203results about "Washing controlling processes" patented technology

A dishwasher may include: a user interface device; communication circuitry; and a controller configured to: receive, through the communication circuitry, external humidity information detected by an appliance in an environment of the appliance, based on the received external humidity information and a washing course of the dishwasher that is input via the user interface device, change setting information related to an operation of at least one of a rinsing process of the washing course or a drying process of the washing course, and based on the changed setting information, control the operation of the at least one of the rinsing process of the washing course or the drying process of the washing course.

The invention relates to a washing control method and device, dish washing machine equipment, computer equipment and a medium, and the method comprises the steps that space images of at least two to-be-cleaned areas are obtained, and different to-be-cleaned areas are located on different placement layers; identifying whether the space image comprises a target object or not; when the space image comprises a target object and the smudginess degree of the target object is greater than or equal to a preset degree threshold value, determining a to-be-cleaned area corresponding to the space image as a cleaning area; and a cleaning assembly is controlled to clean the cleaning area. The images of the placement layers of the dish-washing machine equipment are collected, the conditions of the placement objects on the placement layers are automatically recognized, the placement layers needing to be cleaned are automatically divided, the cleaning assembly is controlled to clean the areas needing to be cleaned, layered cleaning control over the dish-washing machine equipment can be automatically achieved, cleaning is efficiently completed, and meanwhile the cleaning efficiency is improved. And hydroelectric resources can be effectively saved.

Systems and methods are described, which relate to internet-of-things (IoT) feedback systems, in which data received from a given IoT device may be analyzed by a controller and used as a basis for controlling another IoT device and / or sending an alert to a user. The controller may activate a dehumidifier upon detecting activation of a sump pump. The controller may monitor water level data and alert a user and / or request maintenance of the sump pump upon detecting the water level exceeds a threshold. The controller may monitor dishwasher data to detect suboptimal performance of a dishwasher, in response to which the controller may instruct valves of a manifold and water heater to close to isolate the dishwasher, and instruct a water softener to elevate salt levels of softened water during a self-cleaning cycle of the dishwasher.

The embodiment of the invention provides a dish-washing machine and a control method thereof, relates to the technical field of kitchen appliances, and aims to improve the drying effect of the dish-washing machine. The dish washing machine comprises a door body; the inner container is internally provided with a cleaning cavity, and the cleaning cavity is used for containing tableware; the heating device is used for heating the cleaning cavity in the inner container; the humidity sensor is arranged on the outer side of the door body and used for detecting environment humidity; the temperature sensor is arranged on the outer side of the door body and used for detecting the environment temperature; the controller is configured to obtain the environment humidity detected by the humidity sensor and the environment temperature detected by the temperature sensor; according to the environment temperature and the environment humidity, the preset drying duration is corrected, and the target drying duration is obtained; and the heating device is controlled to work with the target drying duration.

The invention relates to a cleaning equipment control method, cleaning equipment and a cleaning equipment control device. The cleaning equipment comprises an ultrasonic transceiving device, an image acquisition device, an execution mechanism and a cleaning device, and the method comprises the steps that in response to a partition cleaning instruction, the image acquisition device is controlled to acquire image data of a to-be-cleaned object, and the ultrasonic transceiving device is controlled to transmit ultrasonic waves to the to-be-cleaned object; acquiring image data and ultrasonic reflection data of the to-be-cleaned article, determining the dirty degree of the to-be-cleaned article based on the image data and the ultrasonic reflection data, and determining a cleaning area matched with the dirty degree according to the dirty degree of the to-be-cleaned article, and the execution mechanism is controlled to place the to-be-cleaned article in a cleaning area matched with the dirt degree, and the cleaning device is controlled to execute a preset partition cleaning strategy until the ultrasonic reflection data of the to-be-cleaned article represents that the surface of the to-be-cleaned article is free of dirt. By adopting the method, the cleaning quality can be improved.

The embodiment of the invention belongs to the technology of household appliances, and provides a dish washing machine and a control method thereof. The dish-washing machine comprises an inner container, wherein a washing cavity used for containing tableware to be washed and washing water is formed in the inner container; the image acquisition equipment is configured to acquire image data of tableware; the spectrum acquisition equipment is configured to acquire spectrum reflection data of tableware; the turbidity acquisition equipment is configured to acquire water quality data of washing water; the controller is configured to control the image acquisition equipment to acquire the image data of the tableware, control the spectrum acquisition equipment to acquire the spectral reflection data of the tableware and control the turbidity acquisition equipment to acquire the water quality data of the washing water after receiving the starting signal; according to the image data, the spectral reflection data and the water quality information, washing parameters for washing the tableware are determined; and executing a washing program according to the washing parameters to wash the tableware. According to the dish washing machine, the tableware cleaning effect can be effectively improved.

According to an implementation of the present disclosure, the dishwasher includes a case forming an outer appearance of the dishwasher and defining an opening at a front side of the case; a door configured to open and close the opening; a tub configured to receive washing water; a sump disposed at a bottom surface of the tub and configured to collect and spray the washing water; a rack disposed inside the sump and configured to accommodate a dish; a dish recognition camera configured to capture an upper portion of the rack and disposed at at least one of an inner surface of the door or an inner surface of the tub; and a controller configured to control operation of the dishwasher and the dish recognition camera.

Various examples are directed to systems and methods for dishwasher automatic prescrapping. A method includes monitoring a dishwasher to sense placement of dishware within the dishwasher. Upon sensing placement of the dishware, the method includes circulating, using wash arms of the dishwasher, wash water over the dishware. Using a collection tray, the wash water and soil are collected from the dishware. The collection tray includes a slope configured to direct the wash water and the soil to an external separator. The method further includes automatically separating, within the external separator, the soil from the wash water. The external separator provides removal access of the separated soil. The method also includes directing, by the external separator, the separated wash water to a wash sump tank for recirculation in the dishwasher for subsequent wash cycles.

The invention relates to the technical field of dishwashers, particularly provides a dishwasher control method and device, a dishwasher and a storage medium, and aims to solve the problem of recognition of irregular placement of tableware. In order to achieve the purpose, the dish-washing machine control method comprises the steps that before a washing program is operated, or in response to closing of a dish-washing machine door, placement information of a dish basket support in a dish-washing machine is obtained, and the placement information at least comprises linear displacement information; judging whether tableware placement is regular or not based on the placement information of the bowl basket support; under the condition that the tableware is irregularly placed, the dish washing machine is controlled to generate first prompt information. The placement condition of the tableware can be judged according to the linear displacement information of the bowl basket support, and the prompt information is generated when the tableware is placed irregularly to remind a user to place the tableware again, so that the situations that spraying dead corners occur on the tableware and cleaning is not in place due to the fact that the tableware is placed irregularly are avoided, the cleaning effect of the tableware is improved, and the tableware cleaning efficiency is improved. And the user experience is improved.

A dishwasher may utilize personalized utensil detection to detect the utensils regularly washed by the dishwasher, in part based upon training of a personalized machine learning model used in personalized utensil detection. One or more scanning aids may also be used to provide a common frame of reference when capturing images of utensils used to train the personalized machine learning model.

The present invention provides a dishwasher, a control method thereof, and a control device thereof. A blowing mechanism is arranged inside the dishwasher outside its original spray arm. The blowing mechanism includes a blowing head and a blowing control component connected to the blowing head. The blowing head is respectively connected with an air inlet pipeline and a liquid inlet pipeline. The blowing direction of the blowing head can at least point to the upper dish basket of the dishwasher. The blowing control component can control the position of the blowing landing point of the blowing head on the dish basket. Based on the technical solution of the present invention, the blowing mechanism is used to pre-spray the tableware that needs to be cleaned intensively to improve the washing effect in the subsequent overall washing process; the blowing mechanism can also blow air flow to the tableware in the upper dish basket to pre-dry the water stains on the upper dish basket or use the air flow impact to make them drip onto the lower dish basket first, and then perform overall drying, so as to avoid the water stains on the upper dish basket affecting the drying effect of the tableware in the lower dish basket.

The invention discloses a control method of a washing electric appliance, a control device of the washing electric appliance, the washing electric appliance and a computer readable storage medium. The washing appliance comprises a water softener, and the water softener comprises a regeneration cavity and a softening cavity. The control method of the washing electric appliance comprises the step of controlling the regeneration cavity to be communicated with the softening cavity to replace water in the regeneration cavity under the condition that the softening cavity does not need to be regenerated. According to the control method of the washing electric appliance, under the condition that the softening cavity of the washing electric appliance does not need to be regenerated, the regeneration cavity is controlled to be communicated with the softening cavity, so that water in the regeneration cavity can be replaced, and water deterioration, peculiar smell generation and influence on the cleaning power of a dish washing machine caused by the fact that water in the regeneration cavity is not discharged for a long time and is gathered in the regeneration cavity can be prevented.

The invention relates to the technical field of kitchen appliances, and discloses a dish-washing machine, a control method and device of the dish-washing machine and a storage medium. A to-be-powered element; the power generation element is connected to the inner container, the power generation element is connected with the element to be powered, and the power generation element is used for generating power through deformation of the inner container when water flow impacts the inner container; the power storage element is connected with the power generation element and the to-be-powered element; and the control element is connected with the power generation element, the to-be-powered element and the power storage element, and is used for supplying the power generated by the power generation element to the to-be-powered element and / or the power storage element. The power generation element is arranged on the inner container of the dish-washing machine, the power generation element can generate power through deformation of the inner container when the dish-washing machine works and water flow impacts the inner container, the control element can supply power generated by the power generation element to the element to be powered and / or the power storage element according to needs for subsequent use, and supply of mains supply is not needed; the power consumption of the dish-washing machine is greatly reduced.

Disclosed are a dishwasher capable of adjusting the internal washing frequency of the dishwasher, and a control method therefor. The dishwasher, according to the present disclosure, comprises: a communication interface; a memory storing instructions; and at least one processor comprising processing circuitry. The memory stores: information on a plurality of contamination levels corresponding to a plurality of temperatures and humidities; and information on a plurality of internal washing frequencies corresponding to the plurality of contamination levels. The at least one processor, when the instructions are executed individually or collectively, may: identify a contamination level corresponding to the temperature and humidity of the surrounding environment of the dishwasher from among the plurality of contamination levels; identify an internal washing time point of the dishwasher on the basis of the internal washing frequency corresponding to the contamination level; and transmit a notification for the internal washing of the dishwasher to an external device by using the communication interface.

A method (200) for loading a dishwasher (105) with an extendable dish rack (110) comprises the steps of sensing (210) a dish item (150) to be placed in the dishwasher (105); determining (210) a physical parameter of the dish item (150); determining (225) a storage location in the dish rack (110) based on the physical parameter; and placing (235) the dish item (150) at the storage location. The physical parameter includes a mass of the dish item (150); and the storage location is determined such that, after the dish item (150) has been placed, the center of gravity (155) of the dish rack (110) is approximately close to a predetermined area (160).

The invention discloses a cleaning machine water tank and a control method for automatically opening and closing a cover of the cleaning machine water tank. The cleaning machine water tank comprises a water tank body (1) and a water tank cover (2). The water tank cover (2) is movably connected with the water tank body (1), and a spring bolt (3) is arranged on the water tank cover (2); the control method comprises the following steps that the main controller controls the linear motor (44) to drive the spring bolt hook (45) to stretch out and draw back, the servo motor (5) is controlled to drive the opening and closing angle of the water tank cover (2), the real-time position of the spring bolt (3) relative to the guide part (43) is determined according to the angle fed back by the tilt angle sensor, and locking and unlocking of the spring bolt (3) and the opening and closing angle of the water tank cover (2) are controlled in a closed-loop mode. The requirement for automatic control over opening and closing of the water tank cover of the cleaning machine can be met, locking and releasing of the spring bolt can be automatically controlled, and the sealing performance of the water tank cover is improved.

The present application discloses a resin regeneration gear adjustment method, device, dishwasher, and storage medium, belonging to the field of cleaning equipment. Through the technical solution provided in the embodiments of the present application, the initial water quality value of the dishwasher's influent water is used to determine the resin regeneration gear adjustment method, that is, the resin regeneration gear adjustment method is determined based on the water quality of the dishwasher's influent water, so that the resin regeneration gear adjustment method matches the influent water quality. Subsequently, the resin regeneration gear adjustment method and the initial resin regeneration gear are used to adjust the dishwasher's resin regeneration gear, so that the dishwasher's resin regeneration gear matches the influent water quality, achieving dynamic adjustment of the resin regeneration frequency and / or the amount of regeneration concentrated water used, and reducing the probability of resin regeneration being too early or too late and the probability of excessive or insufficient regeneration concentrated water use.

The present invention relates to a dishwasher, which allows a washing course to be changed to a low-noise course in real time with a simple operation by using a user terminal while the dishwasher is running, and to a method for controlling a washing course of the dishwasher. The dishwasher, according to embodiments of the present invention, may comprise: an input unit that receives a course change signal commanding to change to a low-noise course having a noise level lower than a noise level of a washing course; a storage unit storing, as data, the speed of a washing motor of the low-noise course corresponding to each washing stage of the washing course; and a control unit that, when the course change signal is input, recognizes the washing stage of the washing course, changes to the speed of the washing motor of the low-noise course corresponding to the recognized washing stage, and controls the washing stage of the low-noise course.

A dishwasher according to an embodiment of the disclosure relates to providing a control method for determining whether a filter is clogged. A dishwasher according to an embodiment of the disclosure may comprise a tub, a sump assembly disposed under the tub and storing washing water, a circulation pump pumping and circulating the washing water stored in the sump assembly, at least one jet device jetting the washing water pumped by the circulation pump into the tub, a filter disposed under the tub and filtering a foreign object flowing inside the tub, a current sensor detecting a driving current input to the circulation pump, a vibration sensor detecting a vibration signal of the tub generated by driving of the circulation pump, and a controller configured to detect whether the filter is clogged based on information obtained from the current sensor and the vibration sensor.

Various examples are directed to systems and methods for a smart heater for a dishwasher. A method includes monitoring, using a proportional, integral, and derivative (PID) controller, a dishwasher during operation of the dishwasher, and detecting, using the PID controller, an error condition of the dishwasher using signals from one or more sensors. The method also includes reporting, using a communication transceiver, failure information of the error condition, and diagnosing, using the failure information and machine learning, a heating element component failure of the dishwasher. The method further includes generating, based on the diagnosed component failure, service instructions for the component failure of the dishwasher, and displaying, for a user of the dishwasher, the service instructions including identifying information of replacement components for the dishwasher.

The invention discloses a cleaning control method and device, an air fryer and a computer readable storage medium, the cleaning control method and device are applied to the air fryer, the air fryer comprises a heating structure, an air supply structure and a liquid supply structure, and the cleaning control method comprises the steps that if it is detected that the air fryer enters a target mode, the liquid supply structure is controlled to start working; and the working state of the heating structure is controlled according to the relation between the working duration of the liquid supply structure and the preset duration. Therefore, through mutual cooperation of the liquid supply structure and the heating structure, cold punching and hot punching are carried out on the heating structure, so that substances such as oil stains on the heating structure are removed, and the reliability of the air fryer is improved.

An appliance, system, and method for operating an appliance and determining presence of water softener at water provided to an appliance is provided. The system is configured to obtain a first water hardness value; obtain a second water hardness value based on a location of the appliance; determine a ratio of the first water hardness value and the second water hardness value; compare the ratio of the first water hardness value and the second water hardness value to a threshold limit; transmit a first water hardness signal when the threshold limit is exceeded, wherein the first water hardness signal corresponds to the first water hardness value; transmit, to the database storage device, a second water hardness signal when the ratio is within the threshold limit; and adjust operation of the appliance based on whether the first water hardness signal or the second water hardness signal is transmitted.

The invention discloses a visual energy-saving channel type dish-washing machine control method, a dish-washing machine, a device, equipment and a medium, and the method comprises the steps: obtaining visual data and channel speed information corresponding to a channel, carrying out tableware recognition according to the visual data, and obtaining target tableware information; target time data is calculated according to the target tableware information and the channel speed information, a first control command is generated according to the target time data, and the first control command is used for controlling a cleaning mechanism to start a cleaning state when the to-be-cleaned tableware enters the cleaning mechanism and stop the cleaning state when the to-be-cleaned tableware does not reach the cleaning mechanism. The channel type dish washing machine can be automatically controlled, and water and electricity are saved.

Systems and / or methods for the monitoring and / or control of thermal sanitization in automated cleaning machines are described. A cleaning machine controller may predict a number of heat unit equivalents that will be delivered during a cleaning process based on a sump temperature difference (i.e., a change in the temperature of the cleaning solution in the sump) experienced at or near the beginning of the cleaning process. One or more cleaning process parameters may be adjusted and / or controlled based on the sump temperature difference in order to ensure that a target number of heat unit equivalents are delivered in order to achieve thermal sanitization of the wares subjected to the cleaning process.

A dishwasher according to an embodiment of the present invention relates to providing a control method for determining whether a filter is clogged. The dishwasher according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a tub; a sump assembly disposed below the tub and storing washing water; a circulation pump that pumps and circulates the washing water stored in the sump assembly; at least one spraying device for spraying the washing water, pumped by the circulation pump, into the tub; a filter disposed below the tub and filtering foreign substances that flow inside the tub; a current sensor for detecting a driving current input to the circulation pump; a vibration sensor for detecting vibrations in the tub caused by the operation of the circulation pump; and a control unit configured to sense whether the filter is clogged on the basis of information acquired from the current sensor and the vibration sensor.

This application relates to a projection structure, a dishwasher, and a control method thereof. The projection structure includes: a frame; a light source, disposed on the frame, for projecting light onto a receiving surface along a first direction and forming a light spot on the receiving surface; a first lens group connected between the frame and a second lens group, the first lens group including a convex lens, the second lens group including a concave lens, the concave lens and the convex lens being sequentially arranged along the projection path of the light source along the first direction; a first driving member and a second driving member, the first driving member being drively connected to the first lens group, and the second driving member being drively connected to the second lens group; wherein, the first driving member drives the first lens group to move the second lens group synchronously along the first direction or the second direction until the light spot area is a preset area; the second driving member drives the second lens group to move relative to the first lens group along the first direction or the second direction until the light spot contrast is a preset contrast. The light spot formed by the projection structure, dishwasher, and control method provided in this application is easily identifiable.

The invention relates to a transport system (110) for the automatic transport of cleaning items (112), wherein the transport system (110) comprises: a) at least one conveying device (114) for transporting contaminated items to be cleaned (112) for feeding the items to be cleaned (112) into at least one cleaning device; b) at least one loading station (120) for depositing a tray (122) with items to be cleaned (112), wherein the loading station (120) is configured such that at least a portion of the items to be cleaned (112) can be transferred from the deposited tray (122) to the conveying device (114); c) at least one sensor (128), the sensor (128) being configured to detect the presence of at least a portion of the items to be cleaned (112) to be transferred to the conveyor device (114) on the deposited tray (122), d) at least one signaling device (134), wherein the signaling device (134) is configured to issue a release signal when the sensor (128) does not detect the presence of at least one part of the items to be cleaned (112) on the deposited tray (122). Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for the automatic transport of items to be cleaned (112) and a cleaning system for cleaning items to be cleaned (112).