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

Abstract

The application discloses a clothes processing device and a control method, device and storage medium thereof. The control method comprises the following steps: acquiring a first load value of a motor-driven barrel body rotating in a first direction; acquiring a second load value of the motor-driven barrel body rotating in a second direction; and determining whether a filter screen of the clothes processing device is blocked based on a difference between the first load value and the second load value and a set load threshold. The clothes processing device can intelligently detect the blocking degree of the filter screen, so that the blocking of the filter screen can be found in time, and the drying effect of the clothes processing device can be improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the field of clothes treatment, and in particular to a clothes treatment apparatus and a control method, device and storage medium thereof. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the related art, clothes treatment apparatuses with drying functions often need to be provided with filter screens to collect lint and other impurities during drying operations. However, after the clothes treatment apparatus is used for a period of time, the lint and other impurities accumulated on the filter screen can cause the air intake of the apparatus to decrease, the drying time to be prolonged, the energy consumption of the apparatus to increase, and the like, and in addition, can cause the clothes to not be dried after the drying program ends, affecting the user experience. SUMMARY

[0003] In view of this, the embodiments of the present application provide a clothes treatment apparatus and a control method, device and storage medium thereof, aiming to intelligently detect the degree of blockage of the filter screen and improve the drying effect of the clothes treatment apparatus.

[0004] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application are implemented as follows:

[0005] In a first aspect, the embodiments of the present application provide a control method of a clothes treatment apparatus, the clothes treatment apparatus comprising a motor driving a tub, and the method comprising:

[0006] obtaining a first load value of the motor driving the tub to rotate in a first direction;

[0007] obtaining a second load value of the motor driving the tub to rotate in a second direction;

[0008] determining whether a filter screen of the clothes treatment apparatus is blocked based on a difference between the first load value and the second load value and a set load threshold.

[0009] In some embodiments, the motor driving the tub is controlled while a fan of the clothes treatment apparatus is also controlled, wherein the motor driving the tub to rotate in the first direction drives the fan to operate, and the motor driving the tub to rotate in the second direction does not drive the fan to operate.

[0010] In some embodiments, the first load value and the second load value corresponding to each of the motor driving the tub to rotate in the first direction and the second direction, respectively, are obtained at least twice; accordingly, the determination of whether the filter screen of the clothes treatment apparatus is blocked based on the difference between the first load value and the second load value and the set load threshold comprises:

[0011] a difference cumulative value or a difference average value is obtained based on the difference between the first load value and the second load value at least twice.

[0012] determining whether the filter screen of the clothes treatment apparatus is clogged based on the difference cumulative value or the difference average value and a set load threshold.

[0013] In some embodiments, the determining whether the filter screen of the clothes treatment apparatus is clogged based on the difference cumulative value or the difference average value and a set load threshold comprises:

[0014] generating a clogging level representing a clogging degree of the filter screen of the clothes treatment apparatus based on a threshold interval into which the difference cumulative value or the difference average value falls.

[0015] The clogging level comprises at least two levels representing different clogging degrees.

[0016] In some embodiments, the determining whether the filter screen of the clothes treatment apparatus is clogged based on the difference cumulative value or the difference average value and a set load threshold comprises:

[0017] determining that the filter screen is not clogged if the difference cumulative value or the difference average value is greater than or equal to the load threshold.

[0018] determining that the filter screen is severely clogged if the difference cumulative value or the difference average value is less than the load threshold.

[0019] In some embodiments, the first load value and the second load value are obtained only once when the motor drives the drum to rotate in the first direction and the second direction, respectively. Correspondingly, the determining whether the filter screen of the clothes treatment apparatus is clogged based on the difference between the first load value and the second load value and a set load threshold comprises:

[0020] obtaining the difference between the first load value and the second load value.

[0021] generating a clogging level representing a clogging degree of the filter screen of the clothes treatment apparatus based on a threshold interval into which the difference falls.

[0022] The clogging level comprises at least two levels representing different clogging degrees.

[0023] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0024] determining that the clogging level of the filter screen falls into a set level standard, and controlling the clothes treatment apparatus to operate in a drying mode; or

[0025] determining that the clogging level of the filter screen does not fall into the set level standard, outputting a filter screen clogging prompt information and / or controlling the laundry treatment apparatus to automatically clean the filter screen.

[0026] In some embodiments, the first load value and the second load value are working current values or motor torque values of the motor.

[0027] In a second aspect, the embodiments of the present application provide a control device of a laundry treatment apparatus, the laundry treatment apparatus comprising a motor driving a tub, the control device comprising:

[0028] a obtaining module configured to obtain a first load value of the motor driving the tub to rotate in a first direction, and obtain a second load value of the motor driving the tub to rotate in a second direction;

[0029] a clogging detection module configured to determine whether a filter screen of the laundry treatment apparatus is clogged based on a difference between the first load value and the second load value and a set load threshold.

[0030] In a third aspect, the embodiments of the present application provide a laundry treatment apparatus, the laundry treatment apparatus comprising a motor driving a tub, the laundry treatment apparatus comprising a processor and a memory for storing a computer program capable of running on the processor, wherein the processor is configured to run the computer program to perform the steps of the method according to the embodiments of the present application.

[0031] In a fourth aspect, the embodiments of the present application provide a storage medium, the storage medium storing a computer program, the computer program being executed by a processor to implement the steps of the method according to the embodiments of the present application.

[0032] The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application obtain a first load value of the motor driving the tub to rotate in a first direction, obtain a second load value of the motor driving the tub to rotate in a second direction, and determine whether a filter screen of the laundry treatment apparatus is clogged based on a difference between the first load value and the second load value and a set load threshold, which can intelligently detect the clogging degree of the filter screen, thereby timely discovering that the filter screen is clogged, and is beneficial to improving the drying effect of the laundry treatment apparatus. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0033] Figure 1 a flowchart of a control method of a laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0034] Figure 2 a flowchart of a control method of a laundry treatment apparatus according to an application example of the present application;

[0035] Figure 3 a flowchart of a filter screen clogging detection process according to an application example of the present application;

[0036] Figure 4 A structure schematic view of a control device of a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0037] Figure 5 A structure schematic view of a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0038] The present application will be further described by examples in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0039] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The terminology used in the description herein is for describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application.

[0040] The present application provides a control method of a laundry treating apparatus, which can be a clothes dryer or a washer-dryer with drying function. The laundry treating apparatus can include a tub for containing laundry, a heating device and a fan. The heating device and / or the fan can be arranged in a drying duct of the laundry treating apparatus or outside the drying duct. The fan is configured to circulate and introduce air flow into the drying duct, and the heating device is configured to heat the air flow in the drying duct. The heating device can be a heating pipe or a heat pump system. For example, for a direct exhaust or condensing washer-dryer, the heating device is a heating pipe, and for a heat pump washer-dryer, the heating device is a heat pump system. The present application does not limit the form of the heating device.

[0041] In the present application, a filter screen is arranged on the laundry treating apparatus, which can filter the air flow for drying the laundry to collect the lint and other impurities during the drying operation. For example, the filter screen can be arranged at the inlet of the drying duct and / or the outlet of the tub.

[0042] As shown in FIG. 1, the control method of the laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application includes the following steps. Figure 1

[0043] Step 101: Obtain a first load value of the motor driving the tub to rotate in a first direction.

[0044] Step 102: Obtain a second load value of the motor driving the tub to rotate in a second direction.

[0045] Step 103: Determine whether the filter screen of the laundry treating apparatus is blocked based on the difference between the first load value and the second load value and a set load threshold.

[0046] ​It can be understood that the embodiments of the present application can determine whether the filter screen of the clothes processing device is blocked based on the first load value and the second load value of the motor, intelligently detect the blocking degree of the filter screen, and thus timely find that the filter screen is blocked, thereby improving the drying effect of the clothes processing device.

[0047] Exemplarily, the motor drives the drum and the fan of the clothes processing device at the same time, wherein the motor drives the fan to rotate when the motor drives the drum to rotate in the first direction, and the motor does not drive the fan to rotate when the motor drives the drum to rotate in the second direction. In some embodiments, the motor can drive the drum and the fan to rotate at the same time, and the motor driving the drum and the fan is the same motor. After the clothes processing device is started, the motor rotates forward to drive the drum to rotate in the first direction. At this time, the motor can drive the drum to rotate in the first direction through the first transmission mechanism and drive the fan to rotate through the second transmission mechanism. Therefore, the first load value of the motor obtained can be understood as the sum of the load of the clothes in the drum and the air volume load of the fan.

[0048] Exemplarily, the motor of the clothes processing device can be reversed to drive the drum to rotate in the second direction. At this time, the second transmission mechanism does not drive the fan, and thus the second load value of the motor obtained can be converted into the load of the clothes in the drum.

[0049] In the embodiments of the present application, the clothes processing device includes a motor driving the drum and the fan, wherein the motor drives the drum through a first transmission mechanism, and the motor drives the fan through a second transmission mechanism. Exemplarily, the first transmission mechanism can be a belt or a gear transmission mechanism. For example, the motor can drive the drum through a belt. When the motor rotates forward, the motor can drive the drum to rotate in the first direction. When the motor reverses, the motor can drive the drum to rotate in the second direction. The second transmission mechanism can be a reversing mechanism driving the fan when the motor rotates forward and not driving the fan when the motor reverses. For example, the second transmission mechanism arranged between the motor and the fan can include a driving wheel connected to the motor, a driven wheel connected to the fan, and a transmission device connecting the driving wheel and the driven wheel. The transmission device can perform a reversing action under the action of an external force such as electromagnetic force. When the motor rotates forward, the transmission device connects the driving wheel and the driven wheel, thereby driving the fan to rotate. When the motor reverses, the transmission device disconnects the driving wheel and the driven wheel, thereby not driving the fan to rotate.

[0050] In the embodiments of the present application, the first direction can be the main rotation direction of the drum during the drying process, that is, during the drying process, the drum can drive the clothes to rotate in the first direction, thereby accelerating the heat exchange efficiency between the clothes and the airflow and shortening the drying time; the second direction is the auxiliary rotation direction of the drum for stirring the clothes being dried, that is, the clothes in the drum can be stirred based on the rotation of the drum in the second direction, thereby effectively reducing the defects of uneven drying caused by the entanglement of the clothes in the drum. For example, the first direction is the clockwise direction, and the second direction is the counterclockwise direction, or the first direction is the counterclockwise direction, and the second direction is the clockwise direction.

[0051] Here, the difference between the first load value and the second load value can be understood as the airflow load of the fan, and thus, based on the difference and the set load threshold, it can be determined whether the filter screen of the clothes processing device is blocked.

[0052] The set load threshold can be determined based on test data, for example, the load values of the filter screen under different blockage degrees are collected respectively to determine the set load threshold, so that the blockage degree of the filter screen of the clothes processing device can be represented by the difference between the first load value and the second load value. Thus, based on the difference between the collected first load value and second load value and the set load threshold, it can be determined whether the filter screen of the clothes processing device is blocked, and the blockage degree of the filter screen can be intelligently detected, so that the blockage of the filter screen can be found in time, thereby improving the drying effect of the clothes processing device.

[0053] It can be understood that the first direction is the main rotation direction of the drum during the drying process, and the second direction is the auxiliary rotation direction of the drum for stirring the clothes being dried.

[0054] It should be noted that in the embodiments of the present application, the obtained first load value and second load value can correspond to the collection process of driving the drum to rotate in the first direction and the second direction respectively by the motor once; in addition, in order to improve the accuracy of data collection, the collection process of driving the drum to rotate in the first direction and the second direction respectively by the motor at least twice can also be provided.

[0055] For example, if the first load value and the second load value corresponding to the respective driving of the drum in the first direction and the second direction by the motor are obtained only once; accordingly, based on the difference between the first load value and the second load value and the set load threshold, it is determined whether the filter screen of the clothes processing device is blocked, comprising:

[0056] obtaining the difference between the first load value and the second load value;

[0057] generate a clogging level representing a clogging degree of the filter screen of the clothes processing device based on the threshold interval into which the difference value falls.

[0058] The clogging level includes at least two levels representing different clogging degrees.

[0059] It can be understood that, in the set load threshold, as the clogging degree becomes more and more serious, the value of the load threshold becomes smaller and smaller, that is, the clogging degree of the filter screen is negatively correlated with the air volume load.

[0060] In an application example, assuming that the load threshold is K, the set threshold interval is shown in Table 1:

[0061] Table 1

[0062] K value Clogging level K>＝80 No clogging 60<＝K<80 Slightly clogging 40<＝K<60 Generally clogging K<25 Serious clogging

[0063] In this way, the clogging level of the filter screen can be determined based on the difference between the first load value collected when the motor rotates forward and the second load value collected when the motor rotates reversely and the above set threshold interval. If the difference value is 45, it is determined that the clogging level of the filter screen is general clogging.

[0064] In some embodiments, the first load value and the second load value corresponding to each of the times when the motor drives the drum to rotate in the first direction and the second direction are acquired at least twice. Correspondingly, determining whether the filter screen of the clothes processing device is clogged based on the difference between the first load value and the second load value and the set load threshold includes:

[0065] calculating a difference cumulative value or a difference average value based on the difference between the first load value and the second load value at least twice;

[0066] determining whether the filter screen of the clothes processing device is clogged based on the difference cumulative value or the difference average value and the set load threshold.

[0067] For example, determining whether the filter screen of the clothes processing device is clogged based on the difference cumulative value or the difference average value and the set load threshold includes:

[0068] generating a clogging level representing a clogging degree of the filter screen of the clothes processing device based on the threshold interval into which the difference value falls.

[0069] The clogging level includes at least two levels representing different clogging degrees.

[0070] In an application example, the clogging level includes two levels of no clogging and serious clogging. The determination of whether the filter screen of the clothes treatment device is clogged based on the difference cumulative value or the difference average value and the set load threshold value includes:

[0071] determining that the difference cumulative value or the difference average value is greater than or equal to the load threshold value, and determining that the filter screen is not clogged;

[0072] determining that the difference cumulative value or the difference average value is less than the load threshold value, and determining that the filter screen is seriously clogged.

[0073] It can be understood that for the difference values collected multiple times, the set load threshold value can be determined based on the test data of the difference cumulative value or the test data of the difference average value. If the set load threshold value is determined based on the test data of the difference cumulative value, the clothes treatment device will sum the differences between the first load values and the second load values collected multiple times when detecting the clogging of the filter screen, and generate a clogging level representing the clogging degree of the filter screen of the clothes treatment device based on the threshold interval into which the sum result falls. If the set load threshold value is determined based on the test data of the difference average value, the clothes treatment device will average the differences between the first load values and the second load values collected multiple times when detecting the clogging of the filter screen, and generate a clogging level representing the clogging degree of the filter screen of the clothes treatment device based on the threshold interval into which the average result falls. In this way, the accuracy of the filter screen clogging detection can be improved, and the detection error can be reduced.

[0074] In the embodiments of the present application, the first load value and the second load value can be values proportional to the clothes in the barrel. For example, the first load value and the second load value are the operating current value or the motor torque value of the motor.

[0075] In some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0076] determining that the clogging level of the filter screen falls within the set level standard, and controlling the clothes treatment device to run in a drying mode; or

[0077] determining that the clogging level of the filter screen does not fall within the set level standard, and outputting a filter screen clogging prompt information and / or controlling the clothes treatment device to automatically clean the filter screen.

[0078] It can be understood that the clothes treatment device of the embodiments of the present application can detect the clogging of the filter screen before the clothes are dried, and determine whether to continue the subsequent clothes drying based on the detection result of whether the filter screen is clogged, so as to ensure the reliable operation of the clothes drying.

[0079] In an application example, as Figure 2As shown, the control method of the laundry treating apparatus comprises:

[0080] Step 201, selecting a target program and starting the laundry treating apparatus.

[0081] Here, the user can select a target program and start the laundry treating apparatus based on the operation panel on the laundry treating apparatus or the remote communication manner, and the target program can be a drying program or a laundry treating program with drying function.

[0082] Step 202, performing filter clogging detection.

[0083] Here, the laundry treating apparatus can perform the filter clogging detection by running the filter clogging detection method of the present application, and obtain the clogging level of the current filter, which can be referred to the description of the present application in the following and Figure 3 .

[0084] Step 203, judging whether the clogging level is the set level standard, if not, executing step 204 and returning to step 202; if yes, executing step 205.

[0085] Here, the laundry treating apparatus judges whether the clogging level of the current filter is the set level standard, for example, assuming that the set level standard for running the laundry drying is “no clogging”, if the clogging level of the current filter is “no clogging”, step 205 can be executed, otherwise, step 204 needs to be executed and then return to step 202.

[0086] It can be understood that the set level standard can be reasonably adjusted based on the demand, for example, it can include “no clogging” and “slightly clogging”, so that the cleaning frequency of the filter can be reasonably adjusted, which is not limited by the present application.

[0087] Step 204, outputting filter clogging prompt information to prompt the user to clean the filter.

[0088] Here, the laundry treating apparatus can output the clogging level of the current filter based on the indicator light, display screen, voice playing and the like to prompt the user to clean the filter, in addition, for the laundry treating apparatus with automatic filter cleaning function, the filter cleaning program can be automatically run to automatically clean the filter, and then return to step 202 to detect the clogging level of the current filter again.

[0089] Step 205, running the target program.

[0090] Here, the clothes treatment apparatus determines that the clogging level of the current filter meets the set level standard, and thus determines that the clothes treatment apparatus can perform the target program to implement the clothes drying function. In this way, the reduction in the amount of air intake, the increase in drying time, and the increase in energy consumption of the apparatus caused by filter clogging during the drying operation can be effectively avoided, thereby ensuring the efficiency and quality of the clothes drying.

[0091] In an application example, as shown in Figure 3 The "filter clogging detection" specifically includes the following steps.

[0092] Step 301: Drive the drum to rotate in a first direction.

[0093] Here, after the clothes treatment apparatus starts the filter clogging detection, the motor drives the drum to rotate in the first direction. At this time, the motor also drives the fan to rotate through the second transmission mechanism.

[0094] Step 302: Obtain a first load value of the motor.

[0095] Here, the first load value of the motor can be obtained when the motor operates at a set speed, for example, the working current value or the motor torque value of the motor.

[0096] Step 303: Drive the drum to rotate in a second direction.

[0097] Here, the clothes treatment apparatus can control the motor to drive the drum to rotate in the second direction. At this time, the second transmission mechanism does not drive the fan.

[0098] Step 304: Obtain a second load value of the motor.

[0099] Here, the second load value of the motor can be obtained when the motor operates at a set speed, for example, the working current value or the motor torque value of the motor.

[0100] Step 305: Calculate the difference between the first load value and the second load value.

[0101] Step 306: After comparing the difference with a set load threshold, a clogging degree is generated.

[0102] As shown in Table 1 above, the clogging degree of the current filter can be determined based on the threshold interval in which the calculated difference falls.

[0103] To implement the method of the present application, the present application also provides a control device of a clothes treatment apparatus, which corresponds to the above-mentioned control method of the clothes treatment apparatus. The steps in the above-mentioned control method embodiment are also fully applicable to the control device embodiment of the clothes treatment apparatus.

[0104] AsFigure 4 As shown, the control device of the laundry treating apparatus comprises: an acquisition module 401 and a blockage detection module 402; the acquisition module 401 is configured to acquire a first load value of the motor driving the drum to rotate in a first direction, and a second load value of the motor driving the drum to rotate in a second direction; and the blockage detection module 402 is configured to determine whether the filter screen of the laundry treating apparatus is blocked based on a difference between the first load value and the second load value and a set load threshold.

[0105] In some embodiments, the motor driving the drum is controlled while a fan of the laundry treating apparatus is controlled, wherein the motor drives the drum to rotate in the first direction to drive the fan, and the motor drives the drum to rotate in the second direction without driving the fan.

[0106] In some embodiments, the first direction is a main rotation direction of the drum in a drying process, and the second direction is an auxiliary rotation direction of the drum for stirring the clothes being dried.

[0107] In some embodiments, the acquisition module 401 acquires the first load value and the second load value corresponding to each of at least two times of the motor driving the drum to rotate in the first direction and the second direction, respectively; and correspondingly, the blockage detection module 402 is specifically configured to:

[0108] calculate a difference cumulative value or a difference average value based on the difference between the first load value and the second load value of the at least two times;

[0109] determine whether the filter screen of the laundry treating apparatus is blocked based on the difference cumulative value or the difference average value and a set load threshold.

[0110] In some embodiments, the blockage detection module 402 determines whether the filter screen of the laundry treating apparatus is blocked based on the difference cumulative value or the difference average value and a set load threshold, comprising:

[0111] generating a blockage level representing a blockage degree of the filter screen of the laundry treating apparatus based on a threshold interval in which the difference cumulative value or the difference average value falls;

[0112] wherein the blockage level comprises at least two levels representing different blockage degrees.

[0113] In some embodiments, the blockage detection module 402 determines whether the filter screen of the laundry treating apparatus is blocked based on the difference cumulative value or the difference average value and a set load threshold, comprising:

[0114] determining that the filter screen is not blocked if the difference cumulative value or the difference average value is greater than or equal to the load threshold.

[0115] determining that the difference cumulative value or the difference average value is less than the load threshold value, determining that the filter screen is seriously clogged.

[0116] In some embodiments, the acquisition module 401 acquires the first load value and the second load value corresponding to the rotation of the drum in the first direction and the second direction respectively only once.

[0117] calculating the difference between the first load value and the second load value;

[0118] generating a clogging level representing the clogging degree of the filter screen of the clothes treatment device based on the threshold interval into which the difference falls.

[0119] The clogging level includes at least two levels representing different clogging degrees.

[0120] In some embodiments, the control device further includes a control module 403 configured to determine that the clogging level of the filter screen falls into a set level standard, and control the clothes treatment device to operate in a drying mode; or determine that the clogging level of the filter screen does not fall into the set level standard, and output a filter screen clogging prompt information and / or control the clothes treatment device to automatically clean the filter screen.

[0121] In some embodiments, the first load value and the second load value are working current values or motor torque values of the motor.

[0122] In actual applications, the acquisition module 401, the clogging detection module 402 and the control module 403 can be implemented by a processor of the clothes treatment device. Of course, the processor needs to run a computer program in a memory to realize its functions.

[0123] It should be noted that the control device of the clothes treatment device provided in the above embodiments is only used as an example to illustrate the division of the above program modules. In actual applications, the above processes can be completed by different program modules according to needs, that is, the internal structure of the device is divided into different program modules to complete all or part of the above processes. In addition, the control device of the clothes treatment device and the control method of the clothes treatment device provided in the above embodiments belong to the same concept, and the specific implementation process is described in the method embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0124] Based on the hardware implementation of the above program modules, and in order to realize the method of the embodiments of the present application, the embodiments of the present application further provide a clothes treatment device. Figure 5Only exemplary structures of the laundry treating apparatus are shown, not all structures, and can be implemented as needed Figure 5 partial structures or all structures.

[0125] As Figure 5 shown, the laundry treating apparatus 500 provided by the embodiments of the present application includes at least one processor 501, a memory 502 and a user interface 503. The various components in the laundry treating apparatus 500 are coupled together by a bus system 504. It can be understood that the bus system 504 is used to realize the connection communication between the components. The bus system 504 includes not only a data bus, but also a power bus, a control bus and a status signal bus. However, for the purpose of clear illustration, all the various buses are marked as the bus system 504 in the Figure 5 .

[0126] The laundry treating apparatus 500 of the embodiments of the present application further includes the aforementioned drum for containing laundry, a heating device, a fan, a filter screen and a motor, which are specifically described in the foregoing and will not be repeated here.

[0127] It can be understood that the laundry treating apparatus 500 of the embodiments of the present application can be a clothes dryer or a washer-dryer with a drying function.

[0128] The user interface 503 in the embodiments of the present application can include a display, a keyboard, a mouse, a trackball, a click wheel, a key, a button, a touchpad or a touch screen, etc.

[0129] The memory 502 in the embodiments of the present application is used to store various types of data to support the operation of the laundry treating apparatus. Examples of these data include any computer programs used to operate on the laundry treating apparatus.

[0130] The control method of the laundry treating apparatus disclosed in the embodiments of the present application can be applied to or implemented by the processor 501. The processor 501 can be an integrated circuit chip having a processing capability of a signal. In the implementation, each step of the control method of the laundry treating apparatus can be completed by an integrated logic circuit of hardware or an instruction in the form of software in the processor 501. The processor 501 described above can be a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc. The processor 501 can implement or execute each method, step, and logic block disclosed in the embodiments of the present application. The general-purpose processor can be a microprocessor or any conventional processor, etc. In combination with the steps of the method disclosed in the embodiments of the present application, the hardware decoding processor can be directly implemented or executed by a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor. The software module can be located in a storage medium in the memory 502, and the processor 501 reads information in the memory 502 to combine the hardware to complete the steps of the control method of the laundry treating apparatus provided in the embodiments of the present application.

[0131] In exemplary embodiments, the laundry treating apparatus can be implemented by one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), DSPs, programmable logic devices (PLDs), complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), general-purpose processors, controllers, micro controller units (MCUs), microprocessors, or other electronic elements for performing the aforementioned method.

[0132] 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 ferromagnetic random access memory (FRAM), a flash memory, a magnetic surface memory, an optical disc, 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) used as an external cache. By way of example but not limitation, many forms of RAM can be used, 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 (DDR SDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM), synchronous link dynamic random access memory (SLDRAM), and direct rambus random access memory (DRRAM).The memory described in the embodiments of the present application is intended to include, but not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

[0133] In the example embodiments, the embodiments of the present application also provide a storage medium, i.e., a computer storage medium, specifically a computer readable storage medium, for example, including the memory 502 storing a computer program, which can be executed by the processor 501 of the clothes processing apparatus to complete the steps described in the method of the embodiments of the present application. The computer readable storage medium can be a ROM, a PROM, an EPROM, an EEPROM, a Flash Memory, a magnetic surface memory, an optical disc, or a CD-ROM memory, etc.

[0134] It should be noted that "first", "second", etc. are used to distinguish similar objects, and do not necessarily describe a specific order or sequence.

[0135] In addition, the technical solutions described in the embodiments of the present application can be combined arbitrarily without conflict.

[0136] The above is only a specific implementation of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto, any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or replacements within the technical range disclosed in the present application, which should be covered within the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A control method of a laundry treating apparatus, characterized by, The laundry treating apparatus comprises a motor driving the tub, and the method comprises: obtaining a first load value when the motor drives the tub to rotate in a first direction; obtaining a second load value when the motor drives the tub to rotate in a second direction; determining whether the filter screen of the laundry treating apparatus is blocked based on a difference between the first load value and the second load value and a set load threshold value; wherein the motor driving the tub is controlled while a fan of the laundry treating apparatus is controlled; the motor driving the tub to rotate in the first direction drives the fan to operate, and the motor driving the tub to rotate in the second direction does not drive the fan to operate; obtaining the first load value and the second load value corresponding to each of the first direction and the second direction respectively when the motor drives the tub to rotate in the first direction and the second direction at least twice; accordingly, the determination of whether the filter screen of the laundry treating apparatus is blocked based on the difference between the first load value and the second load value and the set load threshold value comprises: obtaining a difference cumulative value or a difference average value based on the difference between the first load value and the second load value at least twice; determining whether the filter screen of the laundry treating apparatus is blocked based on the difference cumulative value or the difference average value and the set load threshold value.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, The determination of whether the filter screen of the laundry treating apparatus is blocked based on the difference cumulative value or the difference average value and the set load threshold value comprises: generating a blockage level representing a blockage degree of the filter screen of the laundry treating apparatus based on a threshold interval in which the difference cumulative value or the difference average value falls; wherein the blockage level comprises at least two levels representing different blockage degrees.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein, The determination of whether the filter screen of the laundry treating apparatus is blocked based on the difference cumulative value or the difference average value and the set load threshold value comprises: determining that the filter screen is not blocked if the difference cumulative value or the difference average value is greater than or equal to the load threshold value; and determining that the filter screen is severely blocked if the difference cumulative value or the difference average value is less than the load threshold value.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein, If the first load value and the second load value corresponding to each of the first direction and the second direction respectively when the motor drives the tub to rotate in the first direction and the second direction are obtained only once; accordingly, the determination of whether the filter screen of the laundry treating apparatus is blocked based on the difference between the first load value and the second load value and the set load threshold value comprises: obtaining a difference between the first load value and the second load value; generating a blockage level representing a blockage degree of the filter screen of the laundry treating apparatus based on a threshold interval in which the difference falls; wherein the blockage level comprises at least two levels representing different blockage degrees.

5. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that, The method further comprises: determining that the blockage level of the filter screen falls within a set level standard, and controlling the laundry treating apparatus to operate in a drying mode; or determining that the blockage level of the filter screen does not fall within the set level standard, and outputting a filter screen blockage prompt information and / or controlling the laundry treating apparatus to automatically clean the filter screen.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein The first load value and the second load value are working current values or motor torque values of the motor. 7.A control apparatus of a laundry treating apparatus, characterized by, The laundry treatment apparatus includes a motor driving a tub, and the control device includes: an acquisition module configured to acquire a first load value of the motor driving the tub to rotate in a first direction and a second load value of the motor driving the tub to rotate in a second direction; a clogging detection module configured to determine whether a filter screen of the laundry treatment apparatus is clogged based on a difference between the first load value and the second load value and a set load threshold value; wherein the motor driving the tub is controlled while a blower of the laundry treatment apparatus is controlled, the motor driving the tub to rotate in the first direction drives the blower to operate, and the motor driving the tub to rotate in the second direction does not drive the blower to operate; the acquisition module is configured to acquire the first load value and the second load value corresponding to each of at least two times when the motor drives the tub to rotate in the first direction and the second direction, respectively; the clogging detection module is specifically configured to: obtain a difference cumulative value or a difference average value based on the difference between the first load value and the second load value of the at least two times; determine whether the filter screen of the laundry treatment apparatus is clogged based on the difference cumulative value or the difference average value and the set load threshold value. 8.A laundry treating apparatus, characterized by, The laundry treatment apparatus includes a motor driving a tub, and the control device includes: a processor and a memory for storing a computer program capable of running on the processor, wherein, The processor is configured to execute the steps of the method of any one of claims 1 to 6 when running the computer program.

9. A storage medium having stored thereon a computer program, characterized in that The computer program, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of the method of any one of claims 1 to 6.

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