A door for a garment processing device, a garment processing device and a control method thereof.

Abstract

This invention provides a door, a garment processing device, and a control method for a garment processing apparatus. The garment processing apparatus includes a drum, and the door includes a door body and an image acquisition device. The door body is openable and closable at the opening of the drum, and a mounting groove is formed on the side wall of the door body near the drum. The image acquisition device includes a camera box, which is rotatably mounted in the mounting groove. An accommodating cavity is formed inside the camera box, and a camera body can be placed in the accommodating cavity. A camera hole communicating with the accommodating cavity is formed on the side wall of the camera box, and a camera is installed in the camera hole. The camera is used to collect information about the garments inside the drum. The camera box is controlled to rotate, and the shooting angle and shooting range of the camera can be adjusted. The shooting range is large and comprehensive, and the garment material is accurately identified. This invention solves the problems of unreasonable structural design of existing image acquisition devices and the inability to comprehensively acquire images of the garments to be washed, resulting in incompatibility between the washing program and the material of the garments to be washed, and poor washing effect.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention belongs to the field of clothing processing technology, and particularly relates to a door for clothing processing equipment, clothing processing equipment and control method. Background Technology

[0002] Clothing comes in a variety of materials, and the optimal washing time, washing temperature, and drying temperature vary depending on the material. Most washing machines on the market require users to manually select the appropriate washing program based on the fabric, which is cumbersome. Furthermore, the sheer number of programs can be overwhelming, making it difficult for the elderly to operate and resulting in a poor user experience. Currently, some washing machines utilize cameras to capture images of the clothes to be washed, accurately determining the fabric material through image recognition technology. This allows them to then select the appropriate washing program based on the fabric, leading to better washing results.

[0003] There are various ways to install and identify cameras. Typically, cameras are installed inside door seals or observation windows. After clothes are placed in the washing drum, the camera takes images of the clothes inside the drum. However, clothes are easily folded and crumpled, and the inside of the washing drum is reflective. Therefore, the images of the clothes obtained by the camera cannot accurately determine the material of the clothes, and thus cannot accurately determine the washing program, resulting in poor washing effect and affecting user experience. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In view of this, the present invention provides a door for a garment processing device, a garment processing device and a control method, to solve the problems in the prior art such as unreasonable structural design of image acquisition devices and inability to fully acquire images of the garments to be washed, resulting in incompatibility between the washing program and the material of the garments to be washed and poor washing effect.

[0005] This invention provides a door for a garment processing device, the garment processing device including a roller; the door includes:

[0006] The door body is openable and closable at the opening of the roller, and the side wall of the door body near the roller has a mounting groove.

[0007] An image acquisition device includes a camera box; the camera box is rotatably disposed in the mounting slot; the camera box has an internal cavity for housing a camera body device; the side wall of the camera box has a camera hole communicating with the housing cavity, and a camera is disposed in the camera hole for acquiring information about the clothing inside the drum.

[0008] The camera box is controlled to rotate, which can adjust the shooting angle and shooting range of the camera.

[0009] Further optionally, the camera box has a horizontal axis of rotation, and the camera box has a first position, a second position, and a third position in its rotation direction;

[0010] When the camera box is in the first position, the camera is located below the axis of the door and outside the mounting slot;

[0011] When the camera box is in the second position, the camera is located on the front side of the mounting slot, and the axis of the camera is parallel or collinear with the axis of the door.

[0012] When the camera box is in the third position, the camera is located below the axis of the door and inside the mounting slot.

[0013] Further optionally, the mounting groove is open on one side facing the roller, and the side of the mounting groove away from the roller is closed by a first mounting groove sidewall; the mounting groove also includes two second mounting groove sidewalls, which are disposed opposite to each other on both sides of the first mounting groove sidewall and are both connected to the first mounting groove sidewall.

[0014] The camera box includes a first camera box sidewall and two second camera box sidewalls, the first camera box sidewall and the first mounting slot sidewall correspond to each other; the two second camera box sidewalls are disposed opposite to each other on both sides of the first camera box sidewall and are connected to the first camera box sidewall to form the receiving cavity; the two second camera box sidewalls are rotatably disposed on the two second mounting slot sidewalls in a one-to-one correspondence.

[0015] Further optionally, both the mounting slot and the camera box are fan-shaped structures, and the mounting slot and the camera box are coaxially arranged; or,

[0016] The mounting groove is a through groove extending vertically, and the camera box has a fan-shaped structure.

[0017] Further optionally, each of the second mounting slots has a shaft hole formed in its sidewall, and a bushing is provided in the shaft hole; a rotating shaft is passed through each bushing, and the rotating shaft is connected to the corresponding sidewall of the second camera box in a driving connection.

[0018] When any of the aforementioned rotating shafts is controlled to rotate, it can cause the camera box to rotate relative to the mounting slot.

[0019] Further optionally, the door body includes a door frame, a door shell, and an observation window; the door shell is disposed on the door frame and has a door shell hole; the observation window includes a base and a window body, the base is disposed between the door frame and the door shell, the window body is disposed on the base, the window body protrudes away from the base and passes through the door shell hole to form a window body cavity; a portion of the sidewall of the window body is recessed towards the base to form the mounting groove;

[0020] The image acquisition device further includes a transmission component, which is disposed within the window cavity and includes a driving wheel and a driven wheel; the driven wheel and the driving wheel are connected by a drive, and the driven wheel is coaxially disposed with the rotating shaft; when the driving wheel rotates, it can cause the rotating shaft to rotate.

[0021] Further optionally, the image acquisition device further includes a motor base and a drive motor. The motor base includes a base body and a bracket. The base body is disposed on the door frame and located between the base and the door frame. The bracket is disposed on the base body and located within the window cavity.

[0022] The drive motor is mounted on the bracket and its output shaft is connected to the drive wheel; when the drive motor is running, it can drive the drive wheel to rotate.

[0023] Further optionally, the camera box includes a camera box body and a camera box cover, the camera box body and the camera box cover being connected to form the receiving cavity;

[0024] The side walls surrounding the camera housing and the side walls surrounding the camera housing cover are both first camera housing side walls; the side walls of the camera housing away from the camera housing cover and the side walls of the camera housing cover away from the camera housing are both second camera housing side walls.

[0025] The second camera box sidewall of the camera box body has the camera hole, and the first camera box sidewall of the camera box body has the wire hole, which is used to pass the wire required by the camera through.

[0026] A sealing groove is formed at one end of the camera box cover near the camera box body, and a sealing ring is provided in the sealing groove.

[0027] The present invention also provides a garment processing device, including a box, a roller, and a door as described in any one of the above; the roller is disposed inside the box, and a pick-up and put-out opening corresponding to the opening of the roller is formed on the side wall of the box, the pick-up and put-out opening being used for picking up and putting down garments; the door is closably disposed on the box and the door can open or close the pick-up and put-out opening;

[0028] Adjusting the position of the camera relative to the mounting slot can adjust the camera's shooting angle and shooting range.

[0029] The present invention also provides a control method for a garment processing device, wherein the garment processing device is as described above, and the garment processing device is provided with a washing program; when the washing program is started, the control method includes:

[0030] Control the camera box to rotate and control the camera to acquire images of the clothes inside the drum when the camera box is in different positions;

[0031] The clothing material is determined based on the clothing images when the camera box is in different positions, and the target washing mode is determined based on the clothing material.

[0032] Control the garment handling equipment to run the washing program in the target washing mode.

[0033] Further optionally, determining the clothing material based on clothing images when the camera box is in different positions includes:

[0034] Based on the image of the clothing when the camera box is in the first position, the material of the clothing inside the drum is determined to be the first material;

[0035] Based on the image of the clothing when the camera box is in the second position, the material of the clothing inside the drum is determined to be the second material;

[0036] Compare the first material and the second material;

[0037] When the first material and the second material are the same, the material of the clothes inside the drum is determined to be the first material.

[0038] Further, optionally, determining the clothing material based on clothing images when the camera box is in different positions further includes:

[0039] When the first material and the second material are different, the camera box is controlled to be in the third position;

[0040] Controlling the rotation of the roller loosens the clothing;

[0041] Then, images of the clothing inside the drum are acquired again when the camera box is in different positions.

[0042] Compared with the prior art, the main advantages of the present invention are as follows:

[0043] The camera box is rotatably mounted in the mounting slot, the main camera device is mounted in the receiving cavity, and the camera is mounted in the camera hole, which can capture images of clothes inside the drum. The camera box is controlled to rotate, and the shooting angle and shooting range of the camera can be flexibly adjusted. The shooting range is large and comprehensive, and the clothing material is accurately identified. This solves the problems of unreasonable structural design of image acquisition devices in the prior art and inability to fully acquire images of the clothes to be washed, resulting in incompatibility between the washing program and the material of the clothes to be washed and poor washing effect. It also solves the problem of inaccurate identification of clothing material through clothing images in the prior art. Attached Figure Description

[0044] To more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are merely exemplary, and those skilled in the art can derive other embodiments based on the provided drawings without creative effort.

[0045] The structures, proportions, sizes, etc. illustrated in this specification are only for the purpose of assisting those skilled in the art in understanding and reading the content disclosed herein, and are not intended to limit the conditions under which the present invention can be implemented. Therefore, they have no substantial technical significance. Any modifications to the structure, changes in the proportions, or adjustments to the size, without affecting the effects and objectives that the present invention can produce, should still fall within the scope of the technical content disclosed in the present invention.

[0046] Figure 1 This is an exploded structural diagram of an embodiment of a door for a garment processing device provided by the present invention;

[0047] Figure 2a This is a schematic diagram of the assembly structure of a door embodiment for a garment processing device provided by the present invention;

[0048] Figure 2b for Figure 2a Sectional view at point AA;

[0049] Figure 3 This is an exploded structural diagram of an embodiment of the image acquisition device provided by the present invention;

[0050] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the assembly structure of an embodiment of the image acquisition device provided by the present invention;

[0051] Figure 5 An exploded structural diagram of an embodiment of the camera box, bushing, and rotating shaft provided by the present invention;

[0052] Figure 6a A schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present invention with the camera box in the first position;

[0053] Figure 6b A schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present invention with the camera box in the second position;

[0054] Figure 6c A schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present invention with the camera box in the third position;

[0055] Figure 7 A schematic flowchart of Embodiment 1 of the control method for the clothing processing equipment provided by the present invention;

[0056] Figure 8 A schematic flowchart of Embodiment 2 of the control method for the clothing processing equipment provided by the present invention;

[0057] In the picture:

[0058] 1-Door body; 11-Observation window; 111-Base; 112-Window body; 1121-Window body cavity; 113-Mounting groove; 1131-First mounting groove sidewall; 1132-Second mounting groove sidewall; 12-Door shell; 121-Door shell hole; 13-Door frame; 14-Decorative panel; 15-Decorative ring; 161-Hinge; 162-Lock hook; 171-Hinge hole; 172-Hinge sleeve; 18-Door body axis;

[0059] 2-Camera box; 21-Camera box body; 22-Camera box cover; 23-Accommodation cavity; 241-First camera box side wall; 242-Second camera box side wall; 243-Wire hole; 244-Sealing groove; 245-Limiting groove; 25-Hinge; 26-Camera;

[0060] 3-Transmission assembly; 31-Driving wheel; 32-Driven wheel;

[0061] 41-Motor mount; 411-Base; 412-Bracket; 42-Drive motor. Detailed Implementation

[0062] The following specific embodiments illustrate the implementation of the present invention. Those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present invention from the content disclosed in this specification. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, of the embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0063] The terminology used in the embodiments of this invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the invention. The singular forms “a,” “the,” and “the” used in the embodiments of this invention and the appended claims are also intended to include the plural forms, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. “Multiple” generally includes at least two, but does not exclude the inclusion of at least one.

[0064] It should be understood that the term "and / or" used in this article is merely a description of the relationship between related objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B can represent: A existing alone, A and B existing simultaneously, and B existing alone. Additionally, the character " / " in this article generally indicates that the preceding and following related objects have an "or" relationship.

[0065] It should also be noted that the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a product or system comprising a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a product or system. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the product or system that includes said element.

[0066] In existing washing machines, cameras are usually installed inside the door seal or observation window. After clothes are put into the washing drum, the camera takes an image of the clothes to be washed inside the washing drum. However, clothes to be washed are easy to fold and crumple, and the inside of the washing drum is easy to reflect light. Therefore, the image of the clothes to be washed obtained by the camera cannot accurately determine the material of the clothes, and thus cannot accurately determine the washing program, resulting in poor washing effect and affecting user experience.

[0067] This invention creatively provides a door for a garment processing device, comprising a door body and an image acquisition device. The door body is closable and disposed at the opening of a drum, and a mounting groove is formed on the side wall of the door body near the drum. The image acquisition device includes a camera box, which is rotatably disposed within the mounting groove. A camera main device can be disposed inside the camera box. The camera box is controlled to rotate, allowing flexible adjustment of the camera's shooting angle and shooting range. The shooting range is large and comprehensive, and the garment material identification is accurate. This invention solves the problems of unreasonable structural design of existing image acquisition devices and the inability to comprehensively acquire images of the garments to be washed, resulting in incompatibility between the washing program and the garment material, and poor washing effect. It also solves the problem of inaccurate garment material identification through garment images in existing technologies.

[0068] Example 1

[0069] <Door>

[0070] like Figures 1 to 6cAs shown, this embodiment provides a door for a garment processing device, the garment processing device including a roller; the door includes:

[0071] The door body 1 is openable and closable at the opening of the drum, and the door body 1 has an installation groove 113 formed on the side wall near the drum.

[0072] The image acquisition device includes a camera box 2; the camera box 2 is rotatably disposed in the mounting groove 113; the interior of the camera box 2 forms a receiving cavity 23, and the receiving cavity 23 can be used to house the camera main device; the side wall of the camera box 2 forms a camera hole communicating with the receiving cavity 23, and a camera 26 is disposed in the camera hole, which is used to acquire information about the clothes inside the drum;

[0073] The camera box 2 is controlled to rotate, which can adjust the shooting angle and shooting range of the camera 26.

[0074] Furthermore, the rotating shaft 25 of the camera box 2 is in the horizontal direction, and the camera box 2 has a first position, a second position, and a third position in its rotation direction;

[0075] When the camera box 2 is in the first position, the camera 26 is located below the door axis 18 and outside the mounting slot 113; the angle between the axis of the camera 26 and the door axis 18 is θ, where θ is an acute angle;

[0076] When the camera box 2 is in the second position, the camera 26 is located on the front side of the mounting slot 113, and the axis of the camera 26 is parallel or collinear with the axis of the door body 18;

[0077] When the camera box 2 is in the third position, the camera 26 is located below the door axis 18 and inside the mounting groove 113. At this time, the camera 26 is hidden inside the mounting groove 113, which can prevent the washing water and drying airflow from damaging the camera 26.

[0078] Preferably, the vertical center plane of the camera 26 coincides with the vertical center plane of the roller; in this way, the camera 26 can always be within the vertical center plane of the roller when the camera box 2 rotates, so that the shooting range is large, and thus the number of garments included in the image information of the garments captured by the camera 26 is large, which is conducive to improving the accuracy of determining the garment material based on the garment image.

[0079] To address the issue of a narrow rotation angle range for the camera box 2 due to unreasonable structural design of the mounting groove 113 and the camera box 2, this embodiment proposes that the mounting groove 113 is open on the side facing the roller, and the side of the mounting groove 113 away from the roller is closed by the first mounting groove sidewall 1131; the mounting groove 113 also includes two second mounting groove sidewalls 1132, which are arranged opposite to each other on both sides of the first mounting groove sidewall 1131 and are both connected to the first mounting groove sidewall 1131;

[0080] Camera box 2 includes a first camera box side wall 241 and two second camera box side walls 242, the first camera box

[0081] The two side walls correspond to the side wall 1131 of the first mounting groove; the two second camera box side walls 242 are arranged opposite to each other on both sides of the first camera box side wall 241 and are connected to the first camera box side wall 241 to form a receiving cavity 23; the two second camera box side walls 242 are rotatably arranged on the two second mounting groove side walls 1132 in a one-to-one correspondence.

[0082] Specifically, both the mounting slot 113 and the camera box 2 are fan-shaped structures, and the mounting slot 113 and the camera box 2 are coaxially arranged; or, the mounting slot 113 is a through slot extending vertically, and the camera box 2 is a fan-shaped structure, resulting in a large shooting range; preferably, both the mounting slot 113 and the camera box 2 are fan-shaped structures.

[0083] To address the issue that washing water or drying airflow can easily enter the receiving cavity 23 through the shaft hole 171, this embodiment proposes that each sidewall 1132 of the second mounting groove is formed with a shaft hole 171, and a bushing 172 is provided inside the shaft hole 171; each bushing 172 is fitted with a rotating shaft 25, and the rotating shaft 25 is connected to the corresponding sidewall 242 of the second camera box; specifically, the sidewall 242 of the second camera box is formed with a limiting groove 245, and one end of the rotating shaft 25 is set in the limiting groove 245; the bushing 172 is made of a flexible material, such as silicone rubber, to cooperate with the rotation of the rotating shaft 25 and to seal, preventing washing water and drying airflow from entering the interior of the door body 1;

[0084] When any of the rotating shafts 25 is controlled to rotate, it can drive the camera box 2 to rotate relative to the mounting slot 113.

[0085] To address the problem of the transmission component 3 being not securely fixed and occupying a large area due to the unreasonable structural design of the door body 1, this embodiment proposes that the door body 1 includes a door frame 13, a door shell 12, and an observation window 11; the door shell 12 is disposed on the door frame 13 and forms a door shell hole 121; the observation window 11 includes a base 111 and a window body 112, the base 111 is disposed between the door frame 13 and the door shell 12, the window body 112 is disposed on the base 111, the window body 112 protrudes away from the base 111 and passes through the door shell hole 121 to form a window body cavity 1121; part of the sidewall of the window body 112 is recessed towards the base 111 to form a mounting groove 113;

[0086] The image acquisition device also includes a transmission component 3, which is disposed in the window cavity 1121 and includes a driving wheel 31 and a driven wheel 32. The driven wheel 32 and the driving wheel 31 are connected by a drive, and the driven wheel 32 is coaxially provided with a rotating shaft 25. When the driving wheel 31 rotates, the rotating shaft 25 can rotate.

[0087] Specifically, the door body 1 also includes a decorative panel 14 and a decorative ring 15. The decorative panel 14 is installed on the side of the door frame 13 away from the door shell 12, and the decorative ring 15 surrounds the outer periphery of the decorative panel 14. Both the door shell 12 and the door frame 13 are annular structures.

[0088] To address the issue of the drive motor 42 not being securely fixed, this embodiment proposes that the image acquisition device further includes a motor base 41 and a drive motor 42. The motor base 41 includes a base body 411 and a bracket 412. The base body 411 is disposed on the door frame 13 and located between the base 111 and the door frame 13. The bracket 412 is disposed on the base body 411 and located within the window cavity 1121. Specifically, a first fixing structure is formed on the outer edge of the base body 411, and a second fixing structure is formed on the door frame 13. The first fixing structure and the second fixing structure cooperate to fix the base body 411 on the door frame 13.

[0089] The drive motor 42 is mounted on the bracket 412 and the output shaft of the drive motor 42 is drivenly connected to the drive wheel 31; when the drive motor 42 is running, it can drive the drive wheel 31 to rotate; specifically, the drive motor 42 and the bracket 412 are fastened together with screws.

[0090] In response to the problem that the unreasonable structural design of the camera box 2 makes it inconvenient to disassemble and assemble the main camera device, this embodiment proposes that the camera box 2 includes a camera box body 21 and a camera box cover 22, and the camera box body 21 and the camera box cover 22 are connected to form an accommodating cavity 23.

[0091] The side walls of the camera box body 21 and the side walls of the camera box cover 22 that form a circle are both the first camera box side walls 241; the side walls of the camera box body 21 away from the camera box cover 22 and the side walls of the camera box cover 22 away from the camera box body 21 are both the second camera box side walls 242.

[0092] The second camera box side wall 242 of the camera box 21 has a camera hole, and the first camera box side wall 241 of the camera box 21 has a wire hole 243 for passing through the wire required for the camera 26.

[0093] A sealing groove 244 is formed at one end of the camera box cover 22 near the camera box body 21. A sealing ring is provided in the sealing groove 244 to prevent washing water and drying airflow from entering the receiving cavity 23 through the gap between the camera box body 21 and the camera box cover 22.

[0094] In summary, the camera box 2 is rotatably mounted in the mounting slot 113, the main camera device is mounted in the receiving cavity 23, and the camera 26 is mounted in the camera hole and can capture images of the clothes inside the drum. The camera box 2 is controlled to rotate, which can flexibly adjust the shooting angle and shooting range of the camera 26. The camera 26 has a large tilt angle and a large and comprehensive shooting range, which can fully cover the clothes inside the drum. The clothing material is accurately identified, which solves the problem of unreasonable structural design of the image acquisition device in the prior art and the inability to fully acquire images of the clothes to be washed, resulting in the washing program being incompatible with the material of the clothes to be washed and the washing effect being poor. It also solves the problem of inaccurate identification of clothing material through clothing images in the prior art.

[0095] When the camera box 2 is rotated, the distance between the camera 26 and the drum is further shortened, thereby expanding the shooting range of the camera 26 and improving the accuracy of clothing recognition. When not capturing images of clothing inside the drum, the camera box 2 is rotated to position the camera 26 in the third position. In this position, the camera 26 is located in the mounting slot 113 and can be blocked to prevent leakage of user privacy.

[0096] <Clothing Processing Equipment>

[0097] This embodiment also proposes a garment handling device, including a box, a roller, and a door as described in any of the above embodiments; the roller is provided inside the box, and the side wall of the box has a pick-up and put-out opening corresponding to the opening of the roller, which is used for picking up and putting down garments; the door 1 is closably mounted on the box, and the pick-up and put-out opening can be opened or closed; specifically, one side of the door frame 13 is rotatably mounted on the box via a hinge 161, and the other side of the door frame 13 is provided with a locking hook 162, and the side wall of the box has a lock hole; the locking hook 162 and the lock hole cooperate to fix the door 1 on the box;

[0098] Adjusting the position of the camera 26 relative to the mounting slot 113 allows for adjustment of the camera 26's shooting angle and shooting range.

[0099] <Control Methods>

[0100] like Figure 7 As shown, this embodiment also provides a control method for a garment processing device, which is the garment processing device described above, and the garment processing device is equipped with a washing program; when the washing program is started, the control method includes:

[0101] S1. Control the camera box 2 to rotate and control the camera 26 to acquire images of the clothes inside the drum when the camera box 2 is in different positions;

[0102] S2. Determine the fabric material based on the images of the fabric when the camera box 2 is in different positions, and determine the target washing mode based on the fabric material.

[0103] S3. Control the garment handling equipment to run the washing program in the target washing mode.

[0104] Furthermore, S2 includes:

[0105] Based on the image of the clothing when the camera box 2 is in the first position, the material of the clothing inside the drum is determined to be the first material;

[0106] Based on the image of the clothing when camera box 2 is in the second position, the material of the clothing inside the drum is determined to be the second material;

[0107] Compare the first material and the second material;

[0108] When the first material and the second material are the same, the material of the clothes inside the drum is determined to be the first material.

[0109] When the first material and the second material are different, control the camera box 2 to be in the third position;

[0110] Control the rotation of the drum to loosen the clothes;

[0111] Then re-acquire images of the clothes inside the drum when camera box 2 is in different positions;

[0112] Camera 26 takes pictures of the clothes inside the drum from different angles. When the clothes are piled up, the image information captured each time is different, making it impossible to accurately identify the material of the clothes. In addition, the reflection inside the drum also affects the image acquisition quality. By comparing the color and material of the clothes in multiple images from different angles, it can be determined whether the material of the clothes can be accurately identified. For example, if the first image identifies the material of the clothes as material A, the second image identifies the material of the clothes as materials A and B, and the third image identifies the material of the clothes as materials A and B, and based on the above information, the clothes are identified as materials A and B, then the target washing mode is a mixed washing mode. If special materials such as down, wool, and silk are detected, the user is reminded to wash clothes of different materials in batches.

[0113] Loose clothing helps expose the bottom garments within the field of view of camera 26, which can acquire clothing information from different locations and analyze the clothing material and color using various information.

[0114] Therefore, when it is necessary to collect images of clothes inside the drum, the camera box 2 is controlled to rotate to different positions, and the images of clothes inside the drum are captured by the camera 26. The material of the clothes is determined based on the images of clothes when the camera box 2 is in different positions. By comparing the material of clothes when the camera box 2 is in different positions, the target material can be determined, and then the target washing mode can be determined, so that the target washing mode and the material of the clothes are highly matched, thereby improving the washing effect.

[0115] When it is not necessary to capture images of the clothes inside the drum, the camera box 2 is rotated to the third position, so that the camera 26 is hidden in the mounting slot 113. First, this protects the camera 26, improves the reliability of the image acquisition device, and thus extends the service life of the image acquisition device and even the whole machine, preventing the washing water and drying airflow from damaging the camera 26. Second, the camera 26 is blocked by the side wall 1131 of the first mounting slot, which can prevent the camera 26 from stealing the user's privacy, thereby protecting the user's privacy.

[0116] Example 2

[0117] like Figure 8 As shown, unlike Embodiment 1, this embodiment provides a control method for a clothing processing device. The clothing processing device is the one described above. When the user places the clothes to be washed on the drum and clicks the start button, the image acquisition device is triggered to collect clothing information. The camera box 2 rotates to a first angle and acquires a first image. The camera box 2 rotates to a second angle and acquires a second image. The second angle is preferably 0° relative to the door axis 18. After receiving the clothing information, the controller identifies whether the images can be recognized. If not all images can be recognized, the camera box 2 is reset. After the drum rotates to loosen the clothes, the previous steps are repeated to acquire images. If all images can be recognized, the corresponding washing mode is selected according to the matched clothing material category, and the clothing processing device is then controlled to process the clothes in the selected washing mode. Preferably, the camera box 2 automatically resets after acquiring images to prevent clothes from falling onto the camera 26 or into the angle between the camera box 2 and the observation window 11 during washing or drying.

[0118] Exemplary embodiments of this disclosure have been specifically shown and described above. It should be understood that this disclosure is not limited to the detailed structures, arrangements, or implementations described herein; rather, this disclosure is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements contained within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A door for a garment processing device, the garment processing device comprising a roller; characterized in that, The gate includes: A door (1) is provided openably at the opening of the roller and a mounting groove (113) is formed on the side wall of the roller near the roller. An image acquisition device includes a camera box (2); the camera box (2) is rotatably disposed in the mounting slot (113); the camera box (2) has an internal cavity (23) for housing a camera body device; the side wall of the camera box (2) has a camera hole communicating with the housing cavity (23), and a camera (26) is disposed in the camera hole for acquiring information about the clothes inside the drum; the camera box (2) is controlled to rotate, and the shooting angle and shooting range of the camera (26) can be adjusted. The rotating shaft (25) of the camera box (2) is horizontal, and the camera box (2) has a first position and a third position in its rotation direction; when the camera box (2) is in the first position, the camera (26) is located below the door axis (18) and outside the mounting groove (113); when the camera box (2) is in the third position, the camera (26) is located below the door axis (18) and inside the mounting groove (113); The mounting groove (113) is open on one side facing the roller, and the side of the mounting groove (113) away from the roller is closed by a first mounting groove sidewall (1131); the mounting groove (113) also includes two second mounting groove sidewalls (1132) that are oppositely arranged on both sides of the first mounting groove sidewall (1131) and are both connected to the first mounting groove sidewall (1131). The camera box (2) includes a first camera box sidewall (241) and two second camera box sidewalls (242). The first camera box sidewall (241) corresponds to the first mounting slot sidewall (1131). The two second camera box sidewalls (242) are disposed opposite to each other on both sides of the first camera box sidewall (241) and are both connected to the first camera box sidewall (241). The two second camera box sidewalls (242) are rotatably disposed on the two second mounting slot sidewalls (1132) in a one-to-one correspondence. The camera box (2) includes a camera box body (21) and a camera box cover (22), which are connected to form the receiving cavity (23). The side wall of the camera box body (21) and the side wall of the camera box cover (22) are both the first camera box side wall (241). The side wall of the camera box body (21) away from the camera box cover (22) and the side wall of the camera box cover (22) away from the camera box body (21) are both the second camera box side wall (242). The second camera box side wall (242) of the camera box body (21) forms the camera hole.

2. The door for a garment processing device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The camera box (2) also has a second position in its rotation direction; When the camera box (2) is in the second position, the camera (26) is located on the front side of the mounting slot (113), and the axis of the camera (26) is parallel or collinear with the axis of the door (18).

3. The door for a garment processing device according to claim 2, characterized in that, Both the mounting slot (113) and the camera box (2) are fan-shaped structures, and the mounting slot (113) and the camera box (2) are coaxially arranged; or, The mounting groove (113) is a through groove extending vertically, and the camera box (2) has a fan-shaped structure.

4. The door for a garment processing device according to claim 2, characterized in that, Each of the second mounting slot sidewalls (1132) is formed with a shaft hole (171), and a bushing (172) is provided in the shaft hole (171); each of the bushings (172) is provided with a rotating shaft (25), and the rotating shaft (25) is connected to the corresponding second camera box sidewall (242) in a driving connection; When any of the aforementioned rotating shafts (25) is controlled to rotate, it can drive the camera box (2) to rotate relative to the mounting groove (113).

5. The door for a garment handling device according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that, The door body (1) includes a door frame (13), a door shell (12), and an observation window (11); the door shell (12) is disposed on the door frame (13) and has a door shell hole (121); the observation window (11) includes a base (111) and a window body (112), the base (111) is disposed between the door frame (13) and the door shell (12), the window body (112) is disposed on the base (111), the window body (112) protrudes away from the base (111) and passes through the door shell hole (121) to form a window body cavity (1121); a portion of the sidewall of the window body (112) is recessed towards the base (111) to form the mounting groove (113); The image acquisition device further includes a transmission component (3), which is disposed in the window cavity (1121) and includes a drive wheel (31) and a driven wheel (32); the driven wheel (32) and the drive wheel (31) are connected by a drive, and the driven wheel (32) is coaxially provided with the rotating shaft (25); when the drive wheel (31) rotates, the rotating shaft (25) can rotate.

6. The door for a garment processing device according to claim 5, characterized in that, The image acquisition device further includes a motor base (41) and a drive motor (42). The motor base (41) includes a seat (411) and a bracket (412). The seat (411) is disposed on the door frame (13) and located between the base (111) and the door frame (13). The bracket (412) is disposed on the seat (411) and located inside the window cavity (1121). The drive motor (42) is mounted on the bracket (412) and the output shaft of the drive motor (42) is connected to the drive wheel (31); when the drive motor (42) is running, it can drive the drive wheel (31) to rotate.

7. The door for a garment handling apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 6, characterized in that, The first camera box sidewall (241) of the camera box body (21) is formed with a wire hole (243) for passing through the wire required by the camera (26); A sealing groove (244) is formed at one end of the camera box cover (22) near the camera box body (21), and a sealing ring is provided in the sealing groove (244).

8. A garment processing device, characterized in that, The device includes a housing, a roller, and a door as described in any one of claims 2 to 7; the roller is disposed inside the housing, and a pick-up and put-out opening is formed on the side wall of the housing corresponding to the opening of the roller, the pick-up and put-out opening being used for picking up and putting down clothing; the door (1) is closably disposed on the housing and the door (1) can open or close the pick-up and put-out opening; By adjusting the position of the camera (26) relative to the mounting slot (113), the shooting angle and shooting range of the camera (26) can be adjusted.

9. A control method for a garment processing device, characterized in that, The garment processing device is the garment processing device according to claim 8, and the garment processing device is provided with a washing program; when the washing program is started, the control method includes: Control the camera box (2) to rotate and control the camera (26) to acquire images of the clothes inside the drum when the camera box (2) is in different positions; The clothing material is determined based on the clothing images when the camera box (2) is in different positions, and the target washing mode is determined based on the clothing material. Control the garment handling equipment to run the washing program in the target washing mode.

10. The control method for the garment processing equipment according to claim 9, characterized in that, The step of determining the clothing material based on clothing images when the camera box (2) is in different positions includes: The material of the clothing inside the drum is determined to be the first material based on the image of the clothing when the camera box (2) is in the first position; The material of the clothing inside the drum is determined to be the second material based on the image of the clothing when the camera box (2) is in the second position; Compare the first material and the second material; When the first material and the second material are the same, the material of the clothes inside the drum is determined to be the first material.

11. The control method for the garment processing equipment according to claim 10, characterized in that, The method of determining the clothing material based on clothing images when the camera box (2) is in different positions also includes: When the first material and the second material are different, the camera box (2) is controlled to be in the third position; Controlling the rotation of the roller loosens the clothing; Then re-acquire images of the clothing inside the drum when the camera box (2) is in different positions.

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