Laundry treatment device and control method therefor

Abstract

The present invention provides a laundry treatment device and a control method therefor. The laundry treatment device comprises a housing and a drum assembly disposed in the housing, a communication structure is disposed between the housing and the drum assembly, and the communication structure having a first state and a second state; in the first state, the drum assembly is communicated with the exterior of the housing by means of the communication structure to release internal drum pressure; and in the second state, the communication structure isolates the drum assembly from the exterior of the housing. In the present invention, by providing the communication structure between the housing and the drum assembly, before the door is opened, the drum assembly is communicated with the exterior of the housing by means of the communication structure to release internal drum pressure, so that residual water in an atomization pipe and / or a water inlet pipe can flow into the drum assembly before the door is opened, thereby preventing water dripping when the door is opened. Moreover, during the operation of the laundry treatment device, the communication structure can isolate the drum assembly from the exterior of the housing, without affecting the normal operation of the laundry treatment device.

Description

A garment processing device and its control method Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of washing equipment technology, and in particular to a garment processing device and its control method. Background Technology

[0002] Clothing processing equipment is equipment that can wash, rinse, dehydrate and / or dry clothes. Common clothing processing equipment includes washing machines, dryers, washer-dryer combos and garment care machines.

[0003] With the continuous improvement of living standards, users' demands for clothing processing equipment go beyond just washing and drying clothes. They may also require wrinkle removal, deodorization, disinfection, sterilization, bleaching, softening, or fragrance enhancement. Steam washing is a clothing processing method that can eliminate wrinkles and disinfect and sterilize clothes. Wrinkles appear on clothes after prolonged wear because external forces cause the clothing fibers to bend and deform. Residual compressive stress and tensile stress exist on the inner and outer sides of the bending surface at the bending point, causing the fibers to remain taut and unable to relax automatically. Steam moistens the clothing fibers, effectively relieving the irregular tension and eliminating residual stress, thus making the clothes smooth and soft. Some clothes retain odors after prolonged wear or after being worn to special occasions. Steam washing can disinfect and sterilize clothes, eliminating residual odors. In recent years, steam washing has become increasingly popular among users.

[0004] In the process of air washing or drying clothes, a steam washing step is usually added, or in some washing machines, clothes are steam washed for a period of time before washing. In existing technology, taking washer-dryer combos as an example, steam washing is achieved by setting up a steam generator on the washer-dryer combo. For example, a heated steam generator is used to generate steam by heating and then introducing steam into the clothes processing drum to achieve steam washing of clothes. Alternatively, an ultrasonic atomizing generator is used, which is fused with the water inlet system. The water inlet system supplies water to the ultrasonic atomizing generator, and then the ultrasonic waves are used to turn the water into fine atomized droplets that enter the clothes processing drum to achieve atomized washing of clothes.

[0005] Using a heated steam generator consumes more electricity. While an ultrasonic atomizer can save some electricity compared to a heated steam generator, the water inlet for the atomized wash is located at the front of the drum, and the pressure inside the drum is greater than the external pressure after atomization. As a result, the water in the atomizing tube cannot be completely sprayed out, causing water to drip out of the garment processing equipment when the user opens the door, which can be inconvenient.

[0006] In view of this, the present invention is hereby proposed. Summary of the Invention

[0007] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to overcome at least some of the shortcomings of the prior art and provide a garment processing device. By setting a connecting structure between the housing and the tubing assembly, the tubing assembly is connected to the outside of the housing before the door is opened, releasing the pressure inside the tubing. This allows residual water in the atomizing tube and / or water inlet tube to flow into the tubing assembly before the door is opened, preventing water dripping when the door is opened.

[0008] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention provides a garment processing device, including a housing and a tube assembly disposed within the housing;

[0009] A communication structure is provided between the housing and the cylindrical assembly, and the communication structure has a first state and a second state.

[0010] In the first state, the cylinder assembly is connected to the outside of the housing through the communication structure to release the internal pressure of the cylinder;

[0011] In the second state, the connecting structure isolates the cylindrical assembly from the outside of the housing.

[0012] In some embodiments, the garment handling apparatus further includes a drying assembly in communication with the drum assembly;

[0013] The first end of the connecting structure is connected to the drying component to communicate with the cylinder component.

[0014] In some embodiments, the drying assembly includes a heater and an air duct for introducing the drying medium heated by the heater into the cylinder assembly;

[0015] The first end of the connecting structure is connected to the air guide channel.

[0016] In some embodiments, a door is provided on the front panel of the housing, the door including a door frame and an observation window disposed in the door frame, and when the door is in a closed state, the front panel has a covered area opposite to the door frame;

[0017] The obscured area is provided with a mounting hole, and the second end of the connecting structure is connected to the outside of the housing through the mounting hole.

[0018] In some embodiments, the communication structure includes an air outlet duct and a control valve disposed on the air outlet duct, with both ends of the air outlet duct connected to the cylinder assembly and the outside of the housing, respectively.

[0019] The control valve is used to control the opening and closing of the air outlet duct, so that the connection structure switches between the first state and the second state.

[0020] In some embodiments, the control valve is a one-way valve that allows unidirectional flow from the cylinder assembly to the outside of the housing.

[0021] In some embodiments, the garment processing apparatus further includes a spray pipe for spraying water into the tubular assembly;

[0022] The spray pipe has a water seal structure.

[0023] In some embodiments, the water seal structure includes an upright U-shaped pipe and an inverted U-shaped pipe connected in sequence.

[0024] The present invention also provides a control method for a garment processing device, used to control the garment processing device according to the above description, comprising:

[0025] When it is determined that the remaining time before the end of the current running program of the clothing processing equipment is less than or equal to a preset time threshold, the connection structure is controlled to switch from the second state to the first state.

[0026] In some embodiments, the garment processing equipment includes an atomizing device for introducing atomized water vapor into the tubular assembly, the atomizing device including a water storage tank and an atomizing generator communicating with the water storage tank;

[0027] The control method further includes:

[0028] When the current operating program of the clothing processing equipment is determined to be in the dehydration stage, the atomizer is activated to atomize the residual water in the water storage tank.

[0029] By adopting the above technical solution, the present invention has the following beneficial effects compared with the prior art.

[0030] (1) The clothing processing device provided by the present invention provides a communication structure between the housing and the drum assembly, so that the drum assembly is connected to the outside of the housing before the door is opened, releasing the pressure inside the drum, so that the residual water in the atomizing pipe and / or the water inlet pipe flows into the drum assembly before the door is opened, preventing the situation of water dripping when the door is opened.

[0031] (2) The clothing processing equipment provided by the present invention, by setting the connecting structure between the front side of the front panel of the housing and the air guide channel, does not occupy the internal space of the housing, and is easy to modify on existing models.

[0032] (3) The clothing treatment device provided by the present invention can prevent foam from overflowing into the clothing treatment agent dispensing box through the spray pipe when there is high foam in the drum assembly, thereby overflowing outside the clothing treatment device. It can also prevent the drying medium from overflowing into the clothing treatment agent dispensing box through the spray pipe during the drying process, thereby overflowing outside the clothing treatment device. Attached Figure Description

[0033] The accompanying drawings, as part of this invention, are used to provide a further understanding of the invention. The illustrative embodiments and descriptions of the invention are used to explain the invention, but do not constitute an undue limitation of the invention. Obviously, the drawings described below are merely some embodiments, and those skilled in the art can obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative effort. In the drawings:

[0034] Figure 1 is an exploded view of a portion of the structure of a garment processing device provided according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[0035] Figure 2 is a rear view of the structure in Figure 1 after assembly;

[0036] Figure 3 is another schematic diagram of a partial structure of a clothing processing device provided according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[0037] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a one-way valve provided according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[0038] Figure 5 is an architecture suitable for implementing a control method for a clothing processing device provided according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[0039] Figure 6 is a flowchart illustrating the control method of a garment processing device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[0040] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device provided according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[0041] In the diagram: 100, Clothing handling equipment; 101, Front panel; 102, Clothing inlet; 103, Observation window; 104, Sealing window gasket; 105, Spray pipe; 106, Water tank; 107, Atomizer; 108, Fan; 109, Air duct; 110, Mounting hole; 111, Connecting structure; 1111, Air outlet duct; 1112, Control valve;

[0042] 200. Architecture; 210. Control unit; 220. Actuator; 230. Timer;

[0043] 400. Electronic device; 401. Processor; 402. Memory; 403. Bus; 404. Communication interface.

[0044] It should be noted that these accompanying drawings and textual descriptions are not intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way, but rather to illustrate the concept of the invention to those skilled in the art by referring to specific embodiments. Detailed Implementation

[0045] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments are used to illustrate the present invention, but are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

[0046] In the description of this invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limiting this invention.

[0047] In the description of this invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," and "linking" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this invention based on the specific circumstances.

[0048] As described in the background section, existing garment processing equipment is prone to water dripping when the door is opened, affecting the user experience. Based on this, the present invention provides a garment processing device, including a housing and a cylinder assembly disposed within the housing. A communication structure is provided between the housing and the cylinder assembly, and the communication structure has a first state and a second state. In the first state, the cylinder assembly is connected to the outside of the housing through the communication structure, releasing internal pressure. In the second state, the communication structure isolates the cylinder assembly from the outside of the housing. In the above solution, by providing a communication structure between the housing and the cylinder assembly, the cylinder assembly is connected to the outside of the housing before the door is opened, releasing internal pressure and allowing residual water in the atomizing tube and / or water inlet tube to flow into the cylinder assembly before the door is opened, preventing water dripping. Moreover, during the operation of the garment processing equipment, the communication structure isolates the cylinder assembly from the outside of the housing, without affecting the normal operation of the garment processing equipment.

[0049] The preferred technical solution of the clothing processing equipment and control method provided by the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0050] Figure 1 is a partial structural schematic diagram of a garment processing device 100 provided according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 is a rear view of the structure in Figure 1; Figure 3 is another schematic diagram of a partial structure of the garment processing device 100 provided according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; Figure 4 is a structural schematic diagram of a one-way valve provided according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[0051] It should be noted that the illustration uses a drum washer-dryer combo as an example. To clearly illustrate the principles of this invention, components unrelated to this invention, such as the suspension device, counterweight, distributor box, and display device, are not shown.

[0052] As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the garment processing device 100 includes a housing and a cylinder assembly disposed inside the housing. The cylinder assembly includes an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder that rotates within the outer cylinder. A garment inlet 102 and a door for opening and closing the garment inlet 102 are provided on the front plate 101 of the housing. The door includes a door frame and an observation window 103 disposed on the door frame. A sealing gasket 104 is also provided between the garment inlet 102 and the outer cylinder. The inner cylinder is connected to a drive unit for driving the inner cylinder to rotate. The outer cylinder is the water-holding cylinder of the garment processing device 100. The outer cylinder is connected to a water inlet assembly and a water outlet assembly. The water inlet assembly is used to introduce water into the outer cylinder, and the water outlet assembly is used to drain the water from the outer cylinder.

[0053] It should be noted that the structure of the cylinder assembly of the garment processing device 100 can also be a structure consisting of a non-perforated inner cylinder and a water receiving tank, etc., and the present invention does not limit this.

[0054] In some embodiments, the water inlet assembly includes a laundry detergent dispenser and a spray pipe 105 connecting the laundry detergent dispenser and the tubing assembly. The outlet of the spray pipe 105 is located on the sealing window gasket 104 and faces inward toward the inside of the tubing assembly.

[0055] Preferably, the spray pipe 105 has a water seal structure, which can prevent foam from overflowing through the spray pipe 105 into the clothing treatment agent dispensing box when there is high foam inside the cylinder assembly, thereby overflowing outside the clothing treatment equipment 100.

[0056] As an example, referring to Figure 2, the water seal structure includes an upright U-shaped tube and an inverted U-shaped tube connected sequentially along the water flow direction. It should be noted that after the spray pipe 105 is installed on the clothing processing equipment 100, the water outlet should be set higher than the bottom of the upright U-shaped tube, so that washing water remains at the bottom of the upright U-shaped tube. The washing water forms a water seal in the upright U-shaped tube, which improves the stability of the washing water retention and prevents it from flowing out from the water inlet or outlet. This effectively isolates the drying medium or foam that enters the spray pipe 105 from the water outlet from flowing to the water inlet.

[0057] Optionally, provided that the diameters of the upright U-tube and the inverted U-tube are the same, the vertical distance between the outlet and the bottom of the upright U-tube is greater than the diameter of the upright U-tube, so as to form an effective water seal in the upright U-tube and improve the water seal effect.

[0058] In some embodiments, the garment processing device 100 further includes an atomizing device for introducing atomized water vapor into the drum assembly. The atomizing device includes a water storage tank 106 and an atomizing generator 107 communicating with the water storage tank 106. The atomizing generator 107 is disposed on the sealing window gasket 104, and its outlet faces inward toward the inside of the drum assembly, for spraying atomized water vapor into the garments in the inner drum to perform atomized air washing.

[0059] After the water inlet stage and / or the atomization stage, residual water will remain in the spray pipe 105 and the atomizer 107 due to the internal pressure of the tubular assembly, and cannot be completely drained. This invention provides a connecting structure 111 between the housing and the tubular assembly, and this connecting structure 111 has a first state and a second state. When the current operating program of the clothing processing equipment 100 is running, the connecting structure 111 is in the second state, isolating the tubular assembly from the outside of the housing. Just before the current operating program of the clothing processing equipment 100 is about to end, the connecting structure 111 switches from the second state to the first state, connecting the tubular assembly to the outside of the housing through the connecting structure 111, releasing the internal pressure in advance, allowing residual water in the atomizer 107 and / or the spray pipe 105 to flow into the tubular assembly before the door is opened, preventing water dripping when the door is opened.

[0060] In some embodiments, the garment handling apparatus 100 further includes a drying assembly in communication with the drum assembly; wherein a first end of the communication structure 111 is connected to the drying assembly to communicate with the drum assembly.

[0061] Specifically, the drying assembly includes a heater, a fan 108, and an air guide channel 109 for introducing the drying medium heated by the heater into the cylinder assembly. One end of the air guide channel 109 is connected to the outlet of the fan 108, and the other end is connected to a drying medium connector provided on the sealing window gasket 104. The air guide channel 109 is generally made of rigid plastic. During injection molding of the air guide channel 109, a connector connected to the first end of the connecting structure 111 is integrally formed on it. The first end of the connecting structure 111 is connected to the air guide channel 109 through this connector. The heater can be an electric heating element or a heat pump heating module; this invention does not limit this.

[0062] In the above scheme, the first end of the connecting structure 111 is connected to the air guide channel 109, and the fan 108 in the drying component provides power for the air passing through the connecting structure 111, so as to quickly discharge the gas in the cylinder assembly to the outside of the casing, which is conducive to quickly balancing the pressure inside and outside the cylinder.

[0063] Furthermore, when the door is in the closed state, the front panel 101 has a covered area opposite to the door frame; wherein, the covered area is provided with a mounting hole 110, and the second end of the connecting structure 111 is connected to the outside of the housing through the mounting hole 110.

[0064] In the above solution, when the door is closed, there is a gap between the door frame and the area covered on the front panel 101. The second end of the connecting structure 111 is set in the area on the front panel 101 that can be covered by the door. This not only allows the connecting structure 111 to communicate with the outside of the casing through the gap between the two, but also allows the component to be hidden, improving the overall aesthetics of the device.

[0065] In some embodiments, the connecting structure 111 includes an air outlet duct 1111 and a control valve 1112 disposed on the air outlet duct 1111. The two ends of the air outlet duct 1111 are respectively connected to the cylinder assembly and the outside of the housing. More specifically, the two ends of the air outlet duct 1111 are respectively connected to the air guide channel 109 and the front panel 101 of the housing. The control valve 1112 is used to control the opening and closing of the air outlet duct 1111, switching the connecting structure 111 between the first state and the second state.

[0066] Specifically, the front panel 101 of the housing has a folded edge that folds towards the rear of the garment processing equipment 100. Two through holes are provided on the folded edge to avoid the air outlet duct 1111. Both ends of the air outlet duct 1111 pass through the two through holes and connect to the air guide channel 109 and the mounting holes 110 on the front panel 101, respectively. The control valve 1112 is located above the folded edge of the front panel 101. This design avoids the connecting structure 111 occupying too much internal space of the housing, facilitating modifications to existing models and reducing production costs.

[0067] Optionally, as shown in FIG4, the control valve 1112 is a one-way valve that allows unidirectional flow from the cylinder assembly to the outside of the housing. As an example, the control valve 1112 includes a valve body, a valve disc disposed within the valve body, and a drive unit for driving the valve disc to rotate. The valve body has an air inlet and an air outlet connected to the air outlet duct 1111, forming an air passage between the air inlet and the air outlet. The drive unit is electrically connected to the control unit of the garment handling equipment 100, receives control commands from the control unit, and thereby drives the valve disc to rotate to open or close the air passage between the air inlet and the air outlet.

[0068] Figure 5 illustrates an architecture 200 suitable for implementing a control method for a clothing processing device 100 provided according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[0069] As shown in Figure 5, the architecture 200 includes a control unit 210, an actuator 220, and a timer 230 for the garment processing equipment 100. The actuator 220 includes the control valve 1112 and the fan 108 mentioned above.

[0070] The control unit 210 is configured to receive and send control commands during the garment processing process, the control valve 1112 is used to control the opening and closing of the air outlet duct 1111, the fan 108 is used to provide power for airflow, and the timer 230 is configured to time the running time of the current running program of the garment processing equipment 100.

[0071] Figure 6 shows a schematic flowchart of the control method 300 for the garment processing device 100 provided in an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[0072] As shown in Figure 6, the execution of the control method 300 for the garment processing equipment 100 includes the following steps:

[0073] S310. Obtain the remaining time until the current running program of the clothing processing equipment ends;

[0074] S310. When it is determined that the remaining time before the end of the current running program of the clothing processing equipment is less than or equal to a preset time threshold, the connection structure is controlled to switch from the second state to the first state.

[0075] It should be understood that the steps shown in the control method 300 of the garment handling device 100 are not exclusive. The control method 300 of the garment handling device 100 may also include additional steps not shown and / or the steps shown may be omitted. The scope of the invention is not limited in this respect. It should be noted that, unless otherwise specified, the embodiments and features in the embodiments of the invention can be combined with each other. In addition, unless explicitly defined or contradicted by the context, the specific steps included in the method described in the invention are not limited to the order in which they are described, but can be performed in any order or in parallel.

[0076] Specifically, in step S310, the control unit 210 obtains the remaining time until the end of the current running program of the clothing processing device 100 from the timer 230. In step S320, when the control unit 210 determines that the remaining time until the end of the current running program of the clothing processing device 100 is greater than a preset time threshold, it means that the clothing processing device 100 has entered the washing or rinsing stage. At this time, the control valve 1112 is closed, and the air outlet duct 1111 isolates the drum assembly from the outside of the casing, and the inside of the drum assembly is in a closed state. Moreover, since a water seal is formed in the spray pipe 105 during the water inlet stage, there will be no overflow of bubbles in the spray pipe 105 during the washing or rinsing stage.

[0077] In step S320, when the control unit 210 determines that the remaining time before the end of the current operating program of the clothing processing device 100 is less than or equal to a preset time threshold, it means that the current operating program of the clothing processing device 100 is about to end, for example, in the stage of shaking out clothes. At this time, the control valve 1112 opens, and the air outlet pipe 1111 connects the drum assembly to the outside of the housing, releasing the pressure inside the drum. Furthermore, the control unit 210 also controls the fan 108 to start, and under the action of the impeller of the fan 108, air is drawn from inside the drum assembly. Part of this air is discharged to the outside of the housing through the air outlet pipe 1111, and part of it is circulated back into the drum assembly, thus achieving pressure balance inside and outside the drum in a short time.

[0078] As an example, the preset time threshold can be selected from 8s to 12s.

[0079] In some embodiments, the control method of the garment processing device 100 further includes: determining that when the current operating program of the garment processing device 100 reaches the dehydration stage, controlling the atomizer 107 to start to atomize the residual water in the water storage tank 106, so that after the garment absorbs the atomized water, the absorbed water in the garment is discharged by centrifugal force, thereby achieving the purpose of draining the residual water in the water storage tank 106 through the drainage component and preventing atomized dripping when the door is opened.

[0080] As shown in Figure 7, the present invention also provides an electronic device 400, including a processor 401, a memory 402, a bus 403, and a communication interface 404, wherein the processor 401, the communication interface 404, and the memory 402 are connected via the bus 403. The electronic device 400 is, for example, the control unit 210 of the aforementioned garment processing device.

[0081] The memory 402 may include high-speed random access memory (RAM) or non-volatile memory, such as at least one disk storage device. Communication between this system network element and at least one other network element is achieved through at least one communication interface 404 (which can be wired or wireless), such as the Internet, wide area network, local area network, or metropolitan area network. The bus 403 may be an ISA bus, PCI bus, or EISA bus, etc. The bus 403 can be divided into address bus, data bus, control bus, etc. For ease of illustration, only a single bidirectional arrow is used in the figure, but this does not indicate that there is only one bus 403 or only one type of bus 403.

[0082] Processor 401 may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities. In implementation, each step of the above method can be completed by the integrated logic circuitry in the hardware of processor 401 or by instructions in software form. Processor 401 can be a general-purpose processor, including a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a Network Processor (NP), etc.; it can also be a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, or discrete hardware components. It can implement or execute the methods, steps, and logic block diagrams disclosed in the embodiments of this invention. The general-purpose processor can be a microprocessor, or processor 401 can be any conventional processor. The steps of the methods disclosed in the embodiments of this invention can be directly manifested as execution by a hardware decoding processor, or execution by a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor. The software module can reside in a readily available storage medium in the art, such as random access memory, flash memory, read-only memory, programmable read-only memory, electrically erasable programmable memory, or registers. This storage medium is located in memory 402. The processor 401 reads the information from memory 402 and, in conjunction with its hardware, completes the steps of the method described in the foregoing embodiments.

[0083] An exemplary embodiment of the present invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program. When the computer program is called and executed by the processor 401, the computer-executable instructions cause the processor 401 to implement the control method 300 of the clothing processing device 100 described above. For specific implementation, please refer to the method embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

[0084] The computer program product of the control method 300 for the garment processing device 100 provided in this embodiment of the invention includes a computer-readable storage medium storing program code. The instructions included in the program code can be used to execute the methods in the preceding method embodiments. For specific implementation, please refer to the method embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0085] Those skilled in the art will clearly understand that, for the sake of convenience and brevity, the specific working process of the device described above can be referred to the corresponding process in the foregoing method embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0086] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention in any way. Although the present invention has been disclosed above with reference to preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art can make some modifications or alterations to the above-described technical content to create equivalent embodiments without departing from the scope of the present invention. Any simple modifications, equivalent changes, and alterations made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present invention without departing from the scope of the present invention shall still fall within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A garment processing device, comprising a housing and a tube assembly disposed within the housing; characterized in that, A communication structure is provided between the housing and the cylindrical assembly, and the communication structure has a first state and a second state. In the first state, the cylinder assembly is connected to the outside of the housing through the communication structure to release the internal pressure of the cylinder; In the second state, the connecting structure isolates the cylindrical assembly from the outside of the housing.

2. The garment processing equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, It also includes a drying component, which is connected to the cylinder assembly; The first end of the connecting structure is connected to the drying component to communicate with the cylinder component.

3. The garment processing equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that, The drying assembly includes a heater, a fan, and an air guide channel. One end of the air guide channel is connected to the outlet of the fan, and the other end is connected to the cylinder assembly. The first end of the connecting structure is connected to the air guide channel.

4. The garment processing equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The front panel of the housing is provided with a door, which includes a door frame and an observation window disposed in the door frame. When the door is closed, the front panel has a covered area opposite to the door frame. The obscured area is provided with a mounting hole, and the second end of the connecting structure is connected to the outside of the housing through the mounting hole.

5. The garment processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that, The connection structure includes an air outlet duct and a control valve disposed on the air outlet duct. The two ends of the air outlet duct are respectively connected to the cylinder assembly and the outside of the housing. The control valve is used to control the opening and closing of the air outlet duct, so that the connection structure switches between the first state and the second state.

6. The garment processing equipment according to claim 5, characterized in that, The control valve is a one-way valve that allows unidirectional flow from the cylinder assembly to the outside of the housing.

7. The garment processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that, It also includes a spray pipe for spraying water into the cylinder assembly; The spray pipe has a water seal structure.

8. The garment processing equipment according to claim 7, characterized in that, The water seal structure includes an upright U-shaped pipe and an inverted U-shaped pipe connected in sequence.

9. A control method for a garment processing device, characterized in that, For controlling the garment handling equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 8, comprising: When it is determined that the remaining time before the end of the current running program of the clothing processing equipment is less than or equal to a preset time threshold, the connection structure is controlled to switch from the second state to the first state; Preferably, when the connection structure switches from the second state to the first state, the fan of the clothing processing device is also started.

10. The control method for the garment processing equipment according to claim 9, characterized in that, The garment processing equipment includes an atomizing device for introducing atomized water vapor into the tubular assembly, the atomizing device including a water storage tank and an atomizing generator connected to the water storage tank; The control method further includes: When the current operating program of the clothing processing equipment reaches the dehydration stage, the atomizer is activated to atomize the residual water in the water storage tank.

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