Mosquito repelling control method for clothes airing machine and clothes airing machine

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of intelligent household appliances, and discloses a clothes airing machine mosquito repelling control method and a clothes airing machine. The clothes airing machine mosquito repelling control method comprises the steps that whether a window is opened or not is recognized; if yes, the sound collection mechanism enters a standby state; acquiring sound information in an effective mosquito repelling range of the clothes airing machine to judge whether mosquitoes exist in the effective mosquito repelling range or not; if it is determined that mosquitoes exist in the effective mosquito repelling range, a mosquito repelling program is started; acquiring mosquito information according to the sound information, and adjusting working parameters of the mosquito repelling program according to the mosquito information. Whether mosquitoes are likely to enter a room or not is judged by judging whether the window is opened or not, the sound collection mechanism enters the standby state only after the window is opened, and the situation that power consumption is increased due to long-term standby of the sound collection mechanism is avoided; whether mosquitoes exist or not can be accurately judged by collecting the sound, and the mosquito information can be obtained to intelligently adjust the working parameters of the mosquito repelling and killing program.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of intelligent household appliances, and in particular to a method for controlling mosquitoes and insects repelling of a clothes drying machine and the clothes drying machine. Background Art

[0002] A clothes drying machine is a household appliance used to dry clothes. Its appearance has greatly facilitated people's lives, especially in humid seasons or areas without sunlight. However, as people's requirements for the quality of life are getting higher and higher, the functions of clothes drying machines are gradually increasing. In addition to drying clothes, clothes drying machines also have multiple functions such as drying, sterilization, and repelling mosquitoes.

[0003] Every year as the weather warms up, mosquitoes revive and the balcony becomes one of the main channels for mosquitoes to enter. The appearance of mosquitoes often bothers users. Existing clothes drying machines generally use cameras to take images near the clothes drying machines to determine whether there are mosquitoes. However, it is difficult for ordinary cameras to capture mosquitoes in flight, which affects the mosquito repellent effect. Alternatively, special cameras are used, which increases costs.

[0004] In addition, the mosquito repellent mechanism in the current clothes drying machine is generally on standby all year round, and is unable to intelligently determine whether there is a need for mosquito repellent, resulting in increased energy consumption of the clothes drying machine. Summary of the invention

[0005] The object of the present invention is to provide a clothes drying machine mosquito repellent control method and clothes drying machine, which can solve the problem that it is difficult to capture flying mosquitoes using a camera, thus affecting the mosquito repellent effect, and the mosquito repellent mechanism is in standby mode all year round, resulting in increased energy consumption.

[0006] To achieve this object, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0007] A method for controlling mosquitoes and insects on a clothes drying machine, comprising:

[0008] Identify if a window is open;

[0009] If so, the sound collection mechanism enters a standby state;

[0010] Acquire sound information within the effective mosquito and insect repellent range of the clothes drying machine to determine whether there are mosquitoes within the effective mosquito and insect repellent range;

[0011] If it is determined that mosquitoes exist within the effective mosquito repellent range, the mosquito repellent program is started;

[0012] Mosquito information is acquired according to the sound information, and working parameters of the mosquito repellent program are adjusted according to the mosquito information.

[0013] As an optional solution of the above-mentioned method for controlling mosquitoes and insects in a clothes drying machine, identifying whether a window is open includes:

[0014] Image information at the window is obtained, and whether the window is open is identified based on the image information at the window.

[0015] As an optional solution of the above-mentioned clothes drying machine mosquito repellent control method, when it is identified that the window is in a closed state, real-time monitoring is performed to determine whether a human body enters a detection area near the window;

[0016] If so, ask whether to open the window through a voice message, or identify whether the window is open.

[0017] As an optional solution of the above-mentioned mosquito repellent control method for clothes drying machine, judging whether there are mosquitoes in the effective mosquito repellent range includes:

[0018] Determining whether the sound information includes sound within a preset frequency range;

[0019] If so, there are mosquitoes within the effective mosquito repellent range.

[0020] As an optional solution of the above-mentioned mosquito repellent control method for clothes drying machine, the mosquito information includes the number of mosquitoes, the type of mosquitoes and / or the location of mosquitoes.

[0021] As an optional solution of the above-mentioned mosquito repellent control method for clothes drying machine, adjusting the working parameters of the mosquito repellent program according to the mosquito information includes:

[0022] According to the number of mosquitoes, adjusting the gear position and / or activation duration of the mosquito repellent program;

[0023] and / or, selecting a specific location for mosquito extermination according to the mosquito location;

[0024] And / or, according to the type of mosquitoes, select and activate a corresponding mosquito repellent mode.

[0025] As an optional solution of the above-mentioned mosquito and insect repellent control method for clothes drying machine, before starting the mosquito and insect repellent program, the method further includes:

[0026] Identify whether the human body has entered the effective mosquito repellent range;

[0027] If not, start the mosquito repellent program;

[0028] If so, a voice reminder message is issued and it is asked whether to start the mosquito repellent program.

[0029] As an optional solution of the above-mentioned method for controlling mosquitoes and insects in a clothes drying machine, when acquiring the sound information in the effective mosquitoes and insects repelling range, it also includes acquiring image information in the effective mosquitoes and insects repelling range;

[0030] Determine whether there are mosquitoes in the effective mosquito repellent range and the mosquito information according to the sound information and the image information.

[0031] As an optional solution of the above-mentioned mosquito and insect repellent control method for clothes drying machine, after starting the mosquito and insect repellent program, the method further includes:

[0032] Acquiring image information and sound information within the effective mosquito repellent range;

[0033] determining whether the mosquitoes have been driven away according to the image information and the sound information;

[0034] If so, turn off the insect repellent program.

[0035] A clothes drying machine comprises a main unit and a clothes drying rack suspended below the main unit, the clothes drying machine also comprising a mosquito and insect repellent mechanism, a sound collecting mechanism, a window opening recognition component and a controller, the mosquito and insect repellent mechanism is used to repel mosquitoes, the sound collecting mechanism is used to collect sound information, the window opening recognition component is used to recognize whether the window is open, and the controller is used to execute the above-mentioned clothes drying machine mosquito and insect repellent control method.

[0036] Beneficial effects of the present invention:

[0037] In the clothes drying machine mosquito repellent control method provided by the present invention, whether mosquitoes are likely to enter the room is determined by judging whether the window is open. The sound collecting mechanism enters the standby state only after the window is opened, thereby avoiding the sound collecting mechanism from being in standby state for a long time, resulting in increased power consumption, and being able to detect whether mosquitoes have entered the room in time.

[0038] In addition, on the one hand, sound can be used to determine whether there are mosquitoes, and the judgment result is more accurate, and there will be no situation where the mosquitoes are difficult to catch due to flying; on the other hand, mosquito information can be obtained so that the working parameters of the mosquito repellent program can be adjusted according to the mosquito information, thereby obtaining better mosquito repellent effects. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0039] Figure 1 is a flow chart of a method for controlling mosquitoes and insects repelling of a clothes drying machine provided in Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

[0040] Figure 2 is a flow chart of a method for controlling mosquitoes and insects repelling of a clothes drying machine provided in Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

[0041] Figure 3 is a flow chart of a method for controlling mosquitoes and insects repelling of a clothes drying machine provided in Embodiment 3 of the present invention;

[0042] Figure 4 is a flow chart of a method for controlling mosquitoes and insects repelling of a clothes drying machine provided by a fourth embodiment of the present invention;

[0043] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of a clothes drying machine provided in Embodiment 5 of the present invention.

[0044] in:

[0045] 1. Host; 2. Clothes drying rack; 3. Controller; 4. Mosquito repellent mechanism; 5. Sound collection mechanism; 6. Window recognition component; 7. Human body recognition component; 8. Voice interaction module. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0046] The present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention, rather than to limit the present invention. It should also be noted that, for ease of description, only parts related to the present invention, rather than all structures, are shown in the accompanying drawings.

[0047] In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "connected", "connected", and "fixed" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0048] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being "above" or "below" a second feature may include that the first and second features are in direct contact, or may include that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact through another feature between them. Moreover, a first feature being "above", "above" and "above" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being "below", "below" and "below" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0049] In the description of this embodiment, the terms "upper", "lower", "right", etc., directions or positional relationships are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of description and simplification of operation, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific direction, be constructed and operated in a specific direction, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present invention. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are only used to distinguish in the description and have no special meaning.

[0050] Embodiment 1

[0051] This embodiment provides a method for controlling mosquitoes and insects repelling of a clothes drying machine, which can more accurately identify the presence of mosquitoes and insects and reduce energy consumption.

[0052] like Figure 1As shown, in the method for controlling mosquito repellent of a clothes drying machine, first, it is identified whether the window is open. If the window is open, the sound collection mechanism enters a standby state to prepare to repel mosquitoes after the mosquitoes enter the room. After that, the sound information within the effective mosquito repellent range of the clothes drying machine is obtained, and if it is determined that there are mosquitoes within the effective mosquito repellent range according to the sound information, the mosquito repellent program is started. The mosquito information is obtained according to the sound information, and the working parameters of the mosquito repellent program are adjusted according to the mosquito information.

[0053] Since mosquitoes mostly enter the room when the windows are open, there is generally no need to repel mosquitoes when the windows are closed; when the windows are open, mosquitoes may enter the room. At this time, the sound collecting mechanism is put into standby mode to obtain the sounds of mosquitoes in time, avoiding the sound collecting mechanism from being in standby mode for a long time, which leads to increased power consumption.

[0054] In addition, the sound can be used to determine whether there are mosquitoes, and the judgment result is more accurate, and the situation where the mosquitoes are flying and difficult to catch will not occur. On the other hand, mosquito information can be obtained, so that the working parameters of the mosquito repellent program can be adjusted according to the mosquito information, thereby obtaining a better mosquito repellent effect.

[0055] In this embodiment, whether there are mosquitoes can be determined by whether the acquired sound information includes sounds in a preset frequency range, wherein the preset frequency range is the sound frequency of mosquito activities.

[0056] Embodiment 2

[0057] This embodiment provides a method for controlling mosquitoes and insects repelling of a clothes drying machine, which is further improved on the basis of the first embodiment.

[0058] like Figure 2 As shown, if the window is open, the sound collection mechanism enters the standby state. If the window is closed, it monitors in real time whether a human body enters the detection area near the window; if a human body is detected to enter the detection area, it identifies whether the window is open, so as to collect sound information in time after the window is opened, so as to start the mosquito repellent program when mosquitoes are detected.

[0059] In this embodiment, the image information of the window is obtained to determine whether the window is open. This method can accurately determine whether the window is open, which is conducive to ensuring that the mosquito repellent program is started in time.

[0060] If no human body is detected entering the detection area, the clothes drying machine enters the standby state.

[0061] Furthermore, the mosquito information includes at least one of the number of mosquitoes, the type of mosquitoes, and the location of mosquitoes. By obtaining the number of mosquitoes and the location of mosquitoes, the working parameters of the mosquito repellent program can be better adjusted to repel mosquitoes according to actual conditions, thereby avoiding wasting electric energy and improving the mosquito repellent effect.

[0062] Specifically, mosquitoes can make sounds of specific frequencies when flapping their wings. A mosquito sound database is stored in the clothes drying machine, and the sound data of each type of mosquito is stored accordingly. By comparing the collected sound frequencies with the sound frequencies in the mosquito sound database, the specific species and characteristics of the mosquitoes can be distinguished. By obtaining the type of mosquito, the appropriate mosquito repellent method can be selected and started according to the type of mosquito to achieve a better repellent effect. Optionally, the mosquito repellent method includes but is not limited to electric grid repellent, ultraviolet light repellent, sound wave repellent, wind direction repellent, low temperature repellent or electric mosquito coil repellent.

[0063] The number of mosquitoes can be obtained according to the frequency of occurrence of the collected sounds or the number of different sound frequencies. When the number of mosquitoes is large, the mosquito repellent program can be increased or the time of the mosquito repellent program can be extended to improve the repelling effect; correspondingly, when the number of mosquitoes is small, the mosquito repellent program can be reduced or the time of the mosquito repellent program can be shortened to avoid wasting energy.

[0064] According to the direction and volume of the collected sound, the location where the mosquitoes stay can be roughly determined. According to the location where the mosquitoes stay, it is possible to choose to expel mosquitoes at that location alone, thereby avoiding waste of resources and energy.

[0065] Furthermore, the clothes drying machine stores a database of working parameters of the mosquito repellent program corresponding to the number of mosquitoes, types of mosquitoes, and locations of mosquitoes. By obtaining the range of the number of mosquitoes, the types of mosquitoes concentrated, and the distribution locations of mosquitoes, the corresponding working parameters can be found for easy retrieval and use.

[0066] Furthermore, before starting the mosquito repellent mechanism, it can be identified whether the human body has entered the effective mosquito repellent range; if it is identified that the human body has not entered the effective mosquito repellent range, the mosquito repellent program is started to avoid affecting the user's life due to the user's proximity during the mosquito repellent process, thereby improving the user experience.

[0067] When a person enters the effective mosquito repellent range, a voice reminder message can be issued and asked whether to start the mosquito repellent program. When the user leaves the effective mosquito repellent range under the reminder of the voice reminder message, the mosquito repellent program is turned on, or when the user issues a command to turn on the mosquito repellent program, the mosquito repellent program is turned on, so as to improve the interactive experience with the user and avoid affecting the user's life.

[0068] Optionally, the user can send a command to the clothes drying machine to turn on or temporarily turn off the mosquito repellent program through a voice command, or send a command to the clothes drying machine to turn on or temporarily turn off the mosquito repellent program through a remote control or a mobile terminal.

[0069] Furthermore, the user can set the start time of the mosquito repellent program by voice or through a remote control, mobile terminal, etc., so as to better avoid the mosquito repellent method from causing adverse effects on the user.

[0070] Embodiment 3

[0071] This embodiment provides a method for controlling mosquitoes and insects in a clothes drying machine, which is different from the second embodiment in that: Figure 3 As shown, if the window is in an open state, the sound collection mechanism enters a standby state. If the window is in a closed state, it detects in real time whether a human body enters the detection area near the window. When a human body is detected to have entered the detection area, it asks whether to open the window through voice information. If the window is open, the sound collection mechanism enters a standby state. This embodiment obtains the window opening state through voice interaction with the user, which enhances the user experience and provides safety for the user.

[0072] Optionally, the user may transmit the window opening information to the clothes drying machine through voice, or may transmit the window opening information to the clothes drying machine through a remote controller or a mobile terminal.

[0073] If the user does not open the window, the clothes drying machine enters standby mode.

[0074] Embodiment 4

[0075] This embodiment provides a method for controlling mosquito and insect repellent for a clothes drying machine, which is further improved on the basis of the first embodiment, the second embodiment or the third embodiment to achieve the effect of accurately repelling mosquito and insect.

[0076] Specifically, Figure 4 As shown, this embodiment further combines the image information within the effective mosquito repellent range to make a judgment when judging whether there are mosquitoes and mosquito information. Compared with images, images can capture flying mosquitoes, improving the accuracy of obtaining information, and images can also easily obtain mosquito information such as the number and species of mosquitoes, and cooperate with sound information to better adjust the working parameters of the mosquito repellent program.

[0077] Furthermore, sound information can assist in obtaining image information. For example, after obtaining sound information, the source area of ​​the sound can be obtained. By obtaining image information of the source area of ​​the sound, it is further determined whether there are mosquitoes and the mosquito information can be obtained.

[0078] Furthermore, after the mosquito repellent program is started, the image information and sound information within the effective mosquito repellent range are obtained, and it is determined whether the mosquitoes have been repelled according to the image information and sound information; if so, the mosquito repellent program is closed. This setting can better repel mosquitoes, and can start when there are mosquitoes and stop when the mosquitoes are removed, so as to achieve accurate mosquito removal.

[0079] Embodiment 5

[0080] This embodiment provides a clothes drying machine, which can adopt the clothes drying machine mosquito repellent control method in the above embodiment.

[0081] Specifically, Figure 5 As shown, the clothes drying machine includes a main unit 1 and a clothes drying rack 2 suspended below the main unit 1. The main unit 1 is fixed on the indoor roof and close to the window. The clothes drying rack 2 is used to hang clothes. The clothes drying machine also includes a mosquito repellent mechanism 4, a sound collection mechanism 5, a window opening recognition component 6 and a controller 3. The mosquito repellent mechanism 4 is used to repel mosquitoes, the sound collection mechanism 5 is used to collect sound information, the window opening recognition component 6 is used to recognize whether the window is open, and the controller 3 is used to execute the mosquito repellent control method of the clothes drying machine in the above embodiment.

[0082] Optionally, the window opening recognition component 6 includes a camera, which is used to obtain an image or video at the window to determine the opening or closing state of the window. Furthermore, the camera can also obtain video information within the effective mosquito repelling range of the clothes drying machine, or an additional video recognition mechanism can be set to obtain video information to assist the sound collection mechanism 5 in determining whether there are mosquitoes and obtaining mosquito information.

[0083] Optionally, the mosquito repellent mechanism 4 may include at least one of an electric grid, an electric mosquito coil, an ultraviolet lamp, a sound wave generator, a fan and a refrigeration component, so that at least one of electric grid mosquito repellent, ultraviolet lamp mosquito repellent, sound wave mosquito repellent, wind direction mosquito repellent, low temperature mosquito repellent and electric mosquito coil mosquito repellent can be adopted.

[0084] Ultraviolet light mosquito repellent attracts and kills mosquitoes through the ultraviolet rays emitted by the ultraviolet lamp. The ultraviolet lamp can be set independently within the effective mosquito repellent range or integrated into the clothes drying machine.

[0085] Acoustic wave mosquito repellent is to drive away mosquitoes by generating sound waves of a specific frequency band through a sound wave generator (which can be a loudspeaker), for example, generating sound waves of 200-600 Hz to drive away mosquitoes.

[0086] Wind direction mosquito repellent means controlling the air outlet direction of the clothes drying machine to send air to the mosquito area on the detected side to repel mosquitoes.

[0087] Low-temperature mosquito repellent refers to controlling the temperature within the effective mosquito repellent range through the cooperation of refrigeration components and fans, so as to affect the normal metabolism of mosquitoes and reduce their activity.

[0088] Optionally, the clothes drying machine further comprises a human body recognition component 7, which is used to recognize whether a human body has entered the effective mosquito and insect repelling range to avoid affecting the user during mosquito and insect repelling. The human body recognition component 7 may be an infrared component.

[0089] Optionally, the clothes drying machine further includes a voice interaction module 8, which is disposed on the host 1 and is used to send voice reminders to the user or accept voice commands from the user.

[0090] Obviously, the above embodiments of the present invention are merely examples for clearly illustrating the present invention, and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, various obvious changes, readjustments and substitutions can be made without departing from the protection scope of the present invention. It is not necessary and impossible to list all the embodiments here. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for controlling mosquitoes and insects in a clothes drying machine, characterized in that: include: Identify if a window is open; If so, the sound collection mechanism enters a standby state; Acquire sound information within the effective mosquito and insect repellent range of the clothes drying machine to determine whether there are mosquitoes within the effective mosquito and insect repellent range; If it is determined that mosquitoes exist within the effective mosquito repellent range, the mosquito repellent program is started; Mosquito information is acquired according to the sound information, and working parameters of the mosquito repellent program are adjusted according to the mosquito information.

2. The method for controlling mosquitoes and insects in a clothes drying machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: Identifying whether a window is open includes: Image information at the window is obtained, and whether the window is open is identified based on the image information at the window.

3. The method for controlling mosquitoes and insects in a clothes drying machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: When the window is identified to be closed, real-time monitoring is performed to see whether a person enters the detection area near the window; If so, ask whether to open the window through a voice message, or identify whether the window is open.

4. The method for controlling mosquitoes and insects in a clothes drying machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: Determining whether there are mosquitoes within the effective mosquito repellent range includes: Determining whether the sound information includes sound within a preset frequency range; If so, there are mosquitoes within the effective mosquito repellent range.

5. The method for controlling mosquitoes and insects in a clothes drying machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The mosquito information includes the number of mosquitoes, the species of mosquitoes and / or the location of mosquitoes.

6. The method for controlling mosquitoes and insects in a clothes drying machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: Adjusting the working parameters of the mosquito repellent program according to the mosquito information includes: According to the number of mosquitoes, adjusting the gear position and / or activation duration of the mosquito repellent program; and / or, selecting a specific location for mosquito extermination according to the mosquito location; And / or, according to the type of mosquitoes, select and activate a corresponding mosquito repellent mode.

7. The method for controlling mosquitoes and insects in a clothes drying machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: Before starting the mosquito repellent program, it also includes: Identify whether the human body has entered the effective mosquito repellent range; If not, start the mosquito repellent program; If so, a voice reminder message is issued and it is asked whether to start the mosquito repellent program.

8. The method for controlling mosquitoes and insects in a clothes drying machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: When obtaining the sound information within the effective mosquito-repellent range, it also includes obtaining the image information within the effective mosquito-repellent range; Determine whether there are mosquitoes in the effective mosquito repellent range and the mosquito information according to the sound information and the image information.

9. The method for controlling mosquitoes and insects in a clothes drying machine according to claim 8, characterized in that: After starting the mosquito repellent program, the method further includes: Acquiring image information and sound information within the effective mosquito repellent range; determining whether the mosquitoes have been driven away according to the image information and the sound information; If so, turn off the insect repellent program.

10. A clothes drying machine, comprising a main machine and a clothes drying rack suspended below the main machine, characterized in that: The clothes drying machine also includes a mosquito repellent mechanism, a sound collection mechanism, a window opening recognition component and a controller. The mosquito repellent mechanism is used to repel mosquitoes, the sound collection mechanism is used to collect sound information, the window opening recognition component is used to recognize whether the window is open, and the controller is used to execute the clothes drying machine mosquito repellent control method as described in any one of claims 1-9.

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