WO2021189690A1

WO2021189690A1 - Refrigerator system and control method therefor

Info

Publication number: WO2021189690A1
Application number: PCT/CN2020/098728
Authority: WO
Inventors: 孙蓓蓓; 陈瑞强
Original assignee: 青岛海尔特种电冰柜有限公司; 海尔智家股份有限公司
Priority date: 2020-03-23
Filing date: 2020-06-29
Publication date: 2021-09-30
Also published as: CN113432356A

Abstract

The present invention provides a control method for a refrigerator system. The control method comprises: sensing that an article is placed on a shelf of a refrigerator; forming a storage partition of the article on the shelf below the article; and displaying the storage partition and the storage duration of the article in real time. In the present invention, a storage partition can be automatically formed after an article is placed on a shelf of a refrigerator, the storage partition and the storage duration of the article are displayed in real time, and the article in the refrigerator is monitored, so that a prompt can be sent to a user. In this way, food deterioration due to long storage can be prevented, and thus user life quality is improved and user life is intellectualized.

Description

Refrigerator system and control method thereof

Technical field

The invention relates to the field of refrigeration, in particular to a refrigerator system and a control method thereof.

Background technique

With the improvement of people's living standards and the rise of their quality of life, consumers are buying more and more foods, and the volume of refrigerators is correspondingly larger and larger.

However, due to the large amount of food, it is difficult for consumers to remember when each piece of food was purchased, which can easily lead to food waste caused by the food being placed in the refrigerator for too long, and it also takes up a large amount of effective space in the refrigerator and deteriorates. Food is also easy to contaminate the environment in the refrigerator and bring health risks.

Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, it is necessary to design a more intelligent refrigerator system and its control method that can remind users of the storage time of food.

Summary of the invention

In order to solve one of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a control method of a refrigerator system. The control method includes:

It senses that there are items placed on the shelf of the refrigerator;

Form a storage area for the item on the shelf below the item;

Real-time display of the storage zone and storage duration of the item.

As a further improvement of the present invention, after the step of "forming a storage partition of the item on the shelf below the item" includes:

Obtain the name of the item and the corresponding predetermined storage time;

Determine whether the storage time of the item reaches the predetermined storage time;

If it arrives, a reminder of the storage expiration of the item will be issued.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the step of "obtaining the name of the item and the corresponding predetermined storage duration" includes:

Receive the input item name and the scheduled storage time;

Alternatively, the input item name is received, and the corresponding predetermined storage period is retrieved according to the item name.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the step of "displaying the storage zone and storage duration of the item in real time" includes:

Display the storage zone and storage duration of the item in real time on the refrigerator or the user's mobile terminal;

The steps of "sending the storage expiration reminder of the item" include:

The storage expiration reminder of the item is issued on the refrigerator or the user's mobile terminal.

In order to solve one of the above problems, the present invention also provides a refrigerator system, including a refrigerator, the refrigerator includes a box body, and a door body that can be opened and closed on the box body, and a storage space is formed in the box body; The refrigerator control system also includes:

The shelf is arranged in the storage space along the horizontal direction. The shelf is divided into a number of cells, and each cell is provided with a sensor and a timer; when an article is placed on the shelf, the article is The combination of the cells below form the storage area of the item;

Display, used to display storage partition and storage time;

The controller is in communication connection with the sensor and the timer, and sends the storage partition and the storage time to the display.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the refrigerator further includes a control panel arranged on the door body for inputting the name of the item corresponding to the storage zone and the predetermined storage time;

Alternatively, the refrigerator further includes a control panel disposed on the door, the control panel is used to input the name of the article corresponding to the storage zone, and the controller is connected to the control panel in communication to adjust the name according to the article name. Take the predetermined storage duration.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the refrigerator system includes a refrigerator, a user mobile terminal and an alarm, and the alarm is arranged on the refrigerator or the user mobile terminal.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the refrigerator system shown includes a refrigerator and a user mobile terminal, and the display shown is arranged on the refrigerator or the user mobile terminal.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the shelf includes a functional area and an edge area arranged along the edge of the functional area, and the cells are arranged in the functional area.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the sensing element is a pressure sensor.

Compared with the prior art, the shelf of the refrigerator of the present invention can automatically form storage partitions after items are placed, and display the storage partitions and the storage time of the items in real time, and monitor the items in the refrigerator. , Which can send a reminder to the user to prevent food storage time and deterioration, and further improve the user's quality of life and intelligent life.

Description of the drawings

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the shelf of the refrigerator system of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a schematic flow chart of the control method of the refrigerator system of the present invention.

Detailed ways

In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solutions in the present invention, the following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described The embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the present invention provides a control method of a refrigerator system, and the control method includes:

Sense that items are placed on shelf 1 of the refrigerator;

A storage zone for the item is formed on the shelf 1 below the item;

Real-time display of the storage zone and storage duration of the item.

Therefore, the shelf 1 of the refrigerator in the present invention can automatically form storage partitions after items are placed, and the storage partitions and the storage time of the items can be displayed in real time, and the items in the refrigerator can be monitored. The user issues a reminder to prevent the food from being stored for a long time and deteriorate, and further improve the user's quality of life and intelligent life.

In addition, the storage partition in the present invention is automatically formed under the objects, instead of pre-partitioning, so that the storage space on the shelf 1 can be better utilized, and more objects can be placed and monitored.

Further, after the step of "forming a storage partition of the article on the shelf 1 below the article" includes:

Obtain the name of the item and the corresponding predetermined storage time;

If it arrives, a reminder of the storage expiration of the item will be issued.

In the present invention, in addition to the real-time update and display of the storage duration of the item, it is also possible to track whether the storage of the item expires. Specifically, after the storage zone of the item is formed on the shelf 1, the user can input the item name corresponding to the item, and obtain the predetermined storage period corresponding to the item. After the storage period of the item reaches the predetermined storage period, the refrigerator system will issue a storage expiration reminder to remind the user to take the item out and use it in time, prevent the item from expiring, and facilitate the user's intelligent life.

Among them, the step of "obtaining the name of the item and the corresponding predetermined storage duration" includes:

Receive the input item name and the scheduled storage time;

That is, on the one hand, the name of the item and the predetermined storage period can be input by the user, for example, some commodities such as yogurt. The user can perform manual input, voice input, or scan the product or QR code through the camera or scanner on the refrigerator to obtain the name of the product and the predetermined storage time.

On the other hand, after the user inputs the item name, the refrigerator system can search for the predetermined storage period corresponding to the item name, such as certain vegetables, fruits, etc., on its local or network side. Similarly, the user can manually input, voice input, or scan vegetables and fruits through the camera or scanner on the refrigerator to obtain the item name of the item, and search for the predetermined storage period corresponding to the item name.

Therefore, the present invention provides two methods for obtaining the name of the article and the predetermined storage period, both of which are within the protection scope of the present invention.

Then, further, as described above, the refrigerator system may include a refrigerator and a user mobile terminal, and the step of "displaying the storage zone and storage time of the item in real time" includes:

The steps of "sending the storage expiration reminder of the item" include:

The storage expiration reminder of the item can be issued on the refrigerator or the user's mobile terminal, and information such as the name or image of the item, storage partition and other information can also be issued. Specifically, it includes sound reminders, image reminders, and so on.

The present invention also provides a refrigerator system, including a refrigerator, the refrigerator includes a box body, a door body that can be opened and closed on the box body, and a storage space is formed in the box body; the refrigerator control system further includes:

As shown in Figure 1, the shelf 1 is arranged in the storage space along the horizontal direction. The shelf 1 is divided into a number of cells 10, and each cell 10 is provided with a sensor and a timer; When an item is placed on the shelf 1, the cell 10 directly below the item is combined to form a storage zone for the item;

Display, used to display storage partition and storage time;

Therefore, the shelf 1 is divided into a number of cells 10, and each cell 10 is provided with a sensing element, so that it can sense whether there is an item above the cell 10; when there is an item, only the cell directly below the item 10 combinations form the storage compartment. Therefore, when items are placed on the shelf 1, a storage partition corresponding to the number of items is automatically formed on the shelf 1, and a timer is set in the cell 10 to calculate the storage of different storage partitions. duration. And finally unified displayed on the monitor. Therefore, the items placed in the refrigerator can be monitored separately, and the items can be prevented from being stored for too long and expired.

Moreover, since the shelf 1 is composed of a plurality of cells 10, the combination of a plurality of consecutive cells 10 can form a storage partition; the storage partition is not divided on the shelf 1 in advance, but After the article is placed, the storage zone is composed of the cell 10 directly below the article, and the storage zone is equivalent to the smallest storage zone that the cell 10 can form to surround the article. Therefore, the utilization rate of the shelf 1 is greater, and more items can be placed on the shelf 1, and at the same time, more items can be monitored for storage time.

In the present invention, the sensing element is a pressure sensor. If the sensing element is other sensors such as a gravity sensor, a photosensitive sensor, etc., the objective of the present invention can also be achieved.

Further, the refrigerator further includes a control panel arranged on the door body for allowing the user to input the name of the article corresponding to the storage zone. Corresponding to the above-mentioned control method, on the one hand, the control panel can be used to input the name of the item corresponding to the storage zone and the predetermined storage time; on the other hand, the above-mentioned controller is in communication with the control panel, and The predetermined storage time can be retrieved according to the name of the item entered on the control panel.

That is, the control panel may only be used to input the name of the article, and the controller assumes the role of obtaining the predetermined storage duration; or, the control panel may be used to input the name of the article and the predetermined storage duration. Similarly, when inputting the name of an item or a predetermined storage period, the user can perform manual input, voice input, or scan the item or the QR code on the item through the camera or scanner on the refrigerator.

In addition, the refrigerator system includes a refrigerator, a user mobile terminal and an alarm, and the alarm is arranged on the refrigerator or the user mobile terminal. The alarm is used to send an alarm to the user when the storage time reaches the predetermined storage time. Therefore, an alarm can be installed on the refrigerator. When the user approaches the refrigerator, the alarm can send an alarm to the user through sound or video; or, An alarm is installed on the user's mobile terminal to alert the user at any time.

Then, similarly, the display can also be provided on the door of the refrigerator. When the user approaches the refrigerator or the user starts the display function, the display can display the storage area and storage time of the item; or the display is set on the user's mobile terminal , When the user needs, the user can use the display at any time and view the storage area and storage time.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, the shelf 1 includes a functional area 11 and an edge area 12 arranged along the edge of the functional area 11, and the cell 10 is arranged in the functional area 11. Since the shelf 1 is arranged in the box of the refrigerator, the shelf 1 must be provided with an edge area 12 that is engaged with the box of the refrigerator. Therefore, in order to save costs, only the functional area inside the shelf 1 Set the cell 10 in 11.

In summary, the present invention provides a refrigerator system and a control method thereof. The shelf 1 in the refrigerator system is divided into a number of cells 10, and the cells 10 are all provided with sensing elements and timers. When an item is placed on the partition, the cell 10 directly below the item is combined to form a storage zone for the item, and the display can display the storage zone and storage duration of the item in real time. Thereby, the items in the refrigerator are monitored, which can send reminders to the user, prevent the food from being stored for a long time and deteriorate, and further improve the user's quality of life and intelligent life.

In addition, it should be understood that although this specification is described in accordance with the implementation manners, not each implementation manner only includes an independent technical solution. This narration in the specification is only for the sake of clarity, and those skilled in the art should regard the specification as a whole The technical solutions in each embodiment can also be appropriately combined to form other embodiments that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

The series of detailed descriptions listed above are only specific descriptions of feasible implementations of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. Any equivalent implementations or changes made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention All should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

A control method of a refrigerator system, characterized in that the control method includes:

It senses that there are items placed on the shelf of the refrigerator;

Form a storage area for the item on the shelf below the item;

Real-time display of the storage zone and storage duration of the item.
The control method according to claim 1, wherein after the step of "forming a storage zone of the article on the shelf below the article" comprises:

Obtain the name of the item and the corresponding predetermined storage time;

Determine whether the storage time of the item reaches the predetermined storage time;

If it arrives, a reminder of the storage expiration of the item will be issued.
The control method according to claim 2, wherein the step of "obtaining the name of the item and the corresponding predetermined storage period" comprises:

Receive the input item name and the scheduled storage time;

Alternatively, the input item name is received, and the corresponding predetermined storage period is retrieved according to the item name.
The control method according to claim 2, wherein the step of "displaying the storage zone and storage time of the item in real time" comprises:

Display the storage zone and storage duration of the item in real time on the refrigerator or the user's mobile terminal;

The steps of "sending the storage expiration reminder of the item" include:

The storage expiration reminder of the item is issued on the refrigerator or the user's mobile terminal.
A refrigerator system includes a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a box body and a door body that can be opened and closed on the box body, and a storage space is formed in the box body; the refrigerator control system further includes:

The shelf is arranged in the storage space along the horizontal direction. The shelf is divided into a number of cells, and each cell is provided with a sensor and a timer; when an article is placed on the shelf, the article is The combination of the cells below form the storage area of the item;

Display, used to show storage partition and storage time;

The controller is in communication connection with the sensor and the timer, and sends the storage partition and the storage time to the display.
The refrigerator system according to claim 5, wherein the refrigerator further comprises a control panel arranged on the door body for inputting the name of the item corresponding to the storage zone and the predetermined storage duration;

Alternatively, the refrigerator further includes a control panel disposed on the door, the control panel is used to input the name of the article corresponding to the storage zone, and the controller is connected to the control panel in communication to adjust the name according to the article name. Take the predetermined storage duration.
The refrigerator system according to claim 5, wherein the refrigerator system comprises a refrigerator, a user mobile terminal and an alarm, and the alarm is arranged on the refrigerator or the user mobile terminal.
The refrigerator system according to claim 5, wherein the refrigerator system includes a refrigerator and a user mobile terminal, and the display is arranged on the refrigerator or the user mobile terminal.
The refrigerator system according to claim 5, wherein the shelf includes a functional area and an edge area arranged along an edge of the functional area, and the cells are arranged in the functional area.
The refrigerator system according to claim 5, wherein the sensing element is a pressure sensor.