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WO2018202587A1
WO2018202587A1 PCT/EP2018/060935 EP2018060935W WO2018202587A1 WO 2018202587 A1 WO2018202587 A1 WO 2018202587A1 EP 2018060935 W EP2018060935 W EP 2018060935W WO 2018202587 A1 WO2018202587 A1 WO 2018202587A1
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Murat Kantas
Sinan KAYA
Nihat Kandemir
Bekir Ozyurt
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    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • D06F2105/00—Systems or parameters controlled or affected by the control systems of washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
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    • D06F25/00—Washing machines with receptacles, e.g. perforated, having a rotary movement, e.g. oscillatory movement, the receptacle serving both for washing and for centrifugally separating water from the laundry and having further drying means, e.g. using hot air 
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    • D06F33/00—Control of operations performed in washing machines or washer-dryers 
    • D06F33/50—Control of washer-dryers characterised by the purpose or target of the control
    • D06F33/52—Control of the operational steps, e.g. optimisation or improvement of operational steps depending on the condition of the laundry
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    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • D06F34/04—Signal transfer or data transmission arrangements
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
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    • D06F34/00—Details of control systems for washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
    • D06F34/28—Arrangements for program selection, e.g. control panels therefor; Arrangements for indicating program parameters, e.g. the selected program or its progress
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    • D06F58/00—Domestic laundry dryers
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    • D06F58/34—Control of operations performed in domestic laundry dryers  characterised by the purpose or target of the control
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    • D06F58/38—Control of operational steps, e.g. for optimisation or improvement of operational steps depending on the condition of the laundry of drying, e.g. to achieve the target humidity

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  • the present invention relates to a bearer for detecting dryness and a washer-dryer suitable for use with said bearer.
  • washer-dryers during drying process, parameters of the laundry items in a drum such as dryness, temperature, etc. have to be measured precisely and accurately.
  • the duration of drying process depends on the laundry items reaching the accurate levels of dryness and temperature, and upon reaching of said levels drying process is terminated.
  • Various sensors are provided on washer-dryers, enabling measuring parameters such as conductivity, temperature, humidity, etc., and the washer-dryer is controlled by means of the data received from such sensors.
  • conductivity is measured during drying process and drying process is terminated according to this measurement.
  • Conductivity is measured by means of two electrodes stably placed at the front portion of a drum. During drying process, the conductivity value of the laundry items can be measured when the laundry items in the drum contact said electrodes.
  • Laundry items are more conductive in humid state.
  • the conductivity of the laundry items decreases as it dries and loses its humidity.
  • the conductivity of only the laundry items contacting the electrodes can be measured during drying.
  • the possibility of the electrodes contacting the laundry items significantly decreases when there is a small amount of laundry items in the drum which are not distributed homogeneously, thereby making it more difficult to determine drying. In this case, drying process is terminated by a timer. This, however, leads to drying process not being fully performed or the laundry items being thermally damaged by being over-dried.
  • EP2387643 discloses a washer-dryer having a drum rotating in horizontal axis, the washer-dryer comprising electrodes fixed on the inlet port of the drum by way of plastic injection, enabling detecting dryness.
  • Korean Patent Application no. KR20030041428 discloses a washer-dryer comprising a dryness detection unit provided in the drum, having electrodes fixed on the wall of the drum.
  • the aim of the present invention is to realize a bearer for detecting dryness, and a washer-dryer operating in interaction with said bearer.
  • the bearer realized to achieve the aim of the present invention and disclosed in the first claim and the dependent claims, is placed in the drum together with the laundry items, moves freely in the drum together with the laundry items, and comprises at least two electrodes thereon enabling accurately and precisely measuring the parameters related to the laundry items such as humidity, temperature and dryness by contacting all of the laundry items, and a first control unit disposed in the bearer, in which the information received from the electrodes are evaluated.
  • data is enabled to be collected accurately and precisely in real-time by means of the electrodes enabled to contact almost all of the laundry items to be dried in the drum.
  • the communication of the bearer with another device i.e. communication devices such as a laundry washer-dryer, phone or a tablet computer, is enabled in a contactless manner by means of a communication unit provided in the bearer, by way of optical or wireless communication.
  • the bearer is enabled to transmit information to an external device without establishing any wired or mechanical connections.
  • the energy needs of the bearer and the units provided therein are supplied by at least one battery positioned in the bearer and used as a power source.
  • the bearer is shaped as a hollow chamber, and in the preferred embodiment, it consists of two parts, namely the upper and lower parts, and is preferably shaped as a sphere.
  • the upper and lower parts are firmly and sealingly joined to each other by the screw threads formed on their edges. By this, humidity, vapor or water is prevented from entering into the bearer in the drum with a humid environment.
  • the washer-dryer of the invention is suitable for use in communication with the bearer, and comprises a drum in which laundry items are placed, and a communication device enabling the washer-dryer to receive data from outside.
  • the washer-dryer comprises a second control unit enabling controlling at least one of the operating parameters by evaluating the dryness information received by means of the communication device.
  • the parameters related to the dryness of the laundry items in the washer-dryer are collected through almost all of the laundry items, and are evaluated in the first control unit. A more precise and more accurate evaluation can thus be performed related to the dryness of the laundry items independent of the amount and the distribution of the laundry items in the drum.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a washer-dryer.
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view of a bearer and electrodes.
  • Figure 3 is a sectional view of the bearer.
  • the bearer (3) is suitable for use with a washer-dryer (1) having a drum (2) in which laundry items are placed, and comprises at least two electrodes (4) disposed on its outer surface, used for detecting dryness of the laundry items by contacting the laundry items inside the drum (2) in which the bearer (3) is placed, and a first control unit (7) sealingly housed within the bearer (3), to which the electrodes (4) are electrically connected, and in which the detected dryness information is evaluated.
  • a communication unit (5) enabling contactless communication with the control unit (7), is provided on the bearer (3) ( Figure 1 and Figure 2).
  • a communication unit (5) is provided, enabling transmitting data in a contactless manner to the outer environment, e.g. to the washer-dryer (1) or to another device such as a smart phone or a computer.
  • the communication unit (5) enables the contactless communication optically by light.
  • the communication unit (5) enables wireless communication.
  • the bearer (3) is used to measure the dryness level of the objects it contacts in the environment in which it is placed by the user.
  • the electrodes (4) made of conductive material, collect data in real-time from the objects contacting them (the bearer) in the environment in which they are (it is) placed.
  • the bearer (3) contacts almost all of the laundry items in the drum (2) as it can move freely, and enables receiving real-time dryness information from all the laundry items.
  • the electrodes (4) are thus enabled to contact all laundry items independent of the amount and the distribution of the laundry items in the drum (2), thereby enabling collecting the information of the parameters related to the dryness of the laundry items in the most precise and accurate manner.
  • the electric current generated between the electrodes during contacting of the electrodes (4) to the laundry items, is transmitted to the first control unit (7) and the dryness of the laundry items is evaluated.
  • the bearer (3) comprises at least two electrodes (4) placed parallel to each other. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, two pairs of electrodes (4) are disposed on the bearer (3).
  • At least one energy supply (6) is provided in the bearer (3), supplying energy required by the bearer (3) and the elements on the bearer (3).
  • a battery is used as the power source (6).
  • the bearer (3) is a hollow, enclosed chamber and the electrodes (4) are disposed on its outer wall.
  • the bearer (3) is shaped as a hollow sphere obtained by combining two semi-spheres. Two of the electrodes (4) are disposed on the upper semi-sphere, and the other two are disposed on the lower semi-sphere.
  • the electrodes (4) are tape-shaped and have a curvature adapted to the curvature of the sphere.
  • the electrodes (4) are disposed on the same line on the outer wall of the bearer (3).
  • the first control unit (7), the communication unit (5) and the power source (6) are positioned in the bearer (3).
  • the two semi-spheres are sealingly interlocked by screw threads formed suitably for each other preferably along their edges ( Figure 3).
  • one or more holders (9) are provided in the bearer (3), the first control unit (7), the communication unit (5) and the power source (6) being fastened on the holders.
  • the holders (9) restrict the units provided in the bearer (3) from moving with respect to the bearer (3).
  • the washer-dryer (1) of the invention suitable for use with the above-disclosed bearer (3), having a drum (2) in which laundry items are placed, comprises a communication device (10) enabling receiving external data, and a second control unit (8) controlling at least one of the operating parameters by means of the dryness information received from the bearer (3) through the communication unit (10).
  • the washer-dryer may be a laundry drying machine or a laundry washer-dryer.
  • the bearer (3) is placed in the drum (2) together with the laundry items, and the washer-dryer (1) starts to operate.
  • the electrodes (4) are thus enabled to contact all of the laundry items independent of the amount and the distribution of the laundry items in the drum (2), thereby enabling collecting the information concerning the parameters related to the dryness of the laundry items in the most precise and accurate manner.
  • the second control unit (8) controls at least one of the operating parameters of the washer-dryer (1) using said dryness information it receives.
  • the communication device (10) enables the contactless communication wirelessly, or optically by light.

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a bearer (3) suitable for use with a washer-dryer (1) having a drum (2) in which laundry items are placed, comprising at least two electrodes (4) disposed on its outer surface, used for detecting dryness of the laundry items by contacting the laundry items inside the drum (2) in which the bearer (3) is placed, and a first control unit (7) sealingly housed within the bearer (3), to which the electrodes (4) are electrically connected, and in which the detected dryness information is evaluated; and a washer-dryer (1) operating in interaction with the bearer (3).

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A BEARER ENABLING DETECTING DRYNESS AND A WASHER-DRYER USING THE SAME
The present invention relates to a bearer for detecting dryness and a washer-dryer suitable for use with said bearer.
In washer-dryers during drying process, parameters of the laundry items in a drum such as dryness, temperature, etc. have to be measured precisely and accurately. The duration of drying process depends on the laundry items reaching the accurate levels of dryness and temperature, and upon reaching of said levels drying process is terminated. Various sensors are provided on washer-dryers, enabling measuring parameters such as conductivity, temperature, humidity, etc., and the washer-dryer is controlled by means of the data received from such sensors.
Generally in washer-dryers, conductivity is measured during drying process and drying process is terminated according to this measurement. Conductivity is measured by means of two electrodes stably placed at the front portion of a drum. During drying process, the conductivity value of the laundry items can be measured when the laundry items in the drum contact said electrodes.
Laundry items are more conductive in humid state. The conductivity of the laundry items decreases as it dries and loses its humidity. The conductivity of only the laundry items contacting the electrodes can be measured during drying. The possibility of the electrodes contacting the laundry items significantly decreases when there is a small amount of laundry items in the drum which are not distributed homogeneously, thereby making it more difficult to determine drying. In this case, drying process is terminated by a timer. This, however, leads to drying process not being fully performed or the laundry items being thermally damaged by being over-dried.
There are several applications for detecting the dryness of the laundry items in the state of the art. One of these applications is, as mentioned above, detecting dryness by placing at least two electrodes to a position where they will contact the laundry items during drying process, and forming a current bridge between two electrodes when the damp laundry items contacts the two electrodes, and evaluating the difference between the resistance values of the electrodes.
State of the art European Patent no. EP2387643 discloses a washer-dryer having a drum rotating in horizontal axis, the washer-dryer comprising electrodes fixed on the inlet port of the drum by way of plastic injection, enabling detecting dryness.
State of the art Korean Patent Application no. KR20030041428 discloses a washer-dryer comprising a dryness detection unit provided in the drum, having electrodes fixed on the wall of the drum.
Another embodiment of the state of the art is disclosed in the international patent application no. WO2004022836. This patent application discloses a washer-dryer comprising a sensor provided on a drum, communicating with a control unit by contactless signal transmission.
Another embodiment of the state of the art is disclosed in the European Patent Application no. EP0940494. Said document also discloses a washer-dryer comprising a conductivity sensor used for detecting dryness of laundry items, and wirelessly communicating with a control unit.
The aim of the present invention is to realize a bearer for detecting dryness, and a washer-dryer operating in interaction with said bearer.
The bearer realized to achieve the aim of the present invention and disclosed in the first claim and the dependent claims, is placed in the drum together with the laundry items, moves freely in the drum together with the laundry items, and comprises at least two electrodes thereon enabling accurately and precisely measuring the parameters related to the laundry items such as humidity, temperature and dryness by contacting all of the laundry items, and a first control unit disposed in the bearer, in which the information received from the electrodes are evaluated. Thus, data is enabled to be collected accurately and precisely in real-time by means of the electrodes enabled to contact almost all of the laundry items to be dried in the drum.
The communication of the bearer with another device, i.e. communication devices such as a laundry washer-dryer, phone or a tablet computer, is enabled in a contactless manner by means of a communication unit provided in the bearer, by way of optical or wireless communication. By this, the bearer is enabled to transmit information to an external device without establishing any wired or mechanical connections.
The energy needs of the bearer and the units provided therein are supplied by at least one battery positioned in the bearer and used as a power source.
The bearer is shaped as a hollow chamber, and in the preferred embodiment, it consists of two parts, namely the upper and lower parts, and is preferably shaped as a sphere. The upper and lower parts are firmly and sealingly joined to each other by the screw threads formed on their edges. By this, humidity, vapor or water is prevented from entering into the bearer in the drum with a humid environment.
The washer-dryer of the invention is suitable for use in communication with the bearer, and comprises a drum in which laundry items are placed, and a communication device enabling the washer-dryer to receive data from outside. The washer-dryer comprises a second control unit enabling controlling at least one of the operating parameters by evaluating the dryness information received by means of the communication device.
By means of the invention, the parameters related to the dryness of the laundry items in the washer-dryer are collected through almost all of the laundry items, and are evaluated in the first control unit. A more precise and more accurate evaluation can thus be performed related to the dryness of the laundry items independent of the amount and the distribution of the laundry items in the drum.
The bearer and the washer-dryer suitable for use in interaction with the bearer realized to achieve the aims of the present invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a washer-dryer.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of a bearer and electrodes.
Figure 3 is a sectional view of the bearer.
The elements in the figures are numbered individually and the correspondence of these numbers are given hereinafter.
  1. Washer/dryer
  2. Drum
  3. Bearer
  4. Electrode
  5. Communication unit
  6. Power source
  7. First control unit
  8. Second control unit
  9. Holder
  10. Communication device
The bearer (3) is suitable for use with a washer-dryer (1) having a drum (2) in which laundry items are placed, and comprises at least two electrodes (4) disposed on its outer surface, used for detecting dryness of the laundry items by contacting the laundry items inside the drum (2) in which the bearer (3) is placed, and a first control unit (7) sealingly housed within the bearer (3), to which the electrodes (4) are electrically connected, and in which the detected dryness information is evaluated.
In an embodiment of the invention, a communication unit (5) enabling contactless communication with the control unit (7), is provided on the bearer (3) (Figure 1 and Figure 2). On the bearer (3), a communication unit (5) is provided, enabling transmitting data in a contactless manner to the outer environment, e.g. to the washer-dryer (1) or to another device such as a smart phone or a computer. In a version of this embodiment, the communication unit (5) enables the contactless communication optically by light. In the preferred version of this embodiment, the communication unit (5) enables wireless communication.
The bearer (3) is used to measure the dryness level of the objects it contacts in the environment in which it is placed by the user. The electrodes (4) made of conductive material, collect data in real-time from the objects contacting them (the bearer) in the environment in which they are (it is) placed. In case the environment in which the bearer (3) is placed is moving, e.g. is the drum (2) of a washer-dryer (1), the bearer (3) contacts almost all of the laundry items in the drum (2) as it can move freely, and enables receiving real-time dryness information from all the laundry items. The electrodes (4) are thus enabled to contact all laundry items independent of the amount and the distribution of the laundry items in the drum (2), thereby enabling collecting the information of the parameters related to the dryness of the laundry items in the most precise and accurate manner. The electric current generated between the electrodes during contacting of the electrodes (4) to the laundry items, is transmitted to the first control unit (7) and the dryness of the laundry items is evaluated.
In an embodiment of the invention, the bearer (3) comprises at least two electrodes (4) placed parallel to each other. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, two pairs of electrodes (4) are disposed on the bearer (3).
In another embodiment of the invention, at least one energy supply (6) is provided in the bearer (3), supplying energy required by the bearer (3) and the elements on the bearer (3). In this embodiment of the invention, a battery is used as the power source (6).
In another embodiment of the invention, the bearer (3) is a hollow, enclosed chamber and the electrodes (4) are disposed on its outer wall. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the bearer (3) is shaped as a hollow sphere obtained by combining two semi-spheres. Two of the electrodes (4) are disposed on the upper semi-sphere, and the other two are disposed on the lower semi-sphere. In this embodiment, the electrodes (4) are tape-shaped and have a curvature adapted to the curvature of the sphere. In this embodiment of the invention, the electrodes (4) are disposed on the same line on the outer wall of the bearer (3). The first control unit (7), the communication unit (5) and the power source (6) are positioned in the bearer (3). The two semi-spheres are sealingly interlocked by screw threads formed suitably for each other preferably along their edges (Figure 3).
In another embodiment of the invention, one or more holders (9) are provided in the bearer (3), the first control unit (7), the communication unit (5) and the power source (6) being fastened on the holders. The holders (9) restrict the units provided in the bearer (3) from moving with respect to the bearer (3).
The washer-dryer (1) of the invention suitable for use with the above-disclosed bearer (3), having a drum (2) in which laundry items are placed, comprises a communication device (10) enabling receiving external data, and a second control unit (8) controlling at least one of the operating parameters by means of the dryness information received from the bearer (3) through the communication unit (10). The washer-dryer may be a laundry drying machine or a laundry washer-dryer.
The bearer (3) is placed in the drum (2) together with the laundry items, and the washer-dryer (1) starts to operate. The electrodes (4) made of conductive material, provided on the bearer (3) and used for measuring the dryness level of the laundry items, move freely during drying process together with the laundry items and independent of the drum (2), collecting real-time data from the laundry items. Since the bearer (3) can move freely in the drum (2), it is able to contact almost all of the laundry items in the drum (2), and enables receiving real-time dryness information from all of the laundry items. The electrodes (4) are thus enabled to contact all of the laundry items independent of the amount and the distribution of the laundry items in the drum (2), thereby enabling collecting the information concerning the parameters related to the dryness of the laundry items in the most precise and accurate manner. The electric current generated between the electrodes (4) during contacting of the electrodes (4) to the laundry items, is transmitted to the first control unit (7) and the dryness of the laundry items is evaluated. Then the communication unit (5) transmits the results of the evaluation performed in the first control unit (7), to the second control unit (8) by means of the communication device (10). The second control unit (8) controls at least one of the operating parameters of the washer-dryer (1) using said dryness information it receives.
The communication device (10) enables the contactless communication wirelessly, or optically by light.

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  1. A bearer (3) suitable for use with a washer-dryer (1) having a drum (2) in which laundry items are placed, comprising at least two electrodes (4) disposed on its outer surface, used for detecting dryness of the laundry items by contacting the laundry items inside the drum (2) in which the bearer (3) is placed, characterized by a first control unit (7) sealingly housed within the bearer (3), to which the electrodes (4) are electrically connected, and in which the detected dryness information is evaluated.
  2. A bearer (3) according to claim 1, characterized by a communication unit (5) provided thereon, enabling contactless communication with the control unit (7).
  3. A bearer (3) according to claim 2, characterized by the communication unit (5) enabling the contactless communication optically by light.
  4. A bearer (3) according to claim 2, characterized by the communication unit (5) enabling the contactless communication wirelessly.
  5. A bearer (3) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by at least two electrodes (4) placed parallel to each other.
  6. A bearer (3) according to claim 5, characterized by two pairs of electrodes (4) provided thereon.
  7. A bearer (3) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by at least one power source (6) provided therein, supplying energy required by the elements provided thereon.
  8. A bearer (3) according to claim 7, characterized by a battery used as the power source (6).
  9. A bearer (3) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by being a hollow, enclosed chamber on whose outer wall the electrodes (4) are disposed.
  10. A bearer (3) according to claim 9, characterized by being shaped as a hollow sphere obtained by combining two semi-spheres.
  11. A bearer (3) according to claim 10, characterized by the electrodes (4) of which two are disposed on the upper semi-sphere and the other two are disposed on the lower semi-sphere.
  12. A bearer (3) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by the tape-shaped electrodes (4).
  13. A bearer (3) according to claims 7 to 12, characterized by one or more holders (9) provided therein, on which the first control unit (7), the communication unit (5) and the power source (6) are fastened.
  14. A washer-dryer (1) suitable for operating in interaction with the bearer (3) according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising a communication device (10) enabling receiving data from the communication unit (5), characterized by a second control unit (8) controlling at least one of the operating parameters by means of the dryness information received from the bearer (3) through the communication unit (10).
  15. A washer-dryer (1) according to claim 14, characterized by the communication device (10) enabling the contactless communication optically by light.
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