US 12,460,337 B2
Control method of washing machine and washing machine
Shuxia Zhang, Shandong (CN); Zhenxing Huang, Shandong (CN); and Sheng Xu, Shandong (CN)
Assigned to QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., Shandong (CN); and HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD., Shandong (CN)
Appl. No. 18/255,002
Filed by QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., Shandong (CN); and HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD., Shandong (CN)
PCT Filed Oct. 20, 2021, PCT No. PCT/CN2021/124925
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 30, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/111142, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 2, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 202011377235.4 (CN), filed on Nov. 30, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0003072 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. D06F 34/05 (2020.01); D06F 33/52 (2020.01); D06F 34/30 (2020.01); D06F 34/32 (2020.01); D06F 103/40 (2020.01); D06F 105/50 (2020.01); D06F 105/54 (2020.01); D06F 105/56 (2020.01); D06F 105/62 (2020.01)
CPC D06F 34/05 (2020.02) [D06F 33/52 (2020.02); D06F 34/30 (2020.02); D06F 34/32 (2020.02); D06F 2103/40 (2020.02); D06F 2105/50 (2020.02); D06F 2105/54 (2020.02); D06F 2105/56 (2020.02); D06F 2105/62 (2020.02)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A control method of a washing machine, wherein the washing machine comprises control buttons controlling the washing machine to operate, and the washing machine is controlled to be connected or disconnected with a WiFi or to enter in a WiFi configuration mode by obtaining a trigger duration of one of the control buttons;
the washing machine comprises a washing procedure and a drying procedure, and in a process of the washing machine executing the washing procedure or the drying procedure, the connection of the washing machine and the WiFi is controlled to be automatically disconnected, and when the washing procedure or the drying procedure is terminated, the washing machine is controlled to be automatically connected with the WiFi.