阅读说明：本技术 一种波轮洗衣机及其控制方法 (Pulsator washing machine and control method thereof ) 是由 王鹏飞 王得军 李斌 周常彬 于 2019-04-30 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明公开了一种波轮洗衣机,包括内桶和盘座,设置有清洗槽,所述清洗槽可活动的设置在盘座上,清洗槽具有位于内桶口上方或内桶口内的位置状态。另外本发明还提供该波轮洗衣机的控制方法,洗衣机控制进水进入清洗槽内进行辅助清洗。本发明通过在洗衣机上设置清洗槽,与洗衣机主洗涤区域分开,实现分区清洗的目的；同时,清洗槽可活动的设置在盘座上,清洗槽具有位于内桶口上方或内桶口内的位置状态,实现清洗槽洗涤和洗衣机的洗涤程序相结合的自动化控制。(The invention discloses a pulsator washing machine, which comprises an inner barrel and a disk seat, wherein a washing groove is arranged on the disk seat, the washing groove is movably arranged on the disk seat, and the washing groove is positioned above an opening of the inner barrel or in the opening of the inner barrel. In addition, the invention also provides a control method of the pulsator washing machine, and the washing machine controls the inflow water to enter the washing tank for auxiliary washing. The washing tank is arranged on the washing machine and is separated from the main washing area of the washing machine, so that the aim of cleaning in a subarea manner is fulfilled; meanwhile, the cleaning tank is movably arranged on the tray seat, and the cleaning tank is positioned above the inner barrel opening or in the inner barrel opening, so that the automatic control of the combination of the cleaning process of the cleaning tank and the washing process of the washing machine is realized.)

1. A pulsator washing machine comprises an inner barrel and a tray seat, and is characterized by comprising: the washing tank is movably arranged on the disc seat and is provided with a position state above the inner barrel opening or in the inner barrel opening.

2. The pulsator washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the washing tub is turnably coupled to the disc base;

preferably, one end of the cleaning tank is connected with the tray seat through a hinge mechanism, the hinge mechanism comprises a first hinge arm, a second hinge arm and a hinge shaft, the first hinge arm is connected with the tray seat and rotatably connected with the hinge shaft, and the second hinge arm is connected with one end of the cleaning tank and fixedly connected with the hinge shaft.

3. The pulsator washing machine as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a driving device, wherein the driving device directly drives the hinge shaft to rotate to drive the washing tub to turn over;

or the driving device is connected with the hinge shaft through the transmission mechanism, and the driving transmission mechanism drives the hinge shaft to rotate so as to drive the cleaning tank to turn over.

4. The pulsator washing machine as claimed in claim 3, wherein the driving means is a motor, the driving mechanism is a gear driving mechanism, the gear driving mechanism includes an output gear fixed to an output shaft of the motor and a driven gear fixed to a hinge shaft, and the output gear is engaged with the driven gear.

5. The pulsator washing machine as claimed in claim 2, wherein a dumping opening is formed at one side of the washing tub close to the hinge shaft.

6. The pulsator washing machine as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a water inlet box, wherein the washing tub is provided with a water inlet, and the water inlet box is communicated with the water inlet of the washing tub through a pipeline;

preferably, the water inlet is arranged on the side wall of the cleaning tank.

7. The pulsator washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the washing tub further comprises an auxiliary washing unit provided on a bottom wall or a side wall of the washing tub;

preferably, the auxiliary cleaning device is an ultrasonic wave generating device, and the ultrasonic wave generating device is arranged on the bottom wall of the cleaning tank;

more preferably, the ultrasonic generator is an ultrasonic generator.

8. A control method of a pulsator washing machine is characterized by comprising the step of controlling inflow water of the washing machine to enter a washing tank for auxiliary washing.

9. The control method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the washing process of the washing tub is completed, and the washing machine control driving device operates to drive the washing tub to be overturned toward the inner tub of the washing machine;

Preferably, if the washing articles in the washing tank are clothes, after the washing program of the washing tank is finished, the washing machine controls the driving device to operate to drive the washing tank to overturn so as to pour the clothes into the inner barrel for rinsing and/or dewatering;

if the cleaning articles in the cleaning tank are non-clothes, after the washing program of the cleaning tank is finished, the washing machine controls the driving device to operate to drive the cleaning tank to overturn so as to pour the water in the cleaning tank into the inner barrel for draining.

10. The control method as claimed in claim 9, wherein if the articles to be cleaned in the cleaning tank are clothes, after the cleaning process in the cleaning tank is completed, the method further comprises:

the washing machine controls the washing tank to wait for the inner barrel to enter a rinsing and/or dewatering program or controls the inner barrel to enter the rinsing and/or dewatering program;

if the articles to be cleaned in the cleaning tank are non-clothes, after the cleaning process of the cleaning tank is completed, the method further comprises:

the washing machine controls the washing tank to wait for the inner barrel to enter a drainage program or controls the inner barrel to enter the drainage program, and controls the driving device to operate to drive the washing tank to overturn so as to pour water in the washing tank into the inner barrel for drainage;

preferably, if the items to be washed in the washing tank are non-clothes, after the washing process in the washing tank is completed, the method further comprises: the washing machine sends out a reminding signal for taking out articles to a user;

More preferably, the reminding signal comprises one or more of voice broadcast, text display and light.

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the field of cleaning equipment, and particularly relates to an impeller type washing machine and a control method thereof.

Background

In the washing machine industry at present, the clothes partition cleaning is a difficult point of a pulsator washing machine, and how to clean small underwear and clean valuables such as glasses, ornaments, watch chains and the like is a problem to be solved by technical personnel in the field. At present, an inner basin cover is added in a washing machine, and partitioned hand washing and machine washing are realized. Although this scheme implements partition cleaning, it requires much user involvement and does not really liberate users. The washing machine integrates an ultrasonic generator on the washing machine to independently wash the glasses and the jewelry. But the proposal only simply cleans the glasses and the jewelry and has low degree of adaptability with the washing process of the washing machine.

Chinese patent application No. 201710501245.6, discloses a washing machine having an ultrasonic washing device, comprising: a housing, in which a washing tub is provided; an ultrasonic washing device which independently performs pretreatment of the laundry or washing of the laundry by using an ultrasonic washing method; the ultrasonic washing device can be arranged on the washing machine in a concealed mode. Although the patent realizes the partition cleaning of the washing machine, the compatibility with the washing process of the washing machine is not high, and user intervention is still needed, for example, clothes are pretreated or washed in an ultrasonic washing device, and the user is required to manually put the clothes into an inner barrel of the washing machine for rinsing and dewatering.

In view of the above, the present invention is particularly proposed.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to overcome the defects of the prior art and provides a pulsator washing machine and a control method thereof.

In order to solve the technical problems, the invention adopts the technical scheme that: a pulsator washing machine comprising an inner tub and a tray base, comprising: the washing tank is movably arranged on the disc seat and is provided with a position state above the inner barrel opening or in the inner barrel opening.

Further, the cleaning tank is connected with the disc seat in a turnover mode.

Preferably, one end of the cleaning tank is connected with the tray seat through a hinge mechanism, the hinge mechanism comprises a first hinge arm, a second hinge arm and a hinge shaft, the first hinge arm is connected with the tray seat and rotatably connected with the hinge shaft, and the second hinge arm is connected with one end of the cleaning tank and fixedly connected with the hinge shaft.

The cleaning tank is characterized by further comprising a driving device, wherein the driving device directly drives the hinge shaft to rotate to drive the cleaning tank to turn over;

or the driving device is connected with the hinge shaft through the transmission mechanism, and the driving transmission mechanism drives the hinge shaft to rotate so as to drive the cleaning tank to turn over.

Preferably, the driving device is a motor, the transmission mechanism is a gear transmission mechanism, the gear transmission mechanism comprises an output gear fixed on an output shaft of the motor and a driven gear fixed on the hinge shaft, and the output gear is in meshed connection with the driven gear.

Furthermore, a dumping opening is formed in one side, close to the hinge shaft, of the cleaning groove.

Furthermore, the washing tank also comprises a water inlet box, wherein the washing tank is provided with a water inlet, and the water inlet box is communicated with the water inlet of the washing tank through a pipeline.

Preferably, the water inlet is arranged on the side wall of the cleaning tank.

Furthermore, the cleaning tank also comprises an auxiliary cleaning device which is arranged on the bottom wall or the side wall of the cleaning tank.

Preferably, the auxiliary cleaning device is an ultrasonic wave generating device, and the ultrasonic wave generating device is arranged on the bottom wall of the cleaning tank.

More preferably, the ultrasonic generator is an ultrasonic generator.

The control method of the pulsator washing machine comprises the step of controlling inflow water of the washing machine to enter a washing tank for auxiliary washing.

Further, the washing program of the washing tank is completed, and the washing machine controls the driving device to operate to drive the washing tank to overturn and topple over towards the inner barrel of the washing machine.

Furthermore, if the cleaning articles in the cleaning tank are clothes, after the washing program of the cleaning tank is finished, the washing machine controls the driving device to operate to drive the cleaning tank to overturn so as to pour the clothes into the inner barrel for rinsing and/or dewatering;

if the cleaning articles in the cleaning tank are non-clothes, after the washing program of the cleaning tank is finished, the washing machine controls the driving device to operate to drive the cleaning tank to overturn so as to pour the water in the cleaning tank into the inner barrel for draining.

Further, if the articles to be cleaned in the cleaning tank are clothes, after the cleaning process of the cleaning tank is completed, the method further includes:

The washing machine controls the washing tank to wait for the inner barrel to enter a rinsing and/or dewatering program or controls the inner barrel to enter the rinsing and/or dewatering program;

if the articles to be cleaned in the cleaning tank are non-clothes, after the cleaning process of the cleaning tank is completed, the method further comprises:

the washing machine controls the washing tank to wait for the inner barrel to enter a drainage program or controls the inner barrel to enter the drainage program, and controls the driving device to operate to drive the washing tank to overturn so as to pour water in the washing tank into the inner barrel for drainage.

Preferably, if the items to be washed in the washing tank are non-clothes, after the washing process in the washing tank is completed, the method further comprises: the washing machine sends out a reminding signal for taking out articles to a user.

More preferably, the reminding signal comprises one or more of voice broadcast, text display and light.

After the technical scheme is adopted, compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects.

1. The washing tank is arranged on the washing machine and is separated from the main washing area of the washing machine, so that the aim of cleaning in a partitioning manner is fulfilled; meanwhile, the cleaning tank is movably arranged on the tray seat, the cleaning tank is provided with a position state above the inner barrel opening or in the inner barrel opening, and a foundation is laid for combining the cleaning procedures of the cleaning tank and the inner barrel of the washing machine and realizing the automation of the cleaning tank.

2. The invention provides a control method of a washing machine, when a washing program of clothes in a washing tank is finished, the washing machine controls the washing tank to wait for the washing machine to enter a rinsing program or controls the washing machine to enter the rinsing program, and a driving device is controlled to operate to drive the washing tank to overturn and pour the clothes into an inner barrel for rinsing and dewatering, so that full-automatic washing of the washing tank is realized, zero intervention of a user is realized, and hands of the user are completely liberated.

3. The washing tank not only realizes the partition washing of the underwear, but also realizes the washing of glasses and precious metals, and has different washing procedures aiming at different washing objects, thereby having stronger pertinence and better washing effect.

The following describes embodiments of the present invention in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention, are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention without limiting the invention to the right. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments, and that for a person skilled in the art, other drawings can be derived from them without inventive effort. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the structure of the cleaning tank of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a top view of the pulsator washing machine of the present invention.

In the figure: 1. a cleaning tank; 2. an ultrasonic generator; 3. pouring a spout; 4. a water inlet box; 5. a water inlet; 6. a hinge axis; 7. and (7) a disc seat.

It should be noted that the drawings and the description are not intended to limit the scope of the inventive concept in any way, but to illustrate it by a person skilled in the art with reference to specific embodiments.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and the following embodiments are used for illustrating the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

As shown in fig. 1-2, the present invention provides a pulsator washing machine, comprising an inner tub and a tub base 7, and further comprising a washing tub 1 movably disposed on the tub base 7, wherein the washing tub 1 has a position state above or in an opening of the inner tub. The washing machine is arranged to realize the partition washing function through the washing tank 1, in addition, the washing tank 1 and the disc seat 7 are movably arranged, and the washing tank 1 is provided with a position state above the opening of the inner barrel or in the opening of the inner barrel, so that the washing tank 1 lays a foundation for combining the washing procedures of the washing tank 1 and the inner barrel of the washing machine and realizing the automation of the washing tank 1.

In one embodiment, a groove for accommodating the cleaning tank 1 is formed in the tray seat 7, a cleaning process of the cleaning tank 1 is started, the cleaning tank 1 is located in the groove of the tray seat 7, when the cleaning process of the cleaning tank 1 is completed, the washing machine controls the cleaning tank 1 to extend out of the groove and enables the cleaning tank 1 to extend out of the upper portion of an inner barrel opening or the inner barrel opening, then the cleaning tank 1 is controlled to turn over to pour clothes and cleaning water cleaned in the cleaning tank 1 into the inner barrel for rinsing and dewatering, and after the clothes and water in the cleaning tank 1 are poured, the washing machine controls the cleaning tank to turn over and then retract into the groove of the tray. Of course, the washing tank 1 can also be designed to start working, namely, extend out of the disk seat to the upper part of the inner barrel opening or the inner barrel opening, and the working is finished and retracted into the disk seat 7. The cleaning tank 1 is extended out when working, and is hidden in the groove of the tray seat 7 when not working, thereby not affecting the appearance of the washing machine and increasing the functional selling points of the washing machine.

Specifically, the washing tank 1 is arranged on a tray seat 7 of the washing machine through a telescopic turnover mechanism, the telescopic turnover mechanism can drive the washing tank 1 to extend out of/retract into the tray seat 7, and the washing tank 1 can be controlled to overturn and topple over when the washing tank extends out of the upper part of an inner barrel opening or reaches the inner barrel, so that overturning reset is completed after the washing tank is toppled over. The telescopic turnover mechanism comprises a movable plate and a telescopic arm, wherein the cleaning tank 1 is fixed on the movable plate, one end of the telescopic arm is provided with a turnover part, the turnover part is connected with the movable plate, and one end of the telescopic arm, which is far away from the turnover part, is fixedly connected with the disc seat 7. The specific overturning part is at least two telescopic rod pieces, the opposite two ends of the movable plate are respectively connected with the telescopic rod pieces, the telescopic rod pieces at one end of the movable plate are controlled to extend, and the telescopic rod pieces at the other end are controlled to shorten, so that the movable plate can be overturned, and the movable plate overturns to drive the cleaning tank 1 to overturn. The washing machine is also provided with a driving device for driving the telescopic turnover mechanism, the specific driving device is a driving motor, and the driving motor is connected with a control module of the washing machine. The washing machine controls the washing tank 1 to extend out, turn, dump and turn over to restore to the disc seat 7 to be hidden above or in the inner bucket opening by controlling the driving device, so that manual operation of a user is not needed, and the labor is saved.

In another embodiment, washing tub 1 is connected to tray base 7 in a reversible manner, and washing tub 1 is connected to tray base 7 at one end and washing tub 1 is located above the opening of the inner tub, so that washing tub 1 is reversed to allow laundry washed in washing tub 1 to be poured into the inner tub.

Specifically, one end of the cleaning tank 1 is connected with the tray seat 7 through a hinge mechanism, the hinge mechanism comprises a first hinge arm, a second hinge arm and a hinge shaft 6, the first hinge arm is fixedly connected with the tray seat 7 and rotatably connected with the hinge shaft 6, and the second hinge arm is fixedly connected with one end of the cleaning tank 1 and fixedly connected with the hinge shaft 6. The washing tank 1 can be rotatably connected with the disk seat 7, and articles in the washing tank can be poured into the inner barrel through the upper part of the inner barrel opening or the inner barrel opening in the overturning process of the washing tank 1. The user can manually overturn the cleaning tank 1 to topple over and reset to the inner barrel, or the cleaning tank 1 automatically overturns to topple over and reset to the inner barrel.

In order to realize the automation of the cleaning tank, the cleaning tank also comprises a driving device (not shown in the figure), wherein the driving device directly drives the hinge shaft 6 to rotate so as to drive the cleaning tank 1 to turn over; or the driving device is connected with the hinge shaft 6 through the transmission mechanism, and the driving transmission mechanism drives the hinge shaft 6 to rotate so as to drive the cleaning tank 1 to overturn. The manual operation of a user is omitted, so that the cleaning tank 1 is simpler to use, and the use experience of the user is improved.

Specifically, the driving device is a motor, the transmission mechanism is a gear transmission mechanism, the gear transmission mechanism comprises an output gear fixed on an output shaft of the motor and a driven gear fixed on the hinge shaft 6, and the output gear is in meshed connection with the driven gear. The driving device is electrically connected with a control module of the washing machine so as to realize that the washing machine controls the washing tank 1 to overturn and topple over towards the inner barrel or overturn and reset through controlling the driving device. Adopt the motor as drive arrangement, the motor purchase is convenient during washing machine production, adopts gear drive as drive mechanism has following advantage: stable transmission, accurate transmission ratio, reliable work, high efficiency, long service life and large range of used power, speed and size.

In one embodiment, wash bowl 1 is further provided with a pour spout 3, said pour spout 3 being positionable on a side wall of wash bowl 1 on a side remote from hinge axis 6 or on a side wall on a side close to hinge axis 6. When the pouring opening 3 is positioned on the side wall of one side far away from the hinge shaft 6, the side wall of one side of the cleaning tank 1 provided with the pouring opening 3 is positioned above the inner bucket opening, and other parts of the cleaning tank 1 can be arranged on the tray seat 7. Therefore, other parts of the cleaning tank 1 are supported and more stable. The pouring opening 3 is arranged on the side wall of the washing tank 1 close to the hinge shaft 6, and the whole washing tank 1 is arranged on the opening of the inner barrel, so that the washing tank 1 overturns the clothes in the washing tank and the washing water is poured into the inner barrel.

Specifically, pouring opening 3 is formed higher than a portion of the bottom wall of washing tub 1, so that washing tub 1 holds a water level for washing. The side wall of the cleaning tank 1 provided with the pouring opening 3 is inclined towards the outer side of the cleaning tank 1 so as to facilitate the washing water in the cleaning tank 1 to be poured out completely.

In another embodiment, pouring spout 3 is a large opening or a plurality of small openings in the side walls of sink 1. When pouring spout 3 is a whole large opening, it is convenient for laundry and washing water in washing tub 1 to be quickly poured into the inner tub. When the pouring opening 3 is a large opening, a blocking device can be arranged at the opening to block washed articles from being poured out of the washing tank 1 when the washed articles are non-clothes, the blocking device can be controlled to be opened or closed, and it is to be explained that the blocking device is opened by moving the washing machine control blocking device away from the pouring opening so that the washed article pages can be poured out of the pouring opening, and the blocking device is closed by moving the washing machine control blocking device to the pouring opening to block the pouring opening 3 and only allowing washing water to be poured out of the pouring opening. The specific blocking device may be a lint filter or a filter screen.

In another embodiment, the washing machine further comprises a water inlet box 4, the washing tank 1 is provided with a water inlet 5, and the water inlet box 4 is communicated with the water inlet 4 of the washing tank 1 through a pipeline to supply water for the washing tank. Specifically, water inlet 5 set up on the lateral wall of washing tank 1 or on the diapire, this embodiment adopts the scheme of water inlet 5 setting on the lateral wall of washing tank 1, makes into water and drenches the clothing that will wait to wash and is convenient for wash at the back.

The drainage of the washing tank 1 adopts a mode of directly dumping towards the inner barrel, and a drainage port can be arranged on the bottom wall of the washing tank 1 and is communicated with a drainage pipeline of the washing machine through a pipeline for drainage. The water outlet of the cleaning tank 1 is provided with a drain valve to control whether the cleaning tank 1 drains water or not. The washing machine is characterized in that a driving device for controlling the drain valve to be opened or closed is further arranged on the drain valve, the driving device is a driving motor, and the driving motor is connected with the washing machine control module to realize the automatic control of the opening and closing of the drain valve and further control the drainage of the washing tank 1.

In another embodiment, the cleaning tank 1 further comprises an auxiliary cleaning device disposed on the bottom wall or the side wall of the cleaning tank. The auxiliary cleaning device can be an ultrasonic wave generating device, a laser cleaning device, an ultraviolet cleaning device, a plasma cleaning device, a dry ice cleaning device and the like. In the present embodiment, an ultrasonic wave generating device is selected as the auxiliary cleaning device of the cleaning tank 1, specifically, the ultrasonic wave generating device is an ultrasonic wave generator 2, and the ultrasonic wave generator 2 is disposed on the bottom wall of the cleaning tank. Set up the self-cleaning of supplementary belt cleaning device realization to waiting to wash article on washing tank 1, need not user's hand washing, liberation user's both hands select for use supersonic generator as supplementary belt cleaning device in addition has following advantage: the cleaning speed is high, the cleaning effect is good, the cleanliness is high, the cleanliness is consistent, and the surface of the cleaned object is not damaged.

The invention also provides a control method of the pulsator washing machine, which comprises the step that the washing machine controls inflow water to enter the washing tank 1 for auxiliary washing.

Further, the washing program of the washing tank 1 is completed, and the washing machine controls the driving device to operate to drive the washing tank to overturn and tilt towards the inner barrel of the washing machine.

Furthermore, when the inner tub of the washing machine is also used for washing the laundry, if the washing articles in the washing tub 1 are the laundry, and when the washing tub 1 is used for washing or washing, and the inner tub of the washing machine enters the rinsing process, the washing machine controls the driving device to operate to drive the washing tub 1 to turn over and pour the laundry into the inner tub for rinsing and dewatering; if the washing inner barrel does not wash clothes, and if the washing articles in the washing tank 1 are clothes, after the washing program of the washing tank 1 is finished, the washing machine controls the inner barrel to enter a rinsing program, and meanwhile, the washing machine controls the driving device to operate to drive the washing tank 1 to overturn and pour the clothes into the inner barrel for rinsing and dewatering; the washing procedures of the washing tank 1 and the inner barrel of the washing machine are combined, the washing tank and the inner barrel are matched, the washing tank can be used for full-automatic washing, rinsing and dewatering without intervention of a user, and the use experience of the user is improved.

In one embodiment, determining whether the laundry items in the washing tub 1 are laundry or non-laundry may employ a button provided on a laundry control panel for selecting whether the laundry items in the washing tub are laundry or non-laundry, and the washing machine determines whether the laundry items in the washing tub 1 are laundry or non-laundry by receiving the laundry or non-laundry button selected by the user.

In another embodiment, detection means are provided within the washing tub 1 to determine whether the washing items in the washing tub 1 are laundry or non-laundry, said detection means being connected to the control module. Specifically, the detection device may be a photoelectric sensor or a camera.

In another embodiment, if the articles to be cleaned in the cleaning tank 1 are non-clothes, when the inner tub of the washing machine is also cleaning clothes, after the washing process of the cleaning tank 1 is completed, the washing machine triggers the reminding process to send a reminding signal to the user to remind the user to take out the articles to be cleaned, and when the user takes out the articles to be cleaned and the inner tub enters the rinsing or draining process, the driving device is controlled to operate to drive the cleaning tank 1 to turn over to pour the water in the cleaning tank 1 into the inner tub for draining. If the washing machine does not wash clothes in the inner barrel, after the washing process of the washing tank 1 is finished, the washing machine triggers the reminding process to send a reminding signal to a user to remind the user to take out the washed articles, and when the user takes out the washed articles, the inner barrel is controlled to enter the drainage process, and meanwhile, the driving device is controlled to operate to drive the washing tank 1 to overturn to pour water in the washing tank 1 into the inner barrel for drainage. The reminding signal can be one or more of voice broadcast, character display and light.

When the articles to be washed in the washing tank 1 are non-clothes, in order to determine whether the user takes out the articles to be washed when the washing process of the washing tank 1 is finished, a detection device can be arranged in the washing tank 1, the detection device is connected with the control module, and the specific detection device can be a photoelectric sensor or a camera. It is also possible to provide a removed wash item button on the control panel, i.e. by pressing the removed wash item button after the user has removed the wash item, the washing machine determines whether the user has removed the item from the washing tub 1.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.