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EP-4299814-B1 - WASHING AND DRYING ALL-IN-ONE MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR

EP4299814B1EP 4299814 B1EP4299814 B1EP 4299814B1EP-4299814-B1

Inventors

  • ZHAO, XINFENG

Dates

Publication Date
20260506
Application Date
20220329

Claims (9)

  1. A control method for a washing-drying integrated machine, the washing-drying integrated machine comprising a washing machine and a clothing dryer that are integrated inside a cabinet, wherein the washing-drying integrated machine has a washing and drying co-working function key, and when the washing and drying co-working function key is selected, the washing machine and the clothing dryer can enter a washing and drying co-working mode; and the control method comprises: obtaining the material and/or type of clothing in a case where the washing-drying integrated machine enters the washing and drying co-working mode (S102); executing a washing program corresponding to the material and/or type of the clothing (S103); detecting a remaining running time of the washing program (S104); judging whether the remaining running time of the washing program is smaller than or equal to a preset first time threshold (S105); if yes, proceeding to the next step; and if not, making the clothing dryer enter a standby state; matching the clothing dryer with a drying program corresponding to the material and/or type of the clothing (S106); preheating the clothing dryer according to the drying program (S107); detecting whether the washing program has ended (S108); if yes, sending a clothing drying prompt; and making the clothing dryer execute the drying program in a case where the clothing is transferred to the clothing dryer (S109), wherein the washing-drying integrated machine further comprises a reminder device; and in the step of "sending a clothing drying prompt": when the washing program has ended, the reminder device sends a prompt message to remind the user that the clothing can be dried.
  2. The control method according to claim 1, wherein before the step of "preheating the clothing dryer according to the drying program (S107)" and after the step of "matching the clothing dryer with a drying program corresponding to the material and/or type of the clothing (S106)", the control method further comprises: further detecting the remaining running time of the washing program; judging whether the remaining running time of the washing program is smaller than or equal to a preset second time threshold (S100); if yes, preheating the clothing dryer according to the drying program (S107); and if not, preparing the clothing dryer for preheating; wherein the second time threshold is smaller than the first time threshold.
  3. The control method according to claim 2, wherein the clothing dryer comprises a fan and a drying cylinder, and the fan is used to convey hot air into the drying cylinder; in a specific way of preheating the clothing dryer according to the drying program, the fan operates at a high speed and the drying cylinder rotates; and in a specific way of preparing the clothing dryer for preheating, the fan operates at a low speed and the drying cylinder does not rotate.
  4. The control method according to claim 2, wherein the washing program comprises a spinning program; and in the step of "further detecting the remaining running time of the washing program": the further detected remaining running time of the washing program is a preset running time of the spinning program minus the current running time of the spinning program.
  5. The control method according to claim 1, wherein the washing program comprises a rinsing program; and in the step of "detecting a remaining running time of the washing program (S104)": the detected remaining running time of the washing program is a preset running time of the rinsing program minus the current running time of the rinsing program.
  6. The control method according to claim 1, wherein clothing information of historical clothing and corresponding historical drying programs are stored in the washing-drying integrated machine; and the step of "matching the clothing dryer with a drying program corresponding to the material and/or type of the clothing (S106)" comprises: judging whether the material and/or type of the clothing belongs to the historical clothing; if yes, obtaining a historical drying program of the current clothing locally by the clothing dryer; and if not, obtaining a drying program that matches the current washing program from a cloud by the clothing dryer.
  7. The control method according to claim 6, wherein the step of "obtaining a drying program that matches the current washing program from a cloud by the clothing dryer" specifically comprises: uploading the material and/or type of the clothing to a cloud; and downloading a drying program corresponding to the material and/or type of the clothing from the cloud.
  8. A washing-drying integrated machine, wherein the washing-drying integrated machine comprises a memory and a processor, and a control program for the washing-drying integrated machine that can be run on the processor is stored in the memory; and when the control program is executed by the processor, the control method according to any one of claims 1 to 7 is implemented.
  9. The washing-drying integrated machine according to claim 8, wherein the washing-drying integrated machine further comprises a control unit; a washing cylinder of the washing machine and a drying cylinder of the clothing dryer are in signal connection with the control unit respectively; and the control unit can separately control the washing cylinder and the drying cylinder to rotate.

Description

FIELD The present invention belongs to the technical field of washing apparatus, and specifically provides a washing-drying integrated machine and a control method therefor. BACKGROUND With the improvement of living standards, people's demands on washing apparatuses are also increasing. At home, not only washing machines capable of washing clothing are provided, but also clothing dryers capable of sterilizing and drying are provided. For example, published document DE102018100422A1 discloses such a washing apparatus. There is a lack of association between existing washing machines and clothing dryers, so they require separate control by users. For example, when the user uses the washing machine to wash the clothing, the clothing dryer is usually started for drying the clothing only after completion of clothing washing. Before formally starting a drying program in common clothing dryers in the market, the clothing dryers have to be preheated, which will take a certain period of time. Therefore, when using the washing machines and clothing dryers mentioned above to wash and dry the clothing, an overall time consumption is relatively large, and the user experience is poor, so that the growing intelligentization needs of users cannot be met. SUMMARY In order to solve the above problem in the prior art, the present invention is set forth in the appended set of claims. As compared with the prior art, the washing-drying integrated machine and the control method therefor provided by the present invention have the following advantages. In the washing-drying integrated machine and the control method therefor provided by the present invention, the washing-drying integrated machine is provided with a washing and drying co-working function key. When the washing and drying co-working function key is selected, the washing machine and the clothing dryer can enter a washing and drying co-working mode. In a case where the washing-drying integrated machine enters the co-working mode, a remaining time of the washing program is detected, and it is judged whether the remaining time is smaller than a preset first time threshold; if yes, the clothing dryer is matched with the drying program corresponding to the clothing and is preheated; and after the washing program has ended, the washed clothing can be placed in the clothing dryer for drying. In the prior art, there is a lack of association between the clothing dryer and the washing machine. Users usually need to start the clothing dryer for preheating and clothing drying only after the washing machine has finished clothing washing. Due to the long preheating time of the clothing dryer, the entire washing-drying cycle is longer. As compared with the prior art, the control method provided by the present invention can link the washing machine with the clothing dryer, and can start the drying program in advance for preheating according to the remaining time of the washing program, thereby reducing the entire washing-drying time consumption of the clothing, improving the user experience, and meeting the growing intelligentization needs of users. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic flowchart of the control method for a washing-drying integrated machine provided by an embodiment of the present invention; andFIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of the control method for a washing-drying integrated machine provided by an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that these embodiments are only used to explain the technical principle of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, an embodiment of the present invention provides a control method for a washing-drying integrated machine, which can link a washing program and a drying program in the washing-drying integrated machine, and control the drying program to enter preheating in advance according to the progress of the washing program, thereby saving preheating time and shortening the entire washing-drying cycle. Specifically, the washing-drying integrated machine provided by the embodiment of the present invention includes a control unit, a cabinet, as well as a washing machine and a clothing dryer that are arranged inside the cabinet; the washing machine and the clothing dryer are integrated inside the cabinet, and are in signal connection with the control unit respectively. The control unit can control the washing machine and the clothing dryer separately so that the washing machine independently executes the washing program and the clothing dryer independently executes the drying program. It can be understood that the washing machine includes a washing cylinder and a driving device that drives the washing cylinder to rotate, and the clothing dryer includes a dryi