Refrigerator and refrigerator lighting method

Abstract

The application discloses a refrigerator and a refrigerator lighting method, and relates to the technical field of smart home / smart home, wherein the refrigerator comprises a cabinet, a transparent pipeline, a lighting lamp, a driving device, a controller and a plurality of working rooms; the plurality of working rooms are arranged in the cabinet; each working room is provided with an opening and closing door state sensor and / or a light sensor; the transparent pipeline is arranged on the inner side of the cabinet and penetrates through the plurality of working rooms; the lighting lamp and the driving device are both arranged inside the transparent pipeline; the lighting lamp is rigidly connected with the driving device; the driving device is slidably connected with the transparent pipeline; and the controller is used for controlling the driving device to move in the transparent pipeline and controlling the lighting lamp to be turned on based on the measurement data of the opening and closing door state sensor and / or the measurement data of the light sensor of each working room. The refrigerator and the method provided by the application can determine the position of the lighting lamp according to the working room opened by a user, provide more convenient lighting for the user, and improve the use experience of the refrigerator for the user.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of smart home / intelligent home technology, and more specifically, to a refrigerator and a refrigerator lighting method. Background Technology

[0002] As living standards continue to improve, people's needs for food are becoming increasingly higher and more diverse. Refrigerators can store and preserve food for extended periods, laying the foundation for people's pursuit of a high-quality life. As a result, refrigerators have now become an indispensable household appliance.

[0003] Existing refrigerators typically have lights installed in the refrigerator compartment, but when the refrigerator compartment is full of items, the lights are blocked. The variable temperature compartment and the freezer compartment do not have lights, so users need to rely on external light sources to retrieve items at night, which makes it inconvenient for users to find food.

[0004] Therefore, how to provide users with more convenient lighting and improve the user experience of refrigerators has become a technical problem that the industry urgently needs to solve. Summary of the Invention

[0005] This application provides a refrigerator and a refrigerator lighting method to solve the technical problem of how to provide users with more convenient lighting and improve the user experience of the refrigerator.

[0006] This application provides a refrigerator, including a cabinet, a transparent pipe, a light, a drive unit, a controller, and multiple chambers;

[0007] The plurality of chambers are disposed within the enclosure; each chamber is equipped with a door open / close status sensor and / or a light sensor;

[0008] The transparent pipe is located inside the box and runs through the multiple working chambers;

[0009] Both the lighting lamp and the driving device are disposed inside the transparent pipe; the lighting lamp and the driving device are rigidly connected; the driving device is slidably connected to the transparent pipe.

[0010] The controller, connected to the door opening / closing status sensor, the light sensor, the drive unit, and the lighting lamp, is used to control the drive unit to move within the transparent pipe and control the lighting lamp to turn on based on the measurement data from the door opening / closing status sensor and / or the light sensor of each chamber.

[0011] According to the refrigerator provided in this application, the transparent pipe adopts a sealed structure; the length of the transparent pipe is determined based on the sum of the heights or the sum of the lengths of the plurality of chambers.

[0012] This application provides a refrigerator lighting method, applied to a controller in the refrigerator, comprising:

[0013] Based on the measurement data of the door opening / closing status sensor in each chamber and / or the measurement data of the light sensor in each chamber, the area to be illuminated in the refrigerator is determined;

[0014] The corresponding position of the area to be illuminated in the transparent pipe is taken as the target position of the lighting lamp in the transparent pipe;

[0015] Control the drive device to move to the target position and control the lighting to turn on.

[0016] According to the refrigerator lighting method provided in this application, determining the area to be illuminated in the refrigerator based on measurement data from light sensors in each working chamber includes:

[0017] Based on the measurement data from all light sensors in each chamber, the average light intensity of each chamber, as well as the light intensity of each storage layer in each chamber, are determined.

[0018] The workshop with the highest average light intensity is designated as the workshop to be illuminated, and the storage layer with the lowest light intensity in the workshop to be illuminated is designated as the area to be illuminated.

[0019] Each storage level in each studio is equipped with a light sensor.

[0020] According to the refrigerator lighting method provided in this application, the step of using the corresponding position of the area to be illuminated in the transparent pipe as the target position of the lighting lamp in the transparent pipe includes:

[0021] Based on the measurement data of each light sensor corresponding to the area to be illuminated, the light intensity at the location of each light sensor in the area to be illuminated is determined.

[0022] The location of the light sensor with the highest light intensity in the transparent pipe is taken as the target position of the lighting lamp in the transparent pipe.

[0023] Each storage layer is equipped with multiple light sensors; the light sensors are installed on the opposite side of the transparent pipe.

[0024] According to the refrigerator lighting method provided in this application, determining the area to be illuminated in the refrigerator based on measurement data from the door opening / closing status sensor of each chamber includes:

[0025] Based on the measurement data from the door opening / closing status sensor of each chamber, the chamber to be illuminated in the refrigerator is determined;

[0026] Based on the measurement data of the position sensors of each storage box in the room to be illuminated, the position status of each storage box is determined, and the storage box with the position status of being open is designated as the area to be illuminated in the refrigerator.

[0027] Each storage box in each studio is equipped with a position sensor.

[0028] According to the refrigerator lighting method provided in this application, after controlling the light to turn on, the following steps are included:

[0029] The ambient light intensity of the refrigerator is determined based on the measurement data from the ambient light sensor.

[0030] The luminous intensity of the lighting lamp is adjusted based on the ambient light intensity.

[0031] The ambient light sensor is located on the outside of the enclosure.

[0032] This application provides a refrigerator lighting device, applied to the refrigerator, comprising:

[0033] A zone determination unit is used to determine the area to be illuminated in the refrigerator based on the measurement data of the door opening / closing status sensor in each chamber and / or the measurement data of the light sensor in each chamber.

[0034] A position determination unit is used to determine the corresponding position of the area to be illuminated in the transparent pipe as the target position of the lighting lamp in the transparent pipe;

[0035] The lighting control unit is used to control the drive device to move to the target position and to control the lighting lamp to turn on.

[0036] This application provides a computer-readable storage medium comprising a stored program, wherein the program, when executed, performs the refrigerator lighting method.

[0037] This application provides an electronic device including a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program and the processor is configured to execute the refrigerator lighting method via the computer program.

[0038] The refrigerator and refrigerator lighting method provided in this application have multiple working chambers arranged inside the refrigerator body; each working chamber is equipped with a door open / close status sensor and / or a light sensor; a transparent pipe is arranged inside the body and runs through the multiple working chambers; both the lighting lamp and the driving device are arranged inside the transparent pipe; the lighting lamp and the driving device are rigidly connected; the driving device is slidably connected to the transparent pipe; the controller is used to control the driving device to move inside the transparent pipe and control the lighting lamp to turn on based on the measurement data of the door open / close status sensor and / or the measurement data of the light sensor of each working chamber. The refrigerator is equipped with a lighting lamp that can be moved to all working chambers, and the position of the lighting lamp is determined according to the working chamber opened by the user, providing more convenient lighting for the user and improving the user experience of the refrigerator. Attached Figure Description

[0039] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with this application and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of this application.

[0040] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in this application or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0041] Figure 1 This is a structural schematic diagram of the refrigerator provided in this application;

[0042] Figure 2 This is a flowchart illustrating the refrigerator lighting method provided in this application;

[0043] Figure 3 This is a structural schematic diagram of the refrigerator lighting device provided in this application;

[0044] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the hardware environment for the refrigerator lighting method provided in this application;

[0045] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the electronic device provided in this application.

[0046] Figure label:

[0047] 110: Enclosure; 120: Working chamber; 130: Transparent pipe; 140: Lighting; 150: Drive unit; 160: Controller; 401: Terminal equipment; 402: Server. Detailed Implementation

[0048] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the present application, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present application, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort should fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0049] It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," etc., used in this application are used to distinguish similar objects and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such data can be interchanged where appropriate so that the embodiments of this application described herein can be implemented in orders other than those illustrated or described herein. Furthermore, the terms "comprising" and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion; for example, a process, method, system, product, or apparatus that comprises a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those steps or units explicitly listed, but may include other steps or units not explicitly listed or inherent to such processes, methods, products, or apparatus.

[0050] Figure 1 This is a structural schematic diagram of the refrigerator provided in this application, as shown below. Figure 1 As shown, the refrigerator includes a cabinet 110, a transparent pipe 130, a light 140, a drive unit 150, a controller 160, and multiple chambers 120;

[0051] Multiple chambers 120 are housed in the enclosure 110; each chamber 120 is equipped with a door open / close status sensor and / or a light sensor.

[0052] A transparent pipe 130 is disposed inside the housing 110 and passes through multiple chambers 120;

[0053] Both the lighting lamp 140 and the driving device 150 are disposed inside the transparent pipe 130; the lighting lamp 140 is rigidly connected to the driving device 150; the driving device 150 is slidably connected to the transparent pipe 130.

[0054] The controller 160, connected to the door open / close status sensor, the light sensor, the drive unit 150, and the lighting 140, controls the drive unit 150 to move within the transparent pipe 130 and controls the lighting 140 to turn on based on the measurement data of the door open / close status sensor and / or the light sensor of each chamber 120.

[0055] Specifically, the refrigerator provided in this application embodiment can be any type of refrigerator used in home or commercial settings, or a device that includes a refrigerator structure and can perform refrigerator functions. This application embodiment does not limit the cooling method or size of the refrigerator.

[0056] The cabinet 110 is the main structure of the refrigerator. The working chamber 120 is the compartment in the refrigerator where food is stored. Generally, the working chamber 120 of the refrigerator can include a refrigerator compartment, a variable temperature compartment, and a freezer compartment. The indoor temperature of the refrigerator compartment is usually set to 3 to 10 degrees Celsius, and the indoor temperature of the freezer compartment is usually set to -4 to -24 degrees Celsius. The indoor temperature of the variable temperature compartment is usually set to 0 degrees Celsius; the variable temperature compartment can also be called the ice-fresh compartment.

[0057] The cabinet 110 may include multiple working chambers 120. These working chambers 120 are arranged sequentially along the height or length of the cabinet 110. For example, a household refrigerator is a vertical refrigerator, with a refrigerator compartment, a variable temperature compartment, and a freezer compartment arranged vertically from top to bottom. A commercial refrigerator is a bedroom refrigerator, with a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment arranged vertically from left to right. The number and type of working chambers 110 in the cabinet 110 can be configured as needed, and this embodiment does not specifically limit this. For example, a small household refrigerator generally does not include a variable temperature compartment; a large household refrigerator may include multiple refrigerator compartments.

[0058] Each chamber 120 is equipped with a door open / close status sensor and / or a light sensor. The door open / close status sensor is used to detect whether the corresponding chamber door is open or closed, and can be a proximity switch, distance sensor, etc. For example, a proximity switch can be used as the door open / close status sensor for any chamber. When the proximity switch outputs a closed signal, it indicates that the door of that chamber is closed; when the proximity switch outputs an open signal, it indicates that the door of that chamber is open. The door open / close status sensor can be installed on the moving side of the chamber door.

[0059] Light sensors are used to detect the indoor light intensity within the workspace. For example, a preset light intensity range can be set based on the intensity of natural light. If the measurement data from any light sensor in the workspace falls within the preset range, it indicates that natural light is entering the workspace, possibly because the workspace door has been opened by a user. If the measurement data from the light sensor in the workspace is below the minimum value of the preset range, it indicates that the workspace door is closed. Light sensors can be installed on the inside of the workspace, and the number can be set as needed.

[0060] The transparent pipe 130 can be made of transparent materials such as resin or glass, and its cross-section can be circular or rectangular. It can be set inside the box 110 and run through all the working chambers 120.

[0061] The lighting lamp 140 can be an LED lamp. Both the lighting lamp 140 and the drive unit 150 are housed inside the transparent conduit 130. The lighting lamp 140 and the drive unit 150 are rigidly connected. Alternatively, the lighting lamp and the drive unit can be detachably connected so that the lighting lamp can be replaced in case of failure.

[0062] The drive unit 150 is slidably connected to the transparent pipe 130. For example, a guide rail can be installed inside the transparent pipe, and a motor and a slider can be installed on the drive unit. The slider can be driven to move within the guide rail by controlling the motor. Alternatively, fixed pulleys can be installed at both ends of the transparent pipe, and a rope-retrieving motor can be installed on the drive unit. A rope connects the fixed pulleys and the rope-retrieving motor, and the length of the rope can be adjusted by rotating the rope-retrieving motor, thus enabling the drive unit to move within the transparent pipe.

[0063] The controller 160 is connected to the door open / close status sensor and light sensor of each chamber, and also to the drive unit 150 and the lighting 140. It is used to determine whether the chamber is open based on the measurement data of the door open / close status sensor and / or the measurement data of the light sensor of each chamber 120, and to control the drive unit 150 to move within the transparent tube 130 to the open chamber, and to control the lighting 140 to turn on, so as to provide lighting for the user and make it easier for the user to find food in the chamber.

[0064] The refrigerator provided in this application embodiment has multiple working chambers arranged in the refrigerator body; each working chamber is equipped with a door open / close status sensor and / or a light sensor; a transparent pipe is arranged inside the body and runs through the multiple working chambers; a light and a drive device are both arranged inside the transparent pipe; the light and the drive device are rigidly connected; the drive device is slidably connected to the transparent pipe; the controller is used to control the drive device to move inside the transparent pipe and control the light to turn on based on the measurement data of the door open / close status sensor and / or the measurement data of the light sensor of each working chamber. The refrigerator is equipped with a light that can move to all working chambers, and the position of the light is determined according to the working chamber opened by the user, providing more convenient lighting for the user and improving the user experience of the refrigerator.

[0065] Based on the above embodiments, the transparent pipe adopts a sealed structure; the length of the transparent pipe is determined based on the sum of the heights or the sum of the lengths of multiple chambers.

[0066] Specifically, the internal temperature of each compartment in the refrigerator is different. To prevent cold air from flowing between compartments or between the compartments and the transparent duct, the transparent duct can be sealed to completely isolate its internal space from each compartment. Where the transparent duct passes through a compartment, a sealing gasket with the same cross-sectional size and shape as the transparent duct can be used for sealing.

[0067] The transparent pipes, with their sealed structure, also prevent cold air from corroding the lighting fixtures, allowing them to operate stably inside the refrigerator for extended periods.

[0068] To allow the light fixture to be moved to all chambers, the length of the transparent duct can be determined based on the sum of the heights or lengths of the chambers. For example, when the refrigerator is upright, the sum of the heights of the chambers can be used as the length of the transparent duct; when the refrigerator is horizontal, the sum of the lengths of the chambers can be used as the length of the transparent duct. The direction of the length corresponds to the arrangement of the chambers.

[0069] Based on any of the above embodiments Figure 2 This is a flowchart illustrating the refrigerator lighting method provided in this application, as shown below. Figure 2 As shown, the method is applied to the controller in the aforementioned refrigerator, and includes:

[0070] Step 210: Based on the measurement data of the door opening / closing status sensor in each chamber and / or the measurement data of the light sensor in each chamber, determine the area in the refrigerator to be illuminated;

[0071] Step 220: Take the corresponding position of the area to be illuminated in the transparent pipe as the target position of the lighting lamp in the transparent pipe;

[0072] Step 230: Control the drive device to move to the target position and control the lighting to turn on.

[0073] Specifically, the refrigerator lighting method provided in this application is executed by a controller in the refrigerator. The area to be illuminated is the area where the light needs to be turned on for illumination.

[0074] The measurement data from the door opening / closing status sensor can be used to determine whether the workshop door is open or closed. For example, when the door opening / closing status sensor is set to a proximity switch, the proximity switch outputs a switching signal: an "open" signal indicates the door is open, and a "closed" signal indicates the door is closed. Alternatively, when the door opening / closing status sensor is set to a distance sensor, the distance sensor outputs an analog signal: a measurement value less than a preset value indicates the door is closed, and a measurement value greater than the preset value indicates the door is open.

[0075] The measurement data from the light sensor can also be used to determine whether the workshop door is open or closed. For example, a preset light intensity range can be set based on the intensity of natural light. When the workshop door is completely closed, there is no light source in the workshop, and the measurement data of all light sensors are below the lower limit of the preset light intensity range. When the workshop door is open, natural light will enter the workshop, and at this time, the measurement data of the light sensor will be within the preset light intensity range.

[0076] Therefore, the area to be illuminated can be determined based on the measurement data from the door open / closed status sensor in each chamber and / or the measurement data from the light sensor in each chamber. Here, the area to be illuminated is the chamber where the door is open.

[0077] Since the transparent pipe runs through all the studios, it can be divided into multiple sections, each corresponding to one studio. The location of the area to be illuminated within the transparent pipe can be used as the target location for the lighting fixture within the transparent pipe.

[0078] The controller can control the drive unit to move in the transparent tube, move it to the target position, and turn on the power of the lighting lamp.

[0079] The refrigerator lighting method provided in this application determines the area to be illuminated in the refrigerator based on the measurement data of the door opening / closing status sensor of each chamber and / or the measurement data of the light sensor in each chamber; the corresponding position of the area to be illuminated in the transparent pipe is used as the target position of the lighting lamp in the transparent pipe; the driving device is controlled to move to the target position and the lighting lamp is turned on, thereby realizing the automatic identification of the chamber opened by the user and determining the position of the lighting lamp according to the chamber opened by the user, providing more convenient lighting for the user and improving the user's refrigerator usage experience.

[0080] Based on any of the above embodiments, when the working chamber includes a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment, the default position of the lighting is the corresponding position of the refrigerator compartment in the transparent pipe.

[0081] Specifically, since the indoor temperature of the refrigerator compartment is higher than that of the freezer compartment, when the lights are not working, the default position of the lights can be set to the corresponding position of the refrigerator compartment in the transparent pipe to avoid damage to the lights caused by continuous low temperatures.

[0082] Based on any of the above embodiments, step 210 includes:

[0083] Based on the measurement data from all light sensors in each chamber, the average light intensity of each chamber, as well as the light intensity of each storage layer in each chamber, are determined.

[0084] The workshop with the highest average light intensity is designated as the workshop to be illuminated, and the storage layer with the lowest light intensity in the workshop to be illuminated is designated as the area to be illuminated.

[0085] Each storage level in each studio is equipped with a light sensor.

[0086] Specifically, in a refrigerator, each compartment may be divided into multiple storage shelves, which are mostly open-style. For example, the refrigerator compartment in a home refrigerator can be divided into multiple storage shelves, each used to store different foods. When users open the refrigerator compartment, they expect to be able to browse the food stored inside immediately, so as to quickly locate the food they want to take.

[0087] Light sensors can be installed in each storage layer of each compartment of the refrigerator to determine which compartment the user opens and the lighting area within the compartment based on changes in light within each compartment.

[0088] The refrigerator's controller first acquires measurement data from all light sensors in each compartment. Then, based on the compartment where each light sensor is located and the storage shelf within that compartment, it determines the average light intensity of each compartment and the light intensity of each storage shelf within that compartment. For example, a refrigerator may have two compartments, each with three storage shelves, and each shelf may have at least one light sensor. The controller first acquires measurement data from all light sensors in each compartment and then calculates the average light intensity for each compartment. The average light intensity can be the ratio of the sum of the measurement data from all light sensors in that compartment to the number of light sensors in that compartment. Since each storage shelf has at least one light sensor, the measurement data from the light sensors in each storage shelf can be used as the light intensity for that storage shelf.

[0089] The doors of a refrigerator are typically closed. If any compartment is opened, it indicates that the user intends to search for food within that compartment. Natural light will then enter and be detected by the light sensor within that compartment. The wider the door opening, the higher the sensor reading, and therefore the higher the average light intensity. Generally, the compartment with the widest door opening is most likely the one where the user is searching for food. Therefore, the compartment with the highest average light intensity can be considered the compartment to be illuminated.

[0090] After opening a compartment of the refrigerator, users typically browse through the various storage shelves to determine the approximate location of the food they need. To better demonstrate the food stored in each shelf, the shelf with the lowest light intensity can be designated as the illuminated area, preventing users from being unable to see the food stored there due to low light levels.

[0091] The refrigerator lighting method provided in this application embodiment can first determine the working room to be lit based on the measurement data of the light sensor, and then determine the area to be lit. This can meet the user's needs for finding food in the refrigerator and improve the user's refrigerator experience.

[0092] Based on any of the above embodiments, taking the corresponding position of the area to be illuminated in the transparent pipe as the target position of the lighting lamp in the transparent pipe includes:

[0093] Based on the measurement data of each light sensor corresponding to the area to be illuminated, the light intensity at the location of each light sensor in the area to be illuminated is determined.

[0094] The location of the light sensor with the highest light intensity is located in the transparent pipe, which is used as the target position of the lighting lamp in the transparent pipe.

[0095] Each storage layer is equipped with multiple light sensors; the light sensors are installed on the opposite side of the transparent pipe.

[0096] Specifically, when the area to be illuminated is a storage layer, the food stored in that layer may obstruct the light from the lamp. In this case, the target location of the lamp can be determined more precisely.

[0097] In the use of upright refrigerators, better lighting is achieved when the light emitted from the lamp on the side with the transparent pipe can reach the opposite side directly on a horizontal plane. In the use of horizontal refrigerators, better lighting is achieved when the light emitted from the lamp on the side with the transparent pipe can reach the opposite side directly on a vertical plane.

[0098] Therefore, multiple light sensors can be installed on each storage layer; these light sensors are all installed on the opposite side of the transparent pipe and can be evenly spaced along the length of the transparent pipe. Then, based on the measurement data of each light sensor corresponding to the area to be illuminated (a certain storage layer), the light intensity at the location of each light sensor in the area to be illuminated is determined.

[0099] The higher the value of the light sensor's measurement data (light intensity), the fewer the obstructions in the straight-line space between the light sensor's location and the transparent pipe. The location of the light sensor with the highest light intensity in the transparent pipe is taken as the target position of the lighting lamp in the transparent pipe. When the lighting lamp reaches the target position, the light emitted by the lighting lamp is more likely to shine from one side of the box containing the transparent pipe to the other side, realizing that the light penetrates the cross-section of the box, thereby providing the best lighting effect.

[0100] Based on any of the above embodiments, step 210 includes:

[0101] Based on the measurement data from the door opening and closing status sensors of each compartment, the compartments in the refrigerator to be illuminated are determined;

[0102] Based on the measurement data of the position sensors of each storage box in the room to be illuminated, the position status of each storage box is determined, and the storage box with the position status of being open is designated as the area to be illuminated in the refrigerator.

[0103] Each storage box in each studio is equipped with a position sensor.

[0104] Specifically, in a refrigerator, each compartment may be divided into multiple storage compartments, which are often semi-sealed. For example, the freezer compartment of a household refrigerator can be divided into multiple storage compartments, each used to store different foods. Therefore, a position sensor can be installed in each storage compartment within each compartment to detect the position status of the compartment. The position status can include either open or closed. These storage compartments can also be made of transparent material and arranged within the compartment along the height or length of the refrigerator body.

[0105] The controller can first determine the compartments in the refrigerator to be illuminated based on the measurement data from the door open / close status sensors of each compartment. Then, within the compartments to be illuminated, it determines the position status of each storage compartment based on the measurement data from the position sensors of each storage compartment.

[0106] For example, proximity switches can be used as position sensors for each storage compartment. When the proximity switch outputs a closed signal, it indicates that the storage compartment is closed; when the proximity switch outputs an open signal, it indicates that the storage compartment is open.

[0107] Clearly, the storage box in the open position is the storage box that the user wants to view. Therefore, the space where this storage box is located can be regarded as the area in the refrigerator to be illuminated.

[0108] Based on any of the above embodiments, step 230 is followed by:

[0109] The ambient light intensity of the refrigerator is determined based on measurement data from an ambient light sensor.

[0110] Adjust the luminous intensity of the lighting fixtures based on the ambient light intensity;

[0111] The ambient light sensor is located on the outside of the enclosure.

[0112] Specifically, to improve the user experience, the intensity of the lighting can be adjusted. For example, if the lighting intensity is too high when a user opens the refrigerator door in poor lighting conditions, it will irritate the user's eyes and result in a poor user experience.

[0113] Therefore, an ambient light sensor can be installed on the outside of the refrigerator and connected to the controller. The controller can determine the ambient light intensity of the refrigerator based on the measurement data from the ambient light sensor, and then adjust the light intensity of the lamps accordingly to make it more gentle and suitable for human eyes.

[0114] In addition, the luminous intensity threshold can be determined based on the human eye's sensitivity to light, and this luminous intensity threshold can be used to set the luminous intensity of the lighting lamp.

[0115] Based on any of the above embodiments Figure 3 This is a structural schematic diagram of the refrigerator lighting device provided in this application, as shown below. Figure 3 As shown, the device is applied to the aforementioned refrigerator and includes:

[0116] The area determination unit 310 is used to determine the area to be illuminated in the refrigerator based on the measurement data of the door opening and closing status sensor of each chamber and / or the measurement data of the light sensor in each chamber.

[0117] The position determination unit 320 is used to determine the corresponding position of the area to be illuminated in the transparent pipe as the target position of the lighting lamp in the transparent pipe;

[0118] The lighting control unit 330 is used to control the drive device to move to the target position and to control the lighting to turn on.

[0119] The refrigerator lighting device provided in this application determines the area to be illuminated in the refrigerator based on the measurement data of the door opening / closing status sensor of each chamber and / or the measurement data of the light sensor in each chamber; the corresponding position of the area to be illuminated in the transparent pipe is used as the target position of the lighting lamp in the transparent pipe; the drive device is controlled to move to the target position and the lighting lamp is turned on, realizing automatic identification of the chamber opened by the user and determining the position of the lighting lamp according to the chamber opened by the user, providing more convenient lighting for the user and improving the user's refrigerator usage experience.

[0120] Based on any of the above embodiments, the region determination unit is specifically used for:

[0121] Based on the measurement data from all light sensors in each chamber, the average light intensity of each chamber, as well as the light intensity of each storage layer in each chamber, are determined.

[0122] The workshop with the highest average light intensity is designated as the workshop to be illuminated, and the storage layer with the lowest light intensity in the workshop to be illuminated is designated as the area to be illuminated.

[0123] Each storage level in each studio is equipped with a light sensor.

[0124] Based on any of the above embodiments, the region determination unit is further specifically used for:

[0125] Based on the measurement data of each light sensor corresponding to the area to be illuminated, the light intensity at the location of each light sensor in the area to be illuminated is determined.

[0126] The location of the light sensor with the highest light intensity is located in the transparent pipe, which is used as the target position of the lighting lamp in the transparent pipe.

[0127] Each storage layer is equipped with multiple light sensors; the light sensors are installed on the opposite side of the transparent pipe.

[0128] Based on any of the above embodiments, the region determination unit is further specifically used for:

[0129] Based on the measurement data from the door opening and closing status sensors of each compartment, the compartments in the refrigerator to be illuminated are determined;

[0130] Based on the measurement data of the position sensors of each storage box in the room to be illuminated, the position status of each storage box is determined, and the storage box with the position status of being open is designated as the area to be illuminated in the refrigerator.

[0131] Each storage box in each studio is equipped with a position sensor.

[0132] Based on any of the above embodiments, the device further includes:

[0133] A light adjustment unit is used to determine the ambient light intensity of the refrigerator based on measurement data from an ambient light sensor.

[0134] Adjust the luminous intensity of the lighting fixtures based on the ambient light intensity;

[0135] The ambient light sensor is located on the outside of the enclosure.

[0136] Based on any of the above embodiments, this application also provides a refrigerator lighting method. This refrigerator lighting method is widely applicable to whole-house intelligent digital control application scenarios such as smart homes, smart home ecosystems, and intelligence house ecosystems. In this embodiment, Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the hardware environment for the refrigerator lighting method provided in this application. The refrigerator lighting method described above can be applied to, for example... Figure 4 The hardware environment shown consists of terminal device 401 and server 402. Server 402 is connected to terminal device 401 via a network and can be used to provide services (such as application services) to the terminal or clients installed on the terminal. It can set up a database on the server or independently of the server to provide data storage services for server 402. It can also be configured with cloud computing and / or edge computing services on the server or independently of the server to provide data processing services for server 402.

[0137] The aforementioned networks may include, but are not limited to, at least one of the following: wired network, wireless network. The aforementioned wired network may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: wide area network (WAN), metropolitan area network (MAN), local area network (LAN). The aforementioned wireless network may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity), Bluetooth. Terminal device 401 may not be limited to PCs, mobile phones, tablets, smart air conditioners, smart range hoods, smart refrigerators, smart ovens, smart stoves, smart washing machines, smart water heaters, smart washing equipment, smart dishwashers, smart projectors, smart TVs, smart clothes racks, smart curtains, smart audio-visual equipment, smart sockets, smart speakers, smart speakers, smart fresh air systems, smart kitchen and bathroom equipment, smart bathroom equipment, smart robot vacuum cleaners, smart window cleaning robots, smart mopping robots, smart air purifiers, smart steam ovens, smart microwave ovens, smart water heaters, smart air purifiers, smart water dispensers, smart door locks, etc.

[0138] Based on any of the above embodiments, Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the structure of the electronic device provided in this application, such as Figure 5 As shown, the electronic device may include a processor 510, a communications interface 520, a memory 530, and a communications bus 540, wherein the processor 510, communications interface 520, and memory 530 communicate with each other via the communications bus 540. The processor 510 can call logical commands in the memory 530 to execute the following methods:

[0139] Based on the measurement data of the door opening / closing status sensor in each chamber and / or the measurement data of the light sensor in each chamber, the area to be illuminated in the refrigerator is determined; the corresponding position of the area to be illuminated in the transparent pipe is taken as the target position of the light in the transparent pipe; the drive device is controlled to move to the target position and the light is turned on.

[0140] Furthermore, the logical commands in the aforementioned memory 530 can be implemented as software functional units and, when sold or used as independent products, can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of this application, in essence, or the part that contributes to the prior art, or a portion of the technical solution, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several commands to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the steps of the methods described in the various embodiments of this application. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media capable of storing program code, such as USB flash drives, portable hard drives, read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic disks, or optical disks.

[0141] The processor in the electronic device provided in this application embodiment can call logical instructions in the memory to implement the above method. Its specific implementation method is the same as the aforementioned method implementation method and can achieve the same beneficial effects, which will not be repeated here.

[0142] This application also provides a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, is implemented to perform the methods provided in the above embodiments.

[0143] The specific implementation method is the same as the aforementioned method implementation method and can achieve the same beneficial effects, so it will not be repeated here.

[0144] This application provides a computer program product, including a computer program that, when executed by a processor, implements the method described above.

[0145] The device embodiments described above are merely illustrative. The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate. The components shown as units may or may not be physical units; that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network units. Some or all of the modules can be selected to achieve the purpose of this embodiment according to actual needs. Those skilled in the art can understand and implement this without any creative effort.

[0146] Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that each embodiment can be implemented by means of software plus necessary general-purpose hardware platforms, and of course, it can also be implemented by hardware. Based on this understanding, the above technical solutions, in essence or the part that contributes to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, such as ROM / RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk, etc., and includes several instructions to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in the various embodiments or some parts of the embodiments.

[0147] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of this application, and are not intended to limit them. Although this application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can still be made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent substitutions can be made to some of the technical features. Such modifications or substitutions do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application.

Claims

1. A refrigerator characterized by comprising: The refrigerator comprises a box, a transparent pipeline, a lighting lamp, a driving device, a controller and a plurality of working chambers. The plurality of working chambers are arranged in the box, and each working chamber is provided with an opening and closing door state sensor and / or a light sensor. The transparent pipeline is arranged inside the box and penetrates through the plurality of working chambers. The lighting lamp and the driving device are both arranged inside the transparent pipeline, the lighting lamp is rigidly connected with the driving device, and the driving device is slidingly connected with the transparent pipeline. The controller is connected with the opening and closing door state sensor, the light sensor, the driving device and the lighting lamp, and is used for controlling the driving device to move in the transparent pipeline and controlling the lighting lamp to be turned on based on the measurement data of the opening and closing door state sensor and / or the measurement data of the light sensor of each working chamber.

2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that, The transparent pipeline adopts a sealing structure, and the length of the transparent pipeline is determined based on the sum of the heights or the sum of the lengths of the plurality of working chambers.

3. A refrigerator lighting method, characterized by, The controller applied to the refrigerator of claim 1 or 2 comprises: determining the to-be-illuminated area in the refrigerator based on the measurement data of the opening and closing door state sensor of each working chamber and / or the measurement data of the light sensor in each working chamber; taking the corresponding position of the to-be-illuminated area in the transparent pipeline as the target position of the lighting lamp in the transparent pipeline; controlling the driving device to move to the target position and controlling the lighting lamp to be turned on.

4. The refrigerator lighting method of claim 3, wherein, The method for determining the to-be-illuminated area in the refrigerator based on the measurement data of the light sensor in each working chamber comprises: determining the average illumination intensity of each working chamber and the illumination intensity of each storage layer in each working chamber based on the measurement data of all the light sensors in each working chamber; taking the working chamber with the highest average illumination intensity as the to-be-illuminated working chamber and taking the storage layer with the lowest illumination intensity in the to-be-illuminated working chamber as the to-be-illuminated area; wherein each storage layer of each working chamber is provided with a light sensor.

5. The refrigerator lighting method of claim 4, wherein, The method for taking the corresponding position of the to-be-illuminated area in the transparent pipeline as the target position of the lighting lamp in the transparent pipeline comprises: determining the illumination intensity of the position of each light sensor in the to-be-illuminated area based on the measurement data of each light sensor corresponding to the to-be-illuminated area; taking the corresponding position of the position of the light sensor with the highest illumination intensity in the transparent pipeline as the target position of the lighting lamp in the transparent pipeline; wherein each storage layer is provided with a plurality of light sensors, and the installation positions of the light sensors are located on the opposite side of the transparent pipeline.

6. The refrigerator lighting method of claim 3, wherein, The method for determining the to-be-illuminated area in the refrigerator based on the measurement data of the opening and closing door state sensor of each working chamber comprises: determining the to-be-illuminated working chamber in the refrigerator based on the measurement data of the opening and closing door state sensor of each working chamber; determining the position state of each storage box based on the measurement data of the position sensor of each storage box in the to-be-illuminated working chamber, and taking the storage box with the open position state as the to-be-illuminated area in the refrigerator; wherein each storage box of each working chamber is provided with a position sensor.

7. The refrigerator lighting method of claim 3, wherein, The control of the lighting lamp opening includes: Based on the measurement data of the ambient light sensor, the ambient light intensity of the refrigerator is determined; Based on the ambient light intensity, the light intensity of the lighting lamp is adjusted; Wherein, the ambient light sensor is arranged outside the cabinet.

8. A refrigerator lighting device, characterized by, The refrigerator of claim 1 or 2 includes: The region determination unit is used to determine the illumination area in the refrigerator based on the measurement data of the door opening and closing state sensor of each working chamber and / or the measurement data of the light sensor in each working chamber; The position determination unit is used to determine the corresponding position of the illumination area in the transparent pipeline as the target position of the lighting lamp in the transparent pipeline; The lighting control unit is used to control the driving device to move to the target position and control the lighting lamp to open.

9. A computer readable storage medium, characterized in that, The computer readable storage medium includes a stored program, wherein the program runs to execute the refrigerator lighting method of any one of claims 3 to 7. 10.An electronic device comprising a memory and a processor, the electronic device characterized by, The memory stores a computer program, and the processor is configured to execute the refrigerator lighting method of any one of claims 3 to 7 through the computer program.

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