阅读说明：本技术 清洗设备及其控制方法 (Cleaning apparatus and control method thereof ) 是由 余胜民 唐轲 蔡延涛 李翔 于 2020-05-12 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明适用于清洁电器技术领域,提供了一种清洗设备及其控制方法,该清洗设备包括主壳体和控制器,主壳体的内部设有用于清洗待清洗物的清洗腔和用于储水的储水区,控制器用于根据清洗腔内的不同待清洗物选择采用第一清洗方式或第二清洗方式对待清洗物进行清洗,当采用第一清洗方式进行清洗时,至少部分洗涤排水存储于储水区,当采用第二清洗方式进行清洗时,存储于储水区的洗涤排水能够再次进入清洗腔进行清洗；该清洗设备的功能更集成,可以减少占地面积,且,第一清洗方式所产生的至少部分洗涤排水能够循环利用,可以减少用水、节约水资源。(The invention is suitable for the technical field of cleaning electric appliances, and provides a cleaning device and a control method thereof, wherein the cleaning device comprises a main shell and a controller, a cleaning cavity for cleaning an object to be cleaned and a water storage area for storing water are arranged in the main shell, the controller is used for selecting a first cleaning mode or a second cleaning mode to clean the object to be cleaned according to different objects to be cleaned in the cleaning cavity, when the first cleaning mode is adopted for cleaning, at least part of washing drainage is stored in the water storage area, and when the second cleaning mode is adopted for cleaning, the washing drainage stored in the water storage area can enter the cleaning cavity again for cleaning; the cleaning equipment has more integrated functions, can reduce the occupied area, and can recycle at least part of washing drainage generated by the first cleaning mode, thereby reducing water consumption and saving water resources.)

1. A cleaning apparatus, comprising:

the main shell is internally provided with a cleaning cavity for cleaning objects to be cleaned and a water storage area for storing water; and

the controller is used for selecting to adopt a first cleaning mode or a second cleaning mode to clean the objects to be cleaned according to the different objects to be cleaned in the cleaning cavity, when the first cleaning mode is adopted for cleaning, at least part of washing drainage is stored in the water storage area, and when the second cleaning mode is adopted for cleaning, the washing drainage stored in the water storage area can enter the cleaning cavity again for cleaning.

2. The cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said cleaning apparatus further comprises a water discharge member communicating said cleaning chamber with said water storage region, and a first water discharge member communicating said water storage region; the water discharging piece and the first water discharging piece are both connected with the controller; or

The cleaning equipment further comprises a second drainage piece communicated with the cleaning cavity and used for draining washing drainage generated by the first cleaning mode, and the second drainage piece is connected with the controller.

3. The cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cleaning chamber comprises a first cleaning area and a second cleaning area which are independent from each other, the water storage area is communicated with the first cleaning area and the second cleaning area respectively, the first cleaning area is cleaned by the first cleaning method, and the second cleaning area is cleaned by the second cleaning method.

4. The cleaning apparatus defined in claim 3, further comprising water inlet assemblies for separately feeding water to the first cleaning zone and the second cleaning zone, the water inlet assemblies being connected to the first cleaning zone and the second cleaning zone, respectively, the water inlet assemblies being further connected to the controller.

5. The cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the first cleaning area is disposed above the water storage area, and the water storage area is disposed at the bottom of the second cleaning area.

6. The cleaning apparatus defined in claim 3, further comprising a first detection assembly disposed within the water storage area, the first detection assembly being connected to the controller and configured to detect an amount of water within the water storage area; and/or

The cleaning equipment further comprises a second detection assembly connected with the controller, and the second detection assembly is arranged to detect the storage time of the washing and draining water in the water storage area.

7. A control method of a cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the objects to be cleaned are cleaned by selecting a first cleaning mode or a second cleaning mode according to different objects to be cleaned in the cleaning cavity;

when the first cleaning mode is adopted for cleaning, at least part of washing drainage is stored in the water storage area;

when the second cleaning mode is adopted for cleaning, the washing drainage stored in the water storage area can enter the cleaning cavity again for cleaning.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the first cleaning mode comprises a first cleaning sub-mode, the first cleaning sub-mode comprises at least one single washing sub-step, and the wash drain of at least one single washing sub-step is stored in the water storage region.

9. The control method of a washing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the first washing sub-mode further includes a pre-washing sub-step performed before the single washing sub-step, and wash drain water of the pre-washing sub-step is drained.

10. The control method of a cleaning apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the first cleaning mode further includes a second cleaning sub-mode; the washing drain water of the second washing sub-mode is drained.

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of cleaning electric appliances, in particular to cleaning equipment and a control method thereof.

Background

At present, along with the improvement of living standard of people, more and more kitchen appliances enter common families, such as dish washers, vegetable washers and the like, so that a lot of convenience is brought to the life of people, and the hands of people are greatly liberated.

The activity route of the user in the kitchen is typically: preparing meal (washing and cutting vegetables), cooking, cleaning tableware and the like. The vegetable washer is a machine for washing vegetables, melons, fruits, meat and the like and removing pesticide residues, and the vegetable washers sold on the market at present are basically single small machines and comprise a multi-stage water inlet, washing and drainage process. Dishwashers are machines for washing and disinfecting dishes, the washing program of which is generally divided into a plurality of phases: pre-wash phase, main wash phase, rinse phase and dry phase etc., generally speaking, the first few wash phases require the introduction of clean tap water and the discharge of water at the end of the respective phase.

As can be seen, for washing fruits, vegetables and the like in the vegetable washer, the waste water after washing is usually clean, and the action of extremely wasting water resources is realized by directly discharging the water; in addition, the dish washer and the vegetable washer are used as two independent machines and need two sets of independent water inlet and drainage systems, so that more kitchen space is occupied.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the invention aims to provide a cleaning device, and aims to solve the technical problems that the existing dish washer and the existing vegetable washer are used as two independent machines, the occupied kitchen space is large, and the water consumption is large.

The embodiment of the present invention is realized as follows, and a cleaning apparatus includes:

the main shell is internally provided with a cleaning cavity for cleaning objects to be cleaned and a water storage area for storing water; and

the controller is used for selecting to adopt a first cleaning mode or a second cleaning mode to clean the objects to be cleaned according to the different objects to be cleaned in the cleaning cavity, when the first cleaning mode is adopted for cleaning, at least part of washing drainage is stored in the water storage area, and when the second cleaning mode is adopted for cleaning, the washing drainage stored in the water storage area can enter the cleaning cavity again for cleaning.

In one embodiment, the cleaning device further comprises a water discharging part communicated with the cleaning cavity and the water storage area, and a first water discharging part communicated with the water storage area; the water discharging piece and the first water discharging piece are both connected with the controller; or

The cleaning equipment further comprises a second drainage piece communicated with the cleaning cavity and used for draining washing drainage generated by the first cleaning mode, and the second drainage piece is connected with the controller.

In one embodiment, the cleaning cavity comprises a first cleaning area and a second cleaning area which are independent from each other, the water storage area is communicated with the first cleaning area and the second cleaning area respectively, the first cleaning area is cleaned in a first cleaning mode, and the second cleaning area is cleaned in a second cleaning mode.

In one embodiment, the cleaning equipment further comprises a water inlet assembly for separately feeding water to the first cleaning area and the second cleaning area, the water inlet assembly is connected with the first cleaning area and the second cleaning area, and the water inlet assembly is further connected to the controller.

In one embodiment, the first cleaning area is disposed above the water storage area, and the water storage area is disposed at the bottom of the second cleaning area.

In one embodiment, the cleaning device further comprises a first detection component arranged in the water storage area, the first detection component is connected with the controller and is configured to detect the water amount in the water storage area; and/or

The cleaning equipment further comprises a second detection assembly arranged on the water storage area and connected with the controller, and the second detection assembly is used for detecting the storage time of the washing and draining water in the water storage area.

Another object of an embodiment of the present invention is to provide a control method for a cleaning apparatus as described in the above embodiments, wherein a first cleaning method or a second cleaning method is selected to clean an object to be cleaned according to different objects to be cleaned in the cleaning chamber;

when the first cleaning mode is adopted for cleaning, at least part of washing drainage is stored in the water storage area;

when the second cleaning mode is adopted for cleaning, the washing drainage stored in the water storage area can enter the cleaning cavity again for cleaning.

In one embodiment, the first cleaning mode comprises a first cleaning sub-mode, the first cleaning sub-mode comprises at least one single washing sub-step, and the washing drainage of at least one single washing sub-step is stored in the water storage area.

In one embodiment, the first washing sub-mode further comprises a pre-washing sub-step performed before the single washing sub-step, and washing drain water of the pre-washing sub-step is drained.

In one embodiment, the first cleaning mode further comprises a second cleaning sub-mode; the washing drain water of the second washing sub-mode is drained.

The cleaning equipment and the control method thereof provided by the embodiment of the invention have the beneficial effects that:

this cleaning equipment's main casing inside is equipped with the washing chamber that is used for wasing the thing of waiting to wash and the water storage district that is used for the water storage, and the controller is used for waiting to wash the thing according to the difference of washing intracavity and selects to adopt first washing mode or second washing mode right wait to wash the thing, when adopting first washing mode to wash, at least partial washing drainage is saved in the water storage district, when adopting the second washing mode to wash, the washing drainage of saving in the water storage district can get into again and wash the chamber, so, this cleaning equipment's function is more integrated, can reduce area, and, the produced at least partial washing drainage of first washing mode can cyclic utilization, can reduce water, water economy resource.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art that other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a cleaning apparatus provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a logic control diagram of a first cleaning mode of the cleaning apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is another control diagram of program logic for a first cleaning mode of the cleaning apparatus provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a diagram of yet another program logic control for a first cleaning mode of a cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a diagram of yet another program logic control for a first cleaning mode of the cleaning apparatus provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a program logic control diagram of a second cleaning mode of the cleaning apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

The designations in the figures mean:

100-cleaning equipment; 1-a main housing; 10-a cleaning cavity, 101-a first cleaning area, 102-a second cleaning area;

11-a water storage area; 12-a water inlet assembly, 121 a first water inlet valve, 122 a second water inlet valve; 13-a water discharging piece; 14-a first drain, 15-a second drain, 16-a third drain.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention is described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly or indirectly secured to or disposed on the other element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly or indirectly connected to the other element. The terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", and the like, indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description, but do not indicate or imply that the referred devices or elements must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the patent. The terms "first", "second" and "first" are used merely for descriptive purposes and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features. The meaning of "plurality" is two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

In order to explain the technical solution of the present invention, the following detailed description is made with reference to the specific drawings and examples.

Referring to fig. 1, an embodiment of the present invention first provides a cleaning apparatus 100, which includes a main housing 1, a controller (not shown) installed on the main housing 1, and a washing assembly (not shown) disposed in the main housing 1 and connected to the controller. Wherein, the inside of the main shell 1 is provided with a cleaning cavity 10 for cleaning the objects to be cleaned and a water storage area 11 for storing water; the controller sets up to be used for treating according to the difference in the washing chamber 10 and waits to wash the thing and select to adopt first washing mode or second washing mode and treat and wash the thing, when adopting first washing mode washs, at least partial washing drainage is saved in water storage district 11, when adopting the second washing mode to wash, and the washing drainage of saving in water storage district 11 can get into washing chamber 10 again and wash in order to wash.

According to the cleaning equipment 100 provided by the embodiment of the invention, the cleaning cavity 10 and the water storage area 11 are arranged in the main shell 1, the controller is arranged to be used for cleaning the objects to be cleaned by adopting the first cleaning mode or the second cleaning mode according to different objects to be cleaned in the cleaning cavity 10, the functions of the cleaning equipment 100 are more integrated, and the floor area can be reduced; and, when adopting the first cleaning mode to wash, at least some washing drainage is stored in water storage district 11, and the drainage of storing in water storage district 11 can get into washing chamber 10 again in order to use when the second cleaning mode, and like this, at least some washing drainage of first cleaning mode can cyclic utilization, can reduce water, water economy resource.

The embodiment of the present invention performs the first cleaning mode and the second cleaning mode in the main casing 1, and at least part of the wash water of the first cleaning mode is stored and used for the second cleaning mode, so it can be understood that the first cleaning mode is generally used in the case of light dirt (such as light oil dirt, even only non-oil dirt pollution like silt), and the second cleaning mode is used in the case of heavy dirt (such as heavy oil dirt). In addition, the object to be cleaned in the first cleaning mode and the object to be cleaned in the second cleaning mode may be the same object to be cleaned, for example, the same object or group of objects to be cleaned sequentially passes through the first cleaning mode and the second cleaning mode; alternatively, the object to be cleaned in the first cleaning mode and the object to be cleaned in the second cleaning mode may be different objects to be cleaned.

In an alternative embodiment, the first cleaning mode comprises cleaning of non-oil contaminants and the second cleaning mode comprises cleaning of oil contaminants.

For example, in the kitchen field, the first cleaning mode may include a vegetable washing mode, wherein the "vegetable washing" includes but is not limited to washing fruits, vegetables, eggs and other objects to be cleaned, the surfaces of which are usually not contaminated by oil stains, and the second cleaning mode includes a dish washing mode, wherein the "dish washing" includes but is not limited to washing dishes, bowls and chopsticks, spoons, shovels, pots and other objects to be cleaned, which are contaminated by foreign oil stains.

Of course, the first cleaning mode and the second cleaning mode are not limited to the kitchen field, and can be used for cleaning other objects in the household, such as clothes washing and shoe washing. Even more, the washing apparatus 100 may not be limited to appliances for use in the home.

The form of the washing assembly is not limited, and may be set according to a specific washing manner of the first washing manner and the second washing manner. For example, the washing assembly may include a washing pump and a spray structure for performing spray cleaning; alternatively, the washing assembly may include an ultrasonic generating structure for performing ultrasonic vibration cleaning; alternatively, the washing assembly may include a heating assembly for heating the washing water. The first cleaning mode can be one or more of the combination of spray cleaning, ultrasonic vibration cleaning and heating cleaning, or a soaking cleaning mode without any washing component; the second cleaning mode can be one or a combination of a plurality of washing modes in the spray cleaning mode, the ultrasonic vibration cleaning mode and the heating cleaning mode. The washing assembly may then have a corresponding composition, which is not described in detail here.

Referring to fig. 1, a first cleaning mode and a second cleaning mode are performed in the cleaning chamber 10 of the cleaning apparatus 100, and therefore, the cleaning chamber 10 may be one, for example, vegetable washing and dish washing are performed in the same cavity; the washing chamber 10 can also be two, and vegetable washing and dish washing can be respectively carried out in different cavities. This can be set according to specific needs.

In an alternative embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the cleaning chamber 10 includes a first cleaning area 101 and a second cleaning area 102, which are independent from each other, the first cleaning area 101 is used for cleaning the object to be cleaned in a first cleaning manner, the second cleaning area 102 is used for cleaning the object to be cleaned in a second cleaning manner, the first cleaning area 101 is communicated with the water storage area 11 to allow at least a part of the washing drainage generated by the first cleaning manner to enter the water storage area 11, and the water storage area 11 is further communicated with the second cleaning area 102 to allow the washing drainage stored therein to enter the second cleaning area 102. This has the advantage that the first cleaning mode and the second cleaning mode can be performed separately in the space, reducing the mutual contamination between the two.

The relative position between the first cleaning region 101 and the second cleaning region 102 is not particularly limited, and the first cleaning mode and the second cleaning mode may not be affected by each other. The relative position between the first cleaning region 101 and the water storage region 11 is not particularly limited. For example, the first cleaning zone 101 may be located above the water storage zone 11 in the vertical direction, which is advantageous in that the washing drain of the first cleaning zone 101 may enter the water storage zone 11 by its own weight without relying on other power, which can simplify the structure of the cleaning apparatus 100; of course, it is not limited thereto, and the first cleaning region 101 may not be located above the water storage region 11, and it is also possible that the washing drain is discharged into the water storage region 11 by means of power such as air pressure.

In one embodiment, the first cleaning area 101 is located above the water storage area 11, and the water storage area 11 is disposed at the bottom of the second cleaning area 102. The first cleaning area 101 and the second cleaning area 102 may be arranged side by side, and the first cleaning area 101 may also be located above the second cleaning area 102.

Referring to fig. 1, the cleaning apparatus 100 includes a water inlet assembly 12, the water inlet assembly 12 is connected to the first cleaning area 101 and the second cleaning area 102, respectively, and the water inlet assembly 12 is further connected to the controller to supply the cleaning water to the first cleaning area 101 and the second cleaning area 102 independently after being opened under the control of the controller.

Wherein, optionally, as shown in fig. 1, the water inlet assembly 12 may include a first water inlet valve 121 and a second water inlet valve 122 which are independent of each other, the first water inlet valve 121 is connected to the controller and connected to the first cleaning region 101, the first water inlet valve 121 can be opened under the control of the controller and provide the cleaning water into the first cleaning region 101, the second water inlet valve 122 is connected to the controller and connected to the second cleaning region 102, and the second water inlet valve 122 can be opened under the control of the controller and provide the cleaning water into the second cleaning region 102. This has the advantage that, in addition to using at least part of the wash water discharged from the first washing method as wash water in the second washing method, wash water from the outside can be used through the second water inlet valve 122, thereby avoiding the problem that the second washing method uses too much wash water and the storage amount of the wash water is insufficient.

Alternatively, water inlet assembly 12 may include a multiple-inlet water inlet valve arrangement (not shown) with each outlet independently connected to the controller and to first cleaning zone 101 and second cleaning zone 102, respectively. This has the advantage that the cleaning apparatus 100 as a whole can be more integrated, the piping and the like can be more simplified, and the volume can be smaller.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the washing apparatus 100 further includes a water discharging member 13 connected to the first washing area 101 and the water storage area 11 and connected to the controller to be opened and closed under the control of the controller, wherein the water discharging member 13 is opened to allow at least a part of the washing water of the first washing mode to enter the water storage area 11 through the water discharging member 13. In a particular application, the drain 13 may be a drain valve, a drain pump, or the like.

In addition, referring to fig. 1, the cleaning apparatus 100 includes a first draining part 14 connected to the controller and connected to the water storage region 11 and the outside of the main housing 1 to be opened and closed under the control of the controller, so that the first draining part 14 can drain the washing drain water stored in the water storage region 11 from the water storage region 11. This is advantageous in that when the first cleaning mode is completed and water is stored in the water storage area 11, and the user does not need to perform the second cleaning mode, but continues to perform the first cleaning mode, the water in the water storage area 11 can be drained by the first drainage member 14, so as to allow the water to be stored continuously after the first cleaning mode is performed and used for the subsequent second cleaning mode. In a particular application, the first drain 14 may be a drain pump, a drain valve, or the like.

In an alternative embodiment, the first cleaning mode includes a first cleaning sub-mode. Hereinafter, the first washing sub-mode specifically includes or is specifically a first dish washing mode, and the second washing mode includes a dish washing mode as an example. The first vegetable washing mode is used for washing common objects to be washed, such as vegetables, melons, fruits and the like, which are not polluted by oil stains. Correspondingly, at least part of the washing drainage generated by the first cleaning sub-mode is stored in the water storage area 11. In this embodiment, the cleaning apparatus 100 is a dish washer, which has both a dish washing function and a dish washing function.

Referring to fig. 2 and 4 in combination, in one embodiment, the first cleaning sub-mode (the first cleaning sub-mode is a first vegetable washing mode) of the cleaning apparatus 100 is performed as follows:

the user selects a vegetable washing mode (a first washing sub-mode) through the controller, and further selects the first vegetable washing mode (indicated as a vegetable washing melon and fruit mode in the figures 2 and 4 so as to facilitate comparison reading and analysis); detecting whether washing drainage is stored in the water storage area 11, if so, opening the first drainage piece 14 to drain the stored washing drainage; the controller controls the first water inlet valve 121 to be opened and water is fed into the first cleaning area 101, a single washing sub-step is executed, and single washing is carried out on fruits and vegetables in the sub-step; after the single washing substep is completed, the water discharge member 13 is opened to allow the washing water discharged from at least one single washing to enter the water storage region 11 for storage.

The washing apparatus 100 may include a first detecting unit (not shown) connected to the controller, which is disposed in the water storage region 11, and detects the amount of the washing water discharged from the water storage region 11, so that the user and the controller can know whether the water is stored in the water storage region 11. This has the advantage that the operator can be informed of the condition in time and reliably in case that no washing water is stored in the water storage area 11 due to the end of the program or the sealing of the water storage area 11, thereby facilitating the adjustment of the subsequent program. In a specific application, the first detecting component may be in the form of a liquid level sensor for detecting a water level, or a sensor capable of detecting a weight, etc., and is not particularly limited.

This single washing substep may be carried out once or repeatedly, as the case may be. If the dirt degree of the fruits and vegetables is light, such as less silt, the operation can be performed once; if the melon, fruit and vegetable are more dirty, a plurality of single washing sub-steps can be executed.

In a specific application, the capacity of the water storage area 11 is set according to specific needs and considering the overall volume of the cleaning device 100. In an alternative embodiment, the water storage area 11 is configured to store the washing drainage of each single washing sub-step, that is, the drainage member 13 is opened after each single washing sub-step is finished, so that the washing drainage of each single washing enters the water storage area 11 for storage.

Further, in the case where a plurality of single washing sub-steps are performed in the first washing sub-mode, the wash drain of the first single washing sub-step may not necessarily be stored but may be directly drained (here, the first single washing sub-step may be defined as the pre-washing sub-step of the first washing sub-mode), which is particularly suitable in the case where the degree of contamination of the wash drain of the first single washing sub-step is relatively severe. In this regard, referring to fig. 3 and 5, in one embodiment, the first cleaning sub-mode of the cleaning apparatus 100 is performed by:

a user selects a vegetable washing mode through the controller, and further selects a first vegetable washing mode; detecting whether water is stored in the water storage area 11, if so, opening the first drainage piece 14 to drain the stored washing drainage; the controller controls the first water inlet valve 121 to open and feed water into the first washing area 101, and performs a first single washing sub-step (pre-washing sub-step) to perform a first single washing (pre-washing) on the fruits and vegetables therein; after the first single washing sub-step (pre-washing sub-step) is finished, the water discharging member 13 is opened, and the first water discharging member 14 is opened, so that the washing water discharged from the first single washing enters the water storage region 11 and is further discharged; then, at least one single washing sub-step is continuously executed, and after the at least one single washing sub-step is finished, the water opening piece 13 is opened, so that the washing water is drained into the water storage area 11.

In an alternative embodiment, after the pre-washing sub-step, the water discharge 13 is opened after the end of each single washing sub-step.

It should be noted that since the wash water contamination level of the first single washing sub-step (pre-washing sub-step) in the first washing sub-mode is high, it is further drained rather than recycled, which may result in a reduction in the amount of water stored in the water storage region 11. In order to ensure the cleaning effect of the first cleaning sub-mode and ensure that sufficient washing drainage is subsequently provided in the water storage region 11 for performing the second cleaning mode, the water inflow of other single washing sub-steps in the first cleaning sub-mode can be properly increased, which can be realized by setting a controller, and further description is omitted.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 1, the washing apparatus 100 further includes a second draining member 15 connected to the controller and connected to the first washing section 101, the second draining member 15 being opened and closed under the control of the controller, the second draining member 15 being opened to allow the washing water of the first washing section 101 to be drained directly without passing through the water storage section 11 additionally, i.e., without polluting the water storage section 11 again. Therefore, in fig. 3, after the first single washing sub-step (pre-washing sub-step) is finished, the step of "opening the drain 13 and opening the first drain 14 so that the washing drain of the first single washing is introduced from the first washing section 101 into the water storage section 11 and then drained" may be replaced with the step of "opening the second drain 15 so that the washing drain of the first single washing is directly drained from the first washing section 101", which is not illustrated. In a specific application, the second drain member 15 may be a drain pump, a drain valve, or the like.

Still in the kitchen sector, the term "washing" as used by the user includes washing of meat and the like, which may also include washing of objects to be washed, which may themselves contain certain fatty substances. Therefore, in one embodiment, the first cleaning mode further includes a second cleaning sub-mode, and the degree of contamination of the washing water discharged by the second cleaning sub-mode may be intermediate between the first cleaning sub-mode and the second cleaning mode, which is the washing waste water without the necessity of storage. In this regard, the wash drain generated by the second cleaning sub-mode of the cleaning apparatus 100 of the present embodiment is drained, not stored.

Specifically, referring to fig. 1, fig. 2 and fig. 3, in an embodiment, the second washing sub-mode includes or is specifically a second vegetable washing mode as an example, and the second vegetable washing mode is performed as follows:

the user selects the first cleaning mode through the controller, and further selects the second vegetable washing mode (indicated by 'high fat vegetable washing mode such as meat' in figures 2 and 3 so as to facilitate comparison reading and analysis); the controller opens the first water inlet valve 121 and feeds water into the first cleaning area 101, and a first washing sub-step is executed to wash the high-fat vegetables such as meat and the like for the first time; after the first washing substep is completed, the water discharge member 13 is opened, and the first water discharge member 14 is opened, so that the washing wastewater from the first washing is further discharged after entering the water storage region 11, and meanwhile, if the washing wastewater of the first washing substep is stored in the water storage region 11, the washing wastewater can be discharged together. In addition, optionally, water may be further introduced into the first washing section 101, and the second washing sub-step and the third washing sub-step … … may be performed, so that the fatty dishes such as meat may be subjected to the second washing and the third washing … …, and the washing wastewater of each washing sub-step may be first introduced into the water storage section 11 and then further discharged.

Referring to fig. 1, 4 and 5, in one embodiment, the second vegetable washing mode is performed as follows:

a user selects a first cleaning mode through the controller and further selects a second vegetable washing mode; the controller opens the first water inlet valve 121 and feeds water into the first cleaning area 101 and executes a first washing sub-step to wash the high-fat vegetables such as meat in the first washing sub-step for the first time; after the first washing substep is completed, the second drain member 15 is opened so that the washing wastewater of the first washing is directly drained. Therefore, the washing wastewater with grease generated by cleaning the high-grease dishes does not need to enter the water storage area 11, further cannot pollute the water storage area 11, cannot pollute the washing drainage stored in the water storage area 11, and does not need to drain the water storage area 11. In addition, optionally, water may be further introduced into the first washing section 101, and the second washing sub-step and the third washing sub-step … … may be performed to wash the fatty dishes such as meat for the second time and the third washing … …, and the washing wastewater of each washing sub-step may be directly discharged.

Referring to fig. 6, in one embodiment, the second cleaning mode of the cleaning apparatus 100 is performed as follows:

the user selects a second wash mode (represented in fig. 6 as "dishwashing mode" for ease of reading and analysis against) via the controller; the controller controls the washing drainage stored in the water storage area 11 to enter the second washing area 102, controls the washing assembly to start working, and executes a plurality of dish washing sub-steps to wash dishes such as bowls and chopsticks in the second washing area 102 for a plurality of times, wherein at least one dish washing sub-step is performed by using the washing drainage in the water storage area 11; and after each dish washing sub-step is completed, discharging washing wastewater. The specific mode of operation of the dishwashing substep is not limiting.

As shown in fig. 1, the washing apparatus 100 may further include a third water discharge member 16, the third water discharge member 16 is connected to the second washing region 102 and is connected to the outside of the main casing 1, and the washing water stored in the water storage region 11 can only enter the second washing region 102 in a single direction. This has the advantage that the washing waste water generated by the second washing mode can be separated from the water storage area 11, and the washing waste water of each dish washing sub-step cannot enter the water storage area 11, so that the washing waste water cannot reversely pollute the water storage area 11 and the washing waste water stored therein, but is directly discharged through the third water discharge member 16. In this manner, the wash drain stored within the water storage area 11 may be used for at least one dishwashing sub-step, depending on the capacity of the water storage area 11. In a particular application, the third drain member 16 may be a drain pump, a drain valve, or the like.

In consideration of a special situation, such as that a user may not perform a dish washing mode or a dish washing mode for a long time after performing the dish washing mode, in order to prevent wash water from being stored in the water storage region 11 for a long time and bacteria from being bred, the washing apparatus 100 further includes a second detection assembly (not shown) configured to directly or indirectly detect a storage time of the wash water in the water storage region 11.

Optionally, the second detecting component may include a timer disposed on the main housing 1 and connected to the controller, the timer is further configured to be connected to the first detecting component, the first detecting component transmits a water signal to the timer after detecting that water is in the water storage region 11, the timer starts to count time, and when the time of the timer is accumulated for a predetermined time, the controller connected to the timer controls the first drain pump to be turned on to drain the washing drain water in the water storage region 11; or, the second detection subassembly can be including setting up in water storage district 11 and the quality of water detector who is connected with the controller, and the quality of water detector sets up to the quality of water in detecting water storage district 11, and when quality of water dropped to certain degree then can regard the length of time of depositing of the washing drainage in water storage district 11 to reach predetermined length of time, then the controller can control first drainage pump and open, discharges the washing drainage in water storage district 11. Of course, without limitation thereto, in other alternative embodiments, the second detection assembly may have other implementations to drain the wash water that is stored for a predetermined period of time.

Based on this, in an alternative embodiment, as shown in fig. 6, before the second cleaning mode is adopted to clean the object to be cleaned, whether water exists in the water storage area 11 is also detected, and if so, the controller controls the washing assembly to perform at least one dish washing sub-step by using the washing drainage stored in the water storage area 11; if not, the controller controls the second water inlet valve 122 to open to feed water into the second cleaning region 102 and wash dishes. Here, the step of "detecting whether there is water in the water storage region 11" may be implemented by the first detecting component connected to the controller, and may be implemented before the second cleaning mode and in the second cleaning mode, which will not be described again.

An embodiment of the present invention further provides a method for controlling the cleaning apparatus 100 according to the above embodiments, please refer to fig. 1 to 6, where the method for controlling the cleaning apparatus 100 includes:

selecting a first cleaning mode or a second cleaning mode to clean the objects to be cleaned according to different objects to be cleaned in the cleaning cavity 10;

when the first cleaning mode is adopted for cleaning, at least part of washing drainage water is stored in the water storage area 11;

when the second cleaning mode is used for cleaning, the washing drain water stored in the water storage region 11 can enter the cleaning chamber 10 again for cleaning.

In one embodiment, the cleaning chamber 10 comprises a first cleaning zone 101 and a second cleaning zone 102, wherein the cleaning is performed in the first cleaning zone 101 using a first cleaning method and the cleaning is performed in the second cleaning zone 102 using a second cleaning method.

In one embodiment, the first cleaning mode includes a first cleaning sub-mode, the first cleaning sub-mode may be or include a first dish washing mode, the second cleaning mode may include a dish washing mode, and at least part of the washing drainage of the first cleaning sub-mode is stored in the water storage area 11. The washing drain water stored in the water storage region 11 can be used for the second washing mode.

Referring to fig. 2 and 4, the first cleaning sub-mode includes at least one single washing sub-step, and the controller controls the wash drain of the at least one single washing sub-step of the first cleaning sub-mode to be stored in the water storage region 11. Optionally, the wash drain of each single wash sub-step of the first cleaning sub-mode is stored in the water storage region 11.

Referring to fig. 3 and 5 in combination, in one embodiment, the first cleaning sub-mode further includes a pre-washing sub-step performed before the single washing sub-step, and the washing drain water of the pre-washing sub-step is drained.

In one embodiment, before the first cleaning sub-mode is performed, whether the water stored in the water storage region 11 exists is detected through the first detection component and the controller, and if so, the controller controls the first drain 14 to be opened and drains the washing drain stored in the water storage region 11.

Referring to fig. 2 to 5, in an embodiment, the first cleaning mode further includes a second cleaning sub-mode, the second cleaning sub-mode may include or be a second vegetable washing mode, and the controller controls the washing drain of the second cleaning sub-mode to be drained. The second cleaning sub-mode may include at least one washing sub-step, and the washing drainage of each washing sub-step of the second cleaning sub-mode is drained.

Alternatively, the washing drain water of each washing sub-step of the second washing sub-mode may be drained from the first washing section 101 into the water storage section 11 and then drained, or may be directly drained from the first washing section 101.

In one embodiment, before and during the second cleaning mode, whether water exists in the water storage region 11 is detected by the first detection assembly and the controller, if so, the controller controls the washing assembly to wash by using the washing drain water stored in the water storage region 11, and if not, the controller controls the second water inlet valve 122 to provide the washing inlet water into the second cleaning region 102, and then the washing is started or continued.

The above description is only for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not to be construed as limiting the invention, and any modifications, equivalents and improvements made within the spirit and principle of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.