Patent Application
20200255999
Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. ยง 119(a), this application claims the benefit of the earlier filing date and the right of priority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2019-0014609, filed on Feb. 7, 2019, the contents of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
The related art of the present disclosure relates to a power supply control of a laundry treating apparatus.
A laundry treating apparatus refers to every apparatus which is configured to manage or treat clothes, such as washing, drying or removing wrinkles on garments, bedding, and the like, at home or at a place like a dry cleaner. Laundry treating apparatuses include a washing machine or washer, a dryer, a washer-dryer, and the like.
A washing machine is a machine for washing clothes or bedding, and a dryer is a machine for drying clothes or bedding by removing moisture. A washer-dryer is a machine having both a washing function and a drying function.
On the other hand, the dryer supplies hot air to an object to be treated, such as clothes or bedding put into a drum, to evaporate moisture contained in the object. Air which is discharged out of the drum after evaporating the moisture from the object contains such moisture so as to be in a hot and humid state.
Such laundry treating apparatus may operate through a voice recognition system (or component) or a remote control system (or component). The laundry treating apparatus performs an operation according to an input command when a voice command is input through the voice recognition system or a control command is input through the remote control system. In order to perform the operation through the voice recognition system or the remote control system, a control part which controls an operation of the laundry treating apparatus should be in an idle (standby, waiting) state. In this instance, the control part controls a component, which performs the operation through the voice recognition system or remote control system to be in an idle state by supplying power to the component. Even while the component is in the idle state, the component consumes power, causing consumption of standby power. If the consumption of standby power is increased, power is consumed even while the laundry treating apparatus is not driven, thereby lowering energy efficiency. The unnecessary power consumption caused even while the operation through the voice recognition system or the remote control system is not carried out results in lowering effectiveness and efficiency of the laundry treating apparatus. In particular, in an environment requiring for standby power consumption of a predetermined level or lower, a problem may arise that the use of the laundry treating apparatus is limited.
To solve such standby power problem, the related art, as illustrated in
However, in the related art control device, the display unit controls power-on/off, and thereby there is a limit that a power supply of the control device circuit is controllable only by a power button when the control device is off.
In addition, a MICOM of the display unit is ARM-based MICOM, which has a limit in reducing standby power merely by a saving mode. In addition, when an additional load, such as a communication module, a speaker or a microphone, which consumes power, is further provided in the voice recognition system, standby power is supplied even to the additional load in an idle state. As a result, standby power consumption is inconsistent or it is difficult to reduce the standby power down to a predetermined reference value.
That is, in the related art, a technique for efficiently reducing the standby power of the laundry treating apparatus in a standby state for the voice recognition or the remote control has not been proposed, and the use/application of the laundry treating apparatus has been limited due to those problems.
The present disclosure aims to improve or overcome the limitations of the related art.
In particular, one aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a device for controlling a laundry treating apparatus, capable of reducing standby power consumed in a standby state for voice recognition or remote control, and a laundry treating apparatus having the same.
Another aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a device for controlling a laundry treating apparatus, capable of smoothly performing an operation for waiting for voice recognition or remote control while reducing standby power consumption, and a laundry treating apparatus having the same.
A device for controlling a laundry treating apparatus according to the present disclosure for solving those problems described above may control a power supply and an operation of the laundry treating apparatus according to a driving state of the laundry treating apparatus.
Specifically, the control device may be provided with a driving controller for controlling a power supply of the laundry treating apparatus by utilizing/applying an Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, so as to control the power supply according to a turn-off state, a standby state, and a turn-on state of the laundry treating apparatus.
Also, the driving controller may receive a signal for a voice recognition control and a remote control with respect to the laundry treating apparatus and control the power supply based on the signal, in a standby state of the laundry treating apparatus.
That is, in a device for controlling a laundry treating apparatus and a laundry treating apparatus having the same according to the present disclosure, a control part performing power supply and operation control for the laundry treating apparatus may be provided with a driving controller for controlling the power supply, such that the power supply can be controlled according to a driving state of the laundry treating apparatus.
Technical features as described above can be embodied in a control device, a control system, a control method, or the like for a laundry treating apparatus, or a control device, a control system, a control method, or the like for an Artificial Intelligence (AI) laundry treating apparatus, and this specification provides a device for controlling a laundry treating apparatus and a laundry treating apparatus having the same, capable of solving those problems described above.
A device for controlling a laundry treating apparatus according to the present disclosure having the technical features as described above may be configured to control a laundry treating apparatus, which may include an input unit configured to receive a signal input for an operation command, an operation unit configured to perform the operation according to the signal, and a display unit configured to display information related to the operation. The device may include an operation controller configured to receive power for driving the laundry treating apparatus from an external power supply source and control the operation unit to control the operation of the laundry treating apparatus, a display controller configured to be driven by power transferred from the operation controller and control the display unit to display the information related to the operation of the laundry treating apparatus, and a driving controller configured to be driven by power transferred from the operation controller and control a power supply to each of the input unit, the operation controller, and the display controller according to a driving state of the laundry treating apparatus, so as to control an operation of each of the input unit, the operation controller, and the display controller.
In addition, a laundry treating apparatus according to the present disclosure having the technical features as described above may include an input unit configured to receive a signal input for an operation command, an operation unit configured to perform the operation according to the signal, a display unit configured to display information related to the operation, and a controller configured to control the operation unit and the display unit so as to control the operation. The controller may include an operation controller configured to receive power for driving the laundry treating apparatus from an external power supply source and control the operation unit to control the operation of the laundry treating apparatus, a display controller configured to be driven by power transferred from the operation controller and control the display unit to display information related to the laundry treating apparatus, and a driving controller configured to be driven by power transferred from the operation controller and control a power supply to each of the input unit, the operation controller, and the display controller according to a driving state of the laundry treating apparatus, so as to control an operation of each of the input unit, the operation controller, and the display controller.
In a device for controlling a laundry treating apparatus and a laundry treating apparatus having the same according to the present invention, a control part which controls a power supply and an operation of the laundry treating apparatus may be provided with a driving controller for controlling the power supply thereof according to a driving state of the laundry treating apparatus, thereby reducing standby power consumed during a standby state of the laundry treating apparatus for a voice recognition control or a remote control.
Accordingly, in the device for controlling the laundry treating apparatus and the laundry treating apparatus having the same, the standby power consumed during the standby state of the laundry treating apparatus for the voice recognition control or the remote control can be reduced and thus an increase in standby power can be secured for an additional load.
In addition, in the device for controlling the laundry treating apparatus and the laundry treating apparatus having the same, the standby power can be reduced down to a predetermined reference level or lower, which may allow the laundry treating apparatus to be used under a specific environment requiring for standby power of the predetermined reference level or lower.
In the device for controlling the laundry treating apparatus and the laundry treating apparatus having the same according to the present disclosure, as the control part which controls the power supply and the operation of the laundry treating apparatus may be provided with the driving controller for controlling the power supply thereof according to the driving state of the laundry treating apparatus, the standby power consumed can be reduced and also a waiting or standby operation for the voice recognition or remote control can be smoothly carried out.
In the device for controlling the laundry treating apparatus and the laundry treating apparatus having the same according to the present disclosure, as the control part which controls the power supply and the operation of the laundry treating apparatus may be provided with the driving controller for controlling the power supply thereof according to the driving state of the laundry treating apparatus, unnecessary consumption of the standby power due to the standby operation for the voice recognition or remote control can be prevented.
As a result, the device for controlling the laundry treating apparatus and the laundry treating apparatus having the same according to the present disclosure can secure improvement of limitations of the related art, and increase stability, reliability, applicability, efficiency, and effectiveness in a technical field of the laundry treating apparatus and laundry treating apparatuses employing Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Hereinafter, embodiments disclosed herein will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and the same or similar components are denoted by the same reference numerals and redundant description thereof will be omitted. In describing the present invention, if a detailed explanation for a related known function or construction is considered to unnecessarily divert the gist of the present disclosure, such explanation has been omitted but would be understood by those skilled in the art.
The accompanying drawings are used to help easily understand the technical idea of the present disclosure and it should be understood that the idea of the present disclosure is not limited by the accompanying drawings. The idea of the present disclosure should be construed to extend to any alterations, equivalents and substitutes besides the accompanying drawings.
Hereafter, a device for controlling a laundry treating apparatus (hereinafter, referred to as a control device) according to the present disclosure will be described.
As illustrated in
The control device may be a controller 400 included in the laundry treating apparatus 1000.
Here, the controller 400 is a control module which is included in the laundry treating apparatus 1000 to control the operation unit 200 and the display unit 300 so as to control the operation of the laundry treating apparatus 1000.
The control device 400 may be made of at least one substrate.
The control device 400 may include a plurality of circuit modules on the at least one substrate.
As illustrated in
Each of the operation controller 410, the display controller 420, and the driving controller 430 included in the control device 400 may be a circuit module including a plurality of circuit elements.
The operation controller 410 may receive power for driving the laundry treating apparatus 1000 from an external power supply source 10, and controls the operation unit 200 to perform the operation of the laundry treating apparatus 1000. That is, the operation controller 410 may be a control module that controls the operation unit 200 to perform the operation of the laundry treating apparatus 1000. The operation controller 410 may be driven by the power supplied from the power supply source 10. That is, the operation controller 410 may be driven based on the power supplied from the power supply source 10 to control the operation unit 200. The operation controller 410 may control the operation unit 200 according to the signal. The operation controller 410 may supply power to each of the operation unit 200 and the display unit 300 to drive each of the operation unit 200 and the display unit 300. In other words, the operation controller 410 may supply power to each of the operation unit 200 and the display unit 300 to drive the operation unit 200 and the display unit 300. The operation controller 410 may receive power from the power supply source 10 and transfer the power to each of the operation unit 200 and the display unit 300. The operation controller 410 may also transfer power to the driving controller 430 to drive the driving controller 430. That is, the operation controller 410 may transfer power to the driving controller 430 so that the driving controller 430 can operate.
The display controller 420 is driven by power received from the operation controller 410 so as to control the display unit 300 to display information related to the laundry treating apparatus 1000. That is, the display controller 420 may be a control module that controls the display unit 420 to display information related to the laundry treating apparatus 1000. The display controller 420 may be driven by power received from the driving controller 430. That is, the display controller 420 may be driven based on power received from the driving controller 430 to control the display unit 300.
The driving controller 430 is driven by power received from the operation controller 410. The operation controller 430 may control a power supply to the input unit 100, the operation controller 410, and the display controller 420 according to a driving or operation state of the laundry treating apparatus 1000, to control the input unit 100, the operation controller 410, and the display controller 420. That is, the driving controller 430 may be a control module for controlling a power supply to each of the input unit 100, the operation controller 410, and the display controller 420 so as to drive each of the input unit 100, the operation controller 410, and the display controller 420. Accordingly, the driving controller 430 is driven by power supplied from the operation controller 410 to control the power supply to the input unit 100, the operation controller 410, and the display controller 420, so that the control device 400 can operate.
Functions performed among the operation controller 410, the display controller 420, and the driving controller 430 may have relationship as illustrated in
The operation controller 410 may communicate with the driving controller 430 to perform transmission and reception of information related to a driving or operation state with the driving controller 430. The operation controller 410 may control the operation unit 200 according to a result of the communication with the driving controller 430. The operation controller 410 may receive the signal from the driving controller 430 and control the operation unit 200 according to the signal. The operation controller 410 may supply power to the driving controller 430, and thereafter the power supply may be controlled by the driving controller 430. That is, when the driving controller 430 is driven by power supplied from the operation controller 410, the power supply may be controlled by the driving controller 430.
The display controller 420 may communicate with the driving controller 430 to perform transmission and reception of information related to a driving or operation state with the driving controller 430. The display controller 420 may control the display unit 300 according to a result of the communication with the driving controller 430. The display controller 420 may be driven by power received from the driving controller 430. That is, when the driving controller 430 is driven by receiving power from the operation controller 410, the display controller 420 may be driven by receiving power from the driving controller 430.
The driving controller 430 may communicate with the operation controller 410 and the display controller 420 to transmit and receive information related to an operation state. The driving controller 430 may control an operation of the control device 400 according to a result of the communication with the operation controller 410 and the display controller 420. The driving controller 430 may be driven by receiving power from the operation controller 410. The operation controller 430 may be driven by receiving power from the operation controller 410 so as to transfer power to the input unit 100 and the display controller 420. That is, the driving controller 430 may control operations of the input unit 100 and the display controller 420 by transferring power received from the operation controller 410 to the input unit 100 and the display controller 420, respectively. The driving controller 430 may also be driven by power received from the operation controller 410 so as to control a power supply to the operation controller 410. That is, when the driving controller 430 is driven by power supplied from the operation controller 410, the driving controller 430 may control the operation of the operation controller 410 by controlling the power supply to the operation controller 410. The driving controller 430 may also receive a signal from the input unit 100. When a signal of an operation command is input to the input unit 100, the driving controller 430 may receive the signal from the input unit 100 and transmit the signal to the operation controller 410.
In the control device 400 including the operation controller 410, the display controller 420, and the driving controller 430, the driving controller 430 may control the power supply to each of the input unit 100, the operation controller 410, and the display controller 420 according to the driving state of the laundry treating apparatus 1000, thereby controlling the operation of the laundry treating apparatus 1000. For example, the driving controller 4430 may control the power supply to each of the input unit 100, the operation controller 410, and the display controller 420 according to a power-on/off (turn-on/off) mode, an idle or standby mode. For example, the driving controller 430 may control the power supply to each of the input unit 100, the operation controller 410, and the display controller 420, according to a state where the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is stopped in operation, a state where the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is in a standby state, or a state where the laundry treating apparatus 1000 starts to operate. Here, the state where the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is stopped in operation may be a power-off state of the laundry treating apparatus 1000. The state where the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is in the standby state may be a state where the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is waiting for the input of the signal through the input unit 100. Also, the state where the laundry treating apparatus 1000 starts to operate may be a power-on state of the laundry treating zo apparatus 1000 in response to the signal or a user's manipulation. Hereinafter, a detailed embodiment of the control device 400 which controls the power supply to each of the input unit 100, the operation controller 410, and the display controller 420 according to the driving state will be described with reference to
As illustrated in
The input unit 100 may receive a signal for an operation command from outside. The input unit 100 may include at least one of a communication portion 110 to communicate with a communication target device of the laundry treating apparatus 1000, so as to receive a control signal for the operation command from the target device, and a voice recognition portion 120 to recognize an operation command based on a voice signal input for the operation command. That is, the input unit 100 may include at least one of the communication portion 110 and the voice recognition portion 120 so as to receive the control signal through the communication unit 110 or the voice signal through the voice recognition unit 120.
The communication portion 110 may receive the control signal through communication with the communication target device of the laundry treating apparatus 1000. Here, the communication target device may be a device which remotely controls the laundry treating apparatus 1000. For example, the target device may be a remote controller, a user terminal, or a voice recognition system cooperating with the laundry treating apparatus 1000, all of which can remotely control the laundry treating apparatus 1000. When the communication portion 110 receives the control signal, the communication portion 110 may transmit the control signal to the driving controller 430. The driving controller 430 may then transfer the control signal to the operation controller 410.
The voice recognition portion 120 may recognize the operation command based on the voice signal input through a voice recognition system provided in the laundry treating apparatus 1000. Here, the voice recognition system may be a voice recognition module including a microphone for receiving a voice signal. When the voice signal is received, the voice recognition portion 120 may recognize the operation command based on the voice signal and transmit the voice signal to the driving controller 430. The driving controller 430 may then transfer the voice signal to the operation controller 410.
As such, the input unit 100 which includes at least one of the communication portion 110 and the voice recognition portion 120 to receive the signal can be driven by receiving power from the driving controller 430. That is, when the driving controller 430 is driven by receiving power from the operation controller 410, the input unit 100 may be driven by receiving power from the driving controller 430.
The input unit 100 may not be supplied with power when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned off, while being driven by receiving power during the standby state of the laundry treating apparatus 1000. That is, the driving controller 430 may stop the power transfer to the input unit 100 while the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned off, and transfer power to the input unit 100 while the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is in the standby state. Accordingly, the input unit 100 may be driven while the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is in the standby state, so as to receive the signal.
The operation controller 410 may be driven by power supplied from the power supply source 10 to control the operation unit 200, thereby controlling the operation of the laundry treating apparatus 1000. The operation controller 410 may include a first opening and closing portion 411 for connecting or disconnecting the power supply source 10 and a first power supply portion 412, the power supply unit 412 for converting power supplied from the power supply source 10 into first power, a second power supply portion 413 for converting power supplied from the power supply source 10 into second power, and an operation performing portion 414 for controlling the operation controller 410 by receiving the first power from the first power supply portion 412.
The first opening and closing portion 411 may be provided between the power supply source 10 and the first power supply portion 412, so as to connect or disconnect the power supply source 10 to or from the first power supply portion 412. For example, the first opening and closing portion 411 may be a relay switch. The first opening and closing portion 411 may be normally open while closed during operation. That is, the first opening and closing portion 411 normally disconnects the power supply source 10 from the first power supply portion 412, while connecting the power supply source 10 to the first power supply portion 412 during operation. In this manner, the first opening and closing portion 411 can interrupt power supplied from the power supply source 10 to the first power supply portion 412. Accordingly, the power supply from the power supply source 10 to the first power supply portion 412 can be stopped when the power supply source 10 and the first power supply portion 412 are disconnected from each other, while power can be supplied from the power supply source 10 to the first power supply portion 412 when the power supply source 10 and the first power supply portion 412 are connected to each other. The first opening and closing portion 411 can be controlled by the driving controller 430 to connect or disconnect the power supply source 10 to or from the first power supply portion 412. The first opening and closing portion 411 may disconnect the power supply source 10 from the first power supply portion 412 when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned off and is in the standby state, while connecting the power supply source 10 to the first power supply portion 412 when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned on. That is, the driving controller 430 may control the first opening and closing portion 411 to be opened to disconnect the power supply source 10 from the first power supply portion 412 when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned off or is in the standby state, while controlling the first opening and closing portion 411 to be closed to connect the power supply source 10 to the first power supply portion 412 when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned on. Accordingly, the driving controller 430 may stop the power supply to the first power supply portion 412 when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned off and is in the standby state, while supplying power to the first power supply portion 412 when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned on.
The first power supply portion 412 may be connected to the power supply source 10 through the first opening and closing portion 412, so as to receive power from the power supply source 10. The first power supply portion 412 may be a power converter for converting power supplied from the power supply source 10 to the first power. For example, the first power supply portion 412 may be a Switching Module Power Supply (SMPS). The first power may refer to power for operating the operation unit 200. The first power may be DC power for operating the operation unit 200. That is, the first power supply portion 412 may convert power supplied from the power supply source 10 into the first power in the form of DC power. The first power supply portion 412 may receive power from the power supply source 10 and convert the received power into the first power when it is connected to the power supply source 10 by the first opening and closing portion 411, such that the first power can be supplied to the operation unit 200 and the operation performing portion 414. That is, the operation unit 200 and the operation performing portion 414 may receive the first power when the power supply source 10 and the first power supply portion 412 are connected to each other by the first opening and closing portion 411.
The second power supply portion 413 may be connected directly to the power supply source 10, so as to always receive power from the power supply source 10. The second power supply portion 412 may be a power converter for converting power supplied from the power supply source 10 to the second power. For example, the second power supply portion 412 may be a Switching Module
Power Supply (SMPS). The second power may refer to power for operating the display unit 300. The second power may be DC power for operating the display unit 300. That is, the second power supply portion 413 may convert power supplied from the power supply source 10 into the second power in the form of DC power. The second power supply portion 413 may convert power, which is supplied from the power supply source 10 at all times, into the second power, and transfer the second power to the display unit 300 and the driving controller 430. That is, the display unit 300 and the driving controller 430 may receive the second power at all times.
The operation performing portion 414 may operate by receiving the first power from the first power supply portion 412. The operation performing portion 414 may be a control part that controls the operation unit 200 by receiving the first power. For example, the operation performing portion 414 may be a microcomputer (MICOM). That is, the first power may be power for operating the MICOM. Accordingly, the operation performing portion 414 may operate when it receives the first power supplied from the first power supply portion 412, and may not operate when it does not receive the first power from the first power supply portion 412. The operation performing portion 414 may control the operations of the first opening and closing portion 411, the first power source portion 412, and the second power source portion 413 when it operates by receiving the first power. That is, the first opening and closing portion 411, the first power supply portion 412, and the second power supply portion 413 may be controlled by the operation performing portion 414 when the operation performing portion 414 operates by receiving the first power. The operation performing portion 414 may communicate with the driving controller 430 to perform the control for the operation controller 410 according to a result of the communication. The operation performing portion 414 may receive the signal from the driving controller 430 and perform the control for the operation controller 410 according to the signal.
The display controller 420 may be driven by power received from the operation controller 410 through the driving controller 420, to control the display unit 300 to display information related to the laundry treating apparatus 1000. That is, the display controller 420 may be driven by receiving power from the driving controller 430 which has received the power from the operation controller 410. The display controller 420 may operate by the power received from the driving controller 420. The display controller 420 may include a conversion portion 421 to convert power received from the driving controller 430 into driving power of the display controller 420, and a display performing portion 422 to control the display controller 420 by receiving the driving power from the conversion portion 421.
The conversion portion 421 may be a power converter that converts power received from the driving controller 430 into the driving power. For example, the conversion portion 421 may be a DC-DC converter. The driving power may be power for operating the display performing portion 422. The conversion portion 421 may convert a voltage of the power received from the driving controller 430. For example, power of 12 V received from the driving controller 430 may be converted into driving power of 5 V. The conversion portion 421 may convert power, which is received from the driving controller 430, into the driving power, and supply the converted driving power to the display performing portion 422, when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned on.
Accordingly, the display performing portion 422 may operate by receiving the driving power when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned on. On the other hand, the display performing portion 422 may not operate as it does not receive the driving power when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned off and is in the standby state.
The display performing portion 422 may operate by receiving the driving power from the conversion portion 421. The display performing portion 422 may be a control part that operates by receiving the driving power so as to control the display unit 300. For example, the display performing portion 422 may be a microcomputer (MICOM). That is, the driving power may be power for operating the MICOM. Accordingly, the display performing portion 422 may operate when the driving power is supplied from the conversion portion 421, and may not operate when the driving power is not supplied from the conversion portion 421. The display performing portion 422 may communicate with the input unit 100 and the driving controller 430 to control the display controller 420 according to a result of the communication.
Accordingly, the driving controller 430 may be driven by power received from the operation controller 410 to control the operations of the operation controller 410 and the display controller 420, thereby controlling the operation of the control device 400. That is, the driving controller 430 may always receive power from the operation controller 410, and operate by the power received from the operation controller 410 at all times. The driving controller 430 may include a supply portion 431 to receive power from the operation controller 410 and convert the received power into driving power of the driving controller 430, a second opening and closing portion 432 to connect or disconnect the operation controller 410 and the display controller 420, a third opening and closing portion 433 to connect or disconnect the supply portion 431 and the input unit 100, and a driving performing portion 434 to operate by receiving the driving power from the supply portion 431 to control the driving controller 430.
The supply portion 431 may be a power converter that converts power received from the driving controller 430 into the driving power. For example, the supply portion 431 may be a DC-DC converter. The driving power may be power for operating the driving performing portion 434. The supply portion 431 may convert a voltage of power received from the driving controller 430. For example, power of 12 V received from the driving controller 430 may be converted into driving power of 5 V. The supply portion 431 may convert power, which is received from the driving controller 430 at all times, into the driving power, and supply the converted driving power to the display performing portion 434. Accordingly, the driving performing portion 434 may operate by receiving the driving power when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned on, is in the standby state, and is turned off. The supply portion 431 may also deliver power to each of the display controller 420 and the input unit 100 according to the operations of the second opening and closing portion 432 and the third opening and closing portion 433.
The second opening and closing portion 432 may be an opening and closing mechanism which is disposed between the operation controller 410 and the display controller 420 to connect or disconnect the operation controller 410 to and from the display controller 420. For example, the second opening and closing portion 432 may be a trigger switch. The second opening and closing portion 432 may be normally open and closed during operation. That is, the second opening and closing portion 432 may normally disconnect the operation controller 410 from the display controller 420, and connect the operation controller 410 to the display controller 420 during operation. In this manner, the second opening and closing portion 432 can interrupt power supplied from the operation controller 410 to the display controller 420. Accordingly, power cannot be transferred from the operation controller 410 to the display controller 420 when the operation controller 410 and the display controller 420 are disconnected from each other, while power can be transferred from the operation controller 410 to the display controller 420 when the operation controller 410 and the display controller 420 are connected to each other. The second opening and closing portion 432 may be controlled by the driving performing portion 434 to connect or disconnect the operation controller 410 to or from the display controller 420. The second opening and closing portion 432 may be controlled by the driving performing portion 434 according to the driving state of the laundry treating apparatus 1000. That is, the driving performing portion 434 may control the second opening and closing portion 432 according to the driving state. The second opening and closing portion 432 may disconnect the operation controller 410 from the display controller 420 when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned off and is in the standby state, while connecting the operation controller 410 to the display controller 420 when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned on. That is, the driving performing portion 434 may control the second opening and closing unit 432 to be opened to disconnect the operation controller 410 from the display controller 420 when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned off and is in the standby state, while controlling the second opening and closing portion 432 to be closed to connect the operation controller 410 to the display controller 420 when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned on. Accordingly, the driving performing portion 434 may stop the power transfer to the display controller 420 when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned off and is in the standby state, while transferring power to the display controller 420 when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned on.
The third opening and closing portion 433 may be an opening and closing mechanism which is disposed between the supply portion 431 and the input unit 100 to connect or disconnect the supply portion 431 to or from the input unit 100. For example, the third opening and closing portion 433 may be a trigger switch. The third opening and closing portion 433 may be normally open and closed during operation. That is, the third opening and closing portion 433 may normally disconnect the supply portion 431 from the input unit 100, while connecting the supply portion 431 to the input unit 100 during operation. In this manner, the third opening and closing portion 433 can interrupt power transferred from the supply portion 431 to the input unit 100. Accordingly, power cannot be transferred from the supply portion 431 to the input unit 100 when the supply portion 431 and the input unit 100 are disconnected from each other, while power can be transferred from the supply portion 431 to the input unit 100 when the supply portion 431 and the input unit 100 are connected to each other.
The third opening and closing portion 433 may be controlled by the driving performing portion 434 to connect or disconnect the supply portion 431 to or from the input unit 100. The third opening and closing portion 433 may be controlled by the driving performing portion 434 according to the driving state of the laundry treating apparatus 1000. That is, the driving performing portion 434 may control the third opening and closing portion 433 according to the driving state. The third opening and closing portion 433 may disconnect the supply portion 431 from the input unit 100 when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned off and is in the standby state, while connecting the supply portion 431 to the input unit 100 when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned on. That is, the driving performing portion 434 may control the third opening and closing portion 433 to be opened to disconnect the supply portion 431 from the input unit 100 when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned off and is in the standby state, while controlling the third opening and closing portion 433 to be closed to connect the supply portion 431 to the input unit 100 when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned on. Accordingly, the driving performing portion 434 may stop the power transfer to the input unit 100 when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned off and is in the standby state, while supplying power to the input unit 100 when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned on.
The driving performing portion 434 may operate by receiving the driving power from the supply portion 431. The driving performing portion 434 may be a control part that receives the driving power to control the operations of the first opening and closing portion 411, the second opening and closing portion 432, and the third opening and closing portion 433. For example, the driving performing portion 434 may be a microcomputer (MICOM). That is, the driving power may be power for operating the MICOM. Accordingly, the driving performing portion 434 can operate by receiving the driving power from the supply portion 431. The driving performing portion 434 may communicate with the input unit 100, the operation controller 410, and the display controller 420, to transmit a result of the communication to at least one of the input unit 100, the operation controller 410, and the display controller 420. The driving performing portion 434 may also receive a signal from the input unit 100. The driving performing portion 434 may receive the signal from the input unit 100 and transfer the signal to the operation controller 410. The driving performing portion 434 may change an operation mode according to the driving state of the laundry treating apparatus 1000. For example, the driving performing portion 434 may be set to a mode of stopping the operation of the laundry treating apparatus 1000 when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned off, and set to a mode of maintaining the operation when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is in the standby state, thereby controlling power consumption according to the driving state of the laundry treating apparatus 1000. The driving performing portion 434 may control each of the second opening and closing portion 432 and the third opening and closing portion 433 according to the driving state of the laundry treating apparatus 1000. The driving performing portion 434 may control the second opening and closing unit 432 to be opened to disconnect the operation controller 410 from the display controller 420 when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned off and is in the standby state, while controlling the second opening and closing portion 432 to be closed to connect the operation controller 410 to the display controller 420 when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned on. That is, the driving performing portion 434 may stop the power transfer to the display controller 420 when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned off and is in the standby state, while transferring power to the display controller 420 when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned on. The driving performing portion 434 may control the third opening and closing portion 433 to be opened to disconnect the supply portion 431 from the input unit 100 when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned off and is in the standby state, while controlling the third opening and closing portion 433 to be closed to connect the supply portion 431 to the input unit 100 when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned on. That is, the driving performing portion 434 may stop the power supply to the input unit 100 when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned off and is in the standby state, while supplying power to the input unit 100 when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned on.
Hereinafter, a detailed embodiment of the control device 400 that controls the power supply according to the driving state of the laundry treating apparatus 1000 will be described with reference to
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Hereinafter, a laundry treating apparatus according to the present disclosure will be described.
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The operation controller 410 of the controller or control device 400 may receive power for driving the laundry treating apparatus 1000 from the power supply source 10, and control the operation unit 200 to control the operation of the laundry treating apparatus 1000. That is, the operation controller 410 may be a control module that controls the operation unit 200 to perform the operation of the laundry treating apparatus 1000. The operation controller 410 may be driven by power supplied from the power supply source 10. That is, the operation controller 410 may be driven based on the power supplied from the power supply source 10 to control the operation unit 200. The operation controller 410 may control the operation unit 200 according to the signal. The operation controller 410 may supply power to each of the operation unit 200 and the display unit 300 to drive each of the operation unit 200 and the display unit 300. That is, the operation controller 410 may supply power to each of the operation unit 200 and the display unit 300 to drive the operation unit 200 and the display unit 300. The operation controller 410 may receive power from the power supply source 10 and supply the power to each of the operation unit 200 and the display unit 300. The operation controller 410 may also supply power to the driving controller 430 to drive the driving controller 430. That is, the operation controller 410 may supply power to the driving controller 430 to drive the driving controller 430.
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The display controller 420 of the controller 400 may be driven by the power transferred from the operation controller 410 so as to control the display unit 300 to display information related to the laundry treating apparatus 1000. That is, the display controller 420 may be a control module that controls the display unit 420 to display information related to the laundry treating apparatus 1000. The display controller 420 may be driven by power received from the driving controller 430. That is, the display controller 420 may be driven based on the power received from the driving controller 430 to control the display unit 300.
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In the controller 400, the driving controller 430 may be driven by power received from the operation controller 410. The operation controller 430 may control the power supply to the input unit 100, the operation controller 410, and the display controller 420 according to an operating state of the laundry treating apparatus 1000, to control the input unit 100, the operation controller 410, and the display controller 420. That is, the driving controller 430 may be a control module for controlling the power supply to each of the input unit 100, the operation controller 410, and the display controller 420 so as to drive each of the input unit 100, the operation controller 410, and the display controller 420. Accordingly, the driving controller 430 may be driven by power supplied from the operation controller 410 to control the power supply to each of the input unit 100, the operation controller 410, and the display controller 420. As a result, the driving of the controller 400 may be controlled.
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A detailed example of the laundry treating apparatus 1000 including the controller 400 may be as illustrated in
In the laundry treating apparatus 1000, the input unit 100 may receive a signal for an operation command from outside. The input unit 100 may include at least one of a communication portion 110 to communicate with a communication target device of the laundry treating apparatus 1000, so as to receive a control signal for an operation command from the communication target device, and a voice recognition portion 120 to recognize an operation command based on a voice signal input for the operation command. That is, the input unit 100 may include at least one of the communication portion 110 and the voice recognition portion 120 so as to receive the control signal through the communication portion 110 or the voice signal through the voice recognition portion 120.
The communication portion 110 may receive the control signal through communication with the communication target device of the laundry treating apparatus 1000. Here, the communication target device may be a device which remotely controls the laundry treating apparatus 1000. When the communication portion 110 receives the control signal, the communication portion 110 may transmit the control signal to the driving controller 430. The driving controller 430 may then transfer the control signal to the operation controller 410.
The voice recognition portion 120 may recognize the operation command based on the voice signal input through the voice recognition mechanism provided in the laundry treating apparatus 1000. When the voice signal is received, the voice recognition portion 120 may recognize the operation command based on the voice signal and transmit the voice signal to the driving controller 430. The driving controller 430 may then transfer the voice signal to the operation controller 410.
As such, the input unit 100 which includes at least one of the communication portion 110 and the voice recognition portion 120 to receive the signal can be driven by receiving power from the driving controller 430. That is, when the driving controller 430 is driven by receiving power from the operation controller 410, the input unit 100 may be driven by receiving power from the driving controller 430.
The input unit 100 may not be supplied with power while the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned off, while being driven by receiving power while the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is in the standby state. That is, the driving controller 430 may stop the power delivery to the input unit 100 while the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned off, and transfer power to the input unit 1000 while the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is in the standby state. Accordingly, the input unit 100 may be driven while the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is in the standby state, so as to receive the signal.
In the laundry treating apparatus 1000, the operation unit 200 may be a component for performing the operation of the laundry treating apparatus 1000. The operation unit 200 may include a plurality of components for performing the operation of the laundry treating apparatus 1000. For example, the operation unit 200 may include at least one of a rotation portion such as a motor, a water supply portion, a drainage portion, and a heat supply portion. The operation unit 200 may operate by receiving power from the controller 400. The operation unit 200 may operate by receiving the first power from the first power supply portion 412 included in the controller 400. The operation unit 200 may be controlled by the controller 400. The operation unit 200 may be controlled by the operation controller 410 included in the controller 400. For example, the operation unit 200 may be controlled by the operation performing portion 414 included in the operation controller 410. The operation unit 200 may be controlled by the controller 400 to perform the operation of the laundry treating apparatus 1000.
In the laundry treating apparatus 1000, the display unit 300 may be a component for displaying information related to the operation of the laundry treating apparatus 1000. The display unit 300 may include a plurality of components for displaying the information related to the operation of the laundry treating apparatus 1000. For example, the display unit 300 may include at least one of a display, an input processor for processing information input through the display, and an output processor for processing information output through the display. The display unit 300 may operate by receiving power from the controller 400. The display unit 300 may operate by receiving the second power from the second power portion 413 included in the controller 400. The display unit 300 may be controlled by the controller 400. The display unit 300 may be controlled by the display controller 420 included in the controller 400. For example, the display unit 300 may be controlled by the display performing portion 422 included in the display controller 420. The display unit 300 may be controlled by the controller 400 to display the information related to the operation of the laundry treating apparatus 1000.
In the clothing processing apparatus 1000, the controller 400 may be a component for controlling the operation of the laundry treating apparatus 1000. The controller 400 may include a plurality of components for controlling the operation of the laundry treating apparatus 1000. For example, the controller 400 may include the operation controller 410, the display controller 420, and the driving controller 430. The controller 400 may be driven by power supplied from the power supply source 10. The operation controller 410 of the controller 400 may receive power supplied from the power supply source 10, and the driving controller 430 may operate by the power transferred from the operation controller 410 so as to control the power supply to the operation controller 410 and the display controller 420. That is, the driving controller 430 may control the power supply of the controller 400.
In the controller 400, the operation controller 410 may be driven by power supplied from the power supply source 10 to control the operation unit 200, thereby controlling the operation of the laundry treating apparatus 1000. The operation controller 410 may include a first opening and closing portion 411 for connecting or disconnecting the power supply source 10 and a first power supply portion 412, the power supply unit 412 for converting power supplied from the power supply source 10 into first power, a second power supply portion 413 for converting power supplied from the power supply source 10 into second power, and an operation performing portion 414 for controlling the operation controller 410 by receiving the first power from the first power supply portion 412.
The first opening and closing portion 411 may be provided between the power supply source 10 and the first power supply portion 412, so as to connect or disconnect the power supply source 10 to or from the first power supply portion 412. The first opening and closing portion 411 can be controlled by the driving controller 430 to connect or disconnect the power supply source 10 to or from the first power supply portion 412. The first opening and closing portion 411 can disconnect the power supply source 10 from the first power supply portion 412 when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned off and is in the standby state, while connecting the power supply source 10 to the first power supply portion 412 when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned on.
The first power supply portion 412 may be connected to the power supply source 10 through the first opening and closing portion 412, so as to receive power from the power supply source 10. The first power supply portion 412 may be a power converter for converting power supplied from the power supply source 10 to the first power. When the first power supply portion 412 may receive power from the power supply source 10 and convert the received power into the first power when it is connected to the power supply source 10 by the first opening and closing portion 411, such that the first power can be supplied to the operation unit 20 and the operation performing portion 414.
The second power supply portion 413 may be connected directly to the power supply source 10, so as to always receive power from the power supply source 10. The second power supply portion 412 may be a power converter for converting power supplied from the power supply source 10 to the second power. The second power supply portion 413 may convert power, which is supplied from the power supply source 10 at all times, into the second power, and transfer the second power to the display unit 300 and the driving controller 430.
The operation performing portion 414 may operate by receiving the first power from the first power supply portion 412. The operation performing portion 414 may be a control part that controls the operation unit 200 by receiving the first power. The operation performing portion 414 may control the operations of the first opening and closing portion 411, the first power source portion 412, and the second power source portion 413 when it operates by receiving the first power. The operation performing portion 414 may communicate with the driving controller 430 to control the operation controller 410 according to a result of the communication. The operation performing portion 414 may receive the signal from the driving controller 430 and control the operation controller 410 according to the signal.
In the controller 400, the display controller 420 may be driven by power received from the operation controller 410 through the driving controller 420, to control the display unit 300 to display information related to the laundry treating apparatus 1000. That is, the driving controller 420 may transfer power received from the operation controller 410 to the display controller 420. The display controller 420 may operate by power received from the driving controller 420. The display controller 420 may include a conversion portion 421 to convert power received from the driving controller 430 into driving power of the display controller 420, and a display performing portion 422 to control the display controller 420 by receiving the driving power from the conversion portion 421.
The conversion portion 421 may be a power converter that converts power received from the driving controller 430 into the driving power. The conversion portion 421 may convert a voltage of power received from the driving controller 430. The conversion portion 421 may convert power, which is received from the driving controller 430, into the driving power, when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned on, and supply the converted driving power to the display performing portion 422.
The display performing portion 422 may operate by receiving the driving power from the conversion portion 421. The display performing portion 422 may be a control part that operates by receiving the driving power so as to control the display unit 300. The display performing portion 422 may communicate with the input unit 100 and the driving controller 430 to control the display controller 420 according to a result of the communication.
In the controller 400, the driving controller 430 may be driven by power supplied from the operation controller 410 to control the operations of the operation controller 410 and the display controller 420, thereby controlling the operation of the control device 400. That is, the driving controller 430 may always receive power from the operation controller 410, and operate by the power received from the operation controller 410 at all times. The driving controller 430 may include a supply portion 431 to receive power from the operation controller 410 and convert the received power into driving power of the driving controller 430, a second opening and closing portion 432 to connect or disconnect the operation controller 410 and the display controller 420, a third opening and closing portion 433 to connect or disconnect the supply portion 431 and the input unit 100, and a driving performing portion 434 to operate by receiving driving power from the supply portion to perform the control of the driving controller 430.
The supply portion 431 may be a power converter that converts power received from the driving controller 430 into driving power. The supply portion 431 may convert a voltage of power received from the driving controller 430. The supply portion 431 may convert power, which is received from the driving controller 430 at all times, into the driving power, and supply the converted driving power to the display performing portion 434. The supply portion 431 may also deliver power to each of the display controller 420 and the input unit 100 according to the operations of the second opening and closing portion 432 and the third opening and closing portion 433.
The second opening and closing portion 432 may be an opening and closing mechanism which is disposed between the operation controller 410 and the display controller 420 to connect or disconnect the operation controller 410 to or from the display controller 420. The second opening and closing portion 432 may be controlled by the driving performing portion 434 to connect or disconnect the operation controller 410 to or from the display controller 420. The second opening and closing portion 432 may be controlled by the driving performing portion 434 according to the driving state of the laundry treating apparatus 1000. The second opening and closing portion 432 may disconnect the operation controller 410 from the display controller 420 when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned off and is in the standby state, while connecting the operation controller 410 to the display controller 420 when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned on.
The third opening and closing portion 433 may be an opening and closing mechanism which is disposed between the supply portion 431 and the input unit 100 to connect or disconnect the supply portion 431 to or from the input unit 100. The third opening and closing portion 433 may be controlled by the driving performing portion 434 to connect or disconnect the supply portion 431 to or from the input unit 100. The third opening and closing portion 433 may be controlled by the driving performing portion 434 according to the driving state of the laundry treating apparatus 1000. The third opening and closing portion 433 may disconnect the supply portion 431 from the input unit 100 when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned off and is in the standby state, while connecting the supply portion 431 to the input unit 100 when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned on.
The driving performing portion 434 may operate by receiving driving power from the supply portion 431. The driving performing portion 434 may be a control part that receives the driving power to control the operations of the first opening and closing portion 411, the second opening and closing portion 432, and the third opening and closing portion 433. The driving performing portion 434 may communicate with the input unit 100, the operation controller 410, and the display controller 420, to transmit a result of the communication to at least one of the input unit 100, the operation controller 410, and the display controller 420. The driving performing portion 434 may also receive a signal from the input unit 100. The driving performing portion 434 may receive the signal from the input unit 100 and transfer the signal to the operation controller 410. The driving performing portion 434 may change an operation mode according to the driving state of the laundry treating apparatus 1000. The driving performing portion 434 may control each of the second opening and closing portion 432 and the third opening and closing portion 433 according to the driving state of the laundry treating apparatus 1000. The driving performing portion 434 may control the second opening and closing unit 432 to be opened to disconnect the operation controller 410 from the display controller 420 when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned off and is in the standby state, while controlling the second opening and closing portion 432 to be closed to connect the operation controller 410 to the display controller 420 when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned on. The driving performing portion 434 may control the third opening and closing portion 433 to be opened to disconnect the supply portion 431 from the input unit 100 when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned off and is in the standby state, while controlling the third opening and closing portion 433 to be closed to connect the supply portion 431 to the input unit 100 when the laundry treating apparatus 1000 is turned on.
The embodiments of the device for controlling the laundry treating apparatus and the laundry treating apparatus having the same as described above may be carried out independently or in combination. In addition, the embodiments of the laundry treating apparatus and the control device thereof according to the present disclosure will be practiced by being applied to a control device, a control system, and a control method for every washing machine, a control device, a control system, and a control method of every drying machine, and the like, to which the technical features of this specification can be applied. In particular, the present disclosure may be usefully applied to a laundry treating apparatus employing Artificial Intelligence (AI), a control device and control system for the laundry treating apparatus employing the AI function, a control method of the laundry treating apparatus employing the AI function, and the like. However, the technology described herein may not be limited to this, but may be embodied in a technical field of every laundry treating apparatus to which the technical scope of this specification can be applied.
Although specific embodiments of the present disclosure have been described so far, various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the scope of the present disclosure should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the claims below, but also by the equivalents of the claims.
As described above, although the present disclosure has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiments and various modifications and changes are made by those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure pertains. Accordingly, the scope of the present disclosure should be understood only by the claims set forth below, and all equivalent or equivalent modifications thereof will belong to the scope of the present disclosure.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-2019-0014600 | Feb 2019 | KR | national |
