Environment-adaptive drying control method and apparatus, and laundry treatment apparatus

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an environment-adaptive drying control method and device and a clothes processing apparatus. The environment-adaptive drying control method of the clothes processing apparatus comprises: acquiring an environment parameter of an environment in which the clothes processing apparatus is located; and determining a subsequent processing procedure of the clothes processing apparatus according to the environment parameter. Through the technical solution of the present disclosure, the drying process of the clothes processing apparatus has environment adaptability, the intelligent degree of the clothes processing apparatus is improved, and the tactile experience of the user when taking clothes is optimized.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of clothing processing equipment technology, and in particular to an environmentally adaptive drying control method, apparatus and clothing processing equipment. Background Technology

[0002] With the improvement of people's living standards, clothes dryers are becoming increasingly common in people's lives. When drying clothes, the heating element of the clothes dryer generates a high-temperature airflow, which circulates inside the drum, thereby evaporating the moisture from the clothes and carrying it out of the drum to achieve the drying effect.

[0003] Currently, dryers mainly rely on temperature and humidity sensors to control the moisture content of clothes. However, the fixed logic of these sensors results in a fixed moisture content for the clothes, leading to a low level of intelligence in the dryers and a poor tactile experience for users when taking out the dried clothes. Summary of the Invention

[0004] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, or at least partially solve them, this disclosure provides an environmentally adaptive drying control method, apparatus, and clothing processing equipment, which makes the drying process of the clothing processing equipment environmentally adaptive, improves the intelligence level of the clothing processing equipment, and optimizes the user's tactile experience of the dried clothes when taking them out.

[0005] In a first aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide an environment-adaptive drying control method, comprising:

[0006] Obtain the environmental parameters of the environment in which the clothing processing equipment is located;

[0007] The subsequent processing steps of the clothing processing equipment are determined based on the environmental parameters.

[0008] Optionally, before obtaining the environmental parameters of the environment where the clothing processing equipment is located, the method further includes:

[0009] The refrigerant temperature and the drum temperature of the garment processing equipment are obtained when the garment processing equipment is turned on.

[0010] The acquisition of environmental parameters of the environment in which the clothing processing equipment is located includes:

[0011] The environmental parameters of the environment in which the clothing processing equipment is located are obtained based on the refrigerant temperature and the temperature inside the drum.

[0012] Optionally, obtaining the environmental parameters of the environment in which the clothing processing equipment is located based on the refrigerant temperature and the drum temperature includes:

[0013] Determine whether the clothing processing equipment is in a hot-up state when it is turned on based on the refrigerant temperature and the drum temperature.

[0014] When it is determined that the clothing processing equipment is in a hot-up state when it is turned on, the environmental temperature recorded by the clothing processing equipment in the previous record is read as the environmental temperature used to determine the environmental parameters.

[0015] When it is determined that the clothing processing equipment is in a non-hot state when it is turned on, the refrigerant temperature is used as the ambient temperature for determining the environmental parameters.

[0016] Optionally, determining whether the clothing processing equipment is in a warm-up state when started based on the refrigerant temperature and the drum temperature includes:

[0017] The garment processing equipment is determined to be in a non-warm-up state when it is turned on if at least one of the following conditions is met:

[0018] The difference between the refrigerant temperature and the cylinder temperature is less than a preset difference.

[0019] The rate of change of the refrigerant temperature is less than the first preset rate of change.

[0020] The rate of change of temperature inside the cylinder is less than the second preset rate of change.

[0021] Optionally, determining whether the clothing processing equipment is in a warm-up state when started based on the refrigerant temperature and the drum temperature includes:

[0022] When the first condition is met and the difference between the refrigerant temperature and the drum temperature is less than a preset difference, it is determined that the clothing processing equipment is in a non-hot state when it is turned on.

[0023] The first condition is that the rate of change of the refrigerant temperature is less than a first preset rate of change or the rate of change of the temperature inside the cylinder is less than a second preset rate of change.

[0024] Optionally, determining the subsequent processing steps of the clothing processing equipment based on the environmental parameters includes:

[0025] When the ambient temperature used to determine the environmental parameter is within the first ambient temperature range, it is determined that the environmental parameter is spring or autumn.

[0026] The dryness threshold of the garment processing device is controlled to be greater than the default dryness threshold.

[0027] Optionally, determining the subsequent processing steps of the clothing processing equipment based on the environmental parameters includes:

[0028] When the ambient temperature used to determine the environmental parameter is within the second ambient temperature range, the environmental parameter is determined to be winter.

[0029] After drying is complete, the garment processing equipment is controlled to periodically turn on the circulating hot air.

[0030] Optionally, determining the subsequent processing steps of the clothing processing equipment based on the environmental parameters includes:

[0031] When the ambient temperature used to determine the environmental parameter is within the third ambient temperature range, the environmental parameter is determined to be summer.

[0032] After drying is complete, control the garment processing equipment to turn on the cold air at regular intervals.

[0033] Optionally, determining the subsequent processing steps of the clothing processing equipment based on the environmental parameters includes:

[0034] When the ambient temperature used to determine the environmental parameter is within the third ambient temperature range, the environmental parameter is determined to be summer.

[0035] After drying is completed, the preset process is repeated until the temperature inside the drying drum of the garment processing equipment is less than or equal to the initial ambient temperature.

[0036] The preset process includes:

[0037] Obtain the temperature inside the drying drum of the garment processing equipment after drying;

[0038] When the temperature inside the drying drum is higher than the initial ambient temperature, the clothing processing equipment is controlled to turn on the cold air at regular intervals.

[0039] Secondly, this disclosure also provides an environmentally adaptive drying control device, comprising:

[0040] An environmental parameter acquisition module is used to acquire environmental parameters of the environment in which the clothing processing equipment is located;

[0041] The subsequent process control module is used to determine the subsequent processing process of the clothing processing equipment based on the environmental parameters.

[0042] Thirdly, this disclosure also provides a garment processing device, including: a processor and a memory, wherein the processor executes the steps of the environmental adaptive drying control method as described in the first aspect by calling a program or instruction stored in the memory.

[0043] The environmental adaptive drying control method disclosed herein includes: acquiring environmental parameters of the environment in which the clothing processing equipment is located, and determining the subsequent processing steps of the clothing processing equipment based on the environmental parameters. Therefore, embodiments of this disclosure can automatically identify the environmental parameters of the environment in which the clothing processing equipment is located, and then determine the current season based on the environmental parameters, thereby adaptively adjusting the drying parameters in the subsequent processing steps of the clothing processing equipment. This makes the drying process of the clothing processing equipment environmentally adaptive, improves the intelligence level of the clothing processing equipment, and optimizes the tactile experience of users when retrieving dried clothes. Attached Figure Description

[0044] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with this disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of this disclosure.

[0045] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this disclosure or the prior art, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0046] Figure 1 A schematic flowchart illustrating an environmental adaptive drying control method for a garment processing device provided in this embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0047] Figure 2 A schematic flowchart illustrating an environmental adaptive drying control method for a garment processing device provided in this embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0048] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an environmental adaptive drying control device for a garment processing equipment provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0049] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a garment processing device provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0050] To better understand the above-mentioned objectives, features, and advantages of this disclosure, the solutions disclosed herein will be further described below. It should be noted that, unless otherwise specified, the embodiments and features described herein can be combined with each other.

[0051] Numerous specific details are set forth in the following description in order to provide a full understanding of this disclosure, but this disclosure may also be implemented in other ways different from those described herein; obviously, the embodiments in the specification are only some, and not all, of the embodiments of this disclosure.

[0052] Figure 1This is a flowchart illustrating an environmentally adaptive drying control method for a garment processing device provided in this disclosure. The environmentally adaptive drying control method for garment processing devices can be applied to scenarios requiring adjustment of drying parameters based on ambient temperature. It can be executed by the environmentally adaptive drying control device for garment processing devices provided in this disclosure, and this device can be implemented using software and / or hardware. Figure 1 As shown, the environmental adaptive drying control method for garment processing equipment includes:

[0053] S101. Obtain environmental parameters of the environment where the clothing processing equipment is located.

[0054] Specifically, the environmental parameters of the environment in which the clothing processing equipment is located can be the current season of the clothing processing equipment. For example, the user can input an instruction containing the current season information into the clothing processing equipment, and the clothing processing equipment can parse the current season information based on the received instruction.

[0055] Alternatively, before acquiring the environmental parameters of the environment in which the clothing processing equipment is located, the refrigerant temperature and the drum temperature of the clothing processing equipment can be acquired when the equipment is turned on. Acquiring the environmental parameters of the environment in which the clothing processing equipment is located includes: acquiring the environmental parameters of the environment in which the clothing processing equipment is located based on the refrigerant temperature and the drum temperature.

[0056] Specifically, a temperature and humidity sensor is installed inside the garment processing equipment drum. This sensor can detect the temperature and humidity inside the drum in real time or at set intervals. It should be noted that this embodiment does not limit the specific installation location of the temperature and humidity sensor within the garment processing equipment. For example, the garment processing equipment can be a dryer or a washer-dryer combo.

[0057] For example, the clothing processing device provided in this embodiment can be a condensing clothing processing device. This device also includes a condenser. The specific working process of the condensing clothing processing device is as follows: air is heated into dry hot air by a heater, passes through the clothing, and becomes cold and humid air. The cold and humid air then passes through the condenser and becomes dry cold air, while moisture is collected in a water storage box or discharged directly through a drain pipe. The dry cold air then passes through the heater again, becoming dry hot air again, and passes through the clothing. This cycle continues to remove moisture from the clothing, achieving the purpose of drying it. An NTC sensor at the refrigerant outlet of the condenser is installed outside the clothing processing device drum, and it can detect the refrigerant temperature at the refrigerant outlet of the condenser in real time or at set intervals.

[0058] Specifically, when the garment processing equipment is turned on, the NTC sensor at the refrigerant outlet of the condenser is used to obtain the refrigerant temperature of the garment processing equipment, and the temperature and humidity sensor inside the garment processing equipment drum is used to obtain the temperature inside the garment processing equipment drum. The existing temperature and humidity sensor of the garment processing equipment is inside the garment processing equipment drum, while the condenser outlet temperature NTC sensor is outside the garment processing equipment drum, but inside the casing of the garment processing equipment. The two sensors are mutually calibrated when sensing the external environment, and then the ambient temperature of the environment in which the garment processing equipment is located is obtained based on the refrigerant temperature and the temperature inside the drum.

[0059] Optionally, obtaining the ambient temperature of the environment in which the clothing processing equipment is located based on the refrigerant temperature and the drum temperature includes: determining whether the clothing processing equipment is in a warm-up state when it is turned on based on the refrigerant temperature and the drum temperature; if it is determined that the clothing processing equipment is in a warm-up state when it is turned on, reading the previously recorded ambient temperature of the clothing processing equipment as the ambient temperature used to determine the environmental parameters; if it is determined that the clothing processing equipment is in a non-warm-up state when it is turned on, using the refrigerant temperature as the ambient temperature used to determine the environmental parameters.

[0060] Specifically, the garment processing equipment is in a hot-running state, meaning that the drying function was activated briefly before the current drying process. This results in residual heat from the previous drying process remaining inside the garment processing equipment drum and at the refrigerant outlet of the condenser during the current drying process. At this time, neither the refrigerant temperature nor the drum temperature can accurately sense the ambient temperature of the garment processing equipment. In this embodiment, when it is determined that the garment processing equipment is in a hot-running state when it is turned on, the previously recorded ambient temperature is read as the ambient temperature of the environment in which the garment processing equipment is located. The previously recorded ambient temperature can be, for example, the ambient temperature obtained when the garment processing equipment was operating in a non-hot-running state, or the refrigerant temperature obtained when the garment processing equipment was turned on in a non-hot-running state.

[0061] Therefore, the interval between the use of the clothing processing equipment is relatively short, especially corresponding to the current season. The current season corresponding to the use of the clothing processing equipment is consistent. When it is determined that the clothing processing equipment is in a warm-up state when it is turned on, the ambient temperature recorded by the clothing processing equipment in the previous operation can be read as the ambient temperature of the environment where the clothing processing equipment is located. This can eliminate the influence of the warm-up state on the detection of the external ambient temperature and improve the accuracy of the ambient temperature detection.

[0062] Specifically, the clothes dryer is in a non-thermally conditioned state, that is, the laundry treatment device is powered on for the first time. That is, before the laundry treatment device performs the current drying process, the drying function has not been turned on for a long time. At this time, neither the refrigerant temperature of the laundry treatment device nor the temperature inside the tub of the laundry treatment device will have a temperature drop caused by the residual heat of thermal conditioning. Therefore, the clothes dryer is in a non-thermally conditioned state, and both the refrigerant temperature of the laundry treatment device and the temperature inside the tub of the laundry treatment device are close to the ambient temperature of the environment where the laundry treatment device is located.

[0063] Preferably, the refrigerant temperature of the laundry treatment device can be used as the ambient temperature. When the laundry treatment device is in a non-thermally conditioned state, it is closer to the ambient temperature of the environment where the laundry treatment device is located. Alternatively, the temperature inside the tub of the laundry treatment device can also be used as the ambient temperature of the environment where the laundry treatment device is located, or the average value of the refrigerant temperature of the laundry treatment device and the temperature inside the tub of the laundry treatment device can be used as the ambient temperature of the environment where the laundry treatment device is located. The embodiments of the present disclosure do not make specific limitations thereto.

[0064] Optionally, determining whether the laundry treatment device is in a thermally conditioned state when powered on based on the refrigerant temperature and the temperature inside the tub includes: when at least one of the following conditions is met, it is determined that the laundry treatment device is in a non-thermally conditioned state when powered on: the difference between the refrigerant temperature and the temperature inside the tub is less than a preset difference; the change rate of the refrigerant temperature is less than a first preset change rate; the change rate of the temperature inside the tub is less than a second preset change rate.

[0065] Specifically, when the laundry treatment device is powered on, the NTC temperature sensor at the refrigerant outlet end of the condenser detects the refrigerant temperature T N , and the temperature sensor inside the tub installed below the filter screen detects the temperature T inside the tub when powered on M , calculates the difference ΔT = abs(T N - T M ), and at the same time calculates the first-order derivatives of T N and T M with respect to time and Judges the three variables of the aforementioned difference, the first-order derivative of T N and T M with respect to time to determine whether the laundry treatment device is in a non-thermally conditioned state when powered on.

[0066] If the laundry treatment device is in a thermally conditioned state, due to continuous drying operations, the difference between the refrigerant temperature and the temperature inside the tub is relatively large; if the laundry treatment device is in a non-thermally conditioned state, both the refrigerant temperature and the temperature inside the tub are close to the ambient temperature, and the difference between the two is small, that is, when δT < T0, it can be determined that the laundry treatment device is powered on for the first time. That is, when the difference between the refrigerant temperature and the temperature inside the tub is less than the preset difference, it is determined that the laundry treatment device is in a non-thermally conditioned state when powered on. At this time, TN Close to the ambient temperature.

[0067] If the laundry treatment device is in the warm-up state, due to continuous drying operations, at the time point of starting the drying operation this time, the refrigerant temperature needs to drop from the residual temperature of the previous drying to the ambient temperature. Therefore, T N will change significantly; if the laundry treatment device is in a non-warm-up state, the refrigerant temperature is close to the ambient temperature and remains basically unchanged, that is, it satisfies Then it can be determined that the laundry treatment device is used for the first time when starting up, that is, the change rate of the refrigerant temperature is less than the first preset change rate, and it is determined that the laundry treatment device is in a non-warm-up state when starting up. At this time, T N Close to the ambient temperature.

[0068] Similarly, if the laundry treatment device is in the warm-up state, due to continuous drying operations, at the time point of starting the drying operation this time, the temperature inside the drum needs to drop from the residual temperature of the previous drying to the ambient temperature. Therefore, T M will change significantly; if the laundry treatment device is in a non-warm-up state, the temperature inside the drum is close to the ambient temperature and remains basically unchanged, that is, it satisfies Then it can be determined that the laundry treatment device is used for the first time when starting up, that is, the change rate of the refrigerant temperature is less than the first preset change rate, and it is determined that the laundry treatment device is in a non-warm-up state when starting up. At this time, T N Close to the ambient temperature.

[0069] Preferably, judging whether the laundry treatment device is in the warm-up state when starting up based on the refrigerant temperature and the temperature inside the drum includes: when the first condition is satisfied and the difference between the refrigerant temperature and the temperature inside the drum is less than the preset difference, it is determined that the laundry treatment device is in a non-warm-up state when starting up; wherein, the first condition is that the change rate of the refrigerant temperature is less than the first preset change rate or the change rate of the temperature inside the drum is less than the second preset change rate.

[0070] Specifically, referring to the above embodiment, if it satisfies or Any one of the two conditions, and at the same time satisfies δT < T0, then it can be determined that the laundry treatment device is used for the first time when starting up. At this time, T N is close to the ambient temperature. By comprehensively considering the above-mentioned multiple determination conditions to judge whether the laundry treatment device is in the warm-up state, the accuracy of judging the warm-up state of the laundry treatment device can be improved.

[0071] It should be noted that K N 、K M 、T0 are all determination thresholds, and the specific values of K N 、K M 、T0 in this embodiment of the present disclosure are not limited.

[0072] Therefore, this embodiment of the present disclosure uses existing condenser outlet temperature sensors and drum temperature sensors to determine whether the clothing processing equipment is in a warm-up state or being used for the first time by utilizing the temperature drop gradient and the temperature difference detected by the two sensors. If it is being used for the first time, the refrigerant temperature read upon startup is used as the ambient temperature value of the environment where the clothing processing equipment is located; otherwise, the previously recorded ambient temperature value is used as the ambient temperature value of the environment where the clothing processing equipment is located.

[0073] S102. Determine the subsequent processing steps of the clothing processing equipment based on environmental parameters.

[0074] Specifically, the current season can be determined based on the ambient temperature of the environment where the clothing processing equipment is located, and the subsequent processing steps of the clothing processing equipment can be determined based on the current season. This can be based on T... N The temperature is categorized into different temperature ranges. If a temperature range belongs to a different season, it is determined that the temperature range is the same for spring and autumn, while summer and winter belong to two different ranges. There is no overlap between the temperature ranges.

[0075] Optionally, determining the subsequent processing steps of the clothing processing equipment based on the environmental parameters includes: when the ambient temperature of the environment where the clothing processing equipment is located is within a first ambient temperature range, determining the environmental parameters, i.e., whether the current season is spring or autumn; and controlling the humidity threshold of the clothing processing equipment to be greater than the default humidity threshold.

[0076] Specifically, when the ambient temperature of the clothing processing equipment is within a first ambient temperature range (e.g., greater than 10°C and less than or equal to 25°C), and the current season is determined to be spring or autumn, the humidity threshold for determining dryness of the clothing processing equipment is increased to a default humidity threshold. The default humidity threshold could be, for example, a1, meaning that drying is considered complete when the humidity inside the drum begins to fall below a1. The adjusted humidity threshold, for example, a2, is greater than a1. Therefore, drying is considered complete when the humidity inside the drum begins to fall below a2. Thus, when spring or autumn is determined, increasing the humidity threshold results in slightly higher moisture content in the clothes during drying, improving the user's handling experience in dry weather.

[0077] Optionally, the subsequent processing of the clothing processing equipment is determined based on the environmental parameters, including: when the ambient temperature of the environment where the clothing processing equipment is located is in the second ambient temperature range, it is determined that the current season is winter; after the drying is completed, the clothing processing equipment is controlled to turn on the circulating hot air at regular intervals.

[0078] Specifically, when the ambient temperature of the environment where the clothing processing equipment is located is in the second ambient temperature range, such as, but not limited to, less than or equal to 10°C, and the current season is determined to be winter, the clothing processing equipment will periodically turn on the circulating hot air after the drying is completed, that is, periodically perform warm air drying to maintain the temperature of the clothes, so that the clothes are warm when the user takes them out, improving the feel of taking out the clothes.

[0079] Optionally, the subsequent processing of the clothing processing equipment is determined based on the environmental parameters, including: when the ambient temperature of the environment of the clothing processing equipment is in the third ambient temperature range, it is determined that the current season is summer; after the drying is completed, the clothing processing equipment is controlled to turn on the cold air at regular intervals.

[0080] Specifically, when the ambient temperature of the environment of the clothing processing equipment is in the third ambient temperature range, such as, but not limited to, greater than 25°C, it is determined that the current season is summer. At this time, after the drying is completed, the clothing processing equipment will turn on the circulating cold air at regular intervals, that is, it will blow cold air on the clothes at regular intervals to reduce the temperature of the clothes as much as possible, so that the temperature of the clothes is not high when the user takes them out, thus improving the feel of taking out the clothes.

[0081] Optionally, the subsequent processing of the clothing processing equipment is determined based on the environmental parameters, including: when the ambient temperature of the environment of the clothing processing equipment is in the third ambient temperature range, it is determined that the current season is summer; after drying, a preset process is executed repeatedly until the temperature inside the drying drum of the clothing processing equipment is less than or equal to the initial ambient temperature; the preset process includes: obtaining the temperature inside the drying drum of the clothing processing equipment; when the temperature inside the drying drum is greater than the initial ambient temperature, controlling the clothing processing equipment to turn on the cold air at regular intervals.

[0082] Specifically, when the ambient temperature of the environment of the clothing processing equipment is in the third ambient temperature range, such as, but not limited to, greater than 25°C, it is determined that the current season is summer. At this time, the temperature inside the drying drum of the clothing processing equipment is obtained. When the temperature inside the drying drum is greater than the initial ambient temperature, the clothing processing equipment is controlled to turn on the cold air at regular intervals to reduce the surface temperature of the clothes and optimize the feel of picking up the clothes. After this cooling is completed, the temperature inside the drying drum of the clothing processing equipment is obtained again. The above comparison and cold air turning process is repeated until the temperature inside the drying drum of the clothing processing equipment is less than or equal to the initial ambient temperature to optimize the feel of picking up clothes for users in summer.

[0083] For example, when the ambient temperature of the environment of the clothing processing device is in a third ambient temperature range, such as, but not limited to, greater than 25°C, and the current season is determined to be summer, additional drying time can be added on the basis of the default drying time to further reduce the moisture content of the clothes and optimize the user's handling experience when picking up the clothes.

[0084] It should be noted that for the control process in winter and summer, a door opening detection can be added after the drying process is completed. Before the door is detected to be open, the clothes can be heated or dried with cool air. If the door is detected to be open, the clothing handling equipment will stop working, and the user can take out the clothes. In addition to determining the current season based on the ambient temperature, the accuracy of the season determination can be improved by combining the detection of ambient humidity, for example, by taking advantage of the relatively high ambient humidity in spring or autumn.

[0085] Figure 2 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating a specific process for an environmentally adaptive drying control method for a garment processing device provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. Figure 2 As shown, the environmental adaptive drying control method for garment processing equipment includes:

[0086] S201, Start the garment processing equipment.

[0087] Data reading from S202, NTC, and temperature and humidity sensors is now enabled.

[0088] S203, δT = abs(T) N -T M ), calculate the time interval t0 and

[0089] S204 If yes, proceed to step 205; otherwise, proceed to step 206.

[0090] S205, T N To categorize a specific set.

[0091] S206. Read the previously recorded ambient temperature.

[0092] S207, T N ∈[T1, T2]; if yes, proceed to step 210; if no, proceed to step 208.

[0093] S208, T N ∈[T3, T4]; if yes, proceed to step 213; if no, proceed to step 209.

[0094] S209, T N ∈[T5, T6]; if yes, proceed to step 215; if no, proceed to step 220.

[0095] S210, Determine the winter environment.

[0096] S211, Normal drying process, drying complete.

[0097] S212, The program ends. The door of the container is not open. The hot air inside the container is started in a timed cycle.

[0098] S213, Determine whether it is spring or autumn environment.

[0099] S214. In the drying conditions, a sufficient but unnecessary humidity condition is added, that is, the humidity of the clothes in the drum is controlled within the humidity range [H1, H2] for drying.

[0100] Specifically, the threshold values ​​for the humidity range [H1, H2] are all increased compared to the default threshold value for dryness.

[0101] S215, Determine the summer environment.

[0102] S216, Normal drying process, drying complete.

[0103] S217. The program ends. Compare the temperature inside the barrel with the initial ambient temperature.

[0104] S218, T M <T S If yes, proceed to step 221; otherwise, proceed to step 219.

[0105] Among them, T M T represents the temperature inside the barrel. S This indicates the initial ambient temperature.

[0106] S219, Continuous cold air lowers the barrel temperature.

[0107] S220, proceed as normal.

[0108] S221, The user opens the door to retrieve their clothes.

[0109] This disclosed embodiment uses existing temperature and humidity sensors in the garment processing equipment to obtain the drum temperature and existing NTC sensors to obtain the refrigerant temperature. Based on the refrigerant temperature and drum temperature, it automatically identifies the ambient temperature of the garment processing equipment, determines the corresponding season, and adaptively adjusts the drying parameters. For winter and summer garments, the drum temperature is adjusted after drying to improve the feel of the clothes and enhance the user experience. For example, in summer, air cooling is used after drying to make the clothes cooler and easier to remove. In winter, the drying program is timed to maintain the temperature of the clothes, making them warmer and improving the user experience. In spring and autumn, when the environment is drier, the humidity is adjusted after drying to improve the feel of the clothes. Therefore, the drying process of the garment processing equipment is environmentally adaptive, improving the intelligence of the equipment and optimizing the user's tactile experience when removing dried clothes.

[0110] This disclosure also provides an environmentally adaptive drying control device for a garment processing equipment. Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an environmentally adaptive drying control device for a garment processing apparatus provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. Figure 3 As shown, the environmental parameter acquisition module 301 is used to acquire the environmental parameters of the environment in which the clothing processing equipment is located; the subsequent process control module 302 is used to determine the subsequent processing process of the clothing processing equipment based on the environmental parameters.

[0111] This disclosed embodiment uses existing temperature and humidity sensors in the garment processing equipment to obtain the drum temperature and existing NTC sensors to obtain the refrigerant temperature. Based on the refrigerant temperature and drum temperature, it automatically identifies the ambient temperature of the garment processing equipment, determines the corresponding season, and adaptively adjusts the drying parameters. For winter and summer garments, the drum temperature is adjusted after drying to improve the feel of the clothes and enhance the user experience. For example, in summer, air cooling is used after drying to make the clothes cooler and easier to remove. In winter, the drying program is timed to maintain the temperature of the clothes, making them warmer and improving the user experience. In spring and autumn, when the environment is drier, the humidity is adjusted after drying to improve the feel of the clothes. Therefore, the drying process of the garment processing equipment is environmentally adaptive, improving the intelligence of the equipment and optimizing the user's tactile experience when removing dried clothes.

[0112] This disclosure also provides a storage medium, such as a computer-readable storage medium, which stores a program or instructions that, when executed by a computer, are used to perform an environmentally adaptive drying control method for a garment handling apparatus. Therefore, this storage medium has the beneficial effects of the above embodiments, which will not be elaborated upon further in this disclosure.

[0113] Optionally, when executed by a computer processor, the computer-executable instructions can also be used to execute the technical solution of the environmental adaptive drying control method for the clothing processing equipment provided in any embodiment of this disclosure.

[0114] This disclosure also provides a garment processing device. Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a garment processing device provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. Figure 4 As shown, the garment processing device includes a processor 401 and a memory 402. The processor 401 executes the steps of the environmental adaptive drying control method of the garment processing device as described in the above embodiment by calling the program or instructions stored in the memory 402. Therefore, it has the beneficial effects of the above embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

[0115] Specifically, such as Figure 4 As shown, a garment handling device may be configured to include at least one processor 401, at least one memory 402, and at least one communication interface 403. The various components in the garment handling device are coupled together via a bus system 404. The communication interface 403 is used for information transmission with external devices. It is understood that the bus system 404 is used to implement communication between these components. In addition to a data bus, the bus system 404 also includes a power bus, a control bus, and a status signal bus. However, for clarity, in... Figure 4 The general designated all buses as Bus System 404.

[0116] It is understood that the memory 402 in this embodiment may be volatile memory or non-volatile memory, or may include both volatile and non-volatile memory. In some embodiments, the memory 402 stores the following elements: executable units or data structures, or subsets thereof, or extended sets thereof, operating systems, and applications. In embodiments of this disclosure, the processor 401 executes the steps of various embodiments of the environmental adaptive drying control method for the clothing handling device provided in this disclosure by calling programs or instructions stored in the memory 402.

[0117] The environmental adaptive drying control method for the garment processing equipment provided in this disclosure can be applied to, or implemented by, the processor 401. The processor 401 can be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities. During implementation, each step of the above method can be completed by integrated logic circuits in the hardware of the processor 401 or by instructions in software form. The processor 401 can be a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, or discrete hardware components. The general-purpose processor can be a microprocessor or any conventional processor.

[0118] The steps of the environmental adaptive drying control method for the garment processing equipment provided in this disclosure can be directly implemented by a hardware decoding processor, or implemented by a combination of hardware and software units in the decoding processor. The software units can be located 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. This storage medium is located in memory 402, and the processor 401 reads the information in memory 402 and combines it with the hardware to complete the steps of the method.

[0119] The garment processing device may further include one or more physical components, based on instructions generated by the processor 401 when executing the environmental adaptive drying control method for the garment processing device provided in this embodiment. Different physical components may be located within the garment processing device or outside the garment processing device, such as a cloud server. Each physical component, together with the processor 401 and the memory 402, works to realize the functions of the garment processing device in this embodiment.

[0120] Based on the above description of the implementation methods, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that this application can be implemented using software and necessary general-purpose hardware, and of course, it can also be implemented using hardware, but in many cases the former is a better implementation method. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of this application, in essence, or the part that contributes to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, such as a computer floppy disk, read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), flash memory, hard disk, or optical disk, etc., including several instructions to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute the methods of the various embodiments of this disclosure.

[0121] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used merely to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Unless otherwise specified, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes the element.

[0122] The above are merely specific embodiments of this disclosure, enabling those skilled in the art to understand or implement this disclosure. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of this disclosure. Therefore, this disclosure is not to be limited to these embodiments, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. An environmentally adaptive drying control method, characterized in that, The garment processing equipment includes a condenser, an NTC sensor located at the refrigerant outlet of the condenser, and a temperature sensor located inside the garment processing equipment drum, wherein the NTC sensor is located outside the garment processing equipment drum. The environmental adaptive drying control method includes: When the garment processing equipment is turned on, the refrigerant temperature of the garment processing equipment and the drum temperature of the garment processing equipment are obtained, wherein the NTC sensor detects the refrigerant temperature and the temperature sensor detects the drum temperature. Obtaining environmental parameters of the environment in which the clothing processing equipment is located includes: obtaining environmental parameters of the environment in which the clothing processing equipment is located based on the refrigerant temperature and the drum temperature; The subsequent processing steps of the clothing processing equipment are determined based on the environmental parameters. The step of obtaining environmental parameters of the environment in which the clothing processing equipment is located based on the refrigerant temperature and the drum temperature includes: Determine whether the clothing processing equipment is in a hot-up state when it is turned on based on the refrigerant temperature and the drum temperature. When it is determined that the clothing processing equipment is in a hot-up state when it is turned on, the environmental temperature recorded by the clothing processing equipment in the previous record is read as the environmental temperature used to determine the environmental parameters. When it is determined that the clothing processing equipment is in a non-hot state when it is turned on, the refrigerant temperature is used as the ambient temperature for determining the environmental parameters.

2. The environmental adaptive drying control method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The step of determining whether the clothing processing equipment is in a warm-up state when it is turned on based on the refrigerant temperature and the drum temperature includes: The garment processing equipment is determined to be in a non-warm-up state when it is turned on if at least one of the following conditions is met: The difference between the refrigerant temperature and the cylinder temperature is less than a preset difference. The rate of change of the refrigerant temperature is less than the first preset rate of change. The rate of change of temperature inside the cylinder is less than the second preset rate of change.

3. The environmental adaptive drying control method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The step of determining whether the clothing processing equipment is in a warm-up state when it is turned on based on the refrigerant temperature and the drum temperature includes: When the first condition is met and the difference between the refrigerant temperature and the temperature inside the drum is less than a preset difference, it is determined that the clothing processing equipment is in a non-hot state when it is turned on. The first condition is that the rate of change of the refrigerant temperature is less than a first preset rate of change or the rate of change of the temperature inside the cylinder is less than a second preset rate of change.

4. The environmental adaptive drying control method according to claim 1, characterized in that, Determining the subsequent processing steps of the clothing processing equipment based on the environmental parameters includes: When the ambient temperature used to determine the environmental parameter is within the first ambient temperature range, it is determined that the environmental parameter is spring or autumn. The dryness threshold of the garment processing device is controlled to be greater than the default dryness threshold.

5. The environmental adaptive drying control method according to claim 1, characterized in that, Determining the subsequent processing steps of the clothing processing equipment based on the environmental parameters includes: When the ambient temperature used to determine the environmental parameter is within the second ambient temperature range, the environmental parameter is determined to be winter. After drying is complete, the garment processing equipment is controlled to periodically turn on the circulating hot air.

6. The environmental adaptive drying control method according to claim 1, characterized in that, Determining the subsequent processing steps of the clothing processing equipment based on the environmental parameters includes: When the ambient temperature used to determine the environmental parameter is within the third ambient temperature range, the environmental parameter is determined to be summer. After drying is complete, control the garment processing equipment to turn on the cold air at regular intervals.

7. The environmental adaptive drying control method according to claim 1, characterized in that, Determining the subsequent processing steps of the clothing processing equipment based on the environmental parameters includes: When the ambient temperature used to determine the environmental parameter is within the third ambient temperature range, the environmental parameter is determined to be summer. After drying is completed, the preset process is repeated until the temperature inside the drying drum of the garment processing equipment is less than or equal to the initial ambient temperature. The preset process includes: Obtain the temperature inside the drying drum of the garment processing equipment after drying; When the temperature inside the drying drum is higher than the initial ambient temperature, the clothing processing equipment is controlled to turn on the cold air at regular intervals.

8. An environmentally adaptive drying control device, characterized in that, The environmental adaptive drying control device performs the steps of the environmental adaptive drying control method as described in any one of claims 1-7. The garment processing equipment includes a condenser, an NTC sensor located at the refrigerant outlet of the condenser, and a temperature sensor located inside the garment processing equipment drum. The NTC sensor is located outside the garment processing equipment drum. The environmental adaptive drying control device includes: An environmental parameter acquisition module is used to acquire environmental parameters of the environment in which the clothing processing equipment is located. The environmental parameters of the environment in which the clothing processing equipment is located are acquired based on the refrigerant temperature and the drum temperature. The NTC sensor detects the refrigerant temperature and the temperature sensor detects the drum temperature. The subsequent process control module is used to determine the subsequent processing process of the clothing processing equipment based on the environmental parameters.

9. A garment processing device, characterized in that, include: A processor and a memory, wherein the processor executes the steps of the environmental adaptive drying control method as described in any one of claims 1-7 by invoking programs or instructions stored in the memory.

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