Drying control method of laundry treating apparatus, electronic device, and laundry treating apparatus

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of clothes processing equipment, and in particular to a drying control method of clothes processing equipment, an electronic device and clothes processing equipment. The drying control method comprises the following steps: when any one of the clothes processing barrels is ready to execute a drying program, the drying state of a clothes processing barrel executing the drying program is acquired; based on the drying state, the load parameter of the clothes in the clothes processing barrel executing the drying program and the clothes processing barrel ready to execute the drying program is selectively determined, the load parameter is positively correlated with the weight of the clothes; and according to the load parameter, the clothes processing barrel executing the drying program and / or the clothes processing barrel ready to execute the drying program is selectively controlled. The present application can meet the synchronous drying of two or more clothes processing barrels, effectively reduce the total time of clothes drying and improve the user experience.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of clothing processing equipment technology, and in particular to a drying control method, electronic equipment, and clothing processing equipment for clothing processing. Background Technology

[0002] With the continuous improvement of living standards, the washing machine industry is also showing a diversified development trend. People have an increasing demand for washing machines with separate washing and care functions, health sterilization, and multiple washing and care features. Based on single-tub washing machines, various washing machine manufacturers have developed twin-tub, triple-tub, and other multi-tub washing machines to meet market demands. Among them, twin-tub washing machines can already meet a wide range of user needs.

[0003] However, in existing twin-tub washing machines, when one tub is running a drying program, the other tub needs to wait; or, when one tub is running a drying program and the other tub also needs to run a drying program, the temperature inside the tub that is currently running the drying program changes, requiring a re-judgment, resulting in a longer drying time and lower drying efficiency. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In view of this, the present invention provides a drying control method, electronic device and clothing processing device for a clothing processing device, to solve the problem that the two clothing processing drums of the existing twin-drum washing machine will result in a long drying time and low drying efficiency when the two drying drums are running the drying program at the same time.

[0005] A first aspect of this invention provides a drying control method for a garment processing device, the garment processing device including a plurality of garment processing drums and a drying air duct, the plurality of garment processing drums being arranged in a first direction and sharing the drying air duct, the drying control method comprising:

[0006] Before any of the garment processing drums is ready to execute the drying program, the drying status of the garment processing drum that is currently executing the drying program is obtained.

[0007] Based on the drying state, the load parameters of the clothes in the clothes processing drum that is currently performing a drying program and the clothes processing drum that is about to perform a drying program are selectively determined, and the load parameters are positively correlated with the weight of the clothes.

[0008] Based on the load parameters, the clothes handling drum that is currently performing a drying program and / or the clothes handling drum that is about to perform a drying program is selectively controlled.

[0009] In some embodiments, the drying state includes a temperature-related early drying phase and a mid-drying phase;

[0010] The step of selectively determining the load parameters of clothes in the clothes processing drum currently performing a drying process and the clothes processing drum preparing to perform a drying process based on the drying state includes:

[0011] When the clothes handling drum that is currently performing the drying process is in the early stage of drying or the middle stage of drying, the load parameters of the clothes in the clothes handling drum that is currently performing the drying process and the clothes handling drum that is about to perform the drying process are determined.

[0012] In some implementations, the load parameter includes a weight ratio;

[0013] The determination of the load parameters of the clothes in the clothes processing drum that is currently performing a drying process and the clothes processing drum that is about to perform a drying process includes:

[0014] Obtain the first weight value of the clothes in the clothes processing drum where the drying process is being performed;

[0015] Obtain a second weight value of the clothes in the clothes processing drum that is ready to undergo the drying process;

[0016] The ratio of the first weight value to the second weight value is determined as the load parameter.

[0017] In some embodiments, selectively controlling the clothes handling drum that is currently performing a drying process and / or the clothes handling drum that is about to perform a drying process, based on the load parameter, includes:

[0018] Determine the relationship between the ratio of the first weight value and the second weight value and the first preset threshold and the second preset threshold, respectively, wherein the first preset threshold is less than the second preset threshold;

[0019] Based on the size relationship, the clothes handling drum that is currently performing a drying program and / or the clothes handling drum that is about to perform a drying program are selectively controlled.

[0020] In some embodiments, the second preset threshold value ranges from [2.8, 3.3]; and,

[0021] The first preset threshold is the reciprocal of the second preset threshold.

[0022] In some embodiments, the selective control of the laundry drum currently performing a drying process and / or the laundry drum preparing to perform a drying process based on the size relationship includes:

[0023] When the ratio is less than the first preset threshold, the clothes processing drum that is preparing to execute the drying program is controlled to run, and the clothes processing drum that is currently executing the drying program is controlled to stop running. After the clothes processing drum that is preparing to execute the drying program has completed running, the clothes processing drum that is currently executing the drying program is controlled to continue running.

[0024] In some embodiments, the selective control of the laundry drum currently performing a drying process and / or the laundry drum preparing to perform a drying process based on the size relationship includes:

[0025] When the ratio is greater than or equal to the first preset threshold and less than or equal to the second preset threshold, the clothes processing drum that is currently executing the drying program is controlled to continue running, and the clothes processing drum that is preparing to execute the drying program is controlled to run.

[0026] In some embodiments, controlling the clothes handling drum that is currently performing a drying process to continue operating and controlling the clothes handling drum that is preparing to perform a drying process to continue operating includes:

[0027] When the ratio is between 0.8 and 1.25, the clothes handling drum currently performing a drying program and the clothes handling drum preparing to perform a drying program are controlled to synchronously dry with the same drying airflow rate; or,

[0028] When the ratio is outside the range of 0.8 to 1.25, the magnitudes of the first weight value and the second weight value are determined;

[0029] When the first weight value is greater than the second weight value, the flow rate of the drying airflow input into the clothes processing drum currently performing the drying process is greater than the flow rate of the drying airflow input into the clothes processing drum preparing to perform the drying process, and the rotational speed of the clothes processing drum currently performing the drying process is greater than the rotational speed of the clothes processing drum preparing to perform the drying process; and,

[0030] When the first weight value is less than the second weight value, the flow rate of the drying airflow input into the clothes processing drum that is currently performing the drying program is less than the flow rate of the drying airflow input into the clothes processing drum that is about to perform the drying program, and the rotation speed of the clothes processing drum that is currently performing the drying program is less than the rotation speed of the clothes processing drum that is about to perform the drying program.

[0031] In some embodiments, the selective control of the laundry drum currently performing a drying process and / or the laundry drum preparing to perform a drying process based on the size relationship includes:

[0032] When the ratio is greater than the second preset threshold, the clothes processing drum that is currently performing the drying program is controlled to continue running, and after the clothes processing drum that is currently performing the drying program has finished running, the clothes processing drum that is preparing to perform the drying program is then controlled to run.

[0033] In some embodiments, the drying state includes a temperature-dependent late drying stage;

[0034] The drying control method further includes:

[0035] When the clothes processing drum that is currently performing the drying process is in the later stage of drying, the clothes processing drum that is currently performing the drying process is controlled to continue running, and after the clothes processing drum that is currently performing the drying process has completed running, the clothes processing drum that is preparing to perform the drying process is then controlled to run.

[0036] A second aspect of the present invention provides an electronic device, the electronic device comprising:

[0037] Memory is used to store one or more computer-executable instructions;

[0038] A processor for calling and executing computer-executable instructions in the memory to implement the method as described in any of the first aspects.

[0039] A third aspect of the present invention provides a garment processing apparatus that is controlled by the method described in the first aspect, or has electronic equipment as described in the second aspect.

[0040] Compared with the prior art, the main advantages of the present invention are as follows:

[0041] The present invention relates to a drying control method, electronic device, and clothing processing device for a clothing processing apparatus. The clothing processing apparatus includes multiple clothing processing drums and a drying duct. The multiple clothing processing drums are arranged in a first direction and share a single drying duct. The first direction can be vertical or horizontal. The drying control method includes the following steps: before any of the multiple clothing processing drums prepares to execute a drying program, the drying state of any of the remaining clothing processing drums currently executing a drying program is obtained; then, based on the drying state, a load parameter positively correlated with the weight of the clothing is selectively determined in the clothing processing drum currently executing a drying program and the clothing processing drum preparing to execute a drying program; finally, based on the load parameter, the clothing processing drum currently executing a drying program and the clothing processing drum preparing to execute a drying program are selectively controlled. By implementing the above drying control method, the total drying time of clothing can be effectively reduced while simultaneously allowing two or more clothing processing drums to dry synchronously, thus improving the drying efficiency of clothing and the user experience. Attached Figure Description

[0042] To more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are merely exemplary, and those skilled in the art can derive other embodiments based on the provided drawings without creative effort.

[0043] The structures, proportions, sizes, etc. illustrated in this specification are only for the purpose of assisting those skilled in the art in understanding and reading the content disclosed herein, and are not intended to limit the conditions under which the present invention can be implemented. Therefore, they have no substantial technical significance. Any modifications to the structure, changes in the proportions, or adjustments to the size, without affecting the effects and objectives that the present invention can produce, should still fall within the scope of the technical content disclosed in the present invention.

[0044] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a garment processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0045] Figure 2 This is a flowchart of the steps of a drying control method for a garment processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0046] Figure 3 This is a logic judgment flowchart of a drying control method for a garment processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Attached image description:

[0048] 100. Clothing processing equipment; 110. Clothing processing drum; 111. Upper clothing processing drum; 112. Lower clothing processing drum; 120. Drying air duct; 121. Common air duct; 122. Upper drum branch air duct; 123. Lower drum branch air duct; 124. Air distribution device; 125. Air supply system. Detailed Implementation

[0049] The following specific embodiments illustrate the implementation of the present invention. Those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present invention from the content disclosed in this specification. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, of the embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0050] The terminology used in the embodiments of this invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the invention. The singular forms “a,” “the,” and “the” used in the embodiments of this invention and the appended claims are also intended to include the plural forms, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. “Multiple” generally includes at least two, but does not exclude the inclusion of at least one.

[0051] It should be understood that the term "and / or" used in this article is merely a description of the relationship between related objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B can represent: A existing alone, A and B existing simultaneously, and B existing alone. Additionally, the character " / " in this article generally indicates that the preceding and following related objects have an "or" relationship.

[0052] It should also be noted that the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a product or system comprising a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a product or system. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the product or system that includes said element.

[0053] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below. Examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and intended to explain the present invention, but should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

[0054] like Figure 1As shown, an exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a clothing processing device 100. The clothing processing device 100 may include, but is not limited to, a washing machine, which may include, but is not limited to, a washer-dryer combo, etc. For example, the washing machine may be a front-loading washing machine or a top-loading washing machine with drying or washing functions; of course, the washing machine may also be other types of fully automatic washing machines.

[0055] The garment processing equipment 100 includes multiple garment processing drums 110 and a drying duct 120. There is one drying duct 120. The multiple garment processing drums 110 are arranged in a first direction and share a single drying duct 120. It should be noted that the first direction can be vertical, meaning the multiple garment processing drums 110 are arranged vertically at intervals; or, the first direction can be horizontal, meaning the multiple garment processing drums 110 are arranged horizontally at intervals.

[0056] In this example and the examples below, the clothes handling device 100 is described using a twin-tub washing machine as an example, wherein two clothes handling tubs 110 are arranged vertically. The drying duct 120 has two or more outlets, and the two outlets are respectively connected to the two clothes handling tubs 110, so that the two clothes handling tubs 110 can be dried simultaneously using one drying duct 120. This reduces the design size of the clothes handling device 100, and the structural design of two clothes handling tubs 110 sharing one drying duct 120 can be realized in a smaller design space.

[0057] The upper garment processing drum 110 is defined as the upper garment processing drum 111, and the lower garment processing drum is defined as the lower garment processing drum 112. It should be noted that both the upper garment processing drum 111 and the lower garment processing drum 112 can satisfy the functions of washing, rinsing, air drying, and tumble drying of clothes.

[0058] The drying air duct 120 includes a common air duct 121, an upper cylinder branch air duct 122, and a lower cylinder branch air duct 123. In the common air duct 121 (e.g....) Figure 1 A shared air supply system 125 is installed within the dashed box (as shown in the figure). One end of the upper cylinder branch air duct 122 is connected to the upper clothes handling cylinder 111, and the other end of the upper cylinder branch air duct 122 is connected to the shared air duct 121. One end of the lower cylinder branch air duct 123 is connected to the lower clothes handling cylinder 112, and the other end of the lower cylinder branch air duct 123 is connected to the shared air duct 121.

[0059] Based on this, the shared air supply system 125 can provide corresponding drying airflow to the upper garment handling drum 111 and the lower garment handling drum 112.

[0060] Reference Figure 1As shown, in one example, the air supply system 125 may include a drying fan (not shown) and a drying module (not shown), the drying fan being a variable frequency fan. The drying module is configured to dehumidify and heat the humid gas drawn from the garment handling drum, forming a drying airflow, which is then re-delivered to the garment handling drum 110 by the drying fan, thereby achieving the drying treatment of bound water in the garments.

[0061] The drying module can be directly fixed inside the drying duct, or it can be fixed inside the drying duct using other fasteners such as screws. The drying module can be installed near the air outlet end of the drying duct.

[0062] It should be noted that the drying module may include, but is not limited to, components that can heat air, such as electric heating wires or PTC (Positive Temperature Coefficient) heaters.

[0063] Along the direction of the drying airflow, the drying fan is located upstream of the drying module. By rotating, the drying fan can guide the hot, humid gas drawn from the garment processing drum 110 into the drying module, where it utilizes the dehumidification and heating functions to form a drying airflow. Alternatively, it can drive the drying airflow into any one or both garment processing drums 110, providing a suitable airflow rate to meet the drying volume requirements of each drum. Or, it can provide a suitable airflow during the air-drying process or during the later stages of cooling the garment processing drums 110 to meet the drying requirements of the garments or the cooling requirements of the drums.

[0064] A splitter device 124 is installed at the connection point between the upper drum branch air duct 122 and the common air duct 121, and at the connection point between the lower drum branch air duct 123 and the common air duct 121. The two splitter devices 124 are controlled by the control system of the twin-drum washing machine, thereby enabling the individual opening or closing of the upper drum branch air duct 122, the individual opening or closing of the lower drum branch air duct 123, and the synchronous opening or closing of the upper drum branch air duct 122 and the lower drum branch air duct 123.

[0065] It should be noted that the control system of a twin-tub washing machine can use existing control devices, as long as the control device can control the various start-up functions of the twin-tub washing machine. The specific structure and control logic of the control device will not be elaborated here.

[0066] Specifically, when the air distribution device 124 at the connection point between the upper drum branch air duct 122 and the common air duct 121 blocks the upper drum branch air duct 122, the lower clothes processing drum 112 can be dried independently. When the air distribution device 124 at the connection point between the lower drum branch air duct 123 and the common air duct 121 blocks the lower drum branch air duct 123, the upper clothes processing drum 111 can be dried independently. And when neither of the two air distribution devices 124 blocks the upper drum branch air duct 122 nor the lower drum branch air duct 123, the upper clothes processing drum 111 and the lower clothes processing drum 112 can be dried simultaneously.

[0067] In one example, the air distribution device 124 may include, but is not limited to, air distribution vanes with different settings. When the air distribution vanes are in different settings, the flow rate of the drying airflow from the common air duct 121 into the upper cylinder branch air duct 122 or the lower cylinder branch air duct 123 is different. It should be noted that the air distribution vanes and their setting structure can adopt existing technology, which will not be described in detail here.

[0068] In the above example, the shared drying duct 120 allows for the simultaneous drying of clothes in two or more clothes handling drums 110, thereby effectively reducing the overall drying time and improving drying efficiency. It also enhances the user experience of the clothes handling equipment 100.

[0069] like Figure 2 As shown, an exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a drying control method for a clothing processing device, which is applicable to the clothing processing devices of any of the above embodiments. This drying control method is applicable to both twin-tub washing machines and multi-tub washing machines with more than two clothing processing tubs (110). This example and the following examples will use a twin-tub washing machine as an example for illustration.

[0070] The drying control method for garment processing equipment includes the following steps:

[0071] Step S100: Before any of the garment processing drums is ready to execute the drying program, obtain the drying status of the garment processing drum that is currently executing the drying program.

[0072] Step S200: Based on the drying status, selectively determine the load parameters of the clothes in the clothes processing drum that is currently performing the drying program and the clothes processing drum that is about to perform the drying program. The load parameters are positively correlated with the weight of the clothes.

[0073] Step S300: Selectively control the clothes handling drum that is currently performing a drying program and / or the clothes handling drum that is about to perform a drying program, based on the load parameters.

[0074] In step S100, before one of the garment processing drums 110 is ready to execute the drying program, the control system of the garment processing equipment 100 acquires the drying state of one of the remaining garment processing drums 110 that is currently executing the drying program. The drying state refers to different drying stages related to the drying temperature. For example, the drying state may include a pre-drying stage (heating the garments), a mid-drying stage (drying the garments), and a post-drying stage (judging the dryness of the garments).

[0075] It should be noted that the early, middle and late stages of drying are all related to the drying temperature. The division of each stage can be determined using existing technology, and will not be elaborated here.

[0076] In some embodiments, taking a twin-tub washing machine as an example, when the drying state in the lower clothes processing drum 112 is in the early and middle stages of drying, there is a lot of bound water in the clothes. At this time, even if the drying airflow in the lower clothes processing drum 112 is changed, it will not affect the drying of the clothes in the lower clothes processing drum 112.

[0077] When the upper clothes drum 111 is ready to perform the drying program on the clothes inside, the control system of the twin-drum washing machine determines that the drying state in the lower clothes drum 112 is in the early or middle stage of drying. At this time, the control system can directly control the upper clothes drum 111 to start the drying program, so that the upper clothes drum 111 and the lower clothes drum 112 can perform the drying program on the clothes inside, thereby shortening the overall drying time and improving drying efficiency.

[0078] When the drying process in the lower garment processing drum 112 is in the later stage of drying, since the later stage of drying includes the process of judging the dryness of the clothes, changing the drying airflow in the lower garment processing drum 112 may cause misjudgment in the process of judging the dryness of the clothes, thus requiring the clothes to be judged again, which will greatly prolong the drying time of the clothes.

[0079] Therefore, when the upper clothes drum 111 is about to execute the drying program on the clothes inside, the control system of the twin-drum washing machine determines that the drying state in the lower clothes drum 112 is in the late stage of drying. At this time, the control system can control the upper clothes drum 111 to temporarily suspend the drying program, and wait for the drying program of the lower clothes drum 112 to be completed before controlling the upper clothes drum 111 to execute the drying program, so as to prioritize the drying efficiency and drying effect of the clothes in the lower clothes drum 112.

[0080] In step S200, after the control system obtains the drying status of the clothes processing drum 110 (i.e., the lower clothes processing drum 112) that is performing the drying program, it selectively determines the load parameters of the clothes in the lower clothes processing drum 112 and the upper clothes processing drum 111. The load parameters are related to the weight of the clothes.

[0081] In some embodiments, the weight of the clothes in the upper garment processing drum 111 relative to the weight of the clothes in the lower garment processing drum 112 can be determined based on the load parameter. Specifically, when the weight of the clothes in the lower garment processing drum 112 is heavier and the weight of the clothes in the upper garment processing drum 111 is lighter, for example, when the weight of the clothes in the lower garment processing drum 112 is three times or more the weight of the clothes in the upper garment processing drum 111, the clothes in the lower garment processing drum 112 are defined as having a high load, and the clothes in the upper garment processing drum 111 are defined as having a low load.

[0082] Alternatively, if the weight of the clothes in the lower garment processing drum 112 is less than three times the weight of the clothes in the upper garment processing drum 111, and the clothes in the larger garment processing drum 110 occupy more than 40% of the drum's internal volume, then the clothes in both the lower garment processing drum 112 and the upper garment processing drum 111 are defined as multi-load.

[0083] Alternatively, if the weight of the clothes in the lower garment processing drum 112 is less than three times the weight of the clothes in the upper garment processing drum 111, and the clothes in the larger garment processing drum 110 occupy no more than 40% of the drum's internal volume, then the clothes in both the lower garment processing drum 112 and the upper garment processing drum 111 are defined as having a low load.

[0084] In step S300, the process of selectively controlling the upper garment processing drum 111 and the lower garment processing drum 112 based on the load parameters obtained in step S200 may include:

[0085] When it is determined that the lower garment processing drum 112 has a high load of clothes while the upper garment processing drum 111 has a low load, the control system can control the two air distribution devices 124 to ensure that the clothes inside the lower garment processing drum 112 continue to execute the drying program, thus ensuring that the clothes inside can be dried within the specified time. Furthermore, after the clothes in the lower garment processing drum 112 have been dried, the control system then controls the upper garment processing drum 111 to execute the drying program, prioritizing the drying of the high-load clothes before drying the low-load clothes.

[0086] When it is determined that the clothes in the lower clothes processing drum 112 and the clothes in the upper clothes processing drum 111 are both heavily loaded or lightly loaded, the control system can control the two air distribution devices 124 to make the lower clothes processing drum 112 and the upper clothes processing drum 111 execute the drying program synchronously. This can achieve synchronous drying of clothes in two or more clothes processing drums 110, effectively reducing the overall drying time, improving drying efficiency, and greatly enhancing the user experience of the clothes processing equipment 100.

[0087] like Figure 3 As shown, in some embodiments, the drying state includes a temperature-related early drying stage and a mid-drying stage. It should be noted that the temperature-related early drying stage and mid-drying stage can be divided using the drying temperature in the prior art, which will not be elaborated here.

[0088] When the control system determines that the lower garment processing drum 112 is in the early or middle stage of drying, it can obtain load parameters related to the weight of the clothes in the lower garment processing drum 112 and the weight of the clothes in the upper garment processing drum 111 based on the weight sensor in the garment processing equipment 100, or by using the rotation frequency or rotation current of the drive motor that drives the garment processing drum 110 to rotate.

[0089] Then, the lower garment processing drum 112 or the upper garment processing drum 111 is controlled according to the load parameters.

[0090] In one example, the load parameter includes the weight ratio.

[0091] The control system acquires a first weight value of the clothing in the lower clothing processing drum 112 and a second weight value of the clothing in the upper clothing processing drum 111. Both the first and second weight values ​​characterize the weight of the clothing.

[0092] The ratio of the first weight value to the second weight value is determined as the load parameter.

[0093] After obtaining the first weight value and the second weight value, the control system determines the relationship between the ratio of the first weight value and the second weight value and the first preset threshold and the second preset threshold, respectively, where the first preset threshold is less than the second preset threshold.

[0094] Then, based on the above size relationship, the lower garment processing tube 112 or the upper garment processing tube 111 can be flexibly controlled.

[0095] In a specific example, the second preset threshold ranges from [2.8, 3.3], while the first preset threshold is the reciprocal of the second preset threshold.

[0096] In one preferred example, the second preset threshold is 3, and the first preset threshold is the reciprocal of 3.

[0097] When the ratio of the first weight value to the second weight value is less than the first preset threshold, it indicates that the relative weight of the clothes in the lower clothes processing drum 112 is relatively light, and it can be defined as a low load, while the relative weight of the clothes in the upper clothes processing drum 111 is relatively heavy, and it can be defined as a high load.

[0098] In other words, when it is determined that the clothes in the upper clothes processing drum 111 are heavily loaded and the clothes in the lower clothes processing drum 112 are lightly loaded, in order to ensure the overall drying efficiency of the clothes, the control system can control the air distribution device 124 at the connection position of the lower drum branch air duct 123 and the common air duct 121 to block the lower drum branch air duct 123, so that the upper clothes processing drum 111 will execute the drying program first. After the upper clothes processing drum 111 finishes executing the drying program, the control system controls the air distribution device 124 at the connection position of the upper drum branch air duct 122 and the common air duct 121 to block the upper drum branch air duct 122, and controls the air distribution device 124 at the connection position of the lower drum branch air duct 123 and the common air duct 121 to no longer block the lower drum branch air duct 123, so that the lower clothes processing drum 112 will continue to execute the drying program until the drying program is completed.

[0099] When the ratio of the first weight value to the second weight value is greater than or equal to the first preset threshold and less than or equal to the second preset threshold, it indicates that the weight of the clothes in the upper clothes processing drum 111 and the clothes in the lower clothes processing drum 112 are similar, and both are either overloaded or underloaded.

[0100] It should be noted that the determination of whether the clothes in the upper clothes processing drum 111 and the clothes in the lower clothes processing drum 112 are overloaded or underloaded can refer to the above example. For example, when the clothes in the clothes processing drum 110 occupy more than 40% of the space inside the drum, it is considered overloaded; while when the clothes in the clothes processing drum 110 occupy less than 40% of the space inside the drum, it is considered underloaded.

[0101] In other words, when it is determined that the clothes in the upper garment processing drum 111 and the lower garment processing drum 112 are either overloaded or underloaded, the control system controls the air distribution device 124 at the connection position of the upper drum branch air duct 122 and the common air duct 121 to not block the upper drum branch air duct 122, and controls the air distribution device 124 at the connection position of the lower drum branch air duct 123 and the common air duct 121 to not block the lower drum branch air duct 123, so that the upper garment processing drum 111 and the lower garment processing drum 112 can execute the drying program synchronously, thereby reducing the overall drying time of the clothes and improving the drying efficiency of the clothes.

[0102] In some embodiments, the process of controlling the upper garment processing drum 111 and the lower garment processing drum 112 to dry simultaneously may also include the following process:

[0103] When the ratio of the first weight value to the second weight value is between 0.8 and 1.25, it indicates that the weight of the clothes in the upper clothes processing drum 111 is similar to the weight of the clothes in the lower clothes processing drum 112. At this time, the upper clothes processing drum 111 and the lower clothes processing drum 112 can be controlled by the control system to dry synchronously with the same drying airflow.

[0104] Alternatively, when the ratio of the first weight value to the second weight value is outside the range of 0.8 to 1.25, it indicates that the weight difference between the clothes in the lower garment processing drum 112 and the clothes in the upper garment processing drum 111 is large. In this case, the magnitude of the first weight value and the second weight value is determined based on the control system.

[0105] When the first weight value is greater than the second weight value, it indicates that there are more clothes in the lower clothes processing drum 112 than in the upper clothes processing drum 111. At this time, the air distribution plate in the corresponding air distribution device 124 can be controlled to be at different levels by the control system, so that the flow rate of the drying airflow into the lower clothes processing drum 112 is slightly greater than the flow rate of the drying airflow into the upper clothes processing drum 111. At the same time, the rotation speed of the lower clothes processing drum 112 is controlled to be greater than the rotation speed of the upper clothes processing drum 111 by the control system.

[0106] It should be noted that the structure of the air distribution vanes in different settings can use existing technology, which will not be elaborated here.

[0107] When the first weight value is less than the second weight value, it indicates that there are fewer clothes in the lower clothes processing drum 112 than in the upper clothes processing drum 111. At this time, the air distribution plate in the corresponding air distribution device 124 can be controlled to be at different levels based on the control system, so that the flow rate of the drying airflow into the lower clothes processing drum 112 is slightly less than the flow rate of the drying airflow into the upper clothes processing drum 111. At the same time, the rotation speed of the lower clothes processing drum 112 is controlled to be less than the rotation speed of the upper clothes processing drum 111 based on the control system.

[0108] When the ratio of the first weight value to the second weight value is greater than the second preset threshold, it indicates that the weight of the clothes in the lower clothes processing drum 112 is greater than the weight of the clothes in the upper clothes processing drum 111, meaning the clothes in the lower clothes processing drum 112 are underloaded. At this time, the control system controls the air distribution device 124 at the connection point between the lower drum branch air duct 123 and the common air duct 121 to not block the lower drum branch air duct 123, and controls the air distribution device 124 at the connection point between the upper drum branch air duct 122 and the common air duct 121 to block the upper drum branch air duct 122, so that the lower clothes processing drum 112 prioritizes the drying process.

[0109] After the lower garment processing drum 112 finishes its drying process, the control system controls the air distribution device 124 at the connection point between the upper drum branch air duct 122 and the common air duct 121 to not block the upper drum branch air duct 122, and controls the air distribution device 124 at the connection point between the lower drum branch air duct 123 and the common air duct 121 to block the lower drum branch air duct 123, so that the upper garment processing drum 111 starts to execute the drying process until the drying process is completed.

[0110] In some embodiments, the drying state further includes a temperature-related drying phase, wherein the temperature-related drying phase can be divided using drying temperatures in the prior art, which will not be elaborated here.

[0111] When the control system determines that the lower garment processing drum 112 is in the later stage of drying, it indicates that the clothes in the lower garment processing drum 112 are about to finish drying. If the flow rate of the drying airflow is changed at this time, it will affect the drying situation in the lower garment processing drum 112. It may cause the lower garment processing drum 112 to re-sort the clothes due to temperature changes, thereby prolonging the drying time of the clothes.

[0112] Based on this, when it is determined that the lower garment processing drum 112 is in the later stage of drying, the control system controls the air distribution device 124 at the connection position of the upper drum branch air duct 122 and the common air duct 121 to block the upper drum branch air duct 122, and controls the air distribution device 124 at the connection position of the lower drum branch air duct 123 and the common air duct 121 not to block the lower drum branch air duct 123, so that the lower garment processing drum 112 continues to perform the drying program. After the lower garment processing drum 112 finishes its drying process, the control system controls the air distribution device 124 at the connection point between the lower drum branch air duct 123 and the common air duct 121 to block the lower drum branch air duct 123, and controls the air distribution device 124 at the connection point between the upper drum branch air duct 122 and the common air duct 121 to stop blocking the upper drum branch air duct 122, so that the upper garment processing drum 111 starts its drying process until the drying process is completed, thus completing the drying of the clothes in the lower garment processing drum 112 and the upper garment processing drum 111.

[0113] An exemplary embodiment of the present invention also provides an electronic device. The electronic device includes a processor (not shown) and a memory (not shown) connected to the processor. The memory stores one or more computer-executable instructions. These computer-executable instructions can be invoked by the processor to execute the drying control method of the clothing handling device in any of the above embodiments.

[0114] An exemplary embodiment of the present invention also provides a garment processing device 100, which is controlled by a drying control method for garment processing devices as described in any of the above embodiments, or has an electronic device as described in the above embodiments.

[0115] In the above example, the garment processing device 100 includes multiple garment processing drums 110 and a drying duct 120. The multiple garment processing drums 110 are arranged in a first direction and share a single drying duct 120. The first direction can be vertical or horizontal. The drying control method includes the following steps: before any one of the multiple garment processing drums 110 is ready to execute a drying program, the drying state of any one of the remaining garment processing drums 110 currently executing a drying program is obtained; then, based on the drying state, load parameters positively correlated with the weight of the garments in the garment processing drums 110 currently executing a drying program and the garment processing drums 110 ready to execute a drying program are selectively determined; finally, based on the load parameters, the garment processing drums 110 currently executing a drying program and the garment processing drums 110 ready to execute a drying program are selectively controlled. By implementing the above drying control method, while ensuring that two or more garment processing drums 110 can dry simultaneously, the total drying time of the garments can also be effectively reduced, improving the drying efficiency of the garments and the user experience.

[0116] Other embodiments of the invention will readily occur to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the specification and practice of the embodiments disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention that follow the general principles of the invention and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The specification and examples are to be considered exemplary only, and the true scope and spirit of the invention are indicated by the following claims.

[0117] It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the precise structure described above and shown in the accompanying drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from its scope. The scope of the invention is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A drying control method for a garment processing device, the garment processing device comprising a plurality of garment processing drums and a drying air duct, wherein the plurality of garment processing drums are arranged in a first direction and share the drying air duct, characterized in that, The drying control method includes: Before any of the garment processing drums is ready to execute the drying program, the drying status of the garment processing drum that is currently executing the drying program is obtained. Based on the drying state, the load parameters of the clothes in the clothes processing drum that is currently performing a drying program and the clothes processing drum that is about to perform a drying program are selectively determined, and the load parameters are positively correlated with the weight of the clothes. Based on the load parameters, the clothes handling drum that is currently performing a drying program and / or the clothes handling drum that is about to perform a drying program can be selectively controlled. The load parameter includes a weight ratio, which is the ratio of a first weight of the clothes in the clothes processing drum that is currently performing the drying process to a second weight of the clothes in the clothes processing drum that is about to perform the drying process.

2. The drying control method for the garment processing equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The drying states include a temperature-related early drying stage and a mid-drying stage; The step of selectively determining the load parameters of clothes in the clothes processing drum currently performing a drying process and the clothes processing drum preparing to perform a drying process based on the drying state includes: When the clothes handling drum that is currently performing the drying process is in the early stage of drying or the middle stage of drying, the load parameters of the clothes in the clothes handling drum that is currently performing the drying process and the clothes handling drum that is about to perform the drying process are determined.

3. The drying control method for the garment processing equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that, The determination of the load parameters of the clothes in the clothes processing drum that is currently performing a drying process and the clothes processing drum that is about to perform a drying process includes: Obtain the first weight value of the clothes in the clothes processing drum where the drying process is being performed; Obtain a second weight value of the clothes in the clothes processing drum that is ready to undergo the drying process; The ratio of the first weight value to the second weight value is determined as the load parameter.

4. The drying control method for the garment processing equipment according to claim 3, characterized in that, The step of selectively controlling the clothes handling drum that is currently performing a drying program and / or the clothes handling drum that is about to perform a drying program, based on the load parameters, includes: Determine the relationship between the ratio of the first weight value and the second weight value and the first preset threshold and the second preset threshold, respectively, wherein the first preset threshold is less than the second preset threshold; Based on the size relationship, the clothes handling drum that is currently performing a drying program and / or the clothes handling drum that is about to perform a drying program are selectively controlled.

5. The drying control method for the garment processing equipment according to claim 4, characterized in that, The second preset threshold value ranges from [2.8, 3.3]; and, The first preset threshold is the reciprocal of the second preset threshold.

6. The drying control method for the garment processing equipment according to claim 5, characterized in that, The selective control of the laundry drum currently performing a drying process and / or the laundry drum preparing to perform a drying process, based on the size relationship, includes: When the ratio is less than the first preset threshold, the clothes processing drum that is preparing to execute the drying program is controlled to run, and the clothes processing drum that is currently executing the drying program is controlled to stop running. After the clothes processing drum that is preparing to execute the drying program has completed running, the clothes processing drum that is currently executing the drying program is controlled to continue running.

7. The drying control method for the garment processing equipment according to claim 5, characterized in that, The selective control of the laundry drum currently performing a drying process and / or the laundry drum preparing to perform a drying process, based on the size relationship, includes: When the ratio is greater than or equal to the first preset threshold and less than or equal to the second preset threshold, the clothes processing drum that is currently executing the drying program is controlled to continue running, and the clothes processing drum that is preparing to execute the drying program is controlled to run.

8. The drying control method for the garment processing equipment according to claim 7, characterized in that, The control of the clothes handling drum that is currently performing a drying process to continue operating and the control of the clothes handling drum that is preparing to perform a drying process include: When the ratio is between 0.8 and 1.25, the clothes handling drum currently performing a drying program and the clothes handling drum preparing to perform a drying program are controlled to synchronously dry with the same drying airflow rate; or, When the ratio is outside the range of 0.8 to 1.25, the magnitudes of the first weight value and the second weight value are determined; When the first weight value is greater than the second weight value, the flow rate of the drying airflow input into the clothes processing drum currently performing the drying process is greater than the flow rate of the drying airflow input into the clothes processing drum preparing to perform the drying process, and the rotational speed of the clothes processing drum currently performing the drying process is greater than the rotational speed of the clothes processing drum preparing to perform the drying process; and, When the first weight value is less than the second weight value, the flow rate of the drying airflow input into the clothes processing drum that is currently performing the drying program is less than the flow rate of the drying airflow input into the clothes processing drum that is about to perform the drying program, and the rotation speed of the clothes processing drum that is currently performing the drying program is less than the rotation speed of the clothes processing drum that is about to perform the drying program.

9. The drying control method for the garment processing equipment according to claim 5, characterized in that, The selective control of the laundry drum currently performing a drying process and / or the laundry drum preparing to perform a drying process, based on the size relationship, includes: When the ratio is greater than the second preset threshold, the clothes processing drum that is currently performing the drying program is controlled to continue running, and after the clothes processing drum that is currently performing the drying program has finished running, the clothes processing drum that is preparing to perform the drying program is then controlled to run.

10. The drying control method for the garment processing equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that, The drying state includes the later stage of drying, which is related to temperature. The drying control method further includes: When the clothes processing drum that is currently performing the drying process is in the later stage of drying, the clothes processing drum that is currently performing the drying process is controlled to continue running, and after the clothes processing drum that is currently performing the drying process has completed running, the clothes processing drum that is preparing to perform the drying process is then controlled to run.

11. An electronic device, characterized in that, The electronic device includes: Memory is used to store one or more computer-executable instructions; A processor for calling and executing computer-executable instructions in the memory to implement the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 10.

12. A garment processing device, characterized in that, Controlled by any one of claims 1 to 10, or having an electronic device as described in claim 11.

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