CN220493047U - Camera device for kitchen range system, kitchen range system and range hood - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment of the utility model relates to the field of kitchen household appliances, in particular to an imaging device for a kitchen range system, wherein the kitchen range system (1) comprises a kitchen range (20) with a cooking function, the imaging device (10) is configured to be suitable for shooting at least part of a region of the kitchen range (20), the imaging device comprises a camera (100), an airflow generating device (200) and a wind channel (300), and airflow generated by the airflow generating device (200) flows out to the front of the camera (100) through an air outlet (301) of the wind channel (300), so that a cross air curtain (C) converging in front of the camera (100) is formed. According to the technical scheme, the camera device can generate the annular cross air curtain which protects the camera during working, and the camera is prevented from being polluted by steam, oil smoke and the like generated during cooking, so that the operation of a kitchen range system can be accurately controlled based on clear food images shot by the camera, the cooking effect is improved, and the use experience of a user is improved.

Description

Camera device for kitchen range system, kitchen range system and range hood

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the field of kitchen household appliances, in particular to a camera device for a kitchen range system, the kitchen range system with the camera device and a range hood.

Background

With the popularization of intelligent household appliances, a technology for adjusting the operation of a gas cooker based on images of food materials in a cooker photographed by a camera appears. In order to better grasp the condition of the food in the cookware by the photographing of the camera, it is preferable to install the camera above the cookware. However, in many cooking processes, steam and oil smoke are discharged upwards, so that a lens of a camera is easy to be polluted, and a shot image is blurred to influence the judgment of the condition of food materials, so that misoperation of a kitchen range can be caused, and the cooking effect is influenced. Although some prior art has proposed to provide an air curtain structure on a kitchen range panel or a top plate of a range hood to block oil smoke from overflowing, such an air curtain structure still has difficulty in effectively preventing foreign matters such as oil smoke from polluting a lens of a camera.

Accordingly, there remains room for continued improvement in the art, and in particular there remains a need for techniques that can avoid as much as possible the contamination of the camera lens by oil smoke.

Disclosure of Invention

An object of an embodiment of the present utility model is to provide an image pickup apparatus for a kitchen range system, and a kitchen range system and a range hood having the same. According to the utility model, at least one embodiment of the utility model can at least partially overcome the defects of a kitchen range system or a camera thereof in the prior art, and prevent pollutants such as steam, oil smoke and the like generated in the cooking process from polluting a camera of a camera device as much as possible, so that the operation of the kitchen range system can be accurately controlled based on clearer food images shot by the camera, the cooking effect is improved, and the use experience of a user is improved.

According to an embodiment of the present utility model, there is provided an imaging device for a cooktop system including a cooktop with a cooking function, the imaging device being configured to be adapted to image at least a partial area of the cooktop, the imaging device including a camera, an airflow generating device, and an air duct, the airflow generated by the airflow generating device flowing out to the front of the camera via an air outlet of the air duct, thereby forming a cross air curtain converging in front of the camera.

According to the embodiment, the camera device comprises the air flow generating device and the air duct, and the air flow generated by the air flow generating device can form the converged cross air curtain in front of the camera through the air outlet of the air duct, so that steam or oil smoke generated in the cooking process can be shielded from multiple directions by means of the cross air curtain formed by the air flow, the camera is more effectively prevented from being polluted by the oil smoke and the like, the definition of an image shot by the camera device is improved, and the operation accuracy of a kitchen range system is further improved.

Extensions and improvements of the technical solution of the utility model are known from the following alternative embodiments.

According to an alternative embodiment of the camera device for a hob system according to the present utility model, said air outlet is configured such that said cross air curtain is formed as an annular cross air curtain wrapping said camera in front of said camera. Through this embodiment, can utilize annular cross air curtain to wrap up the camera completely to more comprehensively effectively prevent that oil smoke and the like from polluting the camera, further improve the definition of the image that camera shooting device took and the operation accuracy of cooking utensils system.

According to an alternative embodiment of the camera device for a hob system according to the present utility model, said camera device comprises a housing accommodating said camera and said airflow generating device, said camera being mounted to a front wall of said housing, said air outlet being formed in said front wall and being formed around said camera. With this embodiment, the annular cross air curtain can be formed with the air outlet formed in the front wall around the camera.

According to an alternative embodiment of the camera device for a hob system according to the present utility model, said air outlet is formed to tilt or curve towards the axis of said camera as approaching the front of said camera. By means of the embodiment, the air flow can be guided towards the front center of the camera by utilizing the inclined or bent air outlet, and the directivity of the air flow is enhanced, so that the annular cross air curtain is formed in front of the camera.

According to an alternative embodiment of the camera device for a hob system according to the present utility model, said air outlet is formed in an annular succession in said front wall. With this embodiment, it is advantageous to form a continuous annular cross air curtain in front of the camera.

According to an alternative embodiment of the camera device for a hob system according to the present utility model, said air outlet is formed such that the opening decreases with approaching the front of said camera. With the embodiment, the air flow can be further gathered, the air flow speed is accelerated and the directivity of the air flow is enhanced by means of the air outlet with the opening degree gradually reduced, so that the air curtain with higher strength for foreign matters such as lampblack is formed, and the blocking effect on lampblack and the like is enhanced.

According to an alternative embodiment of the camera device for a hob system according to the present utility model, an inlet section on the inner surface of said front wall adjoining the inlet of said air outlet is formed perpendicular to the direction of flow of said air outlet. With this embodiment, the directivity of the air flow can be further improved, and the blocking effect on the oil smoke and the like can be enhanced.

According to an alternative embodiment of the camera device for a hob system according to the present utility model, the outlet section on the outer surface of said front wall adjoining the outlet of said air outlet is formed perpendicular to the direction of flow of said air outlet. With the embodiment, the stability and the directivity of the air flow can be further improved, and the blocking effect on oil smoke and the like can be enhanced.

According to an alternative embodiment of the camera device for a hob system according to the present utility model, the air inlet of said air duct is formed on a side wall and/or a rear wall of said housing.

According to another alternative embodiment of the camera device for a kitchen range system, a filter device is arranged at the air inlet of the air duct. By utilizing the embodiment, the phenomenon that foreign matters such as oil smoke enter the camera device to cause negative influence on the camera and the airflow generating device and cause pollution to the camera through the air outlet can be avoided.

According to an alternative embodiment of the camera device for a hob system according to the present utility model, said air flow generating device is a fan.

According to one embodiment of the utility model, there is also provided a cooktop system comprising a cooktop and an imaging device for a cooktop system according to an embodiment of the utility model.

According to an alternative embodiment of the cooking hob system according to the present utility model, said cooking hob system further comprises a range hood, said camera device being mounted on a housing of said range hood.

According to an embodiment of the present utility model, there is also provided a range hood comprising an image pickup device for a cooktop system according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Further features of the utility model will become apparent from the claims, the drawings, and the description of the drawings. The features and feature combinations mentioned in the above description and those mentioned in the following description of the figures and/or shown only in the figures can be used not only in the respectively specified combination but also in other combinations without departing from the scope of the utility model. Accordingly, the following are also considered to be encompassed and disclosed by the present utility model: these are not explicitly shown in the figures and are not explicitly explained, but are derived from and result from a combination of separate features from the explained content. The following and combinations of features are also considered disclosed: which does not have all of the features of the original written independent claim. Furthermore, the following and combinations of features are considered to be disclosed, inter alia, by the foregoing: which exceeds or deviates from the combination of features defined in the reference relationships of the claims.

Drawings

The principles, features and advantages of the present utility model may be better understood by describing the present utility model in more detail with reference to the drawings. The drawings include:

FIG. 1 schematically illustrates a perspective view of a cooktop system according to an embodiment of the utility model;

FIG. 2 illustrates a perspective view of an imaging device for a cooktop system, schematically showing a cross-shaped air curtain formed to converge in front of a camera, according to an embodiment of the utility model; and

FIG. 3 shows a cross-sectional view of an imaging device for a cooktop system, according to an embodiment of the utility model.

List of reference numerals

1. Kitchen range system

10. Image pickup apparatus

11. Shell body

12. Front wall

121. An opening

122. Protective layer

13. Side wall

100. Camera head

200. Air flow generating device

300. Air duct

301. Air outlet

20. Kitchen range

C air curtain

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and advantageous technical effects to be solved by the present utility model more apparent, the present utility model will be further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and a plurality of exemplary embodiments. It should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples are intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the utility model. It should be noted that directional terms used in the description refer to the normal use state of the image pickup apparatus for convenience of description, and are not to be construed as absolute limitations on the corresponding features.

Fig. 1 schematically shows a perspective view of a hob system 1 according to one embodiment of the present utility model. As shown in fig. 1, the hob system 1 comprises at least an image pick-up device 10 and a hob 20 with a cooking function. The camera 10 is mounted above the cooktop 20 to capture at least a partial area of the cooktop 20 from above, so that the cooktop system 1 is able to determine the state of the food material from the images of the food material within the cooktop captured by the camera 10 and adjust the operation of the burner 20 based on the determined state of the food material. The cooktop system 1 may also include a range hood (not shown) and the camera device 10 may be mounted on the housing of the range hood, for example on a fume hood.

Fig. 2 and 3 show the image pickup apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present utility model in a perspective view and a sectional view, respectively. As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the image pickup apparatus 10 includes a housing 11, the housing 11 having a front wall 12, a rear wall (not labeled in the drawings), and a side wall 13 fixedly connected to the front wall 12 and the rear wall, an internal space of the housing 11 being formed between the front wall 12, the rear wall, and the side wall 13. The image pickup apparatus 10 further includes a camera 100, an airflow generating device 200, and an air duct 300 located in the inner space of the housing 11.

As shown in fig. 3, an opening 121 is formed in the front wall 12, and a protective layer 122 formed of a transparent material may be mounted on the opening 121, and the camera 100 is mounted at the front wall 12 in such a manner that a front object is photographed through the opening 121 of the front wall 12. The "front" here, i.e. along the shooting direction of the camera 100, i.e. the front of the camera 100 coincides with the normal direction of the front wall 12 facing away from the main plane of the housing 11, and the camera device 10 is mounted in the hob system 1 with the outer surface of the front wall 12 facing the shooting area. The camera 100 may be housed in a dedicated camera compartment or may be mounted at the front wall 12 by a specific mount or bracket, only one example of which is schematically shown in fig. 3, the specific manner of mounting being not limited.

The airflow generating device 200 is installed near the rear wall inside the housing 11. The airflow generating device 200 is a suitable fan adapted to generate an airflow, which may be, for example, a fan, alternatively an axial fan or a centrifugal fan. The air duct 300 has an air inlet (not shown) formed in the rear wall and/or the side walls 13 and an air outlet 301 formed in the front wall 12. When the image pickup apparatus 10 is operated, the air flow generating apparatus 200 operates and sucks air through the air inlet of the air duct 300 and discharges the air through the air outlet 301, thereby forming an air flow flowing through the air duct 300, as schematically shown by the hollow arrows in fig. 3. Preferably, the air inlet of the air duct 300 is provided with a filtering device to filter out the foreign matters such as oil smoke which may exist in the air, so as to avoid negative influence, such as pollution and/or damage, to the camera 100 and the airflow generating device 200 from the inside as the air is sucked into the casing 11, and further pollute the camera 100 through the air outlet 301. The clean air flow is discharged to the front of the camera head 100 through the air outlet 301 and forms an intersecting air curtain C in front of the camera head 100.

The air outlet 301 is formed on the front wall 12 around the opening 121, i.e. around the camera head 100. Further, the air outlet 301 is formed to be inclined or curved toward the axis of the camera 100 as approaching the front of the camera 100, so that the air outlet 301 can guide the air flow toward the front center of the camera, thereby forming an alternating air curtain C in front of the camera. Preferably, the air outlet 301 is formed as a continuous annular air outlet on the front wall 12, so that the annular continuous air outlet 301 continuously guides the air flow towards the front center of the camera 100, so that an annular cross air curtain C for wrapping the camera 100 in all directions in front of the camera 100 can be formed, and thus, foreign matters such as oil smoke can be more comprehensively blocked outside the air curtain, and pollution to the camera 100 can be avoided.

In a preferred embodiment, the air outlet 301 is also formed such that the opening degree decreases as approaching the front of the camera 100. For example, in the cross section shown in fig. 3, the air outlet 301 is formed in a rectangular shape whose opening degree is constant, however, the air outlet 301 may also be formed in a tapered shape whose opening degree is tapered toward the front of the camera 100, or in other tapered curved shapes. By such a configuration of the opening degree reduction of the air outlet 301, it is possible to further gather the air flow, accelerate the flow velocity of the air flow, and enhance the directivity of the air flow, thereby forming an air curtain having a stronger strength against the oil smoke or the like without increasing the operation power of the air flow generating device 200, enhancing the blocking effect against the oil smoke or the like, and further ensuring that the camera 100 is not contaminated.

In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, an inlet section of the inner surface of the front wall 12 adjacent to the inlet of the air outlet 301 is formed perpendicular to the flow guiding direction of the air outlet 301. Additionally or alternatively, the outlet section of the outer surface of the front wall 12 adjoining the outlet of the air outlet 301 is formed perpendicular to the direction of flow of the air outlet 301. By such a construction of the front wall 12, disturbance to the air flow can be reduced, and the stability and directivity of the air flow can be further improved, thereby more advantageously forming an air curtain, enhancing the blocking effect against soot and the like.

The above describes a cooktop system and an image capture device for a cooktop system according to an embodiment of the utility model. According to the embodiment of the utility model, the camera shooting device for the kitchen range system can generate the cross air curtain for protecting the camera during working, preferably can generate the annular cross air curtain for completely wrapping the camera, and can prevent steam, oil smoke and the like generated during cooking from being blocked outside, so that the camera is prevented from being polluted to influence the definition of shot images, the operation of the kitchen range system can be accurately controlled based on clearer food images, the cooking effect of the kitchen range system is improved, and the use experience of a user is improved.

The utility model also relates to a range hood, which comprises the camera device for the kitchen range system.

Although specific embodiments have been described above, these embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure, even where only a single embodiment is described with respect to a particular feature. The characteristic examples provided in the present disclosure are intended to be illustrative, not limiting, unless stated differently. In a specific implementation, the features may be combined with one another where technically feasible according to the actual requirements. Various substitutions, alterations, and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model.

Claims (10)

1. An imaging device for a hob system, said hob system (1) comprising a hob (20) with a cooking function, said imaging device (10) being configured to be adapted to take an image of at least a partial area of said hob (20), characterized in,

the camera device (10) comprises a camera (100), an airflow generating device (200) and an air duct (300), wherein the airflow generated by the airflow generating device (200) flows out to the front of the camera (100) through an air outlet (301) of the air duct (300), so that a cross air curtain (C) converging in front of the camera (100) is formed.

2. The camera device for a kitchen range system according to claim 1, wherein,

the air outlet (301) is configured such that the cross air curtain (C) is formed as an annular cross air curtain wrapping the camera (100) in front of the camera (100).

3. The camera device for a kitchen range system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that,

the image pickup apparatus (10) includes a housing (11) accommodating the camera (100) and the airflow generating apparatus (200), the camera (100) is mounted to a front wall (12) of the housing (11), and the air outlet (301) is formed in the front wall (12) and is formed to surround the camera (100).

4. The camera device for a kitchen range system according to claim 3, wherein,

the air outlet (301) is formed to be inclined or curved toward the axis of the camera (100) as approaching the front of the camera (100), and/or

The air outlet (301) is formed in the front wall (12) as a ring-shaped succession.

5. The camera device for a kitchen range system according to claim 4, wherein,

the air outlet (301) is formed such that the opening degree decreases as approaching the front of the camera (100), and/or

An inlet section on the inner surface of the front wall (12) adjacent to the inlet of the air outlet (301) is formed perpendicular to the flow guiding direction of the air outlet (301), and/or

An outlet section on an outer surface of the front wall (12) adjoining an outlet of the air outlet (301) is formed perpendicular to a flow guiding direction of the air outlet (301).

6. The camera device for a kitchen range system according to claim 3, wherein,

the air inlet of the air duct (300) is formed on the side wall (13) and/or the rear wall of the shell (11), and/or

And a filtering device is arranged at the air inlet of the air duct (300).

7. The camera device for a kitchen range system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that,

the airflow generating device (200) is a fan.

8. A hob system, characterized in that the hob system (1) comprises:

a stove (20); and

the camera device (10) for a hob system (1) according to any one of the claims 1 to 6.

9. The cooktop system of claim 8, wherein,

the kitchen range system (1) further comprises a range hood, and the camera device (10) is arranged on a shell of the range hood.

10. A range hood, characterized in that it comprises an imaging device (10) for a cooking hob system according to any one of the claims 1 to 6.