CN108940559B

CN108940559B - Control method and garbage crusher

Info

Publication number: CN108940559B
Application number: CN201810570721.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 雷振雄; 杨展华; 张海鹏
Original assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Foshan Shunde Midea Washing Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Wuhu Midea Smart Kitchen Appliance Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-06-05
Filing date: 2018-06-05
Publication date: 2020-11-03
Anticipated expiration: 2038-06-05
Also published as: CN108940559A

Abstract

The invention discloses a control method and a garbage crusher. The control method comprises the following steps: acquiring a control instruction and controlling the water inlet valve to be opened according to the control instruction; judging whether water enters or not; and after water inflow is confirmed, controlling the motor to operate and keeping the water inflow valve open after water inflow is continued for a first preset time. The invention discloses a control method and a garbage crusher.A water inlet valve is automatically opened before a motor starts to operate, and the motor of the garbage crusher is started after water enters for a preset time. So, at motor operation in-process, sustainable intaking for rubbish rubbing crusher's operation noise reduces, and the user need not to carry out manual water inlet operation moreover, makes rubbish rubbing crusher operation convenient more, simple.

Description

Control method and garbage crusher

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to a control method and a garbage crusher.

Background

In the related art, the garbage crusher crushes the food waste during the grinding process so that it can be washed away along the sewage. However, the garbage crusher has high noise in the working process, and causes unnecessary interference to users. Meanwhile, the user needs to manually feed water, and the operation is complex.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides a control method and a garbage crusher.

The control method of the embodiment of the invention is used for a garbage crusher, the garbage crusher comprises a water inlet valve and a motor, and the control method comprises the following steps:

acquiring a control instruction and controlling the water inlet valve to be opened according to the control instruction;

judging whether water enters or not; and

after water inflow is confirmed, the motor is controlled to operate and the water inflow valve is kept open after water inflow is continued for a first preset time.

In certain embodiments, the control method further comprises the steps of:

after the motor runs for a second preset time, controlling the motor to stop running, and keeping the water inlet valve to be continuously opened for a third preset time when the motor stops running;

and after the third preset time length is finished, controlling the water inlet valve to be closed.

In some embodiments, the garbage crusher includes a flow detection device, and the step of determining whether water is fed includes:

and judging whether water enters or not according to the detection information of the flow detection device.

In certain embodiments, the control method comprises:

and when no water is confirmed to enter, keeping the motor closed and controlling the garbage crusher to send prompt information.

The garbage crusher comprises a water inlet valve, a motor and a control device, wherein the control device comprises:

the acquisition module is used for acquiring a control instruction and controlling the water inlet valve to be opened according to the control instruction;

the judging module is used for judging whether water enters or not; and

and the control module is used for controlling the motor to operate and keeping the water inlet valve open after water inlet is confirmed and water is continuously fed for a first preset time.

In certain embodiments, the control module is further configured to:

after the motor runs for a second preset time, controlling the motor to stop running, and keeping the water inlet valve to be continuously opened for a third preset time when the motor stops running; and

In some embodiments, the garbage crusher comprises a flow detection device, and the determination module is configured to determine whether water enters or not according to detection information of the flow detection device.

In some embodiments, the control module is configured to keep the motor off and control the garbage crusher to send a prompt when no water is admitted.

In some embodiments, the garbage crusher further comprises a cavity and a water inlet opening on the cavity, the water inlet valve is connected to a water inlet pipeline connected with the water inlet opening, and when the water inlet valve is opened, water can flow into the cavity through the water inlet opening.

The garbage crusher of an embodiment of the present invention comprises a water inlet valve, a motor, a processor and a memory, the memory being provided with a program configured to be executed by the processor, the program comprising instructions for executing the control method of any of the above embodiments.

According to the control method and the garbage crusher provided by the embodiment of the invention, before the motor starts to operate, the water inlet valve is automatically opened, and after water enters for a preset time, the motor of the garbage crusher is started. So, at motor operation in-process, sustainable intaking for rubbish rubbing crusher's operation noise reduces, and the user need not to carry out manual water inlet operation moreover, makes rubbish rubbing crusher operation convenient more, simple.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic flow chart of a control method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of a waste shredder according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a further schematic block diagram of a waste shredder according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a further schematic flow chart diagram of a control method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of yet another module of a garbage shredder according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic flow chart of a control method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of a garbage crusher according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the main element symbols: the garbage crusher comprises a garbage crusher 100, a water inlet valve 10, a motor 20, a control device 30, an acquisition module 31, a judgment module 32, a control module 33, a processor 40, a memory 50, an input device 60, a flow detection device 70, a reminding device 80, a cavity 90, a water inlet 91, a water outlet 92 and a water inlet pipeline 200.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implying any number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined as "first", "second", may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected unless otherwise explicitly stated or limited. Either mechanically or electrically. Either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3 and 7, the embodiment of the present invention provides a control method for a garbage crusher 100, wherein the garbage crusher 100 includes a water inlet valve 10 and a motor 20, and the control method includes the steps of:

s01: acquiring a control instruction and controlling the water inlet valve 10 to be opened according to the control instruction;

s02: judging whether water enters or not;

s03: after water inflow is confirmed, the motor 20 is controlled to operate and the water inlet valve 10 is kept open after water inflow is continued for a first preset time.

Referring to fig. 2, the embodiment of the present invention provides a garbage crusher 100, and the control method of the embodiment of the present invention can be applied to the garbage crusher 100 of the present invention, and the garbage crusher 100 includes a water inlet valve 10, a motor 20, and a control device 30. The control device 30 includes an acquisition module 31, a determination module 32, and a control module 33. The step S01 may be implemented by the obtaining module 31, the step S02 may be implemented by the determining module 32, and the step S03 may be implemented by the control module 33. That is, the obtaining module 31 is used for obtaining the control command and controlling the water inlet valve 10 to open according to the control command. The determination module 32 is used for determining whether water is fed. The control module 33 is configured to control the motor 20 to operate and keep the inlet valve 10 open after confirming the water inlet and continuing to inlet water for a first predetermined time.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the embodiment of the present invention further provides a garbage crusher 100, the garbage crusher 100 includes a water inlet valve 10, a motor 20, a processor 40 and a memory 50, the memory 50 is provided with a program, the program is configured to be executed by the processor 40, and the program includes instructions for executing the control method of the garbage crusher 100. For example, step S01 is executed: and acquiring a control instruction and controlling the water inlet valve 10 to open according to the control instruction. Step S02: and judging whether water enters or not. Step S03: after water inflow is confirmed, the motor 20 is controlled to operate and the water inlet valve 10 is kept open after water inflow is continued for a first preset time.

In the control method and the garbage crusher 100 of the above embodiment, the water inlet valve 10 is automatically opened before the operation of the motor 20 is started, and the motor 20 of the garbage crusher 100 is started after the water is fed for a predetermined time. So, at motor 20 operation in-process, sustainable intaking for rubbish rubbing crusher 100's operation noise reduces, and the user need not to carry out manual water inlet operation moreover, makes rubbish rubbing crusher 100 operate more conveniently, simple. Meanwhile, the garbage crusher can be cleaned after the motor stops working and water continues to be fed for a preset time.

Specifically, the waste shredder 100 is typically connected to the water outlet of the sink 300 such that waste can flow from the sink 300 into the water or a user actively places the waste into the cavity 90 of the waste shredder 100 and the motor 20 can drive the turntable 93 within the cavity 90 to rotate the shredder. The water inlet valve 10 can be connected with the water inlet 91 of the chamber 90 through a pipeline to control whether water enters the chamber 90.

It should be noted that the inlet valve 10 comprises an electrically controlled inlet valve which can be energized and de-energized to control the opening and closing of the valve. Specifically, when the electrically controlled water inlet valve is adopted in the present embodiment, when the control device 30 or the processor 40 receives a control command for opening the garbage crusher 100, the electrically controlled water inlet valve is controlled to be powered on, the valve is opened, and water flows into the cavity 90, and when the control device 30 or the processor 40 receives a command for closing the electrically controlled water inlet valve, the electrically controlled water inlet valve is powered off, the valve is closed, and water inlet is terminated. Of course, the electrically controlled water inlet valve described above is merely exemplary, and the type of the water inlet valve in the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto as long as automatic control of whether water is supplied or not can be achieved.

The first predetermined time period in the present embodiment may be a time period preset by the garbage crusher 100 after being tested before being shipped from a factory, or may be a predetermined time period set by a user when the user uses the garbage crusher 100, and is not limited specifically. While the following embodiments have been illustrated and described with respect to a similar predetermined length of time, they will also be understood by reference to the illustrations herein.

In the present embodiment, the purpose of controlling the operation of the motor 20 after the water inflow is confirmed and the water inflow is continued for the first predetermined time period is to wet or soften the garbage to be crushed in the garbage crusher 100 before the motor 20 is started to start crushing, so that the garbage is crushed more easily and the noise can be reduced.

It should be noted that, referring to fig. 7, the garbage disposal of the present embodiment further includes a water discharge port 92, and the water discharge port 92 is always in a water discharge state during the process of the disposal of the garbage by the motor 20. In this way, the water flow can take away the already crushed waste in the crushing process without the crushed waste being immersed in the waste crusher 100 all the time, avoiding jamming the turntable 93 of the waste crusher 100 and thereby damaging the waste crusher 100.

In addition, referring to fig. 2 and 5, the garbage crusher 100 further includes an input device 60, the input device 60 can be a power button and/or a key for starting the operation of the motor 20, a user can start the garbage crusher 100 by pressing the power button or the key for starting the operation of the motor 20, and the control device 30 or the processor 40 executes the above control method to control the operation of the garbage crusher 100 when receiving a start instruction. Of course, the input device 60 may be of other types, such as a touch input device, and the user may input by touching the touch screen.

Referring to fig. 4, in some embodiments, the control method further includes the steps of:

s04: after the motor 20 operates for the second preset time, controlling the motor 20 to stop operating, and keeping the water inlet valve 10 to be continuously opened for a third preset time when the motor 20 stops operating;

s05: after the third predetermined period of time, the water inlet valve 10 is controlled to be closed.

Referring to fig. 5, in some embodiments, steps S04 and S05 may be implemented by the control module 33, that is, the control module 33 is configured to control the motor 20 to stop operating after the motor 20 operates for the second predetermined time period, keep the water inlet valve 10 open for a third predetermined time period when the motor 20 stops operating, and control the water inlet valve 10 to close after the third predetermined time period is over.

Referring to fig. 5, in some embodiments, the steps S04 and S05 may be implemented by the processor 40, that is, the processor 40 is programmed to control the motor 20 to stop operating after the motor 20 runs for the second predetermined time period, keep the water inlet valve 10 open for the third predetermined time period when the motor 20 stops running, and control the water inlet valve 10 to close after the third predetermined time period is over.

Specifically, after the motor 20 operates for the second predetermined time period, the motor 20 stops operating, and at this time, the water inlet valve 10 is kept open to continue water inlet. In this way, the interior of the garbage crusher 100 can be cleaned, and the residue remaining in the garbage crusher 100 can be discharged. After the third predetermined period of time, the control device 30 or the processor 40 controls the water inlet valve 10 to close, and the pulverization is finished.

Referring to fig. 2 and 5, in some embodiments, the garbage crusher 100 includes a flow rate detecting device 70, and step S02 includes:

whether water is introduced or not is determined by the detection information of the flow rate detection device 70.

Referring to fig. 2, in some embodiments, the determining module 32 is configured to determine whether water is introduced according to the detection information of the flow rate detecting device 70.

Referring to fig. 5, in some embodiments, the processor 40 is programmed to determine whether water is entering through the detection information of the flow rate detection device 70.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the flow detection device 70 may be disposed on the water inlet line 200 between the water inlet valve 10 and the cavity 90, and when water enters, the flow detection device 70 may detect the water. Of course, the flow rate detecting device 70 may be disposed at the water inlet 91 in the chamber 90, and the water inlet state may be detected as well. Or the flow rate detecting means 70 is connected to the pipe in the water inlet direction of the water inlet valve 10.

Referring to fig. 6, in some embodiments, the control method further includes the steps of:

step S06: when it is confirmed that there is no water inflow, the motor 20 is kept turned off and the garbage crusher 100 is controlled to send a prompt message.

Referring to fig. 2, in some embodiments, step S06 may be implemented by the control module 33. That is, the control module 33 is configured to keep the motor 20 off and control the garbage crusher 100 to send a prompt message when it is determined that no water is introduced.

Referring to fig. 5, in some embodiments, step S06 may be implemented by processor 40. That is, the processor 40 executes a program for keeping the motor 20 off and controlling the garbage crusher 100 to issue a notice message when it is confirmed that there is no water inflow.

Referring to fig. 5, in the present embodiment, the garbage crusher 100 further includes a reminding device 80, and when it is determined that there is no water inflow, the control device 30 or the processor 40 sends an instruction to control the reminding device 80 to operate, so as to remind a user of an abnormal water inflow. At this time, the user may select manual water intake. Of course, it can be understood that the reminding device 80 can also be used for reminding the user of the completion of the grinding after the inlet valve 10 of the waste vermicelli machine grinding finishing machine is closed. The reminding device 80 includes, for example, an audio alarm device, and the audio alarm device can give an alarm sound to remind the user of automatic water intake when the automatic water intake is unsuccessful.

Referring to fig. 7, in some embodiments, the vermicelli machine further includes a cavity 90 and a water inlet 91, the water inlet 91 is disposed on the cavity 90, and the water inlet valve 10 is connected to a water inlet pipe 200 connected to the water inlet 91.

Specifically, the garbage to be crushed is generally placed in the chamber 90, and the garbage crusher 100 soaks or softens the garbage by introducing water through the water inlet 91 of the chamber 90, so that the garbage can be crushed more easily. Generally, when the inlet valve 10 is opened, water may flow into the chamber 90 through the inlet port 91.

In some embodiments, a drain 92 is disposed in the chamber 90, and the drain 92 is connected to a drain line. The water inlet valve 10 and the water outlet 92 are always kept open during the operation of the motor 20, i.e., the pulverization. Thus, the crushed residue can be taken away in real time and discharged into the sewer from the water outlet 92 by adopting a mode of water inlet and water discharge, and the crushed residue can be prevented from being deposited in the cavity 90. Meanwhile, water is continuously fed for a predetermined time after the motor 100 stops working, and the garbage crusher 100 can be cleaned.

In the description herein, references to the description of the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example" or "some examples" or the like mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

Any process or method descriptions in flow charts or otherwise described herein may be understood as representing modules, segments, or portions of code which include one or more executable instructions for implementing specific logical functions or steps of the process, and alternate implementations are included within the scope of the preferred embodiment of the present invention in which functions may be executed out of order from that shown or discussed, including substantially concurrently or in reverse order, depending on the functionality involved, as would be understood by those reasonably skilled in the art of the present invention.

The logic and/or steps represented in the flowcharts or otherwise described herein, such as an ordered listing of executable instructions that can be considered to implement logical functions, can be embodied in any computer-readable medium for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device, such as a computer-based system, processing module-containing system, or other system that can fetch the instructions from the instruction execution system, apparatus, or device and execute the instructions. For the purposes of this description, a "computer-readable medium" can be any means that can contain, store, communicate, propagate, or transport the program for use by or in connection with the instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. More specific examples (a non-exhaustive list) of the computer-readable medium would include the following: an electrical connection having one or more wires (control method), a portable computer diskette (magnetic device), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), an optical fiber device, and a portable compact disc read-only memory (CDROM). Additionally, the computer-readable medium could even be paper or another suitable medium upon which the program is printed, as the program can be electronically captured, via for instance optical scanning of the paper or other medium, then compiled, interpreted or otherwise processed in a suitable manner if necessary, and then stored in a computer memory.

It should be understood that portions of embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or a combination thereof. In the above embodiments, the various steps or methods may be implemented in software or firmware stored in memory and executed by a suitable instruction execution system. For example, if implemented in hardware, as in another embodiment, any one or combination of the following techniques, which are known in the art, may be used: a discrete logic circuit having a logic gate circuit for implementing a logic function on a data signal, an application specific integrated circuit having an appropriate combinational logic gate circuit, a Programmable Gate Array (PGA), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), or the like.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that all or part of the steps carried by the method for implementing the above embodiments may be implemented by hardware related to instructions of a program, which may be stored in a computer readable storage medium, and when the program is executed, the program includes one or a combination of the steps of the method embodiments.

In addition, functional units in the embodiments of the present invention may be integrated into one processing module, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated into one module. The integrated module can be realized in a hardware mode, and can also be realized in a software functional module mode. The integrated module, if implemented in the form of a software functional module and sold or used as a stand-alone product, may also be stored in a computer readable storage medium.

The storage medium mentioned above may be a read-only memory, a magnetic or optical disk, etc.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and not to be construed as limiting the present invention, and those skilled in the art can make changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations to the above embodiments within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A control method for a waste shredder, the waste shredder comprising a water inlet valve and a motor, the control method comprising the steps of:

judging whether water enters or not; and

after water inflow is confirmed, controlling the motor to operate and keeping the water inflow valve open after water inflow is continued for a first preset time;

the garbage crusher also comprises a water outlet, and the water outlet is always in a water drainage state in the running process of the motor.

2. The control method according to claim 1, characterized by further comprising the steps of:

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the garbage crusher includes a flow rate detecting means, and the step of determining whether water is introduced includes:

4. The control method according to claim 1, characterized by comprising:

5. A garbage crusher, characterized by comprising a water inlet valve, a motor and a control device, the control device comprising:

the judging module is used for judging whether water enters or not; and

6. The garbage shredder according to claim 5, wherein the control module is further configured to:

7. The trash crusher of claim 5, wherein the trash crusher includes a flow detector, and the determining module is configured to determine whether water is introduced according to detection information of the flow detector.

8. The trash crusher of claim 5, wherein the control module is configured to keep the motor off and control the trash crusher to send a notification when no water is admitted.

9. The garbage crusher of claim 5, further comprising a chamber and a water inlet opening in the chamber, wherein the water inlet valve is connected to a water inlet line connecting the water inlet opening.

10. A refuse shredder, characterized in that it comprises a water inlet valve, a motor, a processor and a memory, the memory being provided with a program configured to be executed by the processor, the program comprising instructions for carrying out the control method according to any one of claims 1 to 4.