KR20230001309A - Laundry treating apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a clothes treatment apparatus. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, the clothes treatment apparatus includes a cabinet, a drum, an operation unit, a screen output unit and a control unit. The control unit is signally connected to the operation unit and the screen output unit, and stores a plurality of courses for treating clothes. The plurality of courses have at least some of a plurality of options set based on the operation signal. The plurality of options include an additional option set to be either applied or not based on the operation signal. The screen output unit is provided to output an option suggestion screen in which an additional suggestion is displayed to suggest the application of the additional option to the user with respect to one of the plurality of courses. The control unit, when the additional suggestion is selected on the option suggestion screen based on the operation signal, is provided to perform the one course by applying the additional option. Therefore, the present invention is capable of effectively improving user convenience and improving space usability.

Description

Clothes handling device {LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS}

The present invention relates to a laundry treatment apparatus, and more particularly to a laundry treatment apparatus including a screen output unit for outputting a screen and a control unit operated by a user.

An input/output device (interface) for the user to input control commands to the electronic device is essential for electronic devices including clothes handling devices capable of washing clothes (a general term for objects to be washed or objects to be dried), drying clothes, and washing and drying clothes. to be.

Among the conventional interfaces, a display unit displaying control commands selectable by the user, a search unit allowing the user to search for control commands displayed on the display unit, a multifunction button unit enabling the user to select control commands displayed on the display unit, and a user The input unit requesting the execution of the selected control command is designed to be located in a space separated from each other (Publication No. 10-2014-0023986).

That is, the conventional interface is a display (LCD, LED panel, etc.) on which control commands are displayed, a knob or button that can search for control commands by displaying control commands executable by the corresponding electronic device on the display, and a display A button for inputting a control command for selecting a displayed control command, and a button for inputting a control command for requesting the execution of the selected control command, etc. are located in separate spaces, and such an arrangement is such that an electronic device such as a laundry treatment machine It was a factor that determined the design of the interface (design of the control panel) located on the front surface of the .

In the conventional interface of the above structure, since each device including the display had to be distributed along the width direction of the electronic device (width direction of the electronic device) or distributed along the height direction of the electronic device, a lot of space for interface installation this was requested

Therefore, it is an important task to efficiently arrange a screen output unit, a control unit, and an option unit constituting an interface to improve usability while improving space utilization through efficient arrangement.

Meanwhile, related document KR 10-2016-0062917 A discloses a laundry treatment apparatus including a screen output unit. In the laundry treatment apparatus, a rotatable knob is provided around the screen output unit.

In the laundry treatment apparatus, a user can select various selection items displayed on the screen output unit by rotating a knob, and a plurality of buttons such as a start button for processing clothes or a power button are additionally provided on the screen output unit. provided

Since the clothes handling apparatus is provided with a plurality of buttons on the screen output unit, the screen area provided in the inner space defined by the knob is reduced, and the user's intuition for each button may be deteriorated.

Furthermore, the display of the screen output unit having a limited area due to the knob and the plurality of buttons may be disadvantageous in displaying various information due to the limited output area.

Therefore, it is important in the art to effectively increase the screen area of the screen output unit by efficiently configuring various buttons constituting the manipulation unit and effectively provide various information to the user in the limited screen area.

Meanwhile, the laundry treatment apparatus may include various courses such as a laundry course, a drying course, and a spin-drying course, and the user may adjust various options for the courses.

However, the number of options adjustable for each course may correspond to a plurality, and it may cause inconvenience to the user if the user adjusts each of the plurality of options each time the laundry treatment device is used.

Therefore, it is an important task in the art to efficiently provide option settings that can be useful to the user in a course to be selected by the user with respect to a plurality of courses for processing clothes.

Embodiments of the present invention are intended to provide a laundry treatment apparatus including a screen output unit capable of effectively providing various information to a user during a laundry treatment process, and a control unit through which a user can conveniently input an operation signal.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention intend to provide a laundry treatment apparatus in which the installation area of a screen output unit for outputting a screen and a control unit for generating operation signals is effectively set in a limited area.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention intend to provide a laundry treatment apparatus including a manipulation unit capable of efficiently generating various manipulation signals required by a user to perform a laundry treatment process and effectively reducing an installation space.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention are intended to provide a clothes handling apparatus that effectively improves usability and improves space utilization by effectively displaying various information in a limited screen area.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention are intended to provide a laundry treatment apparatus capable of improving usability by providing option settings that may be useful to the user for a course for treating laundry.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a course selection screen in which one of a plurality of courses is selected by a user may be output from the screen output unit, and the control unit may preset a plurality of option setting values for the courses output to the screen output unit. It may be arranged to recommend a stored option combination.

The control unit may store a plurality of option combinations in advance, and by recommending option combinations applicable to each course, the user can process clothes by simply applying a desired option combination in a corresponding course.

The plurality of option combinations may include a most frequent combination, and the most frequent combination may be stored based on an option setting value identically set by a user in clothes processing cycles equal to or greater than a preset reference number of times.

The laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a cabinet, a drum, a control unit, a screen output unit, and a control unit. The drum is provided inside the cabinet, is provided to be rotatable, and clothes are accommodated therein.

The control unit is provided in the cabinet and is operated by a user to generate an operation signal. A screen output unit is provided in the cabinet and is provided to output a screen for providing information to a user.

The control unit is signalally connected to the control unit and the screen output unit, a plurality of courses for processing clothes are stored in advance, and at least some of a plurality of options of the plurality of courses are set based on the operation signal, The plurality of options include an additional option for which whether or not to apply is set based on the manipulation signal.

The screen output unit is provided to output an option suggestion screen displaying an additional suggestion for proposing application of the additional option to the user for any one of the plurality of courses.

When the additional suggestion is selected on the option suggestion screen based on the manipulation signal, the control unit applies the additional option to perform one of the courses.

The control unit is provided to adjust an option setting value for at least one option among the plurality of options for each of the plurality of courses, and when the additional suggestion is selected from the option suggestion screen, the control unit controls the at least one Any one of the above courses may be performed by maintaining the option setting value of the option and applying the additional option.

The additional option may include a steam option for providing steam to the inside of the drum, and the additional suggestion may include a steam suggestion for suggesting application of the steam option to a user.

The screen output unit is provided to output a course selection screen in which one of the plurality of courses is displayed and selected by a user based on the operation signal, the control unit is provided on the screen output unit, and the screen output unit It may include a multi-function button unit whose function varies according to the output screen.

The screen output unit may be switched to the option suggestion screen when a manipulation signal of the multi-function button unit is generated on the course selection screen.

The course selection screen includes a function display area for displaying functions of the multi-function button unit, and a function to enter the option suggestion screen may be displayed on the function display area of the course selection screen.

The screen output unit selectively displays any one of the plurality of courses on the course selection screen, and when an operation signal of the multi-function button unit is generated, additional suggestions for the course displayed on the course selection screen are displayed on the option suggestion screen. can be displayed

The control unit is provided in the cabinet and includes a performance button unit for generating a signal for performing a course displayed on the course selection screen, and the control unit provides additional suggestions displayed on the option suggestion screen when the signal for performing the course is generated on the option suggestion screen. It may be prepared to perform the course displayed on the course selection screen by applying.

The control unit includes an additional option button unit provided to set whether or not to apply the additional option, and the controller determines whether or not the additional option is applied according to manipulation of the additional option button unit on the course selection screen on the screen output unit. It is set, and when the execution button unit is manipulated, the course displayed on the course selection screen may be performed.

The screen output unit may return to the course selection screen from the option suggestion screen when a manipulation signal of the multi-function button unit is generated on the option suggestion screen.

The option suggestion screen may include a function display area displaying functions of the multi-function button unit, and an end function of the option suggestion screen may be displayed on the function display area of the course selection screen.

The screen output unit is provided to output a course selection screen in which one of the plurality of courses is displayed and selected by a user based on the operation signal, and a plurality of additional suggestions are stored in the controller and applicable to each course. Additional suggestions are set in advance, and the screen output unit may display additional suggestions applicable to the course displayed on the course selection screen on the option suggestion screen.

The control unit may be arranged to provide the additional suggestion only for some of the plurality of courses.

When there are a plurality of additional suggestions applicable to the course displayed on the course selection screen, the screen output unit displays only one additional suggestion on the option suggestion screen, and displays additional suggestions displayed on the option suggestion screen based on the operation signal. Offer subject to change.

The control unit includes a dial unit provided to be rotatable and surrounds the screen output unit, and when the dial unit is rotated in the course selection screen, the course displayed on the course selection screen is changed, and in the option suggestion screen When the dial unit is rotated, additional suggestions displayed on the option suggestion screen may be changed.

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, the operation unit and the screen output unit are signally connected, a plurality of courses for processing clothes are stored in advance, and option setting values for a plurality of options in each course are set according to the operation A control unit controlled based on a signal, the plurality of options include an additional option capable of setting whether to apply a corresponding course based on an operation signal, and the screen output unit among the plurality of courses based on the operation signal Provided to output a course selection screen selected by a user by displaying one of them, and the control unit provides an additional suggestion for proposing to the user the application of the additional option among the plurality of options to the course displayed on the course selection screen. This is stored in advance, and the screen output unit can be switched to an option suggestion screen displaying the additional suggestion when the multi-function button unit is manipulated on the course selection screen.

Embodiments of the present invention may provide a laundry treatment apparatus including a screen output unit capable of effectively providing various information to a user during a laundry treatment process, and a control unit through which a user can conveniently input an operation signal.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention can provide a laundry treatment apparatus in which the installation area of the screen output unit for outputting a screen and the operation unit for generating an operation signal is effectively set in a limited area.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention can provide a laundry treatment apparatus including a manipulation unit capable of efficiently generating various manipulation signals required by a user to perform a laundry treatment process and effectively reducing an installation space.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention can effectively display various information in a limited screen area to effectively improve usability and provide a clothes handling apparatus with improved space utilization.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention may provide a laundry treatment apparatus capable of improving usability by providing option settings that may be useful to the user for a course for treating laundry.

1 is a view showing a laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view showing an internal cross-section of a laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view showing a front panel disassembled in the laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view showing a control panel including a screen output unit and a control unit in the laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view showing an option unit in the laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a view showing an exploded view of an operation module including a screen output unit in the laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a view showing a disassembled screen output unit in the laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a diagram illustrating each configuration of a screen output unit in the laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a diagram schematically illustrating screens output from a screen output unit according to each progress step in the laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a diagram showing a notification screen among booting screens output from a screen output unit in a booting process according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a view showing a course selection screen among course setting screens output from a screen output unit in a course setting process according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a view showing a course progress screen among clothes processing screens output from a screen output unit of a clothes processing process according to an embodiment of the present invention.
13 is a diagram showing a setting screen output from a screen output unit in one embodiment of the present invention.
14 is a diagram showing a course editing screen output from a screen output unit in one embodiment of the present invention.
15 is a diagram showing a course summary screen output from a screen output unit in one embodiment of the present invention.
16 is a diagram showing a first option screen output from a screen output unit in one embodiment of the present invention.
17 is a diagram showing a second option screen output from a screen output unit in one embodiment of the present invention.
18 is a view showing a control panel in a state where a standard drying course is displayed on a screen output unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
19 is a view showing a control panel in a state where a time drying course is displayed on a screen output unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
20 is a diagram showing a time drying guide screen output from a screen output unit in one embodiment of the present invention.
21 is a diagram showing an option suggestion screen output from a screen output unit in one embodiment of the present invention.
22 is a table showing whether each of a plurality of option combinations is applicable to a plurality of courses in an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention.

However, the present invention may be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. And in order to clearly explain the present invention in the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted, and similar reference numerals are attached to similar parts throughout the specification.

In this specification, redundant descriptions of the same components are omitted.

In addition, in this specification, when a component is referred to as being 'connected' or 'connected' to another component, it may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but another component in the middle It should be understood that may exist. On the other hand, in this specification, when a component is referred to as 'directly connected' or 'directly connected' to another component, it should be understood that no other component exists in the middle.

In addition, terms used in this specification are only used to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention.

Also, in this specification, a singular expression may include a plurality of expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

In addition, in this specification, terms such as 'include' or 'having' are only intended to designate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more It should be understood that the presence or addition of other features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof is not precluded.

Also in this specification, the term 'and/or' includes a combination of a plurality of listed items or any item among a plurality of listed items. In this specification, 'A or B' may include 'A', 'B', or 'both A and B'.

1 shows an appearance of a laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , in one embodiment of the present invention, a laundry treatment apparatus 1 may include a cabinet 10 .

The cabinet 10 forms the exterior of the laundry treatment apparatus 1, and a space provided with the drum 30 and the tub 20 may be formed therein. Although the cabinet 10 in the shape of a hexahedron is shown in FIG. 1 , the specific shape formed by the cabinet 10 may vary.

The cabinet 10 may include a plurality of panels. The plurality of panels may include a front panel 15, a side panel, an upper panel, a lower panel, and a rear panel. A plurality of panels may be joined together to form the cabinet 10 together.

A detergent opening 16 and a clothing opening 17 may be formed in the front panel 15 . The detergent opening 16 may correspond to a passage through which the storage unit of the detergent supply device moves, and the clothing opening 17 may correspond to a passage through which a user puts clothes into the drum 30 inside the cabinet 10. .

That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, the cabinet 10 includes a front panel 15 in which a detergent opening 16 is formed.

A clothing door 40 for opening and closing the clothing opening 17 may be provided on the front panel 15, and the clothing door 40 may be rotatably provided by being hinged to the outside of the front panel 15. . The clothing opening 17 of the front panel 15 can be opened or closed by the clothing door 40 .

Meanwhile, the tub 20 is provided inside the cabinet 10 and contains water therein, and the drum 30 is rotatably provided inside the tub 20 and can accommodate clothes therein. .

In one embodiment of the present invention, the drum 30 may include a plurality of communication holes on the outer circumferential surface for communicating the tub 20 side and the inside, and accordingly, the water stored in the tub 20 may pass through the drum 30 It can be provided internally and provided to clothing.

Meanwhile, an embodiment of the present invention may include both the drum 30 and the tub 20, as shown in FIG. 1, or may include only the drum 30 excluding the tub 20, if necessary. That is, one embodiment of the present invention corresponds to a washing machine capable of performing a washing course for treating clothes by including the drum 30 and the tub 20 for receiving water, or the tub 20 is omitted. It may correspond to a dryer that includes only the drum 30 and can perform a drying course for drying clothes inside the drum 30.

However, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the laundry treatment apparatus 1 includes both the drum 30 and the tub 20 and includes an air supply unit for drying clothes to perform both a washing course and a drying course. may apply. Unless otherwise specified, description will be made based on a form in which the drum 30 and the tub 20 are provided inside the cabinet 10 in one embodiment of the present invention.

Meanwhile, one embodiment of the present invention may include a detergent supply device for progressing a washing course. The detergent supply device is a device provided inside the cabinet 10 or provided outside the cabinet 10 to supply detergent to the inside of the tub 20 or drum 30 .

In the present invention, the detergent includes not only a washing agent for removing foreign substances from clothes, but also a softening agent for improving the flexibility of fibers and a bleaching agent for improving the color of fibers. In addition, detergents may be defined to include various types and types of detergents, such as detergents in powder form as well as detergents in liquid form.

The detergent supply device includes a storage unit in which detergent is stored, and the storage unit may be introduced into or taken out of the cabinet 10 through the detergent opening 16 of the front panel 15 .

On the other hand, an embodiment of the present invention may include a control panel 100 including a screen output unit 8 for outputting a screen and a control unit for generating operation signals manipulated by a user.

1 shows a state in which the control panel 100 is provided on the front panel 15 according to an embodiment of the present invention. However, the control panel 100 may be provided not only on the front panel 15 but also on a top panel or a side panel, or may be provided on a plurality of panels, respectively.

Referring to FIG. 1 , in one embodiment of the present invention, the control panel 100 may be provided on the upper end of the front panel 15 . The upper part of the front panel 15 may be understood as a part including the upper part of the front panel 15 and the control panel 100 .

The control panel 100 may be manufactured separately from the front panel 15 and coupled to the front panel 15, or a part of the front panel 15 may correspond to the control panel 100. When the control panel 100 is manufactured separately from the front panel 15, the control panel 100 is provided on the front panel 15 to form the front of the cabinet 10 together with the front panel 15. can

The control panel 100 may include a manipulation unit, and the manipulation unit may include buttons operated by a user. The control unit may be operated by a user to generate an operation signal, and the operation signal may be transmitted to the control unit 60 to be described later.

In the present invention, the control unit collectively refers to an object that is manipulated by a user to generate an operation signal, and may include a dial unit 56, a multi-function button unit 91, an option button unit, and an additional option button unit, which will be described later. A detailed description of the control unit will be described later.

Meanwhile, the control panel 100 may include a screen output unit 8, and the screen output unit 8 may include a display 84 or the like on which a screen for providing information to a user is output. Details of the screen output unit 8 will be described later together with the control unit.

Meanwhile, one embodiment of the present invention may include a control unit 60, and the control unit 60 may be electrically and signally connected to the operation unit. In addition, the control unit 60 may be electrically and signally connected to a target requiring electrical/electronic control, such as a driving unit for rotating the drum 30 or a water supply unit for supplying water.

The control unit 60 may receive a signal input to the manipulation unit by the user, and may control each component of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 based on the transmitted signal. In addition, the operating status of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 may be transmitted to the user through the manipulation unit based on the signal transmitted from each of the above components.

Meanwhile, FIG. 2 is a view showing an internal cross-section of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the inside of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be schematically described as follows.

The clothing opening 17 of the front panel 15 can be shielded by the clothing door 40, and the user opens the clothing opening 17 by manipulating the clothing door 40 when washing clothes. can do.

Clothes may be put into the open clothing opening 17, and the clothes put through the clothing opening 17 pass through the tub opening 22 of the tub 20 and the drum opening 32 of the drum 30. and can be put into the drum 30.

The tub 20 may be fixed inside the cabinet 10 and the front surface facing the clothing opening 17 may be opened to form the tub opening 22 . The tub 20 may be connected to the front panel 15 through a gasket for preventing separation of clothes and leakage. In addition, the tub 20 may be supported on the cabinet 10 through a damper in order to minimize vibration transmitted to the cabinet 10 .

The drum 30 may be disposed inside the tub 20, and the drum opening 32 may be formed by opening the front surface of the drum 30 toward the tub opening 22 and the clothing opening 17. That is, the clothing opening 17, the tub opening 22, and the drum opening 32 may be aligned side by side and communicate with each other.

As described above, the drum 30 has a plurality of communication holes formed on the outer circumferential surface, so that water accommodated in the tub 20 can be supplied to the inside of the drum 30 . In addition, the drum 30 may have a rotating shaft and be rotatably provided.

The drum 30 may be connected to the driving unit through a rotating shaft. The driving unit may provide rotational force based on a signal from the control unit 60, and the rotational force of the driving unit may be transmitted to the drum 30 through a rotating shaft to rotate the drum 30.

As shown in FIG. 2, one embodiment of the present invention is described as a front loader type in which the rotating shaft of the drum 30 extends in the forward and backward directions and the clothing opening 17 is provided on the front panel 15, but this It is not limited and may be a top loader type in which the clothing opening 17 is formed on the upper panel. However, unless otherwise specified, the description will be made based on the front loader type.

Meanwhile, the laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be connected to an external water supply source to receive water. A water supply unit connected to an external water supply source may be provided inside the cabinet 10 .

The water supply unit may include a water supply valve, and the control unit 60 may supply water into the tub 20 during a washing process or the like through control of the water supply valve. The water supply unit may be provided to supply water into the tub 20 through the detergent supply device or directly supply water into the tub 20 separately from the detergent supply device.

The detergent supply device may be connected to the water supply unit through a water supply hose. That is, the detergent supply device may be provided to receive water from the water supply unit and supply the detergent and water together to the inside of the tub 20 or the drum 30 .

Meanwhile, the laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a drainage unit, and the drainage unit may be connected to the tub 20 to discharge water contained in the tub 20 to the outside.

Meanwhile, FIG. 2 schematically shows a controller 60 provided inside the cabinet 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As described above, the control unit 60 may be connected to a plurality of components such as the driving unit of the drum 30 and the control panel 100.

The control unit 60 may be provided to perform a course for processing clothes based on a manipulation signal of the manipulation unit. For example, the control unit 60 may control a water supply unit and a driving unit to perform a corresponding course upon receiving a signal for performing a course for processing clothes through a manipulation unit.

The controller 60 may be provided in a partial space of the cabinet 10 or inside the control panel 100 . For example, the controller 60 may be provided in the form of a module and may be provided on a base positioned on a lower panel of the cabinet 10 .

In addition, the control unit 60 may be provided to be included in the inside of the control panel 100, for example, the screen output unit 8 or a part of the manipulation unit. Furthermore, the control unit 60 may be composed of a plurality of divided bodies and may be provided on the control panel 100 and the base, respectively, and operated together.

Meanwhile, referring to FIGS. 1 and 2 , in one embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 60 may be signalally connected to a communication terminal 70 portable by a user. The communication terminal 70 may be separated from the cabinet 10 and independently movable, include a communication function, and may be provided to be carried by a user.

For example, the communication terminal 70 may correspond to a mobile phone that can be carried by a user. 1 and 2, a communication terminal 70 corresponding to a mobile phone is schematically represented.

However, in one embodiment of the present invention, the communication terminal 70 is not necessarily limited thereto, and may be of various types capable of direct or indirect communication with the control unit 60.

The controller 60 may be provided to communicate with the communication terminal 70 in various ways. That is, the control unit 60 may be signally connected to the communication terminal 70 through various methods.

For example, the control unit 60 is directly connected to the communication terminal 70 through various methods capable of transmitting and receiving wireless signals such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and NFC, or is provided inside or outside the laundry treatment device 1 to transmit and receive communication signals. It may also be indirectly connected by using an intermediate means.

For example, the control unit 60 is connected together with the communication terminal 70 to a Wi-Fi module provided inside or outside the clothes handling apparatus 1 to transmit and receive signals to and from the communication terminal 70 through the Wi-Fi module. can

Alternatively, the control unit 60 is connected to the Wi-Fi module and transmits/receives a signal to a communication server corresponding to a terminal station for communication of the communication terminal 70, thereby transmitting and receiving signals to and from the communication terminal 70 through the communication server. may be connected to

The communication method of the control unit 60 described above is only an example for explaining an embodiment of the present invention, and is not limited to the above, and an embodiment of the present invention is the control unit 60 and the communication terminal 70 A variety of methods capable of directly or indirectly transmitting and receiving signals to each other may be possible.

An application capable of exchanging information with the clothes handling device 1 may be installed in the user's communication terminal 70, and various information provided from the control unit 60 may be transmitted to the application through an external server or via Bluetooth or the like. It can also be delivered directly.

A user may check various types of information of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 or give various setting and execution commands using the communication terminal 70 as well as the control panel 100 of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 .

Meanwhile, FIG. 3 shows a state in which the front panel 15 is separated from the cabinet 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention. A configuration on the front panel 15 will be described with reference to FIG. 3 as follows.

As described above, the front panel 15 is provided with a clothing opening 17 and a detergent opening 16. The clothes opening 17 can be opened and closed by the clothes door 40, and the storage unit of the detergent supply device can be inserted into the detergent opening 16.

The front end of the storage unit may be provided with a handle that can be held by a user, and when the storage unit is drawn into the cabinet 10, the front of the handle is the front panel 15 and the front of the clothes handling device 1. can form

Meanwhile, a panel support 101 may be provided at the rear of the front panel 15 to improve the rigidity of the front panel 15 and to which the screen output unit 8 or the control unit of the control panel 100 may be fixed. The panel support 101 may be coupled to the front panel 15 or to the upper panel and side panels.

The panel support 101 may be provided in a plate shape extending along the width direction of the cabinet 10 . The panel support 101 may correspond to a plate provided in parallel with the front surface of the cabinet 10 . The panel support unit 101 may be disposed on the upper side of the front panel 15, and at least a part of the screen output unit 8 and the control unit may be combined.

The panel support portion 101 may be coupled to the panel flange portion of the front panel 15 . The panel flange portion may have a flange shape extending rearward from the edge of the front panel 15, and the panel support portion 101 may be coupled to an upper side of the panel flange portion.

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, the screen output unit 8 and a part of the operation unit may constitute the operation module 50 together. That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, the control module 50 may include at least a part of the screen output unit 8 and the control unit.

The control module 50 may be coupled to the panel support 101 at the rear of the front panel 15 . The operation module 50 may include a dial unit 56 corresponding to a part of the operation unit, a power button unit 53a, and an action button unit 53b together with the screen output unit 8.

An opening may be formed in the front panel 15 so that the screen output unit 8 of the control module 50 is exposed forward. That is, in the control module 50 coupled and fixed to the panel support 101 at the rear of the front panel 15, a plurality of buttons and a screen output unit 8 are exposed forward through the opening of the front panel 15. can

Meanwhile, FIG. 4 shows a control panel 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The control panel 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4 as follows.

The control panel 100 may be provided on the cabinet 10 and form a part of the exterior of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 . The control panel 100 may be provided in various positions such as the top panel and the front panel 15, and FIG. 1 shows the control panel 100 provided on the upper end of the front panel 15.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the control panel 100 may be provided on the front panel 15, and the control panel 100 may be manufactured separately from the front panel 15 and coupled to the front panel 15, or A part of the front panel 15 may correspond to the control panel 100 .

The control panel 100 may have a bar-shaped plate shape extending along the width direction of the cabinet 10 . When a part of the front panel 15 corresponds to the control panel 100, the front panel 15 has an opening formed in an area corresponding to the control panel 100, and an opening at the rear of the front panel 15. The screen output unit 8 and the control unit are exposed to the front of the front panel 15 through the opening and can be identified or operated by the user.

Referring to FIG. 4 , in one embodiment of the present invention, the control panel 100 may include a screen output unit 8, an option unit 200, a power button unit 53a, and an action button unit 53b. . As will be described later, the screen output unit 8 may include a dial unit 56 and a multi-function button unit 91, and the option unit 200 may include an option button unit and an additional option button unit.

The power button unit 53a, the action button unit 53b, the dial unit 56, the multifunction button unit 91, the option button unit, and the additional option button unit may constitute a control unit together. That is, the control unit may include the power button unit 53a, the execution button unit 53b, the dial unit 56, the multifunction button unit 91, the option button unit, and the additional option button unit.

The screen output unit 8 and the option unit 200 may be arranged along the width direction of the cabinet 10 . Accordingly, the screen output unit 8 and the option unit 200 can be efficiently disposed in the control panel 100 extending along the width direction of the cabinet 10 .

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, the control panel 100 may include a power button unit 53a and a performance button unit 53b. The power button unit 53a and the execution button unit 53b may correspond to parts of the control unit. That is, the control unit may include a power button unit 53a and a performance button unit 53b.

A user may manipulate the power button 53a to input power to the laundry treatment apparatus 1 . The power button unit 53a may be provided in a touch type or mechanical button type, and generates a power signal corresponding to an operation signal when operated by a user.

The control unit 60 can stand by in a sleep state in which it can receive a signal from the power button unit 53a in a power off state, and is switched to a sleep state when the power signal is transmitted from the power button unit 53a. The laundry treatment apparatus 1 may be controlled so that power is supplied to each component of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 .

Meanwhile, the user may command the laundry treatment apparatus 1 to perform the laundry treatment process P3 by manipulating the execution button 53b. The execution button unit 53b may be provided in a touch type or mechanical button type, and generates an execution signal, which is a kind of operation signal, when operated by a user. When the execution signal is transmitted in the slip-on state, the control unit 60 may control the driving unit and the water supply unit to perform a laundry treatment process (P3) for treating laundry.

On the other hand, in using the laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the power button unit 53a and the execution button unit 53b, which are indispensably operated by the user and have a high importance, are the screen output unit 8. And it is arranged independently of the option unit 200 so that the user can easily recognize it.

The power button unit 53a and the execution button unit 53b may be disposed in the remaining areas of the control panel 100 except for the screen output unit 8 and the option unit 200 . The power button unit 53a and the action button unit 53b may be disposed on both sides of the screen output unit 8, respectively.

4, the power button 53a is disposed on one side of the screen output unit 8 based on the width direction of the cabinet 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the power button 53a is disposed on the other side of the screen output unit 8. A state in which the button portion 53b is disposed is shown. The action button unit 53b may be disposed between the screen output unit 8 and the option unit 200 .

Meanwhile, the option unit 200 is shown in FIG. 5 . In one embodiment of the present invention, various courses for processing clothes are stored in advance in the control unit 60, and the user can check the option status of each course or adjust the options through the option unit 200.

The option unit 200 may include a plurality of option control units respectively corresponding to a plurality of options. In one embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of options having a plurality of option values selectable by a user exist, and the plurality of option control units are provided to adjust option setting values for different options, respectively.

In one embodiment of the present invention, any one option includes a plurality of option values selectable by a user, and one of the plurality of option values is set as an option setting value for the corresponding option and reflected in a course for processing clothes. It can be.

5 shows an option unit 200 including a first option unit 200, a second option unit 200, and a third option unit 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The first option unit 200, the second option unit 200, and the third option unit 200 correspond to an option control unit. That is, the option unit 200 may include an option control unit, and the option control unit may include a first option unit 200, a second option unit 200, and a third option unit 200.

The number of option control units may correspond to the number of adjustable options for the course, and may be determined in various numbers. For example, an embodiment of the present invention may include a first option for rinsing number, a second option for dehydration number, and a third option for water temperature, and the option control unit also has a first option for the first option. It may include a part 200, a second option part 200 for the second option, and a third option part 200 for the third option.

However, the number of options and the content of the options as above are only for convenience of description, and are not limited as above, and the number of options and the number of option control units may vary, and corresponding to the first, second, and third options. Specific options may also vary as needed.

The option control unit included in the option unit 200 may include an option display unit and an option button unit. That is, the option unit 200 may include an option display unit and an option button unit, and the option button unit may correspond to a part of the aforementioned operation unit.

For example, in one embodiment of the present invention, the option unit 200 may include a plurality of option control units, and the plurality of option control units include the first option control unit 210, the second option control unit 220, and the third option control unit 220. It may include an option control unit 230, and the first option control unit 210 may include a first option display unit 211 and a first option button unit 212, and the second option control unit 220 ) May include a second option display unit 221 and a second option button unit 222, the third option control unit 230 is the third option display unit 231 and the third option button unit 232 can include

The option display unit may be provided to display the current option setting value of an option corresponding to the corresponding option control unit, and the option button unit may be provided to change the option setting value of the option corresponding to the corresponding option control unit.

That is, the user can generate an option control signal against a corresponding option by manipulating any one option button among a plurality of option control units provided in the option unit 200, and the control unit 60 can generate an option control signal based on the option control signal. Thus, among a plurality of option values for the corresponding option, the object set as the option setting value can be changed. That is, the control unit 60 may change the option setting value of the corresponding option based on the option control signal.

The option display unit may include a plurality of light emitting units 205 . Each of the plurality of light emitting units 205 may correspond to the number of option values of options corresponding to the corresponding option display unit. In addition, the option display unit may provide option setting value information of a corresponding option to the user through light emitting characteristics of the plurality of light emitting units 205 .

For example, in one embodiment of the present invention, the option control unit may include a first option unit 200, and the first option unit 200 is a first option display unit for displaying option setting values of the first option ( 211), and the first option display unit 211 may include a plurality of light emitting units 205 respectively corresponding to option values for the first option.

The user can change the option setting value of the first option by manipulating the first option button part 212, and the light emitting part 205 corresponding to the currently set option setting value of the first option display part 211 emits light for the user. You can display the current option settings to .

That is, when the first option button unit 212 is manipulated, the control unit 60 changes the option setting value of the first option, and causes the light emitting unit 205 corresponding to the current option setting value of the first option to emit light. The option display unit 211 can be controlled.

Meanwhile, the option unit 200 may further include an additional option button unit together with the option control unit. The additional option button unit may be provided to set additional options. For example, the user may apply, execute, cancel, or end the corresponding additional option by manipulating the additional option button unit.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the additional option does not have a plurality of option values, unlike options controlled by the option control unit, and whether to apply the additional option or not to proceed with the additional option may be determined.

For example, in one embodiment of the present invention, the additional option button unit may include a setting button unit 240, a reservation button unit 250, a steam button unit, and the like.

The additional option button unit may set only whether to apply steam like the steam button unit, or only whether to proceed with a setting step like the setting button unit 240. However, it is not necessarily limited in this way, and additional options may also include a plurality of option values, such as options controlled by the option control unit, and options controlled by the option control unit may only be applied as in the above additional options. this may be determined.

On the other hand, when the setting button unit 240 of the additional option button unit is manipulated by the user, the setting screen 420 is output to the screen output unit 8 and the setting step may proceed. That is, the controller 60 can control the screen output unit 8 so that the setting screen 420 is output on the screen output unit 8 when the setting signal of the setting button unit 240 is transmitted.

In addition, when the reservation button unit 250 of the additional option button unit is manipulated by the user, a reservation screen is output on the screen output unit 8 and the reservation step may proceed. That is, the controller 60 can control the screen output unit 8 so that the reservation screen is output on the screen output unit 8 when the reservation signal of the reservation button unit 250 is transmitted. A detailed description of the setting step and the reservation step will be described later.

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of additional option button units are arranged in a lattice form, so that efficient arrangement can be implemented in a limited area of the option unit 200 . In addition, the option control unit may be provided so that the plurality of light emitting units 205 are aligned in a row so that it is advantageous to intuitively recognize a change in option value.

5 shows a state in which a plurality of option control units are aligned along the width direction of the cabinet 10 and the additional option button units are arranged in a lattice form on one side of the option control unit.

The option button unit and the additional option button unit constituting a part of the operation unit may be provided to display names of corresponding options, respectively. Furthermore, the option display unit, the option button unit, and the additional option button unit are provided so as to emit light, respectively, to enhance the aesthetics of the exterior, and at the same time, only the option control unit or additional option button unit corresponding to the option that can be operated for each course for processing clothes. By emitting light, convenience of use can be provided to the user.

Meanwhile, FIG. 6 shows an exploded view of the operation module 50 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In one embodiment of the present invention, the control module 50 in which the screen output unit 8 and at least a part of the control unit are modularized may be provided.

6 shows a structure including the screen output unit 8, the power button unit 53a, and the execution button unit 53b in the operation module 50, but a part of the operation unit is included in the operation module 50 as needed. may be additionally included or other configurations may be added.

Referring to FIG. 6 , in one embodiment of the present invention, the control module 50 may be provided inside the front panel 15 . That is, the control module 50 may be located between the front of the front panel 15 and the panel support 101 . The inside of the front panel 15 may refer to an area surrounded by the front surface of the front panel 15 and the aforementioned panel flange portion.

The inside of the front panel 15 can be located behind the front of the front panel 15 and can be opened to the rear. The inside of the front panel 15 may be located on the front side of the upper panel, the side panel and the lower panel.

The control module 50 may be coupled to the front surface of the panel support 101 and disposed inside the front panel 15 . The manipulation module 50 may include a manipulation housing 51 coupled to the panel support 101 . The control housing 51 may include a power button unit 53a, an action button unit 53b, a dial unit 56, and a substrate unit 52 electrically connected to the screen output unit 8.

The substrate unit 52 is provided inside the manipulation housing 51 and may be connected to the power button unit 53a, the execution button unit 53b and the screen output unit 8. After the board unit 52 is accommodated in the manipulation housing 51, a sealer may be filled to secure watertightness.

Meanwhile, the power button unit 53a and the execution button unit 53b may include a power button housing and a performance button housing 54b coupled to the substrate unit 52, respectively. The power button housing 54a and the execution button housing may be coupled or connected to the substrate unit 52 in various ways, and may include buttons exposed to the front of the front panel 15 .

The power button unit 53a and the execution button unit 53b may sense physical force or electric force transmitted by the user to generate a user's input signal. For example, the power button unit 53a and the action button unit 53b may be physically moved mechanically or touch-typed without physical movement but detecting a user's contact.

The power button unit 53a and the execution button unit 53b generate an electrical signal when pressed by a user, or generate an electrical signal to be transmitted to the control unit 60 when the user's hand or the like is contacted and electrical power is input. A catalog may be prepared.

Meanwhile, the control module 50 may include a screen output unit 8 , and the screen output unit 8 may include a dial unit 56 . In addition, the screen output unit 8 may include an output housing 57 coupled to the substrate unit 52, and may include a rotation detection unit 58 for detecting rotation of the dial unit 56. .

The screen output unit 8 may provide a screen corresponding to an output signal transmitted by the control unit 60 to the user. At least some area of the screen output unit 8 may correspond to a touch area that can receive a user's touch signal. The dial unit 56 may be provided to surround the circumference of the screen output unit 8, and the user may transmit an input signal to the control unit 60 by rotating the dial unit 56 of the screen output unit 8. .

The rotation detection unit 58 may be provided inside the output housing 57 and connected to the dial unit 56 to detect rotation of the dial unit 56 . The rotation sensing unit 58 may correspond to an encoder including a magnetic force generator and having a fixed body and a rotating body.

The rotating body of the rotation sensing unit 58 is connected to the dial unit 56 and can be rotated together with the dial unit 56, and when the user rotates the dial unit 56, the rotation sensing unit ( 58) can generate an electrical signal by the rotation of the rotating body and transmit it to the control unit 60.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the control module 50 may be provided inside the front panel 15, and therefore, the front panel 15 has a sufficient length to accommodate the control module 50 along the front-back direction. can have For example, the rearward extension of the panel flange of the front panel 15 may be longer than that of the control module 50 in the front-back direction.

Meanwhile, FIG. 7 shows an example of the screen output unit 8. The screen output unit 8 includes a housing 81 fixed to the rotation sensing unit 58 and information (clothing processing device) fixed to the housing. It may be provided to include a display 84 for displaying information related to control, operation, etc., and a circuit board 82 provided in the housing and having a circuit for controlling the display 84.

The housing 81 may include a fastening body 81b fixed to the rotation sensing unit 58 and a receiving body 81a accommodated inside the rotation sensing unit 58 .

The accommodating body 81a may be provided in any shape as long as it can be inserted into the rotation sensing unit 58. FIG. 7 shows a case in which the accommodating body 81a is provided in a cylindrical shape as an example. will be.

An installation space 811 is formed inside the accommodating body 81a, and the accommodating body through-hole 812 is provided in the space provided by the accommodating body 81a. The fastening body 81b may be provided in any shape as long as it can be inserted into the rotation sensing unit 58. The fastening body 81b is provided with a fastening body through hole 815 connected to the mounting space 811 .

A fixing body fastening part 816 may be provided on the circumferential surface of the fastening body 81b. Furthermore, a plurality of positioning protrusions 817 may be further provided on the circumferential surface of the fastening body 81b.

The shape of the positioning projection 817 is provided in a shape that can be inserted into the positioning groove provided in the rotation sensing unit 58, and the position of the positioning projection 817 corresponds to the position of the positioning groove. provided at the branch.

The positioning protrusion 817 and the positioning groove are means for minimizing the risk that the fixing body fastening part 816 is not coupled to the fixing part when the fastening body 81b is inserted.

As shown in FIG. 7, the circuit board 82 of the display 84 is inserted into the mounting space 811, and the wire 822 connected to the circuit board 82 of the display 84 is fastened. It can be drawn out of the housing 81 through the body through-hole 815 . A plurality of lamps 821 may be provided on the circuit board 82 of the display 84 .

In order to maintain a distance between the circuit board 82 of the display 84 and the display 84 and to prevent damage to the lamp 821, the display 84 and the display 84 are provided in the mounting space 811. A mounting portion 83 located between the second circuit board 82 may be provided.

The mounting part 83 may be provided as a mounting body 831 fixed to the receiving body 81a and positioned inside the mounting space 811 . The mounting body 831 may be provided in any shape as long as it can be inserted into the mounting space 811. FIG. 7 shows a case in which the mounting body 831 is provided in a substantially cylindrical shape as an example. will be.

A mounting groove 832 to which the display 84 is fixed is provided on one surface of the mounting body 831 . A connector through-hole 836 may be provided in the seating groove 832, and the connector 841 (flexible PCB, etc.) provided in the display 84 is inserted into the connector through-hole 836 so that the display 84 ) can be connected to the circuit board 82.

A lamp through-hole 835 into which the lamp 821 is inserted may be provided in the mounting body 831 . It is preferable that the lamp through-holes 835 are provided in the same number as the number of lamps 821, and the location of the lamp through-holes 835 is the space of the mounting body located above the seating groove 832, Alternatively, it should be set to the space of the mounting body located below the seating groove 832. This is to allow the light emitted from the lamp 821 to be transmitted to the outside of the housing 81 through the lamp through-hole 835 .

The mounting part 83 is fixed to the housing 81 through the mounting body fastening part 813 provided in the receiving body 81a and the receiving body fastening part 833 provided in the mounting body 831 .

The mounting body fastening part 813 is provided with a plurality of protrusions located inside the mounting space 811, and the receiving body fastening part 833 is a circumferential surface of the mounting body 831 (in contact with the receiving body). It is provided on one surface of the mounting body) and may be provided with a groove or the like to which the mounting body fastening part 813 is fixed. Meanwhile, a protruding spacer 814 may be provided on the circumferential surface of the receiving body 81a.

The number of the mounting body fastening part 813 and the receiving body fastening part 833 should be set to be the same, and the positions of the mounting body fastening part 813 and the receiving body fastening part 833 should be set to correspond to each other. do.

In order to increase the fastening force of the mounting body 831, the receiving body fastening part 833 is an upper fastening part located at a higher point than the seating surface 832, and a lower position than the seating surface 832. It may be provided as a lower fastening part. Unlike shown in the drawing, the receiving body fastening part 833 may be provided on the left and right sides of the seating surface, respectively.

A cover 85 may be further provided on the receiving body 81a to prevent water and foreign substances from entering the display 84 and the circuit board 82 of the display 84 .

The cover 85 is preferably fixed to at least one of the receiving body 81a and the mounting body 831 to close the receiving body through-hole 812 . The cover 85 should be made of a material having transparency enough to allow information displayed on the display 84 and light emitted from the lamp 821 to be confirmed from the outside.

When the cover 85 is provided to be fixed to the mounting body 831, the cover 85 is provided with a cover fixing protrusion 851 protruding toward the mounting body 831, and the mounting body 831 ) may be provided with a fixing protrusion fastening part 834 to which the cover fixing protrusion 851 is coupled.

The circuit board 82 of the display 84 may also be fixed to the mounting body 831 . That is, the mounting part 83 is provided with a protrusion 838 protruding from the mounting body 831 toward the second circuit board 82, and the protrusion 838 is provided on the second circuit board 82. A protrusion through-hole 823 to be inserted may be provided.

Furthermore, the cover 85 may further include a cover sheet 853 that lowers the transparency of the cover. The transparency of the cover sheet is preferably set to such a level that it is difficult to check the interior of the mounting space 811 from the outside.

The cover sheet 853 may be fixed to the surface of the cover 85, and characters or symbols may be provided in a region of the cover sheet where the lamp through-hole 835 is projected.

As shown in FIG. 7 , the screen output unit 8 may further include a multi-function button unit 91 that receives control commands displayed on the display 84 .

The multifunction button unit 91 may be provided to determine whether a control command displayed on the display 84 is selected by detecting whether or not the user's body is in contact with the cover 85 .

That is, the multifunction button unit 91 includes a sensor 93 provided on the second circuit board 82 to detect static electricity of the user's body, and a conductor connecting the sensor 93 and the cover 85. may be provided to include. The conductor may include a first conductor fixed to the cover 85 and a second conductor 92 having one end connected to the first conductor and the other end connected to the sensor 93 . In this case, the mounting body 831 should be provided with a conductor through-hole 837 into which the second conductor 92 is inserted.

The sensor 93 and the second conductor 92 may form the signal sensing unit 9 together. The first conductor is a means for facilitating the input of a control command by expanding an area accessible to the user.

The screen output unit 8 having the above-described structure enables display of control commands, search for displayed control commands, and selection of displayed control commands, and minimizes the space required for installation. However, the screen output unit 8 having the above-described structure requires a means for discharging water or foreign substances introduced into the inside to the outside.

On the other hand, the screen output unit 8 includes a sealing unit (locking body sealing unit) that blocks foreign substances from entering the fastening body through-hole 815, and the cover 85 and the receiving body through-hole 812. A cover sealing portion 852 may be provided to block a space between the two sides.

The cover sealing part 852 is sprayed to the receiving body 81a along the edge of the cover 85 to fill the space between the cover 85 and the receiving body 812, and to remove the cover 85. An adhesive material fixed to the receiving body 812 may be provided.

Meanwhile, FIG. 8 shows the appearance of the screen output unit 8 exposed to the outside through the control panel 100 in one embodiment of the present invention. In one embodiment of the present invention, the screen output unit 8 includes a display 84 on which a screen for providing information to a user is output, a screen peripheral portion 849 into which the display 84 is inserted and fixed, A multi-function button 91 provided on the screen circumference 849 and operated by a user may be included.

The screen circumference 849 may correspond to the remaining area except for the display 84 area in the aforementioned cover.

The screen output unit 8 may be provided to protrude forward from the control panel 100, and the aforementioned dial unit 56 may be disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the screen output unit 8. The screen output unit 8 may be provided to have a circular cross section to facilitate rotation of the dial unit 56 corresponding to the rotating body.

The display 84 of the screen output unit 8 may be exposed to the outside to output a screen, and may have a square cross section. That is, in the screen output unit 8, a square display 84 may be disposed inside the circular screen circumferential portion 849.

On the other hand, the multi-function button unit 91 may be provided to be exposed to the outside on the screen circumferential portion 849. As described above, the multi-function button unit 91 may be provided to respond to static electricity present in the user's body.

The multi-function button unit 91 may be provided between the outer edge of the screen circumference 849 and the display 84 . In one embodiment of the present invention, the control panel 100 can be located on the front panel 15 of the cabinet 10, and the screen output unit 8 can protrude forward from the control panel 100, and has a multi-function The button unit 91 may be located below the display 84 in the screen output unit 8 .

The multi-function button unit 91 can be manipulated by a user to generate an operation signal, and the multi-function button unit 91 can be provided to vary its function according to a screen output to the screen output unit 8.

That is, the control unit 60 may be provided to perform different functions according to an operation signal transmitted from the multi-function button unit 91 according to the screen output to the screen output unit 8 . The control unit 60 may ignore the operation signal of the multi-function button unit 91 or deactivate the multi-function button unit 91 according to the screen.

Meanwhile, FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically showing screen changes of the screen output unit 8 according to the operation process of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

An operating process of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a booting process (P1), a course setting process (P2), and a laundry treatment process (P3). The booting process P1 corresponds to a process in which power is supplied to each component of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 and programs stored in the control unit 60 are booted.

The course setting process P2 corresponds to a process in which one of a plurality of courses for processing clothes is selected by the user and various settings for the course are performed.

The clothes processing process (P3) corresponds to a process of processing clothes according to the course determined in the course setting process (P2). In the clothes treatment process (P3), the control unit 60 controls the driving unit or other components to perform the above course.

Meanwhile, the screen output unit 8 may output the booting screen 300 in the booting process (P1). The booting screen 300 may provide various information to the user in the booting process P1. For example, the booting screen 300 may provide the user with various information such as current temperature, weather, booting progress, warning contents, and notification contents.

That is, the controller 60 controls the screen output unit 8 to output the booting screen 300, and provides various information related to the use of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 to the user through the booting screen 300. It may be provided to the user.

Meanwhile, the screen output unit 8 may output the course setting screen 400 through the display 84 in the course setting process P2. The course setting screen 400 can provide information on various courses and settings to the user, and the user can proceed with setting courses and options through the course setting screen 400 .

For example, the controller 60 may control the screen output unit 8 so that a plurality of courses for processing clothes are stored in advance and a course selection screen 410 displaying the plurality of courses is displayed on the screen. can

In addition, when the user manipulates the control unit through the screen displayed on the display 84, the control unit 60 performs the clothes treatment process P3 according to the course or setting displayed on the display 84 based on the operation signal of the control unit 60. can

Meanwhile, the screen output unit 8 may output the clothes treatment screen 500 through the display 84 in the clothes treatment process P3. The clothes treatment screen 500 may provide a user with various information about the current course.

For example, the controller 60 may control the screen output unit 8 to output the clothes treatment screen 500, and on the clothes treatment screen 500, the name of the current course, the running time of the course, and the corresponding course In the process, various information such as the current process and remaining time can be provided to the user.

Meanwhile, FIG. 10 schematically shows a notification screen 320 among booting screens 300 output from the screen output unit 8 in one embodiment of the present invention.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the screen output unit 8 may be provided to provide various information to the user during the preparation process of each component of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 through the booting screen 300 . Meanwhile, the booting screen 300 may include a plurality of screens providing different information. In one embodiment of the present invention, the notification screen 320 shown in FIG. 10 may correspond to a part of the booting screen 300 .

Various information may be displayed on the notification screen 320 and visually provided to the user. The notification screen 320 may display various information prior to using the laundry treatment device 1, such as current weather, air temperature, water temperature, remaining amount of detergent, and the like.

Meanwhile, FIG. 11 schematically shows a course selection screen 410 among course setting screens 400 output from the screen output unit 8 in one embodiment of the present invention.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the course setting screen 400 output from the screen output unit 8 may include various screens such as the course selection screen 410 . That is, the course selection screen 410 is a kind of course setting screen 400 output from the screen output unit 8 .

11 shows a course selection screen 410 as an example of the course setting screen 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The course selection screen 410 displays a plurality of courses for processing clothes, and a user may select one of the plurality of courses.

The course selection screen 410 may include an order display area 411, a course name area 412, an option guide area 413, and a function display area 405. The order display area 411 is an area for displaying the order of which course is currently displayed among a plurality of courses to be displayed to the user through the course selection screen 410 .

In one embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 60 may store a plurality of courses for processing clothes in advance, and display the plurality of courses to the user through the screen output unit 8 to select one of the plurality of courses. One can be selected by the user.

However, the screen output unit 8 displays information in a limited area through the display 84, and accordingly, it may be inefficient to simultaneously display the plurality of courses. Accordingly, one embodiment of the present invention can effectively display a plurality of courses in a limited screen area by displaying a plurality of courses one by one in order on the course selection screen 410 .

According to the above circumstances, in one embodiment of the present invention, the course selection screen 410 includes an order display area 411 for notifying the user of what order the currently displayed course is, and the order display area 411 Through this, the user can conveniently check order information of a currently displayed course for a plurality of courses.

In FIG. 11, a plurality of circular objects corresponding to the course are displayed in the order display area 411, and the circular object corresponding to the course currently displayed on the course selection screen 410 has a different illuminance than the other circular objects. , a state of indicating the order of courses currently marked to the user is shown. However, the specific shape of the order display area 411 may be determined in various ways capable of indicating the order of the current course for a plurality of courses.

Meanwhile, the name of the course currently displayed on the course selection screen 410 may be displayed in the course name area 412 . The user can check the currently displayed course through the course name area 412 .

Option setting values for the currently displayed course may be displayed in the option guide area 413 . As described above, each of the plurality of courses may have a plurality of options set by the user, the option has a plurality of option values selectable by the user, and any one of the plurality of option values is the option value. It can be specified as an option setting value for and reflected in the performance of the course.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the course selection screen 410 for displaying the course allows the user to easily check the current option setting state for the course through the option guidance area 413 of the course selection screen 410. Each option setting value of a plurality of options for the course can be displayed.

On the other hand, in the function display area 405, the current function of the multi-function button unit 91 according to the screen currently displayed on the screen output unit 8 may be displayed. Accordingly, the user can conveniently and intuitively check the result obtained when manipulating the multi-function button unit 91 for each screen.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the function display area 405 of the course selection screen 410 may display content to indicate the entry of the option suggestion screen 460, and specific details about the option suggestion screen 460. is described later.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of areas are efficiently set so that various information can be effectively and conveniently delivered to the user even in a limited output area on the course selection screen 410 .

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of courses for processing clothes are stored in the control unit 60, and whether to designate a display group to be displayed on the course selection screen 410 is set for each of the plurality of courses. and whether to designate the display group may be changeable by the user.

Referring to FIG. 11 , a dot area corresponding to each of a plurality of courses designated as the display group may be displayed in the order display area 411 . The total number of dot areas may be the same as the total number of courses in the display group, and a dot area corresponding to a currently displayed course may be expressed through a brightness difference.

The order display area 411 may be positioned above the display 84, and a selection course display area 412 may be positioned below the order display area 411. The selected course display area 412 may be positioned approximately at the center of the display 84 .

The name of the currently displayed course may be displayed in the selected course display area 412, and it has the largest character size in relation to other areas, and user visibility can be secured.

The option guide area 413 may be disposed below the selection course display area 412 . The option guide area 413 is located at the center of the display 84 together with the selection course display area 412, and may be located below the selection course display area 412.

Option setting values of each of a plurality of options may be displayed in the option guide area 413 . In the option guidance area 413, names of each of a plurality of options and option setting values of each option may be displayed.

The text displayed in the option guide area 413 may be displayed in a smaller size than the text in the selected course display area 412 and may be displayed with lower brightness than the text in the selected course display area 412 .

The function display area 405 may be positioned below the option guide area 413 . The function display area 405 may be located at the bottom of the display 84 . The text displayed in the function display area 405 may be displayed in a smaller size than the text in the selected course display area 412 .

Meanwhile, FIG. 12 shows a course progress screen 510 among the clothes processing screens 500 output from the screen output unit 8 in one embodiment of the present invention. That is, the course progress screen 510 corresponds to one of the clothes processing screens 500, and FIG. 12 shows the course progress screen 510 as an example of the clothes processing screen 500.

Through the course selection screen 410 of the screen output unit 8, the user checks various information on the course for processing clothes, and selects one of them through the aforementioned dial unit 56 and the execution button unit 53b. If a course is specified, the control unit 60 can perform the course specified by the user based on manipulation signals such as the dial unit 56 and the execution button unit 53b.

The plurality of courses for treating clothes include a standard washing course for washing clothes or a standard drying course 4102 for drying clothes. The corresponding course can be performed by controlling the driving unit, the air supply unit, and the drainage unit.

In the clothes processing process (P3) performing the corresponding course as above, the control unit 60 controls the screen output unit 8 to output the course progress screen 510, and through the course progress screen 510, the controller ( 60) may provide the user with a variety of information about the clothes treatment process (P3) currently in progress.

Referring to FIG. 12, in one embodiment of the present invention, the course progress screen 510 includes a course display area 511, a time display area 512, a process display area 513, a degree of completion display area 514, and A function display area 405 may be included. However, the configuration of the course progress screen 510 is not necessarily limited as above, and may vary as needed.

The progressing course display area 511 is an area displaying the name of the course being performed in the clothing processing process P3, and the user can check the current course through the course displaying area 461.

The time display area 512 is an area displaying the elapsed time or remaining time of the course currently being performed, and the user can view the degree of execution or the end time of the course currently being performed through the time information displayed in the time display area 512. can be conveniently checked.

The process display area 513 is an area displaying the current process of the course currently being performed. In one embodiment of the present invention, a course for treating clothes may include a plurality of treatment processes. For example, the standard washing course may include a water supply process, a detergent input process, a washing process, a rinsing process, a draining process, and a spin-drying process.

That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, when one course is performed, a plurality of processing processes for the corresponding course may be performed, and the controller 60 displays the course display area 513 of the course progress screen 510. By displaying the processing process currently in progress to the user, the user can secure intuition for the clothing processing process (P3) and effectively check the current processing process.

On the other hand, the degree of completion display area 514 is an area for displaying the degree of progress up to now for the entire course currently in progress. The degree of completion display area 514 may display the degree of completion converted into a percentage or may be displayed in the form of a bar as shown in FIG. 12 .

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the user can simply and effectively check the degree of progress of the current course through the degree of completion display area 514 . In addition, unlike the time display area 512 that simply displays the remaining time, the degree of completion display area 514 that displays the current course among the entire course can provide convenience to the user.

Meanwhile, the course progress screen 510 of the clothes processing screen 500 may include a function display area 405 for displaying functions of the multi-function button unit 91 like the course selection screen 410 described above. That is, the multi-function button unit 91 can be activated on the course progress screen 510 .

When the multi-function button unit 91 is activated, the multi-function button unit 91 itself or a part of the screen output unit 8, for example, the border area of the multi-function button unit 91 emits light, allowing the user to use the multi-function button unit 91 can be effectively expressed.

Meanwhile, FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a setting screen 420 among course setting screens 400 output from the screen output unit 8 in one embodiment of the present invention.

As described above, one embodiment of the present invention includes a cabinet 10, a drum 30, a control unit, a screen output unit 8, and a control unit 60, and the drum 30 is inside the cabinet 10. It is provided on, is provided to be rotatable, and clothes are accommodated therein.

The control unit is provided in the cabinet 10 and can be manipulated by a user to generate an operation signal. The screen output unit 8 is provided in the cabinet 10 and can output a screen for providing information to the user. The control unit 60 is signalally connected to the control unit and the screen output unit 8, and a plurality of courses for processing clothes accommodated in the drum 30 may be stored.

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 60 stores at least some of the plurality of courses designated as a display group, and the screen output unit 8 selects courses in which courses designated as the display group are displayed. It is provided to output a screen 410, and the control unit 60 is provided to perform a course selected on the course selection screen 410, and whether or not each of the plurality of courses is designated as the display group is determined by the control unit. It can be provided so that the user can change it through.

Specifically, various courses for treating clothes, such as a standard washing course, a standard drying course 4102, and a spin-drying course, may be stored in advance in the controller 60. On the other hand, the screen output unit 8 displays the plurality of courses to the user in the course setting process (P2) according to an embodiment of the present invention, and selects one of the plurality of courses based on the manipulation signal of the manipulation unit. A course selection screen 410 may be output.

That is, the controller 60 controls the screen output unit 8 to display the plurality of courses in the course setting process P2 after the booting process P1 so that the course selection screen 410 for the user to select is output. can

Meanwhile, the screen output unit 8 may be provided to selectively display only one of the plurality of courses on the course selection screen 410 in order to efficiently display a plurality of courses in a limited area of the display 84. .

Also, the course displayed on the course selection screen 410 may be changed based on the manipulation signal of the manipulation unit. For example, when the user rotates the aforementioned dial unit 56 on the course selection screen 410, a plurality of courses may be sequentially displayed one by one.

However, a plurality of courses may be stored in the controller 60 to satisfy various needs of users, and displaying all of the plurality of courses on the course selection screen 410 may include unnecessary courses depending on the user. There are too many courses, and there is room for inconvenience in use.

Accordingly, in one embodiment of the present invention, the user designates and uses a course displayed on the course selection screen 410 for a plurality of courses stored in the controller 60, thereby effectively satisfying the needs of each user and improving ease of use. can be effectively improved.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a display group to be displayed on the course selection screen 410 among a plurality of pre-stored courses may be set in the control unit 60 . That is, only the courses designated as the display group among the plurality of courses are displayed on the course selection screen 410, and the user can check and select only the courses designated as the display group on the course selection screen 410, thereby improving usability. can be improved

In addition, the user can directly select whether to designate each of the plurality of courses stored in the controller 60 as a display group. For example, the control unit 60 may change and store whether each of the plurality of courses is designated as a display group based on a manipulation signal of the manipulation unit by the user.

Therefore, the user can select courses requested by the user among various courses stored in the controller 60 and designate them as the display group, and the display group reflecting the user's request is displayed on the course selection screen 410, thereby enabling the user to use The environment can be effectively improved.

More specifically, as described above, the course selection screen 410 may include an order display area 411, a course name area 412, and an option guide area 413. In the course name area 412, only courses designated as the aforementioned display group may be displayed.

Only one of the courses designated as the display group may be displayed in the course name area 412 . Option setting values for the course displayed in the course name area 412 may be displayed in the option guide area 413 . The user can change the course displayed in the course name area 412 and the option guidance area 413 to the next or previous course by manipulating the above-mentioned dial unit 56 or the like to determine whether to select the course.

The order and number of courses displayed in the order display area 411 may be displayed depending on the setting state of the display group. That is, the number of courses displayed in the order display area 411 may correspond to the number of courses designated as a display group, and the order information of the current course displayed in the order display area 411 is the order information in the display group. may correspond to

Meanwhile, in an embodiment of the present invention, courses other than courses designated as the display group among the plurality of courses may be set not to be displayed on the course selection screen 410 .

That is, the controller 60 may control the screen output unit 8 to display only courses designated as display groups on the course selection screen 410 . Accordingly, the user can select a course for clothes treatment only from the courses corresponding to the display group in which the user's intention is reflected on the course selection screen 410 of the screen output unit 8, thereby improving usage efficiency. It can be.

Meanwhile, only one of the courses designated as the display group is alternatively displayed on the course selection screen 410, and the course displayed on the course selection screen 410 is changed to another course based on the manipulation signal. can

As described above, one embodiment of the present invention may alternatively display any one of courses set as a display group on the course selection screen 410 in order to effectively provide information in a limited area of the display 84 .

In addition, while one course is displayed on the course selection screen 410, the user can change the course displayed on the course selection screen 410 by manipulating a control unit, for example, the dial unit 56.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a method in which a user selects a course through the course selection screen 410 and commands the controller 60 to perform is as follows.

The screen output unit 8 outputs the course selection screen 410 under the control of the controller 60, and only one of the courses designated as the display group may be displayed on the course selection screen 410.

The user can review the currently displayed course by checking the course name area 412 and the option guidance area 413. When the user manipulates the above-described execution button unit 53b on the course selection screen 410 to generate an execution signal, one of the manipulation signals, the controller 60 sets the current option to the course displayed on the course selection screen 410. By applying the value, it is recognized that it is selected by the user, and a clothes treatment process (P3) based on the corresponding course can be performed.

Meanwhile, when the user requests a course other than the course currently displayed on the course selection screen 410, the user can rotate the dial unit 56 to change the course displayed on the course selection screen 410 to another course.

That is, the user rotates the dial unit 56 while the course selection screen 410 is output on the screen output unit 8 to display one of various courses designated as a display group on the course selection screen 410. By manipulating the course button 53b in a state where the course desired to be performed is displayed on the course selection screen 410, the user can perform the desired course.

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, the control unit may include the dial unit 56 as described above. The dial unit 56 may be provided to be rotatable while surrounding the screen output unit 8 .

When the dial unit 56 is rotated in one direction on the course selection screen 410, the screen output unit 8 displays a course corresponding to the next order of the currently displayed course, and the dial unit 56 displays another course. When rotated in the direction, the course corresponding to the previous order of the currently displayed course can be displayed.

The order information of the course may be stored in the control unit 60, and the control unit 60, based on the rotation signal of the dial unit 56, selects a course corresponding to the next order of the course displayed on the course selection screen 410 or The screen output unit 8 may be controlled to display the course corresponding to the previous order on the course selection screen 410 .

Meanwhile, FIG. 14 shows a course editing screen 430 including a course list 431 displaying a plurality of courses according to an embodiment of the present invention. In one embodiment of the present invention, the screen output unit 8 may be provided to output a course editing screen 430 displaying a course list 431 including the plurality of courses based on the manipulation signal. .

The user may command the output of the course editing screen 430 by manipulating the control unit. The control unit 60 may control the screen output unit 8 to output the course editing screen 430 based on the operation signal of the operation unit.

For example, the user can output the setting screen 420 to the screen output unit 8 by manipulating the setting button part 240 among the additional option button parts of the option part 200 described above, and the setting screen 420 A setting list 421 including the course edit item 4212 is displayed, and the user can select the course edit item 4212 using the dial unit 56 and the multifunction button unit 91, etc., and the control unit ( 60) can control the screen output unit 8 to output the course editing screen 430 when the course editing item 4212 is selected.

All courses stored in the controller 60 may be itemized and displayed in the course list 431 . That is, the user can check the plurality of courses stored in the control unit 60 as a whole through the course list 431 of the course editing screen 430, and the courses that the user intends to use in the course list 431 are divided into display groups. It is possible to set a desired display group by canceling designation from the display group for courses that are designated and do not have the intention to use them.

Meanwhile, the screen output unit 8 may switch from the course selection screen 410 to the course editing screen 430 based on the manipulation signal. In one embodiment of the present invention, in order to efficiently utilize the limited output area of the screen output unit 8, that is, the area of the display 84, when the course editing screen 430 needs to be output, the course selection screen 410 Instead, the course editing screen 430 may be provided to be output.

Through the switching output of the screen as described above, one embodiment of the present invention can efficiently output various screens even in a limited area of the display 84 .

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, the control unit includes a setting button unit 240, and the screen output unit 8 generates an operation signal of the setting button unit 240 on the course selection screen 410. When a plurality of setting items are displayed, the setting screen 420 is displayed. When the course editing item 4212 among the plurality of setting items is selected according to the operation signal on the setting screen 420, the course editing screen 430 ) can be converted to

13 shows a setting screen 420 and a course editing item 4212. Referring to FIG. 13 , when the setting button unit 240 is manipulated by the user while the course selection screen 410 is output to the screen output unit 8, the controller 60 sets the course selection screen 410 instead. The screen output unit 8 may be controlled so that the screen 420 is output.

On the setting screen 420, a setting list 421 including setting items related to settings of the overall usage environment of the laundry handling apparatus 1 as well as settings of a currently displayed course may be displayed.

13 conceptually shows how the course selection screen 410 is switched to the setting screen 420 according to the setting signal of the setting button unit 240. On the other hand, the setting list 421 may include a number of setting items such as language setting and initialization setting, and the screen output unit 8 may set It may be provided to display as many as a predetermined number of a plurality of setting items on the screen 420 on the setting screen 420 .

13 shows an example of the setting list 421 stored in the controller 60, and an example of displaying a part of the setting list 421 on the setting screen 420 is shown. However, the setting screen 420 and the setting list 421 shown in FIG. 13 are merely examples for convenience of explanation, and the number of setting items simultaneously displayed in the setting list 421 or the entire setting of the setting list 421. Item contents can be changed in various ways as needed.

While some of the plurality of setting items are displayed on the setting screen 420, the user can change the setting items displayed on the setting screen 420 by manipulating the control unit, such as rotating the dial unit 56.

That is, when the rotation signal of the dial unit 56 is generated on the setting screen 420, the controller 60 changes the currently displayed setting items according to the order on the setting list 421 and displays the screen output unit 8 can control.

Meanwhile, FIG. 13 shows a setting screen 420 in which a course edit item 4212 among setting items is displayed on the screen output unit 8 . A name representing the course edit item 4212 may be variously determined.

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, when a plurality of items are displayed on the screen, the screen output unit 8 may be provided to indicate that any one item is an expected selection target. 13 shows a state in which a course edit item 4212 among a plurality of setting items has a color or illuminance different from the rest and is displayed as a scheduled selection target.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a selection scheduled display having a different color or illuminance from the other items is applied to any one of a plurality of items, and the item to which the selection scheduled display is applied corresponds to the current scheduled selection target. When the user manipulates a control unit such as the multifunction button unit 91 or the execution button unit 53b, the control unit 60 recognizes that the target to be selected to which the selection scheduled display is applied is selected and performs subsequent procedures.

The user can change the target to be selected by rotating the dial unit 56 in a state where a plurality of items are displayed on the screen output unit 8. For example, in the setting screen 420 of FIG. 13, when the user rotates the dial unit 56 in one direction, the selection schedule display can be moved to an item below the course editing item 4212, and when the user rotates the dial unit 56 in another direction, the selection schedule display can be moved. A display can be moved to an item above the course editing item 4212.

On the other hand, if the user rotates the dial unit 56 in one direction again in a state where the selection scheduled display is applied to the lowest item among the items displayed on the screen output unit 8, the screen output unit 8 displays the display on the current screen. However, the item in the next order on the list may be displayed on the screen, and the topmost item among the items displayed on the current screen may be removed from the screen.

Meanwhile, in a state where the setting screen 420 is output to the screen output unit 8, the multi-function button unit 91 is activated to have a selection function. That is, the control unit 60 may recognize the operation signal of the multi-function button unit 91 as a selection signal in a state in which the setting screen 420 is output, and perform subsequent procedures according to the selection of the current target to be selected.

That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, the course selection screen 410 can be output to the screen output unit 8 in the course setting process (P2), and the user sets the setting button unit 240 on the course selection screen 410. When is operated, the controller 60 can control the screen output unit 8 so that the setting screen 420 is output instead of the course selection screen 410 on the screen output unit 8, and the setting screen 420 allows the user to When the user manipulates the multi-function button 91 in a state where the selection scheduled display is positioned on the course edit item 4212 by manipulating the dial 56, the controller 60 sends an operation signal of the multi-function button 91. is determined as a selection signal, and the screen output unit 8 can be controlled so that the course editing screen 430 is output instead of the setting screen 420 in the screen output unit 8 according to the selection of the course editing item 4212.

An embodiment of the present invention can effectively provide various information to the user by selectively displaying the course selection screen 410, the setting screen 420, and the course editing screen 430 in one limited area of the display 84. And, some of the plurality of items are displayed on the screen and are provided so that the user can change the displayed items, and the plurality of items are efficiently displayed, and the multi-function button unit 91 is provided to perform various functions as needed. Addition of the control unit The user can conveniently manipulate the screen or select an item even without it.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 13 , in one embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of setting items include a course arrangement item 4211, and the controller 60 displays the course arrangement item 4211 in the setting screen 420. ) is selected, the display order of the courses in the display group displayed on the course selection screen 410 can be arranged and stored according to the frequency of use.

13 shows a screen output unit 8 displaying a setting list 421 including course editing items 4212 and course setting items according to an embodiment of the present invention. When the user rotates the dial unit 56 and touches the multi-function button unit 91 in a state where the selection scheduled display is placed on the course alignment item 4211, the control unit 60 can perform a course alignment process.

In the course arranging process, the controller 60 may set the display order of the courses of the display group according to the frequency of the courses recently used in the laundry processing process (P3). For example, the controller 60 may set a display order from a course used most frequently to a course used least frequently in the preset number of times of the laundry treatment process P3.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, by providing the course sorting item 4211 to the user, it is possible to provide the user with courses in a display group having a display order reflecting the frequency of use by the user, thereby improving usability.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 14, in one embodiment of the present invention, the course list 431 indicates whether the display group is designated for each of the plurality of courses, and whether the display group is designated is determined based on the operation signal. can be changed.

Specifically, a plurality of course items stored in the controller 60 are displayed in the course list 431, and whether or not a display group is designated may be displayed in each course item. 14 shows a display group designation box 432 in which a check mark appears for each course item. However, this is only an example for explanation of the present invention, and the specific form of indicating whether or not to designate as a display group may vary.

Referring to FIG. 14 , a check mark may be displayed in a designation box 432 of a course item designated as a display group among a plurality of course items, and a check mark may be removed from a designation box 432 of a course item not designated as a display group. there is.

Specifically, FIG. 14 shows a course list 431 including a third course, and a state in which a selection scheduled display is located in the third course is shown. Also, when the user operates the multi-function button unit 91 in a state in which the third course is designated as a display group and displayed, it is displayed that the designation of the display group of the third course is canceled.

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 60 may invert whether or not to designate a display group of a currently selected course when an operation signal of the multi-function button unit 91 is transmitted from the course editing screen 430.

That is, on the course edit screen 430, the multi-function button unit 91 has a function of changing whether or not to designate a display group, and the control unit 60 displays a signal when an operation signal of the multi-function button unit 91 is generated for any one course item. You can invert whether or not a group is designated.

For example, as shown in FIG. 14, when a manipulation signal of the multi-function button unit 91 is generated for the third course in a state where the third course among the plurality of courses is designated as a display group, the control unit 60 controls the third course You can cancel the display group designation.

In addition, when an operation signal of the multi-function button unit 91 is generated for the third course in a state in which the third course is designated as a display group, the control unit 60 can designate and store the third course as a display group. .

In one embodiment of the present invention, the multi-function button unit 91 may have a setting item selection function on the setting screen 420 and a display group designation change function on the course editing screen 430. That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, the multi-function button unit 91 has different functions depending on the screen of the screen output unit 8, so that various functions can be input even if different button units are not provided for each screen. Advantageously, the user can use a variety of functions using only the multi-function button unit 91, so convenience of use can be improved.

Meanwhile, the screen output unit 8 may include a function display area 405 displaying current function information of the multi-function button unit 91 on the currently output screen. In addition, since the multi-function button unit 91 can have different functions depending on the currently displayed screen, the contents displayed on the function display area 405 can be changed according to the screen.

Furthermore, when the multi-function button unit 91 is deactivated so as not to function, the function display area 405 may be omitted from the screen output from the screen output unit 8.

For example, in one embodiment of the present invention, the multi-function button unit 91 has a selection function for each setting item on the setting screen 420, and the setting screen 420 has a function in which the selection function of the multi-function button unit 91 is displayed. A display area 405 may be included.

13 shows the selection function of the multi-function button unit 91 in the function display area 405 of the setting screen 420 in the name of "selection" according to an embodiment of the present invention, but it is variously displayed as needed. can be determined

On the other hand, in one embodiment of the present invention, the multi-function button unit 91 has a function of changing the display group designation of each course item on the course editing screen 430, and specifically, for a course item designated as a display group, a function of canceling the display group. , a function of designating a display group may be provided for a course item that has been canceled from designation as a display group.

Therefore, the function of the multi-function button unit 91 can be changed according to the target to be currently selected, and the function display area 405 of the course edit screen 430 displays a display group designation function or display of the multi-function button unit 91. A group unassignment function may be displayed.

That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, the function display area 405 of the setting screen 420 and the function display area 405 of the course editing screen 430 may have different displays, and furthermore, the course editing screen 430 ), the function display area 405 may have different displays depending on the target to be selected.

14, when the course item in the state designated as the display group is the scheduled target for selection, the function name of “deselection” is displayed in the function display area 405, and when the course item in the state undesignated as the display group is the scheduled target for selection, the function A function name of “selection” is displayed in the display area 405, and different displays are shown for each item.

However, the names of “deselection” and “selection” in FIG. 14 are only examples of the contents of the function display area 405, and specific names may be variously changed as needed.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the multi-function button unit 91 can have different functions for each screen, as well as have different functions depending on the target to be selected on the same screen, so that the user can use one button to provide various commands. It is advantageous to be able to enter

Furthermore, a function display area 405 for displaying the function of the multi-function button 91 is provided on the screen displayed on the screen output unit 8, so that the user can conveniently check the current function of the multi-function button 91. and can be used.

On the other hand, in one embodiment of the present invention, the controller 60 is provided to exchange information with the communication terminal 70 portable by the user, and the course list 431 and the communication terminal 70 are stored in It may be provided to synchronize the terminal course list 431 with each other.

As described above, the clothes handling apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be prepared to exchange information through a communication terminal 70 that can be carried by a user and a server, and the communication terminal 70 An application capable of controlling the operation of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 or checking information may be installed.

The user can edit the course list 431 through the application of the communication terminal 70, and the result of editing the course list 431 in the communication terminal 70 is transmitted to the control unit 60, and the control unit 60 ) may be synchronized with the course list 431 edited in the communication terminal 70.

In addition, the course list 431 edited through the course editing screen 430 of the screen output unit 8 is transmitted to the communication terminal 70 so that the user can conveniently view the current course list 431 through the communication terminal 70. ) can be viewed and edited.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 14 , the plurality of courses include a fixed course 434 for which the designation of the display group cannot be released, and the course list 431 displays the fixed course 434 and the rest separately. can

Some of the plurality of courses may be stored in the controller 60 as a fixed course 434 in which display group designation cannot be canceled. The fixed course 434 corresponds to a basic course in use of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 or may be determined in other strategic aspects.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the user can directly edit the courses displayed on the course selection screen 410 of the screen output unit 8, but the user can release basic courses from the display group through a simple mistake. , the user may experience confusion because basic courses are not displayed on the course selection screen 410 .

That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of courses stored in the controller 60 are stored as fixed courses 434 in which the user cannot arbitrarily cancel the designation of the display group for courses that are basic and have latent necessity of use. By doing so, it is possible to effectively secure use stability.

Meanwhile, on the course editing screen 430 of the screen output unit 8, the fixed course 434 may be displayed to be distinguished from other courses. 14 shows a course item marked as "Sixth Course" displayed with a lower brightness unlike the other course items.

However, the method of displaying the fixed course 434 shown in FIG. 14 is only an example for explaining an embodiment of the present invention, and the method of displaying the fixed course 434 may be determined in various ways as needed.

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, the display order according to the order designated as the display group for the courses of the display group is stored in the control unit 60, and the screen output unit 8 displays the course selection screen ( In 410), the currently displayed course may be sequentially changed according to the display order based on the control signal of the control unit.

That is, the controller 60 may set the display order of the courses of the display group according to the order designated by the user as the display group. For example, a course designated as the most recent display group by the user may have the best order or the last order by the controller 60 .

Meanwhile, as described above, the screen output unit 8 displays the courses of the display group one by one in order on the course selection screen 410, and the courses of the display group are displayed one by one according to the display order set by the control unit 60. can be displayed in order.

A course designated by the user as a recent display group through the course editing screen 430 may correspond to a course that the user has a recent intention to use. User convenience can be improved by displaying the courses on the screen in the display order of the display groups according to the designated order.

Meanwhile, the fixed course 434 has an independent display order for courses designated as the display group, and among the courses in the display group, the remaining courses excluding the fixed course 434 are displayed as the fixed course 434. The display order can be determined by avoiding the order.

The fixed course 434 may correspond to a general-purpose or generally used course regardless of the user's intention, and accordingly, it is displayed in priority over the courses of the display group selected by the user or displayed last. Even in , the fixed course 434 can be differentiated from the rest of the courses.

For example, a standard washing course corresponding to a general washing course may correspond to a representative course in the washing process, and the standard washing course is designated as a fixed course 434 and is removed from the entire display group regardless of the display order of the other courses. 1 can have a display order.

On the other hand, in the clothing treatment process (P3), the total sterilization course recommended to the user strategically for hygiene purposes is not used in the general clothing treatment process (P3), but may be designated as a fixed course 434 to be recommended to the user, However, considering the frequency of use, it may have the last display order.

As described above, in one embodiment of the present invention, a fixed course 434 in which designation of a display group cannot be changed for various reasons can be set, and the display order of the fixed course 434 is strategically determined unlike the rest. , can effectively improve usability.

On the other hand, FIG. 15 shows a course arrangement screen 322 for notifying the user of the arrangement of the course list 431 among the notification screen 320 corresponding to the booting screen 300.

Referring to FIG. 15, in one embodiment of the present invention, the screen output unit 8 is provided to output a course arrangement screen 322 requesting a user to organize courses designated as the display group, and the control unit 60 may be provided to release the designation of the display group for courses whose frequency of use is equal to or less than the reference frequency among courses designated as the display group based on the manipulation signal generated on the course summary screen 322 .

Specifically, the controller 60, if there is a course that is used less than the first reference frequency in the clothes handling process P3 as many as the first reference number of times among the courses of the currently set display group, the course arrangement screen 322 ) can be controlled so that the screen output unit 8 is output.

The screen output unit 8 may output the Cory arrangement screen as one of the notification screens 320 under the control of the control unit 60 in the booting process P1. The course arranging screen 322 may include a notification guide area 3221 indicating that course arranging is necessary and a course arranging selection area 3222 for the user to select whether or not to organize the course.

In the notification guidance area 3221 of the course organizing screen 322, a phrase indicating that the user needs to organize the course may be displayed. The specific text of the notification guide area 3221 may be determined in various ways.

An item for ordering a course arrangement and an item for canceling the course arrangement may be displayed in the course arrangement selection area 3222 of the course arrangement screen 322 . That is, an arrangement item and a cancellation item may be displayed in the course arrangement selection area 3222 . The specific names of the arrangement items and cancellation items may vary, and the display method may also vary.

Either one of the arrangement item and the cancellation item may be selected by the user. For example, the user can rotate the dial unit 56 on the course summary screen 322 to place the selection schedule display on any one of the arrangement item and cancellation item, and operate the multi-function button unit 91 to select the scheduled target. progress can be entered.

When the multi-function button unit 91 is manipulated for a summary item on the course summary screen 322, the controller 60 may perform a process of canceling designation of the display group for courses with a first reference frequency or less. Also, if the multi-function button unit 91 is manipulated for a cancel item, the course arrangement process can be canceled and the booting process P1 can be continued.

Meanwhile, the course summary screen 322 may include a function display area 405 when the multi-function button unit 91 is activated. In the function display area 405 of the course summary screen 322, a selection function of a current target to be selected may be displayed. 15, the phrase "confirm" is displayed in the function display area 405 according to an embodiment of the present invention, but the specific phrase can be variously determined.

Meanwhile, FIG. 16 shows an option screen 440 output from the screen output unit 8 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As described above, an embodiment of the present invention may include an option button unit, and the option button unit is provided in the cabinet 10 and is operated by a user to adjust option values for each of the plurality of courses. can

The screen output unit 8 is provided to output a course selection screen 410 in which one of a plurality of courses for processing clothes is displayed. When the option button unit is manipulated, the option screen 440 is switched, and the option value of the course displayed on the course selection screen 410 may be displayed on the option screen 440 .

The option button unit may be provided to change an option setting value for a corresponding option. That is, when the user manipulates the option button unit, an option value corresponding to an option setting value of a corresponding option may be changed to another option value.

For example, when the option button unit is provided for the rinse option, the rinse option has a plurality of option values, such as 1 time, 2 times, 3 times, etc., and the option button when the option setting value of the rinse option is 1 time When the additional operation is performed, the option setting value of the rinse number option may be changed to 2 times, 3 times, etc. corresponding to other option values.

Meanwhile, options corresponding to the option button unit may be applied for each course. That is, the option button unit may be provided to change an option setting value of a corresponding option for each of a plurality of courses.

The screen output unit 8 can output to the option screen 440 when the option button unit is operated on the course selection screen 410 . That is, the screen output unit 8 may switch from the course selection screen 410 to the option screen 440 when the option button unit is manipulated.

A plurality of option values for a corresponding option may be displayed on the option screen 440 . The user can select one of a plurality of option values on the option screen 440 and set it as an option setting value of the corresponding option.

For example, in a state where the course selection screen 410 is output to the screen output unit 8 in the course setting process (P2), the user can manipulate any one of a plurality of option button units to output the option screen 440. .

A plurality of option values may be displayed on the option screen 440, and the user sets one of the plurality of option values as an option selection value using the dial unit 56 or the like, or selects the option value on the option screen 440. The option setting value may be adjusted by repeatedly manipulating the option button unit.

An embodiment of the present invention provides convenience for option setting to the user by outputting an option screen 440 displaying a change in option setting values for a corresponding option on the screen output unit 8 when an operation of the option button unit is performed. can do.

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, the screen output unit 8 can switch from the course selection screen 410 to the option screen 440 in the entire area of the display 84 where the screen is output. Accordingly, it is possible to efficiently provide a plurality of screens to the user while maximally utilizing the limited area of the display 84 .

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, the screen output unit 8 may switch from the course selection screen 410 to the option screen 440 through a pop-up method. In one embodiment of the present invention, a pop-up method means that a new screen is output as if a new screen pops out of an existing screen. According to the pop-up method, it may be understood that a new screen is stacked on top of an existing screen in a kind of layer form.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the screen output unit 8 is provided to output the course setting screen 400 in the course setting process (P2), and the course setting screen 400 includes the course selection screen 410 and the option screen ( 440), and the option screen 440 may be output from the course selection screen 410 in a pop-up manner.

Meanwhile, FIG. 16 shows a state in which the screen of the screen output unit 8 is switched from the course selection screen 410 to the first option screen 441 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 17 shows the screen output unit ( 8) shows a transition from the course selection screen 410 to the second option screen 442.

16 and 17, in one embodiment of the present invention, the option button unit includes a first option button unit 212 for adjusting a first option and a second option button unit 222 for adjusting a second option. When the first option button 212 is manipulated on the course selection screen 410, the screen output unit 8 displays a first option screen 441 displaying the option value of the first option. When the second option button unit 222 is manipulated, it can be converted to the second option screen 442 displaying the option value of the second option.

That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, the screen output unit 8 may output different screens for each option. When the first option button unit 212 is operated, the screen output unit 8 outputs a first option screen 441 on which the option value of the first option is displayed, and when the second option button unit 222 is operated, the second option button unit 222 is operated. 2 option screen 442 can be output.

16 shows a state in which the rinse number option screen 440 is output as the first option screen 441, and FIG. 17 shows a state in which the washing strength option screen 440 is output as the second option screen 442. is shown

16 and 17, the number of rinses and the washing strength indicated by the first option and the second option are only examples for explanation of the present invention, and the first option and the second option may be determined by options other than the number of rinses and the washing strength. may be

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of option button units are provided to adjust different options, and the controller 60 stores a plurality of option values for each of a plurality of options, and the plurality of option values. Any one of them may be set as an option setting value of the corresponding option.

The course selection screen 410 includes an option guide area 413 in which option setting values of the currently displayed course are displayed, and the option screen 440 includes at least some of the option setting values of the corresponding option and the plurality of option values. may include an option value display area 4401 displayed together.

16 and 17 show an option screen 440 displaying a plurality of option values. As described above, the option button unit may be provided in plurality, such as the first option button unit 212, the second option button unit 222, and the third option button unit 232.

Each of the plurality of options may have a plurality of option values. In FIG. 16 , option values such as 1 time, 2 times, and 3 times are displayed in the rinse number option corresponding to the first option. 17 shows option values such as strong, standard, and small washing strength options corresponding to the second option.

That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, the option value may be composed of various types such as a number symbolizing the number of times as well as a character type indicating strength.

However, this is only an example for explanation of one embodiment of the present invention, and the first option and the second option shown in FIGS. 16 and 17 are not necessarily limited in this way, and each of the first option and the second option Option values are not limited in this way either.

For each option, any one of a plurality of option values may be stored as an option setting value. That is, a plurality of options may be adjustable for any one course, each of the plurality of options has a plurality of option values, and for each option, any one of the plurality of option values is stored as an option setting value to provide a corresponding course. can be reflected.

Meanwhile, the course selection screen 410 may include an option guide area 413 so that the user can check option setting value information for each option in the currently displayed course without checking the option screen 440 .

That is, an option guidance area 413 displaying option setting values for each of a plurality of options is provided on the course selection screen 410, and accordingly, the user selects each option setting value of the current course through the option guidance area 413. can be checked easily.

However, the option screen 440 may include an option value display area 4401 displaying not only the option setting value of the corresponding option but also at least a part of the remaining option values together with the option setting value. Through the option value display area 4401, the user can conveniently check the existence of the option value desired by the user on the option screen 440 and change the option setting value.

Furthermore, in the option value display area 4401, the current option setting value may be displayed differently from other option values. 16 and 17 show that the current option setting value is displayed in a larger size than the remaining option values in the option value display area 4401 and displayed in different colors and brightness. However, a method of classifying and displaying option setting values may be various other than that.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the option setting value of each option is intuitively and conveniently notified to the user through the option guide area 413 on the course selection screen 410, and furthermore, option values other than the option setting value are displayed on the option screen 440. By displaying them together, the user can conveniently grasp the currently desired option setting value.

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, the option screen 440 may further include an option name display area 4405 together with the option value display area 4401. As described above, in one embodiment of the present invention, the option screen 440 may include a plurality of option screens 440 such as the first option screen 441 and the second option screen 442, and accordingly, to the user An option name display area 4405 may be provided on the option screen 440 to display the type of option currently being changed.

16 shows a state in which the word “rinse” is displayed in the option name display area 4405 of the first option screen 441 to indicate that it is a rinse number option, and the option name display area 442 of the second option screen 442 In 4405, the word "wash" is displayed to indicate that the washing strength is an option.

However, the first option and the second option are not necessarily limited to the rinse number option and the washing strength option, and furthermore, specific words of the option name display area 4405 for indicating the rinse number option and the washing strength option may be determined in various ways. can

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, the screen output unit 8 displays any one of the plurality of option values as an option setting value on the option screen 440, and when the option button unit is operated, the plurality of options Instead of one of the above values, another one may be displayed as an option setting value.

For example, the user can change an option setting value to another option value by manipulating the dial unit 56 or change an option setting value to another option value by repeatedly manipulating the option button unit.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the screen output unit 8 displays at least some of the plurality of option values listed in order on the option screen 440, and when the option button unit is operated, the current option setting value Option values corresponding to the following order may be changed to option setting values and displayed.

A plurality of option values for each of a plurality of options may be previously stored in the controller 60 , and at least some of the plurality of option values for the corresponding option may be displayed on the option screen 440 .

That is, the number of simultaneously displayed option values may be predetermined in the option value display area 4401 of the option screen 440, and if the number of option values of the corresponding option exceeds the number of simultaneously displayed option values in the option value area , In the option value display area 4401, the option value in the previous order and the option values in the subsequent order centering on the option value corresponding to the current option setting value can be displayed in the option value display area 4401.

16 and 17 show that option values corresponding to the previous order of option values stored as option setting values and option values corresponding to the subsequent order are displayed together in the option value display area 4401 . However, the number of option values simultaneously displayed in the option value display area 4401 may vary as needed.

The user can change the current option value of the option setting value to another option value by manipulating the option button unit on the option screen 440 . That is, when the option signal of the option button unit is input in a state where the option screen 440 is output to the screen output unit 8, the control unit 60 provides an option corresponding to the next order of the option value corresponding to the current option setting value. The value can be changed to the option setting value and saved.

The user can set a desired option value among a plurality of option values as an option setting value by repeating the process of inputting the option button unit on the option screen 440 .

Meanwhile, in the screen output unit 8, when the option button unit is manipulated on the option screen 440, the plurality of option values are displayed as a movement motion, and the rest of the area except for the plurality of option values may remain the same. there is.

That is, in the option screen 440, only the display of the option value display area 4401 can be changed while remaining areas of the option screen 440 remain unchanged except for the option value display area 4401 where the option button unit is manipulated. That is, according to an embodiment of the present invention, unnecessary screen changes are minimized and option value information can be effectively delivered to the user by outputting only option value changes without unnecessary screen changes even when the option button unit is repeatedly manipulated.

Meanwhile, in the option value display area 4401, each option value may be displayed in a moving motion. That is, each option value of the option value display area 4401 may be displayed to move like an animation when the option button unit is manipulated. 16 and 17 show a state in which an option setting value is changed by inputting an option button unit on the option screen 440 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

On the other hand, the option screen 440 includes an option setting value display area 4403 in which the current option setting value is displayed, and is located on one side of the option setting value display area 4403 to display the previous order of the current option setting value. It may further include a previous order display area 4402 displaying an option value and a next order display area 4404 located on the other side of the option setting value display area 4403 and displaying an option value next to the current option setting value. can

In addition, in the screen output unit 8, when the option button unit is operated on the option screen 440, the option value of the option setting value display area 4403 is moved to the previous order display area 4402 and displayed, Option values in the next order display area 4404 may be moved to and displayed in the option setting value display area 4403 .

Specifically, in an embodiment of the present invention, the option value display area 4401 may include an option setting value display area 4403, a previous order display area 4402, and a next order display area 411. In the option setting value display area 4403, the option value set as the current option setting value in the corresponding option is displayed, and in the previous order display area 4402, the option value corresponding to the previous order of the option value displayed in the option setting value display area 4403 is displayed. Option values are displayed, and option values corresponding to the next order of the option values displayed in the option setting value display area 4403 may be displayed in the next order display area 4404 .

That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, by displaying an option value corresponding to the option setting value in the option setting value display area 4403, the user can easily grasp the current option setting value, and the option setting value display area 4403 The previous order display area 4402 and the next order display area 4404 are arranged on one side and the other side of the screen, so that the user can intuitively grasp the order of option values and easily understand the change in option setting values according to the operation of the option button unit. there is.

16 and 17 show a previous order display area 4402, an option setting value display area 4403, and a next order display area 4404 arranged side by side in the vertical direction according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In addition, FIGS. 16 and 17 show the result of changing the option setting value by inputting the option button unit on the option screen 440 . As described above, a screen in which each option value of the option value display area 4401 is changed through a moving motion when the option button unit is manipulated may be displayed.

In one embodiment of the present invention, when the option button unit is manipulated, the option value previously located in the next order display area 4404 is moved to the option setting value display area 4403, and the existing option setting value display area 4403 The positioned option value can be moved to the previous order display area 4402. Meanwhile, in the next order display area 4404, option values that were not previously displayed in the option value display area 4401 may be newly displayed.

Meanwhile, in the screen output unit 8, when the dial unit 56 rotates in one direction on the option screen 440, the option value of the option setting value display area 4403 is transferred to the previous order display area 4402. When the dial unit 56 rotates in another direction, the option value in the option setting value display area 4403 may be moved to the next order display area 4404 and displayed.

That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, the option setting value is changed only when the option button unit is input on the option screen 440, the option setting value is changed only when the dial unit 56 is rotated, or the option button unit and the dial unit 56 ), if any one is operated, the option setting value can be changed. Determination of the manipulation method on the option screen 440 may be determined in various ways as needed.

Meanwhile, the screen output unit 8 displays the course from the option screen 440 when the operation signal of the option button unit does not occur during the option setting time previously set in the control unit 60 on the option screen 440. It may return to the selection screen 410 .

As described above, the option screen 440 may be output in the form of a pop-up from the course selection screen 410, and when the option screen 440 ends, the display 84 of the screen output unit 8 displays the course selection screen again ( 410) may be output, and at this time, option setting values adjusted through the option screen 440 may be displayed in the option guide area 413 of the course selection screen 410.

The controller 60 may pre-store an option setting time for ending the option screen 440 . The control unit 60 may determine that the user has no intention to set options when an operation signal of the option button unit is not generated during the option setting time after the option screen 440 is output to the screen output unit 8. .

That is, the controller 60 controls the screen output unit to return to the course selection screen 410 from the option screen 440 when no manipulation signal is generated by the user during the option setting time on the option screen 440. The option setting process can be ended by controlling (8).

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, as described above, the option button unit may correspond to a part of the option unit 200, and the option unit 200 is an option display unit constituting the option control unit together with the option button unit. can include more.

An option display unit may be provided to display the option setting value, and the screen output unit 8 may display the option setting value along with the option display unit on the option screen 440 .

That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, the change in the option setting value is displayed to the user through the change in the light emitting characteristic of the light emitting unit 205 in the option display unit, and also through the option screen 440 in the screen output unit 8. User convenience can be effectively improved by visually displaying changes in option setting values.

On the other hand, the option display unit includes a plurality of light emitting units 205 as described above, and the plurality of light emitting units 205 correspond to different option values for the option, and correspond to a currently set option setting value. The light emitting unit 205 may emit light.

The plurality of light emitting units 205 may be arranged side by side along one direction from the option button unit. By displaying the current option setting value through the light emitting units 205 arranged in a row from the option button unit, the user can intuitively grasp the level of the current option setting value.

Meanwhile, FIG. 18 shows the control panel 100 displaying one course on the course selection screen 410, and FIG. 19 shows the control panel 100 displaying another course on the course selection screen 410. this is shown

18 and 19, as described above in one embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of option control units composed of an option button unit and an option display unit may be provided to correspond to a plurality of options, and the control unit 60 includes Options that can be adjusted for each of a plurality of courses are set in advance, and when each of the plurality of option control units corresponds to an option that can be adjusted in the course currently displayed on the course selection screen 410, light is emitted to inform the user whether the adjustment is possible or not. can be arranged to do so.

18 and 19 show an option unit 200 including a first option control unit 210, a second option control unit 220 and a third option control unit 230 according to an embodiment of the present invention. there is. Meanwhile, FIG. 18 shows a state in which the first option control unit 210 and the second option control unit 220 emit light and the third option control unit 230 is turned off, and FIG. 19 shows the first option control unit 210 and the second option control unit 220 are extinguished and the third option control unit 230 emits light.

18, the control unit 60 controls the first option and the second option for the course displayed on the screen output unit 8, so that the first option control unit 210 and the second option control unit 220 are The option unit 200 is controlled to emit light.

19, the control unit 60 cannot control the first option and the second option for the course displayed on the screen output unit 8 and can adjust the third option, so the first option control unit 210 And the second option control unit 220 controls the option unit 200 to be extinguished and the third option control unit 230 to emit light.

As described above, in one embodiment of the present invention, option groups that can be set for each course are set in advance in the control unit 60, and only the option control unit corresponding to the adjustable options for the course displayed on the course selection screen 410 emits light. As a result, the user's option setting convenience can be effectively improved.

In other words, as described above, an embodiment of the present invention includes the drum 30, the screen output unit 8, and the option control unit, and the screen output unit 8 is any one of a plurality of courses for processing clothes. One may be provided to output a course selection screen 410 that is displayed and selected by the user.

Each of the plurality of option control units is provided to emit light, and may be provided to emit light when corresponding to an adjustable option for the course displayed on the course selection screen 410 .

On the other hand, in one embodiment of the present invention, for each of the plurality of courses, whether each option can be adjusted is stored in advance, and the control unit 60 selects the course displayed on the course selection screen 410 among the plurality of option adjustment units. It is possible to control the plurality of option control units so that the option control unit corresponding to the adjustable option emits light and the others do not emit light.

In addition, in one embodiment of the present invention, the control unit is provided on the cabinet 10 and is operated by a user to generate an operation signal, and the screen output unit 8 determines the course displayed on the course selection screen 410. It can be changed based on the manipulation signal.

The plurality of option control units may include an option button unit through which a corresponding option is controlled by being manipulated by a user, and an option display unit displaying an option setting value of the corresponding option.

The option display unit includes a plurality of light emitting units 205, each of the plurality of light emitting units 205 corresponds to a plurality of option values for a corresponding option, and among the plurality of light emitting units 205, the plurality of light emitting units 205 correspond to a plurality of option values. The light emitting unit 205 corresponding to the current option setting value emits light to provide option setting value information to the user.

The option button unit and the option display unit are provided to emit light together, and when the plurality of option control units correspond to options that can be adjusted in the course displayed on the course selection screen 410, the option button unit and the option display unit are provided together. can be illuminated.

The screen output unit 8 may be provided to output an option screen 440 displaying an option value of a corresponding option when a user manipulates any one of the plurality of option control units on the course selection screen 410. there is.

For example, when the first option button 212 of the first option control unit 210 is manipulated, the screen output unit 8 can output the first option screen 441, and the second option control unit 220 When the second option button unit 222 is operated, the screen output unit 8 may output the second option screen 442 .

Meanwhile, one embodiment of the present invention may further include an air supply unit. It may be provided inside the cabinet 10 and supply air for drying clothes to the inside of the drum 30 .

The air supply unit may be provided in any one of an air circulation type in which air is circulated inside the cabinet 10 or an exhaust type in which external air is introduced into the cabinet 10 and then discharged again, and is supplied through the air supply unit. The clothes inside the drum 30 can be dried by the air.

That is, one embodiment of the present invention may include a drying course for drying clothes including an air supply unit. In one embodiment of the present invention, the tub 20 and the air supply unit are provided together to perform both the washing process and the drying process, or the tub 20 is excluded and the air supply unit is provided to perform the drying process.

Meanwhile, one embodiment of the present invention includes the air supply unit, and the control unit 60 may include a plurality of courses for drying clothes. That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of courses for treating clothes may include two or more drying courses for drying clothes. The user may select one of the plurality of drying courses to perform a drying process of clothes according to convenience.

Meanwhile, FIG. 18 shows a screen output unit 8 displaying a standard drying course 4102 on the course selection screen 410 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In one embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of courses include a standard drying course 4102 for drying clothes, and the plurality of option control units include a time option unit 200 for setting time for each course. The time option unit 200 may be provided so as not to emit light while the standard drying course 4102 is displayed on the course selection screen 410 .

In the standard drying course 4102, time distribution considering efficiency of air heating process or drying process for drying clothes may be set in advance. For example, in a drying method using a heat pump, a time factor may play an important role in a process of raising the temperature of a fluid in a fluid circulation system including the heat pump or a heat pump operation strategy for this process.

Furthermore, even in a drying method using a heater, the air heating process through the heater and the time aspect of drying the clothes with the air passing through the heater can play an important role in the overall drying efficiency and drying result.

Accordingly, in one embodiment of the present invention, a standard drying course 4102 in which the user cannot arbitrarily manipulate the drying time may be provided, and in the standard drying course 4102, a time option unit for adjusting time options ( 200) may be deactivated.

In FIG. 18, the third option control unit 230 may correspond to the time option unit 200, and therefore, in a state where the seasoning drying course is displayed on the course selection screen 410, the first option control unit 210 and the second option control unit 210 In a state in which the option control unit 220 emits light, the third option control unit 230 corresponding to the time option unit 200 is turned off, thereby intuitively notifying the user that the time cannot be arbitrarily set.

In other words, in one embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of courses are stored in the control unit 60, and it is set that the time option cannot be adjusted through the time option unit 200 for the standard dry course, When the standard drying course 4102 is displayed on the course selection screen 410, the control unit 60 may control the option unit 200 so that the time option unit 200 does not emit light.

Meanwhile, FIG. 19 shows a screen output unit 8 displaying a time drying course 4104 on the course selection screen 410 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 19 , in one embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of courses further include a time drying course 4104 in which time options are adjustable through the time option unit 200, and the time option unit 200 may be provided to emit light while the time drying course 4104 is displayed on the course selection screen 410.

As described above, in one embodiment of the present invention, a standard drying course 4102 in which the user cannot arbitrarily manipulate the time option may be provided. However, the user may request an additional drying process or only a drying process for a relatively short time according to circumstances.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a time drying course 4104 may be preset in the control unit 60 in addition to a standard drying course 4102 in order to effectively meet these various needs of users.

Unlike the standard drying course 4102, the time drying course 4104 may be set so that the user can directly adjust the drying time. For example, the user may perform an additional drying process for a desired time through the time drying course 4104 in a state where the standard drying course 4102 has already been performed, and the time drying course ( 4104), it is possible to perform a drying process at a desired level within a short time.

When the time drying course 4104 is displayed on the course selection screen 410 of the screen output unit 8, the third option control unit 230 corresponding to the time option unit 200 displays the standard drying course 4102 described above. Unlike, it emits light to visually notify the user that the time option can be adjusted.

In other words, in one embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 60 is set to be unable to adjust the time option through the time option unit 200 for the standard drying course 4102, and the time drying course ( 4104) can be set to allow adjustment of the time option through the time option unit 200.

Meanwhile, FIG. 20 shows a state in which a time drying guide screen 450 for guiding a user to a time drying course 4104 is output to the screen output unit 8 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 20 , in one embodiment of the present invention, the screen output unit 8 provides the time option unit 200 to the user while the standard drying course 4102 is displayed on the course selection screen 410. When manipulated by the user, a time drying guide screen 450 for guiding the user to use the time drying course 4104 instead of the standard drying course 4102 may be provided to be output.

As described above, in one embodiment of the present invention, the standard drying course 4102 cannot be separately adjusted by the user, and the time drying course 4104 can be provided so that the user can separately adjust the time.

However, the user may not be aware of whether or not to adjust the time options of the standard drying course 4102 and the time drying course 4104 set in the control unit 60, and furthermore, for convenience of explanation, it corresponds to the time option unit 200 Although the described third option control unit 230 is in an extinct state in the standard drying course 4102, the user has room to manipulate the third option button unit 232 to adjust the time.

Therefore, in one embodiment of the present invention, the course selection screen 410 is output to the screen output unit 8, and in a state where the standard drying course 4102 is displayed on the course selection screen 410, the user selects the time option section. When the third option button unit 232 of the third option control unit 230 corresponding to (200) is operated, the control unit 60 provides the user with a time drying course (in addition to or instead of the standard drying course 4102). The screen output unit 8 can be controlled so that the time drying guide screen 450 for suggesting execution of step 4104 is output.

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, movement items for displaying the time drying course 4104 are displayed on the time drying guide screen 450, and the screen output unit 8 moves the movement based on the operation signal. When an item is selected, the course displayed on the course selection screen 410 can be changed from the standard drying course 4102 to the time drying course 4104 and displayed.

Referring to FIG. 20 , in one embodiment of the present invention, a time drying guidance screen 450 may include a course guidance area 451 and a course change selection area 452 .

In the course guide area 451, a phrase for guiding a user to change from the standard drying course 4102 to the time drying course 4104 for time adjustment may be displayed. The phrases shown in FIG. 20 are only examples for explaining one embodiment of the present invention, and specific phrases may be determined in various ways.

On the other hand, the course switching selection area 452 is a movement item for agreeing and commanding a change from the standard drying course 4102 to the time drying course 4104, canceling the course change and maintaining the display of the standard drying course 4102. Cancellation items may be included to do so.

FIG. 20 shows the phrase "apply" displayed on the move item and the phrase "later" displayed on the cancel item in order to indicate the selection result of each item to the user.

However, the phrases displayed in the move item and cancel item in FIG. 20 are for an example of the present invention, and may be changed in various ways as needed.

Meanwhile, the time drying guide screen 450 may further include a function display area 405 . That is, the function of the multi-function button unit 91 is activated on the time drying guide screen 450, and the multi-function button unit 91 may have a function of selecting an item where the selection scheduled display is located among the move item and the cancel item. . In addition, in the function display area 405, a phrase notifying that the selection of the corresponding item is in progress when the multifunction button unit 91 is operated, such as "Confirm", may be displayed.

The control unit 60 displays a time drying course 4104 when the multi-function button unit 91 is operated in a state in which a selection scheduled display is located on a moving item on the time drying guide screen 450 and the moving item is a target to be selected. The screen output unit 8 can be controlled so that the course selection screen 410 is output, and when the multi-function button unit 91 is operated in a state where the cancellation item is scheduled to be selected, the conventional standard drying course 4102 is displayed. The screen output unit 8 can be controlled to return to the course selection screen 410 .

On the other hand, when the course selection screen 410 displaying the time drying course 4104 is displayed on the screen output unit 8 through the time drying guide screen 450, time drying is performed according to the operation signal of the execution button unit 53b. When the execution of the course 4104 is input, the control unit 60 may perform only the time drying course 4104 instead of the existing standard drying course 4102, and the time drying course ( 4104) may be additionally performed by making it optional.

Meanwhile, FIG. 21 shows an option suggestion screen 460 that is converted from the course selection screen 410 and output according to an embodiment of the present invention. The option suggestion screen 460 may correspond to a part of the course setting screen 400 output from the screen output unit 8 in the course setting process P2.

As described above, one embodiment of the present invention may include a cabinet 10, a drum 30, a manipulation unit, a screen output unit 8, and a control unit 60. The control unit 60 is signally connected to the operation unit and the screen output unit 8, a plurality of courses for processing clothes are stored in advance, and option setting values for a plurality of options in each course are the operation signals. can be adjusted based on

The screen output unit 8 is provided to output a course selection screen 410 in which one of the plurality of courses is displayed and selected by a user based on the operation signal, and the control unit 60 selects the course For the course displayed on the screen 410, an option combination in which each option setting value for the plurality of options is set in advance is stored, and the option combination can be proposed to the user through the screen output unit 8.

As described above, each of the plurality of courses may be provided so that a plurality of options are adjustable. Each of the plurality of options may have an initial option setting value for each course, and when there is no separate option adjustment by the user, a corresponding course may be performed based on the initial option setting value.

On the other hand, if there are option setting values set by the user more than the preset cumulative number of times, the control unit 60 stores the option setting values set by the user for a plurality of options as an option combination to select a course later. can be suggested to the user.

In addition, the control unit 60 may store in advance option setting values recommended or expected to be necessary for a user for a plurality of options in performing a course, and the control unit 60 may recommend or require a user for a plurality of options. An option combination in which option setting values expected to be expected to be combined may be stored in advance.

That is, the control unit 60 may store a collection of option setting values set by the user more than the cumulative number of times or recommended to the user as the option combination, and suggest the option combination to the user in the course selection process of the user.

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of option combinations may be stored in the control unit 60, and option setting values of at least some of the plurality of options may be set differently in the plurality of option combinations.

That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, any one option combination includes each option setting value for a plurality of options, and a plurality of different option combinations may be stored in the controller 60 . In the plurality of option combinations, option setting values for at least one option may be set to be different from each other.

An embodiment of the present invention can improve usability by recommending option combinations to the user in the course selection process, and further provide a variety of option combinations to the user by providing a plurality of the option combinations.

A method in which a plurality of option combinations are suggested to the user through the option suggestion screen 460 may be the same as or similar to a method in which a plurality of courses are provided to the user in the course selection screen 410 .

For example, one option combination among a plurality of option combinations may be alternatively displayed on the option suggestion screen 460, and the user rotates the dial unit 56 to sequentially display the plurality of option combinations on the screen. can be manipulated as much as possible.

Referring to FIG. 21, a method in which an option combination is proposed in an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

In a state where the course selection screen 410 is output on the screen output unit 8, the multi-function button unit 91 may have an option recommendation function. That is, the control unit 60 outputs the screen so that the option suggestion screen 460 for recommending a combination of options to the user is displayed when an operation signal of the multi-function button unit 91 is generated while the course selection screen 410 is output. Section 8 can be controlled.

The course selection screen 410 may include a function display area 405 for displaying the functions of the multi-function button unit 91, and in the function display area 405, a combination of options is recommended when the multi-function button unit 91 is operated. A phrase indicating an option recommendation function may be displayed.

In FIG. 21, an alias of the option recommendation function "Master Card" is displayed in the function display area 405, and other phrases representing the option recommendation function may be determined in various ways as needed.

When the multi-function button unit 91 is operated on the course selection screen 410, the screen displayed on the display area 84 of the screen output unit 8 is converted from the course selection screen 410 to the option suggestion screen 460. can

The option suggestion screen 460 may include a course display area 461, an option combination area 462, and a function display area 405.

A phrase indicating the course displayed on the course selection screen 410 may be displayed on the course display area 461 . For example, the name of the course may be displayed in the course display area 461 . The user can conveniently check the target course of the currently recommended option combination through the course display area 461 .

A plurality of option combinations may be alternatively displayed in the option combination area 462 . A method of displaying a plurality of option combinations in the option combination area 462 is similar to a method of displaying a plurality of courses in the course selection screen 410 .

That is, one of a plurality of option combinations is displayed in the option combination area 462, and the user manipulates the dial unit 56 to change the option combination displayed in the option combination area 462 to another option combination. You can check.

21, in the state where the first option combination 4601 is displayed in the option combination area 462 of the option suggestion screen 460, the second option combination 4602 is displayed in the option combination area 462 according to the user's manipulation of the control panel. The appearance is shown.

In addition, as will be described later, the control unit 60 presets option combination groups applicable to each course in a plurality of option combinations, and the course display area 461 is displayed in the option combination area 462 on the option suggestion screen 460. ), only the option combination corresponding to the option combination group applicable to the course displayed can be displayed.

Meanwhile, in the option combination area 462, various information about the currently displayed option combination may be displayed. For example, the option combination area 462 may display the name of the option combination and option setting values of each option included in the corresponding option combination.

Meanwhile, like the course selection screen 410, the option suggestion screen 460 may include a function display area 405 for displaying the functions of the multi-function button unit 91. In the option suggestion screen 460, the multi-function button unit 91 may have an end function for ending the option suggestion screen 460, and the function display area 405 indicates the end function of the multi-function button unit 91. phrases may be displayed.

21, the phrase "close" is displayed in the function display area 405, but this is only an example for explaining the present invention, and the phrase for indicating the end function of the multi-function button 91 may vary according to need. can

Meanwhile, FIG. 22 shows a table displaying whether a plurality of option combinations are applicable for each course according to an embodiment of the present invention. The number of option combinations and the number of courses in the table of FIG. 22 are just examples for convenience of explanation, and can be changed in various ways as needed.

Referring to FIG. 22, in one embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of option combinations are stored in the control unit 60, option combinations applicable to each of the plurality of courses are set in advance, and among the plurality of option combinations, The screen output unit 8 may be controlled to display option combinations applicable to the course displayed on the course selection screen 410 .

As described above, in one embodiment of the present invention, the option unit 200 includes a plurality of option control units corresponding to a plurality of options, and includes an additional option button unit for additional options other than the options controlled by the option control unit. can do. Furthermore, each of the plurality of option control units may be set in the control unit 60 so as not to be changed for each course.

That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, there may be a case in which a plurality of option combinations cannot be applied to some of the plurality of courses according to the characteristics of each option, and accordingly, the control unit 60 has a similar table as shown in FIG. 22. Accordingly, whether or not a plurality of option combinations are applied for each course may be set in advance.

Accordingly, in one embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of option combinations may be stored in the controller 60 to provide convenience to the user through various option setting values, but a plurality of courses may change specific options due to their respective characteristics. Since it may or may not be applicable, the control unit 60 may pre-set whether or not to apply a plurality of option combinations for each course, so that the optimal option combination for each course is recommended to the user, thereby improving usability.

In one embodiment of the present invention, when any one of a plurality of courses is displayed on the screen output unit 8, the controller 60 displays option combinations applicable to any one of the courses through the screen output unit 8. can be suggested to the user.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 22 , in one embodiment of the present invention, the controller 60 may be arranged not to provide the option combination for some of the plurality of courses. In FIG. 22, courses are displayed as examples in which applicable option combinations do not exist.

In other words, in one embodiment of the present invention, some of the plurality of courses may be set so that option combinations cannot be applied. In other words, some of the plurality of courses may be provided so that options cannot be changed.

For example, in one embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of courses may include a total sterilization course for automatically washing the inside of the drum 30 using steam, etc., and the total sterilization course is a course in which clothes are not directly treated. Since it is not , the number of times of rinsing, washing strength, water temperature, and whether to apply steam can be arbitrarily set so that they cannot be adjusted.

In addition to the whole sterilization course, there may be courses that cannot be changed for a plurality of options included in the option combination for various reasons. Accordingly, in one embodiment of the present invention, the controller 60 controls some of the plurality of courses. It can be set not to suggest a combination of options.

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of option combinations include the most frequent combination, and the control unit 60 sets the option setting value identically set by the user in the clothes processing cycle equal to or greater than a preset reference number of times to the most frequent combination. can be saved

As described above, when the option setting value set by the user is applied more than the preset standard number of times and is performed in the laundry treatment process P3, the controller 60 sets each option setting value for the plurality of options to a plurality of times. It can be recommended to the user by storing it as the most frequent combination corresponding to one of the option combinations of .

21 shows a combination recommendation screen displaying a first combination option, and the first combination option may correspond to the most frequent combination.

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 60 may store an option setting value having the highest frequency of use as the most frequent combination when there are a plurality of identically set option setting values in the laundry processing cycle of the reference number or more.

As the usage period of the clothes handling apparatus 1 increases, the option setting value set by the user more than the standard number of times may increase, and when there are a plurality of option setting values set by the user more than the standard number of times, the control unit 60 An option setting value having the highest frequency of use among a plurality of option setting values used more than a reference number of times may be stored as the most frequent combination and recommended to the user.

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, as described above, the screen output unit 8 is converted from the course selection screen 410 to the option suggestion screen 460 displaying the option combination based on the operation signal. can

Like the option screen 440 described above, the option suggestion screen 460 may be provided in the form of a pop-up on the course selection screen 410, and the screen output unit 8 displays the entire course selection screen 410. It can be switched to the option suggestion screen 460 .

Meanwhile, as described above, the screen output unit 8 alternatively displays any one of the plurality of option combinations on the option suggestion screen 460, and the currently displayed option combination based on the operation signal of the control unit. this may change.

The control unit may include a multifunction button unit 91 provided on the screen output unit 8 and having a variable function according to a screen output from the screen output unit 8, and the screen output unit 8 ) can be switched to the option suggestion screen 460 when an operation signal of the multi-function button unit 91 is generated on the course selection screen 410 .

Furthermore, the course selection screen 410 includes a function display area 405 displaying the functions of the multi-function button unit 91, and the function display area 405 of the course selection screen 410 includes the option A function to enter the suggestion screen 460 may be displayed.

In addition, the screen output unit 8 may return to the course selection screen 410 from the option suggestion screen 460 when an operation signal of the multi-function button 91 is generated on the option suggestion screen 460. there is. That is, as described above, in the option suggestion screen 460, the multi-function button unit 91 may have an option recommendation end function. Accordingly, the function to end the option suggestion screen 460 may be displayed on the function display area 405 of the option suggestion screen 460 .

On the other hand, in one embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 60 operates the execution button unit 53b for instructing the execution of the clothes treatment process P3 in a state where any combination of options is displayed on the option suggestion screen 460. , the clothes treatment process (P3) may be performed by applying the option combination displayed in the option combination area 462 to the course displayed in the course display area 461 of the option suggestion screen 460.

Meanwhile, in an embodiment of the present invention, option setting values of the option combination displayed on the option suggestion screen 460 may be simultaneously displayed on the option suggestion screen 460 and the option display unit.

When the option combination displayed on the option suggestion screen 460 is changed according to manipulation of the dial unit 56 or the like, the option display unit may also be provided to change and display option setting value information corresponding to the change in the option combination.

Meanwhile, the function of recommending a combination of options according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below, focusing on the operation of the control unit by the user.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the control unit is provided on the cabinet 10 and is operated by a user to generate an operation signal, and the screen output unit 8 is provided on the cabinet 10 and provides information to the user. It may be provided to output a screen for providing.

The control unit 60 is signally connected to the control unit and the screen output unit 8, a plurality of courses for processing clothes are stored in advance, and option setting values for a plurality of options in each course are the operation signals. can be adjusted based on

The screen output unit 8 is provided to output a course selection screen 410 in which one of the plurality of courses is displayed and selected by a user based on the operation signal, and the control unit 60 has the course selection For the course displayed on the screen 410, an option combination in which each option setting value for the plurality of options is set in advance is stored, and the screen output unit 8 operates based on the operation signal on the course selection screen 410. The course selection screen 410 may be switched to the option suggestion screen 460 displaying the combination of options.

The control unit may include a multi-function button unit 91. The multi-function button unit 91 is provided on the screen output unit 8, and functions can be varied according to the screen output from the screen output unit 8. The screen output unit 8 may switch to the option suggestion screen 460 when an operation signal of the multi-function button unit 91 is generated on the course selection screen 410 .

The course selection screen 410 includes a function display area 405 displaying the functions of the multi-function button unit 91, and the option suggestion screen is included in the function display area 405 of the course selection screen 410. (460) An entry function may be displayed.

The screen output unit 8 alternatively displays any one of the plurality of courses on the course selection screen 410, and when an operation signal of the multi-function button 91 is generated, the course selection screen 410 It may be arranged to display a combination of options for the course displayed in . That is, a combination of options applicable to the corresponding course may be displayed on the option suggestion screen 460 .

The execution button unit 53b is provided in the cabinet 10 and can generate a signal for performing the course displayed on the course selection screen 410 . That is, the control unit 60 may determine the operation signal of the execution button unit 53b as the execution signal.

When the execution signal is generated, the control unit 60 may be arranged to perform the course displayed on the course selection screen 410 by applying a combination of options displayed on the option suggestion screen 460.

The screen output unit 8 may be provided to return to the course selection screen 410 from the option suggestion screen 460 when an operation signal of the multi-function button 91 is generated on the option suggestion screen 460. there is.

That is, the control unit 60 switches the screen of the display area 84 from the option suggestion screen 460 to the course selection screen 410 when an operation signal of the multi-function button unit 91 is generated on the option suggestion screen 460. It is possible to control the screen output unit 8 to return.

Meanwhile, when returning to the course selection screen 410 from the option suggestion screen 460 through the multi-function button unit 91, the controller 60 ignores the option combination recommended on the option suggestion screen 460 and returns to the option suggestion screen. The screen output unit 8 can be controlled to output the course selection screen 410 reflecting the option setting values before entering step 460 .

That is, when an operation signal of the multi-function button unit 91 is input on the option suggestion screen 460, the control unit 60 sets the option setting value of each option of the course displayed on the course selection screen 410 as an initial value. can be restored.

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, the screen output unit 8 displays the course selection screen 410 from the option suggestion screen 460 when the option unit 200 is operated on the option suggestion screen 460. can be returned

That is, the control unit 60 accepts the operation signal of the option button unit or the additional option button unit of the option unit 200 on the option suggestion screen 460 in the same way as the operation signal of the multi-function button unit 91, and outputs the screen output unit 8. can be controlled to output the course selection screen 410 again.

In addition, as described above, the option unit 200 further includes a plurality of option display units for displaying each option setting value of the plurality of options, and the option combination value of the option combination displayed on the option suggestion screen 460. may be simultaneously displayed on the option suggestion screen 460 and the option display unit.

Meanwhile, the screen output unit 8 selectively displays any one of option combinations applicable on the option suggestion screen 460, and options displayed on the option suggestion screen 460 based on the manipulation signal. Combinations may change.

The control unit may include a dial unit 56 provided to surround and rotate the screen output unit 8, and the screen output unit 8 may include the dial unit 56 on the course selection screen 410. ) is rotated, the course displayed on the course selection screen 410 is changed, and when the dial unit 56 is rotated on the option suggestion screen 460, the combination of options displayed on the option suggestion screen 460 is changed. It can be.

Meanwhile, the laundry treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a cabinet 10, a drum 30, a control unit, a screen output unit 8, and a control unit 60, and the screen output unit (8) is provided to output a course selection screen 410 in which one of the plurality of courses is displayed and selected by a user based on the operation signal, and the course selection screen 410 is displayed in the controller 60 An option combination in which each option setting value for the plurality of options is preset for the course displayed is stored, and the screen output unit 8 operates when the multifunction button unit 91 is operated on the course selection screen 410. It can be switched to the option suggestion screen 460 where the combination of options is displayed.

Meanwhile, the option combination according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described using a change proposal and an additional proposal.

An option combination according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a change proposal and an additional proposal. Change proposals and additional proposals may be prepared in various numbers as needed. The change suggestion and the additional suggestion may be prepared to improve user convenience by recommending and suggesting course option settings to the user.

For example, the change proposal and the additional proposal may correspond to a plurality of items corresponding to a combination of options, and may have option setting values of different options or whether different additional options are applied.

The change proposal may include option setting values for at least one option among a plurality of options. That is, when a change proposal is selected by the user on the option suggestion screen 460, each option in the corresponding course may be set to have an option setting value included in the change proposal.

The course displayed on the course selection screen 410 can be set in the controller 60 so that at least one option can be adjusted, and a change proposal having an option set value recommended for the adjustable option is displayed on the option suggestion screen 460. can be displayed

When a change proposal is selected by the user, the option setting value of the option set to the initial option setting value in the corresponding course or the option setting value adjusted by the user using the option control unit becomes the option setting value by the change proposal. can be changed.

That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, the change proposal corresponds to a function or means for suggesting to the user to change the option setting value of the adjusted option to have an initial option setting value or a specific option setting value in a course for processing clothes. can do.

The change proposal may include specific option setting values of options having a plurality of option values. For example, the change proposal may include at least one option setting value among a first option for rinsing, a second option for spin-drying, and a third option for water temperature. However, the change proposal cannot change options that cannot be set or applied in each course.

On the other hand, unlike the change proposal, the additional proposal does not change the option setting value of the option already set in the course or whether the additional option is applied before entering the option proposal screen 460, and adds additional options that are not applied in the course. can be arranged to do so.

That is, the additional offer is prepared to additionally apply the additional option that is not applied in the corresponding course, and in addition to the additional option according to the additional proposal, option information already set in the corresponding course may be maintained as it is.

The additional suggestion may be prepared to propose an additional application of an additional option that may be set to either apply or not apply, for example, a steam option and a turbo option. The steam option refers to an option for supplying steam into the drum, and the turbo option refers to an option for supplying water into the tub or performing additional water supply using a spray nozzle or the like into the tub during a washing process. However, additional suggestions cannot be offered to users for courses to which the additional options cannot be applied or changed.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 60 is signally connected to the control unit and the screen output unit 8, and a plurality of courses for processing clothes may be stored in advance.

In the plurality of courses, at least some of the plurality of options may be set based on the manipulation signal, and the plurality of options may include an additional option for which whether or not to apply is set based on the manipulation signal.

As described above, the plurality of options may include first, second, and third options having a plurality of option values and adjusting option setting values by the option control unit. For example, the plurality of options may include a first option for rinsing, a second option for spin-drying, and a third option for water temperature.

Also, the plurality of options may include the aforementioned additional options. Whether or not to apply the additional option may be determined by the additional option button unit or may be set by the additional suggestion.

Additional options may include a steam option and a turbo option. The steam option refers to an option for supplying steam into the drum, and the turbo option refers to an option for supplying water into the tub or performing additional water supply using a spray nozzle or the like into the tub during a washing process.

The screen output unit 8 may be provided to output an option suggestion screen 460 displaying an additional suggestion for proposing application of the additional option to the user for any one of the plurality of courses.

That is, a plurality of option combinations may be alternatively displayed on the option suggestion screen 460, and the plurality of option combinations may include at least one additional suggestion. Accordingly, additional suggestions for proposing to the user the application of additional options may be displayed on the option suggestion screen 460 .

When the additional suggestion is selected based on the operation signal on the option suggestion screen 460, the control unit 60 may apply the additional option to perform any one of the courses.

On the option suggestion screen 460, the user can manipulate the screen to display any one additional suggestion using the dial unit 56, and operate the perform button unit 53b to add additional suggestions displayed on the option suggestion screen 460. A course for processing clothes can be performed by applying additional options according to the proposal.

The control unit 60 is provided to adjust an option setting value for at least one option among the plurality of options for each of the plurality of courses, and the control unit 60 displays the additional options on the option suggestion screen 460. If the proposal is selected, the one course may be performed by maintaining the option setting value of the at least one option and applying the additional option.

That is, in the case of an additional proposal, unlike the first, second, and third options described above, where one of a plurality of option values is selected as an option setting value, since it is a function or means for setting the application of an additional option, the option proposal screen ( 460), the option setting value of each option set in the corresponding course is maintained, and only additional options according to additional suggestions can be additionally applied.

When the additional offer is applied, the options of the course displayed on the course selection screen 410 may have a basic option setting value or an option setting value directly adjusted by the user through an option control unit, and even if the additional offer is selected, the options of each option The set value can be maintained.

That is, unlike the change proposal that changes the option setting value of each option to the preset option setting value in the corresponding course, the additional option can be set to the additional application state while the option setting value of each option is maintained. .

For example, the additional option may include a steam option for providing steam to the inside of the drum, and the additional suggestion may include a steam suggestion for suggesting application of the steam option to the user. Whether or not to apply the steam option can be determined regardless of options for the number of rinses, the number of spin-drying, and the water temperature.

The screen output unit 8 may switch to the option suggestion screen 460 when an operation signal of the multi-function button unit 91 is generated on the course selection screen 410 . The function to enter the option suggestion screen 460 may be displayed on the function display area 405 of the course selection screen 410 .

The screen output unit 8 alternatively displays any one of the plurality of courses on the course selection screen 410, and when an operation signal of the multi-function button unit 91 is generated, the option suggestion screen 460 ), additional suggestions for the course displayed on the course selection screen 410 may be displayed.

The control unit 60 may be provided to perform the course displayed on the course selection screen 410 by applying additional suggestions displayed on the option suggestion screen 460 when the execution signal is generated on the option suggestion screen 460. there is.

The control unit includes an additional option button unit provided to set whether to apply the additional option, and the control unit 60 operates the additional option button unit on the course selection screen 410 on the screen output unit 8. Accordingly, whether to apply the additional option is set, and when the execution button 53b is manipulated, the course displayed on the course selection screen 410 may be performed.

That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, the user can individually set whether or not to apply the additional option using the additional option button of the option part on the course selection screen 410, and then use the setting button to perform the corresponding course.

In addition, the user can enter the option suggestion screen 460 by using the multi-function button unit 91 while the screen displays the desired course on the course selection screen 410, and the dial unit on the option suggestion screen 460. In a state in which the desired additional proposal is displayed on the screen using step 56, a course to which additional options according to the additional proposal are applied may be directly progressed using the perform button unit 53b.

That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, the user can conveniently adjust a plurality of options through manipulation of the option unit, check visual information through the option suggestion screen 460, and conveniently use additional suggestions. You can also adjust multiple options.

The screen output unit 8 can return to the course selection screen 410 from the option suggestion screen 460 when an operation signal of the multi-function button 91 is generated on the option suggestion screen 460 .

The option suggestion screen 460 includes a function display area 405 displaying the function of the multi-function button unit 91, and the option suggestion screen is included in the function display area 405 of the course selection screen 410. (460) An end function may be displayed.

The screen output unit 8 is provided to output a course selection screen 410 in which one of the plurality of courses is displayed and selected by a user based on the operation signal, and the control unit 60 displays the additional suggestions. A plurality of these are stored, additional suggestions applicable to each course are set in advance, and the screen output unit 8 displays additional suggestions applicable to the course displayed on the course selection screen 410 from the option suggestion screen 460. can be displayed

For example, the plurality of courses may include a barrel sterilization course for sterilizing the inside of the drum, and the barrel sterilization course may necessarily apply a steam option to sterilize the inside of the drum. It may be set in advance in the control unit 60 so as not to be suggested to the user.

That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, due to the nature of the course, there may be additional options that the user cannot arbitrarily determine whether to apply or not, and the control unit 60 pre-sets additional suggestions related to additional options that can change whether or not to apply for each course. In addition, only additional suggestions related to additional options that can be changed in the corresponding course may be displayed on the option suggestion screen 460 .

That is, the controller 60 may be arranged to provide the additional suggestion only for some of the plurality of courses. Additional suggestions may not be provided for the remainder of the plurality of courses, and the remainder of the plurality of courses may be courses in which an additional option related to the additional offer cannot be changed.

When there are a plurality of additional suggestions applicable to the course displayed on the course selection screen 410, the screen output unit 8 displays only one additional suggestion on the option suggestion screen 460 and responds to the operation signal. Based on this, additional suggestions displayed on the option suggestion screen 460 may be changed.

The screen output unit 8 changes the course displayed on the course selection screen 410 when the dial 56 is rotated on the course selection screen 410, and the dial on the option suggestion screen 460. When the part 56 is rotated, additional suggestions displayed on the option suggestion screen 460 may be changed.

In addition, in the laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 60 is signalally connected to the control unit and the screen output unit 8, a plurality of courses for processing clothes are stored in advance, and each Option setting values for a plurality of options in the course may be adjusted based on the manipulation signal.

The plurality of options include an additional option for setting whether to apply a corresponding course based on an operation signal, and the screen output unit 8 displays one of the plurality of courses based on the operation signal to provide a user with It is provided to output a course selection screen 410 selected by the user, and the control unit 60 is configured to propose application of the additional option among the plurality of options to the user for the course displayed on the course selection screen 410. Additional suggestions are stored in advance, and the screen output unit 8 can switch to the option suggestion screen 460 displaying the additional suggestions when the multifunction button 91 is operated on the course selection screen 410. .

Although the present invention has been shown and described in relation to specific embodiments, it is known in the art that the present invention can be variously improved and changed without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention provided by the claims below. It will be self-evident to those skilled in the art.

1: clothes handling device 8: screen output unit
10: cabinet 15: front panel
16: detergent opening 17: clothing opening
20: tub 22: tub opening
30: drum 32: drum opening
40: clothing door 50: operation module
51: control housing 52: board unit
53a: power button unit 53b: execution button unit
54a: power button housing 54b: carry out button housing
56: dial unit 57: output housing
58: rotation sensing unit 60: control unit
70: communication terminal 100: control panel
101: panel support part 200: option part
205: light emitting unit 210: first option control unit
211: first option display unit 212: first option button unit
220: second option control unit 221: second option display unit
222: second option button unit 230: third option control unit
231: third option display unit 232: third option button unit
240: setting button part 250: reservation button part
300: boot screen 320: notification screen
322: course summary screen 400: course setting screen
405: function display area 410: course selection screen
411: order display area 412: course name area
413: option guidance area 420: setting screen
421: setting list 430: course editing screen
431: course list 432: designated box
434: fixed course 440: option screen
441: first option screen 442: second option screen
450: time drying information screen 451: course information area
452: course conversion selection area 460: option suggestion screen
461: course display area 462: option combination area
500: Clothing processing screen 510: Course progress screen
511: progress course display area 512: time display area
513: process display area 514: completion degree display area
P1: booting process P2: course setting process
P3: Clothing treatment process

Claims (15)

cabinet;
a drum provided inside the cabinet, provided to be rotatable, and storing clothes therein;
a control unit provided in the cabinet and operated by a user to generate an operation signal;
a screen output unit provided in the cabinet and configured to output a screen for providing information to a user; and
A control unit signalally connected to the control unit and the screen output unit, storing a plurality of courses for processing clothes in advance, and adjusting option setting values for a plurality of options in each course based on the operation signal. include,
The plurality of options include an additional option for which whether or not to apply is set based on the manipulation signal,
The screen output unit is provided to output an option suggestion screen displaying an additional suggestion for proposing application of the additional option to a user for any one of the plurality of courses,
Wherein the control unit is provided to perform one of the courses by applying the additional option when the additional suggestion is selected based on the manipulation signal on the option suggestion screen. According to claim 1,
The control unit is provided to adjust an option setting value for at least one option among the plurality of options for each of the plurality of courses,
Wherein the controller maintains the option setting value of the at least one option and performs the one course by applying the additional option when the additional offer is selected on the option suggestion screen. According to claim 1,
The additional option includes a steam option for providing steam to the inside of the drum,
The additional suggestion includes a steam suggestion for proposing application of the steam option to the user. According to claim 1,
The screen output unit is provided to output a course selection screen in which one of the plurality of courses is displayed and selected by a user based on the manipulation signal;
The control unit,
A multi-function button unit provided on the screen output unit and having a variable function according to a screen output from the screen output unit;
The screen output unit switches to the option suggestion screen when a manipulation signal of the multi-function button unit is generated on the course selection screen. According to claim 4,
The course selection screen includes a function display area displaying functions of the multi-function button unit,
The clothes handling apparatus wherein the function to enter the option suggestion screen is displayed in the function display area of the course selection screen. According to claim 4,
The screen output unit selectively displays any one of the plurality of courses on the course selection screen, and when an operation signal of the multi-function button unit is generated, additional suggestions for the course displayed on the course selection screen are displayed on the option suggestion screen. A clothing handling device that displays. According to claim 4,
The control unit,
A perform button unit provided in the cabinet and generating a signal for performing a course displayed on the course selection screen;
Wherein the control unit is provided to perform a course displayed on the course selection screen by applying additional suggestions displayed on the option suggestion screen when the execution signal is generated from the option suggestion screen. According to claim 7,
The control unit includes an additional option button unit provided to set whether to apply the additional option,
The control unit sets whether or not to apply the additional option according to the operation of the additional option button unit on the course selection screen on the screen output unit, and executes the course displayed on the course selection screen when the execution button unit is operated. processing device. According to claim 4,
The screen output unit returns to the course selection screen from the option suggestion screen when an operation signal of the multi-function button unit is generated on the option suggestion screen. According to claim 9,
The option suggestion screen includes a function display area for displaying functions of the multi-function button unit,
Wherein the function display area of the course selection screen displays an end function of the option suggestion screen. According to claim 1,
The screen output unit is provided to output a course selection screen in which one of the plurality of courses is displayed and selected by a user based on the manipulation signal;
In the control unit, a plurality of additional suggestions are stored, and applicable additional suggestions for each course are set in advance,
The screen output unit displays additional suggestions applicable to the course displayed on the course selection screen in the option suggestion screen. According to claim 11,
The controller is arranged to provide the additional suggestion for only some of the plurality of courses. According to claim 11,
When there are a plurality of additional suggestions applicable to the course displayed on the course selection screen, the screen output unit displays only one additional suggestion on the option suggestion screen, and displays additional suggestions displayed on the option suggestion screen based on the operation signal. A clothes handling machine whose offer changes. According to claim 13,
The control unit,
A dial unit surrounded by the screen output unit and provided to be rotatable;
The screen output unit changes the course displayed on the course selection screen when the dial unit is rotated on the course selection screen, and changes additional suggestions displayed on the option suggestion screen when the dial unit is rotated on the option suggestion screen. Device. cabinet;
a drum provided inside the cabinet, provided to be rotatable, and storing clothes therein;
a control unit provided in the cabinet and operated by a user to generate an operation signal;
a screen output unit provided in the cabinet and configured to output a screen for providing information to a user; and
A control unit signalally connected to the control unit and the screen output unit, storing a plurality of courses for processing clothes in advance, and adjusting option setting values for a plurality of options in each course based on the operation signal. include,
The plurality of options include an additional option capable of setting whether or not to apply the corresponding course based on an operation signal,
The screen output unit is provided to output a course selection screen in which one of the plurality of courses is displayed and selected by a user based on the manipulation signal,
The control unit stores in advance an additional suggestion for proposing to the user the application of the additional option among the plurality of options to the course displayed on the course selection screen,
The screen output unit converts to an option suggestion screen displaying the additional suggestion when the multi-function button is operated on the course selection screen.

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