Automatic door-opening control method and apparatus, and household appliance

Abstract

Provided is an automatic door-opening control method, comprising: determining that a door-opening trigger instruction has been received, controlling the rotation of a driving electric motor, and controlling a position detection component to detect the position of an intermediate transmission member; and determining that the intermediate transmission member has moved from an initial position to a target position and then left the target position, and controlling the driving electric motor to stop rotating. The target position represents that a door has been opened by means a door-opening execution mechanism, or indicates the position at which the door can be opened by means of the door-opening execution mechanism during the return movement. Therefore, when it is determined that the intermediate transmission member has left the target position, it is determined that the door has been opened by means of the door-opening execution mechanism, and the driving electric motor may then be controlled to stop rotating. Further provided is an automatic door-opening control apparatus.

Description

Automatic door opening control method, device and household appliance

[0001] This disclosure claims priority to the Chinese patent application filed with the China Patent Office on December 28, 2023, with application number 202311832958.2 and invention name “Automatic door opening control method, device and household appliance”, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference in this disclosure. Technical Field

[0002] The present disclosure relates to the field of home appliance technology, and in particular to an automatic door opening control method, device, and home appliance. Background Art

[0003] To improve the convenience of home appliances such as washing machines, related technologies have proposed installing automatic door opening devices in these appliances. After the appliance completes its primary function, the automatic door opening device controls the device, which applies force to the door, automatically opening it. If the user wishes to actively control the door opening, they can also initiate an opening command by pressing a control button.

[0004] In a specific implementation, the automatic door opening device includes a drive motor, a transmission mechanism, a door opening actuator, and a position detection component. The position detection component determines that the door opening actuator has moved to a specific state by detecting the position of a specific transmission component in the transmission mechanism. Subsequently, after the drive motor is controlled to rotate for a specific period of time, the door body can be opened and the door opening actuator can be reset. However, the control strategy for controlling the movement of the door opening actuator does not have negative feedback. Under heavy load conditions, although the motor is controlled to rotate for a set period of time, it cannot ensure that the door body has automatically opened and the specific transmission component has been correctly reset.

[0005] Summary of the Invention

[0006] (1) Technical issues to be resolved

[0007] The technical problem to be solved by the present disclosure is to solve the problem that the existing automatic door opening device controls the door opening, in which after the position detection component detects that a specific transmission component in the transmission mechanism has moved to the target position, the drive motor is made to run for a set period of time and then powered off, which may not cause the door to open automatically or the specific transmission component may not be correctly returned to its position.

[0008] (2) Technical solution

[0009] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present disclosure provides an automatic door opening control method, device and household appliance.

[0010] In a first aspect, the present disclosure provides an automatic door opening control method for controlling an automatic door opening device to automatically open a door body, wherein the automatic door opening device includes a drive motor, a transmission mechanism, a door opening actuator, and a position detection component, wherein the transmission mechanism includes an intermediate transmission member, and the position detection component is used to detect the position of the intermediate transmission member; the method includes:

[0011] Determining that a door opening trigger instruction has been received, controlling the drive motor to rotate, and controlling the position detection component to detect the position of the intermediate transmission member;

[0012] It is determined that the intermediate transmission member moves from the initial position to the target position and then leaves the target position, and the drive motor is controlled to stop rotating.

[0013] Optionally, the position detection component is a two-state detection component;

[0014] Determining that the intermediate transmission member moves from the initial position to the target position and then leaves the target position includes:

[0015] In response to the detection state of the position detection component being switched from the first state to the second state, determining that the intermediate transmission member moves from the initial position to the target position;

[0016] In response to the position detecting component being switched back from the second state to the first state, it is determined that the intermediate transmission member leaves the target position.

[0017] Optionally, before controlling the driving motor to rotate, the method further includes: detecting whether the door lock is in an unlocked state;

[0018] The controlling the driving motor to rotate includes: controlling the driving motor to rotate when the door lock is in an unlocked state.

[0019] Optionally, before controlling the driving motor to rotate, the method further includes: detecting whether the door lock is in an actuating state;

[0020] The controlling the driving motor to rotate includes: controlling the driving motor to rotate when the door lock is not in an operating state.

[0021] Optionally, the automatic door opening control method further includes: when the door lock is in an unlocked state, determining whether a current state of a home appliance meets an unlocking condition, the home appliance being a device equipped with the automatic door opening device and the door lock;

[0022] Determining that the current state of the home appliance meets the unlocking condition, and controlling the door lock to perform the unlocking action;

[0023] After the door lock completes the unlocking action, it is detected again whether the door lock is in the unlocked state.

[0024] Optionally, the household appliance is a clothes processing device; and determining whether the current state of the household appliance satisfies the unlocking condition includes:

[0025] If the water level in the clothes processing device is higher than the set water level, or the clothes processing temperature of the clothes processing device is outside the safe temperature range, or the clothes processing device is in a rotating state, it is determined that the current state of the clothes processing device does not meet the unlocking condition.

[0026] Optionally, determining whether the current state of the home appliance meets the unlocking condition includes:

[0027] Detecting whether the child lock function of the household appliance is turned on;

[0028] When the child lock function is enabled on the home appliance, it is determined that the current state of the home appliance does not meet an unlocking condition.

[0029] Optionally, before controlling the drive motor to rotate, the method further includes:

[0030] Detect whether the door is in a closed state;

[0031] The controlling the driving motor to rotate includes: controlling the driving motor to rotate when it is determined that the door body is in a closed state.

[0032] In the second aspect, the present disclosure provides an automatic door opening control device for controlling an automatic door opening device to realize automatic opening of a door body, wherein the automatic door opening device includes a drive motor, a gear transmission mechanism, a door opening actuator and a position detection component, wherein the gear transmission mechanism includes an intermediate transmission member, and the position detection component is used to detect the position of the intermediate transmission member; the device includes a control unit; the control unit is used to control the rotation of the drive motor after receiving a door opening trigger instruction, and control the position detection component to detect the position of the intermediate transmission member; and control the drive motor to stop rotating after determining that the intermediate transmission member moves from an initial position to a target position and then leaves the target position.

[0033] In a third aspect, the present disclosure provides a household appliance, comprising a controller and an automatic door opening device; the automatic door opening device comprises a drive motor, a gear transmission mechanism, a door opening actuator and a position detection component, wherein the gear transmission mechanism comprises an intermediate transmission member, and the position detection component is used to detect the position of the intermediate transmission member; the controller adopts the automatic door opening control method as described above to control the action of the drive motor in the automatic door opening device.

[0034] (3) Beneficial effects

[0035] The above technical solution provided by the present disclosure has the following advantages compared with the prior art:

[0036] According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, after receiving the door opening trigger command and controlling the drive motor to rotate, the controller controls the drive motor to stop rotating only after the intermediate transmission member moves to the target position and then leaves the target position. Because the target position indicates that the door opening actuator has achieved door opening, or indicates that the door opening actuator can achieve door opening during the return movement, once it is determined that the intermediate transmission member has left the target position, it is determined that the door has been opened by the door opening actuator, and the drive motor can be controlled to stop rotating.

[0037] It is to be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0038] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure.

[0039] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present disclosure or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for the embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without inventive work, including:

[0040] FIG1 is a flow chart of an automatic door opening control method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0041] FIG2 is a flow chart of an automatic door opening control method provided by another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0042] FIG3 is a schematic structural diagram of an automatic door opening control device provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0043] The following describes embodiments of the present disclosure in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Although certain embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the accompanying drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure can be implemented in various forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments described herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided to provide a more thorough and complete understanding of the present disclosure. It should be understood that the drawings and embodiments of the present disclosure are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

[0044] The term "including" and its variations used in this document are open inclusions, that is, "including but not limited to". The term "based on" means "based at least in part on". The term "one embodiment" means "at least one embodiment"; the term "another embodiment" means "at least one other embodiment"; the term "some embodiments" means "at least some embodiments". The relevant definitions of other terms will be given in the description below. It should be noted that the concepts of "first", "second", etc. mentioned in this disclosure are only used to distinguish different devices, modules or units, and are not used to limit the order or interdependence of the processes performed by these devices, modules or units.

[0045] It should be noted that the modifications of "one" and "multiple" mentioned in the present disclosure are illustrative rather than restrictive, and those skilled in the art should understand that unless otherwise clearly indicated in the context, they should be understood as "one or more".

[0046] In order to solve the problem that the existing door opening control of the automatic door opening device, after the position detection component detects that the specific transmission component in the transmission mechanism has moved to the target position, the drive motor is operated for a set period of time and then powered off, which may not cause the door to open automatically or the specific transmission component is not correctly returned to its position, the embodiment of the present disclosure provides a new automatic door opening control method.

[0047] In order to more clearly understand the automatic door opening control method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, the following first briefly introduces the automatic door opening device.

[0048] As generally described in the background art, the automatic door opening device includes a drive motor, a transmission mechanism, a door opening actuator and a position detection component. In addition, the automatic door opening device is also provided with a rebound elastic member.

[0049] The drive motor is used to generate power to drive the door opening actuator.

[0050] The transmission mechanism is used to convert the rotational motion of the drive motor into other types of motion and amplify the torque generated by the drive motor during rotation, thereby enabling the door opening actuator to be driven by a relatively low-power drive motor. In some embodiments, the transmission mechanism may employ a gear transmission mechanism to convert the rotational force generated by the drive motor into a higher-torque rotational force through multiple gear transmission pairs. In other embodiments, the transmission mechanism may employ a mechanism such as a slider crank mechanism or a crank rocker mechanism that can convert rotational motion into translational motion or swinging motion.

[0051] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, an intermediate transmission member is provided in the transmission mechanism, and the intermediate transmission member can be a translation member, a swing member, or a rotation member. In practical applications, considering that the transmission mechanism should save as much space as possible, the aforementioned intermediate transmission member is preferably provided as a translation member.

[0052] The door opening actuator is a mechanism for applying power to the door body, thereby achieving the door body opening. In some embodiments, the door opening actuator can be a cam mechanism, which applies a force to the door latch through the rotation of the cam, and uses the door latch to drive the door body to achieve automatic opening of the door body.

[0053] The position detection component is used to detect the position of the intermediate transmission component of the aforementioned transmission mechanism, and determine the action state of the door opening actuator through the position of the intermediate transmission component, and then determine whether the automatic door opening device has correctly performed the door opening operation.

[0054] In a specific implementation, the position detection component can be a Hall sensor, a distance detection sensor, or a mechanical switch, preferably a two-state detection component such as a Hall switch or a mechanical switch. It should be noted that when the distance detection sensor is a Hall switch, a metal component or a magnetic component should be present at a specific position in the intermediate transmission member.

[0055] The rebound elastic member is used to enable the intermediate transmission member and the subsequent transmission mechanism and door opening actuator to reset when the driving force generated by the drive motor cannot be applied to the intermediate transmission member.

[0056] The following is an analysis of the automatic door opening control method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 1 is a flow chart of the automatic door opening control method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 1, the automatic door opening control method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure includes S110-S120.

[0057] It should be noted that the automatic door opening control method provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure is controlled and executed by a controller in a device on which an automatic door opening device is installed. The aforementioned device on which an automatic door opening device is installed can be various types of household appliances, such as clothing processing equipment such as washing machines and dryers, and can also be equipment such as microwave ovens and electric ovens.

[0058] S110: Determine whether a door opening trigger instruction is received, control the drive motor to rotate, and control the position detection component to detect the position of the intermediate transmission component.

[0059] The door opening trigger command is a command used to control the automatic door opening device to execute the door opening action. In some embodiments, the door opening trigger command can be generated by a user through operation of the device equipped with the automatic door opening device, or it can be automatically generated by the controller of the device equipped with the automatic door opening device after determining that the device has completed a specific program operation.

[0060] As previously analyzed, the automatic door opening device generates the power to open the door by rotating the drive motor. Accordingly, the received door opening trigger command is the command used to control the rotation of the drive motor. In the disclosed embodiment, upon receiving the door opening trigger command, the controller controls the closure of a switch connected in series with the drive motor, thereby conducting current in the circuit containing the drive motor and thereby controlling the rotation of the drive motor.

[0061] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, while controlling the rotation of the drive motor, the controller controls the position detection component to detect the position of the intermediate transmission member. Specifically, the controller can control the position detection component to be powered on, thereby enabling the position sensor to detect the position of the intermediate transmission member.

[0062] When the structure of the automatic door opening device is normal, after the drive motor is powered on and rotated, the drive motor will drive the door opening actuator to operate through the transmission mechanism. While the transmission mechanism is operating, the intermediate transmission member in the transmission mechanism will move from the initial position to the target position. The target position is a position that indicates that the door opening actuator has achieved door opening, or indicates that the door opening actuator can achieve door opening during the back movement. In some embodiments, when the door opening actuator reaches the target position, or after reaching the target position and staying for a period of time, it indicates that the door opening actuator is open. It should be noted that the target position referred to in the embodiment of the present disclosure can be a position point or a position interval.

[0063] In the disclosed embodiment, after the intermediate transmission member reaches the target position, or after a period of time at the target position, the power generated by the drive motor cannot be applied to the intermediate transmission member due to changes in the connection between the transmission components. Consequently, the power cannot be transmitted to the door opening actuator through the intermediate transmission member. Subsequently, the elastic force generated by the compression of the rebound elastic member is applied to the intermediate transmission member, causing the intermediate transmission member to return and move out of the target position.

[0064] S120: Determine that the intermediate transmission member moves from the initial position to the target position and then leaves the target position, and control the drive motor to stop rotating.

[0065] As previously analyzed, the target position indicates that the door opening actuator has opened the door, or that the actuator is ready to open the door during its return movement. In other words, if the intermediate transmission member moves from its initial position to the target position and then leaves the target position, the door opening actuator can be determined to have opened the door, and the drive motor can be stopped.

[0066] With the automatic door opening control method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, after receiving the door opening trigger command and controlling the drive motor to rotate, the controller controls the drive motor to stop rotating only after the intermediate transmission member moves to the target position and then leaves the target position. Because the target position indicates that the door opening actuator has achieved door opening, or indicates that the door opening actuator can achieve door opening during the return movement process, once it is determined that the intermediate transmission member has left the target position, it is determined that the door has been opened by the door opening actuator, and the drive motor can be controlled to stop rotating.

[0067] In the related art, when it is determined that the intermediate transmission member has moved to the target position, the motor is controlled to stop, or when it is determined that the intermediate transmission member has moved to the target position and a certain period of time has passed, the drive motor is controlled to stop again. This may cause the intermediate transmission member to get stuck in a non-initial position, and although the door opening has not been completed, the controller mistakenly believes that the door opening has been completed. With the solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure, after detecting that the intermediate transmission member has moved to the target position, it is further detected whether the intermediate transmission member has left the target position. Only after the intermediate transmission member has left the target position will it be determined that the door opening has been completed, ensuring that the automatic door opening device has completed a complete door opening action, avoiding the problem of mistakenly believing that the door opening has been completed even though the door opening action has not been completed, and improving the reliability of the automatic door opening.

[0068] As previously mentioned, the position detection component in some embodiments of the present disclosure may be a real-time position detection component, such as a distance detection sensor. In this case, the controller may determine the real-time position of the intermediate detection component based on the distance signal generated by the distance detection sensor, and further determine whether the intermediate transmission member has moved to the target position or has moved away from the target position.

[0069] In other embodiments, the position detection component in the embodiment of the present disclosure may also be a two-state detection component such as a Hall switch. In this case, the position detection component detects the position of the intermediate position transmission member, determines that the intermediate transmission member moves from the initial position to the target position, and then leaves the target position, which may include the following steps S121-S122.

[0070] S121: In response to the detection state of the position detection component being switched from the first state to the second state, determining that the intermediate transmission member moves from the initial position to the target position.

[0071] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the first state is the output state of the position detection component when it is not triggered by the intermediate transmission member, and the second state is the output state of the position detection component when it is triggered by the intermediate transmission member. For example, in some embodiments, the first state may be a state of outputting a low level, and the second state may be a state of outputting a high level.

[0072] If the position detection component switches from the first state to the second state, it is determined that the position detection component has switched from a state in which it is not triggered by the intermediate transmission member to a state in which it is detected and triggered by the intermediate transmission member, i.e., the intermediate transmission member has moved to a position close to or even abutting the position detection component. Since the aforementioned position is pre-set as the target position, it can be determined that the intermediate transmission member has moved from its initial position to the target position.

[0073] S122 : In response to the position detection component switching back from the second state to the first state, determining that the intermediate transmission member leaves the target position.

[0074] If the detection state of the position detection component switches from the second state to the first state, it is determined that the position detection component switches from the state of being triggered by the intermediate component to the state of no longer being triggered by the intermediate transmission detection, and at this time it is determined that the intermediate transmission component has left the target position.

[0075] FIG2 is a flow chart of an automatic door opening control method provided by another embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2 , the automatic door opening control method provided by other embodiments includes S210 - S250.

[0076] S210: Determine whether a door opening trigger command is received and detect whether the door lock is in an unlocked state; if not, execute S220; if so, execute S240.

[0077] S220: Control the door lock to perform the unlocking operation and detect whether the door lock is in an action state; if so, continue to execute S220; if not, execute S230.

[0078] S230: Detect whether the door lock has been switched to the unlocked state; if so, execute S240; if not, execute S220.

[0079] S240: Control the driving motor to rotate, and control the position detection component to detect the position of the intermediate transmission member.

[0080] S250: Determine that the intermediate transmission member moves from the initial position to the target position and then leaves the target position, and control the drive motor to stop rotating.

[0081] In practice, to ensure safety during operation, household appliances are equipped with locks that lock the door during operation to prevent it from being opened due to excessive force. For example, a drum washing machine locks its door during operation to prevent it from being opened due to internal push or external pull.

[0082] In order to avoid the conflict between the working state of the automatic door opening device and the locked state of the door lock during the door opening operation, after receiving the door opening trigger instruction, the embodiment of the present disclosure first detects whether the door lock is in the unlocked state.

[0083] If the door lock is in the unlocked state, the automatic door opening device can be controlled to perform the door opening action, that is, the drive motor can be controlled to rotate, and the position detection component can be controlled to detect the position of the intermediate transmission member.

[0084] If the door lock is not in the unlocked state, then the door lock may be in two states: (1) the door lock is in the locked state; (2) the door lock is in the action state, which may be the action state from locked to unlocked, or the action state from unlocked to locked.

[0085] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, when it is determined that the door lock is not in the unlocked state, the door lock is controlled to perform the unlocking operation, that is, the door lock is controlled to perform the action of switching from the locked state to the unlocked state. At this time, it is possible to detect whether the door lock is in the action state. If the door lock is in the action state, it is impossible to determine whether the door lock is successfully unlocked, so it is still necessary to detect whether it is in the action state. If the door lock completes the unlocking action, in order to avoid the problem of unlocking errors or unsuccessful unlocking, it is necessary to determine again whether the lower door lock is successfully unlocked, that is, to determine whether the door lock has been successfully unlocked. Therefore, it is possible to control the drive motor to rotate, and control the position moving component to detect the position of the intermediate transmission component to determine whether the automatic door opening operation is correctly performed.

[0086] The specific implementation method of S240-S250 in the embodiment of the present disclosure is the same as that in the previous embodiment and will not be repeated here. Please refer to the previous analysis for details.

[0087] As previously analyzed, door locks are designed to ensure the safety of home appliances during use, locking the door when it determines that the appliance is in operation. In practice, if, after receiving a door-open trigger command and detecting that the door lock is not already unlocked, the door lock is controlled to unlock, a safety hazard may occur. To avoid this issue, in some embodiments, before executing S220, the controller also executes S250.

[0088] S250: Determine whether the current state of the home appliance meets the unlocking condition; if so, execute S220.

[0089] The aforementioned household appliance is a component equipped with a lock and an automatic door opening device. Whether the current state of the household appliance satisfies the unlocking condition needs to be determined based on the state of the operation being performed by the household appliance.

[0090] In some embodiments, the home appliance is a similar clothing processing device such as a washing machine, a dryer, a washer-dryer, etc. The aforementioned determination of whether the current state of the home appliance satisfies the unlocking condition may vary accordingly.

[0091] For example, if the household appliance is a washing machine, if it is determined that the water level of the laundry processing device is higher than the set water level, or the laundry processing device is in a rotating state, it is determined that the current state of the laundry processing device does not meet the unlocking condition.

[0092] For another example, if the home appliance is a clothes dryer, if it is determined that the clothes processing temperature in the clothes dryer is within a safe temperature range, it is determined that the current state does not meet the unlocking condition.

[0093] In some other embodiments, the household appliance is a microwave oven. If it is determined that the microwave oven is in a microwave heating state, it is determined that the current state does not meet the unlocking condition.

[0094] It should be noted that if the determination of whether the current state of the home appliance meets the unlocking conditions includes multiple determination conditions, the unlocking operation cannot be performed if any one of the determination conditions does not meet the unlocking conditions. Conversely, the unlocking operation can only be performed if all the unlocking conditions are met.

[0095] In actual applications, if the current state of the subject device does not meet the unlocking conditions, in order to avoid the user thinking that the device is faulty, a corresponding prompt message can be generated to remind the user what operation needs to be performed, or what state the home appliance needs to enter before the unlocking and door opening operation can be performed.

[0096] In some embodiments, although the current state of the home appliance meets the unlocking condition, in order to prevent various problems caused by children opening the door and triggering it to open, the subject device may enable the child lock function. In this case, before executing the aforementioned S220, the controller also needs to execute the following S260.

[0097] S260: Detect whether the child lock function of the clothing processing device is turned on; if not, execute S220.

[0098] If the child lock function of the laundry processing device is enabled, the lock is in the locked state and cannot be used to control the laundry processing device to perform an unlocking operation. In this case, a corresponding prompt message can be generated to remind the user that the child lock function is currently enabled and that the unlocking operation and door opening operation can only be performed after the child lock is disabled.

[0099] In some embodiments, the door opening trigger instruction may be generated by a user trigger. In this case, the door body may already be in an open state. In a specific implementation, a pressure sensor may be provided in the door body of the household appliance, and the pressure sensor is used to detect whether the door body is in an open state or a closed state. When the door body is in an open state, if the automatic door opening device is still controlled to operate, the door opening force generated by it may not be released to the door body, causing the automatic door opening device to absorb it internally, causing damage to the structure of the automatic door opening device. In order to avoid this problem, before executing S240 to control the drive motor to rotate, the following S270 may also be executed.

[0100] S270: Check whether the door is in a closed state; if so, execute S240.

[0101] Detecting whether the door body is in a closed state is to obtain the state information output by the aforementioned pressure sensor to determine whether the door body is in an open state or a closed state.

[0102] In addition to providing the aforementioned automatic door opening control method, the embodiment of the present disclosure also provides an automatic door opening control device.

[0103] FIG3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the automatic door opening control device provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3 , the automatic door opening control device 300 provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure includes a control unit 301 .

[0104] The control unit 301 is used to control the rotation of the drive motor after receiving the door opening trigger command, and control the position detection component to detect the position of the intermediate transmission member; and control the drive motor to stop rotating after determining that the intermediate transmission member moves from the initial position to the target position and then leaves the target position.

[0105] In some embodiments, the position detection component is a two-state detection component; in response to the detection state of the position detection component switching from the first state to the second state, the controller determines that the intermediate transmission member moves from the initial position to the target position; in response to the detection state of the position detection component switching back from the second state to the first state, the controller determines that the intermediate transmission member leaves the target position.

[0106] In some embodiments, the automatic door opening control device 300 further includes a detection unit. Before controlling the drive motor to rotate, the detection unit detects whether the door lock is in an unlocked state; when the door lock is in the unlocked state, the control unit 301 controls the drive motor to rotate.

[0107] In some embodiments, before controlling the driving motor to rotate, the detection unit detects whether the door lock is in an operating state. When the door lock is not in an operating state, the control unit 301 controls the driving motor to rotate.

[0108] In some embodiments, when the door lock is in an unlocked state, the control unit 301 first determines whether the current state of the home appliance meets the unlocking conditions. The home appliance is a device equipped with an automatic door opening device and a door lock. If the current state of the home appliance meets the unlocking conditions, the control unit 301 controls the door lock to unlock. After the door lock completes the unlocking action, the control unit 301 again checks whether the door lock is in the unlocked state and controls the drive motor to rotate if the door lock is in the unlocked state.

[0109] In some embodiments, the household appliance is a clothing processing device; the control unit 301 determines that the current state of the clothing processing device does not meet the unlocking conditions when the water level in the clothing processing device is higher than the set water level, or the clothing processing temperature of the clothing processing device is outside the safe temperature range, or the clothing processing device is in a rotating state.

[0110] In some embodiments, the control unit 301 detects whether the child lock function of the home appliance is turned on; when the child lock function is turned on the home appliance, the control unit 301 determines that the current state of the home appliance does not meet the unlocking condition.

[0111] In some embodiments, before controlling the driving motor to rotate, the control unit 301 first detects whether the door body is in a closed state; when it is determined that the door body is in a closed state, the control unit 301 controls the driving motor to rotate.

[0112] In addition to providing the aforementioned automatic door opening control method and automatic door opening control device 300, embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a household appliance. The household appliance includes a door body, a controller, and an automatic door opening device. The automatic door opening device includes the aforementioned drive motor, a gear transmission mechanism, a door opening actuator, and a position detection component, wherein the gear transmission mechanism includes an intermediate transmission member, and the position detection component is used to detect the position of the intermediate transmission member. The controller uses the aforementioned automatic door opening control method to control the operation of the drive motor of the automatic door opening device.

[0113] In a specific implementation, the controller may be a central processing unit (CPU) or other forms of processing units having data processing capabilities and / or instruction execution capabilities, and may control other components in the water heating device to perform desired functions.

[0114] The present disclosure also provides a storage medium storing a program or instruction that causes a computer to execute any of the automatic door opening control methods provided in the present disclosure. When executed by a computer controller, the computer-executable instructions can also be used to execute any of the aforementioned automatic door opening control methods provided in the present disclosure to achieve the corresponding beneficial effects.

[0115] Through the above description of the implementation methods, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented with the help of software and necessary general-purpose hardware, and of course can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases the former is a better implementation method. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the embodiments of the present disclosure is essentially or the part that contributes to the prior art can be embodied in the form of a software product, and the computer software product can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, such as a computer's floppy disk, read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), flash memory (FLASH), hard disk or optical disk, etc., including a number of instructions for enabling a computer device (which can be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute the methods of each embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0116] The above are merely specific embodiments of the present disclosure, intended to enable those skilled in the art to understand and implement the present disclosure. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the present disclosure is not limited to these embodiments, but is to be construed in the broadest manner consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein. Industrial Applicability

[0117] The present disclosure provides an automatic door opening control method, device, and household appliance. The automatic door opening control method is used to control the automatic door opening device to automatically open the door body. After receiving the door opening trigger command and controlling the drive motor to rotate, the controller controls the drive motor to stop rotating after the intermediate transmission member moves to the target position and leaves the target position. Because the target position indicates that the door opening actuator has achieved door opening, or indicates that the door opening actuator can achieve door opening during the return movement process, when it is determined that the intermediate transmission member has left the target position, it is determined that the door body has been opened by the door opening actuator. At this time, the drive motor can be controlled to stop rotating, which has strong industrial applicability.

Claims

1. An automatic door opening control method for controlling an automatic door opening device to achieve automatic opening of a door body, wherein, The automatic door opening device includes a driving motor, a transmission mechanism, a door opening actuator, and a position detection component. The transmission mechanism includes an intermediate transmission member, and the position detection component is used to detect the position of the intermediate transmission member. The control method includes: Determine that a door opening trigger instruction is received, control the driving motor to rotate, and control the position detection component to detect the position of the intermediate transmission member; Determine that after the intermediate transmission member moves from the initial position to the target position and then leaves the target position, control the driving motor to stop rotating.

2. The control method according to claim 1, wherein, The position detection component is a two-state detection component; The determination that the intermediate transmission member moves from the initial position to the target position and then leaves the target position includes: In response to the detection state of the position detection component switching from the first state to the second state, determine that the intermediate transmission member moves from the initial position to the target position; In response to the position detection component switching back from the second state to the first state, determine that the intermediate transmission member leaves the target position.

3. The control method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, Before controlling the driving motor to rotate, the control method further includes: Detect whether the door lock is in the unlocked state; The control of the driving motor to rotate includes: controlling the driving motor to rotate when the door lock is in the unlocked state.

4. The control method according to claim 3, wherein, Before controlling the driving motor to rotate, the control method further includes: Detect whether the door lock is in the operating state; The control of the driving motor to rotate includes: controlling the driving motor to rotate when the door lock is not in the operating state.

5. The control method according to claim 3, wherein, It further includes: When the door lock is in the unlocked state, determine whether the current state of the household electrical appliance satisfies the unlocking condition. The household electrical appliance is a device configured with the automatic door opening device and the door lock; Determine that the current state of the household electrical appliance satisfies the unlocking condition, and control the door lock to perform an unlocking action; After the door lock finishes performing the unlocking action, detect again whether the door lock is in the unlocked state. The household electrical appliance is a laundry treatment device; 6. The control method according to claim 5, wherein, The determination of whether the current state of the household electrical appliance satisfies the unlocking condition includes: When the water level in the laundry treatment device is higher than the set water level, or the laundry treatment temperature of the laundry treatment device is outside the safe temperature range, or the laundry treatment device is in a rotating state, determine that the current state of the laundry treatment device does not satisfy the unlocking condition. The determination of whether the current state of the household electrical appliance satisfies the unlocking condition includes:

7. The control method according to claim 5, wherein, Detect whether the household electrical appliance has the child lock function enabled; When the household electrical appliance has the child lock function enabled, determine that the current state of the household electrical appliance does not satisfy the unlocking condition. Before controlling the driving motor to rotate, the control method further includes:

8. The control method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, Detect whether the door body is in the closed state; The control of the driving motor to rotate includes: controlling the driving motor to rotate when it is determined that the door body is in the closed state. ​ 9. An automatic door opening control device is used to control an automatic door opening device to realize automatic opening of a door body, wherein, The automatic door opening device includes a driving motor, a gear transmission mechanism, a door opening execution mechanism, and a position detection component. The gear transmission mechanism includes an intermediate transmission member, and the position detection component is used to detect the position of the intermediate transmission member; the control device includes a control unit; The control unit is configured to, after receiving a door opening trigger command, control the driving motor to rotate and control the position detection component to detect the position of the intermediate transmission member; and after determining that the intermediate transmission member moves from an initial position to a target position and then leaves the target position position, control the driving motor to stop rotating.

10. A household electrical appliance, wherein, It includes a controller and an automatic door opening device; the automatic door opening device includes a driving motor, a gear transmission mechanism, a door opening execution mechanism, and a position detection component. The gear transmission mechanism includes an intermediate transmission member, and the position detection component is used to detect the position of the intermediate transmission member; the controller controls the driving motor in the automatic door opening device to act by adopting the automatic door opening control method according to any one of claims 1-8.

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