Laundry care system with a controller

Abstract

The present invention relates to a laundry care system (200) comprising: a laundry care device (100) with a drying chamber (105) for receiving laundry and a control unit (107), wherein the control unit (107) is configured to execute a laundry care program for drying the laundry received in the drying chamber (105) during a laundry care process based on a parameter; a user interface (101) which is connected to the control unit (107) and / or is connected via a communication network (109) to an external control unit (108) outside the laundry care device (100), wherein the user interface (101) is configured to transmit an evaluation of the condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care device (101) during the laundry care process to the control unit (107) and / or the external control unit (108) after execution of the laundry care program based on an input from the user;wherein the controller (107) and / or the external controller (108) is configured to adjust the parameter based on the transmitted assessment of the condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care device (101) during the laundry care process in order to obtain an adapted parameter, and wherein the controller (107) is configured to repeat the laundry care program for drying further laundry received in the drying chamber (105) during a further laundry care process based on the adapted parameter.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a laundry care system with a control, in particular a laundry care system comprising a laundry care appliance with a control, and a method for caring for laundry in a laundry care system.

[0002] In laundry care appliances designed for drying laundry, users often select a single laundry care program, such as a cotton laundry care program, for the majority of laundry care cycles. Furthermore, users rarely change the drying target. In addition, the program runtime shown on the display of a laundry care appliance is initially based on the nominal load of the laundry care program. Since laundry to be dried by users typically has smaller loads than the nominal load, it may be necessary to correct the runtime depending on the actual residual moisture of the laundry, which is determined towards the end of the drying process.

[0003] As a result, conventional laundry care appliances often fail to meet user expectations. Setting appropriate parameters to optimize the drying process, such as fine-tuning the laundry care appliance's runtime, may be unclear, undesirable, or unknown to the user.

[0004] The document WO 2021 / 047898 A1 discloses a household appliance, in particular a household dishwasher, with a control device that enables parameter adjustment of programs based on a user's rating input.

[0005] The object underlying the invention is to provide a laundry care system comprising a laundry care appliance and a method for caring for laundry in a laundry care system, with which the most efficient laundry care possible is enabled by the user of the laundry care appliance.

[0006] This object is achieved by the subject matter having the features according to the independent claims. Advantageous embodiments are the subject of the dependent claims, the description, and the drawings.

[0007] According to a first aspect, the object of the invention is achieved by a laundry care system comprising a laundry care appliance with a drying chamber for receiving laundry and a controller, wherein the controller is designed to execute a laundry care program for drying the laundry received in the drying chamber based on a parameter during a laundry care process; a user interface which is connected to the controller and / or connected via a communication network to an external controller outside the laundry care appliance, wherein the user interface is designed to transmit, after execution of the laundry care program, an assessment of a condition of the laundry and / or a condition of the laundry care appliance during the laundry care process to the controller and / or the external controller based on an input from the user;wherein the controller and / or the external controller is configured to adapt the parameter based on the transmitted assessment of the condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care appliance during the laundry care process in order to obtain an adapted parameter, and wherein the controller is configured to execute the laundry care program again during a further laundry care process for drying further laundry accommodated in the drying chamber based on the adapted parameter.

[0008] This achieves the technical advantage that, after a laundry care process performed by the laundry care appliance, the control unit and / or the external control unit of the laundry care appliance can be informed, via the user interface, of an assessment of the condition of the laundry by the user. This assessment enables the control unit and / or the external control unit to automatically and advantageously adapt a parameter of the corresponding laundry care program for a subsequent laundry care process in such a way that the user's expectations regarding the condition of the laundry are met, in particular without the user having to make more complex and / or suboptimal settings on the laundry care appliance. This can enable more efficient laundry care by the user of the laundry care appliance.

[0009] The condition of the laundry can include the degree of creases of the laundry, the degree of dryness of the laundry, the evenness of drying of the laundry and / or the fluffiness or looseness of the laundry.

[0010] The state of the laundry care appliance during the laundry care process may include an energy consumption of the laundry care appliance during the laundry care process, a noise level of the laundry care appliance during the laundry care process, and / or a drying time of the laundry during the laundry care process.

[0011] The controller can, for example, be designed to trigger the evaluation via the user interface when a door of the laundry care appliance opens, which allows the user access to the drying chamber.

[0012] The parameter can, for example, have various discrete parameter levels that can define a permissible parameter range of the parameter. The controller and / or the external controller can be configured to adapt the parameter via parameter adaptation steps that cause a change in the parameter level in order to obtain the adapted parameter. Alternatively, the parameter can be defined continuously within the permissible parameter range. In this case, the controller and / or the external controller can be configured to calculate a value of the parameter adaptation steps, for example by calculating based on a parameter function of the parameter, in order to obtain the adapted parameter.

[0013] A laundry care appliance is a device used for laundry care, such as a tumble dryer, that also has a drying function. In particular, such a laundry care appliance is a household laundry care appliance. That is, a laundry care appliance used in household management and used to treat laundry in normal household quantities.

[0014] In one embodiment, the controller and / or external controller is designed to determine a runtime forecast of the laundry care program based on the adjusted parameter, in particular a fine adjustment of the runtime of the laundry care program.

[0015] In an advantageous embodiment, the user interface comprises a touch-sensitive screen of the laundry care appliance, which is designed to detect the user's input for evaluating the condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care appliance during the laundry care process, wherein the touch-sensitive screen is designed to transmit the evaluation of the condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care appliance during the laundry care process to the controller and / or external controller.

[0016] This provides the technical advantage that the user can evaluate the laundry directly on the laundry care appliance immediately after removing it from the drying chamber.

[0017] In an advantageous embodiment, the user interface comprises a mobile user device, in particular a smartphone, smart pad, laptop or PC, which is connected to the controller and / or external controller via the communication network and is designed to capture the user's input for evaluating the condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care appliance during the laundry care process and to transmit the evaluation of the condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care appliance during the laundry care process to the controller and / or external controller.

[0018] This provides the technical advantage that the user can evaluate the laundry remotely from the laundry care device, for example, when placing the laundry on a piece of furniture. In particular, an app designed to communicate with the control unit and / or the external control unit can be run on the mobile user device.

[0019] In an advantageous embodiment, the touch-sensitive screen and / or the mobile user device is configured to output to the user an input prompt with a plurality of user selection options with respect to the condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care appliance during the laundry care process, wherein the assessment of the condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care appliance during the laundry care process is determined depending on the user's selection.

[0020] This provides the technical advantage that the user can rate the laundry with a simple click or touch.

[0021] The options regarding the laundry condition may correspond to the user's subjective assessments. The user's subjective assessments may differ from standards regarding the laundry condition and / or the laundry care appliance condition, for example, the IEC 61121 standard. For example, the options regarding the laundry's dryness may include: "too wet," "still damp," "perfectly dry," and / or "too dry." Regarding the drying time of the laundry during the laundry care process, the options may include: "too long" or "too short."

[0022] Alternatively, the user can first indicate via the touch-sensitive screen and / or the mobile user device whether he is satisfied with the condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care appliance during the laundry care process and then, if he is not satisfied, select the corresponding condition from further response options using the touch-sensitive screen and / or the mobile user device, for example, with regard to the drying condition of the laundry, enter one of the following options: "too wet", "still damp", and / or "too dry".

[0023] In an advantageous embodiment, the controller and / or the external controller is designed to automatically adapt the parameter on the basis of the transmitted assessment of the condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care appliance during the laundry care process, in particular without further confirmation by the user, in order to obtain the adapted parameter.

[0024] This achieves the technical advantage that the drying performance of the laundry care appliance can be adjusted by a simple mechanism based on the user's evaluation, without the user having to know how to change the parameter, in particular a fine adjustment of the running time of the laundry care program, on the appliance and / or without the user having to understand the drying process according to the laundry care program.

[0025] In an advantageous embodiment, the user interface is designed to display a request to the user for confirmation to adjust the parameter and to transmit the user's confirmation to adjust the parameter to the controller and / or the external controller, wherein the controller and / or the external controller is designed to adjust the parameter only upon receiving the transmitted confirmation of the user to adjust the parameter in order to obtain the adjusted parameter.

[0026] This provides the technical advantage that more complex parameter adjustments, such as increasing the drying target for the laundry, can be confirmed by the user.

[0027] In an advantageous embodiment, the parameter comprises at least one of the following parameters of the laundry care program: an execution duration of the laundry care program, in particular a fine adjustment value of the execution duration of the laundry care program, a target degree of drying of the laundry, in particular a target drying temperature and / or target drying moisture of the laundry, a rotational speed of a drum rotation of a laundry drum of the laundry care appliance, an anti-crease option; and / or the parameter comprises at least one of the following parameters of the laundry care appliance: a fan speed of a fan of the laundry care appliance, a parameter of a program for automatically cleaning a filter of the laundry care appliance, a parameter of an anti-crease program.

[0028] This provides the technical advantage that the laundry care program and / or the laundry care appliance can be efficiently adjusted based on a suitable parameter. The laundry drum of the laundry care appliance can be rotatably mounted in the drying chamber of the laundry care appliance and can have a drive connected to the control system.

[0029] In an advantageous embodiment, the user interface is designed to transmit a user identification of the user to the controller and / or the external controller based on a further input from the user before the execution of the laundry care program and before the re-execution of the laundry care program, wherein the controller and / or the external controller is designed to further adapt the parameter based on the transmitted user identification of the user in order to obtain the adapted parameter.

[0030] This provides the technical advantage that the user's individual requirements regarding the drying performance of the laundry care program can be taken into account when adjusting the parameter.

[0031] In an advantageous embodiment, the laundry care appliance comprises at least one sensor for detecting first sensor data, which is particularly designed to detect an external temperature of the laundry care appliance, an air humidity outside the laundry care appliance, a water hardness of water supplied to the laundry care appliance and / or a weight of the laundry accommodated in the drying chamber, wherein the controller and / or the external controller is further designed to adapt the parameter based on the first sensor data in order to obtain the adapted parameter.

[0032] This achieves the technical advantage that sensor data from the laundry care appliance can also be taken into account when adjusting the parameter. The at least one sensor can, in particular, be further configured to detect the air humidity within the drying chamber. The controller and / or external controller can, in particular, be configured to determine the runtime forecast of the laundry care program during the laundry care process and / or during the subsequent laundry care process based on the first sensor data and / or the air humidity within the drying chamber.

[0033] In an advantageous embodiment, the laundry care system comprises a household appliance arranged in a spatial environment of the laundry care appliance, in particular a household appliance connected to a water supply, wherein the household appliance comprises at least one sensor for detecting second sensor data, which sensor is in particular designed to detect an outside temperature of the household appliance, an air humidity outside the household appliance and / or a water hardness of water supplied to the household appliance, wherein the controller and / or the external controller is further designed to adapt the parameter based on the second sensor data in order to obtain the adapted parameter.

[0034] This achieves the technical advantage that, when adjusting the parameter, sensor data from other household appliances in a household can also be used. The spatial environment of the laundry care appliance is, in particular, a household that includes the laundry care appliance and the household appliance. The controller and / or external controller can, in particular, be configured to determine the runtime forecast of the laundry care program during the laundry care process and / or during the subsequent laundry care process based on the second sensor data.

[0035] In an advantageous embodiment, the laundry care appliance comprises an electronic memory which is designed to store a plurality of parameter sets and a plurality of laundry care programs, wherein one parameter set of the plurality of parameter sets comprises the parameter, wherein the plurality of laundry care programs comprises the laundry care program, wherein each of the laundry care programs of the plurality of laundry care programs is assigned at least one parameter set of the plurality of parameter sets.

[0036] This provides the technical advantage that a separate parameter set can be used for each laundry care program, which can have a large number of adjustable parameters.

[0037] The variety of laundry care programs can include drying programs such as Cotton or Easy Care. The parameter sets can be adjusted separately for each laundry care program, for example, but can also include general appliance settings or settings for specific programs or drying targets such as Iron Dry, Cupboard Dry, and / or Cupboard Dry Plus.

[0038] In an advantageous embodiment, the parameter has a permissible parameter range, wherein the controller and / or the external controller is designed, if the adjusted parameter is a minimum value of the permissible parameter range or a maximum value of the permissible parameter range, to adjust at least one further parameter of the parameter set, in particular a target degree of drying of the laundry and / or a parameter of a program for automatically cleaning a filter of the laundry care appliance, on the basis of the transmitted assessment of the condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care appliance during the laundry care process and the adjusted parameter in order to obtain at least one further adjusted parameter, wherein the controller is designed,to execute the laundry care program again during the further laundry care process for drying the further laundry accommodated in the drying chamber, further based on the at least one further adjusted parameter.

[0039] This provides the technical advantage that the laundry care program can be further adjusted based on the additional parameter when certain limits of the parameter range are reached. The target drying level of the laundry can, in particular, be a target drying temperature and / or target drying moisture content of the laundry.

[0040] In an advantageous embodiment, the parameter has a permissible parameter range, wherein the controller and / or the external controller is designed to determine user information when the adjusted parameter is a minimum value of the permissible parameter range or a maximum value of the permissible parameter range, wherein the user interface is designed to display the user information to the user;and / or the controller and / or the external controller is designed to store a respective further evaluation in an electronic memory for a plurality of laundry care processes preceding the laundry care process, wherein the controller and / or the external controller is designed to determine the user information when a predetermined number of the further evaluations and the evaluation are identical and in particular chronologically consecutive, wherein the user interface is designed to display the user information to the user.;

[0041] This achieves the technical advantage that additional information on the optimal use of the laundry care appliance can be displayed to the user when the permissible parameter ranges are reached and / or when a user makes a multiple, particularly consecutive, assessment of a constant and undesirable condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care appliance during the laundry care process.

[0042] In an advantageous embodiment, the user information includes instructions for manually cleaning a filter of the laundry care appliance; instructions for selecting a target drying level of the laundry, in particular a target drying temperature and / or a target drying moisture of the laundry; instructions for repositioning the laundry care appliance; sensor data of the laundry care appliance and / or plausibility information of the user's assessment.

[0043] This provides the technical advantage that the user information can be used to guide the user on how to use the laundry care device optimally.

[0044] For example, the instruction to manually clean the laundry care appliance's filter can be issued if automatic filter cleaning is not possible. The instruction to select the laundry's target dryness level can be issued if automatic adjustment of the target dryness level is not possible or not desired. The instruction to reposition the laundry care appliance can be issued if the humidity in a room where the laundry care appliance is located is too high. The sensor data from the laundry care appliance can be issued, for example, to assist technical support in troubleshooting the laundry care appliance.The plausibility information of the user's rating can be output, for example, if multiple use under a user identification is detected and in particular to instruct the user to create a user identification.

[0045] According to a second aspect, the object is achieved by a method for caring for laundry in a laundry care system, wherein the laundry care system comprises: a laundry care appliance with a drying chamber for receiving laundry and a controller; and a user interface which is connected to the controller and / or via a communication network to an external controller outside the laundry care appliance; wherein the method comprises the following method steps: executing a laundry care program during a laundry care process for drying the laundry received in the drying chamber based on a parameter by the controller; transmitting, after execution of the laundry care program, based on a user input, an assessment of a condition of the laundry and / or a condition of the laundry care appliance during the laundry care process to the controller and / or the external controller by the user interface;Adjusting the parameter based on the transmitted assessment of the condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care appliance during the laundry care process by the controller and / or the external controller to obtain an adjusted parameter; and executing the laundry care program during a further laundry care process to dry additional laundry accommodated in the drying chamber based on the adjusted parameter by the controller.

[0046] This achieves the technical advantage that, after a laundry care process carried out by the laundry care appliance, the control unit and / or the external control unit of the laundry care appliance can be informed by means of the user interface of an assessment of the condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care appliance during the laundry care process by the user, which enables the control unit and / or the external control unit to automatically adapt a parameter of the corresponding laundry care program for a subsequent laundry care process in such a way that the user's expectations regarding the condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care appliance during the laundry care process are met, in particular without the user having to make more complex and / or suboptimal settings on the laundry care appliance. This can enable more efficient laundry care by the user of the laundry care appliance.

[0047] The embodiments mentioned for the laundry care system according to the first aspect are also embodiments for the method according to the second aspect.

[0048] Embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the drawings and are described in more detail below.

[0049] They show: Fig. 1 shows a schematic view of a laundry care appliance according to an embodiment; Fig. 2 shows a schematic view of a laundry care system comprising a laundry care appliance according to an embodiment; Fig. 3 shows a schematic representation of an adjustment of a parameter in parameter adjustment steps by a laundry care system according to an embodiment; Fig. 4 shows a schematic flow diagram for controlling the laundry care system according to an embodiment; and Fig. 5 shows a schematic representation of a method for caring for laundry in a laundry care system according to an embodiment.

[0050] Fig. 1shows a schematic view of a laundry care appliance 100 according to an embodiment, such as a tumble dryer. The laundry care appliance 100 can have an appliance housing 102 with an appliance opening 104, which can be closed by an appliance door 103 for loading the laundry care appliance 100. Through the appliance opening 104, a user of the laundry care appliance 100 can load laundry into a laundry basket arranged within the appliance housing 102 and in Fig. 1 introduce the drying chamber 105, which is only shown schematically.

[0051] The laundry care appliance 100 comprises a Fig. 1 only schematically shown control 107. As in the Figure 1As shown schematically, a user interface 101 of the laundry care appliance 100 may comprise a touch-sensitive screen via which a user of the laundry care appliance 100 may communicate with the controller 107 of the laundry care appliance 100, for example to select and / or configure a laundry care program.

[0052] The controller 107 is configured to execute the laundry care program for drying the laundry received in the drying chamber 105 based on a parameter during a laundry care process.

[0053] The parameter can comprise at least one of the following parameters of the laundry care program: an execution duration of the laundry care program, in particular a fine adjustment value for the execution duration of the laundry care program; a target drying level, in particular a target drying temperature and / or target drying humidity, of the laundry; a drum rotation of a rotation of a laundry drum of the laundry care appliance 100; an anti-crease option. Alternatively or additionally, the parameter can comprise at least one of the following parameters of the laundry care appliance 100: a fan speed of a fan of the laundry care appliance 100; a parameter of a program for automatically cleaning a filter of the laundry care appliance 100; and a parameter of an anti-crease program.

[0054] Fig. 2shows a schematic view of a laundry care system 200 comprising a laundry care appliance 100, a user interface 101, and an external controller 108 according to one embodiment. The laundry care appliance 100 of the Fig. 2 The laundry care system 200 shown corresponds in particular to the Fig. 1 laundry care appliance 100 shown.

[0055] The user interface 101 is connected to the controller 107 and / or via a communication network 109 to an external controller 108 outside the laundry care appliance 100. The communication network 109 comprises, in particular, a wireless communication network 109. Both the laundry care appliance 100, the user interface 101, and the external controller 108 have communication interfaces for communication-technical connection to the communication network 109.

[0056] In accordance with the Fig. 2In the illustrated embodiment, the communication connection between the laundry care appliance 100 and the user interface 101, between the laundry care appliance 100 and the external controller 108, and also between the external controller 108 and the user interface 101 is achieved through the same communication network 109. In particular, however, different communication networks 109 can alternatively be used for the communication exchange of data between the laundry care appliance 100, the user interface 101, and / or the external controller 108.

[0057] The user interface 101 is designed to transmit, after execution of the laundry care program, an assessment of a condition of the laundry and / or a condition of the laundry care appliance 100 during the laundry care process to the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 based on an input from the user.

[0058] The condition of the laundry may include a degree of wrinkles of the laundry, a degree of dryness of the laundry, a degree of even drying of the laundry, and / or a fluffiness or looseness of the laundry. The condition of the laundry care appliance 100 during the laundry care process may include an energy consumption of the laundry care appliance 100 during the laundry care process, a noise level of the laundry care appliance 100 during the laundry care process, and / or a drying time of the laundry during the laundry care process.

[0059] Furthermore, as already mentioned Figure 1 described and in Figure 2not shown, the user interface 101 may comprise a touch-sensitive screen of the laundry care appliance 100. The touch-sensitive screen may be configured to capture the user's input for assessing the condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care appliance 100 during the laundry care process and to transmit the assessment of the condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care appliance 100 during the laundry care process to the controller 107 and / or external controller 108.

[0060] Alternatively or additionally, as described in the Figure 2schematically shown, the user interface 101 may comprise a mobile user device, in particular a smartphone, smart pad, laptop or PC, which is connected to the controller 107 and / or external controller 108 via the communication network 109 and is designed to capture the user's input for assessing the condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care appliance 100 during the laundry care process and to transmit the assessment of the condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care appliance 100 during the laundry care process to the controller 107 and / or external controller 108.

[0061] The touchscreen and / or the mobile user device can be configured to display a prompt with a plurality of user selection options regarding the condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care appliance 100 during the laundry care process. The selection options regarding the dryness of the laundry can include, for example, "too wet," "still damp," "perfectly dry," and / or "too dry."

[0062] Alternatively, the user can first indicate via the touch-sensitive screen and / or the mobile user device whether they are satisfied with the condition of the laundry. If they are not satisfied, they can then use the touch-sensitive screen and / or the mobile user device to enter one of the options regarding the condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care appliance 100 during the laundry care process, for example, regarding the drying condition of the laundry: "too wet," "still damp," and / or "too dry." The evaluation of the condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care appliance 100 during the laundry care process can be determined depending on the user's selection.

[0063] The controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 is configured to adapt the parameter based on the transmitted assessment of the condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care appliance 100 during the laundry care process in order to obtain an adapted parameter.

[0064] In this case, the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to automatically adjust the parameter based on the transmitted assessment of the condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care appliance 100 during the laundry care process, in particular without further confirmation by the user, in order to obtain the adjusted parameter. This can occur, for example, if the parameter is assigned to a first parameter group of fine adjustments, in particular a runtime extension, of the laundry care program.

[0065] Alternatively, the user interface 101 can be configured to display a request to the user for confirmation regarding the adjustment of the parameter and to transmit the user's confirmation regarding the adjustment of the parameter to the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108. The controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to adjust the parameter only upon receipt of the transmitted confirmation from the user regarding the adjustment of the parameter in order to obtain the adjusted parameter. This can occur, for example, if the parameter is assigned to a second parameter group of more complex adjustments of the laundry care program, in particular a target drying level of the laundry.

[0066] The user interface 101 can be configured to transmit a user identification of the user to the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 based on a further user input before executing the laundry care program and before re-executing the laundry care program. The controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to further adjust the parameter based on the transmitted user identification of the user in order to obtain the adjusted parameter.

[0067] Alternatively or additionally, the laundry care appliance 100 can comprise at least one sensor for detecting first sensor data. The sensor of the laundry care appliance 100 can, in particular, be configured to detect an external temperature of the laundry care appliance 100, a humidity outside the laundry care appliance 100, a water hardness of the water supplied to the laundry care appliance 100, and / or a weight of the laundry accommodated in the drying chamber 105. The controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can further be configured to adjust the parameter based on the first sensor data in order to obtain the adjusted parameter.

[0068] Alternatively or additionally, the laundry care system 200 can comprise a household appliance arranged in a spatial environment of the laundry care appliance 100, in particular a household appliance connected to a water supply. The household appliance can comprise at least one sensor for detecting second sensor data, which is particularly designed to detect an outside temperature of the household appliance, a humidity outside the household appliance, and / or a water hardness of water supplied to the household appliance. The controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can further be designed to adapt the parameter based on the second sensor data in order to obtain the adapted parameter.

[0069] The controller 107 is configured to execute the laundry care program again during a further laundry care process for drying further laundry accommodated in the drying chamber 105 based on the adjusted parameter.

[0070] The laundry care appliance 100 can comprise an electronic memory configured to store a plurality of parameter sets and a plurality of laundry care programs. One parameter set of the plurality of parameter sets can comprise the parameter. The plurality of laundry care programs can comprise the laundry care program. At least one parameter set of the plurality of parameter sets can be assigned to each of the laundry care programs of the plurality of laundry care programs.

[0071] The parameter can have a permissible parameter range. If the adjusted parameter is a minimum value of the permissible parameter range or a maximum value of the permissible parameter range, the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to adjust at least one further parameter of the parameter set, in particular a target drying level of the laundry and / or a parameter of a program for automatically cleaning a filter of the laundry care appliance 100, based on the transmitted assessment of the condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care appliance 100 during the laundry care process and the adjusted parameter, in order to obtain at least one further adjusted parameter.The controller 107 may be configured to execute the laundry care program again during the further laundry care process for drying the further laundry accommodated in the drying chamber 105, further based on the at least one further adjusted parameter.

[0072] The Figure 3 shows a schematic representation of an adjustment of a parameter in parameter adjustment steps 113a-c by a laundry care system 200 according to an embodiment. The laundry care system 200 corresponds in particular to the Fig. 2 laundry care system 200 shown.

[0073] As in the Figure 3As shown schematically, the parameter can have various discrete parameter levels 111a-d, which can define a permissible parameter range of the parameter. The controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to adapt the parameter via parameter adaptation steps 113a-c, which effect a change in the parameter level 111a-d in order to obtain the adapted parameter.

[0074] Even if this is in the Figure 3 is not shown, the parameter can alternatively be defined continuously within a permissible parameter range. In this case, the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to calculate a value of the parameter adjustment steps 113a-c, for example, by calculating based on a parameter function of the parameter, in order to obtain the adjusted parameter.

[0075] The controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 may be configured to assign a value to a parameter adjustment step 113a-c based on the user's rating or to select a predetermined parameter adjustment step 113a-c from a plurality of parameter adjustment steps 113a-c based on the user's rating.

[0076] For example, as in the Figure 3 As shown schematically, if the user's assessment indicates that the drying state of the laundry is "still damp," the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 may be configured to select the parameter adjustment step 113a to increase the parameter level 111a-d of the parameter by one parameter level. The increase may be limited to the permissible parameter range.

[0077] For example, as in the Figure 3As shown schematically, if the user's assessment indicates that the drying state of the laundry is "too wet," the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 may be configured to select the parameter adjustment step 113b to increase the parameter level 111a-d of the parameter by two parameter levels. In this case, the increase may be limited to the permissible parameter range, so that, in particular, if necessary, the parameter level is only increased by one, as indicated by the parameter adjustment step 113b from the parameter level 111c to the parameter level 111d in the Figure 3 shown schematically.

[0078] For example, as in the Figure 3As shown schematically, if the user's assessment indicates that the drying state of the laundry is "too dry," the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 may be configured to select the parameter adjustment step 113c to reduce the parameter level 111a-d of the parameter by one parameter level. The reduction may be limited to the permissible parameter range.

[0079] Even if this is in the Figure 3 is not shown, if the user's evaluation indicates that the drying state of the laundry is "perfectly dry", the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 may be configured not to select any of the parameter adjustment steps 113a-c in order to maintain the corresponding parameter level 111a-d of the parameter.

[0080] As in the Figure 3Further schematically illustrated, the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to determine user information 115a-b if the adjusted parameter is a minimum value of the permissible parameter range or a maximum value of the permissible parameter range. The user interface 101 can be configured to display the user information 115a-b to the user.

[0081] Alternatively or additionally, the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to store a respective further evaluation for a plurality of laundry care processes preceding the laundry care process in an electronic memory, in particular in a chronological order and / or with a timestamp. The controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to determine the user information 115a-b if a predetermined number of the further evaluations and the evaluation are identical and in particular chronologically consecutive, wherein the user interface 101 is configured to display the user information 115a-b to the user.

[0082] The user information 115a-b may include: instructions for manually cleaning a filter of the laundry care appliance 100; instructions for selecting a target drying level of the laundry, in particular a target drying temperature and / or target drying humidity of the laundry; instructions for repositioning the laundry care appliance 100; sensor data of the laundry care appliance 100 and / or plausibility information of the user's assessment.

[0083] The Figure 4 shows a schematic flow diagram for controlling the laundry care system 200 according to an embodiment. The laundry care system 200 corresponds in particular to the Fig. 2illustrated laundry care system 200. In the following, a fine adjustment value for the execution duration of the laundry care program is used as an example as a parameter, which has, for example, four parameter levels. As already described above, other parameters and / or more or fewer than four parameter levels are also possible. Furthermore, continuous parameter adjustment can also be provided, in particular depending on the type of parameter. Furthermore, the drying state of the laundry is recorded as the state of the laundry, for example. As already described, alternatively or additionally, an evaluation of other states of the laundry and / or an evaluation of the state of the laundry care appliance 100 during the laundry care process can be provided.

[0084] In step 301 of the Figure 4The user interface 101 can be configured to detect a user input for selecting a laundry care program of the laundry care appliance 100 and a target drying level of the laundry, in particular a target drying temperature and / or target drying humidity. In this case, it can be provided that the user places laundry to be dried into the drying chamber 105 of the laundry care appliance 100, which is configured in particular as a tumble dryer.

[0085] In step 302 of the Figure 4 , which corresponds to step 301 of the Figure 4 follows, the controller 107 of the laundry care appliance 100 may be configured to execute the laundry care program based on the fine adjustment value of the execution time of the laundry care program in one laundry care process to dry the laundry accommodated in the drying chamber 105.

[0086] In step 303 of the Figure 4 , which corresponds to step 302 of the Figure 4follows, it can be provided that the user removes the dried laundry from the drying chamber 105.

[0087] In step 304 of the Figure 4 , which corresponds to step 303 of the Figure 4 The user interface 101 can be configured to automatically detect, for example, after opening the appliance door 103, or initiated by the user, a user input indicating an assessment of the drying state of the dried laundry. The input can be based on a plurality of user selection options regarding the drying state of the laundry. The selection options can include, for example, whether the drying state of the laundry is "perfectly dry," "too dry," or "too wet." The user interface 101 is configured to transmit the assessment of the drying state of the dried laundry to the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108.

[0088] In step 305 of the Figure 4, which corresponds to step 304 of the Figure 4 follows, the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to check whether the evaluation of the drying state of the dried laundry indicates that the drying state of the laundry is "perfectly dry". If this is the case, the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to continue with step 317 of the Figure 4 and in particular to deactivate an automatic evaluation request for the laundry care program selected by the user. If this is not the case, the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to continue with step 306 of the Figure 4 to continue.

[0089] In step 306 of the Figure 4The controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to check whether the evaluation of the drying state of the dried laundry indicates that the drying state of the laundry is "too dry." If this is the case, the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to continue with step 307 of the Figure 4 If this is not the case, the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to continue with step 308 of the Figure 4 to continue.

[0090] In step 307 of the Figure 4 The controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to reduce the fine adjustment value of the execution time of the laundry care program by one parameter level. Furthermore, the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to start with step 312 of the Figure 4 to continue.

[0091] In step 308 of the Figure 4The controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to check whether the evaluation of the drying state of the dried laundry indicates that the drying state of the laundry is "still damp." If this is the case, the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to continue with step 309 of the Figure 4 If this is not the case, the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to continue with step 310 of the Figure 4 to continue.

[0092] In step 309 of the Figure 4 The controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to increase the fine adjustment value of the execution time of the laundry care program by one parameter level. Furthermore, the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to start with step 312 of the Figure 4 to continue.

[0093] In step 310 of the Figure 4The controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to check whether the fine adjustment value of the execution duration of the laundry care program corresponds to the third parameter level of the fine adjustment value of the execution duration of the laundry care program. If this is the case, the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to continue with step 309 of the Figure 4 If this is not the case, the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to continue with step 311 of the Figure 4 to continue.

[0094] In step 311 of the Figure 4 The controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to increase the fine adjustment value of the execution time of the laundry care program by two parameter levels. Furthermore, the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to start with step 312 of the Figure 4 to continue.

[0095] In step 312 of the Figure 4 the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to check whether the fine adjustment value of the execution duration of the laundry care program corresponds to the permissible parameter range, ie the first, the second, the third or the fourth parameter level, of the fine adjustment value of the execution duration of the laundry care program. If this is the case, the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to continue with step 317 of the Figure 4 If this is not the case, the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to continue with step 313 of the Figure 4 to continue.

[0096] In step 313 of the Figure 4The controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to check, for example using sensor data from a suitable sensor, whether a filter of the laundry care appliance 100 is impaired by particle accumulation, in particular dust. If this is the case, the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to continue with step 314 of the Figure 4 If this is not the case, the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to continue with step 316 of the Figure 4 to continue.

[0097] In step 314 of the Figure 4 The controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to check whether automatic cleaning of the filter of the laundry care appliance 100 is possible. If this is the case, the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to continue with step 315 of the Figure 4If this is not the case, the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to continue with step 316 of the Figure 4 to continue.

[0098] In step 315 of the Figure 4 The controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to carry out an automatic cleaning of the filter of the laundry care appliance 100. Furthermore, the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to limit the fine adjustment value of the execution time of the laundry care program to the permissible parameter range or to limit the value determined in step 301 of the Figure 4 to maintain the current fine-tuning value for the laundry program execution time.

[0099] In step 316 of the Figure 4 the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to provide the user information 115a-b based on the verification according to step 313 and / or 314 of the Figure 4Subsequently, the user interface 101 can be configured to display the user information 115a-b to the user in order to provide the user with further information for the optimal use of the laundry care appliance 100. Furthermore, the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to start with step 317 of the Figure 4 to continue.

[0100] In step 317 of the Figure 4 The controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to adjust the fine adjustment value of the execution duration of the laundry care program for a further laundry care process. In this case, the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to limit the fine adjustment value of the execution duration of the laundry care program to the permissible parameter range. Furthermore, the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can be configured to continue with step 301 of the Figure 4to continue to wait for the next laundry care process.

[0101] Fig. 5 shows a schematic representation of a method 400 for caring for laundry in a laundry care system 200 according to an embodiment. As with the embodiments according to the Figure 1 and Figure 2 As already described, the laundry care system 200 comprises a laundry care appliance 100 with a drying chamber 105 for receiving laundry and a controller 107 and a user interface 101 which is connected to the controller 107 and / or via a communication network 109 to an external controller 108 outside the laundry care appliance 100.

[0102] The method 400 comprises, as a first method step, executing 401 a laundry care program during a laundry care process for drying the laundry accommodated in the drying chamber 105 based on a parameter by the controller 107.

[0103] The method 400 comprises, as a second method step, transmitting 403, after execution of the laundry care program, based on a user input, an assessment of a condition of the laundry and / or a condition of the laundry care appliance 100 during the laundry care process to the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 via the user interface 101.

[0104] The method 400 comprises, as a third method step, an adjustment 405 of the parameter based on the transmitted assessment of the condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care appliance 100 during the laundry care process by the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 in order to obtain an adjusted parameter.

[0105] The method 400 comprises, as a fourth method step, an execution 407 of the laundry care program during a further laundry care process for drying further laundry accommodated in the drying chamber 105 based on the adjusted parameter by the controller 107.

[0106] An advantage of the embodiments described above and below is that the frequency of the user's ratings can provide the controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 with information about how satisfied the user is with the settings of the laundry care appliance 100 or whether other problems exist, such as multiple users. The controller 107 and / or the external controller 108 can, for example, perform a plausibility check, for example based on a change in the parameter level after each laundry care process used for more than 5 cycles and / or a change in the adjustment direction of the parameter, for example, between "too wet" and "too dry." This can indicate multiple users with individual drying performance requirements or different loads in the drying chamber 105.In this case, the user information 115a-b may be displayed to the user as additional information or customer service may use the information in the event of a technical service call.

[0107] Furthermore, statistical information on user behavior can indicate whether the function successfully helps users optimize their settings on the laundry care appliance 100. This can include, for example, the number of parameter level changes and the direction of parameter changes per user compared to the total values ​​of all users or entire subgroups, such as country subgroups. This information can be used to improve user satisfaction, preset device parameters on the laundry care appliance 100, and avoid unnecessary technical service calls.

[0108] Furthermore, if the user repeatedly gives the rating "too dry" or "too wet," the user can be advised to change the drying target via user information 115a-b. This can also happen automatically after the permissible parameter range is reached.

[0109] Furthermore, the ambient conditions of the laundry care appliance 100 can be a reason for an undesirable condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care appliance 100 during the laundry care process. For example, if the air in a room of the laundry care appliance 100 is too humid or too cold, this can influence the required drying time. This can be detected by comparing the user's ratings with the initial temperature values ​​in the laundry care appliance 100. In this case, the parameter, for example, the fine adjustment of the running time of the laundry care program, can be automatically increased by one parameter level for other drying targets as well.

[0110] Furthermore, if the laundry care appliance 100 has a load detection sensor, the load can be compared with problems in parameter adjustment, particularly fine-tuning the laundry care program's runtime. Changing loads can be a reason for insufficient drying at the same parameter level. For example, a higher load can lead to uneven moisture distribution in the drying chamber 105.

[0111] All features explained and shown in connection with individual embodiments of the invention can be provided in different combinations in the subject matter according to the invention in order to simultaneously realize their advantageous effects.

[0112] The scope of the present invention is given by the claims and is not limited by the features explained in the description or shown in the figures. Reference sign list

[0113] 100 Laundry care appliance 101 User interface 102 Appliance housing 103 Appliance door 104 Appliance opening 105 Drying chamber 107 Control system 108 External control system 109 Communication network 111a-d Parameter level 113a-c Parameter adjustment steps 115a-b User information 200 Laundry care system 300 Flowchart for controlling the laundry care appliance 301- 317 Steps for controlling the laundry care appliance 400 Method for caring for laundry in a laundry care system 401 First method step: Executing a laundry care program during a laundry care process 403 Second method step: Transmitting an assessment of the condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care appliance during the laundry care process 405 Third method step: Adjusting the parameter based on the transmitted assessment 407 Fourth method step: Executing the laundry care program during another laundry care process

Claims

1. A laundry care system (200), comprising: a laundry care appliance (100) having a drying chamber (105) for receiving laundry and a controller (107), wherein the controller (107) is configured to execute a laundry care program for drying the laundry received in the drying chamber (105) based on a parameter during a laundry care process; a user interface (101) connected to the controller (107) and / or connected via a communication network (109) to an external controller (108) outside the laundry care appliance (100), characterized in thatthe user interface (101) is designed to transmit, after execution of the laundry care program, an assessment of a condition of the laundry and / or a condition of the laundry care appliance (101) during the laundry care process to the controller (107) and / or the external controller (108) based on an input from the user; wherein the controller (107) and / or the external controller (108) is designed to adapt the parameter based on the transmitted assessment of the condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care appliance (101) during the laundry care process in order to obtain an adapted parameter, and wherein the controller (107) is designed to execute the laundry care program again during a further laundry care process for drying further laundry accommodated in the drying chamber (105) based on the adapted parameter.

2. Laundry care system (200) according to claim 1, wherein the user interface (101) comprises a touch-sensitive screen of the laundry care appliance (100), which is designed to detect the user's input for evaluating the condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care appliance (101) during the laundry care process, wherein the touch-sensitive screen is designed to transmit the evaluation of the condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care appliance (101) during the laundry care process to the controller (107) and / or external controller (108).

3. Laundry care system (200) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the user interface (101) comprises a mobile user device, in particular a smartphone, smart pad, laptop or PC, which is connected to the controller (107) and / or external controller (108) via the communication network (109) and is designed to capture the user's input for assessing the condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care appliance (101) during the laundry care process and to transmit the assessment of the condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care appliance (101) during the laundry care process to the controller (107) and / or external controller (108).

4. Laundry care system (200) according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the touch-sensitive screen and / or the mobile user device is configured to output to the user an input prompt with a plurality of user selection options with respect to the condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care appliance (101) during the laundry care process, wherein the assessment of the condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care appliance (101) during the laundry care process is determined depending on the user selection.

5. Laundry care system (200) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the controller (107) and / or the external controller (108) is designed to automatically adapt the parameter on the basis of the transmitted assessment of the condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care appliance (101) during the laundry care process, in particular without further confirmation by the user, in order to obtain the adapted parameter.

6. Laundry care system (200) according to one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the user interface (101) is designed to display a request to the user for confirmation to adjust the parameter and to transmit the user's confirmation to adjust the parameter to the controller (107) and / or the external controller (108), wherein the controller (107) and / or the external controller (108) is designed to adjust the parameter only upon receiving the transmitted confirmation from the user to adjust the parameter in order to obtain the adjusted parameter.

7. The laundry care system (200) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the parameter comprises at least one of the following parameters of the laundry care program: an execution duration of the laundry care program, in particular a fine adjustment value for the execution duration of the laundry care program, a target degree of drying of the laundry, in particular a target drying temperature and / or target drying moisture content of the laundry, a rotational speed of a laundry drum of the laundry care appliance (100), an anti-crease option; and / or wherein the parameter comprises at least one of the following parameters of the laundry care appliance (100): a fan rotational speed of a fan of the laundry care appliance (100), a parameter of a program for automatically cleaning a filter of the laundry care appliance (100), a parameter of an anti-crease program.

8. Laundry care system (200) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the user interface (101) is designed to transmit a user identification of the user to the controller (107) and / or the external controller (108) based on a further input from the user before the execution of the laundry care program and before the re-execution of the laundry care program, wherein the controller (107) and / or the external controller (108) is designed to further adapt the parameter based on the transmitted user identification of the user in order to obtain the adapted parameter.

9. Laundry care system (200) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the laundry care appliance (100) comprises at least one sensor for detecting first sensor data, which sensor is particularly designed to detect an external temperature of the laundry care appliance (100), an air humidity outside the laundry care appliance (100), a water hardness of water supplied to the laundry care appliance (100) and / or a weight of the laundry accommodated in the drying chamber (105), wherein the controller (107) and / or the external controller (108) is further designed to adapt the parameter based on the first sensor data in order to obtain the adapted parameter.

10. Laundry care system (200) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the laundry care system (200) comprises a household appliance arranged in a spatial environment of the laundry care appliance (100), in particular a household appliance connected to a water supply, wherein the household appliance comprises at least one sensor for detecting second sensor data, which sensor is in particular designed to detect an outside temperature of the household appliance, an air humidity outside the household appliance and / or a water hardness of water supplied to the household appliance, wherein the controller (107) and / or the external controller (108) is further designed to adapt the parameter based on the second sensor data in order to obtain the adapted parameter.

11. Laundry care system (200) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the laundry care appliance (100) comprises an electronic memory which is designed to store a plurality of parameter sets and a plurality of laundry care programs, wherein one parameter set of the plurality of parameter sets comprises the parameter, wherein the plurality of laundry care programs comprises the laundry care program, wherein each of the laundry care programs of the plurality of laundry care programs is assigned at least one parameter set of the plurality of parameter sets.

12. Laundry care system (200) according to claim 11, wherein the parameter has a permissible parameter range, wherein the controller (107) and / or the external controller (108) is designed, if the adjusted parameter is a minimum value of the permissible parameter range or a maximum value of the permissible parameter range, to adjust at least one further parameter of the parameter set, in particular a target drying level of the laundry and / or a parameter of a program for automatically cleaning a filter of the laundry care appliance (100), on the basis of the transmitted assessment of the condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care appliance (101) during the laundry care process and the adjusted parameter, in order to obtain at least one further adjusted parameter, wherein the controller (107) is designed,to execute the laundry care program again during the further laundry care process for drying the further laundry accommodated in the drying chamber (105) based on the at least one further adjusted parameter.

13. Laundry care system (200) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the parameter has a permissible parameter range, wherein the controller (107) and / or the external controller (108) is designed to determine user information (115a-b) when the adjusted parameter is a minimum value of the permissible parameter range or a maximum value of the permissible parameter range, wherein the user interface (101) is designed to display the user information (115a-b) to the user;and / or wherein the controller (107) and / or the external controller (108) is designed to store a respective further evaluation in an electronic memory for a plurality of laundry care processes preceding the laundry care process, wherein the controller (107) and / or the external controller (108) is designed to determine the user information (115a-b) if a predetermined number of the further evaluations and the evaluation are identical and in particular chronologically consecutive, wherein the user interface (101) is designed to display the user information (115a-b) to the user.; 14. The laundry care system (200) according to claim 13, wherein the user information (115a-b) comprises: an instruction for manually cleaning a filter of the laundry care appliance (100); an instruction for selecting a target drying level of the laundry, in particular a target drying temperature and / or a target drying moisture content of the laundry; an instruction for repositioning the laundry care appliance (100); sensor data of the laundry care appliance (100) and / or plausibility information of the user's assessment.

15. A method (400) for caring for laundry in a laundry care system (200), the laundry care system (200) comprising: a laundry care appliance (100) having a drying chamber (105) for receiving laundry and a controller (107); and a user interface (101) which is connected to the controller (107) and / or via a communication network (109) to an external controller (108) outside the laundry care appliance (100); the method (400) comprising the following method step: executing (401) a laundry care program during a laundry care process for drying the laundry received in the drying chamber (105) based on a parameter by the controller (107); characterized in thatthe method (400) further comprises the following method steps: transmitting (403), after execution of the laundry care program, based on a user input, an assessment of a condition of the laundry and / or a condition of the laundry care appliance (101) during the laundry care process to the controller (107) and / or the external controller (108) via the user interface (101); adapting (405) the parameter based on the transmitted assessment of the condition of the laundry and / or the condition of the laundry care appliance (101) during the laundry care process by the controller (107) and / or the external controller (108) in order to obtain an adapted parameter; and executing (407) the laundry care program during a further laundry care process for drying further laundry accommodated in the drying chamber (105) based on the adapted parameter by the controller (107).

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