Laundry treating apparatus and control method, system, storage medium therefor

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of clothes processing equipment, and particularly provides a clothes processing equipment, a control method and system thereof, and a storage medium, aiming to solve the problems of poor filtering effect and difficulty in cleaning of the filter screen of the existing drying system. To this end, the drying system is provided with a filter assembly in the drying air duct, the filter assembly is provided with a first flushing member, the filter member in the filter assembly comprises at least one filter structure, and the filter structure comprises: a first part having a first surface; and a second part having a second surface, wherein the second surface and the first surface jointly form a blocking part for intercepting wire scraps. The control method comprises: in the case that the drying system completes the drying operation, at least the first flushing member is used to clean the filter assembly. The control method provided by the present application can realize automatic cleaning of the filter assembly in the drying system, which is convenient and fast, and does not require manual cleaning by the user.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of clothes treatment equipment, and particularly provides clothes treatment equipment, a control method and system thereof, and a storage medium. BACKGROUND

[0002] The drying system of the heat pump type washer-dryer mainly comprises an air duct and a fan, an evaporator, a condenser and the like arranged in the air duct. In the drying process, the humid air in the drum is driven by the fan into the air duct, the humidity of the humid air is reduced after flowing through the evaporator, and the humid air is changed into dry hot air after flowing through the condenser, the dry hot air enters the drum, and the water on the clothes is carried in the process and enters the air duct again, so as to achieve the purpose of drying the clothes.

[0003] In the process of drying clothes, lint is inevitably generated from the clothes, and the lint enters the air duct along with the air flow, and then adheres to the surface of the fan, the heat exchanger and the like. If the lint is not cleaned in time, it may block the air duct, reduce the flow area, cause the air volume to decrease, affect the drying effect of the clothes, and even cause open fire, which has a safety hazard.

[0004] The existing solution is to set a filter screen upstream of the fan in the air duct, and the filter screen is used to intercept the lint in the air duct. However, the functional area of the existing filter screen is equivalent to the cross-sectional area of the position corresponding to the filter screen in the air duct, the filtering capacity is limited, and the filtered lint is not easy to clean, which is inconvenient to use. SUMMARY

[0005] The present application aims to at least solve one of the above technical problems, that is, at least solve one of the problems of poor filtering effect and difficulty in cleaning of the filter screen of the existing drying system.

[0006] In a first aspect, the present application provides a control method of a clothes treatment equipment, the clothes treatment equipment comprising a drying system, the drying system comprising a drying air duct, the drying air duct being provided with a filter assembly, the filter assembly being configured with a first flushing member, the filter assembly comprising at least one filter member, the filter member comprising at least one filter structure.

[0007] In the case where the filter structure comprises a plurality of filter structures, at least a part of the filter structures are non-coplanar, the filter structure comprising: a first part having a first surface; and a second part having a second surface, wherein the second surface and the first surface jointly form a blocking part, so that the lint in the air is trapped in the blocking part under the joint action of the first surface and the second surface when flowing through the filter assembly.

[0008] The control method comprises: in the case that the drying system completes a drying operation, at least causing the first flushing component to clean the filter assembly.

[0009] The drying system corresponding to the control method of the clothes treatment device provided by the application is provided with a filter assembly comprising at least one filter component in the air duct of the drying system, each filter component comprises at least one filter structure, each filter structure comprises a first part and a second part, the first part has a first surface, and the second part has a second surface, the blocking part for intercepting lint is formed by jointly configuring the first surface and the second surface, the lint in the air flow is intercepted by the blocking part formed by the configuration in the process of the air flow passing through the filter assembly, thereby achieving the purpose of filtering. The area of the filter component on which the filtering function is realized is greatly increased compared with the existing filter screen structure, thereby greatly improving the filtering performance of the filter component and improving the filtering effect. The structure of the filter component is simple, convenient to disassemble and assemble, and convenient to use. In addition, by configuring the first flushing component for the filter assembly, at least the first flushing component is caused to clean the filter assembly after each or a set number of drying operations are completed, so that the automatic cleaning of the filter assembly in the drying system is realized, which is convenient and fast and does not require manual cleaning by the user.

[0010] The filter assembly provided by the application can comprise only one filter component or can comprise multiple filter components. Each filter component comprises at least one filter structure. When the filter structure comprises multiple filter structures, at least a part of the adjacent filter structures is non-coplanar. For example, a first part of at least two filter structures is non-coplanar. Further, the first part and the second part of the adjacent two filter structures are both non-coplanar structures. The first part corresponding to the part of the first surface and the second part corresponding to the part of the second surface jointly configure the blocking part for intercepting lint, which can be a surface formed by connecting only the first surface and the second surface, or can comprise a space region sandwiched between the first surface and the second surface. The connection between the first surface and the second surface can be direct cross connection or transition connection through a transition surface.

[0011] For the above-mentioned control method of the clothes treatment device, in some feasible embodiments, the part of the first surface close to the downstream side along the air flow direction jointly configures the blocking part with the second surface, and the "at least causing the first flushing component to clean the filter assembly" comprises: causing the first flushing component to clean the blocking part of the filter assembly.

[0012] By causing the first flushing component to clean the blocking part of the filter assembly, the cleaning process can be more targeted, thereby improving the cleaning efficiency and saving water resources.

[0013] For the control method of the laundry treating apparatus as above, in some possible implementation, the filtering member is arranged obliquely relative to the horizontal plane so as to: in the process of cleaning the blocking portion by the first washing member, the flow of the washing medium in the blocking portion can be guided by means of the oblique arrangement.

[0014] By arranging the filtering member obliquely relative to the horizontal plane, the flow of the washing medium in the blocking portion can be guided by means of the connection mode, and thus the washing medium containing lint generated by the cleaning process can be smoothly discharged from the blocking portion, improving the cleaning effect and efficiency.

[0015] For the control method of the laundry treating apparatus as above, in some possible implementation, the second portion includes a main body portion, which extends from the downstream side of the first surface along the air flow direction.

[0016] In this way, a specific implementation of the main body portion is provided. By arranging the main body portion of the second portion on the downstream side of the first surface along the air flow direction, the air flow can be guided to flow smoothly, and the lint entrained in the air flow can be sufficiently captured.

[0017] It can be understood that, in addition to the main body portion, the second portion can further extend from the main body portion to form other structures that are beneficial to capturing lint, such as a flange structure formed on the main body portion for blocking the intercepted lint from being entrained by the air flow again into the drying channel. The flange structure can be a continuous or discontinuous flat plate structure or an arc-shaped plate structure extending from the edge of the main body portion.

[0018] For the control method of the laundry treating apparatus as above, in some possible implementation, the edge of the main body portion further extends toward the first surface to form a flange so as to: in the process of cleaning the blocking portion by the first washing member, the flow of the washing medium in the blocking portion can be guided by means of the flange.

[0019] By arranging the flange, the lint entrained by the air flow can be blocked from entering the drying air duct again when the blocking portion is not cleaned, and the flow of the washing medium in the blocking portion can be guided by means of the flange when the blocking portion is cleaned, so that the washing medium for washing the lint in the blocking portion can be smoothly discharged.

[0020] It can be understood that the flange can be a flat plate structure, an arc-shaped plate structure, or a combination of the two structures, and the like.

[0021] For the control method of the laundry treating apparatus, in some possible implementation manners, the drying system comprises an evaporator, the evaporator is arranged in the drying air duct, the evaporator is configured with a second flushing component, and the "cleaning the filter assembly by the first flushing component" comprises:

[0022] cleaning the filter assembly by the first flushing component and cleaning the evaporator by the second flushing component.

[0023] The cleaning of the filter assembly by the first flushing component can conveniently remove the lint intercepted by the filter assembly, and the cleaning of the evaporator by the second flushing component can conveniently remove the lint attached to the evaporator after passing through the filter assembly, thereby realizing comprehensive cleaning of the drying air duct and the components inside the drying air duct, ensuring the drying effect and improving the safety of the system.

[0024] It can be understood that the flushing medium of the first flushing component and the flushing medium of the second flushing component can be the same or partially the same in terms of source, type, and spraying mode. For example, the flushing medium can be directly sourced from a faucet or sourced from the condensed water generated by the operation of the evaporator. The flushing medium can be clean water or washing water with cleaning function. The flushing medium can be a water flow without water pressure or a water flow with water pressure.

[0025] For the control method of the laundry treating apparatus, in some possible implementation manners, the cleaning frequency of the first flushing component for cleaning the filter assembly is higher than the cleaning frequency of the second flushing component for cleaning the evaporator.

[0026] Since most of the lint is intercepted by the filter assembly during the drying process, only a small part of the lint can be attached to the evaporator. Therefore, during the cleaning process, the cleaning frequency of the first flushing component for cleaning the filter assembly is higher than the cleaning frequency of the second flushing component for cleaning the evaporator, which can ensure sufficient cleaning of the lint and avoid unnecessary cleaning process, thereby saving water resources.

[0027] In a second aspect, the present application further provides a control system of a laundry treating apparatus, the control system comprising a control module, the control module being configured to execute the control method of the laundry treating apparatus according to any one of the preceding technical solutions.

[0028] In a third aspect, the present application further provides a computer readable storage medium, the computer readable storage medium being adapted to store a plurality of program codes, the program codes being adapted to be loaded and run by a processor to execute the control method of the laundry treating apparatus according to any one of the preceding technical solutions.

[0029] In a fourth aspect, the present application also provides a laundry treatment apparatus comprising a memory and a processor, the memory being adapted to store a plurality of program codes, the program codes being adapted to be loaded and executed by the processor to perform the control method of the laundry treatment apparatus according to any one of the preceding technical solutions.

[0030] It can be understood that, due to the above-mentioned laundry treatment apparatus, control system and computer readable storage medium being configured with relevant software and hardware capable of performing the above-mentioned control method, all the technical effects obtainable by the above-mentioned control method are possessed, which will not be described herein again.

[0031] For the control method of the laundry treatment apparatus, in some possible implementation manners, the portion of the first surface close to the downstream side along the air flow direction and the second surface jointly form the blocking portion.

[0032] In this way, one configuration form of the blocking portion is provided, i.e., a portion of the first surface is used to form the blocking portion in combination with the second surface, in other words, another portion of the first surface is not used to form the blocking portion, but can be used as a portion for guiding air flow, a portion for forming a meandering channel, etc. Based on the control method implemented based on the structure, the purpose of intercepting lint can be well achieved, and the intercepted lint can be conveniently cleaned. It can be understood that, when the size of the portion corresponding to the first surface of the first portion is greater than the size of the portion corresponding to the second surface of the second portion, as observed along the air flow direction, a plurality of position structures are formed, and by changing the relative positions between the two, a plurality of structures of the filtering member can be obtained. For example, the second portion can be arranged at the downstream side of the first portion corresponding to the first surface, or the second portion can be arranged at a position close to the downstream side of the first portion corresponding to the first surface.

[0033] For the control method of the laundry treatment apparatus, in some possible implementation manners, the blocking portion forms a lint accommodation space, and at least a portion of the intercepted lint is attached to a position of the blocking portion corresponding to the lint accommodation space.

[0034] The blocking portion is used to intercept lint in air, and the blocking portion has a plurality of configuration forms, for example, the first surface and the second surface are both flat surfaces, the two surfaces are connected to each other and have an included angle, the connected surface is formed as a working surface for intercepting lint, or at least a portion of the first surface and / or the second surface is a prismatic surface, the two surfaces are connected to each other to form a chamber structure having a certain space volume, etc. When the blocking portion forms the chamber structure, the chamber structure is used as a lint accommodation space for accommodating lint, and since more lint can be accommodated, the lint can be enriched in the chamber, and thus the filtering performance of the filtering member can be improved.

[0035] For the control method of the laundry treating apparatus as described above, in some possible implementation, the second portion extends from a downstream side of the first surface along an air flow direction, and the second surface is formed on a side of the second portion opposite to the first surface.

[0036] In this way, a more specific implementation of the second portion is provided. When the second portion is arranged at the downstream side of the first surface along the air flow direction, the functional area of the filter member can be increased, and thus the filtering effect can be improved. It can be understood that the second portion can also be arranged at a position close to the downstream side of the first surface. The functional area here refers to the area directly contacted with the air flow during the process of trapping the lint.

[0037] For the control method of the laundry treating apparatus as described above, in some possible implementation, the drying system comprises a drain channel, and the flushing medium is guided to the drain channel through the filter member.

[0038] By arranging the drain channel, the flushed sewage can be smoothly drained. The drain channel can be arranged in various ways, for example, a channel arranged outside the drum for draining the sewage generated by flushing the filter member, or the drain channel can be integrated in the air duct, etc. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0039] The preferred embodiments of the present application will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0040] Figure 1 An isometric view of the drying system provided for the embodiments of the present application;

[0041] Figure 2 A front view of the drying system provided for the embodiments of the present application;

[0042] Figure 3 A sectional view along A-A in Figure 2

[0043] Figure 4 A structural schematic view of the first air duct member provided for the embodiments of the present application;

[0044] Figure 5 A partial sectional schematic view of Figure 4

[0045] Figure 6 A structural schematic view of the filter assembly provided for the embodiments of the present application;

[0046] Figure 7 A flow chart of the control method provided for the embodiments of the present application;

[0047] LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS:

[0048] ​​1, washer-dryer; 10, drum assembly; 101, drum opening; 20, air duct assembly; 210, first air duct member; 2101, air inlet; 2102, drain outlet; 2103, drain passage; 2104, air passage; 2105, condensate inlet; 2106, air outlet; 220, second air duct member; 230, third air duct member; 240, fourth air duct member; 30, fan assembly; 40, condensate pipe; 50, second rinsing member; 60, filter assembly; 610, first filter member; 6110, first part; 61101, first surface; 6120, second part; 61201, main part; 61202, flange; 620, second filter member; 70, first rinsing member; 701, chamber; 702, water inlet; 80, drain pipe. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0049] The preferred embodiments of the present application will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that these embodiments are only used to explain the technical principles of the present application, and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present application. For example, although the following embodiments are explained in combination with a washer-dryer, this is not limiting, and the technical solutions of the present application are also applicable to a dryer, and the change of the application object does not deviate from the principles and scope of the present application.

[0050] In addition, in order to better illustrate the present application, numerous specific details are given in the following detailed description. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the present application can also be implemented without some specific details.

[0051] In the description of the present application, the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", and the like, which indicate the direction or positional relationship, are based on the direction or positional relationship shown in the drawings, which is only for the convenience of description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application. In addition, the terms "first", "second", "third", "fourth" are only for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0052] In addition, it should be noted that in the description of the present application, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the term "connection" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixed connection, or detachable connection, or integrally connected; it can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above-mentioned term in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0053] First, the structure of the washer-dryer of the present application will be described in combination with the drawings.

[0054] As Figures 1 to 5 shown, the washing and drying integrated machine 1 provided by the embodiment of the present application comprises a shell, and a drying system and a drum assembly 10 are arranged in the shell. The drying system comprises an air duct assembly 20, a fan assembly 30, a heat exchanger, etc. The fan assembly 30 comprises a volute, a fan arranged in the volute and a motor. The heat exchanger comprises a condenser and an evaporator, and the condenser and the evaporator are connected through a pipeline. The pipeline is further connected with a compressor, an expansion valve and the like to form a refrigerant circuit for circulating flow of refrigerant. The evaporator is connected with a second flushing member 50, and the second flushing member 50 is connected with a water source. The water source can be a tap water pipe or condensed water generated by operation of the evaporator. The second flushing member 50 comprises a plurality of nozzles, and the spraying range of the plurality of nozzles can basically cover the heat exchange region of the evaporator. The air duct assembly 20 comprises a plurality of air duct members, and the air duct members are connected to form an air duct for air circulation. The fan assembly 30 and the heat exchanger are arranged in the air duct. The drum assembly 10 comprises an outer drum and an inner drum. The outer drum is fixedly arranged relative to the shell, and the inner drum is rotatably arranged in the outer drum. A drum opening 101 of the drum assembly 10 is used for users to take and put laundry.

[0055] The air duct formed by the air duct assembly 20 is used for air circulation outside the drum. In the embodiment, the air duct assembly 20 comprises a first air duct member 210, a second air duct member 220, a third air duct member 230 and a fourth air duct member 240. As Figures 1-4 shown, the fourth air duct member 240, the first air duct member 210, the volute, the second air duct member 220 and the third air duct member 230 are sequentially connected to form an air duct for air circulation. The evaporator and the condenser are arranged in the second air duct member 220. In the air circulation direction, the evaporator is located on the upstream side of the condenser. In the process of air flowing through the heat exchanger, the air is first dehumidified at the evaporator and then heated at the condenser. Since the evaporator has higher capacity of adsorbing lint than other components, the second flushing member 50 is separately arranged for the evaporator in the embodiment. The dirty water after flushing is discharged together with the condensed water of the evaporator through the condensed water pipeline 40.

[0056] Specifically, the back of the outer drum is formed with an outlet for the air in the drum to flow out, the outlet is connected with one end of the fourth air duct member 240, the other end of the fourth air duct member 240 is connected with the air inlet 2101 of the first air duct member 210, the air outlet 2106 of the first air duct member 210 is connected with the air inlet of the volute, the air outlet of the volute is connected with the air inlet of the second air duct member 220, the air outlet of the second air duct member 220 is connected with the air inlet of the third air duct member 230, and the air outlet of the third air duct member 230 is connected to the air inlet of the drum assembly 10, which is located at the top of the drum opening 101. By arranging the drum assembly 10 and the air duct assembly 20 in this way, an air duct for circulating air flow can be formed, and the air in the drum enters the formed air duct from the back outlet of the drum under the action of the fan, and then changes into dry hot air after being dehumidified and heated in the air duct. Then the dry hot air enters the drum through the air inlet of the drum assembly 10 to dry the clothes, and in the process, the moisture and lint on the clothes are removed and enter the air duct again for the next cycle.

[0057] It can be understood that the above-mentioned air duct assembly 20 is only exemplary, for example, the fourth air duct member 240 and the first air duct member 210 can be arranged as an integral structure, or the second air duct member 220 and the third air duct member 230 can be arranged as an integral structure, or the second air duct member 220 can be arranged as a split structure, etc.

[0058] Referring to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, Figure 1 , Figures 3-5 The first air duct member 210 in the embodiment is vertically arranged behind the drum assembly 10, and has a hollow chamber. A filter assembly 60 is arranged inside the first air duct member 210, which filters the circulating air to trap lint in the air and prevent the lint from adhering to the fan, heat exchanger, etc.

[0059] The drying system for the clothes treatment equipment provided by the present application is provided with a filter assembly 60 including at least one filter member in the air duct, each filter member includes at least one filter structure, each filter structure includes a first part 6110 and a second part 6120, the first part 6110 has a first surface 61101, and the second part 6120 has a second surface, the first surface 61101 and the second surface together form a blocking part for trapping lint, and the lint in the air is trapped by the blocking part during the air flow through the filter assembly 60, thereby achieving the purpose of filtering. The filter member thus formed has a much larger area for filtering function than the existing filter screen structure, thereby greatly improving the filtering performance of the filter member and the filtering effect. In addition, the filter member has a simple structure, is easy to disassemble and assemble, and is more convenient to use.

[0060] The filtering assembly 60 provided by the embodiment of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0061] The filtering assembly 60 in the present application comprises at least one filtering member. When the number of filtering members is more than one, each filtering member is arranged in a direction perpendicular or approximately perpendicular to the air flow direction. The filtering assembly 60 is arranged in the air duct, and the projection of the filtering members contained in the filtering assembly 60 on the cross section of the air duct can almost cover the cross section of the air duct. When the number of filtering members is more than one, the air mainly flows in the tortuous passage formed between the adjacent two filtering members, and the lint in the air is intercepted by the blocking part of the filtering member during the air flowing through the tortuous passage. The structure of the tortuous passage is shown in Figure 6 .

[0062] Referring to Figure 3 , Figure 5 and Figure 6 , the filtering assembly 60 provided by the embodiment comprises two filtering members, i.e. a first filtering member 610 and a second filtering member 620. The first filtering member 610 and the second filtering member 620 have the same structure, and are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the air flow direction. In order to better understand, the first filtering member 610 and the second filtering member 620 are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the paper plane, for example. Figure 3

[0063] It can be understood that the first filtering member 610 and the second filtering member 620 can also have other structural forms, for example, only the second part 6120 extending from the first surface 61101 is arranged on the side of the first filtering member 610 and the second filtering member 620 opposite to each other, and the second part 6120 is not arranged on the side of the first filtering member 610 and the second filtering member 620 opposite to each other. When installed, the edges of the side of the first filtering member 610 and the second filtering member 620 opposite to each other abut against the inner wall surface of the air duct, so that the air mainly flows in the tortuous passage formed between the adjacent filtering members. Preferably, the number of filtering members is 2-5, so that the number of tortuous passages formed is 1-4, which can ensure that the filtering assembly 60 has high filtering capacity and does not excessively hinder the air flow.

[0064] ​Each filter member includes at least one filter structure. When each filter member includes a plurality of filter structures, at least some of the filter structures are non-coplanar. Specifically, each filter structure includes a first portion 6110 and a second portion 6120 that are connected to each other or formed as an integral structure. The present application does not limit the specific structure of the first portion 6110, which can be, for example, a flat plate structure, an arc-shaped plate structure, a triangular prism structure, or the like, having a first surface 61101 formed thereon. The first surface 61101 is mainly used to construct a tortuous passage and to construct a barrier portion for trapping dust, and also has a function of guiding air flow. The second portion 6120 is disposed on a downstream side of the first portion 6110 in the direction of air flow, and has a second surface that cooperates with a portion of the first surface 61101 on the downstream side to construct the barrier portion. The present application does not limit the specific structure of the second portion 6120, which can be, for example, a flat plate structure, a bent plate structure, or the like, as long as the second portion 6120 has a second surface that can cooperate with the first surface 61101 to construct the barrier portion.

[0065] Specifically, as Figure 6As shown, the first filter member 610 is exemplified as including five filter structures connected with each other to form an integrated structure. Each filter structure includes a first portion 6110 and a second portion 6120 extending from a downstream side of a first surface 61101 of the first portion 6110. The first portion 6110 is in a flat plate structure, and the first surface 61101 is located at a windward side of the first portion 6110. The second portion 6120 is in a bent plate structure. The second portion 6120 includes a main body portion 61201, which in this embodiment includes a first main body portion (not labeled) extending from the first surface 61101 and a second main body portion (not labeled) extending from an outer edge of the first main body portion. A surface of the first main body portion adjacent to the first surface 61101 is defined as a first sub-surface (not labeled), and the first sub-surface and the first surface 61101 have an included angle therebetween, which is an acute angle. A surface of the second main body portion opposite to the first surface 61101 is defined as a second sub-surface (not labeled), and the second sub-surface is parallel to the first surface 61101. The first sub-surface and the second sub-surface together form a second surface in the present application. In this embodiment, a portion of the first surface 61101, the first sub-surface, and the second sub-surface together form a blocking portion. Since the air flowing in the air duct during the drying process is humid air, the surface of the blocking portion is kept wet, thereby having a certain adsorption capacity. When the humid air enters the blocking portion under the guidance of the first surface 61101, the airflow is blocked and changes direction, and in this process, the humid air carrying the lint collides with the surface of the blocking portion, thereby causing the lint in the air to adhere to the surface of the blocking portion, and the lint is trapped, thereby achieving a filtering effect.

[0066] It can be understood that the included angle between the first main body portion and the first surface 61101 is only exemplary, and the included angle therebetween can also be a right angle or an obtuse angle. The second main body portion and the first surface 61101 can also have an included angle therebetween. In summary, the first surface 61101, the first sub-surface, and the second sub-surface can have any positional relationship therebetween, as long as a blocking portion that can trap the lint can be formed. It can also be understood that the main body structure of the second portion 6120 described above is also exemplary, and the main body structure can be connected by a plurality of plate structures. Further, the edge of the second main body portion further extends to form a flange 61202 extending toward the first surface 61101, to further enhance the ability to block the lint. The flange 61202 is perpendicular or approximately perpendicular to the portion of the second surface parallel to the first surface 61101.

[0067] In addition, when the filtering member comprises at least two filtering structures, for example, a first filtering structure and a second filtering structure, the first filtering structure is identical to the second filtering structure, and the downstream side of the first filtering structure is connected to the upstream side of the second filtering structure, then the first part 6110 of the first filtering structure and the first part 6110 of the second filtering structure are non-coplanar, and have an included angle in the range of 100°-120°.

[0068] As shown in Figure 6 When the first part 6110 is parallel to the second main part of the second part 6120, the size of the first part 6110 is larger than the size of the second part 6120 in the direction of air flow, which refers to the distance between the root of the first part 6110 extending to form the second part and the free end thereof in one filtering structure. The size of the second part 6120 is measured in the same way. In order to obtain better filtering effect, the size of the second part 6120 is set to be 25%-50% of the size of the first part 6110, for example, 30%. Further, the distance between the second sub-surface and the first surface 61101 is 6-8 mm, for example, 6 mm. In this way, the thread debris in the air can be maximally intercepted, and the air flow is not hindered too much.

[0069] In order to conveniently remove the thread debris intercepted by the filtering assembly 60, the filtering assembly 60 in the present application is provided with a first flushing member 70 to realize the cleaning of the filtering assembly 60 by flushing. It can be understood that the filtering assembly 60 can be further cleaned by manual disassembly. Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown in

[0070] Further, in order to facilitate the smooth flow of water, when the filtering member is installed, it is inclined relative to the horizontal plane as a whole, and the inclination angle is 0-45°. As shown in Figure 3As shown, the height of the right end of the filter element is higher than the height of the left end, and the filter element is inclined from the upper right to the lower left. When water enters from the right end, the water flow can flow smoothly to the left end under the guidance of the inclined filter element, thereby improving cleaning efficiency.

[0071] Understandably, the rinsing medium can be clean water, washing water, etc.

[0072] In the prior art, the drying system is equipped with a pipe for discharging condensate. A drain pipe 80 is provided at the bottom of the drum assembly 10, and the condensate pipe 40 connects to the drain pipe 80 at the bottom, allowing the condensate to be discharged to the outside of the integrated machine via the drain pipe 80. In this embodiment of the invention, a drain channel 2103 and an air channel 2104 are simultaneously formed within the first air duct component 210. The main body of the filter assembly 60 is placed within the air channel 2104. One end of the filter assembly extends into the chamber of the first rinsing component 70, and the other end extends into the drain channel 2103. Thus, the rinsing medium for rinsing lint can enter the drain channel 2103 under the guidance of the filter assembly. This drain channel 2103 is connected to the drain pipe 80 at the bottom of the drum, allowing the rinsed wastewater to be discharged to the outside of the integrated machine. (Refer to...) Figure 3 As shown, the internal isolation of the first air duct component 210 forms a sewage discharge channel 2103 for wastewater flow. A condensate inlet 2105 is provided at the top of the sewage discharge channel 2103, and a sewage outlet 2102 is provided at the bottom. The sewage outlet 2102 is connected to the external environment via a sewage pipe 80. To shorten the length of the condensate pipe 40, the outlet end of the condensate pipe 40 is connected to the condensate inlet 2105 of the sewage discharge channel 2103. It is understood that the outlet end of the condensate pipe 40 can also be connected to the inlet of the first flushing component 70, using the generated condensate to flush the filter component and improve resource utilization.

[0073] The control method of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0074] like Figure 7 As shown, the control method of the present invention is based on the above-described drying system, and the control method includes:

[0075] S10. Determine whether the drying system has completed the drying operation. If so, start the automatic cleaning program of the drying system.

[0076] Specifically, after the washer-dryer starts working, the real-time working status of the washer-dryer is acquired. When it is determined that the drying system has completed the drying operation, a control signal for the completion of the drying operation is sent to the system controller, and the automatic cleaning program of the drying system is started.

[0077] It should be noted that the automatic cleaning can be performed after each drying operation, or the automatic cleaning program can be started after a set number of drying operations are completed, such as by counting the number of operations, and the counter is reset and starts to record the number of operations again after the cleaning program is started.

[0078] S20, the first flushing member cleans the filter assembly.

[0079] Specifically, the first flushing member is opened to spray water to one end of the filter assembly, and the water flow enters from the end of the filter assembly with a higher position, under the action of water gravity and / or water pressure, the wire scraps are entrained into the water flow, and under the guidance of the installation mode of the inclined filter assembly, the turn-up on the main body part, and the main body part, the sewage flows to the sewage passage along the blocking part, and then is discharged through the sewage pipeline, realizing the automatic cleaning of the filter assembly.

[0080] In addition, there are various ways to determine whether the filter assembly is cleaned, for example, the temperature in the sewage passage can be obtained to determine whether the cleaning is completed, since the sewage passage is adjacent to the air passage, when the temperature in the sewage passage decreases to room temperature, it indicates that the cleaning is completed, and the first flushing member can be closed. Alternatively, the cleaning time can be counted to determine whether the cleaning is completed. For example, the cleaning time is set to 2 minutes, and the water column is continuously sprayed to the filter assembly to clean the wire scraps within the 2 minutes, and the cleaning is stopped when the set time is reached. It can be understood that the above-mentioned temperature, time, etc. are only for illustration and should not be construed as limiting the scope of protection of the present application, and the appropriate determination temperature and / or time can be determined by the person skilled in the art on the basis of experiments.

[0081] S30, the second flushing member cleans the evaporator.

[0082] During the drying process, a small part of the wire scraps will inevitably break through the interception of the filter assembly and enter the downstream air duct of the filter assembly due to the stability of the air flow in the drying air duct, the content of the wire scraps in the air flow, and the gradual saturation of the filtering capacity of the filter assembly. Since the evaporator produces condensate water during operation, the surface of the evaporator remains wet and has a certain wire adhesion capacity. Most of the wire scraps entering the downstream air duct will adhere to the surface of the evaporator, which can realize further collection of the wire scraps, but needs to be cleaned regularly. In order to clean the wire scraps on the evaporator in time, the second flushing member is opened to spray water to the evaporator after the drying operation of the drying system is completed, and then the wire scraps on the evaporator are washed away, the heat exchange surface of the evaporator is kept clean, and the automatic cleaning of the components in the drying air duct of the drying system is realized.

[0083] Similarly to the cleaning of the filter assembly, the condition for the evaporator to exit the cleaning procedure is also determined by detecting the surface temperature of the evaporator, and when the surface temperature of the evaporator returns to normal temperature, it indicates that the condition for stopping cleaning is reached, and then the second flushing member is controlled to stop spraying water. Alternatively, whether the cleaning procedure needs to be ended is determined by a set time.

[0084] The control method provided by the application can not only remove lint in time, avoid the accumulation of lint in the drying air duct, ensure the required air volume for drying, reduce safety hazards, but also realize automatic cleaning of the lint adsorbed by each component in the entire drying air duct, without the need for manual cleaning by the user, thereby improving the user experience, increasing the reliability of the equipment, and prolonging the service life of each component.

[0085] Another aspect of the application also provides a control system of a clothes treatment apparatus, which includes a control module for executing the control method of the clothes treatment apparatus described above. It should be understood that since the control module is only set to illustrate the functional unit of the system of the application, the physical device corresponding to the control module can be the processor itself, or a part of the software, a part of the hardware, or a part of the combination of the software and the hardware in the processor. Therefore, the number of the control module is one only for illustration.

[0086] Another aspect of the application also provides a computer readable storage medium adapted to store a plurality of program codes, which are adapted to be loaded and run by a processor to execute the control method of the clothes treatment apparatus described above. The computer program codes can be in the form of source code, object code, executable file or some intermediate form, etc. The computer readable medium can include any entity or device, medium, U disk, mobile hard disk, magnetic disk, optical disk, computer memory, read-only memory, random access memory, electrical carrier signal, telecommunication signal and software distribution medium, etc. capable of carrying the computer program codes.

[0087] Another aspect of the application also provides a clothes treatment apparatus including a memory and a processor, the memory being adapted to store a plurality of program codes, which are adapted to be loaded and run by the processor to execute the control method of the clothes treatment apparatus described above.

[0088] So far, the technical solutions of the 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 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 application, and the technical solutions after the changes or replacements will all fall within the protection scope of the application.

Claims

1. A control method for a garment processing device, characterized in that, The garment processing equipment includes a drying system, which includes a drying air duct. A filter assembly is installed inside the drying air duct, and the filter assembly is equipped with a first rinsing component. The filtration assembly includes at least one filter element, and the filter element includes at least one filter structure. In cases where the filter structure comprises multiple structures, at least a portion of the filter structures are not coplanar. The filtering structure includes: The first part, having a first surface; and The second part has a second surface. The second surface and the first surface together form a blocking portion so that: As airborne lint flows through the filter assembly, it is trapped at the blocking portion by the combined action of the first surface and the second surface. The control method includes: When the drying system completes the drying operation, at least the first rinsing component cleans the filter assembly; The second portion extends downstream of the first surface along the airflow direction, and the second surface is formed on the side of the second portion opposite to the first surface. The second part includes a main body portion that extends downstream of the first surface in the direction of airflow. The edge of the main body portion also extends toward the first surface to form a flange, so that: when the first rinsing member cleans the barrier portion, the flange guides the flow of rinsing medium within the barrier portion.

2. The control method for the garment processing equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The portion of the first surface near the downstream side along the airflow direction, together with the second surface, forms the blocking portion. The phrase "at least allowing the first flushing member to clean the filter assembly" includes: The first flushing component cleans the blocking portion of the filter assembly.

3. The control method for the garment processing equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that, The filter element is inclined relative to the horizontal plane so that: When the first flushing member cleans the barrier, the flushing medium can be guided to flow within the barrier by means of the tilt.

4. The control method for the garment processing equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The drying system includes an evaporator disposed in the drying air duct, the evaporator being equipped with a second rinsing member, and the phrase "at least causing the first rinsing member to clean the filter assembly" includes: The first flushing component cleans the filter assembly; The second flushing component cleans the evaporator.

5. The control method for the garment processing equipment according to claim 4, characterized in that, The cleaning frequency at which the first flushing member cleans the filter assembly is higher than the cleaning frequency at which the second flushing member cleans the evaporator.

6. A control system for a garment processing device, characterized in that, The control system includes a control module, which is used to execute the control method of the garment processing equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

7. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The computer-readable storage medium is adapted to store a plurality of program codes, which are adapted to be loaded and run by a processor to perform the control method of the garment processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

8. A garment processing device, characterized in that, The garment processing device includes a memory and a processor, the memory being adapted to store a plurality of program codes, the program codes being adapted to be loaded and run by the processor to perform the control method of the garment processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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