CN104939661A

CN104939661A - Cooker as well as control method and device thereof

Info

Publication number: CN104939661A
Application number: CN201510395163.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李硕勇
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2015-07-06
Filing date: 2015-07-06
Publication date: 2015-09-30
Anticipated expiration: 2035-07-06
Also published as: CN104939661B

Abstract

The invention discloses a cooker as well as a control method and device thereof. The cooker comprises a water tank for recovering water steam produced in a cooking process. The control method of the cooker comprises the following steps: a timer is started for timing after the condition that the cooker starts a water absorption process is detected; when the time of the timer reaches first preset time, a water volume detection device is started; the working state of the cooker is controlled under the condition that whether the water volume in the water tank is in a specified water volume range is detected by the water volume detection device. The cooker as well as the control method and device thereof solve the technical problem of low water steam treating efficiency caused by inaccurate water volume detection result.

Description

Cooking pot and control method thereof and device

Technical field

The present invention relates to cooking apparatus field, in particular to a kind of cooking pot and control method thereof and device.

Background technology

Cooking pot can produce a large amount of water vapour in cooking process.Needing the steam to producing reasonably to dispose, to scald to prevent user or peripheral equipment makes moist, meanwhile, prevent cooking pot internal pressure too high and the potential safety hazard that may exist.In the prior art, a kind of mode is the path by arranging in cooking pot for guiding steam, such as, with the steam discharge hole of culinary art inner space be attached thereto the conduit connect, forces the steam that produces in culinary art inner chamber to be discharged by this path; Further, this path other end is heat-exchange device, such as water tank, and steam is heat release cooling in this heat-exchange device, and condensation becomes aqueous water.

Such as, such as, but increase this heat-exchange device in cooking pot, water tank, also add a lot of trouble to use, water volume in water tank must maintain in certain limit, hypervolia or the very few treatment effeciency that all can affect water vapour.Reasonable in order to ensure water volume in water tank, be generally the step only performing a Water in Water Tanks amount detection before water suction operation in prior art.But, before water suction operation, perform a water yield detect, not only measure of water result may be made inaccurate due to water tank concussion, and have ignored the change of cistern water level in use procedure, and then it is low to result in steam treatment efficiency.

For above-mentioned problem, at present effective solution is not yet proposed.

Summary of the invention

Embodiments provide a kind of cooking pot and control method thereof and device, at least to solve the inefficient technical problem of steam treatment that is that cause because measure of water result is inaccurate.

According to an aspect of the embodiment of the present invention, provide a kind of control method of cooking pot, cooking pot comprises: for reclaiming the water tank of the water vapour produced in cooking process, the method comprises: detecting that cooking pot starts to absorb water after operation, starting timer and starting timing; When the timing time of timer reaches the first Preset Time, start water amount detection device; Whether the water yield being detected water tank by water amount detection device is within the scope of the regulation water yield, controls the duty of cooking pot.

Further, whether the water yield being detected water tank by water amount detection device is within the scope of the regulation water yield, the duty controlling cooking pot comprises: whether the water yield detecting water tank is within the scope of the regulation water yield, and wherein, the regulation water yield is determined by water yield higher limit and/or water yield lower limit; When detecting that the water yield of water tank is in outside the scope of the regulation water yield, controlling cooking pot and exiting culinary art operation; When detecting that the water yield of water tank is within the scope of the regulation water yield, controlling cooking pot and running the following any one or more operation of cooking in operation successively: heating process, operation of seething with excitement and operation of cooking rice over a slow fire.

Further, the following any one or more operation in culinary art operation is run successively: after heating process, operation of seething with excitement and operation of cooking rice over a slow fire at control cooking pot, method also comprises: run at cooking pot in the process of any one operation in culinary art operation, whether the coolant-temperature gage detected in water tank by temperature detector exceedes default temperature threshold; When the coolant-temperature gage in water tank exceedes temperature threshold, control heating load and quit work or reduce the heating power of heating load; When the coolant-temperature gage in water tank does not exceed temperature threshold, whether the water yield started in big yield checkout gear detection water tank exceedes the default maximum prescribed water yield; When the water yield that big yield checkout gear detects in water tank exceedes the default maximum prescribed water yield, control heating load and quit work or reduce the heating power of heating load; When the water yield that big yield checkout gear detects in water tank does not exceed the maximum prescribed water yield, control heating load and heat according to default heating condition.

Further, the following any one or more operation in culinary art operation is run: after heating process, operation of seething with excitement and operation of cooking rice over a slow fire at control cooking pot, method also comprises: run at cooking pot in the process of any one operation in culinary art operation, and whether the water yield started in big yield checkout gear detection water tank exceedes the default maximum prescribed water yield; When detecting that the water yield in water tank exceedes the maximum prescribed water yield, controlling heating load and quit work or reduce the heating power of heating load; When detecting that the water yield in water tank does not exceed the maximum prescribed water yield, whether the coolant-temperature gage started in temperature detector detection water tank exceedes default temperature threshold; When the coolant-temperature gage in water tank exceedes temperature threshold, control heating load and quit work or reduce the heating power of heating load; When the coolant-temperature gage in water tank does not exceed temperature threshold, control heating load and heat according to default heating condition.

Further, after control heating load quits work or reduces the heating power of heating load, method also comprises: judge that the operation of the current operation of cooking pot is whether before operation of seething with excitement; If the operation of the current operation of cooking pot is before boiling operation, then controls cooking pot and exit culinary art operation; If the operation of the current operation of cooking pot be boiling operation or boiling operation after the operation run, then control cooking pot and restart work.

Further, after control heating load heats according to default heating condition, method also comprises: judge cooking pot culinary art operation whether terminate; After judging that the culinary art operation of cooking pot all terminates, control heating load and quit work.

According to the another aspect of the embodiment of the present invention, additionally provide a kind of control device of cooking pot, cooking pot comprises: for reclaiming the water tank of the water vapour produced in cooking process, it is characterized in that, this device comprises: Timer module, for detecting that cooking pot starts to absorb water after operation, starting timer and starting timing; First control module, for when the timing time of timer reaches the first Preset Time, starts water amount detection device; Whether the second control module, be within the scope of the regulation water yield for the water yield being detected water tank by water amount detection device, control the duty of cooking pot.

Further, control module comprises: detecting unit, and whether the water yield for detecting water tank is within the scope of the regulation water yield, and wherein, the regulation water yield is determined by water yield higher limit and/or water yield lower limit; First control unit, for when detecting that the water yield of water tank is in outside the scope of the regulation water yield, controlling cooking pot and exiting culinary art operation; Second control unit, for when detecting that the water yield of water tank is within the scope of the regulation water yield, controlling cooking pot and running the following any one or more operation of cooking in operation successively: heating process, operation of seething with excitement and operation of cooking rice over a slow fire.

Further, the control device of this cooking pot also comprises: first detection module, and for running in the process of any one operation in culinary art operation at cooking pot, whether the coolant-temperature gage detected in water tank by temperature detector exceedes default temperature threshold; 3rd control module, for when the coolant-temperature gage in water tank exceedes temperature threshold, controls heating load and quits work or reduce the heating power of heating load; 4th control module, for when the coolant-temperature gage in water tank does not exceed temperature threshold, starts big yield checkout gear; 5th control module, during for exceeding the default maximum prescribed water yield when the water yield that big yield checkout gear detects in water tank, controls heating load and quits work or reduce the heating power of heating load; 6th control module, for when the water yield that big yield checkout gear detects in water tank does not exceed the maximum prescribed water yield, controls heating load and heats according to default heating condition.

Further, the control device of this cooking pot also comprises: the second detection module, and for running in the process of any one operation in culinary art operation at cooking pot, whether the water yield started in big yield checkout gear detection water tank exceedes the default maximum prescribed water yield; 7th control module, for when detecting that the water yield in water tank exceedes the maximum prescribed water yield, controlling heating load and quits work or reduce the heating power of heating load; 8th control module, for when detecting that the water yield in water tank does not exceed the maximum prescribed water yield, whether the coolant-temperature gage started in temperature detector detection water tank exceedes default temperature threshold; 9th control module, for when the coolant-temperature gage in water tank exceedes temperature threshold, controls heating load and quits work or reduce the heating power of heating load; Tenth control module, for when the coolant-temperature gage in water tank does not exceed temperature threshold, controls heating load and heats according to default heating condition.

Further, the control device of this cooking pot also comprises: the first judge module, for judging that the operation of the current operation of cooking pot is whether before boiling operation; 11 control module, if for the current operation of cooking pot operation boiling operation before, then control cooking pot exit culinary art operation; 12 control module, if the operation run after being boiling operation or boiling operation for the operation of the current operation of cooking pot, then controls cooking pot and restarts work.

Further, the control device of this cooking pot also comprises: the second judge module, for judge cooking pot culinary art operation whether terminate; 13 control module, for after judging that the culinary art operation of cooking pot all terminates, controls heating load and quits work.

According to the another aspect of the embodiment of the present invention, additionally provide a kind of cooking pot, comprise the water tank for reclaiming the water vapour produced in cooking process, cooking pot also comprises: water amount detection device, is installed in water tank, for detecting the water yield in water tank; Timer, after the operation that starts at cooking pot to absorb water, starts timing; Control unit, is electrically connected with timer and water amount detection device, for when the timing time of timer reaches the first Preset Time, starts water amount detection device, and the water yield in the water tank detected according to water amount detection device, control the duty of cooking pot.

Further, time outside the scope that the water yield that control unit is judged in water tank is in the regulation water yield, control cooking pot and exit culinary art operation, time within the scope that the water yield that control unit is judged in water tank is in the regulation water yield, control cooking pot and run the following any one or more operation of cooking in operation successively: heating process, operation of seething with excitement and operation of cooking rice over a slow fire, wherein, the regulation water yield is determined by water yield higher limit and/or water yield lower limit.

Further, this cooking pot also comprises: temperature detector, be electrically connected with control unit, for running in the process of any one operation in culinary art operation at cooking pot, detect the coolant-temperature gage in water tank and be sent to control unit, wherein, control unit is also for judging whether the coolant-temperature gage in water tank exceedes temperature threshold, when the coolant-temperature gage that control unit is judged in water tank does not exceed temperature threshold, control heating load to heat according to default heating condition, otherwise, control heating load and quit work or reduce the heating power of heating load.

Further, this cooking pot also comprises: big yield checkout gear, be electrically connected with control unit, for running in the process of any one operation in culinary art operation at cooking pot, detect the water yield in water tank and be sent to control unit, wherein, control unit is also for judging whether the coolant-temperature gage water yield whether exceeded in temperature threshold and water tank in water tank exceedes the default maximum prescribed water yield, when the coolant-temperature gage that control unit is judged in water tank does not exceed temperature threshold and the water yield in water tank does not exceed the maximum prescribed water yield, control heating load to heat according to default heating condition, otherwise, control heating load quit work or reduce the heating power of heating load.

In embodiments of the present invention, adopt detect cooking pot start to absorb water start timer after operation time, and the mode that water amount detection device carries out water yield detection is started when the timing time of timer reaches the first timing time, by judging whether the timing time water yield arrived in the water tank of the first timing time is within the scope of the regulation water yield, and the duty of cooking pot is controlled according to judged result, reach the object of the externality factor got rid of in water yield detection, thus achieve the technique effect of the measure water case water yield, and then solve the inefficient technical problem of steam treatment that is that cause because measure of water result is inaccurate.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Accompanying drawing described herein is used to provide a further understanding of the present invention, and form a application's part, schematic description and description of the present invention, for explaining the present invention, does not form inappropriate limitation of the present invention.In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the cooking pot according to the embodiment of the present invention one;

Fig. 2 is the structure chart of a kind of optional cooking pot according to the embodiment of the present invention one;

Fig. 3 is the cisten mechanism figure of a kind of optional cooking pot according to the embodiment of the present invention one;

Fig. 4 is the culinary art operation schematic diagram of a kind of optional cooking pot according to the embodiment of the present invention one;

Fig. 5 is the flow chart of the control method of cooking pot according to the embodiment of the present invention two;

Fig. 6 is the flow chart of the control method of a kind of optional cooking pot according to the embodiment of the present invention two; And

Fig. 7 is the structural representation of the control device of a kind of optional cooking pot according to the embodiment of the present invention three.

Detailed description of the invention

The present invention program is understood better in order to make those skilled in the art person, below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in the embodiment of the present invention, technical scheme in the embodiment of the present invention is clearly and completely described, obviously, described embodiment is only the embodiment of a part of the present invention, instead of whole embodiments.Based on the embodiment in the present invention, those of ordinary skill in the art, not making the every other embodiment obtained under creative work prerequisite, should belong to the scope of protection of the invention.

It should be noted that, term " first ", " second " etc. in description of the present invention and claims and above-mentioned accompanying drawing are for distinguishing similar object, and need not be used for describing specific order or precedence.Should be appreciated that the data used like this can be exchanged in the appropriate case, so as embodiments of the invention described herein can with except here diagram or describe those except order implement.In addition, term " comprises " and " having " and their any distortion, intention is to cover not exclusive comprising, such as, contain those steps or unit that the process of series of steps or unit, method, system, product or equipment is not necessarily limited to clearly list, but can comprise clearly do not list or for intrinsic other step of these processes, method, product or equipment or unit.

Embodiment one

According to the embodiment of the present invention, provide a kind of embodiment of cooking pot.Cooking pot according to the embodiment of the present invention comprises: water tank, for reclaiming the water vapour produced in cooking process; Water amount detection device, is installed in water tank, for detecting the water yield in water tank; Timer, after the operation that starts at cooking pot to absorb water, starts timing; Control unit, is electrically connected with timer and water amount detection device, for when the timing time of timer reaches the first Preset Time, starts water amount detection device, and the water yield in the water tank detected according to water amount detection device, control the duty of cooking pot.

Alternatively, whether the water yield that control unit detects water tank is within the scope of the regulation water yield, and wherein, the regulation water yield is determined by water yield higher limit and/or water yield lower limit; When detecting that the water yield of water tank is in outside the scope of the regulation water yield, controlling cooking pot and exiting culinary art operation; When detecting that the water yield of water tank is within the scope of the regulation water yield, controlling cooking pot and running the following any one or more operation of cooking in operation successively: heating process, operation of seething with excitement and operation of cooking rice over a slow fire.

It should be noted that herein, the water tank of the certain water gaging of splendid attire and hold wait to cook food materials culinary art inner chamber between, be connected by water vapour path, water tank absorb in cooking process and liquefy culinary art time culinary art inner chamber in the water vapour that produces.Water amount detection device is level sensor such as, is arranged in water tank.Timer is the time set in cooking pot, can be independently chip being electrically connected with processor, also can be integrated in processor or microcontroller.The mode starting water amount detection device when the timing time of timer reaches the first Preset Time includes but not limited to the following two kinds: when reaching the first Preset Time at the timing time of timer, just send control signal to water amount detection device, water amount detection device is started working; Or after entering water suction operation, water amount detection device is started working, when the timing time of timer reaches the first Preset Time, just receive or water yield signal that ability Water usage checkout gear returns.In embodiments of the present invention, in the first manner for example is explained.First Preset Time is default time span, such as 10s.

The cooking pot of the embodiment of the present invention consider from placement water tank to absorb water operation, wherein the consumed time may be shorter, water in water tank may cause water amount detection device testing result inaccuracy because of the excessive generation concussion of external force, simultaneously, due to cooking apparatus inner chamber capacity and non-specifically is large, the scope of the regulation water yield needed for cooking process also can not be wide especially, when the testing result of water amount detection device has some inaccuracy, may the regulation water yield be exceeded because of erroneous judgement and then frequently point out user to operate water tank, reduce Consumer's Experience.Therefore, by just starting water amount detection device after the first preset time period entering water suction operation, make the water surface because of after standing a period of time, water surface shape is effectively eliminated, can avoid producing erroneous judgement when water surface shape, effectively prevent because the water yield judges the low Consumer's Experience caused by accident, reach the object of the externality factor got rid of in water yield detection, thus achieve the technique effect of the measure water case water yield, and then solve the inefficient technical problem of steam treatment that is that cause because measure of water result is inaccurate.

Fig. 1 is the structural representation of a kind of optional cooking pot according to the embodiment of the present invention.As shown in Figure 1, the structural representation of this cooking pot includes water tank, water amount detection device, timer and control unit in such scheme, and in addition, composition graphs 1, present invention also offers other embodiments as follows:

Shown in composition graphs 1, the cooking pot of the embodiment of the present invention also comprises: operating unit.Concrete, operating unit include but not limited to rice cooker itself be with button, infrared detection, remote control or network AP P user manipulation end etc.The major function of operating unit is the operation input receiving user, and the control signal produced according to operation input can be sent to control unit, cooking function that also can be different according to operation input selection.

Shown in composition graphs 1, the cooking pot of the embodiment of the present invention also comprises: temperature detector.Temperature detector is electrically connected with control unit, for running in the process of any one operation in culinary art operation at cooking pot, detecting the coolant-temperature gage in water tank and being sent to control unit.Concrete, control unit is also for judging whether the coolant-temperature gage that temperature detector detects exceedes temperature threshold, when the coolant-temperature gage that control unit is judged in water tank does not exceed temperature threshold, control heating load to heat according to default heating condition, otherwise, control heating load and quit work or reduce the heating power of heating load.Control heating load carries out heating according to default heating condition and comprises: control cooking pot and heat according to the condition of current culinary art operation, or, when judging that current culinary art operation terminates, switching to next culinary art operation, and heating according to the condition of next culinary art operation.

Shown in composition graphs 1, the cooking pot of the embodiment of the present invention also comprises: big yield checkout gear.Big yield checkout gear is electrically connected with control unit, for running in the process of any one operation in culinary art operation at cooking pot, detect the water yield in water tank and be sent to control unit, wherein, control unit is also for judging whether the coolant-temperature gage water yield whether exceeded in temperature threshold and water tank in water tank exceedes the default maximum prescribed water yield, when the coolant-temperature gage that control unit is judged in water tank does not exceed temperature threshold and the water yield in water tank does not exceed the maximum prescribed water yield, control heating load to heat according to default heating condition, otherwise, control heating load quit work or reduce the heating power of heating load.Big yield checkout gear can be same device with the above-mentioned water amount detection device of the embodiment of the present invention, also can be independent mutually with it.Big yield checkout gear also can be level sensor.

Cooking pot in the embodiment of the present invention achieves in cooking process, real-time carries out detection judgement to the water temperature in water tank and maximum amount of water, coolant-temperature gage in and if only if water tank do not exceed temperature threshold and the water yield in water tank does not exceed the maximum prescribed water yield time, just control cooking pot and work on.Detect the gentle cistern water level of Water in Water Tank by circulating in cooking process, repeatedly holding, water tank water temperature over-high, steam effectively can not only be avoided because cannot condensation overflow, cause product to be heated and deformed damaged; The hypervolia in water tank can also be effectively avoided to cause overflowing when water spilling or closing lid; Improve the security performance of product, improve Consumer's Experience.

Shown in composition graphs 1, the cooking pot of the embodiment of the present invention also comprises: heating load.After cooking pot enters water suction operation, namely heating load starts heating, and the temperature in culinary art inner chamber starts to change gradually.

Shown in composition graphs 1, the cooking pot of the embodiment of the present invention also comprises: auditory tone cues unit.Concrete, auditory tone cues unit or be called sound prompt device, such as, buzzer, loudspeaker.Included but not limited to by the mode of audio unit prompting user: caution sound prompting, voice message, music tip etc.In any one operation that cooking pot runs or cooking pot normal termination is cooked or cooking pot extremely causes suspending or exit culinary art operation, all can be pointed out user by auditory tone cues unit.

Shown in composition graphs 1, the cooking pot of the embodiment of the present invention also comprises: display unit.Concrete, display unit or be called display unit, such as display screen, LED.Included but not limited to by the mode of display unit prompting user: the display of text importing, figure, luminescence display, breath light display etc.In any one operation that cooking pot runs or cooking pot normal termination is cooked or cooking pot extremely causes suspending or exit culinary art operation, all can be pointed out user by display unit.

The cooking pot of the embodiment of the present invention also can comprise the unshowned unit of Fig. 1, the temperature testing organization of such as rice cooker upper cover 1, the cooking bottom temperature testing agency etc. of interior pot 5.The function of above-mentioned two temperature testing organizations determines the culinary art execution of operation and the bearing power size of each operation or load energising dutycycle according to the temperature detected.

Fig. 2 is the structure chart of a kind of optional cooking pot according to the embodiment of the present invention one, concrete, Fig. 2 stresses the physical arrangement describing cooking pot, composition graphs 1 is with shown in Fig. 2, water tank water quantity detection device in Fig. 1, water tank big yield checkout gear, water tank temperature detector, operating unit, control unit, timer, display unit, voice unit (VU) and heating load do not indicate in fig. 2, the water tank in Fig. 1 and the water tank shown in Fig. 25.

As shown in Figure 2, the cooking pot of the embodiment of the present invention comprises: pot body 1, lid 2, interior pot 3, inner pot cover plate 4, water tank 5, water tank lid 6, conduit steam inlet 7, steam lead 8, conduit steam (vapor) outlet 9 and water tank steam inlet 10.Wherein, after lid 2 is closed, inner pot cover plate 4 and interior pot 3 are formed cooks inner chamber.The internal pot 3 of heating load (not shown) heats, and in interior pot 3, water temperature rises until produce water vapour.Conduit steam inlet 7 and culinary art inner space; Connecting duct steam inlet, steam lead 8 one end 7, other end connecting duct steam (vapor) outlet 9; Conduit steam (vapor) outlet 9 is communicated with after lid is closed with the water tank steam inlet 10 of water tank.The water vapour produced in culinary art inner chamber enters water tank 5 by conduit steam inlet 7, steam lead 8, conduit steam (vapor) outlet 9 and water tank steam inlet 10 successively.The water of storage in water tank 5 and water vapour heat exchange, make water vapour condensation heat release and liquefy.

Fig. 3 is the cisten mechanism figure of a kind of optional cooking pot according to the embodiment of the present invention one, composition graphs 2 and Fig. 3, and the water tank of the embodiment of the present invention comprises: water tank 5, water tank lid 6 and water tank steam inlet 10.

Notice, in a side of water tank 5, indicate level scale line 52 and lower level scale line 51, wherein, upper level scale line 52 and lower level scale line 51 determine the scope of the regulation water yield, corresponding with upper level scale line 52 and lower level scale line 51 when water amount detection device (not shown) is arranged.Upper level scale line 8 and lower level scale line 9 need obviously identify to point out user on water tank.Whether initial water yield when what water tank water quantity detection device (not shown) detected is culinary art beginning meets the demands, and is disposable measurement.

Be also noted that, in the same side of water tank 5, also indicate maximum stage graduation mark 53, wherein, maximum stage graduation mark 53 determines the scope of the maximum prescribed water yield, corresponding with above-mentioned maximum stage graduation mark 53 when big yield checkout gear (not shown) is arranged.Maximum stage graduation mark 7 is higher than upper level scale line 8, and can select retain (can not be imprinted on water tank, avoid user to misread) or cancel according to concrete embodiment.What water tank big yield checkout gear (not shown) detected is that in whole cooking process, whether the water yield exceeds maximum, is duplicate measurements,

Fig. 4 is the culinary art operation schematic diagram of a kind of optional cooking pot according to the embodiment of the present invention one; Composition graphs 1 to Fig. 4, cooking pot operationally can be cooked raw material according to certain plan or program, and namely cooking pot can carry out according to certain culinary art operation when cooking.Cooking pot usually can provide more than one, be available for users to the cooking function of selection; such as; when cooking pot is electric cooker; electric cooker can provide cook congee, Baoshang, the different cooking function such as to cook, and culinary art operation needed for different cooking functions and the required water yield in culinary art inner chamber is all not quite similar.Be rice-cooking function below in conjunction with Fig. 4 with cooking function be example, the culinary art operation of rice-cooking function is described: culinary art operation of cooking comprises water suction operation, heating process, boiling operation, operation of cooking rice over a slow fire.The timing time of the temperature detected according to other testing agencies unshowned in Fig. 1 (including but not limited to the cooking bottom temperature testing agency etc. of the temperature testing organization of rice cooker upper cover, interior pot) and the time movement of control unit self carries out the switching of cooking operation, and the action of Synchronization Control heating load.Steam mainly produces in boiling operation and operation of cooking rice over a slow fire.Alternatively, water suction operation is the initial procedure of cooking pot, in actual applications, can be pressed start culinary art button and trigger cooking pot and enter this water suction operation by user, also can by cooking pot according to imposing a condition or entering this water suction operation after receiving log-on message.

Embodiment two

According to the embodiment of the present invention two, provide a kind of embodiment of the method for control method of cooking pot, it should be noted that, can perform in the computer system of such as one group of computer executable instructions in the step shown in the flow chart of accompanying drawing, and, although show logical order in flow charts, in some cases, can be different from the step shown or described by order execution herein.Also it should be noted that, the method for the embodiment of the present invention two can be used for the cooking pot shown in the embodiment of the present invention one.

Fig. 5 is the control method of the cooking pot according to the embodiment of the present invention, and this cooking pot at least comprises: for reclaiming the water tank of the water vapour produced in cooking process, as shown in Figure 5, the control method of this cooking pot comprises the steps:

Step S102: detecting that cooking pot starts to absorb water after operation, starting timer and starting timing;

First it should be noted that, the water tank arranged in cooking pot is loaded with a certain amount of water, culinary art inner chamber, for holding food materials to be cooked, is connected by water vapour path between this water tank with culinary art inner chamber, and water tank absorbs and the water vapour produced in culinary art inner chamber when cooking that liquefies in cooking process.

State on the invention in step S102, cooking pot operationally can be cooked raw material according to certain plan or program, and namely cooking pot can carry out according to certain culinary art operation when cooking.Alternatively, water suction operation is the initial procedure of cooking pot, in actual applications, can be pressed start culinary art button and trigger cooking pot and enter this water suction operation by user, also can by cooking pot according to imposing a condition or entering this water suction operation after receiving log-on message.Timer is the time set in cooking pot, can be independently chip being electrically connected with processor, also can be integrated in processor or microcontroller.

Alternatively, when cooking pot enters water suction operation, by the display unit of this cooking pot, such as display screen, LED, or audio unit, such as buzzer, point out user.The mode pointed out by display unit is included but not limited to: the display of text importing, figure, luminescence display, breath light display etc.; The mode pointed out by audio unit is included but not limited to: caution sound prompting, voice message, music tip etc.After cooking pot enters water suction operation, namely heating load starts heating, and the temperature in culinary art inner chamber starts to change gradually.

Step S104: when the timing time of timer reaches the first Preset Time, starts water amount detection device;

State on the invention in step S104, water amount detection device is level sensor such as, is arranged in this water tank, for detecting the water level in water tank.The mode starting water amount detection device when the timing time of timer reaches the first Preset Time includes but not limited to the following two kinds: when reaching the first Preset Time at the timing time of timer, just send control signal to water amount detection device, water amount detection device is started working; Or after entering water suction operation, water amount detection device is started working, when the timing time of timer reaches the first Preset Time, just receive or water yield signal that ability Water usage checkout gear returns.In embodiments of the present invention, in the first manner for example is explained.First Preset Time is default time span, such as 10s.

Step S106: whether the water yield being detected water tank by water amount detection device is within the scope of the regulation water yield, controls the duty of cooking pot.

State on the invention in step S106, when reaching the first Preset Time according to the timing time of timer, the water yield in water tank and the relation of the regulation water yield, control the duty of cooking pot, such as, control cooking pot and quit work or control cooking pot by pre-conditioned work.Whether the water yield that why will detect water tank is within the scope of the regulation water yield, being because the temperature in the water tank when liquefying water vapour constantly raises on the one hand, when the water yield in water tank is very few, being not enough to the water vapour produced in liquefaction cooking process; Be on the other hand because quantity of water in water tank during liquefaction water vapour is on the increase, when hypervolia in water tank, be not enough to the water vapour that produces in splendid attire cooking process and water is overflowed.

By above-mentioned steps S102 to step S106, consider from placement water tank to absorb water operation, wherein the consumed time may be shorter, water in water tank may cause water amount detection device testing result inaccuracy because of the excessive generation concussion of external force, simultaneously, due to cooking apparatus inner chamber capacity and non-specifically is large, the scope of the regulation water yield needed for cooking process also can not be wide especially, when the testing result of water amount detection device has some inaccuracy, may the regulation water yield be exceeded because of erroneous judgement and then frequently point out user to operate water tank, reduce Consumer's Experience.By just starting water amount detection device after the first preset time period entering water suction operation, make the water surface because of after standing a period of time, water surface shape is effectively eliminated, can avoid producing erroneous judgement when water surface shape, effectively prevent because the water yield judges the low Consumer's Experience caused by accident, reach the object of the externality factor got rid of in water yield detection, thus achieve the technique effect of the measure water case water yield, and then solve the inefficient technical problem of steam treatment that is that cause because measure of water result is inaccurate.

Alternatively, before step S102, method according to the embodiment of the present invention also comprises: detecting that cooking pot starts to absorb water after operation, start water amount detection device and a pre-detection is carried out to the water yield in water tank, and in step s 106, according to pre-detection result, and the water yield testing result when timing time of timer reaches the first Preset Time, control the duty of cooking pot.Such as, after cooking pot starts to absorb water operation, judge the water yield whether in 7 to 7.8 scopes, and after the operation that absorbs water during the first Preset Time, judge the water yield whether in 7.3 to 7.5 scopes, by twice judgement, further increase the judgement precision to the water yield, and this water yield is judged, and longitude does not rely on the precision of water amount detection device.

Alternatively, step S106: whether the water yield being detected water tank by water amount detection device is within the scope of the regulation water yield, the duty controlling cooking pot comprises:

Step S1062: whether the water yield detecting water tank is within the scope of the regulation water yield, and wherein, the regulation water yield is determined by water yield higher limit and/or water yield lower limit;

State on the invention in step S1062, such as, when water amount detection device is level sensor, processor or controller receive the inverse signal of level sensor, according to the detection signal of sensor being arranged at different water level, judge the water yield in water tank.When the regulation water yield is determined by water yield higher limit, be less than this water yield higher limit to be namely considered as being within the scope of the regulation water yield, in like manner, when the regulation water yield is determined by water yield lower limit, be greater than this water yield lower limit to be namely considered as being within the scope of the regulation water yield, in like manner, when the regulation water yield is determined jointly by water yield higher limit and water yield lower limit, be greater than water yield lower limit and be less than this water yield higher limit and be namely considered as being within the scope of the regulation water yield.

Step S1064: when detecting that the water yield of water tank is in outside the scope of the regulation water yield, controls cooking pot and exits culinary art operation;

State on the invention in step S1064, such as, exiting culinary art operation can show as when cooking pot is electric cooker: electric cooker is back to holding state, is not in any one and normally cooks operation, and no longer instruction is in culinary art duty.When water volume in water tank does not meet the requirement of the regulation water yield, mean that water tank can not carry out absorption condensation, now, in order to ensure smooth and easy use to the water vapour produced effectively in culinary art, heating load need be controlled and stop heating, and exit current culinary art operation.Alternatively, when cooking pot exits culinary art operation, by display unit or the audio unit of this cooking pot, user is pointed out, to make user, this water tank is operated.

Step S1066: when detecting that the water yield of water tank is within the scope of the regulation water yield, controls cooking pot and runs the following any one or more operation of cooking in operation successively: heating process, operation of seething with excitement and operation of cooking rice over a slow fire.

State on the invention in step S1066, when water volume in water tank meets the requirement of the regulation water yield, mean that cooking process can smooth and easyly carry out, now, control cooking pot and run according to the culinary art operation of setting.Cooking pot usually can provide more than one, be available for users to the cooking function of selection, and the particular content of above-mentioned culinary art operation is corresponding with selected cooking function.Particularly, control cooking pot and run the following any one or more operation of cooking in operation successively: the concrete steps of heating process, operation of seething with excitement and operation of cooking rice over a slow fire comprise: obtain the lid temperature of cooking pot and the bottom temp of cooking pot that detect, in conjunction with the timing time of timer, judge whether current culinary art operation terminates, when meeting current culinary art operation termination condition, control cooking pot and perform next culinary art operation in turn, when not meeting current culinary art operation termination condition, controlling cooking pot and continuing to perform current culinary art operation.

By above-mentioned steps S1062 to step S1066, by judging whether water volume in water tank is within the scope of the regulation water yield, if, then control cooking pot and run the following any one or more operation of cooking in operation successively: heating process, operation of seething with excitement and operation of cooking rice over a slow fire, if not, then control cooking pot and exit culinary art operation.Achieve the testing result according to water volume in water tank, accurately control the object of the duty of cooking pot, improve the intelligence degree of cooking pot, ensure that the safety and stability in cooking pot use procedure.

Alternatively; cooking pot usually can provide more than one, be available for users to the cooking function of selection; such as; when cooking pot is electric cooker; electric cooker can provide cook congee, Baoshang, the different cooking function such as to cook, and culinary art operation needed for different cooking functions and the required water yield in culinary art inner chamber is all not quite similar.Such as, when selected rice-cooking function, because the water yield in culinary art inner chamber is originally just few, and reduce gradually along with culinary art operation carries out water vapour amount, the regulation water yield can be determined by water yield lower limit.For multiple situation as above, in step S1062, also comprise the steps S10622 and step S10624; Or comprise step S10622 and step S10626.Wherein, step S10622: obtain the cooking function that cooking pot is chosen; Step S10624: obtain the regulation water yield corresponding with described cooking function preset; Step S10626: obtain the regulation water yield difference corresponding with described cooking function preset, passes through the regulation water yield and described water yield difference according to what preset, determines the described regulation water yield.

Alternatively, in step S1066: control cooking pot and run the following any one or more operation of cooking in operation successively: after heating process, operation of seething with excitement and operation of cooking rice over a slow fire, the control method according to the cooking pot of the embodiment of the present invention also comprises:

Step S1070: run at cooking pot in the process of any one operation in culinary art operation, whether the coolant-temperature gage detected in water tank by temperature detector exceedes default temperature threshold;

State on the invention in step S1070, temperature detector, such as temperature sensor, to be arranged in described water tank or outside water tank and adjacent water tank, the water temperature in detection water tank that can be real-time.After the heating load of cooking pot is started working, water temperature in water tank can raise gradually because of condensed steam, when water temperature rises to a certain degree, the condensation of water vapour is turned into reducing, cause the water in water tank effectively, even can not can not continue condensed steam again.In the culinary art operation of all cooking functions, as long as the operation of water vapour may be produced, all water tank water temperature can be detected in real time.Temperature threshold, such as, for rice-cooking function, is set to 65 DEG C.

Step S1072: when the coolant-temperature gage in water tank exceedes temperature threshold, controls heating load and quits work or reduce the heating power of heating load;

State on the invention in step S1072, for stopping steam because of cannot condensation and overflowing, when needing the coolant-temperature gage in water tank to exceed temperature threshold, controlling heating load and quit work or reduce the heating power of heating load.Preferably, in embodiments of the present invention, select when detecting that the water temperature in water tank is higher than set point of temperature, the action of direct stopping heating cooking, avoid because now water tank water temperature may be higher, when only weakening firepower, still constantly can produce steam, cause Water in Water Tank cannot turn the situation of overflowing steam with recovered steam into by condensation.

Step S1074: when the coolant-temperature gage in water tank does not exceed temperature threshold, whether the water yield started in big yield checkout gear detection water tank exceedes the default maximum prescribed water yield;

State on the invention in step S1074, whether big yield checkout gear exceedes the default maximum prescribed water yield for the water yield detected in water tank, big yield checkout gear can be same device with the above-mentioned water amount detection device of the embodiment of the present invention, also can be independent mutually with it.Big yield checkout gear also can be level sensor.In the condition of normal use, constantly produce water vapour along with in culinary art operation, water tank constantly liquefies to water vapour, and cistern water level can be made to increase, and therefore, arranges big yield checkout gear, detects in real time to the water yield.And under possible abnormal conditions, may occur in follow-up culinary art operation that water level abnormality raises when causing the spilling of the water in water tank or closing lid and overflow due to atmospheric pressure effect.In a word, by arranging big yield checkout gear, solve in prior art after the operation that absorbs water starts, condensate tank of dehumidifier no longer sensed water level and the use safety problem that may cause.

Step S1076: when the water yield that big yield checkout gear detects in water tank exceedes the default maximum prescribed water yield, controls heating load and quits work or reduce the heating power of heating load;

Step S1078: when the water yield that big yield checkout gear detects in water tank does not exceed the maximum prescribed water yield, controls heating load and heats according to default heating condition.

State on the invention in step S1078, control heating load carries out heating according to default heating condition and comprises: control cooking pot and heat according to the condition of current culinary art operation, or, when judging that current culinary art operation terminates, switch to next culinary art operation, and heat according to the condition of next culinary art operation.

By above-mentioned steps S1070 to step S1078, can be implemented in cooking process, real-time carries out detection judgement to the water temperature in water tank and maximum amount of water, coolant-temperature gage in and if only if water tank do not exceed temperature threshold and the water yield in water tank does not exceed the maximum prescribed water yield time, just control cooking pot and work on.Step S1070 to step S1078 circulates in cooking process, multiple exercise, water tank water temperature over-high, steam effectively can not only be avoided because cannot condensation overflow, cause product to be heated and deformed damaged; The hypervolia in water tank can also be effectively avoided to cause overflowing when water spilling or closing lid; Improve the security performance of product, improve Consumer's Experience.

Alternatively, in step S1066: control cooking pot and run the following any one or more operation of cooking in operation: after heating process, operation of seething with excitement and operation of cooking rice over a slow fire, the control method according to the cooking pot of the embodiment of the present invention also comprises:

Step S1080: run at cooking pot in the process of any one operation in culinary art operation, whether the water yield started in big yield checkout gear detection water tank exceedes the default maximum prescribed water yield;

Step S1082: when detecting that the water yield in water tank exceedes the maximum prescribed water yield, controls heating load and quits work or reduce the heating power of heating load;

Step S1084: when detecting that the water yield in water tank does not exceed the maximum prescribed water yield, whether the coolant-temperature gage started in temperature detector detection water tank exceedes default temperature threshold;

Step S1086: when the coolant-temperature gage in water tank exceedes temperature threshold, controls heating load and quits work or reduce the heating power of heating load;

Step S1088: when the coolant-temperature gage in water tank does not exceed temperature threshold, controls heating load and heats according to default heating condition.

Above-mentioned steps S1080 is to step S1088, different from the order that step S1070 to step S1078 detects the gentle water tank maximum amount of water of Water in Water Tanks, in actual use, can select execution sequence by cooking function.Such as, when cooking function is chosen as Baoshang, the duration of usual culinary art is longer, the generation of water vapour is slow but the duration is long, water temperature belongs in culinary art should the factor of overriding concern, therefore, when the intercycle of step S1080 to step S1088 or step S1070 to step S1078 is longer, can preferred step S1070 to the execution sequence in step S1078.Similarly, by above-mentioned steps S1080 to step S1088, can be implemented in cooking process, real-time carries out detection judgement to the water temperature in water tank and maximum amount of water, coolant-temperature gage in and if only if water tank do not exceed temperature threshold and the water yield in water tank does not exceed the maximum prescribed water yield time, just control cooking pot and work on.Above-mentioned steps S1080 to step S1088 circulates in cooking process, multiple exercise, water tank water temperature over-high, steam effectively can not only be avoided because cannot condensation overflow, cause product to be heated and deformed damaged; The hypervolia in water tank can also be effectively avoided to cause overflowing when water spilling or closing lid; Improve the security performance of product, improve Consumer's Experience.

Alternatively, before step S1070 or step S1084, described method also comprises: obtain the temperature value corresponding with the cooking function that cooking pot is set; According to described cooking pot be in boiling operation time bearing power size and/or described cooking pot load energising dutycycle and/or described cooking pot in steam production, accounting temperature correction value; According to the temperature value corresponding with cooking function and the temperature corrected value calculated, determine this temperature threshold.

Concrete, in above-mentioned steps, different cooking functions can set different temperature thresholds, such as, gruel boiling function can arrange relatively low set point of temperature (55 DEG C), Baoshang function can arrange relatively high set point of temperature (60 DEG C), and cooking function can arrange the highest set point of temperature (70 DEG C).Temperature adjustmemt amount can according to the characterization value of each parameter detected, weighted calculation draws.

Alternatively, before step S1070 or step S1084, described method also comprises: the culinary art operation current according to cooking pot, obtain the temperature corrected value that the culinary art operation current with cooking pot is corresponding, according to the temperature value corresponding with current cooking function and temperature corrected value, determine this temperature threshold further.

Concrete, in above-mentioned steps, for the difference culinary art operation under same cooking function, also can set different temperature thresholds.Culinary art process chart shown in composition graphs 4, such as, for water suction operation and heating process, water temperature is not more than 100 DEG C, currently substantially do not produce water vapour, if therefore in water suction operation and heating process, when water tank temperature exceeds the first temperature threshold, then can think that exception has appearred in the operation of cooking pot, by the judgement of S1070 or step S1084 and the first temperature threshold, control heating load stop or reducing heating load power, abnormal conditions are found early, not only improve the safety in utilization of cooking pot further, can also in permanent use, save user's time or save electric energy.Again such as, in boiling operation, water vapour produces in a large number, but be through research and calculate discovery, even if the rising of water tank water temperature more than the second temperature threshold, therefore should can not set the second temperature threshold for boiling operation in boiling operation, when in boiling operation, water tank temperature exceeds the second temperature threshold, then can think that exception has appearred in the operation of cooking pot, by the judgement of S1070 or step S1084 and the first temperature threshold, control heating load and stop or reducing heating load power.Other situations can in like manner be analogized, and do not repeat herein.

Alternatively, before step S1074 or step S1080, described method also comprises: obtain the water yield correction value corresponding with the cooking function that described cooking pot is set; According to this water yield correction value and the water yield higher limit determination maximum prescribed water yield.By above-mentioned steps, improve the control sensitivity of cooking pot.

Concrete, in above-mentioned steps, different cooking functions can set the different maximum prescribed water yields, and such as, the maximum prescribed water yield of gruel boiling function can be slightly less than the maximum prescribed water yield of cooking function.According to the amount of the water vapour produced in all culinary art operations of specific cooking function, determine the maximum prescribed water yield of this cooking function.By the embodiment of relation between temperature threshold and cooking function, in like manner analogize, do not repeat herein.

Alternatively, before step S1074 or step S1080, described method also comprises: the culinary art operation current according to cooking pot, obtain the water yield correction value that the culinary art operation current with cooking pot is corresponding, according to the water yield value corresponding with current cooking function and water yield correction value, determine further to revise the maximum prescribed water yield.By above-mentioned steps, improve the control sensitivity of cooking pot.

Concrete, in above-mentioned steps, for the difference culinary art operation under same cooking function, also can set the different maximum prescribed water yields.Culinary art process chart shown in composition graphs 4, such as, for water suction operation and heating process, water temperature is not more than 100 DEG C, currently substantially do not produce water vapour, if therefore in water suction operation and heating process, when water tank temperature exceeds the first maximum prescribed water yield, can think that exception has appearred in the operation of cooking pot, then control heating load stop or reducing heating load power, abnormal conditions are found early, not only improves the safety in utilization of cooking pot further, can also in permanent use, save user's time or save electric energy.Again such as, in boiling operation, water vapour produces in a large number, but be through research and calculate discovery, even if in boiling operation, water tank water temperature rises should, more than the second maximum prescribed water yield, therefore can not be that boiling operation set the second maximum prescribed water yield, when water tank temperature exceeds the second maximum prescribed water yield in boiling operation, then can think that exception has appearred in the operation of cooking pot, control heating load and stop or reducing heating load power.Other situations can in like manner be analogized, and do not repeat herein.

Alternatively, at following any one step: step S1072, step S1076, step S1082, step S1086: control after heating load quits work or reduce the heating power of heating load, the control method according to the cooking pot of the embodiment of the present invention also comprises:

Step S1092: judge that the operation of the current operation of cooking pot is whether before boiling operation;

State on the invention in step S1092, when detecting that water tank water temperature exceedes temperature threshold, or when cistern water level exceedes any one situation generation in the maximum prescribed water yield, the control method of the embodiment of the present invention preferably stops the work of heating load.In one case, if water tank water temperature exceedes temperature threshold, after the second preset time period stopping heating load, cooking pot can be restarted and continues to perform the culinary art operation stopped before heating.In another case, if any one situation occurs, then can after stopping heating load, control cooking pot and exit culinary art operation, when user notices that abnormal conditions prompting is eliminated extremely, manually restart cooking pot, make it to restart from the culinary art operation of setting.But the process of above-mentioned two situations is all slightly aobvious unilateral, in embodiments of the present invention, for the control action of cooking pot after stopping heating load, take into account the culinary art operation of culinary art end time or current operation.

Step S1094: if the operation of the current operation of cooking pot is before boiling operation, then controls cooking pot and exit culinary art operation;

Step S1096: if the operation of the current operation of cooking pot be boiling operation or boiling operation after the operation run, then control cooking pot and restart work.

State on the invention in step S1096, controlling the cooking pot work of restarting can comprise: control cooking pot and work on according to the condition of the culinary art operation of current operation, or control cooking pot returns water suction operation and restarts work.

By above-mentioned steps S1092 to step S1096, by judging the current culinary art operation of cooking pot whether before boiling operation, achieving according to the current culinary art operation of cooking pot is not before boiling operation, controlling cooking pot and restart work, making cooking pot have higher cooking efficiency when guaranteeing use safety.

Alternatively, at following any one step: step S1078, step S1088: after control heating load heats according to default heating condition, the control method according to the cooking pot of the embodiment of the present invention also comprises:

Step S1098: judge cooking pot culinary art operation whether terminate;

State on the invention in step S1098, when the timing time of cooking pot state and timer meets the condition of last culinary art operation, the culinary art operation of cooking pot terminates.

Step S1099: after judging that the culinary art operation of cooking pot all terminates, controls heating load and quits work.

After stating step S1099 on the invention, can also comprise: at the end of the culinary art operation of cooking pot is whole, by display unit or the audio unit of this cooking pot, user is pointed out.Noly judge that the culinary art operation of cooking pot not yet terminates, then control cooking pot and work on.

Fig. 6 is the flow chart of the control method of a kind of optional cooking pot according to the embodiment of the present invention two; As shown in Figure 6, the control flow of cooking pot comprises following concrete steps:

Steps A: cooking pot starts, namely cooking pot detects to press and starts after button or cooking pot receive log-on message, namely starts work.

Step B: enter water suction operation, namely culinary art operation opened by utensil, and when starter just works on power, culinary art operation is herein water suction operation.

Step C: timing time, whether to the first Preset Time, namely judges cooking pot starts, to current time of repose, whether to reach the stipulated time from electrifying startup, optionally, cooking pot can also judge whether to perform step e simultaneously.When cooking pot also judges whether the situation performing step e, when timing time arrives the first Preset Time and do not perform step e, judged result is yes.

Step D: when timing time reaches the first Preset Time, starts water amount detection device.Water tank water quantity detection device starts the water yield and detects.

Step e: whether the water yield of water tank is within the scope of the regulation water yield.Namely judge whether the water yield that water tank water quantity detection device detects reaches the regulation water yield, the regulation water yield can have water yield higher limit and/or water yield lower limit to determine.

Step F: control described cooking pot and exit culinary art operation.Common, heating load quits work, and exits culinary art operation, and by sound and/or display alarm user.

Step G: when timing time does not reach the first Preset Time, or when timing time is more than the first Preset Time, controls cooking pot and run according to setting culinary art operation.Particularly, if the current culinary art operation of cooking pot does not terminate, then control cooking pot to continue to perform current culinary art operation, if the current culinary art operation of cooking pot terminates (meeting current culinary art operation termination condition), then control cooking pot and perform next culinary art operation in turn.

Step H: whether the coolant-temperature gage started in temperature detector detection water tank exceedes temperature threshold, and namely water tank temperature detector detects the whether super set point of temperature of water tank water temperature.

Step I: when the coolant-temperature gage in water tank does not exceed temperature threshold, whether the water yield started in big yield checkout gear detection water tank exceedes the maximum prescribed water yield; Step J: when the water yield in water tank does not exceed the maximum prescribed water yield, control heating load heat according to default heating condition, namely heating load according to operation impose a condition and testing conditions heat;

Step K: judge whether the culinary art operation of cooking pot terminates; Wherein, at the end of the culinary art operation of cooking pot, perform step L: control heating load and quit work, terminate culinary art, enter insulation or standby; When cooking pot culinary art operation not at the end of, return perform step B.

Step M: when the coolant-temperature gage in water tank exceedes temperature threshold, or when the water yield in water tank exceedes the maximum prescribed water yield, control heating load and quit work;

Step N: judge that the operation of current operation is whether before boiling operation, wherein, if the operation of current operation is before boiling operation, returns execution step F, if the operation of current operation is not before boiling operation, then returns and perform step B.

Embodiment three

According to the embodiment of the present invention, additionally provide a kind of device embodiment of control device of cooking pot, the control device of this cooking pot is mainly used in the control method performing the cooking pot that embodiment of the present invention above-described embodiment provides, and the control method of the cooking pot that the above embodiment of the present invention provides also can be performed by the control device of this cooking pot.Below concrete introduction is done to the control device of the cooking pot that the embodiment of the present invention provides, in the inventive method embodiment, carried out repeating no more of explanation.

Fig. 7 is the structural representation of the control device of a kind of optional cooking pot according to the embodiment of the present invention three.Cooking pot comprises: for reclaiming the water tank of the water vapour produced in cooking process, as shown in Figure 7, the control device of cooking pot comprises: Timer module 702, first control module 704 and the second control module 706, wherein:

Timer module 702, for detecting that cooking pot starts to absorb water after operation, starting timer and starting timing;

First control module 704, for when the timing time of timer reaches the first Preset Time, starts water amount detection device;

Whether the second control module 706, be within the scope of the regulation water yield for the water yield being detected water tank by water amount detection device, control the duty of cooking pot.

By above-mentioned Timer module 702, first control module 704 and the second control module 706, consider from placement water tank to absorb water operation, wherein the consumed time may be shorter, water in water tank may cause water amount detection device testing result inaccuracy because of the excessive generation concussion of external force, simultaneously, due to cooking apparatus inner chamber capacity and non-specifically is large, the scope of the regulation water yield needed for cooking process also can not be wide especially, when the testing result of water amount detection device has some inaccuracy, may the regulation water yield be exceeded because of erroneous judgement and then frequently point out user to operate water tank, reduce Consumer's Experience.By just starting water amount detection device after the first preset time period entering water suction operation, make the water surface because of after standing a period of time, water surface shape is effectively eliminated, can avoid producing erroneous judgement when water surface shape, effectively prevent because the water yield judges the low Consumer's Experience caused by accident, reach the object of the externality factor got rid of in water yield detection, thus achieve the technique effect of the measure water case water yield, and then solve the inefficient technical problem of steam treatment that is that cause because measure of water result is inaccurate.

Alternatively, the second control module 706 according to the embodiment of the present invention comprises: detecting unit, the first control unit and the second control unit, wherein:

Detecting unit, whether the water yield for detecting water tank is within the scope of the regulation water yield, and wherein, the regulation water yield is determined by water yield higher limit and/or water yield lower limit;

First control unit, for when detecting that the water yield of water tank is in outside the scope of the regulation water yield, controlling cooking pot and exiting culinary art operation;

Second control unit, for when detecting that the water yield of water tank is within the scope of the regulation water yield, controlling cooking pot and running the following any one or more operation of cooking in operation successively: heating process, operation of seething with excitement and operation of cooking rice over a slow fire.

Alternatively, the control device according to the cooking pot of the embodiment of the present invention also comprises: first detection module, the 3rd control module, the 4th control module, the 5th control module and the 6th control module, wherein:

First detection module, for running in the process of any one operation in culinary art operation at cooking pot, whether the coolant-temperature gage detected in water tank by temperature detector exceedes default temperature threshold;

3rd control module, for when the coolant-temperature gage in water tank exceedes temperature threshold, controls heating load and quits work or reduce the heating power of heating load;

4th control module, for when the coolant-temperature gage in water tank does not exceed temperature threshold, starts big yield checkout gear;

5th control module, during for exceeding the default maximum prescribed water yield when the water yield that big yield checkout gear detects in water tank, controls heating load and quits work or reduce the heating power of heating load;

6th control module, for when the water yield that big yield checkout gear detects in water tank does not exceed the maximum prescribed water yield, controls heating load and heats according to default heating condition.

Alternatively, the control device according to the cooking pot of the embodiment of the present invention also comprises: the second detection module, the 7th control module, the 8th control module, the 9th control module and the tenth control module, wherein:

Second detection module, for running in the process of any one operation in culinary art operation at cooking pot, whether the water yield started in big yield checkout gear detection water tank exceedes the default maximum prescribed water yield;

7th control module, for when detecting that the water yield in water tank exceedes the maximum prescribed water yield, controlling heating load and quits work or reduce the heating power of heating load;

8th control module, for when detecting that the water yield in water tank does not exceed the maximum prescribed water yield, whether the coolant-temperature gage started in temperature detector detection water tank exceedes default temperature threshold;

9th control module, for when the coolant-temperature gage in water tank exceedes temperature threshold, controls heating load and quits work or reduce the heating power of heating load;

Tenth control module, for when the coolant-temperature gage in water tank does not exceed temperature threshold, controls heating load and heats according to default heating condition.

Alternatively, the control device according to the cooking pot of the embodiment of the present invention also comprises: the first judge module, the 11 control module and the 12 control module, wherein:

First judge module, for judging that the operation of the current operation of cooking pot is whether before boiling operation;

11 control module, if for the current operation of cooking pot operation boiling operation before, then control cooking pot exit culinary art operation;

12 control module, if the operation run after being boiling operation or boiling operation for the operation of the current operation of cooking pot, then controls cooking pot and restarts work.

Alternatively, the control device according to the cooking pot of the embodiment of the present invention also comprises: the second judge module and the 13 control module, wherein:

Second judge module, for judge cooking pot culinary art operation whether terminate;

13 control module, for after judging that the culinary art operation of cooking pot all terminates, controls heating load and quits work.

The invention described above embodiment sequence number, just to describing, does not represent the quality of embodiment.

In the above embodiment of the present invention, the description of each embodiment is all emphasized particularly on different fields, in certain embodiment, there is no the part described in detail, can see the associated description of other embodiments.

In several embodiments that the application provides, should be understood that, disclosed technology contents, the mode by other realizes.Wherein, device embodiment described above is only schematic, the such as division of described unit, can be that a kind of logic function divides, actual can have other dividing mode when realizing, such as multiple unit or assembly can in conjunction with or another system can be integrated into, or some features can be ignored, or do not perform.Another point, shown or discussed coupling each other or direct-coupling or communication connection can be by some interfaces, and the INDIRECT COUPLING of unit or module or communication connection can be electrical or other form.

The described unit illustrated as separating component or can may not be and physically separates, and the parts as unit display can be or may not be physical location, namely can be positioned at a place, or also can be distributed on multiple unit.Some or all of unit wherein can be selected according to the actual needs to realize the object of the present embodiment scheme.

In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present invention can be integrated in a processing unit, also can be that the independent physics of unit exists, also can two or more unit in a unit integrated.Above-mentioned integrated unit both can adopt the form of hardware to realize, and the form of SFU software functional unit also can be adopted to realize.

If described integrated unit using the form of SFU software functional unit realize and as independently production marketing or use time, can be stored in a computer read/write memory medium.Based on such understanding, the part that technical scheme of the present invention contributes to prior art in essence in other words or all or part of of this technical scheme can embody with the form of software product, this computer software product is stored in a storage medium, comprises all or part of step of some instructions in order to make a computer equipment (can be personal computer, server or the network equipment etc.) perform method described in each embodiment of the present invention.And aforesaid storage medium comprises: USB flash disk, read-only storage (ROM, Read-Only Memory), random access memory (RAM, Random Access Memory), portable hard drive, magnetic disc or CD etc. various can be program code stored medium.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention; it should be pointed out that for those skilled in the art, under the premise without departing from the principles of the invention; can also make some improvements and modifications, these improvements and modifications also should be considered as protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. a control method for cooking pot, described cooking pot comprises: for reclaiming the water tank of the water vapour produced in cooking process, it is characterized in that, described method comprises:

Detecting that described cooking pot starts to absorb water after operation, starting timer and starting timing;

When the timing time of described timer reaches the first Preset Time, start water amount detection device;

Whether the water yield being detected described water tank by described water amount detection device is within the scope of the regulation water yield, controls the duty of described cooking pot.

2. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, whether the water yield being detected described water tank by described water amount detection device is within the scope of the regulation water yield, and the duty controlling described cooking pot comprises:

Whether the water yield detecting described water tank is within the scope of the described regulation water yield, and wherein, the described regulation water yield is determined by water yield higher limit and/or water yield lower limit;

When detecting that the water yield of described water tank is in outside the scope of the described regulation water yield, controlling described cooking pot and exiting culinary art operation;

When detecting that the water yield of described water tank is within the scope of the described regulation water yield, controlling described cooking pot and running following any one or more operation in described culinary art operation successively: heating process, operation of seething with excitement and operation of cooking rice over a slow fire.

3. method according to claim 2, is characterized in that, runs the following any one or more operation in described culinary art operation successively: after heating process, operation of seething with excitement and operation of cooking rice over a slow fire, described method also comprises at the described cooking pot of control:

Run in the process of any one operation in described culinary art operation at described cooking pot, whether the coolant-temperature gage detected in described water tank by temperature detector exceedes default temperature threshold;

When the coolant-temperature gage in described water tank exceedes described temperature threshold, control heating load and quit work or reduce the heating power of described heating load;

When the coolant-temperature gage in described water tank does not exceed described temperature threshold, start the big yield checkout gear water yield detected in described water tank and whether exceed the default maximum prescribed water yield;

When the water yield that described big yield checkout gear detects in described water tank exceedes the described maximum prescribed water yield, control the heating power that described heating load quits work or reduces described heating load;

When the water yield that described big yield checkout gear detects in described water tank does not exceed the described maximum prescribed water yield, control described heating load and heat according to default heating condition.

4. method according to claim 2, is characterized in that, runs the following any one or more operation in described culinary art operation: after heating process, operation of seething with excitement and operation of cooking rice over a slow fire, described method also comprises at the described cooking pot of control:

Run at described cooking pot in the process of any one operation in described culinary art operation, start the big yield checkout gear water yield detected in described water tank and whether exceed the default maximum prescribed water yield;

When detecting that the water yield in described water tank exceedes the described maximum prescribed water yield, controlling heating load and quit work or reduce the heating power of described heating load;

When detecting that the water yield in described water tank does not exceed the described maximum prescribed water yield, whether the coolant-temperature gage that startup temperature detector detects in described water tank exceedes default temperature threshold;

When the coolant-temperature gage in described water tank exceedes described temperature threshold, control the heating power that described heating load quits work or reduces described heating load;

When the coolant-temperature gage in described water tank does not exceed described temperature threshold, control described heating load and heat according to default heating condition.

5. the method according to claim 3 or 4, is characterized in that, after control heating load quits work or reduces the heating power of described heating load, described method also comprises:

Judge that the operation of the current operation of described cooking pot is whether before described boiling operation;

If the operation of the current operation of described cooking pot is before described boiling operation, then controls described cooking pot and exit described culinary art operation;

If the operation that the operation of the current operation of described cooking pot is run after being described boiling operation or described boiling operation, then control described cooking pot and restart work.

6. the method according to claim 3 or 4, is characterized in that, after the described heating load of control heats according to default heating condition, described method also comprises:

Judge whether the culinary art operation of described cooking pot terminates;

After judging that the culinary art operation of described cooking pot all terminates, control described heating load and quit work.

7. a control device for cooking pot, described cooking pot comprises: for reclaiming the water tank of the water vapour produced in cooking process, it is characterized in that, described device comprises:

Timer module, for detecting that described cooking pot starts to absorb water after operation, starting timer and starting timing;

First control module, for when the timing time of described timer reaches the first Preset Time, starts water amount detection device;

Whether the second control module, be within the scope of the regulation water yield for the water yield being detected described water tank by described water amount detection device, control the duty of described cooking pot.

8. device according to claim 7, is characterized in that, described control module comprises:

Detecting unit, whether the water yield for detecting described water tank is within the scope of the described regulation water yield, and wherein, the regulation water yield is determined by water yield higher limit and/or water yield lower limit;

First control unit, for when detecting that the water yield of described water tank is in outside the scope of the described regulation water yield, controlling described cooking pot and exiting culinary art operation;

Second control unit, for when detecting that the water yield of described water tank is within the scope of the described regulation water yield, controlling described cooking pot and running following any one or more operation in described culinary art operation successively: heating process, operation of seething with excitement and operation of cooking rice over a slow fire.

9. device according to claim 8, is characterized in that, described device also comprises:

First detection module, for running in the process of any one operation in described culinary art operation at described cooking pot, whether the coolant-temperature gage detected in described water tank by temperature detector exceedes default temperature threshold;

3rd control module, for when the coolant-temperature gage in described water tank exceedes described temperature threshold, controls heating load and quits work or reduce the heating power of described heating load;

4th control module, for when the coolant-temperature gage in described water tank does not exceed described temperature threshold, starts big yield checkout gear;

5th control module, for when the water yield that described big yield checkout gear detects in described water tank exceedes the default maximum prescribed water yield, controls the heating power that described heating load quits work or reduces described heating load;

6th control module, for when the water yield that described big yield checkout gear detects in described water tank does not exceed the described maximum prescribed water yield, controls described heating load and heats according to default heating condition.

10. device according to claim 8, is characterized in that, described device also comprises:

Second detection module, for running at described cooking pot in the process of any one operation in described culinary art operation, starting the big yield checkout gear water yield detected in described water tank and whether exceeding the default maximum prescribed water yield;

7th control module, for when detecting that the water yield in described water tank exceedes the described maximum prescribed water yield, controlling heating load and quits work or reduce the heating power of described heating load;

8th control module, for when detecting that the water yield in described water tank does not exceed the described maximum prescribed water yield, whether the coolant-temperature gage that startup temperature detector detects in described water tank exceedes default temperature threshold;

9th control module, for when the coolant-temperature gage in described water tank exceedes described temperature threshold, controls the heating power that described heating load quits work or reduces described heating load;

Tenth control module, for when the coolant-temperature gage in described water tank does not exceed described temperature threshold, controls described heating load and heats according to default heating condition.

11. devices according to claim 9 or 10, it is characterized in that, described device also comprises:

First judge module, for judging that the operation of the current operation of described cooking pot is whether before described boiling operation;

11 control module, if for the operation of the current operation of described cooking pot before described boiling operation, then control described cooking pot and exit described culinary art operation;

12 control module, if the operation run after being described boiling operation or described boiling operation for the operation of the current operation of described cooking pot, then controls described cooking pot and restarts work.

12. devices according to claim 9 or 10, it is characterized in that, described device also comprises:

Second judge module, for judging whether the culinary art operation of described cooking pot terminates;

13 control module, for after judging that the culinary art operation of described cooking pot all terminates, controls described heating load and quits work.

13. 1 kinds of cooking pots, comprising the water tank for reclaiming the water vapour produced in cooking process, it is characterized in that, described cooking pot also comprises:

Water amount detection device, is installed in described water tank, for detecting the water yield in described water tank;

Timer, after the operation that starts at described cooking pot to absorb water, starts timing;

Control unit, be electrically connected with described timer and water amount detection device, for when the timing time of described timer reaches the first Preset Time, start described water amount detection device, and the water yield in the described water tank detected according to described water amount detection device, control the duty of described cooking pot.

14. cooking pots according to claim 13, it is characterized in that, when the water yield that described control unit is judged in described water tank is in outside the scope of the regulation water yield, control described cooking pot and exit culinary art operation, when the water yield that described control unit is judged in described water tank is within the scope of the regulation water yield, control described cooking pot and run following any one or more operation in described culinary art operation successively: heating process, operation of seething with excitement and operation of cooking rice over a slow fire, wherein, the described regulation water yield is determined by water yield higher limit and/or water yield lower limit.

15. cooking pots according to claim 14, it is characterized in that, described cooking pot also comprises: temperature detector, be electrically connected with described control unit, for running in the process of any one operation in described culinary art operation at described cooking pot, detect the coolant-temperature gage in described water tank and be sent to described control unit, wherein, described control unit is also for judging whether the coolant-temperature gage in described water tank exceedes temperature threshold, when the coolant-temperature gage that described control unit is judged in described water tank does not exceed described temperature threshold, control heating load to heat according to default heating condition, otherwise, control the heating power that described heating load quits work or reduces described heating load.

16. cooking pots according to claim 15, it is characterized in that, described cooking pot also comprises: big yield checkout gear, be electrically connected with described control unit, for running in the process of any one operation in described culinary art operation at described cooking pot, detect the water yield in described water tank and be sent to described control unit, wherein, described control unit is also for judging whether the coolant-temperature gage water yield whether exceeded in temperature threshold and described water tank in described water tank exceedes the default maximum prescribed water yield, when the coolant-temperature gage that described control unit is judged in described water tank does not exceed described temperature threshold and the water yield in described water tank does not exceed the described maximum prescribed water yield, control heating load to heat according to default heating condition, otherwise, control the heating power that described heating load quits work or reduces described heating load.