Drying control method and apparatus, clothes treatment apparatus, and storage medium

Abstract

The application provides a drying control method and device, a clothes processing device and a storage medium. The method comprises the following steps: in a drying process, a first load humidity at a first preset position in a drum and a second load humidity at a second preset position in the drum are acquired; and according to the first load humidity and the second load humidity, opening or closing of a first baffle and a second baffle on a rear cover is controlled, so as to make air enter the inner drum from a first air guide area and / or a second air guide area at the bottom of the inner drum. In the rear cover, an inner ring air duct and an outer ring air duct are divided by an inner ring. The first baffle controls the communication between the outer ring air duct and the first air guide area on the air guide cap. The second baffle controls the communication between the inner ring air duct and the second air guide area on the air guide cap. According to the load humidity at the two positions of the drum wall and the middle part of the inner drum, the opening or closing of the first baffle and the second baffle is controlled, so that the air inlet area is adapted to the distribution of the load humidity, the load is more evenly dried, and the situation that the load at the drum wall is excessively dried while the load in the middle part of the inner drum is not dried is effectively avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application belongs to the field of electrical equipment technology, specifically relating to a drying control method, device, clothing processing equipment, and storage medium. Background Technology

[0002] Currently, washer-dryer combos and dryers with drying functions have become common household appliances. When users need to dry their clothes, they place the wet clothes in the inner drum, start the drying program, and air is drawn into the inner drum from the rear cover of the garment dryer.

[0003] However, in related technologies, the airflow introduced into the inner drum from the rear cover is uniform. In actual drying scenarios, clothes of different thicknesses are dried to varying degrees within the same drying time. Moreover, some large clothes are wrapped together and cannot be shaken out, and clothes wrapped in the center are not easy to dry. Uniform airflow can lead to some clothes being over-dried or others not being dried at all. Summary of the Invention

[0004] This application proposes a drying control method, device, garment processing equipment, and storage medium. Based on the load humidity at two locations—the drum wall and the middle of the inner drum—the first and second baffles are controlled to open or close, so as to adapt the air intake area to the distribution of load humidity, thereby drying the load more evenly and effectively avoiding the situation where the load at the drum wall is over-dried while the load in the middle of the inner drum is not dried.

[0005] The first aspect of this application provides a drying control method, including: During the drying process, the first load humidity at the first preset position inside the drum and the second load humidity at the second preset position inside the drum are obtained; Based on the first load humidity and the second load humidity, the opening or closing of the first baffle and the second baffle on the rear cover is controlled to allow air to enter the inner cylinder from the first air guide area and / or the second air guide area at the bottom of the inner cylinder.

[0006] In some embodiments of this application, obtaining the first load humidity at a first preset position inside the cylinder and the second load humidity at a second preset position inside the cylinder includes: The first load humidity of the load at the cylinder wall is detected by a first humidity sensor installed on the cylinder wall or lifting rib. The second humidity of the load in the middle of the inner cylinder is detected by a second humidity sensor located in the middle of the bottom of the cylinder.

[0007] In some embodiments of this application, controlling the opening or closing of the first and second baffles on the rear cover according to the first and second load humidity to allow air to enter the inner cylinder from the first and / or second air guide zones at the bottom of the inner cylinder includes: It is determined that both the first load humidity and the second load humidity are greater than the first preset load humidity, and the first load humidity is greater than the second load humidity, and the difference between the first load humidity and the second load humidity is greater than the first preset difference threshold. The first baffle on the control cover is opened, and the second baffle on the control cover is closed, so that air can be introduced into the inner cylinder from the first air guide area at the bottom of the inner cylinder. The first air guide area includes the outer ring air guide hole at the bottom of the inner cylinder.

[0008] In some embodiments of this application, controlling the opening or closing of the first and second baffles on the rear cover according to the first and second load humidity to allow air to enter the inner cylinder from the first and / or second air guide zones at the bottom of the inner cylinder includes: It is determined that both the first load humidity and the second load humidity are greater than the first preset load humidity, and the second load humidity is greater than the first load humidity, and the difference between the second load humidity and the first load humidity is greater than the first preset difference threshold. The second baffle on the control rear cover is opened, and the first baffle on the control rear cover is closed, so that air can be introduced into the inner cylinder from the second air guide zone at the bottom of the inner cylinder, the second air guide zone including the inner ring air guide hole at the bottom of the inner cylinder.

[0009] In some embodiments of this application, the method further includes: It is determined that both the first load humidity and the second load humidity are greater than the first preset load humidity, and the absolute value of the difference between the first load humidity and the second load humidity is less than or equal to the first preset difference threshold. Both the first baffle and the second baffle are opened to allow air to enter the inner cylinder simultaneously from the first air guide zone and the second air guide zone at the bottom of the inner cylinder. The first air guide zone includes an outer ring air guide hole at the bottom of the inner cylinder, and the second air guide zone includes an inner ring air guide hole at the bottom of the inner cylinder.

[0010] In some embodiments of this application, controlling the opening or closing of the first and second baffles on the rear cover according to the first and second load humidity to allow air to enter the inner cylinder from the first and / or second air guide zones at the bottom of the inner cylinder includes: It is determined that both the first load humidity and the second load humidity are greater than a second preset humidity threshold, and the second preset humidity threshold is greater than the first preset humidity threshold. The first and second baffles on the control cover are both opened to allow air to enter the inner cylinder simultaneously from the first and second air guide zones at the bottom of the inner cylinder.

[0011] In some embodiments of this application, controlling the opening or closing of the first and second baffles on the rear cover according to the first and second load humidity to allow air to enter the inner cylinder from the first and / or second air guide zones at the bottom of the inner cylinder includes: Determine that both the humidity of the first load and the humidity of the second load are less than or equal to a first preset humidity threshold; Once the drying process is complete, the first baffle and the second baffle are closed.

[0012] In some embodiments of this application, before obtaining the first load humidity at a first preset position inside the drum and the second load humidity at a second preset position inside the drum during the drying process, the method further includes: Upon receiving the start command of the drying program, the first and second baffles on the rear cover are opened to allow air to enter the inner cylinder simultaneously from the first and second air guide zones at the bottom of the inner cylinder. Once the preset drying time has been reached, the operation of obtaining the first load humidity at the cylinder wall and the second load humidity in the middle of the inner cylinder is performed.

[0013] An embodiment of the second aspect of this application provides a drying control device, comprising: The humidity acquisition module is used to acquire the first load humidity at a first preset position inside the drum and the second load humidity at a second preset position inside the drum during the drying process. An air intake control module is used to control the opening or closing of the first baffle and the second baffle on the rear cover according to the first load humidity and the second load humidity, so as to introduce air into the inner cylinder from the first air guide area and / or the second air guide area at the bottom of the inner cylinder.

[0014] An embodiment of the third aspect of this application provides a garment processing device, including a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the processor executes the computer program to implement the method described in the first aspect above.

[0015] An embodiment of the fourth aspect of this application provides a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, the program being executed by a processor to implement the method described in the first aspect above.

[0016] The technical solutions provided in this application embodiment have at least the following technical effects or advantages: In this embodiment, an inner rib is provided in the rear cover of the garment processing equipment. This inner rib divides the air duct into an outer ring air duct and an inner ring air duct. The connection between the outer ring air duct and the first air guide area on the air guide cap is controlled by opening or closing a first baffle. The connection between the inner ring air duct and the second air guide area on the air guide cap is controlled by opening or closing a second baffle. During the drying process, the first load humidity at a first preset position inside the drum and the second load humidity at a second preset position inside the drum are monitored. The opening or closing of the first and second baffles is controlled by the magnitude of the first and second load humidity and the difference between them, thereby adjusting the air intake area in the inner drum. This ensures that the air intake area is adapted to the humidity distribution of the load, allowing the load to be dried more evenly. This improves the flexibility of drying control and effectively avoids the situation where the load at the drum wall is over-dried while the load in the middle of the inner drum is not dried, thus improving the drying effect.

[0017] Additional aspects and advantages of this application will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of this application. Attached Figure Description

[0018] Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon reading the following detailed description of preferred embodiments. The accompanying drawings are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of this application. Furthermore, the same reference numerals denote the same parts throughout the drawings. In the drawings: Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of the rear cover provided in one embodiment of this application is shown; Figure 2 This invention provides a schematic diagram of the structure of a first motor and a second motor mounted on the back of a rear cover according to an embodiment of the present application. Figure 3 This invention provides a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the inner drum in a garment processing device according to an embodiment of the present application. Figure 4 A flowchart of a drying control method provided in an embodiment of this application is shown; Figure 5 This illustration shows a schematic diagram of a first baffle being open and a second baffle being closed, according to an embodiment of this application. Figure 6 This illustration shows a schematic diagram of a first baffle being closed and a second baffle being open, according to an embodiment of this application. Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the structure of a drying control device provided in one embodiment of this application is shown; Figure 8 This invention provides a schematic diagram of the structure of a garment processing device according to an embodiment of the present application. Figure 9 A schematic diagram of a storage medium provided in one embodiment of this application is shown.

[0019] The meanings of the labels in the above figures are as follows: 1: Rear cover, 2: Inner rib, 3: Outer ring air duct, 4: Inner ring air duct, 5: First baffle, 6: Second baffle, 7: First motor, 8: Second motor, 9: Inner cylinder, 10: Rear plate, 11: Lifting rib, 12: First humidity sensor, 13: Air guide cap, 14: Second humidity sensor, 15: Second air guide zone, 16: First air guide zone. Detailed Implementation

[0020] Exemplary embodiments of this application will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. While exemplary embodiments of this application are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that this application may be implemented in various forms and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided to enable a more thorough understanding of this application and to fully convey the scope of this application to those skilled in the art.

[0021] It should be noted that, unless otherwise stated, the technical or scientific terms used in this application shall have the ordinary meaning as understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application pertains.

[0022] The following description, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, describes a drying control method, apparatus, garment processing equipment, and storage medium according to embodiments of this application.

[0023] Currently, washer-dryer combos and dryers typically use a system where air is drawn into the inner drum from the back cover to dry the contents. In these technologies, the back cover contains only one air duct, through which air enters the inner drum via a guide cap at the bottom, ensuring even airflow. However, in actual drying scenarios, garments of different thicknesses are dried to varying degrees within the same drying time. Furthermore, larger garments, often tightly packed together, cannot be easily shaken out, and garments wrapped in the center are also less likely to dry properly. Uneven airflow can lead to some garments being over-dried while others remain under-dried.

[0024] Based on this, this application provides a drying control method. This method is based on a novel rear cover structure, which can control the air intake of the first and / or second air guide zones on the air guide cap based on the first load humidity near the drum wall and the second load humidity in the middle of the drum. This allows for flexible control of air intake at different locations based on the load humidity of different areas, enabling targeted drying of areas with higher humidity while omitting drying of areas with lower humidity. This avoids the situation where clothes near the drum wall are over-dried while clothes in the middle remain undried.

[0025] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the novel rear cover structure is shown. An inner rib 2 is provided in the rear cover 1, dividing the air duct within the rear cover 1 into an outer ring air duct 3 and an inner ring air duct 4. A first baffle 5 and a second baffle 6 are also installed in the rear cover 1. The first baffle 5 is used to open or close the outer ring air duct 3, and the second baffle 6 is used to open or close the inner ring air duct 4. Figure 2 As shown, the back of the rear cover 1 (i.e. Figure 1 A first motor 7 and a second motor 8 are installed at the rear of the rear cover 1 shown. The first motor 7 is connected to the first baffle 5 and is used to drive the first baffle 5 to open or close. The second motor 8 is connected to the second baffle 6 and is used to drive the second baffle 6 to open or close.

[0026] like Figure 3 As shown, the garment handling equipment includes an inner drum 9 and a back plate 10, with the inner drum 9 mounted on the back plate 10. Figure 1 The rear cover 1 shown is mounted behind the rear panel 10. (As shown) Figure 3 As shown, a lifting rib 11 is provided on the side wall of the inner cylinder 9, and the first humidity sensor 12 is installed on the side wall of the inner cylinder 9 or on the lifting rib 11. Figure 3 The illustration is based on the example of the first humidity sensor 12 being installed on the lifting rib 11. An air guide cap 13 is provided at the bottom of the inner cylinder 9, and the second humidity sensor 14 can be installed at any position on the air guide cap 13. Figure 3 The illustration is based on the example of the second humidity sensor 14 being installed at the center of the air guide cap 13. The air guide cap 13 has multiple air guide holes. The air guide holes located in the middle of the air guide cap 13 are called the inner ring air guide holes, and the area where the inner ring air guide holes are located is called the second air guide zone 15. The air guide holes located on the outer perimeter of the air guide cap 13, excluding the inner ring air guide holes, are called the outer ring air guide holes, and the area where the outer ring air guide holes are located is called the first air guide zone 16. For example... Figure 3 As shown, the air guide cap 13 is circular in shape. The air guide holes in the smaller circular area in the middle of the air guide cap 13 belong to the second air guide area 15, and the air guide holes outside the smaller circular area belong to the first air guide area 16.

[0027] When the first baffle 5 in the rear cover 1 is opened, the outer ring air duct 3 in the rear cover 1 will connect with the first air guide zone 16, and the air generated by the fan will enter the inner cylinder 9 along the outer ring air duct 3 and the first air guide zone 16. When the second baffle 6 is opened, the inner ring air duct 4 in the rear cover 1 will connect with the second air guide zone 15, and the air generated by the fan will enter the inner cylinder 9 along the inner ring air duct 4 and the second air guide zone 15.

[0028] Based on the above Figure 1-3 The structure shown in this application illustrates a drying control method, see [link to relevant documentation]. Figure 4The method specifically includes the following steps: Step 101: During the drying process, obtain the first load humidity at the first preset position inside the drum and the second load humidity at the second preset position inside the drum.

[0029] The executing entity of this application embodiment is a washer-dryer combo, a dryer, or other clothing processing equipment with a drying function. This clothing processing equipment has… Figure 1-3 The structure shown.

[0030] As the load rotates with the inner drum 9 during the drying process, it can become entangled. This makes it difficult for the entangled load to come into contact with the air blown into the inner drum 9, resulting in the inner load being more difficult to dry compared to the load entangled on the outside. Therefore, as the drying program continues, a significant difference in humidity will occur between the outer and inner loads, with the outer load having a lower humidity than the inner load. Based on this, in this embodiment, after the drying program starts, the garment processing equipment monitors the first load humidity at the drum wall and the second load humidity in the middle of the inner drum 9 in real time. The first load humidity refers to the humidity of the load entangled on the outside, and the second load humidity refers to the humidity of the load entangled on the inside.

[0031] The first preset position can be any position on the inner drum 9's wall, and the second preset position can be any position in the middle area of ​​the bottom of the inner drum 9. Specifically, the garment handling equipment detects the first load humidity of the load near the drum wall using a first humidity sensor 12 installed on the drum wall or the lifting rib 11. It detects the second load humidity of the load in the middle of the inner drum 9 using a second humidity sensor 14 installed in the middle of the drum bottom. Alternatively, it can detect the second load humidity using a second humidity sensor 14 installed on the air guide cap 13.

[0032] Step 102: Based on the first load humidity and the second load humidity, control the opening or closing of the first baffle 5 and the second baffle 6 on the rear cover 1 to allow air to enter the inner cylinder 9 from the first air guide zone 16 and / or the second air guide zone 15 at the bottom of the inner cylinder 9.

[0033] For each moment, the first and second load humidity levels are simultaneously detected by the first humidity sensor 12 and the second humidity sensor 14. Based on the magnitude of the two load humidity levels and the difference between them, the garment processing equipment controls the opening or closing of the first baffle 5 and the second baffle 6 on the rear cover 1 to allow air to enter the inner drum 9 from the first air guide zone 16 and / or the second air guide zone 15 at the bottom of the inner drum 9. This ensures that the air intake control is adapted to the distribution area of ​​the load humidity in the inner drum 9, preventing the load at the drum wall from being over-dried while the load in the middle remains uncooked, thus improving the final drying effect.

[0034] Specifically, both the first load humidity and the second load humidity are compared with a first preset humidity threshold. The first preset humidity threshold is a lower humidity level used to determine dryness. If the humidity is 100% when the moisture content of the load reaches saturation, then the first preset humidity threshold can be 10%, 20%, 30%, etc. This application embodiment does not impose any special limitation on the value of the first preset humidity threshold.

[0035] If both the first load humidity and the second load humidity are greater than the first preset humidity threshold, it indicates that the humidity of the load near the cylinder wall and the load located in the middle of the inner cylinder 9 is relatively high, requiring air drying. At this time, the magnitudes of the first load humidity and the second load humidity are compared. If the first load humidity is greater than the second load humidity, the difference between the first load humidity and the second load humidity is further calculated. This difference is compared with the magnitude of the first preset difference threshold, which can be 20%, 30%, or 40%, etc. This embodiment does not impose any special restrictions on the value of the first preset difference threshold.

[0036] If the difference is determined to be greater than the first preset difference threshold, it indicates that the humidity of the load near the cylinder wall is much higher than that of the load in the middle of the inner cylinder 9. Therefore, the first baffle 5 on the rear cover 1 is opened and the second baffle 6 on the rear cover 1 is closed to allow air to enter the inner cylinder 9 from the first air guide zone 16 at the bottom of the inner cylinder 9.

[0037] Specifically, the first motor 7 drives the first baffle 5 on the rear cover 1 to open, connecting the outer ring air duct 3 in the rear cover 1 with the first air guide zone 16 at the bottom of the inner cylinder 9. Air generated by the fan enters the inner cylinder 9 through the outer ring air duct 3 and the first air guide zone 16. If the second baffle 6 is open at this time, the second motor 8 is also controlled to close the second baffle 6 on the rear cover 1, closing the connection between the inner ring air duct 4 in the rear cover 1 and the second air guide zone 15 at the bottom of the inner cylinder 9, preventing air from entering through the second air guide zone 15. The state of the first baffle 5 open and the second baffle 6 closed is as follows: Figure 5 As shown.

[0038] When the humidity of the load near the cylinder wall is much higher than that of the load in the middle of the inner cylinder 9, air is drawn in through the outer ring air guide holes of the first air guide zone 16 to dry the load near the cylinder wall, which can quickly reduce the humidity of the load near the cylinder wall. At the same time, not drawing air in through the inner ring air guide holes of the second air guide zone 15 helps to narrow the humidity difference between the load near the cylinder wall and the load in the middle of the inner cylinder 9, making the humidity of the load more uniform in all parts. Moreover, when the humidity of the load in the middle of the inner cylinder 9 is lower, not drawing air in through the second air guide zone 15 can also prevent the load in the middle of the inner cylinder 9 from being over-dried.

[0039] In other embodiments, if both the first load humidity and the second load humidity are greater than a first preset load humidity, and the second load humidity is found to be greater than the first load humidity, then the difference between the second load humidity and the first load humidity is further calculated. This difference is then compared to a first preset difference threshold. If the difference is determined to be greater than the first preset difference threshold, it indicates that the humidity of the load located in the middle of the inner cylinder 9 is much higher than the humidity of the load near the cylinder wall. Therefore, the second baffle 6 on the rear cover 1 is opened, and the first baffle 5 on the rear cover 1 is closed, so that air enters the inner cylinder 9 from the second air guide zone 15 at the bottom of the inner cylinder 9.

[0040] Specifically, the second motor 8 drives the second baffle 6 on the rear cover 1 to open, connecting the inner ring air duct 4 in the rear cover 1 with the second air guide zone 15 at the bottom of the inner cylinder 9. Air generated by the fan enters the inner cylinder 9 through the inner ring air duct 4 and the inner ring air guide holes included in the second air guide zone 15. If the first baffle 5 is open at this time, the first motor 7 also drives the first baffle 5 on the rear cover 1 to close, closing the connection between the outer ring air duct 3 in the rear cover 1 and the first air guide zone 16 at the bottom of the inner cylinder 9, preventing air from entering through the outer ring air guide holes included in the first air guide zone 16. The state of the first baffle 5 being closed and the second baffle 6 being open is as follows: Figure 6 As shown.

[0041] When the humidity of the load located in the middle of the inner cylinder 9 is much higher than that of the load near the cylinder wall, air is drawn in through the inner ring air guide holes of the second air guide zone 15 to dry the load in the middle of the inner cylinder 9, which can quickly reduce the humidity of the load in the middle of the inner cylinder 9. At the same time, not drawing air in through the outer ring air guide holes of the first air guide zone 16 helps to reduce the humidity difference between the load near the cylinder wall and the load in the middle of the inner cylinder 9, making the humidity of the load in various parts more uniform. Moreover, when the humidity of the load near the cylinder wall is lower, not drawing air in through the first air guide zone 16 can also prevent the load near the cylinder wall from being over-dried.

[0042] In other embodiments, when both the first load humidity and the second load humidity are greater than the first preset load humidity, if the absolute value of the difference between the first load humidity and the second load humidity is less than or equal to the aforementioned first preset difference threshold, it indicates that the humidity of the load near the cylinder wall and the load located in the middle of the inner cylinder 9 are both high, and the difference in load humidity between the two locations is not significant. In this case, both the first baffle 5 and the second baffle 6 are opened to allow air to simultaneously enter the inner cylinder 9 from the first air guide zone 16 and the second air guide zone 15 at the bottom of the inner cylinder 9, that is, air is simultaneously introduced into the inner cylinder 9 from both the outer ring air guide hole and the inner ring air guide hole. The state where both the first baffle 5 and the second baffle 6 are open is as follows: Figure 1 As shown, it can quickly reduce the humidity of the load near the cylinder wall and the load in the middle of the inner cylinder 9, thereby improving the drying rate.

[0043] In other embodiments of this application, considering that the humidity of the load on each part is usually relatively high at the initial stage of the drying process, all the air guide holes on the air guide cap 13 allow air to enter evenly, which can quickly reduce the humidity of the load on each part. Therefore, a second preset humidity threshold is preset in the garment processing equipment. This second preset humidity threshold is greater than the first preset humidity threshold, and the second preset humidity threshold can be 50%, 60%, 70%, etc. The embodiments of this application do not impose any special limitation on the value of the second preset humidity threshold.

[0044] If the garment processing equipment determines that both the current first load humidity and the second load humidity are greater than the second preset humidity threshold, it controls the first baffle 5 and the second baffle 6 on the rear cover 1 to open, so that air can simultaneously enter the inner drum 9 from the first air guide zone 16 and the second air guide zone 15 at the bottom of the inner drum 9. The state where both the first baffle 5 and the second baffle 6 are open is as follows: Figure 1 As shown, it can quickly reduce the humidity of the load near the cylinder wall and the load in the middle of the inner cylinder 9, thereby improving the drying rate.

[0045] During the drying process, the garment handling equipment controls the opening or closing of the first baffle 5 and / or the second baffle 6 according to the above embodiments to dry the load. As the drying process continues, the humidity of the load in various parts of the inner drum 9 will continuously decrease. When it is determined that the humidity of the first load and the humidity of the second load are both less than or equal to the first preset humidity threshold, the current drying process is determined to end, and the first baffle 5 and the second baffle 6 on the rear cover 1 are controlled to close.

[0046] In other embodiments of this application, considering that the humidity of the load on various parts is usually relatively high at the initial stage of the drying program, air can be simultaneously introduced from the first air guide zone 16 and the second air guide zone 15 for a preset drying time at the initial stage of the drying program, and then controlled according to the above-described embodiments. Specifically, after receiving the start command of the drying program, the garment handling equipment controls the first baffle 5 and the second baffle 6 on the rear cover 1 to open, so that air can be simultaneously introduced into the inner drum 9 from the first air guide zone 16 and the second air guide zone 15 at the bottom of the inner drum 9. When it is determined that the drying time has reached the preset time, the drying control process is executed from step 101.

[0047] The preset duration can be 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 35 minutes, etc., and the embodiments of this application do not impose special restrictions on the value of the preset duration.

[0048] During this preset time period, air is evenly introduced from all the air vents of the air guide cap 13, which can quickly reduce the humidity of the load on each part. Moreover, during this preset time period, there is no need to control the drying operation based on the first load humidity and the second load humidity, which reduces the calculation load of the clothing processing equipment.

[0049] During the entire drying process, before the first load humidity and the second load humidity reach the first preset humidity threshold for determining dryness, if both the first load humidity and the second load humidity are greater than the second preset humidity threshold, air will simultaneously enter from the first air guide zone 16 and the second air guide zone 15. If the first load humidity is greater than the second load humidity, and the difference between the two is greater than the first preset difference threshold, air will only enter from the outer ring air guide holes included in the first air guide zone 16. If the second load humidity is greater than the first load humidity, and the difference between the two is greater than the first preset difference threshold, air will only enter from the inner ring air guide holes included in the second air guide zone 15. If the absolute value of the difference between the two is less than or equal to the first preset difference threshold, air will simultaneously enter from the first air guide zone 16 and the second air guide zone 15. The drying process ends when both the first and second load humidity reach the first preset humidity threshold. This allows for flexible air blowing based on the load humidity at the cylinder wall and / or the middle of the inner cylinder 9, ensuring that all parts are dried and effectively preventing the load at the cylinder wall from being over-dried while the load in the middle of the inner cylinder 9 remains undried.

[0050] In this embodiment, an inner rib is provided in the rear cover of the garment processing equipment. This inner rib divides the air duct into an outer ring air duct and an inner ring air duct. The connection between the outer ring air duct and the first air guide area on the air guide cap is controlled by opening or closing a first baffle. The connection between the inner ring air duct and the second air guide area on the air guide cap is controlled by opening or closing a second baffle. During the drying process, the first load humidity at the drum wall and the second load humidity in the middle of the inner drum are monitored. The opening or closing of the first and second baffles is controlled by the magnitude of the first and second load humidity and the difference between them, thereby adjusting the air intake area in the inner drum. This ensures that the air intake area is adapted to the humidity distribution of the load, allowing the load to be dried more evenly. This improves the flexibility of drying control and effectively avoids the situation where the load at the drum wall is over-dried while the load in the middle of the inner drum is not dried, thus improving the drying effect.

[0051] This application provides a drying control device for executing the drying control method provided in any of the above embodiments. For example... Figure 7 As shown, the device includes: The humidity acquisition module 201 is used to acquire the first load humidity at a first preset position inside the drum and the second load humidity at a second preset position inside the drum during the drying process. The air intake control module 202 is used to control the opening or closing of the first baffle and the second baffle on the rear cover according to the first load humidity and the second load humidity, so as to allow air to enter the inner cylinder from the first air guide area and / or the second air guide area at the bottom of the inner cylinder.

[0052] The humidity acquisition module 201 is used to detect the first load humidity of the load at the cylinder wall by means of a first humidity sensor set on the cylinder wall or lifting rib; and to detect the second load humidity of the load in the middle of the inner cylinder by means of a second humidity sensor set in the middle of the cylinder bottom.

[0053] The air intake control module 202 is used to determine that both the first load humidity and the second load humidity are greater than the first preset load humidity, and the first load humidity is greater than the second load humidity, and the difference between the first load humidity and the second load humidity is greater than the first preset difference threshold; control the first baffle on the rear cover to open, and control the second baffle on the rear cover to close, so as to allow air to enter the inner cylinder from the first air guide area at the bottom of the inner cylinder, the first air guide area including the outer ring air guide hole at the bottom of the inner cylinder.

[0054] The air intake control module 202 is used to determine that both the first load humidity and the second load humidity are greater than the first preset load humidity, and the second load humidity is greater than the first load humidity, and the difference between the second load humidity and the first load humidity is greater than the first preset difference threshold; control the second baffle on the rear cover to open, and control the first baffle on the rear cover to close, so as to allow air to enter the inner cylinder from the second air guide area at the bottom of the inner cylinder, the second air guide area including the inner ring air guide hole at the bottom of the inner cylinder.

[0055] The air intake control module 202 is used to determine that both the first load humidity and the second load humidity are greater than the first preset load humidity, and the absolute value of the difference between the first load humidity and the second load humidity is less than or equal to the first preset difference threshold; and to control both the first baffle and the second baffle to open so that air can be simultaneously introduced into the inner cylinder from the first air guide area and the second air guide area at the bottom of the inner cylinder.

[0056] The air intake control module 202 is used to determine that both the first load humidity and the second load humidity are greater than the second preset humidity threshold, and the second preset humidity threshold is greater than the first preset humidity threshold; and to control the first baffle and the second baffle on the rear cover to open so that air can be simultaneously introduced into the inner cylinder from the first air guide area and the second air guide area at the bottom of the inner cylinder. The first air guide area includes the outer ring air guide hole at the bottom of the inner cylinder, and the second air guide area includes the inner ring air guide hole at the bottom of the inner cylinder.

[0057] The air intake control module 202 is used to determine that both the first load humidity and the second load humidity are less than or equal to the first preset humidity threshold; control the drying process to end, and close the first baffle and the second baffle.

[0058] The air intake control module 202 is used to receive the start command of the drying program, control the opening of the first baffle and the second baffle on the rear cover, so that air can be simultaneously introduced into the inner cylinder from the first air guide area and the second air guide area at the bottom of the inner cylinder; determine that the drying time has reached the preset time, and perform the operation of obtaining the first load humidity at the cylinder wall and the second load humidity in the middle of the inner cylinder.

[0059] The drying control device and the drying control method provided in the above embodiments of this application are based on the same inventive concept and have the same beneficial effects as the methods adopted, run or implemented by the application stored therein.

[0060] This application also provides a garment processing device to perform the above-described drying control method. This garment processing device can be a washer-dryer combo, a dryer, or other garment processing equipment with a drying function. Please refer to... Figure 8 This illustrates a schematic diagram of a garment processing device provided by some embodiments of this application. For example... Figure 8 As shown, the garment processing device 40 includes: a processor 400, a memory 401, a bus 402, and a communication interface 403. The processor 400, the communication interface 403, and the memory 401 are connected via the bus 402. The memory 401 stores a computer program that can run on the processor 400. When the processor 400 runs the computer program, it executes the drying control method provided in any of the foregoing embodiments of this application.

[0061] The memory 401 may include high-speed random access memory (RAM) or non-volatile memory, such as at least one disk storage device. Communication between this device network element and at least one other network element is achieved through at least one communication interface 403 (which can be wired or wireless), such as the Internet, wide area network, local area network, metropolitan area network, etc.

[0062] Bus 402 can be an ISA bus, PCI bus, or EISA bus, etc. The bus can be divided into an address bus, a data bus, a control bus, etc. The memory 401 is used to store programs. After receiving an execution instruction, the processor 400 executes the program. The drying control method disclosed in any of the foregoing embodiments of this application can be applied to the processor 400, or implemented by the processor 400.

[0063] The processor 400 may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities. In implementation, each step of the above method can be completed by the integrated logic circuitry in the hardware of the processor 400 or by instructions in software form. The processor 400 may be a general-purpose processor, including a central processing unit (CPU), a network processor (NP), etc.; it may also be a digital signal processor (DSP), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), an off-the-shelf programmable gate array (FPGA), or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, or discrete hardware components. It can implement or execute the methods, steps, and logic block diagrams disclosed in the embodiments of this application. The general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or any conventional processor. The steps of the methods disclosed in the embodiments of this application can be directly embodied in the execution of a hardware decoding processor, or executed by a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor. The software modules may reside in random access memory, flash memory, read-only memory, programmable read-only memory, electrically erasable programmable memory, registers, or other mature storage media in the art. The storage medium is located in memory 401. The processor 400 reads the information in memory 401 and, in conjunction with its hardware, completes the steps of the above method.

[0064] The garment processing equipment and the drying control method provided in this application are based on the same inventive concept and have the same beneficial effects as the methods they employ, operate, or implement.

[0065] This application also provides a computer-readable storage medium corresponding to the drying control method provided in the foregoing embodiments. Please refer to... Figure 9 The computer-readable storage medium shown is an optical disc 30, on which a computer program (i.e., a program product) is stored. When the computer program is run by a processor, it executes the drying control method provided in any of the foregoing embodiments.

[0066] It should be noted that examples of the computer-readable storage medium may also include, but are not limited to, phase-change memory (PRAM), static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), other types of random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), flash memory or other optical and magnetic storage media, which will not be elaborated here.

[0067] The computer-readable storage medium provided in the above embodiments of this application and the drying control method provided in the embodiments of this application are based on the same inventive concept and have the same beneficial effects as the methods adopted, run or implemented by the application programs stored therein.

[0068] It should be noted that: Numerous specific details are set forth in the specification provided herein. However, it will be understood that embodiments of this application may be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, well-known structures and techniques have not been shown in detail so as not to obscure the understanding of this specification.

[0069] Similarly, it should be understood that, for the sake of brevity and to aid in understanding one or more of the various inventive aspects, in the above description of exemplary embodiments of this application, various features of this application are sometimes grouped together in a single embodiment, figure, or description thereof. However, this disclosure should not be construed as reflecting a schematic diagram in which the claimed application requires more features than expressly recited in each claim. Rather, as reflected in the following claims, inventive aspects lie in fewer than all features of a single foregoing disclosed embodiment. Therefore, the claims following the detailed description are hereby expressly incorporated into that detailed description, wherein each claim itself is a separate embodiment of this application.

[0070] Furthermore, those skilled in the art will understand that although some embodiments described herein include certain features but not others included in other embodiments, combinations of features from different embodiments are intended to be within the scope of this application and form different embodiments. For example, in the following claims, any of the claimed embodiments can be used in any combination.

[0071] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of this application, but the scope of protection of this application is not limited thereto. Any variations or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this application should be included within the scope of protection of this application. Therefore, the scope of protection of this application should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A drying control method, characterized in that, include: During the drying process, the first load humidity of the load at the cylinder wall is detected by a first humidity sensor set on the cylinder wall or lifting ribs. The second load humidity of the load in the middle of the inner cylinder is detected by a second humidity sensor located in the middle of the bottom of the cylinder. Based on the first load humidity and the second load humidity, the opening or closing of the first and second baffles on the rear cover is controlled to allow air to enter the inner cylinder from the first and / or second air guide zones at the bottom of the inner cylinder to dry the load, including: It is determined that both the first load humidity and the second load humidity are greater than the first preset load humidity, and the first load humidity is greater than the second load humidity, and the difference between the first load humidity and the second load humidity is greater than the first preset difference threshold; the first baffle on the rear cover is opened and the second baffle on the rear cover is closed to allow air to enter the inner cylinder from the first air guide area at the bottom of the inner cylinder, the first air guide area including the outer ring air guide hole at the bottom of the inner cylinder; It is determined that both the first load humidity and the second load humidity are greater than the first preset load humidity, and the second load humidity is greater than the first load humidity, and the difference between the second load humidity and the first load humidity is greater than the first preset difference threshold; the second baffle on the rear cover is opened and the first baffle on the rear cover is closed, so that air can be introduced into the inner cylinder from the second air guide area at the bottom of the inner cylinder, the second air guide area including the inner ring air guide hole at the bottom of the inner cylinder.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The method further includes: It is determined that both the first load humidity and the second load humidity are greater than the first preset load humidity, and the absolute value of the difference between the first load humidity and the second load humidity is less than or equal to the first preset difference threshold. Both the first baffle and the second baffle are opened to allow air to enter the inner cylinder simultaneously from the first air guide zone and the second air guide zone at the bottom of the inner cylinder. The first air guide zone includes an outer ring air guide hole at the bottom of the inner cylinder, and the second air guide zone includes an inner ring air guide hole at the bottom of the inner cylinder.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The step of controlling the opening or closing of the first and second baffles on the rear cover according to the first and second load humidity to allow air to enter the inner cylinder from the first and / or second air guide zones at the bottom of the inner cylinder includes: It is determined that both the first load humidity and the second load humidity are greater than a second preset humidity threshold, and the second preset humidity threshold is greater than a first preset humidity threshold. The first and second baffles on the control cover are both opened to allow air to enter the inner cylinder simultaneously from the first and second air guide zones at the bottom of the inner cylinder.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The step of controlling the opening or closing of the first and second baffles on the rear cover according to the first and second load humidity to allow air to enter the inner cylinder from the first and / or second air guide zones at the bottom of the inner cylinder includes: Determine that both the humidity of the first load and the humidity of the second load are less than or equal to a first preset humidity threshold; Once the drying process is complete, the first baffle and the second baffle are closed.

5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, Before obtaining the first load humidity at the first preset position inside the drum and the second load humidity at the second preset position inside the drum during the drying process, the method further includes: Upon receiving the start command of the drying program, the first and second baffles on the rear cover are opened to allow air to enter the inner cylinder simultaneously from the first and second air guide zones at the bottom of the inner cylinder. Once the preset drying time has been reached, the operation of obtaining the first load humidity at the cylinder wall and the second load humidity in the middle of the inner cylinder is performed.

6. A drying control device, characterized in that, include: The humidity acquisition module is used to detect the first load humidity of the load at the cylinder wall through a first humidity sensor set on the cylinder wall or lifting ribs during the drying process; and to detect the second load humidity of the load in the middle of the inner cylinder through a second humidity sensor set in the middle of the cylinder bottom. An air intake control module is used to control the opening or closing of the first baffle and the second baffle on the rear cover according to the first load humidity and the second load humidity, so as to introduce air into the inner cylinder from the first air guide area and / or the second air guide area at the bottom of the inner cylinder to dry the load. The air intake control module is used to determine that both the first load humidity and the second load humidity are greater than a first preset load humidity, and the first load humidity is greater than the second load humidity, and the difference between the first load humidity and the second load humidity is greater than a first preset difference threshold; control the first baffle on the rear cover to open, and control the second baffle on the rear cover to close, so as to allow air to enter the inner cylinder from the first air guide area at the bottom of the inner cylinder, the first air guide area including the outer ring air guide hole at the bottom of the inner cylinder; The air intake control module is used to determine that both the first load humidity and the second load humidity are greater than a first preset load humidity, and the second load humidity is greater than the first load humidity, and the difference between the second load humidity and the first load humidity is greater than a first preset difference threshold; control the second baffle on the rear cover to open, and control the first baffle on the rear cover to close, so as to allow air to enter the inner cylinder from the second air guide area at the bottom of the inner cylinder, the second air guide area including the inner ring air guide hole at the bottom of the inner cylinder.

7. A garment processing device, comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, characterized in that, The processor executes the computer program to implement the method as described in any one of claims 1-5.

8. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, characterized in that, The program is executed by a processor to implement the method as described in any one of claims 1-5.

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