CN216317179U

CN216317179U - Display device for cooking appliance and cooking appliance

Info

Publication number: CN216317179U
Application number: CN202122734866.3U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘奇; 胡广川; 首军
Original assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Guangdong Midea Kitchen Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Guangdong Midea Kitchen Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-11-09
Filing date: 2021-11-09
Publication date: 2022-04-19
Anticipated expiration: 2031-11-09

Abstract

The utility model discloses a display device for a cooking appliance and the cooking appliance, wherein the cooking appliance comprises a waste water box, and the display device comprises: the display assembly is arranged on the cooking appliance and used for displaying cooking progress and water level early warning; the controller of setting on cooking utensil, controller display module links to each other for cook the progress according to cooking utensil's culinary art time generation, and with cook the progress and send display module to, and generate the water level early warning according to the water level of waste water box, and send the water level early warning to display module. According to the display device, the cooking progress of the cooking equipment and the water level early warning of the waste water box are displayed through the display assembly, so that a user can directly observe the cooking progress and the water level early warning, early warning can be performed before water in the waste water box overflows, and the user experience is improved.

Description

Display device for cooking appliance and cooking appliance

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of kitchen appliances, in particular to a display device for a cooking appliance and the cooking appliance.

Background

In the related art, the cooking appliances such as microwave ovens can only observe the remaining duration of the cooking process through the numbers above the knob, but the number fonts above the knob are small and far away or cannot be seen by the near-sighted people basically. In addition, be provided with the waste water box among the current cooking utensil and collect the water that the culinary art in-process produced, but the user can't know whether the water of waste water box is collected to be full, can not pour out in time after water is full, appears overflowing the phenomenon, and user experience is poor.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The present invention is directed to solving, at least to some extent, one of the technical problems in the related art. Therefore, a first object of the present invention is to provide a display device for a cooking appliance, which displays the cooking progress of a cooking device and the water level warning of a waste water box through a display component, so that a user can directly observe the cooking progress and the water level warning, and can perform early warning before water in the waste water box overflows, thereby improving user experience.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a cooking appliance.

To achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention provides a display device for a cooking appliance including a waste water box, the device including: the display assembly is arranged on the cooking appliance and used for displaying cooking progress and water level early warning; the controller is arranged on the cooking appliance and connected with the display assembly, and is used for generating the cooking progress according to the cooking time of the cooking appliance, sending the cooking progress to the display assembly, generating a water level early warning according to the water level of the waste water box, and sending the water level early warning to the display assembly.

According to the display device for the cooking appliance, when the cooking appliance cooks, the display component can be controlled by the controller according to the cooking time of the cooking appliance and the water level of the waste water box so as to remind a user. From this, this display device shows cooking equipment's culinary art progress and the water level early warning of waste water box through the display module, makes the user can direct observation cook progress and water level early warning, can carry out early warning in advance before the water in the waste water box overflows, has promoted user experience.

In addition, according to the display device for the cooking utensil of the present invention, the following additional technical features can be provided:

specifically, the display assembly comprises a plurality of sub-display units, wherein the display assembly is used for displaying the sub-display units according to a preset rule according to the cooking progress; the controller is further configured to send the water level warning to the display assembly when the water level of the wastewater box exceeds a preset water level threshold, so that any one of the plurality of sub-display units displays the water level warning.

Specifically, the sub-display unit is a bar-shaped indicator light.

Specifically, a plurality of bar light sets up side by side, or a plurality of bar light sets up in proper order in succession.

Specifically, the plurality of bar-shaped indicator lights are the same in size or different in size.

Specifically, the sub-display unit is a grille lamp strip.

In particular, a plurality of said grille light strips are of the same or different dimensions.

Specifically, the sub-display units are bar-shaped indicator lights and grills.

Specifically, the grille is arranged above the bar-shaped indicator light, and the size of the grille is the same as that of the bar-shaped indicator light.

Specifically, the cooking appliance includes an oven door panel, wherein the display assembly is disposed below the oven door panel and proximate to above the waste water box.

In particular, the cooking appliance comprises a door handle, wherein the display assembly is provided on the door handle.

Specifically, the cooking appliance includes a water level sensor for detecting a water level in the waste water box.

Specifically, the water level sensor is an infrared distance sensor.

In order to achieve the above object, a second aspect of the present invention provides a cooking appliance, including the above display device for a cooking appliance.

According to the cooking utensil, the display device enables a user to directly observe the cooking progress and the water level early warning, the early warning can be carried out before the water in the waste water box overflows, and the user experience is improved.

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

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a display device for a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a right side view of a display device for a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a front view of a display device for a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion of area A of FIG. 3;

fig. 5 is a front view of a display device for a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a front view of a display device for a cooking appliance according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of a portion of the area B in FIG. 6;

fig. 8 is a front view of a display device for a cooking appliance according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

display device 100, display module 110, sub-display unit 111, first display region 114, second display region 115,

Cooking utensil 200, oven door panel 211, oven door handle 212, knob 213, waste water box 220.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are illustrative and intended to be illustrative of the utility model and are not to be construed as limiting the utility model.

With the continuous improvement of the living standard of people, various kitchen cooking appliances emerge on the market, and the cooking appliances provide great convenience for the life of people. Some cooking appliances (such as a micro-steaming and baking machine, a steaming and baking oven and the like) integrate three functions of baking, steaming and baking and microwave heating, save a large amount of kitchen storage space and are popular with people. However, the existing cooking appliance is usually set by a knob or a key on an oven door panel when setting the cooking time, and the remaining cooking time in the cooking process needs to be known by a user observing the corresponding time above the knob or the time displayed on the oven door panel, and in a remote situation, the user often cannot clearly observe the remaining cooking time. In addition, cooking utensil is when toasting or steaming and baking food, can appear a large amount of comdenstion water attached to with the furnace gate inner wall on, when opening the furnace gate, the comdenstion water attached to the furnace gate inner wall can flow to the bottom of furnace gate because opening of furnace gate, current cooking utensil sets up the waste water box in order to collect the comdenstion water in furnace gate bottom usually, but the user can't know whether the water of waste water box is collected fully, can not in time pour out after water is full, the phenomenon that water spills over appears. Therefore, there is a need to provide a device for a user to not clearly observe the remaining time of cooking and the water level of the waste water box when the cooking appliance is operated, so that the user can directly observe and warn the water level.

The display device for a cooking appliance and the cooking appliance according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a display device for a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the cooking appliance 200 includes a waste water box 220, wherein the waste water box 220 is disposed under the cooking appliance 200 for collecting water generated during cooking.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the cooking appliance 200 may be a micro-steamer or a steamer, etc.

As shown in fig. 1, the display device 100 for a cooking appliance of the present invention may include: a display assembly 110 provided on the cooking appliance 200 and a controller (not specifically shown in the drawings) provided on the cooking appliance 200.

Wherein, the display component 110 is used for displaying cooking progress and water level early warning. The controller is connected to the display assembly 110, and the controller may generate a cooking schedule according to the cooking time of the cooking appliance 200 and transmit the cooking schedule to the display assembly 110; the controller may also generate a water level warning according to the water level of the wastewater tank 220 and transmit the water level warning to the display assembly 110.

Specifically, after the cooking appliance is powered on to work, a user can select a needed cooking program through a knob 213 arranged on the cooking appliance, the controller determines the cooking time according to the cooking program, and then controls the display assembly 110 to display the cooking progress, for example, the finished time and the unfinished time can be adjusted according to 32-color gradual changes by controlling the color of the display assembly 110, so that the user can visually see the cooking progress. For example, when the cooking appliance 200 starts to work, the controller obtains the cooking time selected by the user adjusting knob 213, and controls the display assembly 110 to display in a progress bar manner according to the cooking time, that is, as the cooking progresses, the display assembly 110 gradually lights up from left to right, and when the cooking is completed, the bar indicator light is fully lighted; for another example, the controller may control the display assembly 110 to display in a countdown manner, that is, when the cooking appliance 200 starts cooking, the controller controls the display assembly 110 to be fully lit, and as cooking progresses, the display assembly 110 is gradually turned off from right to left, and when cooking is completed, the display assembly 110 is fully turned off. When the display assembly 110 is turned on, the light may be emitted in a single color, or may be emitted in a multi-color changing manner in a 32-color gradient adjustable manner according to a preset display manner, and a specific light emitting color is not limited, so that the user can directly observe the cooking progress for setting.

In addition, the controller also controls the display component 110 to flash when the water level in the wastewater box 220 reaches a set value, for example, the display component 110 is controlled to emit red light and flash to perform water level early warning to remind a user to pour out water in the wastewater box in time. From this, with one set of display device of culinary art progress and waste water box water level early warning sharing, not only can make the quick food culinary art progress of observing of user, whether can also audio-visually perceive the water level in the waste water box and be full, improved visual effect, improved the color number and the grade of complete machine simultaneously.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the cooking time set by the user may be set by a cooking food key provided on the door panel 211, or the time required for cooking may be directly input by a number key, which is not limited herein, and the controller may complete reading of the cooking time.

With continued reference to fig. 1, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the cooking appliance 200 may include an oven door panel 211, wherein the display assembly 110 is disposed below the oven door panel 211 and proximate to above the waste water box 220.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the cooking appliance 200 may further include a stove door handle 212, and the display assembly 110 may be disposed on the stove door handle 212, so that the display assembly 110 does not occupy the space of the cooking appliance 200, which is beneficial to reducing the overall volume of the cooking appliance 200, thereby saving the space occupied by the cooking appliance 200 in a kitchen and improving the user experience.

It should be noted that the display assembly 110 may be disposed on the oven door panel 211 or on the oven door handle 212, and the display assembly 110 disposed on the oven door panel 211 in fig. 1 is disposed horizontally, but may also be disposed vertically, that is, the disposition position of the display assembly 110 may be adjusted according to the actual situation, and is not limited herein.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the cooking appliance 200 includes a water level sensor for detecting a water level in the waste water box 220. Wherein, the water level sensor can be an infrared distance sensor.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the cooking appliance 200 further includes an infrared distance sensor installed at a lower right corner of the oven door, and capable of emitting an infrared beam to detect the water level of the waste water box 220 in real time and transmitting the water level data to the controller, and the controller controls the display module 110 to alarm when the water level of the waste water box 220 exceeds a preset value. Specifically, when cooking utensil 200 is worked, food heats in the cooking chamber, along with constantly heating, moisture in the food evaporates out and condenses on the inner wall of cooking chamber, the comdenstion water flows into in waste water box 220, infrared distance sensor sends infrared beam and carries out real-time detection to the water level in waste water box 220, when infrared distance sensor detects that the water level of waste water box 220 is higher than the default, controller control display module 110 reports to the police in order to remind the user, for example, controller control display module 110 is the scintillation constantly, or the colour of the light that display module 110 sent is different from the colour when cooking, the user is observing after warning, can in time take out waste water box, and pour the water in the waste water box in time, prevent that the water in the waste water box from spilling over.

It is to be understood that the distance measurement basic principle of the infrared distance sensor is as follows: the luminotron of infrared distance sensor sends infrared beam, and photosensitive receiving tube can receive infrared beam and shine the reflection light that the barrier reflects back, can judge whether the place ahead has the barrier according to this, and the propagation velocity C of infrared beam from sending to being received can calculate infrared distance sensor and barrier distance D, and the computational formula is D ═ C t/2 again. Specifically to this application, infrared distance sensor sends infrared beam and carries out real-time detection to the water level in waste water box 220, and along with the going on of culinary art, the water level in waste water box 220 constantly rises, when infrared distance sensor detected infrared distance sensor and waste water box 220 liquid level apart from D1, the water level in waste water box 220 reached the default this moment, and controller control display module 110 reports to the police to remind the user.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the cooking appliance 200 may further include a buzzer, and when the infrared distance sensor detects that the water level of the waste water box 220 is higher than the preset value, the controller controls the display assembly 110 to alarm to remind the user, and at the same time, the controller may also control the buzzer to emit an alarm sound to remind the user, so as to prevent the user from overflowing the water in the waste water box 220 due to the fact that the user does not observe the alarm prompt of the display assembly 110 in time, thereby further preventing the water in the waste water box 220 from overflowing, and improving user experience.

The composition and structure of the display assembly 110 are described in detail below.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the display assembly 110 may include a plurality of sub-display units 111, wherein the display assembly 110 is configured to cause the plurality of sub-display units 111 to display according to a preset rule according to a cooking progress; the controller is further configured to send the water level warning to the display module 110 when the water level of the waste water tank 220 exceeds a preset water level threshold, so that any one of the plurality of sub display units 111 displays the water level warning. Wherein, the preset water level threshold value can be calibrated according to the actual situation.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the sub display unit 111 may be a bar-type indicator lamp.

According to one embodiment of the utility model, a plurality of bar-type indicator lamps are arranged side by side or a plurality of bar-type indicator lamps are arranged in sequence and in series. Wherein, a plurality of bar indicator lamps are the same or different in size. In some embodiments of the present invention, the color of the bar indicator light may be adjustable in 32-color gradations. When cooking utensil 200 during operation, can 32 colour gradual changes adjustable bar pilot lamps through the colour instruct the culinary art progress, along with the going on of culinary art, the colour of bar pilot lamp constantly changes, has improved the fashion of the whole quick-witted outward appearance of cooking utensil 200, makes cooking utensil and modern house more coordinate.

The following description will be given by exemplifying three bar type indicator lamps as sub display units constituting the display module 110. It should be noted that the illustrated quantities are not to be considered as limiting the utility model.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, three bar-type indicator lights are arranged side by side from top to bottom in sequence; alternatively, as shown in fig. 5, three bar-shaped indicator lights are arranged in series from left to right. The sizes of the three bar-shaped indicator lamps can be configured according to the requirement of convenient observation, and can be the same or different in size.

Taking fig. 3 and fig. 4 as an example for illustration, when three bar-type indicator lights are arranged side by side from top to bottom, and the cooking appliance 200 starts to work, the user may select a cooking time through the knob 213, or the user may select a cooking program through the knob, and the controller obtains the cooking time corresponding to the cooking program according to the knob 213. In the cooking process, in order to facilitate a user to know the cooking progress by observing the indication condition of the display assembly 110, the three bar-shaped indicator lamps can be controlled to be sequentially and gradually lightened from left to right or synchronously and sequentially extinguished from right to left simultaneously, that is, under the condition that the three bar-shaped indicator lamps are synchronously indicated, the user can conveniently observe, wherein the preset rule is set on the basis of the principle that the user can directly observe the cooking progress of the cooking equipment conveniently, the length of a lightening area represents the time that the cooking is performed, and when the three bar-shaped indicator lamps are completely lightened, the progress bar is full, and the cooking is finished; for another example, the three bar-type indicator lights are controlled to be synchronously turned off from right to left, at this time, the bar-type indicator lights display the cooking time in a countdown manner, the lit area on the display component 110 represents the remaining cooking time, and when the display component 110 is completely turned off, that is, when the third bar-type indicator light is completely turned off, the cooking is completed.

Along with the culinary art goes on, the water in the waste water box 220 constantly increases, and the water level in the waste water box 220 constantly rises, and when the water level in the waste water box 220 exceeded predetermined water level threshold value, arbitrary one in the three bar pilot lamp of controller control carries out red early warning scintillation, reminds the user in time to pour out the water of collecting in the waste water box, prevents that water from spilling over the waste water box, and at this moment, two remaining bar pilot lamps still are used for showing the culinary art progress. In addition, when the controller detects that the water level in the wastewater box is lower than a preset water level threshold value, the three bar-shaped indicating lamps are simultaneously controlled to normally display the cooking progress.

For example, referring to fig. 5, when the three bar-shaped indicator lights are sequentially and continuously arranged from left to right to indicate the cooking progress, the controller may control the three bar-shaped indicator lights to be sequentially turned on from left to right or turned off from right to left to display the cooking progress; when the water level in the waste water box 220 exceeded the predetermined water level threshold value, any one of the three bar-type pilot lamps of controller control carries out red early warning scintillation, reminds the user in time to pour out the water of collecting in the waste water box, prevents that water from spilling over the waste water box, and at this moment, two remaining bar-type pilot lamps still are used for showing the culinary art progress. For the specific control process, reference is made to the foregoing embodiments, which are not described herein again.

Therefore, the display device for the cooking utensil controls the plurality of sub-display assemblies to display the cooking progress and the water level early warning through the controller, so that a user can directly observe the cooking progress and the water level early warning, the early warning can be performed before water in the waste water box overflows, and the user experience is improved.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the sub display unit 110 may be a grill light strip. Wherein, the sizes of a plurality of grille lamp belts are the same or different.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 6, the display component 110 is composed of the sub-display units 111 as the grid light strips, and when the cooking progress is indicated, the controller may control the plurality of grid light strips to be sequentially turned on from left to right or turned off sequentially from right to left to indicate the cooking progress; when the water level in the waste water box 220 exceeded preset water level threshold value, any one in a plurality of grid lamp areas of controller control carries out red early warning scintillation, reminds the user in time to pour out the water of collecting in the waste water box 220, prevents that water from spilling over waste water box 220, and at this moment, remaining grid lamp area still is used for showing the culinary art progress. For the specific control process, reference is made to the foregoing embodiments, which are not described herein again.

From this, constitute display element's mode through a plurality of grid lamp areas, can more audio-visual look over the proportion that the surplus time accounts for the total time what, in addition, the mode that uses a plurality of grid lamp areas to constitute display element can improve visual.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the sub display unit 111 may be a bar type indicator lamp and a grill.

Further, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the grill is disposed above the bar indicator, and the size of the grill is the same as the size of the bar indicator.

Specifically, since the size of the grill is the same as that of the bar lamp, the grill can be completely covered over the bar lamp. When showing the culinary art progress, the controller can control lighting of bar pilot lamp so that the grid that corresponds the region lights to make display assembly 110 can have the display effect in grid lamp area, show more directly perceived, visual effectual has promoted user experience.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 8, the display assembly 110 may further include a first display area 114 and a second display area 115, the first display area 114 being used to display a cooking progress, and the second display area 115 being used to display a water level warning.

Specifically, during the cooking process, the first display area 114 may display the cooking progress according to a preset rule, for example, may display the cooking progress in the form of a progress bar or a countdown, which is not described herein again. When the water level in the wastewater box 220 exceeds a preset water level threshold, the controller controls the second display area 115 to flash red light for water level early warning to remind the user.

In summary, according to the display device for the cooking appliance of the present invention, when the cooking appliance cooks, the display assembly can be controlled by the controller according to the cooking time of the cooking appliance and the water level of the waste water box, so as to remind the user. From this, this display device shows cooking equipment's culinary art progress and the water level early warning of waste water box through display module, makes the user can direct observation cook progress and water level early warning, can carry out early warning in advance before the water in the waste water box overflows, has promoted user experience.

In correspondence to the above embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the present invention also provides a cooking appliance 200 including the display device 100 for a cooking appliance of the above embodiment.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the cooking appliance 200 includes, but is not limited to, a steamer, a microwave oven, and a light wave oven.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, but do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" 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 defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the description herein, references to the description of the terms "some embodiments," "optionally," "further," or "some examples," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the utility model. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

While embodiments of the utility model have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the utility model, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A display device for a cooking appliance, the cooking appliance including a waste water box, the device comprising:

the display assembly is arranged on the cooking appliance and used for displaying cooking progress and water level early warning;

the controller is arranged on the cooking appliance and connected with the display assembly, and is used for generating the cooking progress according to the cooking time of the cooking appliance, sending the cooking progress to the display assembly, generating a water level early warning according to the water level of the wastewater box, and sending the water level early warning to the display assembly.

2. The display device for a cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the display assembly includes a plurality of sub-display units, wherein,

the display component is used for enabling the sub-display units to display according to a preset rule according to the cooking progress;

the controller is further configured to send the water level warning to the display assembly when the water level of the wastewater box exceeds a preset water level threshold, so that any one of the plurality of sub-display units displays the water level warning.

3. The display device for a cooking appliance according to claim 2, wherein the sub-display unit is a bar-type indicator lamp.

4. The display device for a cooking appliance according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of the bar type indicator lamps are arranged side by side or a plurality of the bar type indicator lamps are arranged in series in sequence.

5. The display device for a cooking appliance according to claim 4, wherein a plurality of the bar type indicator lamps are the same or different in size.

6. The display device for a cooking appliance according to claim 2, wherein the sub-display unit is a grill light strip.

7. The display device for a cooking appliance according to claim 6, wherein a plurality of the grill light strips are the same or different in size.

8. The display device for a cooking appliance according to claim 2, wherein the sub-display unit is a bar-type indicator lamp and a grill.

9. The display device for a cooking appliance according to claim 8, wherein the grill is disposed above the bar indicator, and the size of the grill is the same as the size of the bar indicator.

10. The display device for a cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the cooking appliance includes an oven door panel, wherein the display assembly is disposed below the oven door panel and proximate to above the waste water box.

11. The display device for a cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the cooking appliance includes a door handle, wherein the display assembly is provided on the door handle.

12. The display device for a cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the cooking appliance includes a water level sensor for detecting a water level in the waste water box.

13. The display device for a cooking appliance according to claim 12, wherein the water level sensor is an infrared distance sensor.

14. A cooking appliance, characterized in that it comprises a display device for a cooking appliance according to any one of claims 1 to 13.