Drying method and drying equipment

Abstract

Embodiments of the present application disclose a drying method and a drying device, belonging to the field of fabric treatment. Among them, the drying method includes obtaining fabric information of the fabric to be dried; predicting the flatness condition of the fabric to be dried when drying is completed according to the fabric information; and controlling the drying device to perform corresponding device actions according to the flatness condition. Embodiments of the present application have the advantage that the drying device can perform corresponding device actions according to the flatness condition, so as to reduce the degree of wrinkles of the fabric to be dried when drying is completed through the device actions and improve the drying effect.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of fabric treatment, and more particularly, to a drying method and a drying device. Background Art

[0002] Fabric treatment devices on the market, such as washing machines, dryers, etc., can dry fabrics, enabling fabrics with a large water content to be worn directly after drying, meeting the user's fabric treatment needs.

[0003] During the drying process of fabrics, as the water content of the fabrics decreases, wrinkles are likely to appear on the fabrics. After drying is completed, these wrinkles are difficult to remove. If the wrinkles are relatively severe, it will cause the user to be unable to wear the fabric directly, reducing the drying effect. Summary of the Invention

[0004] Embodiments of this application provide a drying method and a drying device to at least solve the technical problem of poor drying effect.

[0005] According to the first aspect of the embodiments of this application, a drying method is provided, which is applied to a drying device. The method includes:

[0006] Obtain fabric information of the fabric to be dried, where the fabric information includes fabric material and target weight;

[0007] Predict the flatness condition of the fabric to be dried when drying is completed according to the fabric material and the target weight, where different fabric materials and target weights are preset with different flatness conditions;

[0008] Control the drying device to perform corresponding device actions according to the flatness condition.

[0009] By adopting this embodiment, on the one hand, according to the fabric information, the flatness condition of the fabric to be dried when drying is completed can be predicted, enabling the user to obtain the flatness condition before drying is completed, facilitating the user to adjust the fabric to be dried or the drying device according to the flatness condition, reducing the degree of wrinkles of the fabric to be dried after drying is completed, and improving the drying effect. On the other hand, the drying device can perform corresponding device actions according to the flatness condition to reduce the degree of wrinkles of the fabric to be dried when drying is completed through the device actions, improving the drying effect.

[0010] In combination with the first aspect, in an optional implementation manner of the embodiments of this application, the obtaining of the fabric information of the fabric to be dried includes:

[0011] Obtain the actual weight of the fabric to be dried, and determine the target weight for predicting the fabric to be dried according to the matching condition between the actual weight and a plurality of preset correction weights.

[0012] In a possible implementation manner of the embodiment of the present application in combination with the first aspect, predicting the flatness condition of the fabric to be dried when drying is completed according to the fabric material and the target weight includes:

[0013] If the target weight is within the preset weight range corresponding to the fabric material, determine the target flatness value of the fabric to be dried, where the flatness condition includes the target flatness value.

[0014] If the target weight is not within the weight range corresponding to the fabric material, the target flatness value is not generated.

[0015] Adopting this implementation manner, the degree of wrinkles of the fabric due to drying is related to the fabric material and weight. Therefore, predicting the flatness condition through the fabric material and the actual weight is beneficial to improving the accuracy of the flatness condition, thereby improving the positive impact on the drying effect by controlling the drying equipment to execute equipment actions, and improving the drying effect.

[0016] In a possible implementation manner of the embodiment of the present application in combination with the first aspect, controlling the drying equipment to execute corresponding equipment actions according to the flatness condition includes:

[0017] If the target flatness value is determined, control the drying equipment to execute a preset drying process or control the drying equipment to display the target flatness value and execute the drying process;

[0018] If the target flatness value is not determined, control the drying equipment to give an alarm, where if the target weight is not within the weight range corresponding to the fabric material, the target flatness value is not generated.

[0019] Adopting this implementation manner, when the target weight is within the weight range, the target flatness value can be obtained. At this time, executing the drying process or displaying the target flatness value and executing the drying process can ensure that the degree of wrinkles of the fabric to be dried after drying is small and improve the drying effect. When the target weight is not within the weight range, the target flatness value will not be generated. At this time, an alarm is given, which helps to remind the user to adjust the fabric to be dried or the drying parameters of the drying equipment to reduce the degree of wrinkles of the fabric to be dried when drying is completed and improve the drying effect.

[0020] In a possible implementation manner of the embodiment of the present application in combination with the first aspect, if the target weight is not within the weight range corresponding to the fabric material, the method further includes:

[0021] After at least a part of the fabric to be dried is taken out of the drying device, the actual weight of the fabric to be dried is obtained again, and the flatness condition is re-predicted according to the fabric material of the fabric to be dried and the re-obtained actual weight, so as to control the drying device to perform corresponding device actions according to the re-predicted flatness condition.

[0022] In this implementation manner, if a part of the fabric to be dried is taken out of the drying device, the actual weight of the fabric to be dried will become smaller. Since the smaller the weight, the less likely it is to wrinkle, the flatness condition is re-predicted, so that the user can adjust the weight of the fabric to be dried to a condition where wrinkles are not likely to appear or the degree of wrinkles is small, making the wrinkle condition of the fabric to be dried after drying meet the user's expectations and improving the drying effect and user experience.

[0023] Combined with the first aspect, in an alternative implementation manner of the embodiments of the present application, the controlling the drying device to execute a preset drying process or controlling the drying device to display the target flatness value and execute the drying process includes:

[0024] If the target flatness value is the maximum flatness value, execute the drying process;

[0025] If the target flatness value is not the maximum flatness value, display the target flatness value and determine whether a confirmation signal indicating confirmation of drying is received;

[0026] If the confirmation signal is received, execute the drying process, otherwise keep displaying the target flatness value or give an alarm or abandon executing the drying process after a preset target duration.

[0027] In this implementation manner, if the target flatness value is the maximum flatness value, it proves that after the prediction of drying is completed, the degree of wrinkles of the fabric to be dried is the smallest. At this time, directly execute the drying process, which is convenient for improving the drying efficiency and simplifying the operation of the user. If the target flatness value is not the maximum flatness value, the target flatness value is displayed, so that when the user triggers the confirmation signal, the drying process is executed, which is convenient for the user to obtain a degree of wrinkles that they can accept and improves the user experience.

[0028] Combined with the first aspect, in an alternative implementation manner of the embodiments of the present application, the determining the target weight for predicting the fabric to be dried according to the matching condition between the actual weight and a plurality of preset correction weights includes:

[0029] If the actual weight is the same as any one of the correction weights, determine the correction weight that is the same as the actual weight as the target weight;

[0030] If the actual weight is not the same as any of the corrected weights, the corrected weight with the smallest absolute value of the difference from the actual weight is determined as the target weight.

[0031] Adopting this implementation method is equivalent to correcting the actual weight of the fabric to be dried, enabling the prediction of the flatness of the fabric to be dried and improving the probability of successful prediction.

[0032] Combined with the first aspect, in an alternative implementation of the embodiments of the present application, each fabric material corresponds to a corresponding weight range, the weight range includes a plurality of weight sub-ranges, and each weight sub-range is pre-associated with a flatness value;

[0033] If the target weight is within the preset weight range corresponding to the fabric material, determining the target flatness value of the fabric to be dried includes:

[0034] Comparing the target weight with the weight sub-ranges corresponding to the fabric material to determine the weight sub-range where the target weight is located;

[0035] Taking the flatness value associated with the weight sub-range where the target weight is located as the target flatness value of the fabric to be dried;

[0036] Among them, the larger the weight included in the weight sub-range, the smaller the associated flatness value.

[0037] Adopting this implementation method facilitates the output of different target flatness values, enabling the user to know the degree of wrinkles of the fabric to be dried after drying.

[0038] Combined with the first aspect, in an alternative implementation of the embodiments of the present application, the fabric information includes the fabric material and the actual weight of the fabric to be dried;

[0039] Predicting the flatness of the fabric to be dried when drying is completed based on the fabric material and the target weight includes:

[0040] Determining that the actual weight is within the preset weight range corresponding to the fabric material;

[0041] Taking the flatness value associated with the weight range where the actual weight is located as the target flatness value of the fabric to be dried, where the flatness includes the target flatness value,

[0042] If the target weight is not within the weight range corresponding to the fabric material, the target flatness value is not generated.

[0043] With this implementation method, the fabric material corresponds to a weight range. After the material of the fabric to be dried is determined, it is possible to judge which weight range the actual weight is in for the material of the fabric to be dried, and thus use the flatness value of this weight range as the target flatness value, improving the prediction efficiency of the flatness value situation.

[0044] In combination with the first aspect, in an alternative implementation of the embodiments of the present application, the method further includes:

[0045] Obtain an image of the fabric to be dried;

[0046] Identify the fabric material based on the image.

[0047] With this implementation method, the fabric material can be automatically identified and obtained, improving the automation level of the drying equipment, reducing the operation of the user, and improving the user experience.

[0048] In combination with the first aspect, in an alternative implementation of the embodiments of the present application, before obtaining the fabric information of the fabric to be dried, the method further includes:

[0049] Judge whether it is necessary to predict the flatness situation;

[0050] If so, execute the step of obtaining the fabric information of the fabric to be dried, otherwise execute the preset drying process.

[0051] With this embodiment, if there is a need to predict the flatness situation, the subsequent steps will be executed. If not, the drying process will be directly executed, which is beneficial to improving the drying efficiency and reducing the operation of the user, and improving the user experience.

[0052] According to the second aspect of the embodiments of the present application, there is provided a drying device including a drying program, and when the drying device executes the drying program, it executes the above-mentioned drying method.

[0053] The technical effects obtained in the above second aspect are similar to those obtained by the corresponding technical means in the first aspect, and will not be elaborated here. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0054] Figure 1 is a flowchart of a drying method provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0055] Figure 2 is a flowchart of a drying method in a specific application provided by an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0056] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the solution of this application, the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of this application, rather than all the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments in this application without creative efforts shall fall within the scope of protection of this application.

[0057] It should be understood that the "plurality" mentioned herein refers to two or more. In the description of the embodiments of this application, unless otherwise specified, " / " means "or". For example, A / B can mean A or B; the "and / or" herein is only a description of the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that there can be three relationships. For example, A and / or B can mean: A exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. In addition, in order to clearly describe the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application, in the embodiments of this application, terms such as "first" and "second" are used to distinguish the same items or similar items with basically the same functions and roles. Those skilled in the art can understand that the terms "first", "second", etc. do not limit the quantity and execution order, and the terms "first", "second", etc. do not necessarily limit being different.

[0058] In addition, the terms "comprising" and "having" and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a process, method, system, product or device comprising a series of steps or units does not necessarily limit to those steps or units clearly listed, but may include other steps or units not clearly listed or inherent to these processes, methods, products or devices.

[0059] There is a problem with existing washing and drying machines and dryers. The larger the mass of the dried clothes, the worse the flatness. When users use machines with a drying function, their purpose is to quickly dry the clothes for wearing. However, in fact, the existing machines with a drying function in the industry cannot control the flatness of clothes with a larger mass. And the wrinkles on the dried clothes are also very difficult to iron flat with an iron. The problem of not being able to control the flatness of dried clothes conflicts with the user's use of machines with a drying function. Therefore, in view of this phenomenon, a drying control method is proposed to remind the user of the possible flatness of the clothes after drying before drying, which is convenient for the user to control the flatness of the clothes after drying, enabling the user to go out immediately after drying the clothes and improving the user experience of using machines with a drying function.

[0060] Based on this, the embodiments of this application provide a drying method and a drying device, which at least solve the following problems:

[0061] In view of the problem that the flatness of clothes after drying is uncontrollable when users use machines with a drying function, a drying control method is proposed to estimate the flatness of the clothes after drying, so that the flatness of the clothes after drying is within the control of the user and the user experience is improved.

[0062] It has at least the following characteristics:

[0063] The method of photographing and recognition is adopted to detect the material of the clothes put into the washing machine, and then the weighing function is used to judge what kind of flatness this kind of material of clothes will reach after drying, so as to help the user control the flatness of the clothes after drying and achieve the purpose of wearing the clothes immediately after drying.

[0064] Next, a drying method provided by an embodiment of the present application will be further described. This drying method is applied to a drying device. Refer to Figure 1 the schematic flow chart of the drying method shown, and the method includes the following processing procedures.

[0065] S100. Obtain the fabric information of the fabric to be dried.

[0066] In one embodiment, the fabric to be dried refers to the fabric located in the drying device or the fabric that needs to be dried. The fabric to be dried can be clothes, or can also be fabrics such as hats and shoes. This embodiment does not make specific limitations on this.

[0067] In one embodiment, the fabric information refers to the information related to the fabric to be dried, such as the quantity, volume, weight, material, etc. of the fabric to be dried. This embodiment does not make specific limitations on this. It should be noted that in order to accurately predict the wrinkling situation of the fabric to be dried when drying is completed, the fabric information preferably includes the information related to wrinkling, such as material and weight. Preferably, the fabric information includes fabric material and target weight.

[0068] S102. Predict the flatness situation of the fabric to be dried when drying is completed according to the fabric material and the target weight.

[0069] Among them, different fabric materials and target weights correspond to different preset flatness situations.

[0070] In one embodiment, when the fabric information is different, the wrinkling situation generated when drying is completed may be different. However, the appearance of wrinkles and the severity of the wrinkles have a linear relationship with the fabric information. Therefore, after the fabric information of the fabric to be dried is determined, the flatness situation can be predicted according to the fabric information according to the linear relationship. Among them, the linear relationship is, for example, the relationship between weight and wrinkles. Specifically, the greater the weight, the easier it is to appear wrinkles and the more serious the wrinkles are.

[0071] In one embodiment, the flatness condition refers to the flatness of the fabric to be dried when the drying is completed. The higher the flatness, the lower the degree of wrinkles. Conversely, the lower the flatness, the higher the degree of wrinkles. Specifically, the flatness condition can be a flatness value or a flatness level, as long as it can characterize the flatness of the fabric to be dried when the drying is completed. This embodiment does not make specific limitations on this.

[0072] S104. Control the drying device to perform corresponding device actions according to the flatness condition.

[0073] In one embodiment, different flatness conditions result in different device actions performed by the drying device. It should be noted that the device actions should help reduce the degree of wrinkles of the fabric to be dried when the drying is completed. For example, when the flatness condition is poor, the device action can be to remind the user to reduce the weight of the fabric to be dried, or to automatically reduce the weight of the fabric to be dried (such as dehydrating the fabric to be dried). When the flatness condition is good, the device action can be to dry the fabric to be dried.

[0074] By adopting this embodiment, on the one hand, according to the fabric information, the flatness condition of the fabric to be dried when the drying is completed can be predicted, enabling the user to obtain the flatness condition before the drying is completed, facilitating the user to adjust the fabric to be dried or the drying device according to the flatness condition, reducing the degree of wrinkles of the fabric to be dried after the drying is completed, and improving the drying effect. On the other hand, the drying device can perform corresponding device actions according to the flatness condition to reduce the degree of wrinkles of the fabric to be dried when the drying is completed through the device actions, and improve the drying effect.

[0075] In a possible embodiment of the present application, the obtaining of the fabric information of the fabric to be dried includes:

[0076] Obtain the actual weight of the fabric to be dried, and determine the target weight for predicting the fabric to be dried according to the matching situation between the actual weight and a plurality of preset correction weights.

[0077] The predicting of the flatness condition of the fabric to be dried when the drying is completed according to the fabric material and the target weight includes:

[0078] If the target weight is within the preset weight range corresponding to the fabric material, determine the target flatness value of the fabric to be dried, where the flatness condition includes the target flatness value.

[0079] If the target weight is not within the weight range corresponding to the fabric material, do not generate the target flatness value.

[0080] With this implementation method, the degree of wrinkles that occur in the fabric due to drying is related to the fabric material and weight. Therefore, predicting the flatness based on the fabric material and actual weight helps improve the accuracy of the flatness, thereby enhancing the positive impact on the drying effect by controlling the equipment actions of the drying device, and improving the drying effect.

[0081] Optionally, in an implementation of this embodiment, the controlling the drying device to perform corresponding equipment actions according to the flatness includes:

[0082] If the target flatness value is determined, then control the drying device to execute a preset drying process or control the drying device to display the target flatness value and execute the drying process;

[0083] If the target flatness value is not determined, then control the drying device to give an alarm. Among them, if the target weight is not within the weight range corresponding to the fabric material, the target flatness value is not generated.

[0084] With this implementation method, when the target weight is within the weight range, the target flatness value can be obtained. At this time, executing the drying process or displaying the target flatness value and executing the drying process can ensure that the degree of wrinkles of the fabric to be dried after drying is small, and improve the drying effect. When the target weight is not within the weight range, the target flatness value will not be generated. At this time, an alarm is given, which helps to remind the user to adjust the drying parameters of the fabric to be dried or the drying device, so as to reduce the degree of wrinkles of the fabric to be dried when drying is completed and improve the drying effect.

[0085] Optionally, in an implementation of this embodiment, if the target weight is not within the weight range corresponding to the fabric material, the method further includes:

[0086] After at least part of the fabric to be dried is taken out of the drying device, re-obtain the actual weight of the fabric to be dried, and re-predict the flatness according to the fabric material of the fabric to be dried and the re-obtained actual weight, so as to control the drying device to perform corresponding equipment actions according to the re-predicted flatness.

[0087] With this implementation method, if part of the fabric to be dried is taken out of the drying device, the actual weight of the fabric to be dried will become smaller. Since the smaller the weight, the less likely it is to wrinkle, re-predicting the flatness is convenient for the user to adjust the weight of the fabric to be dried to a situation where wrinkles are not likely to occur or the degree of wrinkles is small, so that the degree of wrinkles of the fabric to be dried after drying meets the user's expectations, improving the drying effect and user experience.

[0088] Optionally, in an implementation manner of this embodiment, controlling the drying device to execute a preset drying process or controlling the drying device to display the target flatness value and execute the drying process includes:

[0089] If the target flatness value is the maximum flatness value, execute the drying process;

[0090] If the target flatness value is not the maximum flatness value, display the target flatness value and determine whether an acknowledgment signal indicating confirmation of drying is received;

[0091] If the acknowledgment signal is received, execute the drying process; otherwise, keep displaying the target flatness value, or give an alarm, or abandon the execution of the drying process after a preset target duration.

[0092] In one embodiment, the maximum flatness values corresponding to different fabric materials may be different.

[0093] With this implementation manner, if the target flatness value is the maximum flatness value, it proves that after the predicted drying is completed, the degree of wrinkles of the fabric to be dried is the smallest. At this time, directly execute the drying process, which is convenient for improving the drying efficiency and simplifying the operation of the user. If the target flatness value is not the maximum flatness value, display the target flatness value, so that when the user triggers the acknowledgment signal, the drying process is executed, which is convenient for the user to obtain a degree of wrinkles that they can accept and improves the user experience.

[0094] Optionally, in an implementation manner of this embodiment, determining the target weight for predicting the fabric to be dried according to the matching situation between the actual weight and a plurality of preset correction weights includes:

[0095] If the actual weight is the same as any one of the correction weights, determine the correction weight that is the same as the actual weight as the target weight;

[0096] If the actual weight is not the same as any one of the correction weights, determine the correction weight with the smallest absolute value of the difference from the actual weight as the target weight.

[0097] With this implementation manner, it is equivalent to correcting the actual weight of the fabric to be dried, so that the flatness situation of the fabric to be dried can be predicted and the probability of successful prediction can be improved.

[0098] Optionally, in an implementation manner of this embodiment, each fabric material corresponds to a corresponding weight range, the weight range includes a plurality of weight sub-ranges, and each weight sub-range is pre-associated with a flatness value;

[0099] If the target weight is within the preset weight range corresponding to the fabric material, determining the target flatness value of the fabric to be dried includes:

[0100] Comparing the target weight with the weight sub-range corresponding to the fabric material to determine the weight sub-range in which the target weight is located;

[0101] Taking the flatness value associated with the weight sub-range in which the target weight is located as the target flatness value of the fabric to be dried;

[0102] Wherein, the greater the weight included in the weight sub-range, the smaller the associated flatness value.

[0103] Adopting this implementation method facilitates the output of different target flatness values, enabling the user to know the degree of wrinkles of the fabric to be dried after drying.

[0104] Optionally, in an implementation of this embodiment, the fabric information includes the fabric material and the actual weight of the fabric to be dried;

[0105] Predicting the flatness condition of the fabric to be dried when drying is completed according to the fabric material and the target weight includes:

[0106] Determining that the actual weight is within the preset weight range corresponding to the fabric material;

[0107] Taking the flatness value associated with the weight range in which the actual weight is located as the target flatness value of the fabric to be dried, where the flatness condition includes the target flatness value,

[0108] If the target weight is not within the weight range corresponding to the fabric material, no target flatness value is generated.

[0109] Adopting this implementation method, the fabric material corresponds to a weight range. After the material of the fabric to be dried is determined, it can be judged which weight range the actual weight is in corresponding to the material of the fabric to be dried, and then the flatness value of this weight range is taken as the target flatness value, improving the prediction efficiency of the flatness value condition.

[0110] Optionally, in an implementation of this embodiment, the method further includes:

[0111] Obtaining an image of the fabric to be dried;

[0112] Identifying the fabric material according to the image.

[0113] In one embodiment, various material pictures can be stored in a preset database. By comparing the image of the fabric to be dried with the pictures, the fabric material can be obtained. In another embodiment, a trained picture recognition model can also be used to identify the fabric material, and this embodiment does not make specific limitations in this regard.

[0114] In other embodiments, if multiple fabric materials are identified through the image of the fabric to be dried, then according to the area proportion of each fabric material in the image, the weight proportion of the fabric to be dried of each material is estimated;

[0115] According to the weight proportion of the fabric to be dried of each material, the weight of the fabric to be dried of each material is determined;

[0116] According to the weight of the fabric to be dried of each material, the flatness value of the fabric to be dried of each material is determined, and multiple flatness values are obtained;

[0117] The multiple flatness values are weighted and averaged to obtain a comprehensive flatness value;

[0118] The comprehensive flatness value is used as the flatness condition of the fabric to be dried for subsequent processing.

[0119] Among them, determining the weight of the fabric to be dried of each material according to the weight proportion of the fabric to be dried of each material includes:

[0120] The total weight of the fabric to be dried is obtained through a weight sensor or other weighing methods, and then the weight of the fabric to be dried of each material is calculated according to the total weight and the weight proportion.

[0121] Among them, when performing weighted averaging, each material is preset with a weighting coefficient, and the size of the weighting coefficient is related to the density and water absorption of the material. Specifically, materials with high density and good water absorption correspond to large weighting coefficients.

[0122] Adopting this implementation method, the fabric material can be automatically identified and obtained, which improves the automation degree of the drying equipment, reduces the operation of the user, and improves the user experience.

[0123] Optionally, in an implementation manner of this embodiment, before obtaining the fabric information of the fabric to be dried, the method further includes:

[0124] Judging whether it is necessary to predict the flatness condition;

[0125] If so, execute obtaining the fabric information of the fabric to be dried, otherwise execute a preset drying process.

[0126] In one embodiment, the user can indicate the need to predict the flatness condition by clicking a button or a touch screen on the drying equipment.

[0127] With this embodiment, if there is a need to predict the flatness of the clothes, subsequent steps will be executed; otherwise, the drying process will be directly executed, which is beneficial to improving the drying efficiency, reducing user operations, and enhancing the user experience.

[0128] An embodiment of the present application also provides a drying device, including a drying program. When the drying device executes the drying program, it performs the above-mentioned drying method.

[0129] In the above embodiments of the present application, the descriptions of the respective embodiments have their own focuses. For parts not detailed in a certain embodiment, reference may be made to the relevant descriptions of other embodiments. The steps shown in the relevant flowcharts can be executed in a computer system such as a set of computer-executable instructions. And although the logical order is shown in the flowchart, in some cases, the steps shown or described can be executed in a different order than here. In other words, the step order described in the previous embodiments is only an example. Based on the content of the embodiments of the present application, a reasonable adjustment of the step order is also within the protection scope of the embodiments of the present application.

[0130] In a specific implementation of the embodiment of the present application, the drying method includes the following processing procedures:

[0131] Currently, existing washing and drying machines or dryers with a drying function on the market do not have the function of predicting the flatness of the clothes after drying. Users cannot know whether the clothes after drying can reach the flatness they want. Now, a drying control method is proposed. The method uses photo recognition to identify the material of the clothes, and combines weighing with the material of the clothes to determine the flatness of the clothes with this weight and material after drying, so as to achieve the purpose of enabling users to master and adjust the flatness of the clothes after drying. Through a large number of simulation experiments, three databases are formed. One is the general database, which includes the flatness values of clothes with different weights and materials after drying. Database one is used to identify the material of the clothes, and database two is used for clothes weight identification and judgment.

[0132] Such as Figure 2As shown, when the user puts in the clothes and starts the machine with a drying function, the drying program starts. The user can choose whether to control the flatness of the clothes after drying. If the user chooses not to control the flatness of the dried clothes, the machine enters the normal drying program. When the user chooses to control the flatness of the clothes after drying, it enters another program. It identifies the material of the clothes in the barrel of the machine with a drying function by taking pictures, then uploads the pictures of the clothes to the database for identifying clothes to determine the material of the clothes. Then it weighs the clothes and uploads the weight information to the second database obtained through experiments for data comparison. The information after the comparison of the two databases is uploaded to the total database, and the final predicted flatness value of the dried clothes is obtained by matching. When the weight is at an intermediate value, that is, when the weighed weight (M) is greater than the first weight value (M1) and less than the second weight (M2), it is uploaded to the total database according to the closest weight value, and the flatness value of the dried clothes is output in combination with the material of the clothes. Among them, (M1) has the minimum weight, and the minimum weight is zero, and (M2) has the maximum weight. If the weight (M) of the clothes in the barrel of the machine with a drying function is within the range of the first weight value (M1) and the second weight value (M2), the machine with a drying function gives the flatness value of the dried clothes after identification and judgment at this time, and then directly enters the normal drying program. However, if the weight (M) of the clothes in the barrel of the machine with a drying function is greater than the maximum value of the value range of (M2), the machine with a drying function will emit an alarm sound to remind the user that there are too many clothes in the barrel and the flatness of the dried clothes is poor. The user takes out some clothes after seeing the alarm. The washing machine takes pictures and weighs again to estimate the flatness value of the dried clothes and gives it, and then enters the normal drying program until the program ends. When the user does not see the alarm issued by the washing machine, the washing machine gives a flatness value of the dried clothes, and then enters the drying program until the program runs to the end.

[0133] It should be noted that M is the weight of the clothes weighed by the machine, which may be 3.3 kg, 3.4 kg, etc. This value is uploaded to the second database and compared with the weights inside, and the weight closest to it is taken. For example, 3 kg, M1 and M2 are not fixed values, but just pronouns for values. When M is 1.3, M1 may be 1 and M2 may be 2. When M is 5.6, M1 may be 5 and M2 may be 6. M1 has a minimum value, and the minimum value is zero. When the weight reading is zero, it means that the load in the washer-dryer is too light and the machine cannot weigh the weight and thinks there are no clothes inside. The maximum value of M2 means that if the clothes being dried are shirts, when the weight of this material of clothes exceeds 2 kg, the degree of wrinkles of the dried clothes is 2 or 3 degrees in the wrinkle evaluation of the drying test. When the weight of the clothes exceeds 2 kg, the degree of wrinkles reaches 4 degrees in the drying experiment. Clothes with 4 degrees of wrinkles are not very suitable to be worn directly. For shirts, the maximum value of M2 is 2 kg. When it exceeds 2 kg, it will alarm to remind the user that the flatness of the dried load is poor.

[0134] The above has given examples of the method embodiments according to the present application.

[0135] The serial numbers of the embodiments of the present application or the order of introduction are only for description and do not represent the superiority or inferiority of the embodiments.

[0136] In several embodiments provided by the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed technical content can be implemented in other ways. Among them, the device embodiments described above are only illustrative. For example, the division of the units can be a logical function division. In actual implementation, there can be other division methods. For example, multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the displayed or discussed coupling or direct coupling or communication connection to each other can be through some interfaces. The indirect coupling or communication connection of the units or modules can be in an electrical or other form.

[0137] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated. The components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they can be located in one place or distributed to multiple units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment.

[0138] In addition, the functional units in each embodiment of the present application can be integrated in a processing unit, or each unit can exist physically alone, or two or more units can be integrated in one unit. The above integrated units can be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of software functional units.

[0139] In the above embodiments, it can be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, it can be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer instructions. When the computer instructions are loaded and executed on a computer, the processes or functions described in the embodiments of the present application are generated in whole or in part. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable devices. The computer instructions can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another. For example, the computer instructions can be transmitted from one website, computer, server, or data center to another website, computer, server, or data center by wire (such as coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (such as infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.). The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer, or a data storage device such as a server or data center that includes one or more available media integrated. The available medium can be a magnetic medium (such as a floppy disk, hard disk, magnetic tape), an optical medium (such as a digital versatile disc (DVD)), or a semiconductor medium (such as a solid state disk (SSD)), etc. It should be noted that the computer-readable storage medium mentioned in the embodiments of the present application can be a non-volatile storage medium, in other words, it can be a non-transitory storage medium.

[0140] It should be noted that the information (including but not limited to user device information, user personal information, etc.), data (including but not limited to data for analysis, stored data, displayed data, etc.), and signals involved in the embodiments of the present application are all authorized by the user or fully authorized by all parties, and the collection, use, and processing of relevant data need to comply with the relevant laws, regulations, and standards of relevant countries and regions. For example, the scene data of the current frame in the three-dimensional virtual scene, the device information of the client, and the scene interaction information involved in the embodiments of the present application are all obtained under full authorization.

[0141] The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present application. It should be pointed out that for those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the principle of the present application, several improvements and refinements can be made, and these improvements and refinements should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A drying method, characterized in that, Applied to a drying device, the method includes: Obtain an image of the fabric to be dried; Identify the fabric material according to the image; If multiple fabric materials are identified through the image of the fabric to be dried, then estimate the weight ratio of the fabric to be dried for each material according to the area ratio of each fabric material in the image; Determine the weight of the fabric to be dried for each material according to the weight ratio of the fabric to be dried for each material; Determine the flatness value of the fabric to be dried for each material according to the weight of the fabric to be dried for each material, and obtain multiple flatness values; Perform weighted averaging on the multiple flatness values to obtain a comprehensive flatness value; Use the comprehensive flatness value as the flatness condition of the fabric to be dried; Control the drying device to perform corresponding device actions according to the flatness condition.

2. The drying method according to claim 1, wherein The determining the weight of the fabric to be dried for each material according to the weight ratio of the fabric to be dried for each material includes: Calculate the weight of the fabric to be dried for each material according to the total weight of the fabric to be dried and the weight ratio of the fabric to be dried for each material.

3. The drying method according to claim 1, characterized in that, Each material is preset with a weighting coefficient, and the size of the weighting coefficient is related to the density and water absorption of the material.

4. The drying method according to claim 3, wherein Materials with high density and good water absorption have a large corresponding weighting coefficient.

5. The drying method according to claim 1, characterized in that, Before the obtaining the image of the fabric to be dried, the method further includes: Judge whether it is necessary to predict the flatness condition; If so, perform the obtaining the image of the fabric to be dried, otherwise perform a preset drying process.

6. A drying device, characterized in that, Including a drying program, the drying device executes the drying method according to any one of claims 1-5 when executing the drying program.

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