Stroke control module and clothes airing machine

Abstract

The invention provides a travel control module and a clothes airing machine, the clothes airing machine comprises an airing rod assembly and the travel control module capable of driving the airing rod assembly to move between a first position and a second position, the travel control module comprises a motor, a motor driving module, a microprocessor, a remote controller, a wireless control module and a counting module, the microprocessor can calculate the movement stroke of the airing rod assembly according to the movement stroke of the motor, when a user uses the remote controller to control the motor to drive the airing rod assembly to move to a selected position between the first position and the second position, the user marks the selected position, the microprocessor calculates the selected position, and the position of the airing rod assembly is determined according to the calculated position. Therefore, a user can control the airing rod assembly to move to one of the first position, the second position and the selected position. Compared with the prior art, the clothes airing machine has the advantages that a user can freely select the airing position, and therefore the user can select the appropriate position for airing according to needs.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to a travel control module and a clothes drying machine, and in particular to a travel control module and a clothes drying machine with intelligent adjustable positions. Background Art

[0002] The hidden clothes drying machines, ceiling clothes drying machines or embedded clothes drying machines currently on the market mainly include three major components: a main unit component, a guide groove component and a clothes drying rod component, wherein the guide groove component is fixed to the main unit component by screws, and the main unit component is fixed to the balcony ceiling by expansion screws. Usually, the main unit component and the guide groove component are installed inside the ceiling, and are not visible from the outside (hidden, embedded concept), and only the lower edge of the guide groove component is flush with the outside of the ceiling gusset plate. The main unit component contains a motor, a steel wire rope connected to the motor at one end, and a clothes drying rod component connected to the other end of the steel wire rope. The motor pulls the clothes drying rod component up and down through the steel wire rope. When there is no need to dry clothes, the motor rotates the pulling steel wire rope to raise the clothes drying rod component to the guide groove component with a hollow structure inside, so as to achieve a hidden and embedded effect.

[0003] At present, the hidden clothes drying machine in the industry has three stop positions, namely the upper limit, the drying position and the lower limit. Usually, when the clothes drying machine leaves the factory, the default drying rod assembly is in the guide groove assembly with a cavity structure inside, which is the upper limit; when the remote control controls the drying rod assembly to descend, the drying rod assembly will continue to descend to the lower limit and stop. This position is the best position for drying / taking clothes. After the clothes are hung or taken down, the remote control controls the drying rod assembly to rise, and the drying rod assembly will continue to rise to the drying position and stop. These three positions are usually fixed.

[0004] Since the drying position of the hidden electric clothes dryer is set by a mechanical switch, it cannot be adjusted. The hidden electric clothes dryer is basically installed on the balcony ceiling, flush with the ceiling, and the drying position is at the top of the clothes dryer, which is not suitable for drying clothes. In addition, with the change of seasons, the position where sunlight enters the balcony is different, that is, different drying heights are required to achieve the best drying effect. However, the clothes drying rod of the existing hidden electric clothes dryer does not allow users to choose different heights as drying positions according to specific needs, so it is difficult to achieve the best drying effect.

[0005] In view of this, it is indeed necessary to improve the existing hidden electric clothes drying machine to solve the above problems. Summary of the invention

[0006] The object of the present invention is to provide a travel control module, which can intelligently control and select the position where the vehicle needs to stay, and can automatically run to the corresponding position.

[0007] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a stroke control module for controlling a driven member to move between a first position and a second position, the stroke control module comprising:

[0008] A motor, used for driving the driven member to move;

[0009] A motor driving module, used to drive the motor to work;

[0010] A microprocessor, connected to the motor drive module, and used to control the operation of the motor drive module;

[0011] Remote controller for users to control remotely;

[0012] a wireless control module, connected between the remote controller and the microprocessor, for receiving a signal from the remote controller and generating a signal recognizable by the microprocessor; and

[0013] A counting module, connected between the motor and the microprocessor, for calculating the movement stroke of the motor and feeding the movement stroke back to the microprocessor, and the microprocessor calculates the movement stroke of the driven member;

[0014] When the user uses the remote control to control the motor to drive the driven member to move to a selected position between the first position and the second position, the user marks the selected position, and the microprocessor calculates the selected position, so that the user can control the driven member to move to one of the first position, the second position and the selected position.

[0015] As a further improvement of the present invention, the counting module is a counter, and the counter can calculate the number of running circles of the motor.

[0016] As a further improvement of the present invention, the counting module includes a photoelectric sensor or a Hall sensor.

[0017] As a further improvement of the present invention, the operating frequency of the remote controller is 433Mhz or 2.4GHz, and the remote controller communicates with the wireless control module via wireless signals.

[0018] Another object of the present invention is to provide a clothes drying machine, which can be intelligently controlled and select the position where it needs to stay, and can automatically run to the corresponding position, and different drying positions can be selected according to needs.

[0019] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a clothes drying machine, comprising a clothes drying rod assembly and a travel control module for driving the clothes drying rod assembly to move between a first position and a second position, wherein the travel control module comprises:

[0020] A motor, used for driving the drying rod assembly to move;

[0021] A motor driving module, used to drive the motor to work;

[0022] A microprocessor, connected to the motor drive module, and used to control the operation of the motor drive module;

[0023] Remote controller for users to control remotely;

[0024] a wireless control module, connected between the remote controller and the microprocessor, for receiving a signal from the remote controller and generating a signal recognizable by the microprocessor; and

[0025] A counting module, connected between the motor and the microprocessor, for calculating the movement stroke of the motor and feeding the movement stroke back to the microprocessor, so that the microprocessor calculates the movement stroke of the drying rod assembly;

[0026] When the user uses the remote control to control the motor to drive the drying rod assembly to a selected position between the first position and the second position, the user marks the selected position, and the microprocessor calculates the selected position, so that the user can control the drying rod assembly to move to one of the first position, the second position and the selected position.

[0027] As a further improvement of the present invention, the counting module is a counter, and the counter can calculate the number of running circles of the motor.

[0028] As a further improvement of the present invention, the counting module includes a Hall sensor, which is used to generate a Hall signal in a fixed proportional relationship with the number of revolutions of the motor. When the motor is running, the Hall sensor generates a Hall signal waveform that can be recognized by the microprocessor. The microprocessor calculates the number of revolutions of the motor and further derives the movement stroke of the drying rod assembly.

[0029] As a further improvement of the present invention, the operating frequency of the remote controller is 433Mhz or 2.4GHz, and the remote controller communicates with the wireless control module via wireless signals.

[0030] As a further improvement of the present invention, the clothes drying machine further comprises a steel wire, and the motor is connected to the clothes drying rod assembly via the steel wire.

[0031] As a further improvement of the present invention, the clothes drying machine also includes a guide groove assembly that can be installed in a hidden manner. When the clothes drying rod assembly runs to a first position, the clothes drying rod assembly is hidden in the guide groove assembly. When the clothes drying rod assembly runs to a second position, the clothes drying rod assembly is at the lowest position from the ground, which is convenient for users to put in or take out clothes. The selected position is the best drying position selected by the user.

[0032] The beneficial effect of the present invention is that the stroke control module and clothes drying machine of the present invention allow the user to freely select the drying position at any position between the first position and the second position through the remote control, so that the stop position of the drying rod assembly can be set by the user, and then the user can select a suitable position for drying according to needs. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0033] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional diagram of a clothes drying machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0034] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 A side view of the clothes drying machine is shown.

[0035] Figure 3 yes Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the clothes drying machine with the clothes drying rod assembly located in different positions.

[0036] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of a stroke control module in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more clear, the present invention is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0038] See also Figure 1-4 As shown, the present invention discloses a stroke control module 100 , which can enable a driven member 10 to move between a first position and a second position.

[0039] See also Figure 4As shown, the stroke control module 100 includes a motor 20, a motor driving module 30, a microprocessor (MCU) 40, a remote controller 50, a wireless control module 60 and a counting module 70. The motor 20 is used to drive the driven member 10 to move; the motor driving module 30 is used to drive the motor 20 to work; the microprocessor 40 is connected to the motor driving module 30 to control the motor driving module 30 to work; the remote controller 50 is used for remote control by the user; the wireless control module 60 is connected between the remote controller 50 and the microprocessor 40 to receive the signal sent by the remote controller 50 and generate a signal recognizable by the microprocessor 40; the counting module 70 is connected between the motor 20 and the microprocessor 40 to calculate the movement stroke of the motor 20 and feed the movement stroke back to the microprocessor 40, and the microprocessor 40 calculates the movement stroke of the driven member 10.

[0040] The microprocessor 40 can calculate the movement stroke of the driven member 10 through the movement stroke of the motor 20. When the user uses the remote controller 50 to control the motor 20 to drive the driven member 10 to move to a selected position between the first position and the second position, the user can mark the selected position, and the microprocessor 40 calculates the selected position, thereby enabling the user to control the driven member 10 to move to one of the first position, the second position and the selected position.

[0041] Specifically, the counting module 70 is a counter, and the counter can calculate the number of running circles of the motor 20. The counting module 70 includes a photoelectric sensor or a Hall sensor. The operating frequency of the remote controller 50 is 433Mhz or 2.4GHz, and the remote controller 50 communicates with the wireless control module 60 through wireless signals.

[0042] See also Figure 1-4 As shown, specifically, the stroke control module 100 can be applied to a clothes drying machine 200, the clothes drying machine 200 includes a main body 210, the stroke control module 100 is partially or completely accommodated in the main body 210, and the clothes drying machine 200 also includes a clothes drying rod assembly 10, that is, the driven member 10. The stroke control module 100 can drive the clothes drying rod assembly 10 to move between two positions. The two positions are a first position P1 and a second position P2.

[0043] In this embodiment, the first position P1 is the uppermost position of the drying rod assembly 10, in which the drying rod assembly 10 is at the highest position from the ground. The second position P2 is the lowermost position of the drying rod assembly 10, in which the drying rod assembly 10 is at the lowest position from the ground, making it convenient for users to put in or take out clothes.

[0044] Specifically, the clothes drying machine 200 is a hidden clothes drying machine, further comprising a guide groove assembly 220 that can be hidden and installed, such as hidden in the gusset plate 400 of the ceiling of the balcony top 300. When the clothes drying rod assembly 10 runs to the first position P1, the clothes drying rod assembly 10 is hidden in the guide groove assembly 220, leaving only the lower end of the clothes drying rod assembly 10 flush and exposed outside. At this time, the clothes drying machine 200 occupies the minimum available space of the balcony. The selected position P3 is the best drying position selected by the user, or any position between the first position P1 and the second position P2 that the user wants to stay. Therefore, the user can freely select the drying position P3 at any position between the first position P1 and the second position P2 through the remote control 50. In other words, the stop position of the clothes drying rod assembly 10 can be set by the user, and then, the user can select a suitable position for drying according to specific needs.

[0045] Specifically, the motor 20 of the stroke control module 100 can drive the drying rod assembly 10 to rise or fall. The clothes drying machine 200 further includes a steel wire 230, and the motor 20 is connected to the drying rod assembly 10 through the steel wire 230.

[0046] The remote controller 50 is used to input information required by the user. After receiving the signal from the remote controller 50, the wireless control module 60 generates signals that can be recognized by the microprocessor 40 and transmits these signals to the microprocessor 40. After receiving the signal, the microprocessor 40 controls the motor drive module 30 to operate the motor 20, so that the drying rod assembly 10 rises or falls. The counting module 70 can accurately calculate the number of revolutions of the motor 20 and transmit it to the microprocessor 40. The microprocessor 40 calculates the stroke of the rising or falling of the drying rod assembly 10 through a certain algorithm. When the user controls the drying rod assembly 10 to stop at a user-selected position between the first position P1 and the second position P2 through the remote controller 50 and sets it as the drying position P3, the microprocessor 40 has calculated the precise position of the selected drying position P3, that is, the number of revolutions of the motor 20 from the second position P2 to the drying position P3 has been determined. When the user has hung the clothes and remotely controls the drying rod assembly 10 to rise, the microprocessor 40 controls the motor 20 to rise by this number of circles, so as to control the drying rod assembly 10 to reach the drying position P3 set by the user.

[0047] Preferably, the remote controller 50 is a wireless remote controller, and its operating frequency is 433Mhz or 2.4GHz. It communicates with the wireless control module 60 through wireless signals. After receiving the remote control signal, the wireless control module 60 demodulates and processes it, and outputs a complete electrical signal to the microprocessor 40. The microprocessor 40 receives data from various aspects, such as controlling the lifting and lowering of the drying rod assembly 10. The microprocessor 40 can also control the motor 20 to rotate forward or reverse, and count and process the data of the counting module 70 in real time, and stop when the cumulative calculation reaches the number of circles set by the user.

[0048] More specifically, the counting module 70 is a motor travel counting module, including but not limited to a photoelectric sensor or a Hall sensor, which can generate a corresponding electrical signal. For example, the Hall signal generated by the Hall sensor is in a fixed proportional relationship with the number of revolutions of the motor 20. When the motor 20 rotates, the Hall sensor generates Hall signal waveforms one by one, which are recognized by the microprocessor 40, so that the microprocessor 40 calculates the number of revolutions of the motor 20, and then obtains the movement stroke of the drying rod assembly 10. The selection of the precise position of the drying rod assembly 10 and the precise movement between the first position P1, the second position P2 and the drying position P3 are realized.

[0049] Therefore, the stroke control module 100 of the present invention and the clothes drying machine 200 having the stroke control module 100 can allow the user to freely select the drying position P3 at any position between the first position P1 and the second position P2 through the remote control 50, so that the stop position of the clothes drying rod assembly 10 can be set by the user, and then, the user can select a suitable position for drying according to specific needs.

[0050] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention rather than to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solution of the present invention may be modified or replaced by equivalents without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solution of the present invention.

Claims

1. A stroke control module, used to control a driven member to move between a first position and a second position, characterized in that: The stroke control module (100) comprises: A motor (20) for driving the driven member to move; A motor driving module (30) for driving the motor (20) to operate; A microprocessor (40), connected to the motor drive module (30), and used to control the operation of the motor drive module (30); A remote controller (50) for a user to remotely control the device; a wireless control module (60), connected between the remote controller (50) and the microprocessor (40), for receiving a signal sent by the remote controller (50) and generating a signal recognizable by the microprocessor (40); and a counting module (70), connected between the motor (20) and the microprocessor (40), for calculating the movement stroke of the motor (20) and feeding the movement stroke back to the microprocessor (40), so that the microprocessor (40) calculates the movement stroke of the driven member; When a user uses a remote controller (50) to control the motor (20) to drive the driven member to move to a selected position between a first position and a second position, the user marks the selected position, and the microprocessor (40) calculates the selected position, so that the user can control the driven member to move to one of the first position, the second position and the selected position.

2. The stroke control module according to claim 1, characterized in that: The counting module (70) is a counter, and the counter can calculate the number of running turns of the motor (20).

3. The stroke control module according to claim 1, characterized in that: The counting module (70) comprises a photoelectric sensor or a Hall sensor.

4. The stroke control module according to claim 1, characterized in that: The operating frequency of the remote controller (50) is 433Mhz or 2.4GHz, and the remote controller (50) communicates with the wireless control module (60) via wireless signals.

5. A clothes drying machine, comprising a clothes drying rod assembly (10) and a travel control module (100) for driving the clothes drying rod assembly (10) to move between a first position and a second position, characterized in that: The stroke control module (100) comprises: A motor (20) for driving the drying rod assembly (10) to move; A motor driving module (30) for driving the motor (20) to operate; A microprocessor (40), connected to the motor drive module (30), and used to control the operation of the motor drive module (30); A remote controller (50) for a user to remotely control the device; a wireless control module (60), connected between the remote controller (50) and the microprocessor (40), for receiving a signal sent by the remote controller (50) and generating a signal recognizable by the microprocessor (40); and a counting module (70) connected between the motor (20) and the microprocessor (40) and used for calculating the movement stroke of the motor (20) and feeding back the movement stroke to the microprocessor (40), so that the microprocessor (40) calculates the movement stroke of the drying rod assembly (10); When a user uses a remote controller (50) to control the motor (20) to drive the drying rod assembly (10) to move to a selected position between the first position and the second position, the user marks the selected position, and the microprocessor (40) calculates the selected position, so that the user can control the drying rod assembly (10) to move to one of the first position, the second position and the selected position.

6. The clothes drying machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: The counting module (70) is a counter, and the counter can calculate the number of running turns of the motor (20).

7. The clothes drying machine according to claim 6, characterized in that: The counting module (70) comprises a Hall sensor, the Hall sensor being used to generate a Hall signal having a fixed proportional relationship with the number of revolutions of the motor (20); when the motor (20) is running, the Hall sensor generates a Hall signal waveform that can be recognized by the microprocessor (40); the microprocessor (40) calculates the number of revolutions of the motor (20), and further obtains the movement stroke of the drying rod assembly (10).

8. The clothes drying machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: The operating frequency of the remote controller (50) is 433Mhz or 2.4GHz, and the remote controller (50) communicates with the wireless control module (60) via wireless signals.

9. The clothes drying machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: The clothes drying machine (200) further comprises a steel wire (230), and the motor (20) is connected to the clothes drying rod assembly (10) via the steel wire (230).

10. The clothes drying machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: The clothes drying machine (200) further comprises a guide groove assembly (220) which can be installed in a concealed manner. When the clothes drying rod assembly (10) moves to a first position, the clothes drying rod assembly (10) is concealed in the guide groove assembly (220). When the clothes drying rod assembly (10) moves to a second position, the clothes drying rod assembly (10) is at the lowest position from the ground, so that it is convenient for a user to put in or take out clothes. The selected position is an optimal drying position selected by the user.

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