Control method of washing machine and washing machine

Abstract

The present application belongs to the field of washing equipment, and specifically provides a control method of a washing machine and the washing machine. The present application aims to solve the problem that the existing washing machine cannot intuitively reflect the washing state at a long distance. For this purpose, a rotational speed detection module and a plurality of lamp group modules are installed inside the washing machine, the plurality of lamp group modules include at least one group of short-time color change lamp group and at least one group of long-time color change lamp group, and the control method includes: controlling the rotational speed detection module to obtain the actual washing rotational speed; based on the size of the actual washing rotational speed and the preset highest rotational speed when clothes are added, selectively controlling the short-time color change lamp group to be turned on or the long-time color change lamp group to be turned on; wherein the color change period of the long-time color change lamp group > the color change period of the short-time color change lamp group. Since the rotational speed can be observed by the user at a long distance, the user can accurately judge the washing state, and can judge whether to add clothes according to the color change lamp group currently displayed.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application belongs to the technical field of washing equipment, and particularly provides a control method of a washing machine and the washing machine. BACKGROUND

[0002] As one of the most commonly used household appliances in the family, the washing machine greatly influences the user experience due to its large use base. Even a slight improvement in convenience will greatly improve the value of the product and bring more considerable increase in sales.

[0003] The existing washing machine cannot be opened during the washing process. In order to solve the problem that the user needs to wash again because he forgets to put one or two missing clothes, the existing washing machine is improved by the person skilled in the art so that it can add clothes in the middle of the washing process. However, if the washing machine is in a high-speed rotating process, it is difficult to add clothes, so there are requirements for when to add clothes. Since the clothes need to be added after the washing machine stops rotating, from the safety point of view, or from the point of view of energy waste caused by starting and stopping, the most appropriate time should be when the washing machine stops rotating or has a low rotating speed.

[0004] However, the washing state of the washing machine changes back and forth, such as the first washing time, the second washing time, the first rinsing time, the second rinsing time, the water adding time when stopping rotating, the spinning time, etc., which are different due to different personal settings and program choices. The existing washing machine displays the washing state usually through an indicator light or a control panel. However, the indicator light usually only shows whether the washing is completed. Even the more advanced technology basically corresponds to the different brightness of the indicator light according to the length of time, which essentially still displays the total length of the washing time. If the user wants to know exactly whether the current state is a high-speed washing state or a water adding state, he still needs to check the control panel, and the user must be close to the washing machine to check it, which is not suitable for the user when he wants to add clothes because the user may find that he cannot add clothes after approaching the washing machine, which will increase the number of times the user runs back and forth to confirm. It is obviously inconvenient for the user to confirm the state by APP as well as going to the washing machine, and it will also increase the number of times the user checks the mobile phone, which will make the user experience worse.

[0005] Therefore, there is a need in the art for a new control method of a washing machine and the washing machine to solve the problem that the existing washing machine cannot intuitively reflect the washing state at a long distance. SUMMARY

[0006] In order to solve the above problems in the prior art, that is, to solve the problem that the existing washing machine cannot intuitively reflect the washing state at a long distance, the present application provides a control method of a washing machine, wherein a rotating speed detection module and a plurality of lamp group modules are installed inside the washing machine, the plurality of lamp group modules include at least one short-time color change lamp group and at least one long-time color change lamp group, and the control method comprises the following steps:

[0007] controlling the rotating speed detection module to obtain an actual washing rotating speed;

[0008] based on the size of the actual washing rotating speed and a preset highest rotating speed when clothes are added, selectively controlling the short-time color change lamp group to be turned on or the long-time color change lamp group to be turned on;

[0009] wherein the color change period of the long-time color change lamp group is greater than the color change period of the short-time color change lamp group.

[0010] In the preferred technical solution of the control method of the washing machine, the step of "based on the size of the actual washing rotating speed and a preset highest rotating speed when clothes are added, selectively controlling the short-time color change lamp group to be turned on or the long-time color change lamp group to be turned on" further comprises the following steps:

[0011] when the actual washing rotating speed is greater than or equal to the preset highest rotating speed when clothes are added, controlling the short-time color change lamp group to be turned on.

[0012] In the preferred technical solution of the control method of the washing machine, the step of "based on the size of the actual washing rotating speed and a preset highest rotating speed when clothes are added, selectively controlling the short-time color change lamp group to be turned on or the long-time color change lamp group to be turned on" further comprises the following steps:

[0013] when the actual washing rotating speed is less than the preset highest rotating speed when clothes are added, controlling the long-time color change lamp group to be turned on.

[0014] In the preferred technical solution of the control method of the washing machine, the light source emitted by the long-time color change lamp group is starry sky change projection, wave change projection, or breathing lamp color gradual change projection.

[0015] In the preferred technical solution of the control method of the washing machine, the light source emitted by the short-time color change lamp group is star twinkling projection, running light projection, or breathing lamp color sudden change projection.

[0016] In the preferred technical solution of the control method of the washing machine, the step of "when the actual washing rotating speed is greater than or equal to the preset highest rotating speed when clothes are added, controlling the short-time color change lamp group to be turned on" further comprises the following steps:

[0017] When the actual washing rotation speed ≥ the preset clothes-adding highest rotation speed, and when the washing state of the washing machine is washing, the light source projected by the short-time color-changing lamp group is starry sky flickering projection.

[0018] When the actual washing rotation speed ≥ the preset clothes-adding highest rotation speed, and when the washing state of the washing machine is rinsing, the light source projected by the short-time color-changing lamp group is running light projection.

[0019] When the actual washing rotation speed ≥ the preset clothes-adding highest rotation speed, and when the washing state of the washing machine is spinning, the light source projected by the short-time color-changing lamp group is color sudden change projection of breathing light.

[0020] In the preferred technical solution of the control method of the washing machine, the step of "controlling the long-time color-changing lamp group to be on when the actual washing rotation speed < the preset clothes-adding highest rotation speed" further comprises:

[0021] When the actual washing rotation speed < the preset clothes-adding highest rotation speed, and when the washing state of the washing machine is the state between washing and secondary washing, the light source projected by the long-time color-changing lamp group is starry sky change projection.

[0022] When the actual washing rotation speed < the preset clothes-adding highest rotation speed, and when the washing state of the washing machine is the state between secondary washing and rinsing, the light source projected by the long-time color-changing lamp group is wave change projection.

[0023] When the actual washing rotation speed < the preset clothes-adding highest rotation speed, and when the washing state of the washing machine is the state between rinsing and secondary rinsing, the light source projected by the long-time color-changing lamp group is color gradual change projection of breathing light.

[0024] In the preferred technical solution of the control method of the washing machine, after the step of "controlling the long-time color-changing lamp group to be on when the actual washing rotation speed < the preset clothes-adding highest rotation speed", the control method further comprises:

[0025] prompting the user that "the washing machine is in a state that clothes-adding in the middle of washing can be performed".

[0026] In the preferred technical solution of the control method of the washing machine, the color change period of the long-time color-changing lamp group > 5 seconds, and the color change period of the short-time color-changing lamp group ≤ 5 seconds.

[0027] The application also provides a washing machine, which is the washing machine described above and is configured to perform the control method of the washing machine according to any one of the technical solutions described above.

[0028] Persons skilled in the art can understand that in the technical scheme of the present application, a rotational speed detection module and a plurality of lamp group modules are installed inside the washing machine, the plurality of lamp group modules include at least one short-time color change lamp group and at least one long-time color change lamp group, and the control method of the washing machine includes:

[0029] S100, controlling the rotational speed detection module to obtain an actual washing rotational speed;

[0030] S200, based on the size of the actual washing rotational speed and a preset maximum rotational speed when clothes are added, selectively controlling the short-time color change lamp group to be turned on or the long-time color change lamp group to be turned on;

[0031] Wherein, the color change period of the long-time color change lamp group > the color change period of the short-time color change lamp group.

[0032] Through the above setting mode, the present application can select the long-time color change lamp group or the short-time color change lamp group based on the different rotational speeds. Since the color change period of the long-time color change lamp group is different from the color change period of the short-time color change lamp group, a large difference can be generated in vision, so that the rotational speed of the washing machine can be intuitively observed by the user at a long distance, and the user can accurately judge the washing state according to the color change lamp group and judge whether to implement the clothes adding function of the clothes falling down. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0033] The control method of the washing machine and the washing machine of the present application will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings:

[0034] Figure 1 It is the overall flowchart of the control method of the washing machine of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] The preferred embodiments of the present application will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Persons skilled in the art should understand that these embodiments are only used to explain the technical principles of the present application, and are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present application. Persons skilled in the art can adjust them as needed in order to adapt to specific application occasions. For example, although the description in the specification is described by taking the washing state as star flickering projection, the rinsing state as running light projection, and the spinning state as color sudden change projection of breathing lamp, obviously, the present application can be simply deformed, for example, the washing state is running light projection, the rinsing state is color sudden change projection of breathing lamp, and the spinning state is star flickering projection, or other types or common short-time color change lamp groups are introduced, such as car fast running projection, constantly changing forward arrow projection, etc.

[0036] As Figure 1 shown, wherein, Figure 1The whole flow chart of the control method of the washing machine. In order to solve the problem that the existing washing machine cannot intuitively reflect the washing state at a long distance, the washing machine is provided with a rotating speed detection module and a plurality of lamp group modules inside, the plurality of lamp group modules include at least one short-time color change lamp group and at least one long-time color change lamp group, and the control method of the washing machine includes:

[0037] S100, controlling the rotating speed detection module to obtain an actual washing rotating speed;

[0038] The washing machine can read the actual washing rotating speed detected by the rotating speed detection module through the central processing unit, thereby providing a support basis for subsequent judgment.

[0039] S200, based on the size of the actual washing rotating speed and the preset highest rotating speed when adding clothes, selectively controlling the short-time color change lamp group to be turned on or the long-time color change lamp group to be turned on;

[0040] S310, when the actual washing rotating speed is greater than or equal to the preset highest rotating speed when adding clothes, controlling the short-time color change lamp group to be turned on;

[0041] S320, when the actual washing rotating speed is less than the preset highest rotating speed when adding clothes, controlling the long-time color change lamp group to be turned on;

[0042] The color change period of the long-time color change lamp group is greater than the color change period of the short-time color change lamp group; further, the color change period of the long-time color change lamp group is greater than 5 seconds, and the color change period of the short-time color change lamp group is less than or equal to 5 seconds; further, the light source emitted by the long-time color change lamp group is starry sky change projection, wave change projection or breathing lamp color gradual change projection, and the light source emitted by the short-time color change lamp group is star twinkling projection, running light projection or breathing lamp color sudden change projection.

[0043] After the actual washing speed of the washing machine is obtained, it is compared with the preset maximum speed of adding clothes. When the actual washing speed ≥ the preset maximum speed of adding clothes, it indicates that the washing speed will consume more energy if it is reduced to add clothes, and it is difficult for the washing machine to stop running, so it is not suitable to add clothes in the middle of the operation. At this time, the short-time color changing lamp group is controlled to be turned on. Since the color changes quickly, for example, the entire change period is within 5 seconds, the user can intuitively obtain the information that the washing machine is in a high-speed state and it is not convenient to add clothes in the middle. Of course, the 5-second boundary of the change period can be artificially set according to the type of projection. If the color change itself is less during the entire change period, the change period of the short-time color changing lamp group can be defined as within 3 seconds, which can be flexibly changed by the person skilled in the art according to the actual needs. Similarly, when the actual washing speed < the preset maximum speed of adding clothes, it indicates that the washing speed itself is low, and it consumes less energy to reduce it to zero, and the load of starting and stopping the washing machine is small, so it is suitable to add clothes in the middle of the operation. At this time, the long-time color changing lamp group is controlled to be turned on. Since the color changes slowly, the user can intuitively obtain the information that the washing machine is in a low-speed state and it is suitable to add clothes in the middle.

[0044] The above setting mode has the advantages that: according to the actual washing speed, different color changing lamp groups are set to intuitively emit different lights, and the user can remotely and intuitively understand whether it is suitable to add clothes according to the degree of light change, without looking at the mobile phone or closely observing the washing state displayed by the washing machine, thereby providing the user with a more convenient use experience.

[0045] The above method will be further described below with reference to the following Figure 1 The control method of the washing machine of the present application is further described.

[0046] As shown in Figure 1 in a possible implementation, step S310 further includes:

[0047] S311, when the actual washing speed ≥ the preset maximum speed of adding clothes, and when the washing state of the washing machine is washing, the light source emitted by the short-time color changing lamp group is star flashing projection;

[0048] S312, when the actual washing speed ≥ the preset maximum speed of adding clothes, and when the washing state of the washing machine is rinsing, the light source emitted by the short-time color changing lamp group is marquee projection;

[0049] S313, when the actual washing speed ≥ the preset maximum speed of adding clothes, and when the washing state of the washing machine is spinning, the light source emitted by the short-time color changing lamp group is color sudden change projection of breathing lamp.

[0050] Similarly, in a possible implementation, step S320 further includes:

[0051] S321, when the actual washing rotation speed < preset clothes-adding highest rotation speed, and when the washing state of the washing machine is between washing and secondary washing, the light source emitted by the long-time color-changing lamp group is starry sky changing projection;

[0052] S322, when the actual washing rotation speed < preset clothes-adding highest rotation speed, and when the washing state of the washing machine is between secondary washing and rinsing, the light source emitted by the long-time color-changing lamp group is wave changing projection;

[0053] S323, when the actual washing rotation speed < preset clothes-adding highest rotation speed, and when the washing state of the washing machine is between rinsing and secondary rinsing, the light source emitted by the long-time color-changing lamp group is breathing lamp color gradual changing projection.

[0054] Through the above setting, the user can not only judge whether the clothes can be added at present according to whether the washing machine is the short-time color-changing lamp group or the long-time color-changing lamp group, but also set different projections in each mode and between different modes, and accurately judge the working progress of the washing machine according to the projection style, so that the control method of the washing machine of the present application can not only reflect the rotation speed of the washing machine and the timing of clothes adding in the middle, but also accurately judge the overall progress of the washing state of the washing machine, and the user can intuitively know the working state of the washing machine at present and whether it is suitable to add clothes even in the state of long-distance in the house, which is a hit in two ways.

[0055] In particular, since the control method of the present application has different projections for different washing states, the user can also determine whether it is the best time to add clothes, the better time to add clothes or the last time to add clothes according to the type of projection. For example, when the washing state of the washing machine is between washing and secondary washing, the scene generated by the long-time color-changing lamp group at this time is a starry sky change projection, and there is still one washing and two rinsing to be completed, so the user can know that it is the best time to add clothes when seeing this projection; when the washing state of the washing machine is between secondary washing and rinsing, the scene generated by the long-time color-changing lamp group at this time is a wave change projection, and the user can know that there is only two rinsing steps left, so it should be the better time to add clothes; when the washing state of the washing machine is between rinsing and secondary rinsing, the scene generated by the long-time color-changing lamp group at this time is a breathing lamp color gradient projection, and the user can know that there is only the last rinsing left and no other water adding steps, so it is the last time to add clothes, and there is no more clothes to be added. According to the above scheme, the user can also weigh whether to add clothes, if the clothes are relatively clean and easy to wash, the user can choose any time between the best time to add clothes, the better time to add clothes or the last time to add clothes, if the clothes are relatively dirty and difficult to wash, it is not suitable to add clothes at the better time to add clothes and the last time to add clothes, and the best scheme is to add clothes at the best time to add clothes, if it is missed, the best scheme should be to rewash to ensure that the washing effect of the washing machine can meet the user's deadline.

[0056] Further, the user may not notice that the washing machine is in a state where clothes can be added at the midway sometimes in the house, in order to make up for this problem, the control method of the present application additionally increases a prompting step, that is, after the step of step 320 / 321 / 322 / 323, a new step S330 is added: prompting the user that "the washing machine is in a state where clothes can be added at the midway", so as to achieve the purpose that the user does not miss the clothes washing.

[0057] In summary, through the design of the long-time color-changing lamp group and the short-time color-changing lamp group, combined with the scheme of selecting different color-changing lamp groups with different projections in different states, the user can finally determine whether it is suitable to add clothes at the midway and the overall washing progress of the washing machine after watching the current lamp group, compared with the overall progress of the prior art, the user can also intuitively determine whether it is suitable to add clothes at the midway, which reduces the number of times the user checks the mobile phone or checks the washing steps on the control panel of the washing machine, which is a hit many birds with one stone. Moreover, whether it is suitable to add clothes and the degree of suitability can be determined according to the control method of the present application, and the user can choose the suitable time to add clothes according to the actual state of the clothes left.

[0058] It should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the principles of the present application, and are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present application, and those skilled in the art can adjust the above structure without departing from the principles of the present application, so that the present application can be applied to more specific application scenarios.

[0059] For example, in an alternative embodiment, although the description is described by taking the washing state as star flickering projection, the rinsing state as marquee projection, and the spinning state as color changing projection of the breathing lamp as an example, the present application can obviously be simply sequentially deformed, such as the washing state as marquee projection, the rinsing state as color changing projection of the breathing lamp, and the spinning state as star flickering projection, or other types or common short-time color changing lamp groups, such as car running projection, constantly changing forward arrow projection, and the like. Here, the short-time color changing lamp group is taken as an example for description, and the long-time color changing lamp group can achieve the same sequential deformation or type expansion. These do not deviate from the principles of the present application, and thus fall within the protection scope of the present application.

[0060] For example, in another alternative embodiment, although the description is distinguished by taking the color changing period of the long-time color changing lamp group > 5 seconds and the color changing period of the short-time color changing lamp group ≤ 5 seconds as an example, the time of distinction may be different according to different scenes. Those skilled in the art can obviously adjust according to the needs of the occasion, as long as the color changing of the short-time color changing lamp group transmits the urgent visual effect to the user, and the color changing of the long-time color changing lamp group transmits the slow visual effect to the user.

[0061] In addition, the present application also provides a washing machine, which is the washing machine described above, and the washing machine is configured to perform the control method of the washing machine described in any one of the above technical solutions.

[0062] Those skilled in the art can understand that the above washing machine also includes some other known structures, such as a processor, a controller, a memory, and the like. The memory includes but is not limited to a random memory, a flash memory, a read-only memory, a programmable read-only memory, a volatile memory, a non-volatile memory, a serial memory, a parallel memory, or a register, and the like. The processor includes but is not limited to a CPLD / FPGA, a DSP, an ARM processor, a MIPS processor, and the like. In order not to unnecessarily obscure the embodiments of the present disclosure, these known structures are not shown in the drawings.

[0063] Although the steps are described in the above-mentioned order in the above-mentioned embodiments, it is understood by those skilled in the art that, in order to achieve the effects of the embodiments, the different steps do not have to be executed in such an order, and can be executed simultaneously (in parallel) or in a reversed order.

[0064] So far, the technical solutions of the present application have been described in combination with the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings, but those skilled in the art can easily understand that the protection scope of the present application is obviously not limited to these specific embodiments. Those skilled in the art can make equivalent changes or replacements to the related technical features without departing from the principles of the present application, and the technical solutions after the changes or replacements will all fall within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A control method for a washing machine, wherein a spin speed detection module and multiple sets of light modules are installed inside the washing machine, the multiple sets of light modules including at least one set of short-time color-changing light modules and at least one set of long-time color-changing light modules, characterized in that, The control method includes: The control speed detection module obtains the actual washing speed; Based on the actual washing speed and the preset maximum speed for adding clothes, the short-term color-changing light group or the long-term color-changing light group is selectively controlled to light up. Wherein, the color change period of the long-time color change light group is greater than the color change period of the short-time color change light group; The step of "selectively controlling the short-term color-changing light group to light up or the long-term color-changing light group to light up based on the actual washing speed and the preset maximum speed for adding clothes" further includes: When the actual washing speed is greater than or equal to the preset maximum speed for adding clothes, the short-term color-changing indicator lights up. This indicates that adding clothes at a reduced washing speed will consume more energy, and it will be more difficult to stop the washing machine, making it unsuitable for adding clothes mid-cycle. When the actual washing speed is less than the preset maximum speed for adding clothes, the long-term color-changing light group will light up. This indicates that the washing speed itself is low, and reducing it to zero consumes less energy and puts less load on the washing machine's start-up and shutdown, making it suitable for adding clothes mid-cycle. This prompts the user that the washing machine is in a state where it can perform mid-cycle clothing addition.

2. The control method for a washing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The light source emitted by the long-lasting color-changing light group is a starry sky change projection, a wave change projection, or a breathing light color gradient projection.

3. The control method for a washing machine according to claim 2, characterized in that, The light source emitted by the short-time color-changing light group is a star twinkling projection, a marquee projection, or a breathing light with a sudden color change projection.

4. The control method for a washing machine according to claim 3, characterized in that, The step of "controlling the short-time color-changing light group to light up when the actual washing speed is greater than or equal to the preset maximum speed for adding clothes" further includes: When the actual washing speed is greater than or equal to the preset maximum speed for adding clothes, and when the washing machine is in the washing state, the light source emitted by the short-time color-changing light group is a twinkling star projection. When the actual washing speed is greater than or equal to the preset maximum speed for adding clothes, and when the washing machine is in the rinsing state, the light source emitted by the short-time color-changing light group is a marquee projection. When the actual washing speed is greater than or equal to the preset maximum speed for adding clothes, and when the washing machine is in the spin-drying state, the light source emitted by the short-time color-changing light group is a breathing light color change projection.

5. The control method for a washing machine according to claim 3, characterized in that, The step of "controlling the long-term color-changing light group to light up when the actual washing speed is less than the preset maximum speed for adding clothes" further includes: When the actual washing speed is less than the preset maximum speed for adding clothes, and when the washing machine is in a state between washing and secondary washing, the light source emitted by the long-term color-changing light group is a starry sky projection. When the actual washing speed is less than the preset maximum speed for adding clothes, and when the washing machine is in the state between the second wash and the rinse, the light source emitted by the long-term color-changing light group is a wave-shaped projection. When the actual washing speed is less than the preset maximum speed for adding clothes, and when the washing machine is in a state between rinsing and secondary rinsing, the light source emitted by the long-term color-changing light group is a breathing light color gradient projection.

6. The control method for a washing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The color change period of the long-time color-changing light group is >5 seconds, and the color change period of the short-time color-changing light group is ≤5 seconds.

7. A washing machine, characterized in that, The washing machine is the washing machine as described in claim 1, and the washing machine is configured to perform the control method of the washing machine as described in any one of claims 1-6.

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