WO2012034334A1

WO2012034334A1 - Intelligent electric water pot and method for judging water usage habit of user by means of the same

Info

Publication number: WO2012034334A1
Application number: PCT/CN2010/079965
Authority: WO
Inventors: 张树生; 欧阳先良
Original assignee: 惠阳亚伦塑胶电器实业有限公司
Priority date: 2010-09-17
Filing date: 2010-12-17
Publication date: 2012-03-22
Also published as: CN101972108B; CN101972108A

Abstract

An intelligent electric water pot includes a pot body (11), a power source base (6) and a pot cover (12) located at the top of the pot body (11). A heating element (9) is arranged at the bottom of the pot body (11). A water level scale window (10) is provided on the pot body (11). A water temperature inductor is arranged in the pot body (11). A hand handle is arranged at the side surface of the pot body (11), and a microcomputer control chip (2) for controlling the working of the whole water pot is arranged in the hand handle. Several indicating lights (4) for displaying water usage habit of user are provided on the pot body (11). The indicating lights (4) are connected with the microcomputer control chip (2) through a switch (13). A level inclination inductor (1) connected with the microcomputer control chip (2) for detecting water-pouring action is also arranged in the pot body (11).

Description

Intelligent electric hot water 煲 and intelligent hot water 煲 method for judging user water habits

Technical field

The invention belongs to a household appliance, in particular to a method for judging the user's water habit by using a smart electric hot water pot and a smart hot water pot.

Background technique

As a kind of healthy, environmentally friendly and fashionable kitchen appliances, electric hot water is more and more popular among consumers because of its high thermal efficiency, convenience and speed.

The existing electric hot water shovel generally includes a scorpion body and a power base. The water level has a water level warning sign on the sputum body, and the user needs to burn the required amount of water according to the water level indication. The cockroach body is provided with a heating body and a heating body power source. The main purpose of the broken indicator light is to heat the water to boiling. When the water temperature reaches the specified temperature or dry burning, the temperature controller automatically cuts the power through the temperature controller inside the crucible, no longer heating or entering the heat preservation state, and the power supply is turned on and off. The lamp allows the user to understand the working status of the electric water heater at all times. Although the existing electric water raft has reached a fairly high level in energy saving and environmental protection technology, there is no smart reminder to consumers how to save energy using the burnt water. The leeches are not conducive to the scale of energy conservation. The heat required to raise the temperature of 1 liter of water by 5 °C is 5.8 watts. After 1 gram of burned water, it will return to the state of boiling after falling 5 °C. It was actually a waste of 11.6 watts. This not only wastes power resources and time, but also shortens the service life of the electric water heater. If we can make good use of the burnt water, the energy utilization benefits are very considerable.

Summary of the invention

In view of the fact that the existing leeches do not have the defects of the intelligent energy-saving reminding function, one of the technical problems to be solved by the present invention is to provide a smart electric hot water shovel that can display whether the user uses energy or not, and the energy-saving prompting system of the otter will prompt Whether the user's usage mode is energy-saving, so that users can improve their usage habits, such as reducing the action of repeated boiling water, avoiding the loss of water energy, how much water to burn, how much water to use, etc., thereby gradually cultivating the habit of saving energy using electric water. To ensure the efficiency of energy use, in line with the trend of energy-saving, low-carbon life.

The implementation solution adopted by this technical problem is:

The utility model relates to a smart electric hot water crucible, which comprises a body, a power base and a lid on the top of the body. The bottom of the body is provided with a heating body, and a water level scale window is arranged on the body, and a water temperature sensor is arranged in the body, and the side of the body is arranged. The utility model is provided with a handle, and a microcomputer control chip for controlling the whole electric hot water operation is arranged in the handle, and a plurality of indicator lights for displaying the user's water habits are arranged on the body, and the indicator light is connected to the microcomputer control chip through the switch, and is in the body of the body. A water level tilt sensor connected to the microcomputer control chip for detecting the water pouring action is also provided.

As an improvement to the above solution, the indicator light is provided with three colors of green, orange and red respectively indicating the user's water habits.

Another technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method for judging the user's water habit by intelligent hot water, which is implemented by the following steps:

a. After boiling the hot water in the hot water, the microcomputer control chip determines the amount of water boiling V1 in the hot water pot by the time of boiling water;

b, the microcomputer control chip counts the time each time the user pours water, thereby judging each time the water volume V2, and counting the remaining water volume V3;

c. The microcomputer control chip calculates the percentage value of each water refilling amount V2 and the water boiling amount V1, and compares the percentage value with the preset value in the system to obtain the grade of each watering habit and the total hot water 统计The water habits of all the middle and middle ends are good or bad.

As an improvement to the above solution, the microcomputer control chip displays the user's water habit level through the indicator light, which is green, orange, and red, respectively, indicating the user's water habits.

Moreover, the tilt sensor switch with the tilt of the induction body is arranged in the handle of the body, and the signal line of the tilt sensor switch is connected with the microcomputer control chip, and the signal output by the tilt sensor switch is a time trigger signal for the microcomputer control chip to calculate the start of the water pouring action.

Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: 1. Saving energy, after the water in the water bottle is boiled, the indicator light for prompting the water habit can remind the consumer to use the hot water to reduce energy. Waste, cultivate the habit of saving and saving energy for consumers. In addition to the high degree of intelligence, it is more in line with the requirements of a conservation-oriented society; 2. Extend the life of electric hot water and reduce electronic pollution. The invention reminds the consumer to use the hot water in time, thereby avoiding the adverse effect of repeated boiling water on shortening the service life of the electric hot water, reducing unnecessary waste of electronic resources and pollution generated thereby.

DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic structural view of a smart electric hot water crucible according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a functional block diagram of a control chip of the microcomputer system of the embodiment.

detailed description

In order to facilitate the understanding of those skilled in the art, the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the smart electric hot water provided by the embodiment includes a body 11 , a power base 6 and a cover 12 at the top of the body 11 . The bottom of the body 11 is provided with a heating element 9 , and the body 11 is arranged. There is a water level scale window 10, a water temperature sensor is arranged in the body 11 , a handle is arranged on the side of the body 11 , and a microcomputer control chip 2 for controlling the whole electric hot water operation is arranged in the handle, and a plurality of display users are arranged on the body. The indicator light 4 with good water usage is connected to the microcomputer control chip through the switch 13, and a water level tilt sensor 1 connected to the microcomputer control chip for detecting the water pouring action is further disposed in the body 11. Among them, the indicator light 4 is provided with three colors of green, orange and red respectively indicating the user's water habits. The microcomputer control chip 2 is powered by a detachable battery, a rechargeable battery 3 or a photovoltaic energy source. At the same time, a tilting sensor switch with an inductive body tilt is arranged in the handle of the body, and the signal line of the tilt sensor switch is connected with the microcomputer control chip, and the signal output by the tilt sensor switch is a time trigger signal for the microcomputer control chip to calculate the start of the water pouring action.

When judging whether the user's water habits are good or bad, the following method steps are used:

At the same time, the microcomputer control chip statistics calculate the time interval Tn of the water pouring according to the time of each water pouring, and compare the Tn value with the preset user water use standard water pouring time interval Tb of the microcomputer control chip, and at the same time, each time The level of water habits is good or bad. The habits of water use are divided into good habits and bad habits. At least two levels, such as the pouring time interval Tn is less than the standard pouring time interval Tb, it is a good habit of water, the pouring time interval Tn exceeding the standard pouring time interval Tb is a bad habit of water.

According to the water pouring amount V2, the manner of calculating the pouring habits and the manner of calculating the pouring habit according to the pouring time interval Tn can be simultaneously performed, and the difference can be displayed for display.

Examples of specific judgment methods are as follows:

First, the following values are preset in the electric hot water 煲 program system: the percentage values of the water refilling amount V2 and the boiling water amount V1 are divided into [100%, 80%], (80%, 50%), (50%, 0%) In the interval, when the water content V2 and the water consumption V1 percentage value are located at [100%, 80%], the water is used to a good habit level, and when it is located at (80%, 50%), it is the normal habit level of water, located at (50%, 0). %] is the bad water habit level; when the pouring time interval Tn is less than the standard pouring time interval Tb is the good habit level of water use, the pouring time interval Tn exceeds the standard pouring time interval Tb is the bad habit of water use; The habit level is indicated by three indicator lights 4 of green, orange and red.

When in use, water is injected into the body 11, the lid 12 is covered, and the water switch 5 is pressed to turn on the water supply. At this time, the microcomputer control chip 2 starts to judge whether or not the water is continuously burned, and the water is recorded. Time and convert to the amount of water V1. After the water is boiled, the tilt sensor works when the user performs the pouring operation. As shown in Fig. 2, after the water is boiled, if the hot water is not used for a certain period of time during the standard pouring time interval Tb, it is judged that the water consumption habit level is high, and the indicator light is red; if the water reflow amount V2 and the water burning amount The ratio between V1 is between (50%, 0%), which is also the habit level of water use, and the indicator light is red; if the ratio between the water volume V2 and the water consumption V1 is between (80%, 50%) , the water is generally used to the level, the indicator light is orange; if the ratio between the water volume V2 and the water consumption V1 is between [100%, 80%], it is a good habit of water, and the indicator light is green.

The invention prompts or alerts the user to use the hot water habit by changing the color of the three indicator lights of green, orange and red, thereby warning the user of the bad habit of using the hot water. In this way, it can prevent the electric energy that is wasted by repeated burning of water, gradually cultivate the energy-saving habits of the users, and prolong the life of the electric hot water, prevent unnecessary waste of electronic resources and pollution.

The electronic components such as the microcomputer control chip 2 and the tilt sensor switch used in the present invention are all commercially available from the market, and the mature prior art will not be described herein.

It can be seen from the above scheme that the present invention has the following technical features and advantages compared with the conventional conventional electric hot water shovel: 1. The microcomputer control chip is small in size and high in intelligence, and can gradually cultivate the habit of saving energy and saving water for consumers; 2, the operation is simple, just turn on the indicator switch, even in the case of disconnection of the power can display the user's habits of using hot water, the microcomputer control chip is powered by a detachable, rechargeable battery or photovoltaic energy. 3, the indicator color is eye-catching, used to remind consumers to use hot water habits of red, green, orange three colors in a wide range of applications such as transportation.

The above-mentioned embodiments are merely illustrative of the embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention. It should be noted that a number of variations and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the invention should be determined by the appended claims.

Claims

The utility model relates to a smart electric hot water crucible, comprising a carcass body (11), a power base (6) and a clamshell cover (12) at the top of the carcass body. The bottom of the carcass body is provided with a heating body (9), and the water body scale window is arranged on the carcass body. (10), a water temperature sensor is arranged in the body, a handle is arranged on the side of the body, and a microcomputer control chip (2) for controlling the operation of the whole electric water heater is arranged in the handle, and the utility model is characterized in that: a plurality of displays are arranged on the body The indicator light (4) of the user's water habits is good, and the indicator light is connected to the microcomputer control chip through the switch (13), and a water level tilt sensor connected to the microcomputer control chip for detecting the water pouring action is also arranged in the body (1) .
The intelligent electric water heater according to claim 1, wherein the indicator light is provided with three colors of green, orange and red respectively indicating the user's water habits.
A method for judging user water habits according to claim 1, wherein the method comprises the following steps:

a. After boiling the hot water in the hot water, the microcomputer control chip determines the amount of water boiling V1 in the hot water pot by the time of boiling water;

b, the microcomputer control chip counts the time each time the user pours water, thereby judging each time the water volume V2, and counting the remaining water volume V3;

c. The microcomputer control chip calculates the percentage value of each water refilling amount V2 and the water boiling amount V1, and compares the percentage value with the preset value in the system to obtain the grade of each watering habit and the total hot water 统计The water habits of all the middle and middle ends are good or bad.
The method for judging a user's water usage habit according to claim 3, wherein the microcomputer control chip displays the user's water habit level through the indicator light, and the indicator light is green indicating the user's water habit level. , orange, red three.
The method for judging a user's water usage habit according to claim 3, wherein a tilting sensor switch with an inductive body tilt is disposed in the body handle, and the tilt sensor switch signal line is connected to the microcomputer control chip, and is tilted. The signal output by the inductive switch is a time trigger signal for the microcomputer control chip to calculate the start of the pouring operation.