TW201928549A - Device for recording food freshness date - Google Patents

Abstract

A device for recording food freshness date is disclosed, the device mainly comprises a main body and a timing actuating member. A groove which can be placed with the timing actuating member is molded on the main body, wherein, the groove has an induction part which can sense a corresponding induction part of the timing actuating member. After the induction part senses the corresponding induction part, the main body can retrieve a piece of deadline information which means the food freshness date. When the timing actuating member is removed from the groove by the user, the main body can activate the countdown operation based on the piece of deadline information, so as to let the user notice the food freshness date.

Description

Food shelf life record device

The invention relates to a food fresh-keeping period recording device, in particular to a food fresh-keeping period recording device which starts the countdown period of a fresh-keeping period with a timing starter.

According to the advancement of food technology, the improvement of the food can extend the shelf life of food. The refrigerator is the most commonly used food preservation equipment for the average family. When housewives store food in the refrigerator, they only record their food by their own memory. The shelf life, the more food stored in the refrigerator, this way is easy to control the food preservation period, and cause inconvenience to the housewife, even worse, when the housewife keeps the newly purchased food In the refrigerator, the housewife may also forget what foods are stored in the refrigerator, and the food is deteriorated due to the omission of the food. There is a record board for the food preservation period. The record board is marked with a date and an indicator that can be moved during the day. For the component, the user can move the indicator component to the date of the day, and the user can confirm the deadline through the food shelf life record board. However, the user has to move the indicator component daily, which is extremely inconvenient to operate. The burden on the user is easy to record the shelf life of the food. This is a question to be resolved. question.

In view of the above problems, the present inventors have proposed a corresponding solution based on the experience of the food preservation recording device for many years; therefore, the main object of the present invention is to provide a quick and convenient record for the preservation period of food and display The countdown timer is used to indicate the shelf life of the food preservation period.

In order to achieve the above object, the food fresh-keeping period recording device of the present invention mainly has a recording device body and a timing activation member, and the recording device body is formed with a groove for placing a timing activation member, wherein the concave portion The slot system has a sensing portion that senses a relative sensing portion of the timing initiator. After the sensing is completed, the recording device body can capture a preset countdown number of information of the timing initiator. Further, the preset countdown number of information is food. During the fresh-keeping period, when the user removes the timing starter from the body recess, the body simultaneously starts the countdown operation according to the preset countdown information of the timing starter. When the deadline is counted down, the record device body can remind the user to pay attention to the food. Preservation period.

In order for your review board to have a clear understanding of the purpose, technical features and effects of the present invention, the following description will be used in conjunction with the illustrations, please refer to it.

10‧‧‧Food Preservation Period Recording Device

101‧‧‧record device body

102‧‧‧Time starter

1011‧‧‧ accommodating space

1021‧‧‧ Relative sensing department

1012‧‧‧ Groove

1022‧‧‧Conductive printed circuit

1012’‧‧‧ Groove

1023‧‧‧RF tags

1012"‧‧‧ Groove

1013‧‧‧Induction Department

1014‧‧‧Inductive components

1015‧‧‧ Radio Frequency Identification Read Module

103‧‧‧ display module

104‧‧‧Circuit board

1041‧‧‧Control Module

1042‧‧‧Time Module

1043‧‧‧Main power module

1044‧‧‧Replacement power module

1045‧‧‧Information Transfer Module

105‧‧‧Adjustment button

106‧‧‧Reminder unit

107‧‧‧Adsorption elements

20‧‧‧Information device

L1‧‧‧Electronic circuit

S1‧‧‧Preset countdown days information

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view showing the electrical composition of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic view (I) of the implementation of the present invention.

Figure 4 is another embodiment (1) of the present invention.

Figure 5 is another embodiment (2) of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a schematic view showing the implementation of another embodiment (2).

Figure 7 is another embodiment (3) of the present invention.

Figure 8 is another embodiment (4) of the present invention.

Figure 9 is another embodiment (5) of the present invention.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a perspective view of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the food fresh-keeping period recording device 10 of the present invention mainly has a recording device body 101, and the recording device body 101 is The accommodating portion 1011 is formed with a receiving portion 1013, and the sensing portion 1013 is A timing sensor 102 is a light sensing component, a magnetic sensing component, a Bluetooth component, a radio frequency identification tag, a contact conductive component, a button, a light sensor, an infrared sensor, or a wireless sensor component. The timing initiator 102 can be disposed in the food container, and can be a label, a clamp, a magnet, an electrostatic adsorption pad or a repeating type. An adhesive pad, wherein the timing activation component 102 is further formed with a relative sensing portion 1021, the relative sensing portion 1021 is inductively coupled to the sensing portion 1013, and a display module 103 is disposed on the recording device body. 101, which can be used to display the remaining days of the food storage period; please refer to "Figure 2", which is a schematic diagram of the electrical composition of the present invention. As shown in the figure, a circuit board 104 is disposed in the accommodating space. 1011, the circuit board 104 is electrically connected to the sensing part 1013 and the display module 103. The circuit board 104 mainly has a control module 1041, a timing module 1042, a main power module 1043, and a standby circuit. The power module 1044 is electrically connected to the control module 1041. The control module 1041 can detect the sensing result of the sensing unit 1013 to identify the timing activation component 102, and according to a preset countdown preset by the timing initiator 102. The number information setting timing module 1042 may be a microprocessor or a single chip, and the timing module 1042 may perform a countdown operation of the food preservation period according to the preset countdown number information, the main The source module 1043 is electrically connected to the circuit board 104, and can supply the power required by each module on the circuit board 104. The standby power module 1044 is electrically connected to the circuit board 104, and the user replaces the main power supply. In the case of the module 1043, the backup power module 1044 can ensure that the circuit board 104 maintains normal operation. Please refer to FIG. 1 again. The recording device body 101 is further provided with at least one adjustment button 105 and a reminding unit 106. The button 105 and the reminder unit 106 are electrically connected to the control module 1041. The adjustment button 105 can adjust the preset countdown days information of the chronograph module 1042. For example, the preset countdown days information is 10 days, and the user The adjustment button 105 can be used to increase or decrease the correction, or the preset button count information can be reset through the adjustment button 105. The reminding unit 106 can issue a warning signal when the counting module 1042 completes the countdown operation, thereby reminding the user that the countdown operation has been completed, and the freshness period of the food has expired, which can be a light-emitting component and a buzzer. One of the vibrators, or a combination thereof.

Please refer to "FIG. 3", which shows a schematic diagram of the implementation of the present invention (1). Please refer to "Figure 1" to "Figure 2", as shown in the figure, the food preservation period recording device 10 of the present invention, During the implementation, the user can place the timing activation member 102 in the recess 1012 of the recording device body 101, so that the sensing portion 1013 of the recess 1012 and the relative sensing portion 1021 of the timing initiator 102 are mutually inductive, and the control module After detecting that the sensing unit 1013 and the relative sensing unit 1021 sense each other, the control module 1041 can capture a preset countdown number of the timing initiator 102 to set the timing module 1042, and when the user starts the timing. When the device 102 is removed from the recess 1012, when the sensing portion 1013 and the sensing portion 1021 are sensed, the timing module 1042 can perform a countdown operation for the preset countdown information, and when the timing module 1042 completes the countdown operation. At the same time, the control module 1041 drives the reminder unit 106 to remind the user that the food period has expired.

Please refer to FIG. 4, which shows another embodiment (1) of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the food fresh-keeping period recording device 10 of the present invention, wherein the recording device body 101 can be provided in the bottom group. At least one adsorption element 107, the adsorption element 107 can be a magnet, an electrostatic adsorption pad or a repetitive adhesion pad, and the user can use the adsorption element 107 to record the device body 101. The adsorption is fixed in a refrigerator, and before the user opens the refrigerator, the food period displayed by the food fresh-keeping period recording device 10 can be checked first, so that the user can control the freshness of the food in the refrigerator.

Please refer to FIG. 5, which shows another embodiment (2) of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the sensing portion of the recess 1012 can be implemented by a plurality of sensing elements 1014, and the plurality of sensing elements 1014 are Or in a regular arrangement (for example, an array), or an irregular arrangement, which may be, for example, one of a resistor and a capacitor, or a combination thereof. In addition, the relative sensing portion of the timing initiator 102 can be implemented by a conductive printed circuit 1022. 6 is a schematic view showing the implementation of another embodiment (2). As shown in the figure, when the timing actuator 102 is disposed in the recess 1012, the conductive printed circuit 1022 can be brought into contact with a portion of the sensing element 1014. After the electrical conduction, an electronic circuit L1 is formed, so that the control module 1041 can detect an electrical characteristic value of the electronic circuit, and identify the preset countdown information and the identification code of the timing initiator 102, wherein the electrical property is The characteristic value can be, for example, a resistance value or a capacitance value.

Please refer to FIG. 7 again. The figure shows another embodiment (3) of the present invention. Please refer to "FIG. 2", "5th figure" and "6th figure". In order to facilitate the user to record more foods at the same time, the food fresh-keeping period recording device 10 in this embodiment can be provided with a plurality of grooves (1012, 1012', 1012"), each groove ( 1012, 1012', 1012") may be respectively provided with corresponding timing initiators 102, wherein each of the grooves (1012, 1012', 1012") are respectively shaped into different shapes, phase The same shape of the timing actuator 102 can be placed in the same shape of the groove 1012, so that the user can quickly place the timing initiator 102, and the conductive printing circuit 1022 of each timing initiator 102 is different. The electronic circuit L1 formed by each timing starter 102 is also different. When each timing starter 102 is disposed in the recess (1012, 1012', 1012"), the control module 1041 can be used by each electronic circuit L1. The different electrical characteristic values are detected, so that the control module 1041 can identify each timing initiator 102 according to different electrical characteristic values, and then set the preset countdown information of each timing initiator 102 to each timing start. The timing module 1042 corresponding to the device 102 and its display module 103.

Please refer to FIG. 8 , which shows another embodiment (4) of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the recess 1012 of the present invention further comprises a radio frequency identification reading module 1015. The radio frequency identification reading module 1015 can read a radio frequency identification tag 1023 set in the timing activation component 102, wherein the radio frequency identification tag 1023 records at least one identification code and a preset countdown number of days. When the radio frequency identification reading module 1015 reads the radio frequency identification tag 1023, the radio frequency identification reading module 1015 can capture the identification code of the timing activation component 102 and the preset countdown number of days information, and transmit the captured information to the radio frequency identification reading module 1015. The control module 104 (not shown) allows the control module 104 to set a countdown operation.

Please refer to "FIG. 9", which shows another embodiment (5) of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the food fresh-keeping period recording device 10 of the present invention has a circuit board. The information transmission module is electrically connected to the control module 1041, and the information can be connected to an information device 20, as shown in the figure, when the information device 20 and the information transmission module are After the group 1045 completes the information link, the control module 1041 can transmit a preset countdown number information S1 to the information device 20 for the user to remotely control the food shelf life through the information device 20.

It can be seen from the above that the food fresh-keeping period recording device of the present invention mainly has a recording device body and a timing activation member, and the recording device body is formed with a groove and an accommodating space, the groove The timing starter can be placed, and the groove has a sensing portion, which can sense a relative sensing portion of the timing initiator, the receiving space is provided with a circuit board, and the circuit board has a control module and a timing module When the timing starter is placed in the groove, the control module can capture a preset countdown number information of the timing starter, and set the timing module according to the preset countdown number information, and then, when the user starts the timing When the piece is taken out in the groove, the control module can drive the timing module to perform the countdown operation. After the countdown is completed, the recording device body can remind the user to pay attention to the shelf life of the food, and the timing starter and the groove The sensing mode can detect an electronic circuit implementation. When the user uses a plurality of timing initiators, the recording device body can measure the different electrical properties of each timing initiator. The levy value obtains the preset countdown days information of each timing initiator, and further effectively performs the control when the number of timing initiators increases; accordingly, the present invention can be implemented to provide a quick Facilitate the recording of food preservation period and display The countdown is used to indicate the purpose of the food preservation period recording device for the fresh-keeping period.

The above description is only for the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention; any changes and modifications made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention All should be covered by the patent of the present invention.

In summary, the effects of the present invention are patents such as "industry availability," "novelty," and "progressiveness" of the invention; the applicant filed an invention patent with the bureau in accordance with the provisions of the Patent Law. Application.

Claims (10)

The invention relates to a food fresh-keeping period recording device, comprising: a recording device body, a groove and an accommodating space are formed, the groove has a sensing portion; and a timing starting member corresponding to the shape of the groove, the timing starting member Normally, the accommodating portion is disposed in the recessed portion, and the chronograph actuating member is formed with a relative sensing portion, and the sensing portion is mutually inductively coupled to the opposite sensing portion of the recording device body; a circuit board is received in the accommodating space The circuit board has a control module, and a timing module and the sensing portion are respectively electrically connected to the control module. The control module can capture the timing after the sensing portion and the opposite sensing portion sense each other. And a display module is disposed on the main body of the recording device, the display module is electrically connected to the control module, and the display module is configured to display the timing module The preset countdown days information of the group; and after the sensing portion is separated from the relative sensing portion, the control module drives the timing module to perform a countdown operation with the preset countdown number information. The food freshness storage period recording device of claim 1, wherein the relative sensing portion is a conductive printed circuit, and the conductive printed circuit and the sensing element are in contact with each other to form an electronic circuit after being electrically connected. The food freshness storage period recording device of claim 2, wherein the timing initiators are plural, and each of the timing initiators has a different electronic circuit. For example, the food fresh-keeping period recording device described in claim 3, wherein The control module can detect an electrical characteristic value of the electronic circuit, and use the electrical characteristic value to identify the preset countdown number information and the identification code of the timing initiator. The food freshness storage period recording device of claim 4, wherein the electrical characteristic value is one of a resistance value and a capacitance value or a combination thereof. The food freshness storage period recording device of claim 1, wherein the recording device body group is provided with an adjustment button, wherein the adjustment button is adapted to adjust the preset countdown number of days information. The food fresh-keeping period recording device of claim 1, wherein the recording device body group is provided with a reminding unit, and the reminding unit can issue a warning signal when the time counting module completes the countdown operation. The food shelf life recording device according to claim 1, wherein the sensing portion is a light sensing element, a magnetic sensing element, a Bluetooth component, a radio frequency identification tag, a contact conductive component, a button, and a One of light sensing, one infrared, and one wireless sensing element. The food freshness storage period recording device of claim 1, wherein the timing activation member is a label, a clamp, a magnet, an electrostatic adsorption pad, or a repeating adhesive pad. The food freshness storage period recording device of claim 1, wherein the timing activation member is disposed in the food container after being separated from the groove of the recording device body.