119results 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.

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.

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 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.

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 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.

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.

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.

A method of providing dynamic access to a user device (112) to appliance specific service provided by an appliance service system (110) is provided. The method may comprise receiving via an external communication unit (218) of the appliance service system (110) access data. The access data may comprise a unique identifier identifying an individual appliance (102). The method may further comprise storing in an access registering module (220) of the appliance service system (110) the event of an access to the appliance service system (110) using the access data associated with the individual appliance (110) and retrieving from the access registering module (220) an access history using the access data associated with the individual appliance (102) and providing access to a service level provided by the appliance service system (110) to the user device (112) in dependence on an access history using the access data associated with the individual appliance (102). The access history may include at least one out of the number of accesses using the access data and a time elapsed since a previous access using the access data. The method may also comprise providing access to a service level in dependence on appliance status data received from the appliance over a communication network. Providing access to a service level may comprise providing access to a first service level comprising an appliance provisioning procedure or providing access to a second level comprising an appliance maintenance procedure.

A control method for layered washing in a dishwasher and a dishwasher itself, which includes: S101: determining a rack that holds items to be washed; S102: determining a first spray water path corresponding to the rack that holds the items to be washed; S103: controlling a water divider piece to rotate to a position that opens the first spray water path, thereby connecting the first spray water path to a water supply device and closing other spray water paths; S104: performing a pre-washing step, so that the spray water path sprays towards the rack holding the items to be washed. The method first determines the rack holding the items to be washed, and then determines the first spray water path of the rack, so that the first spray water path is connected to the sink, and other spray water paths are blocked from the sink.

A control unit (110) configured to control a household appliance (120) is described. The control unit (110) is configured to determine usage data regarding a user (141) and regarding actual usage of the household appliance (120) by the user (141). Furthermore, the control unit (110) is configured to train a prediction entity (200) based on the usage data using a machine-learning algorithm, such that the prediction entity (200) is configured to predict an upcoming usage (205) of the appliance (102) based on input data (201, 202, 203, 204). Furthermore, the control unit (110) is configured to use the prediction entity (200) for controlling the household appliance (120).

The invention belongs to the technical field of dish-washing machines, and particularly discloses a filtering assembly, a dish-washing machine and a dish-washing machine control method. The filter assembly comprises a water cup, a filter and a filter in-place detection assembly. The filter can be mounted on the water cup; the filter in-place detection assembly comprises an optical signal transmitting and receiving device and a reflecting piece, the optical signal transmitting and receiving device is arranged on the water cup in a pluggable and penetrating mode from the outer side of the water cup, the reflecting piece is fixedly arranged on the filter, and when the filter is installed in place on the water cup, the optical signal transmitting and receiving device and the reflecting piece are oppositely arranged; and the reflecting piece can reflect the optical signal transmitted by the optical signal transmitting and receiving device to the optical signal transmitting and receiving device. The optical signal transmitter and receiver can be inserted into the water cup in a pluggable manner, the reflecting part is fixedly arranged on the filter, and the optical signal transmitter and receiver and the reflecting part cannot move all the time, so that the filter in-place detection assembly can always work stably, and the product stability and the user experience are ensured.

A dishwasher appliance includes a door pivotally mounted to a cabinet to provide selective access to a wash chamber, a dispensing assembly including a dispenser cup, a dispenser door for providing selective access to the dispenser cup, and an actuating mechanism for moving the dispenser door from a closed position to an open position, and an optical sensing assembly operably coupled to the dispensing assembly. A controller is configured to energize the actuating mechanism, obtain a signal from the optical sensing assembly, determine that the dispensing assembly has malfunctioned based on the signal from the optical sensing assembly, and implement a responsive action in response to determining that the dispensing assembly has malfunctioned.

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.

A dishwasher appliance includes a door pivotally mounted to a cabinet to provide selective access to a wash chamber, a dispensing assembly including a dispenser cup, a dispenser door for providing selective access to the dispenser cup, and an actuating mechanism for moving the dispenser door from a closed position to an open position, and a photo-interrupter assembly operably coupled to the dispensing assembly. A controller is configured to energize the actuating mechanism, obtain a signal from the photo-interrupter assembly, determine that the dispensing assembly has malfunctioned based on the signal from the photo-interrupter assembly, and implement a responsive action in response to determining that the dispensing assembly has malfunctioned.

The application provides a dish washing machine control method, device, equipment, dish washing machine and medium. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring a vibration frequency during operation of a washing pump of a dish washing machine; if the vibration frequency is greater than a first preset vibration frequency, opening a water inlet valve of the dish washing machine to supplement water to an inner container of the dish washing machine; avoiding dry burning of a heating disc caused by a small amount of water for washing the inner container of the dish washing machine, and reducing the complexity of the structure of the inner container without monitoring the amount of water for washing through a water level pressure switch installed in the inner container.

The present invention relates to a method for controlling a home appliance (1) in dependence of a load to be handled by the home appliance, a server (9) and a home appliance (1) interacting with each other to execute the method and a corresponding computer program product. The method comprises the steps of receiving on the server a load image (S3) of a load from the home appliance; processing on the server the load image (S4, S5) to generate a processing result; and based on the processing result determining on the server control data (S6) to control the home appliance and sending the control data (S7) to the home appliance; or sending the processing result (S9) to the home appliance to enable the home appliance to determine control data to control the home appliance based on the processing result.

The invention relates to the technical field of dish-washing machines, particularly provides a dish-washing machine and a control method thereof, and aims to solve the problems that in the running process of an existing dish-washing machine, door opening has no protection control, and people are easily injured after door opening. In order to achieve the purpose, the control method of the dish washing machine comprises the following steps that whether the door opening intention exists or not is determined according to at least one of the hand action, the face position and voice information of a user; when the door opening intention exists, whether a protection mode is carried out or not is determined according to the current mode of the dish-washing machine; and determining whether to open the door according to the running protection mode and whether the door opening intention continues to exist. After the door opening intention exists, potential safety hazards can be eliminated through the operation protection mode, then the door is opened, it can be guaranteed that a user is not hurt, and it can also be guaranteed that a kitchen and the user are not contaminated by sewage.

The invention relates to a household appliance system of a room (0) comprising a non-UWB-capable household appliance (1; 2; 3), a UWB-capable device (4), and a UWB-capable mobile device (5) of a user (6), wherein the UWB-capable device (4) is configured and set up to identify the UWB-capable mobile device (5), to locate the UWB-capable mobile device (5) relative to itself, preferably by means of distance and angle, in the room (0), and to determine the current position (B) of the user (6) based on the user's UWB-capable mobile device (5) relative to the non-UWB-capable household appliance (1; 2; 3) in the room (0), and wherein the non-UWB-capable household appliance (1; 2; 3) is configured and set up to perform user-specific operation if the user (6) is in a predetermined proximity to the non-UWB-capable household appliance (1; 2; 3) in the room (0).

The invention relates to a height adjustment device (17) for a built-in household appliance (1), comprising a gearbox (20) coupled to a base (15), an electric motor (23) with a motor shaft (24) for automatically adjusting the base (15) in its relative height position, and an electrical switch (16) configured to close the electrical circuit (25) in its closed state when the switch (16) is connected to the electrical circuit (25), so that the motor (23) is driven, and to open the electrical circuit (25) in its open state when the switch (16) is connected to the electrical circuit (25), so that the supply of electrical energy to the motor (23) is interrupted.wherein the electrical switch (16) has an actuating element (16a) and the electrical switch (16) is designed and / or configured to activate its open state by actuating its actuating element (16a) by moving the actuating element (16a) towards the underside of a worktop (26) when the built-in household appliance (1) installed under the worktop (26), which has the height adjustment device (17), is automatically raised by the motor (23) by extending the support leg (15).

The invention relates to a scale detection system and method, dish washing machine equipment and a storage medium. The scale detection system comprises a control assembly, a light emitting assembly, a barrier plate and a detection assembly. The light emitting assembly, the barrier plate and the detection assembly are mounted at the top of an inner container of the dish-washing machine along the same straight line; the light emitting assembly is arranged on one side of the barrier plate; small holes are formed in the barrier plate; the barrier plate is mounted on a light propagation path of the light emitting assembly; the detection assembly is arranged on the other side of the barrier plate; the control assembly is used for controlling the light emitting assembly to emit target light according to the target illumination instruction; acquiring light spot features recorded by the detection assembly; the scale deposition degree of the dish-washing machine equipment is determined according to the light spot characteristics. Through cooperation of the light emitting assembly, the obstacle plate and the detection assembly, accurate detection of incrustation deposition in the dish-washing machine is achieved through association of the light diffraction phenomenon and the aperture change of the small holes of the obstacle plate, and the situation that the cleaning effect and the equipment service life are affected by excessive incrustation deposition is avoided.

The invention relates to a household appliance, in particular a dishwasher, with a treatment container (3) providing a treatment chamber (4) for receiving items to be treated, wherein the treatment container (3) has a loading opening (5) for loading items to be treated, which can be closed by means of an appliance door (6), and with a door opening device (7) for motor-driven transfer of the appliance door (6) from a locked closed position to a locked open position, wherein the door opening device (7) has a motor unit and a force transmission means (9) interacting therewith, which is designed on the appliance door side corresponding to a retention unit (13) provided by the appliance door (6), wherein the door opening device (7) has means for unlocking the appliance door (6) in the open position.