CN112683367A - Dehumidifier water tank water level monitoring method and device - Google Patents

Dehumidifier water tank water level monitoring method and device Download PDF

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CN112683367A
CN112683367A CN202011585416.6A CN202011585416A CN112683367A CN 112683367 A CN112683367 A CN 112683367A CN 202011585416 A CN202011585416 A CN 202011585416A CN 112683367 A CN112683367 A CN 112683367A
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臧必俊
袁峰
刘影
赵晓博
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The application relates to a dehumidifier water tank water level monitoring method and device. The method comprises the following steps: emitting infrared rays through an infrared ray liquid level sensor; the infrared ray liquid level sensor receives infrared rays reflected by the infrared ray reflection floating sheet, and the position of the infrared ray reflection floating sheet changes along with the water level change of the dehumidifier water tank; and calculating the water level of the water tank of the dehumidifier according to the transmission speed and the reflection time of the infrared rays, wherein the reflection time is the time between the infrared ray liquid level sensor transmitting the infrared rays and receiving the reflected infrared rays. The scheme provided by the application can realize real-time monitoring of the water level change process of the dehumidifier water tank.

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Dehumidifier water tank water level monitoring method and device
Technical Field
The application relates to the technical field of air conditioning, in particular to a dehumidifier water tank water level monitoring method and device.
Background
In the related technology, the dehumidifier mostly adopts a liquid level switch of a mechanical floater, when the water level of a water tank of the dehumidifier reaches the alarm water level, the liquid level switch is closed, the dehumidifier stops working, and the detection method of the water level has low detection precision, relatively complex structure and easy failure. And the water level can be detected by adopting the methods, the dehumidifier can only be protected from being full of water, and the water level of the water tank of the dehumidifier can not be monitored in real time.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the problems in the related art, the application provides a dehumidifier water tank water level monitoring method and a dehumidifier water tank water level monitoring device.
The application provides in a first aspect a method for monitoring a water level of a water tank of a wet machine, comprising:
emitting infrared rays through an infrared ray liquid level sensor;
receiving infrared rays reflected by the infrared ray reflection floating sheet through the infrared ray liquid level sensor;
and calculating the water level of the water tank of the dehumidifier according to the transmission speed and the reflection time of the infrared ray.
In a method of the first implementation of the first aspect,
the dehumidifier water tank is provided with an infrared channel, and the water level in the infrared channel is equal to the water level of the dehumidifier water tank in height;
a water storage cavity is arranged in the infrared channel, the bottom of the water storage cavity is communicated with the dehumidifier water tank, and an infrared inlet is arranged at the top of the water storage cavity;
the infrared reflection floating sheet is arranged in the water storage cavity.
In the method according to the second implementation manner of the first aspect, before the emitting infrared light by the infrared light level sensor, the method further includes:
the infrared sensor receives a monitoring signal, and the monitoring signal is generated when a user starts the dehumidifier.
In a third implementation method of the first aspect, after calculating the water level of the dehumidifier water tank by the propagation speed and the reflection time of the infrared ray, the method further includes:
and sending the water level information of the dehumidifier water tank to a display panel of the dehumidifier.
In a fourth implementation method of the first aspect, after calculating the water level of the dehumidifier water tank by the propagation speed and the reflection time of the infrared ray, the method further includes:
comparing the current water level of the dehumidifier water tank with the alarm water level of the dehumidifier water tank;
if the water level of the dehumidifier water tank is higher than the alarm water level of the dehumidifier water tank, a stop instruction is sent out to control the dehumidifier to stop working.
In a fifth implementation method of the first aspect, after calculating the water level of the dehumidifier water tank by the propagation speed and the reflection time of the infrared ray, the method further includes:
when the dehumidifier is dehumidifying, comparing the current water level of the dehumidifier water tank with the last measured water level of the dehumidifier water tank every N minutes;
if the current water level of the dehumidifier water tank is less than the last measured water level of the dehumidifier water tank, sending a shutdown signal to control the dehumidifier to stop working;
the N is an integer greater than 1.
The second aspect of the present application provides a dehumidifier water tank water level monitoring device, including:
the start-stop control module is used for sending and receiving a control instruction to control the operation of each module of the dehumidifier;
an infrared module comprising: the infrared liquid level sensor, the infrared reflection floating sheet and the arithmetic processor are arranged on the upper surface of the base; the infrared liquid level sensor is used for receiving and transmitting infrared rays; the infrared reflection floating sheet is used for reflecting the received infrared rays, and the position of the infrared reflection floating sheet changes along with the water level change of the water tank of the dehumidifier; the operation processor is used for calculating the water level of the water tank of the dehumidifier according to the transmission speed and the reflection time of the infrared rays, wherein the reflection time is the time between the infrared ray liquid level sensor emitting the infrared rays and receiving the reflected infrared rays.
In a first implementation method of the second aspect, the dehumidifier water tank level monitoring device further includes:
and the display module is used for displaying the water level information of the dehumidifier water tank.
With reference to the first implementation method of the second aspect, in a second implementation method, the display module is further configured to:
displaying a prompt signal, an alarm signal and current humidity information;
the prompt signal is a signal for prompting a user that the water tank of the dehumidifier is full of water;
the alarm signal is a signal for prompting a user that the water tank of the dehumidifier leaks water.
In a third implementation of the second aspect,
the operation processor is also used for comparing the current water level of the dehumidifier water tank with the alarm water level of the dehumidifier water tank; if the water level of the dehumidifier water tank is higher than the alarm water level of the dehumidifier water tank, a stop instruction is sent to indicate the start-stop control module to control the dehumidifier to stop working.
The technical scheme provided by the application can comprise the following beneficial effects:
this application technical scheme has set up infrared ray level sensor and infrared reflection and has floated the piece, infrared ray through infrared ray level sensor transmission, can float the piece reflection infrared ray level sensor back through infrared ray reflection, because the position that infrared ray reflection floated the piece can change along with the water level variation of dehumidifier water tank, therefore, float the infrared ray that the piece reflection was back through infrared ray reflection, can realize the water level calculation of dehumidifier water tank, thereby can be under the prerequisite that does not use mechanical structure, the realization carries out real time monitoring to dehumidifier water tank water level variation.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the application.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic flow chart of a method for monitoring a water level of a dehumidifier water tank according to an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 2 is another schematic flow chart of a dehumidifier water tank level monitoring method according to an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 3 is another schematic flow chart of a dehumidifier water tank level monitoring method according to an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 4 is another schematic structural diagram of a dehumidifier water tank level monitoring device according to an embodiment of the present application;
fig. 5 is a schematic view of a dehumidifier water tank structure shown in the embodiment of the present application.
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Preferred embodiments of the present application will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While the preferred embodiments of the present application are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present application may be embodied in various forms and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art.
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application. As used in this application and the appended claims, the singular forms "a", "an", and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
It should be understood that although the terms "first," "second," "third," etc. may be used herein to describe various information, these information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one type of information from another. For example, first information may also be referred to as second information, and similarly, second information may also be referred to as first information, without departing from the scope of the present application. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.
The water full protection structure of the existing dehumidifier basically comprises a buoy, a microswitch and a supporting structural member, wherein the buoy is arranged in a water tank and works through buoyancy of water in the water tank, the microswitch is arranged on a middle partition plate and is used for judging whether the water level in the water tank reaches an alarm water level or not, if the water level reaches the alarm water level, the whole dehumidifier stops working, and the water level in the water tank is prevented from being overfilled. But the structure can not monitor the water level change process of the water tank of the dehumidifier in real time when the dehumidifier performs dehumidification work.
In view of the above problems, the embodiment of the application provides a method for monitoring the water level of a water tank of a dehumidifier, which can monitor the water level change process of the water tank of the dehumidifier in real time.
The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is a schematic flow chart of a dehumidifier water tank water level monitoring method according to an embodiment of the present application.
Referring to fig. 1, an embodiment of a method for monitoring a water level of a dehumidifier water tank in an embodiment of the present application includes:
101. emitting infrared rays through an infrared ray liquid level sensor;
the operating principle of infrared ray level sensor in this application embodiment is the same with infrared distance meter's operating principle, all utilizes the non-diffusion principle when the infrared ray propagates, because the infrared ray refracting index is very little when passing through other material, so infrared ray can all be considered to long distance meter.
As shown in fig. 5, an infrared ray level sensor is installed at an infrared ray inlet 502 of the dehumidifier, and emits infrared rays when the dehumidifier starts a dehumidifying operation.
102. Receiving infrared rays reflected by the infrared ray reflection floating sheet through the infrared ray liquid level sensor;
the position of the infrared reflection floating sheet in the embodiment of the application can change along with the water level change of the water tank of the dehumidifier, is similar to a floating ball, floats on the water level of the water tank of the dehumidifier, but has the function of reflecting infrared rays, so the height of the infrared reflection floating sheet is the water level of the water tank of the dehumidifier.
After the infrared rays emitted in the step 101 are transmitted to the infrared ray reflection floating sheet, the infrared ray reflection floating sheet is reflected, the transmission direction is changed, and the infrared ray reflection floating sheet is retransmitted to the infrared ray liquid level sensor.
103. Calculating the water level of the water tank of the dehumidifier according to the transmission speed and the reflection time of the infrared ray;
reflection time in the embodiment of the application does infrared ray level sensor transmits infrared ray and receives the time between the reflection infrared ray, can understand that infrared ray from infrared ray level sensor propagates to infrared ray reflection floating piece, again from infrared ray reflection floating piece propagate back to the required propagation time of infrared ray level sensor.
In the embodiment of the present application, the propagation speed of infrared rays is calculated as the speed of light.
And calculating the distance between the infrared ray liquid level sensor and the infrared ray reflection floating sheet according to the propagation time and the propagation speed of the infrared ray, and calculating the height of the infrared ray reflection floating sheet relative to the bottom of the water tank of the dehumidifier according to the height of the known infrared ray liquid level sensor relative to the bottom of the water tank of the dehumidifier, so as to obtain the water level of the water tank of the dehumidifier.
This application technical scheme has set up infrared ray level sensor and infrared reflection and has floated the piece, infrared ray through infrared ray level sensor transmission, can float the piece reflection infrared ray level sensor back through infrared ray reflection, because the position that infrared ray reflection floated the piece can change along with the water level variation of dehumidifier water tank, therefore, float the infrared ray that the piece reflection was back through infrared ray reflection, can realize the water level calculation of dehumidifier water tank, thereby can be under the prerequisite that does not use mechanical structure, the realization carries out real time monitoring to dehumidifier water tank water level variation.
For convenience of understanding, an application embodiment of a method for monitoring a water level of a water tank of a dehumidifier is provided below for explanation, and in the embodiment of the present application, a problem that information of the water level of the water tank of the dehumidifier measured by an infrared liquid level sensor is not visually fed back to a user in the above embodiment is solved, and in the embodiment of the present application, detailed steps for monitoring the water level and alarming feedback of water fullness are provided, please refer to fig. 2 and 5, and an embodiment of the method for monitoring the water level of the water tank of the dehumidifier in the embodiment of the present application includes:
201. receiving a monitoring signal by an infrared liquid level sensor;
in the embodiment of the application, the dehumidifier water tank is provided with an infrared channel 503, a water storage cavity is arranged in the infrared channel, and the bottom of the water storage cavity is communicated with the dehumidifier water tank 501, so that the water level in the infrared channel is equal to the water level of the dehumidifier water tank.
Meanwhile, an infrared inlet 502 is arranged at the top of the infrared channel, and infrared rays emitted by the infrared liquid level sensor are transmitted into the infrared channel from the inlet and are also reflected and transmitted back to the infrared liquid level sensor from the inlet.
A user starts the dehumidification function of the dehumidifier, the start-stop control module generates a monitoring signal and sends the monitoring signal to the infrared liquid level sensor, and the infrared liquid level sensor receives the monitoring signal.
202. Emitting infrared rays through an infrared ray liquid level sensor;
after receiving the monitoring signal, the infrared liquid level sensor emits infrared rays.
203. Receiving infrared rays reflected back by the infrared ray reflection floating piece 504 through the infrared ray liquid level sensor;
in the embodiment of the application, the infrared reflection floating sheet floats on the liquid surface of the water storage cavity of the infrared channel.
The infrared rays emitted in step 202 enter the infrared ray channel from the infrared ray inlet, are reflected after being transmitted to the infrared ray reflection floating sheet floating on the liquid level of the water storage cavity, change the transmission direction, and are transmitted from the infrared ray channel to the infrared ray liquid level sensor through the infrared ray inlet.
204. Calculating the water level of the water tank of the dehumidifier according to the transmission speed and the reflection time of the infrared ray;
reflection time in the embodiment of the application does infrared ray level sensor transmits infrared ray and receives the time between the reflection infrared ray, can understand that infrared ray from infrared ray level sensor propagates to infrared ray reflection floating piece, again from infrared ray reflection floating piece propagate back to the required propagation time of infrared ray level sensor.
In the embodiment of the present application, the propagation speed of infrared rays is calculated as the speed of light.
And calculating the distance H2 between the infrared ray liquid level sensor and the infrared ray reflection floating sheet according to the transmission time T and the transmission speed V of the infrared ray, and calculating the height H of the infrared ray reflection floating sheet relative to the bottom of the water tank of the dehumidifier according to the height H1 of the known infrared ray liquid level sensor relative to the bottom of the water tank of the dehumidifier, so as to obtain the water level of the water tank of the dehumidifier. The specific calculation method is as follows:
H=h1-h2=h1-(TV/2)
205. sending water level information of a dehumidifier water tank to a display panel of the dehumidifier;
and sending the H obtained by calculation in the step 204 to a liquid level display module in a display panel of the dehumidifier.
Furthermore, the dehumidifier is connected with a mobile phone of a user through a network, information on the display panel can be completely sent to an intelligent household APP of the mobile phone through the network, and meanwhile, the user can set relevant parameters of the dehumidifier in the mobile phone APP in a self-defined manner.
206. Comparing the dehumidifier water tank water level with the dehumidifier water tank alarm water level;
when the water tank of the dehumidifier is full of water, overflow can occur, a circuit board of the dehumidifier can be damaged, and meanwhile, if the water level of the water tank of the dehumidifier is equal to the height of the water tank of the dehumidifier, overflow can also occur when a user pulls out the water tank, so that the water tank of the dehumidifier is provided with an alarm water level. The water level of the dehumidifier water tank measured by the current infrared liquid level sensor is compared with the alarm water level of the dehumidifier water tank, if the current water level of the dehumidifier water tank is greater than the alarm water level of the dehumidifier water tank, a stop signal is sent to the start-stop control module to stop the dehumidifier, and meanwhile, a prompt signal is sent to a dehumidifier display panel to prompt a user to manually drain water.
Similarly, the prompt signal may be sent to the user's handset APP via the network.
In the embodiment of the application, the alarm water level of the dehumidifier water tank can be set by a user according to the actual situation.
The following are exemplary: if the water level of the dehumidifier water tank calculated in the step 204 is 18.01CM, sending a shutdown signal to control the dehumidifier to stop working, and sending a prompt signal to a display panel; if H is less than 18, the dehumidifier continues to perform the dehumidification operation.
In this application embodiment, utilize infrared ray level sensor receiving and dispatching infrared ray to realize the real time monitoring to dehumidifier water tank water level variation process, through giving dehumidifier display panel with dehumidifier water tank water level information transmission, the user can know the water level variation condition of dehumidifier water tank in real time through display panel's display information, replace the liquid level switch of mechanical float with electronic judgement switch simultaneously, make the full protection system of water of dehumidifier more intelligent safer more accurate, and adopt electronic judgement switch to make dehumidifier water tank warning water level can be user-defined, more humanized, make the user have better use experience.
An application embodiment of a method for monitoring the water level of a water tank of a dehumidifier is provided below, referring to fig. 3, in the embodiment of the present application, an embodiment of the method for monitoring the water level of a water tank of a dehumidifier includes:
in the embodiment of the application, based on the dehumidifier water tank water level measured by the infrared liquid level sensor in the embodiment 2, the self-checking of water leakage of the dehumidifier water tank is carried out.
301. Receiving a monitoring signal by an infrared liquid level sensor;
in this embodiment of the application, the specific content of step 301 is similar to that of step 201 in embodiment 2, and is not described herein again.
302. Emitting infrared rays through an infrared ray liquid level sensor;
in this embodiment of the application, the specific content of step 302 is similar to the specific content of step 202 in embodiment 2, and is not described herein again.
303. Receiving infrared rays reflected back by the infrared ray reflection floating piece 504 through the infrared ray liquid level sensor;
in this embodiment, the specific content of step 303 is similar to the specific content of step 203 in embodiment 2, and is not described herein again.
304. Calculating the water level of the water tank of the dehumidifier according to the transmission speed and the reflection time of the infrared ray;
in this embodiment of the application, the specific content of step 304 is similar to the specific content of step 204 in embodiment 2, and is not described herein again.
305. Comparing the current dehumidifier water tank water level with the last measured dehumidifier water tank water level;
when the dehumidifier is dehumidifying, comparing the current dehumidifier water tank water level with the last dehumidifier water tank water level measured by an infrared liquid level sensor every N minutes, under normal conditions, the current dehumidifier water tank water level is always greater than the last dehumidifier water tank water level, if the current dehumidifier water tank water level is less than the last dehumidifier water tank water level measured, indicating that water leakage occurs in the dehumidifier water tank, sending a shutdown signal to control the dehumidifier to stop working, sending an alarm signal to a display panel, and prompting a user to process in time;
in the embodiment of the application, N is an integer larger than 1, and N minutes is the water leakage self-checking interval time of the dehumidifier water tank set by a user or a manufacturer.
In the embodiment of the application, the infrared ray liquid level sensor is used for sending and receiving the infrared ray to realize real-time monitoring of the water level change process of the dehumidifier water tank, and the measured water level is further used for comparison, so that the water leakage self-checking of the dehumidifier water tank is realized, and the dehumidifier is safer and more intelligent.
Corresponding to the embodiment of the application function implementation method, the application also provides a dehumidifier water tank water level monitoring device and a corresponding embodiment.
Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a dehumidifier water tank level monitoring device according to an embodiment of the present application.
Referring to fig. 4, the dehumidifier water tank level monitoring apparatus includes:
and the start-stop control module 401 is configured to send and receive a control instruction to control operation of each module of the dehumidifier.
An infrared module 402, comprising: the infrared liquid level sensor, the infrared reflection floating sheet and the arithmetic processor are arranged on the upper surface of the base;
in the embodiment of the application, the infrared liquid level sensor is used for receiving and transmitting infrared rays; the infrared reflection floating sheet is used for reflecting the received infrared rays, and the position of the infrared reflection floating sheet changes along with the water level change of the water tank of the dehumidifier; and the operation processor is used for calculating the water level of the water tank of the dehumidifier according to the transmission speed and the reflection time of the infrared rays, wherein the reflection time is the time between the infrared ray liquid level sensor transmitting the infrared rays and receiving the reflected infrared rays.
The display module 403 is configured to display water level information, a prompt signal, an alarm signal, and front humidity information of the dehumidifier water tank;
in the embodiment of the application, the prompt signal is a signal for prompting that the water tank of the dehumidifier is full, and the alarm signal is a signal for prompting that the water tank of the dehumidifier is leaked.
Furthermore, the operation processor in the infrared module is also used for comparing the current water level of the dehumidifier water tank with the alarm water level of the dehumidifier water tank; if the water level of the dehumidifier water tank is higher than the alarm water level of the dehumidifier water tank, a stop instruction is sent to indicate the start-stop control module to control the dehumidifier to stop working.
Furthermore, when the dehumidifier performs dehumidification operation, every N minutes, the operation processor in the infrared module is also used for comparing the current water level of the dehumidifier water tank with the last monitored water level of the dehumidifier water tank; if the water level of the current dehumidifier water tank is smaller than the last monitored water level of the dehumidifier water tank, sending a shutdown instruction to instruct the start-stop control module to control the dehumidifier to stop working, wherein N is an integer larger than zero.
This application technical scheme has set up infrared ray level sensor and infrared reflection and has floated the piece, infrared ray through infrared ray level sensor transmission, can float the piece reflection infrared ray level sensor back through infrared ray reflection, because the position that infrared ray reflection floated the piece can change along with the water level variation of dehumidifier water tank, therefore, float the infrared ray that the piece reflection was back through infrared ray reflection, can realize the water level calculation of dehumidifier water tank, thereby can be under the prerequisite that does not use mechanical structure, the realization carries out real time monitoring to dehumidifier water tank water level variation.
With regard to the apparatus in the above-described embodiment, the specific manner in which each module performs the operation has been described in detail in the embodiment related to the method, and will not be elaborated here.
The aspects of the present application have been described in detail hereinabove with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the above embodiments, the descriptions of the respective embodiments have respective emphasis, and for parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, reference may be made to related descriptions of other embodiments. Those skilled in the art should also appreciate that the acts and modules referred to in the specification are not necessarily required in the present application. In addition, it can be understood that the steps in the method of the embodiment of the present application may be sequentially adjusted, combined, and deleted according to actual needs, and the modules in the device of the embodiment of the present application may be combined, divided, and deleted according to actual needs.
Those of skill would further appreciate that the various illustrative logical blocks, modules, circuits, and algorithm steps described in connection with the applications disclosed herein may be implemented as electronic hardware, computer software, or combinations of both.
The flowchart and block diagrams in the figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems and methods according to various embodiments of the present application. In this regard, each block in the flowchart or block diagrams may represent a module, segment, or portion of code, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s). It should also be noted that, in some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. It will also be noted that each block of the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, can be implemented by special purpose hardware-based systems which perform the specified functions or acts, or combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions.
Having described embodiments of the present application, the foregoing description is intended to be exemplary, not exhaustive, and not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the described embodiments. The terminology used herein is chosen in order to best explain the principles of the embodiments, the practical application, or improvements made to the technology in the marketplace, or to enable others of ordinary skill in the art to understand the embodiments disclosed herein.

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1. A dehumidifier water tank water level monitoring method is characterized by comprising the following steps:
emitting infrared rays through an infrared ray liquid level sensor;
the infrared ray liquid level sensor receives infrared rays reflected by the infrared ray reflection floating sheet, and the position of the infrared ray reflection floating sheet changes along with the water level change of the dehumidifier water tank;
and calculating the water level of the water tank of the dehumidifier according to the transmission speed and the reflection time of the infrared rays, wherein the reflection time is the time between the infrared ray liquid level sensor transmitting the infrared rays and receiving the reflected infrared rays.
2. The dehumidifier water tank level monitoring method according to claim 1, comprising:
the dehumidifier water tank is provided with an infrared channel, and the water level in the infrared channel is equal to the water level of the dehumidifier water tank in height;
a water storage cavity is arranged in the infrared channel, the bottom of the water storage cavity is communicated with the dehumidifier water tank, and an infrared inlet is formed in the top of the water storage cavity;
the infrared reflection floating sheet is arranged in the water storage cavity.
3. The dehumidifier water tank water level monitoring method according to claim 1, wherein:
before transmitting infrared rays through the infrared ray liquid level sensor, the method further comprises the following steps:
the infrared sensor receives a monitoring signal, and the monitoring signal is generated when a user starts the dehumidifier.
4. The dehumidifier water tank water level monitoring method according to claim 1, wherein:
after calculating the water level of the dehumidifier water tank through the transmission speed and the reflection time of the infrared ray, the method further comprises the following steps:
and sending the water level information of the dehumidifier water tank to a display panel of the dehumidifier.
5. The dehumidifier water tank water level monitoring method according to claim 1, wherein:
after calculating the water level of the dehumidifier water tank through the transmission speed and the reflection time of the infrared ray, the method further comprises the following steps:
comparing the current water level of the dehumidifier water tank with the alarm water level of the dehumidifier water tank;
and if the water level of the dehumidifier water tank is higher than the alarm water level of the dehumidifier water tank, sending a shutdown instruction to control the dehumidifier to stop working.
6. The dehumidifier water tank water level monitoring method according to claim 1, wherein:
after calculating the water level of the dehumidifier water tank through the transmission speed and the reflection time of the infrared ray, the method further comprises the following steps:
when the dehumidifier is dehumidifying, comparing the current water level of the dehumidifier water tank with the last measured water level of the dehumidifier water tank every N minutes;
if the current water level of the dehumidifier water tank is less than the last measured water level of the dehumidifier water tank, sending a shutdown signal to control the dehumidifier to stop working;
and N is an integer greater than 1.
7. The utility model provides a dehumidifier water tank water level monitoring device which characterized in that includes:
the start-stop control module is used for sending and receiving a control instruction to control the operation of each module of the dehumidifier;
an infrared module comprising: the infrared liquid level sensor, the infrared reflection floating sheet and the arithmetic processor are arranged on the upper surface of the base; the infrared liquid level sensor is used for receiving and transmitting infrared rays; the infrared reflection floating sheet is used for reflecting the received infrared rays, and the position of the infrared reflection floating sheet changes along with the water level change of the water tank of the dehumidifier; the operation processor is used for calculating the water level of the water tank of the dehumidifier according to the transmission speed and the reflection time of the infrared rays, and the reflection time is the time between the infrared ray liquid level sensor emitting the infrared rays and receiving the reflected infrared rays.
8. The dehumidifier water tank level monitoring apparatus as claimed in claim 7, further comprising:
and the display module is used for displaying the water level information of the dehumidifier water tank.
9. The dehumidifier water tank level monitoring device of claim 8, wherein the display module is further configured to:
displaying a prompt signal, an alarm signal and current humidity information;
the prompt signal is a signal for prompting a user that the water tank of the dehumidifier is full of water;
the alarm signal is a signal for prompting a user that the water tank of the dehumidifier leaks water.
10. The dehumidifier water tank level monitoring device of claim 7,
the arithmetic processor is also used for comparing the current water level of the dehumidifier water tank with the alarm water level of the dehumidifier water tank; and if the water level of the dehumidifier water tank is greater than the alarm water level of the dehumidifier water tank, sending a shutdown instruction to instruct the start-stop control module to control the dehumidifier to stop working.
The operation processor in the infrared module is also used for comparing the current water level of the dehumidifier water tank with the last monitored water level of the dehumidifier water tank every N minutes when the dehumidifier performs dehumidification work; if the current water level of the dehumidifier water tank is smaller than the last monitored water level of the dehumidifier water tank, sending a shutdown instruction to instruct the start-stop control module to control the dehumidifier to stop working, wherein N is an integer larger than zero.
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