Garment care device with movement sensor

A sensor, clothing technology, used in home appliances, washing equipment, textiles and papermaking, etc.

Active Publication Date: 2020-07-28
KONINKLJIJKE PHILIPS NV
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[0003] However, this type of ball sensor has some significant limitations connected to the fact that it can only detect binary changes in the position of the device

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[0031] figure 1 A first embodiment of a garment care device 100 according to the present invention is depicted.

[0032] The garment care device 100 comprises a sensor 101 , such as an accelerometer, for generating an output signal representative of the movement of said garment care device 100 .

[0033] The garment care device 100 also includes a control unit 102 coupled to the sensor 101 .

[0034] The control unit 102 is adapted to identify a characteristic of the output signal and compare it with the characteristic of a predefined displacement pattern. The predefined displacement pattern may correspond to the amount of linear displacement of the garment care device along a given direction.

[0035] The linear displacement of the garment care device may include a single straight line between two points, but may include more than a single straight line between two points.

[0036] For example, linear displacement can be measured in a first direction and a second direction...

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The invention relates to a garment care device (100) comprising a sensor (101) for generating an output signal characterizing a movement of said garment care device. The sensor (101) is an accelerometer. The control unit (102) is coupled to the sensor (101). The control unit (102) is adapted to identify and compare characteristics of said output signal to characteristics of a predefined displacement pattern. The predefined displacement pattern corresponds to the amount of a linear displacement along a given direction of the garment care device. The control unit (102) is adapted to adjust at least one operating parameter of the garment care device based on the result of the comparison between characteristics of said output signal and characteristics of said predefined displacement pattern.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of clothing care. Background technique [0002] In the field of garment care, some known steam iron products are equipped with a ball sensor that allows determination between a first position (eg horizontal) and a second position (eg vertical). This type of sensor is mainly used for security purposes. For example, if the ball sensor is identified as being in a first position (eg, horizontal) for a period of time above a certain threshold, the device is automatically powered off to avoid scorching the ironing iron or clothing. For example, if the ball sensor is identified as being in the second position (eg, vertical), steam generation is stopped to avoid injury to the user by hot steam. [0003] However, this type of ball sensor has some significant limitations connected to the fact that it can only detect binary changes in the position of the device. [0004] Document US 2013 / 125427 discloses an iron comprising: a...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): D06F75/10D06F75/26D06F75/00D06F75/12D06F75/14
CPCD06F75/00D06F75/10D06F75/12D06F75/14D06F75/26
Inventor M·瓦利雅姆巴斯·克里施南谢耀贤O·卡亚W·G·林
Owner KONINKLJIJKE PHILIPS NV
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