Mobile air conditioner and control method thereof

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of air conditioners, and particularly provides a mobile air conditioner and a control method thereof. The mobile air conditioner is configured to be capable of blowing out hot air for drying clothes. The control method comprises the steps that in response to a received drying instruction, the mobile air conditioner is controlled to move to a target position; acquiring clothes information of to-be-dried clothes at the target position; according to the clothes information, operation parameters of the mobile air conditioner are determined; and the mobile air conditioner is controlled to dry the to-be-dried clothes according to the operation parameters. According to the mobile air conditioner, corresponding drying operation can be conducted according to the clothes information of the clothes to be dried, and clothes are prevented from being damaged while it is ensured that the clothes are dried.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of air conditioners, and specifically provides a mobile air conditioner and a control method thereof. Background Art

[0002] When it is cloudy and rainy, especially during the rainy season, the air humidity is high and if washed clothes are not dried for a long time, bacteria are easily bred.

[0003] In the prior art, there is a scheme of linking an air conditioner with a clothes drying rack, so that the air conditioner blows hot air to the clothes drying rack to dry the clothes on the clothes drying rack. However, the air conditioner in the prior scheme is a cabinet air conditioner or a wall air conditioner, which cannot be moved, and the user needs to move the clothes drying rack near the air conditioner, otherwise the hot air blown by the air conditioner to the clothes drying rack will suffer from serious heat attenuation due to the large distance.

[0004] It can be seen that the solution of drying clothes by air conditioning in the prior art is relatively complicated to implement, which affects the user experience. Summary of the invention

[0005] An object of the present invention is to solve the above technical problems.

[0006] A further object of the present invention is to enable a mobile air conditioner to automatically identify the dryness of the clothes to be dried and adjust its operating parameters accordingly.

[0007] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a control method for a mobile air conditioner in a first aspect, wherein the mobile air conditioner is configured to blow out hot air for drying clothes; the control method comprises:

[0008] In response to receiving a drying instruction, controlling the mobile air conditioner to move to a target position;

[0009] Acquiring clothing information of the clothing to be dried at the target location;

[0010] Determining operating parameters of the mobile air conditioner according to the clothing information;

[0011] The mobile air conditioner is controlled to dry the clothes to be dried according to the operating parameters.

[0012] Optionally, in response to receiving a drying instruction, the step of controlling the mobile air conditioner to move to a target position comprises:

[0013] In response to receiving a drying instruction, controlling the mobile air conditioner to move toward the clothes drying rack;

[0014] Acquire an image of the area where the clothes drying rack is located;

[0015] Identifying the distribution of all the clothes to be dried on the clothes drying rack from the image;

[0016] The target position is determined according to the distribution condition to ensure that all the clothes to be dried can be blown by the hot air blown by the mobile air conditioner.

[0017] Optionally, a hot air outlet for blowing out hot air is provided on the top of the mobile air conditioner; and the target position is located at the middle position of the projections of all the clothes to be dried on the ground.

[0018] Optionally, the clothing information includes: the material of each piece of clothing to be dried, the distribution density of all the clothing to be dried, and the distance between each piece of clothing to be dried and the hot air outlet.

[0019] Optionally, the step of determining the operating parameters of the mobile air conditioner according to the clothing information includes:

[0020] Determining the temperature of the hot air blown by the mobile air conditioner according to the material of each of the clothes to be dried;

[0021] Determining the wind speed of the hot air blown out by the mobile air conditioner according to the distance between the clothes to be dried and the hot air outlet;

[0022] According to the distribution density, a swing rate of the air guide plate at the hot air outlet is determined.

[0023] Optionally, the drying instruction is that the local or indoor air humidity is higher than a first preset humidity threshold for M consecutive days, and the local or indoor temperature is lower than a preset temperature threshold for N consecutive days; wherein M and N are both natural numbers greater than 1; or,

[0024] The drying instruction is a control instruction sent by a user to the mobile air conditioner.

[0025] Optionally, during the process of executing the step of controlling the mobile air conditioner to dry the clothes to be dried according to the operating parameters, the control method further includes:

[0026] Acquiring an image of each of the clothes to be dried when being blown by hot air, so as to identify the posture of each of the clothes to be dried when being blown by hot air according to the image;

[0027] Determining the swing amplitude of the corresponding clothes to be dried according to the posture;

[0028] The operating parameters of the mobile air conditioner are adjusted according to the swing amplitude.

[0029] Optionally, the step of adjusting the operating parameters of the mobile air conditioner according to the swing amplitude includes:

[0030] If the swing amplitude is less than a preset swing amplitude lower limit, the temperature of the hot air is increased, and / or the wind speed of the hot air when blowing toward the corresponding clothes to be dried is increased, and / or the dwelling time of the hot air when blowing toward the corresponding clothes to be dried is prolonged;

[0031] If the swing amplitude is greater than a preset swing amplitude upper limit, the temperature of the hot air is lowered, and / or the wind speed of the hot air when blowing toward the corresponding clothes to be dried is lowered, and / or the dwelling time of the hot air when blowing toward the corresponding clothes to be dried is shortened.

[0032] Optionally, during the process of executing the step of controlling the mobile air conditioner to dry the clothes to be dried according to the operating parameters, the control method further includes:

[0033] If it is detected that the air humidity near the mobile air conditioner is less than a second preset humidity threshold for a continuous preset period of time, the mobile air conditioner is controlled to stop drying.

[0034] In a second aspect, the present invention provides a mobile air conditioner, comprising:

[0035] The machine body comprises a hot air outlet at the top thereof and an air guide plate installed at the hot air outlet;

[0036] A refrigerant circulation system configured to produce heat;

[0037] A drying fan configured to blow the heat generated by the refrigerant circulation system toward the hot air outlet;

[0038] A running device configured to drive the mobile air conditioner to move;

[0039] The controller comprises a processor and a memory, wherein a machine executable program is stored in the memory, and when the processor executes the machine executable program, the control method described in any one of the first aspects can be implemented.

[0040] Based on the foregoing description, those skilled in the art can understand that, in the aforementioned technical solution of the present invention, after receiving the drying instruction, the mobile air conditioner is controlled to move to the target position so that the mobile air conditioner is closer to the clothes drying rack, thereby avoiding the tedious operation of the user manually moving the clothes drying rack to bring the clothes drying rack closer to the air conditioner in the prior art. Furthermore, by obtaining the clothing information of the clothes to be dried at the target position, and then determining the operating parameters of the mobile air conditioner according to the clothing information, and controlling the mobile air conditioner to dry the clothes to be dried according to the operating parameters; the mobile air conditioner of the present invention can perform corresponding drying operations according to the clothing information of the clothes to be dried, thereby ensuring that the clothes are dried while avoiding damage to the clothes.

[0041] Furthermore, in the process of drying clothes by the mobile air conditioner, by acquiring images of each piece of clothing to be dried when being blown by hot air, the posture of each piece of clothing to be dried when being blown by hot air is identified according to the image, and then the swing amplitude of the corresponding clothing to be dried is determined according to the posture, so as to determine the dryness of the clothing to be dried. Then, the operating parameters of the mobile air conditioner are adjusted according to the swing amplitude, so that the mobile air conditioner can adjust the operating parameters of the mobile air conditioner according to the swing amplitude of the clothing to be dried (i.e., the dryness of the clothing to be dried), thereby avoiding the situation where the mobile air conditioner has a large upward swing amplitude due to the light weight when the clothing to be dried is about to be dried, resulting in a small area being blown by hot air. Therefore, the present invention can not only automatically identify the dryness of the clothing to be dried, but also adjust its operating parameters accordingly to ensure the windward area of ​​the clothing to be dried.

[0042] Other beneficial effects of the present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can more clearly understand the improved purposes, features and advantages of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0043] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, some embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the same reference numerals indicate the same or similar components or parts in different drawings; the drawings of the present invention are not necessarily drawn to scale.

[0044] In the attached figure:

[0045] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of a mobile air conditioner provided by the present invention;

[0046] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of a scenario provided by the present invention;

[0047] Figure 3 is a flow chart of the main steps of a control method for a mobile air conditioner in some embodiments of the present invention;

[0048] Figure 4 is a flow chart of steps for determining a target location in some embodiments of the present invention;

[0049] Figure 5 is a flow chart of steps for determining operating parameters of a mobile air conditioner in some embodiments of the present invention;

[0050] Figure 6 is a partial step flow chart of a control method for a mobile air conditioner in other embodiments of the present invention;

[0051] Figure 7 is a flowchart of steps for adjusting the operating parameters of a mobile air conditioner in other embodiments of the present invention;

[0052] Figure 8It is a schematic block diagram of a mobile air conditioner provided by the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0053] It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described below are only some embodiments of the present invention, rather than all embodiments of the present invention, and these embodiments are intended to explain the technical principles of the present invention, rather than to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Based on the embodiments provided by the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work should still fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0054] It should be noted that in the description of the present invention, the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "top", "bottom", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inside", "outside" and the like indicating directions or positional relationships are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are only for the convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present invention. In addition, the terms "first", "second", and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0055] Furthermore, it should be noted that in the description of the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", and "connected" 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 it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For those skilled in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0056] In addition, it should be noted that in the description of the present invention, the terms "cold" and "heat" are two descriptions of the same physical state. That is, the higher the "cold" of a certain target object (such as an evaporator, air, condenser, etc.), the lower the "heat" it has, and the lower the "cold" it has, the higher the "heat" it has. A certain target object will release "heat" while absorbing "cold", and will absorb "heat" while releasing "cold". A certain target object stores "cold" or "heat" to keep the current temperature of the target object. "Refrigeration" and "heat absorption" are two descriptions of the same physical phenomenon, that is, a certain target object (such as an evaporator) will absorb heat while cooling.

[0057] Finally, it should be noted that in the description of the present invention, each functional module can be a physical module composed of multiple structures, components or electronic components, or a virtual module composed of multiple programs; each functional module can be a module that exists independently of each other, or a module divided according to the function of an integral module. Those skilled in the art should understand that, under the premise of being able to implement the technical solution described in the present invention, no matter how the composition, implementation and positional relationship of each functional module change, they will not deviate from the technical principle of the present invention, and therefore should fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0058] like Figure 1 As shown, in the present invention, the mobile air conditioner 100 includes a body 110, a refrigerant circulation system 120, a drying fan 130, a circulating fan 140 and a traveling device 150. The refrigerant circulation system 120, the drying fan 130, the circulating fan 140 and the traveling device 150 are all arranged in the body 110.

[0059] Continue reading Figure 1 The machine body 110 is defined with a heating chamber 111 and a heat absorbing chamber 112, and the heating chamber 111 is located above the heat absorbing chamber 112. Further, the machine body 110 is also provided with a first ambient air inlet 1111 and a hot air outlet 1112 in communication with the heating chamber 111, and the hot air outlet 1112 is arranged on the top wall of the heating chamber 111, that is, located at the top of the machine body 110. The first ambient air inlet 1111 is arranged on the peripheral wall of the heating chamber 111. Further, the machine body 110 is also provided with a second ambient air inlet 1121 and a cold air outlet 1122 in communication with the heat absorbing chamber 112, and the second ambient air inlet 1121 and the cold air outlet 1122 are both arranged on the peripheral wall of the heating chamber 111 and located on opposite sides of the heating chamber 111.

[0060] In addition, those skilled in the art may also appropriately adjust the relative positional relationship between the heating chamber 111 and the heat absorbing chamber 112 as needed, for example, positioning the heating chamber 111 below the heat absorbing chamber 112 .

[0061] Furthermore, those skilled in the art may also adjust the positions of the first ambient air inlet 1111, the hot air outlet 1112, the second ambient air inlet 1121 and the cold air outlet 1122 as needed, for example, by setting the hot air outlet 1112 on the surrounding wall of the heating chamber 111.

[0062] Continue reading Figure 1 The machine body 110 is provided with an air guide plate 113 at the hot air outlet 1112 , and the air guide plate 113 is used to guide the hot air blown out from the hot air outlet 1112 .

[0063] like Figure 1As shown, in the present invention, the refrigerant circulation system 120 includes a compressor 121, a condenser 122, a capillary tube 123 and an evaporator 124 connected end to end in sequence, so that the refrigerant circulates along the following path: compressor 121 → condenser 122 → capillary tube 123 → evaporator 124 → compressor 121.

[0064] It can be understood by those skilled in the art that the refrigerant flowing out of the compressor 121 is in a state of high temperature and high pressure, and is cooled when flowing through the condenser 122, and becomes a state of low temperature and high pressure. When the low temperature and high pressure refrigerant flows through the refrigeration and pressure reduction component, the pressure is reduced and it expands, and becomes a state of low temperature and low pressure. The low temperature and low pressure refrigerant absorbs heat in the evaporator 124 and becomes a state of high temperature and low pressure. When the high temperature and low pressure gaseous refrigerant flows through the compressor 121, it is compressed again into a state of high temperature and high pressure. Therefore, the condenser 122 can provide heat to the heating compartment 111 and heat the air in the heating compartment 111; the evaporator 124 can absorb heat from the heat absorption compartment 112.

[0065] It should be noted that, under the premise of being able to achieve the above functions, those skilled in the art may also set the capillary tube 123 to any other feasible throttling device, such as an electronic expansion valve, as required.

[0066] like Figure 1 As shown, in the present invention, the drying fan 130 is installed in the heating chamber 111, and is used to blow out the air heated by the condenser 122 in the heating chamber 111 from the hot air outlet 1112; and to suck the air in the environment into the heating chamber 111 from the first ambient air inlet 1111. The circulation fan 140 is installed in the heat absorption chamber 112, and is used to drive the air inside and outside the heat absorption chamber 112 to circulate through the second ambient air inlet 1121 and the cold air outlet 1122, thereby providing a continuous supply of heat for the evaporator 124.

[0067] In addition, under the premise of being able to achieve the above functions, those skilled in the art may also set the drying fan 130 and / or the circulating fan 140 at any other feasible position as needed, for example, setting the drying fan 130 at the first ambient air inlet 1111.

[0068] Furthermore, although not explicitly shown in the figure, in the present invention, the traveling device 150 includes a motor and a traveling wheel drivingly connected to the motor, so that the traveling wheel rotates under the action of the motor, thereby driving the mobile air conditioner 100 to move.

[0069] Furthermore, although not explicitly shown in the figure, in the present invention, the mobile air conditioner 100 may also include a camera, a distance sensor, a communication module, a battery for providing power to the motor and the compressor 121, and the like.

[0070] Refer to the following Figures 3 to 7 , to describe in detail the control method of the mobile air conditioner 100 in the present invention.

[0071] like Figure 3 As shown, in some embodiments of the present invention, the control method of the mobile air conditioner 100 includes:

[0072] Step S110 , in response to receiving the drying instruction, controlling the mobile air conditioner 100 to move to the target position.

[0073] In some embodiments of the present invention, the drying instruction may be that the local or indoor air humidity is higher than the first preset humidity threshold for M consecutive days, and the local or indoor temperature is lower than the preset temperature threshold for N consecutive days; wherein M and N are both natural numbers greater than 1. For example, M and N are both 2.

[0074] The first preset humidity threshold is 90%, and the preset temperature threshold is 20° C. Alternatively, those skilled in the art can understand that the first preset humidity threshold and / or the preset temperature threshold can be set to any other feasible value, for example, the first preset humidity threshold can be set to 85%, 87%, 92%, 95%, etc., and the preset temperature threshold can be set to 16° C., 18° C., 21° C., etc.

[0075] In an example of the present invention, the mobile air conditioner 100 further includes a humidity sensor and a temperature sensor, so as to detect the indoor air humidity through the humidity sensor and detect the indoor temperature through the temperature sensor.

[0076] In an example of the present invention, the mobile air conditioner 100 further includes a communication module, so as to obtain local air humidity and temperature from the Internet through the communication module.

[0077] In some embodiments of the present invention, the drying instruction may also be a control instruction issued by the user to the mobile air conditioner 100. For example, the mobile air conditioner 100 is provided with a drying instruction button, and when the user presses the button, the mobile air conditioner 100 receives the drying instruction issued by the user.

[0078] In some embodiments of the present invention, the target position is located at the middle position of the projections of all the laundry 300 to be dried on the ground (eg Figure 2 shown).

[0079] Alternatively, those skilled in the art may also make the target position located at one end or one side in the projection length direction of all the clothes to be dried 300 on the ground as needed.

[0080] like Figure 4 As shown, in some embodiments of the present invention, step S110 may further include:

[0081] Step S111 , in response to receiving a drying instruction, controlling the mobile air conditioner 100 to move toward the clothes drying rack 200 .

[0082] In the present invention, the mobile air conditioner 100 can identify the clothes rack 200 by image recognition, and then determine the position of the clothes rack 200 relative to it, and then control the mobile air conditioner 100 to move toward the clothes rack 200.

[0083] In the present invention, an ultrasonic transmitter may be provided on the clothes drying rack 200, and an ultrasonic receiver may be provided on the mobile air conditioner 100. When the mobile air conditioner 100 receives a drying instruction, the mobile air conditioner 100 is controlled to send a message to the clothes drying rack 200 to notify the clothes drying rack 200 to turn on the ultrasonic transmitter. Then the mobile air conditioner 100 locates the clothes drying rack 200 through the information received by the ultrasonic receiver thereon, and moves toward the clothes drying rack 200.

[0084] Step S112, obtaining an image of the area where the clothes drying rack 200 is located.

[0085] Specifically, during the process of the mobile air conditioner 100 moving toward the clothes rack 200, the mobile air conditioner 100 is controlled to collect images in the direction of the clothes rack 200 in real time through the camera thereon until all the clothes 300 to be dried on the clothes rack 200 are collected, and the image is used as a reference image to execute step S113.

[0086] Step S113, identifying the distribution of all the clothes to be dried 300 on the clothes drying rack 200 from the image.

[0087] In step S113, the horizontal distribution of all the laundry to be dried 300 is determined through images.

[0088] Step S114 , determining a target position according to the distribution situation to ensure that all the clothes 300 to be dried can be blown by the hot air blown by the mobile air conditioner 100 .

[0089] Those skilled in the art can understand that the target position determined by step S114 can effectively prevent the clothes 300 to be dried at the edge of the clothes drying rack 200 from being blown by the hot air from the mobile air conditioner 100 because the clothes are far away from the mobile air conditioner 100.

[0090] Step S120, obtaining clothing information of the clothing 300 to be dried at the target location.

[0091] The clothing information includes: the material of each piece of clothing 300 to be dried, the distribution density of all the clothing 300 to be dried, and the distance between each piece of clothing 300 to be dried and the hot air outlet 1112 .

[0092] To this end, the mobile air conditioner 100 may collect images of all the clothes to be dried 300 through the camera thereon, and then compare the clothes to be dried 300 in the images with pre-stored clothes materials, so as to determine the material of each piece of clothes to be dried 300.

[0093] Furthermore, the mobile air conditioner 100 may also determine the distribution density of all the clothes to be dried 300 by the vacancy rate between the two outermost clothes to be dried 300 in the image of all the clothes to be dried 300. For example, if the occupancy rate of the clothes to be dried 300 between the two outermost clothes to be dried 300 in the length direction of the clothes drying rack 200 is 70%, then the distribution density of all the clothes to be dried 300 may be determined to be 70%.

[0094] Furthermore, the mobile air conditioner 100 can detect the distance between each piece of clothing 300 to be dried and the hot air outlet 1112, especially the distance between the two outermost pieces of clothing 300 to be dried and the hot air outlet 1112, through a distance sensor (such as a laser radar, etc.) thereon. The distance can be a lateral distance, or a distance between the bottom ends of the two outermost pieces of clothing 300 to be dried and the hot air outlet 1112.

[0095] Step S130, determining the operating parameters of the mobile air conditioner 100 according to the clothing information.

[0096] like Figure 5 As shown, in some embodiments of the present invention, step S130 may further include:

[0097] Step S131, determining the temperature of the hot air blown out by the mobile air conditioner 100 according to the material of each piece of clothing 300 to be dried, so as to prevent the hot air from being too high and scalding the clothing.

[0098] In one example of the present invention, when it is determined that the material of each piece of clothing 300 to be dried includes only at least one of cotton, polyester and nylon, it is determined that the temperature of the hot air blown out by the mobile air conditioner 100 is not higher than 50°C, and specifically can be 35°C, 45°C, 48°C, etc.

[0099] In another example of the present invention, when it is determined that the material of each piece of clothing 300 to be dried includes only at least one of wool and silk, it is determined that the temperature of the hot air blown out by the mobile air conditioner 100 is not higher than 30°C, and specifically can be 20°C, 27°C, 30°C, etc.

[0100] Step S132, determining the wind speed of the hot air blown out by the mobile air conditioner 100 according to the distance between the clothes to be dried 300 and the hot air outlet 1112; to avoid wasting heat when the wind speed is too high; and to avoid the hot air not being able to blow to the two outermost pieces of clothes to be dried 300 when the wind speed is too low.

[0101] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that, since different rotation speeds of the drying fan 130 correspond to different hot air speeds, and the lift corresponding to each wind speed is fixed, the rotation speed of the drying fan 130 can be inferred from the known lift (i.e., the distance between the clothes 300 to be dried and the hot air outlet 1112).

[0102] Optionally, the lift of the hot air at different rotation speeds of the drying fan 130 is pre-stored in the mobile air conditioner 100 or in a server that is in communication with the mobile air conditioner 100. Then, the lift equal to the distance between the clothes to be dried 300 and the hot air outlet 1112 (or the difference is less than a preset value (e.g., 0.2m, 0.3m, 0.5m, etc.)) can be found from the pre-stored data, and the minimum rotation speed of the drying fan 130 can be determined.

[0103] Step S133, determining the swinging speed of the air guide plate 113 at the hot air outlet 1112 according to the distribution density.

[0104] The swing rate of the air guide plate 113 is inversely proportional to the distribution density, so that when the distribution density of the clothes 300 to be dried is large, hot air can be blown to each piece of clothes 300 to be dried for a sufficient time to promote the drying of the clothes 300 to be dried.

[0105] Furthermore, the corresponding relationship between the distribution density and the swing rate of the air guide plate 113 can be determined through multiple tests and then stored in the mobile air conditioner 100 or a server that is communicatively connected to the mobile air conditioner 100.

[0106] Step S140, controlling the mobile air conditioner 100 to dry the clothes 300 according to the operating parameters.

[0107] In optional step S150, if it is detected that the air humidity near the mobile air conditioner 100 is less than a second preset humidity threshold for a continuous preset period of time, it means that all the clothes 300 to be dried have been dried, and the mobile air conditioner 100 is controlled to stop drying.

[0108] The preset duration may be 5 minutes, or any other feasible duration, such as 3 minutes, 7 minutes, 10 minutes, etc.

[0109] The second preset humidity threshold may be 70%, or any other feasible value, such as 40%, 45%, 56%, 65%, etc.

[0110] In some embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art will appreciate that step S150 is replaced by the step of: in response to the mobile air conditioner 100 receiving a shutdown command or a stop command, controlling the mobile air conditioner 100 to stop drying.

[0111] The shutdown command or the stop command is sent by the user to the mobile air conditioner 100 , or is generated by triggering a corresponding function key on the mobile air conditioner 100 .

[0112] Based on the foregoing description, those skilled in the art can understand that, in some embodiments of the present invention, after receiving the drying instruction, the mobile air conditioner 100 is controlled to move to the target position so that the mobile air conditioner 100 is closer to the clothes drying rack 200, thereby avoiding the cumbersome operation of the user manually moving the clothes drying rack 200 to bring the clothes drying rack 200 closer to the air conditioner in the prior art. Furthermore, by obtaining the clothing information of the clothes to be dried 300 at the target position, and then determining the operating parameters of the mobile air conditioner 100 according to the clothing information, and controlling the mobile air conditioner 100 to dry the clothes to be dried 300 according to the operating parameters; the mobile air conditioner 100 of the present invention can perform corresponding drying operations according to the clothing information of the clothes to be dried 300, while ensuring that the clothes are dried, it also avoids damaging the clothes.

[0113] It should be noted that the above-mentioned embodiment of the present invention is only a basic embodiment of the present invention. In other embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art may also adjust, optimize and configure the schemes and steps in the above-mentioned embodiments as needed to achieve further technical effects. Other embodiments of the present invention different from the above-mentioned embodiments will be described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings hereinafter. Of course, those skilled in the art may also make appropriate modifications to the execution order, operating conditions and quantity of the steps in the embodiments to be described hereinafter according to actual needs. The modified embodiments do not deviate from the technical concept and / or technical principle of the present invention and should still fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0114] like Figure 6 As shown, in some other embodiments of the present invention, the control method of the mobile air conditioner 100, during the process of executing step S140, further includes:

[0115] Step S210 , acquiring an image of each piece of clothing 300 to be dried when being blown by hot air, so as to recognize the posture of each piece of clothing 300 to be dried when being blown by hot air according to the image.

[0116] Step S220, determining the swing amplitude of the corresponding laundry 300 to be dried according to the posture.

[0117] In this embodiment, the swing amplitude of the laundry 300 to be dried refers to the distance of the bottom end of the laundry 300 to be dried relative to its natural drooping state.

[0118] To this end, after the mobile air conditioner 100 reaches the target position and before starting the drying fan 130, it first obtains a static image of each piece of clothing 300 to be dried, and compares it with the image of the clothing 300 to be dried when being blown by hot air, so as to determine the swing amplitude of each piece of clothing 300 to be dried when being blown by hot air.

[0119] Step S230: adjusting the operating parameters of the mobile air conditioner 100 according to the swing amplitude.

[0120] like Figure 7 As shown, in some other embodiments of the present invention, step S230 may further include:

[0121] Step S231, if the swing amplitude is less than the preset swing amplitude lower limit, the temperature of the hot air is increased, and / or the wind speed of the hot air when blowing toward the corresponding clothes 300 to be dried is increased, and / or the dwell time of the hot air when blowing toward the corresponding clothes 300 to be dried is extended.

[0122] When the swing amplitude is less than the preset swing amplitude lower limit, it means that the clothes to be dried 300 are relatively wet, have a large amount of moisture, and are relatively heavy, and require a higher wind speed, a higher temperature, and continuous blowing to be dried quickly. At this time, by increasing the temperature of the hot air, and / or increasing the wind speed when the hot air is blown to the corresponding clothes to be dried 300, and / or extending the dwelling time when the hot air is blown to the corresponding clothes to be dried 300, the evaporation rate of the moisture on the clothes to be dried 300 can be effectively increased.

[0123] For this purpose, the lower limit of the swing amplitude can be any feasible value such as 2 cm, 10 cm, 15 cm, 20 cm, etc.

[0124] In this step, the temperature of the hot air is increased by any value such as 1°C, 3°C, 5°C, or 10°C. The wind speed of the hot air when blowing toward the corresponding clothes to be dried 300 is increased by any feasible value such as 50r / min, 100r / min, 150r / min, or 220r / min. The dwell time of the hot air when blowing toward the corresponding clothes to be dried 300 is extended by any feasible value such as 1 second, 3 seconds, or 5 seconds.

[0125] Step S232, if the swing amplitude is greater than the preset swing amplitude upper limit value, reduce the temperature of the hot air, and / or reduce the wind speed of the hot air when blowing toward the corresponding clothes 300 to be dried, and / or shorten the dwell time of the hot air when blowing toward the corresponding clothes 300 to be dried.

[0126] Among them, when the swing amplitude is greater than the preset swing amplitude upper limit value, it means that the clothes to be dried 300 are relatively dry, have less moisture, and are relatively light, and require a smaller wind speed, a lower temperature, and a short blowing time to dry quickly. At this time, by reducing the temperature of the hot air, and / or reducing the wind speed when the hot air blows to the corresponding clothes to be dried 300, and / or shortening the dwell time when the hot air blows to the corresponding clothes to be dried 300, while ensuring the evaporation rate of the moisture on the clothes to be dried 300, it also avoids the waste of heat. The reason is that if the swing amplitude is greater than the preset swing amplitude upper limit value, it may cause the distance of the hot air blown out by the mobile air conditioner 100 to be much greater than the two outermost clothes to be dried 300.

[0127] For this purpose, the upper limit of the swing amplitude can be any feasible value such as 15cm, 20cm, 30cm, 45cm, etc.

[0128] In this step, the temperature of the hot air is lowered by any value such as 1°C, 3°C, 5°C, or 10°C. The wind speed of the hot air when blowing toward the corresponding clothes to be dried 300 is lowered by any feasible value such as 50r / min, 100r / min, 150r / min, or 220r / min. The dwell time of the hot air when blowing toward the corresponding clothes to be dried 300 is shortened by any feasible value such as 1 second, 3 seconds, or 5 seconds.

[0129] Based on the foregoing description, those skilled in the art will appreciate that other embodiments of the present invention can not only automatically identify the dryness of the laundry 300 to be dried, but also adjust its operating parameters accordingly to ensure the windward area of ​​the laundry 300 to be dried.

[0130] like Figure 8 As shown, in the present invention, the mobile air conditioner 100 also includes a controller 160, which includes a processor 161 and a memory 162, on which a machine executable program 1621 is stored. When the processor 161 executes the machine executable program 1621, the control method described in any of the above embodiments can be implemented.

[0131] The memory 162 may include a memory and a non-volatile memory, and provide execution instructions and data to the processor 161. For example, the memory may be a high-speed random access memory (RAM), and the non-volatile memory may be at least one disk storage.

[0132] In this embodiment, the processor 161 is an integrated circuit chip that has the ability to process signals. The processor 161 can be a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a network processor (NP), a digital signal processor (DSP), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, microprocessors, and any other conventional processors.

[0133] So far, the technical solution of the present invention has been described in combination with the above multiple embodiments, but it is easy for those skilled in the art to understand that the protection scope of the present invention is not limited to these specific embodiments. Without departing from the technical principles of the present invention, those skilled in the art can split and combine the technical solutions in the above embodiments, and can also make equivalent changes or replacements to the relevant technical features. Any changes, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the technical concept and / or technical principles of the present invention will fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a mobile air conditioner, wherein the mobile air conditioner is configured to blow out hot air for drying clothes; The control method comprises: In response to receiving a drying instruction, controlling the mobile air conditioner to move to a target position; Acquiring clothing information of the clothing to be dried at the target location; Determining operating parameters of the mobile air conditioner according to the clothing information; The mobile air conditioner is controlled to dry the clothes to be dried according to the operating parameters.

2. The control method according to claim 1, wherein: The step of controlling the mobile air conditioner to move to a target position in response to receiving a drying instruction comprises: In response to receiving a drying instruction, controlling the mobile air conditioner to move toward the clothes drying rack; Acquire an image of the area where the clothes drying rack is located; Identifying the distribution of all the clothes to be dried on the clothes drying rack from the image; The target position is determined according to the distribution condition to ensure that all the clothes to be dried can be blown by the hot air blown by the mobile air conditioner.

3. The control method according to claim 2, wherein: The top of the mobile air conditioner is provided with a hot air outlet for blowing out hot air; The target position is located at a middle position of projections of all the clothes to be dried on the ground.

4. The control method according to claim 3, wherein: The clothing information includes: the material of each piece of clothing to be dried, the distribution density of all the clothing to be dried, and the distance between each piece of clothing to be dried and the hot air outlet.

5. The control method according to claim 4, wherein: The step of determining the operating parameters of the mobile air conditioner according to the clothing information comprises: Determining the temperature of the hot air blown by the mobile air conditioner according to the material of each of the clothes to be dried; Determining the wind speed of the hot air blown out by the mobile air conditioner according to the distance between the clothes to be dried and the hot air outlet; According to the distribution density, a swing rate of the air guide plate at the hot air outlet is determined.

6. The control method according to claim 1, wherein: The drying instruction is that the local or indoor air humidity is higher than the first preset humidity threshold for M consecutive days, and the local or indoor temperature is lower than the preset temperature threshold for N consecutive days; wherein M and N are both natural numbers greater than 1; or, The drying instruction is a control instruction sent by a user to the mobile air conditioner.

7. The control method according to claim 1, in the process of executing the step of controlling the mobile air conditioner to dry the clothes to be dried according to the operating parameters, the control method further comprises: Acquiring an image of each of the clothes to be dried when being blown by hot air, so as to identify the posture of each of the clothes to be dried when being blown by hot air according to the image; Determining the swing amplitude of the corresponding clothes to be dried according to the posture; The operating parameters of the mobile air conditioner are adjusted according to the swing amplitude.

8. The control method according to claim 7, wherein: The step of adjusting the operating parameters of the mobile air conditioner according to the swing amplitude comprises: If the swing amplitude is less than a preset swing amplitude lower limit, the temperature of the hot air is increased, and / or the wind speed of the hot air when blowing toward the corresponding clothes to be dried is increased, and / or the dwelling time of the hot air when blowing toward the corresponding clothes to be dried is prolonged; If the swing amplitude is greater than a preset swing amplitude upper limit, the temperature of the hot air is lowered, and / or the wind speed of the hot air when blowing toward the corresponding clothes to be dried is lowered, and / or the dwelling time of the hot air when blowing toward the corresponding clothes to be dried is shortened.

9. The control method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, in the process of executing the step of controlling the mobile air conditioner to dry the clothes to be dried according to the operating parameters, the control method further comprises: If it is detected that the air humidity near the mobile air conditioner is less than a second preset humidity threshold for a continuous preset period of time, the mobile air conditioner is controlled to stop drying.

10. A mobile air conditioner, comprising: The machine body comprises a hot air outlet at the top thereof and an air guide plate installed at the hot air outlet; A refrigerant circulation system configured to produce heat; A drying fan configured to blow the heat generated by the refrigerant circulation system toward the hot air outlet; A running device configured to drive the mobile air conditioner to move; A controller comprises a processor and a memory, wherein a machine executable program is stored in the memory, and when the processor executes the machine executable program, the control method according to any one of claims 1 to 9 can be implemented.

Images