Feeding assembly, cooking apparatus, control method and control device for a cooking apparatus

Abstract

The application provides a feeding assembly, a cooking device, a control method and a control device of the cooking device. The feeding assembly comprises a storage bin, a feeding bin connected with the storage bin, an extraction assembly connected with the feeding bin and used for extracting materials in the storage bin to the feeding bin, and a partition arranged between the feeding bin and the extraction assembly and used for isolating the materials. The extraction assembly is also used for cleaning the feeding bin and the partition. The application guides airflow by the extraction assembly. The moving airflow can blow the impurities away from the inner wall of the partition bin and the partition, so that the impurities fall off and are discharged from the feeding bin. Thus, the self-cleaning of the feeding bin is realized, the impurities such as material debris cannot form residues in the feeding bin, the pollution of food materials during the automatic feeding process can be effectively prevented, the use hygiene of the automatic cooking device is ensured, and the use hygiene and food safety of the cooking device using the feeding assembly are improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to a feeding assembly, a cooking device, a control method and a control device of a cooking device. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the related art, a cooking device with automatic addition of ingredients, such as a fully automatic rice cooker, is provided with a rice box in which a certain amount of rice is stored. During the cooking process, the rice in the rice box is allowed to fall into the inner pot under the influence of gravity by opening the rice box.

[0003] However, with the use of time, there may be residues of rice in the ingredient adding box. After a long time, the residues will deteriorate and contaminate the normal ingredients. SUMMARY

[0004] The present application aims to at least solve one of the problems in the prior art or related art.

[0005] To this end, the first aspect of the present application provides a feeding assembly.

[0006] The second aspect of the present application provides a cooking device.

[0007] The third aspect of the present application provides a control method of a cooking device.

[0008] The fourth aspect of the present application provides a control device of a cooking device.

[0009] The fifth aspect of the present application provides another cooking device.

[0010] The sixth aspect of the present application provides still another cooking device.

[0011] The seventh aspect of the present application provides a readable storage medium.

[0012] Therefore, the first aspect of the present application provides a feeding assembly, comprising: a storage bin; a feeding bin, the feeding bin being in communication with the storage bin; an extraction assembly, connected with the feeding bin, for extracting the material in the storage bin to the feeding bin; and a partition, provided between the feeding bin and the extraction assembly, for isolating the material, the extraction assembly being further used for cleaning the feeding bin and the partition.

[0013] In this technical solution, the feeding assembly, specifically the assembly for automatic feeding of an automatic cooking device, comprises a storage bin, a feeding bin, an extraction assembly and a partition. The storage bin is used for storing materials such as rice, beans, brown rice and oatmeal. The feeding bin has a quantitative function. When adding the material to the cooking cavity of the cooking device, the material in the storage bin first enters the feeding bin and then enters the cooking cavity through the feeding bin.

[0014] The extraction assembly is a power assembly which can generate air flow when working. Specifically, during the feeding process, first, the extraction assembly extracts the air in the feeding bin, so that a negative pressure is formed in the feeding bin, and at this time, the material stored in the storage bin will move to the feeding bin under the influence of the pressure through the flow channel connecting the storage bin and the feeding bin.

[0015] Meanwhile, since the isolation member is arranged between the feeding bin and the extraction assembly, the material moving to the extraction assembly under the influence of the pressure will be blocked by the isolation member, so that the material cannot enter the extraction assembly and cause failure of the extraction assembly. It can be understood that the isolation member can be arranged in a structure such as a gauze, so that the air flow can pass through the isolation member freely, but the material cannot pass through the isolation member and is isolated in the feeding bin.

[0016] After the material enters the feeding bin, the feeding bin is opened to connect the feeding bin and the cooking cavity of the cooking device. At this time, the extraction assembly can also supply air to the feeding bin, so as to "blow off" the material in the feeding bin, thereby reducing the residue of the material in the feeding bin.

[0017] Meanwhile, the extraction assembly can also clean the feeding bin and the isolation member. Specifically, as the use time increases, the material will inevitably be left in the feeding bin. For example, if the material is rice, rice crumbs and starch falling off the rice will form residual impurities on the inner wall of the isolation bin and the isolation member.

[0018] In the embodiment of the present application, the air flow is guided by the extraction assembly, and the moving air flow can blow off the impurities from the inner wall of the isolation bin and the isolation member, so that the impurities fall off, and after the impurities fall off, the impurities are discharged from the feeding bin, so that the self-cleaning of the feeding bin is realized. Therefore, the material debris and other impurities will not form residues in the feeding bin, which can effectively prevent the pollution of the food materials during the automatic feeding process, so as to ensure the use hygiene of the automatic cooking device and improve the use hygiene and food safety of the cooking device using the feeding assembly.

[0019] In addition, the feeding assembly in the above technical solution provided by the present application can also have the following additional technical features:

[0020] In the above technical solution, the extraction assembly specifically includes a fan, and during the automatic feeding process of the cooking device, when the fan rotates forward, the air in the feeding bin can be extracted, so that a negative pressure is formed in the feeding bin, and at this time, the material in the storage bin will move to the feeding bin under the influence of the pressure, and finally enter the feeding bin. When the fan reverses, air can be supplied to the feeding bin, so as to assist the material in the feeding bin to leave the feeding bin and enter the cooking cavity of the cooking device, thereby reducing the residue of the material in the feeding bin, preventing the residual material from deteriorating and polluting the subsequent material, and ensuring that the amount of the material entering the cooking cavity matches the set amount, thereby improving the cooking effect.

[0021] Meanwhile, the fan can also clean the feeding bin. Specifically, when cleaning the feeding bin, the fan can be first controlled to rotate forward, and the rotating speed of the fan in this case is less than that in the automatic feeding, so as to avoid the situation that the material is sucked into the feeding bin. In some embodiments, the rotating speed of the fan in the self-cleaning is 10% to 30% of the rotating speed of the fan in the automatic feeding.

[0022] Meanwhile, the fan can repeatedly switch the rotating direction. For example, in the self-cleaning process, the fan first rotates forward for 10 seconds, then switches to reverse rotation for 10 seconds, and then rotates forward again for 10 seconds. By constantly switching the rotating direction of the fan, complex air flow or cyclone can be formed in the feeding bin, which repeatedly impacts the inner wall of the feeding bin and the mesh of the isolation piece, so as to blow off the impurities attached thereto, effectively improve the self-cleaning effect, avoid the impurities remaining to deteriorate and contaminate the food materials, and improve the use safety of the cooking equipment using the feeding assembly.

[0023] In any of the above technical solutions, the feeding bin comprises: a dosing cavity, the dosing cavity being communicated with the storage cavity; a discharging channel, the discharging channel being communicated with the dosing cavity and being used for discharging; and a door body, the door body being arranged at the discharging channel and being used for opening or closing the discharging channel.

[0024] In this technical solution, the feeding bin comprises the dosing cavity, and the number of the dosing cavities can be one or multiple. When the number of the dosing cavities is multiple, the volumes of the multiple dosing cavities are different. By arranging the dosing cavities, the feeding amount of each automatic feeding can be effectively controlled, and the material in the storage cavity is extracted by the extraction assembly until the corresponding dosing cavity is filled, so that the automatic and quantitative feeding of the material is realized.

[0025] The feeding bin further comprises the discharging channel, one end of the discharging channel being communicated with the dosing cavity, and the other end of the discharging channel being communicated with the cooking cavity of the cooking equipment. The door body is arranged in the discharging channel, and when the door body is closed, the discharging channel between the dosing cavity and the cooking equipment is closed, and at this time, the material is enclosed in the dosing cavity. When the door body is opened, the material in the dosing cavity leaves the dosing cavity under the action of gravity and the extraction assembly, and enters the cooking cavity of the cooking equipment, so that the automatic feeding of the material is realized.

[0026] It can be understood that when the feeding bin and the isolation piece are self-cleaned, the door body can be controlled to be closed when the extraction assembly repeatedly switches the rotating direction. When the impurities attached to the dosing cavity and the isolation piece are blown off, the door body is opened, and at this time, the extraction assembly blows air into the feeding bin, and the cleaned impurities are discharged out of the dosing cavity through the discharging channel.

[0027] In some embodiments, the user can set an ash collection cup to collect the cleaned impurities. In other embodiments, the cleaned impurities can also directly fall into the cooking cavity, and then the cooking cavity is cleaned through the automatic cleaning program of the cooking cavity, so that the impurities are discharged out of the cooking equipment.

[0028] In any of the above technical solutions, the feeding assembly further comprises a valve body arranged in the flow channel between the metering cavity and the storage bin, for opening or closing the flow channel.

[0029] In this technical solution, the metering cavity is in communication with the storage bin, and when the extraction assembly is working, a negative pressure is formed in the metering cavity, so that the material stored in the storage bin is "sucked" into the metering cavity. A flow channel for the material to pass through is formed between the metering cavity and the storage bin, and a valve body is further arranged in the flow channel. When the valve body is closed, the metering cavity is isolated from the storage bin, and at this time the metering cavity forms a semi-closed environment, so that under the working of the extraction assembly, the air density in the metering cavity becomes smaller and smaller, thereby forming a negative pressure.

[0030] When the valve body is opened, the air in the storage bin flows to the metering cavity and carries the stored material into the metering cavity, thereby realizing efficient automatic feeding.

[0031] It can be understood that the valve body is a gas-tight valve body.

[0032] The second aspect of the present application provides a cooking device, which comprises the feeding assembly provided in any of the above technical solutions, and therefore, the cooking device also comprises all the beneficial effects of the feeding assembly provided in any of the above technical solutions, which will not be repeated here to avoid repetition.

[0033] The cooking device comprises an electric rice cooker, a food processor, a soybean milk machine, a broken wall machine, a noodle machine or a frying machine.

[0034] In the above technical solution, the cooking device further comprises a cooking cavity in communication with the feeding bin of the feeding assembly, and a water feeding assembly connected with the cooking cavity for feeding water into the cooking cavity.

[0035] In this technical solution, the cooking device further comprises a cooking cavity for containing food materials, and the cooking device can perform processing such as heating, soaking, stirring and crushing on the food materials in the cooking cavity, thereby realizing cooking of the food materials. The feeding bin of the feeding assembly is in communication with the cooking cavity, and the feeding bin realizes automatic addition of materials such as food materials into the cooking cavity, thereby realizing full-automatic cooking.

[0036] The cooking device further comprises a water inlet assembly capable of automatically feeding water into the cooking cavity. In some embodiments, the cooking device is provided with a water storage tank, and the water inlet assembly is connected to the water storage tank and the cooking cavity. A water pump or other components are arranged to quantitatively pump the water in the water storage tank into the cooking cavity. In other embodiments, the water inlet assembly of the cooking device is connected to an external water supply, such as a faucet, and water is supplied to the cooking cavity by the water pressure of the external water supply. Valves or other components are arranged to control the water inlet.

[0037] In some scenarios, the water inlet assembly feeds water into the cooking cavity to add clean water for cooking, and the food materials in the cooking cavity are soaked or cooked by the clean water. In other scenarios, the water inlet assembly feeds water into the cooking cavity to clean the cooking cavity, thereby flushing away the residual food materials and other stains in the cooking cavity.

[0038] It can be understood that when the feeding assembly is self-cleaning, the impurities in the quantitative cavity and on the isolation piece are blown off by the fan and finally fall into the cooking cavity. At this time, the cooking cavity is restarted by the water inlet assembly, thereby flushing away the impurities generated during the self-cleaning of the feeding assembly and discharging them from the cooking cavity, thereby achieving overall self-cleaning of the cooking device.

[0039] In any of the above technical solutions, the cooking device further comprises a controller connected to the feeding assembly and the water inlet assembly, configured to control the feeding assembly and the water inlet assembly to work according to a cooking instruction or a cleaning instruction.

[0040] In this technical solution, the cooking device comprises a controller, which is the control core component of the cooking device. The controller can process the instructions input by the user to form driving signals for driving the components of the cooking device to work. The components of the cooking device are driven to work by the driving signals, thereby achieving fully automatic cooking and self-cleaning.

[0041] When the self-cleaning instruction is received, the controller of the cooking device controls the feeding assembly to work, specifically controls the extraction assembly (fan) of the feeding assembly to work, changes the direction of the fan, and forms a random airflow in the quantitative cavity, thereby blowing off the impurities in the quantitative cavity and on the isolation piece.

[0042] After the impurities fall into the cooking cavity, the controller continues to control the water inlet assembly to feed water into the cooking cavity, thereby flushing the impurities out of the cooking cavity as sewage, achieving overall self-cleaning of the cooking device, avoiding the deterioration and pollution of the food materials caused by the residual impurities, and improving the use safety of the cooking device using the feeding assembly.

[0043] The third aspect of the present application provides a control method of a cooking device, the control method being used for controlling the cooking device provided in any of the above technical solutions, and the method comprises: in response to a self-cleaning instruction, controlling an extraction assembly of the cooking device to work to clean a feeding bin of the cooking device; and based on a working state of the extraction assembly satisfying a preset condition, controlling a door body of the feeding bin to be opened to discharge impurities in the feeding bin.

[0044] In this technical solution, the self-cleaning instruction can be a control instruction issued by a user through a remote controller or a mobile phone APP (Application), or a control instruction generated by the user by touching or pressing a function button on the cooking device. In some embodiments, the self-cleaning operation can be performed before each automatic cooking, and therefore, the self-cleaning instruction can also be a control instruction automatically generated by the cooking device according to a cooking instruction.

[0045] After receiving the self-cleaning instruction, the extraction assembly is first controlled to work to guide air flow through the extraction assembly to clean the feeding bin of the feeding assembly of the cooking device. Specifically, the extraction assembly can guide the air flow in different directions, and by alternating the direction of the air flow, the complexity of the air flow can be enhanced to form a cyclone in the dosing cavity of the feeding bin, which can strip the impurities adhered to the inner wall and the partition piece of the dosing cavity to fall off.

[0046] The extraction assembly continues to work to ensure effective cleaning of the feeding bin, and when the working state of the extraction assembly satisfies the preset condition, that is, the extraction assembly has completed the cleaning task, the door body of the feeding bin is opened at this time, and the impurities in the dosing cavity are discharged from the dosing cavity through the door body to achieve effective self-cleaning of the dosing cavity.

[0047] It can be understood that the working state of the extraction assembly can be the working duration of the extraction assembly, and when the working duration satisfies the set duration, it is determined that the self-cleaning is completed.

[0048] In the embodiments of the present application, the extraction assembly guides the air flow, and the moving air flow can blow the impurities away from the inner wall and the partition piece of the isolation bin to make the impurities fall off, and after the impurities fall off, the impurities are discharged from the feeding bin, so that the self-cleaning of the feeding bin is achieved, and therefore, the impurities such as material debris cannot form residues in the feeding bin, which can effectively prevent the pollution of food materials during the automatic feeding process, thereby ensuring the use hygiene of the automatic cooking device and improving the use hygiene and food safety of the cooking device using the feeding assembly.

[0049] In the technical solution, the extraction assembly comprises a fan; and the control of the operation of the extraction assembly of the cooking device comprises: clearing the count value and controlling the fan to rotate forward; based on the forward rotation time of the fan reaching a first time length, controlling the fan to rotate reversely; based on the reverse rotation time of the fan reaching a second time length, adding 1 to the count value; based on the count value being less than a count threshold value, controlling the fan to rotate forward again.

[0050] In the technical solution, the extraction assembly specifically comprises a fan, which can extract air in the feeding bin to form an air flow in a direction away from the feeding bin when the fan rotates forward. When the fan rotates reversely, the fan can blow air into the feeding bin to form an air flow in a direction toward the feeding bin.

[0051] The count value specifically refers to the number of cleaning operations of the fan. Before performing the self-cleaning, the count value is cleared and reset, so that the number of self-cleaning executions can be determined according to the count value.

[0052] When the extraction assembly performs the self-cleaning of the feeding bin, first, the fan is controlled to rotate forward. It can be understood that the rotation speed of the fan at this time is less than the rotation speed during automatic feeding, so as to avoid the situation that the material is sucked into the feeding bin. In some embodiments, the rotation speed of the fan during the self-cleaning is 10% to 30% of the rotation speed of the fan during the automatic feeding.

[0053] After the forward rotation time meets the first time length, the fan is controlled to switch to reverse rotation. It can be understood that the reverse rotation speed is also less than the rotation speed during automatic feeding, so as to avoid the situation that impurities are blown into the storage bin. In some embodiments, the rotation speed of the fan during the self-cleaning is 10% to 30% of the rotation speed of the fan during the automatic feeding.

[0054] When the reverse rotation time meets the second time length, it is considered that the fan performs “one” cleaning operation, and the count value is added by 1 at this time. If the count value does not exceed the count threshold value after the count value is added by 1, that is, the target self-cleaning number is not reached, the fan is controlled to rotate forward again and lasts for the first time length. After the fan rotates forward for the first time length, the fan is switched to reverse rotation again and lasts for the second time length. At this time, the count value is continuously added by 1. When the count value accumulates to the count threshold value, that is, the number of self-cleanings reaches the target self-cleaning number set, the fan is controlled to stop working.

[0055] The first time length can be in the range of 3 seconds to 15 seconds, and the second time length can be in the range of 3 seconds to 15 seconds. The first time length and the second time length can be equal or not equal. The first time length and the second time length can also be set according to the time since the last self-cleaning.

[0056] In any of the above technical solutions, the working state of the extraction assembly comprises a count value; and the preset condition comprises: the count value is greater than or equal to a count threshold value.

[0057] In the technical solution, the working state of the extraction assembly specifically includes the count value, which records the number of times of self-cleaning of the extraction assembly on the feed bin. When the count value is greater than or equal to the preset technical threshold, it is determined that the number of times of self-cleaning reaches the set target number of times of self-cleaning, at this time, it is judged that the working state of the extraction assembly meets the preset condition, the impurities attached to the quantitative cavity and the isolation piece of the feed bin have fallen off, at this time, the door body of the feed bin is opened to make the impurities discharged from the feed bin, thereby realizing effective self-cleaning of the feed bin, preventing pollution of food materials in the automatic feeding process, and ensuring the use hygiene of the automatic cooking equipment and improving the use hygiene and food safety of the cooking equipment using the feed assembly.

[0058] In any of the above technical solutions, after the door body of the feed bin is opened, the control method further includes: controlling the fan to supply air to the feed bin.

[0059] In the technical solution, after the door body is opened, the impurities in the feed bin, specifically in the quantitative cavity, will fall out of the feed bin under the action of gravity, but since part of the impurities may again attach to the inner wall of the quantitative bin, after the door body is opened, the fan can be controlled to work again to supply air to the feed bin, specifically to the quantitative cavity, so as to blow up the impurities, which is conducive to making all the impurities in the quantitative cavity separate from the quantitative cavity, avoiding impurity residues, and improving the self-cleaning effect.

[0060] In any of the above technical solutions, the feed bin is communicated with a cooking cavity of the cooking equipment; after the door body of the feed bin is opened, the control method further includes: according to a preset water amount, water is supplied to the cooking cavity; the cooking cavity is cleaned; based on the cleaning of the cooking cavity being completed, the cooking cavity is drained.

[0061] In the technical solution, the feed bin is communicated with the cooking cavity of the cooking equipment, that is, after the door body of the feed bin is opened, the impurities therein will fall into the cooking cavity. At this time, the water supply assembly of the cooking equipment is controlled to supply water to the cooking cavity, the cooking cavity is washed by clean water, the impurities are dissolved or suspended in the water, and after the washing is completed, the cooking cavity is drained to make the impurities discharged with the sewage, thereby realizing self-cleaning of the whole cooking equipment.

[0062] Specifically, in some embodiments, the cooking equipment is provided with a water storage tank, the water supply assembly is communicated with the water storage tank and the cooking cavity, and a water pump or the like is arranged to quantitatively pump the water in the water storage tank to the cooking cavity. In other embodiments, the water supply assembly of the cooking equipment is connected with an external water supply pipeline, such as a faucet, water is supplied to the cooking cavity by the water pressure of the external water supply pipeline, and a valve body or the like is arranged to control the water supply.

[0063] In any of the above technical solutions, the cleaning of the cooking cavity comprises: controlling the cooking device to continuously heat the cooking cavity for a third time length; and / or controlling a stirring member of the cooking device to continuously stir the water in the cooking cavity for a fourth time length.

[0064] In this technical solution, after water is added, on the one hand, the water flow when the water is added washes the cooking cavity, so that the impurities are dissolved or suspended in the water. At the same time, the cooking device can also be controlled to heat the cooking cavity, and the impurities are accelerated to dissolve through heating, wherein the heating time length is specifically a third time length.

[0065] Further, the stirring member of the cooking device can also be controlled to stir the water in the cooking cavity, so as to form a water flow in the cooking cavity, and the inner wall of the cooking cavity is washed by the water flow, thereby accelerating the separation and dissolution speed of the impurities. Wherein, the stirring time length of the water in the cooking cavity is specifically a fourth time length.

[0066] It can be understood that the third time length can be equal to or not equal to the fourth time length. The step of stirring the water in the cooking cavity can be performed simultaneously with the step of heating the cooking cavity, or the heating can be performed first and then the stirring, or the stirring can be performed first and then the heating. The present application does not limit this.

[0067] The fourth aspect of the present application provides a control device of a cooking device, comprising: a cleaning module configured to control an extraction assembly of the cooking device to work to clean a feeding bin of the cooking device in response to a self-cleaning instruction; and a control module configured to control a door body of the feeding bin to open to discharge impurities in the feeding bin based on a working state of the extraction assembly satisfying a preset condition.

[0068] In this technical solution, the self-cleaning instruction can be a control instruction issued by the user through a remote controller or a mobile phone APP (Application), or a control instruction generated by the user by touching or pressing a function button on the cooking device. In some embodiments, the self-cleaning operation can be performed before each automatic cooking, therefore, the self-cleaning instruction can also be a control instruction automatically generated by the cooking device according to a cooking instruction.

[0069] After receiving the self-cleaning instruction, the extraction assembly is first controlled to work, and the air flow is guided by the extraction assembly to clean the feeding bin of the feeding assembly of the cooking device. Specifically, the extraction assembly can guide the air flow in different directions, and by alternating the direction of the air flow, the complexity of the air flow can be enhanced, so as to form a cyclone in the dosing cavity of the feeding bin, and the impurities attached to the inner wall and the partition of the dosing cavity can be stripped and fallen off.

[0070] The extraction assembly continuously works to ensure effective cleaning of the feeding bin. When the working state of the extraction assembly meets the preset condition, that is, the extraction assembly has completed the cleaning task, the door of the feeding bin is opened. At this time, the impurities in the quantitative cavity are discharged from the door of the quantitative cavity, and effective self-cleaning of the quantitative cavity is realized.

[0071] It can be understood that the working state of the extraction assembly can be the working duration of the extraction assembly. When the working duration meets the set duration, it is determined that the self-cleaning is completed.

[0072] The embodiment of the application guides the airflow by the extraction assembly. The moving airflow can blow the impurities away from the inner wall of the isolation bin and the isolation piece, so that the impurities fall off. After the impurities fall off, the impurities are discharged from the feeding bin, so that the self-cleaning of the feeding bin is realized. Therefore, the impurities such as material debris cannot form residues in the feeding bin, and the pollution of food materials during automatic feeding can be effectively prevented, so that the use hygiene of the automatic cooking equipment is ensured, and the use hygiene and food safety of the cooking equipment using the feeding assembly are improved.

[0073] The fifth aspect of the application provides a cooking equipment, which comprises the control device of the cooking equipment provided in any of the above technical solutions. Therefore, the cooking equipment also comprises all the beneficial effects of the control device of the cooking equipment provided in any of the above technical solutions, which will not be repeated here to avoid repetition.

[0074] The sixth aspect of the application provides a cooking equipment, which comprises a memory having programs or instructions stored thereon, and a processor for executing the programs or instructions to realize the steps of the control method of the cooking equipment provided in any of the above technical solutions. Therefore, the cooking equipment also comprises all the beneficial effects of the control method of the cooking equipment provided in any of the above technical solutions, which will not be repeated here to avoid repetition.

[0075] The seventh aspect of the application provides a readable storage medium having programs or instructions stored thereon, which are executed by a processor to realize the steps of the control method of the cooking equipment provided in any of the above technical solutions. Therefore, the readable storage medium also comprises all the beneficial effects of the control method of the cooking equipment provided in any of the above technical solutions, which will not be repeated here to avoid repetition. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0076] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the application will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description, taken in conjunction with the following drawings, in which:

[0077] Figure 1 One of the structural schematic diagrams of the feeding assembly according to the embodiment of the application is shown;

[0078] Figure 2 Fig. 2 shows a structural schematic diagram of a feeding assembly according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0079] Figure 3 Fig. 1 shows a structural block diagram of a cooking device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0080] Figure 4 Fig. 3 shows a flow chart of a control method of a cooking device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0081] Figure 5 Fig. 4 shows a flow chart of a control method of a cooking device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0082] Figure 6 Fig. 5 shows a structural block diagram of a control device of a cooking device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0083] Figure 7 Fig. 6 shows a structural block diagram of a cooking device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0084] Figure 8 Fig. 7 shows a structural block diagram of a cooking device according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0085] Reference signs:

[0086] 100 feeding assembly, 102 storage bin, 104 feeding bin, 1042 dosing cavity, 1044 door body, 106 extraction assembly, 108 partition, 110 valve body. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0087] In order to more clearly understand the above-mentioned purposes, features and advantages of the present application, the present application will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It should be noted that the embodiments of the present application and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other without conflict.

[0088] In the following description, a large number of specific details are set forth in order to facilitate a thorough understanding of the present application, however, the present application can also be implemented in other ways different from those described herein, therefore, the protection scope of the present application is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0089] The following refers to Figures 1 to 8 The feeding assembly, the cooking device, the control method and the control device of the cooking device according to some embodiments of the present application are described below.

[0090] Embodiment one

[0091] In some embodiments of the present application, a feeding assembly 100 is provided, Figure 1 Fig. 1 shows a structural schematic diagram of a feeding assembly 100 according to an embodiment of the present application, Figure 2Fig. 2 shows a structural schematic diagram of the feeding assembly 100 according to an embodiment of the present application, and Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown in Fig. 2, the feeding assembly 100 comprises a storage bin 102, a feeding bin 104 connected with the storage bin 102, an extraction assembly 106 connected with the feeding bin 104 and used for extracting the material in the storage bin 102 to the feeding bin 104, and a partition 108 arranged between the feeding bin 104 and the extraction assembly 106 and used for isolating the material. The extraction assembly 106 is also used for cleaning the feeding bin 104 and the partition 108.

[0092] In the embodiment of the present application, the feeding assembly 100, in particular, the assembly for realizing automatic feeding of the automatic cooking device, comprises the storage bin 102, the feeding bin 104, the extraction assembly 106 and the partition 108. The storage bin 102 is used for storing the material, such as rice, beans, brown rice, oatmeal, etc. The feeding bin 104 has a quantitative function. When the material is added to the cooking cavity of the cooking device, the material in the storage bin 102 first enters the feeding bin 104 and then enters the cooking cavity through the feeding bin 104.

[0093] The extraction assembly 106 is a power assembly which can generate airflow when working. Specifically, during the feeding process, first, the extraction assembly 106 extracts the air in the feeding bin 104 to form a negative pressure in the feeding bin 104. At this time, the material stored in the storage bin 102 will enter the feeding bin 104 through the flow channel connecting the storage bin 102 and the feeding bin 104 under the influence of the pressure.

[0094] At the same time, since the partition 108 is arranged between the feeding bin 104 and the extraction assembly 106, the material moving to the extraction assembly 106 under the influence of the pressure will be stopped by the partition 108, avoiding the material entering the extraction assembly 106 to cause the failure of the extraction assembly 106. It can be understood that the partition 108 can be arranged as a structure such as a gauze, so as to ensure that the airflow can pass through the partition 108 freely, but the material cannot pass through the partition 108 and is isolated in the feeding bin 104 by the partition 108.

[0095] After the material enters the feeding bin 104, the feeding bin 104 is opened to connect the feeding bin 104 and the cooking cavity of the cooking device. At this time, the extraction assembly 106 can also send air to the feeding bin 104, so as to "blow off" the material in the feeding bin 104, thereby reducing the residue of the material in the feeding bin 104.

[0096] At the same time, the extraction assembly 106 can also clean the feeding bin 104 and the partition 108. Specifically, as the use time increases, the material will inevitably be left in the feeding bin 104. For example, if the material is rice, rice crumbs and starch falling off the rice will form residual impurities on the feeding bin 104 and the partition 108.

[0097] In the embodiments of the present application, the air flow is guided by the extraction assembly 106, and the moving air flow can blow the impurities away from the inner wall of the isolation bin and the isolation piece 108, so that the impurities are detached, and then the impurities are discharged from the feeding bin 104, thereby realizing the self-cleaning of the feeding bin 104. Therefore, the impurities such as material debris cannot form residues in the feeding bin 104, and the contamination of food materials during automatic feeding can be effectively prevented, thereby ensuring the use hygiene of the automatic cooking equipment and improving the use hygiene and food safety of the cooking equipment using the feeding assembly 100.

[0098] In some embodiments of the present application, the extraction assembly 106 specifically includes a fan. During the automatic feeding of the cooking equipment, when the fan rotates forward, the air in the feeding bin 104 can be extracted, so that a negative pressure is formed in the feeding bin 104. At this time, the materials in the storage bin 102 will move to the feeding bin 104 under the influence of pressure, and finally enter the feeding bin 104. When the fan reverses, air can be supplied to the feeding bin 104, so as to assist the materials in the feeding bin 104 to leave the feeding bin 104 and enter the cooking cavity of the cooking equipment, thereby reducing the residues of the materials in the feeding bin 104, preventing the residues from deteriorating and contaminating the subsequent materials, and ensuring that the amount of materials entering the cooking cavity matches the set amount, thereby improving the cooking effect.

[0099] Meanwhile, the fan can also clean the feeding bin 104. Specifically, during the cleaning of the feeding bin 104, the fan can be first controlled to rotate forward. At this time, the rotating speed of the fan is less than that during the automatic feeding, so as to avoid the situation that the materials are sucked into the feeding bin 104. In some embodiments, the rotating speed of the fan during self-cleaning is 10% to 30% of the rotating speed of the fan during automatic feeding.

[0100] Meanwhile, the fan can repeatedly switch the rotating direction. For example, during the self-cleaning process, the fan rotates forward for 10 seconds, then switches to reverse for 10 seconds, and then rotates forward again for 10 seconds. By constantly switching the rotating direction of the fan, complex air flow or cyclone can be formed in the feeding bin 104, which repeatedly impacts the inner wall of the feeding bin 104 and the mesh holes of the isolation piece 108, so as to blow and detach the impurities attached thereto, thereby effectively improving the self-cleaning effect, avoiding the deterioration and contamination of the impurities, and improving the use safety of the cooking equipment using the feeding assembly 100.

[0101] In some embodiments of the present application, the feeding bin 104 includes a dosing cavity 1042, which is communicated with the storage bin 102; a discharging channel, which is communicated with the dosing cavity 1042 and is used for discharging; and a door body 1044, which is arranged on the discharging channel and is used for opening or closing the discharging channel.

[0102] In the embodiment of the present application, the feeding bin 104 comprises a dosing cavity 1042, and the number of the dosing cavities 1042 can be one or multiple. When the number of the dosing cavities 1042 is multiple, the volumes of the multiple dosing cavities 1042 are different. By arranging the dosing cavities 1042, the feeding amount of each automatic feeding can be effectively controlled. The material in the storage bin 102 is extracted by the extraction assembly 106 until the corresponding dosing cavity 1042 is filled, so that the automatic and quantitative material feeding is realized.

[0103] The feeding bin 104 further comprises a discharging channel, one end of which is in communication with the dosing cavity 1042 and the other end of which is in communication with the cooking cavity of the cooking device. The discharging channel is provided with a door body 1044. When the door body 1044 is closed, the discharging channel between the dosing cavity 1042 and the cooking device is closed, and at this time the material is enclosed in the dosing cavity 1042. When the door body 1044 is opened, the material in the dosing cavity 1042 will leave the dosing cavity 1042 under the action of gravity and the extraction assembly 106 and enter the cooking cavity of the cooking device, so that the automatic material feeding is realized.

[0104] It can be understood that when the feeding bin 104 and the isolation piece 108 are self-cleaned, the door body 1044 can be controlled to be closed when the extraction assembly 106 is repeatedly switched. When the impurities attached to the dosing cavity 1042 and the isolation piece 108 are blown off, the door body 1044 is opened, and at this time the extraction assembly 106 blows air into the feeding bin 104, so that the cleaned impurities are discharged from the dosing cavity 1042 through the discharging channel.

[0105] In some embodiments, the user can set an ash collection cup to collect the cleaned impurities. In other embodiments, the cleaned impurities can also be directly dropped into the cooking cavity, and then the cooking cavity is cleaned through an automatic cleaning program of the cooking cavity, so that the impurities are discharged from the cooking device.

[0106] In some embodiments of the present application, the feeding assembly 100 further comprises a valve body 110 arranged in a flow channel between the dosing cavity 1042 and the storage bin 102, for opening or closing the flow channel.

[0107] In the embodiment of the present application, the dosing cavity 1042 is in communication with the storage bin 102, and when the extraction assembly 106 works, a negative pressure is formed in the dosing cavity 1042, so that the material stored in the storage bin 102 is "sucked" into the dosing cavity 1042. The dosing cavity 1042 and the storage bin 102 form a flow channel for the material to pass through, and the valve body 110 is arranged in the flow channel. When the valve body 110 is closed, the dosing cavity 1042 is isolated from the storage bin 102, and at this time the dosing cavity 1042 forms a semi-closed environment, so that the air density in the dosing cavity 1042 becomes smaller and smaller under the action of the extraction assembly 106, thereby forming a negative pressure.​

[0108] When the valve body 110 is opened, the air in the storage bin 102 will flow to the dosing cavity 1042 due to the negative pressure in the dosing cavity 1042, and the material stored in the storage bin 102 will also flow into the dosing cavity 1042, thereby realizing efficient automatic feeding.

[0109] It can be understood that the valve body 110 is an airtight valve body.

[0110] Embodiment Two

[0111] In some embodiments of the present application, a cooking device is provided, Figure 3 One of the structural block diagrams of the cooking device according to the embodiments of the present application is shown, as Figure 3 As shown, the cooking device 300 comprises the feeding assembly 100 provided in any of the above embodiments, and therefore, the cooking device also comprises all the beneficial effects of the feeding assembly provided in any of the above embodiments, and thus, the description is omitted here.

[0112] The cooking device comprises an electric rice cooker, a food processor, a soybean milk machine, a high-speed blender, a noodle machine, or a frying machine.

[0113] In some embodiments of the present application, the cooking device further comprises a cooking cavity, which is in communication with the feeding bin of the feeding assembly; and a water feeding assembly, which is connected to the cooking cavity and is used for feeding water to the cooking cavity.

[0114] In the embodiments of the present application, the cooking device further comprises a cooking cavity, which is used for containing food materials, and the cooking device can perform processing such as heating, soaking, stirring, and crushing on the food materials in the cooking cavity, thereby realizing cooking of the food materials. The feeding bin of the feeding assembly is in communication with the cooking cavity, and the feeding bin is used for automatically adding materials such as food materials to the cooking cavity, thereby realizing automatic cooking.

[0115] The cooking device further comprises a water feeding assembly, which can automatically feed water to the cooking cavity. In some embodiments, the cooking device is provided with a water storage tank, and the water feeding assembly is connected to the water storage tank and the cooking cavity, and a water pump or the like is arranged to quantitatively pump the water in the water storage tank to the cooking cavity. In other embodiments, the water feeding assembly of the cooking device is connected to an external water supply pipeline such as a faucet, water is supplied to the cooking cavity through the water pressure of the external water supply pipeline, and a valve body or the like is arranged to control the feeding of water.

[0116] In some scenarios, the water inlet assembly supplies water to the cooking cavity, which is used to add clean water to the cooking cavity for cooking. In other scenarios, the water inlet assembly supplies water to the cooking cavity to achieve self-cleaning of the cooking cavity, thereby flushing away residual food materials and other stains in the cooking cavity.

[0117] It can be understood that when the feeding assembly is self-cleaned, the impurities on the metering cavity and the isolation piece are blown off by the fan and finally fall into the cooking cavity. At this time, the cooking cavity is restarted by the water inlet assembly, so that the impurities generated during self-cleaning of the feeding assembly are washed away and discharged from the cooking cavity, thereby achieving overall self-cleaning of the cooking device.

[0118] In some embodiments of the present application, the cooking device further comprises a controller connected to the feeding assembly and the water inlet assembly, for controlling the feeding assembly and the water inlet assembly to work according to cooking instructions or cleaning instructions.

[0119] In the embodiment of the present application, the cooking device comprises a controller, which is the control core component of the cooking device. The controller can process the instructions input by the user to form a driving signal for driving the components of the cooking device to work. The components of the cooking device are driven to work by the driving signal, thereby realizing fully automatic cooking and self-cleaning.

[0120] When the self-cleaning instruction is received, the controller of the cooking device controls the feeding assembly to work, specifically controls the extraction assembly (fan) of the feeding assembly to work, and forms a random airflow in the metering cavity by changing the direction of the fan, thereby blowing off the impurities in the metering cavity and on the isolation piece.

[0121] After the impurities fall into the cooking cavity, the controller continues to control the water inlet assembly to supply water to the cooking cavity, thereby washing the impurities out of the cooking cavity and discharging them as sewage, achieving overall self-cleaning of the cooking device, avoiding the deterioration and pollution of the food materials caused by the residual impurities, and improving the use safety of the cooking device using the feeding assembly.

[0122] Embodiment three

[0123] In some embodiments of the present application, a control method of a cooking device is provided, which is used to control the cooking device provided in any of the above embodiments, Figure 4 One of the flowcharts of the control method of the cooking device according to the embodiments of the present application is shown as follows: Figure 4 As shown in the figure, the method comprises:

[0124] Step 402, receiving a self-cleaning instruction, and controlling the extraction assembly to clean the feeding bin according to the self-cleaning instruction;

[0125] At step 404, in the case that the working state of the suction assembly meets the preset condition, the door of the feeding bin is opened to discharge the impurities.

[0126] In the embodiments of the present application, the self-cleaning instruction can be a control instruction sent by the user through a remote controller or a mobile phone APP (Application), or a control instruction generated by the user by touching or pressing a function button on the cooking device. In some embodiments, the self-cleaning operation can be performed before each automatic cooking, and therefore, the self-cleaning instruction can also be a control instruction automatically generated by the cooking device according to a cooking instruction.

[0127] After receiving the self-cleaning instruction, the working state of the suction assembly is first controlled to guide the airflow through the suction assembly to clean the feeding bin of the feeding assembly of the cooking device. Specifically, the suction assembly can guide the airflow in different directions, and by alternating the direction of the airflow, the complexity of the airflow can be enhanced to form a cyclone in the dosing cavity of the feeding bin, which can strip and fall off the impurities attached to the inner wall of the dosing cavity and the partition.

[0128] The suction assembly continues to work to ensure effective cleaning of the feeding bin. When the working state of the suction assembly meets the preset condition, that is, the suction assembly has completed the cleaning task, the door of the feeding bin is opened at this time, and the impurities in the dosing cavity are discharged from the dosing cavity through the door, thereby achieving effective self-cleaning of the dosing cavity.

[0129] It can be understood that the working state of the suction assembly can be the working duration of the suction assembly, and when the working duration meets the set duration, it is determined that the self-cleaning is completed.

[0130] In the embodiments of the present application, the airflow is guided by the suction assembly, and the moving airflow can blow the impurities away from the inner wall of the partition bin and the partition, so that the impurities fall off. After the impurities fall off, the impurities are discharged from the feeding bin, thereby achieving self-cleaning of the feeding bin. Therefore, the impurities such as material debris cannot form residues in the feeding bin, which can effectively prevent the pollution of food materials during automatic feeding, thereby ensuring the use hygiene of the automatic cooking device and improving the use hygiene and food safety of the cooking device using the feeding assembly.

[0131] In some embodiments of the present application, the suction assembly specifically includes a fan, and the control of the suction assembly to clean the feeding bin includes: setting a count value to zero, making the fan rotate forward; in the case that the forward rotation duration of the fan meets a first duration, making the fan switch to reverse rotation; in the case that the reverse rotation duration of the fan meets a second duration, controlling the count value to increase by 1; and in the case that the count value does not reach a count threshold, returning the fan to forward rotation.

[0132] In the embodiments of the present application, the extraction assembly specifically comprises a fan. When the fan rotates forward, it can extract air in the feeding bin to form an air flow in the direction away from the feeding bin. When the fan rotates reversely, it can blow air into the feeding bin to form an air flow in the direction toward the feeding bin.

[0133] The count value is specifically the number of times of cleaning operation of the fan. Before self-cleaning is performed, the count value is cleared and reset, so that the number of times of self-cleaning is determined according to the count value.

[0134] When the extraction assembly is controlled to perform self-cleaning on the feeding bin, first, the fan is controlled to rotate forward. It can be understood that the rotating speed of the fan at this time is less than the rotating speed during automatic feeding, so as to avoid the situation that the material is sucked into the feeding bin. In some embodiments, the rotating speed of the fan during self-cleaning is 10% to 30% of the rotating speed of the fan during automatic feeding.

[0135] After the duration of forward rotation meets the first duration, the fan is controlled to switch to reverse rotation. It can be understood that the rotating speed of reverse rotation is also less than the rotating speed during automatic feeding, so as to avoid the situation that impurities are blown into the storage bin. In some embodiments, the rotating speed of the fan during self-cleaning is 10% to 30% of the rotating speed of the fan during automatic feeding.

[0136] When the duration of reverse rotation meets the second duration, it is considered that the fan performs “one” cleaning operation, and at this time the count value is increased by 1. If the count value does not exceed the count threshold value after the count value is increased by 1, that is, the target self-cleaning number is not reached, the fan is controlled to rotate forward again and lasts for the first duration. After the fan rotates forward for the first duration, it is switched to reverse rotation again and lasts for the second duration. At this time, the count value continues to increase by 1, until the count value accumulates to the count threshold value, that is, the number of self-cleaning reaches the target self-cleaning number set, and then the fan is controlled to stop working.

[0137] The first duration can be in the range of 3 seconds to 15 seconds, and the second duration can be in the range of 3 seconds to 15 seconds. The first duration and the second duration can be equal or not equal. The first duration and the second duration can also be set according to the time since the last self-cleaning.

[0138] In some embodiments of the present application, the working state of the extraction assembly comprises a count value; and the preset condition comprises that the count value is greater than or equal to a count threshold value.

[0139] In the embodiments of the present application, the working state of the extraction assembly is determined, specifically including the above-mentioned count value, which records the number of times of self-cleaning of the extraction assembly to the feed bin. When the count value satisfies greater than or equal to a preset technical threshold, it is determined that the number of self-cleaning reaches the set target number of self-cleaning, at this time, it is judged that the working state of the extraction assembly meets the preset condition, the impurities attached to the dosing chamber and the isolation piece of the feed bin have fallen off, at this time, the door body of the feed bin is opened to make the impurities discharged from the feed bin, thereby realizing effective self-cleaning of the feed bin, preventing pollution of food materials in the automatic feeding process, and thereby ensuring the use hygiene of the automatic cooking equipment and improving the use hygiene and food safety of the cooking equipment using the feed assembly.

[0140] In some embodiments of the present application, after the door body of the feed bin is opened, the control method of the cooking equipment further includes: controlling the air blower to supply air to the feed bin.

[0141] In the embodiments of the present application, after the door body is opened, the impurities in the feed bin, specifically in the dosing chamber, will fall out of the feed bin under the action of gravity, but since part of the impurities may again attach to the inner wall of the dosing chamber, after the door body is opened, the air blower can be controlled to work again to supply air to the feed bin, specifically to the dosing chamber, thereby blowing up the impurities, which is conducive to making all the impurities in the dosing chamber separate from the dosing chamber, avoiding impurity residues, and improving the self-cleaning effect.

[0142] In some embodiments of the present application, the feed bin is communicated with a cooking chamber of the cooking equipment; after the door body of the feed bin is controlled to be opened, the control method further includes: water is supplied to the cooking chamber, and the amount of water is a preset water supply amount; the cooking chamber is cleaned; and after the cleaning of the cooking chamber is completed, the cooking chamber is drained.

[0143] In the embodiments of the present application, the feed bin is communicated with a cooking chamber of the cooking equipment, that is, after the door body of the feed bin is opened, the impurities therein will fall into the cooking chamber. At this time, the water supply assembly of the cooking equipment is controlled to supply water to the cooking chamber, and the cooking chamber is washed by the clean water, so that the impurities are dissolved or suspended in the water. After the washing is completed, the cooking chamber is drained, so that the impurities are discharged with the sewage, thereby realizing self-cleaning of the whole cooking equipment.

[0144] Specifically, in some embodiments, the cooking equipment is provided with a water storage tank, and the water supply assembly is communicated with the water storage tank and the cooking chamber, and a water pump or the like is arranged to quantitatively pump the water in the water storage tank to the cooking chamber. In other embodiments, the water supply assembly of the cooking equipment is connected with an external water supply pipeline, such as a faucet, water is supplied to the cooking chamber by the water pressure of the external water supply pipeline, and a valve body or the like is arranged to control the water supply.

[0145] In some embodiments of the present application, the cleaning of the cooking cavity comprises: controlling the cooking device to continuously heat the cooking cavity for a third time length; and / or controlling a stirring member of the cooking device to continuously stir water in the cooking cavity for a fourth time length.

[0146] In the embodiments of the present application, after the water is poured in, on the one hand, the water flow when the water is poured in is used to flush the cooking cavity, so that the impurities are dissolved or suspended in the water. At the same time, the cooking device can also be controlled to heat the cooking cavity, and the heating is used to accelerate the dissolution of the impurities, wherein the heating time length is specifically the third time length.

[0147] Further, the stirring member of the cooking device can also be controlled to stir the water in the cooking cavity, so as to form a water flow in the cooking cavity, and the water flow is used to flush the inner wall of the cooking cavity, thereby accelerating the separation and dissolution speed of the impurities. The stirring time length of the water in the cooking cavity is specifically the fourth time length.

[0148] It can be understood that the third time length can be equal to or not equal to the fourth time length. The step of stirring the water in the cooking cavity can be performed at the same time as the step of heating the cooking cavity, or the heating can be performed first and then the stirring, or the stirring can be performed first and then the heating. The present application does not limit this.

[0149] In some embodiments of the present application, Figure 5 Fig. 2 shows a flowchart of a control method of a cooking device according to an embodiment of the present application, and Fig. 3 shows a flowchart of a control method of a cooking device according to another embodiment of the present application. Figure 5 As shown in Fig. 2, the control flow of the cooking device comprises:

[0150] Step 502, enter the self-cleaning mode;

[0151] Step 504, control the fan to suck air;

[0152] Step 506, judge whether the air suction time meets a threshold value; if yes, go to step 508, otherwise return to step 504;

[0153] Step 508, control the fan to blow air;

[0154] Step 510, judge whether the air blowing time meets a threshold value; if yes, go to step 512, otherwise return to step 508;

[0155] Step 512, judge whether the cycle number meets a threshold value; if yes, go to step 514, otherwise return to step 504;

[0156] Step 514, open the door body of the dosing cavity;

[0157] Step 516, control the fan to blow air;

[0158] Step 518, pour water into the cooking cavity;

[0159] Step 520, draining the cooking cavity.

[0160] Embodiment four

[0161] In some embodiments of the present application, a control device of a cooking device is provided, Figure 6 A structural block diagram of a control device of a cooking device according to an embodiment of the present application is shown, as Figure 6 As shown, the control device 600 of the cooking device comprises:

[0162] The cleaning module 602 is configured to control the extraction assembly to clean the feeding bin according to the self-cleaning instruction.

[0163] The control module 604 is configured to open the door body of the feeding bin to discharge the impurities when the working state of the extraction assembly meets the preset condition.

[0164] In an embodiment of the present application, the self-cleaning instruction can be a control instruction sent by the user through a remote controller or a mobile phone APP (Application), or a control instruction generated by the user by touching or pressing a function button on the cooking device. In some embodiments, the self-cleaning operation can be performed before each automatic cooking, therefore, the self-cleaning instruction can also be a control instruction automatically generated by the cooking device according to a cooking instruction.

[0165] After receiving the self-cleaning instruction, the extraction assembly is first controlled to work, and the air flow is guided by the extraction assembly to clean the feeding bin of the feeding assembly of the cooking device. Specifically, the extraction assembly can guide the air flow in different directions, and by alternating the direction of the air flow, the complexity of the air flow can be enhanced, so as to form a cyclone in the dosing cavity of the feeding bin, which can strip the impurities attached to the inner wall and the partition of the dosing cavity and make them fall off.

[0166] Wherein, the extraction assembly continues to work, so as to ensure effective cleaning of the feeding bin, when the working state of the extraction assembly meets the preset condition, that is, the extraction assembly has completed the cleaning task, at this time, the door body of the feeding bin is opened, at this time, the impurities in the dosing cavity will be discharged from the dosing cavity through the door body, realizing effective self-cleaning of the dosing cavity.

[0167] It can be understood that the working state of the extraction assembly can be the working time length of the extraction assembly, when the working time length meets the set time length, it is determined that the self-cleaning is completed.

[0168] The embodiment of the present application can guide the air flow through the extraction assembly, and the moving air flow can blow the impurities away from the inner wall of the isolation bin and the isolation piece, so that the impurities fall off, and after the impurities fall off, the impurities are discharged from the feeding bin, so that the self-cleaning of the feeding bin is realized, and therefore the impurities such as material debris cannot form residues in the feeding bin, and the pollution of food materials during automatic feeding can be effectively prevented, so as to ensure the use hygiene of the automatic cooking equipment and improve the use hygiene and food safety of the cooking equipment using the feeding assembly.

[0169] In some embodiments of the present application, the extraction assembly specifically comprises a fan; the cleaning module is further configured to reset the count value, and make the fan rotate forward;

[0170] The control module is further configured to, when the forward rotation time length of the fan meets the first time length, make the fan switch to reverse rotation; when the reverse rotation time length of the fan meets the second time length, control the count value to increase by 1; and when the count value does not reach the count threshold, return the fan to forward rotation.

[0171] In the embodiment of the present application, the extraction assembly specifically comprises a fan, which can extract air in the feeding bin to form an air flow in the direction away from the feeding bin when the fan rotates forward. When the fan reverses, it can blow air into the feeding bin to form an air flow in the direction towards the feeding bin.

[0172] The count value is specifically the number of times of cleaning operation of the fan. Before self-cleaning, the count value is reset, so that the number of times of self-cleaning is determined according to the count value.

[0173] When the extraction assembly is controlled to perform self-cleaning on the feeding bin, first, the fan is controlled to rotate forward. It can be understood that the rotation speed of the fan at this time is less than that during automatic feeding, so as to avoid the situation that the material is sucked into the feeding bin. In some embodiments, the rotation speed of the fan during self-cleaning is 10% to 30% of the rotation speed of the fan during automatic feeding.

[0174] After the forward rotation time length meets the first time length, the fan is controlled to switch to reverse rotation. It can be understood that the reverse rotation speed is also less than that during automatic feeding, so as to avoid the situation that the impurities are blown into the storage bin. In some embodiments, the rotation speed of the fan during self-cleaning is 10% to 30% of the rotation speed of the fan during automatic feeding.

[0175] When the reversed time length meets the second time length, it is considered that the fan performs a "one-time" cleaning operation, and at this time, the count value is added by 1. If the count value does not exceed the count threshold after the count value is added by 1, that is, the target self-cleaning number of times is not reached, the fan is controlled to rotate again, and the first time length is continued. After the fan rotates for the first time length, it is switched to reverse again, and the second time length is continued. At this time, the count value is continued to be added by 1, and until the count value accumulates to the technical threshold, that is, the number of self-cleaning times reaches the target self-cleaning number of times, the fan is controlled to stop working.

[0176] The first time length can be in the range of 3 seconds to 15 seconds, and the second time length can be in the range of 3 seconds to 15 seconds. The first time length and the second time length can be equal or not equal. The first time length and the second time length can also be set according to the time of the last self-cleaning.

[0177] In some embodiments of the present application, the working state of the extraction assembly includes a count value; and the preset condition includes that the count value is greater than or equal to a count threshold.

[0178] In the embodiments of the present application, the working state of the extraction assembly specifically includes the count value, which records the number of times of self-cleaning of the extraction assembly on the feed bin. When the count value meets the preset technical threshold, it is determined that the number of self-cleaning times reaches the target self-cleaning number of times. At this time, it is judged that the working state of the extraction assembly meets the preset condition, and the impurities attached to the quantitative cavity and the isolation piece of the feed bin have fallen off. At this time, the door body of the feed bin is opened to discharge the impurities out of the feed bin, thereby realizing effective self-cleaning of the feed bin, preventing pollution of food materials in the automatic feeding process, and ensuring the use hygiene of the automatic cooking equipment and improving the use hygiene and food safety of the cooking equipment using the feed assembly.

[0179] In some embodiments of the present application, the control module is further configured to control the fan to supply air to the feed bin.

[0180] In the embodiments of the present application, after the door body is opened, the impurities in the feed bin, specifically in the quantitative cavity, will fall out of the feed bin under the action of gravity. However, since part of the impurities can be attached to the inner wall of the quantitative bin again, the fan can be controlled to work again to supply air to the feed bin, specifically to the quantitative cavity, so as to blow up the impurities, which is beneficial to make all the impurities in the quantitative cavity separate from the quantitative cavity, avoid impurity residues, and improve the self-cleaning effect.

[0181] In some embodiments of the present application, the feed bin is communicated with a cooking cavity of the cooking equipment; and the control module is further configured to: supply water to the cooking cavity, the water supply amount being a preset water supply amount; clean the cooking cavity; and after the cleaning of the cooking cavity is completed, the cooking cavity is drained.

[0182] In this embodiment of the invention, the feeding hopper is connected to the cooking chamber of the cooking equipment. That is, after the door of the feeding hopper is opened, impurities will fall into the cooking chamber. At this time, the water inlet component of the cooking equipment is controlled to add water into the cooking chamber. The cooking chamber is rinsed with clean water, which dissolves or suspends the impurities in the water. After rinsing, the cooking chamber is drained, so that the impurities are discharged with the wastewater, thereby achieving self-cleaning of the entire cooking equipment.

[0183] Specifically, in some embodiments, the cooking equipment is equipped with a water storage tank, and a water inlet assembly connects the water storage tank and the cooking chamber. A water pump or other component is used to pump a measured amount of water from the water storage tank into the cooking chamber. In other embodiments, the water inlet assembly of the cooking equipment is connected to an external water supply system, such as a faucet, and water is supplied to the cooking chamber via the water pressure from the external water supply system. A valve or other component is used to control the water inlet.

[0184] In some embodiments of the present invention, the control module is further configured to: control the cooking device to continuously heat the cooking chamber during a third duration; and / or control the stirring element of the cooking device to continuously stir the water in the cooking chamber during a fourth duration.

[0185] In this embodiment of the invention, after water is introduced, the cooking chamber is flushed by the water flow, causing impurities to dissolve or suspend in the water. Simultaneously, the cooking equipment can be controlled to heat the cooking chamber, accelerating the dissolution of impurities. Specifically, the heating duration is a third duration.

[0186] Furthermore, the stirring element of the cooking equipment can be controlled to agitate the water within the cooking cavity, thereby creating a water flow that washes over the inner wall of the cavity, accelerating the separation and dissolution of impurities. Specifically, the agitation time for the water within the cooking cavity is designated as the fourth duration.

[0187] It is understood that the third duration may be equal to or unequal to the fourth duration. The step of stirring the water in the cooking cavity may be performed simultaneously with the step of heating the cooking cavity, or heating may be performed first followed by stirring, or stirring may be performed first followed by heating. This invention does not limit this.

[0188] Example 5

[0189] In some embodiments of the present invention, a cooking device is provided. Figure 7 A second structural block diagram of a cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of this application is shown, such as... Figure 7 As shown, the cooking apparatus 700 includes the control device 600 of the cooking apparatus provided in any of the above embodiments. Therefore, the cooking apparatus 700 also includes all the beneficial effects of the control device 600 of the cooking apparatus provided in any of the above embodiments, which will not be repeated here to avoid repetition.

[0190] Embodiment six

[0191] In some embodiments of the present application, a cooking device is provided, Figure 8 A third structure block diagram of a cooking device according to embodiments of the present application is shown as follows, Figure 8 As shown in the figure, the cooking device 800 comprises:

[0192] The memory 802 has programs or instructions stored thereon; the processor 804 is configured to execute the programs or instructions to implement the steps of the control method of the cooking device provided in any of the above embodiments, thus the cooking device also comprises all the beneficial effects of the control method of the cooking device provided in any of the above embodiments, and details are not repeated here.

[0193] Embodiment seven

[0194] In some embodiments of the present application, a readable storage medium is provided, which has programs or instructions stored thereon, the programs or instructions are executed by a processor to implement the steps of the control method of the cooking device provided in any of the above embodiments, thus the readable storage medium also comprises all the beneficial effects of the control method of the cooking device provided in any of the above embodiments, and details are not repeated here.

[0195] In the description of the present application, the term "a plurality of" refers to two or more, unless otherwise explicitly limited, and the terms "upper", "lower", and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship described in the drawings, which is only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application; the terms "connection", "installation", "fixation" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, "connection" can be fixed connection, can also be detachable connection, or integral connection; can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0196] In the description of the present application, the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "a specific embodiment" and the like mean that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in connection with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In the present application, the illustrative description of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described can be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.

[0197] The above merely provides the preferred embodiments of the present application, and is not used to limit the present application. For those skilled in the art, the present application can have various modifications and changes. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the principles and technical scope of the present application shall fall into the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A feed assembly characterized by, The application relates to a feeding assembly. The feeding assembly comprises: a storage bin; a feeding bin connected with the storage bin; an extraction assembly connected with the feeding bin, used for extracting materials in the storage bin to the feeding bin; a partition arranged between the feeding bin and the extraction assembly, used for isolating the materials, and the extraction assembly is further used for cleaning the feeding bin and the partition; the extraction assembly comprises a fan, which is used for forward rotation to extract the materials in the storage bin to the feeding bin or reverse rotation to send air to the partition; 2. The feed assembly of claim 1, wherein, the fan can also clean the feeding bin, and when the fan cleans the feeding bin, the fan is first rotated forward and repeatedly switches the rotation direction, the rotation speed of the fan when the fan rotates forward during the cleaning of the feeding bin is smaller than the rotation speed of the fan when the fan rotates forward during the extraction of the materials in the storage bin to the feeding bin, and when the working state of the fan meets preset conditions, a door body of the feeding bin is opened to discharge impurities in the feeding bin. The feeding bin comprises: a dosing cavity connected with the storage bin; a discharging channel connected with the dosing cavity and used for discharging materials; 3. The feed assembly of claim 2, wherein, a door body arranged in the discharging channel and used for opening or closing the discharging channel. The application further relates to a feeding assembly.

4. A cooking apparatus, characterized by, The application further relates to a cooking device. The application further relates to a control method of the cooking device.

5. The cooking apparatus according to claim 4, wherein The control method of the cooking device comprises: in response to a self-cleaning instruction, controlling an extraction assembly of the cooking device to work to clean a feeding bin of the cooking device; when the working state of the extraction assembly meets preset conditions, controlling a door body of the feeding bin to be opened to discharge impurities in the feeding bin; 6. The cooking apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the extraction assembly comprises a fan; the control of the extraction assembly of the cooking device comprises:

7. A control method of a cooking apparatus, characterized by, clearing a count value and controlling the fan to rotate forward; when the forward rotation time length of the fan reaches a first time length, controlling the fan to rotate reversely; when the reverse rotation time length of the fan reaches a second time length, adding 1 to the count value; when the count value is smaller than a count threshold value, controlling the fan to rotate forward again. the working state of the extraction assembly comprises the count value; the preset conditions comprise that the count value is greater than or equal to the count threshold value. after the control of the door body of the feeding bin is opened, the control method further comprises: controlling the fan to send air to the feeding bin. the feeding bin is connected with a cooking cavity of the cooking device; 8. The control method according to claim 7, characterized by, after the control of the door body of the feeding bin is opened, the control method further comprises: feeding water to the cooking cavity according to a preset water feeding amount; 9. The control method according to claim 7, characterized by, cleaning the cooking cavity; when the cleaning of the cooking cavity is completed, controlling the cooking cavity to drain water.

10. The control method according to claim 7, characterized by, the cleaning of the cooking cavity comprises: ​ ​ ​ ​ 11. The control method according to claim 10, characterized by, ​ controlling the cooking device to continuously heat the cooking cavity for a third time length; and / or controlling a stirring member of the cooking device to continuously stir water in the cooking cavity for a fourth time length.

12. A control device of a cooking apparatus, characterized by, The control device of the cooking device as claimed in any one of claims 4 to 6 comprises: a cleaning module configured to control the extraction assembly of the cooking device to clean the feed bin of the cooking device in response to a self-cleaning instruction; a control module configured to control the door of the feed bin to open to discharge impurities in the feed bin based on the working state of the extraction assembly satisfying a preset condition; the extraction assembly comprises a fan, and the cleaning module is further configured to reset a count value and make the fan rotate forward; the control module is further configured to make the fan switch to reverse rotation when the forward rotation time length of the fan satisfies a first time length, to control the count value to increase by one when the reverse rotation time length of the fan satisfies a second time length, and to make the fan return to forward rotation when the count value does not reach a count threshold.

13. A cooking apparatus, characterized by, The control device of the cooking device as claimed in claim 12. The control device of the cooking device as claimed in claim 12.

14. A cooking apparatus, characterized by, a memory having a program or instruction stored thereon; a processor configured to implement the control method as claimed in any one of claims 7 to 11 when executing the program or instruction. The program or instruction is configured to implement the control method as claimed in any one of claims 7 to 11 when executed by the processor.

15. A readable storage medium, having stored thereon a program or instructions, characterized in that, ​

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