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WO2010095862A1
WO2010095862A1 PCT/KR2010/000997 KR2010000997W WO2010095862A1 WO 2010095862 A1 WO2010095862 A1 WO 2010095862A1 KR 2010000997 W KR2010000997 W KR 2010000997W WO 2010095862 A1 WO2010095862 A1 WO 2010095862A1
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Eun Jin Park
Deug Hee Lee
Pyoung Hwan Kim
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  • the present invention relates to laundry machines, and more particularly, to a laundry machine in which a real time is displayed and of which operation is controlled by using a real time and saved electricity at a midnight, and a method for controlling the same.
  • the laundry machine removes various kinds of contaminants from clothes and beddings by using a softening action of detergent, friction of water flow and impacts applied to laundry caused by rotation of a pulsator or a drum.
  • Current full automatic laundry machine carries out a series of courses of washing, rinsing, spinning, and so on automatically without intermittent handling of a user.
  • the drum type laundry machine is provided with a body cabinet which forms an exterior of the drum type washing machine, a tub in the body cabinet supported by dampers and springs for holding washing water, and a cylindrical drum in the tub for placing the laundry therein, wherein the drum has driving power applied thereto by a driving unit for washing the laundry placed therein.
  • the laundry machine is provided with a scheduling function for operating the laundry machine at a preset time by a user s selection. That is, once the user sets an operation time, the laundry machine performs washing operation as the preset operation time comes.
  • a schedule is set to start washing (or drying) operation after a time period from a time point when the operation is set.
  • the user is required to set a schedule such that an operation starting time is set by subtracting the present time when the user makes the operation schedule from the operation starting time, which requires the user s personal calculation that is inconvenient and cumbersome to the user.
  • the saving electricity time period is mostly a midnight time period. Therefore, if the laundry machine is used in the saving electricity time period, operation noise from the laundry machine gives inconvenience to the user as well as neighbors.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a laundry machine which can display a real time and a scheduled operation is possible according to the real time, and a method for controlling the same.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a laundry machine which can make automatic setting of a saving electricity time period according to setting of a country or a region in which the laundry machine is used, and a method for controlling the same.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a laundry machine which can perform a scheduled operation of the laundry machine by using inexpensive saving electricity provided in a specific time period, such as a midnight time period, and a method for controlling the same.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a laundry machine in which a course of washing courses of the laundry machine, which generates noise heavily, is omitted or performed after a midnight time period in a case a scheduled operation is performed in the midnight time period.
  • a laundry machine includes a case, a tub mounted in the case, a drum rotatably mounted in the tub, a driving unit for rotating the drum, and a control unit for controlling scheduled operation of the driving unit according to a real time.
  • control unit has a saving electricity mode for performing a washing course in a preset saving electricity supply time period according to setting of the scheduled operation.
  • control unit includes a real time timer for producing the real time.
  • control unit has a supplementary power unit for driving the real time timer.
  • control unit has a data base having a saving electricity time period of each region stored therein for performing the washing course according to the saving electricity time period stored in the data base.
  • the laundry machine further includes an operation unit for inputting the real time period and the saving electricity time period and a display unit for displaying the real time.
  • the operation unit includes a saving electricity scheduled operation button for setting the saving electricity scheduled operation in which saving electricity time period is used.
  • the display unit includes a saving electricity scheduled operation display unit for displaying a saving electricity mode scheduled operation in which the saving electricity time period is used.
  • the saving electricity time period is a midnight time period.
  • control unit has a midnight mode for performing the scheduled operation in the midnight time period in which the saving electricity is supplied.
  • control unit omits a spinning course from washing courses having the spinning course if the midnight mode scheduled operation is set.
  • the laundry machine further includes an operation unit for inputting the real time period and the saving electricity time period and a display unit for displaying the real time.
  • control unit includes a midnight mode scheduled operation button for setting the midnight mode scheduled operation in which the midnight time period is used.
  • the display unit includes a midnight mode scheduled operation display unit for displaying the midnight mode scheduled operation in which the midnight time period is used.
  • the display unit includes a spinning display unit for displaying omission of the spinning course in the midnight mode scheduled operation.
  • control unit has a barrel washing mode for performing barrel washing in the midnight time period in which the saving electricity is supplied.
  • the laundry machine further includes an operation unit for inputting the real time period and the saving electricity time period and a display unit for displaying the real time.
  • the operation unit includes a barrel washing scheduled operation button for setting barrel washing mode scheduled operation which uses the midnight time period.
  • the display unit includes a barrel washing mode scheduled operation display unit for displaying the barrel washing mode scheduled operation in which the barrel washing is performed in the midnight time period.
  • a method for controlling a laundry machine includes the steps of setting a real time in which a real time is set upon application of power, setting a saving electricity time period in which a saving electricity time period is set according to the real time set thus, and performing scheduled operation in which washing scheduled operation is performed, which is set in the saving electricity time period set thus.
  • the step of performing scheduled operation includes a washing step in which washing operation is performed in the saving electricity time period.
  • the saving electricity time period is a midnight time period
  • the step of performing scheduled operation includes a washing step in which washing operation is performed excluding a spinning course in the saving electricity time period.
  • the saving electricity time period is a midnight time period
  • the step of performing scheduled operation includes a barrel washing step in which barrel washing operation is performed in the saving electricity time period.
  • the step of setting a saving electricity time period includes the steps of setting a region at which the laundry machine is used, and producing a time for setting the saving electricity time period of the region at which the laundry machine is used.
  • the saving electricity time period is produced from a data base having the saving electricity time period of the region at which the laundry machine is used.
  • a method for controlling a laundry machine includes a scheduled operation determining step for determining whether scheduled operation is set or not, a saving electricity scheduled operation determining step for determining whether the scheduled operation set in the scheduled operation determining step is the saving electricity scheduled operation or not, if the scheduled operation is set in the scheduled operation determining step, a saving electricity time period waiting step for waiting until the saving electricity time period comes, if it is determined that the saving electricity scheduled operation determining step is the saving electricity scheduled operation, and a scheduled operation performing step for performing the scheduled operation set thus, if the saving electricity time period comes in the saving electricity time period waiting step.
  • the scheduled operation and the saving electricity scheduled operation is set by a real time.
  • the saving electricity time period is set according to a region at which the laundry machine is used.
  • the method further includes a washing step for performing a preset washing step, if it is determined that the scheduled operation is not set in the scheduled operation determining step.
  • the method further includes a waiting step for waiting until a preset scheduled operation time comes, and a scheduled operation performing step for performing the preset scheduled operation if the scheduled operation time comes in the waiting step, if it is determined that the scheduled operation is not the saving electricity scheduled operation in the saving electricity scheduled operation determining step.
  • the method further includes a midnight mode determining step for determining whether the scheduled operation set thus is a midnight mode or not if the saving electricity time period comes after the saving electricity waiting step, and a scheduled operation performing step for performing the scheduled operation excluding a spinning course from washing courses, if the scheduled operation set thus is determined to be the midnight mode in the midnight mode determining step.
  • the method further includes a washing step for performing washing courses according to the scheduled operation set thus, if it is determined that the scheduled operation set thus is not the midnight mode in the midnight mode determining step, and a tumbling step for performing tumbling at fixed intervals repeatedly after the washing step for preventing the laundry from crumpling.
  • the scheduled operation determining step includes the step of determining whether the scheduled operation is a barrel washing scheduled operation of not.
  • the scheduled operation determining step includes a washing water supply step for supplying washing water and detergent for barrel washing.
  • the washing water and the detergent is supplied and a barrel washing course is performed.
  • the method further includes a waiting step for waiting until a scheduled operation time set thus comes, if it is determined that the scheduled operation is not the saving electricity scheduled operation in the saving electricity scheduled operation determining step, and a step for supplying washing water and detergent and performing a barrel washing course directly if the scheduled operation time period comes in the waiting step.
  • the present invention has following advantageous effects.
  • the user can set a scheduled operation time with reference to a real time, the user can set the scheduled operation time readily without calculating the scheduled operation time.
  • the setting of the saving electricity time period according to country and region where the laundry machine is used, the scheduled operation time can be set readily without calculating the saving electricity time period separately.
  • the present invention permits the user to use inexpensive saving electricity.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of a laundry machine in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a longitudinal section of a laundry machine in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a block diagram of a system of a laundry machine in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a plan view of an operation panel of a laundry machine in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, schematically.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates a flow chart showing the steps of a method for setting a saving electricity time period to a laundry machine in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates a flow chart showing the steps of a method for setting a saving electricity time period according to an installation region to a laundry machine in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates a flow chart showing the steps of a method for making saving electricity scheduled operation of a laundry machine in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates a flow chart showing the steps of a method for making midnight mode scheduled operation of a laundry machine in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9 illustrates a flow chart showing the steps of a method for making barrel washing scheduled operation of a laundry machine in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • names of elements are defined taking functions thereof into account. Therefore, it is required to understand that the names do not limit the elements technically. Moreover, the names of the elements may be called differently in this field of art.
  • the present invention will be described taking a laundry machine as an example.
  • a control unit and a control method for utilizing a real time and a saving electricity time period that is a main subject matter of the present invention is applicable to laundry dryers, and dishwashers other than the laundry machine.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of a laundry machine in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a longitudinal section of a laundry machine in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a block diagram of a system of a laundry machine in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • the laundry machine 100 includes a cabinet 10 which forms an exterior of the laundry machine 100, a tub 30 in the cabinet 10 for holding washing water, a drum 50 mounted in the tub 30 to be rotatable in a shaft direction, a driving unit 70 for providing rotating power to the drum 50 to wash, rinse and spin laundry 1 in the drum 50, a control unit 60 for controlling respective units to operate the laundry machine 100, and an operation panel 20 for controlling respective units in association with the control unit 60.
  • the cabinet 10 forms the exterior of the laundry machine 100, and the respective units to be described later mounted to an outside or inside thereof.
  • the cabinet 10 has a door 12 rotatably mounted to a front of the cabinet 10 for introducing the laundry 1.
  • the tub 30 is provided to hold the washing water therein, has an enclosure opened toward the door 12 for holding the laundry 1 introduced through the door 12.
  • the driving unit 70 is mounted to a rear of the tub 30.
  • the driving unit 70 having a motor rotates the drum 50, and a rotation speed of the driving unit 70 is controlled by the control unit 60.
  • Detailed description of the driving unit 70 will be omitted since a structure, kinds of the driving unit 70 are well known to persons in this field of art, and a variety of embodiments are possible.
  • the tub 30 is elastically supported by springs 31 above the tub 30 and dampers 32 below the tub 30. Accordingly, at the time vibration generated when the drum 50 rotates by the driving unit 70 transmits to the cabinet 10 through the tub 30, the vibration is buffered and dampened by the springs 31 and the dampers 32, thereby reducing transmission of the vibration to the cabinet 10 from the drum 50.
  • a water supply hose 33 for supplying water to the tub 30 from an external water source, a water supply valve 34 on the water supply hose 33 for controlling in/out of the water, and a detergent supply unit 35 for holding detergent such that the water being supplied through the water supply hose 33 is introduced to the tub 30 together with the detergent.
  • the detergent supply unit 35 may have detergent provided thereto for washing of the laundry and washing of a barrel.
  • a drain hose 36 and a drain pump 37 for draining the washing water used for washing and rinsing to an outside of the laundry machine 100.
  • a circulating duct 40 is mounted to an outside of the tub 30, for circulating air for drying course of the laundry machine 100. That is, the circulating duct 40 is configured to draw air out of the tub 30, heat the air, and return the air to the tub 30, again.
  • the circulating duct 40 includes a drying duct 41 and a condensing duct 47.
  • the drying duct 41 has a heater 43 and a fan 45 for blowing hot air into the tub 30.
  • the drying duct 41 and the condensing duct 47 are mounted to be in communication with each other, as well as with the drum 50, and the tub 30 has an air inlet 38 for introduction of hot air thereto through the drying duct 41, and an air outlet 39 for discharging air to the condensing duct 47.
  • the condensing duct 47 has a water supplying unit 49 for supplying cooling water to the condensing duct 47 for condensing moisture in the air.
  • the drum 50 is rotatably mounted in the tub 30, and has the laundry 1 introduced thereto through the door 12 held therein.
  • the drum 50 has a plurality of drain holes 52 for in/out of water therethrough, and a plurality of lifts 54 for lifting and dropping the laundry 1 in the drum 50 when the drum 50 rotates. By the lifting and dropping of the laundry 1 with the lifts 54, washing performance can be improved.
  • the operation panel 20 on an upper side of the door 12 includes an operation unit 22 for controlling operation of the laundry machine 100 and a display unit 26 for displaying an operation state of the laundry machine 100.
  • the operation unit 22 and the display unit 26 controls operation of the laundry machine 100, or displays the operation state of the laundry machine 100 in association with the control unit 60.
  • the operation unit 22 has a plurality of buttons 23 and a rotary knob 24.
  • the buttons 23 and the rotary knob 24 which is inputting means for operating the laundry machine 100, enables the user to input desired course and time by handling the buttons 23 and the rotary knob 24 when the user selects a washing time, setting of a scheduled operation, method of washing, and rinsing and spinning types.
  • the plurality of buttons 23 may include a saving electricity scheduled operation button 27a for using saving electricity, a midnight mode scheduled operation button 27b for operating the laundry machine 100 in a midnight period, a barrel washing button 27c for performing barrel washing in the midnight period, additionally.
  • functions to be implemented by the saving electricity scheduled operation button 27a, the midnight mode scheduled operation button 27b, the barrel washing button 27c can be set by the rotary knob.
  • control unit 60 controls the laundry machine 100 according to information received through the operation unit 22 to perform courses of washing, rinsing, or spinning or the barrel washing at a set time or a scheduled time.
  • the display unit 26 which displays information on the laundry machine 100 set at the operation unit 22 includes a plurality of LEDs and LCD arranged side by side for displaying various kinds of washing information for the user, such as a state of progress of washing, a remained time period, and so on with characters or codes by flashing or the LEDs, or on the LCD.
  • the display unit 26 may have a saving electricity scheduled operation display unit 28a additionally for informing the user that scheduled operation for using the saving electricity is set.
  • the display unit 26 has a midnight mode scheduled operation display unit 28b for displaying that a spinning course is omitted, which generates much noise when the scheduled operation is progressed in the midnight. Owing to the spinning display unit 28b, the user can notice that no spinning is progressed in the scheduled operation.
  • the display unit 26 has a barrel washing display unit 28c for user s notice of the setting of the barrel washing in a case the barrel washing by utilizing the midnight mode is set.
  • the control unit 60 controls general operation of the laundry machine 100, and operates the laundry machine 100 according to setting at the laundry machine 100. That is, the control unit 60 controls general operation and preset scheduled operation at a specific time.
  • control unit 60 has a real time timer 62 for producing a real time according to user s setting, and a data base 66 having saving electricity time periods of stored therein for regions to be set by the user.
  • the control unit 60 displays the saving electricity scheduled operation set by the user at the operation panel 20.
  • the real time timer 62 displays, not an operation time of the laundry machine 100 in the related art, but an actual time of the region where the laundry machine 100 is installed as well as times of respective courses of the laundry machine 100.
  • the real time timer 62 may have a supplementary power source unit 64 (for an example, a disposable dry battery, or a re-chargeable battery) mounted therein, additionally. If real time timer 62 has the supplementary power source unit 64 mounted therein, the real time timer 62 can be operable even if the power source unit which is a main power source of the laundry machine 100 is cut off.
  • the data base 66 has saving electricity time periods of each region and regions of each country or region stored therein, and the control unit 60 sets an operation time by using the saving electricity time period stored in the data base 66 in the case of saving electricity scheduled operation.
  • the control unit 60 can omit the spinning course in the scheduled operation. That is, after the washing and rinsing are finished, which come before the spinning course, the washing process can be stopped excluding the spinning course. The spinning course is omitted thus due to noise generated in the spinning course the most in the washing process of the laundry machine 100.
  • the control unit 60 displays that the spinning course is omitted at the operation panel 20 if the midnight mode scheduled operation is set. In this instance, the operation panel 20 may display that additional rinsing and spinning courses are required.
  • control unit 60 may perform tumbling in which the drum is rotated periodically and repeatedly so that no crumple is formed at the laundry of which spinning is progressed.
  • control unit 60 may perform the barrel washing by rotating the drum 50 as the saving electricity time period comes.
  • the laundry machine 100 of the present invention is required to have a process in which a real time and a saving electricity time period for using saving electricity are set at an initial operation of the laundry machine 100.
  • the setting of the saving electricity time period can be made by two methods; by personal input of a starting time and an end time of supply of the saving electricity, or by selecting a region at which the laundry machine 100 is installed from the data base in the control unit.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates a flow chart showing the steps of a method for setting a saving electricity time period to a laundry machine in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • respective units of the laundry machine 100 are come into operation (S110) as the user supplies power through a main power source of the laundry machine 100.
  • the control unit 60 lets the user to set a real time of the laundry machine 100 at the display unit 26 of the operation panel 20 (S120).
  • an operation time of general scheduled operation, saving electricity scheduled operation, or a midnight scheduled operation is set.
  • the control unit 60 displays input of a saving electricity time period at the display unit 26 of the operation panel 20.
  • the saving electricity time period can be input by handling a button 23 on the operation panel 20 (S130).
  • the input of the saving electricity time period can be set by inputting a starting time and an end time of the saving electricity time period.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates a flow chart showing the steps of a method for setting a saving electricity time period according to an installation region to a laundry machine in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • respective units of the laundry machine 100 are come into operation (S210) as the user supplies power through a main power source of the laundry machine 100.
  • the control unit 60 displays a region where the user of the laundry machine 100 uses the laundry machine 100 at the display unit 26 for the user to select the region (S220).
  • control unit 60 can display a name of a region or a code of the region on the display unit 26 of the operation panel 20. Or, the user can set a region to be used by handling the button 23 on the operation panel 20. If a code of the region is used, a region and a code for the region which is shown in a manual of the laundry machine 100 can be used.
  • control unit 60 can apply the saving electricity time period according to the saving electricity time period for each region stored in the data base 66.
  • control unit 60 displays an actual time input on the display unit 26 of the operation panel. According to this, the user can input the actual time by handling the button 23 on the operation panel 20. (S230).
  • the control unit displays the saving electricity time period at the display unit 26, and waits for user s input. Then, the user can select the saving electricity time period displayed thus, or input the saving electricity time period by handling the button 23 on the operation panel 20 the same as the actual time setting (S240).
  • control unit 60 can make the saving electricity time period setting by using the saving electricity time period for each region stored in the data base.
  • the saving electricity time period for each region stored in the data base is used, user s saving electricity time input setting can be omitted.
  • the laundry machine of the present invention relates to real time scheduled operation with a real time timer and saving electricity scheduled operation. Detailed description of the operation of the laundry machine related to general washing, rinsing, spinning and drying of the laundry machine will be omitted for clarity of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates a flow chart showing the steps of a method for making saving electricity scheduled operation of a laundry machine in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • the control unit 60 determines whether the scheduled operation is set by user s handling of the operation panel 20 or not (S310). If the scheduled operation is not set, the control unit 60 puts the laundry machine 100 into operation directly according to setting of washing the user selected (S350).
  • the control unit 60 determines if the scheduled operation is the saving electricity scheduled operation or not (S320). If the scheduled operation is general scheduled operation (that is, scheduled operation not related to the saving electricity time period), the control unit 60 waits until an operation time set by the user comes (S330). Then, as a time of the scheduled operation comes, the control unit 60 puts the laundry machine 100 into operation according to the setting of washing the user selected (S350).
  • the control unit 60 determines if the preset saving electricity time period is come (S340).
  • the saving electricity scheduled operation can cause a problem of noise since most of the saving electricity is supplied in a midnight time period. According to this, the saving electricity scheduled operation is possible to use the midnight mode scheduled operation.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates a flow chart showing the steps of a method for making midnight mode scheduled operation of a laundry machine in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • the control unit 60 determines whether the scheduled operation is set by user s handling of the operation panel 20 or not (S410). If the scheduled operation is not set, the control unit 60 puts the laundry machine 100 into operation directly according to setting of washing the user selected (S440).
  • the control unit 60 determines if the scheduled operation is the saving electricity scheduled operation or not (S420). If the scheduled operation is general scheduled operation (that is, scheduled operation not related to the saving electricity time period), the control unit 60 waits until an operation time set by the user comes (S430). Then, as a time of the scheduled operation comes, the control unit 60 puts the laundry machine 100 into operation according to the setting of washing the user selected (S440).
  • the control unit 60 determines if the preset saving electricity time period is come (S450). In this instance, if the saving electricity time period does not come yet, a waiting state is maintained.
  • the control unit determines if the user s setting of washing is the midnight mode. If not, the control unit 60 puts the laundry machine 100 into operation according to preset setting of washing mode to perform a washing course. (S470).
  • the control unit 60 performs washing prior to the spinning mode in which noise is heavy in a preset washing mode (S490). In this instance, the control unit 60 displays that the spinning course is omitted in the scheduled operation at the midnight mode display unit 28b for the user to notice.
  • control unit 60 may perform tumbling in which the drum 50 is rotated at fixed intervals repeatedly until the midnight time period ends (or a time the user sets) after the midnight spinning course performed so that no crumple is formed at the laundry of which spinning is progressed (S480).
  • the midnight mode scheduled operation is described with the saving electricity scheduled operation, the midnight mode scheduled operation can be performed individually with no relation to the saving electricity scheduled operation.
  • the control unit determines the midnight mode when the scheduled operation is started, and performs operation of the midnight mode.
  • the barrel washing of the laundry machine can be performed in the midnight time period by using the saving electricity.
  • comparatively cheap saving electricity can be used.
  • FIG. 9 illustrates a flow chart showing the steps of a method for making barrel washing scheduled operation of a laundry machine in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • the control unit 60 detects a setting state of the barrel washing as the barrel washing is set by user s handling of the operation panel 20 (S510).
  • the control unit 60 determines whether the barrel washing the user sets is the scheduled operation or not (S520). If no barrel washing scheduled operation is set individually, the control unit 60 puts the laundry machine 100 into operation directly according to the setting of the barrel washing the user selects, to progress the barrel washing by supplying washing water and detergent (S530). In this instance, if the barrel washing scheduled operation the user sets is general scheduled operation (that is, scheduled operation not related to the saving electricity time period), the control unit 60 waits until an operation time set by the user comes (S550). Then, as a time of the scheduled operation comes, the control unit 60 puts the laundry machine 100 into operation according to the setting of barrel washing the user selected, to perform the barrel washing by supplying washing water and detergent(S560).
  • the control unit 60 supplies washing water and detergent for the barrel washing (S570).
  • control unit 60 determines whether a preset saving electricity time period comes or not. If the saving electricity time period does not come yet, a waiting state is maintained (S580).
  • control unit 60 performs the barrel washing by using the washing water, and the detergent supplied in advance, and rotation power of the drum 50 according to barrel washing setting the user selects (S590).

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La présente invention concerne une machine (100) à laver le linge qui comprend une enceinte (10), une cuve (30) montée dans l'enceinte (10), un tambour (50) monté de manière rotative dans la cuve (30), une unité d'entraînement (70) pour faire tourner le tambour (50) et une unité de commande (60) pour commander un fonctionnement programmé de l'unité d'entraînement (70) en temps réel, ce qui permet d'afficher un temps réel et de commander la machine (100) à laver le linge en temps réel, et en temps différé, la nuit, pour une économie d'électricité.
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