Clothes drying device and control method and apparatus therefor, and storage medium

Abstract

A control method for a clothes drying device. The method comprises: acquiring a plurality of first humidity frequency values within a first preset duration; when it is determined that the number of first humidity frequency values meets a first preset condition, controlling a clothes drying device to use a first dryness determination condition; and when it is determined that the first humidity frequency values do not meet the first preset condition, controlling the clothes drying device to use a second dryness determination condition, wherein the first dryness determination condition is different from the second dryness determination condition. The method can avoid the situation where the water content of loads is high due to the dryness determination being performed in advance when there are a small number of loads, thereby improving the clothes drying effect in a light-load circumstance. The present application further relates to a control apparatus for a clothes drying device.

Description

Clothes drying device and control method, device and storage medium thereof

[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0002] This application claims priority to Chinese patent application No. 202410040687.5, filed on January 10, 2024, entitled “Clothes drying device and its control method, device and storage medium,” and the entire contents of that application are incorporated herein by reference. Technical Field

[0003] The present application relates to the technical field of electrical equipment, and in particular to a clothes drying device and a control method, device and storage medium thereof. Background Art

[0004] Clothes drying equipment with drying function, such as clothes dryers and washing and drying machines, has become an indispensable household appliance in family life. Users can use these clothes drying equipment to dry clothes, which brings great convenience to users' lives.

[0005] In the related art, clothes drying equipment is usually equipped with a contact humidity sensor, which detects the humidity of the load during the drying process. When the current humidity of the load reaches the preset dryness condition based on the detected humidity value, it is determined that the load has been dried and the drying process ends.

[0006] However, when the load is light, the position of the load changes continuously as the inner barrel rotates during the drying process, which reduces the probability of the contact humidity sensor contacting the load. When not in contact with the load, the humidity value detected by the humidity sensor will also meet the preset dryness judgment condition, resulting in premature dryness judgment, resulting in inaccurate humidity detection and poor drying effect when the load is light.

[0007] Summary of the Invention

[0008] In view of the above problems, the present application provides a clothes drying device and its control method, device and storage medium, so as to at least solve the technical problems in the related art that the clothes drying device has inaccurate humidity detection and poor drying effect when the load is small.

[0009] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a method for controlling a clothes drying device is provided, including: obtaining multiple first humidity frequency values ​​within a first preset time period; determining that the number of the first humidity frequency values ​​meets a first preset condition, and controlling the clothes drying device to enable a first dry judgment condition; determining that the first humidity frequency value does not meet the first preset condition, and controlling the clothes drying device to enable a second dry judgment condition; the first dry judgment condition is different from the second dry judgment condition.

[0010] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a control device for a clothes drying device is provided, including: an acquisition unit for acquiring a plurality of first humidity frequency values ​​within a first preset time length; a determination unit for determining that the number of the first humidity frequency values ​​meets a first preset condition, and controlling the clothes drying device to enable a first dry judgment condition; determining that the first humidity frequency value does not meet the first preset condition, and controlling the clothes drying device to enable a second dry judgment condition; the first dry judgment condition is different from the second dry judgment condition.

[0011] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a clothes drying device is also provided, comprising a memory and a processor, wherein a computer program is stored in the memory, and the processor is configured to execute the control method of the clothes drying device of the first aspect through the computer program.

[0012] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a computer-readable storage medium is further provided, in which a computer program is stored, wherein the computer program is configured to execute the control method of the clothes drying device of the first aspect mentioned above when running.

[0013] In an embodiment of the present application, a plurality of first humidity frequency values ​​within a first preset time period are obtained; it is determined that the number of the first humidity frequency values ​​meets the first preset condition, and the clothes drying device is controlled to enable the first dry judgment condition; it is determined that the first humidity frequency value does not meet the first preset condition, and the clothes drying device is controlled to enable the second dry judgment condition; the first dry judgment condition is different from the second dry judgment condition. The humidity frequency value is used to first determine whether the load meets the preset condition, and then different dry judgment conditions are enabled to judge the load as dry according to the judgment result. This can improve the accuracy of the judgment on clothes drying, avoid the situation where the load is judged to be dry in advance when the load is small, resulting in a higher moisture content of the load, improve the clothes drying effect under small load scenarios, and enhance the user experience. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon reading the detailed description of the preferred embodiment below. The accompanying drawings are for illustration purposes only and are not to be considered as limiting the present application. The same reference numerals are used throughout the drawings to represent the same components. In the drawings:

[0015] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of an application environment of an optional control method for a clothes drying device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0016] FIG2 is a flow chart of an optional control method for a clothes drying device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0017] FIG3 is a schematic diagram of a square wave signal of a humidity sensor in an optional clothes drying device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0018] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of a frequency change of humidity of a load in an optional clothes drying device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0019] FIG5 is a schematic diagram of a frequency change of humidity of a load in another optional clothes drying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0020] FIG6 is a schematic diagram of a frequency change of humidity of a load in another optional clothes drying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0021] FIG7 is a flow chart of another optional control method for a clothes drying device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0022] FIG8 is a schematic structural diagram of a control device for a clothes drying device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0023] FIG9 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the solutions of the present invention, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts should fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0025] It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", etc. in the description and claims of the present invention and the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish similar objects and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the numbers used in this way can be interchanged where appropriate, so that the embodiments of the present invention described herein can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein. In addition, the terms "including" and "having" and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, a process, method, system, product or device that includes a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those steps or units clearly listed, but may include other steps or units that are not clearly listed or inherent to these processes, methods, products or devices.

[0026] Optionally, according to one aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a method for controlling a clothes drying device is provided. As an optional implementation, the above-mentioned method for controlling a clothes drying device can be, but is not limited to, applied in an application environment as shown in FIG1 . As shown in FIG1 , human-computer interaction can be performed between a user 102 and a clothes drying device 104. The clothes drying device 104 includes a memory 106 and a processor 108. In this embodiment, the clothes drying device 104 can, but is not limited to, refer to and perform the following operations: obtaining multiple first humidity frequency values ​​within a first preset time period; determining that the number of the first humidity frequency values ​​meets a first preset condition, and controlling the clothes drying device 104 to enable a first dry judgment condition; determining that the first humidity frequency value does not meet the first preset condition, and controlling the clothes drying device 104 to enable a second dry judgment condition. The above-mentioned clothes drying device 104 can be a clothes drying device, and can be a device with a drying function, such as a clothes dryer, a washer-dryer, etc. The above is merely an example, and this embodiment does not impose any limitation thereto.

[0027] In the related art, when there is less load in the clothes drying device, the less load rotates with the inner drum during the drying process, and the position of the load changes continuously, making the contact humidity sensor less likely to contact the load. When not in contact with the load, the humidity data detected by the humidity sensor will also meet the preset dryness judgment conditions, resulting in premature dryness judgment, resulting in inaccurate humidity detection and poor drying effect when the load is less.

[0028] In order to solve the above technical problems, as an optional implementation method, as shown in FIG2 , an embodiment of the present application provides a control method for a clothes drying device, comprising:

[0029] S202: Acquire a plurality of first humidity frequency values ​​within a first preset time period.

[0030] The embodiment of the present application is implemented by a clothes drying device or a controller within the clothes drying device, or a terminal device connected to the clothes drying device via a network. The clothes drying device may be a clothes dryer, a washer-dryer, or other device with a drying function. The clothes drying device is provided with a humidity sensor, which may be a contact humidity sensor, such as a contact conductivity humidity sensor.

[0031] It should be noted that the humidity frequency value and humidity value involved in the embodiments of the present application are different concepts, and both can represent the moisture content of the load. Specifically, the humidity sensor provided in the clothing processing device includes two side-by-side metal strips. When it comes into contact with the clothing, the resistance between the metal strips will change with the humidity of the clothing; the conversion circuit in the clothing processing device will convert the resistance value between the metal strips of the humidity sensor into a square wave signal as shown in Figure 3. The frequency of the square wave signal within one signal period is the humidity frequency value, and the humidity frequency value = 1 / T; the ratio of the duration of the effective signal to the signal period is the duty cycle, and the duty cycle is the humidity value, and the humidity value = τ / T. The humidity frequency value and the humidity value will change with the humidity of the clothing.

[0032] The inventors of the present application have discovered that for different types of loads, there is a stage in the drying process of each of the loads where the fluctuation range of the first humidity data value is relatively large.

[0033] As shown in Figure 4, the humidity frequency value of a small load type load (such as a bath towel) fluctuates between 84 and 168 within 700 seconds of the clothes drying device being started; as shown in Figure 5, the humidity frequency value of a chemical fiber type load weighing 3165g fluctuates between 84 and 161 within 700 seconds of the clothes drying device being started; as shown in Figure 6, the humidity frequency value of a large load type load weighing 10.5Kg fluctuates between 84 and 234 within 700 seconds of the clothes drying device being started.

[0034] At the same time, based on Figures 4 to 6, it can be seen that the humidity frequency values ​​of chemical fiber type loads in the first 700 seconds are mostly concentrated around 84, and the number of humidity frequency values ​​far away from 84 is relatively small; the number of small load type loads with humidity frequency values ​​far away from 84 in the first 700 seconds is significantly greater than the number of chemical fiber type loads with humidity frequency values ​​far away from 84 in the first 700 seconds; and the vast majority of humidity frequency values ​​of large load type loads in the first 700 seconds are greater than 100.

[0035] In other words, different types of loads exhibit significantly different first humidity frequency distributions within a preset drying time. Therefore, the inventors of this application have creatively proposed the inventive concept of using the differences in the changes in the first humidity frequency during the drying process to determine the load type. By analyzing the changes in the first humidity frequency during the drying process, the load type can be determined.

[0036] In this embodiment of the present application, the first humidity frequency value Y = 1 / 2(fmax - fmin) * A; where fmax is the upper limit of the humidity frequency value of the load detected by the clothes drying device, fmin is the lower limit of the humidity frequency value of the load detected by the clothes drying device, and A is an influence coefficient related to the drum capacity of the clothes drying device and the actual load. The first humidity frequency value can be, for example, a value greater than 110.

[0037] In one example, assuming the first preset duration is the first 700 seconds of a clothes drying cycle, the controller retrieves multiple humidity frequency values ​​detected during the 700 seconds. These humidity frequency values ​​are humidity frequency values ​​detected by the contact-type conductivity humidity sensor at multiple detection moments during the 700 seconds. For example, if the humidity detection frequency is once per second, 700 humidity frequency values ​​corresponding to 700 moments can be retrieved. The humidity frequency value greater than 110 among these 700 humidity frequency values ​​is then determined as the first humidity frequency value.

[0038] S204, determining that the number of the first humidity frequency values ​​meets the first preset condition, controlling the clothes drying device to enable the first dryness judgment condition; determining that the first humidity frequency value does not meet the first preset condition, controlling the clothes drying device to enable the second dryness judgment condition; the first dryness judgment condition is different from the second dryness judgment condition.

[0039] Specifically, in this embodiment of the present application, assuming that the first humidity frequency value is greater than 110, the number of humidity frequency values ​​greater than 110 within the first 700 seconds of the drying process of the clothes drying device is counted. If this number meets a first preset condition, the clothes drying device may be controlled to activate a first dryness determination condition corresponding to the first preset condition. If this number does not meet the first preset condition, the clothes drying device may be controlled to activate a second dryness determination condition different from the first dryness determination condition.

[0040] In an embodiment of the present application, a plurality of first humidity frequency values ​​within a first preset time period are obtained; it is determined that the number of the first humidity frequency values ​​meets the first preset condition, and the clothes drying device is controlled to enable the first dry judgment condition; it is determined that the first humidity frequency value does not meet the first preset condition, and the clothes drying device is controlled to enable the second dry judgment condition; the first dry judgment condition is different from the second dry judgment condition. The humidity frequency value is used to first determine whether the load meets the preset condition, and then different dry judgment conditions are enabled to judge the load as dry according to the judgment result. This can improve the accuracy of the judgment on clothes drying, avoid the situation where the load is judged to be dry in advance when the load is small, resulting in a higher moisture content of the load, improve the clothes drying effect under small load scenarios, and enhance the user experience.

[0041] In one or more embodiments, the first preset condition is a light load condition.

[0042] Specifically, in this embodiment of the present application, assuming that the first humidity frequency value is greater than 110, the number of humidity frequency values ​​greater than 110 within the first 700 seconds of the drying cycle of the clothes drying device is counted. If this number meets the light load condition, the clothes drying device can be controlled to use the first dryness determination condition corresponding to the light load. If this number does not meet the light load condition, such as if it meets the medium-to-heavy load or chemical fiber load condition, the clothes drying device can be controlled to use a second dryness determination condition different from the light load dryness determination condition.

[0043] It should be noted that the weight of the aforementioned small load is smaller than the weight of the medium-large load; and / or the volume of the small load is smaller than the volume of the medium-large load. For example, for a clothes drying appliance with a capacity parameter of 5 kg, a load weighing less than 1.6 kg can generally be considered a small load; for a clothes drying appliance with a capacity parameter of 10 kg, a load weighing less than 2.9 kg can generally be considered a small load.

[0044] In another example, taking a 190L clothes drying appliance as an example, a load with a volume less than 10L may be determined as a small load.

[0045] In one or more embodiments, determining that the number of the first humidity frequency values ​​meets a first preset condition, and controlling the clothes drying device to enable a first dryness determination condition, includes:

[0046] Based on the number of the first humidity frequency values ​​being greater than or equal to a first value and less than a second value, the clothes drying device is controlled to enable the first dryness determination condition; and the first humidity frequency value is greater than a first humidity frequency threshold.

[0047] Specifically, in the embodiment of the present application, the first humidity frequency threshold is 110, the first value may be in the range of, for example, [40, 60], and the second value may be in the range of, for example, [280, 300]. In one example, assuming that the number of the first humidity frequency values ​​is 60, that is, the number of humidity frequency values ​​greater than 110 within the first preset time period is 60, the first value is 50, and the second value is 291, then it can be determined that the current load meets the first preset condition; for example, if it is determined that the current load is a light load, the clothes drying device is controlled to enable the first drying condition corresponding to the light load.

[0048] In one or more embodiments, determining that the number of the first humidity frequency values ​​does not meet a first preset condition, and controlling the clothes drying device to enable a second dryness determination condition, includes:

[0049] Based on the fact that the number of the first humidity frequency values ​​is less than a first value, the clothes drying device is controlled to enable the second dryness judgment condition; or, based on the fact that the number is greater than or equal to a second value, the clothes drying device is controlled to enable the second dryness judgment condition; the first humidity frequency value is greater than a first humidity frequency threshold.

[0050] Specifically, in the embodiment of the present application, the first humidity frequency threshold is 110, the value range of the first value can be, for example, [40, 60], and the value range of the second value can be, for example, [280, 300]. In one example, assuming that the first value is 50 and the second value is 291, when the number of the first humidity frequency values ​​is 40 or the number of the first humidity frequency values ​​is 310, that is, the number of humidity frequency values ​​greater than 110 within the first preset time period is 40 or 310, it can be determined that the current load does not meet the first preset condition, that is, it is determined that the current load is not a small load type. In this case, the clothes drying device is controlled to enable a second drying condition that is different from a small load.

[0051] In one or more embodiments, the first preset duration is greater than or equal to 500 seconds and less than or equal to 700 seconds.

[0052] The inventors of this application have discovered that when determining whether a first preset condition is met based on the acquired humidity frequency, such as determining whether a load is light, the humidity frequency values ​​collected within 500 seconds after the drying process begins are relatively small, making it difficult to analyze fluctuations in the load's humidity frequency values ​​and lacking statistical value. Furthermore, after 700 seconds, the load may have dried, rendering the collected data invaluable. In such cases, determining the load type is unnecessary. Therefore, to ensure statistical value, the more data collected, the better—in other words, the longer the statistical time, the better. However, since a longer drying time reduces the moisture content of the clothing, the greater the probability that the clothing has dried. The first humidity frequency value in this application is based on the humidity of the clothing, and therefore loses its evaluative value when the clothing is relatively dry. Therefore, in this embodiment of the application, the first preset time is set to be greater than or equal to 500 seconds and less than or equal to 700 seconds. Multiple first humidity frequency values ​​within the first preset time can be used to accurately determine whether the light load condition is met.

[0053] In one or more embodiments, the first preset time is in the first half of the total drying time of the clothes drying device.

[0054] In this embodiment of the present application, if the drying process of the clothes drying device is activated for more than the first half of the total drying time, the load may be dried. As mentioned above, if the load is dried after the drying process is activated, the collected data will lack evaluation value, and it is unnecessary to determine the load type in this case. Therefore, by configuring the first preset time duration to be within the first half of the total drying time of the clothes drying device, multiple first humidity frequency values ​​within the first preset time duration can be used to accurately determine whether the current load is a light load.

[0055] In one or more embodiments, the control method of the clothes drying device further includes: the first drying judgment condition is a small load drying judgment condition; the second drying judgment condition is a medium or large load drying judgment condition or a chemical fiber drying judgment condition.

[0056] Specifically, in an embodiment of the present application, when the clothes drying device determines that the current load of clothes is light, the clothes drying device activates the light load dryness determination condition. When the clothes drying device determines that the current load of clothes is medium to heavy, the clothes drying device activates the medium to heavy load dryness determination condition. When the clothes drying device determines that the current load of clothes is synthetic fiber, the clothes drying device activates the synthetic fiber dryness determination condition.

[0057] In one or more embodiments, the first dryness determination condition is a second humidity frequency value detected within a second preset time period, and the second humidity frequency value is less than a second humidity frequency threshold.

[0058] In an embodiment of the present application, the second preset time duration may be in the range of, for example, [8, 10] minutes, and the second humidity frequency threshold may be in the range of, for example, [85, 90]. In one example, the second preset time duration is configured to be 10 minutes, and the second humidity frequency threshold is configured to be 85. After determining that the current load is a light load, the humidity frequency value of the load in the clothes drying device is continuously detected. If the humidity frequency value of the load reaches the second humidity frequency value (the humidity frequency value is less than 85) and this condition persists for 10 minutes, it can be determined that the current load meets the first dryness determination condition, i.e., the current load has been dried. Otherwise, it is determined that the current load does not meet the first dryness determination condition, i.e., the current load has not been dried.

[0059] The embodiment of the present application, based on the judgment that the current load is a small load, further determines whether the small-load type clothes are dried through the humidity frequency value. This not only improves the accuracy of judging whether the small-load clothes are dry, but also improves the drying effect of the load, further enhancing the user experience.

[0060] In one or more embodiments, the second dryness judgment condition is a third humidity frequency value detected within a second preset time period, and the third humidity frequency value is less than a third humidity frequency threshold; the third humidity frequency threshold is greater than the second humidity frequency threshold.

[0061] In an embodiment of the present application, in order to improve the detection accuracy of humidity under a small load, the humidity frequency threshold corresponding to the small load is configured to be smaller than the humidity frequency threshold corresponding to a non-small load; therefore, when the current load is determined to be a non-small load, the third humidity frequency threshold value may be in the range of [91, 95]. In one example, the second preset time is configured to be 10 minutes, and the third humidity frequency threshold value is configured to be 91; after determining that the current load is not a small load, the humidity frequency value of the load in the clothes drying device is continued to be detected. When the humidity frequency value of the load is detected to have the third humidity frequency value (the humidity frequency value is less than 91) and this situation lasts for 10 minutes, it can be determined that the current load meets the second dry judgment condition, that is, the current load has been dried; otherwise, it is determined that the current load does not meet the second dry judgment condition, that is, the current load has not been dried.

[0062] In one or more embodiments, the second dryness determination condition is a humidity value detected within a second preset time period, and the humidity value is less than a humidity threshold.

[0063] Specifically, the humidity threshold is the humidity value corresponding to when the load of a non-light load meets the dry condition. The value range of the humidity threshold can be, for example, [10, 20]; the value range of the third preset time can be, for example, [8, 10] minutes.

[0064] In one example, assuming the humidity threshold is set to 13 and the third preset duration is set to 10 minutes, if, for example, the current load is determined not to meet the first preset condition, the humidity values ​​of the load in the clothes drying device are continuously detected. If the detected humidity values ​​are less than or equal to 13 for 10 minutes, it is determined that the current load meets the second dryness condition, i.e., the current load has been dried. Otherwise, it is determined that the current load does not meet the second dryness condition, i.e., the current load has not been dried. It should be noted that the humidity value here includes the absolute humidity value.

[0065] In one or more embodiments, the second preset time is in the second half of the total drying time of the clothes drying device.

[0066] In an embodiment of the present application, when the drying program of the clothes drying device is started in the first half of the total drying time, in most cases the load is not dried; obtaining the load dryness judgment data when the load is not dried will cause the collected data to lack evaluation value; therefore, the second preset time is configured to be in the second half of the total drying time of the clothes drying device, and multiple humidity frequency values ​​within the second preset time can be used to accurately determine whether the current load is judged to be dry.

[0067] In one or more embodiments, the second preset duration is greater than or equal to 500 seconds and less than or equal to 700 seconds.

[0068] Specifically, in the embodiment of the present application, when determining whether a load meets the drying criteria, if the second preset time duration is less than 500 seconds, it is difficult to rule out the possibility that the load may be prematurely dried due to detection errors. If the second preset time duration is greater than 700 seconds, the load may be over-dried, thereby damaging the texture and color of the clothing. Therefore, in the embodiment of the present application, the second preset time duration is set to be greater than or equal to 500 seconds and less than or equal to 700 seconds. This not only allows accurate determination of whether the current load is dried based on multiple humidity frequency values ​​or humidity values ​​within the second preset time duration, but also better protects the texture and color of the clothing, enhancing the user experience.

[0069] In one or more embodiments, the control method of the clothes drying device further includes:

[0070] It is determined that the number of the first humidity frequency values ​​meets the light load condition and the load meets the first dryness determination condition, and the drying operation on the load is continued for a third preset time period.

[0071] In order to further improve the drying effect of small-load clothes, the embodiment of the present application can also perform a drying operation on the load with a third preset time as the supplementary drying time when it is determined that the type of the load is a small-load type and the load meets the drying conditions.

[0072] In one example, after determining that the current load is a small load and the current humidity of the load meets the preset drying conditions, the current drying time is compared with the preset minimum drying time. If the drying time is less than the preset minimum drying time, it indicates that the current drying program is executed for a shorter time and is determined to meet the preset drying conditions, and the drying is judged. In an embodiment of the present application, the load can be continued to be dried with a third preset time as the drying supplementary time to further ensure the drying of the small load; it should be noted that the preset minimum drying time can be 15 minutes or 20 minutes, etc., and the total time obtained by adding the third preset time to the drying time is greater than or equal to the preset minimum drying time. The embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific value of the preset minimum drying time, and it can be set according to needs in actual applications.

[0073] Based on the above embodiments, in an application embodiment, the present application provides a control method for a clothes drying device, as shown in FIG7 , including:

[0074] S1, controls the clothes drying equipment to start and run for 700 seconds;

[0075] S2, counting the number of humidity frequency values ​​detected within the 700 seconds that are greater than 110 (the first humidity frequency value);

[0076] S3, determining whether the number of humidity frequency values ​​greater than 110 is less than 50, if so, executing step S4, if not, executing step S5.

[0077] S4, determining that the current load is a chemical fiber load type.

[0078] S5, determining whether the number of humidity frequency values ​​greater than 110 is greater than or equal to 50 and less than 291, if so, executing step S6, if not, executing step S7.

[0079] S6, determining that the current load is a light load type.

[0080] S7, determining that the current load is a medium to large load type.

[0081] S8. When the current load is a small load type, determine whether the number of humidity frequency values ​​(second humidity frequency value) of the current load is greater than 85 (first humidity frequency threshold) is 0 and lasts for 10 minutes; if so, determine that the current load has been dried; if not, determine that the current load has not been dried.

[0082] S9, when the current load is a chemical fiber load type, if it is determined that the humidity value of the current load is less than or equal to the preset humidity threshold and lasts for 10 minutes, it is determined that the current load has been dried.

[0083] S10 , when the current load is a medium or large load type, if it is determined that the humidity value of the current load is less than or equal to the preset humidity threshold and lasts for 10 minutes, it is determined that the current load has been dried.

[0084] In this embodiment of the application, the humidity frequency is counted to determine the type of clothing load, thereby improving the accuracy of load type identification. In addition, different drying determination strategies are adopted for different types of loads, resulting in better load drying results and significantly improving the user experience.

[0085] According to another aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a control device for a clothes drying appliance for implementing the above-mentioned clothes drying appliance control method is further provided. As shown in FIG8 , the device includes:

[0086] An acquiring unit 802 is configured to acquire a plurality of first humidity frequency values ​​within a first preset time period;

[0087] A determining unit 804 is configured to determine that the number of the first humidity frequency values ​​meets a first preset condition, and control the clothes drying device to enable a first dryness determination condition; and determine that the first humidity frequency value does not meet the first preset condition, and control the clothes drying device to enable a second dryness determination condition;

[0088] The first determination condition is different from the second determination condition.

[0089] In an embodiment of the present application, a plurality of first humidity frequency values ​​within a first preset time period are obtained; it is determined that the number of the first humidity frequency values ​​meets the first preset condition, and the clothes drying device is controlled to enable the first dry judgment condition; it is determined that the first humidity frequency value does not meet the first preset condition, and the clothes drying device is controlled to enable the second dry judgment condition; the first dry judgment condition is different from the second dry judgment condition. The humidity frequency value is used to first determine whether the load meets the preset condition, and then different dry judgment conditions are enabled to judge the load as dry according to the judgment result. This can improve the accuracy of the judgment on clothes drying, avoid the situation where the load is judged to be dry in advance when the load is small, resulting in a higher moisture content of the load, improve the clothes drying effect under small load scenarios, and enhance the user experience.

[0090] In one or more embodiments, the first preset condition is a light load condition.

[0091] In one or more embodiments, the determining unit 804 includes:

[0092] The first activation module is used to control the clothes drying device to enable the first dryness judgment condition based on the number of the first humidity frequency values ​​being greater than or equal to a first value and less than a second value; the first humidity frequency value is greater than a first humidity frequency threshold.

[0093] In one or more embodiments, the determining unit 804 includes:

[0094] A second activation module is used to control the clothes drying device to enable the second dryness judgment condition based on the number of the first humidity frequency values ​​being less than a first value; or to control the clothes drying device to enable the second dryness judgment condition based on the number being greater than or equal to the second value; the first humidity frequency value is greater than a first humidity frequency threshold.

[0095] In one or more embodiments, the first preset time is in the first half of the total drying time of the clothes drying device.

[0096] In one or more embodiments, the first preset duration is greater than or equal to 500 seconds and less than or equal to 700 seconds.

[0097] In one or more embodiments, in the control device of the above-mentioned clothes drying equipment, the first dry judgment condition is a small load dry judgment condition; the second dry judgment condition is a medium or large load dry judgment condition or a chemical fiber dry judgment condition.

[0098] In one or more embodiments, the first dryness determination condition is a second humidity frequency value detected within a second preset time period, and the second humidity frequency value is less than a second humidity frequency threshold.

[0099] In one or more embodiments, the second dryness judgment condition is a third humidity frequency value detected within a second preset time period, and the third humidity frequency value is less than a third humidity frequency threshold; the third humidity frequency threshold is greater than the second humidity frequency threshold.

[0100] In one or more embodiments, the second dryness determination condition is a humidity value detected within a second preset time period, and the humidity value is less than a humidity threshold.

[0101] In one or more embodiments, the second preset time is in the second half of the total drying time of the clothes drying device.

[0102] In one or more embodiments, the second preset duration is greater than or equal to 500 seconds and less than or equal to 700 seconds.

[0103] In one or more embodiments, the control device of the clothes drying device further includes:

[0104] The supplementary drying unit is configured to determine whether the number of the first humidity frequency values ​​meets the light load condition and the load meets the first dryness determination condition, and continue to perform a drying operation on the load for a third preset time period.

[0105] According to another aspect of an embodiment of the present application, an electronic device for implementing the control method of the above-mentioned clothes drying device is also provided. The electronic device can be a clothes drying device as shown in Figure 1, or a terminal device equipped with a control client for the clothes drying device. This embodiment is described using the clothes drying device as an example. Optionally, in this embodiment, the above-mentioned clothes drying device can access a computer network via a wired or wireless network, communicate with the terminal device, receive control instructions from the terminal device, and perform corresponding operations according to the control instructions.

[0106] Optionally, the terminal devices include, but are not limited to, mobile phones, laptops, tablets, PDAs, MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices), desktop computers, smart TVs, and the like. The control client for the clothes drying device in the embodiments of the present application includes, but is not limited to, a client that provides clothes drying device control services, such as a video client, an instant messaging client, a browser client, and an educational client. The networks mentioned above may include, but are not limited to, wired networks and wireless networks, wherein the wired networks include local area networks, metropolitan area networks, and wide area networks, and the wireless networks include Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and other networks that enable wireless communication.

[0107] As shown in FIG9 , the clothes drying device includes a memory 902 and a processor 904 . The memory 902 stores a computer program, and the processor 904 is configured to execute the steps of any of the above method embodiments through the computer program.

[0108] Optionally, in this embodiment, the processor may be configured to execute the following steps through a computer program:

[0109] S1, obtaining a plurality of first humidity frequency values ​​within a first preset time period;

[0110] S2: determining that the number of the first humidity frequency values ​​meets a first preset condition, controlling the clothes drying device to enable a first dryness determination condition; determining that the first humidity frequency value does not meet the first preset condition, controlling the clothes drying device to enable a second dryness determination condition;

[0111] The first determination condition is different from the second determination condition.

[0112] Alternatively, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the structure shown in FIG9 is merely illustrative and does not limit the structure of the electronic device. For example, the electronic device may include more or fewer components (such as network interfaces) than those shown in FIG9 , or may have a configuration different from that shown in FIG9 .

[0113] Memory 902 can be used to store software programs and modules, such as the program instructions / modules corresponding to the living being detection method and apparatus for a clothes drying appliance in the embodiments of the present application. Processor 904 executes the software programs and modules stored in memory 902 to execute various functional applications and data processing, thereby implementing the aforementioned clothes drying appliance control method. Memory 902 may include high-speed random access memory (RAM) and may also include non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic storage devices, flash memory, or other non-volatile solid-state memory. In some embodiments, memory 902 may further include memory remote from processor 904, which can be connected to the terminal device via a network. Examples of such networks include, but are not limited to, the Internet, an intranet, a local area network, a mobile communication network, and combinations thereof. Memory 902 can specifically, but is not limited to, be used to store humidity frequency values ​​corresponding to the load within the clothes processing chamber. As an example, as shown in FIG9 , memory 902 may, but is not limited to, include the acquisition unit 802 and the determination unit 804 of the aforementioned clothes drying appliance control device. Furthermore, it may also include, but is not limited to, other modules and units of the aforementioned clothes drying appliance control device, which are not further described in this example.

[0114] Optionally, the transmission device 906 is used to receive or send data via a network. Specific examples of the network may include wired networks and wireless networks. In one embodiment, the transmission device 906 includes a network interface controller (NIC), which can be connected to other network devices and a router via a network cable to communicate with the Internet or a local area network. In one embodiment, the transmission device 906 is a radio frequency (RF) module, which is used to communicate with the Internet wirelessly.

[0115] In addition, the above-mentioned clothes drying device further includes: a display 908 for displaying the first humidity frequency value of the load; and a connection bus 910 for connecting various module components in the above-mentioned electronic device.

[0116] In one or more embodiments, the present application further provides a computer program product or computer program, comprising computer instructions stored in a computer-readable storage medium. A processor of a computer device reads the computer instructions from the computer-readable storage medium and executes the computer instructions, causing the computer device to perform the above-described method for detecting living things in a clothes drying appliance. The computer program is configured to execute the steps of any of the above-described method embodiments when executed.

[0117] Optionally, in this embodiment, the computer-readable storage medium may be configured to store a computer program for performing the following steps:

[0118] S1, obtaining a plurality of first humidity frequency values ​​within a first preset time period;

[0119] S2: determining that the number of the first humidity frequency values ​​meets a first preset condition, controlling the clothes drying device to enable a first dryness determination condition; determining that the first humidity frequency value does not meet the first preset condition, controlling the clothes drying device to enable a second dryness determination condition;

[0120] The first determination condition is different from the second determination condition.

[0121] Optionally, in this embodiment, a person of ordinary skill in the art may understand that all or part of the steps in the various methods of the above embodiments may be completed by instructing the hardware related to the terminal device through a program, and the program may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, which may include: a flash drive, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, etc.

[0122] The serial numbers of the above embodiments of the present application are for description only and do not represent the advantages or disadvantages of the embodiments.

[0123] If the integrated units in the above embodiments are implemented in the form of software functional units and sold or used as independent products, they can be stored in the above-mentioned computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present invention, or the part that contributes to the prior art, or all or part of the technical solution can be embodied in the form of a software product. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes a number of instructions for causing one or more computer devices (such as personal computers, servers, or network devices) to execute all or part of the steps of the methods of various embodiments of the present invention.

[0124] In the above embodiments of the present invention, the description of each embodiment has its own focus. For parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, reference can be made to the relevant descriptions of other embodiments.

[0125] In addition, the functional units in the various embodiments of the present invention may be integrated into a single processing unit, each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into a single unit. The aforementioned integrated units may be implemented in the form of hardware or software functional units.

[0126] The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention. It should be pointed out that for ordinary technicians in this technical field, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the principles of the present invention. These improvements and modifications should also be regarded as the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A control method for a clothes drying device, characterized in that, The method includes: Obtaining a plurality of first humidity frequency values within a first preset duration; Determining that the quantity of the first humidity frequency values meets a first preset condition, and controlling the clothing drying device to enable a first drying determination condition; determining that the first humidity frequency values do not meet the first preset condition, and controlling the clothing drying device to enable a second drying determination condition; The first drying determination condition is different from the second drying determination condition.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The first preset condition is a small load condition.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that Determining that the quantity of the first humidity frequency values meets the first preset condition, and controlling the clothing drying device to enable the first drying determination condition, includes: Based on the quantity of the first humidity frequency values being greater than or equal to a first value and less than a second value, controlling the clothing drying device to enable the first drying determination condition; the first humidity frequency value is greater than a first humidity frequency threshold.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein Determining that the quantity of the first humidity frequency values does not meet the first preset condition, and controlling the clothing drying device to enable the second drying determination condition, includes: Based on the quantity of the first humidity frequency values being less than the first value, controlling the clothing drying device to enable the second drying determination condition; or, based on the quantity being greater than or equal to the second value, controlling the clothing drying device to enable the second drying determination condition; the first humidity frequency value is greater than the first humidity frequency threshold.

5. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The first preset duration is in the first half of the total drying duration of the clothing drying device.

6. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The first preset duration is greater than or equal to 500 seconds and less than or equal to 700 seconds.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein The method further includes: The first drying determination condition is a small load drying determination condition; The second drying determination condition is a medium to large load drying determination condition or a chemical fiber drying determination condition.

8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that The first drying determination condition is a second humidity frequency value detected within a second preset duration, and the second humidity frequency value is less than a second humidity frequency threshold.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein The second drying determination condition is a third humidity frequency value detected within a second preset duration, and the third humidity frequency value is less than a third humidity frequency threshold; the third humidity frequency threshold is greater than the second humidity frequency threshold.

10. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that, The second drying determination condition is a humidity value detected within a second preset duration, and the humidity value is less than a humidity threshold.

11. The method according to any one of claims 8 to 10, characterized in that, The second preset duration is in the second half of the total drying duration of the clothing drying device.

12. The method according to any one of claims 8-10, characterized in that The second preset duration is greater than or equal to 500 seconds and less than or equal to 700 seconds.

13. A control device for a clothes drying device, characterized in that, The device includes: An obtaining unit, configured to obtain a plurality of first humidity frequency values within a first preset duration; A determining unit, configured to determine that the quantity of the first humidity frequency values meets a first preset condition, and control the clothing drying device to enable a first drying determination condition; determine that the first humidity frequency values do not meet the first preset condition, and control the clothing drying device to enable a second drying determination condition; The first drying determination condition is different from the second drying determination condition.

14. A clothes drying device, characterized in that, It includes a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the processor runs the computer program to implement the method according to any one of claims 1-12.

15. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, characterized in that, The program is executed by the processor to implement the method according to any one of claims 1-12.

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