Control panel, clothes processing equipment and control method of clothes processing equipment

Abstract

The invention discloses a control panel, clothes processing equipment and a control method thereof, the control panel adopts a flexible display screen design, a flexible display screen is divided into a touch area and a display area, the display area is bent relative to the touch area so that a set included angle is formed between the display area and the touch area, and the set included angle is used for limiting the display area. When the touch control area is accommodated in the panel groove, the display area and the front plate of the clothes processing equipment form a complete plane; when the clothes processing equipment needs to be controlled, the control panel is driven to extend out of the panel groove, so that the touch control part faces the user to be presented, the user can operate the control panel of the clothes processing equipment without bending down or squatting, and after the user controls the clothes processing equipment, the clothes processing equipment executes a specified task. The control panel is driven to be stored in the panel groove, so that the touch control area is stored in the panel groove, the display area is located on the front plate of the clothes processing equipment and used for displaying related task data, and a user can know the execution state of the clothes processing equipment.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of display screens, and in particular, relates to a control panel, a clothing processing device and a control method thereof. Background Art

[0002] In clothing processing equipment such as washing machines and dryers, the control panel is generally arranged on the upper part of the front panel of the equipment, adopting a vertical layout or a small angle inclined layout. As clothing processing equipment is incorporated into the overall home decoration plan, clothing processing equipment is usually designed into a dedicated cabinet.

[0003] After the user puts the clothes into the drum of the clothes processing device, due to the height of the clothes processing device or the obstruction of the special cabinet, the user needs to bend down or squat to see and operate the control panel, which reduces the user's operating experience. Summary of the invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to propose a control panel, a clothing processing device and a control method thereof, wherein a flexible display screen is divided into a touch area and a display area. When the clothing processing device does not need to be controlled, the touch area is hidden in a panel slot of the clothing processing device, and the display area forms a complete plane with the front panel of the clothing processing device. When the clothing processing device needs to be controlled, the control panel slides out of the panel slot so that the touch area is presented to the user, so that the user can operate the control panel of the clothing processing device without bending over or squatting, thereby improving the user experience.

[0005] The present invention is implemented by the following technical solutions: A control panel is provided, which is arranged on a clothes processing device. A panel slot is provided on the upper portion of a front plate of the clothes processing device, and the control panel is assembled in the panel slot. The control panel comprises: A flexible display screen, divided into a touch area and a display area; wherein the display area is bent relative to the touch area so that the display area and the touch area form a set angle; the set angle is used to define the display area so that when the touch area is received in the panel groove, the display area and the front panel of the clothing processing device form a complete plane; A driving unit, used for driving the flexible display screen so that the touch area extends out of or is retracted into the panel groove; A control unit, used for sending a touch command generated after the touch area is triggered to a main controller of the clothing processing device, so that the main controller controls the clothing processing device to perform a designated task based on the touch command; and receiving and displaying in the display area the task data sent by the main controller during the execution of the designated task by the clothing processing device.

[0006] Compared with the prior art, the advantages and positive effects of the present invention are as follows: the control panel proposed in the present invention is applied to clothing processing equipment such as washing machines, dryers, etc. The control panel adopts a flexible display screen design, and the flexible display screen is divided into a touch area and a display area. The display area is bent relative to the touch area so that the display area and the touch area form a set angle. The set angle is used to limit the display area, so that when the touch area is received in the panel slot, the display area and the front panel of the clothing processing equipment form a complete plane; when it is necessary to control the clothing processing equipment, the control panel is driven to extend out of the panel slot so that its touch part faces the user, so that the user can operate the control panel of the clothing processing equipment without bending over or squatting. After the user has controlled the clothing processing equipment, the clothing processing equipment performs the specified task and drives the control panel to be received in the panel slot, so that the touch area is received in the panel slot and the display area is located on the front panel of the clothing processing equipment to display relevant task data, so that the user can know the execution status of the clothing processing equipment.

[0007] In some embodiments of the present invention, the control panel further includes: A bottom plate, assembled on the bottom side of the flexible display screen; A side panel, assembled between the flexible display screen and the bottom panel; The guide part is arranged on the outer side of the side plate and is assembled with the equipment guide part arranged on the inner wall of the panel groove so that the control panel can be extended out or retracted into the panel groove based on the guidance of the equipment guide part.

[0008] In this embodiment, the cooperation between the guide part and the device guide part is used to ensure the stability of the control panel and increase its service life.

[0009] In some embodiments of the present invention, the touch area is a curved surface structure, and the display area is a flat surface structure.

[0010] In some embodiments of the present invention, the bottom plate is an arc-shaped structure, the guide portion is a guide groove, and the guide groove is arc-shaped.

[0011] In the above embodiment, the touch area design of the arc surface structure can expand the area of ​​the touch area while occupying the internal space of the clothing processing device as little as possible, thereby improving the space utilization rate of the clothing processing device and helping to reduce the overall occupied volume of the clothing processing device.

[0012] The present invention further provides a clothes processing device, wherein a panel groove is provided on the upper portion of the front plate of the clothes processing device, and a control panel is assembled in the panel groove; the control panel comprises: A flexible display screen, divided into a touch area and a display area; wherein the display area is bent relative to the touch area so that the display area and the touch area form a set angle; the set angle is used to define the display area so that when the touch area is received in the panel groove, the display area and the front panel of the clothing processing device form a complete plane; A driving unit, used for driving the flexible display screen so that the touch area extends out of or is retracted into the panel groove; A control unit, used for sending a touch command generated after the touch area is triggered to a main controller of the clothing processing device, so that the main controller controls the clothing processing device to perform a designated task based on the touch command; and receiving and displaying in the display area the task data sent by the main controller during the execution of the designated task by the clothing processing device.

[0013] Compared with the prior art, the advantages and positive effects of the present invention are as follows: the control panel of the clothing processing device proposed in the present invention, such as a washing machine, a dryer, etc., adopts a flexible display screen design, and the flexible display screen is divided into a touch area and a display area. The display area is bent relative to the touch area so that the display area and the touch area form a set angle. The set angle is used to limit the display area, so that when the touch area is received in the panel slot, the display area and the front panel of the clothing processing device form a complete plane; when it is necessary to control the clothing processing device, the control panel is driven to extend out of the panel slot so that its touch part faces the user, so that the user can operate the control panel of the clothing processing device without bending over or squatting. After the user has controlled the clothing processing device, the clothing processing device performs the specified task and drives the control panel to be received in the panel slot, so that the touch area is received in the panel slot and the display area is located on the front panel of the clothing processing device to display relevant task data, so that the user can know the execution status of the clothing processing device.

[0014] In some embodiments of the present invention, the control panel further includes: A bottom plate, assembled on the bottom side of the flexible display screen; A side panel, assembled between the flexible display screen and the bottom panel; A guide portion, arranged on the outer side of the side plate; The panel slot comprises: An equipment guide portion is arranged on the inner wall thereof; The guide portion is assembled in cooperation with the device guide portion so that the control panel is extended out or retracted into the panel groove based on the guidance of the device guide portion.

[0015] In some embodiments of the present invention, a rotating decorative strip is installed at the upper end of the slot of the panel slot; when the control panel is retracted into the panel slot, the rotating decorative strip is in a vertical state, forming a planar appearance structure with the front panel and the display area; when the control panel extends out of the panel slot, the rotating decorative strip rotates outward toward the front panel to make room for the touch area to extend out.

[0016] In some embodiments of the present invention, the touch area is a curved surface structure, and the display area is a flat surface structure.

[0017] The present invention further provides a control method for a clothes processing device, which is applied to a clothes processing device, wherein a panel slot is provided on the upper portion of a front plate of the clothes processing device, and a control panel is assembled in the panel slot; the control panel comprises: A flexible display screen, divided into a touch area and a display area; wherein the display area is bent relative to the touch area so that the display area and the touch area form a set angle; the set angle is used to define the display area so that when the touch area is received in the panel groove, the display area and the front panel of the clothing processing device form a complete plane; A driving unit is used to drive the flexible display screen so that the touch area extends out or is retracted into the panel groove; the control method includes: receiving a touch control instruction generated after the touch control area is triggered; generating a task instruction based on the touch instruction control, and controlling the clothes processing device to perform a designated task based on the task instruction; During the execution of the designated task, sending task data related to the designated task to the control panel; The control panel displays the task data in a display area thereof.

[0018] Compared with the prior art, the advantages and positive effects of the present invention are: the clothing processing device control method proposed in the present invention is applied to the clothing processing device proposed above, when the user needs to control the clothing processing device, the touch area of ​​the flexible display screen is operated, and the touch area is displayed toward the user, so that the user can operate the touch area of ​​the control panel from top to bottom without bending over or squatting, the user triggers the control related to the touch area to generate a control touch instruction, the touch instruction is sent to the main controller of the clothing processing device, the main controller generates a corresponding task instruction according to the type of the touch instruction, and controls the clothing processing device to perform the specified task, the relevant task data generated during the execution of the specified task is sent to the control panel, the control panel displays the task data in its display area, so that the user can know the working status of the clothing processing device.

[0019] In some embodiments of the present invention, the control method also includes: sending a first driving instruction to the driving unit when a start control instruction is received, and sending a second driving instruction to the driving unit when a stop control instruction is received; the driving unit drives the touch area to extend out of the panel slot based on the first driving instruction, and drives the touch area to retract into the panel slot based on the second driving instruction.

[0020] When the user needs to control the clothing processing device, a start control instruction is issued to the clothing processing device, and the control panel issues a first drive instruction to its drive unit based on the start control instruction, and drives its touch area to extend out of the panel slot according to the first drive instruction. When the user has finished controlling the clothing processing device, a stop control instruction is issued to the clothing processing device, and the control panel issues a second drive instruction to its drive unit based on the stop control instruction, and drives its touch area to be retracted into the panel slot according to the second drive instruction, leaving only the display area to display task data outside. The start control instruction here can be, for example, a detection signal output by various sensors that detect the user's approach, the user's gesture, the user's touch, or a vibration signal output by a vibration sensor that detects the user knocking on the control panel, etc. The stop control instruction here can be, for example, the force of the user pushing the control panel in the direction of the panel slot, such as a touch instruction initiated by the user touching the relevant control of the touch area, etc.

[0021] Other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent after reading the detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the accompanying drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other accompanying drawings can be obtained based on these accompanying drawings without paying creative work.

[0023] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the control panel proposed by the present invention; Figure 2 The structure diagram of the clothes processing device provided in the first embodiment of the present invention; Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the control panel provided in the first embodiment of the present invention; Figure 4 for Figure 3 The control panel shown is inserted into the panel slot; Figure 5 for Figure 3 The control panel shown is extended out of the panel slot; Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of another control panel provided in the first embodiment of the present invention; Figure 7 for Figure 6 The control panel shown is inserted into the panel slot; Figure 8 for Figure 6 The control panel shown is extended out of the panel slot; Fig. 9 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the clothes processing device provided in the second embodiment of the present invention; Fig.10 The figure is a schematic diagram of the steps of the method for controlling a clothes processing device provided in the third embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0025] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", etc., indicating the orientation or position relationship are based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0026] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, 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. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances. In the description of the above embodiments, specific features, structures, materials or characteristics can be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.

[0027] The terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise specified, "plurality" means two or more.

[0028] In clothing processing devices such as washing machines and clothes dryers, it is usually necessary to leave a blank space above the clothing processing device due to factors such as usage habits and usage environment, and to set a control panel on the front panel. In order to operate the control panel, the user must bend over or squat to see the markings on the control panel and operate it. In order to solve the problem of low user experience, the present invention proposes a control panel, which is applied to the clothing processing device as described above. A panel groove is provided on the front panel of the clothing processing device, and the control panel proposed by the present invention is assembled in the panel groove, such as Figure 1 As shown, the control panel includes: The flexible display screen 1 is divided into a touch area 11 and a display area 12, wherein the display area 12 is bent relative to the touch area 11 so that the display area 12 and the touch area 11 form a set angle, and the set angle is used to limit the display area 12, so that when the touch area 11 is received in the panel groove, the display area 12 and the front panel of the clothing processing device form a complete plane, and the set angle is at least 90 degrees, that is, the display area 12 and the touch area 11 are in a vertical state.

[0029] The driving unit 2 is used to drive the flexible display screen 1 so that the flexible display screen 1 extends out of or is retracted into the panel slot.

[0030] The control unit (not shown in the figure) is used to send the touch command generated after the touch area 11 is triggered to the main controller of the clothing processing device, so that the main controller controls the clothing processing device to perform a specified task based on the touch command; and receive and display the task data sent by the main controller in the display area during the execution of the specified task by the clothing processing device.

[0031] Based on the control panel proposed in the present invention, when it is necessary to control the clothing processing device, the control panel is driven to extend out of the panel slot so that the touch portion 11 faces the user, so that the user can operate the control panel of the clothing processing device without bending over or squatting. After the user has controlled the clothing processing device, the clothing processing device performs the specified task and drives the control panel to be retracted into the panel slot, so that the touch area 11 is retracted into the panel slot and the display area 12 is located on the front panel of the clothing processing device to display relevant task data, so that the user can know the execution status of the clothing processing device.

[0032] In an embodiment of the present invention, the control panel also includes a bottom plate 13, a side plate 14 and a guide portion 15; wherein the bottom plate 13 is assembled on the bottom side of the flexible display screen 1, the side plate 14 is assembled between the flexible display screen 1 and the bottom plate 13, and the guide portion 15 is arranged on the outer side of the side plate 14, and is assembled in cooperation with the device guide portion arranged on the inside of the panel groove, so that the control panel can extend out or be retracted into the panel groove based on the guidance of the device guide portion, and the cooperation between the guide portion and the device guide portion is used to ensure the stability of the control panel and improve its service life.

[0033] If the guiding portion is such as a guide post, then the device guiding portion on the panel slot corresponds to the guide slot; if the guiding portion is such as a guide slot, then the device guiding portion on the panel slot corresponds to the guide post.

[0034] The application of the control panel proposed by the present invention in a clothing processing device is described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments. Embodiment 1

[0035] This embodiment takes the clothes processing device as a washing machine as an example. Figure 2 As shown, a panel slot 32 is provided on the front panel 31, and the control panel is assembled in the panel slot 32. Figure 3 and Figure 6 As shown, the touch area 11 is designed as an arc surface structure, and the display area 12 is a flat structure. The display area 12 is bent relative to the touch area 11, so that when the touch area 11 is retracted into the panel groove, as shown in FIG. Figure 4 and Figure 7 As shown, the display panel 12 forms a complete plane with the front panel of the washing machine. Figure 5 and 8 represent the state where the control panel extends out of the panel slot.

[0036] The driving part 2 is implemented by gears and a motor. The motor drives the gears in a forward or reverse direction, and the gears drive the control panel to extend out of or retract into the panel slot.

[0037] Figure 3 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 In the illustrated embodiment, the touch area 11 is an inwardly recessed arc surface, the driving unit 2 is disposed at the top of the panel slot, and the control panel extends out of the panel slot from top to bottom. Figure 6 , Figure 7 and Figure 8 In the illustrated embodiment, the touch area 12 is an outwardly convex arc surface, the driving unit 2 is disposed at the bottom of the panel slot, and the control panel extends out of the panel slot from bottom to top.

[0038] The bottom plate 13 and the touch area 11 are arc-shaped surfaces. When the guide portion 15 is a guide groove, the guide groove is also arc-shaped. When the guide portion 15 is a guide column, the guide groove on the inner side of the corresponding panel groove is arc-shaped.

[0039] In this embodiment, the touch area design adopts an arc surface structure, which can expand the area of ​​the touch area while occupying the internal space of the clothing processing device as little as possible, thereby improving the space utilization rate of the clothing processing device and helping to reduce the overall occupied volume of the clothing processing device. Embodiment 2

[0040] This embodiment takes the clothes processing device as a clothes dryer as an example. Fig. 9 As shown, a panel slot 92 is provided on the front panel 91, and the control panel is assembled in the panel slot 92. Figure 3and Figure 6 As shown, the touch area 11 is designed as an arc surface structure, and the display area 12 is a flat structure. The display area 12 is bent relative to the touch area 11, so that when the touch area 11 is retracted into the panel groove, Figure 4 and Figure 7 As shown, the display panel 12 forms a complete plane with the front panel of the washing machine. Figure 5 and 8 represent the state where the control panel extends out of the panel slot.

[0041] Figure 3 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 In the illustrated embodiment, the touch area 11 is an inwardly recessed arc surface, the driving unit 2 is disposed at the top of the panel slot, and the control panel extends out of the panel slot from top to bottom. Figure 6 , Figure 6 and Figure 8 In the illustrated embodiment, the touch area 12 is an outwardly convex arc surface, the driving unit 2 is disposed at the bottom of the panel slot, and the control panel extends out of the panel slot from bottom to top.

[0042] The bottom plate 13 and the touch area 11 are arc-shaped surfaces. When the guide portion 15 is a guide groove, the guide groove is also arc-shaped. When the guide portion 15 is a guide column, the guide groove on the inner side of the corresponding panel groove is arc-shaped.

[0043] A rotating decorative strip 93 is installed at the upper end of the groove of the panel groove 92. Fig. 9 As shown, when the control panel is retracted into the panel slot 92, the rotating decorative strip 93 is in a vertical state, forming a planar appearance structure with the front panel and the display area 12; when the control panel is extended out of the panel slot 92, the rotating decorative strip 93 rotates outward toward the front panel to make room for the touch area 11 to extend out. Embodiment 3

[0044] This embodiment proposes a control method for the above-mentioned clothes processing device, such as Fig.10 As shown, including: S100: When receiving the start control instruction, the control panel sends a first driving instruction to the driving unit, and the driving unit drives the touch area to extend out of the panel slot based on the first driving instruction.

[0045] When the user needs to control the clothing processing device, a start control instruction is initiated to the clothing processing device, and the control panel initiates a first drive instruction to its drive unit based on the start control instruction, and drives its touch area to extend out of the panel slot according to the first drive instruction. The touch area is displayed toward the user, so that the user can operate the touch area of ​​the control panel from top to bottom without bending over or squatting.

[0046] The start control instructions here include, for example, setting an infrared sensor for the clothing processing device, and the user covers the infrared sensor, and a detection signal is generated when the infrared sensor detects the user's cover; for example, setting a camera and an image processing module for the clothing processing device, and the user generates a gesture signal by starting the control panel with a specified gesture; for example, setting a voice module for the clothing processing device, and the user generates a voice signal by emitting a specified voice to start the control panel; for example, setting a vibration sensor for the clothing processing device, and the user generates a vibration signal by knocking on the control panel, etc.

[0047] S200: receiving a touch command generated after the touch area is triggered.

[0048] The touch area displays several controls for controlling the clothes processing device, and the user generates touch commands by triggering the controls, such as the washing program of the washing machine, the drying parameters of the dryer, etc. The control panel sends the touch commands to the main controller of the clothes processing device.

[0049] S300: Generate a task instruction based on the touch instruction, and control the clothing processing device to perform a designated task based on the task instruction.

[0050] The clothes processing device performs related tasks according to the task instructions, such as performing a washing program according to set parameters, or performing a drying program according to set parameters.

[0051] S400: During the execution of the designated task, task data related to the designated task is sent to the control panel.

[0052] For example, during the execution of a washing program, relevant parameters of the washing program such as water temperature, water level, remaining washing time, etc. are sent to the control panel.

[0053] S500: The control panel displays the task data in its display area.

[0054] The task data can be set according to actual design requirements, and the user can learn the working status of the clothing processing equipment through the displayed task data.

[0055] S600: When the stop control instruction is received, a second driving instruction is sent to the driving unit, and the driving unit drives the touch area to retract into the panel groove based on the second driving instruction.

[0056] When the user has finished controlling the clothing processing device, a stop control command is issued to the clothing processing device. Based on the stop control command, the control panel issues a second drive command to its drive unit, and drives its touch area into the panel slot according to the second drive command, leaving only the display area outside to display the task data.

[0057] The stop control instruction here is, for example, the force of the user pushing the control panel toward the panel slot, for example, a touch instruction initiated by the user touching a control related to the touch area, and the like.

[0058] It should be noted that, in the specific implementation process, the above-mentioned control part can be implemented by a hardware processor executing computer execution instructions in software form stored in the memory, which will not be elaborated here, and the programs corresponding to the actions performed by the above-mentioned control circuit can be stored in the computer-readable storage medium of the system in software form, so that the processor can call and execute the operations corresponding to the above-mentioned modules.

[0059] The computer-readable storage medium mentioned above may include volatile memory, such as random access memory; may also include non-volatile memory, such as read-only memory, flash memory, hard disk or solid-state drive; may also include a combination of the above types of memory.

[0060] The processor mentioned above may also be a general term for multiple processing elements. For example, the processor may be a central processing unit, or other general-purpose processors, digital signal processors, application-specific integrated circuits, field programmable gate arrays or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc. A general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or any conventional processor, etc., or may be a dedicated processor.

[0061] It should be pointed out that the above description is not a limitation of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above examples. Changes, modifications, additions or substitutions made by ordinary technicians in this technical field within the essential scope of the present invention should also fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A control panel, arranged on a clothes processing device, wherein a panel slot is provided on the upper portion of a front plate of the clothes processing device, and the control panel is assembled in the panel slot; It is characterized in that include: A flexible display screen, divided into a touch area and a display area; wherein the display area is bent relative to the touch area so that the display area and the touch area form a set angle; the set angle is used to define the display area so that when the touch area is received in the panel groove, the display area and the front panel of the clothing processing device form a complete plane; A driving unit, used for driving the flexible display screen so that the touch area extends out of or is retracted into the panel groove; A control unit, used for sending a touch command generated after the touch area is triggered to a main controller of the clothing processing device, so that the main controller controls the clothing processing device to perform a designated task based on the touch command; and receiving and displaying in the display area the task data sent by the main controller during the execution of the designated task by the clothing processing device.

2. The control panel according to claim 1, characterized in that: The control panel also includes: A bottom plate, assembled on the bottom side of the flexible display screen; A side panel, assembled between the flexible display screen and the bottom panel; The guide part is arranged on the outer side of the side plate and is assembled with the equipment guide part arranged on the inner wall of the panel groove so that the control panel can be extended out or retracted into the panel groove based on the guidance of the equipment guide part.

3. The control panel according to claim 2, characterized in that: The touch area is a curved surface structure, and the display area is a flat surface structure.

4. The control panel according to claim 3, characterized in that: The bottom plate is an arc-shaped structure, the guide portion is a guide groove, and the guide groove is arc-shaped.

5. A clothes processing device, wherein a panel groove is provided on the upper part of the front plate, and a control panel is assembled in the panel groove; characterized in that: The control panel comprises: A flexible display screen, divided into a touch area and a display area; wherein the display area is bent relative to the touch area so that the display area and the touch area form a set angle; the set angle is used to define the display area so that when the touch area is received in the panel groove, the display area and the front panel of the clothing processing device form a complete plane; A driving unit, used for driving the flexible display screen so that the touch area extends out of or is retracted into the panel groove; A control unit, used for sending a touch command generated after the touch area is triggered to a main controller of the clothing processing device, so that the main controller controls the clothing processing device to perform a designated task based on the touch command; and receiving and displaying in the display area the task data sent by the main controller during the execution of the designated task by the clothing processing device.

6. The clothes processing device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The control panel also includes: A bottom plate, assembled on the bottom side of the flexible display screen; A side panel, assembled between the flexible display screen and the bottom panel; A guide portion, arranged on the outer side of the side plate; The panel slot comprises: An equipment guide portion is arranged on the inner wall thereof; The guide portion is assembled in cooperation with the device guide portion so that the control panel is extended out or retracted into the panel groove based on the guidance of the device guide portion.

7. The clothes processing device according to claim 5, characterized in that: A rotating decorative strip is installed at the upper end of the notch of the panel slot; When the control panel is retracted into the panel slot, the rotating decorative strip is in a vertical state, forming a planar appearance structure with the front panel and the display area; when the control panel is extended out of the panel slot, the rotating decorative strip rotates outward toward the front panel to make room for the touch area to extend out.

8. The clothes processing device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The touch area is a curved surface structure, and the display area is a flat surface structure.

9. A method for controlling a clothes processing device, applied to a clothes processing device, wherein a panel slot is provided on an upper portion of a front plate of the clothes processing device, and a control panel is assembled in the panel slot; the control panel comprises: A flexible display screen, divided into a touch area and a display area; wherein the display area is bent relative to the touch area so that the display area and the touch area form a set angle; the set angle is used to define the display area so that when the touch area is received in the panel groove, the display area and the front panel of the clothing processing device form a complete plane; A driving unit, used for driving the flexible display screen so that the touch area extends out of or is retracted into the panel groove; Characterized in that the control method comprises: receiving a touch control instruction generated after the touch control area is triggered; generating a task instruction based on the touch instruction control, and controlling the clothes processing device to perform a designated task based on the task instruction; During the execution of the designated task, sending task data related to the designated task to the control panel; The control panel displays the task data in a display area thereof.

10. The control method of the clothes processing equipment according to claim 9, characterized in that: The control method further comprises: When a start control instruction is received, a first drive instruction is sent to the drive unit, and when a stop control instruction is received, a second drive instruction is sent to the drive unit; the drive unit drives the touch area to extend out of the panel slot based on the first drive instruction, and drives the touch area to retract into the panel slot based on the second drive instruction.

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