Door lock assembly of washing machine and washing machine control method

Abstract

The invention provides a door lock assembly of a washing machine and a washing machine control method. The door lock assembly includes a first magnetic unit arranged on a door, a second magnetic unit arranged on a front plate, and an automatic telescopic locking member arranged on the front plate; the first magnetic unit and the second magnetic unit have at least a mutual attraction state and a mutual repulsion state in which the door is closed an automatically opened, and closure and automatic opening of the door can be achieved; the door can be automatically opened, and the situation that a user cannot take clothes out of the washing machine and odors and bacteria are generated; a locking member is arranged, when the first magnetic unit and a second magnetic unit attract each other and the door is closed, the locking member stretches out and reaches a locking hole; attraction of the magnetic units and a locking function of the locking member can provide a dual closure guarantee, and the locking safety of the door is improved; and the door locking assembly is hidden, a locking opening formed in the front plate can be avoided, an integral appearance of the front plate can be kept, and hidden dangers such as water entering can be avoided.

Description

technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of washing machines, and in particular relates to a door lock assembly of a washing machine and a control method of a washing machine with the door lock assembly. Background technique [0002] The switch of the observation window of the existing drum washing machine mostly adopts the door lock control switch. The observation window (door module) is the most commonly used part of the washing machine user, and cooperates with the door lock on the cabinet to realize the switch function. The usual design is that the door body is fixed with a door hook (metal hardware) protruding backwards, which cooperates with the door lock fixed on the box body, and the door lock is installed on the rear side of the lock opening provided on the front panel. After the door body is closed, the door hook extends into the door lock through the lock opening. When the door lock locks the door hook, the door body cannot be opened; wh...

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Problems solved by technology

[0003] At present, the door hook is exposed outside, and the door hook is a sharp structure, which has the potential to hurt people when the door is opened; and it is necessary to open a lock on the front panel, which destroys the integrity of the observation window and the front panel of the drum washing machine. At the same time, it also increases the hidden danger of water entering from the lock, especially for washing machines placed in wet / may be splashed by rain, which will reduce the insulation resistance of the whole machine and cause safety problems; in addition, for the combination of door hook and door lock This kind of mechanical structure is difficult to realize automatic door opening control. If the user cannot take out the clothes in time after washing the clothes, the clothes that have been in the wet inner tube are very easy to breed bacteria and produce peculiar smell. The user needs to wash them again, wasting time and money. energy

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