Clothes processing equipment control method and device and clothes processing equipment

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides a control method and device of clothes processing equipment and the clothes processing equipment. The control method comprises the steps that a to-be-cleaned load is controlled to be in a static state relative to a clothes processing cavity, and an oil stain area of the to-be-cleaned load is pre-coated with cleaning gel; and determining that the duration of the clothes treatment cavity in the target state reaches a first set duration, and controlling the clothes treatment equipment to execute an operation of removing the cleaning gel. According to the scheme, the adsorption characteristic of the cleaning gel on oily stains is utilized, the clothes treatment equipment can execute the function of removing the cleaning gel, and the automatic oil stain removing function of the household clothes treatment equipment is achieved. Due to the fact that the time for the user to be exposed to the dry cleaning agent is shortened, and the automation degree of oil dirt dry cleaning removal is achieved, the scheme provided by the embodiment of the invention has good user friendliness.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of home appliance technology, specifically to a control method, device, and garment processing equipment for garment processing. Background Technology

[0002] In daily life, oily stains with noticeable color may appear on clothing and other fabrics. For example, when eating hot pot, oil may splatter onto a user's outer garment. Since commercial dry cleaning requires large amounts of organic solvents, its use in home settings is impractical. Currently, manual dry cleaning is the most common method for removing oily stains at home. The general steps of manual dry cleaning are: first, apply dry cleaning agent to the surface of the garment by spraying or foaming; then, manually rub, tap, and pat the sprayed area; finally, use towels, absorbent paper, or other materials to absorb the liquefied dry cleaning agent and the resulting oil stain. However, this method requires manual operation by the user, and dry cleaning agents can be somewhat irritating, making it less user-friendly. Summary of the Invention

[0003] To address the aforementioned technical problems, this disclosure provides a control method, apparatus, and garment processing equipment for garment processing.

[0004] In a first aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a control method for a garment processing device, comprising:

[0005] Determine to initiate the oil stain removal procedure, and control the load to be cleaned to be stationary relative to the clothing processing chamber, wherein the oil stain area of ​​the load to be cleaned is pre-applied with cleaning gel.

[0006] Once the duration of the garment processing chamber in the target state reaches a first set duration, the garment processing device is controlled to perform the operation of removing the cleaning gel.

[0007] Optionally, during the process of keeping the load to be cleaned stationary relative to the garment processing chamber, the method further includes: controlling the garment processing device to perform a heating operation on the load to be cleaned.

[0008] Optionally, controlling the garment processing device to perform a heating operation on the load to be cleaned includes: controlling the injection of steam into the garment processing chamber to achieve the heating operation on the load to be cleaned by means of steam heat release.

[0009] Optionally, during the process of controlling the load to be cleaned to be in a stationary state relative to the garment processing chamber, the method further includes: controlling the garment processing device to perform an aqueous wetting operation on the non-oil-stained areas of the load to be cleaned.

[0010] Optionally, controlling the garment processing device to perform a water wetting operation on the load to be cleaned includes:

[0011] Control the spraying of water mist or water droplets into the garment processing chamber to achieve water-based wetting of non-oil-stained areas by wetting the load to be cleaned by water droplets or water mist.

[0012] Optionally, during the process of keeping the load to be cleaned stationary relative to the garment processing chamber, the method further includes:

[0013] The garment processing device is controlled to inject cleaning foam into the garment processing chamber, the cleaning foam being used to clean non-toxic stains on the load to be cleaned.

[0014] Optionally, controlling the load to be cleaned to be stationary relative to the garment handling chamber includes:

[0015] The garment processing chamber is controlled to be in a static state or a cradle swinging state.

[0016] Optionally, controlling the garment treatment device to perform the operation of removing the cleaning gel includes:

[0017] The garment processing equipment is controlled to perform washing, rinsing, or drying operations.

[0018] Optionally, if the operation of removing the cleaning gel includes a drying operation, controlling the garment processing equipment to perform the drying operation includes:

[0019] The garment processing chamber is controlled to rotate at a first rotational speed so that the load to be cleaned adheres to the circumferential wall of the garment processing chamber;

[0020] The duration for which the garment processing chamber rotates at the first speed reaches a second set duration is determined, and the garment processing chamber is controlled to rotate at a second speed to achieve the rolling and / or tumbling of the load to be cleaned within the garment processing chamber.

[0021] Secondly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a control device for a garment processing apparatus, comprising:

[0022] The control unit controls the load to be cleaned to remain stationary relative to the garment processing chamber, wherein the oily areas of the load to be cleaned are pre-applied with cleaning gel; and,

[0023] If the duration of time that the garment processing chamber is in the target state reaches a first set duration, the garment processing device is controlled to perform the operation of removing the cleaning gel.

[0024] Thirdly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a garment processing device, including a controller and an actuator; wherein the actuator includes a garment processing chamber and a drying device; the controller controls the actuator according to the control method for the garment processing device described above.

[0025] The solution provided in this disclosure involves pre-applying a cleaning gel to the oily area of ​​the load to be cleaned and placing it in the garment processing chamber. This allows the cleaning gel to fully wet and absorb the oily stains on the load. Then, the garment processing equipment is controlled to remove the cleaning gel, thus automatically removing oil stains from the load. Compared to existing manual dry cleaning methods, this disclosure utilizes the adsorption properties of the cleaning gel on oily stains, and the garment processing equipment can post-process the load to remove the cleaning gel, achieving automatic oil stain removal in home garment processing. Because it reduces the user's exposure to dry cleaning agents and automates oil stain removal during dry cleaning, the control method for oil stain removal provided in this disclosure offers good user-friendliness. Attached Figure Description

[0026] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with this disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of this disclosure.

[0027] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this disclosure or the prior art, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, those skilled in the art can obtain other drawings based on these drawings without any creative effort, wherein:

[0028] Figure 1 This is a flowchart of the control method for the clothing processing equipment provided in this embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0029] Figure 2 This is a flowchart of a control method for a garment processing device according to another embodiment of this disclosure;

[0030] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the control device structure of the clothing processing equipment provided in this embodiment. Detailed Implementation

[0031] Embodiments of this disclosure will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. While some embodiments of this disclosure are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that this disclosure can be implemented in various forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided to provide a more thorough and complete understanding of this disclosure. It should be understood that the accompanying drawings and embodiments of this disclosure are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of this disclosure.

[0032] The term "comprising" and its variations as used herein are open-ended, meaning "including but not limited to". The term "based on" means "at least partially based on". The term "one embodiment" means "at least one embodiment"; the term "another embodiment" means "at least one additional embodiment"; the term "some embodiments" means "at least some embodiments". Definitions of other terms will be given in the description below. It should be noted that the concepts of "first", "second", etc., used in this disclosure are only used to distinguish different devices, modules, or units, and are not intended to limit the order of processes performed by these devices, modules, or units or their interdependencies.

[0033] It should be noted that the terms "a" and "a plurality of" used in this disclosure are illustrative rather than restrictive, and those skilled in the art should understand that, unless otherwise expressly indicated in the context, they should be understood as "one or more".

[0034] To remove stubborn oil stains from a load to be cleaned (i.e., clothes to be cleaned) in the fastest and safest way possible (i.e., with the lowest possible fuel consumption for the user) under home conditions, this disclosure provides a new control method for a clothing treatment device. The control method for the clothing treatment device provided in this disclosure utilizes a cleaning gel containing an oily solvent to adsorb and remove oily stains, and then uses a post-treatment operation to remove the cleaning gel.

[0035] Before analyzing the control method of the clothing processing equipment provided in the embodiments of this disclosure, a simple analysis of the clothing processing equipment in the embodiments of this disclosure will be performed first.

[0036] Similar to existing washing machines, dryers, or washer-dryer combos, the clothing handling device in this embodiment includes a clothing handling drum. The clothing handling drum can be similar to the horizontal drum of a front-loading washing machine or dryer. The clothing handling drum forms a clothing handling chamber for holding the load to be cleaned and for rotating the load. To illustrate the operation of the clothing handling drum itself, and the cleaning load of the clothing handling device within the clothing handling chamber, the clothing handling drum will be consistently referred to as a clothing handling chamber in the following text.

[0037] In addition to the garment processing chamber, the garment processing equipment also includes other devices. For example, in some embodiments, when the garment processing equipment is a washing machine, it also includes a water injection device for injecting water into the garment processing chamber and a drainage device. When the garment processing equipment is a dryer, it also includes a fan for facilitating airflow within the garment processing chamber; furthermore, the garment processing equipment may also include a heating device that heats the air flowing into the garment processing chamber. If a garment processing equipment such as a dryer is used to perform ventilated drying to remove gel, gel substrate powder will be generated during the ventilated drying process. To prevent the aforementioned powder from being blown into the ambient air or onto the surface of the heating device through the return air duct, a filter or similar device for intercepting the gel substrate powder is also required at the air outlet of the garment processing chamber. In still other embodiments, when the garment processing equipment is a washer-dryer combo, the garment processing equipment may include the aforementioned water injection device, drainage device, fan, and heating device.

[0038] As analyzed above, in this embodiment, a cleaning gel is used to adsorb and remove oily stains, followed by a post-treatment process to remove the gel. The properties and components of the cleaning gel itself play a crucial role in the aforementioned process. To help understand the implementation principle of the garment treatment equipment control method in this embodiment, a brief introduction to the components and cleaning properties of the cleaning gel is provided here.

[0039] The cleaning gel in this embodiment may include thickeners, organic solvents, water, surfactants, bleaching agents, disinfectants, antistatic agents, and other components. The organic solvents may include hydrocarbons (hydrocarbon solvents / petroleum solvents), halogenated hydrocarbons, alcohols, alcohol ethers, esters, ethers, and siloxane solvents. The combined action of organic solvents, water, surfactants, and bleaching agents can achieve emulsification, stripping, dissolution, or grading of oil stains. Thickeners may include silica, bentonite, diatomaceous earth, molecular sieves, cellulose and its derivatives, natural polymers (starch, gelatin, sodium alginate, guar gum, agar, etc.), and synthetic polymers (polyacrylic acid and its derivatives, polyacrylamide, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyethylene oxide, carbomer, polyurethane), and other substances with strong adsorption capabilities. As a solid component in the cleaning gel, the thickener is used to emulsify, dissolve, strip, and decompose oil stains in the presence of organic solvents, water, surfactants, and bleaching agents, and to adsorb liquids containing oil stains.

[0040] Furthermore, during the removal of cleaning gel, various substances within the gel can detach from the load to be cleaned through corresponding methods. For example, if the removal process involves drying, the organic solvents and water in the gel are completely dried, leaving only solid components. Under the mechanical forces of rolling and agitating the load to be cleaned, these solid components can separate from the fabric, ultimately removing the oil stains. As another example, if the removal process involves washing, the various substances in the cleaning gel can be removed from the surface of the load to be cleaned through physical rinsing and chemical bonding.

[0041] In addition to the aforementioned garment processing chamber and fan, the garment processing equipment provided in this embodiment may also have other devices. For convenience, the structure of these other devices will be analyzed when their respective functions and control strategies are analyzed.

[0042] Figure 1 This is a flowchart of the control method for the garment processing equipment provided in this embodiment of the disclosure. Figure 1 As shown, the control method for the garment processing equipment provided in this embodiment includes S110-S120.

[0043] S110: Confirm the start of the oil stain removal program and keep the load to be cleaned stationary relative to the clothing processing chamber.

[0044] In this embodiment, based on different hardware configurations, the garment processing device can perform different processing operations to complete the corresponding cleaning functions. For the aforementioned different functions, the garment processing device has different control programs, and different selection buttons are provided for each control program.

[0045] In some embodiments, the garment handling equipment is a dryer, which includes a conventional drying program and an oil removal program. The conventional drying program is a program that dries the wet load with hot air only. The oil removal program includes the operations in the aforementioned conventional drying program, as well as an oil removal operation performed before the drying operation. In other embodiments, the garment handling equipment is a washing machine, which includes a conventional washing program, a rinsing and spin-drying program, and an oil removal program. The conventional washing program and the rinsing and spin-drying program are as in the prior art; the oil removal program is an oil removal operation added to the aforementioned conventional washing program or rinsing and spin-drying program.

[0046] In this embodiment of the disclosure, a cleaning gel needs to be applied to the oily area of ​​the load to be cleaned before performing the oil removal procedure.

[0047] Considering the poor flowability of cleaning gels, installing gel spraying devices in garment processing equipment is not economical, has poor directional spraying accuracy, or is not practical. In some specific applications, users need to apply cleaning gel to the oily areas of the load to be cleaned before placing the gel-coated area into the garment processing chamber of the garment processing equipment. Of course, in some embodiments, if the garment processing equipment is equipped with a gel coating device, the cleaning gel can be applied automatically using the gel coating device.

[0048] Here is an interpolation analysis. In order to achieve better treatment results, the cleaning gel should be fully utilized to wet the oily areas of the load to be cleaned by gravity, and the cleaning gel should be kept away from wetting non-oily areas (especially the non-oily areas should be kept free of cleaning gel that has already absorbed oil). After the load to be cleaned is placed into the garment processing chamber, the oily areas coated with cleaning gel should be located on the top layer as much as possible.

[0049] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the purpose of keeping the load to be cleaned in a relatively stationary state relative to the garment processing chamber includes: (1) keeping the cleaning gel in the oily area at all times to fully utilize the cleaning gel's function; and (2) preventing the load to be cleaned from rolling around in the garment processing chamber, causing the cleaning gel that has absorbed oil to contaminate non-oily areas.

[0050] In specific implementation, there are two ways to control the load to be cleaned to be stationary relative to the garment processing chamber: (1) the garment processing chamber is stationary, that is, the garment processing chamber does not rotate or swing; (2) the garment processing chamber is in a cradle-swinging state, that is, the garment processing chamber moves in a reciprocating swinging manner. When moving in this manner, the circumferential angle of each movement of the garment processing chamber is less than 180°, thus forming a swinging motion rhythm. It should be noted that although the garment processing chamber is in a cradle-swinging state, in order to avoid the load to be cleaned from moving, the swing amplitude (or swing angle) of the garment processing chamber cannot be too large. For example, in some applications, preferably, the maximum swing angle of the garment processing volume is 45°.

[0051] S120: Determine that the duration of the garment processing chamber in the target state has reached the first set duration, and control the garment processing equipment to perform the operation of removing the cleaning gel.

[0052] In this embodiment, the first set time is the duration during which the cleaning gel can wet, emulsify, dissolve, and adsorb oil stains on the oily area with a high degree of confidence. The first set time can be determined experimentally. When an appropriate amount of cleaning gel is applied to the surface of the load to be cleaned, and the garment processing chamber remains in the target state for the first set time, it is considered that the oil stains in the oily area have been adsorbed, and subsequent operation steps can be performed. The subsequent operation step is the aforementioned drying operation of the load to be cleaned.

[0053] In some embodiments, if the garment handling equipment is a dryer, the removal of the cleaning gel is a drying operation of the load to be cleaned. The drying operation of the load to be cleaned includes turning on a fan to circulate air within the garment handling chamber, simultaneously driving the chamber to rotate and tumble the load to be cleaned, thereby increasing the evaporation of volatile solvents (including water and oily solvents). As previously analyzed, due to the inherent properties of the cleaning gel, as the drying operation proceeds, during the process of fully evaporating the organic solvents in the cleaning gel, they separate from the fabric fibers of the load to be cleaned under the mechanical forces of rotation and tumbling, and are blown out of the garment handling chamber by the airflow, accumulating on the dust and lint filter screen of the garment handling equipment.

[0054] In other embodiments, the garment processing equipment includes a heating device in addition to a fan. The drying operation of the load to be cleaned involves not only turning on the fan to circulate air within the garment processing chamber, but also activating the heating device to heat the air blown into the chamber, thus raising the temperature of the load. According to thermodynamic principles, heating the load with hot air increases its temperature, thereby improving the fluidity of the cleaning gel and the evaporation rate of its organic solvents and water, ultimately increasing the drying speed of the load.

[0055] In some other embodiments, if the garment handling device is a washing machine, the operation of removing the cleaning gel is a washing or rinsing operation of the load to be cleaned. The washing operation includes a stain removal stage and a rinsing and spin-drying stage. If the garment handling device performs a washing operation, detergent can be added to the garment handling chamber during the stain removal water injection stage to remove the organic solvents in the cleaning gel, and the solid components of the cleaning gel can be removed by the water rinsing force generated during the operation of the garment handling chamber. If the garment handling device performs a rinsing operation, the solid components and organic solvents are removed by the rinsing force generated during the rinsing operation and the surfactants in the cleaning gel.

[0056] Based on the preceding analysis of the control method for the garment cleaning equipment provided in this disclosure, by pre-applying cleaning gel to the oily area of ​​the load to be cleaned and placing it in the garment cleaning chamber, allowing the cleaning gel to fully wet and absorb the oily stains in the oily area, and then controlling the garment cleaning equipment to remove the cleaning gel, the oil stains in the load to be cleaned can be automatically removed using the garment cleaning equipment. Compared to existing methods that involve applying dry cleaning agent and then manually rubbing and patting the garment, using towels, absorbent paper, etc. to absorb the liquefied dry cleaning agent, this disclosure embodiment utilizes the adsorption properties of the cleaning gel on oily stains, and the garment cleaning equipment can remove the cleaning gel during the drying operation of the load to be cleaned, realizing the function of automatically removing oil stains in household garment cleaning equipment (such as dryers). Since it reduces the user's exposure time to dry cleaning agents and achieves a high degree of automation in oil stain dry cleaning removal, the control method for oil stain removal using the garment cleaning equipment provided in this disclosure embodiment has good user-friendliness.

[0057] According to thermodynamic principles, molecular activity increases with increasing temperature. Correspondingly, in this application's technical solution, as temperature rises, the fluidity of the cleaning gel increases, and the binding affinity between the organic solvent and oily stains in the cleaning gel also increases, thus improving the cleaning effect. Therefore, in some embodiments, during the aforementioned S110 process of controlling the load to be cleaned to be stationary relative to the clothing processing chamber, the following S130 can also be performed.

[0058] S130: Controls the garment handling equipment to perform a heating operation on the load to be cleaned.

[0059] In some embodiments, the garment processing apparatus includes a device for heating the load to be cleaned within the garment processing chamber. Heating the load to be cleaned via the heating device can improve the cleaning gel's ability to remove oily stains.

[0060] For example, in some specific applications, garment processing equipment is equipped with a steam generator. When the garment processing chamber is controlled to be in the target state, the steam generator can inject high-temperature steam into the garment processing chamber to heat the load to be cleaned through steam exothermic reaction. The high-temperature steam pre-cools and condenses upon entering the garment processing chamber, releasing heat to the chamber walls and the load to be cleaned, thus heating the load.

[0061] In addition to the aforementioned functions, the high-temperature steam condenses into fine droplets that drip onto the surface of the load to be cleaned, achieving water-based wetting of the non-oil-stained areas of the load. When the non-oil-stained areas of the load are water-wetted, they acquire a certain polarity, effectively repelling oily cleaning gels. This prevents the diffusion and adsorption of organic solvents from the cleaning gel into non-oil-stained areas, thus preventing the spread of oily stains to these areas through the cleaning gel.

[0062] In some other embodiments, the garment handling apparatus includes a heating device described above for heating the blown air. In this case, the fan and heating device can be turned on while keeping the garment handling chamber in the target state, thereby heating the load to be cleaned by heating the airflow.

[0063] As analyzed above, during the execution of the control method for the garment processing equipment described above, due to the fluidity and friction of the cleaning gel itself, the cleaning gel may be applied to non-oil-stained areas, causing these areas to become contaminated with oil. To avoid the aforementioned problem, during the execution of S110 to control the garment processing chamber to be in the target state, the following S140 can also be executed.

[0064] S140: Controls the garment handling equipment to perform a water wetting operation on the load to be cleaned.

[0065] To achieve the wetting operation of the load to be cleaned, wetting water needs to be introduced into the garment processing chamber. Considering that introducing excessive wetting water not only slows down the drying of the load to be cleaned, but may also damage the structure of the cleaning gel and cause it to malfunction, the embodiments of this disclosure introduce only a small amount of water into the garment processing chamber to wet the non-oil-stained areas of the load to be cleaned.

[0066] In some embodiments, the garment processing device is provided with a spray head connected to a water tank. When the garment processing chamber is controlled to be in a target state, the garment processing device can spray water mist or water droplets into the garment processing chamber through the spray head to wet the load to be cleaned.

[0067] Of course, the steam generator mentioned above can not only heat the load to be cleaned, but also wet the non-oil-stained areas of the load with water. In practical applications, if the steam generator does not produce enough water, a spray nozzle can be used to spray water mist or droplets into the garment processing chamber.

[0068] In some cases, the load to be cleaned contains not only oily stains but also non-oily stains. Users not only need to remove oily stains from oily areas but also non-oily stains. To meet the aforementioned needs, in some embodiments, during the execution of the aforementioned S110 to control the garment processing chamber to be in the target state, the following S150 can also be executed.

[0069] S150: Controls the garment processing equipment to inject cleaning foam into the garment processing chamber.

[0070] In some embodiments, the garment processing equipment is provided with an aqueous foam generator, which can foam an aqueous solution containing detergent, causing the aqueous solution to foam into cleaning foam and spray it into the garment processing chamber.

[0071] After the cleaning foam is sprayed into the garment processing chamber, it gradually breaks down and wets the non-oily areas of the load to be cleaned, thus removing non-oily stains from the surface of the load. In practical applications, in addition to the wetting effect of the cleaning foam itself and the detergent within it, the removal of non-oily stains can also be further achieved by the garment processing equipment driving the load to be cleaned to roll and tumble during the drying operation of S120.

[0072] As mentioned earlier, when the load to be cleaned is in a static state relative to the garment processing chamber, the following operations can be performed: heating the load, wetting it with water, and introducing cleaning foam. It should be noted that these three operations are not mutually exclusive. In practical applications, at least two operations can be selected based on requirements and executed in a predetermined order. For example, in one specific application, when the garment processing chamber is in a target state, the aforementioned three operations can be performed in the following order: first, introducing foam; then, introducing steam; then, introducing wetting water. Furthermore, these three operations can be performed sequentially multiple times.

[0073] In S120, after the garment processing chamber has been in the target state for a first set time, the garment processing equipment is controlled to perform a gel removal operation on the load to be cleaned. If the gel removal operation is a drying operation, it can be performed according to S121-S122 as follows.

[0074] S121: Control the garment processing chamber to rotate at a first rotation speed so that the load to be cleaned adheres to the circumferential wall of the garment processing chamber.

[0075] The first rotational speed is a relatively high speed. At this speed, the centrifugal force generated when the garment processing chamber drives the load to be cleaned to rotate causes the load to be cleaned to be in a state of adhering to the circumferential wall of the garment processing chamber. In other words, at this time, the garment processing equipment performs a wall-mounted drying operation on the load to be cleaned.

[0076] During the rotation of the garment processing chamber at the first speed, the centrifugal force acting on the fluid cleaning gel (and, where possible, cleaning foam and wetting water) is significant, causing the still-wet cleaning gel to detach from the load to be cleaned and be ejected. This results in more effective removal of the cleaning gel.

[0077] S122: Determine the duration for which the garment processing chamber rotates at the first speed to reach the second set duration, and control the garment processing chamber to rotate at the second speed to achieve the rolling and / or tumbling of the load to be cleaned within the garment processing chamber.

[0078] In practical applications, although the first rotation speed can remove some of the cleaning gel through centrifugal force, the cleaning load does not rub against each other and roll during centrifugal drying, resulting in poor removal of the remaining cleaning gel (including the cleaning gel that has lost water or organic solvents).

[0079] To remove residual cleaning gel, after the garment processing chamber rotates at a first speed for a second set time, it is controlled to rotate at a second speed. The second speed is one that allows the load to be cleaned to roll and tumble within the garment processing chamber. It is conceivable that the second speed is less than the aforementioned first speed. By performing the aforementioned rolling and tumbling operation, the mechanical force generated by the rolling and tumbling can be used to remove residual cleaning gel and its solid components from the load to be cleaned.

[0080] It should be noted that S121-S122 described above is only one possible way to control the garment processing chamber during the drying operation. In other embodiments, only the garment processing chamber can be controlled to achieve a second rotational speed for the load to be cleaned, involving rolling and tumbling. It should be added that when performing the aforementioned S121-S122 or similar operations, the fan should be turned on simultaneously to remove the solid cleaning gel components from the load to be cleaned. Of course, as in the previous embodiments, in some applications, heating the air blown into the garment processing chamber can also be performed while the fan is turned on.

[0081] To gain a clearer understanding of the implementation scheme of this application, the following analysis will further examine the control method of the clothing processing equipment according to an embodiment of this disclosure. Figure 2 This is a flowchart of a control method for a garment handling device used in another application of this disclosure. For example... Figure 2 As shown, in another embodiment, the control method of the garment handling equipment includes S210-S230.

[0082] S210: Determine to start the oil stain removal program, control the garment processing chamber to be in a cradle swing state, and sequentially perform the operations of injecting cleaning foam and injecting steam during the cradle swing state of the garment processing chamber.

[0083] As mentioned earlier, before controlling the garment processing chamber to be in the cradle-swinging state, a cleaning gel has been applied to the surface of the oily area of ​​the load to be cleaned. Furthermore, when the garment processing chamber is in the cradle-swinging state, the load to be cleaned is stationary relative to the garment processing chamber.

[0084] In some specific applications, while controlling the garment processing chamber to be in a cradle-like state, the process can involve first injecting cleaning foam for 30 seconds, followed by injecting steam for 150 seconds, and repeating these operations sequentially. By cyclically injecting cleaning foam followed by injecting steam, the water droplets generated by the exothermic steam can be used to defoam, allowing the cleaning foam to quickly penetrate the load to be cleaned in a liquid state.

[0085] S220: Determine that the duration of the clothing processing chamber in the cradle swing state reaches a first set duration, control the clothing processing chamber to rotate at a first speed, control the fan to rotate, and control the heating device to heat.

[0086] S230: Determine that the duration of the garment processing chamber rotating at the first speed reaches the second set duration, control the garment processing chamber to rotate at the second speed, and continue to control the fan rotation and the heating device to heat.

[0087] Similar to the previous embodiment, the garment processing equipment removes the cleaning gel through a drying operation. The first rotational speed is the speed at which the load to be cleaned is brought into contact with the wall for drying. When the garment processing chamber rotates at the first rotational speed, some of the cleaning gel and some of the wetting water in the load to be cleaned can be thrown out by centrifugal force. After rotating at the first rotational speed for a second set time, the garment processing chamber is controlled to rotate at a second rotational speed to make the load to be cleaned roll and tumble inside the garment processing drum, thereby using the force generated by the rolling and tumbling to remove the remaining cleaning gel and the solid components in the cleaning gel.

[0088] In addition to providing the aforementioned control method for clothing processing equipment, this disclosure also provides a control device for clothing processing equipment. Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the control device structure of the garment processing equipment provided in this embodiment of the disclosure. Figure 3 As shown, the control device 300 of the garment processing equipment provided in this embodiment includes a control unit 301.

[0089] The control unit 301 is used to determine the start of the oil stain removal program, control the garment processing chamber containing the load to be cleaned to be in a target state; and control the garment processing equipment to perform a drying operation on the load to be cleaned when the duration of the garment processing chamber being in the target state reaches a first set duration; wherein, the target state is a state in which the load to be cleaned is always relatively stationary relative to the garment processing chamber, and the oil stain area of ​​the load to be cleaned is pre-applied with cleaning gel.

[0090] In some embodiments, while controlling the load to be cleaned to be stationary relative to the garment processing chamber, the control unit 301 controls the garment processing device to perform a heating operation on the load to be cleaned.

[0091] In some embodiments, the control unit 301 controls the injection of steam into the garment processing chamber to heat the load to be cleaned by means of steam heat release.

[0092] In some embodiments, while controlling the load to be cleaned to be stationary relative to the garment processing chamber, the control unit 301 controls the garment processing equipment to perform an aqueous wetting operation on the non-oil-stained areas of the load to be cleaned.

[0093] In some embodiments, the control unit 301 controls the spraying of water mist or water droplets into the garment processing chamber to achieve a water-based wetting operation on non-oil-stained areas by wetting the load to be cleaned by water droplets or water mist.

[0094] In some embodiments, while controlling the load to be cleaned to be stationary relative to the garment processing chamber, the control unit 301 controls the garment processing device to inject cleaning foam into the garment processing chamber, the cleaning foam being used to clean non-toxic stains on the load to be cleaned.

[0095] In some embodiments, the control unit 301 controls the load to be cleaned to be in a stationary state relative to the clothing processing chamber, specifically by controlling the clothing processing chamber to be in a stationary state or a cradle swinging state.

[0096] In some embodiments, the control unit 301 controls the garment processing device to perform the operation of removing cleaning gel, including controlling the garment processing device to perform a washing operation, a rinsing operation, or a drying operation.

[0097] In some embodiments, when the operation of removing the cleaning gel includes a drying operation, controlling the garment handling device to perform the drying operation includes: controlling the garment handling chamber to rotate at a first rotation speed to make the load to be cleaned adhere to the circumferential wall of the garment handling chamber; determining that the duration of the garment handling chamber rotating at the first rotation speed reaches a second preset duration, and controlling the garment handling chamber to rotate at a second rotation speed to achieve the rolling and / or tumbling of the load to be cleaned within the garment handling chamber.

[0098] This disclosure also provides a garment processing apparatus. The garment processing apparatus includes a controller and an actuator; the actuator includes a garment processing chamber and a gel removal device. The gel removal device is, as described above, a device for washing and rinsing a load to be cleaned or a device for drying the load to be cleaned. The controller controls the actuator to operate according to the control method of the garment processing apparatus described above, thereby processing the load to be cleaned.

[0099] This disclosure also provides a storage medium storing a program or instructions that cause a computer to execute the control method of any of the garment processing devices provided in this disclosure. When executed by a computer controller, the computer-executable instructions can also be used to execute the control method of any of the garment processing devices provided in this disclosure to achieve the corresponding beneficial effects.

[0100] Based on the above description of the implementation methods, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the embodiments of this disclosure can be implemented using software and necessary general-purpose hardware, and of course, they can also be implemented using hardware, but in many cases the former is a better implementation method. Based on this understanding, the technical solutions of the embodiments of this disclosure, in essence, or the parts that contribute to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, such as a computer floppy disk, read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), flash memory, hard disk, or optical disk, etc., including several instructions to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute the methods of the various embodiments of this disclosure.

[0101] The above are merely specific embodiments of this disclosure, enabling those skilled in the art to understand or implement this disclosure. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of this disclosure. Therefore, this disclosure is not to be limited to these embodiments, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A control method for a garment processing device, characterized in that, include: Determine to initiate the oil stain removal procedure, and control the load to be cleaned to be stationary relative to the clothing processing chamber, wherein the oil stain area of ​​the load to be cleaned is pre-applied with cleaning gel. Once the duration of the clothing processing chamber in the target state reaches a first set duration, the clothing processing device is controlled to perform the operation of removing the cleaning gel.

2. The control method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The method further includes, during the process of keeping the load to be cleaned stationary relative to the garment processing chamber: The garment processing equipment is controlled to perform a heating operation on the load to be cleaned.

3. The control method according to claim 2, characterized in that, The control of the garment processing equipment to perform a heating operation on the load to be cleaned includes: Steam is injected into the garment processing chamber to heat the load to be cleaned by releasing heat from the steam.

4. The control method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The process of keeping the load to be cleaned stationary relative to the garment processing chamber also includes: The garment processing equipment is controlled to perform a wetting operation on the non-oil-stained areas of the load to be cleaned.

5. The control method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The control of the garment processing equipment to perform a wet operation on the load to be cleaned includes: Control the spraying of water mist or water droplets into the garment processing chamber to achieve water-based wetting of non-oil-stained areas by wetting the load to be cleaned by water droplets or water mist.

6. The control method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The method further includes, during the process of keeping the load to be cleaned stationary relative to the garment processing chamber: The garment processing device is controlled to inject cleaning foam into the garment processing chamber, the cleaning foam being used to clean non-toxic stains on the load to be cleaned.

7. The control method according to claim 1, characterized in that, Maintaining the load to be cleaned in a stationary state relative to the garment handling chamber includes: The garment processing chamber is controlled to be in a static state or a cradle swinging state.

8. The control method according to any one of claims 1-7, characterized in that, The operation of controlling the garment treatment device to remove the cleaning gel includes: The garment processing equipment is controlled to perform washing, rinsing, or drying operations.

9. The control method according to claim 8, characterized in that, When the removal of the cleaning gel includes a drying operation, controlling the garment processing equipment to perform the drying operation includes: The garment processing chamber is controlled to rotate at a first rotational speed so that the load to be cleaned adheres to the circumferential wall of the garment processing chamber; The duration for which the garment processing chamber rotates at the first speed reaches a second set duration is determined, and the garment processing chamber is controlled to rotate at a second speed to achieve the rolling and / or tumbling of the load to be cleaned within the garment processing chamber.

10. A control device for a garment processing equipment, characterized in that, include: The control unit is used to determine the start of the oil stain removal program and control the load to be cleaned to be stationary relative to the clothing processing chamber, wherein the oil stain area of ​​the load to be cleaned is pre-coated with cleaning gel. as well as, If the duration of time that the garment processing chamber is in the target state reaches a first set duration, the garment processing device is controlled to perform the operation of removing the cleaning gel.

11. A garment processing device, characterized in that, It includes a controller and an actuator; wherein the actuator includes a garment processing chamber and a gel removal device; the controller controls the actuator according to the control method of the garment processing device as described in any one of claims 1-9.

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