Steam care method, control device and clothing treatment equipment

Abstract

The present invention relates to the field of steam care technology, and more particularly to a steam care method, a control device, and a clothing treatment device. The clothing treatment device is provided with a steam generator, which is used to steam-care clothing. The steam care method comprises: determining parameter information of the clothing, and determining the droplet size required for steam care based on the parameter information; determining operating parameters of the steam generator based on the droplet size, the operating parameters including an operating frequency; and controlling the steam generator to operate according to the determined operating parameters. In the present invention, the moisture of the steam care can be quickly integrated into the fabric fibers, and the droplets will not penetrate the fabric fibers and remain on the clothing. This accelerates the efficiency of steam mist in humidifying the clothing, improves the utilization rate of the mist, and enhances the steam care effect.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of steam care, and in particular to a steam care method, a control device and clothing processing equipment. Background Art

[0002] With rising health awareness, changing lifestyles, and a faster pace of life, clothing treatment equipment has become an essential tool in people's lives, bringing significant convenience. Furthermore, with the advancement of technology, users are increasingly favoring high-end clothing treatment equipment with clothing care functions. These high-end clothing treatment equipment can quickly remove wrinkles, dust, and odors from clothing.

[0003] In the related art, the clothing care function of clothing treatment equipment uses the same steam and water mist mode to care for different clothes, and does not adjust the state of the steam and water mist according to the characteristics of the clothes. Therefore, it is difficult to form a unique care effect for different clothes, and it is impossible to obtain the best care effect that matches the clothes. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In order to overcome the problem in the related art that steam mist cannot be adjusted according to the characteristics of the clothes during clothing care, resulting in poor care effects, the first aspect of the present invention provides a steam care method for a clothes treatment device, wherein the clothes treatment device is provided with a steam generating device, and the steam generating device is used to steam care the clothes, characterized in that the steam care method comprises:

[0005] Determining parameter information of the clothing, and determining the droplet size required for steam care according to the parameter information;

[0006] determining operating parameters of a steam generating device based on the droplet size, the operating parameters including an operating frequency;

[0007] The steam generating device is controlled to operate according to the determined operating parameters.

[0008] In some embodiments, the parameter information includes material information of the clothing and weaving information of the clothing.

[0009] In some embodiments, determining the droplet size required for steam care according to the parameter information includes:

[0010] According to a first mapping relationship of clothing material, weaving method and droplet size pre-stored in a database, the droplet size corresponding to the material according to the weaving method in the first mapping relationship is determined.

[0011] In some embodiments, controlling the steam generating device to operate according to the determined operating parameters includes:

[0012] Obtaining the operating frequency of the atomizer of the steam generating device;

[0013] Converting the operating frequency of the atomizer into a voltage signal corresponding to the operating frequency;

[0014] The frequency and oscillation amplitude of the input voltage of the atomizing plate are adjusted according to the magnitude of the voltage signal until the operating frequency of the atomizing plate reaches the target operating frequency.

[0015] In some embodiments, after the operating frequency of the atomizer plate reaches the target operating frequency, the control method further includes:

[0016] comparing the droplet size with a set droplet size;

[0017] When the droplet size is smaller than the set droplet size, the steam generating device is controlled to operate at the target operating frequency for a set period of time and then the operating frequency of the atomizing plate is reduced.

[0018] In some embodiments, after the steps of determining parameter information of the clothing and determining the droplet size required for steam care according to the parameter information, the control method further comprises:

[0019] determining a wind speed of a fan of a laundry treatment device according to the droplet size;

[0020] The fan is controlled to operate at the determined wind speed.

[0021] In some embodiments, determining the operating parameters of the steam generating device according to the droplet size includes: determining the operating frequency corresponding to the droplet size in the second mapping relationship between droplet size and operating frequency pre-stored in a database, wherein the droplet size and the operating frequency are negatively correlated in the second mapping relationship;

[0022] And / or, determining the wind speed of the fan of the clothing processing device according to the droplet size includes: determining the wind speed of the fan corresponding to the droplet size in the third mapping relationship pre-stored in the database based on the droplet size-fan wind speed, and in the third mapping relationship, the fan wind speed is positively correlated with the droplet size.

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

[0024] When the determined parameter information of the clothing includes at least two types of material information and / or at least two types of weaving information, the droplet size required for the steam care determined according to the parameter information includes multiple droplet sizes;

[0025] Determining that the operating frequency of the steam generating device corresponding to the smallest droplet size among the multiple droplet sizes is a first operating frequency, and the wind speed of the fan corresponding to the smallest droplet size among the multiple droplet sizes is a first wind speed; determining that the operating frequency of the steam generating device corresponding to the average droplet size of the multiple droplet sizes is a second operating frequency, and the wind speed of the fan corresponding to the average droplet size of the multiple droplet sizes is a second wind speed; determining that the operating frequency of the steam generating device corresponding to the largest droplet size among the multiple droplet sizes is a third operating frequency, and the wind speed of the fan corresponding to the largest droplet size among the multiple droplet sizes is a third wind speed;

[0026] Controlling the steam generating device to sequentially operate at the first operating frequency for a first time, at the second operating frequency for a second time, and at the third operating frequency for a third time; controlling the fan to sequentially operate at the first wind speed for a first time, at the second wind speed for a second time, and at the third wind speed for a third time;

[0027] Among them, the second duration>the first duration>the third duration.

[0028] The second aspect of the present invention proposes a control device, which includes one or more processors and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program instructions. When the one or more processors execute the program instructions, the one or more processors are used to implement any one of the steam care methods proposed in the first aspect of the present invention.

[0029] A third aspect of the present invention provides a clothes treating device, which operates according to any one of the steam care methods provided in the first aspect of the present invention, or includes the control device provided in the second aspect of the present invention.

[0030] The technical solution of the present invention can include the following beneficial effects: the present invention adjusts the size of the atomized droplets in the steam care process according to the parameters of the clothes, so that the moisture of the steam care can be quickly integrated into the fabric fibers, and the droplets will not penetrate the fabric fibers and cannot remain on the clothes, thereby speeding up the efficiency of steam mist in humidifying clothes, improving the utilization rate of water mist, and achieving better steam care effects.

[0031] It is to be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0032] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.

[0033] Figure 1 This is one of the flow charts of a steam care method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0034] Figure 2 is a diagram showing the corresponding relationship between the droplet size and the operating frequency of the steam generating device according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0035] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of a knitted fabric according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0036] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of a woven fabric according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0037] Figure 5 This is a second flowchart of a steam care method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0038] Figure 6 FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a clothes treating apparatus in a steam care state according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0039] Among them: 1. Shell; 2. Clothes processing drum; 3. Water inlet pipe; 31. Water inlet valve; 4. Steam generating device; 41. Atomizing plate; 5. Fan; 6. Steam delivery pipeline. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0040] Exemplary embodiments will now be described in detail, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In the following description, when referring to the drawings, like numbers in different figures represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments are not intended to represent all embodiments consistent with the present invention. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present invention, as detailed in the appended claims.

[0041] The present embodiment is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments and examples may be combined with each other unless there is any conflict.

[0042] According to an exemplary embodiment, this embodiment proposes a steam care method, which is used for a clothing treatment device. The clothing treatment device can be a clothing treatment device that only has a steam care function, and can also have at least one of a washing function and a drying function. Figure 1 This is one of the steam care flow charts of a clothes treatment device according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 1 , the steam care method includes the following steps:

[0043] S11, determining parameter information of the clothing, and determining the droplet size required for steam care according to the parameter information;

[0044] S12. Determine operating parameters of the steam generating device according to the droplet size, the operating parameters including operating frequency;

[0045] S13. Control the steam generating device to operate according to the determined operating frequency.

[0046] In step S11 of this embodiment, when the clothing treatment device is running a steam care program, before introducing water mist into the clothing treatment drum, it first determines clothing parameter information. In one example, the clothing parameter information includes fabric pore size. A high-definition camera can be used to capture clothing image information, and the fabric pore size is determined based on the clothing image information. In another example, the clothing parameter information includes clothing material information and weave information, and the fabric pore size is determined based on the clothing material information and weave information. Fabric pore sizes vary depending on the weave. Figure 3 and Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of knitted fabrics and woven fabrics. Figure 3 and Figure 4 As can be seen in the figure, the pore gaps in knitted fabrics are significantly larger than those in woven fabrics, and the pore sizes of different clothing materials with the same weave are also different. In one implementation, the clothing processing device pre-stores the pore sizes corresponding to different materials and weaves in its database. After determining the material and weave information of the clothing, the fabric pore size is determined by comparing the determined material and weave information with the pre-stored data in the database.

[0047] After determining the fabric pore size, the droplet size required for steam care can be determined based on the determined fabric pore size. Specifically, a larger atomized droplet size should be used for clothes with large fabric pore gaps, and a smaller atomized droplet size should be used for clothes with small fabric pore gaps, so that the water mist can act on and remain on the clothes, greatly improving the utilization rate of the water mist and the efficiency of humidification. Since the care humidification process is to allow water to fully enter the fibers of the fabric tissue and remain inside, if the droplet size of the water mist is not adjusted according to the clothing parameter information, there may be problems such as small-sized atomized droplets easily penetrating through the pore gaps when facing clothes with large fabric pore gaps and not remaining on the clothes, or large-sized atomized droplets easily staying on the surface and unable to penetrate into clothes with small fabric pore gaps. Therefore, this embodiment adjusts the size of the atomized droplets in the steam care process according to the clothing parameters, so that the moisture in the steam care can be quickly integrated into the fabric fibers, and the droplets will not penetrate the fabric fibers and cannot remain on the clothes. This speeds up the efficiency of steam mist in humidifying clothes, improves the utilization rate of water mist, and can also achieve better steam care effects.

[0048] In one possible approach to determining the droplet size required for steam treatment based on parameter information, the clothing treatment device pre-stores a first mapping relationship between material, weave, and droplet size in its database. After determining the material and weave of the clothing, the droplet size corresponding to the material and weave is determined. Table 1 below shows the corresponding relationship between the atomized droplet sizes for different clothing materials and different weaves.

[0049] Table 1:

[0050]

[0051] As shown in Table 1, different materials and weaving methods correspond to different aperture gaps. For example, silk fabric and viscose fabric are similar in appearance, and the fabric surface is smooth, and the gaps between fibers are very small, so the smallest atomized droplet size is required. Wool fabric usually has a larger aperture gap and a rough surface, so the largest atomized droplet size is required.

[0052] In some embodiments, there are multiple ways to determine clothing parameter information. In one example, clothing parameter information is determined by acquiring image information of the clothing. Exemplarily, the clothing processing device includes a camera. The camera takes a picture of the clothing and compares it with a built-in database to identify the clothing material and weave, and then determines the fabric pore size based on the material and weave. In another example, the material and weave of the clothing can be determined by reading the data information on the clothing care label. Then, based on a pre-stored database of fabric pore sizes corresponding to different materials and different weaves in the control device, the fabric pore size corresponding to the material and weave read from the care label can be determined. In other conceivable embodiments, the fabric pore size can also be determined based on the clothing material and weave information selected by the user.

[0053] In step S12, after determining the droplet size required for steam care, the operating parameters of the steam generating device are determined according to the droplet size, and the operating parameters include the operating frequency. Since the droplet size of the water mist generated when the steam generating device operates at different frequencies is different. In order to use different atomized droplet sizes for different clothes, the atomizing plate of the steam generating device that generates the water mist needs to have different and variable operating frequencies. The droplet size includes the diameter D of the droplet, and the diameter D of the droplet is a function of the surface tension T of the medium, the operating frequency f, and the density ρ of the medium, where the medium is water. Exemplarily, the diameter D of the droplet satisfies the formula: D = 0.34(8πT / ρf 2 ) 1 / 3, when the functional relationship between the droplet diameter D and the surface tension T, the operating frequency f and the medium density ρ is determined, the droplet size D, the medium surface tension T and the medium density are all known quantities, and there is a one-to-one functional relationship between the droplet size and the operating frequency. Specifically, determining the operating parameters of the steam generating device according to the droplet size includes: determining the operating frequency corresponding to the droplet size in the second mapping relationship based on a second mapping relationship between the droplet size and the operating frequency pre-stored in a database, and in the second mapping relationship, the droplet size and the operating frequency are negatively correlated.

[0054] Figure 2 It is a graph showing the relationship between the size of the atomized liquid droplets and the operating frequency of the steam generating device. Figure 2 It can be seen that the atomized droplet size D decreases rapidly with the increase of frequency f, and increases with the decrease of frequency. The atomized droplet size D is negatively correlated with the atomizer operating frequency. Since the medium that produces water mist is water, the surface tension T and the medium density ρ are both constant. Therefore, when large-sized droplets are needed, a smaller atomizer operating frequency is used, and when small-sized droplets are needed, a larger atomizer operating frequency is used. And from Figure 2 It can be seen that the slope changes continuously. The closer to the low frequency, the faster the atomized droplet size increases, and the closer to the high frequency, the slower the atomized droplet size decreases.

[0055] In step S13, after determining the operating frequency of the steam generating device, the steam generating device is controlled to operate according to the determined operating frequency, so that the size of the droplets generated by the steam generating device can reach the size required for steam care. In one example, the core component of the steam generating device is an atomizer made of a ferroelectric ceramic material with a piezoelectric effect. The ferroelectric ceramic material is usually lead zirconate titanate (PZT) and is polarized. The relative displacement of the positive and negative charge centers inside the dielectric of the material under the action of an external electric field will cause the dielectric to deform, and oscillations are generated through deformation, thereby producing an atomization effect. Therefore, the size of the atomized droplets can be adjusted by adjusting the vibration frequency of the atomizer.

[0056] In one feasible manner, controlling the steam generating device to operate at a determined operating frequency includes: obtaining the operating frequency of the atomizing plate of the steam generating device, then converting the operating frequency of the atomizing plate into a voltage signal corresponding to the operating frequency, and adjusting the frequency and oscillation amplitude of the input voltage of the atomizing plate according to the magnitude of the voltage signal until the operating frequency of the atomizing plate reaches the target operating frequency. For example, the vibration frequency of the atomizing plate can be picked up by a funnel-shaped sensor or a quartz crystal. Both the funnel-shaped sensor and the quartz crystal can respond to high-frequency vibrations, thereby generating a voltage signal. This feedback signal is then fed back to the control device, and the control device adjusts the frequency and oscillation amplitude of the input voltage of the atomizing plate according to the feedback signal, thereby completing the adjustment of the operating frequency of the atomizing plate.

[0057] In one example, after the operating frequency of the atomizer reaches the target operating frequency, the control method further includes: comparing the droplet size with the set droplet size; when the droplet size is smaller than the set droplet size, controlling the steam generating device to operate at the target operating frequency for a set period of time and then reducing the operating frequency of the atomizer.

[0058] In this embodiment, the operating frequency of the atomizer decreases as the droplet size increases, and the set droplet size is the droplet size corresponding to the inflection point frequency at which the operating frequency of the atomizer decreases sharply as the droplet size increases. When the droplet size is smaller than the set droplet size, when the droplet size is greater than or equal to the set droplet size, the operating frequency of the atomizer decreases sharply as the droplet size increases. Figure 2 The corresponding relationship diagram of droplet size and operating frequency is shown. The set droplet size is, for example, the droplet size corresponding to the operating frequency of 1Hz. When the droplet size is smaller than the set droplet size, the atomizer will run at a higher frequency. After the set running time, droplets have already adhered to the surface of the clothes. At this time, reducing the vibration frequency of the atomizer will not cause droplets to pass through the holes in the fabric. At the same time, large droplets are conducive to improving the humidification efficiency of clothes and reducing power consumption. At this time, the operating frequency of the atomizer can be reduced to a frequency smaller than the operating frequency corresponding to the set droplet size. The set time can be determined or pre-set according to the size of the pores in the clothes. Exemplarily, the set time is 10min to 15min.

[0059] In some embodiments, after determining parameter information of the clothing and determining the droplet size required for steam care based on the parameter information, the control method further includes: determining the wind speed of the fan of the clothing treatment device based on the droplet size, and controlling the fan to operate at the determined wind speed.

[0060] In this embodiment, during the process that the mist generated by the steam generating device moves in the laundry treatment cylinder and humidifies the laundry, the fan of the laundry treatment device will also be correspondingly turned on to accelerate the movement of the water mist to the surface of the laundry, and the wind speed of the fan will affect the degree of adhesion of the atomized droplets on the laundry. For example, for the water mist with larger atomized droplet size, the wind speed of the fan will be slightly larger, while for the water mist with smaller atomized droplet size, the wind speed of the fan will be slightly smaller. Because when the droplet size is relatively small, the stability of the droplet will be relatively poor and it is very easy to be disturbed by external stresses. If the wind speed is slightly larger, the small-sized water droplets will be blown to the inner cylinder wall and cannot act on the laundry. When the droplet size is relatively large, the stability will be relatively better, and a slightly larger wind speed can be used to accelerate its action on the surface of the laundry. Therefore, after determining the droplet size, the wind speed of the fan can be determined according to the droplet size, and the fan can be controlled to operate at the determined wind speed so that more droplets can adhere to the laundry.

[0061] In a realizable manner, determining the operating parameters of the steam generating device according to the droplet size includes: determining the operating frequency corresponding to the droplet size in the second mapping relationship according to the second mapping relationship between the droplet size and the operating frequency pre-stored in the database, and in the second mapping relationship, the droplet size and the operating frequency are in a negative correlation relationship. The second mapping relationship between the droplet size and the operating frequency refers to Figure 2 the function graph.

[0062] And / or, determining the wind speed of the fan of the laundry treatment device according to the droplet size includes: determining the wind speed of the fan corresponding to the droplet size in the third mapping relationship according to the third mapping relationship between the droplet size and the wind speed of the fan pre-stored in the database, and in the third mapping relationship, the wind speed of the fan and the droplet size are in a positive correlation relationship. Table II below is the corresponding relationship table between different droplet sizes and the wind speed of the fan.

[0063] Table II:

[0064]

[0065] It can be seen from Table II that as the droplet size increases, the wind speed of the fan increases, and the overall wind speed V5 = V7 < V3 < V8 < V2 < V1 < V4 < V6. Preferably, the maximum wind speed of the fan does not exceed 8 m / s to avoid the situation that all the water mist is blown to the barrel wall of the laundry treatment barrel and cannot adhere to the laundry.

[0066] In some embodiments, the steam care method further includes:

[0067] When the determined parameter information of the clothing includes at least two types of material information and / or at least two types of weaving information, the droplet size required for steam care determined according to the parameter information includes multiple droplet sizes; determining that the operating frequency of the steam generating device corresponding to the minimum droplet size among the multiple droplet sizes is a first operating frequency, and the wind speed of the fan corresponding to the minimum droplet size among the multiple droplet sizes is a first wind speed; determining that the operating frequency of the steam generating device corresponding to the average droplet size of the multiple droplet sizes is a second operating frequency, and the wind speed of the fan corresponding to the average droplet size of the multiple droplet sizes is a second wind speed; determining that the operating frequency of the steam generating device corresponding to the maximum droplet size among the multiple droplet sizes is a third operating frequency, and the wind speed of the fan corresponding to the maximum droplet size among the multiple droplet sizes is a third wind speed; controlling the steam generating device to operate at the first operating frequency for a first time, at the second operating frequency for a second time, and at the third operating frequency for a third time, and controlling the fan to operate at the first wind speed for a first time, at the second wind speed for a second time, and at the third wind speed for a third time, in sequence; wherein, the second time>the first time>the third time.

[0068] In this embodiment, considering that clothing may be made of a variety of materials and weaves, resulting in fabrics with a variety of pore sizes, a single droplet size would not be sufficient for all pore sizes. Therefore, the steam generator and fan are first controlled to operate at a frequency and wind speed corresponding to the smallest pore size to ensure that the droplets penetrate the fibers with the smallest pore size. They are then operated at a frequency and wind speed corresponding to the average pore size to ensure that the droplets penetrate the fibers with the most pore sizes. Finally, they are operated at a frequency and wind speed corresponding to the largest pore size to compensate for droplets that pass through the largest pore size and fail to remain in the fibers. The atomizer and fan are set to operate at the frequency and wind speed corresponding to the average pore size for the longest duration because they need to meet the pore size requirements of the vast majority of fabrics. The atomizer and fan are set to operate at the frequency and wind speed corresponding to the largest pore size for the shortest duration because, in the final stage of the steam treatment, most of the clothing is already wetted, and only large droplets need to be used to slightly compensate for the large pore size of the fabric. Running the steam generator and fan for too long will cause the clothing to become over-wet, affecting the steam treatment effect and extending the subsequent drying time.

[0069] The technical solution of this embodiment is described in detail below with reference to specific examples:

[0070] Figure 5 This is a second flow chart of a steam care method according to an exemplary embodiment, Figure 5 , the steam care method includes the following steps:

[0071] S501, receiving a control instruction of a clothing care program;

[0072] S502: Acquire clothing image information, and determine the material and weave of the clothing according to the clothing image information;

[0073] S503, comparing the determined material and weaving method of the clothing with the data stored in the database;

[0074] S504. Determine the droplet size required for steam care based on the comparison result;

[0075] S505, determining the operating frequency of the atomizer and the wind speed of the fan according to the determined droplet size;

[0076] S506, controlling the steam generating device to generate water mist according to the determined operating frequency, and delivering the water mist to the clothes processing drum;

[0077] S507, controlling the fan to start at the determined wind speed to accelerate the movement of the water mist into the laundry treatment drum;

[0078] S508, controlling the rotation of the laundry treatment drum so that the water mist moistens the laundry, thereby providing steam care for the laundry;

[0079] S509: After the set steam care time is reached, the water mist is stopped from being delivered to the clothes treatment drum, and the clothes are started to be dried;

[0080] S510, program execution ends.

[0081] According to an exemplary embodiment, this embodiment proposes a control device, which includes one or more processors and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program instructions. When the one or more processors execute the program instructions, the one or more processors are used to implement the steam care method proposed in any of the above embodiments.

[0082] According to an exemplary embodiment, this embodiment provides a clothes treating device, which operates according to the steam care method provided in any of the above embodiments, or the control device provided in the above embodiments.

[0083] In one example, the structure of the clothes processing device is as follows Figure 6As shown, the laundry treatment tub 2 includes a housing 1, which houses the laundry treatment tub 2. A control panel is provided on the front panel of the housing 1, through which the user can issue steam care mode control commands to the laundry treatment device. The inner wall of the laundry treatment tub 2 is provided with a plurality of lifting ribs spaced circumferentially along the inner wall of the laundry treatment tub 2. The laundry treatment device also includes a water inlet pipe 3, a steam generator 4, a steam delivery pipeline 6, and a fan 5. The water inlet pipe 3 is connected to the water inlet of the steam generator 4 and is provided with a water inlet valve 31. One end of the steam delivery pipeline 6 is connected to the steam outlet of the steam generator 4 and the other end is connected to the laundry treatment tub 2. The fan 5 is provided on the steam delivery pipeline 6. Water enters from the water inlet valve 31, and then enters the steam generating device 4 through the water inlet pipe 3. The atomizing plate 41 in the steam generating device 4 will then work to oscillate the water entering the steam generating device 4 to produce a large amount of water mist. The water mist then flows out through the steam delivery pipeline 6 and is then accelerated by the fan 5 to improve the efficiency of the water mist entering the clothing processing drum 2, thereby achieving a good humidification effect.

[0084] Other embodiments of the present invention will readily occur to those skilled in the art after considering the specification and practicing the embodiments disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the present disclosure that follow from the general principles of the present disclosure and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The specification and examples are to be considered as exemplary only, with the true scope and spirit of the invention being indicated by the following claims.

[0085] It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the exact construction described above and shown in the drawings, and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present invention is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A steam care method for a clothing treatment device, wherein the clothing treatment device is provided with a steam generating device, and the steam generating device is used to perform steam care on the clothing, characterized in that: The steam care method comprises: Determining parameter information of the clothing, and determining the droplet size required for steam care according to the parameter information; determining operating parameters of a steam generating device based on the droplet size, the operating parameters including an operating frequency; controlling the steam generating device to operate according to the determined operating parameters; The parameter information includes material information and weaving information of the clothing; Determining the droplet size required for steam care according to the parameter information includes: According to a first mapping relationship of clothing material, weaving method and droplet size pre-stored in a database, the droplet size corresponding to the material according to the weaving method in the first mapping relationship is determined.

2. The steam care method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The controlling the steam generating device to operate according to the determined operating parameters includes: Obtaining the operating frequency of the atomizer of the steam generating device; Converting the operating frequency of the atomizer into a voltage signal corresponding to the operating frequency; The frequency and oscillation amplitude of the input voltage of the atomizing plate are adjusted according to the magnitude of the voltage signal until the operating frequency of the atomizing plate reaches the target operating frequency.

3. The steam care method according to claim 2, characterized in that: After the operating frequency of the atomizing sheet reaches the target operating frequency, the steam care method further includes: comparing the droplet size with a set droplet size; When the droplet size is smaller than the set droplet size, the steam generating device is controlled to operate at the target operating frequency for a set period of time and then the operating frequency of the atomizing plate is reduced.

4. The steam care method according to claim 1, characterized in that: After the steps of determining parameter information of the clothing and determining the droplet size required for steam care according to the parameter information, the steam care method further includes: determining a wind speed of a fan of a laundry treatment device according to the droplet size; The fan is controlled to operate at the determined wind speed.

5. The steam care method according to claim 4, characterized in that: Determining the operating parameters of the steam generating device according to the droplet size includes: determining the operating frequency corresponding to the droplet size in the second mapping relationship based on a second mapping relationship between droplet size and operating frequency pre-stored in a database, and in the second mapping relationship, the droplet size and the operating frequency are negatively correlated; And / or, determining the wind speed of the fan of the clothing processing device according to the droplet size includes: determining the wind speed of the fan corresponding to the droplet size in the third mapping relationship pre-stored in the database based on the droplet size-fan wind speed, and in the third mapping relationship, the fan wind speed is positively correlated with the droplet size.

6. The steam care method according to claim 4, characterized in that: The steam care method further comprises: When the determined parameter information of the clothing includes at least two types of material information and / or at least two types of weaving information, the droplet size required for the steam care determined according to the parameter information includes multiple droplet sizes; Determining that the operating frequency of the steam generating device corresponding to the smallest droplet size among the multiple droplet sizes is a first operating frequency, and the wind speed of the fan corresponding to the smallest droplet size among the multiple droplet sizes is a first wind speed; determining that the operating frequency of the steam generating device corresponding to the average droplet size of the multiple droplet sizes is a second operating frequency, and the wind speed of the fan corresponding to the average droplet size of the multiple droplet sizes is a second wind speed; determining that the operating frequency of the steam generating device corresponding to the largest droplet size among the multiple droplet sizes is a third operating frequency, and the wind speed of the fan corresponding to the largest droplet size among the multiple droplet sizes is a third wind speed; Controlling the steam generating device to sequentially operate at the first operating frequency for a first time, at the second operating frequency for a second time, and at the third operating frequency for a third time; controlling the fan to sequentially operate at the first wind speed for a first time, at the second wind speed for a second time, and at the third wind speed for a third time; Among them, the second duration>the first duration>the third duration.

7. A control device, characterized in that: It includes one or more processors and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program instructions. When the one or more processors execute the program instructions, the one or more processors are used to implement the steam care method according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

8. A clothes processing device, characterized in that: The laundry treatment device operates according to the steam care method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, or includes the control device according to claim 7.

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