CN116592555A

CN116592555A - Refrigerator and control method thereof

Info

Publication number: CN116592555A
Application number: CN202310598657.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李倩倩; 刘兆祥
Original assignee: Hisense Refrigerator Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hisense Refrigerator Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-05-24
Filing date: 2023-05-24
Publication date: 2023-08-15

Abstract

The application discloses a refrigerator and a control method thereof, wherein a weighing tray is added in a storage room of the refrigerator, so that weight management can be performed on food in the refrigerator, and the energy consumption of the refrigerator and the weighing tray is reduced by improving the transmission modes of the refrigerator and the weighing tray because the weighing tray and the refrigerator transmit data in a Bluetooth mode. In addition, the weighing tray is detachable, so that the weight of food materials in the refrigerator can be managed in the refrigerator, and the weighing tray can be taken out at any time to be used as a kitchen weighing tray.

Description

Refrigerator and control method thereof

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of refrigerators, in particular to a refrigerator and a control method thereof.

Background

With the development of intelligent home, some refrigerators have the function of weighing food materials, such as a weighing tray arranged in a refrigerator compartment, so that a user can acquire weight information of the food materials stored in the refrigerator in real time, and can conveniently grasp the use condition of the food materials, information of the food material quantity to be supplemented and the like. The weighing tray in the existing refrigerator adopts a Bluetooth scheme to transmit data, and Bluetooth is in an open state for a long time, so that energy consumption is high.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application aims to provide a refrigerator and a control method thereof, and the energy consumption of the refrigerator and a weighing tray is reduced by improving the transmission mode of the refrigerator and the weighing tray.

To achieve the above object, an embodiment of the present application provides a refrigerator including:

a case in which a storage chamber is formed, the storage chamber including at least a refrigerating chamber and a freezing chamber;

a door for opening and closing the storage chamber;

the communication module is arranged in the box body and is used for communicating with the weighing tray;

the weighing trays are detachably arranged in the storage chamber, and each weighing tray is internally provided with a communication unit for carrying out data interaction with the communication module and a tray body for placing food materials;

the controller is configured to:

when the weighing tray is arranged in any storage chamber of the refrigerator, acquiring the opening and closing state of a door of the current storage chamber;

when the door of the current storage room is in an open state, the communication module is opened to receive weight data sent by the communication unit in the weighing tray and store the weight data;

and closing the communication module when the door of the current storage room is in a closed state.

As an improvement of the scheme, each weighing tray is provided with an identification code, and when the weighing tray detects that the weight change exists, and the weight change value of the weight change is larger than a preset weight threshold value, the weight data is bound with the identification codes and then sent to the communication module through the communication unit.

As an improvement of the above, the refrigerator further includes:

the display is arranged on the refrigerator door of the refrigerator and is used for carrying out information interaction with a user;

the controller is further configured to:

when the weighing tray is arranged outside the refrigerator, a spring frame prompt is sent out on the display; the bullet frame prompt is used for prompting a user whether to remotely manage food materials or not;

when a remote food management instruction fed back by the display is received, starting the communication module to receive weight data sent by a communication unit in the weighing tray and store the weight data;

and closing the communication module when a remote food management instruction fed back by the display is received.

As an improvement of the above solution, each weighing tray is previously bound to the refrigerator, and the controller is further configured to:

receiving management operation of a user on the weighing tray; wherein the management operation includes entering the number and placement position of the weighing tray.

As an improvement of the above, the refrigerator further includes:

the plurality of wireless charging devices are arranged on the shelf of the storage room;

the controller is further configured to:

when the charging requirement sent by any weighing tray is obtained, according to the placing position of the weighing tray, a corresponding wireless charging device arranged on the layer frame is controlled to be started so as to charge the weighing tray;

and when detecting a charging completion instruction sent by the weighing tray, controlling the wireless charging device to be closed.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the embodiment of the application also provides a control method of a refrigerator, wherein the refrigerator is provided with a communication module and at least one detachable weighing tray, and each weighing tray is internally provided with a communication unit for carrying out data interaction with the communication module and a tray body for placing food materials; the method comprises:

As an improvement of the above solution, the method further includes:

As an improvement of the above solution, each weighing tray is pre-bound to the refrigerator, and the method further comprises:

As an improvement of the scheme, the refrigerator further comprises a plurality of wireless charging devices arranged on the shelf of the storage room; the method further comprises:

Compared with the prior art, the refrigerator and the control method thereof disclosed by the application have the advantages that the weighing tray is additionally arranged in the storage room of the refrigerator, so that weight management can be performed on food in the refrigerator, and the energy consumption of the refrigerator and the weighing tray is reduced by improving the transmission modes of the refrigerator and the weighing tray because the weighing tray and the refrigerator transmit data in a Bluetooth mode. In addition, the weighing tray is detachable, so that the weight of food materials in the refrigerator can be managed in the refrigerator, and the weighing tray can be taken out at any time to be used as a kitchen weighing tray.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of an external structure of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of the operation of the refrigeration system in the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a schematic view of a placement position of a weighing tray in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a weighing tray according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic information interaction diagram of a refrigerator and a client according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a first workflow diagram of a controller in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 7 is a second workflow diagram of a controller in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 8 is a third workflow diagram of a controller in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 9 is a fourth operational flow diagram of a controller in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 10 is a flowchart of a control method of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application.

Wherein, 100, refrigerator; 101. a refrigerating chamber; 10. a display; 20 weighing trays; 21. a weight display area; 1. a compressor; 2. an evaporator; 3. a capillary tube; 4. and a condenser.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present application will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is apparent that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present application, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the application without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the application.

In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the orientations or positional relationships indicated by the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc., are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience in describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present application.

The terms "first", "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first", "a second" or the like may include one or more such features, either explicitly or implicitly. In the description of the present application, unless otherwise indicated, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more.

In the description of the present application, it should be noted that, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted", "connected" and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application will be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic view of an external structure of a refrigerator 100 according to an embodiment of the present application, where the refrigerator 100 has an approximately rectangular parallelepiped shape, and includes a case defining a storage space and a plurality of door bodies provided at an opening of the case, and the door bodies include a door body housing located outside the case, a door body liner located inside the case, an upper end cover, a lower end cover, and a heat insulating layer located between the door body housing, the door body liner, the upper end cover, and the lower end cover; typically, the insulating layer is filled with a foaming material. The case is provided with a chamber including a component storage chamber for storing components in the refrigerator, such as a press cabin, and a storage space for storing food and the like. Wherein, the storage space may be divided into a plurality of storage compartments, which may be configured as a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment according to the use, and may further include a temperature changing compartment, a vacuum drawer, a moisturizing drawer, and the like. Each storage compartment corresponds to one or more doors, for example, in fig. 1, the upper storage compartment is provided with a double door. The door body can be pivoted at the opening of the box body and can also be opened in a drawer mode, so that drawer type storage is realized. The refrigerator is provided with a communication module (not shown in the figure), and the communication module is arranged in the refrigerator body and is used for communicating with the weighing tray. The refrigerator is internally provided with a display 10, and the display 10 is arranged on a refrigerator door of the refrigerator and is used for carrying out information interaction with a user.

Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a refrigeration system in a single-system refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application, where the refrigeration system includes a compressor 1, an evaporator 2, a dry filter (not shown), a capillary tube 3, a condenser 4, and a gas-liquid separator (not shown). The working processes of the refrigeration system comprise a compression process, a condensation process, a throttling process and an evaporation process. The compression process comprises the following steps: when the power line of the refrigerator is plugged in and the contact of the temperature controller is connected, the compressor 1 starts to work, the low-temperature and low-pressure refrigerant is sucked by the compressor 1, compressed into high-temperature and high-pressure overheated gas in the cylinder of the compressor 1 and then discharged to the condenser 4; the condensation process is as follows: the high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant gas radiates heat through the condenser 4, the temperature is continuously reduced, the refrigerant gas is gradually cooled into normal-temperature and high-pressure saturated steam, the saturated steam is further cooled into saturated liquid, the temperature is not reduced any more, the temperature at the moment is called as condensing temperature, and the pressure of the refrigerant in the whole condensing process is almost unchanged; the throttling process is as follows: the condensed refrigerant saturated liquid is filtered by a dry filter to remove moisture and impurities, and then flows into a capillary tube 3, throttling and depressurization are carried out through the capillary tube, and the refrigerant is changed into normal-temperature and low-pressure wet vapor; the evaporation process is as follows: the wet vapor with normal temperature and low pressure starts to absorb heat in the evaporator 2 for vaporization, so that the temperature of the evaporator 2 and the surrounding temperature are reduced, the refrigerant is changed into low-temperature and low-pressure gas, the refrigerant coming out of the evaporator 2 returns to the compressor 1 again after passing through the gas-liquid separator, the process is repeated, and the heat in the refrigerator is transferred into the air outside the refrigerator, so that the purpose of refrigeration is realized.

Referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a placement position of a weighing tray in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application, the weighing tray 20 may be placed on a shelf of the refrigerator, the weighing tray 20 has multiple sizes, a user may select to place 1 or more weighing trays 20 according to the shelf size of the refrigerating chamber 101, for example, two weighing trays with one size are placed on the top shelf in fig. 3, and one weighing tray with a larger size is placed on the second shelf, so that the user may select how many weighing trays are required to be placed and which position of the shelf is placed according to his habit.

Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of a weighing tray provided in an embodiment of the present application, and the weighing tray 20 is used for detecting a real-time weight of food materials placed on a tray body thereof, and the real-time weight may be displayed on a weight display area 21. Further, the surface of the tray body of the weighing tray 20 is provided with a corrugated undulating structure, which can play a role in stabilizing articles, and the articles cannot fall off when the food materials are stacked; or may be further provided as a plurality of grooves, in which case eggs may be placed with this weighing tray. The weighing tray 20 is provided therein with a communication unit (not shown) which establishes communication with a communication module in the refrigerator, such as bluetooth communication. The bottom of the weighing tray 20 can be provided with a connecting part corresponding to the clamping part reserved in the storage room, so that the weighing tray is fixed, when a user places the weighing tray in the storage room, the connecting part of the weighing tray is clamped with the clamping part to finish placing, when the user takes out the weighing tray in the storage room, the weighing tray can be directly taken out, and the clamping position cannot be influenced.

Referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of information interaction between a refrigerator and a client, where the refrigerator and the client are provided in an embodiment of the present application, a terminal APP has implemented binding with the refrigerator, a unique identifier of a weighing tray scanned by the terminal APP is uploaded to a cloud, the cloud implements binding of the weighing tray and an intelligent refrigerator, one refrigerator can bind a plurality of weighing trays according to a user use condition, and a bluetooth module (communication module) of the refrigerator stores an identification code (unique identification information) of the weighing tray and determines as a device scan list; the weighing tray sends information to the refrigerator Bluetooth module in a Bluetooth broadcasting mode, and the refrigerator Bluetooth module uploads scanned Bluetooth weighing tray equipment data to cloud service according to a bound Bluetooth weighing tray scanning list and displays the data on a terminal.

Specifically, the controller in the refrigerator is configured to: when the weighing tray is arranged in any storage chamber of the refrigerator, acquiring the opening and closing state of a door of the current storage chamber; when the door of the current storage room is in an open state, the communication module is opened to receive weight data sent by the communication unit in the weighing tray and store the weight data; and closing the communication module when the door of the current storage room is in a closed state.

Referring to fig. 6, for example, fig. 6 is a first workflow diagram of a controller in a refrigerator configured to perform steps S11 to S15 according to an embodiment of the present application. In order to effectively reduce energy consumption, a communication module in the refrigerator defaults to not receive data of the weighing tray, when the weighing tray is placed in a storage chamber, the opening and closing state of a door of the storage chamber is judged, when the door of the storage chamber is opened, a user is considered to manage food materials of the weighing tray, the communication module is opened at the moment, the Bluetooth function is started, weight data sent by the weighing tray is received, when the door of the storage chamber is closed, the condition that the user does not have weighing requirements at the moment is indicated, and therefore the communication module is controlled to be kept in a closed state.

In the embodiment of the application, the data are transmitted by the weighing tray and the refrigerator in a Bluetooth mode, and the energy consumption of the refrigerator and the weighing tray is reduced by improving the transmission mode of the refrigerator and the weighing tray.

Specifically, each weighing tray is provided with an identification code, and when the weighing tray detects that the weight of the weighing tray is changed, and the weight change value of the weight change is larger than a preset weight threshold value, the weight data and the identification codes are bound and then sent to the communication module through the communication unit.

Referring to fig. 7, for example, fig. 7 is a second workflow diagram of a controller in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application, the weighing tray is configured to perform steps S21 to S25. The weight threshold is arranged in the weighing tray, if the weight threshold is 5g, weight change caused by vibration or other factors is prevented, and only when the weight of the weighing tray is changed, the weight change value is larger than 5g, and the weight data and the identification code are bound and then sent to the communication module through the communication unit.

In the embodiment of the application, in order to avoid weight change of the weighing tray caused by vibration or other factors, a weight threshold value is introduced and compared with a weight change value obtained by weighing in real time, so that the weight data uploaded to the refrigerator end is accurate.

Specifically, each weighing tray is pre-bound with the refrigerator, and the controller is further configured to: receiving management operation of a user on the weighing tray; wherein the management operation includes entering the number and placement position of the weighing tray.

The exemplary weighing tray is provided with a number (the number may be the same as or different from the identification code of the weighing tray), such as numbers a00001 and a00002, and the placement position may be customized by a user, if the weighing tray needs to be placed on one of the shelves of the refrigerating chamber, the user may interact through the display of the refrigerator after the weighing tray is placed, such as the display is provided with an option of "put weighing tray" and an option of "take out weighing tray", and when the user selects the option of "put weighing tray", the user may enter the placement position of the weighing tray, such as the shelf 1 of the refrigerating chamber and the shelf 2 of the refrigerating chamber. A refrigerator drawer 1, etc. Further, the three-dimensional model of each storage room in the refrigerator can be directly displayed on the display, and after the user clicks on the three-dimensional model, for example, the refrigerator shelf 1, the user can pop up "whether to store the weighing tray with the number of A00001 in the refrigerator shelf 1", and after the user clicks "confirm", the record of the placement position of the weighing tray with the number of A00001 is completed. When the user takes out the weighing trays from the refrigerator storage room, the display can inform the refrigerator that the weighing pictures are taken out, and when the user selects the option of taking out the weighing trays, the display simultaneously displays the numbers and the positions of all the weighing trays stored in the refrigerator, and the user can select which weighing tray to take out.

Specifically, the refrigerator controller is further configured to: when the weighing tray is arranged outside the refrigerator, a spring frame prompt is sent out on the display; the bullet frame prompt is used for prompting a user whether to remotely manage food materials or not; when a remote food management instruction fed back by the display is received, starting the communication module to receive weight data sent by a communication unit in the weighing tray and store the weight data; and closing the communication module when a remote food management instruction fed back by the display is received.

Referring to fig. 8, for an example, fig. 8 is a third workflow diagram of a controller in a refrigerator configured to perform steps S31 to S34 according to an embodiment of the present application. When the weighing tray is positioned outside (the weighing tray is taken out from the refrigerator), the display sends out a spring frame to remind whether food materials need to be remotely managed, if the food materials continue to be remotely managed, the Bluetooth module of the refrigerator is in a default opening state and always receives data of the weighing tray, if a user selects to not remotely manage the food materials, the Bluetooth module function of the refrigerator is closed, and the refrigerator is used as a common kitchen scale outside the refrigerator.

In the embodiment of the application, the weighing tray arranged in the refrigerator is detachable, so that the weight of food materials in the refrigerator can be managed in the refrigerator, and the weighing tray can be taken out at any time to be used as a kitchen weighing tray.

Specifically, the refrigerator further includes: the plurality of wireless charging devices are arranged on the shelf of the storage room; the controller is further configured to: when the charging requirement sent by any weighing tray is obtained, according to the placing position of the weighing tray, a corresponding wireless charging device arranged on the layer frame is controlled to be started so as to charge the weighing tray; and when detecting a charging completion instruction sent by the weighing tray, controlling the wireless charging device to be closed.

Referring to fig. 9, for example, fig. 9 is a fourth operational flow diagram of a controller in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application, the refrigerator controller being further configured to perform steps S41 to S44. The refrigerator comprises a layer frame, wherein a wireless charging device can be arranged on the layer frame, when the weighing tray 20 is placed on the layer frame, the weighing tray can monitor the electric quantity of the weighing tray, when the electric quantity of the weighing tray is lower than a set electric quantity threshold value, the refrigerator can start the wireless charging device to charge the weighing tray 20 through Bluetooth, in order to conveniently distinguish which charging tray needs to be charged at the moment, a user can inform a refrigerator controller of the placement position of the weighing tray 20 in advance, such as the weighing tray with product information (number) of A00001 is placed on the layer frame 1, the weighing tray with product information (number) of A00002 is placed on the layer frame 2, the refrigerator controller starts the wireless charging device arranged on the corresponding layer frame to charge the weighing tray according to the placement position of the weighing tray after knowing the charging requirement of which weighing tray, and automatically closes the wireless charging device after the charging is completed. Further, the weighing tray 20 may be charged by wire, and the user needs to take the weighing tray out of the refrigerator manually and then perform the wired charging.

In the embodiment of the application, the wireless charging device is arranged on the layer rack, so that the weighing tray can not be powered off during use, the weighing tray can be used for a long time, a user does not need to repeatedly take out the weighing tray to charge the weighing tray, the operation of the user is saved, the user does not need to monitor the electric quantity of the weighing tray, and the intelligent degree of the weighing tray is improved.

It should be noted that, if the weighing tray broadcasts all the time, the normal working power consumption is calculated according to 10MA of one hour, the sleep power consumption is calculated according to 8UA, and the power consumption condition (working power consumption) after continuous working for one day is: 10 x 24 = 240Mah; if the Bluetooth weighing tray only broadcasts blue teeth when the weight changes, the Bluetooth weighing tray continuously transmits for 30 seconds, and the power consumption condition (working power consumption and dormancy power consumption) of one day is calculated according to 50 times a day: the power consumption of 10×50×30/3600+0.008×24×4.36Mah in one day can be reduced by 55 times; similarly, the refrigerator only sends out blue tooth broadcasting when opening the door, and the power consumption is reduced by 50 times compared with the condition of always sending out blue tooth broadcasting. The application not only realizes the real-time management of the food materials by the user, but also effectively reduces the energy consumption. And can give the definition of weighing tray multi-functional under the prerequisite of reducing the energy consumption.

Compared with the prior art, the refrigerator disclosed by the application has the advantages that the weighing tray is additionally arranged in the storage room of the refrigerator, so that weight management can be performed on food in the refrigerator, and the energy consumption of the refrigerator and the weighing tray is reduced by improving the transmission modes of the refrigerator and the weighing tray because the weighing tray and the refrigerator transmit data in a Bluetooth mode. In addition, the weighing tray is detachable, so that the weight of food materials in the refrigerator can be managed in the refrigerator, and the weighing tray can be taken out at any time to be used as a kitchen weighing tray.

Referring to fig. 10, fig. 10 is a flowchart of a control method of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application, where the refrigerator is provided with a communication module and at least one detachable weighing tray, and each weighing tray is provided with a communication unit for performing data interaction with the communication module and a tray body for placing food materials therein; the method comprises:

s1, when the weighing tray is arranged in any storage chamber of the refrigerator, acquiring the opening and closing state of a door of the current storage chamber;

s2, when the door of the current storage room is in an open state, opening the communication module to receive weight data sent by the communication unit in the weighing tray and store the weight data;

and S3, closing the communication module when the door of the current storage room is in a closed state.

For example, in order to effectively reduce energy consumption, the communication module in the refrigerator defaults to not receive data of the weighing tray, when the weighing tray is placed in the storage chamber, the open-close state of the door of the storage chamber is judged, when the door of the storage chamber is opened, a user is considered to manage food materials of the weighing tray, the communication module is opened at the moment, the Bluetooth function is started, weight data sent by the weighing tray is received, when the door of the storage chamber is closed, the fact that the user does not have weighing requirements at the moment is indicated, and therefore the communication module is controlled to be kept in a closed state.

The weight threshold is set in the weighing tray, for example, the weight threshold is 5g, so that weight change caused by vibration or other factors is prevented, and only when the weight of the weighing tray is changed, the weight change value is greater than 5g, and the weight data is bound with the identification code and then sent to the communication module through the communication unit.

Specifically, each weighing tray is pre-bound with the refrigerator, and then the method further comprises: receiving management operation of a user on the weighing tray; wherein the management operation includes entering the number and placement position of the weighing tray.

Specifically, the method further comprises: when the weighing tray is arranged outside the refrigerator, a spring frame prompt is sent out on a display of the refrigerator; the bullet frame prompt is used for prompting a user whether to remotely manage food materials or not; when a remote food management instruction fed back by the display is received, starting the communication module to receive weight data sent by a communication unit in the weighing tray and store the weight data; and closing the communication module when a remote food management instruction fed back by the display is received.

When the weighing tray is located outside (the weighing tray is taken out from the refrigerator), the display sends out a spring frame prompt to judge whether food materials need to be managed remotely or not, if the food materials continue to be managed remotely, the refrigerator Bluetooth module is in a default open state and always receives data of the weighing tray, if a user selects to manage the food materials remotely, the function of the refrigerator Bluetooth module is closed, and the refrigerator Bluetooth module is used as a common kitchen scale outside the refrigerator.

Specifically, the refrigerator further comprises a plurality of wireless charging devices arranged on the shelf of the storage room; the method further comprises: when the charging requirement sent by any weighing tray is obtained, according to the placing position of the weighing tray, a corresponding wireless charging device arranged on the layer frame is controlled to be started so as to charge the weighing tray; and when detecting a charging completion instruction sent by the weighing tray, controlling the wireless charging device to be closed.

The refrigerator comprises a refrigerator body, wherein a layer frame is arranged on the refrigerator body, a wireless charging device can be arranged on the refrigerator body, when the weighing tray is placed on the layer frame, the weighing tray can monitor the electric quantity of the weighing tray, when the electric quantity of the weighing tray is lower than a set electric quantity threshold value, the refrigerator body can start the wireless charging device to charge the weighing tray, in order to conveniently distinguish which charging tray needs to be charged at the moment, a user can inform a refrigerator controller of the placement position of the weighing tray in advance, if the weighing tray with product information (number) of A00001 is placed on the layer frame 1, and after knowing the charging requirement of which weighing tray is placed on the layer frame 2, the refrigerator controller starts the wireless charging device arranged on the corresponding layer frame to charge the weighing tray according to the placement position of the weighing tray, and automatically closes the wireless charging device after the charging is completed. Further, the weighing tray can be subjected to wired charging, and at the moment, a user needs to take the weighing tray out of the refrigerator manually and then perform wired charging.

Compared with the prior art, the refrigerator control method disclosed by the application has the advantages that the weighing tray is additionally arranged in the storage chamber of the refrigerator, so that weight management can be performed on food in the refrigerator, and the energy consumption of the refrigerator and the weighing tray is reduced by improving the transmission modes of the refrigerator and the weighing tray because the weighing tray and the refrigerator transmit data in a Bluetooth mode. In addition, the weighing tray is detachable, so that the weight of food materials in the refrigerator can be managed in the refrigerator, and the weighing tray can be taken out at any time to be used as a kitchen weighing tray.

While the foregoing is directed to the preferred embodiments of the present application, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes and modifications may be made without departing from the principles of the application, such changes and modifications are also intended to be within the scope of the application.

Claims

1. A refrigerator, comprising:

a door for opening and closing the storage chamber;

the controller is configured to:

2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein each weighing tray is provided with an identification code, and when the weighing tray detects that a weight change exists, and the weight change value of the weight change is larger than a preset weight threshold value, the weight data is bound with the identification code and then sent to the communication module through the communication unit.

3. The refrigerator of claim 1, further comprising:

the controller is further configured to:

4. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein each of the weighing trays is pre-bound to the refrigerator, and the controller is further configured to:

5. The refrigerator of claim 1, further comprising:

the controller is further configured to:

6. The refrigerator control method is characterized in that the refrigerator is provided with a communication module and at least one detachable weighing tray, and each weighing tray is internally provided with a communication unit for carrying out data interaction with the communication module and a tray body for placing food materials; the method comprises:

7. The refrigerator control method according to claim 6, wherein each weighing tray is provided with an identification code, and when the weighing tray detects that a weight change exists, and a weight change value of the weight change is larger than a preset weight threshold value, the weight data is bound with the identification code and then sent to the communication module through the communication unit.

8. The refrigerator control method of claim 6, further comprising:

when the weighing tray is arranged outside the refrigerator, a spring frame prompt is sent out on a display of the refrigerator; the bullet frame prompt is used for prompting a user whether to remotely manage food materials or not;

9. The refrigerator control method of claim 6, wherein each of the weighing trays is previously bound to the refrigerator, and the method further comprises:

10. The refrigerator control method of claim 6, wherein the refrigerator further comprises a plurality of wireless charging devices provided on a shelf of the storage chamber; the method further comprises: