Patent Application
20250043490
This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2023-0101575, filed in the Republic of Korea on Aug. 3, 2023, which is hereby expressly incorporated by reference into the present application.
The present disclosure relates to a laundry treatment apparatus, and more particularly, to a laundry treatment apparatus including an output part configured to output a screen.
A laundry treatment apparatus is an apparatus configured to perform a laundry treatment procedure on clothes, bedding, etc. (referred to as laundry hereinafter) after loading them in a drum, by removing contaminants attached to the laundry, and performing other processes.
Such a laundry treatment apparatus may perform procedures such as washing, rinsing, spinning, drying, etc. of laundry, and may be classified into a top-loading type and a front-loading type in accordance with a method of loading laundry in a drum.
The laundry treatment apparatus may include a cabinet configured to form an outer appearance, a tub received in the cabinet, a drum rotatably mounted in the tub and configured to load laundry therein, a detergent supplier configured to supply detergent to an interior of the drum, etc.
In the case of a laundry treatment apparatus configured to wash laundry, when a drum is rotated by a motor in a state in which water and detergent is supplied to the laundry loaded in the drum, contaminants attached to the laundry may be removed due to friction between the drum and the wash water.
A detergent supplier has a detergent supply function for enhancing a washing effect. Here, “detergent” means a material for enhancing a washing effect, such as a fabric detergent, a fabric softener, a fabric bleach, etc. For the detergent, a powder type detergent and a liquid type detergent may be used.
Meanwhile, in the case of a laundry treatment apparatus configured to dry laundry, the laundry treatment apparatus may supply dry air to the laundry, thereby removing moisture from the laundry.
The laundry treatment apparatus may include in the cabinet, a rotatable drum, a heater configured to heat or dry air supplied to laundry, etc.
As dry air is supplied to laundry loaded in the drum, moisture present in the laundry is removed by the dry air through evaporation and, as such, the laundry may be dried.
Meanwhile, in the case in which processes of washing and drying laundry are performed in a plurality of laundry treatment apparatuses, information as to the processes of the plurality of laundry treatment apparatuses may be provided through a single output part.
In a related art, KR 10-2018-0083443, a laundry treatment apparatus capable of displaying statuses of a first treatment apparatus and a second treatment apparatus on a single display part, and controlling the first and second treatment apparatuses based on the displayed statuses, is provided.
Each of the first and second treatment apparatuses of the related art is equipped with a drum, etc. in a cabinet to perform a laundry treatment procedure. Meanwhile, the first and second treatment apparatuses are equipped with a common single display part.
The display part may include a display configured to display statuses of the laundry treatment apparatuses, and a manipulator configured to manipulate the laundry treatment apparatuses. Accordingly, the first and second treatment apparatuses of the related art may be individually manipulated through the single display part or statuses of the first and second treatment apparatuses may be simultaneously checked through the single display part.
However, there may be problems with efficient disposition of the plurality of treatment apparatuses in a limited space in combination with displaying the statuses of the plurality of treatment apparatuses and controlling the plurality of treatment apparatuses through a single display part.
For example, generally, a user manipulates a laundry treatment apparatus in a state in which the user is standing. In this regard, a display part may be disposed at an upper end portion of a front surface of the laundry treatment apparatus or an upper surface of the laundry treatment apparatus.
In such a case, the user may not easily determine which treatment apparatus is being displayed on the display part or may be confused over which of the first treatment apparatus and the second treatment apparatus is being manipulated based on the information displayed on the display part.
In addition, when the first treatment apparatus and the second treatment apparatus perform independent treatment procedures, respectively, only progress statuses of the plural laundry treatment apparatuses are output to the display part, and a setting item capable of outputting a setting screen configured to enable change or selection of setting of each laundry treatment apparatus, an indicator configured to visually inform the user of status information or setting information of each laundry treatment apparatus, or the like is not output to the display part.
Furthermore, when each of the first treatment apparatus and the second treatment apparatus operates in one of a plurality of modes, such as a washing mode for washing and a drying mode for drying, a mode selection item, etc., for mode change of each laundry treatment apparatus or addition of a new treatment apparatus are not displayed on the output part and, as such, inconvenience of the user may occur.
In the case in which laundry treatment procedures of a plurality of treatment apparatuses are output to one output part, as mentioned above, the user may experience confusion over which apparatuses are being manipulated, and the design and structure of a control panel or the like may become complex when additional manipulation is required or a button for the above-mentioned display is separately provided, because a setting item, an indicator, and a mode selection item of each laundry treatment apparatus are not displayed.
Therefore, in the present technical field, it is an important task to not only determine the disposition direction of each treatment apparatus and the disposition direction of status information or the like of each treatment apparatus displayed on the display part for efficient and intuitive disposition of the treatment apparatus and the status information or the like, thereby achieving efficient design and providing user convenience, but also to enable a setting item, an indicator, and a mode selection item of each of a plurality of laundry treatment apparatuses to be output to an output part when laundry treatment is executed in the plurality of laundry treatment apparatuses, without additional manipulation or a separate button.
Embodiments of the present disclosure are intended to provide a laundry treatment apparatus capable of efficiently outputting information of a plurality of treatment apparatuses in a single output part.
In addition, embodiments of the present disclosure are intended to provide a laundry treatment apparatus in which disposition of various information displayed on an output part is intuitively and efficiently set.
In addition, embodiments of the present disclosure are intended to provide a laundry treatment apparatus in which information of a plurality of treatment apparatuses is intuitively and efficiently disposed in accordance with disposition of information on an output part different from disposition of the plurality of treatment apparatuses in terms of disposition direction, thereby enabling the user to identify information of each treatment apparatus and to perform desired manipulation.
In addition, embodiments of the present disclosure are intended to provide a laundry treatment apparatus capable of displaying setting items respectively configured to output setting screens, together with information of a plurality of treatment apparatuses, on a single output part, thereby conveniently changing setting of each laundry treatment apparatus.
In addition, embodiments of the present disclosure are intended to provide a laundry treatment apparatus capable of displaying an indicator enabling identification of status information or setting information of the laundry treatment apparatus to a single output part while outputting information of a plurality of treatment apparatuses to the single output part, thereby enabling the user to more conveniently recognize and monitor a status of the laundry treatment apparatus.
In addition, embodiments of the present disclosure are intended to provide a laundry treatment apparatus capable of easily performing selection or change of a washing mode for washing, a drying mode for drying, etc. of each of a plurality of treatment apparatuses when information of the plurality of treatment apparatuses is output to a single output part.
Furthermore, embodiments of the present disclosure are intended to enable addition of a mode of one treatment apparatus during execution of laundry treatment in another treatment apparatus, thereby achieving more convenient addition of a treatment apparatus.
In a laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a first treatment apparatus and a second treatment apparatus are disposed in a first direction, and a double-view screen, on which progress information of a first course to be executed in the first treatment apparatus and progress information of a second course to be executed in the second treatment apparatus are aligned in a second direction different from the first direction, is output to a screen output through an output part.
As the first treatment apparatus and the second treatment apparatus are disposed in perpendicular to a floor surface, thereby achieving space saving. The progress information of the first course of the first treatment apparatus and the progress information of the second course of the second treatment apparatus are disposed in parallel to the floor surface on the output part and, as such, progress information of each treatment apparatus may be effectively disposed on the output part which may be easily designed to extend in a width direction, taking into consideration the structure of the laundry treatment apparatus. The embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first treatment apparatus including a first receiver configured to receive laundry and executing a first course for treating the laundry of the first receiver, a second treatment apparatus including a second receiver configured to receive laundry and executing a second course for treating the laundry of the second receiver, an output part provided at the first treatment apparatus or the second treatment apparatus and configured to output a screen, and an input part provided at the first treatment apparatus or the second treatment apparatus and configured to receive a user command for selection of an object to be displayed on the screen.
The first treatment apparatus and the second treatment apparatus may be disposed in a first direction. The output part may output a double-view screen configured to display progress information of the first course and progress information of the second information thereon. The progress information of the first course and the progress information of the second course may be disposed in a second direction different from the first direction on the double-view screen.
The first direction may be perpendicular to a floor surface, and the second direction may be parallel to the floor surface.
The first treatment apparatus may include a first cabinet configured to form an outer appearance. The output part extends in parallel to a width direction of the first cabinet.
The first treatment apparatus may be disposed over the second treatment apparatus, a first door configured to open/close a first loading port configured to load, therethrough, laundry to be received in the first receiver may be at a front panel of the first cabinet, and the output part may be disposed between an upper end of the front panel of the first cabinet and the first door.
The double-view screen may include a first area configured to display the progress information of the first course thereon, and a second area configured to display the progress information of the second course thereon.
The double-view screen may include a boundary item configured to distinguish the first area and the second area from each other.
The first area and the second area may be disposed in the second direction, and the boundary item may extend in the first direction to distinguish the first area and the second area.
A first course item representing the progress information of the first course executed in progress in the first treatment apparatus may be displayed on the first area, and a second course item representing the progress information of the second course executed in progress in the second treatment apparatus may be displayed on the second area.
The first course item and the second course item may include circular outlines configured to display the progress information of the first course and the progress information of the second course therein, respectively.
A first setting item configured to output a setting screen of the first treatment apparatus may be displayed on the first area such that the first setting item is selectable, and a second setting item configured to output a setting screen of the second treatment apparatus may be displayed on the second area such that the second setting item is selectable.
A first indicator configured to represent status information of the first treatment apparatus may be displayed on the first area while being distinguished from the progress information of the first treatment apparatus, and a second indicator configured to represent status information of the second treatment apparatus may be displayed on the second area while being distinguished from the progress information of the second treatment apparatus.
The output part may output a mode selection screen configured to display a plurality of modes to be executed in the first treatment apparatus or the second treatment apparatus such that the plurality of modes is selectable, and the plurality of modes may include at least one first mode to be executed in the first treatment apparatus, and at least second mode to be executed in the second treatment apparatus.
The at least one first mode and the at least one second mode may be aligned in parallel to the first direction on the mode selection screen to be distinguished from each other.
The distinguishment item may have a bar shape extending in a direction crossing the first direction between the first mode and the second mode.
The output part may output a first apparatus screen configured to display information of the first course on an entirety thereof and a second apparatus screen configured to display information of the second course on an entirety thereof, and a mode selection item configured to output the mode selection screen is displayed on each of the first apparatus screen and the second apparatus screen such that the mode selection item is selectable.
The output part may output the second apparatus screen when the second mode is selected from the mode selection screen output in accordance with selection of the mode selection item of the first apparatus screen.
The double-view screen may include a first area configured to display the progress information of the first course thereon, and a second area configured to display the progress information of the second course thereon. The output part may output a first course option screen, on which a plurality of options for the first courses is displayed on the entirety of the screen, when the first area is selected from the double-view screen.
The plurality of options may be displayed on the first course option screen such that selection thereof is impossible during execution of the first course while being possible in a temporary stop state of the first curse.
The double-view screen may include a first area configured to display the progress information of the first course and the second area configured to display the progress information of the second course, and the mode selection item configured to output the mode selection screen may be displayed on each of the first area and the second area.
The mode selection item of the first area may be displayed to include a title or a shape of a currently-execute one of the one or more first modes, and the mode selection item of the second area may be displayed to include a title or a shape of a currently-execute one of the one or more second modes.
On the mode selection screen, a previous-selection marker may be indicated at a mode corresponding to an immediately previous screen output from the output part before the mode selection screen is output, among the plurality of modes. The previous-selection marker may be indicated at the first mode on the mode selection screen output in accordance with selection of the mode selection item of the first area. The previous-selection marker may be indicated at the second mode on the mode selection screen output in accordance with selection of the mode selection item of the second area.
The mode selection screen may be output to an immediately previous screen output from the output part before the mode selection screen is output such that the mode selection screen overlaps with the immediately previous screen. At least a part of the area of the mode selection screen may have transparency such that the immediately previous screen is projected.
On the mode selection screen, an in-progress marker may be indicated at a mode executed in progress in the first treatment apparatus and the second treatment apparatus among the plurality of modes.
When one of the first treatment apparatus and the second treatment apparatus corresponds to an abnormal state, an abnormal state may be indicated at the mode executed in progress on the mode selection screen.
The laundry treatment apparatus may further include a power button provided in single for provision thereof at only one of the first treatment apparatus and the second treatment apparatus and configured to be manipulated by the user.
When the power button is manipulated in a state in which the first course is in progress in the first treatment apparatus and in a state in which the second course is in progress in the second treatment apparatus, both the first treatment apparatus and the second treatment apparatus may be powered off.
The laundry treatment apparatus may further include an execution/stop button provided at only one of the first treatment apparatus and the second treatment apparatus and configured to be manipulated by the user.
When the execution/stop button is manipulated on the double-view screen in a state the first course and the second course are in progress, execution states of the first course and the second course may be maintained.
Both the power button and the execution/stop button configured to be manipulated by the user may be provided at one of the first treatment apparatus and the second treatment apparatus.
The output part may output a course completion informing message informing of completion of the first course on an entirety of a screen thereof when the first course is completed in progress of outputting of the double-view screen, and the output part may output information of the second course on an entirety of a screen thereof when a predetermined time elapses from output of the course completion informing message.
Under the condition that the output part is provided at the first treatment apparatus, and the first course and the second course are in progress, a connection failure message for the second treatment apparatus may be displayed on the double-view screen when a communication connection state between the first treatment apparatus and the second treatment apparatus is abnormal.
The output part may display information of the first course on the entirety of the screen after a predetermined time elapses after the connection failure message is displayed.
The first treatment apparatus is powered off when a predetermined time elapses after completion of the first course. When a connection state of the second treatment apparatus 20 is recovered after power-off of the first treatment apparatus, the first treatment apparatus is powered on by the second treatment apparatus, and the output may output progress information of the second course on the entirety of the screen.
The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the disclosure and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the disclosure and together with the description serve to explain the principle of the disclosure. In the drawings:
Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and, as such, may be easily implemented by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure pertains.
The present disclosure may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In addition, from the drawings, parts irrespective of the description of the present disclosure are omitted in order to clearly describe the present disclosure. Furthermore, throughout the specification, similar elements are designated by similar reference numerals.
In the following description, no overlapping description will be given of the same constituent elements.
It will be understood that, when one element is referred to as being “connected to” or “coupled to” another element, one element may be “connected to” or “coupled to” another element via a further element although one element may be directly connected to or directly coupled to another element. On the other hand, it will be understood that, when an element is referred to as being “directly connected to” or “directly coupled to” another element, there is no intervening element present.
In addition, it should be noted that terms used herein are merely used to describe a specific embodiment, not to limit the present disclosure.
In addition, unless clearly used otherwise, singular expressions include a plural meaning.
It will be further understood that the terms “comprises” or “includes” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, regions, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or combinations thereof, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, regions, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or combinations thereof.
In addition, in this specification, the term “and/or” includes a combination of a plurality of described items or any of the plurality of described items. In this specification, the phrase “A or B” will be understood to include the possibilities of “A” or “B” or “A and B”.
A laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown in
The laundry treatment apparatus 1 may perform a treatment course C0 for treatment of laundry. When the laundry treatment apparatus 1 includes a plurality of treatment apparatuses, the plurality of treatment apparatuses may individually perform the treatment course C0.
The treatment course C0 treats laundry in various manners configured to wash laundry, to dry laundry, to remove wrinkles of laundry, etc. Laundry loaded in an interior of a treatment apparatus may be treated through the treatment course C0, and may then be provided to the user.
The treatment course C0 may be previously determined to include a plurality of different treatment courses and, as such, may be provided to the user to allow the user to select a desired one of the treatment courses. For example, the plurality of treatment courses C0 may include at least one of a washing course C11 configured to wash laundry, a drying course C12 configured to dry laundry, or a washing/drying course C13 configured to continuously perform washing and drying of laundry.
The laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may include a controller 70, and the plurality of treatment courses C0 may be previously stored in the controller 70 and, as such, may be provided to the user.
Each treatment course C0 may include at least one process. The treatment course C0 may be defined through inclusion of at least one of a water supply process, a detergent supply process, a washing process, a rinsing process, a water drainage process, a spinning process, or a drying process.
The water supply process may be a process for supplying water to a tub in which laundry is loaded. The detergent supply process may be a process for supplying detergent to the tub. The washing process may be a process for rotating a drum in a state in which the detergent is supplied to the tub, thereby performing washing of the laundry. The rinsing process may be a process for supplying water to the tub, and rotating the drum in a state in which no detergent is supplied to the tub, thereby rinsing the laundry. The water drainage process may be a process for draining the water of the tub to the outside of the tub. The spinning process may be a process for rotating the drum in a state in which no water is supplied to the tub, thereby separating water present in the laundry from the laundry. The drying process may be a process for supplying hot dry air to an interior of the drum or the tub, thereby removing moisture from the laundry.
The plurality of treatment course C0 may be predetermined to be different from one another in terms of at least one process and may then be stored in the controller 70. The user may select a desired one of the plurality of treatment courses C0 to enable execution of laundry treatment.
Meanwhile, in
The first treatment apparatus 10 includes a first cabinet 11. The first cabinet 11 may be defined with a space therein, and may form an outer appearance of the first treatment apparatus 10.
The first cabinet 11 may include a front panel, a rear panel, side panels, and a top panel. The plurality of panels may be coupled to one another to form the first cabinet 11. A first laundry loading port 18, which allows an exterior and an interior of the first cabinet 11 to communicate with each other, may be formed at one surface of the first cabinet 11.
Although the first laundry loading port 18 is shown in
A first door 19 may be coupled to the first cabinet 11 to selectively close the first laundry loading port 18. For example, the first door 19 may be rotatably coupled to the front panel to close the first laundry loading port 18 in accordance with a rotated position thereof.
An embodiment of the present disclosure may include a control panel 100. The control panel 100 may include an input part 120 and an output part 110. Of course, the input part 120 and the output part 110 are not limited to provision thereof only to the control panel 100.
The user may check course setting information or course progress information from information output through the output part 110, and may generate an input signal through manipulation of the input part 120, thereby sending various commands to the controller 70 in association with setting of a course, etc. Detailed descriptions of the control panel 100 and the controller 70 will be given later.
Meanwhile, an interior of the first treatment apparatus 10 is shown in
A first tub 12 and a first receiver configured to receive laundry may be provided in an interior of the first treatment apparatus 10 defined by the first cabinet 11. The first tub 12 may be provided in the interior of the first treatment apparatus 10 to receive water.
The first tub 12 may include a first tub opening facing the first laundry loading port 18. Accordingly, laundry loaded through the first laundry loading port 18 by the user in a state in which the user opens the first door 19 may be received in the first tub 12 after passing through the first laundry loading port 18 and the first tub opening.
The first receiver may be provided in the interior of the first cabinet 11 to receive laundry. The first receiver may take various forms. For example, the first receiver may take the form of a basket provided at the first door 19, a first drum 13 provided in an interior of the first tub 12, etc., and may be provided in plural.
That is, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first receiver may include the first drum 13. The first drum 13 may be provided in the interior of the first tub 12 such that the first drum 13 is rotatable. An embodiment of the present disclosure may further include a first driver 14, and the first drum 13 may be connected to the first driver 14 to receive rotation force.
The first drum 13 may receive laundry therein. The first drum 13 may include an opening facing the first tub opening. Accordingly, laundry loaded through the first laundry loading port 18 by the user may be received in the interior of the first drum 13 through the first tub opening and the opening of the first drum 13.
An embodiment of the present disclosure may include a first water supplier 15. The first water supplier 15 may receive water from an outside through a method including connection to an external water supply source, etc. The first water supplier 15 may include a water supply hose configured to provide a water flow path, a water supply valve configured to control flow of water, etc.
An embodiment of the present disclosure may include a first detergent supplier 16. The first detergent supplier 16 may store detergent, and may be configured to supply the detergent to the interior of the first tub 12 when the detergent is required for execution of the treatment course C0 for treatment of laundry.
Although a structure in which the first water supplier 15 and the first detergent supplier 16 are interconnected, and water flowing along the first water supplier 15 passes through the first detergent supplier 16 and, as such, is supplied to the interior of the first tub 12 together with the detergent, is shown in
An embodiment of the present disclosure may include a first drainer 17. The first drainer 17 may be connected to the first tub 12 to drain water present in the interior of the first tub 12 to the outside of the first cabinet 11. The first drainer 17 may include a drainage hose configured to allow water to flow therethrough, a drainage pump configured to generate flow force of water, etc.
When the washing course C11 for washing of laundry is performed in an embodiment of the present disclosure, water and detergent may be supplied to the interior of the first tub 12 through the first water supplier 15 and the first detergent supplier 16, and washing of laundry may be performed through rotation of the first drum 13 by the first driver 14. The water and detergent of the first tub 12 may be drained to the outside of the first cabinet 11 through the first drainer 17, if necessary.
Meanwhile, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first treatment apparatus 10 may include a heater 30. The heater 30 may be configured to receive air from the interior of the first drum 13 and then to again supply the air to the interior of the first drum 13 after dehumidifying and heating the air, may be configured to heat air present outside the first cabinet 11 and then to supply the heated air to the interior of the first drum 13, or may be configured to heat air present in the interior of the first drum 13.
The first treatment apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure need not necessarily include the first tub 12, and may be configured to take the form from which the first tub 12 is omitted, if necessary. That is, the embodiment of the present disclosure is not limited to a washing machine, and may be a drying machine from which a tub is removed or may be a washing/drying machine capable of performing washing and drying.
Meanwhile, when an embodiment of the present disclosure includes only the first treatment apparatus 10, that is, is constituted by only one treatment apparatus, the first treatment apparatus 10 may be understood as the laundry treatment apparatus 1 itself.
That is, the first cabinet 11, the first tub 12, the first drum 13, etc. of the first treatment apparatus 10 may be referred to as the cabinet, the tub, the drum, etc. representing the laundry treatment apparatus 1 of the present disclosure on the whole.
Meanwhile, in
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first treatment apparatus 10 may be configured to enable communication thereof with an exterior thereof. In the first treatment apparatus 10, a first communicator for communication may be provided to enable communication through various systems such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, etc. Of course, it is unnecessary to provide the first communicator.
When the first treatment apparatus 10 is equipped with the first communicator, the first treatment apparatus 10 may directly communicate with a terminal 3 of the user or may communicate with a communication medium 4 disposed outside the laundry treatment apparatus 1. When the first treatment apparatus 10 communicates with the communication medium 4, the first treatment apparatus 10 may exchange information with a server 2 via the communication medium 4.
The terminal 3 of the user may be various devices having a communication function. For example, the terminal 3 may be a portable phone, a computer, a tablet computer, etc.
If necessary, the first treatment apparatus 10 may exchange information with the terminal 3 through a communication procedure with the terminal 3, or may exchange information with the server 2 through a communication procedure with the communication medium 4.
Furthermore, the terminal 3 may exchange information with the server 2, and the first treatment apparatus 10 may exchange information with the server 2 via the communication medium 4 and, as such, may indirectly exchange information with the terminal 3.
Meanwhile, in
For example, the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20 may be directly interconnected in a wireless communication manner such as a Bluetooth manner, etc., may perform communication therebetween via the communication medium 4, or may be indirectly interconnected through information exchange with the server 2 via the communication medium 4. Disposition relation between the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20 may be diverse.
Meanwhile, in
The first treatment apparatus 10 may include the first cabinet 11, the first tub 12, the first drum 13 corresponding to the first receiver, etc. which are described above. The second treatment apparatus 20 may include a second cabinet 21, a second tub 22, a second drum 23 corresponding to a second receiver, etc., separately from the first treatment apparatus 10.
The first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20 may individually perform the treatment course C0 for treatment of laundry in an independent manner or a linked manner. For example, the first treatment apparatus 10 may perform a first course C1 among a plurality of treatment courses C0 for treatment of laundry, and the second treatment apparatus 20 may perform a second course C2 among the plurality of treatment courses C0.
In the present disclosure, for convenience of description, the treatment course C0 performed in the first treatment apparatus 10 may be referred to as the first course C1, and the treatment course C0 performed in the second treatment apparatus 20 may be referred to as the second course C2. Each of the first course C1 and the second course C2 may be one of a washing course, a drying course, and a washing/drying course.
For example, the first treatment apparatus 10 may be a washing machine capable of performing a washing course C11, and the second treatment apparatus 20 may be a drying machine capable of performing a drying course. Alternatively, each of the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20 may be a washing machine capable of performing a washing course C11 or a drying machine capable of performing a drying course.
Alternatively, at least one of the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20 may be a washing/drying machine capable of performing a washing course, a drying course, and a washing/drying course. For example, the first treatment apparatus 10 shown in
When the first treatment apparatus 10 or the second treatment apparatus 20 is configured to be capable of performing a drying course, the first treatment apparatus 10 or the second treatment apparatus 20 may include the above-described heater. On the other hand, when the first treatment apparatus 10 or the second treatment apparatus 20 is configured to be capable of performing a washing course, the first treatment apparatus 10 or the second treatment apparatus 20 may include the above-described detergent supplier and the above-described water supplier.
Meanwhile, referring to
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first treatment apparatus 10 may include the control panel 100, and the second treatment apparatus 20 may not include the control panel 100.
Meanwhile, the first treatment apparatus 10, which includes the first receiver 13 configured to receive laundry and performs a first course for treating laundry of the first receiver 13, and the second treatment apparatus 20, which includes the second receiver 23 configured to receive laundry and performs a second course for treating laundry of the second receiver 23, may be disposed in one direction.
When it is taken into consideration that a plurality of laundry treatment apparatuses is used in a state of being accommodated in a limited space, the one direction is determined to be a direction perpendicular to a floor surface and, as such, the plurality of laundry treatment apparatuses may use a minimum space.
In addition, as the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20 are disposed at upper and lower sides, respectively, there may be an effect of simplifying design of a fixing member, a frame, or the like provided to mutually fix the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20.
In association with the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20 disposed perpendicularly to the floor surface, for example, the treatment apparatus disposed at an upper side may be referred to as the first treatment apparatus in the following description.
When the first treatment apparatus 10 includes the first cabinet 11, which is configured to form an outer appearance, an output part 110 may be formed to extend in parallel to a width direction of the first cabinet 11.
A first door 19 configured to open/close a first laundry loading port 18, through which laundry is loaded in the first treatment apparatus 10, may be provided at a front panel of the first treatment apparatus 10, for convenience of loading and unloading of laundry in and from the first treatment apparatus 10, taking into consideration the height of an average user.
In this case, user convenience may be improved when the sight of the standing user is directed to the front panel of the first treatment apparatus 10 under the condition that the user faces the front panel of the first treatment apparatus 10. In this case, the output part 110 may be provided between the first door 10 and an upper end of the front panel in order to enable the user to manipulate the output part 110 in a state in which extension of the arm of the user and movement of the sight of the user are minimized.
The first door 19 may be provided at the front panel of the first treatment apparatus 10. In this case, the space between the first door 19 and the upper end of the front panel may be longer in a width direction of the first cabinet 11 than in a longitudinal direction of the first cabinet 11. Taking into consideration this structure, the output part 110 may be formed in the width direction of the first cabinet 11 and, as such, may be configured to transmit a lot of information to the user through a wider panel.
Meanwhile, in
The first treatment apparatus 10 may be disposed over the second treatment apparatus 20. The first treatment apparatus 10 may include the control panel 100, and the second treatment apparatus 20 may not include a separate control panel 100.
The first treatment apparatus 10 may include a first laundry loading port 18 configured to load laundry, and the second treatment apparatus 20 may include a second laundry loading port 28 configured to load laundry. Of course, the first laundry loading port 18 and the second laundry loading port 28 may not take a form of being always exposed to the outside.
For example, in the laundry treatment apparatus 1 shown in
In the first treatment apparatus 10, the first laundry loading port 18 and the first door 19 are disposed at a front surface of the first treatment apparatus 10 and, as such, may face the user. The control panel 100 may be disposed above the first door 19.
Meanwhile, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first treatment apparatus 10 may have a greater volume than that of the second treatment apparatus 20. That is, the first treatment apparatus 10 may have a greater treatable laundry amount than that of the second treatment apparatus 20.
Accordingly, the height of the first treatment apparatus 10 may be greater than the height of the second treatment apparatus 20. The volume of the first drum 13 may be greater than the volume of the second drum 23. The user may use a selected one of the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20 or may use both the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20 in accordance with an amount of laundry requiring treatment thereof.
Meanwhile,
When the second treatment apparatus 20 is disposed under the first treatment apparatus 10, that is, the second treatment apparatus 20 is configured to support the weight of the first treatment apparatus 10, the second treatment apparatus 20 may include an apparatus drawer 40 configured to be forwardly withdrawn from the second cabinet 21, even though the second treatment apparatus 20 is configured to be of a front-loading type, similarly to the first treatment apparatus 10, or to be of a top-loading type.
In
The second receiver may be provided in the second cabinet 21 to receive laundry. The second receiver may have various forms. For example, the second receiver may take the form of a basket provided at a second door 29, a second drum 23 provided in the second tub 22, etc., and may be provided in plural.
That is, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the second receiver may include the second drum 23. A space for accommodating the apparatus drawer 40 may be formed in an interior of the second cabinet 21, and the second tub 22 and the second drum 23 may be provided in an interior of the apparatus drawer 40. A second laundry loading port 28 configured to load laundry may be provided at an upper surface of the apparatus drawer 40.
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For example, the second treatment apparatus 20 may be configured in the form of a drying machine through omission of the second tub 22, etc., or may be configured in the form of a washing/drying machine through further inclusion of a heater. In the following description, the second treatment apparatus 20 will be described mainly in conjunction with the structure shown in
The second treatment apparatus 20 may include the second cabinet 21 and the apparatus drawer 40. The second cabinet 21 may be disposed under the first cabinet 11 to support the weight of the first cabinet 11. In addition, the apparatus drawer 40 may be received in the interior of the second cabinet 21 in accordance with rearward movement thereof, or may be withdrawn from the second cabinet 21 in accordance with forward movement thereof.
An opening for allowing movement of the apparatus drawer 40 may be formed at a front surface of the second cabinet 21. The second cabinet 21 may be a drawer type treatment apparatus having a smaller length in a height direction than a length in a width direction.
The apparatus drawer 40 may be provided, at a front surface thereof, with a handle configured to be grasped by the user. The user may withdraw the apparatus drawer 40 received in the interior of the second cabinet 21 in a state of grasping the handle provided at the front surface of the apparatus drawer 40.
The second tub 22 and the second drum 23 may be provided in the apparatus drawer 40. At least portions of the second tub 22 and the second drum 23 may be withdrawn to the outside of the second cabinet 21 together with the apparatus drawer 40. The second tub 22 may be configured to receive water therein, and the second drum 23 may be installed in the interior of the second tub 22 to be rotatable and may be configured to receive laundry loaded through the second laundry loading port 28.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first treatment apparatus 10 may be of a front-loading type, and the second treatment apparatus 20 may be of a top-loading type. The first laundry loading port 18 of the first treatment apparatus 10 may be disposed at the front surface of the first cabinet 11, and the second laundry loading port 28 of the second treatment apparatus 20 may be disposed at the upper surface of the apparatus drawer 40.
The second door 29, which configured to open/close the second laundry loading port 28, may be provided at the upper surface of the apparatus drawer 40. Of course, the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described condition. The second laundry loading port 28 of the second treatment apparatus 20 may also be disposed at the front surface of the second cabinet 21.
The second treatment apparatus 20 may include a second driver 24. The second driver 24 may be fixed to the second tub 22, the second cabinet 21, or the apparatus drawer 40. The second driver 24 may be connected to the second drum 23 to rotate the second drum 23.
The second treatment apparatus 20 may include a second water supplier 25. The second water supplier 25 may be connected to an external of the second cabinet 21 to receive water. The second water supplier 25 may be connected to the first treatment apparatus 10 or an external water supply source, etc. to receive water.
The second treatment apparatus 20 may include a second detergent supplier 26. The second detergent supplier 26 may be configured to supply detergent to an interior of the second tub 22, for a treatment course C0 to be performed in the second treatment apparatus 20.
The second detergent supplier 26 may store detergent, separately from the first detergent supplier 16, or may receive detergent from the first detergent supplier 16 and, as such, may supply the detergent to the second tub 22.
The second water supplier 25 may be directly connected to the second tub 22 to supply water to the interior of the second tub 22, or may be connected to the second detergent supplier 26 to supply water to the second detergent supplier 26, and, as such, the second detergent supplier 26 may supply both water and detergent to the interior of the second tub 22.
The second treatment apparatus 20 may include a second drainer 27, and the second drainer 27 may be configured to drain water from the interior of the second tub 22 to the outside of the second cabinet 21.
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In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the controller 70 may be provided in single or in plural. For example, the controller 70 may be provided at only one of the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20, or may be defined through inclusion of a first controller 70 provided at the first treatment apparatus 10 and a second controller 70 provided at the second treatment apparatus 20.
If necessary, the controller 70 may be provided in single or in plural even in the interior of one treatment apparatus. For example, the controller 70 may be provided in plural and, as such, the plurality of controllers 70 may be configured to control different power consumption devices, respectively.
For example, the controller 70 may be provided in plural through inclusion of a driving controller 70 configured to control the driver, a drainage controller 70 configured to control the drainer, a panel controller 70 configured to control the control panel 100, etc.
In addition, the controller 70 may be defined by a plurality of controllers distinguished from one another in terms of controlled processing.
For example, the controller 70 may include at least one of a storage part configured to store information, a processor configured to process information, or a communicator configured to perform communication in a wired or wireless manner.
That is, although the controller 70 may represent a single object in the present disclosure, the controller 70 may be understood as collectively representing a plurality of controllers 70 not only in terms of structures, but also in terms of control functions, if necessary.
The controller 70 may control the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20. The controller 70 may be provided at one of the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20 or may be provided at either of the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20.
The controller 70 may be directly or indirectly connected to the first drum 13 of the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second drum 23 of the second treatment apparatus 20 to perform a first course C1 while rotating the first drum 13 or to perform a second course C2 while rotating the second drum 23.
The controller 70 may be connected to the output part 110 provided at the control panel 100 to control a screen D1 output from the output part 110. A detailed description of the screen D1 output from the output part 110 will be described later.
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The output part may output various information such as audio information, visual information, etc. to provide the information to the user. For example, the output part may include a speaker configured to output a sound for providing information, and may also include a screen output device configured to output a screen D1 configured to provide information to the user.
In the following description, for convenience of description, the output part 110 will be described with reference to the case in which the output part 110 includes a display and is configured to enable output of the screen D1. Of course, the output part 110 may further include the speaker, etc. as described above.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the output part 110 may output various screens D1. Various screens D1 to be output from the output part 110 may be previously stored in the controller 70. The controller 70 may control the output part 110, and may vary the screen D1 to be output from the output part 110.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the screen D1 to be output from the output part 110 may include a first apparatus screen associated with the first treatment apparatus 10 and a second apparatus screen associated with the second treatment apparatus 20. In addition, the screen D1 may include a double-view screen D40 configured to display both information associated with the first treatment apparatus 10 and information associated with the second treatment apparatus 20.
Meanwhile, a plurality of screens D1 to be output from the output part 110 may be distinguished from one another in accordance with information to be displayed. For example, the screen D1 may include a start screen D10 configured to provide booting information of the first treatment apparatus 10 or the second treatment apparatus 20, a course selection screen D20 configured to display a treatment course C0 executable in the first treatment apparatus 10 or the second treatment apparatus 20, an option display screen configured to display option information of the treatment course C0, an option setting screen configured to set one of a plurality of options for the treatment course C0, a course progress screen D30 configured to display progress information of the treatment course C0 being executed in the first treatment apparatus 10 or the second treatment apparatus 20, etc.
Meanwhile, the plurality of screens D1 distinguished from one another in accordance with information to be displayed may be again distinguished in accordance with the treatment apparatuses. For example, the course selection screen D20 may be divided into a first course selection screen D20 configured to display the first course C1 of the first treatment apparatus 10 and a second source selection screen D20 configured to display the second course C2 of the second treatment apparatus 20.
The course progress screen D30 may include a first course progress screen D30 configured to display progress information of the first course C1 and a second course progress screen D30 configured to display progress information of the second course C2.
The controller 70 may control the output part 110 to output one of the first apparatus screen associated with the first treatment apparatus 10, the second apparatus screen associated with the second treatment apparatus 20, and the double-view screen D40 configured to simultaneously display information as to the first treatment apparatus 10 and information as to the second treatment apparatus 20.
In addition, the controller 70 may control the output part 110 to output one of a plurality of screens D1, that is, the start screen D10, the course selection screen D20, the course progress screen D30, etc., in accordance with power-on/off states of the treatment apparatuses or progress statuses of respective treatment courses C0.
The input part 120 may be configured to receive a user command. For example, the input part 120 may generate an input signal in accordance with manipulation of the user, and the input signal may be transmitted to the controller 70 and, as such, may be converted into various user commands.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the output part 110 may display various items on the screen D1. The various items may be displayed to be selectable on the screen, and the input part 120 may receive a user command for selection of one of items on the screen D1.
For example, the input part 120 may be provided at the output part 110 and may be configured to sense a touch signal of the user for the screen D1. That is, the input part 120 may correspond to a touch film or the like provided at a display to which the screen D1 is output from the output part 110.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the input part 120 and the output part 110 may be provided at selected ones of the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20, respectively. In addition, both the input part 120 and the output part 110 may be provided at one of the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20.
Meanwhile, an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a power button 130 and an execution/stop button 140. As these buttons, various kinds of buttons such as a mechanical button, a touch button, etc. may be provided.
The power button 130 may be configured to power on or power off the first treatment apparatus 10 and/or the second treatment apparatus 20. The execution/stop button 140 may be configured to enable the user to command execution or stop of the first course C1 of the first treatment apparatus 10 and/or the second course C2 of the second treatment apparatus 20.
Although the power button 130 and the execution/stop button 140 may be provided for each of the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20, the power button 130 and the execution/stop button 140 may be provided at only one of the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20 in an embodiment of the present disclosure.
For example, when the power button 130 and the execution/stop button 140 are provided at the first treatment apparatus 10, another power button 130 and another execution/stop button 140 may not be present at the second treatment apparatus 20. In addition, each of the power button 130 and the execution/stop button 140 of the first treatment apparatus 10 may be provided in single.
In this case, the single power button 130 may be used to change a power-on/off state of the second treatment apparatus 20 as well as a power-on/off state of the first treatment apparatus 10. The power button 130 may control electric power of one of the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20 selected by the user.
In addition, the single execution/stop button 140 may be used to change execution/stop of the second course C2 as well as execution/stop of the first course C1. The execution/stop button 140 may change execution/stop of the course of one of the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20 selected by the user.
Meanwhile, in the laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, there may be no apparatus change button configured to enable interchange between the first apparatus screen associated with the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second apparatus screen associated with the second treatment apparatus 20 in the output part 110.
As will be described later, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the user may select one of an apparatus-associated mode associated with the first treatment apparatus 10 and an apparatus-associated mode associated with the second treatment apparatus 20 displayed on the output part 110, thereby determining the treatment apparatus to be displayed on the screen D1.
Meanwhile, the output part 110 and/or the input part 120 may be provided at the front panel of the first cabinet 11 or the second cabinet 21. At the front panel, the first laundry loading port 18 or the second laundry loading port 28 described above may be provided or the first door 19 or the second door 29 may be provided.
For example, when the output part 110 and/or the input part 120 is provided at the first treatment apparatus 10, the output part 110 and/or the input part 120 may be disposed above the first door 19 at the front panel. The control panel 100 may extend substantially in a width direction of the first cabinet 10. However, the extension length of the control panel 100 may be smaller than the width of the first cabinet 10.
Of course, positions of the output part 110 and/or the input part 120 are not limited to the above-described condition. For example, the output part 110 and/or the input part 120 may be provided at the first door 19 in place of the front panel.
When the control panel 100 is provided at the first door 19, a substrate, an outer panel, the input part 120, the output part 110, etc. constituting the control panel 100 may be provided at the first door 19.
When the output part 110 and/or the input part 120 is provided at the second treatment apparatus 10, the output part 110 and/or the input part 120 may also be disposed at a front panel of the second cabinet 21 or the second door 29.
Meanwhile, the power button 130, the execution/stop button 140, and the output part 110 may be provided at the control panel 100. For example, the power button 130 and the execution/stop button 140 may be disposed at opposite sides of the output part 100 including a display to output a screen, respectively.
The power button 130 may be disposed at one side of the output part 110, and the execution/stop button 140 may be disposed at the other side of the output part 110. The power button 130, the execution/stop button 140, and the output part 110 may be disposed inside the control panel 100 with reference to a periphery of the control panel 110, and the power button 130 and the execution/stop button 140 may have colors identical or similar to the color of the control panel 100.
Meanwhile, the power button 130 may be provided at only one of the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20 to be manipulated by the user. Accordingly, the user may perform power-on/off control of a plurality of treatment apparatuses through one manipulation and, as such, use convenience may be enhanced.
In addition, the execution/stop button 140 may be provided at only one of the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20 to be manipulated by the user. Accordingly, as will be described later, it may be possible to stop a course or to execute a stopped course while checking a course progress situation of the first treatment apparatus 10 and/or the second treatment apparatus 20 through the output part 110 and, as such, intuitive and convenient manipulation may be possible.
In addition, both the power button 130 and the execution/stop button 140 to be manipulated by the user may be provided at one of the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20. Accordingly, the user may control stop of execution and power-on/off through one treatment apparatus without remembering separate button positions and, as such, confusion may not occur.
Meanwhile, an operation procedure of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure and the screen D1 of the output part 110 according to the operation procedure are conceptually shown in
First, when power is applied through the power button 130, the laundry treatment apparatus 1 may perform a start procedure P1 of determining normal states of various configurations and performing preparation for execution of a course by the controller 70, and the output part 110 may output the start screen D10 configured to inform the user of the start procedure P1.
After the start procedure P1 is completed, the controller 70 may perform a course selection procedure P2. A plurality of treatment courses C0 for treatment of laundry may be previously stored in the controller 70, and the user may select one of the plurality of treatment courses C0 in the course selection procedure P2.
In addition, in the course selection procedure P2, various options for a course may be adjusted by the user. The output part 110 may output an option display screen configured to provide option information in the course selection procedure P2. In addition, the output part 110 may output an option setting screen configured to vary a setting value of one of options of the course to be currently executed in the course selection procedure P2.
When the above-described execution/stop button 140 is manipulated in a state in which one of the treatment courses C0 is selected to be executed in the course selection procedure P2, the controller 70 may perform a course progress procedure P3 of executing the treatment course C0.
In the course progress procedure P3, the controller 70 may execute the treatment course C0 with options, etc. determined through the course selection procedure P2, and the output part 110 may output the course progress screen D30 configured to represent a progress situation of the same treatment course C0.
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The screen D1 shown in
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In detail, at least a part of the plurality of treatment courses C0 may be displayed on the course selection screen D20. The course selection screen D20 may be displayed to enable the user to select course items D103 respectively corresponding to the plurality of treatment courses C0.
The user may select, as an object to be executed, one of the plurality of treatment courses C0 displayed on the course selection screen D20 using a user command through the input part 120 described above.
A plurality of course items D103 may be arranged in one direction on the course selection screen D20. For example, the plurality of course items D103 may be arranged in a width direction, a height direction, or a diagonal direction of the cabinet 11.
In addition to the object to be executed, course items D103 may be disposed at one side and/or the other side of the object to be executed. Among a plurality of course items D103, the object to be executed may be displayed to have a greater size than the remaining ones of the course items D103.
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Meanwhile, as described above, the course items D103 representing respective treatment courses C0 may be displayed on the course selection screen D20. Each course item D103 may have a peripheral line and, as such, may be configured to be visually identified by the user.
In addition, each course item D103 may include a color or an image different from that of a remaining portion of the screen D1, except for the course item D103.
The course item D103 may include a course title D104 representing the title of the treatment course C0 corresponding thereto, and may include an estimated consumption time D105 representing a consumption time estimated when the corresponding treatment course C0 is executed.
Meanwhile, when a user command, an input signal, or a touch signal selecting the course item D103 is transmitted to the controller 70 through the input part 120, the controller 70 may control the output part 110 to output an option display screen on which option information of the corresponding treatment course C0 is displayed.
The user may output the option display screen by selecting the course item D103, and may select one of a plurality of options displayed on the option display screen, and, as such, may change a setting value for the selected option.
Meanwhile, a mode selection item D51, which is configured to output, to the screen, a plurality of modes selectable in the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20, may be displayed on the course selection screen D20.
In detail, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first treatment apparatus 10 and/or the second treatment apparatus 20 may operate in at least one mode. For example, the first treatment apparatus 10 may operate in one of a washing mode M11 in which a washing course C11 for washing of laundry is executed, a drying mode M12 in which a drying course C12 is executed, and a washing/drying mode M13 in which a washing/drying course C13 is executed. In addition, the second treatment apparatus 20 may operate in at least one mode.
The course selection screen D20 may display treatment courses C0 according to a currently operating mode among a plurality of modes included in the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20. For example,
The mode selection object D51 may be displayed to include the title of a currently operating mode. When the mode selection item D51 is selected, the controller 70 may control the output part 110 to output a mode selection screen D50 configured to display the plurality of modes, for selection thereof. A detailed description of the plurality of modes will be described later.
Meanwhile, only a part of a plurality of treatment courses C0 set in the controller 70 may be displayed on the course selection screen D20, taking into consideration a limited size of the screen D1. In
The user may change a treatment course C0 to be displayed on the course selection screen D20 through an input signal for sliding the screen D1, etc.
However, when the number of treatment courses C0 stored in the controller 70 in association with a selected mode is large, it may be inconvenient for the user to identify the entirety of the plurality of treatment courses C0 in a sliding manner, etc.
To this end, a course view item D101 configured to output a greater number of treatment courses C0 than the number of treatment courses C0 displayable on the course selection screen D20 at one time, for treatment course selection, may be displayed on the output part 110.
When the course view item D101 is selected by the user, the output part 110 may display, on the screen, a greater number of treatment courses C0 providable to the user than the number of treatment courses C0 displayed on the course selection screen D20 in accordance with the current mode.
For example, when the course view item D101 is selected, the output part 110 may display all of a plurality of currently providable treatment courses C0, for selection thereof. When the number of the plurality of treatment courses C0 is excessively large, the plurality of treatment courses C0 may be displayed on the screen in the form of a plurality of pages.
Meanwhile, a setting item D102 may be displayed on the course selection screen D20. When the setting item D102 is selected by the user, a setting screen for setting of the first treatment apparatus 10 or the second treatment apparatus 20 may be output to the screen.
An indicator D110 may be displayed on the course selection screen D20. The indicator D110 is a mark configured to represent a status of the first treatment apparatus 10 or the second treatment apparatus 20, and may be represented in the form of a shape corresponding to information to be recognized by the user, etc.
The indicator D110 displayed on the screen may be provided in plural to represent different pieces of information. For example, a plurality of indicators D110 may represent various device information such as communication state information, reservation status information, etc.
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The course progress screen D30 may include the mode selection item D51, the setting item D102, and the indicator D110 as described above. In addition, the above-described course item D103 may be displayed on the course progress screen D30, and the course item D103 may include a course title D104 representing the title of the currently executed treatment course C0, a residual time D106 to be taken until the currently executed treatment course C0 is completed, a process description D107 for describing a currently executed process, and a time indicator D108 configured to represent an execution degree of the treatment course C0 executed until the present with reference to the whole execution of the treatment course C0.
The course item D103 may be disposed at a central portion of the course progress screen D30 and, as such, may intuitively show progress information of the currently executed treatment course C0 to the user.
The time indicator D108 may be displayed to enable the user to conveniently identify a residual process or a residual time by differently indicating a previously executed process and a residual process or a consumption time taken until the present and a residual time on a specific line corresponding to the entirety of the treatment course C0.
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The double-view screen D40 may display progress information of the first course executed in the first treatment apparatus 10 and progress information of the second course executed in the second treatment apparatus 20 on one screen.
The progress information of the first course executed in the first treatment apparatus 10 and the progress information of the second course executed in the second treatment apparatus 20 may be disposed in a direction different from a direction in which the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20 are disposed.
In the following description, for convenience of description, the disposition direction of the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20 is defined as a first direction, and the disposition direction of the progress information of the first course and the progress information of the second course is defined as a second direction.
The first direction and the second direction may be set to be identical to each other, and may be set to be different from each other, if necessary. For example, the first direction may be set to a direction perpendicular to the floor surface, and the second direction may be set to a direction parallel to the floor surface.
In the laundry treatment apparatus, a course for treating laundry may be executed through the receiver configured to receive laundry therein. The laundry treatment apparatus may be configured to have a greater length in a longitudinal direction than a length in a width direction, taking into consideration deposition relations among configurations of the laundry treatment apparatus.
Meanwhile, when the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20 are used in a state of being disposed in a limited space, the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20 may be disposed in a direction perpendicular to the floor surface, for disposition thereof using a minimum area.
For example, when the first treatment apparatus 10 is disposed over the second treatment apparatus 20, the output part 110 is typically recognized by the user in a standing state. Accordingly, the output part 110 may be provided at a front surface portion of a cabinet forming an outer appearance of the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20 or an upper surface portion of the first treatment apparatus 10 and, as such, visibility may be secured.
In particular, when the first treatment apparatus 10 is disposed over the second treatment apparatus 20, the output part 110 may be disposed between an upper end of the front panel of the first cabinet 11 forming an outer appearance of the first treatment apparatus 10 and the first door 19 configured to open/close the first loading port of the first treatment apparatus 10, taking into consideration an average height of the user.
When the output part 110 is provided between the upper end of the font panel and the first door 19, as described above, the output part 110 may extend in a width direction of the first cabinet 11 because extension of the first cabinet 11 in the width direction is structurally easy when structures of the first door 19 and the front panel are taken into consideration.
When a text recognition direction of a general user is taken into consideration, text is written in a vertical direction from top to bottom or in a horizontal direction from left to right and, as such, may be recognized in a direction from top to bottom and from left to right. Accordingly, when the first treatment apparatus 10 is disposed over the second treatment apparatus 20, information of the first treatment apparatus 10 may be provided at a left side, and information of the second treatment apparatus 20 may be provided at a right side.
Accordingly, even when progress information of respective courses on the output part 110 is disposed in directions different from disposition directions of respective treatment apparatuses, the user may intuitively recognize the progress information and, as such, may determine the progress information and may perform desired manipulation.
Meanwhile, a first area D41 on which progress information of the first course of the first treatment apparatus 10 is displayed and a second area D42 on which progress information of the second course of the second treatment apparatus 20 is displayed may be displayed on the double-view screen D40.
In order to avoid confusion of the user, the first area D41 and the second area D42 may be recognized through a boundary item D43 configured to distinguish the first area D41 and the second area D42 from each other.
The boundary item D43 may be provided as an item configured to define spatial boundaries of the first area D41 and the second area D42 to divide the first area D41 and the second area D42 from each other.
When the disposition direction of the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20 is a first direction, and the disposition direction of the first area D41 and the second area D42 is a second direction, the boundary item D43 may extend in the first direction, thereby distinguishing the first area D41 and the second area D42 from each other.
Accordingly, the user may intuit that the first area D41 and the second area D42 are information corresponding to the first treatment apparatus 10 and information corresponding to the second treatment apparatus 20, respectively, through intuition of the disposition direction of the treatment apparatuses.
In addition, a first course item D1031 representing progress information of the first course being currently executed in the first treatment apparatus 10 may be displayed in the first area D41, and a second course item D1032 representing progress information of the second course being currently executed in the second treatment apparatus 20 may be displayed in the second area D42.
The first course item D1031 and the second course item D1032 may include circular outlines configured to display the progress information of the first course and the progress information of the second course therein, respectively, and, as such, boundaries thereof may be clearly expressed.
The course item D103 may have an outline and, as such, may be configured to be visually identified by the user.
In addition, the course item D103 may include a color or an image different from that of a remaining portion of the screen D1, except for the course item D103.
The course item D103 may include a course title D104 representing the title of the treatment course C0 corresponding thereto, and may include an estimated consumption time D105 representing a consumption time estimated when the corresponding treatment course C0 is executed.
Meanwhile, when a user command, an input signal, or a touch signal selecting the course item D103 is transmitted to the controller 70 through the input part 120, the controller 70 may control the output part 110 to output an option display screen on which option information of the corresponding treatment course C0 is displayed.
The user may output the option display screen by selecting the course item D103, and may select one of a plurality of options displayed on the option display screen, and, as such, may change a setting value for the selected option.
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On each course progress screen D30, modes of each treatment apparatus and titles of courses executable in each mode may be represented, and an estimated consumption time D105, a residual time D106, a process description D107, etc. of each course may be represented.
In addition, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, a first indicator D1101 representing setting information or status information of the first treatment apparatus 10 may be displayed on the first area D41, and a second indicator D1102 representing setting information or status information of the second treatment apparatus 20 may be displayed on the second area D42. The indicator D110 may be represented in a predetermined area in order to represent status information or setting information of the entirety of the laundry treatment apparatus 1.
The indicators D110 corresponding to respective areas may be configured to sequentially represent the same status information or the same setting information. In addition, the order of the indicators D110 may be identical to disposition of indicators D110 represented on a single process screen D1.
The number of indicators D110 may be set to be different between the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20, and may be set to be smaller than the number of indicators D110 represented in execution of a single process. In addition, the indicators D110 may be set to be different from one another in terms of kinds in accordance with modes executed in respective treatment apparatuses.
For example, in an area of indicators D110, status information or setting information as to Wi-Fi, remote control, door locking, voice recognition, automatic detergent supply, etc. may be displayed, and a shape representing information as to non-setting may be displayed or may not be displayed in the area of indicators D110 in accordance with the setting status.
In addition, an indicator D110 representing status information or setting information being in connection or in progress may be displayed through a motion effect and, as such, may enable the user to effectively recognize status information or setting information.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, it is unnecessary that indicators D110 should be expressed by text, and indicators D110 may be expressed in the form of shapes or icons corresponding to plural pieces of status information or setting information, respectively.
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In addition, the mode selection item D51 may be displayed on the course progress screen D30. The mode selection item D51 displayed on the course progress screen D30 may have the same characteristics as those of the mode selection item D51 of the course selection screen D20 described above.
As described above, the present disclosure may include the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20. The first treatment apparatus 10 may include the first drum 13 configured to receive laundry, and the second treatment apparatus 20 may include the second drum 23 configured to receive laundry.
The output part 110 may be provided at the first treatment apparatus 10 or the second treatment apparatus 20 to output a screen D1. Of course, the output part 110 may be separately provided at the outside of the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20 or may be provided at another treatment apparatus.
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When only a single mode is executed in the second treatment apparatus 20 in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the title of the mode executed in the second treatment apparatus 20 may be replaced with the title of the second treatment apparatus 20. For convenience of description, when the second treatment apparatus 20 executes a single mode, a plurality of modes executable in the second treatment apparatus 20 is represented on the mode selection screen D50 while being replaced with the title of the second treatment apparatus 20.
A selection-possible state T1 means a state in which output of a screen D1 representing a selected operation mode M1 or information of the second treatment apparatus 20 through selection by the user is possible, and a selection-impossible state T2 means a state in which selection of an operation mode M1 or the second treatment apparatus 20 is impossible because the screen D1 for the operation mode M1 or the second treatment apparatus 20 cannot be output.
For example, in a state in which the first treatment apparatus 10 executes a course according to one of the plurality of operation modes M1, the remaining ones of the plurality of operation modes M1 may be displayed as the selection-impossible state T2.
That is, when a course according to one of a plurality of operation modes M1 selectable in the first treatment apparatus 10 is executed, execution of courses according to the remaining operation modes M1 is impossible. In this case, accordingly, the remaining operation modes M1 correspond to the selection-impossible state T2.
In association with the plurality of operation modes M1 and the second treatment apparatus 20 displayed through respective mode selection items D51, the selection-possible state T1 and the selection-impossible state T2 thereof may be expressed in various manners to be different from each other.
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For example, a selection-possible object may be displayed at a higher brightness than that of a selection-impossible object. Of course, it is unnecessary that distinguishment between the selection-possible object and the selection-impossible object should be achieved through brightness difference. If necessary, such distinguishment may be achieved through different colors or additional display of a separate marker. The mode selection item D51 may be displayed while including the title of a currently selected one of the operation modes M1 and the second treatment apparatus 20.
In
Of course, the mode selection item D51 need not express the plurality of operation modes M1 and the second treatment apparatus 20 as text. The mode selection item D51 may express the plurality of operation modes M1 and the second treatment apparatus 20 in the form of shapes or icons corresponding thereto, respectively.
That is, the mode selection item D51 may be displayed while including a shape representing a currently selected one of the operation modes M1 and the second treatment apparatus 20.
Referring to
The output part 110 may output the mode selection screen D50 when the mode selection item D51 is selected. As will be described later, the mode selection item D51 may be displayed on another screen D1 other than the course selection screen D20, and the controller 70 may control the output part 110 to output the mode selection screen D50 when selection of the mode selection item D51 is input by the user.
Meanwhile, the mode selection screen D50 may be output, separately from an immediately previous screen, or may be output in the form overlapping with the immediately previous screen, as shown in
Accordingly, an immediately previous screen D1, for example, the course progress screen D30, may be displayed in a blurry form on a background of the mode selection screen D50. The transparency of the mode selection screen D50 may be diverse. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the user may easily identify what is the immediately previous screen D1, through the mode selection screen D50 having transparency.
Meanwhile, the object displayed on the immediately previous screen among the plurality of operation modes M1 and the second treatment apparatus 20 may be displayed on the mode selection screen D50 to be distinguished from remaining objects.
For example, a previous-selection marker D52 may be indicated at the object displayed on the immediately previous screen among the plurality of operation modes M1 and the second treatment apparatus 20. That is, before the mode selection screen D50 is output, the previous-selection marker D52 may be indicated at the object corresponding to the immediately previous screen among the plurality of operation modes M1 and the second treatment apparatus 20, on the mode selection screen D50. In
In addition, as shown in
That is, on the mode selection screen D50, each of the plurality of operation modes M1 and the second treatment apparatus 20 may be displayed to be distinguished between the course in-progress state representing execution in-progress of the course corresponding thereto and the non-progress state.
For example, each of the plurality of operation modes M1 and the second treatment apparatus 20 may include different shapes in the course in-progress state and the non-progress state, respectively.
Of course, distinguishment between the course in-progress state and the non-progress state need not be achieved through the in-progress marker D54, and the distinguishment may be satisfied through expression differences identifiable by the user.
Meanwhile, on the washing mode screen of
For reference, when the washing mode M11 is again selected in
Meanwhile, as described above, the plurality of operation modes M1 may include the first mode, the second mode, the third mode, etc. The first mode may be the washing mode M11, the second mode may be the drying mode M12, and the third mode may be the washing/drying mode M13.
By the controller 70, the first treatment apparatus 10 may execute a washing course for washing of laundry in the washing mode M11, may execute a drying course for drying of laundry in the drying mode M12, and may execute a washing/drying course of continuously executing washing and drying of laundry in the washing/drying mode M13.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the first treatment apparatus 10 is operable in the washing mode M11, the first treatment apparatus 10 may include the first tub 12 in which the first drum 13 installed therein to be rotatable, the first tub 12 being configured to receive water, the first detergent supplier 16 connected to the first tub 12 to supply detergent to the first tub 12, etc., for execution of a washing course.
When the first treatment apparatus 10 is operable in the drying mode M12, the first treatment apparatus 10 may include the heater 30 configured to supply heated air to the interior of the first drum 13. Such configuration may also be equally applied to the second treatment apparatus 20.
The user may select one of the plurality of operation modes M1 and the second treatment apparatus 20 displayed through selection of the mode selection item D51 and, as such, may enable the output part 110 to output a course progress screen D30 according to the selected object, etc.
In
When the second treatment apparatus 20 displayed through the mode selection object D51 is selected from the course progress screen D30 for the first treatment apparatus 10, the output part 110 may output the course selection screen D20 on which a plurality of treatment courses C0 executable in the second treatment apparatus 20 is displayed.
That is, when the mode selection item D51 is selected from the course progress screen D30 for the first treatment apparatus 10 under the condition that the first treatment apparatus 10 is in a state of executing a treatment course C0, and the second treatment apparatus 20 is in a state before execution of a treatment course C0, the plurality of operation modes M1 may be displayed as the course in-progress state T3 or the selection-impossible state T2, and the second treatment apparatus 20 may be displayed as the selection-possible state T1.
When the second treatment apparatus 20 is selected from the mode selection screen D50, the course selection screen D20 of the second treatment apparatus 20 may be output. That is, the user may enable output of the course selection screen D20 of the second treatment apparatus 20 by selecting one of the plurality of operation modes M1 for the first treatment apparatus 10, thereby commanding execution of a treatment course C0, and selecting the second treatment apparatus 20 from the course progress screen D30 of the first treatment apparatus 10 using the mode selection item D51.
As one treatment course C0 is selected from the course selection screen D20 of the second treatment apparatus 20, and an execution command is input, the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20 may simultaneously execute different treatment courses C0, respectively.
When one of the second courses executable by the second treatment apparatus 20 is selected from the course selection screen D20 of the second treatment apparatus 20 and is executed during execution of the first course which is a treatment course C0 executable by the first treatment apparatus 10, the output part 110 may output the double-view screen D40 and, as such, may easily transmit, to the user, progress information of the treatment courses C0 respectively executed by the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20.
A plurality of modes, which is executable in the first treatment apparatus 10 or the second treatment apparatus 20, is displayed on the mode selection screen D50 to be selectable. The plurality of modes of the mode selection screen D50 may include at least one first mode M1 executable in the first treatment apparatus 10 and at least one second mode M2 executable in the second treatment apparatus 20.
The at least one first mode M1 and the at least one second mode M2 are aligned in parallel in the first direction on the mode selection screen D50. Accordingly, the user may recognize configurations of the treatment apparatuses according to disposition of respective modes and, as such, may recognize that the first mode M1 is a mode operable in the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second mode M2 is a mode operable in the second treatment apparatus 20.
In addition, on the mode selection screen D50, a distinguishment item D56 may be displayed between the first mode M1 and the second mode M2 to distinguish the first mode M1 and the second mode M2 from each other and, as such, the user may clearly determine the first mode M1 and the second mode M2 distinguished from each other.
The distinguishment item D56 may take the form of a bar extending in a direction crossing the first direction between the first mode M1 and the second mode M2.
That is, the plurality of operation modes M1 and the second treatment apparatus 20 may be displayed on the mode selection screen D50 in a state of being separated from each other. For example, the plurality of operation modes M1 and the second treatment apparatus 20 may be disposed to be spaced apart from each other such that a gap area is formed therebetween. In addition, another distinguishment item D56 may be disposed between the plurality of operation modes M1 and the second treatment apparatus 20 to distinguish the plurality of operation modes M1 and the second treatment apparatus 20 from each other.
The distinguishment item D56 may have various shapes. For example, the distinguishment item D56 may have a bar shape disposed between the plurality of operation modes M1 and the second treatment apparatus 20. The distinguishment item D56 may have a bar shape extending in the width direction of the first treatment apparatus 10 or the second treatment apparatus 20.
The output part 110 may output a first apparatus screen configured to display information of the first course on the entirety thereof and may output a second apparatus screen configured to display information of the second course on the entirety thereof. The mode selection item D51 for output of the mode selection screen D50 may be displayed on each of the first apparatus screen and the second apparatus screen, for selection thereof. Accordingly, after manipulating progress information of one treatment apparatus, the user may easily start a course of the other treatment apparatus or manipulate progress information through the mode selection screen D50.
Meanwhile, in
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the double-view screen D40 may include the first area D41 and the second area D42 described above, and mode selection items D51 may be displayed on the first area D41 and the second area D42, respectively.
The first area D41 and the second area D42 may be disposed in the width direction of the first cabinet 11, and the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20 may be disposed in an upward/downward direction. That is, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the disposition direction of the first area D41 and the second area D42 may be set to be different from the alignment direction of the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20.
The first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20 may have a stacking relation, for space utility. Of course, the display of the output part 110 may be disposed at a portion of the front panel of the first cabinet 11 above the first door 19.
That is, the display may more easily secure a space in a width direction than in an upward/downward direction, taking into consideration the position of the front panel. Accordingly, it may be possible to enhance space utility by setting the alignment direction of the first area D41 and the second area D42 to be different from the alignment direction of the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20.
The disposition relation between the first area D41 and the second area D42 may be described using the disposition relation between the course item D103 of the first treatment apparatus 10 and the course item D103 of the second treatment apparatus 20 displayed on the double-view screen D40.
When the course item D103 of the double-view screen D40 is selected, an option display screen of a treatment course C0 corresponding thereto may be output. For example, when the course item D103 for the treatment course C0 of the first treatment apparatus 10 displayed on the first area D41 is selected, an option display screen for the treatment course C0 executed in progress in the first treatment apparatus 10 may be displayed on the entirety of the screen.
Similarly, when the course item D103 for the treatment course C0 of the second treatment apparatus 20 displayed on the second area D42 is selected, an option display screen for the treatment course C0 executed in progress in the second treatment apparatus 20 may be displayed on the entirety of the screen.
When the execution/stop button 140 is manipulated by the user in a state in which the option display screen of the first treatment apparatus 10 or the second treatment apparatus 20 is output, execution of the treatment course C0 corresponding the above-described option display screen may be temporarily stopped, and option change may be possible on the option display screen. In this case, the above-described course view item D101 may be displayed on the option display screen representing temporary stop of the treatment course C0.
In addition, when a predetermined time elapses after a treatment course C0 is temporarily stopped in accordance with manipulation of the execution/stop button 140 under the condition that an option display screen has been output in accordance with selection of one treatment apparatus from the double-view screen D40, the treatment course C0 may be canceled, and the output part 110 may output only the course progress screen D30 for the treatment course C0 which is still in progress, except for the canceled treatment course C0.
In a state in which the treatment course C0 of the first treatment apparatus 10 or the second treatment apparatus 20 is temporarily stopped, the output part 110 may again output the double-view screen D40 from the option display screen, etc. In this case, the temporarily stopped state of the treatment course C0 may be displayed on the double-view screen D40. The treatment course C0 may be canceled, as described above, with passage of time after the screen is changed to the double-view screen D40.
In addition, the option display screen of the first treatment apparatus 10 or the second treatment apparatus 20 output in accordance with screen change from the double-view screen D40 may include a screen end item D53. When the screen end item D53 is selected from the option display screen, the double-view screen D40 may be again output irrespective of whether or not the treatment course C0 is temporarily stopped.
Meanwhile, even when any one of the mode selection items D51 of the first area D41 and the second area D51 is selected, the mode selection screen D50 may be output on the entirety of the screen. That is, the mode selection screen D50 output during output of the double-view screen D40 may be displayed on the entirety of the screen while including the first area D41 and the second area D42.
Of course, the previous-selection marker D52 may be indicated at the operation mode M1 currently executed in the first treatment apparatus 10 among the plurality of operation modes M1 and the second treatment apparatus 20 on the mode selection screen D50 according to selection of the mode selection item D51 of the first area D41, whereas the previous-selection marker D52 may not be indicated at the remaining ones.
In addition, the previous-selection marker D52 may be indicated at the second treatment apparatus 20 among the plurality of operation modes M1 and the second treatment apparatus 20 on the mode selection screen D50 according to selection of the mode selection item D51 of the second area D42, whereas the previous-selection marker D52 may not be indicated at the remaining ones.
Accordingly, although mode selection items D51 are present in the first area D41 and the second area D42, respectively, the user may easily identify which mode selection item D51 is selected to output the mode selection screen D50.
Meanwhile, when the power button 130 is manipulated in a state in which the double-view screen D40 is output to the output part 110, that is, the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20 execute respective treatment courses C0, both the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20 may be powered off.
In
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the mode selection item D51 of the first area D41 is displayed as the title of a mode to be executed in the first treatment apparatus 10, and the mode selection item D51 of the second area D42 is displayed as the title of a mode to be executed in the second treatment apparatus 20.
Of course, it is unnecessary to express the mode selection item D51 by text, and the mode selection item D51 may be expressed in the form of a shape or an icon corresponding to a mode to be executed in each treatment apparatus.
When only a single mode is executed in the second treatment apparatus 20 in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the title of the mode executed in the second treatment apparatus 20 may be replaced with the title of the second treatment apparatus 20.
It may be possible to enable the user to conveniently identify which mode is currently executed by providing information of the object output to the output part 110, which is a currently controlled object, through the mode selection item D51.
In
An object displayed on an immediately previous screen D1 among a plurality of modes of the first treatment apparatus 10 or a plurality of modes of the second treatment apparatus 20 may be displayed on the mode selection screen D50 in order to distinguish the object from the remaining objects.
For example, a previous-selection marker D52 may be indicated at the object which was displayed on the immediately previous screen D1. In
In addition, as shown in
That is, laundry treatment courses in a plurality of operation modes M1 of each treatment apparatus may be displayed on the mode selection screen D50 while being distinguished between the course in-progress state T3 and the non-progress state.
For example, a plurality of modes of each treatment apparatus displayed on the mode selection screen D50 may include different shapes in the course in-progress state T3 and the non-progress state.
Meanwhile,
The double-view screen D40 includes the first area D41 on which in-progress information of the first course is displayed and the second area D42 on which in-progress information of the second course is displayed, and the mode selection item D51 for output of the mode selection screen D50 may be displayed on each of the first area D41 and the second area D42.
The mode selection item D51 of the first area D41 may be displayed to include the title or shape of a currently-executed one of the one or more first modes M1, and the mode selection item D51 of the second area D42 may be displayed to include the title or shape of a currently-executed one of the one or more second modes M2. Accordingly, the user may clearly recognize the treatment apparatus and the operation mode thereof in the area from which the mode selection item D51 is selected and, as such, may perform associated manipulation.
As described above, on the mode selection screen D50, a previous-selection marker D52 may be indicated at a mode corresponding to an immediately previous screen output from the output part 110, before the mode selection screen D50 is output, among the plurality of modes.
On the mode selection screen D50 output through selection of the first mode selection item D511 of the first area D41, the previous-selection marker D52 is indicated at the first mode. On the mode selection screen D50 output through selection of the second mode selection item D512 of the second area D42, the previous-selection marker D52 is indicated at the second mode. Accordingly, the user may recognize the mode executed in the treatment apparatus for which the mode selection item D51 for output of the current mode selection screen D50 is selected.
The mode selection screen D50 may be output to an immediately previous screen output from the output part 110 before the mode selection screen D50 is output such that the mode selection screen D50 overlaps with the immediately previous screen. At least a part of the area of the mode selection screen D50 may have transparency such that the immediately previous screen is projected.
The mode selection screen D50 may be output, separately from the immediately previous screen, or may be output in the form overlapping with the immediately previous screen. That is, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the mode selection screen D50 may be output while overlapping with the course selection screen D20, and may have transparency to enable the user to identify the course selection screen D20.
Accordingly, the immediately previous screen, for example, the course selection screen D20, may be displayed in a blurry form on a background of the mode selection screen D50. The transparency of the mode selection screen D50 may be diverse. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the user may easily identify what is the immediately previous screen, through the mode selection screen D50 having transparency.
On the mode selection screen, an in-progress marker may be disposed at a mode executed in progress in the first treatment apparatus and the second treatment apparatus among the plurality of modes.
A figure in which an in-progress marker D54 representing an execution in-progress state is additionally indicated at an object corresponding to a course in-progress state, and the in-progress marker D54 is not present at remaining objects. Of course, it is unnecessary that distinguishment between the course in-progress state and the non-progress state should be achieved through the in-progress marker D54, and the distinguishment may be satisfied through expression differences identifiable by the user.
The error screen A2 informing of the abnormal state may be output together with a connection failure marker D55.
As shown in
Meanwhile,
As described above, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the double-view screen D40 on which the first area D41 and the second area D42 are displayed may be configured through inclusion of a course in-progress screen D30, a course selection screen D20, a screen D1 informing of an abnormal state, a course option screen D70, a course information screen D1, etc., and the areas may be configured through inclusion of different screens D1, respectively.
When the first area D41 is selected from the double-view screen D40, a first course option screen D70 configured to display a plurality of options for the first course may be output. The first course option screen D70 may include a plurality of option setting values or a single option setting value.
Contents and numbers of options of courses according to modes to be executed in each treatment apparatus may be different. On the option course screen D1, items each representing an option to be set may be displayed while being distinguished between an option title D721 and an option setting value D722.
The option title D721 and the option setting value D722 may be disposed in parallel in an upward/downward direction or a left/right direction. Option titles D721 of the option setting items may be disposed in an order of options thereof, and each option setting value D722 may be represented such that, when a value frequently used is stored and updated for the option setting value D722, the value is preferentially disposed. When each option setting value D722 is a scalar value such as number of times or temperature, the option setting value D722 may be disposed in an ascending order or in a descending order.
When there is no option value to be displayed, “-” (hyphen) may be displayed, and a setting-impossible option may be displayed as a selection impossible state.
The course option screen D70 may include, as a part of the configuration thereof, a course information area D71 configured to display course progress information and an option display area D72. The course information area D71 may include the title of a course executed in progress, a residual time D106 until completion of a course currently executed in progress, a process description D107 for describing a process currently executed in progress in the course, a time indicator D108 configured to represent an execution degree of the course executed until the present with reference to the whole execution of the course, etc.
The time indicator D108 may be displayed to enable the user to conveniently identify a residual process or a residual time by differently indicating a previously executed process and the residual process or a consumption time taken until the present and the residual time on a specific line corresponding to the entirety of the treatment course. In addition, the course option screen D70 may include, as a configuration thereof, the mode selection item D51 and the indicator D110 described above.
In
A greater number of indicators D110 than that of indicators D110 displayed on the double-view screen D40 may be displayed on the course information screen D1 and, as such, it may be possible to convey larger amounts of status information and setting information of the treatment apparatus which is currently set as an object of the course information screen D1.
Meanwhile,
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the execution/stop button may be provided at the first treatment apparatus 10 or the second treatment apparatus 20, may be provided in single or in plural, and may be manipulated by the user.
When execution/stop button is manipulated on the first apparatus screen D1, the first course is stopped. The first apparatus screen D1 may be constituted by single-screens D1 of the first treatment apparatus 10 such as the first course progress screen D30, the first course option screen D70, the first course selection screen D20, etc. of the first treatment apparatus 10.
When a course is stopped, a phrase informing of stop of execution of the course may be output on each apparatus screen D1. For example, a phrase representing “temporary stop” may be displayed on the course information area D71 of the course option screen D70 or an area configured to display the title of a process executed in progress in accordance with a course item of the course progress screen D30.
Of course, it is unnecessary that informing of execution stop should be expressed by text, and a means configured to transmit information to the user, such as a marker, an icon, a stop informing message informing of execution stop, etc., may satisfy informing of execution stop, if necessary.
In the case of
The selection-possible state T1 means a state in which an option setting value D722 corresponding thereto is changeable or selectable through selection of the user, and the selection-impossible state T2 means a state in which an option setting value D722 corresponding thereto cannot be changed or selected and, as such, selection of the corresponding option setting value D722 is impossible.
Referring to
Meanwhile, when the screen end item of the first course option screen D70 is selected in a stopped state of the first course or the course view item D101 output to the course option screen D70 after temporary stop is selected, a course selection screen D20 may be output.
A previously set course information area, on which information of a currently stopped course is displayed, may be included in the course selection screen D20. On the previously set course information area, an indicator informing of stop of the course, the title of the stopped course, a residual time D106 remaining until completion of the course when the stopped course is not completed yet at the point of time when the course is stopped, etc. may be displayed.
In addition, a part of courses executable in a selected mode of the current treatment apparatus may be displayed as a course setting item D103. The course setting item D103 may be touch signals, etc. slidable in a state of being disposed at upper and lower sides or left and right sides of the previously-set course information area which is centrally disposed and, as such, a treatment course, which is the object to be executed, may be changed.
The title of a selectable course may be included within the course setting item D103. Of course, the title of the course may be displayed in the form of a figure, an icon, or the like aiding intuitive understanding of the course by the user, without being limited to text.
On the course election screen D20, a mode selection item D51 configured to output a plurality of modes selectable in the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20 on the screen D1 may be displayed.
Meanwhile,
For temporary stop of one treatment apparatus, it may be necessary for the execution/stop button 140 to be manipulated on the apparatus screen configured to display information of each treatment apparatus on the entirety of the screen. Accordingly,
In
For the temporarily stopped treatment apparatus, information as to temporary stop may be displayed on the double-view screen D40. A means A5 informing of temporary stop may be indicated at the course item D103 in the form of text, a marker, or the like informing of temporary stop of the course. The means A5 may take the form giving information to an area corresponding to the stopped treatment apparatus through a pop-up window or the like, and any means may be employed as the means A5 so long as the means enables the user to recognize a temporarily stopped state.
Meanwhile,
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the execution/stop button may be provided at the first treatment apparatus 10 or the second treatment apparatus 20, and may be provided in single. In addition, the execution/stop button may be configured to be selectable by the user through the input part 120.
Accordingly, when the execution/stop button is manipulated in a state in which one treatment apparatus is not selected, execution of the first treatment apparatus 10 and execution of the second treatment apparatus 20 are simultaneously stopped or are not stopped and, as such, manipulation confusion or inconvenience of the user may be avoided.
That is, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the execution/stop button is manipulated on the double-view screen D40, a selection proposal message D43 proposing selection of one of the first area D41 and the second area D42 may be output and, as such, the user may conveniently stop only one treatment apparatus by selecting the area of the treatment apparatus to be stopped.
In addition, the selection proposal message D43 may include a phrase proposing selection of one treatment apparatus or representing that execution of one treatment apparatus is not stopped. As the message proposing the selection, not only a text message, but also a marker, an icon, or the like, may be employed.
Accordingly, after identifying the selection proposal message D43, the user may select one of the first area D41 representing information of the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second area D42 representing information of the second treatment apparatus 20, thereby stopping the selected treatment apparatus.
Meanwhile,
Power supply of all treatment apparatuses may be controlled through single manipulation. In addition, when the user desire to power off a plurality of treatment apparatuses, this may be achieved only through manipulation of the power button 130 without additional requirement of change of the screen to the double-view screen D40, etc. Accordingly, clear power control may be achieved.
Meanwhile,
The title or shape of the mode executed in the completed treatment apparatus and information of the completed course may be output to the course completion informing message and, as such, the user may intuitively recognize the completed course, the treatment apparatus associated with the completed course, etc. and may recognize information of the course of the treatment apparatus, not completed, on the entirety of the screen, and may perform desired manipulation.
That is,
The output part 110 may be provided at the first treatment apparatus 10, and the power button 130 may be provided at the first treatment apparatus 10 or the second treatment apparatus 20 and may be provided in single to be manipulated by the user.
As the single-apparatus screen for the second treatment apparatus 20, a screen D1 configured to express information of a treatment course of the second treatment apparatus 20 or a status of the second treatment apparatus 20, such as a second source option screen D70, which is the above-described second apparatus screen D1, a second course information screen, a second course selection screen D20, an abnormality informing screen D1, etc., may be satisfied.
As the single screen for the first treatment apparatus 10 displayed after manipulation of the power button 130, the first apparatus screen is satisfied, and a message informing of end of the second treatment apparatus 20 may be output together with the first apparatus screen.
Accordingly, the user may primarily recognize power-off of the second treatment apparatus 20 through the apparatus screen for the second treatment apparatus 20, and may secondarily identify that the first course of the first treatment apparatus 10 is executed in progress without power-off of the first treatment apparatus 10, through the apparatus screen for the first treatment apparatus 10 or a message informing of end of the second treatment apparatus 20.
Meanwhile,
The following description will be given in conjunction with the case in which the apparatus equipped with the output part 110 is the first treatment apparatus 10. Information of respective courses of the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20 may be simultaneously displayed on the double-view screen D40 through communication connection between the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20.
When a communication connection state of the second treatment apparatus 20 is abnormal under the condition that courses are executed in progress in the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20, respectively, a connection failure message A4 informing the user of abnormality of communication connection of the second treatment apparatus 20 may be output to the second area D42 of the double-view screen D40, on which the second course of the second treatment apparatus 20 is displayed, and, as such, abnormality of communication connection may be informed of.
Accordingly, the user may recognize a problem associated with communication connection without a situation such as confusion caused by immediate disappear of information of the second treatment apparatus 20 from the double-view screen D40 occurring when communication connection of the second treatment apparatus 20 fails.
As the connection failure message A4, a means capable of informing the user of an abnormal communication connection state through an informing pop-up window, a message, etc. may be satisfied.
When a predetermined time elapses after the connection failure message A4 is output, the output part 110 may output information of the first course of the first treatment apparatus 10 to the entirety of the screen and, as such, may enable the user to easily identify a status of the first course of the first treatment apparatus 10 through progress information of the course and may perform desired manipulation. A disconnection informing message A41 is temporarily output to the present screen and, as such, the user may recognize a situation of the screen changed from the double-view screen D40.
When the first course of the first treatment apparatus 10 is subsequently completed, the output part 110 may output the course completion informing message A1 to the entirety of the screen (
When a predetermined time elapses after output of the course completion informing message A1, the first treatment apparatus 10 may be powered off. When the communication connection state of the second treatment apparatus 20 is recovered after power-off of the first treatment apparatus 10, the first treatment apparatus 10 is again powered on by the second treatment apparatus 20 and, as such, the output part 110 may output information of the second course to the entirety of the screen.
Accordingly, since the first treatment apparatus 10 is power off, even though the second treatment apparatus 20 executes the second course, there is no situation caused by impossibility of identification of the information of the second course of the second treatment apparatus 20 or desired manipulation and, as such, the user does not get confused.
Meanwhile,
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the setting screen D60 of the first treatment apparatus 10 may be output when the first setting item D1021 is selected, and the setting screen D60 of the second treatment apparatus 20 may be output when the second setting item D1022 is selected.
The user may select the setting item D102 through the input part 120 provided at the first treatment apparatus 10 or the second treatment apparatus 20 and configured to receive a command of the user for selection of an object displayed on the screen D1.
The input part 120 may be provided at the output part 110 to sense touch by the user and, as such, to sense the input signal.
The setting screen D60 may output a setting list D61 constituted by a plurality of setting items D62 selectable for change of setting of each treatment apparatus by the user. Both a setting title and a setting value of each setting item D62 may be represented. The setting value may be represented by not only text, but also a figure or the like of an ON/OFF switch or a setting button. When a part of the setting items D62 is beyond the output part 110, a scrollbar may be provided.
When there is a currently set value, the setting screen D60 may be output such that the currently set value is disposed at a second setting item D62. Accordingly, the user may most efficiently recognize the set value without additional manipulation.
Of course, exceptionally, a first setting item D62 is disposed at a first position when the first setting item D62 has been set, a last setting item D62 is disposed at a last position when the last setting item D62 has been set, and a second-to-last setting item D62 is disposed at a second-to-last position when the second-to-last setting item D62 has been set. However, the case in which a second setting item D62 cannot be disposed due to position of setting items D62 may be exceptional.
An indicator D110 configured to display status information or setting information of the treatment apparatus to which a selected setting item D102 belongs may be output to the setting screen D60.
Meanwhile,
The first setting list D61 and the second setting list D61 may be different from each other. Here, the difference may include the case in which setting items D62 added to respective setting lists in addition to common setting items D62 are different from each other or the case in which the setting lists are different from each other in terms of all setting items D62 thereof.
In addition, the setting screen D60 may simultaneously show setting items of other setting and common setting. The common setting may be setting for the output part 110, and may include screen brightness, sound level, etc. A setting value of each common setting item D62 may be synchronized in the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20.
The other setting may include items such as course list edition, smart diagnosis, etc., and a setting value thereof may be changed even when setting thereof is not associated with the treatment course of the mode executed in progress in each treatment apparatus.
In addition, items of other setting and common setting may be displayed differently from each other in the first treatment apparatus and the second treatment apparatus 20. The items of other setting and common setting for the first treatment apparatus 10 may be greater in number than the items of other setting and common setting for the second treatment apparatus 20.
A setting-possible item and a setting-impossible item in each of the first setting list D61 and the second setting list D61 may be displayed at different brightnesses, respectively. For example, the setting-possible item may be displayed at a higher brightness than that of the setting-impossible item. Of course, such difference is not limited to brightness, and the setting-possible item and the setting-impossible item may be distinguished from each other through color, a separate marker, etc., if necessary.
In addition, the first setting item D62 and the second setting item D62 may be different from each other among a plurality of modes of each of the first treatment apparatus 10 and the second treatment apparatus 20, and a management course for management of laundry for which the treatment course has been executed may be included as a setting item D62.
For example, a wrinkle removal course may be included as a management course in a washing course of the first treatment apparatus 10, and the wrinkle removal course may be displayed as a setting item D62. However, when the wrinkle removal course cannot be included as a management course in the drying course of the first treatment apparatus 10, the wrinkle removal course may be indicated at the setting item D62 in the form of a setting-impossible indicator, or may not be displayed as a setting item D62.
Embodiments of the present disclosure may efficiently output information of a plurality of treatment apparatuses in a single output part.
In addition, embodiments of the present disclosure may provide a laundry treatment apparatus in which disposition of various information displayed on an output part is intuitively and efficiently set.
In addition, embodiments of the present disclosure may provide a laundry treatment apparatus in which information of a plurality of treatment apparatuses is intuitively and efficiently disposed in accordance with disposition of information on an output part different from disposition of the plurality of treatment apparatuses in terms of disposition direction, thereby enabling the user to identify information of each treatment apparatus and to perform desired manipulation.
In addition, embodiments of the present disclosure may provide a laundry treatment apparatus capable of displaying setting items respectively configured to output setting screens, together with information of a plurality of treatment apparatuses, on a single output part, thereby conveniently changing setting of each laundry treatment apparatus.
In addition, embodiments of the present disclosure may provide a laundry treatment apparatus capable of displaying an indicator enabling identification of status information or setting information of the laundry treatment apparatus to a single output part while outputting information of a plurality of treatment apparatuses to the single output part, thereby enabling the user to more conveniently recognize and monitor a status of the laundry treatment apparatus.
In addition, embodiments of the present disclosure may provide a laundry treatment apparatus capable of easily performing selection or change of a washing mode for washing, a drying mode for drying, etc. of each of a plurality of treatment apparatuses when information of the plurality of treatment apparatuses is output to a single output part.
Furthermore, embodiments of the present disclosure may enable addition of a mode of one treatment apparatus during execution of laundry treatment in another treatment apparatus, thereby achieving more convenient addition of a treatment apparatus.
Although the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure have been disclosed for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the disclosure as disclosed in the accompanying claims.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-2023-0101575 | Aug 2023 | KR | national |
