Clothing care system with control system

Abstract

The present invention relates to a laundry care system comprising: a laundry care device having a drying chamber for receiving laundry and a control system that performs a laundry care procedure in accordance with parameters during a laundry care process to dry the laundry received in the drying chamber; the user interface is connected with the control system and / or connected with an external control system outside the clothes care equipment through a communication network. After the user interface executes the clothes care program, the evaluation of the clothes state and / or the clothes care equipment state in the clothes care process is transmitted to the control system and / or the external control system according to the user input; the control system and / or the external control system adjusts the parameters according to the transmitted evaluation of the state of the laundry and / or the state of the laundry care device in the laundry care process in order to obtain adjusted parameters, and the control system re-executes the laundry care program according to the adjusted parameters in the further laundry care process. To dry other laundry received in the drying chamber.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a clothing care system with a control system, in particular to a clothing care system comprising a clothing care device with a control system, and a method for caring for clothing in the clothing care system. Background Art

[0002] In a clothing care appliance for drying clothes, a user typically selects a single clothing care program, such as a cotton clothing care program, during most clothing care processes. Furthermore, the user rarely changes the drying target. Furthermore, the program run time displayed on the display screen of the clothing care appliance is initially based on the nominal load of the clothing care program. Since the user typically dries less clothes than the nominal load, the run time may need to be corrected based on the actual residual moisture of the clothes, which is determined toward the end of the drying process.

[0003] As a result, the drying performance of conventional clothing care appliances often does not meet user expectations. Setting appropriate parameters to optimize the drying process, such as fine-tuning the run time of the clothing care appliance, may not be obvious, desirable, or unknown to the user.

[0004] Publication WO 2021 / 047898 A1 discloses a household appliance, in particular a household dishwasher, which has a control device that can adjust program parameters based on evaluation information input by a user. Summary of the invention

[0005] The object of the present invention is to provide a clothing care system comprising a clothing care device and a method for caring for clothing in the clothing care system, by means of which a user of the clothing care device can care for clothing as effectively as possible.

[0006] The object is achieved by a preferred technical solution. Advantageous embodiments are the subject of the optional technical solution, the description and the drawings.

[0007] According to a first aspect, the task of the present invention is solved by a clothing care system, which includes: a clothing care device, the clothing care device having a drying chamber for receiving clothing and a control system, wherein the control system is configured to execute a clothing care program according to parameters during a clothing care process to dry the clothing received in the drying chamber; a user interface, which is connected to the control system and / or is connected to an external control system outside the clothing care device through a communication network, wherein the user interface is configured to, after executing the clothing care program, transmit an evaluation of the clothing state and / or the clothing care device state during the clothing care process to the control system and / or the external control system according to user input; wherein the control system and / or the external control system is configured to adjust the parameters according to the transmitted evaluation of the clothing state and / or the clothing care device state during the clothing care process to obtain adjusted parameters; wherein the control system is configured to re-execute the clothing care program according to the adjusted parameters in another clothing care process to dry other clothing received in the drying chamber.

[0008] The technical advantage achieved thereby is that the control system and / or the external control system of the clothing care device can learn the user's evaluation of the clothing state after the clothing care device executes the clothing care program through the user interface, so that the control system and / or the external control system learns the clothing state, and thus the parameters of the corresponding clothing care program can be automatically adjusted for the subsequent further clothing care programs to meet the user's expectations of the clothing state, in particular, without the user having to perform more complex and / or suboptimal settings on the clothing care device. In this way, the user of the clothing care device can care for the clothing more effectively.

[0009] The state of the clothes may include the degree of wrinkles of the clothes, the dryness state of the clothes, the drying uniformity of the clothes and / or the fluffiness or looseness of the clothes.

[0010] The status of the clothing care device during the clothing care process may include energy consumption of the clothing care device during the clothing care process, a noise level of the clothing care device during the clothing care process, and / or a drying duration of the clothing during the clothing care process.

[0011] For example, the control system may be designed to trigger the evaluation via the user interface when an appliance door of the laundry care appliance is opened so that the drying chamber can be reached by the user.

[0012] For example, the parameter may have various discrete parameter levels, which may define an allowed parameter range for the parameter. The control system and / or the external control system may adjust the parameter by a parameter adjustment step (which may result in a change in the parameter level) to obtain an adjusted parameter. Alternatively, the parameter may be defined continuously within the allowed parameter range. In this case, the control system and / or the external control system may be designed to calculate the value of the parameter adjustment step, for example by means of a parameter function of the parameter, to obtain an adjusted parameter.

[0013] A clothing care device can be understood as a device for clothing care, such as a clothing dryer, and has a drying function. In particular, such a clothing care device can be understood as a household clothing care device. In other words, it is a clothing care device used in household management, with which a normal household amount of clothing can be processed.

[0014] In one embodiment, the control system and / or the external control system is designed to determine a run time forecast for the laundry care program based on the adjusted parameters, in particular to fine-tune the run time of the laundry care program.

[0015] In a preferred embodiment, the user interface includes a touch-sensitive screen of the clothing care device, which is designed to detect user input to evaluate the state of the clothing during the clothing care process and / or the state of the clothing care device, wherein the touch-sensitive screen is designed to transmit the evaluation of the state of the clothing during the clothing care process and / or the state of the clothing care device to the control system and / or the external control system.

[0016] Thereby, the technical advantage is achieved that the user can evaluate the laundry directly on the laundry care appliance shortly after taking the laundry out of the drying chamber of the laundry care appliance.

[0017] In a preferred embodiment, the user interface includes a mobile user device, in particular a smart phone, a smart tablet, a laptop or a personal computer, which is connected to the control system and / or the external control system via a communication network and is designed to detect user input to evaluate the state of the clothes and / or the state of the clothes care device during the clothing care process, and transmit the evaluation of the state of the clothes and / or the state of the clothes care device during the clothing care process to the control system and / or the external control system.

[0018] The technical advantage achieved thereby is that the user can evaluate the laundry away from the laundry care device, for example when the laundry is placed in a piece of furniture. In particular, an application can be executed on the mobile user device, which application is intended to communicate with the control system and / or an external control system.

[0019] In a preferred embodiment, the touch-sensitive screen and / or the mobile user device is designed to output an input request to the user, which input request includes multiple selection options for the user regarding the state of the clothes and / or the state of the clothes care device during the clothes care process, wherein an evaluation of the state of the clothes and / or the state of the clothes care device during the clothes care process is determined based on the user's selection.

[0020] The technical advantage achieved thereby is that the user can evaluate the laundry with just a simple click or a simple touch.

[0021] The selection options related to the state of the clothes may correspond to the subjective evaluation of the user. The subjective evaluation of the user may be different from the standard regarding the state of the clothes and / or the state of the clothes care device, such as the IEC61121 standard. For example, regarding the dry state of the clothes, the selection options may include the following: "too wet", "still wet", "completely dry" and / or "too dry". Regarding the drying duration of the clothes during the clothes care process, the selection options may include, for example: "too long" or "too short".

[0022] Alternatively, the user may first indicate via the touch screen and / or mobile user device whether he is satisfied with the state of the clothes during the clothes care process and / or the state of the clothes care device, and then, if the satisfaction is denied via the touch screen and / or mobile user device, select the corresponding state from further response options, for example, enter one of the following selection options regarding the dry state of the clothes: "too wet", "still wet" and / or "too dry".

[0023] In an advantageous embodiment, the control system and / or the external control system is designed to automatically adjust parameters based on the transmitted evaluation of the laundry state and / or the laundry care device state during the laundry care process, in particular without further confirmation by the user to obtain the adjusted parameters.

[0024] The technical advantage achieved thereby is that the drying performance of the clothing care appliance can be adjusted by a simple mechanism through user evaluation, without the user having to know how to change parameters on the appliance, in particular fine-tuning the running time of the clothing care program, and / or the user having to understand the drying process carried out according to the clothing care program.

[0025] In a preferred embodiment, the user interface is designed to display a request for confirmation of adjustment to the user, and to transmit the user's parameter adjustment confirmation to the control system and / or the external control system, wherein the control system and / or the external control system adjusts the parameters only after receiving the parameter adjustment confirmation transmitted by the user to obtain the adjusted parameters.

[0026] The technical advantage achieved thereby is that the user can in particular confirm more complex parameter adjustments, such as, for example, increasing the drying target for the laundry.

[0027] In a preferred embodiment, the parameters include at least one of the following parameters of the clothing care program: the execution time of the clothing care program, in particular the fine-tuning value of the execution time of the clothing care program, the drying target value of the clothes, in particular the drying target temperature and / or the drying target humidity of the clothes, the rotation speed of the clothing drum of the clothing care device, and the anti-wrinkle option; and / or the parameters include at least one of the following parameters of the clothing care device: the rotation speed of the fan of the clothing care device, the parameters of the automatic filter cleaning program of the clothing care device, and the parameters of the wrinkle protection program.

[0028] The technical advantage achieved thereby is that the laundry care program and / or the laundry care device can be effectively adjusted according to suitable parameters. The laundry drum of the laundry care device is rotatably mounted in the drying chamber of the laundry care device and can have a drive device connected to a control system.

[0029] In a preferred embodiment, the user interface is designed to transmit the user identification of the user to the control system and / or the external control system before executing the clothing care program and before re-executing the clothing care program based on further input from the user, wherein the control system and / or the external control system is designed to further adjust the parameter based on the transmitted user identification to obtain an adjusted parameter.

[0030] The technical advantage achieved thereby is that the individual requirements of the user for the drying performance of the laundry care program can be taken into account when adjusting the parameters.

[0031] In a preferred embodiment, the clothing care device comprises at least one sensor for detecting first sensor data, which sensor is particularly used to detect the external temperature of the clothing care device, the humidity outside the clothing care device, the hardness of water supplied to the clothing care device and / or the weight of the clothes in the drying chamber, wherein the control system and / or the external control system is further designed to adjust the parameters according to the first sensor data to obtain adjusted parameters.

[0032] The technical advantage achieved thereby is that further sensor data of the laundry care appliance can be taken into account when adjusting the parameters. In particular, the at least one sensor can also be used to detect the air humidity in the drying chamber. The control system and / or the external control system can be designed in particular to determine or determine a run time forecast for a laundry care program during the laundry care process and / or the further laundry care process as a function of the first sensor data and / or the air humidity in the drying chamber.

[0033] In a preferred embodiment, the clothing care system includes a household appliance arranged in a spatial environment of the clothing care device, in particular a household appliance connected to a water supply device, wherein the household appliance includes at least one sensor for detecting second sensor data, the sensor being particularly used to detect an external temperature of the household appliance, air humidity outside the household appliance and / or hardness of water supplied to the household appliance, wherein the control system and / or the external control system is further designed to adjust the parameters according to the second sensor data to obtain adjusted parameters.

[0034] The technical advantage achieved thereby is that sensor data from other household appliances in the home can also be used when adjusting the parameters. The spatial environment of the laundry care appliance is in particular a home comprising the laundry care appliance and the household appliance. The control system and / or the external control system can in particular be designed to determine or determine a run time forecast for the laundry care program during the laundry care process and / or the further laundry care process based on the second sensor data.

[0035] In a preferred embodiment, the clothing care device includes an electronic memory, which is designed to store a plurality of parameter sets and a plurality of clothing care programs, wherein one parameter set of the plurality of parameter sets includes the parameters, the plurality of clothing care programs include the clothing care programs, and at least one parameter set of the plurality of parameter sets is assigned to each clothing care program of the plurality of clothing care programs.

[0036] The technical advantage achieved thereby is that each laundry care program can use a dedicated parameter set, which can have a plurality of adjustable parameters.

[0037] For example, multiple laundry care programs may include a drying program, such as cotton or easy care programs. For example, the parameter set may be adjusted individually for each laundry care program, but may also include general appliance settings or settings for special programs or drying goals, such as iron dry, cabinet dry and / or cabinet dry plus.

[0038] In a preferred embodiment, the parameter has an allowable parameter range, wherein, if the adjusted parameter is the minimum or maximum value of the allowable parameter range, the control system and / or the external control system can be designed to adjust at least one other parameter in the parameter set, in particular the drying target degree of the clothes and / or the parameters of the automatic cleaning program of the filter of the clothing care device, based on the transmitted evaluation of the clothing state and / or the clothing care device state during the clothing care process and the adjusted parameter to obtain at least one further adjusted parameter, and the control system is designed to re-execute the clothing care program according to the at least one further adjusted parameter during the further clothing care process to dry other clothes received in the drying chamber.

[0039] The technical advantage achieved thereby is that the laundry care program can also be adjusted according to the further parameter when a certain limit of the parameter range is reached. The target dryness of the laundry can in particular be a target drying temperature and / or a target drying humidity of the laundry.

[0040] In a preferred embodiment, the parameter has an allowable parameter range, wherein the control system and / or the external control system is designed to determine user information if the adjusted parameter is a minimum value of the allowable parameter range or a maximum value of the allowable parameter range, wherein the user interface is designed to display the user information to the user; and / or the control system and / or the external control system is designed to store respective further evaluations in an electronic memory for multiple clothing care programs before the clothing care program, wherein the control system and / or the external control system is designed to determine user information if a predetermined number of the further evaluations is the same as the evaluation and in particular consecutive in time, wherein the user interface is designed to display the user information to the user.

[0041] The technical advantage achieved thereby is that additional information about the optimal use of the clothing care device can be displayed to the user when the permissible parameter range is reached and / or when it is detected that the user makes multiple and persistent and unsatisfactory assessments of the state of the clothing and / or clothing care device during the clothing care process, in particular continuous assessments over time.

[0042] In a preferred embodiment, the user information includes: instructions for manually cleaning the filter of the clothing care device; instructions for selecting a target level of clothing drying, in particular a target drying temperature and / or a target humidity for clothing drying; instructions for repositioning the clothing care device; sensor data of the clothing care device and / or credibility information of the user's assessment.

[0043] The technical advantage achieved thereby is that the user can be guided in optimizing the use of the laundry care appliance with the aid of the user information.

[0044] For example, an instruction to manually clean the filter of a clothing care device may be issued if the filter cannot be cleaned automatically. For example, an instruction to select a clothing drying target value for a clothing care device may be issued if it is not possible or desirable to automatically adjust the drying target value. For example, an instruction to adjust the position of the clothing care device may be issued if the humidity in the room where the clothing care device is located is too high. For example, sensor data of a clothing care device may be output to assist technical support personnel in troubleshooting the clothing care device. For example, if multiple uses are identified under a user identification, user-assessed credibility information may be output in order to, in particular, guide the user in creating a user identification.

[0045] According to a second aspect, the task is solved by a method for caring for clothes in a clothing care system, wherein the clothing care system comprises: a clothing care device having a drying chamber for receiving clothes and a control system; and a user interface, which is connected to the control system and / or connected to an external control system outside the clothing care device through a communication network; wherein the method comprises the following method steps: executing a clothing care program through the control system according to parameters during a clothing care process to dry the clothes received in the drying chamber; after executing the clothing care program, transmitting an evaluation of the state of the clothes and / or the state of the clothing care device during the clothing care process to the control system and / or the external control system through the user interface according to user input; adjusting the parameters through the control system and / or the external control system according to the transmitted evaluation of the state of the clothes and / or the state of the clothing care device during the clothing care process to obtain adjusted parameters; executing the clothing care program through the control system in another clothing care process according to the adjusted parameters to dry other clothes received in the drying chamber.

[0046] The technical advantage achieved thereby is that after the clothing care device completes the clothing care process, the user can inform the control system and / or external control system of the clothing care device through the user interface of the evaluation of the clothing state and / or clothing care device state during the clothing care process, and the evaluation enables the control system and / or external control system to automatically adjust the parameters of the corresponding clothing care program for the subsequent clothing care process, thereby meeting the user's expectations of the clothing state and / or clothing care device state during the clothing care process, in particular, without the user having to perform more complex and / or suboptimal settings on the clothing care device. In this way, the user of the clothing care device can perform clothing care more effectively.

[0047] Embodiments of the garment care system according to the first aspect are also embodiments of the method according to the second aspect.

[0048] Further features and advantages of the invention emerge from the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0049] Exemplary embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the drawings and are described in detail below.

[0050] In the attached figure:

[0051] Figure 1 A schematic diagram showing a clothing care device according to one embodiment;

[0052] Figure 2 A schematic diagram showing a clothing care system including a clothing care device according to one embodiment;

[0053] Figure 3 A schematic diagram showing a clothing care system adjusting parameters in a parameter adjustment step according to an embodiment;

[0054] Figure 4 shows a schematic flow chart for controlling a clothing care system according to one embodiment; and

[0055] Figure 5 A schematic diagram is shown of a method for caring for a garment in a garment care system according to an embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0056] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a clothing care device 100, such as a clothing dryer, according to one embodiment is shown. The clothing care device 100 may have a device housing 102 with a device opening 104, which may be closed by a device door 103 for loading the clothing care device 100. Through the device opening 104, a user of the clothing care device 100 may place clothing items arranged in the device housing 102 and Figure 1 The drying chamber 105 is only schematically shown.

[0057] The clothing care device 100 comprises Figure 1 The control system 107 is only schematically shown in FIG. Figure 1 As schematically shown, the user interface 101 of the garment care appliance 100 may comprise a touch-sensitive screen, via which a user of the garment care appliance 100 may communicate with a control system 107 of the garment care appliance 100, eg for selecting and / or configuring a garment care program.

[0058] The control system 107 is configured to execute a laundry care program based on parameters in a laundry care process to dry the laundry received in the drying chamber 105 .

[0059] The parameter may include at least one of the following parameters of the clothing care program: the execution duration of the clothing care program, in particular, the fine-tuning value of the execution duration of the clothing care program; the drying target degree of the clothing, in particular, the drying target temperature and / or the drying target humidity; the rotation of the clothing drum of the clothing care device 100; the anti-wrinkle option. Alternatively or additionally, the parameter may also include at least one of the following parameters of the clothing care device 100: the rotation speed of the fan of the clothing care device 100, the parameters of the program for automatically cleaning the filter of the clothing care device 100, and the parameters of the anti-wrinkle program.

[0060] Figure 2A schematic diagram of a garment care system 200 is shown, which includes a garment care device 100 , a user interface 101 , and an external control system 108 , according to one embodiment. Figure 2 The clothing care device 100 of the clothing care system 200 is particularly Figure 1 The clothing care appliance 100 shown corresponds.

[0061] The user interface 101 is connected to the control system 107 and / or to the external control system 108 of the clothing care device 100 via a communication network 109. The communication network 109 particularly comprises a wireless communication network 109. The clothing care device 100, the user interface 101 and the external control system 108 all have a communication interface for connecting to the communication network 109 in terms of communication technology.

[0062] exist Figure 2 In the embodiment shown, the communication technology connection between the clothing care device 100 and the user interface 101, between the clothing care device 100 and the external control system 108, and between the external control system 108 and the user interface 101 is realized via the same communication network 109. However, alternatively, different communication networks 109 can also be used to exchange data between the clothing care device 100, the user interface 101 and / or the external control system 108 in terms of communication technology.

[0063] After executing the clothing care program, the user interface 101 will transmit the evaluation of the clothing status and / or the status of the clothing care device 100 during the clothing care process to the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 according to the user's input.

[0064] The state of the clothes may include the wrinkle degree of the clothes, the drying state of the clothes, the drying uniformity of the clothes and / or the fluffiness or looseness of the clothes. The state of the clothing care device 100 during the clothing care process may include the energy consumption of the clothing care device 100 during the clothing care process, the noise level of the clothing care device 100 during the clothing care process and / or the drying duration of the clothes during the clothing care process.

[0065] In addition, if Figure 1 Said and Figure 2 Not shown, the user interface 101 may include a touch-sensitive screen of the clothing care device 100. The touch-sensitive screen may be designed to detect user input to evaluate the state of the clothing during the clothing care process and / or the state of the clothing care device 100, and transmit the evaluation result of the state of the clothing during the clothing care process and / or the state of the clothing care device 100 to the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108.

[0066] Alternatively or additionally, such as Figure 2As shown schematically, the user interface 101 may include a mobile user device, in particular a smart phone, a smart tablet, a laptop or a personal computer, which is connected to the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 via a communication network 109, and is designed to detect user input to evaluate the state of the clothes during the clothing care process and / or the state of the clothing care device 100, and transmit the evaluation results of the state of the clothes during the clothing care process and / or the state of the clothing care device 100 to the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108.

[0067] The touch screen and / or the mobile user device may be designed to send an input request to the user, wherein the input request includes a plurality of user selection options related to the state of the clothes during the clothing care process and / or the state of the clothing care device 100. The selection options related to the drying state of the clothes may include "too wet", "still wet", "completely dry" and / or "too dry", etc.

[0068] Alternatively, the user may first indicate whether the state of the clothes is satisfied through the touch screen and / or the mobile user device, and then, if not satisfied, input one of the selection options related to the state of the clothes during the clothes care process and / or the state of the clothes care device 100 through the touch screen and / or the mobile user device, for example, the options "too wet", "still wet" and / or "too dry" related to the drying state of the clothes. During the clothes care process, the evaluation of the state of the clothes and / or the state of the clothes care device 100 may be determined according to the user's selection.

[0069] The control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 are designed to adjust the parameters according to the laundry state evaluation and / or the state of the laundry care device 100 transmitted during the laundry care process to obtain adjusted parameters.

[0070] Here, the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 can be designed to automatically adjust the parameter according to the transmitted evaluation of the laundry state and / or the state of the laundry care device 100 during the laundry care process, in particular without further confirmation by the user, to obtain the adjusted parameter. This can be done, for example, if the parameter is assigned to the first set of fine-tuning parameters of the laundry care program, in particular the run time extension parameter.

[0071] Alternatively, the user interface 101 may be designed to display a confirmation request for adjusting the parameter to the user, and transmit the user's confirmation of adjusting the parameter to the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108. The control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 may be designed to adjust the parameter only after receiving the transmitted user parameter adjustment confirmation to obtain the adjusted parameter. This may be done, for example, if the parameter is assigned to a second group of parameters for a more complex adjustment of the laundry care program, in particular the target degree of drying of the laundry.

[0072] The user interface 101 may be designed to transmit the user identification of the user to the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 before executing the clothing care program and before executing the clothing care program again according to further input of the user. The control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 may be further designed to adjust the parameters according to the transmitted user identification to obtain adjusted parameters.

[0073] Alternatively or additionally, the clothing care device 100 may further include at least one sensor for detecting first sensor data. In particular, the sensor of the clothing care device 100 may be designed to detect the external temperature of the clothing care device 100, the humidity outside the clothing care device 100, the hardness of the water supplied to the clothing care device 100, and / or the weight of the clothes received in the drying chamber 105. The control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 may be further designed to adjust the parameters according to the first sensor data to obtain adjusted parameters.

[0074] Alternatively or additionally, the clothing care system 200 may also include a household appliance arranged in the spatial environment of the clothing care device 100, in particular a household appliance connected to a water supply. The household appliance may include at least one sensor for detecting second sensor data, the sensor being particularly used to detect the external temperature of the household appliance, the humidity outside the household appliance, and / or the hardness of water supplied to the household appliance. The control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 may be further designed to adjust the parameters according to the second sensor data to obtain adjusted parameters.

[0075] The control system 107 is designed to re-execute the laundry care program according to the adjusted parameters in a further laundry care process to dry other laundry received in the drying chamber 105 .

[0076] The clothing care device 100 may include an electronic memory designed to store multiple groups of parameters and multiple clothing care programs. One parameter group in the multiple parameter groups may include the parameters. Multiple clothing care programs may include the clothing care programs. At least one parameter set in the multiple parameter sets may be assigned to each clothing care program in the multiple clothing care programs.

[0077] The parameter may have an allowed parameter range. If the adjusted parameter is the minimum or maximum value of the allowed parameter range, the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 may be designed to adjust at least one other parameter in the parameter set, in particular the drying target degree of the laundry and / or the parameter of the automatic filter cleaning program of the laundry care device 100, based on the transmitted evaluation of the laundry state and / or the laundry care device 100 state during the laundry care process and the adjusted parameter, so as to obtain at least one further adjusted parameter. The control system 107 may also be designed to re-execute the laundry care program according to the at least one further adjusted parameter during the further laundry care process to dry other laundry received in the drying chamber 105.

[0078] Figure 3 FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a clothing care system 200 adjusting parameters in the parameter adjustment steps 113a-c according to an embodiment. Figure 2 The garment care system 200 shown in FIG.

[0079] like Figure 3 As schematically shown, the parameter may have different discrete parameter levels 111a-d, which may define an allowable parameter range for the parameter. The control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 may be designed to adjust the parameter by parameter adjustment steps 113a-c, which will result in a change in the parameter levels 111a-d, thereby obtaining an adjusted parameter.

[0080] even though Figure 3 Not shown, alternatively, the parameters can also be continuously defined within the allowed parameter range. Here, the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 can be designed to calculate the values ​​of the parameter adjustment steps 113a-c, for example, using a parameter function of the parameter to calculate to obtain the adjusted parameters.

[0081] The control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 may be designed to assign values ​​to the parameter adjustment steps 113a-c according to the user's evaluation, or to select predetermined parameter adjustment steps 113a-c from a plurality of parameter adjustment steps 113a-c according to the user's evaluation.

[0082] For example, Figure 3 Schematically, if the user's evaluation indicates that the drying state of the clothes is "still wet", the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 can be designed to select the parameter adjustment step 113a to increase the parameter level 111a-d of the parameter by one parameter level. Here, the increase can be limited to within the allowable parameter range.

[0083] For example, Figure 3As shown schematically, if the user's evaluation result indicates that the drying state of the clothes is "too wet", the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 can be designed to select the parameter adjustment step 113b so as to increase the parameter level 111a-d of the parameter by two parameter levels. Here, the increase can be limited to the allowable parameter range, so that, in particular, when necessary, the parameter level is only increased by one level, such as Figure 3 The parameter adjustment step 113b is schematically shown from parameter level 111c to parameter level 111d.

[0084] For example, Figure 3 As shown schematically, if the user's evaluation result indicates that the drying state of the clothes is "too dry", the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 can be designed to select the parameter adjustment step 113c so as to reduce the parameter level 111a-d of the parameter by one parameter level. Here, the reduction can be limited to within the allowable parameter range.

[0085] Although in Figure 3 It is not shown, but if the user's assessment indicates that the drying state of the laundry is "completely dry", the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 may be designed not to select any parameter adjustment steps 113a-c to maintain the corresponding parameter levels 111a-d.

[0086] like Figure 3 As further schematically shown in FIG. 1 , the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 may be designed to determine the user information 115a-b when the adjusted parameter is at a minimum value of the allowed parameter range or a maximum value of the allowed parameter range. The user interface 101 may be designed to display the user information 115a-b to the user.

[0087] Alternatively or additionally, the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 can also be designed to store the respective further evaluations in an electronic memory, in particular in a chronologically arranged and / or time-stamped manner in a plurality of garment care processes preceding the garment care process. The control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 can be designed to determine user information 115a-b if a predetermined number of further evaluations and the evaluations are identical, in particular consecutive in time, wherein the user interface 101 is designed to display the user information 115a-b to the user.

[0088] The user information 115a-b may include instructions for manually cleaning the filter of the clothing care device 100; instructions for selecting a target drying degree for the clothing, in particular a target drying temperature and / or a target drying humidity for the clothing; instructions for repositioning the clothing care device 100; and sensor data of the clothing care device 100 and / or credibility information of the user's assessment.

[0089] Figure 4 A schematic flow chart for controlling a clothing care system 200 according to one embodiment is shown. The clothing care system 200 is particularly related to Figure 2 The clothing care system 200 shown corresponds. In the following, the fine-tuning value of the execution time of the clothing care program is used as an example parameter, and the example parameter has four parameter levels. Alternatively, as described above, other parameters and / or more or less than four parameter levels can also be used. In addition, continuous parameter adjustment can also be provided, in particular adjustment according to the type of parameter. In addition, the drying state of the clothes will be detected as the state of the clothes, etc. As mentioned above, during the clothing care process, other states of the clothes can also be evaluated and / or the state of the clothing care device 100 can be evaluated.

[0090] exist Figure 4 In step 301, the user interface 101 may be designed to detect input from the user to select a clothing care program of the clothing care device 100 and a target degree of drying of the clothing, in particular a target drying temperature and / or a target drying humidity. Here, the user may put the clothing to be dried into the drying chamber 105 of the clothing care device 100, which is in particular designed as a clothing dryer.

[0091] exist Figure 4 In step 302, that is, Figure 4 After step 301 , the control system 107 of the clothing care apparatus 100 may be designed to execute a clothing care program according to the fine-tuning value of the clothing care program execution duration during the clothing care process to dry the clothing received in the drying chamber 105 .

[0092] exist Figure 4 After step 302 Figure 4 In step 303 , it may be provided that the user takes the dried clothes out of the drying chamber 105 .

[0093] exist Figure 4 After step 303 Figure 4 In step 304, the user interface 101 may be designed to automatically (e.g., after opening the device door 103 or initiated by the user) detect an input from the user, which indicates an evaluation of the dryness state of the dried clothes. The input may be based on multiple selections of the dryness state of the clothes by the user. For example, the selection options may include whether the dryness state of the clothes is "completely dry", "too dry" or "too wet". The user interface 101 is designed to transmit the evaluation result of the dryness state of the dried clothes to the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108.

[0094] exist Figure 4 After step 304 Figure 4In step 305, the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 may be designed to check whether the evaluation of the drying state of the dried laundry indicates that the drying state of the laundry is "completely dry". If so, the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 may be designed to Figure 4 Continuing with step 317, in particular, deactivating the automatic evaluation request for the user-selected clothing care program. If this is not the case, the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 may be designed to Figure 4 Step 306 continues.

[0095] exist Figure 4 In step 306, the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 may be designed to check whether the evaluation of the drying state of the drying clothes indicates that the drying state of the clothes is "too dry". If so, the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 may be designed to Figure 4 If this is not the case, the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 may be designed to Figure 4 Step 308 continues.

[0096] exist Figure 4 In step 307, the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 may be designed to reduce the fine-tuning value of the execution time of the clothing care program by one parameter level. Figure 4 Step 312 continues.

[0097] exist Figure 4 In step 308, the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 may be configured to check whether the evaluation of the drying state of the dried laundry indicates that the drying state of the laundry is "still wet". If so, the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 may be configured to Figure 4 If this is not the case, the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 may be designed to Figure 4 Step 310 continues.

[0098] exist Figure 4 In step 309, the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 may be designed to increase the fine-tuning value of the execution time of the clothing care program by one parameter level. Figure 4 Step 312 continues.

[0099] exist Figure 4In step 310, the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 may be designed to check whether the fine-tuning value of the execution time of the clothing care program corresponds to the third parameter level of the fine-tuning value of the execution time of the clothing care program. If yes, the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 may be designed to Figure 4 If this is not the case, the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 may be designed to Figure 4 Step 311 continues.

[0100] exist Figure 4 In step 311, the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 may be designed to increase the fine-tuning value of the execution time of the clothing care program by two parameter levels. Figure 4 Step 312 continues.

[0101] exist Figure 4 In step 312, the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 may check whether the fine-tuning value of the execution time of the clothing care program corresponds to the allowed parameter range (i.e., the first, second, third or fourth parameter level) of the fine-tuning value of the execution time of the clothing care program. If this is the case, the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 may be designed to Figure 4 If this is not the case, the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 may be designed to Figure 4 Step 313 continues.

[0102] exist Figure 4 In step 313, the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 can be designed to check, for example by means of sensor data from suitable sensors, whether the filter of the laundry care appliance 100 is affected by particle accumulation, in particular dust. If this is the case, the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 can be designed to Figure 4 If this is not the case, the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 may be designed to Figure 4 Step 316 continues.

[0103] exist Figure 4 In step 314, the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 may be designed to check whether the filter of the clothing care device 100 can be automatically cleaned. If so, the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 may be designed to Figure 4 If not, the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 may be designed to Figure 4Step 316 continues.

[0104] exist Figure 4 In step 315, the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 may be designed to automatically clean the filter of the clothing care device 100. In addition, the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 may be designed to limit the fine-tuning value of the clothing care program execution time within the allowable parameter range, or keep the fine-tuning value of the clothing care program execution time within the allowable parameter range. Figure 4 The step 301 is effective.

[0105] exist Figure 4 In step 316, the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 may be designed according to Figure 4 The user information 115a-b is determined by the verification of steps 313 and / or 314. Subsequently, the user interface 101 can be designed to display the user information 115a-b to the user in order to provide the user with further information to optimize the use of the clothing care device 100. In addition, the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 can be designed to Figure 4 Step 317 continues.

[0106] exist Figure 4 In step 317, the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 may be designed to adjust the fine-tuning value of the execution time of the clothing care program to perform further clothing care process. Here, the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 may be designed to limit the fine-tuning value of the execution time of the clothing care program within the allowable parameter range. In addition, the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 may be designed to Figure 4 The process continues with step 301 in order to wait for further clothing care process.

[0107] Figure 5 Schematic diagram of a method 400 for caring for clothing in a clothing care system 200 according to one embodiment is shown. Figure 1 and Figure 2 As described in the embodiment of the present invention, the clothing care system 200 includes a clothing care device 100, which has a drying chamber 105 for accommodating clothing, a control system 107 and a user interface 101, which is connected to the control system 107 and / or connected to an external control system 108 outside the clothing care device 100 via a communication network 109.

[0108] As a first method step, the method 400 comprises, during a laundry care process, executing 401 a laundry care program by means of the control system 107 for drying the laundry received in the drying chamber 105 according to parameters.

[0109] As a second method step, the method 400 includes: after executing the clothing care program, transmitting 403 to the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 through the user interface 101 based on the user's evaluation input of the clothing status and / or the clothing care device 100 status during the clothing care process.

[0110] As a third method step, the method 400 comprises adjusting 405 parameters depending on an evaluation of the laundry state and / or the laundry care device 100 state transmitted by the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 during the laundry care process to obtain adjusted parameters.

[0111] As a fourth method step, the method 400 comprises, during a further laundry care process, executing 407 a laundry care program according to the adjusted parameters of the control system 107 for drying further laundry received in the drying chamber 105 .

[0112] One advantage of the embodiments described above and below is that the frequency of user evaluations can provide the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 with information about the user's satisfaction with the settings of the clothing care device 100 or whether there are other problems (such as multiple users). For example, the control system 107 and / or the external control system 108 can perform a rationality check, for example based on changes in parameter levels and / or changes in parameter adjustment directions after each use of more than 5 cycles of clothing care processes, such as changes between "too wet" and "too dry". This may indicate that there are multiple users with their own drying performance requirements or different loading capacities of the drying chamber 105. In this case, the user information 115a-b can be displayed to the user as additional information, or the customer service department can use this information when receiving a technical service call.

[0113] In addition, statistical information about user behavior can indicate whether the function is successful in helping users optimize the settings of the clothing care device 100. For example, it can include the number of parameter level changes per user, the direction of parameter changes, compared to the total value for all users or an entire subgroup (e.g., a country subgroup). This information can be used to improve user satisfaction, preset device parameters of the clothing care device 100, and avoid unnecessary technical service calls.

[0114] Furthermore, if the user repeatedly gives an assessment of "too dry" or "too wet", the user may be advised via user information 115a-b to change the drying target. This also occurs automatically once the permissible parameter range is reached.

[0115] Furthermore, during the clothing care process, one of the reasons why the state of the clothing and / or clothing care apparatus 100 is not ideal may be the environmental conditions of the clothing care apparatus 100. For example, if the air in the room of the clothing care apparatus 100 is too humid or too cold, the required drying time will be affected. This can be identified by comparing the user's evaluation with the initial temperature value in the clothing care apparatus 100. In this case, parameters such as fine-tuning of the clothing care program running time can also be automatically increased by one parameter level for other drying goals.

[0116] Furthermore, if the clothing care device 100 has a sensor for detecting the load, the load can be compared with the problem in parameter adjustment, especially the fine-tuning of the clothing care program running time. At the same parameter level, the change in load may be the cause of insufficient drying. For example, a higher load may cause uneven humidity distribution in the drying chamber 105.

[0117] All features explained and shown in the various embodiments of the present invention may be arranged in the subject matter of the present invention in different combinations in order to achieve their advantageous effects simultaneously.

[0118] The scope of protection of the present invention is given by the claims and is not limited by the features explained in the description or shown in the drawings.

[0119] List of reference numerals:

[0120] 100 Clothing Care Equipment

[0121] User Interface 101

[0122] 102 Equipment housing

[0123] 103 Equipment Door

[0124] 104 Equipment opening 105 Drying room

[0125] 107 Control System

[0126] 108 External control system

[0127] 109 Communication Network

[0128] 111a-d parameter level

[0129] 113a-c Parameter adjustment step 115a-b User information

[0130] 200 Clothing Care System

[0131] 300 Flowchart for controlling clothing care equipment

[0132] 301-317 Steps for controlling a clothing care device 400 Method for caring for clothing in a clothing care system

[0133] 401 First method step: Executing a clothing care program during clothing care

[0134] 403 Second method step: transmitting the evaluation result of the clothing state and / or clothing care device state during the clothing care process 405 Third method step: adjusting the parameters according to the transmitted evaluation result

[0135] 407 Fourth method step: performing a clothing care program in a further clothing care process.

Claims

1. A clothing care system (200), comprising: A clothing care device (100) having a drying chamber (105) for receiving clothing and a control system (107), wherein the control system (107) is configured to execute a clothing care program according to parameters during a clothing care process to dry the clothing received in the drying chamber (105); A user interface (101), the user interface being connected to the control system (107) and / or connected to an external control system (108) outside the clothing care device (100) via a communication network (109), wherein the user interface (101) is configured to transmit, after executing the clothing care program, an evaluation of the clothing state and / or the clothing care device (101) state during the clothing care process to the control system (107) and / or the external control system (108) based on user input; wherein the control system (107) and / or the external control system (108) is configured to adjust the parameters according to the transmitted evaluation of the state of the clothes and / or the state of the clothes care device (101) during the clothes care process to obtain adjusted parameters; and The control system (107) is configured to re-execute the clothing care program according to the adjusted parameters in another clothing care process to dry other clothing received in the drying chamber (105).

2. The clothing care system (200) according to claim 1, wherein: The user interface (101) includes a touch screen of the clothing care device (100), and the touch screen is configured to detect input of a user's evaluation of a clothing state and / or a state of the clothing care device (101) during a clothing care process, wherein the touch screen is configured to transmit the evaluation of the clothing state and / or the state of the clothing care device (101) during the clothing care process to the control system (107) and / or the external control system (108).

3. The clothing care system (200) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: The user interface (101) includes a mobile user device, in particular a smart phone, a smart tablet, a laptop or a personal computer, wherein the mobile user device is connected to the control system (107) and / or the external control system (108) via a communication network (109) and is configured to detect input of a user's evaluation of a clothing state and / or a clothing care device (101) state during a clothing care process, and transmit the evaluation of the clothing state and / or a clothing care device (101) state during a clothing care process to the control system (107) and / or the external control system (108).

4. The clothing care system (200) according to claim 2 or 3, wherein: The touch-sensitive screen and / or mobile user device is configured to output to the user an input request including a plurality of selection options for the user's preferences for the state of clothing and / or the state of the clothing care device (101) during the clothing care process, wherein an evaluation of the state of clothing and / or the state of the clothing care device (101) during the clothing care process is determined based on the user's selection.

5. The clothing care system (200) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein The control system (107) and / or the external control system (108) are configured to automatically adjust the parameters based on a transmitted evaluation of the state of clothing and / or the state of the clothing care device (101) during the clothing care process, in particular without requiring user reconfirmation, to obtain adjusted parameters.

6. The clothing care system (200) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: The user interface (101) is configured to display a request for confirming the adjustment of parameters to a user, and transmit the user confirmation for adjusting the parameters to the control system (107) and / or the external control system (108), wherein the control system (107) and / or the external control system (108) are configured to adjust the parameters only upon receiving the transmitted user confirmation for adjusting the parameters, so as to obtain the adjusted parameters.

7. The clothing care system (200) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein: The parameters include at least one of the following parameters of the clothing care program: the execution duration of the clothing care program, in particular the fine-tuning value of the execution duration of the clothing care program; the target degree of drying of the clothing, in particular the target drying temperature and / or the target drying humidity of the clothing; the rotation speed of the clothing drum of the clothing care device (100); and the anti-wrinkle option. And / or, wherein the parameters include at least one of the following parameters of the clothing care device (100): the fan speed of the clothing care device (100); the parameters of the program for automatically cleaning the filter of the clothing care device (100); the parameters of the anti-wrinkle program.

8. The garment care system (200) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein: The user interface (101) is configured to transmit a user identification of a user to the control system (107) and / or the external control system (108) before executing a clothing care program and before re-executing the clothing care program based on additional input from the user, wherein the control system (107) and / or the external control system (108) is configured to further adjust the parameters based on the transmitted user identification to obtain adjusted parameters.

9. The garment care system (200) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein: The laundry care device (100) comprises at least one sensor for detecting first sensor data, the sensor being in particular configured to detect an external temperature of the laundry care device (100), air humidity outside the laundry care device (100), water hardness supplied to the laundry care device (100) and / or a weight of laundry received in a drying chamber (105), Wherein, the control system (107) and / or the external control system (108) is further configured to adjust the parameter according to the first sensor data to obtain an adjusted parameter.

10. The garment care system (200) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein: The clothing care system (200) comprises a household appliance arranged in the spatial environment of the clothing care device (100), in particular a household appliance connected to a water supply device, wherein the household appliance comprises at least one sensor for detecting second sensor data, the sensor being in particular configured to detect an external temperature of the household appliance, air humidity outside the household appliance and / or hardness of water supplied to the household appliance, Wherein, the control system (107) and / or the external control system (108) is further configured to adjust the parameter according to the second sensor data to obtain an adjusted parameter.

11. The garment care system (200) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein: The clothing care device (100) includes an electronic memory, which is constructed to store multiple parameter sets and multiple clothing care programs, wherein one parameter set among the multiple parameter sets includes the parameters, wherein the multiple clothing care programs include the clothing care programs, and wherein at least one parameter set among the multiple parameter sets is respectively configured for each clothing care program among the multiple clothing care programs.

12. The clothing care system (200) according to claim 11, wherein: The parameter has an allowable parameter range, wherein the control system (107) and / or the external control system (108) is constructed to adjust at least one other parameter of the parameter set, in particular a target degree of drying of the clothes and / or a parameter of a program for automatically cleaning a filter of the clothes care device (100), based on a transmitted evaluation of the state of the clothes and / or the state of the clothes care device (101) during the clothes care process and the adjusted parameter, if the adjusted parameter is the minimum value of the allowable parameter range or the maximum value of the allowable parameter range, so as to obtain at least one other adjusted parameter, wherein the control system (107) is constructed to further re-execute the clothes care program according to the at least one other adjusted parameter in the other clothes care process to dry other clothes received in the drying chamber (105).

13. The garment care system (200) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein: The parameter has an allowable parameter range, wherein the control system (107) and / or the external control system (108) is configured to determine user information (115a-b) if the adjusted parameter is a minimum value of the allowable parameter range or a maximum value of the allowable parameter range, wherein the user interface (101) is configured to display the user information (115a-b) to a user; And / or, wherein the control system (107) and / or the external control system (108) is configured to store respective additional evaluations in an electronic memory for a plurality of clothing care processes preceding the clothing care process, wherein the control system (107) and / or the external control system (108) is configured to determine user information (115a-b) if a predetermined number of the additional evaluations is identical to the evaluation and in particular is temporally consecutive, wherein the user interface (101) is configured to display the user information (115a-b) to a user.

14. The clothing care system (200) according to claim 13, wherein: The user information (115a-b) includes: instructions for manually cleaning a filter of a clothing care device (100); instructions for selecting a target degree of drying for clothing, in particular a target drying temperature and / or a target drying humidity for clothing; instructions for repositioning the clothing care device (100); and sensor data of the clothing care device (100) and / or credibility information of a user assessment.

15. A method (400) for caring for clothing in a clothing care system (200), wherein the clothing care system (200) comprises: A clothing care device (100) having a drying chamber (105) for receiving clothing and a control system (107); and a user interface (101), the user interface being connected to the control system (107) and / or connected to an external control system (108) outside the clothing care device (100) via a communication network (109); wherein the method (400) comprises the following method steps: During the clothing care process, a clothing care program (401) is executed by the control system (107) according to the parameters to dry the clothing received in the drying chamber (105); Characterized in that the method (400) further comprises the following method steps: After executing the clothing care program, transmitting (403) an evaluation of the clothing status and / or the status of the clothing care device (101) during the clothing care process to the control system (107) and / or the external control system (108) through the user interface (101) based on user input; adjusting (405) the parameters by the control system (107) and / or the external control system (108) according to the transmitted evaluation of the state of the clothes and / or the state of the clothes care device (101) during the clothes care process to obtain adjusted parameters; as well as According to the adjusted parameters, the laundry care program (407) is executed in another laundry care process by the control system (107) to dry other laundry received in the drying chamber (105).

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