CN110793657B

CN110793657B - Probe device, cooking apparatus, control method thereof, cooking system, and storage medium

Info

Publication number: CN110793657B
Application number: CN201911175810.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王志荣; 王雪峰
Original assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Guangdong Midea Kitchen Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Guangdong Midea Kitchen Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-11-26
Filing date: 2019-11-26
Publication date: 2021-09-24
Anticipated expiration: 2039-11-26
Also published as: CN110793657A

Abstract

The invention provides a probe device, a cooking apparatus, a control method thereof, a cooking system and a storage medium, wherein the probe device comprises: the probe is used for detecting the information of the object to be detected; and the driving mechanism is connected with the probe and is used for driving the probe to move towards the direction close to or far away from the object to be detected. According to the detection device, the driving mechanism is arranged to drive the probe to automatically move towards the direction close to an object to be detected (such as food in a cooking cavity) or away from the object to be detected, so that when the information of the object to be detected needs to be detected, the probe can automatically move towards the direction close to the object to be detected, and the function of detecting the temperature or other information of the object to be detected is realized; after the detection is finished, the probe can automatically move towards the direction far away from the object to be detected to realize automatic withdrawal. Therefore, the automatic movement of the probe is realized, the manual operation of a user is not needed, the risk of scalding the user can be prevented, and the use safety of a product is improved.

Description

Probe device, cooking apparatus, control method thereof, cooking system, and storage medium

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of kitchen appliances, in particular to a probe device, cooking equipment comprising the probe device, a control method of the cooking equipment, a cooking system and a computer readable storage medium.

Background

At present, when the probe is required to acquire information such as the temperature of food, the head of the probe is manually inserted into the food, and the probe is manually withdrawn after the detection is finished. Due to the high temperature inside the cooking chamber, there is a risk of scalding the user during operation.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve at least one of the above technical problems, a first object of the present invention is to provide a probe apparatus.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a cooking apparatus comprising the above probe device.

A third object of the present invention is to provide a control method of the cooking apparatus.

A fourth object of the present invention is to provide a cooking system.

A fifth object of the present invention is to provide a computer-readable storage medium.

In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention provides a probe apparatus, including: the probe is used for detecting the information of the object to be detected; and the driving mechanism is connected with the probe and is used for driving the probe to move towards the direction close to or far away from the object to be detected.

According to the probe device provided by the technical scheme of the first aspect of the invention, the driving mechanism is arranged to drive the probe to automatically move towards the direction close to an object to be detected (such as food in a cooking cavity) or away from the object to be detected, so that when the information of the object to be detected needs to be detected, the probe can automatically move towards the direction close to the object to be detected, and the function of detecting the temperature or other information of the object to be detected is realized; after the detection is finished, the probe can automatically move towards the direction far away from the object to be detected to realize automatic withdrawal. Therefore, the automatic movement of the probe is realized, the manual operation of a user is not needed, the risk of scalding the user can be prevented, and the use safety of a product is improved.

It is understood that the probe has a sensing mechanism for sensing information about the object to be sensed, including but not limited to a temperature sensor and/or a humidity sensor, to sense the temperature and/or humidity of the object to be sensed. Furthermore, the detection mode of the probe can adopt an insertion mode, namely the head part of the probe is inserted into the object to be detected; the approach type may be adopted, that is, the head of the probe approaches the object to be detected without inserting into the object to be detected.

Among them, the substance to be detected may be, but is not limited to: food, water, utensils for holding food or water, etc.

In addition, the probe device in the above technical solution provided by the present invention may further have the following additional technical features:

in the above technical solution, the driving mechanism includes: and the transmission part is connected with the probe and is suitable for being connected with the driving part so as to drive the probe to move under the driving of the driving part.

The driving mechanism comprises a driving part, the driving part is connected with the probe and can be connected with the driving part, and then the driving force of the driving part is transmitted to the probe, so that the automatic movement of the probe is realized. The setting of driving medium is convenient for turn into the motion form of probe to the motion form of driving piece, for example turns into the linear motion of probe to the rotary motion of driving piece, therefore is favorable to enlarging the selection scope of driving piece, also is convenient for rationally set up the position of probe and driving piece as required, and then optimizes the structure and the overall arrangement of product.

In the above technical solution, the transmission member is a rotary base, a rotary hole is provided in the rotary base, and at least a part of the probe is adapted to be accommodated in the rotary hole; the rotating seat is driven by the driving piece to rotate and drives the probe to move towards or away from the object to be detected.

The transmission part is a rotating seat and is driven by the driving part to rotate. Be equipped with rotatory hole in the roating seat, at least part of probe can hold in rotatory hole, therefore the driving medium can play to accomodate effect and supporting role to the probe, and existing stability that is favorable to improving the probe in the use also can play the guard action to the probe that is in the state of accomodating. When the roating seat rotates, drive the probe to being close to or keeping away from the direction motion of waiting to detect the thing, make the probe can produce the motion of rectilinear direction, only the probe can produce rectilinear direction's motion like this, and rotary motion only takes place for driving medium and driving piece, therefore is favorable to reducing the demand of driving piece and driving medium to the assembly space, and then is favorable to dwindling the product volume.

In the technical scheme, the inner side wall of the rotating hole is provided with an internal thread, and the part of the probe is embedded into the internal thread; the rotating seat is suitable for rotating around the central axis of the rotating hole under the driving of the driving piece and driving the probe to partially extend out of or retract into the rotating hole, so that the probe moves towards or away from the object to be detected.

Set up the internal thread on the inside wall in rotatory hole, during the local embedding internal thread of probe, when the roating seat rotates like this, drive the central axis synchronous revolution of internal thread along rotatory hole, and then can produce the component force along the central axis direction in rotatory hole to the probe for the probe can move along the central axis in rotatory hole, and then local stretch out rotatory hole in order to be close to the direction motion of waiting to detect the thing, perhaps reverse withdrawal rotatory hole is in order to the direction motion of waiting to detect the thing to keeping away from. The technical scheme has the advantages of simple structure, ingenious design and easy realization.

In the technical scheme, a protrusion is arranged on the outer side wall of the probe and is embedded into the internal thread, so that the probe rotates around the central axis of the rotary hole and moves along the central axis of the rotary hole under the driving of the rotary seat; or the outer side wall of the probe is provided with an external thread, the external thread is screwed with the internal thread, and the probe is suitable for moving along the central axis of the rotating hole under the driving of the rotating seat.

Set up the arch on the lateral wall of probe, protruding embedding internal thread, then during the internal thread is rotatory, both can produce the component force along rotatory hole central axis direction to the arch, also can produce the component force along rotatory hole tangential direction to the arch, therefore can drive the probe and rotate round the central axis in rotatory hole when the roating seat rotates, the central axis along rotatory hole removes simultaneously, the probe can be rotatory to the direction motion that is close to waiting to detect the thing like this, be convenient for the inside that detects the thing is detected in the rotatory insertion of probe, and then detect the inside information of waiting to detect the thing, the structure of probe has also been simplified simultaneously. Further, the protrusion is a cylinder or is a hemisphere, and a convex edge or a sharp corner structure is avoided, so that the protrusion can smoothly slide along the internal thread, the probability that the probe is rubbed, blocked or even stuck in the motion process is reduced, and the motion stability and smoothness of the probe are improved.

Or, also can set up the external screw thread on the lateral wall of probe, then probe and roating seat screw thread close soon, only need set up the rotatory structure of restriction probe (for example other structures in the rotatory hole outside are equipped with the cross-section and are the spacing hole of non-circular shape, the part of probe insert spacing hole and with spacing hole adaptation, can restrict the probe rotation), when the roating seat rotates, the probe only can remove along the central axis in rotatory hole, can prevent to take place because of the rotatory circumstances such as the rotatory winding of wire that leads to of probe.

In the above technical solution, the number of the internal threads is plural, and the plural internal threads are parallel to each other.

The quantity of internal thread is a plurality of, and a plurality of internal threads are parallel to each other, and a plurality of internal threads can cooperate with a plurality of positions of probe, and then provide multiple effort, are favorable to further improving the stability and the smooth and easy degree of probe motion. Correspondingly, for the condition that the outer side wall of the probe is provided with a plurality of bulges, the bulges are in one-to-one correspondence with the internal threads and are matched with the internal threads; the condition of external screw thread is set up to the lateral wall of probe, and the quantity of external screw thread is a plurality of, a plurality of external screw threads and a plurality of internal screw thread one-to-one and cooperation.

In the technical scheme, the probe comprises a connecting seat and a needle body connected with the connecting seat, the connecting seat is matched with the rotary hole in size, part of the connecting seat is embedded into the internal thread, and one end, far away from the connecting seat, of the needle body is suitable for extending out or retracting into the rotary hole.

The probe includes connecting seat and needle body, and during connecting seat and the size adaptation of rotatory hole and local embedding internal thread, the stability of probe position and with the cooperation stability of roating seat are guaranteed to the needle body, and the needle body is kept away from the one end of connecting seat (the head of probe promptly) and can be stretched out or the rotatory hole of withdrawal to be close to or keep away from and wait to detect the thing, realize that the probe gathers and wait the function of detecting thing information.

In the technical scheme, the connecting seat is connected with a lead, and the lead is used for being electrically connected with the controller; or the connecting seat is provided with a wireless communication mechanism, and the wireless communication mechanism is used for communicating with the controller.

The connecting seat is connected with the wire, and the wire can be connected with the controller electricity, and then with detection information feedback to controller, is convenient for realize automated control. Meanwhile, compared with a wireless communication mode, the price of the wired probe is relatively low, so that the production cost is reduced, and the market popularization of products is facilitated.

Or, also can save the wire, the connecting seat passes through wireless communication mechanism (like WIFI device, bluetooth device, infrared device etc.) and controller communication, and the probe adopts wireless probe promptly, and the structure is comparatively simple, is favorable to simplifying product structure and circuit layout.

In any one of the above technical solutions, the rotating base is provided with a connecting hole, the connecting hole is used for connecting the rotating shaft of the driving member, and the central axis of the connecting hole is collinear with the central axis of the rotating hole.

The rotary seat is provided with the connecting hole, so that the rotary seat is convenient to be connected with the rotating shafts of driving pieces such as a motor and the like, power transmission is further realized, the structure is simple, the processing and forming are convenient, and the assembly is also convenient. Specifically, the connecting hole and the rotating shaft can be fixedly connected in an interference fit mode, can also be matched in a non-circular shaft and non-circular hole mode, can also be connected in a welding or fastener connection mode and the like, and can ensure power transmission between the driving piece and the rotating seat.

In any one of the above aspects, the drive mechanism includes: and the driving piece is connected with the probe and is used for providing a driving force for the movement of the probe.

The driving mechanism comprises a driving piece, the driving piece can be directly connected with the probe, and can also be indirectly connected with the probe through a transmission piece, so that driving force is provided for the automatic movement of the probe. Specifically, the driving member may be, but is not limited to, a motor, an electromagnetic push rod, a hydraulic cylinder, and the like. Of course, the driving mechanism may not include a driving member, and the driving member carried by the cooking apparatus itself is directly utilized to provide the driving force, which is beneficial to reducing the product cost, or the driving mechanism may include both the driving member and the transmission member.

An aspect of the second aspect of the present invention provides a cooking apparatus, including: a cooking body provided with a cooking cavity; the probe device according to any one of the first aspect technical solutions is connected to the cooking main body, and is configured to detect information of an object to be detected in the cooking cavity.

The cooking device provided by the second aspect of the present invention includes the probe apparatus according to any one of the first aspect of the present invention, so that all the advantages of any one of the above-mentioned aspects are achieved, and details are not repeated herein.

In the above technical solution, the probe device is at least partially disposed at an outer side of the cooking cavity, a cavity wall of the cooking cavity is provided with a passage for the probe of the probe device to enter and exit, and the probe is adapted to extend into the cooking cavity under the driving of the driving mechanism to insert the object to be detected.

The probe device is at least partially arranged on the outer side of the cooking cavity, so that when the probe device is not used, the probe device can be at least partially hidden, the probe device can be protected, and the attractiveness of a product can be improved. Set up the passageway on the chamber wall in culinary art chamber, be convenient for the probe business turn over culinary art chamber, and then wait to detect the thing to the food in the culinary art chamber. Of course, the probe device can also be directly arranged in the cooking cavity as long as the probe device does not interfere with food and does not influence the normal use of the cooking equipment.

In the above technical solution, the probe device is disposed below the cooking cavity and adapted to ascend or descend relative to the cooking cavity so as to approach or depart from the object to be detected.

Because food waits that the detection object is usually placed on the diapire of culinary art chamber, therefore establish the probe device in culinary art chamber below, be favorable to shortening the probe and wait to detect the distance between the object, and then reduce the motion range of probe, be favorable to simplifying the product structure, reduce the product volume.

In the above technical solution, the cooking apparatus further includes: the tray is suitable for being placed in the cooking cavity and used for containing the object to be detected, and the middle of the tray is provided with an avoiding hole for the probe to go in and out.

The cooking equipment further comprises a tray, and when the cooking equipment is used for cooking, food waiting detection objects are placed in the tray, and then the tray is placed in the cooking cavity. Because the middle part of tray is equipped with dodges the hole, therefore when needing to use the probe, the probe can pass and dodge the hole and be close to the inside of waiting to detect the thing even inserting and wait to detect the thing to improve and detect the precision.

In the above technical scheme, the middle part of tray is equipped with the boss, dodge the hole and run through the boss.

The middle part of tray is equipped with the boss, dodges the hole and runs through the boss, then dodges the upper end in hole and be higher than the diapire face of tray, can prevent like this that food from waiting for the moisture that the detection thing produced or remaining moisture in the tray from flowing into dodging downtheholely to probe device and other structures of dodging the hole below play the guard action.

In the above technical scheme, the cooking body comprises a turntable motor, the transmission part of the driving mechanism is a rotating seat, and the rotating seat is connected with the turntable motor and is suitable for supporting the tray.

Many current cooking equipment have the carousel motor for it is rotatory to drive the carousel, makes food be heated evenly, therefore can utilize current carousel motor as the driving piece, drives the roating seat rotatory, and then drives the probe and goes up and down, thereby saves the driving piece, is favorable to reducing product cost. The tray can be directly placed on the rotating seat, the rotating disk can also be connected on the rotating seat, the tray is placed on the rotating disk, and only the through hole corresponding to the avoiding hole is formed in the middle of the rotating disk.

In the technical scheme, the probe device is arranged above the cooking cavity; alternatively, the probe device is arranged on the side of the cooking cavity.

The probe device is arranged above the cooking cavity, and the probe can be driven to vertically drive to realize the detection function.

The probe device is arranged on the side (such as the left side, the right side, the rear side and the like) of the cooking cavity, and the probe can be driven to move horizontally to realize the detection function.

In any of the above technical solutions, the cooking body includes a driving member, and the driving member is connected to the probe device.

The probe device is driven to move by a driving part (including but not limited to a turntable motor) carried by the cooking body, so that one driving part can be omitted, and the cost is reduced.

In any of the above technical solutions, the method further includes: the controller is electrically connected with the driving piece and used for controlling the driving piece to act; and/or, a trigger part electrically connected with the driving part, wherein the driving part acts under the condition that the trigger part is triggered; the driving piece is connected with a probe of the probe device to drive the probe to act.

The cooking equipment further comprises a controller, the controller is electrically connected with the driving piece and can control the driving piece to automatically move according to a preset program, the probe is driven to move according to the preset program, the movement time and the movement time of the probe do not need to be controlled by a user, and the automation degree of the product is improved.

The cooking equipment further comprises a trigger piece, the user can control the start and stop of the driving piece through operating the trigger piece, the action time and the movement time of the probe are further controlled, the user can conveniently and freely play the probe according to needs, and different requirements of the user are met.

In any of the above technical solutions, the cooking apparatus further includes a detection device, and the detection device is configured to detect information of the object to be detected and send the information to a controller of the cooking apparatus; the controller is electrically connected with the detection device and used for acquiring working parameters of the probe device according to a detection result of the detection device; and/or the cooking equipment further comprises a detection device, wherein the detection device is used for detecting the information of the tray containing the object to be detected and sending the information to the controller of the cooking equipment; the controller is electrically connected with the detection device and used for sending prompt information or controlling the probe device to act according to the detection result of the detection device.

The detection device is used for detecting the information (including but not limited to thickness, material, weight and the like) of the object to be detected, so that the controller can acquire the working parameters (including but not limited to action time, movement duration, movement amplitude and the like) of the probe device according to the detection result, and automatic control is realized.

The detection device is used for detecting the information (including but not limited to material and avoidance holes) of the tray, so that the controller can judge whether the tray containing the objects to be detected meets the requirements, and the problem that the probe fails or is damaged due to the adoption of the unqualified tray is avoided.

In the above technical solution, for the condition that the detection device is used for detecting information of a tray containing the object to be detected, the controller sends out a prompt message for replacing the tray when determining that the tray does not meet the requirement; the cooking equipment further comprises a prompting device, and the prompting device is used for broadcasting the prompting information.

When the tray is not in accordance with the requirements, the controller sends out prompt information and broadcasts through the prompt device to prompt a user to replace the tray so as to ensure the normal use of the probe and the normal cooking of food. The prompting device comprises but is not limited to an acoustic prompting device and/or an optical prompting device and/or a display, the acoustic prompting device can prompt a user in a mode of playing voice or preset warning sound, the optical prompting device can prompt the user in a mode of playing set light signals, and the display can prompt the user in a mode of playing images, characters and the like.

In the above technical solution, the detection device includes at least one of a camera, an ultrasonic device, and a red infrared device.

The detection device includes, but is not limited to, a camera, an ultrasonic device, an infrared device. The camera can detect information of the object to be detected and/or information of a tray containing the object to be detected in an image acquisition mode, and the controller analyzes the image acquired by the camera to acquire the action parameters of the probe device.

The ultrasonic device and the infrared device are common devices for detecting the distance, so that the ultrasonic device or the infrared device can detect the thickness of the object to be detected and/or the information such as whether a tray containing the object to be detected is provided with holes. Such as: since the position of the bottom of the object to be detected is fixed, the thickness of the object to be detected can be detected by detecting the distance between the top of the object to be detected and the top of the cooking cavity. Or, whether the tray has the avoidance hole is detected by detecting whether the ultrasonic wave or the infrared ray can penetrate the tray.

An aspect of the third aspect of the present invention provides a control method for a cooking apparatus, which is applied to the cooking apparatus according to any one of the second aspect, the control method including: detecting that a probe of the probe device is required to be used in the current cooking process; controlling a driving piece to start to work, and enabling the probe to move towards the direction close to the object to be detected; detecting movement of the probe to a predetermined position; and controlling the driving piece to stop working.

According to the control method of the cooking equipment provided by the technical scheme of the third aspect of the invention, when the probe is required to be used in the current cooking process, the driving piece is controlled to start to work, so that the probe moves towards the direction close to the food waiting detection object, and when the probe moves to the preset position, the driving piece is controlled to stop working, so that the probe stops moving, and further the information of the object to be detected is detected. Therefore, the automatic movement of the probe is realized, the manual operation of a user is not needed, the risk of scalding the user can be prevented, and the use safety of a product is improved.

In the above technical solution, before controlling the driving element to start working to move the probe towards a direction close to the object to be detected, the control method further includes: detecting information of a tray containing the object to be detected; judging that the tray does not meet the requirements according to the information of the tray, sending out prompt information for replacing the tray, and returning to execute information for detecting the tray containing the object to be detected; and judging that the tray meets the requirements according to the information of the tray, and executing the control of starting the driving piece to enable the probe to move towards the direction close to the object to be detected.

When current culinary art process need use the probe, detect the information of tray earlier (including but not limiting to the material, whether have and dodge the hole), judge whether the tray meets the requirements, when judging that the tray is not conform to the requirements, the suggestion user changes the tray, and until the tray meets the requirements, then just control driving piece start-up work, make the probe to the direction motion of being close to waiting to detect the thing, can prevent like this that the tray is not conform to the requirements and cause the damage or lead to the probe function can not normally realize to the probe.

In any of the above technical solutions, before controlling the driving element to start working to move the probe toward a direction approaching the object to be detected, the control method further includes: detecting the information of the object to be detected; acquiring working parameters of the probe device according to the information of the object to be detected; and determining the preset position according to the working parameters, and executing the control of the driving piece to start working so that the probe moves towards the direction close to the object to be detected.

When the probe is required to be used in the current cooking process, firstly, the information (including but not limited to thickness, material, weight and the like) of the object to be detected is detected to obtain the working parameters (including but not limited to action moment, movement duration, movement amplitude and the like) of the probe device, and then the preset position of the probe in the movement process is determined according to the working parameters of the probe device. And then controlling the driving piece to start to work, enabling the probe to move towards the direction close to the object to be detected, and immediately controlling the driving piece to stop working when the object to be detected reaches the preset position, so that the probe stops moving to perform detection. Therefore, the movement of the probe is automatically controlled, the automation degree of the product is improved, and the grade of the product is improved.

In any of the above solutions, after the driving element stops operating, the control method further includes: detecting that the probe is not required for the current cooking process; controlling the driving piece to start to work, and enabling the probe to move towards the direction far away from the object to be detected; detecting movement of the probe to a reset; and controlling the driving piece to stop working.

After the driving part stops working, when the probe is no longer needed to be used in the current cooking process, the driving part is controlled to start working, so that the probe can move towards the direction away from the object to be detected, and when the probe moves and resets, the driving part is controlled to stop working, so that the probe stops moving and stably stops at the reset position. Therefore, the probe is automatically retracted, and the probe can be conveniently reused for many times.

An aspect of the fourth aspect of the present invention provides a cooking system, including: a memory for storing program code; a processor, configured to invoke the program code to execute the steps of the control method according to any one of the third aspect solutions.

An aspect of the fifth aspect of the present invention provides a computer-readable storage medium on which a computer program is stored, the computer program, when executed by a processor, implementing the steps of the control method according to any one of the aspects of the third aspect.

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 cross-sectional view of a probe device according to some embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic top view of the probe apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a cooking apparatus according to some embodiments of the invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic flow chart of a control method according to some embodiments of the invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic block diagram of a cooking system according to some embodiments of the invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic block diagram of a cooking system according to a specific example of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a control method according to a specific example of the present invention.

Wherein, the correspondence between the reference numbers and the component names in fig. 1 to 3 is:

1 probe device, 12 probe, 122 needle, 124 connecting seat, 126 bulge, 14 transmission piece, 142 rotating hole, 144 internal thread, 146 connecting hole, 2 cooking body, 22 tray, 222 avoiding hole.

Detailed Description

In order that the above objects, features and advantages of the present invention can be more clearly understood, a more particular description of the invention will be rendered by reference to the appended drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments of the present application may be combined with each other without conflict.

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention, however, the present invention may be practiced in other ways than those specifically described herein, and therefore the scope of the present invention is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

Probe devices, cooking apparatuses, control methods, cooking systems, and computer-readable storage media according to some embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to fig. 1 to 7.

Example one

A probe apparatus 1 comprising: a probe 12 and a drive mechanism.

Specifically, the probe 12 is used to detect information of an object to be detected.

The driving mechanism is connected to the probe 12 for driving the probe 12 to move toward or away from the object to be detected. The driving mechanism includes, but is not limited to, the transmission member 14 and/or the driving member in the following embodiments.

In the probe device 1 provided by this embodiment, the driving mechanism is arranged to drive the probe 12 to automatically move towards the direction close to the object to be detected (for example, food in the cooking cavity) or away from the object to be detected, and when information of the object to be detected needs to be detected, the probe 12 can automatically move towards the direction close to the object to be detected, so as to realize the function of detecting the temperature or other information of the object to be detected; after the detection is finished, the probe 12 can automatically move to the direction away from the object to be detected to realize automatic withdrawal.

Therefore, the probe 12 can automatically move without manual operation of a user, so that the risk of scalding the user can be prevented, and the use safety of a product can be improved.

It is understood that probe 12 has sensing means for sensing information about the object to be sensed, including but not limited to a temperature sensor and/or a humidity sensor, to sense the temperature and/or humidity of the object to be sensed.

Further, the detection mode of the probe 12 can adopt a plug-in mode, that is, the head of the probe 12 is inserted into the object to be detected. Alternatively, the probe 12 may be in a proximity mode, that is, the head of the probe 12 is close to the object to be detected without being inserted into the object to be detected.

Further, the drive mechanism includes: the transmission member 14, as shown in fig. 1 and 2. Wherein, the transmission member 14 is connected to the probe 12 and is adapted to be connected to the driving member to drive the probe 12 to move under the driving of the driving member.

The driving mechanism comprises a transmission part 14, the transmission part 14 is connected with the probe 12 and can be connected with a driving part, and then the driving force of the driving part is transmitted to the probe 12, so that the probe 12 can automatically move. The driving member 14 is arranged to facilitate converting the motion of the driving member into the motion of the probe 12, for example, converting the rotation of the driving member into the linear motion of the probe 12, so as to facilitate enlarging the selection range of the driving member and reasonably arranging the positions of the probe 12 and the driving member as required, thereby optimizing the structure and layout of the product.

Specifically, the transmission member 14 is a rotary base, and a rotary hole 142 is formed in the rotary base, as shown in fig. 1. At least a portion of probe 12 is adapted to be received within rotational aperture 142, as shown in FIG. 1. The rotary base is driven by the driving member to rotate and drive the probe 12 to move towards or away from the object to be detected.

The transmission member 14 is a rotary base and is driven by the driving member to rotate. Be equipped with rotatory hole 142 in the roating seat, at least part of probe 12 can hold in rotatory hole 142, therefore driving medium 14 can play the effect of accomodating and the supporting role to probe 12, and the stability of probe 12 in the use that has both been favorable to improving also can play the guard action to the probe 12 that is in the state of accomodating.

When the roating seat rotates, drive probe 12 to being close to or keeping away from the direction motion of waiting to detect the thing, make probe 12 can produce the motion of rectilinear direction, only like this probe 12 can produce rectilinear direction's motion, and rotary motion only takes place for driving medium 14 and driving piece, therefore is favorable to reducing the demand of driving piece and driving medium 14 to the fitting space, and then is favorable to dwindling the product volume.

Of course, the transmission member 14 is not limited to the rotary base, and may be a gear transmission mechanism, a worm transmission mechanism, or the like.

Further, an inner side wall of the rotation hole 142 is provided with an internal thread 144, and a part of the probe 12 is inserted into the internal thread 144 as shown in fig. 1 and 2. The rotary base is suitable for rotating around the central axis of the rotary hole 142 under the driving of the driving member, and drives the probe 12 to partially extend out of or retract into the rotary hole 142, so that the probe 12 moves towards or away from the object to be detected.

Set up internal thread 144 on the inside wall of rotatory hole 142, the local embedding of probe 12 is in internal thread 144, and when the roating seat rotated like this, drive internal thread 144 along the central axis synchronous revolution of rotatory hole 142, and then can produce the component force along the central axis direction of rotatory hole 142 to probe 12 for probe 12 can move along the central axis of rotatory hole 142, and then local rotatory hole 142 that stretches out in order to be close to the direction motion of waiting to detect the thing, perhaps reverse withdrawal rotatory hole 142 is in order to the direction motion of keeping away from waiting to detect the thing. The embodiment has the advantages of simple structure, ingenious design and easy realization.

Specifically, the outer side wall of the probe 12 is provided with a protrusion 126, as shown in fig. 1 and 2. The protrusion 126 is engaged with the internal thread 144, so that the probe 12 is driven by the rotary base to rotate around the central axis of the rotary hole 142 and move along the central axis of the rotary hole 142.

The outer side wall of the probe 12 is provided with the protrusion 126, the protrusion 126 is embedded into the internal thread 144, when the internal thread 144 rotates, a component force along the central axis direction of the rotating hole 142 is generated on the protrusion 126, and a component force along the tangential direction of the rotating hole 142 is generated on the protrusion 126, so that the rotating base can drive the probe 12 to rotate around the central axis of the rotating hole 142 and move along the central axis of the rotating hole 142 when rotating, and thus the probe 12 can rotate to move towards the direction close to the object to be detected, which is convenient for the probe 12 to be inserted into the object to be detected in a rotating manner, so as to detect the information inside the object to be detected, and simultaneously, the structure of the probe 12 is simplified.

Further, the protrusion 126 is a cylinder or a hemisphere, and has no rib or sharp corner structure, so that the protrusion 126 can smoothly slide along the internal thread 144, and the probability of friction, clamping stagnation and even clamping of the probe 12 in the movement process is reduced, thereby improving the stability and smoothness of the movement of the probe 12.

Specifically, probe 12 includes a hub 124 and a needle body 122 coupled to hub 124, as shown in fig. 1 and 2. Connecting section 124 is sized to fit into rotation hole 142, a portion of connecting section 124 is received in internal threads 144, and an end of needle 122 distal from connecting section 124 is adapted to extend or retract into rotation hole 142.

Probe 12 includes connecting seat 124 and needle body 122, and connecting seat 124 and rotatory hole 142's size adaptation and local embedding are in the internal thread 144, guarantee the stability in probe 12 position and with the cooperation stability of roating seat, and the needle body 122 is kept away from the one end (the head of probe 12 promptly) of connecting seat 124 and can be stretched out or retract rotatory hole 142 to be close to or keep away from waiting to detect the thing, realize probe 12 and gather the function of waiting to detect the thing information.

Further, the connection base 124 is connected with a wire for electrical connection with the controller.

Connecting seat 124 is connected with the wire, and the wire can be connected with the controller electricity, and then feeds back detection information to the controller, is convenient for realize automated control. Meanwhile, compared with a wireless communication mode, the price of the wired probe 12 is relatively low, so that the production cost is reduced, and the market popularization of products is facilitated.

Further, the rotary base is provided with a connection hole 146, as shown in fig. 1. The connection hole 146 is used to connect the rotation shaft of the driving member, and the central axis of the connection hole 146 is collinear with the central axis of the rotation hole 142.

Set up connecting hole 146 on the roating seat, the roating seat of being convenient for links to each other with the rotation axis of driving pieces such as motors, and then realizes power transmission, simple structure, the machine-shaping of being convenient for, the assembly of also being convenient for.

Specifically, the connection hole 146 and the rotation shaft may be fixedly connected in an interference fit manner, may be matched in a non-circular shaft and non-circular hole manner, may also be connected in a welding manner or a fastening manner, and may both ensure power transmission between the driving member and the rotation base.

Of course, the rotary seat may not be provided with the connection hole 146, and may be directly connected to the driving member by welding or fastening, and the like, so as to achieve power transmission between the driving member and the rotary seat.

EXAMPLE two (not shown)

The difference from the first embodiment is that: the outer side wall of the probe 12 is provided with an external thread, the external thread is screwed with the internal thread 144, and the probe 12 is suitable for moving along the central axis of the rotating hole 142 under the driving of the rotating base.

Also can set up the external screw thread on the lateral wall of probe 12, then probe 12 closes with the roating seat screw thread soon, only need set up the rotatory structure of restriction probe 12 (for example other structures in the roating seat 142 outside are equipped with the cross-section and are the spacing hole of non-circular shape, probe 12's part insert spacing hole and with spacing hole adaptation, can restrict probe 12 rotatory), when the roating seat rotates, probe 12 only can remove along the central axis of roating seat 142, can prevent to take place because of the rotatory circumstances such as the rotatory winding of wire that leads to of probe 12.

EXAMPLE III

On the basis of any of the above embodiments, further, the number of the internal threads 144 is multiple, and the multiple internal threads 144 are parallel to each other, as shown in fig. 1.

The quantity of internal thread 144 is a plurality of, and a plurality of internal threads 144 are parallel to each other, and a plurality of internal threads 144 can cooperate with a plurality of positions of probe 12, and then provide multiple effort, are favorable to further improving the stability and the smooth and easy degree of probe 12 motion.

Accordingly, in the case where the protrusion 126 is provided on the outer side wall of the probe 12, the number of the protrusions 126 is plural, and the plural protrusions 126 correspond to and engage with the plural internal threads 144 one by one, as shown in fig. 1. In the case where the outer side wall of the probe 12 is provided with the external thread, the number of the external thread is plural, and the plural external threads correspond to and are fitted to the plural internal threads 144 one by one.

Example four

The difference from any of the above embodiments is that: the connecting socket 124 is provided with a wireless communication mechanism for communicating with the controller.

Connecting seat 124 passes through wireless communication mechanism (like WIFI device, bluetooth device, infrared device etc.) and controller communication, and probe 12 adopts wireless probe 12 promptly, and the structure is comparatively simple, is favorable to simplifying product structure and circuit layout.

EXAMPLE five (not shown)

On the basis of any of the above embodiments, further, the driving mechanism includes: a drive member coupled to probe 12 for providing a driving force for movement of probe 12.

The drive mechanism includes a drive member that can be directly coupled to probe 12 or indirectly coupled to probe 12 via a transmission 14 to provide a driving force for automatic movement of probe 12.

Specifically, the driving member may be, but is not limited to, a motor, an electromagnetic push rod, a hydraulic cylinder, and the like.

Of course, the driving mechanism may not include a driving member, and the driving member carried by the cooking apparatus itself is directly utilized to provide the driving force, which is beneficial to reducing the product cost, or the driving mechanism may include both the driving member and the transmission member 14.

EXAMPLE six

A cooking apparatus comprising: a cooking body 2 (as shown in figure 3) and a probe device 1 as in any one of the above embodiments.

Specifically, the cooking body 2 is provided with a cooking cavity, and the probe device 1 is connected with the cooking body 2 and used for detecting information of an object to be detected in the cooking cavity.

The cooking apparatus provided in this embodiment includes the probe device 1 according to any one of the above embodiments, so that all the advantages of any one of the above embodiments are provided, and details are not repeated herein.

Further, the probe device 1 is at least partially arranged outside the cooking cavity, a cavity wall of the cooking cavity is provided with a passage for the probe 12 of the probe device 1 to enter and exit, and the probe 12 is suitable for extending into the cooking cavity to insert the object to be detected under the driving of the driving mechanism.

The probe device 1 is at least partially arranged on the outer side of the cooking cavity, so that when the probe device 1 is not used, the probe device 1 can be at least partially hidden, the probe device 1 can be protected, and the attractiveness of a product can be improved. Set up the passageway on the chamber wall in culinary art chamber, be convenient for probe 12 business turn over culinary art chamber, and then wait to detect the thing to detect the food in the culinary art chamber.

Of course, the probe device 1 can also be directly arranged in the cooking cavity as long as the probe device does not interfere with food and does not affect the normal use of the cooking equipment.

In particular, the probe device 1 is provided below the cooking chamber, suitable for being raised or lowered with respect to the cooking chamber, to approach or move away from the object to be detected.

Because food waits that the detection thing is usually placed on the diapire of culinary art chamber, therefore establish probe device 1 below the culinary art chamber, be favorable to shortening the distance between probe 12 and the detection thing, and then reduce the motion range of probe 12, be favorable to simplifying product structure, reduce the product volume.

Further, the cooking apparatus further includes: a tray 22, as shown in fig. 3. Wherein the tray 22 is configured to be placed in the cooking cavity, as shown in fig. 3, for containing the object to be detected, and the middle of the tray 22 is provided with an avoiding hole 222 for the probe 12 to enter and exit, as shown in fig. 3.

The cooking apparatus further includes a tray 22, and when cooking, the food waiting for detection is put into the tray 22, and then the tray 22 is put into the cooking cavity. Since the avoidance hole 222 is formed in the middle of the tray 22, when the probe 12 needs to be used, the probe 12 can pass through the avoidance hole 222 to approach the object to be detected or even be inserted into the object to be detected, so that the detection precision is improved.

Further, a boss is disposed in the middle of the tray 22, and the avoiding hole 222 penetrates through the boss.

The boss is arranged in the middle of the tray 22, the avoiding hole 222 penetrates through the boss, the upper end of the avoiding hole 222 is higher than the bottom wall surface of the tray 22, so that moisture generated by food waiting for detection objects or residual moisture in the tray 22 can be prevented from flowing into the avoiding hole 222, and the probe device 1 below the avoiding hole 222 and other structures are protected.

In particular, the cooking body 2 comprises a turntable motor, the transmission element 14 of the drive mechanism being a rotary seat connected to the turntable motor and suitable for supporting the tray 22.

Many current cooking equipment have the carousel motor for it is rotatory to drive the carousel, makes food be heated evenly, therefore can utilize current carousel motor as the driving piece, drives the roating seat rotatory, and then drives probe 12 and goes up and down, thereby saves the driving piece, is favorable to reducing product cost. The tray 22 can be directly placed on the rotary base, or a rotary table can be connected to the rotary base, and the tray 22 can be placed on the rotary table only by forming a through hole corresponding to the avoiding hole 222 in the middle of the rotary table.

EXAMPLE seven (not shown in the figure)

The difference from the sixth embodiment is that: the probe device 1 is provided above the cooking cavity.

The probe device 1 is arranged above the cooking cavity, and the probe 12 can be driven to vertically drive to realize the detection function.

EXAMPLE eight (not shown in the figure)

The difference from the sixth embodiment is that: the probe device 1 is arranged at the side of the cooking cavity.

The probe device 1 is arranged at the side (such as the left side, the right side, the rear side and the like) of the cooking cavity, and can drive the probe 12 to move horizontally to realize the detection function.

In any of the above embodiments, the cooking body 2 includes a drive member that is connected to the probe device 1.

The probe device 1 is driven to move by a driving part (including but not limited to a turntable motor) carried by the cooking body 2, so that one driving part can be omitted, and the cost is reduced.

In any of the above embodiments, the cooking body 2 further comprises: controller, as shown in fig. 6. The controller is electrically connected with the driving piece and is used for controlling the action of the driving piece.

The cooking equipment further comprises a controller, the controller is electrically connected with the driving piece and can control the driving piece to automatically move according to a preset program, the probe 12 is further driven to move according to the preset program, the movement time and the movement time of the probe 12 do not need to be controlled by a user, and the automation degree of a product is improved.

Further, the cooking main body 2 further includes: a trigger, as shown in fig. 6. The trigger piece is electrically connected with the driving piece, and the driving piece acts under the condition that the trigger piece is triggered. Wherein the driving member is connected with the probe 12 of the probe device 1 to drive the probe 12 to move.

The cooking equipment further comprises a trigger piece, so that a user can control the start and stop of the driving piece by operating the trigger piece, the action time and the movement time of the probe 12 are further controlled, the user can conveniently and freely play the actions as required, and different requirements of the user are met.

Specifically, the trigger includes, but is not limited to, a key, a knob, a touch screen, and the like.

The controller and the trigger piece can be electrically connected with the driving piece through the relay, and the driving piece is controlled to be started or stopped by controlling the relay. Further, the trigger piece also can be connected with the controller electricity, is connected with the driving piece electricity through controller and relay, and when the trigger piece was triggered, the controller control relay and then the start-stop of control driving piece. That is, the controller can work according to the preset program, and can also receive the control of the trigger piece, and then control the driving piece.

Furthermore, the cooking equipment also comprises a detection device, wherein the detection device is used for detecting the information of the object to be detected and sending the information to the controller of the cooking equipment; the controller is electrically connected with the detection device and is used for acquiring the working parameters of the probe device 1 according to the detection result of the detection device.

The detection device is used for detecting the information (including but not limited to thickness, material, weight and the like) of the object to be detected, so that the controller can acquire the working parameters (including but not limited to action time, movement duration, movement amplitude and the like) of the probe device 1 according to the detection result, and automatic control is realized.

Further, the detection device is also used for detecting the information of the tray 22 containing the object to be detected and sending the information to the controller of the cooking device. The controller is also used for sending prompt information or controlling the probe device 1 to act according to the detection result of the detection device.

The detection device is used to detect information (including but not limited to material, whether the tray 22 has the avoidance hole 222) of the tray 22, so that the controller can judge whether the tray 22 containing the object to be detected meets the requirement, thereby preventing the probe 12 from being failed or damaged due to the adoption of the unsatisfactory tray 22.

Specifically, the detection device is used to detect information on the tray 22 containing the object to be detected. The controller issues a prompt to replace tray 22 if tray 22 is determined to be unsatisfactory. The cooking equipment further comprises a prompting device, and the prompting device is used for broadcasting prompting information.

When the tray 22 is not in accordance with the requirement, the controller sends out prompt information and broadcasts through a prompt device to prompt a user to replace the tray 22 so as to ensure the normal use of the probe 12 and the normal cooking of food.

The prompting device comprises but is not limited to an acoustic prompting device and/or an optical prompting device and/or a display, the acoustic prompting device can prompt a user in a mode of playing voice or preset warning sound, the optical prompting device can prompt the user in a mode of playing set light signals, and the display can prompt the user in a mode of playing images, characters and the like.

Specifically, the detection device includes at least one of a camera, an ultrasonic device, and a red infrared device.

The detection device includes, but is not limited to, a camera, an ultrasonic device, an infrared device. The camera can detect information of the object to be detected and/or information of the tray 22 containing the object to be detected in an image acquisition mode, and the controller analyzes the image acquired by the camera to acquire the action parameters of the probe device 1.

The ultrasonic device and the infrared device are common devices for detecting the distance, so that the ultrasonic device or the infrared device can detect the thickness of the object to be detected and/or the information such as whether the tray 22 containing the object to be detected is provided with holes. Such as: since the position of the bottom of the object to be detected is fixed, the thickness of the object to be detected can be detected by detecting the distance between the top of the object to be detected and the top of the cooking cavity. Alternatively, whether the tray 22 has the escape holes 222 is detected by detecting whether ultrasonic waves or infrared rays can penetrate the tray 22.

In any of the above embodiments, the cooking device is an oven, a micro-steaming and baking all-in-one machine, a steam oven, or the like.

Example nine

A control method of a cooking apparatus, as shown in fig. 4, adapted to the cooking apparatus according to any one of the above embodiments, the control method comprising:

step S302: detecting that the current cooking process requires the use of the probe 12 of the probe device 1.

Step S304: the driving member is controlled to start to work, so that the probe 12 moves towards the direction close to the object to be detected.

Step S306: movement of the probe 12 to a predetermined position is detected.

Step S308: and controlling the driving piece to stop working.

In other words, when the food starts to be cooked, it is first determined whether the probe 12 is needed to be used in the current cooking process, and if yes, step S304 is executed; if not, step S304 is not executed and the driving member is kept in the closed state. In the process of moving the probe 12, it needs to be determined whether the probe 12 moves to a predetermined position, and if so, step S308 is executed; if not, step S308 is not performed, the driving member is kept in the moving state, and the probe 12 continues to move.

According to the control method of the cooking device provided by the embodiment, when the probe 12 needs to be used in the current cooking process, the driving part is controlled to start to work, so that the probe 12 moves towards the direction close to the food waiting detection object, and when the probe 12 moves to the preset position, the driving part is controlled to stop working, so that the probe 12 stops moving, and further the information of the object to be detected is detected. Therefore, the probe 12 can automatically move without manual operation of a user, so that the risk of scalding the user can be prevented, and the use safety of a product can be improved.

Of course, the user can also control when the driving member is turned on and off by operating the trigger member, so as to control the movement time and the movement duration and the movement amplitude of the probe 12. Such as: the trigger is operated for the first time, the driving piece is started, and the probe 12 starts to move; the trigger is operated for the second time, the driving part stops, and the probe 12 stops moving; the trigger piece is operated for the third time, the driving piece is started again, and the probe 12 starts to reset; the fourth actuation of the trigger causes the drive member to stop again and the probe 12 to stop moving.

Example ten

On the basis of the ninth embodiment, further before step S304, the control method further includes:

information about the tray 22 containing the object to be inspected is detected.

And judging that the tray 22 is not qualified according to the information of the tray 22, sending out prompt information for replacing the tray 22, and returning to the information for detecting the tray 22 containing the objects to be detected.

And judging that the tray 22 meets the requirements according to the information of the tray 22, and controlling the driving piece to start to work so that the probe 12 moves towards the direction close to the object to be detected.

In other words, when the probe 12 is needed to be used in the current cooking process, it is first determined whether the tray 22 containing the object to be detected meets the requirement, and if yes, step S304 is executed; if not, a prompt message prompting to replace the tray 22 is sent, after the tray 22 is replaced by the user, the information of the tray 22 is continuously detected and whether the tray 22 meets the requirement is judged, and the step S304 is not executed until the tray 22 meets the requirement.

When the probe 12 needs to be used in the current cooking process, information (including but not limited to material and whether the avoidance hole 222 is formed) of the tray 22 is detected first, whether the tray 22 meets the requirement is judged, when the tray 22 does not meet the requirement is judged, a user is prompted to replace the tray 22 until the tray 22 meets the requirement, then the driving part is controlled to start working, the probe 12 moves towards the direction close to the object to be detected, and therefore the probe 12 can be prevented from being damaged due to the fact that the tray 22 does not meet the requirement or the function of the probe 12 cannot be normally realized.

EXAMPLE eleven

On the basis of the ninth embodiment or the tenth embodiment, further, before the step S304, the control method further includes:

and detecting the information of the object to be detected.

And acquiring the working parameters of the probe device 1 according to the information of the object to be detected.

And determining a preset position according to the working parameters, and controlling the driving piece to start to work so that the probe 12 moves towards the direction close to the object to be detected.

In other words, when the probe 12 is required to be used in the current cooking process, the information of the object to be detected is detected, and the operating parameters of the probe device 1 are acquired according to the information of the object to be detected, so as to determine the predetermined position to which the probe 12 needs to move. Step S304 is then performed until the probe 12 is moved to the predetermined position. Because the movement time and the movement duration of the probe 12 are consistent with those of the driving member, the working parameters of the driving member can be obtained according to the working parameters of the probe device 1, and the driving member is further controlled to start working. For example, in the case where the driving member is a motor, the motor speed is V, the rotation time period is T, the movement amplitude of the probe 12 is H, and then H is V × T.

When the probe 12 is required to be used in the current cooking process, information (including but not limited to thickness, material, weight, etc.) of an object to be detected is detected to obtain working parameters (including but not limited to action time, movement duration, movement amplitude, etc.) of the probe device 1, and then a preset position of the probe 12 in movement is determined according to the working parameters of the probe device 1. And then controlling the driving part to start to work, enabling the probe 12 to move towards the direction close to the object to be detected, and immediately controlling the driving part to stop working when the object to be detected reaches the preset position, so that the probe 12 stops moving to detect. Therefore, the movement of the probe 12 realizes automatic control, the automation degree of the product is improved, and the grade of the product is improved.

Example twelve

On the basis of any one of embodiment nine to embodiment eleven, further, after the step S308, the control method further includes:

detecting that the current cooking process does not require the use of the probe 12.

The driving member is controlled to start to work, so that the probe 12 moves towards the direction far away from the object to be detected.

Movement of the probe 12 to reset is detected.

And controlling the driving piece to stop working.

In other words, during the current cooking process, it is determined whether the probe 12 is still needed for the current cooking process (e.g., by determining whether the current cooking process is about to end), and if so, the current state is maintained, and the driving member and the probe 12 remain stationary; if not, the driving member is started to reset the probe 12 away from the object to be detected. In the process of the resetting movement of the probe 12, whether the probe 12 moves to the original position or not needs to be judged, namely whether the resetting is finished or not needs to be judged, and if the resetting is finished, the driving part is closed; if not, the drive member remains in motion and probe 12 continues to move until reset.

After the driving part stops working, when the probe 12 is no longer needed to be used in the current cooking process, the driving part is controlled to start working, so that the probe 12 can move towards the direction away from the object to be detected, and when the probe 12 moves and resets, the driving part is controlled to stop working, so that the probe 12 stops moving and stably stops at the reset position. In this way, automatic retraction of the probe 12 is achieved, facilitating multiple reuse of the probe 12.

EXAMPLE thirteen

A cooking system 40, as shown in fig. 5, comprising: a memory 402 and a processor 404. The memory 402 is used for storing program codes, among other things. The processor 404 is configured to call a program code to execute the steps of the control method according to any of the embodiments, so that all the advantages of any of the embodiments are achieved, and are not described herein again.

Example fourteen

A computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, wherein the computer program, when being executed by a processor 404, implements the steps of the control method according to any of the above embodiments, thereby having all the advantages of any of the above embodiments, and the details are not repeated herein.

The following is a description with reference to a specific example and is to be compared with the prior art.

With the continuous development of intelligent household appliance technology and the improvement of the living standard of users, more and more cooking devices have intelligent functions. In general, a cooking apparatus with a probe is provided with a probe manually installed to obtain the temperature inside food, and the operations of installation and removal cause inconvenience to a user.

The application provides a cooking device with automatic probe. When the probe is required to be used, the probe can automatically extend out and be inserted into food to obtain the temperature of the food; the probe is automatically retracted when use of the probe is not required. Therefore, the situation that a user manually installs and detaches the probe is avoided, the product intelligence is improved, and a convenient and fast cooking mode is brought to the user.

Specifically, the prior art scheme is as follows: when the probe is needed to obtain the temperature of food in menu cooking, the tail part of the probe is screwed into the inner side of the cavity by hand, then the head part of the probe is inserted into the food through the probe line, and the probe is manually detached without using the cooking menu of the probe. In addition, the other method is that a wireless probe is inserted into food, and the temperature of the food is acquired through WIFI or Bluetooth transmission.

In the existing technical scheme, the defects in four aspects exist:

1) the process is loaded down with trivial details, needs the manual installation probe of going, takes out food after the cooking and still need dismantle the probe, and domestic a lot of users are not yet used to and use the probe, and novice user need go to see the instruction and study how to install and dismantle the probe, brings inconvenience for the user, and user experience is relatively poor.

2) Immediately after cooking, if food is taken out at the moment, the temperature of the probe is high, and users are easily scalded when the probe is detached, so that the safety is not high enough.

3) When the manual probe is used for inserting food in a cooking process, the tail part of the probe and the probe line are not hidden, and the probe line is too long and not beautiful enough.

4) Although the wireless probe is convenient, it still requires the user to insert and remove the probe, and most importantly, the wireless probe is very expensive and cannot be popularized.

The solution that this concrete example provided is through installing the probe device that can rise automatically on the tray bottom carousel motor that has barbecue or hot-blast or steam cooking equipment, installs the probe on the device, and the probe line is connected with PCB, and the carousel motor is connected to the device below, and the probe can rotatory concertina movement, inserts food automatically inside, can contract when need not using, need not manual installation and dismantlement, and this kind of novel automatic probe controlling means is pleasing to the eye and need not the operation, has promoted the user experience of product.

The concrete description is as follows:

fig. 1 and 2 are a cross-sectional view and a schematic top view of the probe apparatus, and a structure indicated by reference numeral 12 schematically shows a conventional probe. The food tray is placed right above the probe 12 and the rotary seat, a small circular avoiding hole 222 is formed in the center of the tray, the probe can extend out of the avoiding hole, food needs to be placed on the tray with the central hole, and the probe can be automatically inserted into the food in a telescopic mode.

The connecting seat 124 at the tail of the probe is provided with a probe wire which is connected with the PCB of the control box, and the central inner wall of the rotating seat is provided with two internal threads 144 to form a threaded hole. The inner wall of the turret has a very small clearance with the outer wall below the probe 12. Two cylindrical protrusions 126 are arranged below the probe and are respectively embedded into the threaded holes, a connecting hole 146 is formed in the center of the bottom of the rotary seat, and the connecting hole 146 can be fixedly connected with a motor, so that the rotary seat is driven to rotate. Since the cylindrical protrusion 126 is inserted into the threaded hole and rotates along the track of the threaded hole, the probe 12 is subjected to a rotational force and an upward or downward pushing force, so that the probe 12 rotates and moves telescopically. When the cylindrical protrusion 126 rises from the low position to the highest position, the probe 12 will rise and rotate; as the cylindrical protrusion 126 descends from the highest point to the lowest point, the probe 12 descends and rotates. So, drive the roating seat rotation through the motor to the automatic rising of probe has been realized.

In other words, the probe device is fixed on the turntable motor, and meanwhile, the tail part of the probe is connected with the computer board PCB through a lead so as to obtain the AD value of the probe (the value of converting an analog signal into a digital signal) and achieve the purpose of obtaining the temperature of food.

Fig. 6 is an overall frame of the automatic probe cooking apparatus, and the trigger is embodied as a button 608, and the user selects a probe cooking mode or an automatic menu mode requiring a probe to start cooking through the button 608. At the moment, the camera 610 collects images, identifies the external shape and outline of the tray and identifies the thickness of food, if the tray is not a special tray, the motor is not started, namely, the automatic probe mode is not started (other trays with no hole at the center are prevented from being used), and the display 606 prompts that the special tray for the probe is used; in the case of a dedicated tray, the controller 602 controls the relay 604, and the relay 604 is connected to the automatic probe lifting device, so that the controller 602 can control the probe device to insert into or leave from food, and the height parameter (i.e. the operating parameter of the probe) of the probe required for inserting into food can be estimated by recognizing the thickness of food through images.

Fig. 6 is a system block diagram of automated probe control. The specific scheme is further explained by combining fig. 1, fig. 2 and fig. 3. When barbecue or steam cooking, if the probe is required to be inserted into food, the turntable motor is started to rotate through the button 608, the probe rises after rotating for a certain time, and the motor is cancelled through the button 608 when the probe rises to a certain height. If the probe is controlled to descend and contract, the motor is started again to rotate for a certain time, and the probe descends and contracts to the lowest point. If the automatic menu requires the probe to detect the cooking temperature, the IO port of the motor is controlled by a software program, so that the automatic probe is controlled to be inserted into food and contracted. If the probe needs to be cleaned, the button 608 is only needed to control the motor relay 604, and the motor rotates, so that the probe rises to the highest position, and the probe is cleaned manually.

Wherein, the control of the ascending or descending height of the probe can be obtained by calculating the parameters of the turntable motor:

H_{on the upper part}Or H_{Lower part}V × T. Wherein V represents the rotational speed of the motor, T represents the time taken to turn on and off the motor during cooking, and H_{On the upper part}Indicating the height of rise of the probe, H_{Lower part}Indicating the height of the probe descent.

In addition, the height of the probe inserted into the food can be determined by the ultrasound or the related recognition algorithm of the module such as the camera 610.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view of the cooking apparatus, the special food tray 22 may have another shape, the center of the food tray is a tray hole, the tray hole extends upward to form a hollow boss to prevent the water content of the food from flowing into the hole, and the automatic probe lifting device and the motor are installed below the food tray.

Fig. 7 is a flow chart, and the control method includes the steps of:

step S702: the food begins to cook.

Step S704: and judging whether the probe is needed for cooking, if so, executing step 706, and if not, executing step 708.

Step S706: the turntable motor is started and step S710 is performed.

Step S708: the turntable motor is not started.

Step S710: and judging whether the probe ascends to the specified height, if so, executing the step 712, otherwise, returning to the step 710, and continuing to rotate the turntable motor.

Step S712: the turntable motor stops rotating.

Step S714: it is judged whether or not the cooking is to be ended, and if so, step S716 is executed, otherwise, the process returns to step S714.

Step S716: the turntable motor is started again.

Step S718: and stopping the rotation of the turntable motor until the probe descends to the lowest point.

And finishing cooking.

As such, the present specific example has the following remarkable effects: in terms of structure, designing a probe lifting device structure; in the aspect of software algorithm, the controller controls the on-off of the relay, so that the lifting of the probe device is controlled. The lifting height H can be determined according to the rotating speed V of the turntable motor and the running time T of the turntable motor, the temperature in food can be obtained without manually installing and disassembling a probe, so that the on-off of relays such as barbecue, hot air and steam is controlled, and a user does not need to operate, so that cooking equipment is more intelligent and convenient; the existing motor can be utilized, the structure is relatively simple, the production is easy, and the cost is low.

Further, the above example may be modified as follows: the identification of the thickness of the food and the shape of the tray can be ultrasonic, infrared and the like besides a camera device. Alternatively, the automatic probe lifting device may be mounted to the side or above the chamber.

In summary, the probe device provided by the invention has the advantages that the driving mechanism is arranged to drive the probe to automatically move towards the direction close to the object to be detected (such as food in the cooking cavity) or away from the object to be detected, so that when the information of the object to be detected needs to be detected, the probe can automatically move towards the direction close to the object to be detected, and the function of detecting the temperature or other information of the object to be detected is realized; after the detection is finished, the probe can automatically move towards the direction far away from the object to be detected to realize automatic withdrawal. Therefore, the automatic movement of the probe is realized, the manual operation of a user is not needed, the risk of scalding the user can be prevented, and the use safety of a product is improved.

As will be appreciated by one skilled in the art, embodiments of the present invention may be provided as a method, system, or computer program product. Accordingly, the present invention may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, the present invention may take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including, but not limited to, disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, and the like) having computer-usable program code embodied therein.

The present invention is described with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems), and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each flow and/or block of the flow diagrams and/or block diagrams, and combinations of flows and/or blocks in the flow diagrams and/or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture including instruction means which implement the function specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

These computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable apparatus to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the computer or other programmable apparatus provide steps for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

It should be noted that in the claims, any reference signs placed between parentheses shall not be construed as limiting the claim. The word "comprising" does not exclude the presence of elements or steps not listed in a claim. The word "a" or "an" preceding an element does not exclude the presence of a plurality of such elements. The invention may be implemented by means of hardware comprising several distinct elements, and by means of a suitably programmed computer. In the unit claims enumerating several means, several of these means may be embodied by one and the same item of hardware. The usage of the words first, second and third, etcetera do not indicate any ordering. These words may be interpreted as names.

While preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, additional variations and modifications in those embodiments may occur to those skilled in the art once they learn of the basic inventive concepts. Therefore, it is intended that the appended claims be interpreted as including preferred embodiments and all such alterations and modifications as fall within the scope of the invention.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims and their equivalents, and it is intended that the invention encompass such changes and modifications as well.

In the present invention, the terms "first", "second", and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance; the term "plurality" means two or more unless expressly limited otherwise. The terms "mounted," "connected," "fixed," and the like are to be construed broadly, and for example, "connected" may be a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; "coupled" may be direct or indirect through an intermediary. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front", "rear", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplification of description, but do not indicate or imply that the referred device or unit must have a specific direction, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description herein, the description of the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "specific embodiments," etc., means 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, the schematic representations of the terms used above 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.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A probe apparatus, comprising:

the probe is used for detecting the information of the object to be detected; and

the driving mechanism is connected with the probe and used for driving the probe to move towards the direction close to or away from the object to be detected;

the drive mechanism includes:

the transmission part is connected with the probe and is suitable for being connected with the driving part so as to drive the probe to move under the driving of the driving part;

the transmission part is a rotating seat, a rotating hole is formed in the rotating seat, and at least one part of the probe is suitable for being accommodated in the rotating hole;

the rotating seat is suitable for rotating under the driving of the driving piece and driving the probe to move towards or away from the object to be detected;

an internal thread is arranged on the inner side wall of the rotating hole, and the part of the probe is embedded into the internal thread;

the rotating seat is suitable for rotating around the central axis of the rotating hole under the driving of the driving piece and driving the probe to partially extend out of or retract into the rotating hole, so that the probe moves towards or away from the object to be detected;

the outer side wall of the probe is provided with a bulge, and the bulge is embedded into the internal thread, so that the probe rotates around the central axis of the rotary hole and moves along the central axis of the rotary hole under the driving of the rotary seat;

the number of the internal threads is multiple, and the internal threads are parallel to each other;

the number of the bulges is multiple, and the bulges are in one-to-one correspondence with and matched with the internal threads.

2. The probe device of claim 1,

the probe comprises a connecting seat and a needle body connected with the connecting seat, the connecting seat is matched with the rotary hole in size, part of the connecting seat is embedded into the internal thread, and one end, far away from the connecting seat, of the needle body is suitable for extending out of or retracting into the rotary hole.

3. The probe device of claim 2,

the connecting seat is connected with a lead, and the lead is used for being electrically connected with the controller; or

The connecting seat is provided with a wireless communication mechanism, and the wireless communication mechanism is used for communicating with the controller.

4. The probe device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,

the rotary seat is provided with a connecting hole, the connecting hole is used for connecting the rotary shaft of the driving piece, and the central axis of the connecting hole is collinear with the central axis of the rotary hole.

5. A probe apparatus according to any of claims 1 to 3, wherein the drive mechanism comprises:

and the driving piece is connected with the probe and is used for providing a driving force for the movement of the probe.

6. A cooking apparatus, characterized by comprising:

a cooking body provided with a cooking cavity;

the probe device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, connected to the cooking body for detecting information of an object to be detected in the cooking cavity.

7. Cooking apparatus according to claim 6,

the probe device is at least partially arranged on the outer side of the cooking cavity, a channel for the probe of the device to enter and exit is arranged on the cavity wall of the cooking cavity, and the probe is suitable for extending into the cooking cavity under the driving of the driving mechanism so as to insert the object to be detected.

8. Cooking apparatus according to claim 7,

the probe device is arranged below the cooking cavity and is suitable for ascending or descending relative to the cooking cavity so as to be close to or far away from the object to be detected.

9. The cooking apparatus of claim 8, further comprising:

the tray is suitable for being placed in the cooking cavity and used for containing the object to be detected, and the middle of the tray is provided with an avoiding hole for the probe to go in and out.

10. The cooking apparatus of claim 9,

the middle part of tray is equipped with the boss, dodge the hole and run through the boss.

11. The cooking apparatus of claim 9,

the cooking main body comprises a turntable motor, a transmission part of the driving mechanism is a rotating seat, and the rotating seat is connected with the turntable motor and is suitable for supporting the tray.

12. Cooking apparatus according to claim 7,

the probe device is arranged above the cooking cavity; or

The probe device is arranged on the side of the cooking cavity.

13. The cooking apparatus according to any one of claims 6 to 12,

the cooking body includes a driving member connected with the probe device.

14. The cooking apparatus according to any one of claims 6 to 12, further comprising:

the controller is electrically connected with the driving piece and used for controlling the driving piece to act; and/or

The trigger piece is electrically connected with the driving piece, and the driving piece acts under the condition that the trigger piece is triggered;

the driving piece is connected with a probe of the probe device to drive the probe to act.

15. The cooking apparatus according to any one of claims 6 to 12,

the cooking equipment further comprises a detection device, and the detection device is used for detecting the information of the object to be detected and sending the information to the controller of the cooking equipment; the controller is electrically connected with the detection device and used for acquiring working parameters of the probe device according to a detection result of the detection device; and/or

The cooking equipment further comprises a detection device, and the detection device is used for detecting the information of the tray containing the object to be detected and sending the information to the controller of the cooking equipment; the controller is electrically connected with the detection device and used for sending prompt information or controlling the probe device to act according to the detection result of the detection device.

16. The cooking apparatus of claim 15,

for the condition that the detection device is used for detecting the information of the tray containing the object to be detected, the controller sends out prompt information for replacing the tray under the condition that the tray is judged not to meet the requirement;

the cooking equipment further comprises a prompting device, and the prompting device is used for broadcasting the prompting information.

17. The cooking apparatus of claim 15,

the detection device comprises at least one of a camera, an ultrasonic device and a red infrared device.

18. A control method of a cooking apparatus, characterized by comprising:

detecting that a probe of the probe device is required to be used in the current cooking process;

controlling a driving piece to start to work, and enabling the probe to move towards the direction close to the object to be detected;

detecting movement of the probe to a predetermined position;

controlling the driving piece to stop working;

before controlling the driving piece to start working to enable the probe to move towards the direction close to the object to be detected, the method further comprises the following steps:

detecting information of a tray containing the object to be detected;

judging that the tray does not meet the requirements according to the information of the tray, sending out prompt information for replacing the tray, and returning to execute information for detecting the tray containing the object to be detected;

judging that the tray meets the requirements according to the information of the tray, and executing the control of the driving piece to start the work to enable the probe to move towards the direction close to the object to be detected;

detecting the information of the object to be detected;

acquiring working parameters of the probe device according to the information of the object to be detected;

and determining the preset position according to the working parameters, and executing the control of the driving piece to start working so that the probe moves towards the direction close to the object to be detected.

19. The control method according to claim 18, further comprising, after the driver stops operating:

detecting that the probe is not required for the current cooking process;

controlling the driving piece to start to work, and enabling the probe to move towards the direction far away from the object to be detected;

detecting movement of the probe to a reset;

and controlling the driving piece to stop working.

20. A cooking system, comprising:

a memory for storing program code;

a processor for invoking said program code to perform the steps of the control method according to claim 18 or 19.

21. A computer storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, which, when being executed by a processor, carries out the steps of the control method according to claim 18 or 19.