Method for improving spin-drying rate of a washing machine, storage medium, and electronic device

The method optimizes drum washing machine spin-drying by adjusting rotation speeds based on eccentricity values to stabilize load distribution, improving efficiency and preventing collisions, thus enhancing spin-drying performance.

JP2025534121APending Publication Date: 2025-10-09QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MASCH CO LTD +1
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Application Number
JP2025523509
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JP · JP
Patent Type
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Priority Date
2022-10-25
Filing Date
2023-10-23
Publication Date
2025-10-09

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Technical Problem

Conventional drum washing machines face low spin-drying rates or excessively long program times due to conservative settings for dynamic eccentricity increments, leading to frequent load distribution and potential drum collisions.

Method used

A method involving controlled rotation speed adjustments based on static and dynamic eccentricity values to optimize load distribution, including steps to operate the drum at different speeds to stabilize eccentricity increments, preheat dampers, and execute specific spin-drying policies based on eccentricity comparisons.

Benefits of technology

Enhances spin-drying efficiency by quickly stabilizing dynamic eccentricity, reducing the risk of collisions, and ensuring high-speed spin cycles can be completed without prolonged program times.

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for improving the spin-drying achievement rate of a washing machine, a storage medium, and an electronic device, and is related to the technical field of household electrical appliances. [Solution] The method for improving the spin-drying rate of a washing machine includes, in response to a spin-drying command, controlling the drum to operate at a first rotation speed until an acquired static eccentricity value becomes smaller than a preset static eccentricity value, thereby distributing the load; determining whether an acquired dynamic eccentricity increment is equal to or smaller than a preset dynamic eccentricity increment; and, if the dynamic eccentricity increment is greater than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment, controlling the drum to operate at a second rotation speed until the acquired dynamic eccentricity increment is no longer larger than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment; and controlling the drum to operate at a third rotation speed, thereby performing spin-drying. This solves the problems of the prior art, where a drum washing machine has a low spin-drying rate or an excessively long program time due to frequent load distribution when executing a spin-drying command.
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[Technical Field]

[0001] This application claims priority from Chinese patent application CN202211326947.2, filed on October 25, 2022, for the invention title "Method, storage medium and electronic device for improving the spin-drying achievement rate of a washing machine," the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

[0002] The present application relates to the technical field of household electrical appliances, and in particular to a method for improving the spin-drying achievement rate of a washing machine, a storage medium and an electronic device. [Background technology]

[0003] As people's living standards continue to improve, washing machines have become an essential household appliance and have become very convenient for people's daily lives. Dehydration is a commonly used function in washing machines, which can significantly reduce the moisture content of washed clothes and dry them quickly.

[0004] In conventional drum washing machines, determining whether high-speed spin-drying is possible is basically based on two methods: static eccentricity and dynamic eccentricity. However, to ensure that the entire washing machine does not shift and the internal drum does not collide, the dynamic eccentricity increment is generally set to a conservative value, which often results in low spin-drying achievement or excessively long program times due to frequent load distribution. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] The present invention proposes a method, a storage medium and an electronic device for improving the spin-drying rate of a washing machine to solve the problems of the prior art, in which the spin-drying rate is low or the program time is too long due to frequent load distribution when a drum washing machine executes a spin-drying command. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] According to a first aspect, the present invention provides a method for improving a spin-drying achievement rate of a washing machine, comprising: Step S10: In response to a spin-drying command, the drum is controlled to operate at a first rotation speed until the acquired static eccentricity value becomes smaller than a preset static eccentricity value, thereby performing load distribution; Step S20: determining whether the acquired dynamic eccentricity increment is equal to or less than a preset dynamic eccentricity increment; If the dynamic eccentricity increment is greater than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment, control the drum to operate at a second rotation speed until the acquired dynamic eccentricity increment is no longer greater than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment in step S30; and a step S40 of controlling the drum to operate at a third rotation speed to perform dehydration. The present invention provides a method for improving the spin-drying achievement rate of a washing machine, wherein the first rotation speed<the second rotation speed<the third rotation speed.

[0007] Furthermore, the method for improving the spin-drying achievement rate of the washing machine includes: Step S32: controlling the drum to operate at a second rotation speed for a preset time, and then acquiring a dynamic eccentricity increment; The method further includes step S34 of executing a different spin-drying policy based on a result of comparing the number of times the acquired dynamic eccentricity increment is greater than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment with the preset number of times.

[0008] Furthermore, executing a different dewatering policy based on a comparison result between the number of times the acquired dynamic eccentricity increment is greater than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment and the preset number of times, If the number of times that the acquired dynamic eccentricity increment is greater than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment is smaller than the preset number of times, the method proceeds to step S10.

[0009] If the number of times the acquired dynamic eccentricity increment is greater than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment is not less than the preset number of times, spin-drying is not performed.

[0010] Furthermore, the method for improving a spin-drying achievement rate of a washing machine further includes proceeding to step S40 if the dynamic eccentricity increment is not greater than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment.

[0011] Furthermore, the first rotation speed is 60 to 110 r / min.

[0012] Furthermore, the second rotation speed is 150 to 250 r / min.

[0013] According to a second aspect, the present invention provides an apparatus for improving a spin-drying achievement rate of a washing machine, the apparatus comprising: a driving module; an acquisition module; and a determination module; the drive module is configured to control the drum to operate at a first rotation speed in response to a spin-drying command until the static eccentricity value acquired by the acquisition module becomes smaller than a preset static eccentricity value, thereby performing load distribution; The determination module is configured to determine whether the acquired dynamic eccentricity increment is equal to or less than a preset dynamic eccentricity increment; the driving module is configured to control the drum to operate at a second rotation speed until the dynamic eccentricity increment acquired by the acquisition module becomes no longer larger than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment when the determination module determines that the dynamic eccentricity increment is larger than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment; The driving module controls the drum to operate at a third rotation speed to perform spin-drying when the dynamic eccentricity increment acquired by the acquisition module becomes no larger than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment, thereby providing a device for improving a spin-drying achievement rate of a washing machine.

[0014] According to a third aspect, the present invention provides a computer readable storage medium containing a program, the program executing, during operation, a method for improving spin-drying success rate of the washing machine.

[0015] According to a fourth aspect, the present invention provides an electronic device including a memory in which a computer program is stored and a processor, the processor being configured to execute a method for improving a spin-drying success rate of the washing machine using the computer program. [Effects of the Invention]

[0016] The working principle and beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows.

[0017] In this invention, assuming that the preset dynamic eccentricity increment is set to a conservative value, first, when a drum washing machine performs a high-speed spin cycle, the entire washing machine is displaced, preventing the internal drum from colliding. If the dynamic eccentricity increment is greater than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment, the drum is controlled to operate at a second rotation speed, which increases the vibration frequency of the damper in a short period of time, causing the damper to rapidly heat up through friction. Taking advantage of the damper force characteristics that change with temperature, the damper temperature rises quickly, further stabilizing the damper force, and the dynamic eccentricity of the drum quickly stabilizes, thereby reducing the dynamic eccentricity increment. This ensures that the high-speed spin cycle can be more quickly and effectively met after receiving a spin cycle command, improving the spin cycle success rate and avoiding the problem of excessively long program times due to frequent load distribution. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0018] The drawings herein are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present application, and together with the specification serve to explain the principles of the present application. In order to more clearly explain the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the following briefly introduces the drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art, and obviously, those skilled in the art can obtain other drawings based on these drawings without paying creative labor. [Figure 1] 1 is a flowchart of a first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] 1 is a curve showing the change in damping force with temperature in Example 1 of the present invention. [Figure 3] FIG. 10 is a principle block diagram of a second embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0019] In order to allow those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solutions of the present application, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application are described below clearly and completely, accompanied by the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, but it is obvious that the described embodiments are not all embodiments but only some embodiments of the present application. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present application without any creative work shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

[0020] It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," etc. in the specification and claims of this application and in the drawings are used to distinguish between similar items without necessarily being used to describe a particular order or priority. It should be understood that such terms may be interchanged where appropriate, such that the embodiments of this application described herein can be practiced in orders other than those shown or described herein. It should be noted that the terms "comprise," "have," and any variations thereof are intended to cover a non-exclusive "inclusion," e.g., of a process, method, system, product, or apparatus of a series of steps or units, and are not necessarily limited to those steps or units explicitly listed, but may also include other steps or units not explicitly listed or inherent in the process, method, product, or apparatus.

[0021] Example 1 The present invention proposes a method for improving the spin-drying achievement rate of a washing machine. As shown in FIG. 1, the method for improving the spin-drying achievement rate of a washing machine includes the following steps:

[0022] In response to a spin-dry command, S10 controls the drum to operate at a first rotation speed until the acquired static eccentricity value becomes smaller than a preset static eccentricity value, thereby distributing the load.

[0023] In one embodiment, when a drum washing machine receives a spin command, it controls the drum to operate at a first rotation speed and performs load distribution to ensure that clothes inside the drum are evenly attached to the drum wall. After the drum has operated at the first rotation speed for a while, it compares the current static eccentricity value with a preset static eccentricity value. If the static eccentricity value is smaller than the preset static eccentricity value, it indicates that the current static eccentricity value parameter has reached the standard, and a dynamic eccentricity increment determination can be made. If the static eccentricity value is equal to or greater than the preset static eccentricity value, it indicates that the current static eccentricity value parameter has not reached the standard, and it continues to control the drum to operate at the first rotation speed and perform load distribution until the static eccentricity value reaches the standard.

[0024] In step S20, it is determined whether the acquired dynamic eccentricity increment is greater than a preset dynamic eccentricity increment.

[0025] In one embodiment, the preset dynamic eccentricity increment may still be set to a conservative value to ensure that the entire washing machine does not displace and cause the internal drum to collide when the drum washing machine is in high-speed spin-dry mode. Therefore, after performing the load distribution on the drum, the dynamic eccentricity increment is compared with the preset dynamic eccentricity increment.

[0026] If the dynamic eccentricity increment is greater than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment, S30 controls the drum to operate at a second rotation speed until the acquired dynamic eccentricity increment is no longer greater than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment.

[0027] In one embodiment, as shown in Figure 2, if the dynamic eccentricity increment is greater than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment, the drum is controlled to operate at a second rotation speed and the damper is preheated. If the dynamic eccentricity increment is greater than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment, it indicates that the current dynamic eccentricity increment does not meet the standard and high-speed dehydration is not possible. Therefore, the drum is controlled to operate at a second rotation speed, which quickly increases the temperature of the damper and further stabilizes the damper force, causing the dynamic eccentricity of the drum to quickly approach a stable value, thereby reducing the dynamic eccentricity increment.

[0028] In step S32, the dynamic eccentricity increment is obtained after controlling the drum to operate at the second rotation speed for a preset time.

[0029] In one embodiment, after preheating the damper, the dynamic eccentricity increment is rapidly reduced to match the high-speed spin condition. The acquired dynamic eccentricity increment is again determined to be greater than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment. If the acquired dynamic eccentricity increment is equal to or less than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment, the drum is controlled to operate at a third rotation speed to perform spin-drying. If the dynamic eccentricity increment is still greater than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment after preheating the damper, the process returns to step S10, where the drum is controlled to operate at the first rotation speed to perform load distribution. This avoids the situation where the first load distribution is insufficient, resulting in uneven distribution of clothes in the drum and resulting in a large dynamic eccentricity increment.

[0030] In step S34, a different spin-drying policy is executed based on a result of comparing the number of times the acquired dynamic eccentricity increment is greater than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment with the preset number of times.

[0031] In one embodiment, before returning to step S10, executing a different spin-drying policy based on a comparison result between the number of times the acquired dynamic eccentricity increment is greater than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment and the preset number of times, If the number of times that the acquired dynamic eccentricity increment is greater than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment is smaller than the preset number of times, proceed to step S10; and not performing spin-drying if the number of times the acquired dynamic eccentricity increment is greater than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment is not less than the preset number of times.

[0032] In this embodiment, the drum is controlled to operate at the second rotation speed and the damper is preheated to reduce the dynamic eccentricity increment, and the number of preheating times is set according to different specifications of the washing machine. If the number of times of operation of the above operation (i.e., the number of times the acquired dynamic eccentricity increment is greater than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment) exceeds the preset number, it is determined that high-speed spin-drying is not possible, and the drum is controlled to directly end the operation without spin-drying.

[0033] S40 controls the drum to operate at a third rotation speed to perform dewatering.

[0034] In one embodiment, if the dynamic eccentricity increment DP0 is equal to or less than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment DPZ, the current dynamic eccentricity increment has reached the standard and high-speed dehydration is possible, so the drum is controlled to operate at the third rotation speed.

[0035] In this embodiment, the first rotation speed < the second rotation speed < the third rotation speed. The first rotation speed varies depending on the washing machine of different specifications, and is optionally 60 r / min to 90 r / min. The second rotation speed varies depending on the washing machine of different specifications, and is optionally 150 r / min to 250 r / min. The third rotation speed varies depending on the spin command of different levels received by the washing machine, and is optionally 800 r / min, 1600 r / min, etc.

[0036] Example 2 As shown in FIG. 3, in accordance with the first embodiment, the present invention further proposes an apparatus for improving the spin-drying rate of a washing machine, the apparatus comprising: a driving module, an acquisition module and a judgment module; the drive module is configured to control the drum to operate at a first rotation speed in response to a spin-drying command until the static eccentricity value acquired by the acquisition module becomes smaller than a preset static eccentricity value, thereby performing load distribution; The determination module is configured to determine whether the acquired dynamic eccentricity increment is equal to or less than a preset dynamic eccentricity increment; the driving module is configured to control the drum to operate at a second rotation speed until the dynamic eccentricity increment acquired by the acquisition module becomes no longer larger than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment when the determination module determines that the dynamic eccentricity increment is larger than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment; The drive module is configured to control the drum to operate at a third rotation speed and perform dewatering when the dynamic eccentricity increment acquired by the acquisition module becomes no larger than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment.

[0037] The above-mentioned device is for carrying out the embodiment of the method shown in Fig. 1, and the technical principles, technical problems to be solved, and technical effects achieved are similar between the two. Those skilled in the art will clearly understand that for convenience and brevity of description, the specific operating process and related explanation of this device can be referred to the contents described in the embodiment of the method for improving the spin-drying achievement rate of a washing machine, and no further explanation will be given here.

[0038] Example 3 As will be understood by those skilled in the art, the present invention may achieve all or part of the steps of the method of the above embodiment by instructing relevant hardware using a computer program. The computer program may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, and when executed by a processor, the computer program can achieve the steps of each of the above embodiment. The computer program includes computer program code, which may be in the form of source code, object code, an executable file, or some intermediate form. The computer-readable storage medium may include any entity or device or medium capable of carrying the computer program code, such as a U-disk, a mobile hard disk, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, computer memory, read-only memory, random access memory, an electrical carrier signal, a telecommunication signal, and a software distribution medium. Note that the content included in the computer-readable storage medium may be increased or decreased as required by the laws and patent practices of the jurisdiction. For example, in some jurisdictions, the laws and patent practices may stipulate that the computer-readable storage medium does not include electrical carrier signals and telecommunication signals.

[0039] In addition to Example 1, the present invention further proposes a computer-readable storage medium including a program stored therein, the program executing, when operated, the method for improving the spin-drying success rate of a washing machine described in Example 1.

[0040] For this purpose, the present invention further provides a computer-readable storage medium. In one embodiment of the computer-readable storage medium according to the present invention, the computer-readable storage medium may be configured to store a program for a method for improving the spin-drying success rate of a washing machine, which executes the above-described method embodiment. The program may be loaded and operated by a processor to realize the above-described method. For ease of explanation, only parts relevant to the embodiment of the present invention are shown, and if specific technical details are not disclosed, please refer to the method part of the embodiment of the present invention. The computer-readable storage medium may include a storage device formed by various electronic devices. Optionally, in the embodiment of the present invention, the computer-readable storage medium is a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.

[0041] Example 4 The present invention further provides an electronic device, which may include a memory for storing a computer program and a processor, as shown in Figure 4, and the computer program is suitable for being loaded and operated by the processor to perform the method for improving the spin-drying success rate of a washing machine according to the above embodiment.

[0042] For ease of explanation, only the parts relevant to the embodiments of the present invention are shown, and if specific technical details are not disclosed, please refer to the method part of the embodiments of the present invention. The electronic apparatus may include a control device formed by various electronic devices.

[0043] Furthermore, since the configuration of each module is merely for illustrating the functional units of the apparatus of the present invention, it should be understood that the physical device corresponding to these modules may be the processor itself, or a part of the software, hardware, or a combination of software and hardware in the processor. Therefore, the number of each module in the drawings is merely approximate.

[0044] Those skilled in the art will understand that each module in the device can be divided or integrated as appropriate, and such division or integration of specific modules will not cause the technical solution to deviate from the principle of the present invention, so the divided or integrated technical solution will all fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0045] Although the technical solution of the present invention has been described above in conjunction with the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings, it is readily understood by those skilled in the art that the scope of protection of the present invention is obviously not limited to these specific embodiments. As long as it does not deviate from the principle of the present invention, those skilled in the art can make equivalent modifications or substitutions to the relevant technical features, and the technical solutions after such modifications or substitutions are all included in the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0046] It should be pointed out that what has been described above is only a preferred embodiment of the present application, and those skilled in the art may make some improvements and refinements without departing from the principle of the present application, and these improvements and refinements should also be considered as the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A method for improving the spin-drying success rate of a washing machine, comprising: a step S10 of controlling the drum to operate at a first rotation speed in response to a spin-drying command until the acquired static eccentricity value becomes smaller than a preset static eccentricity value, thereby performing load distribution; Step S20: determining whether the acquired dynamic eccentricity increment is equal to or less than a preset dynamic eccentricity increment; If the dynamic eccentricity increment is greater than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment, control the drum to operate at a second rotation speed until the acquired dynamic eccentricity increment is no longer greater than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment in step S30; and a step S40 of controlling the drum to operate at a third rotation speed to perform dehydration. The method for improving a spin-drying achievement rate of a washing machine, wherein the first rotation speed < the second rotation speed < the third rotation speed.

2. 、 The method comprises: Step S32: obtaining a dynamic eccentricity increment after controlling the drum to operate at a second rotation speed for a preset time; 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: a step S34 of executing a different spin-drying policy based on a result of comparing the number of times the acquired dynamic eccentricity increment is greater than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment with the preset number of times.

3. Executing a different dewatering policy based on a comparison result between the number of times the acquired dynamic eccentricity increment is greater than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment and the preset number of times, 3. The method of claim 2, further comprising: if the number of times the acquired dynamic eccentricity increment is greater than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment is less than the preset number of times, proceeding to step S10.

4. 3. The method for improving the spin-drying achievement rate of a washing machine according to claim 2, wherein spin-drying is not performed if the number of times the acquired dynamic eccentricity increment is greater than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment is not less than the preset number of times.

5. 5. The method for improving a spin-drying achievement rate of a washing machine according to claim 1, further comprising: if the dynamic eccentricity increment is not greater than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment, proceeding to step S40.

6. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first rotation speed is 60 to 110 r / min.

7. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the second rotation speed is 150 to 250 r / min.

8. A device for improving the spin-drying achievement rate of a washing machine, a driving module, an acquisition module, and a determination module; the drive module is configured to control the drum to operate at a first rotation speed in response to a spin-drying command until the static eccentricity value acquired by the acquisition module becomes smaller than a preset static eccentricity value, thereby performing load distribution; The determination module is configured to determine whether the acquired dynamic eccentricity increment is equal to or less than a preset dynamic eccentricity increment; the driving module is configured to control the drum to operate at a second rotation speed until the dynamic eccentricity increment acquired by the acquisition module becomes no longer larger than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment when the determination module determines that the dynamic eccentricity increment is larger than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment; and wherein the driving module is configured to control the drum to operate at a third rotation speed and perform spin-drying when the dynamic eccentricity increment acquired by the acquisition module becomes no larger than the preset dynamic eccentricity increment.

9. A computer-readable storage medium containing a program, A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that the program executes the method for improving the spin-drying achievement rate of a washing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7 during operation.

10. An electronic device including a memory in which a computer program is stored and a processor, The electronic device is characterized in that the processor is configured to execute the method for improving the spin-drying achievement rate of a washing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7 by means of the computer program.

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