Softener dosage control method, apparatus, device, and storage medium

Abstract

The application belongs to the technical field of clothes treatment equipment, and particularly relates to a softener dosage control method, device, equipment and storage medium. The method comprises the following steps: obtaining a softening condition parameter and a first preset softening duration, wherein the softening condition parameter comprises at least one of water temperature, water hardness, water quantity and clothes weight; determining a target softener dosage according to the softening condition parameter and the first preset softening duration; judging whether the softener storage quantity in the current clothes treatment equipment is greater than the target softener dosage; if the softener storage quantity is greater than or equal to the target softener dosage, a softener equal to the target softener dosage is put in, and a rinsing program is executed according to the first preset softening duration. The softener dosage is determined according to the influence of multiple factors on the softening effect of clothes, so that the clothes can achieve ideal effect under variable environmental conditions, the user satisfaction is improved, the waste of softener and water resources is avoided, and the environmental protection is facilitated.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application belongs to the technical field of clothes treatment equipment, and particularly relates to a softener dispensing amount control method, device, equipment and storage medium. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the continuous improvement of production technology and the continuous growth of user demand, users have higher and higher requirements for the clothes softening effect of clothes treatment equipment.

[0003] The existing clothes treatment equipment often needs the user to select the dispensing position by himself / herself when dispensing the clothes softener, determines the dispensing amount of the softener according to the user's setting, or determines the corresponding dispensing amount according to a single factor such as the weight of clothes.

[0004] However, the user needs to select the dispensing position by himself / herself, which is complicated and tedious to operate, and the user cannot guarantee that he / she can make an accurate judgment on the softener dispensing amount, thereby causing resource waste or unsatisfactory softening effect and reducing user satisfaction. SUMMARY

[0005] In view of the above problems, the present application provides a softener dispensing amount control method, device, equipment and storage medium.

[0006] In a first aspect, the present application provides a softener dispensing amount control method, comprising:

[0007] obtaining a softening condition parameter and a first preset softening time length, the softening condition parameter comprising at least one of water temperature, water hardness, water quantity and clothes weight;

[0008] determining a target softener dispensing amount according to the softening condition parameter and the first preset softening time length;

[0009] judging whether the softener inventory in the current clothes treatment equipment is greater than or equal to the target softener dispensing amount;

[0010] if the softener inventory is greater than or equal to the target softener dispensing amount, dispensing an amount of softener equal to the target softener dispensing amount, and performing a rinsing program according to the first preset softening time length.

[0011] Optionally, the method further comprises:

[0012] obtaining a target softening time length according to the softening condition parameter and the softener inventory;

[0013] performing a rinsing program according to the target softening time length.

[0014] Optionally, the determining a target softener dispensing amount according to the softening condition parameter and the first preset softening time length comprises:

[0015] obtaining a target softening agent dispensing amount by substituting the softening condition parameter and the first preset softening duration into a softening function;

[0016] The softening function is a function with the softening condition parameter and the softening duration as independent variables and the softening agent dispensing amount as a dependent variable. The softening condition parameter corresponds to a positive term, and the softening duration corresponds to a negative term. The softening agent dispensing amount is obtained by summing the positive term and the negative term.

[0017] Optionally, the target softening duration is obtained according to the softening condition parameter and the softening agent inventory, and the method comprises:

[0018] The target softening duration is obtained by substituting the softening condition parameter and the softening agent inventory into the softening function. The target softening duration is greater than the first preset softening duration.

[0019] Optionally, the execution of the rinsing program according to the target softening duration comprises:

[0020] determining whether the target softening duration is greater than a second preset softening duration, wherein the second preset softening duration is greater than the first preset softening duration;

[0021] If the target softening duration is greater than the second preset softening duration, a softening agent dispensing request is pushed to the user.

[0022] If the target softening duration is less than or equal to the second preset softening duration, a softening agent equal to the softening agent inventory is dispensed, and a rinsing program is executed according to the target softening duration.

[0023] Optionally, the first preset softening duration is obtained by:

[0024] obtaining a user-selected clothes treatment program and a clothes treatment program mapping relationship table, wherein the mapping relationship table comprises a corresponding relationship between the clothes treatment program and the first preset softening duration;

[0025] obtaining the first preset softening duration according to the clothes treatment program and the mapping relationship table.

[0026] Optionally, the method further comprises:

[0027] obtaining an extension duration corresponding to the clothes treatment program according to the clothes treatment program mapping relationship table, wherein the mapping relationship table further comprises a corresponding relationship between the clothes treatment program and the extension duration, and different clothes treatment programs correspond to different extension durations.

[0028] According to the first preset softening duration and the extended duration, the second preset softening duration is obtained.

[0029] In a second aspect, the present application provides a softener dosage control device, which comprises:

[0030] An acquisition module is configured to acquire a softening condition parameter and a first preset softening duration, wherein the softening condition parameter comprises at least one of water temperature, water hardness, water volume and laundry weight.

[0031] An operation module is configured to determine a target softener dosage according to the softening condition parameter and the first preset softening duration.

[0032] The operation module is further configured to determine whether a softener inventory in a current laundry treatment device is greater than the target softener dosage.

[0033] A control module is configured to dispense a softener in an amount equal to the target softener dosage when the softener inventory is greater than or equal to the target softener dosage, and perform a rinsing program according to the preset softening duration.

[0034] In a third aspect, the present application provides a laundry treatment device, which comprises at least one processor and a memory.

[0035] The memory is configured to store a computer program.

[0036] The at least one processor is configured to run the computer program stored in the memory to implement the method of the first aspect.

[0037] In a fourth aspect, the present application provides a computer readable storage medium, which stores a computer program.

[0038] The computer program is configured to be executed by a processor to implement the method of the first aspect.

[0039] The softener dosage control method provided in the application comprises the following steps: obtaining a softening condition parameter and a first preset softening time length, wherein the softening condition parameter comprises at least one of water temperature, water hardness, water quantity and laundry weight; determining a target softener dosage according to the softening condition parameter and the first preset softening time length; judging whether the softener storage quantity in the current laundry treatment equipment is greater than the target softener dosage; if the softener storage quantity is greater than or equal to the target softener dosage, then the same amount of softener as the target softener dosage is added, and a rinsing program is executed according to the first preset softening time length. The method comprehensively considers the influence of multiple factors on the softening effect of laundry, so as to determine the softener dosage suitable for the current condition, ensure that the laundry treatment equipment can achieve an ideal effect in the execution of the laundry softening program under variable environmental conditions, improve the user satisfaction, and at the same time avoid the waste of softener and water resources, which is conducive to the protection of the environment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0040] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated herein and form a part of the specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present application and, together with the description, further serve to explain the principles of the application.

[0041] Figure 1 Flowchart of the softener dosage control method provided in the application Figure 1 ;

[0042] Figure 2 Flowchart of the softener dosage control method provided in the application Figure 2 ;

[0043] Figure 3 Structural diagram of the softener dosage control device provided in the application;

[0044] Figure 4 Structural diagram of the laundry treatment equipment provided in the application.

[0045] The specific embodiments of the application have been shown and described in the above drawings, and will be described in more detail hereinafter. These drawings and the written description are not intended to restrict the scope of the inventive concept in any way, but to illustrate the inventive concept to those skilled in the art by reference to specific embodiments. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0046] In order to make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the application clearer, the technical solutions in the application will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings in the application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without any creative work fall within the protection scope of the application.

[0047] The terms "first", "second", "third", "fourth" and the like in the description and in the claims of the present application, and above, if any, are used for distinguishing between similar objects and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the use of these terms herein is merely for distinguishing between the similar objects and the use of these terms in the description and the claims of the present application is not to be construed as requiring or implying that the application has or is limited to the exact order elements listed.

[0048] In the embodiments of the present application, the word "exemplary" or "for example" is used to mean serving as an example, instance, or illustration. Any implementation or design scheme described as "exemplary" or "for example" in the present application should not be construed as being preferred or superior over other implementations or design schemes. Rather, the word "exemplary" or "for example" is used to present concepts in a concrete manner.

[0049] With the continuous improvement of production technology and the increasing demand of users, users have higher and higher requirements for the clothes softening effect of the laundry equipment.

[0050] Clothes softener can be adsorbed on the surface of clothes fibers to restore the inherent smoothness, extension and compression performance of the fibers, making the clothes more soft, fluffy and elastic, and also having an antistatic effect. Therefore, the laundry machine softener can be added to the water during the last rinse.

[0051] The existing clothes treatment equipment often needs the user to select the dispensing position by himself / herself when dispensing the clothes softener, and determines the dispensing amount of the softener according to the user's setting or according to a single factor such as the weight of the clothes.

[0052] However, the user needs to select the dispensing position by himself / herself, which is complicated and cumbersome, and the user cannot guarantee that he / she can make an accurate judgment on the softener dispensing amount, thereby causing resource waste or unsatisfactory softening effect and reducing user satisfaction.

[0053] To solve the above problems, the application provides a softener dosage control method, which obtains softening condition parameters and a first preset softening time length, the softening condition parameters including at least one of water temperature, water hardness, water quantity and laundry weight; determines a target softener dosage according to the softening condition parameters and the first preset softening time length; judges whether the softener inventory in the current laundry treatment equipment is greater than the target softener dosage; if the softener inventory is greater than or equal to the target softener dosage, a softener equal to the target softener dosage is dosed, and a rinsing program is executed according to the first preset softening time length. This method comprehensively considers the influence of multiple factors on the softening effect of laundry to determine the softener dosage suitable for the current conditions, ensures that the laundry treatment equipment can achieve the ideal effect in the execution of the laundry softening program under variable environmental conditions, improves user satisfaction, avoids waste of softener and water resources, and is conducive to environmental protection.

[0054] Figure 1 Flowchart of the softener dosage control method provided by the embodiments of the application Figure 1 The execution subject of this embodiment is a laundry treatment equipment with automatic quantitative dosing function of laundry treatment agent. As shown in Figure 1 The softener dosing method shown in this embodiment includes:

[0055] S101: Obtain softening condition parameters and a first preset softening time length.

[0056] The softening condition parameters include at least one of water temperature, water hardness, water quantity and laundry weight. The first preset softening time length is the time length of the last rinsing in the rinsing program of the current laundry treatment program executed by the laundry treatment equipment.

[0057] It can be understood that the laundry treatment equipment is built-in with multiple sensors, and the corresponding softening condition parameters can be obtained through different sensors and methods, for example, the water temperature can be measured by a temperature sensor, the water temperature can also be obtained by querying the preset water temperature value corresponding to the current laundry treatment program, the water hardness can be measured by a water quality hardness sensor, the water quantity can be measured by a water inflow monitoring or water level sensor, the water quantity can also be obtained by querying the preset water inflow corresponding to the current laundry treatment program, and the laundry weight can be measured by a gravity sensor. The embodiments of the application do not limit the sensors and methods used by the laundry treatment equipment to obtain the softening condition parameters, as long as the error of the obtained results can be controlled within an acceptable range.

[0058] Optionally, a user-selected laundry treatment program and a laundry treatment program mapping relationship table are obtained, the mapping relationship table including the corresponding relationship between the laundry treatment program and the first preset softening time length; the first preset softening time length is obtained according to the laundry treatment program and the mapping relationship table.

[0059] Specifically, the clothes treatment device executes the selected clothes treatment program according to the control instruction, and when reaching the time point of executing the clothes softening step, controls the built-in multiple sensors to measure corresponding values, or queries preset values corresponding to the current clothes treatment program to obtain each softening condition parameter. The clothes treatment device acquires the clothes treatment program selected by the user, queries the preset clothes treatment program mapping relationship table, and according to the clothes treatment program selected by the user and the corresponding relationship between each clothes treatment program and the duration of the softening step in the relationship table, acquires the duration of the softening step corresponding to the clothes treatment program currently being executed as the first preset softening duration.

[0060] For example, the clothes treatment device executes the cotton and hemp clothes treatment program selected by the user, enters the last rinsing, and at this time reaches the time point of executing the clothes softening step. The clothes treatment device controls the temperature sensor, the water hardness sensor and the weight sensor to be turned on to measure and acquire the water temperature, the water hardness and the clothes weight respectively, and according to the preset corresponding relationship between the clothes treatment program and the softening water amount, acquires the softening water amount corresponding to the cotton and hemp clothes treatment program as the water amount, and according to the preset corresponding relationship between the clothes treatment program and the softening duration, acquires the softening duration corresponding to the cotton and hemp clothes treatment program as the first preset softening duration.

[0061] S102: Determine a target softening agent amount according to the softening condition parameter and the first preset softening duration.

[0062] It can be understood that the clothes treatment device is previously provided with a corresponding relationship between the combination of the softening condition parameter and the first softening duration and the softening agent amount, which is used to indicate that for the current softening condition, when the softening step is executed for the first preset softening duration, the clothes treatment device recommends to put in the target softening agent amount, that is, when the softening step is executed for the first preset softening duration under the current softening condition, putting in the softening agent in an amount equal to the target softening agent amount can achieve the ideal clothes softening effect.

[0063] It can be understood that the clothes treatment device is previously provided with a corresponding relationship between the combination of the softening condition parameter and the first softening duration and the softening agent amount, which is used to indicate that for the current softening condition, when the softening step is executed for the first preset softening duration, the clothes treatment device recommends to put in the target softening agent amount, that is, when the softening step is executed for the first preset softening duration under the current softening condition, putting in the softening agent in an amount equal to the target softening agent amount can achieve the ideal clothes softening effect.

[0064] The corresponding relationship is a model taking the softening condition parameter and the first preset softening duration as independent variables and the softening agent amount as dependent variable, which may, for example, be a function model calculated by fitting a large amount of experimental data and a theoretical function, or a model trained based on a large amount of historical data through machine learning, and the embodiment does not limit the acquisition method of the model.

[0065] Specifically, the clothes treatment apparatus inputs the softening condition parameter and the first preset softening duration into a pre-stored model, and an output value of the model is a target softening agent dispensing amount corresponding to the softening condition parameter and the first preset softening duration.

[0066] S103: determining whether the softening agent inventory in the current clothes treatment apparatus is greater than or equal to the target softening agent dispensing amount.

[0067] The softening agent inventory refers to a softening agent amount currently stored in the clothes treatment apparatus.

[0068] It can be understood that the clothes treatment apparatus has an automatic dispensing function of a clothes treatment agent, and a user needs to previously input a certain amount of clothes treatment agent into a clothes treatment agent storage chamber of the clothes treatment apparatus. Generally, the storage chamber is divided into multiple chambers according to different types of clothes treatment agents stored, for example, a detergent storage chamber, a disinfectant storage chamber, and a softening agent storage chamber. The amount of clothes treatment agent that can be stored in the storage chamber can generally be used for multiple clothes treatment programs.

[0069] Specifically, the clothes treatment apparatus obtains a softening agent amount currently stored in the clothes treatment apparatus. The softening agent amount can be obtained by a gravity sensor or a liquid level position sensor, and the embodiment is not limited in a specific manner of obtaining the softening agent amount currently stored in the clothes treatment apparatus. The clothes treatment apparatus compares the numerical value of the softening agent inventory with the numerical value of the target softening agent dispensing amount.

[0070] For example, the clothes treatment apparatus obtains a softening agent inventory of 100 milliliters by a liquid level position sensor, and the target softening agent dispensing amount is 6 milliliters. The softening agent inventory is greater than the target softening agent dispensing amount.

[0071] S104: if the softening agent inventory is greater than or equal to the target softening agent dispensing amount, dispensing a softening agent in an amount equal to the target softening agent dispensing amount, and performing a rinsing program according to the first preset softening duration.

[0072] It can be understood that if the softening agent inventory is greater than or equal to the target softening agent dispensing amount, the softening agent amount currently stored in the clothes treatment apparatus can meet a required softening agent dispensing amount for performing a rinsing program for the first preset softening duration under the current softening condition. Therefore, dispensing a softening agent in an amount equal to the target softening agent dispensing amount and performing a rinsing program according to the first preset softening duration can obtain an ideal clothes softening effect.

[0073] Specifically, if the softener inventory is greater than or equal to the target softener dosage, the laundry treatment apparatus uses negative pressure to dose an amount of softener equal to the target softener dosage from the softener storage chamber into the drum, and performs the last rinse in the rinse program according to the first preset softening time.

[0074] The softener dosage control method provided by the embodiments of the present application obtains softening condition parameters and a first preset softening time, the softening condition parameters including at least one of water temperature, water hardness, water volume, and laundry weight; determines a target softener dosage according to the softening condition parameters and the first preset softening time; determines whether the softener inventory in the current laundry treatment apparatus is greater than the target softener dosage; and if the softener inventory is greater than or equal to the target softener dosage, doses an amount of softener equal to the target softener dosage, and performs a rinse program according to the first preset softening time. This method comprehensively considers the influence of multiple factors on the softening effect of laundry to determine a softener dosage that is suitable for the current conditions, ensures that the laundry treatment apparatus can achieve an ideal effect when performing a laundry softening program under changing environmental conditions, improves user satisfaction, and at the same time avoids waste of softener and water resources, which is conducive to environmental protection.

[0075] Figure 2 Flowchart of the softener dosage control method provided by the embodiments of the present application Figure 2 The execution subject of the embodiments of the present application is a laundry treatment apparatus with an automatic softener dosing function. As shown in FIG. 1, the softener dosing method shown in the embodiments of the present application includes the following steps. Figure 2

[0076] S201: Obtain softening condition parameters and a first preset softening time.

[0077] Step S201 is similar to the implementation method of step S101, and will not be described here again.

[0078] S202: Substitute the softening condition parameters and the first preset softening time into a softening function to obtain a target softener dosage.

[0079] The softening function is a function with the softening condition parameters and the softening time as independent variables and the softener dosage as a dependent variable, the softening condition parameters correspond to a positive term, the softening time corresponds to a negative term, and the softener dosage is obtained by summing the positive term and the negative term.

[0080] Specifically, the softening function can be:

[0081]

[0082] ​wherein w is the softening agent dosage, temp is the water temperature, hard is the water hardness, flow is the water volume, mass is the laundry weight, and time is the softening duration;

[0083] k t , k h , k f , k m , k are respective coefficients. The above coefficients are obtained by fitting calculation of a large amount of experimental data under the conditions of different water temperatures, water volumes, laundry weights, water hardnesses, and softening durations, respectively, with 1-8 ml of softening agent being dosed to observe the softening effect.

[0084] It can be understood that the above function is obtained by fitting calculation of a large amount of experimental data and a theoretical function, and can accurately reflect the mathematical relationship between the softening condition parameters, the softening duration, and the softening agent dosage that can achieve an ideal softening effect.

[0085] Specifically, the softening condition parameters and the first preset softening duration are substituted into the softening function, and the softening agent dosage calculated is the target softening agent dosage corresponding to the softening condition parameters and the first preset softening duration.

[0086] For example, when the laundry treatment device performs the last rinse, the water temperature is 24 degrees, the water hardness is 2.2 grains, the water volume is 2 liters, the laundry weight is 0.8 kilograms, and the softening duration is 6 minutes. Substituting the above values into the softening function, the target softening agent dosage is calculated to be 7 milliliters.

[0087] S203: Determine whether the softening agent inventory in the current laundry treatment device is greater than or equal to the target softening agent dosage. If yes, perform step S204; if no, perform step S205.

[0088] Step S203 and step S103 achieve similar methods, which will not be described here in detail.

[0089] The softening agent dosage control method provided by the embodiments of the present application acquires the softening condition parameters and the first preset softening duration, determines the target softening agent dosage according to the softening condition parameters and the first preset softening duration, determines whether the softening agent inventory in the current laundry treatment device is greater than the target softening agent dosage, and if the softening agent inventory is greater than or equal to the target softening agent dosage, dosing the softening agent equivalent to the target softening agent dosage and performing the rinsing program according to the first preset softening duration. The method comprehensively considers the influence of multiple factors on the softening effect of the laundry, determines the softening agent dosage suitable for the current conditions, ensures that the laundry treatment device can achieve an ideal effect under changing environmental conditions when performing the laundry softening program, improves user satisfaction, avoids waste of softening agent and water resources, and is conducive to environmental protection.

[0090] S204: If the softening agent inventory is greater than or equal to the target softening agent dosage, a softening agent equal to the target softening agent dosage is dispensed, and a rinsing program is executed according to the first preset softening duration.

[0091] Step S204 is similar to the method of step S104, and will not be described here.

[0092] S205: If the softening agent inventory is less than the target softening agent dosage, a target softening duration is obtained according to the softening condition parameter and the softening agent inventory.

[0093] Optionally, the softening condition parameter and the softening agent inventory are substituted into the softening function to obtain the target softening duration.

[0094] The target softening duration is greater than the first preset softening duration.

[0095] It can be understood that if the softening agent inventory is less than the target softening agent dosage, the softening agent dosage currently stored by the clothes treatment device cannot meet the softening agent dosage required for executing a rinsing program that lasts the first preset softening duration under the current softening condition, and correspondingly increasing the softening duration can also make the softening effect more optimal. Therefore, the softening condition parameter and the softening agent inventory can be substituted into the softening function to obtain a target softening duration that can theoretically achieve an ideal softening effect, and the target softening duration must be greater than the first preset softening duration.

[0096] Specifically, the clothes treatment device inputs the remaining softening agent dosage in the softening agent storage chamber as the softening agent dosage and the softening agent parameter into the processor, and the softening duration calculated according to the softening function is the target softening duration.

[0097] For example, the clothes treatment device liquid level position sensor measures and obtains a softening agent inventory of 4 milliliters, and the target softening agent dosage is 7 milliliters. The clothes treatment device inputs 4 milliliters and the softening agent parameter into the processor, and the softening duration calculated according to the softening function is 7 minutes, which is the target softening duration.

[0098] S206: A rinsing program is executed according to the target softening duration.

[0099] Optionally, an extended duration corresponding to the clothes treatment program is obtained according to the clothes treatment program mapping relationship table.

[0100] The extension duration is used to indicate an upper limit of the softening duration that can be extended on the basis of the first preset softening duration when the clothes processing device executes the current clothes processing program. Different clothes processing programs correspond to different extension durations.

[0101] It can be understood that when the softening agent dosage is insufficient, the softening effect can be improved by appropriately extending the softening time, but the extension of the softening time has limited effect on the improvement of the softening effect, and the time consumption of the clothes processing program should be limited, and excessive extension of the softening duration will cause waste of time and dissatisfaction of the user, so the target softening duration is limited, and the last rinse is not performed according to the softening duration calculated by the softening function. Because the characteristics of different clothes care programs are different, the upper limit of the softening duration that can be extended is also different, so the extension duration corresponding to different clothes processing programs is different.

[0102] Specifically, the clothes processing device queries the preset clothes processing program mapping relationship table, and obtains the extension duration corresponding to the current clothes care program according to the correspondence between the clothes processing program and the extension duration in the clothes processing program mapping relationship table.

[0103] Continuing to refer to the above example, the washing program being executed by the clothes processing device is a mixed washing program, and the clothes processing device queries the preset clothes processing program mapping relationship table, and obtains the extension duration corresponding to the mixed washing program as 3 minutes according to the correspondence between the clothes processing program and the extension duration in the clothes processing program mapping relationship table.

[0104] According to the first preset softening duration and the extension duration, the second preset softening duration is obtained, and it is judged whether the target softening duration is greater than the second preset softening duration.

[0105] The second preset softening duration is used to indicate an upper limit of the softening duration when the clothes processing device executes the current clothes processing program, and is the sum of the first preset softening duration and the extension duration.

[0106] Specifically, the clothes processing device adds the first preset softening duration and the extension duration to obtain the second preset softening duration, and compares the value of the target softening duration with the value of the second preset softening duration to judge whether the target softening duration is greater than the second preset softening duration.

[0107] Continuing to refer to the above example, the extension duration corresponding to the mixed washing program is 3 minutes, and the first preset softening duration is 5 minutes, so the first preset softening duration and the extension duration are added to obtain the second preset softening duration as 8 minutes, and the target softening duration is 7 minutes, so the target softening duration is less than the second preset softening duration.

[0108] If the target softening duration is less than or equal to the second preset softening duration, the same amount of softening agent as the softening agent storage amount is put into the drum, and the last rinse in the rinsing program is performed according to the target softening duration.

[0109] It can be understood that the target softening duration is less than or equal to the second preset softening duration, and the softening time required to achieve the ideal softening effect is appropriate. The ideal softening effect can be achieved by extending the softening duration. At this time, the laundry treatment apparatus performs the last rinse in the rinsing program according to the extended softening duration, i.e., the target softening duration.

[0110] Specifically, the laundry treatment apparatus puts the same amount of softening agent as the softening agent storage amount into the drum and performs the last rinse with a duration of the target softening duration.

[0111] Continuing to refer to the above example, the laundry treatment apparatus puts 4 milliliters of softening agent into the drum to perform the rinsing program, and the duration of the last rinse is 7 minutes.

[0112] If the target softening duration is greater than the second preset softening duration, a softening agent dispensing request is pushed to the user.

[0113] It can be understood that the target softening duration is greater than the second preset softening duration, and the softening time required to achieve the ideal softening effect is too long, or the softening agent storage amount in the laundry treatment apparatus is too small, and the ideal softening effect cannot be achieved by simply extending the softening duration. At this time, more softening agent is needed to ensure that the ideal softening effect is achieved.

[0114] Specifically, the laundry treatment apparatus pushes a softening agent dispensing request to the user, prompting the user to add softening agent to the softening agent storage chamber of the laundry treatment apparatus. The dispensing request may, for example, be a message push to the user terminal, an alarm sound or light flashing issued by the laundry treatment apparatus, or a voice prompt issued by the laundry treatment apparatus. The present embodiment does not limit the specific manner of pushing the softening agent dispensing request.

[0115] For example, the extension duration corresponding to the mixed washing program is 3 minutes, and the first preset softening duration is 6 minutes. The first preset softening duration and the extension duration are added to obtain the second preset softening duration of 9 minutes, and the target softening duration is 11 minutes. At this time, the target softening duration is greater than the second preset softening duration, and the laundry treatment apparatus sends a message push to the user terminal with the content of "The softening agent storage amount of the washing machine is insufficient. Please add softening agent." to prompt the user to add softening agent to the softening agent storage chamber.

[0116] The softener dosage control method provided by the embodiments of the present application can ensure ideal softening effect when the softener storage amount is small, and can minimize the operation of the user, thereby improving the user experience.

[0117] Figure 3 The structure diagram of the softener dosage control device provided by the present application is shown in FIG. 1. Figure 3 The softener dosage control device 300 provided by the present application comprises:

[0118] The acquisition module 301 acquires softening condition parameters and a first preset softening time length, wherein the softening condition parameters include at least one of water temperature, water hardness, water volume and laundry weight.

[0119] The operation module 302 is configured to determine a target softener dosage according to the softening condition parameters and the first preset softening time length.

[0120] The operation module 302 is further configured to determine whether the softener storage amount in the current laundry treatment device is greater than the target softener dosage.

[0121] The control module 303 is configured to, when the softener storage amount is greater than or equal to the target softener dosage, add softener in an amount equal to the target softener dosage, and execute a rinsing program according to the preset softening time length.

[0122] Optionally, the operation module 302 is further configured to acquire a target softening time length according to the softening condition parameters and the softener storage amount.

[0123] The control module 303 is further configured to execute a rinsing program according to the target softening time length.

[0124] Optionally, the operation module 302 is specifically configured to substitute the softening condition parameters and the first preset softening time length into a softening function to obtain the target softener dosage.

[0125] Optionally, the operation module 302 is specifically configured to substitute the softening condition parameters and the softener storage amount into the softening function to obtain the target softening time length.

[0126] Optionally, the operation module 302 is specifically configured to determine whether the target softening time length is greater than a second preset softening time length.

[0127] The control module 303 is specifically configured to push a softener dispensing request to the user when the target softening duration is greater than a second preset softening duration, and to dispense a softener equal to the softener inventory and to execute a rinsing program according to the target softening duration when the target softening duration is less than or equal to the second preset softening duration.

[0128] Optionally, the acquisition module 301 is specifically configured to acquire a user-selected clothes treatment program and a clothes treatment program mapping relationship table, and to acquire the first preset softening duration according to the clothes treatment program and the mapping relationship table.

[0129] Optionally, the acquisition module 301 is further configured to acquire an extension duration corresponding to the clothes treatment program according to the clothes treatment program mapping relationship table, and to obtain the second preset softening duration according to the first preset softening duration and the extension duration.

[0130] Figure 4 A structural schematic diagram of a clothes treatment device provided by an embodiment of the present application is shown in FIG. 4. Figure 4 As shown in FIG. 4, the clothes treatment device 400 includes at least one processor 401 and a memory 402. In addition, the clothes treatment device 400 can also have a communication interface 404 for receiving and sending instructions.

[0131] The processor 401, the memory 402 and the communication interface 404 are connected through a bus 403.

[0132] The computer program is stored in the memory 402 and is configured to be executed by the processor 401 to implement the softener dispensing amount control method provided by any embodiment of the present application. Figures 1-2 The computer program is stored in the memory 402 and is configured to be executed by the processor 401 to implement the softener dispensing amount control method provided by any embodiment of the present application.

[0133] Figure 4 The clothes treatment device of the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 can be used to execute the technical solutions of the method embodiments of the clothes treatment device side, and the implementation principles and technical effects are similar, which will not be described here.

[0134] In addition, the present embodiment also provides a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, and the computer program is executed by a processor to implement the softener dispensing amount control method of the clothes treatment device side provided by the above-mentioned embodiments.

[0135] In several embodiments provided by the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and method can be implemented in other manners. For example, the described apparatus embodiment is merely schematic. For example, the division of the units is only a logical function division. There can be another division manner for the actual implementation, for example, multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. In addition, the displayed or discussed mutual couplings or direct couplings or communication connections can be indirect couplings or communication connections through some interfaces, devices or units, and can be in electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0136] The units described as separated components can or can not be physically separated, and the components displayed as units can or can not be physical units, i.e., can be located in one place, or can be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purposes of the embodiments of the present application.

[0137] In addition, each functional unit in the various embodiments of the present application can be integrated in one processing unit, or each unit can exist physically as a separate unit, or two or more units can be integrated in one unit. The above integrated unit can be implemented in the form of hardware, or in the form of hardware plus software function units.

[0138] The integrated unit implemented in the form of software function units can be stored in a computer readable storage medium. The above software function unit stored in a storage medium includes a plurality of instructions for causing a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) or a processor to execute some steps of the method of the various embodiments of the present application. The above storage medium includes a U disk, a mobile hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, and various media that can store program codes.

[0139] Those skilled in the art can clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of description, only the above division of functional modules is taken as an example. In actual application, the above functions can be completed by different functional modules according to needs, i.e., the internal structure of the apparatus is divided into different functional modules to complete all or part of the above described functions. The specific working process of the apparatus described above can refer to the corresponding process in the foregoing method embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0140] So far, the technical solutions of the present application have been described in combination with the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings, but those skilled in the art can easily understand that the protection scope of the present application is obviously not limited to these specific embodiments, and the above examples are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, but not to limit them; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing examples, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing examples, or make equivalent replacement for part or all of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. A softener dosage control method characterized by, Applied to a clothes treatment device, the method comprises: obtaining softening condition parameters and a first preset softening duration, the softening condition parameters including at least one of water temperature, water hardness, water quantity and clothes weight; determining a target softening agent dosage according to the softening condition parameters and the first preset softening duration; judging whether the softening agent inventory in the current clothes treatment device is greater than or equal to the target softening agent dosage; if the softening agent inventory is greater than or equal to the target softening agent dosage, dispensing a softening agent equivalent to the target softening agent dosage and executing a rinsing program according to the first preset softening duration; if the inventory is less than the target softening agent dosage, the method further comprises: obtaining a target softening duration according to the softening condition parameters and the softening agent inventory; judging whether the target softening duration is greater than a second preset softening duration, wherein the second preset softening duration is greater than the first preset softening duration; if the target softening duration is greater than the second preset softening duration, pushing a softening agent dispensing request to a user; if the target softening duration is less than or equal to the second preset softening duration, dispensing a softening agent equivalent to the softening agent inventory and executing a rinsing program according to the target softening duration.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, The determination of the target softening agent dosage according to the softening condition parameters and the first preset softening duration comprises: substituting the softening condition parameters and the first preset softening duration into a softening function to obtain the target softening agent dosage; wherein the softening function is a function with the softening condition parameters and softening duration as independent variables and the softening agent dosage as a dependent variable, the softening condition parameters corresponding to a positive term and the softening duration corresponding to a negative term, and the softening agent dosage being obtained by summing the positive term and the negative term.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein, The obtaining of the target softening duration according to the softening condition parameters and the softening agent inventory comprises: substituting the softening condition parameters and the softening agent inventory into the softening function to obtain the target softening duration, wherein the target softening duration is greater than the first preset softening duration.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein, The obtaining of the first preset softening duration comprises: obtaining a clothes treatment program selected by a user and a clothes treatment program mapping relationship table, the mapping relationship table including a correspondence between clothes treatment programs and first preset softening durations; obtaining the first preset softening duration according to the clothes treatment program and the mapping relationship table.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein, Before the judgment of whether the target softening duration is greater than the second preset softening duration, the method further comprises: obtaining an extension duration corresponding to the clothes treatment program according to the clothes treatment program mapping relationship table, the mapping relationship table further including a correspondence between clothes treatment programs and extension durations, wherein different clothes treatment programs correspond to different extension durations; obtaining the second preset softening duration according to the first preset softening duration and the extension duration.

6. A softener dosage control device for implementing the softener dosage control method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized by The device comprises: an obtaining module, configured to obtain softening condition parameters and a first preset softening duration, the softening condition parameters including at least one of water temperature, water hardness, water quantity and clothes weight; The operation module is configured to determine a target softener dispensing amount according to the softening condition parameter and the first preset softening duration. The operation module is further configured to determine whether a softener amount in the current clothes treatment device is greater than the target softener dispensing amount. The control module is configured to dispense a softener in an amount equal to the target softener dispensing amount when the softener amount is greater than or equal to the target softener dispensing amount, and execute a rinsing program according to the preset softening duration. 7.A laundry treating apparatus, characterized by, Comprise: a memory and at least one processor; The memory is configured to store a computer program; The at least one processor is configured to run the computer program stored in the memory to implement the method of any one of claims 1-5.

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

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