CN221096104U - Control handle with sensing element and intelligent electrical appliance - Google Patents

Abstract

Control handle and intelligent electrical apparatus with sensing element belongs to domestic appliance technical field. The control handle comprises: a handle for providing a force of operation, and a setting basis for the sensing element; the sensing element is arranged on one side of the handle and is used for obtaining signals formed when the handle is operated; the sensing element is interlocked with at least a starting element and a door unlocking structure of the intelligent electric appliance. The control handle disclosed by the utility model can improve the integration degree of the operation module, save the occupied space of the control handle on the panel or the side part of the electric appliance, conform to the operation habit of a user and improve the interaction experience of the user.

Description

Control handle with sensing element and intelligent electrical appliance

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of household appliances, and particularly relates to a control handle with a sensing element and an intelligent appliance.

Background

The operation mode of the household appliance is continuously improved along with the development of science and technology and the improvement of ideas, and for the household appliance, the improvement of the interaction experience of users and the saving of the occupied area of control elements are one of main improvement directions of the household appliance.

In the prior art, the technical scheme of the applicant prior invention relates to an intelligent handle and a kitchen appliance using the same, wherein the intelligent handle comprises a handle body and a sensing device arranged on the handle body, the sensing device is used for collecting a touch signal touched by fingers of a human hand and sending the touch signal to a controller, the controller is used for controlling a load to realize an addition and subtraction function, and the intelligent handle enables the handle to have a function not limited to a function of holding and opening a door, and can realize more operation functions such as temperature, light intensity, time adjustment and the like.

However, the applicant is dedicated to further improving the interaction experience of the user, the electric appliance handle is still used as a common carrier, and the use mode of the electric appliance handle still has room for upgrading, so that the electric appliance handle can be further adapted to the characteristics of the handle, conforms to the operation habit of the user, and further obtains better interaction experience.

Disclosure of utility model

In order to solve the technical problems, the utility model further improves the connection relation of the existing handle sensing interlocking so as to further promote the interaction experience of users and the integration of control functions, and one of the purposes of the utility model is to provide a control handle with a sensing element and the other purpose is to provide a corresponding intelligent electrical appliance.

The specific technical scheme is as follows:

A control handle having a sensing element, comprising:

A handle for providing a force of operation, and a setting basis for the sensing element;

the sensing element is arranged on one side of the handle and is used for obtaining signals formed when the handle is operated;

The sensing element is interlocked with at least a starting element and a door unlocking structure of the intelligent electric appliance.

In the technical scheme, firstly, the sensing element is integrated on the handle, so that the integration degree of the operation module can be improved, and the occupied space of the operation module on the panel or the side part of the electric appliance is saved; simultaneously, the sensor on the handle is interlocked with the starting element and the door opening structure, then two kinds of functions are integrated on the same sensor, the operation of starting and opening the door can be realized through different operation modes of the sensor, and no matter the sensor is started or opened the door, the sensor is in close relation with the handle operation, so that the technical scheme can conform to the operation habit of a user and promote the interactive experience of the user.

Preferably, the sensing element is disposed on a force-applying side of the handle, the force-applying side is generally disposed on an inner side of the handle, and the force-applying side is applied with a finger to act on the sensing element during operation, so that the functional characteristics of the sensing element are considered, the operation habit of a user is complied, and the interaction experience of the user is improved.

Further preferably, the sensing element is disposed on one side of the handle in such a manner that the surface feel is distinguished from the handle, and the purpose of this is that: ① The holding experience of the user can be improved; ② The position of the control area of the handle of the user is reminded through the difference of touch sense, the user is guided to quickly find the area, and the operation accuracy and convenience are improved.

It is further preferred that the surface of the sensing element is coated with a layer of silicone, and the opposite surface of the handle is a metal layer or a plastic layer.

Preferably, the sensing element is a pressure sensor.

Preferably, the sensing element is a photosensitive sensor, a capacitive sensor or a microwave sensor.

Preferably, the sensing element is located in a central region of the handle to accommodate most users' habits in using the handle.

Preferably, the handle is connected with the door panel through a connecting piece, and sealing end pieces are arranged on two sides of the handle.

The intelligent electrical appliance comprises the control handle according to any one of the technical schemes.

Preferably, the intelligent electric appliance is a kitchen electric appliance, such as a steaming oven, a sterilizing cabinet, a dish washer and the like.

In summary, the technical scheme of the utility model has the following main beneficial effects:

Compared with the prior art, the control handle can improve the integration degree of the operation module, and saves the occupied space of the control handle on a panel or the side part of an electric appliance;

Furthermore, two functions are integrated on the same sensor, and the operation of starting and opening the door can be realized through different operation modes of the sensor, and the operation of starting and opening the door is closely related to the operation of the handle.

Meanwhile, the sensing element distinguished from the handle hand feeling can promote the user's holding experience, and the user can be guided to quickly find the control area of the handle through the difference of touch sense, so that the operation accuracy and convenience are improved.

Further or more detailed benefits will be described in connection with specific embodiments.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of the structure of a control handle in the embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the disassembled structure of fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view of the inner side structure of the control handle.

Fig. 4 is a logic block diagram of the operation of the display element of the example of the steaming oven in the embodiment.

Reference numerals:

1-handle, 2-sensing element, 3-display element, 4-connector, 5-end piece.

Detailed Description

The utility model will be further explained with reference to examples:

the core technical problem faced by the technical scheme of the embodiment of the application is derived from the accurate cognition of the inventor to the prior art, so that how to conform to the operation habit of the user and further improve the interactive experience of the user is a technical problem which needs to be solved by the inventor.

Meanwhile, based on the full knowledge and utilization of the structural characteristics of the handle, the integration of the control function is improved, and the technical problem that the inventor intends to synchronously solve is solved.

It should be noted that, the embodiments do not limit the scope of the claims of the present utility model, and according to the technical concepts provided/proven by the embodiments, those skilled in the art can reasonably expect technical solutions to be covered in the scope of the claims of the present utility model.

The examples are detailed below:

Examples:

Referring to fig. 1-3, a control handle is formed of a handle 1, a sensing element 2 provided on the handle 1, end caps 5 for capping both ends of the handle 1, and a connector 4 for connecting the handle 1 to a door.

In a specific example, the sensing element 2 is a pressure sensor, is arranged on the inner side of the handle 1 when the handle 1 is operated to force, is positioned in the middle of the handle 1 and is used for obtaining pressure information of hands, the action of the sensing element is exerted by the fingers when the handle is operated, the functional characteristics of the sensing element 2 are considered in the selection of the force side, the operation habit of a user is complied, and the user interaction experience is improved.

In the embodiment, the switch of the electric appliance is controlled through the sensing element 2 on the handle 1, and firstly, the sensing element is integrated on the handle, so that the integration degree of the operation module can be improved, and the occupied space of the operation module on the panel or the side part of the electric appliance is saved; meanwhile, the sensing element 2 which is connected with the starting and unlocking is arranged on the necessary path of the electric appliance operation, so that the interaction experience of the user operation can be effectively improved.

In the embodiment, when a user starts up, the pressure sensor is used for obtaining the pressing force to control the opening of the door surface, the user only needs to hold the sensing area of the handle by hand, the holding force is set to be f2, the starting up force is set to be f3, and when the holding force f2 is more than or equal to f3, the electric appliance can start up a starting up program after the pressure sensor senses a signal;

In the embodiment, when a user unlocks, the user obtains the pressing time through the pressure sensor to control the door surface to unlock, the child lock is released, the pressure sensor can receive a sensing signal for a certain time through holding the handle for a certain time, so that the child lock is automatically released, specifically, a material mechanical switch for realizing the child lock is positioned in an electric appliance, when the user holds the handle for a long time, the holding time is set to be t2, the unlocking time is set to be t3, and when the holding time t2 is more than or equal to t3, the pressure sensor signal in the handle is transmitted to a main control board in the electric appliance to release the child lock;

The face door can be prevented from being opened carelessly/carelessly by setting up like this, and the work effect is avoided being disturbed and the potential safety hazard that brings, simultaneously, on the integrated handle of child lock function, the unblock can be simplified, the process of opening the door, further promotes interactive experience.

In a preferred embodiment, the surface of the sensing element 2 is provided (e.g. coated) with materials of different properties to obtain a touch feeling different from that of the surface of the handle 1, for example, when the material of the handle 1 is plastic/metal, the surface of the sensing element 2 may be silica gel, so that the user's holding experience can be improved, and the user can be reminded of the position of the control area of the handle by the difference of touch feeling, so as to guide the user to quickly find the area, and improve the operation accuracy and convenience.

In the preferred embodiment, the sensing element 2 may also be a photosensitive sensor, at this time, the inner side of the handle is a light permeable area, the photosensitive sensor receives an external light signal, when the user holds the photosensitive area of the handle, the light signal is weakened, the sensor transmits a corresponding signal to the host for controlling so as to control the switch of the electrical appliance, and the control functions such as opening the door face of the electrical appliance or suspending the operation of the electrical appliance can be realized by obtaining a time value for judging the shielding light;

The sensing element 2 can also be a microwave sensor, and the microwave sensor can realize the control of starting up, judging the opening of the door face or suspending the operation of the electric appliance by collecting the time interval between the sending of microwaves and the receiving of the reflected signals;

The sensing element 2 can also be a capacitance sensor, when a user holds the sensing area of the handle, the sensor senses the capacitance change and the duration time, so that the control of starting up, judging the opening face or suspending the operation of the electric appliance is realized;

The specific implementation is common general knowledge to those skilled in the art, and will not be described here in detail.

In the preferred embodiment, the portable electric appliance further comprises a display element 3, wherein the display element 3 is a lamp belt formed by a series of LED lamp beads, is clamped on one exposed side of the handle 1 through a clamping groove and is used for forming a belt-shaped progress bar so as to display and display the working progress of the electric appliance in cooperation with the starting state.

The display element 3 for displaying the working progress of the electric appliance is arranged on the handle 1 at the same time, and after the user sets parameters and the machine starts working, the lamp beads which need to be started are displayed according to the ratio of the current time to the set time, so that the approximate display of the working time is realized; specifically, the user sets working time t 1(s), the synchronous timer records real-time t(s), the total number of the LED lamp beads on the display element 3 is N, the number of the lighted LED lamp beads is N, the number of the lighted LED lamp beads is gradually as the time t increases: 1. 2, 3, … …, N-1, N. Setting an upward rounding function ceil (t/t 1), wherein the number N of the lighted beads is ceil (t/t 1) 100×n, and when the actual time t=the set working time t1, the number N of the lighted LED beads=the total number N of the LED beads, namely, the lamp lights are totally lighted;

When the working progress is finished, the face door is usually opened by the handle operation, and when the working progress is not finished, the face door is usually opened by the handle operation, so that the influence on the working effect or potential safety hazard is prevented, and the working progress is displayed on a necessary path of the door face operation, so that the improvement scheme is obtained according to the operation habit of a user, and the interaction experience of the user can be improved;

Furthermore, in the embodiment, a plurality of functions are integrated on the handle, and the sensing element 2 and the display element 3 can be respectively arranged on two sides of the handle, so that the space of a panel can be saved, and the arrangement of the functional areas of the electric appliance is more abundant, reasonable and simple; meanwhile, the high cost brought by the display screen arranged on the panel and the vicinity thereof and increasing the display progress is saved, and the defects of shorter service life and troublesome replacement of the display screen are overcome.

The embodiment also comprises the full knowledge and utilization of the structural characteristics of the handle, and the display element 3 is arranged on the outer side of the handle so that the displayed content can be observed by a user; the arrangement fully utilizes the structural areas on the inner side and the outer side of the handle, improves the integration degree, considers the respective functional characteristics of the sensing element 2 and the display element 3, conforms to the operation habit of a user, and further improves the interaction experience of the user.

The intelligent electric appliances corresponding to the control handles of the embodiment include, but are not limited to, electric appliances that need to use handles to open the surface door, such as a steaming oven, a sterilizing cabinet, a dish washer, etc., which are easily known to those skilled in the art, can be controlled to switch by a pressure sensor on the control handle, and meanwhile, an LED lamp strip is arranged on the control handle to display the progress of cooking, sterilizing or washing, and will not be repeated here.

In a preferred embodiment, the electric appliance corresponding to the control handle is a kitchen electric appliance, taking a steaming and baking machine as an example, besides the functions described in the above embodiment, the display element 3 can also be used for displaying internal environmental parameters of the electric appliance, when the steaming and baking machine is in a high-temperature state, for example, the temperature is not less than 80 ℃, the LED lamp beads of the display element 3 can be controlled to display red, when the temperature is in a low-temperature state, for example, the temperature is not more than 20 ℃, the LED lamp beads of the display element 3 can be controlled to display blue, and when the temperature is in a medium-temperature state, for example, the temperature is between 20 ℃ and 80 ℃, the LED lamp beads of the display element 3 can be controlled to display orange; most kitchen appliances are heating appliances, when the temperature in the appliances is too high, scalding can be caused by opening the face door, and the state of the temperature of a user can be reminded by the change of the color, so that scalding is avoided;

the state of the display element 3 can be used for indicating whether the electric appliance is in a working completion state, if the detected temperature is equal to the set temperature, the LED lamp strip can display a flickering state which is in a reciprocating cycle from gradually brightening to gradually darkening, so as to remind a user of the completion of the working, and the working logic of the display element 3 in the embodiment can refer to fig. 4;

in a preferred embodiment, the electric appliance corresponding to the control handle may also be other than a kitchen electric appliance, for example, the dryer may control whether to start up by using a sensing element 2 on the handle, such as a pressure signal of a catcher on a pressure sensor, and a display element 3, such as an LED lamp belt, is arranged on the outer side of the handle to display a ratio value of an actual drying time period to a set drying time period, so as to clearly indicate a working progress, and meanwhile, the color of the LED lamp belt itself is used to indicate a drying temperature, so as to remind a user of paying attention to safety and prevent burn caused by a trade open door;

If the user can hold the sensor area of the handle with larger force when the user needs to pause the work, and the sensor senses the pressure and is larger than the set pressure, the pause work can be executed.

In the description of the present specification, reference to the terms "embodiment," "base embodiment," "preferred embodiment," "other embodiments," "example," "specific examples," or "some examples," etc., means 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 invention. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiments or examples. 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 preferred embodiments of the present utility model have been described, additional variations and modifications in those embodiments may occur to those skilled in the art once they learn of the basic inventive concepts. It is therefore intended that the following claims be interpreted as including the preferred embodiments and all such alterations and modifications as fall within the scope of the utility model.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the present utility model without departing from the spirit or scope of the utility model. Thus, it is intended that the present utility model also include such modifications and alterations insofar as they come within the scope of the appended claims or the equivalents thereof.

Claims (10)

1. A control handle having a sensing element, comprising:

A handle (1) for providing a grip for the operation and a setting basis for the sensor element (2);

the sensing element (2) is arranged on one side of the handle (1) and is used for obtaining signals formed when the handle (1) is operated;

The sensing element (2) is at least interlocked with a starting element and a door unlocking structure of the intelligent electric appliance.

2. The control handle according to claim 1, wherein: the sensor element (2) is arranged on the force side of the handle (1).

3. The control handle according to claim 1, wherein: the sensing element (2) is arranged on one side of the handle (1) in a manner that the surface handfeel is distinguished from the handle (1).

4. A control handle according to any one of claims 1-3, wherein: the sensor element (2) is a pressure sensor.

5. A control handle according to any one of claims 1-3, wherein: the sensing element (2) is a photosensitive sensor, a capacitive sensor or a microwave sensor.

6. A control handle according to claim 3, wherein: the surface of the sensing element (2) is coated with a silica gel layer, and the surface of the handle (1) is opposite to the silica gel layer, and is a metal layer or a plastic layer.

7. A control handle according to claim 3 or 6, wherein: the sensor element (2) is located in the middle region of the handle (1).

8. The control handle according to claim 1, wherein: the door face unlocking structure is a child lock.

9. The control handle according to claim 1, wherein: the handle (1) is connected with the door surface through a connecting piece (4), and sealing end pieces (5) are arranged on two sides of the handle (1).

10. Intelligent electrical apparatus, its characterized in that: comprising a control handle according to any one of claims 1-9.