Clothing handling control method and apparatus, clothing handling equipment, readable storage medium

Abstract

This invention discloses a clothing handling control method and apparatus, a clothing handling device, and a readable storage medium. Before the clothing handling device begins drying, the cooling and heating modules can operate at low power, meaning the cooling unit cools at low power to allow the cooling medium to pre-store sufficient cold energy. While the cooling medium is storing cold energy, if the clothing handling device is in washing mode, the air generated by the heating unit can be introduced into the processing chamber to heat the washing water or preheat the clothes in the spin-drying process, thereby improving the effective utilization rate of heat. During the drying process, the cooled medium can be used to cool the hot and humid air from the air outlet, thus dehumidifying the air. In this way, the heat generated by the heating unit can be effectively utilized to prevent direct loss within the clothing handling device, thereby improving the effective utilization rate of heat and reducing the impact on the internal components of the clothing handling device.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of clothing processing technology, and in particular to a clothing processing control method and apparatus, clothing processing equipment, and a readable storage medium. Background Technology

[0002] With economic development and improved living standards, people have higher demands for drying equipment. Current technology, when using a refrigeration and heating module to dry clothes, typically involves first pre-cooling the cooling medium using the module's cooling capacity, and then using the stored cooling medium to quickly dehydrate the hot, humid air. However, during the pre-cooling process, the heat generated by the refrigeration and heating module is not properly managed, causing it to be directly lost within the drying equipment and affecting its components. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The main objective of this invention is to propose a garment handling control method that aims to solve the technical problem of how to prevent the heat from the cooling and heating modules from being directly lost within the drying equipment.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention proposes a clothing processing control method, which is applied to a clothing processing device. The clothing processing device includes a processing chamber, a cooling and heating module, and a container. The processing chamber is provided with an air inlet for supplying air into the processing chamber during clothing drying and an air outlet for discharging hot and humid air from the processing chamber during clothing drying.

[0005] The cooling and heating module includes a cooling section and a heating section, the heating section being heat-exchangeably connected to the processing chamber; the container is used to store a cooling medium, the cooling section being heat-exchangeably connected to the container to reduce the temperature of the cooling medium; the cooling medium is used to cool the humid and hot air from the air outlet after cooling down.

[0006] The garment handling and control method includes:

[0007] Obtain pre-cooling command;

[0008] The cooling and heating module is activated according to the pre-cooling command;

[0009] Obtain the current working status of the garment processing equipment;

[0010] Once it is determined that the garment processing equipment is currently in washing mode, the air heated by the heating unit is introduced into the processing chamber.

[0011] Optionally, the step of determining that the garment processing device is currently in washing mode and introducing the air heated by the heating unit into the processing chamber includes:

[0012] Once it is determined that the clothing processing equipment is currently in washing or spin-drying mode, the air heated by the heating unit is introduced into the processing chamber.

[0013] Optionally, after the step of obtaining the current operating status of the garment processing equipment, the method further includes:

[0014] It has been determined that the garment processing equipment is currently in a shutdown state;

[0015] The air heated by the heating element is drawn out of the clothing processing device.

[0016] Optionally, the garment processing device is further provided with a heat dissipation vent and a heat dissipation valve. The heat dissipation vent is used to exhaust the air heated by the heating unit, and the heat dissipation valve is used to open or close the heat dissipation vent.

[0017] The step of drawing the air heated by the heating unit out of the clothing processing device includes:

[0018] Control the heat dissipation valve to open the heat dissipation port.

[0019] Optionally, the garment processing equipment further includes a gas-driven device, wherein the heating unit and the heat dissipation port are located downstream of the air outlet side of the gas-driven device;

[0020] The step of drawing the air heated by the heating unit out of the clothing processing device further includes:

[0021] Turn on the gas drive device and operate it at the first drive power.

[0022] Optionally, the gas driving device and the heating unit are installed upstream of the air intake airflow at the air inlet;

[0023] The step of determining that the clothing processing equipment is currently in washing mode and introducing the air heated by the heating unit into the processing chamber includes:

[0024] The gas driving device is turned on and operates at a second driving power, wherein the second driving power is greater than or equal to the first driving power.

[0025] Optionally, the garment processing equipment further includes a heat exchanger and a liquid driving device. The heat exchanger is installed downstream of the airflow at the air outlet. The heat exchanger has a flow channel for the flow of the cooling medium. The inlet and outlet of the flow channel are both connected to the container to form a cooling circuit. The inlet of the flow channel is connected to the container through the liquid driving device, which drives the cooling medium in the container toward the flow channel.

[0026] After the step of activating the cooling and heating module according to the pre-cooling command, the method further includes:

[0027] The liquid drive device is activated based on the completion status of the pre-cooling command.

[0028] Optionally, the step of activating the liquid drive device based on the completion status of the pre-cooling command includes:

[0029] Obtain the current temperature of the cooling medium;

[0030] Once the current medium temperature is determined to be less than or equal to the preset temperature, the pre-cooling command is confirmed to be completed.

[0031] The present invention also proposes a clothing processing control device, which is applied to clothing processing equipment. The clothing processing equipment includes a processing chamber, a refrigeration and heating module and a container. The processing chamber is provided with an air inlet for air to enter the processing chamber during clothing drying and an air outlet for humid and hot air to be discharged from the processing chamber during clothing drying.

[0032] The cooling and heating module includes a cooling section and a heating section, the heating section being heat-exchangeably connected to the processing chamber; the container is used to store a cooling medium, the cooling section being heat-exchangeably connected to the container to reduce the temperature of the cooling medium; the cooling medium is used to cool the humid and hot air from the air outlet after cooling down.

[0033] The garment handling control device includes:

[0034] The first acquisition module is used to acquire the pre-cooling command;

[0035] A first control module is used to activate the cooling and heating module according to the pre-cooling command.

[0036] The second acquisition module is used to acquire the current working status of the clothing processing equipment;

[0037] The second control module is used to introduce the air heated by the heating unit into the processing chamber after determining that the clothing processing equipment is currently in the washing state.

[0038] The present invention also proposes a garment processing device, including a memory, a processor, and a program stored in the memory for implementing the garment processing control method. The memory is used to store the program for implementing the garment processing control method; the processor is used to execute the program for implementing the garment processing control method to implement the steps of the garment processing control method as described above.

[0039] The present invention also proposes a readable storage medium storing a clothing processing control program, which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the clothing processing control method described above.

[0040] In the technical solution of the garment handling control method of the present invention, before the garment handling equipment performs the drying operation, the cooling and heating modules can be operated at low power, that is, the cooling unit cools at low power, so that the cooling medium stores sufficient cold energy in advance. During the process of storing cold energy in the cooling medium, if the garment handling equipment is in the washing state, the air generated by the heating unit can be introduced into the processing chamber to heat the washing water or preheat the clothes in the spin-drying process, thereby improving the effective utilization rate of heat. During the drying operation, the cooled medium can be used to cool the humid and hot air from the air outlet, thereby dehumidifying the humid and hot air. In this way, the heat generated by the heating unit can be effectively utilized to prevent direct loss within the garment handling equipment, thereby improving the effective utilization rate of heat and reducing the impact on the internal components of the garment handling equipment. Attached Figure Description

[0041] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on the structures shown in these drawings without creative effort.

[0042] Figure 1 This is a simplified structural diagram of an embodiment of the garment processing device of the present invention;

[0043] Figure 2 This is a simplified structural diagram of another embodiment of the garment processing device of the present invention;

[0044] Figure 3 This is a schematic flowchart of an embodiment of the clothing handling control method of the present invention;

[0045] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of a module of an embodiment of the clothing processing device of the present invention.

[0046] Explanation of icon numbers:

[0047] label name label name label name 10 Processing room 20 Cooling and heating module 30 container 11 air inlet 12 air vent 21 Refrigeration Department 22 Heating section 40 Heat dissipation vent 41 Cooling valve 50 Gas-driven device 60 heat exchanger 70 Liquid drive device 80 Heating equipment 13 Return air duct 100 Clothing processing equipment 101 memory 102 processor

[0048] The realization of the objective, functional features and advantages of the present invention will be further explained in conjunction with the embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. Detailed Implementation

[0049] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0050] It should be noted that if the embodiments of the present invention involve directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.), the directional indicators are only used to explain the relative positional relationship and movement of the components in a certain specific posture (as shown in the figure). If the specific posture changes, the directional indicators will also change accordingly.

[0051] Furthermore, if the embodiments of this invention involve descriptions such as "first" or "second," these descriptions are for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, a feature defined with "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of those features. Additionally, the word "and / or" throughout the text means including three parallel solutions; for example, "A and / or B" includes solution A, solution B, or a solution that simultaneously satisfies A and B. Furthermore, the technical solutions of the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but this must be based on the ability of those skilled in the art to implement them. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or impossible to implement, it should be considered that such a combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection claimed by this invention.

[0052] With economic development and improved living standards, people have higher requirements for drying equipment. Current technologies using refrigeration and heating modules to dry clothes typically involve direct contact between the hot, humid air and the refrigeration unit for heat exchange and dehumidification. This requires a large cooling capacity to quickly dehydrate the hot, humid air, which in turn requires the refrigeration and heating module to operate at high power. However, high-power refrigeration and heating modules are expensive, leading to a higher overall cost for the clothes drying equipment.

[0053] Some low-cost clothing processing devices known to the inventors of this application, such as clothing processing devices that use small-volume or low-power cooling and heating modules to dry clothes, first use the cooling capacity of the cooling and heating modules to pre-cool the cooling medium, and then use the cooling medium with stored cooling capacity to quickly dehydrate the hot and humid air; however, during the pre-cooling process, the heat generated by the cooling and heating modules is not properly handled, causing the heat to be directly lost in the drying equipment, affecting the components inside the drying equipment.

[0054] This invention primarily proposes a garment processing control method and applies it to garment processing equipment to solve the technical problem of preventing heat from the cooling and heating modules from being directly lost within the drying equipment. Garment processing equipment can take many forms; this invention specifically uses a washer-dryer combo as an example. Washer-dryer combos come in various forms; taking a drum-type washer-dryer combo as an example, this garment processing equipment includes a processing chamber 10. Garments are placed inside the processing chamber 10. As the processing chamber 10 rotates, the garments rotate accordingly, coming into contact with flowing, high-temperature air. The high-temperature air carries away the moisture from the garments (the moisture is evaporated and carried away), thus quickly drying the garments.

[0055] In embodiments of the present invention, such as Figure 1 As shown, Figure 1 This is a simplified structural diagram of an embodiment of the clothing processing device of the present invention. The clothing processing device includes a processing chamber 10, a cooling and heating module 20, and a container 30. The processing chamber 10 has an air inlet 11 for supplying air into the processing chamber 10 during clothing drying, and an air outlet 12 for discharging hot and humid air from the processing chamber 10 during clothing drying. The cooling and heating module 20 includes a cooling section 21 and a heating section 22, and the heating section 22 is heat-exchangeably connected to the processing chamber 10. The container 30 is used to store a cooling medium, and the cooling section 21 is heat-exchangeably connected to the container 30 to reduce the temperature of the cooling medium. The cooling medium is used to cool the hot and humid air from the air outlet 12 after cooling.

[0056] In this embodiment, the housing forms the overall external structure of the garment processing equipment. The housing has a mounting cavity for installing components of the garment processing equipment. The processing chamber 10 holds the garments and can rotate within the housing; specifically, it can rotate partially or completely. The processing chamber 10 may also have a water inlet for allowing washing water to enter.

[0057] The garment processing equipment also includes a roller assembly, with a processing chamber 10 disposed within the roller assembly. The roller assembly may have only a single drum body or be a composite drum structure including an outer drum and an inner drum. If the roller assembly consists of a single drum body, the processing chamber 10 is disposed within this drum body, and the air inlet 11, air outlet 12, and water supply inlet may be located on this drum body. If the roller assembly includes an outer drum and an inner drum, the outer drum is fixed within the mounting cavity, and the inner drum is rotatably mounted within the outer drum. The air inlet 11, air outlet 12, and water supply inlet may be located on the outer drum. The inner drum is provided with the processing chamber 10, and the drum wall of the inner drum may have multiple through holes. When airflow or water enters the roller assembly, it first enters the outer drum and then enters the inner drum through the through holes.

[0058] The housing has a loading / unloading port communicating with the mounting cavity. The loading / unloading port can be located on the top of the housing or on one side wall of the housing; there is no limitation on its location. The roller assembly has a bottom and an opening, with the opening facing the loading / unloading port. Users can place clothes into or remove them from the processing chamber 10 through the loading / unloading port. The garment processing equipment may also include a door assembly. The specific form and operation of the door assembly are not limited, as long as it allows the loading / unloading port to be opened or closed. It is understood that when the garment processing equipment is operating, the door assembly will close the loading / unloading port to prevent clothes from being thrown out of the processing chamber 10.

[0059] The air inlet 11 and air outlet 12 are connected outside the processing chamber 10 via a return air duct 13. This means that the airflow exiting the processing chamber 10 from the air outlet 12 can flow back to the air inlet 11 along the return air duct 13, thus achieving airflow recycling. In this case, the heating element 22 can be installed inside the return air duct 13 to heat the air flowing towards the air inlet 11. Alternatively, the air inlet 11 and air outlet 12 may not be connected to each other outside the processing chamber 10. That is, the air inlet 11 is connected to the air intake channel, and the air outlet 12 is connected to the air outlet channel. Both the air intake and air outlet channels are connected to the external environment of the casing, so that external air enters the processing chamber 10 each time, and the air exiting the processing chamber 10 is also discharged to the outside of the casing. In this case, the heating element 22 can be installed upstream of the airflow entering the air inlet 11 to heat the air flowing towards the air inlet 11.

[0060] The cooling and heating module 20 can be a semiconductor cooling and heating chip or a heat pump assembly, without any restrictions, as long as the cooling and heating module 20 has a cooling section 21 that can generate cooling capacity and a heating section 22 that can generate heat.

[0061] In one embodiment, such as Figure 1 As shown, the cooling and heating module 20 includes a semiconductor cooling and heating element, with the cooling section 21 and the heating section 22 respectively disposed on opposite sides of the semiconductor cooling and heating element. The semiconductor cooling and heating element, also called a thermoelectric cooling element, utilizes the Peltier effect of semiconductor materials. When direct current passes through a thermocouple formed by two different semiconductor materials connected in series, heat can be absorbed and released at the two ends of the thermocouple, thus achieving the purpose of cooling and heating.

[0062] In another embodiment, the refrigeration and heating module 20 includes a heat pump assembly, which includes a compressor, a condenser, and an evaporator. The compressor, condenser, and evaporator are connected in pairs via refrigerant pipes. The evaporator is the refrigeration section 21, and the condenser is the heating section 22. The compressor drives the refrigerant to flow through the condenser and evaporator successively before returning to the compressor. The refrigerant releases heat when flowing through the condenser and absorbs heat by evaporating in the evaporator when it flows through the evaporator.

[0063] The container 30 can be a box or a tank; there are no restrictions, as long as the container 30 can store the cooling medium. The cooling medium can exchange for and store the cooling capacity of the refrigeration unit 21. The cooling medium that stores the cooling capacity can maintain a low temperature to prevent the cooling capacity from being lost too quickly and to improve the effective utilization rate of the cooling capacity.

[0064] like Figure 3 As shown, Figure 3 This is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of the garment handling control method of the present invention. The garment handling control method includes:

[0065] S100, Obtain pre-cooling command;

[0066] S200: The cooling and heating module 20 is activated according to the pre-cooling command;

[0067] S300: Obtain the current working status of the clothing processing equipment;

[0068] S400: Determine that the clothing processing equipment is currently in washing mode, and introduce the air heated by the heating unit 22 into the processing chamber 10.

[0069] There are several ways to obtain pre-cooling commands. These can be commands sent from external terminals, such as mobile terminals (phones, remote controls, tablets), fixed terminals (servers, cloud platforms), or user operations or command inputs on the garment processing equipment. Alternatively, they can be results obtained from the garment processing equipment's detection and judgment based on the current situation. The content of the pre-cooling command can be a command to activate the cooling / heating module 20, or it can include information about the cooling medium, such as its current temperature.

[0070] Upon receiving the pre-cooling command, the cooling and heating module 20 is activated, allowing the cooling unit 21 to begin generating cooling capacity, which is then exchanged with the cooling medium. The cooling unit 21 can exchange heat directly with the cooling medium, or it can exchange heat through a heat exchange medium. Figure 1 As shown, the refrigeration unit 21 is at least partially installed inside the container 30, allowing it to directly contact the cooling medium for heat exchange, thereby reducing cooling loss and improving heat exchange efficiency. During the cooling process of the refrigeration unit 21, the heating unit 22 also generates heat.

[0071] The current operating status of the garment processing equipment is obtained, including washing, drying, and shutdown status. The washing, drying, and shutdown status can be confirmed by obtaining the current processing program of the garment processing equipment, or by other comprehensive factors. For example, a power unit drives the processing chamber 10 to rotate. When the garment processing equipment is in the shutdown state, the output power of the power unit is fixed at a first preset power; if the actual output power of the power unit is greater than the first preset power, it indicates that the garment processing equipment is currently in washing or drying status. When the garment processing equipment is in the drying state, the airflow velocity in the processing chamber 10 will increase. Therefore, if the airflow velocity in the processing chamber is greater than a preset velocity, it indicates that the garment processing equipment is currently in the drying state.

[0072] The washing process includes washing and spin-drying. In the washing process, washing water needs to be introduced into the treatment chamber 10 to wash the clothes; in the spin-drying process, the water in the treatment chamber 10 needs to be spun dry.

[0073] Specifically, the step of determining that the clothing processing device is currently in washing mode and introducing the air heated by the heating unit 22 into the processing chamber 10 includes:

[0074] S410. Determine that the clothing processing equipment is currently in washing or dehydration mode, and introduce the air heated by the heating unit 22 into the processing chamber 10.

[0075] If the garment processing equipment is currently in washing mode, the air heated by the heating unit 22 is introduced into the processing chamber 10 to heat the washing water, thereby improving the washing efficiency of the garments. If the garment processing equipment is currently in spin-drying mode, the air heated by the heating unit 22 is introduced into the processing chamber 10 to preheat the garments, thereby improving the drying efficiency of the drying process that will follow spin-drying. Thus, during the pre-cooling process of the cooling medium, the heat generated by the heating unit 22 can be effectively utilized according to the current operating state of the garment processing equipment, thereby improving the energy utilization efficiency of the heating unit 22.

[0076] In another embodiment, the step of obtaining the current operating status of the garment processing device further includes:

[0077] S500: Determine that the clothing processing equipment is currently in a shutdown state; draw the air heated by the heating unit 22 out of the clothing processing equipment.

[0078] If the garment processing equipment is currently in a stopped state, meaning it is neither in washing nor drying mode, the air heated by the heating unit 22 does not need to be introduced into the processing chamber 10. In this case, this hot air needs to be drawn out of the garment processing equipment to reduce its impact on other components within the equipment. For example... Figure 2As shown, drawing hot air out of the clothing processing equipment can reduce the impact of hot air on the heat exchanger 60, prevent hot air from heating the heat exchanger 60, and thus reduce the heat exchange efficiency of the heat exchanger 60 during clothing drying, dehydration and dehumidification.

[0079] There are many ways to draw the air heated by the heating unit 22 out of the garment processing device. For example, such as... Figure 2 As shown, Figure 2 This is a simplified structural diagram of another embodiment of the garment processing device of the present invention. The garment processing device further includes a heat dissipation vent 40 and a heat dissipation valve 41. The heat dissipation vent 40 is used to discharge air heated by the heating unit 22, and the heat dissipation valve 41 is used to open or close the heat dissipation vent 40. The step of drawing the air heated by the heating unit 22 out of the garment processing device includes:

[0080] S510, Control the heat dissipation valve 41 to open the heat dissipation port 40.

[0081] In conjunction with the above-described embodiment of the return air duct 13, the heat dissipation port 40 can be opened in the return air duct 13 and pass through the outside of the garment processing equipment, so that during the pre-cooling process in the shutdown state, the air heated by the heating unit 22 can be discharged through the heat dissipation port 40; in other embodiments, the door cover of the garment processing equipment can also be opened to lead the air heated by the heating unit 22 out of the garment processing equipment, and the door cover of the garment processing equipment can be opened automatically, etc.

[0082] Specifically, such as Figure 2 As shown, the garment processing equipment further includes a gas-driven device 50, with the heating unit 22 and the heat dissipation port 40 located downstream of the air outlet side of the gas-driven device 50; the step of drawing the air heated by the heating unit 22 out of the garment processing equipment further includes:

[0083] S520. Turn on the gas drive device 50 and operate it with the first drive power.

[0084] The gas drive device 50 can be either a fan or an air pump; there is no limitation on its use. The gas drive device 50 allows hot air to flow more quickly towards the heat dissipation vent 40, thereby improving the efficiency of hot air exhaust. The initial drive power is relatively low. Controlling the gas drive device 50 to operate at a low drive power satisfies the need to exhaust hot air from the garment processing equipment while saving energy and reducing the noise generated by the gas drive device 50. This allows for reasonable control of energy consumption and noise levels in the garment processing equipment when it is not in operation.

[0085] There are many ways to introduce air heated by the heating unit 22 into the processing chamber 10. For example, the garment processing equipment also includes a gas drive device 50, which and the heating unit 22 are installed upstream of the air intake airflow of the air inlet 11. The step of determining that the garment processing equipment is currently in washing mode and introducing air heated by the heating unit 22 into the processing chamber 10 includes:

[0086] S420. Turn on the gas driving device 50 and operate it with the second driving power, wherein the second driving power is greater than or equal to the first driving power.

[0087] The gas drive device 50 can be either a fan or an air pump; there is no limitation on its use. The gas drive device 50 drives airflow through the air inlet 11 into the processing chamber 10, and the airflow inside the processing chamber 10 is also discharged from the air outlet 12 under pressure. The gas drive device 50 allows the air heated by the heating element 22 to flow into the processing chamber 10 more quickly, thereby further improving the effective utilization rate of hot air. The second drive power is a higher power; controlling the gas drive device 50 to operate at a higher drive power increases the airflow velocity generated by the gas drive device 50, thereby further improving the heat exchange efficiency between the hot airflow and the clothing.

[0088] Of course, such as Figure 1 As shown, the garment processing equipment may further include a heating device 80, which is installed upstream of the airflow at the air inlet 11 to heat the air flowing towards the air inlet 11. The heating device 80 may be a heating wire, a heat pump, a PTC heating element, or other heating devices. During the drying process, the heated air flows into the processing chamber 10, which accelerates the evaporation of moisture from the garments, allowing the moisture to be converted into water vapor more quickly and then flow out of the processing chamber 10, thereby further improving the drying efficiency of the garments.

[0089] For example, such as Figure 1 As shown, the garment processing equipment further includes a heat exchanger 60 and a liquid driving device 70. The heat exchanger 60 is installed downstream of the airflow from the air outlet 12. The heat exchanger 60 has a flow channel for the flow of the cooling medium. The inlet and outlet of the flow channel are both connected to the container 30 to form a cooling circuit. The inlet of the flow channel is connected to the container 30 through the liquid driving device 70, which drives the cooling medium in the container 30 toward the flow channel. After the step of activating the cooling and heating module 20 according to the pre-cooling command, the equipment further includes:

[0090] S600. Based on the completion status of the pre-cooling command, the liquid drive device 70 is activated.

[0091] When clothes are being dried, the cooling medium, which stores cooling capacity, can maintain a low temperature, thereby reducing the surface temperature of the heat exchanger 60 as it flows through it. When hot and humid air flows through the heat exchanger 60, the cooling medium can indirectly exchange heat with the hot and humid air through the heat exchanger 60. That is, the cooling medium can absorb the heat from the hot and humid air and carry it back to the container 30, thus realizing the heat exchange cycle of the cooling medium.

[0092] The liquid drive device 70 can be a liquid pump, with its inlet connected to the container 30 and its outlet connected to the flow channel. The liquid drive device 70 can increase the flow rate of the cooling medium through the heat exchanger 60, thereby allowing the heat in the heat exchanger 60 to be removed more quickly and completely.

[0093] After the pre-cooling command is completed, that is, after the cooling capacity stored in the cooling medium reaches the preset value or the maximum value, the cooling medium in the container 30 is turned on by turning on the liquid drive device 70, so that the cooled medium in the container 30 flows into the heat exchanger 60 first, so as to lower the temperature of the heat exchanger 60 in advance; in this way, when the clothes are officially dried, the heat exchanger 60 can have a sufficiently low temperature at the beginning of the drying process, so as to quickly and timely dehydrate and dehumidify the hot and humid air flowing through it.

[0094] The completion status of the pre-cooling command can be determined by the operating time of the cooling / heating module 20 or by the actual temperature of the cooling medium. For example, the garment handling equipment may also include a temperature sensor installed in the container 30, which can detect the current temperature of the cooling medium. The step of activating the liquid drive device 70 based on the completion status of the pre-cooling command includes:

[0095] S610. Obtain the current temperature of the cooling medium;

[0096] S620. Determine that the current medium temperature is less than or equal to the preset temperature, and confirm that the pre-cooling command is completed.

[0097] The current temperature of the cooling medium reflects its stored cooling capacity. If the current temperature is less than or equal to the preset temperature, it means that the stored cooling capacity of the cooling medium has reached the preset value or the maximum value, and there is no need to continue storing it. At this time, the pre-cooling command can be considered to be completed.

[0098] The present invention also proposes a clothing processing control device, which is applied to clothing processing equipment. The clothing processing equipment includes a processing chamber 10, a cooling and heating module 20 and a container 30. The processing chamber 10 is provided with an air inlet 11 for supplying air into the processing chamber 10 during clothing drying and an air outlet 12 for supplying hot and humid air in the processing chamber 10 during clothing drying.

[0099] The cooling and heating module 20 includes a cooling section 21 and a heating section 22. The heating section 22 is heat-exchangeably connected to the processing chamber 10. The container 30 is used to store a cooling medium. The cooling section 21 is heat-exchangeably connected to the container 30 to reduce the temperature of the cooling medium. The cooling medium is used to cool the hot and humid air from the air outlet 12 after cooling down.

[0100] The garment handling control device includes:

[0101] The first acquisition module is used to acquire the pre-cooling command;

[0102] A first control module is used to activate the cooling and heating module 20 according to the pre-cooling command.

[0103] The second acquisition module is used to acquire the current working status of the clothing processing equipment;

[0104] The second control module is used to introduce the air heated by the heating unit 22 into the processing chamber 10 after determining that the clothing processing equipment is currently in the washing state.

[0105] For example, such as Figure 4 As shown, Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of a module of an embodiment of the garment processing device of the present invention. The present invention also proposes a garment processing device 100, including a memory 101, a processor 102, and a program stored in the memory for implementing the garment processing control method. The memory 101 is used to store the program implementing the garment processing control method; the processor 102 is used to execute the program implementing the garment processing control method to implement the steps of the garment processing control method.

[0106] The steps of the garment handling and control method include:

[0107] Obtain pre-cooling command;

[0108] The cooling and heating module 20 is activated according to the pre-cooling command;

[0109] Obtain the current working status of the garment processing equipment;

[0110] Once it is determined that the clothing processing equipment is currently in washing mode, the air heated by the heating unit 22 is introduced into the processing chamber 10.

[0111] The present invention also proposes a readable storage medium storing a clothing processing control program, wherein the clothing processing control program, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of a clothing processing control method.

[0112] The steps of the garment handling and control method include:

[0113] Obtain pre-cooling command;

[0114] The cooling and heating module 20 is activated according to the pre-cooling command;

[0115] Obtain the current working status of the garment processing equipment;

[0116] Once it is determined that the clothing processing equipment is currently in washing mode, the air heated by the heating unit 22 is introduced into the processing chamber 10.

[0117] In the technical solution of the clothing handling control method of the present invention, before the clothing handling equipment performs the drying operation, the cooling and heating module 20 can be operated at low power, that is, the cooling unit 21 cools at low power, so that the cooling medium stores sufficient cold energy in advance. During the process of storing cold energy in the cooling medium, if the clothing handling equipment is in the washing state, the air generated by the heating unit 22 can be introduced into the processing chamber 10 to heat the washing water or preheat the clothes in the dehydration process, thereby improving the effective utilization rate of heat. During the drying operation, the cooled medium can be used to cool the humid and hot air from the air outlet 12, thereby dehydrating and dehumidifying the humid and hot air. In this way, the heat generated by the heating unit 22 can be effectively utilized to prevent direct loss into the clothing handling equipment, thereby improving the effective utilization rate of heat and reducing the impact on the components inside the clothing handling equipment.

[0118] The above description is merely an optional embodiment of the present invention and does not limit the patent scope of the present invention. All equivalent structural transformations made using the contents of the present invention's specification and drawings under the inventive concept of the present invention, or direct / indirect applications in other related technical fields, are included within the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A garment processing control method, applied to garment processing equipment, characterized in that, The clothing processing equipment includes a processing chamber, a cooling and heating module, and a container. The processing chamber has an air inlet for supplying air into the processing chamber during clothing drying, and an air outlet for discharging hot and humid air from the processing chamber during clothing drying. The cooling and heating module includes a cooling section and a heating section, the heating section being heat-exchangeably connected to the processing chamber; the container is used to store the cooling medium, the cooling section being heat-exchangeably connected to the container to reduce the temperature of the cooling medium; The cooling medium can cool the hot and humid air from the air outlet after it has been cooled down. The garment handling and control method includes: Obtain pre-cooling command; The cooling and heating module is activated according to the pre-cooling command; Obtain the current working status of the garment processing equipment; Once it is determined that the clothing processing equipment is currently in washing mode, the air heated by the heating unit is introduced into the processing chamber; The garment processing equipment also includes a heat exchanger and a liquid driving device. The heat exchanger is installed downstream of the airflow at the air outlet. The heat exchanger has no flow passage for the cooling medium to flow through. The inlet and outlet of the flow passage are both connected to the container to form a cooling circuit. The inlet of the flow passage is connected to the container through the liquid driving device, which can drive the cooling medium in the container toward the flow passage. After the step of activating the cooling and heating module according to the pre-cooling command, the method further includes: The liquid drive device is activated based on the completion status of the pre-cooling command.

2. The garment handling control method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The step of determining that the clothing processing equipment is currently in washing mode and introducing the air heated by the heating unit into the processing chamber includes: Once it is determined that the clothing processing equipment is currently in washing or spin-drying mode, the air heated by the heating unit is introduced into the processing chamber.

3. The garment handling control method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, Following the step of obtaining the current working status of the garment processing equipment, the method further includes: It has been determined that the garment processing equipment is currently in a shutdown state; The air heated by the heating element is drawn out of the clothing processing device.

4. The garment handling control method as described in claim 3, characterized in that, The clothing processing equipment does not have a heat dissipation vent and a heat dissipation valve. The heat dissipation vent is used to exhaust the air heated by the heating unit, and the heat dissipation valve is used to open or close the heat dissipation vent. The step of drawing the air heated by the heating unit out of the clothing processing device includes: Control the heat dissipation valve to open the heat dissipation port.

5. The garment handling control method as described in claim 4, characterized in that, The garment processing equipment also includes a gas-driven device, and the heating unit and the heat dissipation port are located downstream of the air outlet side of the gas-driven device; The step of drawing the air heated by the heating unit out of the clothing processing device further includes: Turn on the gas drive device and operate it at the first drive power.

6. The garment handling control method as described in claim 5, characterized in that, The gas drive device and the heating unit are installed upstream of the air intake airflow at the air inlet; The step of determining that the clothing processing equipment is currently in washing mode and introducing the air heated by the heating unit into the processing chamber includes: The gas driving device is turned on and operates at a second driving power, wherein the second driving power is greater than or equal to the first driving power.

7. The garment handling control method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The step of activating the liquid drive device based on the completion status of the pre-cooling command includes: Obtain the current temperature of the cooling medium; Once the current medium temperature is determined to be less than or equal to the preset temperature, the pre-cooling command is confirmed to be completed.

8. A garment processing control device, applied to garment processing equipment, characterized in that, The clothing processing equipment includes a processing chamber, a cooling and heating module, and a container. The processing chamber has an air inlet for supplying air into the processing chamber during clothing drying, and an air outlet for discharging hot and humid air from the processing chamber during clothing drying. The cooling and heating module includes a cooling section and a heating section, the heating section being heat-exchangeably connected to the processing chamber; the container is used to store the cooling medium, the cooling section being heat-exchangeably connected to the container to reduce the temperature of the cooling medium; The cooling medium can cool the hot and humid air from the air outlet after it has been cooled down. The garment handling control device includes: The first acquisition module is used to acquire the pre-cooling command; A first control module is used to activate the cooling and heating module according to the pre-cooling command. The second acquisition module is used to acquire the current working status of the clothing processing equipment; The second control module is used to introduce the air heated by the heating unit into the processing chamber after determining that the clothing processing equipment is currently in the washing state. The garment processing equipment also includes a heat exchanger and a liquid driving device. The heat exchanger is installed downstream of the airflow at the air outlet. The heat exchanger has no flow passage for the cooling medium to flow through. The inlet and outlet of the flow passage are both connected to the container to form a cooling circuit. The inlet of the flow passage is connected to the container through the liquid driving device. The liquid driving device can drive the cooling medium in the container toward the flow passage after the pre-cooling command is completed.

9. A garment processing device, characterized in that, The device includes a memory, a processor, and a program stored in the memory for implementing the clothing handling control method. The memory is used to store the program for implementing the clothing handling control method. The processor is used to execute the program for implementing the clothing handling control method to implement the steps of the clothing handling control method as described in any one of claims 1 to 7.

10. A readable storage medium, characterized in that, The readable storage medium stores a garment handling control program, which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the garment handling control method as described in any one of claims 1 to 7.

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