Multi-drum washing machine and control method therefor

Abstract

Provided are a multi-drum washing machine and a control method therefor, and the multi-drum washing machine includes: at least two independent washing drums, a control panel an integrated circuit (IC) controller and a driving circuit board; the control panel has a plurality of input control elements and a plurality of output display elements the input control elements are configured for inputting laundry parameters; the output display elements are configured for displaying states in a washing process; and the IC controller and the driving circuit board are connected to the control panel and control an operation of the washing drums.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A multi-drum washing machine, comprising:
 at least two independent washing drums, a control panel, an integrated circuit (IC) controller and a driving circuit board, wherein   the control panel comprises a plurality of input control elements and a plurality of output display elements, the plurality of input control elements are configured for inputting laundry parameters, and the plurality of output display elements are configured for displaying states in a washing process, and   the IC controller and the driving circuit board are connected to the control panel and control an operation of the at least two independent washing drums.   
     
     
         2 . The multi-drum washing machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least two independent washing drums share a part or all of the plurality of input control elements and the plurality of output display elements, and shared input control elements and/or shared output display elements uniquely correspond to an operating program of one of the at least two independent washing drums by selecting the one of the at least two independent washing drums at the time of operation, and serve as input elements or output elements of the one of the at least two independent washing drums. 
     
     
         3 . The multi-drum washing machine according to  claim 2 , wherein a selection switch is disposed on the control panel for designating one of the at least two independent washing drums. 
     
     
         4 . The multi-drum washing machine according to  claim 2 , wherein the at least two independent washing drums have respective separate output display elements, and only the plurality of input control elements are shared. 
     
     
         5 . The multi-drum washing machine according to  claim 2 , wherein the at least two independent washing drums have respective separate input control elements, and only the plurality of output display elements are shared. 
     
     
         6 . The multi-drum washing machine according to  claim 2 , wherein the at least two independent washing drums share the plurality of input control elements and the output display elements. 
     
     
         7 . The multi-drum washing machine according to  claim 3 , wherein the selection switch is a button or a rotary knob. 
     
     
         8 . The multi-drum washing machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the control panel comprises a power switch served as a total control power switch. 
     
     
         9 . The multi-drum washing machine according to  claim 1 , wherein one of the plurality of input control elements and a respective one of the plurality of output display elements are a same button. 
     
     
         10 . A control method for a multi-drum washing machine employing any one of the multi-drum washing machines in  claim 1 , the method comprising:
 acquiring a selection instruction of a corresponding washing drum by a washing machine, and   retrieving a background control program of the washing drum and enabling shared input control elements and/or shared output display elements to uniquely correspond to an operating program of one of the at least two independent washing drums and serve as input elements or output elements of the one of the at least two independent washing drums.   
     
     
         11 . The control method for a multi-drum washing machine according to  claim 10 , wherein when the background control program of the washing drum is retrieved, only the input control elements are used as input elements. 
     
     
         12 . The control method for a multi-drum washing machine according to  claim 10 , wherein when the background control program of the washing drum is retrieved, only output control element are used as output elements. 
     
     
         13 . The multi-drum washing machine according to  claim 2 , wherein the control panel comprises a power switch served as a loud control power switch. 
     
     
         14 . The multi-drum washing machine according to  claim 3 , wherein the control panel composes a power switch served as a total control power switch. 
     
     
         15 . The multi-drum washing machine according to  claim 4 , wherein the control panel comprises a power switch served as a total control power switch. 
     
     
         16 . The multi-drum washing machine according to  claim 5 , wherein the control panel comprises a power switch served as a total control power switch. 
     
     
         17 . The multi-drum washing machine according to  claim 2 , wherein one of the plurality of input control elements and a respective one of the plurality of output display elements are a same button. 
     
     
         18 . The multi-drum washing machine according to  claim 3 , wherein one of the plurality of input control elements and a respective one of the plurality of output display elements are a same button. 
     
     
         19 . The multi-drum washing machine according to  claim 4 , wherein one of the plurality of input control elements and a respective one of the plurality of output display elements are a same button. 
     
     
         20 . The multi-drum washing machine according to  claim 5 , wherein one of the plurality of input control elements and a respective one of the plurality of output display dements are a same button.