련되고, 사용자에 의해 조작되어 상기 복수의 개체 중 선택이 예정되는 선택예정대상을 변경시키는 이동버튼부; 및상기 캐비닛에 마련되고, 상기 화면출력부에서 출력되는 화면에 따라 기능이 가변하는 다기능버튼부;를 포함하며,상기 다기능버튼부는 상기 화면출력부 내측에 구비되고, 상기 이동버튼부는 상기 화면출력부 외측에 구비되는 의류처리장치.
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