CN111904271A

CN111904271A - Liquid heating container, control method and device thereof, and computer readable storage medium

Info

Publication number: CN111904271A
Application number: CN201910377505.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 罗金柳生; 陈炜杰; 刘斌; 陈前; 南春来; 马向阳; 刁飞
Original assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Guangdong Midea Life Electric Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Guangdong Midea Life Electric Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-05-07
Filing date: 2019-05-07
Publication date: 2020-11-10

Abstract

The invention provides a liquid heating container, a control method and a control device thereof, and a computer readable storage medium, wherein the control method of the liquid heating container comprises the following steps: heating water to a first temperature and discharging a first amount of water; the water with the second temperature and the second water quantity is output, and the second temperature is higher than or lower than the first temperature. According to the scheme, water can be heated to the first temperature and the first water volume is discharged, so that brewed products such as coffee, tea and the like can be brewed through the first temperature and the first water volume, the temperature of the brewed beverage can be adjusted through the second temperature and the second water volume which are added for the second time after brewing, and the temperature of the brewed beverage can be adjusted to be convenient to drink. The structure can adjust the final temperature of the beverage by sectional water outlet, so that the temperature of the brewed beverage can be adjusted to be more suitable for drinking.

Description

Liquid heating container, control method and device thereof, and computer readable storage medium

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the field of liquid heating, and more particularly, to a method and an apparatus for controlling a liquid heating container, and a computer-readable storage medium.

Background

At present, liquid heating containers such as instant kettles and the like are more and more popular with people, while the existing liquid heating containers such as instant kettles and the like have multiple gears in the use process, the gears can only produce water with one temperature, in the brewing process of the beverage, in order to ensure the nutrition and the taste of the brewed beverage, the temperature of the water is directly heated to the optimal brewing temperature of the beverage, then the water is flushed on the brewing food materials such as coffee, tea and the like, the temperature of the brewed beverage is close to the optimal brewing temperature, but the optimal brewing temperature of the beverages such as coffee, tea and the like is higher, so that the temperature of the beverages is higher after brewing, and the users cannot drink the beverages immediately. In addition, for some drinks suitable for cold brewing, the temperature of the brewed drink is low, so that the drink is not convenient to drink directly.

Therefore, how to design a liquid heating container capable of adjusting the temperature of the brewed beverage to a temperature convenient for drinking becomes a problem to be solved urgently at present.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art.

To this end, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method of controlling a liquid heating vessel.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a control device for a liquid heating vessel.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a liquid heating vessel including the control device for a liquid heating vessel as described above.

It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a computer-readable storage medium.

In order to achieve the above object, an embodiment of a first aspect of the present invention provides a control method for a liquid heating container, where the control method for the liquid heating container includes: heating water to a first temperature and discharging a first amount of water; and outputting water with a second temperature and a second water quantity, wherein the second temperature is higher than or lower than the first temperature.

According to the control method of the liquid heating container provided by the embodiment of the invention, the control method can be particularly used for the liquid heating container such as a hot water kettle and the like, the control method can firstly heat water to a first temperature and discharge water with a first water quantity, so that brewed products such as coffee, tea and the like can be brewed by the water with the first temperature and the first water quantity, after brewing, the temperature of the brewed beverage can be adjusted by outputting the water with a second temperature and the second water quantity, and the temperature of the brewed beverage can be adjusted by the water with the second temperature and the second water quantity, so that the temperature of the brewed beverage can be adjusted to a temperature which is convenient to drink, for example, when brewing tea or coffee and the like, tea leaves or coffee can be brewed by using the water with a higher temperature firstly, and then the temperature of the brewed tea or coffee can be adjusted by using the water with a lower temperature, so that the temperature of the brewed tea or coffee is neither too high nor too low. The structure can ensure the optimal brewing temperature of the beverage by sectional water outlet and adjust the final temperature of the beverage, so that the temperature of the brewed beverage is adjusted to a more suitable drinking temperature while ensuring the nutrition and the taste of the brewed beverage, and the brewed beverage can be drunk immediately after being brewed, so that the use experience of a user can be improved, and the competitiveness of a product is enhanced.

In addition, the control method for the liquid heating container provided by the above embodiment of the present invention has the following additional technical features:

in the above technical solution, preferably, the step of outputting the water with the second temperature and the second water amount is specifically: the water is heated or cooled to a second temperature and a second amount of water is output.

In the technical schemes, when the beverage is brewed and water is output for the second time, the values of the second temperature and the second water quantity can be calculated according to the temperature finally required to be adjusted by the beverage, the final quantity of the beverage, the first temperature and the first water quantity, when the water with the second temperature and the second water quantity is output specifically, the water can be directly heated or cooled to the second temperature, and then the water outlet assembly is directly controlled to output the water with the second water quantity, so that the final temperature of the beverage and the quantity of the beverage can be simply and conveniently adjusted to the required temperature and the required quantity through twice water outlet.

In another technical solution, preferably, the step of outputting the water with the second temperature and the second water amount includes: and outputting the water with the average temperature of the second temperature and the water amount of the second water amount.

In these embodiments, when the water of the second water amount and the water of the second temperature are output, on the one hand, the water is directly heated to the second temperature, and then the heating is stopped, and then the water of the second water amount is output, as in the above-described embodiments. On the other hand, the water output can be started when the temperature of the water is heated to T-delta b or cooled to T + delta a, and then the heating or cooling can be continued for a period of time, and the heating speed and the speed of the output water are simultaneously controlled, so that when the output quantity is the second water quantity, the average temperature of the output water quantity is just the second temperature. The mode that the output water amount is the second water amount and the output temperature is the second temperature can start to output water without waiting for the water to be completely heated or cooled to the second temperature, so that the time required for outputting the water with the second water amount and the second temperature can be reduced, the efficiency of brewing the beverage can be improved, and the time for brewing the beverage can be reduced.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, before the step of heating the water to the first temperature and discharging the first amount of water, the method further includes: setting a first preset value as the value of the first temperature and a second preset value as the value of the first water amount; or acquiring the optimal brewing temperature and the optimal brewing water volume of the food materials to be brewed, taking the optimal brewing temperature as the first temperature, and taking the optimal brewing water volume as the first water volume; or obtaining a food material parameter comparison table and the type of food materials to be brewed, finding out the optimal brewing temperature and optimal brewing water quantity of the food materials to be brewed in the food material parameter comparison table according to the type of the food materials to be brewed, taking the optimal brewing temperature as the first temperature, and taking the optimal brewing water quantity as the first water quantity.

In these solutions, the values of the first temperature and the first amount of water need to be determined before the step of heating the water to the first temperature and discharging the first amount of water, and the determination methods of the values of the first temperature and the first amount of water are different according to different situations. The present application preferably determines the values of the first temperature and the first amount of water by the following three aspects. The manner of determining the values of the first temperature and the first water amount may be selected according to actual conditions when designing a product, and is not limited specifically herein.

In a first aspect, where the liquid heating vessel is relatively single function, such as when the liquid heating vessel is a single function vessel such as a coffee or tea pot, or when the function of the liquid heating container is relatively fixed, for example, the liquid heating container has only a plurality of fixed functions, at this time, the values of the first temperature and the first quantity of water may be set to a constant value in advance according to the function of the liquid heating vessel, for example, the first temperature may be set to a first preset value, the first quantity of water may be set to a second preset value, and preferably, the first temperature may be set to the optimal brewing temperature of the tea or coffee waiting for brewing food material, the first amount of water may be set to the optimal brewing amount of water of the tea or coffee waiting for brewing food material, namely, the first preset value is preferably the optimal brewing temperature of the food material to be brewed, and the second preset value is preferably the optimal brewing water amount of the food material to be brewed. The arrangement can make the drinks such as tea or coffee and the like be made under the conditions of the optimal brewing temperature and the optimal brewing water quantity, thereby ensuring the nutrition and the taste of the drinks to the maximum extent. At this moment, the program in the liquid heating container is a fixed program or a plurality of programs, when in use, as long as a user selects the corresponding function, the liquid heating container can brew the beverage according to the program set in advance, thereby simply and conveniently realizing the brewing of the beverage. Specifically, for example, a plurality of function selection keys, such as function selection keys of coffee, tea, honey water, white water and the like, may be set in advance on the product, and a brewing program may be set in advance corresponding to each function selection key according to past experience or other referenceable factors, so that when the user uses the product, the product may be controlled to brew the corresponding beverage according to the corresponding program by simply selecting the corresponding function selection key. For example, by selecting the coffee button, the product can control the liquid heating container to heat and discharge water according to the preset coffee program. Of course, in the actual process, the starting program of the product can be directly set according to the purpose of the liquid heating container, so that the product can work according to the starting program after being started, for example, when the liquid heating container is a coffee machine, the program for making coffee can be set in advance in the coffee machine, and when the liquid heating container is a teapot, the program for making tea can be set in advance in the teapot. The product with the scheme can brew the beverage according to a preset program, and can adjust the temperature of the brewed beverage to a temperature which is more satisfied by most people, so that the requirements of most people can be met, and the habit of most people is met. Meanwhile, the scheme basically does not need a user to set parameters by himself or perform excessive operation, so that the workload of the user can be simplified, the operation of the product is simpler and more convenient, and the use experience of the user can be further improved.

In the second aspect, when the parameters of the liquid heating container can be set by itself, the optimal brewing temperature and the optimal brewing water amount for brewing the food material can be input into the liquid heating container through a plurality of input methods such as a setting device of the liquid heating container, a keyboard or a voice input device, an image input device, and the like, and at this time, the input optimal brewing temperature can be used as the first temperature, and the input optimal brewing water amount can be used as the first water amount. This arrangement, however, allows the user to brew different beverages, for example beverages not shown on the liquid heating vessel, the optimal brewing temperature and optimal brewing water quantity corresponding to the food materials can be found out in advance through a network or a specification of the food materials to be brewed, then the corresponding optimal brewing temperature and optimal brewing water quantity are set and correspondingly stored in the product, and the temperature and the first water quantity are correspondingly set to be the first temperature and the first water quantity, so that the product can brew the food material according to the optimal brewing temperature and the optimal brewing water quantity acquired by the input equipment, namely the optimal brewing temperature and the optimal brewing water quantity input by the user, the arrangement can also make the drinks such as tea or coffee and the like be made under the conditions of the optimal brewing temperature and the optimal brewing water amount, thereby ensuring the nutrition and the taste of the drinks to the maximum extent. Meanwhile, the setting user can brew different drinks according to the setting of the user, so that more functions can be realized through the product, namely the structure enables the functions (namely the drinks capable of being brewed) which can be realized by the product not to be limited to a plurality of functions defined when the product leaves a factory, and thus the user can continuously improve and update the brewing methods of different drinks so as to better meet the requirements of the user. Meanwhile, the arrangement can lead the brewing temperature, the brewing water amount, the brewing time and the like during the brewing of the beverage to be consistent with the types of the brewing food materials and the optimal brewing conditions of the brewing food materials, thereby ensuring the nutrition and the mouthfeel of the beverage to the maximum extent.

In a third aspect, the food material parameter comparison table can be pre-stored in the product, and at this time, only the type of the food material needs to be input by the user, and the product can automatically find out the optimal brewing temperature and the optimal brewing water amount corresponding to the food material according to the type of the food material input by the user, so that the values of the first temperature and the first water amount are determined. In this way, the user only needs to input the type of the food material, and the optimal brewing time and the optimal brewing water amount of the food material are not needed, so that the work of the user can be simpler, and the operation difficulty of the product can be reduced. Meanwhile, the arrangement can lead the brewing temperature, the brewing water amount, the brewing time and the like during the brewing of the beverage to be consistent with the types of the brewing food materials and the optimal brewing conditions of the brewing food materials, thereby ensuring the nutrition and the mouthfeel of the beverage to the maximum extent.

In any one of the above technical solutions, preferably, before the step of outputting the water with the second temperature and the second water amount, the method further includes: setting a third preset value as the value of the second temperature and a fourth preset value as the value of the second water amount; or obtaining target parameters of the beverage, and determining the second temperature and the second water volume according to the target parameters of the beverage, the first temperature and the first water volume, wherein the target parameters of the beverage comprise the target temperature of the beverage and the target water volume of the beverage.

In these solutions, the values of the second temperature and the second water amount need to be determined before the step of outputting the water having the second temperature and the second water amount, and the determination methods of the values of the second temperature and the second water amount are different according to different situations. The present application may determine the values of the second temperature and the second amount of water by two aspects. The manner of determining the values of the second temperature and the second water amount may be selected according to actual conditions when designing a product, and is not limited specifically herein.

In the first aspect, the values of the second temperature and the second water amount can be set to a fixed value in advance, that is, the second temperature can be set to a third preset value, and the second water amount can be set to a fourth preset value.

In the second aspect, when the liquid heating container can set parameters by itself, the target parameters of the beverage that the user needs to reach can be input into the liquid heating container through a plurality of input modes such as the setting device of the liquid heating container, the keyboard or the voice input device, the image input device and the like, compared with the target temperature of the beverage and the target water volume of the beverage, and at the moment, the values of the second temperature and the second water volume can be calculated according to the target temperature, the target water volume, the first temperature and the first water volume. The setting enables a user to reasonably set the target parameters of the beverage according to the needs of the user, so that the temperature and the beverage amount of the brewed beverage can better meet the individual needs of the user, and the personalized customization can be better realized.

Preferably, when the beverage is brewed specifically, the values of the first temperature, the first water amount, the second temperature and the second water amount can be determined simultaneously through target parameters set by a user and parameters of the food materials to be brewed, so that the nutrition and the mouthfeel of the beverage can be guaranteed to the maximum extent, and the temperature, the beverage amount and the like of the brewed beverage can meet the individual customization of the user. In addition, when determining the values of the first temperature, the first water amount, the second temperature and the second water amount, the three ways of determining the first temperature and the first water amount and the two ways of determining the second temperature and the second water amount may be combined at will, and after the combination, the five ways may determine the values of the first temperature, the first water amount, the second temperature and the second water amount.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the step of outputting the water with the second temperature and the second water amount specifically includes: and outputting the water with the second temperature and the second water quantity after the preset time.

In these technical scheme, through the output of the water of carrying out the second temperature, second water yield after presetting time, can make the drink just carry out the water delivery of second ladder and adjust the temperature after adding water and infusing a period of time, just so can make edible material have enough time to dissolve and soak after adding water and infusing, so that can fully extract the nutrition in the edible material, just so can ensure the effect of infusing to edible material, so as to ensure the nutrition and the taste of drink, prevent to appear edible material and soak, extract, dissolve the emergence of circumstances such as insufficient.

In any one of the above technical solutions, preferably, before the step of outputting the water with the second temperature and the second water amount after the preset time, the method further includes: setting a fifth preset value as the value of the preset time; or obtaining the optimal brewing time of the food materials to be brewed, and taking the optimal brewing time as the preset time; or acquiring a food material parameter comparison table and the type of the food material to be brewed, finding out the optimal brewing time of the food material to be brewed in the food material parameter comparison table according to the type of the food material to be brewed, and taking the optimal brewing time as the preset time.

In these technical solutions, when the value of the preset time is obtained, the obtaining method is similar to the above-mentioned manner of obtaining the first temperature and the first water amount, specifically, on one hand, the preset time may be set to a fixed value in advance, on the other hand, the preset time may be directly input by the user according to the type of the food material, and on the third hand, the preset time may be searched through the type of the food material input by the user and the food material parameter lookup table. The actual situation in these three aspects is similar to the way of obtaining the first temperature and the first water amount as described above, and will not be described herein again.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the control method of the liquid heating container further includes: and pre-storing the food material parameter comparison table in the liquid heating container, or acquiring the food material parameter comparison table through networking or external equipment, or acquiring the food material parameter comparison table from input equipment of the liquid heating container.

In the technical schemes, the food material parameter comparison table can be preferably stored in the product in advance, so that the food material parameter comparison table can be directly called when in use, and certainly, the food material parameter comparison table can be loaded on the network in a networking mode, and the food material parameter comparison table can be conveniently updated and modified at any time in the networking mode. In addition, the food material parameter comparison table can also be transmitted into the product together with the external equipment. Of course, the food material parameter comparison table can also be input through an input device.

A second aspect of the present invention provides a control apparatus for a liquid heating vessel, comprising: a memory configured to store executable instructions; a processor configured to execute the executable instructions to implement the steps of any one of the first aspect implementing the method of controlling a liquid heating vessel provided.

The control device for a liquid heating container according to the present invention can control the operation of the liquid heating container according to the steps of the control method for a liquid heating container according to any one of the first aspect, and thus has the beneficial effects of the control method for a liquid heating container according to any one of the first aspect, which are not repeated herein.

A third aspect of the present invention provides a liquid heating vessel comprising: a water storage tank; the heating component is arranged corresponding to the water storage tank and is used for heating the water in the water storage tank; the water outlet assembly is communicated with the water storage tank and is used for discharging water in the water storage tank; the temperature measuring device is arranged in the water storage tank and is used for detecting the temperature of water in the water storage tank; the valve is arranged corresponding to the water outlet assembly and can open or close the water outlet assembly; in an embodiment of the second aspect, the control device is connected to the heating assembly, the temperature measuring device and the valve, and can open or close the valve according to the temperature detected by the temperature measuring device, and control the operation of the heating assembly according to the temperature detected by the temperature measuring device.

The invention provides a liquid heating container, which comprises a water storage tank, a heating assembly, a water outlet assembly, a temperature measuring device, a valve and a control device, wherein the water storage tank is used for containing water, the water storage tank is preferably a water-steam separation box, the heating assembly is used for heating water in the water storage tank, the water outlet assembly is used for discharging water, the temperature measuring device is used for detecting the temperature of the water in the water storage tank, the valve is used for controlling the opening and closing of the water outlet assembly according to the temperature so as to control the water quantity, and the control device is used for controlling the operation of the heating assembly according to the temperature so as to control the temperature of the water and simultaneously controlling the operation of the valve according to a program so as to control the water discharge quantity and. And the control device is used for controlling the work of the whole product. Meanwhile, since the liquid heating container provided by the present invention has the control device provided in any one of the above embodiments, the liquid heating container provided by the present invention has the beneficial effects of the control device provided in any one of the above embodiments, which are not repeated herein.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the liquid heating container further includes: and the input device is connected with the control device and used for inputting information, and comprises one or more of a function selection key, an input keyboard, a graph acquisition device and a voice input device.

In the technical schemes, the input of the current parameters of the beverage, the parameters of the food materials to be brewed and the like can be realized through the input device, and meanwhile, a user can set the corresponding parameters or select programs according to actual needs. And the input device may comprise one or more of a function selection key, an input keyboard, a graphic acquisition device and a voice input device. And the types of the input devices can be set to be one or more according to actual needs. And preferably, a recognition device may be provided to automatically recognize the kind of the food material. For example, the food materials placed in the brewing area are automatically identified, so that the types of the food materials can be automatically obtained, programs can be automatically selected according to the types of the food materials, or parameters can be automatically set, and the beverage can be brewed more intelligently. And the recognition device may be embodied as a camera or the like.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the liquid heating container further includes: and the brewing area is arranged at the outlet of the water outlet assembly and is provided with a beverage outlet.

In the technical schemes, the brewing area is used for placing food materials to be brewed, so that water discharged by the water outlet assembly can directly brew the food materials in the brewing area, and the brewed food materials can be directly collected from a cup and the like placed at the beverage outlet from the beverage outlet. The structure can place the food materials to be brewed in the brewing area, so that the beverage can be brewed more conveniently, and the food materials and the beverage which are brewed can be prevented from being mixed together, so that the separation of the beverage and the beverage residues can be conveniently realized.

Preferably, the identification device is arranged corresponding to the brewing area and can identify the food materials to be brewed on the brewing area.

Preferably, the water storage tank is a water-vapor separation box, and the heating component is of a structure comprising a water passing device and a heating element, so that the heating component can be used for heating and passing water in the water passing device and inputting the heated water into the water storage tank. Of course, the storage tank may also be of conventional container construction.

Further preferably, the liquid heating container further comprises: the water pump is connected with the water passing device and can pump water for the water passing device.

In these technical scheme, through setting up the water pump for the water of feed tank or outside water source can be through the water pump by the pump sending to the water installation in, like this alright prevent because of water pressure is not enough, and lead to the unable condition emergence that enters into in the water installation of water.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the liquid heating container further includes a water supply tank connected to the water pump for storing the heated water in advance so as to continuously supply water to the water passing device.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the liquid heating container further includes a base, and the water storage tank is mounted on the base. The base is used for bearing and installing parts such as a water storage tank and the like.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the liquid heating container further includes a housing assembly, which is installed on the base, and encloses an installation cavity with the base and the water tank; wherein, the water pump, the water passing device, the valve and the like can be directly arranged in the installation cavity.

In these technical scheme, through setting up shell subassembly, accessible shell subassembly comes to seal the protection to parts such as water pump, water passing device, solenoid valve, like this alright prevent parts such as water pump, water passing device, solenoid valve from exposing in the air for a long time, therefore alright improve parts such as water pump, water passing device, solenoid valve waterproof, dustproof performance.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the liquid heating container further includes a power panel installed on the base for providing power for the control device, the water pump, and the like.

A fourth aspect of the present invention proposes a computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, are capable of implementing the steps of any one of the first aspects of implementing the method of controlling a liquid heating vessel provided.

The computer-readable storage medium provided by the present invention, when being executed, can control the operation of the liquid heating container according to the steps of the control method implemented in any one of the first aspects, and further has the beneficial effects of the control method implemented in any one of the first aspects, which are not repeated herein.

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

Drawings

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

FIG. 1 is a schematic flow diagram of a method of controlling a liquid heating vessel provided in accordance with an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic flow chart of a method of controlling a liquid heating vessel according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically illustrating the structure of a control device for a liquid heating vessel provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a liquid heating vessel provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an exploded view of a liquid heating vessel provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is another schematic structural view of a liquid heating vessel provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of yet another configuration of a liquid heating vessel provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of yet another configuration of a liquid heating vessel provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a flow chart illustrating a method for controlling a liquid heating container according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Wherein, the correspondence between the reference numbers and the component names in fig. 3 to 8 is:

the water supply system comprises a control device 1, a storage device 12, a processor 14, a water storage tank 2, a heating assembly 3, a water outlet assembly 4, a temperature measuring device 5, a valve 6, a pumping device 7, a water supply tank 8, a base 92, a shell assembly 94 and a power panel 96.

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 otherwise than as specifically described herein, and thus the scope of the present invention is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

A liquid heating container, a control method thereof, and a control apparatus thereof according to an embodiment of the present invention are described below with reference to fig. 1 to 9.

As shown in fig. 1, an embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention provides a control method for a liquid heating container, which is used for the liquid heating container shown in fig. 4 to 8, and as shown in fig. 1, the control method for the liquid heating container includes: step 102, heating water to a first temperature and discharging a first amount of water; and 104, outputting water with the second temperature and the second water quantity, wherein the second temperature is higher than or lower than the first temperature.

In the above embodiment, preferably, the step 104 may specifically be: the water is heated or cooled to a second temperature and a second amount of water is output.

In the embodiments, when the beverage is brewed and the water is output for the second time, the values of the second temperature and the second water amount can be calculated according to the temperature finally required to be adjusted by the beverage, the final quantity of the beverage, the first temperature and the first water amount, and when the water with the second temperature and the second water amount is output specifically, the water can be directly heated or cooled to the second temperature, and then the water outlet assembly is directly controlled to output the water with the second water amount, so that the final temperature of the beverage and the quantity of the beverage can be simply and conveniently adjusted to the required temperature and the required quantity through twice water outlet.

In another embodiment, step 104 may be specifically: and outputting the water with the average temperature of the second temperature and the water amount of the second water amount.

In these embodiments, when the output water amount is the second water amount and the temperature of the water is the second temperature, on one hand, the water is directly heated to the second temperature, then the heating is stopped, and then the second water amount of water is output, as in the above solutions. On the other hand, the water output can be started when the temperature of the water is heated to T-delta b or cooled to T + delta a, and then the heating or cooling can be continued for a period of time, and the heating speed and the speed of the output water are simultaneously controlled, so that when the output quantity is the second water quantity, the average temperature of the output water quantity is just the second temperature. The mode that the output water amount is the second water amount and the output temperature is the second temperature can start to output water without waiting for the water to be completely heated or cooled to the second temperature, so that the time required for outputting the water with the second water amount and the second temperature can be reduced, the efficiency of brewing the beverage can be improved, and the time for brewing the beverage can be reduced.

Another flow chart of the liquid heating control method provided by the embodiment of the invention is described below with reference to fig. 2. Specifically, the control method includes the steps of:

step 202, setting a first preset value as a value of a first temperature, and setting a second preset value as a value of a first water amount; or acquiring the optimal brewing temperature and the optimal brewing water quantity of the food materials to be brewed, taking the optimal brewing temperature as a first temperature, and taking the optimal brewing water quantity as a first water quantity; or acquiring a food material parameter comparison table and the type of the food material to be brewed, finding out the optimal brewing temperature and optimal brewing water quantity of the food material to be brewed in the food material parameter comparison table according to the type of the food material to be brewed, taking the optimal brewing temperature as the first temperature, and taking the optimal brewing water quantity as the first water quantity.

Step 204, setting the third preset value as the value of the second temperature, and setting the fourth preset value as the value of the second water amount; or obtaining target parameters of the beverage, and determining a second temperature and a second water volume according to the target parameters of the beverage, the first temperature and the first water volume, wherein the target parameters of the beverage comprise the target temperature of the beverage and the target water volume of the beverage.

At step 206, the water is heated to a first temperature and a first amount of water is drained.

And 208, outputting the water with the second temperature and the second water quantity, wherein the second temperature is higher than or lower than the first temperature.

In step 202, the values of the first temperature and the first water amount are determined, and the determination method of the values of the first temperature and the first water amount is different according to different situations. The present application preferably determines the values of the first temperature and the first amount of water by the following three aspects. The manner of determining the values of the first temperature and the first water amount may be selected according to actual conditions when designing a product, and is not limited specifically herein.

In step 204, the values of the second temperature and the second water amount are determined before the step of outputting the water having the second temperature and the second water amount, and the determination methods of the values of the second temperature and the second water amount are different according to different situations. The present application may determine the values of the second temperature and the second amount of water by two aspects. The manner of determining the values of the second temperature and the second water amount may be selected according to actual conditions when designing a product, and is not limited specifically herein.

In the above embodiment, step 208 may specifically be: and outputting the water with the second temperature and the second water quantity after the preset time.

In this embodiment, the water output at the second temperature and the second water amount is performed after the preset time, so that the water delivery temperature adjustment of the second step is performed after the beverage is brewed for a period of time, and thus, the food material can be dissolved and soaked in sufficient time after being brewed for water, so that the nutrition in the food material can be sufficiently extracted, the brewing effect of the food material can be ensured, the nutrition and the taste of the beverage can be ensured, and the situations of insufficient soaking, extraction, dissolution and the like of the food material can be prevented.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, before the step of outputting the water with the second temperature and the second water amount after the preset time, the method further includes: setting the fifth preset value as a value of preset time; or obtaining the optimal brewing time of the food materials to be brewed, and taking the optimal brewing time as the preset time; or acquiring the food material parameter comparison table and the type of the food material to be brewed, finding out the optimal brewing time of the food material to be brewed in the food material parameter comparison table according to the type of the food material to be brewed, and taking the optimal brewing time as the preset time.

In these embodiments, when the value of the preset time is obtained, the obtaining method is similar to the above-mentioned manner of obtaining the first temperature and the first water amount, specifically, on one hand, the preset time may be set to a fixed value in advance, on the other hand, the preset time may be directly input by the user according to the type of the food material, and on the third hand, the preset time may be searched through the type of the food material input by the user and the food material parameter lookup table. The actual situation in these three aspects is similar to the way of obtaining the first temperature and the first water amount as described above, and will not be described herein again.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, the control method of the liquid heating vessel further includes: the food material parameter comparison table is stored in the liquid heating container in advance, or the food material parameter comparison table is obtained through networking or external equipment, or the food material parameter comparison table is obtained from input equipment of the liquid heating container.

In the embodiments, the food material parameter comparison table can be preferably stored in the product in advance, so that the food material parameter comparison table can be directly called when in use, and of course, the food material parameter comparison table can be loaded on the network in a networking mode, and the food material parameter comparison table can be conveniently updated and modified at any time in the networking mode. In addition, the food material parameter comparison table can also be transmitted into the product together with the external equipment. Of course, the food material parameter comparison table can also be input through an input device.

As shown in fig. 3, a second aspect of the present invention provides a control apparatus for a liquid heating vessel, comprising: a memory 12 configured to store executable instructions; a processor 14 configured to execute executable instructions to implement the steps of any one of the first aspect implementing the method of controlling a liquid heating vessel provided.

As shown in fig. 4 to 8, a third aspect of the present invention provides a liquid heating vessel comprising: a water storage tank 2; the heating component 3 is arranged corresponding to the water storage tank 2 and is used for heating the water in the water storage tank 2; the water outlet component 4 is communicated with the water storage tank 2 and is used for discharging water in the water storage tank 2; the temperature measuring device 5 is arranged in the water storage tank 2 and is used for detecting the temperature of water in the water storage tank 2; the valve 6 is arranged corresponding to the water outlet assembly 4 and can open or close the water outlet assembly 4; in the control device 1 for the liquid heating container provided by any embodiment of the second aspect, the control device 1 is connected with the heating assembly 3, the temperature measuring device 5 and the valve 6, the valve 6 can be opened or closed to the water outlet assembly 4 according to the temperature detected by the temperature measuring device 5, and the operation of the heating assembly 3 can be controlled according to the temperature detected by the temperature measuring device 5.

The liquid heating container provided by the invention comprises a water storage tank 2, a heating component 3, a water outlet component 4, a temperature measuring device 5, a valve 6 and a control device 1, wherein the water storage tank 2 is used for containing water, the water storage tank 2 is preferably a water-steam separation box, the heating component 3 is used for heating the water in the water storage tank 2, and the heating component 3 can also be a structure for heating the water and then conveying the heated water into the water storage tank 2. The water outlet component 4 is used for water outlet, the temperature measuring device 5 is used for detecting the temperature of water in the water storage tank 2, the valve 6 is used for controlling the opening and closing of the water outlet component 4 according to the temperature so as to control the water quantity, the control device 1 is used for controlling the work of the heating component 3 according to the temperature so as to control the temperature of the water, and meanwhile, the work of the valve 6 is controlled according to a program so as to control the water outlet quantity and the water outlet time. And the control device 1 is used to control the operation of the whole product. Meanwhile, since the liquid heating container provided by the present invention has the control device 1 provided in any one of the above embodiments, the liquid heating container provided by the present invention has the beneficial effects of the control device 1 provided in any one of the above embodiments, which are not repeated herein.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, the liquid heating vessel further comprises: and the input device is connected with the control device 1 and used for inputting information, and comprises one or more of a function selection key, an input keyboard, a graph acquisition device and a voice input device.

In the embodiments, the input device can realize the input of the current parameters of the beverage and the parameters of the food materials to be brewed, and the like, and simultaneously enables a user to set the corresponding parameters or select the program according to the actual requirements. And the input device may comprise one or more of a function selection key, an input keyboard, a graphic acquisition device and a voice input device. And the types of the input devices can be set to be one or more according to actual needs. And preferably, a recognition device may be provided to automatically recognize the kind of the food material. For example, the food materials placed in the brewing area are automatically identified, so that the types of the food materials can be automatically obtained, programs can be automatically selected according to the types of the food materials, or parameters can be automatically set, and the beverage can be brewed more intelligently. And the recognition device may be embodied as a camera or the like.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, the liquid heating vessel further comprises: the brewing area is arranged at the outlet of the water outlet component 4, and a beverage outlet is arranged on the brewing area.

In the embodiments, the brewing area is used for placing food materials to be brewed, so that the water discharged by the water outlet assembly 4 can directly brew the food materials in the brewing area, and the brewed food materials can be directly collected from a cup or the like with a beverage outlet placed at the beverage outlet. The structure can place the food materials to be brewed in the brewing area, so that the beverage can be brewed more conveniently, and the food materials and the beverage which are brewed can be prevented from being mixed together, so that the separation of the beverage and the beverage residues can be conveniently realized.

Wherein, preferably, the recognition device is arranged corresponding to the brewing area and can recognize the food materials to be brewed on the brewing area.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 4 to 8, the water storage tank 2 is a water-vapor separation box, and the heating element 3 is a structure including a water passing device and a heating element, so that the heating element 3 can be used for heating and passing water in the water passing device and inputting the heated water into the water storage tank 2. Of course, the water storage tank 2 may be of a conventional container construction.

Further preferably, the liquid heating vessel further comprises: the water pump is connected with the water passing device and can pump water for the water passing device.

In these embodiments, the water pump is provided, so that the water in the water supply tank 8 or the external water source can be pumped into the water passing device through the water pump, and thus, the situation that the water cannot enter the water passing device due to insufficient water pressure can be prevented.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the liquid heating container further includes a water supply tank 8 connected to the water pump for storing the heated water in advance so as to be able to continuously supply water to the water passing device.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, as shown in fig. 4 to 8, the liquid heating vessel further comprises a base 92, and the water storage tank 2 is mounted on the base 92. The base 92 is here used to carry and mount the components of the tank 2 and the like.

In any of the above embodiments, the liquid heating vessel further preferably includes a housing assembly 94 mounted on the base 92, enclosing a mounting chamber with the base 92 and the tank; wherein, the water pump, the water passing device, the valve 6 and the like can be directly arranged in the installation cavity.

In these embodiments, through setting up shell subassembly 94, parts such as water pump, water passing device, solenoid valve are sealed and are protected through shell subassembly 94, like this alright prevent parts such as water pump, water passing device, solenoid valve from exposing in the air for a long time, therefore alright improve parts such as water pump, water passing device, solenoid valve waterproof, dustproof performance.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the liquid heating vessel further comprises a power supply board 96 mounted on the base 92 for supplying power to the control device 1, the water pump and the like.

A detailed flow diagram of the method of controlling a liquid heating vessel of the present invention is described below with reference to a specific embodiment. Specifically, as shown in fig. 9, the control method includes the steps of:

step 902, obtaining a food material parameter comparison table and a type of a food material to be brewed, finding out an optimal brewing time of the food material to be brewed, an optimal brewing temperature of the food material to be brewed and an optimal brewing water amount in the food material parameter comparison table according to the type of the food material to be brewed, taking the optimal brewing temperature as a first temperature, and taking the optimal brewing water amount as a first water amount.

Step 904, obtaining a target temperature of the beverage and a target water volume of the beverage, and determining the second temperature and the second water volume according to the target temperature of the beverage and the target water volume of the beverage, the first temperature and the first water volume.

Step 906 heats the water to a first temperature and discharges a first amount of water.

Step 908, outputting water with a second temperature and a second amount of water after the optimal brewing time.

In this embodiment, the food material parameter comparison table may be pre-stored in the control device in advance, and then the type of the food material to be brewed may be obtained through a camera on the liquid heating container, or may be obtained through an input device such as an input panel. And then the optimal brewing time, the optimal brewing temperature and the optimal brewing water quantity of the food materials can be determined according to the types of the food materials to be brewed. Meanwhile, the target temperature of the beverage and the target water volume of the beverage, namely the temperature and the water volume which the user needs to reach, can be obtained, and then the second temperature and the second water volume are determined according to the target temperature of the beverage, the target water volume of the beverage, the first temperature and the first water volume. After obtaining the parameters, the water is heated to a first temperature, namely the optimal brewing temperature, the first water quantity, namely the water with the optimal brewing water quantity, is output, and after the preset time, namely the optimal brewing time, the water with the second temperature and the second water quantity is output. Therefore, the temperature of the brewed beverage can be adjusted to be convenient for drinking.

In the description of the present specification, the terms "connect", "mount", "fix", and the like are to be understood in a broad sense, for example, "connect" may be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate. 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 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 is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes will occur to 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 control method for a liquid heating vessel, the control method being used for the liquid heating vessel, the control method comprising:

heating water to a first temperature and discharging a first amount of water;

and outputting water with a second temperature and a second water quantity, wherein the second temperature is higher than or lower than the first temperature.

2. The method for controlling a liquid heating vessel according to claim 1, wherein the step of outputting the water having the second temperature and the second water amount is specifically as follows:

heating or cooling the water to a second temperature and outputting a second amount of water; or

And outputting the water with the average temperature of the second temperature and the water amount of the second water amount.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising, prior to the step of heating water to a first temperature and discharging a first quantity of water:

setting a first preset value as the value of the first temperature and a second preset value as the value of the first water amount; or

Acquiring the optimal brewing temperature and the optimal brewing water quantity of food materials to be brewed, taking the optimal brewing temperature as the first temperature, and taking the optimal brewing water quantity as the first water quantity; or

The method comprises the steps of obtaining a food material parameter comparison table and the type of food materials to be brewed, finding out the optimal brewing temperature and optimal brewing water quantity of the food materials to be brewed in the food material parameter comparison table according to the type of the food materials to be brewed, taking the optimal brewing temperature as the first temperature, and taking the optimal brewing water quantity as the first water quantity.

4. A method of controlling a liquid heating vessel as claimed in claim 3, wherein said step of outputting a second quantity of water at a second temperature is preceded by the steps of:

setting a third preset value as the value of the second temperature and a fourth preset value as the value of the second water amount; or

Obtaining target parameters of the beverage, and determining the second temperature and the second water volume according to the target parameters of the beverage, the first temperature and the first water volume, wherein the target parameters of the beverage comprise the target temperature of the beverage and the target water volume of the beverage.

5. The method for controlling a liquid heating vessel according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the step of outputting the water having the second temperature and the second water amount is specifically:

and outputting the water with the second temperature and the second water quantity after the preset time.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising, before the step of outputting the second amount of water at the second temperature after the predetermined time, the step of:

setting a fifth preset value as the value of the preset time; or

Acquiring the optimal brewing time of the food materials to be brewed, and taking the optimal brewing time as the preset time; or

The method comprises the steps of obtaining a food material parameter comparison table and the type of food materials to be brewed, finding out the optimal brewing time of the food materials to be brewed in the food material parameter comparison table according to the type of the food materials to be brewed, and taking the optimal brewing time as the preset time.

7. A control device for a liquid heating vessel, comprising:

a memory configured to store executable instructions;

a processor configured to execute the executable instructions to implement the steps of a method of controlling a liquid heating vessel as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6.

8. A liquid heating vessel, comprising:

a water storage tank;

the heating component is arranged corresponding to the water storage tank and is used for heating the water in the water storage tank;

the water outlet assembly is communicated with the water storage tank and is used for discharging water in the water storage tank;

the temperature measuring device is arranged in the water storage tank and is used for detecting the temperature of water in the water storage tank;

the valve is arranged corresponding to the water outlet assembly and can open or close the water outlet assembly;

the control device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the control device is connected to the heating assembly, the temperature measuring device and the valve, and is capable of opening or closing the water outlet assembly according to the temperature detected by the temperature measuring device, and controlling the operation of the heating assembly according to the temperature detected by the temperature measuring device.

9. A liquid heating vessel as claimed in claim 8, further comprising:

the input device is connected with the control device and used for inputting information, and the input device comprises one or more of a function selection key, an input keyboard, a graph acquisition device and a voice input device; and/or

And the brewing area is arranged at the outlet of the water outlet assembly and is provided with a beverage outlet.

10. A computer readable storage medium having stored thereon executable instructions capable, when executed by a processor, of carrying out the steps of a method of controlling a liquid heating vessel according to any one of claims 1 to 6.