Clothes processing equipment and control method, device and storage medium thereof

Abstract

The present application discloses a clothing processing device and a control method, device and storage medium thereof. The method includes: determining that the clothing processing device has completed initial drying, determining a first remaining working time; and displaying a countdown of the first remaining working time; wherein determining the first remaining working time includes: determining the remaining maximum working time based on the currently acquired clothing load, and using the remaining maximum working time as the first remaining working time. In this way, based on the first remaining working time determined after initial drying, the accuracy of the remaining working time display can be improved, thereby accurately determining the time to pick up the clothes. In addition, since the first remaining working time is the remaining maximum working time and is not less than the actual remaining drying time, the situation where the displayed remaining working time is less than the actual working time can be eliminated, so that when the user picks up the clothes according to the displayed first remaining working time, there is no need to wait extra time, which is conducive to improving the user experience.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of clothing processing, and in particular to a clothing processing device and a control method, device and storage medium thereof. Background Art

[0002] In order to enhance the user experience, in the related technology, the clothing processing equipment can be set with a function to display the remaining working time. For example, for the drying operation process, the remaining drying time is displayed; or, for the washing and drying operation process, the remaining washing and drying time is displayed, so that the user can arrange the schedule reasonably based on the remaining working time and take out the processed clothes in time.

[0003] However, clothing processing equipment often estimates the working time based on the amount of clothing before starting the processing program, resulting in large errors in the displayed remaining working time. It is often the case that the displayed time has ended but the clothes are not dried, or the clothes have been dried but the displayed time still remains, affecting the user experience. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of this, an embodiment of the present application provides a clothing processing device and a control method, device and storage medium thereof, which aim to effectively display the remaining working time of the clothing processing device and improve the user experience.

[0005] The technical solution of the embodiment of the present application is implemented as follows:

[0006] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for controlling a laundry processing device, comprising:

[0007] Determining that the clothes processing device has completed initial drying and determining a first remaining working time;

[0008] Displaying a countdown of the first remaining working time;

[0009] The determining of the first remaining working time includes:

[0010] The remaining maximum working time is determined based on the currently acquired laundry load, and the remaining maximum working time is used as the first remaining working time.

[0011] In some embodiments, before determining that the laundry processing device performs initial drying and determining the first remaining working time, the method further includes:

[0012] In response to the selected control program, determining a second remaining working time;

[0013] Displaying the second remaining working time statically or in a countdown manner;

[0014] Accordingly, the countdown display of the first remaining working time includes:

[0015] The current second remaining working time is updated to the first remaining working time, and a countdown of the first remaining working time is displayed.

[0016] In some embodiments, the determining the remaining maximum working time based on the currently acquired laundry load comprises:

[0017] Determining the drying gear based on the currently acquired laundry load and a preset mapping relationship between the laundry load and the drying gear;

[0018] The corresponding maximum drying time is determined based on the mapping relationship between the drying gear and the preset drying gear and the maximum drying time, and the sum of the corresponding maximum drying time and the preset cooling time is used as the remaining maximum working time.

[0019] In some embodiments, after the initial drying, the method further comprises:

[0020] controlling the clothes processing device to continue drying based on the drying gear;

[0021] When it is determined that the clothes in the clothing processing device meet the dryness judgment condition or the drying gear runs to the corresponding maximum drying time, the drying is ended and switched to cooling control, the current first remaining working time is updated to the preset cooling time, and a countdown of the cooling time is displayed.

[0022] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0023] In the cooling stage, if it is determined that the operating temperature of the clothing processing device reaches or is lower than the set door opening temperature, the cooling is exited in advance, and the current cooling time is updated to indicate that the clothing processing is completed.

[0024] In some embodiments, the control program is a drying program, and determining the second remaining working time includes:

[0025] Based on the load of the clothes to be processed, the estimated total drying time is determined, and the total drying time is used as the second remaining working time.

[0026] In some embodiments, the control program is a washing and drying program, and the determining the second remaining working time includes:

[0027] Based on the load of the clothes to be processed and the program type of the selected control program, the estimated total washing and drying time is determined, and the total washing and drying time is used as the second remaining working time.

[0028] In some embodiments, determining that the laundry treatment device has completed initial drying includes:

[0029] Determining that the running time after starting the drying reaches the set time; and / or,

[0030] Determine whether the moisture content of the clothes reaches or falls below a set threshold.

[0031] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0032] In response to updating the current second remaining working time to the first remaining working time, an indication message for prompting the user is output or a display color of the countdown display is changed.

[0033] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a control device for a clothes processing device, comprising:

[0034] A first duration determination module, used to determine that the clothes processing device has completed initial drying and determine a first remaining working time;

[0035] A display control module, used for displaying a countdown of the first remaining working time;

[0036] The determining of the first remaining working time includes:

[0037] The remaining maximum working time is determined based on the currently acquired laundry load, and the remaining maximum working time is used as the first remaining working time.

[0038] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a clothing processing device, comprising: a processor and a memory for storing a computer program that can be run on the processor, wherein the processor is used to execute the steps of the method described in the embodiment of the present application when running the computer program.

[0039] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a storage medium, on which a computer program is stored. When the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the method described in the embodiment of the present application are implemented.

[0040] The technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present application determines that the clothing processing device has completed the initial drying, determines the first remaining working time, and displays the countdown of the first remaining working time; wherein, determining the first remaining working time includes: determining the remaining maximum working time based on the currently acquired clothing load, and using the remaining maximum working time as the first remaining working time. In this way, based on the first remaining working time determined after the initial drying, the accuracy of the display of the remaining working time can be improved, which is beneficial for the user to check the remaining working time midway, so as to accurately determine the time to pick up the clothes. In addition, since the first remaining working time is the remaining maximum working time and is not less than the actual remaining drying time, the situation where the displayed remaining working time is less than the actual working time can be eliminated, so that when the user picks up the clothes according to the displayed first remaining working time, there is no need to wait extra time, which is beneficial to improving the user experience. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0041] Figure 1 This is a flow chart of a control method of a clothes processing device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0042] Figure 2 This is a flow chart of a control method of a clothes processing device according to another embodiment of the present application;

[0043] Figure 3 A schematic flow chart of a control method for a clothes processing device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0044] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a control device of a clothes processing device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0045] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the clothing processing device according to an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0046] The present application is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0047] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as those commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which this application belongs. The terms used herein in the specification of this application are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit this application.

[0048] like Figure 1 As shown, an embodiment of the present application provides a control method for a clothes processing device, comprising:

[0049] Step 101, determining whether the clothes processing device has completed initial drying and determining a first remaining working time.

[0050] Here, the initial drying may include: pre-drying and / or drying and dehydration, the purpose of which is to stabilize the state of the laundry load, thereby improving the accuracy of estimating the remaining working time.

[0051] Exemplarily, determining the first remaining working time includes: determining a remaining maximum working time based on a currently acquired laundry load amount, and using the remaining maximum working time as the first remaining working time.

[0052] Step 102: Display a countdown of the first remaining working time.

[0053] It is understandable that the clothing processing device has a display screen for displaying time, for example, a display screen arranged on a front panel or an upper panel, and a countdown display of the first remaining working time can be displayed based on the display screen.

[0054] It is understandable that the embodiment of the present application can improve the accuracy of the remaining working time display based on the first remaining working time determined after the initial drying, which is beneficial for the user to check the remaining working time midway, thereby accurately determining the time to pick up the clothes. In addition, since the first remaining working time is the remaining longest working time and is not less than the actual remaining drying time, the situation where the displayed remaining working time is less than the actual working time can be eliminated, so that when the user picks up the clothes according to the displayed first remaining working time, there is no need to wait extra time, which is beneficial to improving the user experience.

[0055] It should be noted that after the clothing processing device is powered on, the display screen showing the time may display signs such as "AUTO" or "---", indicating that the remaining time of the current operation is to be determined.

[0056] In some embodiments, before determining that the laundry processing device performs initial drying and determining the first remaining working time, the control method may further include:

[0057] In response to the selected control program, a second remaining operating time is determined.

[0058] It is understandable that the second remaining working time is an estimated working time, which is not as accurate as the aforementioned first remaining working time, and can be used by users to arrange their own time schedules based on the estimated working time.

[0059] It is understandable that the clothing processing device can display the second remaining working time statically or in a countdown display; for example, the second remaining working time can be constantly displayed on the display screen, or the second remaining working time can be displayed in a countdown display.

[0060] After the clothes processing device performs initial drying, the first remaining working time is determined, and accordingly, the countdown display of the first remaining working time includes: updating the current second remaining working time to the first remaining working time, and displaying the countdown of the first remaining working time. For example, for the second remaining time that is constantly displayed, it can be replaced with the first remaining working time and displayed in countdown; for the second remaining working time that is displayed in countdown, the current second remaining working time can be replaced with the first remaining working time and displayed in countdown.

[0061] In one embodiment, if Figure 2 As shown, the control method of the laundry processing device may include:

[0062] Step 201, in response to the selected control program, determining a second remaining working time.

[0063] In the embodiment of the present application, the clothing processing device may be a clothes dryer or a washer-dryer. The control program may be a drying program or a washing and drying program. The drying program refers to an operating program for controlling the drying of clothes, and the washing and drying program refers to an operating program for controlling the washing and drying of clothes. For a washer-dryer, a drying program or a washing and drying program may be run, and for a clothes dryer, a drying program may be run.

[0064] It should be noted that the clothing processing device can automatically select the control program to be run or select the control program to be run based on the user's input instructions. For example, the clothing processing device can intelligently identify the type of clothing and / or clothing material based on the sensor, intelligently select the control program to be run, or select the control program to be run based on historical operating habits. The clothing processing device can also receive the user's input instructions based on the control panel and select the control program to be run. The embodiments of the present application are not limited to this.

[0065] Exemplarily, in response to the selected control program, the second remaining operating time is determined, and the second remaining operating time may be determined at the beginning of starting the control program or before starting the control program.

[0066] Exemplarily, if the control program is a drying program, determining the second remaining working time includes:

[0067] Based on the load of the clothes to be processed, the estimated total drying time is determined, and the total drying time is used as the second remaining working time.

[0068] Here, the clothes processing device may pre-store a mapping relationship between total drying times corresponding to different load amounts, and the total drying time corresponding to each load amount may be determined based on test data.

[0069] Exemplarily, if the control program is a washing and drying program, determining the second remaining working time includes:

[0070] Based on the load amount of the clothes to be processed and the program type of the selected control program, the estimated total washing and drying time is determined, and the total washing and drying time is used as the second remaining working time.

[0071] It should be noted that the washing and drying program may include: washing process, drying process and cooling process, wherein the washing process may include: water intake, washing, rinsing, drainage, dehydration and other stages. Therefore, the estimated total washing and drying time may include washing time, drying time and cooling time.

[0072] It can be understood that the program types of the washing and drying programs can be reasonably set for different types of clothes. For example, they can include: standard, children's clothing, quick wash, large items and other program types. The number of washes and / or rinses corresponding to each program type will be different. Therefore, the estimated total washing and drying time can be determined based on the load of the clothes to be processed and the program type of the selected control program.

[0073] Here, the clothing processing device can pre-store the mapping relationship between the total washing and drying times corresponding to different load amounts and program types, and the total washing and drying time of each program type can be determined based on test data.

[0074] Exemplarily, a weighing sensor may be provided on the clothes processing device, and the load amount of the clothes to be processed may be acquired based on the weighing sensor.

[0075] Exemplarily, the laundry treatment device may obtain the load amount of the laundry to be treated based on a fuzzy weighing algorithm, for example, determine the load amount of the laundry to be treated based on electrical parameters after the motor is started.

[0076] It is understandable that after the clothing processing device is powered on, before the second remaining working time is determined, the remaining working time can be displayed on the display screen as "AUTO" or "---" and other signs, indicating that the current remaining working time is to be determined.

[0077] Step 202: Display a countdown of the second remaining working time.

[0078] Exemplarily, after the second remaining working time is determined, a countdown of the second remaining working time may be displayed on the display screen.

[0079] It should be noted that, since the initial state of the clothing load is not fixed, the error of the second remaining working time is relatively large, and the user can reasonably arrange his or her schedule based on the displayed second remaining working time.

[0080] Step 203, determining whether the clothes processing device has completed initial drying, and determining a first remaining working time.

[0081] Here, the initial drying may include: pre-drying and / or drying and dehydration, the purpose of which is to stabilize the state of the laundry load, thereby improving the accuracy of estimating the remaining working time.

[0082] Exemplarily, determining the first remaining working time includes: determining a remaining maximum working time based on a currently acquired laundry load amount, and using the remaining maximum working time as the first remaining working time.

[0083] Step 204: Update the current second remaining working time to the first remaining working time, and display a countdown of the first remaining working time.

[0084] It is understandable that, based on the second remaining working time, an estimated working time can be given at the beginning of the control program operation, which is conducive to the user to arrange his schedule reasonably, and based on the first remaining working time after the initial drying, the accuracy of the remaining working time display can be improved, which is conducive to the user to check the remaining working time midway, so as to accurately determine the time to pick up the clothes. In addition, since the first remaining working time is the remaining longest working time and is not less than the actual remaining drying time, the situation where the remaining working time displayed after correction is less than the actual working time can be eliminated, so that when the user picks up the clothes according to the displayed first remaining working time, there is no need to wait extra time, which is conducive to improving the user experience.

[0085] Exemplarily, determining the remaining maximum working time based on the currently acquired laundry load includes:

[0086] Determining the drying gear based on the currently acquired laundry load and a preset mapping relationship between the laundry load and the drying gear;

[0087] The corresponding maximum drying time is determined based on the mapping relationship between the drying gear and the preset drying gear and the maximum drying time, and the sum of the corresponding maximum drying time and the preset cooling time is taken as the remaining maximum working time.

[0088] It is understandable that after the initial drying, the state of the clothes in the clothing processing device is stable, and the clothing load is obtained again based on the weighing sensor or fuzzy weighing algorithm, and the drying gear is determined based on the clothing load, so as to determine the remaining maximum working time.

[0089] Exemplarily, the drying gear after the initial drying can be divided into a plurality of gears based on the size of the laundry load, and each gear has a corresponding maximum drying time.

[0090] In an application example, it is assumed that the initially estimated second remaining working time is T1, the estimated first remaining working time after initial drying is T2, and the preset cooling time is T3.

[0091] Since the first remaining working duration T2 is determined based on the laundry load after initial drying, exemplarily, multiple drying levels are divided according to the size of the laundry load, and each drying level has a corresponding maximum drying duration, thereby obtaining the corresponding first remaining working duration.

[0092] Taking five drying levels as an example, as shown in Table 1:

[0093]

[0094] Among them, M1﹤M2﹤M3﹤M4﹤M5, TS1<TS2<TS3<TS4. When 0﹤M≤M1, the drying level is level 1, and the corresponding maximum drying duration is TS1, T2 = TS1 + T3; when M1﹤M≤M2, the drying level is level 2, and the corresponding maximum drying duration is TS2, T2 = TS2 + T3; when M2﹤M≤M3, the drying level is level 3, and the corresponding maximum drying duration is TS3, T2 = TS3 + T3; when M3﹤M≤M4, the drying level is level 4, and the corresponding maximum drying duration is TS4, T2 = TS4 + T3; when M4﹤M, the drying level is level 5, and the corresponding maximum drying duration is TS5, T2 = TS5 + T3. The above is only for illustration. In other embodiments, the drying levels can be reasonably set according to requirements, and the number of drying levels can be not limited to the above five, and can be less or more.

[0095] It should be noted that the first remaining working duration is the remaining maximum working duration, which is not less than the actual remaining drying duration, and can prevent the situation that the remaining working duration displayed after correction is less than the actual working duration. When the user takes the clothes according to the displayed first remaining working duration, there is no need to wait extra, which is beneficial to improving the user experience.

[0096] Exemplarily, the control method further includes:

[0097] In response to updating the current second remaining working duration to the first remaining working duration, output an indication message for prompting the user; or, change the display color of the countdown display.

[0098] Here, the indication message can be a display identifier output on the display screen or a signal for lighting a specific indicator light, which is convenient for the user to confirm that the currently displayed remaining working duration is the remaining working duration estimated after initial drying, and is beneficial to improving the user experience.

[0099] Exemplarily, different display colors can be used to distinguish whether the remaining working duration is the initially estimated second remaining working duration or the first remaining working duration estimated after initial drying. For example, the second remaining working duration is displayed in red, and the first remaining working duration is displayed in yellow. In this way, it can also be convenient for the user to timely distinguish the current state of the laundry processing device.

[0100] Exemplarily, determining whether the clothes processing device has completed initial drying includes:

[0101] Determining that the running time after starting the drying reaches the set time; and / or,

[0102] Determine whether the moisture content of the clothes reaches or falls below a set threshold.

[0103] It is understandable that the clothes processing device can determine whether the clothes load state is stable based on the operation time after starting the drying and / or the detected moisture content of the clothes, so as to improve the accuracy of the estimation of the remaining time of the second operation.

[0104] In some embodiments, after the initial drying, the control method further comprises:

[0105] Controlling the clothes processing device to continue drying based on the drying gear;

[0106] If it is determined that the clothes in the clothing processing equipment meet the dryness judgment conditions or the drying gear has run to the corresponding maximum drying time, the drying is ended and switched to cooling control. The current first remaining working time is updated to the preset cooling time, and the cooling time is displayed in countdown.

[0107] It is understandable that the maximum drying time corresponding to the drying gear is the maximum time allowed for the drying gear to run. If the clothes in the clothes processing device still do not meet the dryness judgment condition when the maximum drying time is reached, it is also necessary to end the drying and switch to cooling control. If it is determined during the drying stage that the clothes in the clothes processing device meet the dryness judgment condition, the drying can be ended in advance and switched to cooling control. In this way, after the initial drying, the actual running time of the clothes processing device in the drying stage is less than or equal to the maximum drying time corresponding to the drying gear.

[0108] It is understandable that after switching to cooling control, the current first remaining working time is updated to the preset cooling time, and the cooling time is counted down and displayed, which can avoid the defect of inaccurate display information caused by continuous countdown display based on the first remaining working time during the cooling stage. In this way, as the control program of the clothing processing device runs, the accuracy of the remaining working time display gradually improves, which is conducive to the user to accurately determine the time to pick up the clothes.

[0109] It is understandable that the control method may further include:

[0110] In response to updating the current first remaining working time to the preset cooling time, outputting indication information for prompting the user; or changing the display color of the countdown display.

[0111] Here, the indication information may be a display mark output on a display screen or a signal for lighting a specific indicator light, so that the user can confirm that the remaining working time currently displayed is the remaining working time of the cooling stage, thereby improving the user experience.

[0112] For example, the second remaining working time, the first remaining working time and the preset cooling time can be distinguished by different display colors, for example, the second remaining working time is displayed in red, the first remaining working time is displayed in yellow, and the preset cooling time is displayed in green. In this way, it is also convenient for the user to distinguish the current state of the clothing processing device in time.

[0113] In some embodiments, the control method further includes:

[0114] During the cooling stage, if it is determined that the operating temperature of the clothing processing device reaches or is lower than the set door opening temperature, the cooling is exited in advance, and the current cooling time is updated to indicate that the clothing processing is completed.

[0115] It is understandable that during the cooling stage, the heating device used for drying is turned off and the fan is kept running to accelerate the cooling of the temperature inside the barrel.

[0116] Here, the preset cooling time can be a fixed value, for example, the value range is 5 to 20 minutes, which can be determined based on the test data before leaving the factory. The actual cooling process may be different. The clothing processing device can determine whether the cooling end condition is met based on the working temperature detected by the temperature sensor (such as the barrel temperature). If the working temperature reaches or is lower than the set door opening temperature, the cooling can be exited in advance, and the display information is replaced with "END", indicating that the clothes have been processed and the user can open the door to take the clothes; if not, the cooling operation is continued to the preset cooling time, that is, when the remaining working time is zero, the display information is replaced with "END", indicating that the clothes have been processed and the user can open the door to take the clothes.

[0117] It is understandable that after cooling is completed, the clothing processing device may also output a buzzer sound and / or send an instruction message to the user's mobile terminal to prompt the user to pick up the clothing in time.

[0118] The present application is further described in detail below in conjunction with application examples.

[0119] This application embodiment takes the drying program as an example to illustrate the control method of the clothing processing device. Figure 3 As shown, the control method includes:

[0120] Step 301, the drying program displays time T0.

[0121] For example, after the user selects a drying program on the clothes processing device, the remaining working time is displayed on the display screen as a sign such as "AUTO" or "---", indicating that the remaining time of the current working operation is to be determined.

[0122] Step 302, start the drying process.

[0123] After placing the laundry in the laundry treatment appliance, start the drying cycle.

[0124] Step 303: load weight perception.

[0125] The laundry processing device may obtain the laundry load amount based on a weighing sensor or a fuzzy weighing algorithm.

[0126] Step 304, update and display the estimated remaining working time T1.

[0127] The laundry processing device determines an estimated remaining operating time T1 (ie, the aforementioned second remaining operating time) based on the initial laundry load, and displays a countdown of the remaining operating time T1.

[0128] Exemplarily, updating the display of the estimated remaining working time T1 can be completed at the beginning of the drying program, for example, within 1 to 2 minutes. For the solution based on obtaining the clothing load amount based on a weighing sensor, it can be completed in a shorter time. At this time, the user may not have left the clothing processing equipment. The user can arrange his or her schedule reasonably based on the displayed remaining working time T1.

[0129] Step 305: pre-drying.

[0130] Step 306, dehydration during drying.

[0131] After the clothes processing equipment has been pre-drying and dehydrating during drying, the state of the clothes in the clothes processing equipment is stable, which is conducive to the subsequent accurate estimation of the remaining working time.

[0132] Step 307: load weight perception.

[0133] The laundry processing device may obtain the current laundry load amount based on a weighing sensor or a fuzzy weighing algorithm.

[0134] Step 308, update and display the estimated remaining working time T2.

[0135] Here, the clothing processing device can determine the drying level based on the clothing load amount obtained in step 307 and the mapping relationship between the preset clothing load amount and the drying level; and determine the corresponding maximum drying time based on the mapping relationship between the drying level and the preset drying level and the maximum drying time, and take the sum of the corresponding maximum drying time and the preset cooling time as the remaining maximum working time, that is, as the remaining working time T2 (that is, the first remaining working time mentioned above), update the current remaining working time T1 to the remaining working time T2, and display the countdown of the remaining working time T2.

[0136] Step 309, determine that the drying meets the drying condition, and update and display the preset cooling time T3.

[0137] Here, the clothing processing device controls the clothing processing device to continue drying based on the determined drying gear, and makes a judgment based on the detected humidity parameter. If the humidity parameter is less than or equal to the set humidity threshold, it is determined that the drying judgment condition is met, and the drying is ended, and the cooling control is switched to update the current remaining working time T2 to the preset cooling time T3, and the cooling time T3 is displayed in countdown.

[0138] It is understandable that since the remaining working time T2 must be greater than or equal to the remaining actual working time, there will not be a situation where the estimated remaining working time is less than the actual working time, causing the time to stay at a certain point in time for a long time without decreasing or to decrease very slowly. This can effectively avoid giving users the illusion that the drying process is about to end, and making users have to stare at the clothing processing equipment and wait to pick up their clothes.

[0139] Step 310, cooling is completed and the display END is updated.

[0140] Exemplarily, the clothing processing device can determine whether the cooling end conditions are met based on the working temperature (such as the barrel temperature) detected by the temperature sensor. If the working temperature reaches or is lower than the set door opening temperature, the cooling can be exited early and the displayed information will be replaced with "END", indicating that the clothes have been processed and the user can open the door to take the clothes; if not, the cooling run reaches the preset cooling time, that is, when the remaining working time is zero, the displayed information will be replaced with "END", indicating that the clothes have been processed and the user can open the door to take the clothes.

[0141] It can be understood that the washing and drying program can be implemented by referring to the above process. The difference is that for the washing and drying program executed by the clothing processing equipment, the remaining working time T1 is the total washing and drying time estimated based on the load of the clothing to be processed and the program type of the washing and drying program. The specific process will not be repeated here.

[0142] In order to implement the method of the embodiment of the present application, the embodiment of the present application also provides a control device of a clothing processing equipment, which corresponds to the control method of the above-mentioned clothing processing equipment, and each step in the embodiment of the control method of the above-mentioned clothing processing equipment is also fully applicable to the embodiment of the control device of the present clothing processing equipment.

[0143] like Figure 4 As shown, the control device of the clothing processing device includes: a first duration determination module 401 and a display control module 402. The first duration determination module 401 is used to determine whether the clothing processing device has completed initial drying and determine the first remaining working duration; the display control module 402 is used to display the countdown of the first remaining working duration; wherein, determining the first remaining working duration includes: determining the remaining maximum working duration based on the currently acquired clothing load, and taking the remaining maximum working duration as the first remaining working duration.

[0144] In some embodiments, the control device of the clothing processing equipment also includes: a second duration determination module 403, used to determine the second remaining working time in response to the selected control program; the display control module 402 is also used to statically display the second remaining working time or to display a countdown.

[0145] It is understandable that if the first duration determination module 401 determines the first remaining working duration, the display control module 402 is further used to: update the current second remaining working duration to the first remaining working duration, and display a countdown of the first remaining working duration.

[0146] In some embodiments, the first duration determination module 401 determines the remaining maximum working duration based on the currently acquired laundry load, including:

[0147] Determining the drying gear based on the currently acquired laundry load and a preset mapping relationship between the laundry load and the drying gear;

[0148] The corresponding maximum drying time is determined based on the mapping relationship between the drying gear and the preset drying gear and the maximum drying time, and the sum of the corresponding maximum drying time and the preset cooling time is taken as the remaining maximum working time.

[0149] In some embodiments, the control device of the clothing processing device further includes: a control module 404, which is used to control the clothing processing device to continue drying based on the drying gear after the initial drying; when it is determined that the clothes in the clothing processing device meet the dryness judgment condition or the drying gear runs to the corresponding maximum drying time, the drying is terminated and the cooling control is switched. Accordingly, the display control module 402 is also used to update the current first remaining working time to the preset cooling time, and display the countdown of the cooling time.

[0150] In some embodiments, the control module 404 is also used to: during the cooling stage, if it is determined that the operating temperature of the clothing processing equipment reaches or is lower than the set door opening temperature, then exit the cooling in advance; accordingly, the display control module 402 is also used to update the current cooling time to an indication that the clothing processing is completed.

[0151] In some embodiments, the control program is a drying program, and the second duration determination module 403 is specifically used for:

[0152] Based on the load of the clothes to be processed, the estimated total drying time is determined, and the total drying time is used as the second remaining working time.

[0153] In some embodiments, the control program is a washing and drying program, and the second duration determination module 403 is specifically used for:

[0154] Based on the load amount of the clothes to be processed and the program type of the selected control program, the estimated total washing and drying time is determined, and the total washing and drying time is used as the second remaining working time.

[0155] In some embodiments, the first duration determination module 401 determines that the laundry treatment device has completed initial drying, including:

[0156] Determining that the running time after starting the drying reaches the set time; and / or,

[0157] Determine whether the moisture content of the clothes reaches or falls below a set threshold.

[0158] In some embodiments, the display control module 402 is further configured to:

[0159] In response to updating the current second remaining working time to the first remaining working time, outputting indication information for prompting the user; or changing the display color of the countdown display.

[0160] In actual application, the first duration determination module 401, the display control module 402, the second duration determination module 403 and the control module 404 can be implemented by a processor in the control device of the clothing processing device. Of course, the processor needs to run the computer program in the memory to realize its function.

[0161] It should be noted that: the control device of the clothing processing device provided in the above embodiment only uses the division of the above program modules as an example when controlling the clothing processing device. In actual applications, the above processing can be assigned to different program modules as needed, that is, the internal structure of the device is divided into different program modules to complete all or part of the processing described above. In addition, the control device of the clothing processing device provided in the above embodiment and the control method embodiment of the clothing processing device belong to the same concept. The specific implementation process is detailed in the method embodiment and will not be repeated here.

[0162] Based on the hardware implementation of the above-mentioned program modules, and in order to implement the method of the embodiment of the present application, the embodiment of the present application also provides a clothing processing device. Figure 5 Only an exemplary structure of the laundry processing device is shown, not all structures, and it can be implemented as needed. Figure 5 Partial or complete structure shown.

[0163] like Figure 5 As shown, the laundry processing device 500 provided in the embodiment of the present application includes: at least one processor 501, a memory 502 and a user interface 503. The various components in the laundry processing device 500 are coupled together through a bus system 504. It can be understood that the bus system 504 is used to realize the connection and communication between these components. In addition to the data bus, the bus system 504 also includes a power bus, a control bus and a status signal bus. However, for the sake of clarity, in Figure 5 Various buses are labeled as bus system 504 .

[0164] The user interface 503 in the embodiment of the present application may include a display, a keyboard, a mouse, a trackball, a click wheel, keys, buttons, a touch pad or a touch screen.

[0165] The memory 502 in the embodiment of the present application is used to store various types of data to support the operation of the laundry processing device. Examples of such data include: any computer program used to operate on the laundry processing device.

[0166] The control method of the clothing processing device disclosed in the embodiment of the present application can be applied to the processor 501, or implemented by the processor 501. The processor 501 may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities. In the implementation process, each step of the control method of the clothing processing device can be completed by the hardware integrated logic circuit or software instructions in the processor 501. The above-mentioned processor 501 can be a general processor, a digital signal processor (DSP, DigitalSignal Processor), or other programmable logic devices, discrete gates or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc. The processor 501 can implement or execute the various methods, steps and logic block diagrams disclosed in the embodiment of the present application. The general processor can be a microprocessor or any conventional processor, etc. In combination with the steps of the method disclosed in the embodiment of the present application, it can be directly embodied as a hardware decoding processor to execute, or it can be executed by a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor. The software module can be located in a storage medium, which is located in the memory 502. The processor 501 reads the information in the memory 502 and completes the steps of the control method of the clothing processing device provided in the embodiment of the present application in combination with its hardware.

[0167] In an exemplary embodiment, the clothing processing device can be implemented by one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASIC), DSP, programmable logic device (PLD), complex programmable logic device (CPLD), field programmable gate array (FPGA), general processor, controller, microcontroller (MCU), microprocessor, or other electronic components to execute the aforementioned method.

[0168] It can be understood that the memory 502 can be a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, and can also include both volatile and non-volatile memories. Among them, the non-volatile memory can be a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a magnetic random access memory (FRAM), a flash memory, a magnetic surface memory, an optical disk, or a compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM); the magnetic surface memory can be a disk memory or a tape memory. The volatile memory can be a random access memory (RAM), which is used as an external cache. By way of example and not limitation, many forms of RAM are available, such as static random access memory (SRAM), synchronous static random access memory (SSRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDRSDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM), synchronous link dynamic random access memory (SLDRAM, SyncLink Dynamic Random Access Memory), and direct RAM bus random access memory (DRRAM, Direct Rambus Random Access Memory).The memories described in the embodiments of the present application are intended to include, but are not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memories.

[0169] In an exemplary embodiment, the present application also provides a storage medium, namely a computer storage medium, which may be a computer-readable storage medium, for example, a memory 502 storing a computer program, and the computer program may be executed by a processor 501 of a clothing processing device to complete the steps of the method of the present application. The computer-readable storage medium may be a memory such as a ROM, a PROM, an EPROM, an EEPROM, a Flash Memory, a magnetic surface memory, an optical disk, or a CD-ROM.

[0170] It should be noted that: "first", "second", etc. are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence.

[0171] In addition, the technical solutions described in the embodiments of the present application can be combined arbitrarily without conflict.

[0172] The above is only a specific implementation of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in the present application, which should be included in the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A control method for a clothes processing device, characterized in that: include: Determining that the clothes processing device has completed initial drying and determining a first remaining working time; Displaying a countdown of the first remaining working time; The determining of the first remaining working time includes: determining a remaining maximum working time based on the currently acquired laundry load, and taking the remaining maximum working time as the first remaining working time; Before determining that the laundry processing device performs initial drying and determining the first remaining working time, the method further includes: In response to the selected control program, determining a second remaining working time; Displaying the second remaining working time statically or in a countdown manner; Accordingly, the countdown display of the first remaining working time includes: Updating the current second remaining working time to the first remaining working time, and displaying a countdown of the first remaining working time; The determining of the remaining maximum working time based on the currently acquired laundry load comprises: Determining the drying gear based on the currently acquired laundry load and a preset mapping relationship between the laundry load and the drying gear; The corresponding maximum drying time is determined based on the mapping relationship between the drying gear and the preset drying gear and the maximum drying time, and the sum of the corresponding maximum drying time and the preset cooling time is used as the remaining maximum working time.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that After the initial drying, the method further comprises: controlling the clothes processing device to continue drying based on the drying gear; When it is determined that the clothes in the clothing processing device meet the dryness judgment condition or the drying gear runs to the corresponding maximum drying time, the drying is ended and switched to cooling control, the current first remaining working time is updated to the preset cooling time, and a countdown of the cooling time is displayed.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The method further comprises: In the cooling stage, if it is determined that the operating temperature of the clothing processing device reaches or is lower than the set door opening temperature, the cooling is exited in advance, and the current cooling time is updated to indicate that the clothing processing is completed.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The control program is a drying program, and the determining of the second remaining working time includes: Based on the load of the clothes to be processed, the estimated total drying time is determined, and the total drying time is used as the second remaining working time.

5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The control program is a washing and drying program, and the determining of the second remaining working time includes: Based on the load of the clothes to be processed and the program type of the selected control program, the estimated total washing and drying time is determined, and the total washing and drying time is used as the second remaining working time.

6. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The step of determining that the clothes processing device has completed initial drying comprises: Determining that the running time after starting the drying reaches the set time; and / or, Determine whether the moisture content of the clothes reaches or falls below a set threshold.

7. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The method further comprises: In response to updating the current second remaining working time to the first remaining working time, an indication message for prompting the user is output or a display color of the countdown display is changed.

8. A control device for a clothes processing device, characterized in that: include: A first duration determination module, used to determine that the clothes processing device has completed initial drying and determine a first remaining working time; A display control module, used for displaying a countdown of the first remaining working time; The determining of the first remaining working time includes: determining a remaining maximum working time based on the currently acquired laundry load, and taking the remaining maximum working time as the first remaining working time; A second duration determination module, configured to determine a second remaining working duration in response to the selected control program; The display control module is further used to display the second remaining working time statically or in a countdown manner; If the first duration determination module determines the first remaining working duration, the display control module is further used to update the current second remaining working duration to the first remaining working duration, and display a countdown of the first remaining working duration; The first duration determination module is specifically used for: Determining the drying gear based on the currently acquired laundry load and a preset mapping relationship between the laundry load and the drying gear; The corresponding maximum drying time is determined based on the mapping relationship between the drying gear and the preset drying gear and the maximum drying time, and the sum of the corresponding maximum drying time and the preset cooling time is used as the remaining maximum working time.

9. A clothes processing device, characterized in that: The laundry processing device comprises: a processor and a memory for storing a computer program that can be run on the processor, wherein: The processor is used to execute the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 7 when running a computer program.

10. A storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, characterized in that: When the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 7 are implemented.

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