Detailed Description
Preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that these embodiments are only for explaining the technical principle of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. For example, although the present application is described in conjunction with a laundry care machine, the technical solution of the present invention is not limited thereto, and the control method can be obviously applied to other laundry care apparatuses such as a laundry care cabinet, an open type laundry care rack, etc., without departing from the principle and scope of the present invention.
Based on the technical problems mentioned in the background, the present invention provides a control method for a laundry care machine, which is intended to selectively prompt a user to adjust an operation program of the laundry care machine and/or recommend a washing pattern according to turbidity, so that when the user uses the clothes nursing machine to nurse clothes, the user can judge whether to continue nursing the clothes by using the clothes nursing machine according to the turbidity of the clothes and the prompt information, thereby avoiding the condition that the clothes with heavy or serious dirt degree are put into the clothes nursing machine to nurse and the clothes are not nursed cleanly under the condition that the user does not know, even if the user insists on putting the clothes with heavier or serious dirt degree into the clothes nursing machine for nursing under the condition of knowing, the nursing effect can be accurately expected, and the disappointing of the user due to the fact that the expected nursing effect is not achieved is avoided; can carry out effectual nursing to the clothing that dirty degree is lighter, reach the nursing effect of ideal, improve user's use and experienced.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, fig. 1 is a flowchart of a control method of the present invention; fig. 2 is a flowchart of a control method of an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 1, the control method of the present invention includes the steps of:
s100, before the clothes care machine operates, obtaining the turbidity of clothes;
s200, selectively prompting the user to adjust the operation program of the clothes care machine and/or recommend a washing mode according to the turbidity.
In step S100, since the laundry care machine usually adopts a shaking, aromatherapy or steam mode to care for the laundry, and the care capability of the shaking, aromatherapy or steam mode is relatively weak, and only the laundry with a light degree of contamination can be effectively cared, in order to ensure that the laundry can achieve an ideal or expected care effect, before the laundry care machine is operated, preferably before the laundry care machine performs the care, the turbidity of the laundry is obtained, so that whether the care capability of the laundry care machine can care the laundry clean or not can be judged according to the turbidity of the laundry, thereby providing a reasonable expectation for the user, even if the user keeps putting the laundry with a heavy degree of contamination or a very serious degree of contamination into the laundry care machine for the care, the care effect expected by the user can be achieved, and further improving the use experience of the user.
Preferably, the laundry care machine comprises a cabinet and a turbidity sensor disposed in the cabinet, the laundry being placed in the cabinet, the turbidity sensor determining the turbidity of the laundry in a manner of detecting smell and/or dust in the cabinet.
It should be further noted that the manner of nursing clothes by the clothes nursing machine is not limited to the above-mentioned manners of shaking, aromatherapy or steam, etc., and the manners of nursing clothes by ultraviolet rays, ozone, etc. can be adopted, and those skilled in the art can flexibly adjust and set the manners of nursing clothes by the clothes nursing machine in practical application, and such changes do not depart from the principle and scope of the present invention.
In a preferred embodiment, the step of "selectively prompting the user to adjust the operation program of the laundry care machine and/or recommend the washing method according to the turbidity" in the step S200 specifically includes:
s211, judging whether the turbidity is larger than a preset turbidity threshold value or not;
s212, if the turbidity is larger than a preset turbidity threshold value, prompting a user to adjust the operation program of the clothes care machine and/or recommend a washing mode;
and S213, if the turbidity is less than or equal to the preset turbidity threshold value, not prompting the user to adjust the operation program of the clothes care machine, and not recommending the washing mode.
In step S212, if the turbidity is greater than the preset turbidity threshold, it indicates that the degree of soiling of the clothes is heavy or very heavy, and the nursing ability of the clothes nursing machine is relatively weak, and only the clothes with a light degree of soiling can be effectively nursed, and the clothes with a heavy or very heavy degree of soiling cannot be nursed cleanly, it is prompted that the degree of soiling of the clothes is heavy or very heavy, and the clothes nursing machine is difficult to nurse the clothes cleanly, so as to provide a reasonable expectation for the user, and avoid that the clothes nursing machine does not nurse the clothes cleanly, so that the user feels disappointed, and further improve the user experience; and the user is prompted to adjust the operation program of the clothes care machine and/or recommend a washing mode, so that clothes can be effectively and properly nursed under the condition that the dirt degree is heavy or very serious, the clothes are prevented from being damaged, the condition that the clothes are not nursed cleanly and the clothes are not put into the clothes care machine to be nursed under the condition that the user is unaware of the heavy or very serious clothes is avoided, the user is prevented from disappointing due to the fact that the expected nursing effect is not reached, and the use experience of the user is further improved.
In step S213, if the turbidity is less than or equal to the preset turbidity threshold, it indicates that the degree of soiling of the laundry is light, and the laundry care machine can effectively care the laundry with the light degree of soiling, and can achieve the expected care effect of the user, and the user can carelessly use the laundry care machine to care the laundry, and does not prompt the user to adjust the operation program of the laundry care machine, and does not recommend a washing method, so that the laundry care machine directly operates the current care program.
In the above process, through setting the preset turbidity threshold value, a conclusion is given whether the laundry care machine prompts a user to adjust the operation program of the laundry care machine and/or recommend the washing mode. The preset turbidity threshold may be flexibly adjusted and set according to an actual situation, for example, the preset turbidity threshold is a maximum turbidity at which the laundry care machine can care clean laundry, or a maximum turbidity at which the degree of soiling of the laundry is determined to be light, or a turbidity threshold obtained by an expert in the art according to an experiment under a specific working condition, or a turbidity threshold obtained according to an experience, as long as a requirement that the laundry care machine determined by the preset turbidity threshold prompts a user to adjust an operation program of the laundry care machine and/or recommend a washing manner is satisfied.
In a preferred embodiment, the step of "prompting the user to adjust the operation program of the laundry care machine and/or recommend the washing method" in step S212 specifically includes:
s221, obtaining the material of the clothes;
s222, comparing the material with a preset material;
s223, prompting the user to adjust the operation program of the clothes care machine and/or recommend a washing mode according to the comparison result of the material and the preset material.
In step S223, the user is prompted to adjust the operation program of the laundry care machine and/or recommend the washing method according to the comparison result between the material and the preset material, so that when the user uses the laundry care machine to care the heavily or very heavily soiled laundry, the operation program of the laundry care machine and/or the recommended washing method can be adjusted according to the material of the laundry, thereby avoiding the situation that the laundry with a heavy or very heavily soiled laundry is put into the laundry care machine to be cared without caring the laundry, enabling the laundry to be cared properly and accurately in anticipation under the condition of a heavy or very heavily soiled laundry, preventing the laundry from being damaged, and further improving the user experience.
Preferably, the predetermined material includes washable material, non-washable material and special material, wherein the washable material includes cotton, hemp, cowboy, fiber, down, plastics and the like, the non-washable material includes silk, cashmere, wool and the like, and the special material is a material which can not be determined whether the material can be washed, such as new material and the like. Of course, the classification of the predetermined material is not limited to the above-mentioned classification, and may be classified into a heatable material, a non-heatable material and a special material, wherein the heatable material includes cotton, jeans, fibers and the like, the non-heatable material includes silk, cashmere, wool, down, plastics and the like, and the special material is a material that cannot be determined whether heating is possible, such as a new material, and can be flexibly adjusted and set by a person skilled in the art. The following materials are further described by way of example, but the materials are not water washable, and special materials.
Preferably, in step S222, the step of "comparing the material with the preset material" includes:
s231, comparing the material with the washable material, the non-washable material and the special material.
Preferably, in step S223, the step of "prompting the user to adjust the operation program of the laundry care machine and/or recommend the washing manner according to the comparison result between the material quality and the preset material quality" includes:
s232, if the material is a washable material, prompting a user to prolong the nursing time of the clothes nursing machine, or recommending the user to wash clothes in a washing or dry-cleaning mode;
s233, if the material is not washable, prompting the user to prolong the nursing time of the clothes nursing machine or recommending the user to wash the clothes in a dry-cleaning manner;
s234, if the material is the special material, prompting the user to prolong the nursing time of the clothes nursing machine or stopping the operation of the clothes nursing machine.
In step S232, if the material is a washable material, such as a washable material of cotton, hemp, cowboy, fiber, down, plastic, etc., the clothes will not be damaged during washing or dry cleaning, and the clothes can be washed by washing or dry cleaning, the user is recommended to wash by washing or dry cleaning, so as to provide multiple selectable washing modes for the user; or, although the degree of soiling of the clothes is heavy or very heavy, the user knows that the clothes care machine cannot clean the clothes with the heavy degree of soiling or very heavy, but the user may wore the clothes, or the user wants to wash several pieces of clothes with the heavy degree of soiling or very heavy together, and the user still wants to care for the clothes with the clothes care machine at present, so as to improve the care effect, the user is prompted to prolong the care time of the clothes care machine. Of course, the user may also be prompted to operate according to the care time corresponding to the current care program, for example, when the user is out of the office and cannot extend the care time, the user may select to continue to operate according to the care time corresponding to the current care program.
Wherein the current care program is a care program that has been selected by the current user or a care program to be executed.
In step S233, if the material is a non-washable material, such as silk, cashmere, wool, etc., the clothing is damaged during washing, and only dry-cleaning is used, then the user is recommended to wash the clothing by dry-cleaning, which prevents the user from washing the clothing by mistake and damaging the clothing; or, although the degree of soiling of the clothes is heavy or very heavy, the user knows that the clothes care machine cannot clean the clothes with the heavy degree of soiling or very heavy, but the user may wore the clothes, or the user wants to wash several pieces of clothes with the heavy degree of soiling or very heavy together, and the user still wants to care for the clothes with the clothes care machine at present, so as to improve the care effect, the user is prompted to prolong the care time of the clothes care machine. Of course, the user may also be prompted to operate according to the care time corresponding to the current care program, for example, when the user is out of the office and cannot extend the care time, the user may select to continue to operate according to the care time corresponding to the current care program.
In step S234, if the material is a special material, such as a new material, it is not clear whether the new material is used for washing, whether the new material can be used for washing, or whether the new material can be used for nursing, the washing method is not recommended, or the user is prompted to stop the operation of the laundry care machine, so as to prevent the laundry from being damaged due to mistaken washing or nursing; or, although the degree of soiling of the clothes is heavy or very heavy, the user knows that the clothes care machine cannot clean the clothes with the heavy degree of soiling or very heavy, but the user may wore the clothes, or the user wants to wash several pieces of clothes with the heavy degree of soiling or very heavy together, and the user still wants to care for the clothes with the clothes care machine at present, so as to improve the care effect, the user is prompted to prolong the care time of the clothes care machine. Of course, the user may also be prompted to operate according to the care time corresponding to the current care program, for example, when the user is out of the office and cannot extend the care time, the user may select to continue to operate according to the care time corresponding to the current care program.
In a preferred embodiment, after "selectively prompting the user to adjust the operation program of the laundry care machine and/or recommend the washing method according to the comparison result between the material quality and the preset material quality" in step S200, the control method further includes:
s311, acquiring a control instruction;
s312, judging whether a control instruction is acquired within a preset time threshold value;
s313, if the control instruction is acquired within the preset time threshold, the clothes care machine is enabled to operate according to the acquired control instruction;
and S314, if the control instruction is not acquired within the preset time threshold, directly operating the current nursing program by the clothes nursing machine.
In step S313, if the control instruction is acquired within the preset time threshold, it may be determined that the user has received the prompt information and has made a selection according to the prompt information, the laundry care machine is operated according to the acquired control instruction, for example, if the acquired control instruction is washing or dry cleaning, and the laundry care machine cannot provide a washing manner of washing or dry cleaning for the laundry, the laundry care machine is stopped; if the acquired control instruction is to prolong the nursing time of the clothes nursing machine, the clothes nursing machine is operated according to the prolonged nursing time; if the obtained control instruction is to continue to operate according to the nursing time corresponding to the current nursing program, the clothes nursing machine is enabled to continue to operate according to the prolonged nursing time; and if the acquired control instruction is to stop the operation of the clothes care machine, stopping the operation of the clothes care machine.
Preferably, the clothes care machine further comprises an external connection mechanism arranged on the cabinet body, the external connection mechanism is used for being linked with external clothes washing equipment, and the external clothes washing equipment comprises a washing machine, a dry cleaning machine, a washing and drying integrated machine and the like; in step S313, if the control instruction obtained within the preset time threshold is washing or dry cleaning, the laundry care machine is not only stopped, but also the turbidity information, the material information, and the prompt information are sent to the external laundry washing device to provide reference data for the external laundry washing device, so that the external laundry washing device can provide a proper washing or dry cleaning program for the laundry. Of course, only the turbidity information, or the material information, or the prompt information, or the turbidity information and the material information, or the material information and the prompt information, or the turbidity information and the prompt information may be sent to the external clothes washing equipment, and the person skilled in the art can flexibly adjust and set the turbidity information, the material information, or the prompt information.
In step S314, if the control instruction is not obtained within the preset time threshold, which indicates that the user is busy or not connected, the user does not receive the prompt message, and in order to not delay the clothes care, the clothes care machine directly runs the current care program.
In the above process, a conclusion whether the clothes care machine directly operates the current care program is given through the setting of the preset time threshold. The preset time threshold may be the shortest time for acquiring the upgrade control instruction. Of course, the preset time threshold is not limited to the above-mentioned time, and may be other times, such as experimental time obtained from experiments by those skilled in the art under specific working conditions, or empirical time obtained from experiments, as long as the requirement of determining whether to directly operate the current care program by the laundry care machine, which is determined by the preset time threshold, is satisfied.
Referring now to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a flow chart of a control method of an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 2, in a preferred embodiment, the complete flow of the control method of the laundry care machine of the present invention may be:
s100, before the clothes nursing machine operates to nurse, obtaining the turbidity of clothes;
s211, judging whether the turbidity is larger than a preset turbidity threshold value or not;
s221, if yes, obtaining the material of the clothes; otherwise, go to step S213;
s231, comparing the material with a washable material, a non-washable material and a special material respectively;
s232, if the material is a washable material, prompting a user to prolong the nursing time of the clothes nursing machine, or recommending the user to wash clothes in a washing or dry-cleaning mode;
s233, if the material is not washable, prompting the user to prolong the nursing time of the clothes nursing machine or recommending the user to wash the clothes in a dry-cleaning manner;
s234, if the material is a special material, prompting a user to prolong the nursing time of the clothes nursing machine or stopping the operation of the clothes nursing machine;
s311, acquiring a control instruction;
s312, judging whether a control instruction is acquired within a preset time threshold value;
s313, if so, enabling the clothes care machine to operate according to the acquired control instruction; otherwise, go to step S314;
s213, the user is not prompted to adjust the operation program of the clothes care machine, and the washing mode is not recommended, so that the clothes care machine directly operates the current care program;
and S314, directly operating the current care program by the clothes care machine.
It should be noted that the above-mentioned embodiment is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is only used for illustrating the principle of the method of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention, and in practical applications, those skilled in the art can implement the above-mentioned function allocation by different steps, i.e. re-dividing or combining the steps in the embodiment of the present invention, as required. For example, the steps of the above embodiments may be combined into one step, or further divided into multiple sub-steps to complete all or part of the functions described above. For the names of the steps involved in the embodiments of the present invention, they are only for distinguishing the respective steps, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.
Although not shown in the drawings, in another aspect, the present invention also provides a laundry care machine including a cabinet, a turbidity sensor disposed in the cabinet, which determines turbidity of laundry in such a manner as to detect smell and/or dust in the cabinet, a material sensor, and a control mechanism; the material sensor is arranged in the cabinet body and used for identifying the material of the clothes; the control mechanism is arranged on the cabinet body and executes the control method based on the detection results of the turbidity sensor and the material sensor.
Preferably, a clothes shaking nursing mechanism, an aromatherapy nursing mechanism, a steam nursing mechanism and the like can be arranged in the cabinet, clothes are placed in the cabinet, and the clothes are nursed by the clothes nursing machine in a shaking, aromatherapy or steam mode.
Preferably, the turbidity sensor may be a frequency type sensor, an infrared sensor, or the like, so as to detect turbidity of the laundry. The material sensor can be a camera, an RFID recognizer and the like so as to detect the material of the clothes. The method for detecting the turbidity and material of the clothes should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
Preferably, the control mechanism may be a control mechanism of the laundry care machine itself, or may be an additional control mechanism or other mobile terminal, which will not be described in detail herein. In physical form, the control mechanism may be any type of controller, such as a programmable controller, a combinational logic controller, or the like.
Preferably, the mobile terminal includes a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, and the like.
So far, the technical solutions of the present invention have been described in connection with the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings, but it is easily understood by those skilled in the art that the scope of the present invention is obviously not limited to these specific embodiments. Equivalent changes or substitutions of related technical features can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the principle of the invention, and the technical scheme after the changes or substitutions can fall into the protection scope of the invention.