CN114468904A

CN114468904A - Disinfecting method and device based on washing equipment

Info

Publication number: CN114468904A
Application number: CN202011146450.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 梁贰武
Original assignee: Foshan Best Electrical Appliance Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Foshan Best Electrical Appliance Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-10-23
Filing date: 2020-10-23
Publication date: 2022-05-13
Anticipated expiration: 2040-10-23
Also published as: CN114468904B

Abstract

The application is applicable to the field of washing equipment, and provides a disinfection method and a disinfection device based on the washing equipment, wherein the disinfection method comprises the following steps: acquiring a disinfection identifier of the washing equipment; the disinfection identifier is used for determining a disinfection mode provided by the washing equipment; determining an amount of rinse water within a wash chamber at each disinfection trigger time associated with a disinfection instruction in response to the disinfection instruction; determining an operating parameter of a sanitizing substance generating component associated with the sanitizing identification based on the volume of rinse water; and controlling the operation of the disinfecting substance generating part based on the operation parameters to generate a disinfecting substance matched with the rinsing water amount, and disinfecting the tableware in the washing chamber through the disinfecting substance. The application provides a disinfection method can confirm the type and the dose of disinfection material according to the water yield in the washing chamber during disinfection, guarantees disinfection effect promptly, has also reduced the consumption of disinfection material to satisfy the disinfection demand under different scenes.

Description

Disinfecting method and device based on washing equipment

Technical Field

The application belongs to the field of washing equipment, and particularly relates to a disinfection method and device based on washing equipment.

Background

With the development of the modern times, the demand of society on washing equipment is increasing, the washing equipment can be applied to scenes such as a central large dining room, an individual small restaurant, a personal family and the like, and the washing equipment at present can not only clean dirt, oil stains and the like on the surfaces of tableware, but also kill bacteria remained on the surfaces of the tableware.

In the prior art, the tableware is generally disinfected by washing equipment in a rinsing process, specifically, a disinfectant is added to water for rinsing the tableware, and the tableware is disinfected by the water in which the disinfectant is dissolved. However, the disinfection process of one washing device is the same, and the same amount and type of disinfectants are used for disinfection in different scenes, so that the disinfection requirements in different scenes cannot be met.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a disinfection method and a disinfection device based on washing equipment, the type and the dosage of disinfection substances can be determined according to the water quantity in a washing cavity during disinfection, the disinfection effect can be ensured, unnecessary consumption of the disinfection substances is reduced, the disinfection requirements under different scenes are met, meanwhile, multiple disinfection scenes can be met only by using the disinfection method provided by the embodiment of the application, the program development amount of the washing equipment is reduced, the problem that in the prior art, the washing equipment is disinfected by equivalent disinfectant with the same type under different application scenes, and the disinfection requirements of different scenes cannot be met is solved.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for disinfecting a washing device, including: acquiring a disinfection identifier of the washing equipment; the disinfection identifier is used for determining a disinfection mode provided by the washing equipment; determining an amount of rinse water within a wash chamber at each disinfection trigger time associated with a disinfection instruction in response to the disinfection instruction; determining an operating parameter of a sanitizing substance generating component associated with the sanitizing identification based on the volume of rinse water; and controlling the operation of the disinfecting substance generating part based on the operation parameters to generate a disinfecting substance matched with the rinsing water amount, and disinfecting the tableware in the washing chamber through the disinfecting substance.

In a possible implementation manner of the first aspect, after the disinfecting the tableware in the washing chamber by the disinfecting substance, the method further includes: heating the washing chamber to increase the efficiency of treating the sanitizing substance.

For example, if the sterilization is identified as electrolytic sterilization, that is, the sterilizing substance includes chloride ions, ionized chloride ions should remain in the washing chamber after the tableware in the washing chamber is sterilized by the sterilizing substance, and the washing chamber is heated to increase the ambient temperature in the washing chamber, so that the ionized chloride ions are combined with other ions to form harmless substances.

For example, if the sterilization indicator is ozone sterilization, that is, the sterilizing substance is ozone, ozone should remain in the washing chamber after the tableware in the washing chamber is sterilized by the sterilizing substance, and the washing chamber is added to increase the ambient temperature in the washing chamber, so as to improve the efficiency of decomposing ozone into oxygen.

It is understood that during said disinfecting of the dishes inside the washing chamber by said disinfecting substance, the ambient temperature inside the washing chamber should be regulated according to said disinfection flag, in particular, the temperature range is determined according to said disinfection flag; managing and controlling the ambient temperature in the washing chamber, so that the ambient temperature is in the temperature range during the disinfection to ensure the disinfection efficiency.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a washing device-based disinfecting device, including: the disinfection identifier acquisition module is used for acquiring a disinfection identifier of the washing equipment; the disinfection identifier is used for determining a disinfection mode provided by the washing equipment; the disinfection instruction response module is used for responding to a disinfection instruction; the disinfection command response module comprises: the device comprises a rinsing water quantity determining module, an operation parameter determining module and a sterilizing module; the rinsing water quantity determining module is used for determining the rinsing water quantity in the washing chamber at each disinfection triggering moment associated with the disinfection instruction; the operation parameter determination module is used for determining the operation parameters of the disinfection substance generation component associated with the disinfection identification based on the rinsing water amount; and the disinfection module is used for controlling the disinfection substance generation part to operate based on the operation parameters, generating a disinfection substance matched with the rinsing water amount, and disinfecting the tableware in the washing chamber through the disinfection substance.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a washing apparatus, including: a memory, a processor and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, the processor implementing the method of any of the above first aspects when executing the computer program.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, including: the computer readable storage medium stores a computer program which, when executed by a processor, implements the method of any of the first aspects described above.

In a fifth aspect, the present application provides a computer program product, which when run on a terminal device, causes the terminal device to execute the method of any one of the above first aspects.

It is understood that the beneficial effects of the second aspect to the fifth aspect can be referred to the related description of the first aspect, and are not described herein again.

Compared with the prior art, the embodiment of the application has the advantages that:

the application provides a disinfection method, for prior art, can confirm the type and the dose of disinfection material according to the water yield in the washing chamber during disinfection, can guarantee the disinfection effect, also reduced disinfection material unnecessary consumption to satisfy the disinfection demand under the scene of difference, only need use the disinfection method that this application provided simultaneously can satisfy multiple disinfection scene, reduce the program development volume of washing equipment.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings required to be used in the embodiments or the prior art description will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive labor.

FIG. 1 is a flow chart of an implementation of a method provided by a first embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of an implementation of a method provided by a first embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of an implementation of a method provided by the first embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of an implementation of a method provided by the first embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of an implementation of a method provided by the first embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is a flow chart of an implementation of a method provided by the first embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of an implementation of a method provided by the first embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a sterilization device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a washing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

In the following description, for purposes of explanation and not limitation, specific details are set forth, such as particular system structures, techniques, etc. in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments of the present application. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art that the present application may be practiced in other embodiments that depart from these specific details. In other instances, detailed descriptions of well-known systems, devices, circuits, and methods are omitted so as not to obscure the description of the present application with unnecessary detail.

It will be understood that the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising," when used in this specification and the appended claims, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.

It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used in this specification and the appended claims refers to and includes any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

As used in this specification and the appended claims, the term "if" may be interpreted contextually as "when", "upon" or "in response to" determining "or" in response to detecting ". Similarly, the phrase "if it is determined" or "if a [ described condition or event ] is detected" may be interpreted contextually to mean "upon determining" or "in response to determining" or "upon detecting [ described condition or event ]" or "in response to detecting [ described condition or event ]".

Furthermore, in the description of the present application and the appended claims, the terms "first," "second," "third," and the like are used for distinguishing between descriptions and not necessarily for describing or implying relative importance.

Reference throughout this specification to "one embodiment" or "some embodiments," or the like, means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in one or more embodiments of the present application. Thus, appearances of the phrases "in one embodiment," "in some embodiments," "in other embodiments," or the like, in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, but rather "one or more but not all embodiments" unless specifically stated otherwise. The terms "comprising," "including," "having," and variations thereof mean "including, but not limited to," unless expressly specified otherwise.

In the embodiment of the present application, the main execution body of the process is a washing apparatus. Such washing apparatuses include, but are not limited to: dishwashers, bottle washers and the like capable of performing the sterilization method provided by the present application. The washing device can wash and sterilize the tableware. Fig. 1 shows a flowchart of an implementation of the method provided in the first embodiment of the present application, which is detailed as follows:

in S101, a sterilization flag of the washing apparatus is acquired.

In this embodiment, the disinfection identifier is used for determining a disinfection mode provided by the washing equipment; for washing equipment which can only provide one disinfection mode, the disinfection identifier is unique; for washing equipment capable of providing at least two disinfection modes, the disinfection identifier has a plurality of values; exemplary possible values for the disinfection flag include, but are not limited to, electrolytic disinfection, ozone disinfection, and radiation sterilization.

In a possible implementation manner, the obtaining of the disinfection identifier of the washing device may specifically be that the disinfection identifier is preset based on a disinfection device installed on the washing device; or, the washing equipment can be configured with a plurality of candidate disinfecting devices, each candidate disinfecting device corresponds to a unique disinfecting electric signal, and after the washing equipment is powered on, the disinfecting electric signals fed back by the activated candidate disinfecting devices can be received, and the disinfecting identification can be determined.

It should be understood that after the disinfection identifier of the washing device is obtained, if the disinfection identifier includes a plurality of values, when a washing instruction is received, a value associated with the washing instruction is taken as a target value from the plurality of values in the disinfection identifier, and specifically, the washing instruction includes information for indicating the target value.

In S102, in response to a sterilization instruction, the amount of rinse water in the washing chamber is determined at each sterilization trigger time associated with the sterilization instruction.

In this embodiment, the disinfection command comprises at least one disinfection trigger time, specifically, the disinfection trigger time is a time reached after a set time period from the response time of the disinfection command, and physically means a time for starting disinfection of the interior of the washing device.

In one possible implementation manner, the washing device receives a washing instruction and starts to execute a washing program corresponding to the washing instruction, generally, the washing program includes a plurality of stages, such as an initial washing stage, a rinsing stage and a drying stage; the wash instructions include at least one disinfection instruction; responding to a disinfection instruction in the washing instruction to disinfect tableware in the washing equipment when the washing equipment executes a certain stage in the washing program, specifically, the washing instruction comprises a response time corresponding to the disinfection instruction, and when the response time is reached, the washing equipment responds to the disinfection instruction; during the response to the disinfection command, when the disinfection trigger time is reached, the rinsing water quantity in the washing chamber at the moment is determined, so that the tableware in the washing chamber can be disinfected subsequently according to the rinsing water quantity.

It will be appreciated that after the amount of rinse water is determined, the washing apparatus should maintain the amount of water in the washing chamber at the amount of rinse water for subsequent disinfection of the dishes in the washing chamber.

It should be appreciated that the washing device may respond to a next sanitizing instruction based on a wash instruction after completing responding to a sanitizing instruction until all sanitizing instructions in the wash instruction are completed.

In S103, an operating variable of a disinfecting substance generating component associated with the disinfecting marker is determined based on the rinsing water amount.

In this embodiment, the sterilizing material generating means is also the above-described sterilizing device; exemplarily, if the sterilization sign is electrolytic sterilization, the sterilizing substance generating means is an electrolytic sterilizing device for generating a chlorine-containing sterilizing substance (e.g., sodium hypochlorite) having a sterilizing effect by electrolyzing an aqueous solution (e.g., a saline solution, i.e., a sodium chloride solution) containing chlorine ions; if the sterilization flag is ozone sterilization, the sterilizing substance generating means is an ozone generator for generating ozone having a sterilizing effect, and generally, the ozone generator generates ozone by performing high-voltage discharge on oxygen in the air.

In one possible implementation manner, the disinfecting mark is electrolytic disinfection, and the disinfecting substance generating component is an electrolytic disinfecting device, for example, the electrolytic disinfecting device is used for adding sodium chloride into the water in the washing chamber, and after the water in the washing chamber passes through two electrode plates of the electrolytic disinfecting device, the sodium chloride solution is decomposed through the two electrode plates to obtain sodium hypochlorite, and the sodium hypochlorite is used for disinfecting tableware in the washing chamber; the operating parameters include: the dose of raw material (e.g. sodium chloride, commonly known as salt) required to be added to the washing chamber for the generation of the sanitizing substance, the period of operation (including the moment of starting the operation and the length of the operation); in order to ensure the subsequent disinfection effect, it is necessary to ensure that the water in the washing chamber passes through the electrode plate of the electrolytic disinfection device, and the content of the disinfection substance in the washing chamber is required to be ensured. The determining the operation parameter of the disinfecting substance generating component associated with the disinfecting indicator based on the rinsing water amount may specifically include: determining the dosage of the raw materials based on the rinsing water quantity, specifically, determining the dosage of the raw materials corresponding to the rinsing water quantity through a preset water quantity-dosage correlation table; if the rinsing water amount is larger than or equal to a preset threshold value, namely the water in the washing chamber passes through an electrode pole piece of the electrolytic disinfection device at the moment, taking the moment when the water passes through the electrode pole piece as the starting moment of the operation time period of the electrolytic disinfection device; if the rinsing water amount is less than a preset threshold value, carrying out water feeding operation in the washing chamber until the water in the washing chamber passes through an electrode pole piece of the electrolytic disinfection device, specifically, monitoring whether the current water amount in the washing chamber reaches the preset threshold value in real time, and then taking the moment when the water passes through the electrode pole piece as the starting moment of the operation time period of the electrolytic disinfection device, namely the starting moment is the moment when the current water amount reaches the preset threshold value; the operation time length of the electrolytic disinfection device is determined based on the rinsing water amount, generally, the operation time length corresponding to the larger the rinsing water amount is, and specifically, the operation time length corresponding to the rinsing water amount is determined through a preset water amount-operation time length association table.

In another possible implementation, the sanitizing marker is an ozone sanitizer, the sanitizing substance generating component is an ozone generator for generating ozone for subsequent use as a sanitizing substance; the operating parameters include: the amount of ozone generated; in order to ensure the subsequent disinfection effect, the ozone generation amount should not be too low, and at the same time, unnecessary ozone generation (ozone has damage effect on human mucosa and is one of greenhouse gases) should be prevented. The determining the operation parameter of the disinfecting substance generating component associated with the disinfecting indicator based on the rinsing water amount may specifically include: the ozone generation amount is determined according to the rinsing water amount, and specifically, the ozone generation amount corresponding to the rinsing water amount is determined through a preset water amount-ozone amount correlation table.

It will be appreciated that if the disinfection identity is electrolytic disinfection, then the water in the washing chamber must pass the two electrode pads before the generation of the disinfecting substance can begin; if the sterilization flag is ozone sterilization, the water in the washing chamber may be empty, and at this time, the tableware in the washing chamber is sterilized by using ozone gas. The values of the two disinfection marks have different requirements on the water quantity in the washing chamber.

In S104, the operation of the disinfecting substance generating part is controlled based on the operation parameter, a disinfecting substance matching the rinsing water amount is generated, and the tableware in the washing chamber is disinfected by the disinfecting substance.

In this embodiment, in response to the sterilization command, the operation of the sterilizing material generating part is controlled according to the operation parameter to generate the sterilizing material matching the rinsing water amount, and the tableware in the washing chamber is sterilized by the sterilizing material.

The operation of the disinfecting substance generating means is controlled, for example, in accordance with the operation parameters determined in S103 described above. The above-mentioned operation of controlling the disinfecting substance generating component based on the operation parameter to generate the disinfecting substance matching with the rinsing water amount may specifically refer to the above-mentioned related description of S103, and is not described herein again.

For example, the disinfecting the tableware in the washing chamber by the disinfecting substance may specifically include: the washing equipment soaks the tableware in the washing chamber into the mixed liquid of the disinfecting substance and the water in the washing chamber; it should be understood that the length of time for soaking is determined according to the disinfection instructions.

In this embodiment, can confirm the type and the dose of disinfection material according to the water yield in disinfection sign and the washing chamber, can guarantee the disinfection effect, also reduced disinfection material unnecessary consumption to satisfy the disinfection demand under the scene of difference, only need use the disinfection method that this application provided simultaneously can satisfy multiple disinfection scene, reduce the program development volume of washing equipment.

Fig. 2 shows a flowchart of an implementation of the method provided in the second embodiment of the present application. Referring to fig. 2, with respect to the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the method S103 provided in this embodiment includes S201 to S205, which are detailed as follows:

further, the determining an operating parameter of a sanitizing substance generating component associated with the sanitizing flag based on the volume of rinse water comprises:

in S201, if the disinfection flag is electrolytic disinfection, the rinsing water amount is compared with a preset electrolytic water amount.

In this embodiment, if the disinfection identifier is an electrolytic disinfection, the disinfection substance generation component associated with the disinfection identifier is an electrolytic disinfection device, for example, the electrolytic disinfection device is configured to add sodium chloride to the water in the washing chamber, and decompose a sodium chloride solution through the two electrode plates after the water in the washing chamber has passed through the two electrode plates of the electrolytic disinfection device, so as to obtain sodium hypochlorite, where the sodium hypochlorite is used to disinfect the dishes in the washing chamber, that is, before the electrolytic disinfection device operates, it is necessary to ensure that the water in the washing chamber has passed through the two electrode plates of the electrolytic disinfection device, and therefore, the rinsing water amount needs to be compared with a preset electrolytic water amount; the preset electrolyzed water amount represents the water amount in the washing chamber when the water in the washing chamber just passes through the two electrode plates of the electrolytic disinfection device.

In S202, if the rinse water amount is greater than or equal to a preset electrolytic water amount, an operation period of the disinfecting substance generating part is determined based on the rinse water amount.

In this embodiment, when the rinsing water amount is greater than or equal to the preset electrolytic water amount, the water in the washing chamber passes through the two electrode plates of the electrolytic disinfection device. At this time, the operating condition of the electrolytic sterilizing device has been achieved, and the above-described determination of the operating time period of the sterilizing substance generating means based on the rinsing water amount may specifically be: if the rinsing water amount is greater than or equal to a preset electrolytic water amount, determining that the operation starting time of the sterilizing material generating component is the moment; determining an operation time period of the sterilizing material generating means based on the rinsing water amount; the operation time period is determined based on the operation start time and the operation time period.

It should be understood that, with regard to the above-described determination of the operation period of the disinfecting substance generating part based on the rinse water amount, generally, the greater the rinse water amount, the longer the operation period; specifically, the operation time length corresponding to the rinsing water amount is determined by a preset water amount-operation time length correlation table.

In S203, if the rinsing water amount is less than the preset electrolytic water amount, performing a water supply operation on the washing chamber, and monitoring a current water amount in the washing chamber.

In this embodiment, if the rinsing water amount is less than the preset electrolytic water amount, it indicates that the water in the washing chamber does not pass through the two electrode plates of the electrolytic disinfection device, i.e. the two electrode plates may be exposed to the air, and there is a safety risk when the electrolytic disinfection device is turned on. Therefore, if the rinsing water amount is less than the preset electrolytic water amount, the washing chamber is subjected to water feeding operation, and the current water amount in the washing chamber is monitored, so as to subsequently ensure that the water in the washing chamber passes through the two electrode plates of the electrolytic disinfection device.

In S204, if the current amount of water reaches the preset electrolytic water amount, an operation time period of the disinfecting substance generating part is determined based on the current amount of water.

In this embodiment, if the current water amount reaches the preset electrolytic water amount, it indicates that the water in the washing chamber has passed through the two electrode plates of the electrolytic disinfection device, and the operation condition of the electrolytic disinfection device is achieved. The determining of the operation time period of the disinfecting substance generating means based on the rinsing water amount may specifically be: if the rinsing water amount is greater than or equal to a preset electrolytic water amount, determining that the operation starting time of the sterilizing material generating component is the moment; determining an operation time period of the sterilizing material generating means based on the rinsing water amount; the operation time period is determined based on the operation start time and the operation time period.

In S205, if the sterilization flag is ozone sterilization, the amount of ozone required to be generated by the sterilizing substance generating means is determined based on the amount of rinsing water.

In this embodiment, if the sterilization flag is ozone sterilization, the sterilizing substance generating component is an ozone generator, in particular, an ozone generator for generating ozone by treating oxygen (generally taken from the air) with high voltage discharge, the ozone being used for subsequently sterilizing dishes in the washing chamber. In order to ensure the subsequent disinfection effect while avoiding the generation of unnecessary ozone, the amount of ozone generated by the ozone generator needs to be controlled.

In one possible implementation manner, the above-mentioned determination of the amount of ozone required to be generated by the disinfecting substance generating means based on the amount of rinsing water may specifically be: the amount of ozone is determined by a preset water amount-ozone amount correlation table, which is used to ensure that the ratio of the amount of ozone to the amount of rinse water is maintained at 0.1mg/L to 10mg/L, preferably 0.4mg/L, for example.

In another possible implementation manner, the above-mentioned determination of the amount of ozone required to be generated by the disinfecting substance generating means based on the amount of rinsing water may specifically be: obtaining a spatial volume of the washing apparatus with respect to the washing chamber; determining the amount of ozone based on the volume of the space and the amount of the rinse water, in particular determining the volume of air within the washing chamber from the volume of the space and the amount of the rinse water; determining a first amount of ozone from the volume of air; determining a second ozone amount from the rinse water amount; identifying the sum of the first amount of ozone and the second amount of ozone as the amount of ozone required to be generated by the sterilizing substance generating component. Preferably, the ratio of the first amount of ozone to the volume of air is 20mg/m³The ratio of the second amount of ozone to the amount of rinse water is 0.4mg/L, it being understood that if the amount of rinse water is zero, the second amount of ozone is also zero. For example, the volume of air in the washing chamber determined by the volume of the space and the amount of the rinsing water may be: the difference between the volume of the space and the amount of the rinsing water is taken as the volume of the air; or setting an adjustment weight value, calculating the difference between the space volume and the rinsing water amount, and calculating the difference and the rinsing water amountAdjusting the product of the weights, which is taken as the air volume, with specific reference to the formula: k (S-W); wherein A is the air volume, k is the adjustment weight, S is the space volume, and W is the rinsing water volume. For example, the adjustment weight is determined based on specification information of the washing device, specifically, a preset dish volume of the washing device is obtained, and the adjustment weight is calculated based on the dish volume and the space volume, which may be specifically referred to as a formula:

wherein k is an adjustment weight, S is a space volume, and C is a preset tableware volume, which refers to a total volume of tableware contained in the washing chamber in a preset standard application scenario.

In this embodiment, the operating parameter is determined by the disinfection flag and the rinsing water quantity, in order to ensure the disinfection effect during subsequent disinfection based on the operating parameter, while avoiding unnecessary consumption of disinfection substances.

Fig. 3 shows a flowchart of an implementation of the method provided in the third embodiment of the present application. Referring to fig. 3, with respect to the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the sterilization method provided in this embodiment further includes steps S301 to S303, which are detailed as follows:

further, the sterilization method further includes:

in S301, an image of the dishes within the washing chamber is acquired upon receiving a washing instruction.

In this embodiment, the dish image is used for subsequently determining the turbidity of the dishes, i.e. the degree of turbidity of the dishes to be washed in the washing chamber needs to be indicated by a numerical value.

In a possible implementation manner, the above-mentioned obtaining of the tableware image in the washing chamber when receiving the washing instruction may specifically be: when a washing instruction is received, acquiring a tableware image in the washing chamber through a camera; the camera may be built into the washing chamber.

It should be understood that, as an alternative to S301, the present embodiment further includes: the method comprises the steps of obtaining a tableware image set in a washing chamber through at least two cameras when a washing instruction is received, wherein the tableware image set can also be used for subsequently determining the tableware turbidity in the washing chamber, specifically, presetting a turbidity weight value for each camera corresponding to the tableware image in the tableware image set according to the setting position of each camera, determining the tableware turbidity corresponding to each tableware image, and performing weighted average according to the turbidity weight value and the tableware turbidity value of each tableware image to obtain the tableware turbidity in the washing chamber.

In S302, a determination is made regarding a turbidity of the dishware within the washing chamber based on the dishware image.

In this embodiment, the dish turbidity is used to indicate the degree of turbidity of the dishes to be washed in the washing chamber. The above-mentioned determining regarding the turbidity of the dishes within the washing chamber based on the dish image may specifically be: the tableware pollution degree is obtained by leading the tableware image into a pollution degree analysis model; for example, the turbidity analysis model may be a deep learning model, which takes the tableware image as an input and takes the tableware turbidity corresponding to the tableware image as an output, and is not limited herein.

Further, after the determining the operation parameter of the disinfection substance generation component associated with the disinfection identifier based on the rinsing water amount, the method further comprises the following steps:

in S303, the operating parameter is adjusted based on the degree of soiling of the dishes.

In this embodiment, the higher the turbidity of the tableware, the deeper the degree of the tableware in the washing chamber needs to be disinfected (i.e. the greater the disinfection strength needs to be), and in order to ensure the subsequent effect of disinfecting the tableware in the washing chamber, the operation parameters need to be adjusted based on the turbidity of the tableware.

In a possible implementation manner, the adjusting the operation parameter based on the dirtiness of the tableware may specifically be: setting standard sewage turbidity; selecting a degree parameter in the operation parameters, wherein the degree parameter is used for expressing the workload of the disinfection substance generation component during disinfection, exemplarily, if the disinfection identifier is electrolytic disinfection, the degree parameter is the operation duration, and if the disinfection identifier is ozone disinfection, the degree parameter is the ozone generation amount; based on the ratio of the tableware turbidity to the standard turbidity, the degree parameter is adjusted, so that the numerical value ratio before and after the degree parameter is adjusted is equal to the ratio of the tableware turbidity to the standard turbidity.

In this embodiment, the tableware turbidity is determined according to the tableware image acquired when the washing instruction is received, the operation parameter is adjusted based on the tableware turbidity, and the subsequent disinfection operation can be adjusted according to the turbidity of the tableware to be washed each time so as to adapt to different disinfection scenes.

Fig. 4 shows a flowchart of an implementation of the method provided in the fourth embodiment of the present application. Referring to fig. 4, with respect to the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the sterilization method S103 provided in this embodiment further includes steps S401 to S403, which are described in detail as follows:

further, before determining the operation parameter of the disinfection substance generation component associated with the disinfection flag based on the rinsing water amount, the method further includes:

in S401, an image of the dishes within the washing chamber is acquired.

In this embodiment, the step of obtaining the image of the dishes in the washing chamber may be specifically: acquiring an image of tableware in the washing chamber through a camera; the camera may be built into the washing chamber.

It should be understood that the implementation of S401 may specifically refer to the related description of S301, and is not described herein again. It should be noted that in the present embodiment, the time for acquiring the image of the dishes in the washing chamber is after S103, and the acquisition of the image of the dishes in the washing chamber in S301 is limited to the time when the washing instruction is received. The dish images acquired by the present embodiment are used to subsequently determine the dish type of each dish in the washing chamber.

In S402, a ware type of each ware within the washing chamber is determined based on the ware image.

In the present embodiment, the tableware type is used to indicate the material of each tableware, such as stainless steel, porcelain, or plastic; the above-mentioned determining the type of the respective dishes in the washing chamber based on the dish image may specifically be: obtaining the type of the tableware by importing the tableware image into a tableware type determining model; for example, the tableware type determining model may be a deep learning model, which takes a tableware image as an input and takes the tableware type corresponding to each tableware in the tableware image as an output, specifically, the tableware region in the tableware image is divided from a background region by digital image analysis, the tableware region is divided into at least one material region according to the tableware material, and the corresponding tableware type in each material region is identified by a deep learning algorithm, i.e., the tableware type is output. The deep learning model is not limited in this embodiment.

In S403, if the type of any tableware is in the blacklist type associated with the disinfection identifier, generating a non-sterilizable prompt message and stopping executing the disinfection instruction.

In the embodiment, the object to be sterilized is tableware, and special attention needs to be paid to safety issues, and therefore, a blacklist type associated with each sterilization identifier is preset so as to match the tableware type with the blacklist type, so as to prevent safety accidents during sterilization.

In a possible implementation manner, if the disinfection identifier is ozone disinfection, that is, the subsequent disinfection is disinfection using ozone, but ozone itself has strong oxidizing property, special attention needs to be paid to that some articles which are easily oxidized, such as fabrics like towels (users may put in by mistake), rubber products, iron tableware, etc., cannot be placed in the washing chamber when ozone is used for disinfection, that is, the blacklist type includes: fabric, rubber, iron, and the like. The generating of the non-sterilizable prompt message and stopping executing the sterilization instruction may specifically be: the display device of the washing equipment displays the prompt information of non-disinfection and stops the following steps of disinfecting the tableware in the washing chamber, so as to avoid safety accidents. It should be understood that the non-sterilizable notification message is used to inform the user that the dishes in the washing chamber are not sterilizable, and may be replaced by other notification messages, such as an error message, without limitation.

It should be understood that the value of the sterilization indicator is not limited herein, for example, if the sterilization indicator is high-temperature sterilization, the blacklist type includes plastic tableware and wooden tableware. The blacklist type is set in advance by associating values of all possible disinfection identifications. And if the disinfection identifier has multiple values, matching the type of the tableware with the blacklist type of each value until the disinfection identifier value of which the blacklist type is not matched with the type of the tableware is found, and taking the value as the only value of the disinfection identifier so as to determine the operation parameters of the disinfection substance generation component related to the disinfection identifier based on the rinsing water amount.

In this embodiment, the type of the dishes in the washing chamber is determined by the dish image, and the type of the dishes is matched with the blacklist type associated with the disinfection identifier, so as to avoid safety accidents caused by placing the dishes corresponding to the blacklist type associated with the disinfection identifier in the washing chamber in the subsequent disinfection process.

Fig. 5 shows a flowchart of an implementation of the method provided in the fifth embodiment of the present application. Referring to fig. 5, with respect to the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the sterilization method S104 provided in this embodiment includes S501 to S503, which are detailed as follows:

further, before the controlling the operation of the disinfecting substance generating part based on the operation parameter, the method further includes:

in S501, position information about the dishes within the washing chamber is obtained.

In this embodiment, the position information refers to the information of the placement position of each dish in the washing chamber, and for example, a plurality of preset dish positions are preset in the washing chamber, and it can be determined whether each preset dish position has a dish.

In one possible implementation, the positional information of the dishes within the washing chamber is determined by an image of the dishes within the washing chamber. The above means for acquiring the tableware image may specifically refer to the related description of S301, and will not be described herein again. It should be noted that in the present embodiment, the time when the image of the dishes in the washing chamber is obtained is before S104, and the image of the dishes obtained in the present embodiment is used for subsequently determining the position information about the dishes in the washing chamber. The determining the position information of the dishes in the washing chamber according to the image of the dishes in the washing chamber may specifically be: obtaining the position information by importing the tableware image into a tableware detection model; for example, the utensil detection model may be a deep learning model, which takes the utensil image as an input and takes the position information of the utensil in the utensil image as an output, and is not limited herein.

In another possible implementation manner, a tableware sensor is disposed at each preset position of the tableware to detect whether the tableware is placed at each preset position of the tableware, and the tableware sensor can be a laser sensor or a weight sensor, which is not limited herein.

Further, the sterilizing the dishes in the washing chamber by the sterilizing substance includes:

in S502, the output port of the sterilizing substance is adjusted based on the position information.

In this embodiment, in order to make the disinfecting substance contact with the dishes in the washing chamber more, the output port of the disinfecting substance can be adjusted according to the position information, and the output port is used for delivering the disinfecting substance to the washing chamber, so as to disinfect the dishes in the washing chamber.

In one possible implementation, the sanitizing marker is an ozone sanitizer, the sanitizing substance is sanitizing ozone generated by an ozone generator of the washing appliance, and the sanitizing substance is delivered from the ozone generator to the washing chamber via the outlet. The adjusting of the output port of the sterilizing material based on the position information may specifically be: the washing equipment is preset with an output port adjusting instruction list, and each position information in the output port adjusting instruction list is associated with each adjusting instruction one by one; and extracting an output port adjusting instruction corresponding to the position information in the output port adjusting instruction list according to the position information, and adjusting the output port based on the output port adjusting instruction so as to enable the output port to be aligned with the tableware in the washing equipment. The output port is arranged on a movable slide block, the slide block can be clamped and kept still at a plurality of preset positions, and the washing equipment can control the slide block to move to the preset position corresponding to the output port adjusting instruction according to the output port adjusting instruction; the outlet is a movable nozzle, the movable nozzle can adjust the alignment angle, and the washing equipment can control the alignment angle of the movable nozzle to be adjusted to the alignment angle corresponding to the outlet adjustment instruction according to the outlet adjustment instruction.

It will be appreciated that the method provided by the present embodiment is not applicable to a washing apparatus provided with means for conveying a sanitizing substance into the washing chamber, if the sanitizing is identified as being electrolytically sanitized, i.e. the washing apparatus is producing the sanitizing substance by electrolysis of water in the washing chamber, i.e. the sanitizing substance is produced in the washing chamber. In particular, if the sterilization is identified as electrolytic sterilization and the washing apparatus is to prepare a sterilizing substance by electrolyzing a saline solution in another sterilization chamber and then to transfer the sterilizing substance into the washing chamber, the method provided in this embodiment may be applied. There may be more than one outlet of this embodiment.

In S503, the sanitizing substance is delivered into the washing chamber through the outlet.

In this embodiment, the sterilizing material is delivered to the washing chamber through the outlet adjusted in step S502, so that the sterilizing material is contacted with the dishes in the washing chamber as soon as possible when being delivered to the washing chamber, thereby improving the sterilizing efficiency.

In this embodiment, the output port of the disinfecting substance is adjusted by the position information of the dishes in the washing chamber, so that the disinfecting substance is contacted with the dishes in the washing chamber as soon as possible when being conveyed to the washing chamber, thereby increasing the probability of generating a disinfecting reaction between the dishes and the disinfecting substance and improving the disinfecting effect.

Fig. 6 shows a flowchart of an implementation of the method provided in the sixth embodiment of the present application. Referring to fig. 6, with respect to any of the above embodiments, the method for disinfecting provided in this embodiment further includes S601 to S603 before S102, which are detailed as follows:

further, before responding to the disinfection instruction, the method further comprises the following steps:

in S601, if a washing command is received, a washing mode corresponding to the washing command is determined.

In this embodiment, the washing apparatus has a plurality of preset washing modes, and each washing instruction has a corresponding washing mode; the washing instruction is generated based on user operation, that is, the washing mode corresponding to the washing instruction is user-selectable. For example, the user generates the washing instruction by operating a button on the washing device, and when the washing device receives the washing instruction, the washing mode corresponding to the washing instruction is determined. It should be understood that the washing instructions may also be sent to the washing apparatus by a user by remotely connecting the washing apparatus, or generated by remotely operating the washing apparatus.

In S602, all washing stages included in the washing pattern are determined.

In this embodiment, each washing pattern comprises at least one washing phase. Exemplarily, the washing pattern may include a preliminary washing stage, a rinsing stage, and a drying stage; in the initial washing stage, the washing equipment washes the tableware in the washing chamber to wash away large scale dirt remained on the surface of the tableware; in the rinsing stage, the washing equipment rinses the tableware to clean dirt such as grease on the surface of the tableware, and particularly, the washing equipment also disinfects the tableware to kill bacteria and viruses on the surface of the tableware; it should be understood that the above-mentioned disinfection of the dishes may be performed in addition to the rinsing phase, in addition to a washing phase (i.e. disinfection phase), or in other washing phases (in addition to the rinsing phase and the disinfection phase, in the washing pattern); in the drying stage, the washing equipment dries the tableware, so that the tableware is kept dry for use at any time; it will be appreciated that the washing apparatus is also included to perform a rinsing operation on the dishes prior to the drying stage to wash the detergent and/or sanitizing substances etc. from the surfaces of the dishes.

In S603, if any washing stage is pre-associated with a disinfection operation, the disinfection command is generated.

In this embodiment, the washing pattern comprises at least one washing stage, each washing stage comprising at least one operation. For example, in the above-mentioned initial washing phase, the washing appliance performs a rinsing operation on the dishes in the washing chamber, i.e. the initial washing phase comprises the rinsing operation.

In one possible implementation, the washing mode is a power mode, which includes a primary washing stage, a rinsing stage, and a drying stage. The first washing stage and the rinsing stage of the power mode are pre-associated with a disinfection operation, that is, when the washing mode is the power mode, the disinfection command is generated in the first washing stage and the rinsing stage, so that the washing device can disinfect the dishes in the washing chamber in the first washing stage and the rinsing stage.

In another possible implementation, the washing pattern is a standard pattern, and the standard pattern includes a preliminary washing stage, a rinsing stage, and a drying stage. The rinsing phase of the standard mode is pre-associated with a disinfection operation, i.e. when the washing mode is the standard mode, the disinfection command is generated in the rinsing phase in order for the washing apparatus to disinfect the dishes in the washing chamber in the rinsing phase.

It is to be understood that the washing mode may also be a pure mode, in which no disinfection operation is pre-associated with each washing stage, i.e. the washing apparatus stops disinfecting the dishes in the washing chamber when the washing mode is a pure mode.

In this embodiment, a washing instruction is generated by a user operation, and a washing stage in which the washing device sterilizes the dishes in the washing chamber is determined by the washing instruction, so that the user can select a preset washing mode according to his/her own needs, and the washing device sterilizes the dishes in the washing chamber based on the washing mode, thereby meeting the needs of the user for disinfecting the dishes.

Fig. 7 shows a flowchart of an implementation of the method provided in the seventh embodiment of the present application. Referring to fig. 7, with respect to the embodiment shown in fig. 6, the disinfection method provided in this embodiment further includes steps S701 to S705 after S602, which are detailed as follows:

further, after determining at least one washing stage included in the washing pattern, the method further includes:

in S701, if the washing mode is the automatic mode, an image of the dishes in the washing chamber is acquired.

In this embodiment, in order to additionally provide a selectable and convenient washing mode, an automatic mode is preset in which the washing apparatus adjusts the sterilizing operation according to the degree of contamination of the dishes in the washing chamber.

In a possible implementation manner, the above-mentioned obtaining of the tableware image in the washing chamber may specifically refer to the above-mentioned description of S301, and details thereof are not repeated herein.

In S702, a turbidity of the soil with respect to the dishes within the washing chamber is determined based on the dish image.

In this embodiment, the above-mentioned determining the degree of contamination of the dishes in the washing chamber based on the dish image may specifically refer to the above-mentioned description of S302, and will not be described herein again. It should be noted that the above-mentioned step S302 determines the turbidity of the dishes for subsequent adjustment of the operation parameters, and the determined turbidity of the dishes in the present embodiment is used for subsequent adjustment of the disinfection operation in each washing stage.

In S703, if the degree of contamination is less than a first threshold value, the disinfecting operation associated with each washing stage of the automatic mode is removed.

In the present embodiment, the automatic mode includes a preliminary washing stage, a rinsing stage, and a drying stage, for example. When the turbidity is less than the first threshold, the washing apparatus determines that the dishes in the washing chamber may not be disinfected, that is, if the turbidity is less than the first threshold, the disinfecting operation associated with each washing stage of the automatic mode is removed, so as to ensure that the washing apparatus stops disinfecting the dishes in the washing chamber in each washing stage.

In S704, if the contamination level is greater than or equal to the first threshold value and less than a second threshold value, a sterilization operation is configured in a rinsing stage corresponding to the automatic mode.

In this embodiment, when the turbidity is greater than or equal to the first threshold and less than the second threshold, the washing apparatus determines that the dishes in the washing chamber need to be disinfected in the rinsing stage, that is, if the turbidity is greater than or equal to the first threshold and less than the second threshold, the disinfecting operation is configured in the rinsing stage corresponding to the automatic mode to ensure that the dishes in the washing chamber are disinfected by the washing apparatus in the rinsing stage.

In S705, if the degree of contamination is greater than or equal to the second threshold value, a sterilization operation is configured in the initial washing stage and the rinsing stage of the automatic mode.

In this embodiment, when the turbidity is greater than or equal to the second threshold, the washing apparatus determines that the dishes in the washing chamber need to be disinfected in both the initial washing stage and the rinsing stage, that is, if the turbidity is greater than or equal to the second threshold, the disinfecting operation is configured in the initial washing stage and the rinsing stage of the automatic mode to ensure that the dishes in the washing chamber are disinfected by the washing apparatus in both the initial washing stage and the rinsing stage.

In this embodiment, a washing mode with certain convenience, i.e. an automatic mode, is additionally provided for the user to select, and if the washing mode is the automatic mode, the following disinfection operation of the tableware can be adjusted according to the turbidity of the tableware in the washing cavity, so as to adapt to different disinfection requirements.

Fig. 8 shows a schematic structural diagram of a sterilization device provided in an embodiment of the present application, corresponding to the sterilization method described in the above embodiment, and only the parts related to the embodiment of the present application are shown for convenience of illustration.

Referring to fig. 8, the sterilizing apparatus includes: the disinfection identifier acquisition module is used for acquiring a disinfection identifier of the washing equipment; the disinfection identifier is used for determining a disinfection mode provided by the washing equipment; the disinfection instruction response module is used for responding to a disinfection instruction; the disinfection command response module comprises: the device comprises a rinsing water quantity determining module, an operation parameter determining module and a sterilizing module; the rinsing water quantity determining module is used for determining the rinsing water quantity in the washing chamber at each disinfection triggering moment associated with the disinfection instruction; the operation parameter determination module is used for determining the operation parameters of the disinfection substance generation component associated with the disinfection identification based on the rinsing water amount; and the disinfection module is used for controlling the disinfection substance generation part to operate based on the operation parameters, generating a disinfection substance matched with the rinsing water amount, and disinfecting the tableware in the washing chamber through the disinfection substance.

Optionally, the operation parameter determining module includes: an electrolytic disinfection operation parameter determining module or an ozone disinfection operation parameter determining module. If the disinfection identification is electrolytic disinfection, the operation parameter determining module comprises the electrolytic disinfection operation parameters; the electrolytic sterilization operation parameter determination module includes: the preset electrolyzed water quantity comparison module is used for comparing the rinsing water quantity with a preset electrolyzed water quantity; an operation time period determination module for determining an operation time period of the disinfecting substance generating means based on the rinsing water amount if the rinsing water amount is greater than or equal to a preset electrolytic water amount; the current water amount monitoring module is used for carrying out water feeding operation on the washing chamber and monitoring the current water amount in the washing chamber if the rinsing water amount is smaller than the preset electrolytic water amount; the operation time period determination module is further used for determining the operation time period of the disinfection substance generation component based on the current water amount if the current water amount reaches the preset electrolyzed water amount;

optionally, the disinfection device further comprises: the tableware image acquisition module is used for acquiring tableware images in the washing chamber when a washing instruction is received; a dish turbidity determination module for determining a turbidity of the dishes with respect to the inside of the washing chamber based on the image of the dishes; and the operation parameter adjusting module is used for adjusting the operation parameters based on the tableware turbidity degree.

Optionally, the disinfection device further comprises: a tableware image acquisition module for acquiring tableware images in the washing chamber; a ware type determination module to determine a ware type for each ware within the washing chamber based on the ware image; and the abnormity prompting module is used for generating non-sterilizable prompting information and stopping executing the sterilization instruction if the type of any tableware is in the blacklist type associated with the sterilization identifier.

Optionally, the disinfection device further comprises: a dish image acquisition module for acquiring positional information about dishes within the washing chamber; an output port adjusting module for adjusting the output port of the sterilizing material based on the position information; a sanitizing substance delivery module for delivering the sanitizing substance into the washing chamber through the outlet.

Optionally, the disinfection device further comprises: the washing mode determining module is used for determining a washing mode corresponding to the washing instruction if the washing instruction is received; a washing stage module for determining all washing stages contained in the washing pattern; and the disinfection instruction generation module is used for generating the disinfection instruction if any washing stage is pre-associated with disinfection operation.

Optionally, the disinfection device further comprises: a tableware image obtaining module for obtaining the tableware image in the washing chamber if the washing mode is an automatic mode; a ware turbidity determination module for determining a turbidity with respect to the ware within the washing chamber based on the ware image; a sterilization operation adjustment module for removing sterilization operations associated with each washing stage of the automatic mode if the turbidity level is less than a first threshold; if the turbidity is greater than or equal to the first threshold and less than a second threshold, configuring a disinfection operation at a rinsing stage corresponding to the automatic mode; and if the turbidity is larger than or equal to the second threshold value, configuring a disinfection operation in the initial washing stage and the rinsing stage of the automatic mode.

It should be noted that, for the information interaction, the execution process, and other contents between the above-mentioned apparatuses, the specific functions and the technical effects of the embodiments of the method of the present application are based on the same concept, and specific reference may be made to the section of the embodiments of the method, which is not described herein again.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that, for convenience and brevity of description, only the above-mentioned division of the functional units and modules is illustrated, and in practical applications, the above-mentioned function distribution may be performed by different functional units and modules according to needs, that is, the internal structure of the apparatus is divided into different functional units or modules to perform all or part of the above-mentioned functions. Each functional unit and module in the embodiments may be integrated in one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated in one unit, and the integrated unit may be implemented in a form of hardware, or in a form of software functional unit. In addition, specific names of the functional units and modules are only for convenience of distinguishing from each other, and are not used for limiting the protection scope of the present application. The specific working processes of the units and modules in the system may refer to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, and are not described herein again.

Fig. 9 shows a schematic structural diagram of a washing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 9, the washing apparatus 9 of this embodiment includes: at least one processor 90 (only one processor is shown in fig. 9), a memory 91, and a computer program 92 stored in the memory 91 and executable on the at least one processor 90, the steps of any of the various method embodiments described above being implemented when the computer program 92 is executed by the processor 90.

The washing device 9 may be a dishwasher or other device providing washing and sanitizing functions. The washing device may include, but is not limited to, a processor 90, a memory 91. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that fig. 9 is merely an example of the washing apparatus 9, and does not constitute a limitation of the washing apparatus 9, and may include more or less components than those shown, or some components may be combined, or different components may be included, for example, input and output devices, network access devices, and the like.

The Processor 90 may be a Central Processing Unit (CPU), and the Processor 90 may be other general purpose Processor, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), an off-the-shelf Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other Programmable logic device, discrete Gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, etc. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor may be any conventional processor or the like.

The memory 91 may in some embodiments be an internal storage unit of the washing device 9, such as a hard disk or a memory of the washing device 9. The memory 91 may also be an external storage device of the terminal device 9 in other embodiments, such as a plug-in hard disk, a Smart Media Card (SMC), a Secure Digital (SD) Card, a Flash memory Card (Flash Card), and the like, provided on the washing device 9. Further, the memory 91 may also include both an internal storage unit and an external storage device of the washing device 9. The memory 91 is used for storing an operating system, an application program, a BootLoader (BootLoader), data, and other programs, such as program codes of the computer program. The memory 91 may also be used to temporarily store data that has been output or is to be output.

The embodiments of the present application further provide a computer-readable storage medium, where a computer program is stored, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the computer program implements the steps in the above-mentioned method embodiments.

Embodiments of the present application provide a computer program product, which when executed on a washing apparatus, enables the washing apparatus to implement the steps in the above method embodiments.

The integrated unit, if implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as a stand-alone product, may be stored in a computer readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, all or part of the processes in the methods of the embodiments described above can be implemented by a computer program, which can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium and can implement the steps of the embodiments of the methods described above when the computer program is executed by a processor. Wherein the computer program comprises computer program code, which may be in the form of source code, object code, an executable file or some intermediate form, etc. The computer readable medium may include at least: any entity or device capable of carrying computer program code to a photographing apparatus/terminal apparatus, a recording medium, computer Memory, Read-Only Memory (ROM), Random Access Memory (RAM), an electrical carrier signal, a telecommunications signal, and a software distribution medium. Such as a usb-disk, a removable hard disk, a magnetic or optical disk, etc. In certain jurisdictions, computer-readable media may not be an electrical carrier signal or a telecommunications signal in accordance with legislative and patent practice.

In the above embodiments, the descriptions of the respective embodiments have respective emphasis, and reference may be made to the related descriptions of other embodiments for parts that are not described or illustrated in a certain embodiment.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the various illustrative elements and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented as electronic hardware or combinations of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the implementation. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present application.

In the embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus/terminal device and method may be implemented in other ways. For example, the above-described embodiments of the apparatus/terminal device are merely illustrative, and for example, the division of the modules or units is only one logical division, and there may be other divisions when actually implemented, for example, a plurality of units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not executed. In addition, the shown or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, and may be in an electrical, mechanical or other form.

The units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.

The above-mentioned embodiments are only used for illustrating the technical solutions of the present application, and not for limiting the same; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; such modifications and substitutions do not substantially depart from the spirit and scope of the embodiments of the present application and are intended to be included within the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A method of sanitizing a washing machine, comprising:

acquiring a disinfection identifier of the washing equipment; the disinfection identifier is used for determining a disinfection mode provided by the washing equipment;

determining an amount of rinse water within a wash chamber at each disinfection trigger time associated with a disinfection instruction in response to the disinfection instruction;

determining an operating parameter of a sanitizing substance generating component associated with the sanitizing identification based on the volume of rinse water;

and controlling the operation of the disinfecting substance generating part based on the operation parameters to generate a disinfecting substance matched with the rinsing water amount, and disinfecting the tableware in the washing chamber through the disinfecting substance.

2. The sanitizing method as set forth in claim 1 wherein said determining an operating parameter of a sanitizing substance generating component associated with said sanitizing indicator based on said volume of rinse water comprises:

if the disinfection mark is electrolytic disinfection, comparing the rinsing water quantity with a preset electrolytic water quantity;

determining an operating time period of the disinfecting substance generating part based on the rinsing water amount if the rinsing water amount is greater than or equal to a preset electrolytic water amount;

if the rinsing water amount is smaller than the preset electrolytic water amount, carrying out water delivery operation on the washing chamber, and monitoring the current water amount in the washing chamber;

determining an operating time period of the disinfecting substance generating part based on the current water amount if the current water amount reaches the preset electrolyzed water amount;

if the sterilization flag is ozone sterilization, the amount of ozone required to be generated by the sterilizing substance generating means is determined based on the amount of rinsing water.

3. The sterilization method according to claim 1, further comprising:

acquiring an image of the dishware in the washing chamber when a washing instruction is received;

determining a turbidity of the dishware within the washing chamber based on the dishware image;

after the determining the operating parameter of the disinfection substance generation component associated with the disinfection flag based on the rinse water amount, further comprising:

adjusting the operating parameter based on the tableware turbidity.

4. The sanitization method of claim 1, wherein prior to determining the operating parameter of the sanitizing substance generating component associated with the sanitization indicator based on the volume of rinse water, further comprising:

acquiring an image of the dishware in the washing chamber;

determining a ware type for each ware within the washing chamber based on the ware image;

and if the type of any tableware is in the blacklist type associated with the disinfection identifier, generating prompt information which cannot be disinfected and stopping executing the disinfection instruction.

5. The sanitizing method as set forth in claim 1 wherein prior to said controlling operation of said sanitizing substance generating means based on said operating parameters, further comprises:

obtaining positional information about the dishes within the washing chamber;

the sterilizing of the dishware in the washing chamber by the sterilizing substance comprises:

adjusting an output port of the sterilizing substance based on the positional information;

delivering the sanitizing substance into the washing chamber through the outlet.

6. The sterilization method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the responding to the sterilization instruction is preceded by:

if a washing instruction is received, determining a washing mode corresponding to the washing instruction;

determining all washing phases contained in the washing pattern;

if any of the wash stages is pre-associated with a sanitizing operation, the sanitizing instruction is generated.

7. The sanitization method of claim 6, wherein said determining said washing mode comprises, after at least one washing stage, further comprising:

if the washing mode is an automatic mode, acquiring a tableware image in the washing chamber;

determining a degree of soiling with respect to the dishes within the washing chamber based on the dish images;

removing the disinfecting operation associated with each washing stage of the automatic mode if the turbidity is less than a first threshold;

if the turbidity is greater than or equal to the first threshold and less than a second threshold, configuring a disinfection operation at a rinsing stage corresponding to the automatic mode;

and if the turbidity is larger than or equal to the second threshold value, configuring a disinfection operation in the initial washing stage and the rinsing stage of the automatic mode.

8. A washing appliance based disinfection apparatus comprising:

the disinfection identifier acquisition module is used for acquiring a disinfection identifier of the washing equipment; the disinfection identifier is used for determining a disinfection mode provided by the washing equipment;

the disinfection instruction response module is used for responding to a disinfection instruction;

the disinfection command response module comprises: the device comprises a rinsing water quantity determining module, an operation parameter determining module and a sterilizing module;

the rinsing water quantity determining module is used for determining the rinsing water quantity in the washing chamber at each disinfection triggering moment associated with the disinfection instruction;

the operation parameter determination module is used for determining the operation parameters of the disinfection substance generation component associated with the disinfection identification based on the rinsing water amount;

and the disinfection module is used for controlling the disinfection substance generation part to operate based on the operation parameters, generating a disinfection substance matched with the rinsing water amount, and disinfecting the tableware in the washing chamber through the disinfection substance.

9. A washing apparatus comprising a memory, a processor and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, characterized in that the processor implements the method according to any one of claims 1 to 7 when executing the computer program.

10. A computer-readable storage medium, in which a computer program is stored which, when being executed by a processor, carries out the method according to any one of claims 1 to 7.