[0029] The detailed features and advantages of the present invention are described in detail in the following embodiments, and the content is sufficient to enable anyone familiar with the relevant art to understand the technical content of the present invention and implement it accordingly, and in accordance with the content disclosed in this specification, the scope of patent application and the drawings Anyone who is familiar with related art can easily understand the related purpose and advantages of the present invention. The following examples illustrate the viewpoints of the present invention in further detail, but do not limit the scope of the present invention by any viewpoint.
[0030] figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of a temperature control device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Such as figure 1 As shown, the temperature control device 10 includes a first sensing module 110, a second sensing module 120, a control module 130, a heating module 140, and a cooling module 150. The control module 130 is coupled to the first sensing module 110 and the second sensing module 120, the heating module 140 is coupled to the control module 130, and the cooling module 150 is coupled to the control module 130. For example, the temperature control device 10 may be, for example, a micro-induction cooker, a black crystal stove, an electric ceramic stove, an electric bakeware, a microwave oven, an oven, etc., which are not limited herein.
[0031] The first sensing module 110 may be various types of temperature sensors, for example. The second sensing module 120 may be various types of weight sensors, for example. The control module 130 may be, for example, a microprocessor, a chip, or a circuit or hardware equipped with related functional elements, which is not limited here. The heating module 140 may be, for example, an electromagnetic heater, an electric heater, a hot air generator, a thermal radiation heater, or other types of heating elements, which are not limited herein. In the embodiment of the present invention, the cooling module 150 may include, for example, at least one of a fan, a radiator, and a refrigerator (cooling chip, cooling fin, and cooling plate, etc.). However, the cooling module 150 may also be other types of cooling elements, which are not limited herein.
[0032] For example, when the user wants to cook existing materials (such as various types of food materials), the materials can be placed in a container on the temperature control device 10. The container may be an open container or a closed container, which is not limited here.
[0033] The first sensing module 110 is used to capture temperature sensing values corresponding to the container at multiple time points, respectively. That is, in the process of cooking the material, the first sensing module 110 can sense the temperature of the container at different times to reflect the temperature state of the material.
[0034] The second sensing module 120 is used to capture the weight sensing value of the material carried by the container at each time point. In the embodiment of the present invention, the second sensing module 120 can retrieve the total weight of the container and the material, and then subtract the weight of the originally preset container to indirectly obtain the value of the subsequently filled material weight. However, the second sensing module 120 can also directly obtain the weight of the material through other measurement methods, which is not limited here.
[0035] The control module 130 is used for generating the first control signal and the second control signal according to the temperature sensing value and the weight sensing value at each time point. The heating module 140 is used for heating the container according to the first control signal, and the cooling module 150 is used for cooling the container according to the second control signal, and further heating and cooling the material in the container by heating and cooling the container.
[0036] In this way, the control module 130 can adaptively control the heating power (such as output power) of the heating module 140 or the heat dissipation rate of the cooling module 150 according to the amount of material in the container and the heating state of the container, so as to accurately control And master the cooking process of materials.
[0037] figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of a temperature control device 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Such as figure 2 As shown, the temperature control device 20 includes a first sensing module 210, a second sensing module 220, a third sensing module 230, a control module 240, a heating module 250, a cooling module 260, a mode setting module 270, and a communication module 280 . The control module 240 is coupled to the first sensing module 210, the second sensing module 220, and the third sensing module 230, the heating module 250 is coupled to the control module 240, the cooling module 260 is coupled to the control module 240, and the mode setting module 270 is coupled Connected to the control module 240, the communication module 280 is coupled to the control module 240 and the mode setting module 270.
[0038] The third sensing module 230 can be, for example, an eddy current vibration sensor, an inductive vibration sensor, a capacitive vibration sensor, a piezoelectric vibration sensor, a resistance strain vibration sensor, or other types of vibration sensors, which are not limited here. . The mode setting module 270 and the communication module 280 can be, for example, a microprocessor, a chip, or a circuit or hardware equipped with related functional elements, which is not limited herein.
[0039] The first sensing module 210, the second sensing module 220, the control module 240, the heating module 250, and the cooling module 260 may respectively include the first sensing module 110, the second sensing module 120, the control module 130, and the heating module. The functions of 140 and the cooling module 150 will not be described in detail. The following will be different from figure 1 The content of the embodiment is described in detail.
[0040] The third sensing module 230 is used to capture the vibration sensing value of the container at each time point. The control module 240 can further determine whether the material undergoes a boiling state according to the vibration sensing value and the temperature sensing value at each time point, so as to generate the corresponding first control signal or second control signal. The first control signal corresponds to a first preset power output curve, and the second control signal corresponds to a second preset power output curve. For example, when the user puts the ingredients in the container and wants to cook a pot of chicken soup, if the temperature in the container exceeds 100 degrees Celsius after heating, the vibration amplitude of the container exceeds a critical value, and this state is already If it is maintained for more than 30 seconds, the control module 240 may determine that the chicken soup has boiled.
[0041] In addition, the control module 240 can determine various situations in which the user is cooking the food, and select the corresponding first preset power output curve and second preset power output curve to control the heating module 250 and the cooling module 260 respectively. .
[0042] For example, in a situation, when the boiling process is not yet boiling, the control module 240 can select the heating module 250 to heat the material with high power. At a point after boiling, the control module 240 can choose not to heat up, and cool the material with low power through the cooling module 260, until the first sensing module 210 determines that it reaches a preset temperature, and then passes the heating module 250 Low-power heating or heat preservation of the material to facilitate the user to eat by mouth.
[0043] In another scenario, the chicken soup has already experienced boiling, so the heating module 250 can operate in a low-power heating state to keep the chicken soup warm. However, at a later point in time, through the sensing values returned by the first sensing module 210 and/or the second sensing module 220, the control module 240 determines that the temperature sensing value drops drastically in an instant, and the weight sensing value is instantaneously larger The rate has risen, so it is determined that the user has added cold water again. At this time, the control module 240 may switch the heating module 250 to a high-power heating state until the chicken soup boils again.
[0044] The mode setting module 270 is used to retrieve a mode command. The mode command may include a heating command, a cooling command, or a heat preservation command corresponding to a specified temperature. The control module 240 can further generate the corresponding first control signal or second control signal according to the mode command. In an embodiment of the present invention, the mode setting module 270 can retrieve the mode command through a user interface (not shown) of the temperature control device 20. For example, when the user has tasted the cooked chicken soup and wants to refrigerate the remaining hot chicken soup, the mode setting module 270 can retrieve the cooling command input by the user, and correspondingly, the cooling module 260 can cool the chicken soup in the container according to the generated second control signal, so as to put it in the refrigerator for refrigeration.
[0045] In another embodiment of the present invention, the mode setting module 270 can also be used to receive a mode command from an electronic device 30 through the communication module 280. For example, a user can remotely connect to the temperature control device 20 through an application in a smart phone and send the above-mentioned mode command. In addition, the communication between the communication module 280 and the electronic device 30 can also be achieved through a server. In other words, the user can log in to the server through the electronic device 30 first, and then send the mode command to the communication module 280 through the server.
[0046] In addition, the mode command retrieved by the mode setting module 270 can correspond to one of multiple cooking modes. The control module 240 can further search for the corresponding first control signal or second control signal from a control table according to the mode command. For example, the multiple cooking modes may include rice cooking mode, rice porridge cooking mode, curry cooking mode, hot pot cooking mode, frying mode, red bean soup mode, mung bean soup mode, braised pig's feet mode, strawberry jam making mode, etc. Wait. In different cooking modes, the first preset power output curve corresponding to the first control signal or the second preset power output curve corresponding to the second control signal may be different.
[0047] For example, before the user goes out to buy fruit, the user has prepared pig feet and other sauces in the container on the temperature control device 20 in advance, and wants to wait for other family members to return home before cooking, but unexpectedly There is a big traffic jam. In order to prevent the family from not being able to enjoy it in real time, the user can remotely connect to the temperature control device 20 through the application in the smart phone, and send the above-mentioned mode command, such as the mode command of the braised pig's feet mode. Correspondingly, the control module 240 can look up the first control signal and the second control signal corresponding to the braised pig's feet mode from the control table, and under the arrangement of the first preset power output curve and the second preset power output curve, The control module 240 can provide the most appropriate fire control during the cooking process of the pig's feet. In addition, in order to allow remote users to control the cooking state at any time, in an embodiment of the present invention, the communication module 280 may further send the temperature sensing value and the weight sensing value at each time point to the electronic device 30.
[0048] In an embodiment of the present invention, the control module 240 may further generate a corresponding suggestion information according to the mode command and the temperature sensing value, weight sensing value, and vibration sensing value at each time point, and transmit the suggestion information through the communication module 280 Each piece of advice information is sent to the electronic device 30. For example, after the user can send the curry-cooking mode command to the mode setting module 270 through the application in the smart phone, the control module will 240 can correspondingly generate suggestion information and send it to the smart phone to guide the user step by step to put in the corresponding ingredients for cooking.
[0049] For example, the suggested information corresponding to different time points can be in order: "Add 100 grams of salad oil", "Add 250 grams of meat", "Add 200 grams of onion", "Add 200 grams of potato" , "Put in 100 grams of carrots", "Automatic heating for 5 minutes", "Add 800cc of water", "Automatically heat to boil", "Automatically turn to low heat for 12 minutes", "Automatically temporarily turn off the flame", "Add "Curry cubes" and "automatically turn to low heat and heat to a thick paste". In an embodiment of the present invention, the above corresponds to "automatically heated to boiling", "automatically turned to low heat for 12 minutes", "automatically temporarily extinguished", and "automatically turned to low heat and heated to a thick paste". The first control signal and the second control signal of the dot can be automatically generated by the control module 240. In other words, during the entire cooking process, the user only needs to put in the materials according to the corresponding suggested information at each point in time to complete the curry cooking.
[0050] In another embodiment of the present invention, the control module 240 may not automatically generate the first control signal and the second control signal corresponding to the time point, but only provide relevant suggestions for feeding and manipulation. For example, "add 100 grams of salad oil", "add 250 grams of meat", "add 200 grams of onions", "add 200 grams of potatoes", "add 100 grams of carrots", "please heat up over high heat" , "Add 800cc of water", "please heat to boil", "please turn to low heat", "please turn off the heat temporarily", "put in curry cubes" and "please turn to low heat and heat until thick."
[0051] In another embodiment, the control module 240 has network communication capabilities, so the control module can periodically or randomly connect to a specific website to obtain mode commands or update the firmware of the control module. Specifically, the mode command is, for example, a recipe. In other words, the control module 240 is capable of obtaining new recipes or updating recipes.
[0052] In summary, the present invention captures the temperature sensing value, weight sensing value, and vibration sensing value corresponding to the container at multiple time points to determine whether the material in the container has experienced a boiling state, or can be executed accordingly The automatic judgment mechanism of heating or cooling generates the corresponding first control signal and second control signal to adaptively heat or cool the container, and provide a control that conforms to the actual operation behavior of the user to improve safety. In addition, the electronic device can also output suggestion information corresponding to cooking or related operations to simplify the cooking process of the user.
[0053] Although the present invention is disclosed in the foregoing embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. All changes and modifications made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention belong to the scope of patent protection of the present invention. For the scope of protection defined by the present invention, please refer to the attached patent scope.
