Control method of dryer and dryer

Abstract

The method comprises the following steps: determining a control mode and a control parameter according to a user operation, determining a drying stop humidity value according to the control mode and the control parameter, acquiring a real-time humidity value in the dryer, and controlling the dryer to stop working when the real-time humidity value matches the stop humidity value. The drying stop humidity value is determined through the control mode and the control parameter, and the real-time humidity value in the dryer is acquired. When the drying stop humidity value matches the real-time humidity value, the specified drying degree of clothes is reached, and the dryer stops working at this time. The method only needs the user to set the drying target such as the control mode and the control parameter, and does not need the user to set the drying temperature and the drying time, thereby improving the intelligent degree of the dryer, controlling the drying degree of clothes more accurately, and reducing the generation of clothes wrinkles.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of dryer technology, and in particular to a control method for a dryer and a dryer. Background Technology

[0002] Currently, dryers such as washer-dryer combos first spin-dry the clothes after washing, and then use a heater and fan to generate hot air to remove the moisture from the clothes. However, due to the limited space in washing machines, clothes cannot be fully unfolded, which easily leads to wrinkles during the drying process.

[0003] By controlling the degree of drying of clothes and retaining appropriate moisture before airing, wrinkles can be reduced; however, with current technology, users can only manually set the drying temperature and time of the dryer, and cannot accurately control the degree of drying of clothes.

[0004] Therefore, existing drying technologies have the technical problem of not being able to accurately control the degree of drying of clothes by manually setting the drying temperature and time. Summary of the Invention

[0005] In view of this, the present disclosure provides a control method and a dryer for a dryer, so as to alleviate the technical problem that existing drying technologies cannot accurately control the degree of drying of clothes due to the manual setting of drying temperature and time.

[0006] A first aspect of this disclosure provides a control method for a dryer, comprising:

[0007] The control mode and control parameters are determined based on user operations;

[0008] Based on the control mode and control parameters, determine the drying stop humidity value;

[0009] Obtain the real-time humidity value inside the dryer;

[0010] When the real-time humidity value matches the stop humidity value, the dryer is controlled to stop working.

[0011] In some embodiments, determining the drying stop humidity value based on the control mode and control parameters includes:

[0012] When the control mode is such that the user selects the degree of drying, the degree of drying value in the control parameters is determined;

[0013] The stop humidity value is determined based on the preset correspondence between the drying degree value and the stop humidity value, as well as the drying degree value.

[0014] In some embodiments, determining the drying stop humidity value based on the control mode and control parameters includes:

[0015] When the control mode is a user-selected drying mode, the drying mode in the control parameters is determined;

[0016] The drying degree value is determined based on the preset correspondence between drying mode and drying degree value, and the drying mode itself.

[0017] The stop humidity value is determined based on the drying degree value.

[0018] In some embodiments, obtaining the real-time humidity value inside the dryer includes:

[0019] Determine the monitoring cycle;

[0020] Based on the monitoring period, the real-time humidity value is obtained through the humidity sensor inside the dryer.

[0021] In some embodiments, obtaining the real-time humidity value inside the dryer includes:

[0022] Obtain the real-time weight and initial weight of the underwear in the dryer;

[0023] The real-time drying value of the clothes is determined based on the real-time weight and the initial weight;

[0024] The real-time humidity value is determined based on the real-time drying value.

[0025] In some embodiments, controlling the dryer to stop operating when the real-time humidity value matches the stop humidity value includes:

[0026] When the real-time humidity value is the same as the stop humidity value, the dryer is controlled to stop working.

[0027] In some embodiments, controlling the dryer to stop operating when the real-time humidity value matches the stop humidity value includes:

[0028] When the humidity difference between the real-time humidity value and the stop humidity value is less than the difference threshold and the duration is greater than the time threshold, the dryer is controlled to stop working.

[0029] In some embodiments, after obtaining the real-time humidity value inside the dryer, the method further includes:

[0030] Obtain drying method parameters;

[0031] The dryer is controlled to perform drying operations based on the real-time humidity value and the drying method parameters.

[0032] In some embodiments, the drying method includes a deodorizing drying mode or a steam drying mode.

[0033] A second aspect of this disclosure provides a control device for a dryer, comprising:

[0034] The first determining module is used to determine the control mode and control parameters based on user operations;

[0035] The second determining module is used to determine the drying stop humidity value based on the control mode and control parameters.

[0036] The acquisition module is used to acquire the real-time humidity value inside the dryer;

[0037] The control module is used to control the dryer to stop working when the real-time humidity value matches the stop humidity value.

[0038] A third aspect of this disclosure provides a dryer including a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the processor executes the computer program to implement the steps of the method described above.

[0039] A fourth aspect of this disclosure provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program that, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the above-described method.

[0040] A fifth aspect of this disclosure provides a computer program product comprising a computer program or instructions that, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the method described above.

[0041] Compared with the prior art, one or more embodiments of this disclosure can bring at least the following beneficial effects:

[0042] This disclosure provides a control method for a dryer and a dryer in general. The method includes: determining a control mode and control parameters based on user operation; determining a drying stop humidity value based on the control mode and control parameters; acquiring a real-time humidity value within the dryer; and controlling the dryer to stop operation when the real-time humidity value matches the stop humidity value. In the solution provided in this application, the drying stop humidity value is determined by the control mode and control parameters, and the real-time humidity value within the dryer is acquired. When the drying stop humidity value matches the real-time humidity value, the specified degree of drying of the clothes is reached, and the dryer stops operating. This method only requires the user to set the drying target, such as the control mode and control parameters, without requiring the user to set the drying temperature and time. This improves the intelligence of the dryer, makes the control of the degree of drying of clothes more accurate, reduces the formation of wrinkles in clothes, and alleviates the technical problem in the prior art where users manually set the drying temperature and time, making it impossible to accurately control the degree of drying of clothes. Attached Figure Description

[0043] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this disclosure, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings described below are only some embodiments of this disclosure. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0044] Figure 1 This is a flowchart of some embodiments of a control method for a dryer provided according to the present disclosure;

[0045] Figure 2 This is a flowchart of some other embodiments of a control method for a dryer provided according to embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0046] Figure 3 This is a simplified structural diagram of a control device for a dryer provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0047] Embodiments of this disclosure will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. While some embodiments of this disclosure are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that this disclosure can be implemented in various forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided to provide a more thorough and complete understanding of this disclosure. It should be understood that the accompanying drawings and embodiments of this disclosure are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of this disclosure.

[0048] It should also be noted that, for ease of description, only the parts relevant to this disclosure are shown in the accompanying drawings. Unless otherwise specified, the embodiments and features described in this disclosure can be combined with each other.

[0049] It should be noted that the concepts of "first" and "second" mentioned in this disclosure are used only to distinguish different systems, devices, modules or units, and are not used to limit the order of functions performed by these systems, devices, modules or units or their interdependencies.

[0050] It should be noted that the terms "a" and "a plurality of" used in this disclosure are illustrative rather than restrictive, and those skilled in the art should understand that, unless otherwise expressly indicated in the context, they should be understood as "one or more".

[0051] The names of messages or information exchanged between multiple devices in the embodiments of this disclosure are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of such messages or information.

[0052] This disclosure will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0053] Please refer to Figure 1 The diagram illustrates a flow 100 of some embodiments of a control method for a dryer according to the present disclosure. The control method for the dryer includes the following steps:

[0054] Step 110: Determine the control mode and control parameters based on user operation.

[0055] In this application, the dryer is the subject of the control method for the dryer.

[0056] It should be noted that the dryer in this application must have a built-in humidity sensor; support the selection of drying percentage, and there is a corresponding relationship between the drying percentage and the humidity in the drying chamber; support the selection of drying mode, and the drying mode corresponds to the drying percentage.

[0057] In some embodiments, the dryer can be connected to a user terminal wirelessly. The user can then select the control mode and control parameters of the dryer through the user terminal, and can also view the operating status of the dryer on the user terminal.

[0058] It should be noted that the aforementioned wireless connection methods may include, but are not limited to, 3G / 4G / 5G connections, WiFi connections, Bluetooth connections, WiMAX connections, Zigbee connections, UWB (ultra wideband) connections, and other currently known or future wireless connection methods.

[0059] In this application, the control mode may include user-selected drying degree, user-selected drying mode, etc.; the control parameter refers to the working parameter corresponding to the control mode. For example, if the user selects the control mode as user-selected drying degree, then the corresponding control parameter can be 100%, 80%, etc.; if the user selects the control mode as user-selected drying mode, then the corresponding control parameter can be ready-to-wear mode (drying degree set by the dryer is 100%), wrinkle removal mode (drying degree set by the dryer is 70%), etc.

[0060] Step 120: Determine the drying stop humidity value according to the control mode and control parameters.

[0061] In this application, the drying stop humidity value refers to the humidity value corresponding to the control mode and control parameters.

[0062] In some embodiments, determining the drying stop humidity value based on the control mode and control parameters includes: when the control mode is for the user to select the drying level, determining the drying level value in the control parameters; and determining the stop humidity value based on a preset correspondence between the drying level value and the stop humidity value and the drying level value.

[0063] Here, when the user selects a drying level of 100%, the dryer system will stop drying when it detects a humidity level of 50% in the drying chamber; that is, 50% is the stop humidity value corresponding to a drying level of 100%. Similarly, when the user selects a drying level of 80%, the dryer system will stop drying when it detects a humidity level of 55% in the drying chamber; that is, 55% is the stop humidity value corresponding to a drying level of 80%. It can be understood that the stop humidity value corresponds to the drying level value, and this correspondence is preset within the dryer. The above is merely an example; the setting of the dryer's drying level value is not limited to this.

[0064] In some embodiments, determining the drying stop humidity value based on the control mode and control parameters includes: when the control mode is a drying mode selected by the user, determining the drying mode in the control parameters; determining the drying degree value based on a preset correspondence between drying mode and drying degree value and the drying mode; and determining the stop humidity value based on the drying degree value.

[0065] Here, when the user selects the "Ready-to-Wear" drying mode, the dryer's drying level is set to 100%. The dryer system will stop drying when it detects a humidity level of 50% in the drying chamber; 50% is the stop humidity value for "Ready-to-Wear" mode. When the user selects the "Wrinkle-Removing" drying mode, the dryer's drying level is set to 70%. The dryer system will stop drying when it detects a humidity level of 65% in the drying chamber; 65% is the stop humidity value for "Wrinkle-Removing" mode. It's understood that the dryer's drying modes are not limited to these examples; the correspondence between drying modes and drying levels is pre-set within the dryer, and will not be listed individually here.

[0066] Step 130: Obtain the real-time humidity value inside the dryer.

[0067] In some embodiments, obtaining the real-time humidity value inside the dryer includes: determining a monitoring period; and obtaining the real-time humidity value through a humidity sensor inside the dryer based on the monitoring period.

[0068] In this embodiment, the monitoring period can be 3 seconds, 5 seconds, 8 seconds, etc., and 5 seconds is preferred in this embodiment.

[0069] Specifically, after the drying process begins, the humidity sensor will detect the humidity in the drying chamber every 5 seconds to obtain the real-time humidity value inside the dryer.

[0070] In some embodiments, obtaining the real-time humidity value inside the dryer includes: obtaining the real-time weight and initial weight of the clothing in the dryer; determining the real-time drying value of the clothing based on the real-time weight and the initial weight; and determining the real-time humidity value based on the real-time drying value.

[0071] Specifically, the initial state of the clothes when they are put into the washing machine is recorded as m1. The weight of the clothes detected in real time during the drying process is recorded as m2. The real-time drying value of the clothes is determined by the value of (m2-m1) / m1, and then the real-time humidity value is determined based on the real-time drying value.

[0072] In some embodiments, after obtaining the real-time humidity value inside the dryer, the method further includes: obtaining drying mode parameters; and controlling the dryer to perform drying operations based on the real-time humidity value and the drying mode parameters.

[0073] In some embodiments, the drying method includes a deodorizing drying mode or a steam drying mode.

[0074] Here, a humidity sensor enables various drying modes, such as deodorizing drying and steam drying. The deodorizing drying mode involves blowing air into the drying chamber to remove odors; the steam drying mode adds water vapor during the drying process to help eliminate wrinkles. Specifically, based on the real-time humidity value inside the dryer and the obtained drying mode parameters, the dryer is controlled to perform the corresponding drying operations.

[0075] Step 140: When the real-time humidity value matches the stop humidity value, control the dryer to stop working.

[0076] In some embodiments, controlling the dryer to stop working when the real-time humidity value matches the stop humidity value includes: controlling the dryer to stop working when the real-time humidity value is the same as the stop humidity value.

[0077] Here, during the drying process, when the real-time humidity value obtained is the same as the stop humidity value, it indicates that the drying process has ended, and the dryer is controlled to stop working.

[0078] In some embodiments, controlling the dryer to stop working when the real-time humidity value matches the stop humidity value includes: controlling the dryer to stop working when the humidity difference between the real-time humidity value and the stop humidity value is less than a difference threshold and the duration is greater than a time threshold.

[0079] Here, the difference threshold and time threshold are introduced to avoid detection errors by the humidity sensor. For example, if the humidity difference between the real-time humidity value and the stop humidity value is less than the difference threshold of 5 and the duration is greater than the time threshold of 1 minute, then it is determined that the humidity value in the drying room meets the stop humidity value, and the dryer is controlled to stop working.

[0080] In summary, the method provided by this invention determines the drying stop humidity value through control mode and control parameters, and obtains the real-time humidity value inside the dryer. When the drying stop humidity value matches the real-time humidity value, the specified degree of drying of the clothes is reached, and the dryer stops working. This method only requires the user to set the drying target such as control mode and control parameters, without requiring the user to set the drying temperature and time. This improves the intelligence of the dryer, makes the control of the degree of drying of clothes more accurate, reduces the generation of wrinkles in clothes, and alleviates the technical problem in the prior art where users manually set the drying temperature and time but cannot accurately control the degree of drying of clothes.

[0081] The present application will now be further explained in conjunction with a specific scenario. In this scenario, a washer-dryer combo machine will be used as an example to illustrate the control method of the dryer provided in this application.

[0082] Please refer to Figure 2 The diagram illustrates a flow 200 of another embodiment of a control method for a dryer according to the present disclosure, which can be performed by a washer-dryer combo. The control method for the dryer includes:

[0083] Step 201: Put the clothes into the washing machine and the washing machine will weigh them.

[0084] In this embodiment, after the user puts the clothes into the washing machine, the washing machine weighs the clothes in their initial state and records the initial weight m1.

[0085] It should be noted that the washer-dryer combo in this application must have a built-in humidity sensor; support the selection of drying percentage, and there is a corresponding relationship between the drying percentage and the humidity in the drying chamber; support the selection of drying mode, and the drying mode corresponds to the drying percentage.

[0086] In some embodiments, the washer-dryer combo can be connected to a user terminal wirelessly. The user can then select the control mode and control parameters of the dryer through the user terminal, and can also view the operating status of the dryer on the user terminal.

[0087] It should be noted that the aforementioned wireless connection methods may include, but are not limited to, 3G / 4G / 5G connections, WiFi connections, Bluetooth connections, WiMAX connections, Zigbee connections, UWB (ultra wideband) connections, and other currently known or future wireless connection methods.

[0088] Step 202: The user selects the drying level (either percentage or mode), calculates the preset humidity, and records it as h1.

[0089] In this embodiment, the preset humidity corresponds to the drying stop humidity value mentioned above.

[0090] In some embodiments, when the user selects a drying degree percentage (corresponding to the drying degree value mentioned above) of 100%, the washer-dryer system will stop drying when it detects a humidity level of 50% in the drying chamber; that is, 50% is the preset humidity corresponding to a drying degree percentage of 100%. When the user selects a drying degree percentage of 80%, the washer-dryer system will stop drying when it detects a humidity level of 55% in the drying chamber; that is, 55% is the preset humidity corresponding to a drying degree percentage of 80%. It is understood that the preset humidity corresponds to the drying degree percentage, and the above is merely an exemplary example; the setting of the drying degree percentage of the washer-dryer is not limited to this.

[0091] In other embodiments, when the user selects the "Ready-to-Wear" drying mode, the washer-dryer is set to 100% drying level. The system then stops drying when it detects a humidity level of 50% in the drying chamber; 50% is the preset humidity level for the "Ready-to-Wear" mode. When the user selects the "Wrinkle-Removing" drying mode, the system is set to 70% drying level. The system then stops drying when it detects a humidity level of 65% in the drying chamber; 65% is the preset humidity level for the "Wrinkle-Removing" mode. It is understood that the drying modes of the washer-dryer are not limited to these examples, and will not be listed individually here.

[0092] Step 203: The washing machine executes the washing and spin-drying programs.

[0093] In this embodiment, after the user selects the drying level and calculates the preset humidity, the washer-dryer combo first washes and spins the clothes, that is, it executes the washing program and the spin-drying program.

[0094] Step 204: Start the drying process.

[0095] In this embodiment, after the washer-dryer completes the washing and dehydration processes, it begins the drying process according to the drying degree (either percentage or mode) selected in step 202.

[0096] Step 205: Detect the humidity of the drying chamber every 5 seconds and record the humidity as h2.

[0097] In this embodiment, the monitoring cycle of the humidity sensor is preferably 5 seconds, but it can also be set to 3 seconds, 8 seconds, etc.

[0098] In this embodiment, after the drying program starts, the humidity sensor of the washer-dryer combo will detect the humidity in the drying chamber every 5 seconds to obtain the humidity h2 of the drying chamber (corresponding to the real-time humidity value mentioned above).

[0099] In other embodiments, the weight of the clothes is detected in real time during the drying process and recorded as m2. The real-time drying degree of the clothes is determined by the ratio of the difference between the real-time detected weight of the clothes and the initial weight of the clothes to the initial weight of the clothes. That is, the real-time drying degree of the clothes is determined by the value of (m2-m1) / m1, and the humidity h2 of the drying room is determined based on the real-time drying degree.

[0100] Step 206: Compare the preset humidity h1 with the humidity h2: h1 ≥ h2?

[0101] In this embodiment, a preset humidity h1 is compared with humidity h2 (corresponding to the real-time humidity value mentioned above) to determine whether h1 is greater than or equal to h2. If the result is that the preset humidity h1 is not greater than or equal to humidity h2, it means that the real-time humidity h2 detected in the drying chamber does not meet the preset humidity h1, so the process returns to repeat step 205, that is, to continue drying and detect the real-time humidity h2 in the drying chamber; if the result is that the preset humidity h1 is greater than or equal to humidity h2, it means that the real-time humidity h2 detected in the drying chamber meets the preset humidity h1, so step 207 is executed.

[0102] Step 207: Drying complete.

[0103] In this embodiment, following step 206, if the judgment result is that the preset humidity h1 is greater than or equal to the humidity h2, it means that the real-time humidity h2 detected in the drying room meets the preset humidity h1, then the drying is completed, and the washing and drying machine is controlled to stop working.

[0104] In some embodiments, during the drying process, when the real-time humidity value h2 is the same as the preset humidity h1, it indicates that the drying process has ended, and the washing and drying machine is controlled to stop working.

[0105] In other embodiments, the dryer is controlled to stop working when the humidity difference between the real-time humidity value h2 and the preset humidity h1 is less than a difference threshold and the duration is greater than a time threshold. Specifically, this embodiment introduces a difference threshold and a time threshold to avoid detection errors by the humidity sensor. For example, when the humidity difference between the real-time humidity value h2 and the preset humidity h1 is less than a difference threshold of 5 and the duration is greater than the time threshold of 1 minute, the dryer is controlled to stop working.

[0106] That is, the drying stop humidity value is determined by the control mode and control parameters, and the real-time humidity value inside the dryer is obtained. When the drying stop humidity value matches the real-time humidity value, the specified degree of drying of the clothes is reached, and the dryer stops working. This method only requires the user to set the drying target such as the control mode and control parameters, without requiring the user to set the drying temperature and time. This improves the intelligence of the dryer, makes the control of the degree of drying of clothes more accurate, reduces the generation of wrinkles in clothes, and alleviates the technical problem in the prior art that the user cannot accurately control the degree of drying of clothes by manually setting the drying temperature and time.

[0107] The embodiments of this disclosure will be described below with reference to specific examples.

[0108] Example 1:

[0109] After the user puts the clothes into the washer-dryer combo, the machine weighs the clothes in their initial state and records it as m1. The user selects a drying level of 80%, which corresponds to a drying stop humidity value of 55%. After the washer-dryer combo starts, it first washes and spins the clothes, and then begins the drying program. During the drying process, the humidity sensor of the washer-dryer combo detects the humidity in the drying chamber every 5 seconds to obtain the real-time humidity value of the drying chamber. When the real-time humidity value in the drying chamber is the same as the stop humidity value of 55%, the washer-dryer combo stops working, and the drying is complete.

[0110] Example 2:

[0111] After the user puts the clothes into the washer-dryer combo, the machine weighs the clothes in their initial state and records it as m1. The user selects the wrinkle-removal mode, which corresponds to a drying degree of 70% and a drying stop humidity value of 65%. After the washer-dryer combo is started, it first washes and spins the clothes, and then begins the drying program. During the drying process, the humidity sensor of the washer-dryer combo detects the humidity in the drying chamber every 5 seconds to obtain the real-time humidity value of the drying chamber. When the real-time humidity value in the drying chamber is the same as the stop humidity value of 65%, the washer-dryer combo stops working, and the drying is completed.

[0112] Example 3:

[0113] After the user puts the clothes into the washer-dryer combo, the machine weighs the clothes in their initial state and records it as m1. The user selects a drying level of 80%, which corresponds to a drying stop humidity value of 55%. After the washer-dryer combo starts, it first washes and spins the clothes, and then begins the drying program. During the drying process, the humidity sensor of the washer-dryer combo detects the humidity in the drying chamber every 5 seconds to obtain the real-time humidity value. When the humidity difference between the real-time humidity value and the stop humidity value in the drying chamber is less than the difference threshold of 5, and the duration is greater than the time threshold of 1 minute, it is determined that the humidity value in the drying chamber meets the stop humidity value, and the washer-dryer combo stops working, and the drying is completed.

[0114] Example 4:

[0115] After the user puts the clothes into the washer-dryer combo, the machine weighs the clothes in their initial state and records it as m1. The user selects a drying level of 80%, which corresponds to a drying stop humidity value of 55%. After the washer-dryer combo starts, it first washes and spins the clothes, and then begins the drying program. During the drying process, the washer-dryer combo monitors the weight of the clothes in real time and records the real-time weight as m2. The real-time drying level of the clothes is determined by the ratio of the difference between the real-time detected weight and the initial weight of the clothes to the initial weight, i.e., by the value of (m2-m1) / m1. Based on this real-time drying level, the real-time humidity value in the drying chamber is determined. When the real-time humidity value in the drying chamber is the same as the stop humidity value of 55%, the washer-dryer combo stops working, and the drying is complete.

[0116] Based on the above scenario, it can be seen that in this application, the drying stop humidity value is determined by the control mode and control parameters, and the real-time humidity value inside the dryer is obtained. When the drying stop humidity value matches the real-time humidity value, the specified degree of drying of the clothes is reached, and the dryer stops working. This method only requires the user to set the drying target such as the control mode and control parameters, without requiring the user to set the drying temperature and time. This improves the intelligence level of the dryer, makes the control of the degree of drying of clothes more accurate, reduces the generation of wrinkles in clothes, and alleviates the technical problem in the prior art where users manually set the drying temperature and time but cannot accurately control the degree of drying of clothes.

[0117] All of the above-mentioned optional technical solutions can be combined in any way to form the optional embodiments of this application, and will not be described in detail here.

[0118] The following are embodiments of the apparatus disclosed herein, which can be used to execute embodiments of the method disclosed herein. For details not disclosed in the apparatus embodiments of this disclosure, please refer to the embodiments of the method disclosed herein.

[0119] Please refer to Figure 3As an implementation of the methods described in the above figures, this disclosure provides some embodiments of a control device for a dryer, which correspond to the method embodiments described above.

[0120] like Figure 3 As shown, the control device for the dryer in some embodiments includes:

[0121] The first determining module 310 is used to determine the control mode and control parameters based on user operations;

[0122] The second determining module 320 is used to determine the drying stop humidity value based on the control mode and control parameters;

[0123] The acquisition module 330 is used to acquire the real-time humidity value inside the dryer;

[0124] The control module 340 is used to control the dryer to stop working when the real-time humidity value matches the stop humidity value.

[0125] In some embodiments, the second determining module 320 is further configured to determine the stop humidity value based on the drying degree value in the control parameters when the control mode is selected by the user for the drying degree.

[0126] In some embodiments, the second determining module 320 is further configured to, when the control mode is a drying mode selected by the user, determine a drying degree value based on the drying mode in the control parameters; and determine the stop humidity value based on the drying degree value.

[0127] In some embodiments, the acquisition module 330 is further configured to acquire the real-time humidity value through a humidity sensor within the dryer.

[0128] In some embodiments, the acquisition module 330 is further configured to acquire the real-time weight and initial weight of the clothes in the dryer; determine the real-time drying value of the clothes based on the real-time weight and the initial weight; and determine the real-time humidity value based on the real-time drying value.

[0129] In some embodiments, the control module 340 is further configured to control the dryer to stop working when the real-time humidity value is the same as the stop humidity value.

[0130] In some embodiments, the control module 340 is further configured to control the dryer to stop working when the humidity difference between the real-time humidity value and the stop humidity value is less than a difference threshold and the duration is greater than a time threshold.

[0131] It is understandable that the modules described in this device are similar to those in the reference. Figure 1The steps in the described method correspond accordingly. Therefore, the operations, features, and beneficial effects described above for the method also apply to the device and the modules contained therein, and will not be repeated here.

[0132] This disclosure also provides a dryer, which includes a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor. When the processor executes the computer program, it implements the control method for the dryer as described in the above embodiments.

[0133] In this embodiment, the processor is the control center of the dryer. It connects various parts of the dryer through various interfaces and lines. By running or loading software programs and / or modules stored in the memory, and calling data stored in the memory, it executes various functions of the dryer and processes data, thereby monitoring the dryer as a whole.

[0134] In this embodiment, the processor may be implemented as an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), Digital Signal Processor (DSP), Digital Signal Processing Device (DSPD), Programmable Logic Device (PLD), Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), controller, microcontroller, microprocessor, or other electronic components, and is used to execute the methods in the above embodiments. The methods implemented when the computer program running on the processor is executed can be referred to the specific embodiments of the methods provided in the foregoing embodiments of this invention, and will not be repeated here.

[0135] Accordingly, this disclosure also provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, which, when executed by one or more processors, implements the methods described in the above embodiments:

[0136] The control mode and control parameters are determined based on user operations;

[0137] Based on the control mode and control parameters, determine the drying stop humidity value;

[0138] Obtain the real-time humidity value inside the dryer;

[0139] When the real-time humidity value matches the stop humidity value, the dryer is controlled to stop working.

[0140] It should be noted that the computer-readable medium described in this disclosure can be a computer-readable signal medium or a computer-readable storage medium, or any combination thereof. A computer-readable storage medium can be, for example,—but not limited to—an electrical, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device, or any combination thereof. More specific examples of a computer-readable storage medium may include, but are not limited to: an electrical connection having one or more wires, a portable computer disk, a hard disk, random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), optical fiber, portable compact disk read-only memory (CD-ROM), optical storage device, magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination thereof. In this disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium can be any tangible medium containing or storing a program that can be used by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. In this disclosure, a computer-readable signal medium can include a data signal propagated in baseband or as part of a carrier wave, carrying computer-readable program code. Such propagated data signals can take various forms, including but not limited to electromagnetic signals, optical signals, or any suitable combination thereof. A computer-readable signal medium can be any computer-readable medium other than a computer-readable storage medium, which can send, propagate, or transmit a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. The program code contained on the computer-readable medium can be transmitted using any suitable medium, including but not limited to: wires, optical fibers, RF (radio frequency), etc., or any suitable combination thereof.

[0141] Accordingly, this disclosure also provides a computer program product, which includes a computer program or instructions stored in a computer-readable storage medium. When the computer program or instructions are executed by a processor, they implement the control method of the dryer described in any of the above embodiments.

[0142] This disclosure provides a control method for a dryer and a dryer in general. The method includes: determining a control mode and control parameters based on user operation; determining a drying stop humidity value based on the control mode and control parameters; acquiring a real-time humidity value within the dryer; and controlling the dryer to stop operation when the real-time humidity value matches the stop humidity value. In the solution provided in this application, the drying stop humidity value is determined by the control mode and control parameters, and the real-time humidity value within the dryer is acquired. When the drying stop humidity value matches the real-time humidity value, the specified degree of drying of the clothes is reached, and the dryer stops operating. This method only requires the user to set the drying target, such as the control mode and control parameters, without requiring the user to set the drying temperature and time. This improves the intelligence of the dryer, makes the control of the degree of drying of clothes more accurate, reduces the formation of wrinkles in clothes, and alleviates the technical problem in the prior art where users manually set the drying temperature and time, making it impossible to accurately control the degree of drying of clothes.

[0143] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of this disclosure and an explanation of the technical principles employed. Those skilled in the art should understand that the scope of this disclosure is not limited to technical solutions formed by specific combinations of the above-described technical features, but should also cover other technical solutions formed by arbitrary combinations of the above-described technical features or their equivalents without departing from the above-described concept. For example, technical solutions formed by substituting the above features with (but not limited to) technical features disclosed in this disclosure that have similar functions.

[0144] Furthermore, while the operations are described in a specific order, this should not be construed as requiring these operations to be performed in the specific order shown or in a sequential order. In certain environments, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous. Similarly, while several specific implementation details are included in the above discussion, these should not be construed as limiting the scope of this disclosure. Certain features described in the context of individual embodiments may also be implemented in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features described in the context of a single embodiment may also be implemented individually or in any suitable sub-combination in multiple embodiments.

[0145] Although the subject matter has been described using language specific to structural features and / or methodological logic, it should be understood that the subject matter defined in the appended claims is not necessarily limited to the specific features or actions described above. Rather, the specific features and actions described above are merely illustrative forms of implementing the claims. Regarding the apparatus in the above embodiments, the specific manner in which the various modules perform their operations has been described in detail in the embodiments relating to the method, and will not be elaborated upon here.

Claims

1. A control method for a dryer, characterized in that, include: Based on user operation, the control mode and control parameters are determined; the control mode includes user selection of drying degree or user selection of drying mode; the drying mode includes ready-to-wear mode and wrinkle removal mode; the control parameters include the working parameters corresponding to the control mode; Based on the control mode and control parameters, determine the drying stop humidity value; Obtain the real-time humidity value inside the dryer; When the real-time humidity value matches the stop humidity value, the dryer is controlled to stop working; The step of obtaining the real-time humidity value inside the dryer includes: Obtain the real-time weight and initial weight of the underwear in the dryer; The real-time drying value of the clothes is determined based on the real-time weight and the initial weight; The real-time humidity value is determined based on the real-time drying value; After obtaining the real-time humidity value inside the dryer, the method further includes: Obtain drying method parameters; The dryer is controlled to perform drying operations based on the real-time humidity value and the drying method parameters.

2. The control method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The step of determining the drying stop humidity value based on the control mode and control parameters includes: When the control mode is such that the user selects the degree of drying, the degree of drying value in the control parameters is determined; The stop humidity value is determined based on the preset correspondence between the drying degree value and the stop humidity value, as well as the drying degree value.

3. The control method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The step of determining the drying stop humidity value based on the control mode and control parameters includes: When the control mode is a user-selected drying mode, the drying mode in the control parameters is determined; The drying degree value is determined based on the preset correspondence between drying mode and drying degree value, and the drying mode itself. The stop humidity value is determined based on the drying degree value.

4. The control method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The step of obtaining the real-time humidity value inside the dryer includes: Determine the monitoring cycle; Based on the monitoring period, the real-time humidity value is obtained through the humidity sensor inside the dryer.

5. The control method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The step of controlling the dryer to stop working when the real-time humidity value matches the stop humidity value includes: When the real-time humidity value is the same as the stop humidity value, the dryer is controlled to stop working.

6. The control method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The step of controlling the dryer to stop working when the real-time humidity value matches the stop humidity value includes: When the humidity difference between the real-time humidity value and the stop humidity value is less than the difference threshold and the duration is greater than the time threshold, the dryer is controlled to stop working.

7. The control method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The drying method includes deodorizing drying mode or steam drying mode.

8. A dryer, comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, characterized in that, When the processor executes the computer program, it implements the steps of the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 7.

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