refrigerator

Abstract

The present application proposes a refrigerator, which includes a cabinet, a main air duct, an image acquisition device arranged in the cabinet for acquiring images for identifying the types and quantities of food materials, and a cleaning device for sterilizing and removing odors from the cabinet. The cleaning device further includes a shell with an internal air duct, a high-voltage power supply for emitting a high-voltage voltage to discharge a bactericidal ion generating unit to form an ion group to remove bacteria and odors in the cabinet, a built-in fan arranged in the internal air duct to accelerate the air flow in the shell, and a bactericidal ion generating unit. A controller identifies the types of food materials in the cabinet according to the images acquired by the image acquisition device; when the food materials are on the list of perishable food materials, the bactericidal ion generating unit is turned on, the built-in fan is turned on, the output voltage value and the working voltage of the high-voltage power supply are adjusted to increase the number of ions emitted by the bactericidal ion generating unit, and the bactericidal ion generating unit is turned off after working for a set working time.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, and in particular to a refrigerator. Background Art

[0002] Refrigerators are essential appliances in our daily lives. They prevent food from spoiling by lowering the temperature of the food storage space. However, even in a low-temperature environment, refrigerators can still breed harmful microorganisms, which not only reduces the freshness of food but also poses a hidden danger to food safety. Based on this, refrigerators need to be sterilized.

[0003] Traditional refrigerator sterilization technologies include photocatalytic sterilization, plasma sterilization, negative ion sterilization, ultraviolet sterilization, sampling sterilization, and silver ion sterilization lamps. However, different ingredients have different preservation difficulties and decay rates. At present, the working mode of refrigerator sterilization technology is relatively single and not targeted. It cannot achieve precise sterilization, which will cause energy waste. At the same time, too many strong oxidizing ions will also affect the quality of food.

[0004] In view of this, this application is filed. Summary of the invention

[0005] The present application provides a refrigerator, which collects images through an image acquisition device for identifying the type and quantity of food, and then turns on a sterilization ion generating unit and a built-in fan according to the type of food, and adjusts the working status of the sterilization ion generating unit and the built-in fan for targeted sterilization.

[0006] To this end, the present application is intended to provide a refrigerator, comprising:

[0007] The box body includes an inner liner forming a storage space and an outer shell connected to the outer side of the inner liner, and a main air duct is formed between the inner liner and the outer shell;

[0008] An image acquisition device is disposed inside the box and is used to acquire images for identifying the type and quantity of food;

[0009] A cleaning device is provided in the box body and is used to sterilize and remove odors from the inside of the box body. The cleaning device further includes:

[0010] A shell body is disposed in the box body, and the shell body includes an air inlet, an air outlet and an internal air duct that are connected;

[0011] A built-in fan, which is arranged in the internal air duct and is used to accelerate the air flow in the housing;

[0012] A sterilizing ion generating unit is arranged in the internal air duct and is used to remove bacteria and / or odor from the box by using the ion groups generated by itself;

[0013] A high voltage power supply, the high voltage power supply is used to emit a high voltage to discharge the sterilizing ion generating unit to form an ion group;

[0014] The refrigerator further includes a controller configured to identify the type of food in the box according to the image of the food storage area captured by the image capture device;

[0015] When the food is on the list of perishable food, determine the set working time and working voltage of the corresponding sterilization ion generating unit, turn on the sterilization ion generating unit, turn on the built-in fan, adjust the output voltage value and working voltage of the high-voltage power supply to increase the number of ions generated by the sterilization ion generating unit, and turn off the sterilization ion generating unit after the set working time.

[0016] In some embodiments of the present application, it also includes:

[0017] An odor detection device is provided in the main air duct and is used to detect the concentration of odor in the box;

[0018] The cleaning device further includes a deodorizing ion generating unit, which is disposed in the housing and is used to remove odors in the housing by using the ion groups generated by the unit;

[0019] The controller is configured to, when the odor concentration detected by the odor detection device reaches a first preset concentration condition, turn on the deodorizing ion generating unit;

[0020] When the odor concentration detected by the odor detection device reaches a second preset concentration condition, the deodorizing ion generating unit is turned off.

[0021] In some embodiments of the present application, the controller is configured to identify the amount of food in the box based on the image of the food storage area captured by the image acquisition device, and turn off the odor detection device when the amount of food reaches the energy-saving quantity condition;

[0022] When the amount of food in the box is detected to increase, the odor detection device is turned on.

[0023] In some embodiments of the present application, a box door is further included, which is used to open or close the box;

[0024] A door closing detection component, which is arranged on the box body and is used to detect the opening and closing state of the box body;

[0025] The controller is configured to determine whether the state of the box is a closed state before turning on the sterilizing ion generating unit, and turn on the sterilizing ion generating unit if the state of the box is a closed state.

[0026] In some embodiments of the present application, the bactericidal ion generating unit includes an emitting electrode structure, one side of the emitting electrode structure is set as a needle tip structure, the needle tip structure is arranged on the side of the built-in fan close to the air outlet, and the emitting electrode structure is used to use the high voltage power provided by the high voltage power supply to make the needle tip structure corona discharge to form a strong oxidizing ion group to remove the floating bacteria in the box;

[0027] The controller controls the concentration of the generated strong oxidizing ions using a discharge control rule according to the corona ion circuit so that the concentration of the strong oxidizing ions is below a set threshold value, and the set threshold value is set according to the user's perception level.

[0028] In some embodiments of the present application, the germicidal ion generating unit further comprises:

[0029] A positive electrode, which is arranged on one side of the built-in fan close to the air outlet;

[0030] A negative electrode is arranged on one side of the built-in fan close to the air outlet, and the negative electrode and the positive electrode are arranged along the length direction of the shell;

[0031] The positive electrode and the negative electrode use the high voltage provided by the high voltage power supply to form positive ion groups and negative ion groups to remove the attached bacteria in the box;

[0032] The controller controls the high voltage power supplied to the positive electrode and the negative electrode according to the positive and negative ion control circuit, thereby controlling the concentration of the generated positive ion group and negative ion group.

[0033] In some embodiments of the present application, the deodorizing ion generating unit includes a photocatalyst catalytic unit, which is disposed in the housing and horizontally placed in the internal air duct, and the photocatalyst catalytic unit further includes:

[0034] a first electrode plate,

[0035] A second electrode plate, which is disposed on a side of the first electrode plate close to the built-in fan;

[0036] A substrate plate, the substrate plate is disposed between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate, and the substrate plate is provided with a plurality of through holes along the direction of the airflow;

[0037] a photocatalyst layer, which is wrapped around the outer surface of the substrate plate, and the airflow from the internal fan flows through the photocatalyst layer;

[0038] The high voltage electric field generated by the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate is used to excite the photocatalyst layer to produce strong oxidizing molecules to decompose the odor molecules in the box.

[0039] In some embodiments of the present application, during the operation of the sterilization ion generating unit and / or the deodorization ion generating unit, when it is detected that the door closing detection component sends a door opening signal, the sterilization ion generating unit and / or the deodorization ion generating unit stops working and the built-in fan is turned off.

[0040] In some embodiments of the present application, before starting the sterilizing ion generating unit and / or the deodorizing ion generating unit, it is necessary to determine whether the sterilizing ion generating unit and / or the deodorizing ion generating unit has been in a shutdown state for a corresponding set shutdown time;

[0041] If the time in the shutdown state does not reach the corresponding set shutdown time, wait until the corresponding set shutdown time before restarting.

[0042] In some embodiments of the present application, the working time of the sterilizing ion generating unit can be adjusted according to the type and quantity of the food and the opening time of the box.

[0043] In the above embodiment, the refrigerator includes a box body, the box body includes an inner tank forming a storage space and an outer shell connected to the outside of the inner tank, a main air duct is formed between the inner tank and the outer shell, and the refrigerator also includes an image acquisition device and a cleaning device arranged in the box body, the image acquisition device is used to acquire images for identifying the type and quantity of food, the cleaning device is used to sterilize and remove odors in the box body, the cleaning device further includes a shell having an air inlet, an air outlet and an internal air duct, a built-in fan arranged in the internal air duct, a sterilization ion generating unit, and a high-voltage power supply, the built-in fan can accelerate the airflow in the shell body, the sterilization ion generating unit can generate ion groups to remove bacteria and odors in the box body, and the high-voltage power supply is used to emit a high voltage voltage to cause the sterilization ion generating unit to discharge to form an ion group. The controller is configured to identify the type of food in the box according to the image of the food storage area collected by the image acquisition device; when the food is in the list of perishable food, determine the set working time and working voltage of the corresponding sterilization ion generating unit, turn on the sterilization ion generating unit, turn on the built-in fan, adjust the output voltage value of the high-voltage power supply to increase the number of ions emitted by the sterilization ion generating unit, and turn off the sterilization ion generating unit after the set working time. In this way, accurate sterilization can be achieved according to the type of food, avoiding the perishable food from rotting due to inadequate sterilization, or excessive energy consumption caused by excessive sterilization of non-perishable food. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0044] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0045] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a refrigerator provided according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0046] Figure 2A hardware configuration block diagram of a refrigerator according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0047] Figure 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a refrigerator cleaning device according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0048] Figure 4 An explosion of a cleaning device for a refrigerator according to an exemplary embodiment Figure 1 ;

[0049] Figure 5 An explosion of a cleaning device for a refrigerator according to an exemplary embodiment Figure 2 ;

[0050] Figure 6 for Fig.14 The enlarged view of point A in the middle;

[0051] Figure 7 for Figure 5 The enlarged view of point B in the middle;

[0052] Figure 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a photocatalyst unit according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0053] Fig. 9 An exploded view of a photocatalyst unit according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0054] Fig.10 is an exploded view of another photocatalyst unit according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0055] Fig.11 is a hardware configuration block diagram of a controller according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0056] Fig.12 A control logic for deodorizing a refrigerator according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0057] Fig.13 A control logic for sterilization of a refrigerator according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0058] Fig.14 A partial schematic diagram of a cleaning device according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0059] Fig.15 The control logic of the refrigerator proposed according to the exemplary embodiment simultaneously determines whether to sterilize additional food in the cabinet when the door opening time reaches the preset door opening time;

[0060] Fig.16 A control logic for sterilizing food according to the type of food proposed according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0061] Fig.17A control logic of an energy saving mode according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0062] In the above figures:

[0063] Bus 81; Memory 82; Processor 83; Communication interface 84;

[0064] Refrigerating chamber 1; inner liner 12; outer shell 11; box body; box door 2; box door inner liner 22; box door outer shell 21;

[0065] Cleaning device 3; housing 31; air inlet 32; air outlet 33; built-in fan 34;

[0066] Internal air duct 35; odor detection device 4; image acquisition device 5; controller 6;

[0067] Sterilization ion generating unit 36; positive and negative ion generating unit 361; strong oxidation ion generating unit 362;

[0068] Photocatalyst unit 363; positive electrode 3611; negative electrode 3612;

[0069] Substrate plate 3631; first electrode plate 3632; second electrode plate 3633; photocatalyst layer 3634;

[0070] Cold catalyst catalytic unit 364; needle tip structure 3621; emitter electrode structure 3622;

[0071] Ambient temperature detection device 8; door closing detection component 9; duct fan 10. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0072] The present invention is described in detail below by way of exemplary embodiments. However, it should be understood that elements, structures, and features in one embodiment may also be beneficially combined in other embodiments without further description.

[0073] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", etc., indicating orientations or positional relationships, are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0074] The terms "first", "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Thus, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features.

[0075] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a direct connection, or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0076] The present application provides a refrigerator, referring to Figure 1 The refrigerator includes a box body, and a storage compartment is formed inside the box body. The storage compartment includes at least a refrigerating chamber 1 and a freezing chamber. In some embodiments, the storage compartment may also include a vacuum chamber and a variable temperature chamber to meet different storage needs of users.

[0077] The refrigerator of the present application also includes a door 2, which includes an inner liner 22 of the door 2 and an outer shell 21 of the door 2. The door 2 is used to open and close the storage space. The door 2 can be used to form a closed space for the cabinet to facilitate the sterilization and deodorization work inside the cabinet, prevent the introduction of new bacteria, and cause the air outside the cabinet to pollute the air inside the cabinet.

[0078] The cabinet includes an inner liner 12 defining a storage space, an outer shell 11 connected to the outer side of the inner liner 12 to form the appearance of a refrigerator, and an insulating layer provided between the inner liner 12 and the outer shell 11 to insulate the storage space.

[0079] A main air duct is formed between the inner tank 12 and the outer shell 11, and the main air duct is connected to the storage compartment inside the box. A refrigeration system is arranged in the main air duct, and cold air generated by the refrigeration system enters the box through the main air duct to cool the food in the box.

[0080] An air duct fan 10 is arranged in the main air duct to accelerate the air flow rate of the entire main air duct and the box, speed up heat exchange and further promote the efficiency of sterilization and deodorization.

[0081] In the present application, a refrigeration system for supplying cold air to a storage room includes a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, and an evaporator. The refrigerant circulates in the various components of the refrigeration system to achieve a refrigeration effect. The main flow process of the refrigerant in each component is: the refrigerant enters the condenser after passing through the compressor, enters the expansion valve after passing through the condenser, enters the evaporator after passing through the expansion valve, and flows back to the compressor after passing through the evaporator.

[0082] Specifically, the compressor compresses the refrigerant gas at high temperature and high pressure and discharges the compressed refrigerant gas. The discharged refrigerant gas flows into the condenser. The condenser condenses the compressed refrigerant into a liquid phase, and the heat is released to the surrounding environment through the condensation process. The expansion valve expands the liquid phase refrigerant in the high temperature and high pressure state in the condenser into a low pressure liquid phase refrigerant. The evaporator evaporates the refrigerant expanded in the expansion valve and returns the refrigerant gas in a low temperature and low pressure state to the compressor. The evaporator can achieve a refrigeration effect by utilizing the latent heat of evaporation of the refrigerant or heat exchange with the material to be cooled.

[0083] Reference Figure 1 The box body includes a top and a bottom that are relatively arranged. The cleaning device 3 included in the refrigerator in the present application is arranged in the box body. Exemplarily, the cleaning device 3 can be arranged on the top of the box body.

[0084] It should be noted that the cleaning device 3 in the present application is used to sterilize and remove odors from the refrigerating chamber 1 .

[0085] Reference Figure 3-5 The cleaning device 3 further includes a housing 31, a built-in fan 34 and a sterilizing ion generating unit 36 ​​disposed in the housing 31, wherein the housing 31 is used to form the outer shape of the cleaning device 3, and an internal air duct 35 is formed therein, and an air inlet 32 ​​and an air outlet 33 are formed on both sides of the internal air duct 35, and the internal air duct 35 can be used for air flow and provide installation space for internal components. The air inlet 32, the internal air duct 35 and the air outlet 33 are connected so that the air in the box enters the internal air duct 35 to react with the ion group generated by the sterilizing ion generating unit 36.

[0086] The built-in fan 34 is arranged in the internal air duct 35 and is located on the side close to the air inlet 32, which is used to accelerate the air flow in the box, accelerate the diffusion of ions and strong oxidizing active substances, improve the contact efficiency between the air and the ion group in the box, accelerate odor removal and sterilization, and improve odor removal efficiency.

[0087] The bactericidal ion generating unit 36 ​​is installed in the internal air duct 35 and is located near the air outlet 33 of the built-in fan 34. The bactericidal ion generating unit 36 ​​is used to generate an ion group for removing bacteria in the box. Generally speaking, the ion types in the ion group can include strong oxidizing ions, positive ions and negative ions, etc. For example, strong oxidizing ions include hydroxyl radicals (·OH), ozone (O3), atomic oxygen (O), ground state oxygen (O*), nitrogen oxides (NOx), and the types of bacteria in the box include planktonic bacteria in the air in the box, attached bacteria attached to the inner wall of the box, attached bacteria on food, etc.

[0088] The air in the box enters the internal air duct 35 through the air inlet 32, flows through the sterilizing ion generating unit 36 ​​under the action of the built-in fan 34, and flows back to the box through the air outlet 33 after contacting the ion group generated by the unit. In the process of contact between the air and the ion group, the ions can absorb and decompose the odor molecules and floating bacteria in the air, and at the same time, the ions will flow into the box with the air flow to remove the attached bacteria on the inner wall of the box or the surface of the food.

[0089] In some implementations of this embodiment, the cleaning device 3 further includes a high-voltage power supply, which is used to provide a high-voltage voltage to the sterilizing ion generating unit 36 ​​so that it discharges to form an ion group, so as to be used for sterilizing the inside of the refrigerator. In this implementation, the generation of ion concentration can be controlled by controlling the discharge rule of the high-voltage power supply.

[0090] In some implementations of this embodiment, the bactericidal ion generating unit 36 ​​includes a strong oxidizing ion generating unit 362, which uses a needle tip corona discharge to generate a large amount of strong oxidizing active substances and ions. The strong oxidizing active substances include hydroxyl radicals (·OH), ozone (O3), atomic oxygen (O), ground state oxygen (O*), nitrogen oxides (NOx), etc., which diffuse to the inner wall of the refrigerator and the surface of food to effectively kill and remove attached bacteria. At the same time, the concentration of ozone (O3) can be controlled by applying a discharge control rule to control the ozone concentration below the user perception threshold. Exemplarily, the discharge control rule is the relationship between the applied voltage and the ozone concentration.

[0091] The strong oxidizing ion generating unit includes a corresponding corona ion circuit, which is electrically connected to a high voltage power supply. In some embodiments, the controller controls the concentration of the generated strong oxidizing ions according to the discharge control rule of the corona ion circuit so that the concentration of the strong oxidizing ions is below a set threshold value, and the set threshold value is set according to the user's perception. Sterilization can be performed without the user's perception, which can effectively improve the user experience and also prevent the excessive concentration of strong oxidizing ions from affecting the preservation of food in the box.

[0092] refer to Figure 6 The strong oxidizing ion generating unit 362 includes an emitting electrode structure, one side of the emitting electrolytic plate is provided with a needle tip structure 3621, the needle tip structure 3621 is provided on the side of the built-in fan 34 close to the air outlet 33, and the emitting electrode structure is used to use the high voltage provided by the high voltage power supply to make the needle tip structure 3621 corona discharge to form a strong oxidizing ion group. Specifically, the needle tip structure 3621 is provided in plurality.

[0093] Specifically, the strong oxidizing ion generating unit 362 includes an emitting electrode structure 3622 and a needle tip structure 3621, and the emitting electrode structure 3622 further includes a counter electrode and a bracket, wherein the bracket is detachably fixed in the internal air duct 35. The counter electrode includes a high-voltage electrode and a collecting electrode, the high-voltage electrode is connected to a high voltage, and the collecting electrode is connected to a low voltage or grounded. The high-voltage electrode and the collecting electrode are fixed on the bracket at intervals.

[0094] A needle tip structure 3621 is convexly provided on one side of the high-voltage electrode facing the collecting electrode. In the counter electrode of the strong oxidizing ion generating unit 362, discharge is performed using the needle tip structure 3621. For example, the high-voltage electrode is connected to negative high voltage, and a large amount of negative ions are generated at the needle tip structure 3621. The generated negative ions come into contact with bacteria and dust in the air, thereby playing a role in sterilization and purification. Specifically, the counter electrode is grounded or the relative voltage of the counter electrode to the high-voltage electrode of the needle tip structure 3621 is 0, and the DC negative high voltage range of the two needle tip electrodes is -2.5 to -5 kV.

[0095] In some implementations of this embodiment, the bactericidal ion generating unit 36 ​​also includes a positive and negative ion generating unit 361, through which the floating bacteria in the air in the refrigerator can be removed efficiently and quickly.

[0096] Reference Figure 7 The positive and negative ion generating unit 361 further includes a positive electrode 3611 and a negative electrode 3612 arranged on one side of the built-in fan 34 close to the air outlet 33. The positive electrode 3611 and the negative electrode 3612 are arranged along the length direction of the shell 31. The positive electrode 3611 and the negative electrode 3612 use the high voltage provided by the high voltage power supply to form positive ion groups and negative ion groups.

[0097] The positive and negative ion generating unit also includes a positive and negative ion circuit, which is electrically connected to a high-voltage power supply. In some embodiments, the controller controls the high-voltage power supply supplied to the positive electrode and the negative electrode according to the positive and negative ion circuit, thereby controlling the concentration of the generated positive ion group and negative ion group to adjust the intensity of sterilization, and sterilization can be performed as required.

[0098] In some embodiments, the positive and negative ion generating unit 361 uses a carbon brush as a discharge electrode. Of course, the technical solution in the present application can be applied to other electrodes, for example, a needle-shaped discharge electrode. The DC negative high voltage range of the negative high voltage carbon brush electrode is: -2 to -9 kV, and the DC positive high voltage range of the positive high voltage carbon brush electrode is: 2-9 kV. It should be noted that the positions of the positive high voltage electrode and the negative high voltage electrode are not limited in the figure, and the positions of the positive and negative high voltage electrodes can be interchanged.

[0099] In some implementations of this embodiment, the cleaning device further includes a photocatalyst catalytic unit, which is disposed in the housing and is used to remove odors in the housing by using its own ion group.

[0100] In some implementations of this embodiment, refer to Figure 1 The refrigerator also includes an odor detection device 4, which is installed in the main air duct. The odor detection device 4 is used to detect the odor concentration in the box as a basis for driving the photocatalytic unit to work.

[0101] In some implementations of the present embodiment, when the odor concentration detected by the odor detection device reaches a first preset concentration condition, it is determined that the odor concentration in the box is high and needs to be removed, and the photocatalyst catalysis unit is turned on; when the odor concentration detected by the odor detection device reaches a second preset concentration condition, it is determined that the odor concentration in the box is within a normal range, and the photocatalyst catalysis unit is turned off.

[0102] In some embodiments, the photocatalyst catalytic unit 363 is disposed on one side of the built-in fan 34 close to the air outlet 33. In the present application, DBD (dielectric barrier) discharge is used to couple the photocatalyst to achieve low-temperature plasma discharge and coordinated photocatalyst / metal oxide catalyst catalytic function to achieve a fast and efficient deodorization effect.

[0103] In the technical solution of the present application, the main function of the photocatalyst catalytic unit 363 is to remove odor. The photocatalyst is excited by a high voltage electric field to generate electrons and holes. The electrons migrate from the valence band to the conduction band and react with O2. The reaction formula is:

[0104]

[0105] The valence band holes react with H2O in the air, and the reaction equation is:

[0106] h + +H2O→.OH

[0107] Both .OH have strong oxidizing properties. The air in the box is sucked in through the built-in fan 34, and the odor molecules in the air are oxidized and decomposed in the photocatalytic unit 363, which plays a strong and rapid odor removal role.

[0108] Reference Figure 8The photocatalyst unit 363 includes a substrate plate 3631, a photocatalyst layer 3634 wrapped on the outer surface of the substrate plate 3631, and a first electrode plate 3632 and a second electrode plate 3633 arranged opposite to each other and located on both sides of the substrate plate 3631. The first electrode plate 3632 and the second electrode plate 3633 are electrically connected to a high voltage power supply. The substrate plate 3631 is arranged on a side of the built-in fan 34 close to the air outlet 33. A plurality of through holes are provided on the substrate plate 3631 along the direction of the air flow, which increases the air flow rate while increasing the surface area of ​​the photocatalyst layer 3634, thereby improving the deodorization efficiency. The air in the box flows out from the air outlet 33 of the built-in fan 34 under the action of the built-in fan 34, and then flows back to the box through the air outlet 33 after passing through the photocatalyst layer 3634.

[0109] The photocatalyst catalytic unit 363 utilizes the high voltage electric field generated by the first electrode plate 3632 and the second electrode plate 3633 to excite the photocatalyst layer 3634 to generate strong oxidizing molecules to decompose the odor molecules in the box.

[0110] In some embodiments, the substrate plate 3631 is configured as a porous ceramic, and the photocatalyst is coated or impregnated on the surface of the porous ceramic to achieve the catalytic function of low-temperature plasma discharge synergistic with the photocatalyst / metal oxide catalyst. It should be noted that the photocatalyst here can be TiO2 doped with Cu or Mn oxide.

[0111] In some embodiments, reference Fig. 9 The first electrode plate 3632 and the second electrode plate 3633 are arranged on a plate-wire mesh electrode, which can effectively excite the photocatalyst occasionally and effectively reduce wind resistance. It should be noted that the two plate-wire electrodes can be interchanged.

[0112] Reference Fig.10 In the present application, the first electrode plate 3632 and the second electrode plate 3633 may also be set as plate-plate mesh opposing electrodes.

[0113] In some embodiments not shown in the present application, the first electrode plate 3632 and the second electrode plate 3633 may be arranged on the basis of the plate-line opposing electrodes, and plate electrodes or line electrodes may be arranged at upper and lower positions of the substrate plate 3631 .

[0114] In some embodiments not shown in the present application, the first electrode plate 3632 and the second electrode plate 3633 can also be arranged on the basis of the plate-plate opposing electrodes, and plate electrodes or line electrodes can be arranged at the upper and lower positions of the substrate plate 3631.

[0115] The discharge parameters in this embodiment are: the voltages of the two electrodes are two positive and negative high voltages of the same frequency and amplitude of the cosine pulse with opposite phases, the peak value range of the positive cosine high voltage is 1.5 to 2.8 kV, and the corresponding peak value range of the negative cosine high voltage is -1.5 to -2.8 kV. It should be noted that the spacing between the two electrodes corresponding to the above voltage is 20 mm.

[0116] In addition, the electrode voltage can also be a cosine pulse negative high voltage (cosine negative high voltage peak range: -2.5 to -4.5 kV) or a cosine pulse positive high voltage (cosine positive high voltage peak range: 2.5 to 4.5 kV), in which case the relative voltage of the counter electrode relative to the high voltage electrode is "0". It should be noted that the spacing between the two electrodes corresponding to the above voltage is 20 mm.

[0117] In some embodiments, in some implementations of some embodiments, reference Figure 8 The distance between the first electrode plate 3632 and the substrate plate 3631 is 0.1 mm-5 mm. Similarly, the distance between the second electrode plate 3633 and the substrate plate 3631 is 0.1 mm-5 mm.

[0118] Based on the distance between the two electrodes, the DBD discharge voltage is relatively low, which means that the photocatalyst can be excited efficiently without generating ozone or the amount of ozone generated is low and below the user perception threshold. Therefore, the photocatalytic unit 363 using DBD discharge coupled photocatalyst can operate continuously, speed up the deodorization speed, and improve the deodorization efficiency. There is no need to set an operating control program to reduce the discharge time and frequency in order to control ozone at a lower concentration like the ordinary bactericidal ion generating unit 36, which leads to a decrease in the deodorization speed.

[0119] In the related art, ultraviolet light is generally used to excite photocatalysts or photoelectric catalysis is used to excite photocatalysts. However, ultraviolet light excitation can only excite photocatalysts on the surface of the irradiated carrier, and the photoelectric conversion efficiency of ultraviolet light is also low, which has the problem of low energy utilization. Although photoelectric catalysis is provided with an external bias electric field to delay the recombination of electrons and holes, thereby improving the catalytic efficiency, it has the problems of low energy utilization and high cost. Compared with the above-mentioned implementation method, the use of dielectric barrier discharge coupled photocatalyst in the present application has high energy utilization, low cost, and faster deodorization speed. In some embodiments, the refrigerator also includes an ambient temperature detection device 8, which is arranged on the outside of the box body and is used to detect the temperature value of the environment around the box body during the operation of the refrigerator. In the embodiment of the present application, the temperature in the environment is used to assist in judging whether it is necessary to start the sterilization and deodorization action during defrosting.

[0120] In some implementations of this embodiment, refer to Figure 3The refrigerator also includes a cold catalyst catalytic unit 364, which is arranged on a side of the internal air duct 35 close to the air outlet 33. Specifically, the cold catalyst catalytic unit 364 is arranged on a side of the photocatalytic unit 363 close to the air outlet 33, and is used to further adsorb and decompose odor molecules in the air and degrade ozone generated by high-voltage discharge of the strong oxidizing ion generating unit 362.

[0121] The cold catalyst catalytic unit 364 includes a cold catalyst substrate, a plurality of through holes are provided on the cold catalyst substrate, and the outer surface of the cold catalyst substrate is wrapped with a cold catalyst layer. The airflow in the housing 31 flows through the cold catalyst layer and then flows back to the interior of the box through the air outlet 33. Specifically, the airflow in the housing 31 that has been reacted with strong oxidizing ions, positive ions, and negative ions passes through the cold catalyst layer and is further cleaned, thereby ensuring the cleaning effect. Exemplarily, the cold catalyst substrate is configured as a porous ceramic, and the surface of the porous ceramic is coated with a cold catalyst.

[0122] In some implementations not shown in the figure of this embodiment, the refrigerator also includes an ethylene removal unit for removing ethylene inside the box. The purpose of this is that ethylene is an endogenous ripening-promoting physiologically active factor released by respiratory transition fruits and vegetables when they mature after harvest. Reducing the ethylene content in the storage environment can effectively prolong the shelf life of fruits and vegetables.

[0123] Reference Fig.11 The refrigerator in the embodiment of the present application further includes a controller 6, which obtains various operating parameters of the refrigerator through various control programs stored in the memory, and controls the operation of various parts of the refrigerator and responds to user operations. The controller 6 can control the working state of the sterilizing ion generating unit 36 ​​according to the detected state of the refrigerator to achieve the sterilization and deodorization function of the cabinet.

[0124] The controller 6 controls the overall operation of the refrigerator. For example, in response to receiving a sterilization and deodorization instruction issued by a user, the controller 6 can perform operations related to the object selected by the sterilization and deodorization instruction.

[0125] In some embodiments, the controller 6 includes at least one of a central processing unit (CPU), a video processor, an audio processor, a graphics processing unit (GPU), RAM (Random Access Memory, RAM), ROM (Read-Only Memory, ROM), a first interface to an nth interface for input / output, a communication bus (Bus), etc.

[0126] In the embodiment shown in the present application, the controller 6 refers to a device that can generate an operation control signal according to an instruction operation code and a timing signal to instruct the refrigerator to execute a control instruction.

[0127] The present application embodiment also provides a hardware structure diagram of a controller 6, such as Fig.11 As shown, the controller 6 includes a processor 83, and optionally, also includes a memory 82 and a communication interface 84 connected to the processor 83. The processor 83, the memory 82 and the communication interface 84 are connected via a bus 81.

[0128] The processor 83 may be a central processing unit 83 (CPU), a general processor 83, a network processor 83 (NP), a digital signal processor 83 (DSP), a microprocessor 83, a microcontroller 68, a programmable logic device (PLD), or any combination thereof. The processor 83 may also be any other device having a processing function, such as a circuit, a device, or a software module. The processor 83 may also include multiple CPUs, and the processor 83 may be a single-CPU processor 83 or a multi-CPU processor 83. The processor 83 here may refer to one or more devices, circuits, or processing cores for processing data (such as computer program instructions).

[0129] The memory 82 may be a read-only memory 82 (ROM) or other types of static storage devices that can store static information and instructions, a random access memory 82 (RAM) or other types of dynamic storage devices that can store information and instructions, or an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory 82 (EEPROM), a compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM) or other optical disc storage, optical disc storage (including compressed optical disc, laser disc, optical disc, digital versatile disc, Blu-ray disc, etc.), a magnetic disk storage medium or other magnetic storage device, or any other medium that can be used to carry or store the desired program code in the form of an instruction or data structure and can be accessed by a computer, and the embodiment of the present application does not impose any restrictions on this. The memory 82 may exist independently or be integrated with the processor 83. Among them, the memory 82 may contain a computer program code. The processor 83 is used to execute the computer program code stored in the memory 82, thereby realizing the control method of the multi-connected refrigerator 100 system provided in the embodiment of the present application.

[0130] The communication interface 84 can be used to communicate with other devices or communication networks (such as Ethernet, radio access network (RAN), wireless local area networks (WLAN), etc. The communication interface 84 can be a module, a circuit, a transceiver or any device that can achieve communication.

[0131] The bus 81 may be a peripheral component interconnect (PCI) bus 81 or an extended industry standard architecture (EISA) bus 81, etc. The bus 81 may be divided into an address bus 81, a data bus 81, a control bus 81, etc. For ease of representation, Fig.11 Although only one thick line is used in the figure, it does not mean that there is only one bus 81 or only one type of bus 81.

[0132] In some implementations of this embodiment, the controller 6 is installed on the door 2. Of course, the controller 6 can also be installed on the box body for layout purposes.

[0133] In some implementations of this embodiment, refer to Figure 1 The refrigerator further includes an image acquisition device 5, which is installed inside the box body and is electrically connected to the controller 6. The image acquisition device 5 is used to acquire images of the food storage area in the box body and send the images to the controller 6. The controller 6 can determine whether the food storage area has increased or decreased food and the quantity and type of food based on the received images, so as to facilitate the sterilization and deodorization operation of the refrigerator. Exemplarily, the image acquisition device 5 is configured as a camera, which acquires images and sends them to the controller 6.

[0134] It should be noted that the controller 6 can perform image recognition based on the images captured by the image acquisition device 5, and after selecting the object, obtain the quantity and change of the food, and compare the recognized object with the internally stored food database to obtain the type of food. Its internal image recognition technical solution is not the focus of the technical solution of this application and will not be elaborated on.

[0135] In some implementations of this embodiment, the image acquisition device 5 can also be installed on the top in front of the refrigeration chamber 1, or in the inner tank 12, so as to capture changes in food in the box.

[0136] In some implementations of this embodiment, refer to Figure 1The refrigerator includes an odor detection device 4 for detecting the odor concentration in the box and sending an odor concentration signal to the controller 6. Exemplarily, the odor detection device 4 is configured as an odor detection sensor, which is configured to detect the odor concentration in the box and send an odor concentration signal to the controller 6, so that the controller 6 controls the corresponding odor removal component to remove the odor.

[0137] In some implementations of the present embodiment, the controller is configured to, when the odor concentration detected by the odor detection device reaches a first preset concentration condition, determine that the odor concentration in the box is high and needs to be removed, and turn on the photocatalyst catalytic unit; when the odor concentration detected by the odor detection device reaches a second preset concentration condition, determine that the odor concentration in the box is within a normal range, and turn off the photocatalyst catalytic unit.

[0138] Reference Figure 2 The controller 6 is electrically connected to the door closing detection component 99, the odor detection device 4, the image acquisition device 5, the positive and negative ion generating unit 361, the strong oxidizing ion generating unit 362, the photocatalyst catalysis unit 363, the ambient temperature detection device 8, the built-in fan 34 and the duct fan 10, and receives the detected ambient temperature, odor concentration and image, and the door opening and closing signals to control the operation of the positive and negative ion generating unit 361, the strong oxidizing ion generating unit 362 and the photocatalyst catalysis unit 363, the built-in fan 34 and the duct fan 10.

[0139] In some implementations of the present embodiment, in order to accurately sterilize food according to its type, the controller is configured to identify the type of food in the box based on the image of the food storage area captured by the image acquisition device; when the food is on the list of perishable food, determine the corresponding set working time and set working voltage of the sterilization ion generating unit, turn on the sterilization ion generating unit, turn on the built-in fan, adjust the voltage output by the high-voltage power supply to the set working voltage to increase the number of ions emitted by the sterilization ion generating unit, and turn off the sterilization ion generating unit after working for the set working time.

[0140] It should be noted that the list of perishable ingredients includes ingredients that are not easy to store and are easy to rot, for example, strawberries and cherries. It can be known that the ingredients in the list of perishable ingredients are selected according to the characteristics of the ingredients themselves.

[0141] Through the above steps, sterilization can be carried out according to the characteristics of the food, avoiding excessive sterilization, which will lead to excessive strong oxidizing ions in the box and oxidize the food, which is not conducive to the preservation of the food; at the same time, reducing energy consumption and achieving quantitative sterilization can improve the user experience.

[0142] Reference Fig.16 , explaining the control logic of sterilization according to the type of food.

[0143] The image acquisition device acquires images and sends them to the controller (step S1601);

[0144] The controller identifies the type of food (step S1602); determines whether the food is on the list of perishable food (step S1603);

[0145] In step S1603, if the food is on the list of perishable food, execute step S1604, turn on the built-in fan, turn on the sterilization ion generating unit, adjust the corresponding output voltage of the high-voltage power supply to the set working voltage to increase the number of ions generated by the sterilization ion generating unit, and turn off the sterilization ion generating unit after working for the set working time.

[0146] In step S1603, if the food is not on the list of perishable food, no additional ion group is needed and normal operation is sufficient. Step S1605 is executed to turn on the sterilizing ion generating unit, turn on the built-in fan, adjust the corresponding output voltage of the high-voltage power supply to the normal operating voltage, and turn off the sterilizing ion generating unit after working normally for a set time.

[0147] It should be noted that the set working voltage is greater than the normal working voltage, and the set working time is greater than the normal set time.

[0148] In step S1603, the sterilizing ion generating unit may be kept working normally, and the built-in fan may not work, so as to perform sterilization work inside the box.

[0149] In some implementations of this embodiment, the controller is configured to identify the amount of food in the box based on the image of the food storage area captured by the image acquisition device, and when the amount of food reaches the energy-saving quantity condition, it is determined that there are few foods stored in the refrigerator at this time, the energy-saving mode is turned on, and the odor detection device is turned off. Exemplarily, the energy-saving quantity condition is set to the amount of food being less than a set value.

[0150] In some implementations of this embodiment, the controller is further configured to turn on the odor detection device when the amount of food in the box is increased, or turn on the odor detection device when the amount of food in the box is increased to exceed the energy-saving amount condition.

[0151] Reference Fig.17 , explaining the control logic of the refrigerator energy-saving mode.

[0152] The image acquisition device acquires images and sends them to the controller (step S1701);

[0153] The controller identifies the quantity of food (step S1702); determines whether the quantity of food reaches the energy-saving quantity condition (step S1703);

[0154] In step S1703, if the quantity of food reaches the energy-saving quantity condition, step S1704 is executed, the refrigerator enters the energy-saving mode, and the odor detection device is turned off;

[0155] In step S1703, if the quantity of food does not reach the energy-saving quantity condition, step S1705 is executed, the refrigerator operates normally, and the odor detection device is kept working.

[0156] In some implementations of this embodiment, when the refrigerator is in a non-energy-saving mode, the working state of the photocatalyst catalytic unit is controlled according to the odor concentration in the refrigerator. Specifically, the controller 6 is configured to turn on the built-in fan 34 and the photocatalyst catalytic unit 363 when the odor concentration detected by the odor detection device 4 reaches the first preset concentration condition, and the airflow in the box passes through the surface of the photocatalyst catalytic unit 363 under the action of the built-in fan 34 to remove the odor molecules in the airflow. In this process, the airflow passes through the through hole, and the contact area between the airflow and the photocatalyst layer 3634 can be increased through the through hole of the substrate plate 3631.

[0157] Reference Fig.12 , which shows that in the non-energy-saving mode, the refrigerator is equipped with an odor detection device 4 and an image acquisition device 5, and the refrigerator performs intelligent odor purification control logic.

[0158] The odor detection device 4 detects the odor value in the refrigerating chamber 1 in the box in real time (step S1101). In the present application, the odor value is divided into a first gear, a second gear, and a third gear from high to low, which correspond to the three levels of the user's olfactory perception of odor from high to low;

[0159] Determine whether the odor value meets the first level (step S1102);

[0160] In step S1102, if the odor value meets the first level, step S1103 is executed to determine whether the box is still in a closed state;

[0161] In step S1103, if the box is in a closed state, execute step S1104, turn on the photocatalyst catalytic unit 363, turn on the built-in fan 34 and control the built-in fan 34 to run at a first speed to quickly and efficiently remove odors; here, the built-in fan 34 includes at least two working speeds, a first speed and a second speed, and the first speed is greater than the second speed.

[0162] After executing step S1104, executing step S1110, determining whether the odor value satisfies the second gear;

[0163] In step S1110, if the odor value meets the second level, step S1107 is executed;

[0164] In step S1110, if the odor value does not meet the second level, then continue to execute step S1104;

[0165] In step S1103, if the box is not in the closed state, continue to execute step S1103;

[0166] In step S1102, if the odor value does not meet the first level, step S1105 is executed to determine whether the odor value meets the second level;

[0167] In step S1105, if the odor value meets the second level, step S1106 is executed to determine whether the box is still in a closed state;

[0168] In step S1106, if the box is in the closed state, step S1107 is executed to turn on the photocatalyst unit 363, turn on the built-in fan 34 and control the built-in fan 34 to run at the second speed;

[0169] After executing step S1107, executing step S1111, determining whether the odor value satisfies the third level;

[0170] In step S1111, if the odor value meets the third level, step S1109 is executed;

[0171] In step S1111, if the odor value does not meet the third level, then continue to execute step S1107;

[0172] In step S1106, if the box is in an unclosed state, step S1106 is executed;

[0173] In step S1105, if the odor value does not meet the second level, step S1108 is executed to determine whether the odor value meets the third level;

[0174] In step S1108 , if the odor value satisfies the third level, step S1109 is executed to turn off the photocatalyst unit 363 and the built-in fan 34 .

[0175] The above steps consider that the odor in the box rises due to the introduction of external air or external substances, but do not consider the situation where the odor concentration increases when the door is closed. If the door is suddenly opened during the deodorization process, the deodorization work will stop.

[0176] During the above deodorization process, if the refrigerator door 2 is opened, the photocatalyst unit 363 is immediately turned off and the fan is turned off. Through the above control method, the odor sensor and the deodorization component can be linked to achieve intelligent on-demand deodorization, and the deodorization speed is fast and efficient, and user perception, user interaction and energy saving are taken into account.

[0177] In some implementations of this embodiment, before turning on the photocatalyst catalytic unit 363, it is necessary to determine whether the time the photocatalyst catalytic unit 363 has been in the shutdown state has reached the set shutdown time. If the time the photocatalyst catalytic unit 363 has been in the shutdown state has not reached the set shutdown time, wait until the set shutdown time before turning it on.

[0178] In some implementations of this embodiment, refer to Figure 1 The refrigerator further includes a door closing detection component 9, which is installed on the door 2 or the box body, and is used to detect the state of the door 2 and send a door opening signal or a door closing signal to the controller 6. Exemplarily, the door closing detection component 9 is set as a door closing detection sensor, which is used to detect whether the box body is in a closed state, and whether it is necessary to remove the floating bacteria.

[0179] In some embodiments of this embodiment, the controller is configured to determine whether the state of the box is closed before turning on the bactericidal ion generating unit and the photocatalyst catalytic unit to ensure the closed state required for sterilization and odor removal of the box. If the state of the box is closed, the bactericidal ion generating unit or the photocatalyst catalytic unit is turned on according to the set program.

[0180] On the basis of the above technical solution, the positive and negative ion generating units and the strong oxidizing ion generating units can also be turned on in a targeted manner. Specifically, the positive and negative ion generating units and / or the strong oxidizing ion generating units can be turned on according to the main bacteria types in the box. When the bacteria type is planktonic bacteria, the positive and negative ion generating units are turned on; when the bacteria type is attached bacteria, the strong oxidizing ion generating unit is turned on.

[0181] Specifically, the image acquisition device 5 can determine the main types of bacteria introduced during the door opening process, and specifically open the positive and negative ion generating units 361 or the strong oxidizing ion generating units 362 to achieve precise sterilization while reducing the energy consumption of the refrigerator.

[0182] In some implementations of this embodiment, before turning on the positive and negative ion generating unit 361, it is necessary to determine whether the time the positive and negative ion generating unit 361 has been in the shutdown state has reached the set shutdown time. If the time in the shutdown state has not reached the set shutdown time, wait until the set shutdown time before turning it on.

[0183] Similarly, before turning on the strong oxidation ion generating unit 362, it is necessary to determine whether the time the strong oxidation ion generating unit 362 has been in the shutdown state has reached the set shutdown time. If the time the strong oxidation ion generating unit 362 has been in the shutdown state has not reached the set shutdown time, wait until the set shutdown time before turning it on.

[0184] The sterilization function in the present application can determine whether the main contaminating bacteria newly introduced into the refrigerator are surface-attached bacteria or planktonic bacteria in the air in the refrigerator through the image acquisition device 5 and the door closing detection component 9, and perform targeted sterilization.

[0185] Reference Fig.12 , explaining the sterilization logic of the refrigerator in this application.

[0186] When the refrigerator door is opened, the image acquisition device 5 is used to detect in real time whether new food is put into the refrigerator (step S1201);

[0187] If in step S1201, no new food is put into the refrigerator, it is determined that the main contaminating bacteria newly introduced into the refrigerator are airborne bacteria introduced by opening the refrigerator door, and step S1202 is executed to determine whether the refrigerator is in a closed state;

[0188] If in step S1202, the box is in a closed state, step S1203 is executed to determine whether the positive and negative ion generating unit 361 reaches a first preset time length;

[0189] In step S1203, if the positive and negative ion generating unit 361 reaches the first preset time length, step S1204 is executed to turn on the positive and negative ion generating unit 361 and the built-in fan 34;

[0190] It should be noted that the first preset duration is preset, and can be 30 minutes, 60 minutes, or other time periods, and the present invention does not limit this. By setting the first preset duration, it is possible to avoid repeatedly starting the ion circuit of the positive and negative ion generating unit 361 in a short period of time, thereby avoiding energy waste.

[0191] Determine whether the operation time of the positive and negative ion generating unit 361 reaches a second preset time (step S1205);

[0192] In step S1205, if the operation time of the positive and negative ion generating unit 361 reaches the second preset time, step S1206 is executed to turn off the positive and negative ion generating unit 361 and the built-in fan 34;

[0193] In step S1205, if the operation time of the positive and negative ion generating unit 361 does not reach the second preset time, step S1205 is executed;

[0194] It should be noted that the second preset duration is preset, and can be 5 minutes, 10 minutes, or other time, and the present invention does not limit this. The second preset duration can be set to avoid the ion circuit of the positive and negative ion generating unit 361 from running continuously for a long time, thereby avoiding energy waste.

[0195] In step S1203, if the positive and negative ion generating unit 361 has not reached the first preset time length, step S1203 is executed;

[0196] During the operation of the ion circuit of the positive and negative ion generating unit 361, it is monitored in real time whether the door of the refrigerator's cold storage chamber 1 is open. If a door opening signal is detected, the ion circuit of the positive and negative ion generating unit 361 is immediately disconnected and the operation of the built-in fan 34 is stopped.

[0197] In step S1202, if the box is not in a closed state, step S1206 is executed to close the positive and negative ion generating unit 361 and the built-in fan 34;

[0198] If in step S1201, new food is put into the refrigerator, it is determined that the main contaminating bacteria newly introduced into the refrigerator are attached bacteria introduced by opening the refrigerator door, and then step S1207 is executed to determine whether the refrigerator is in a closed state;

[0199] If in step S1207, the box is in a closed state, step S1208 is executed to determine whether the strong oxidation ion generating unit 362 reaches a third preset time length;

[0200] In step S1208, if the strong oxidation ion generating unit 362 reaches the third preset time length, step S1209 is executed to turn on the strong oxidation ion generating unit 362 and the built-in fan 34;

[0201] It should be noted that the third preset time is preset, and can be 30 minutes, 60 minutes, or other time, and the present invention does not limit this. The third preset time can be set to avoid repeatedly starting the ion circuit of the strong oxidation ion generating unit 362 in a short time, thereby avoiding energy waste.

[0202] Determine whether the operation time of the positive and negative ion generating unit 361 reaches a fourth preset time (step S1210);

[0203] It should be noted that the fourth preset time length is preset, and can be 5 minutes, 10 minutes, or other time, and the present invention does not limit this. The fourth preset time length can be set to avoid the ion circuit of the strong oxidation ion generating unit 362 from running continuously for a long time, thereby avoiding energy waste and avoiding excessive ozone.

[0204] In step S1210, if the operation time of the strong oxidation ion generating unit 362 reaches the fourth preset time, step S1211 is executed to turn off the positive and negative ion generating unit 361 and the built-in fan 34;

[0205] In step S1210, if the operation time of the strong oxidizing ion generating unit 362 does not reach the fourth preset time, step S1210 is executed;

[0206] In step S1208, if the strong oxidation ion generating unit 362 has not reached the third preset time length, step S1208 is executed;

[0207] In step S1207, if the box is not in the closed state, step S1212 is executed to close the positive and negative ion generating unit 361 and the built-in fan 34;

[0208] During the operation of the ion circuit of the strong oxidation ion generating unit 362, it is monitored in real time whether the door of the refrigerator compartment 1 is opened. If a door opening signal is detected, the ion circuit of the strong oxidation ion generating unit 362 is immediately disconnected and the operation of the built-in fan 34 is stopped.

[0209] It should be noted that the above method first determines whether new food is added to the box, and then performs targeted sterilization immediately after detecting the door closing signal. Although this method requires periodic collection and increases the demand for hardware, it starts the sterilization node in advance and speeds up the sterilization process.

[0210] It can be known that the reason why the door closing signal can be detected first and then the image acquisition is: first, it is determined that the refrigerator is in a closed environment, that is, it is determined that no new bacteria will be introduced at this time to ensure the efficiency of sterilization. Then, the image is acquired, which reduces the working frequency of the image acquisition device 5 and does not need to perform real-time detection.

[0211] In some implementations of this embodiment, the controller is configured to, when the controller receives a strong sterilization signal, turn on the strong oxidation ion generating unit 362 or the positive and negative ion generating unit 361, and turn on the built-in fan 34 to accelerate the gas flow rate in the shell, and after working for a period of time, turn off the built-in fan 34, and turn off the strong oxidation ion generating unit 362 or the positive and negative ion generating unit 361 in operation. It can be known that in some modes, it can be set to turn on the built-in fan 34 when the strong oxidation ion generating unit 362 and the positive and negative ion generating unit 361 are working to speed up the sterilization efficiency.

[0212] In some implementations of this embodiment, when the door opening signal sent by the door closing detection component 9 is received, the calculation of the opening time of the refrigerator begins. After receiving the door closing signal sent by the door closing detection component 9, when the opening time of the refrigerator reaches the preset door opening time, the positive and negative ion generating units 371 are turned on to remove the floating bacteria in the box.

[0213] It should be noted that the following setting of the working voltage includes the working voltage of the strong oxidizing ion unit and / or the working voltage of the positive and negative ion generating unit, and the setting of the working time includes the working voltage of the strong oxidizing ion unit and / or the working time of the positive and negative ion generating unit; the following setting of the working voltage includes the working voltage of the strong oxidizing ion unit, and the setting of the working time includes the working voltage of the strong oxidizing ion unit.

[0214] Reference Fig.15 , indicating that it is simultaneously determined whether the door opening time reaches the preset door opening time and whether to add sterilization control logic for food in the box.

[0215] Detecting the door opening signal sent by the door closing detection component 9 (step S1413); when the refrigerator door is opened, the image acquisition device 5 detects in real time whether new food is put into the refrigerator (step S1401);

[0216] Start calculating the refrigerator door opening time (step S1412);

[0217] If no new food is put into the refrigerator in step S1401, it is determined that the main contaminant bacteria newly introduced into the refrigerator are airborne bacteria introduced by opening the refrigerator door.

[0218] Execute step S1402 to determine whether the box is in a closed state;

[0219] If in step S1402, the box is in a closed state, step S1403 is executed to determine whether the positive and negative ion generating unit 361 has reached a first preset time length;

[0220] In step S1403, if the positive and negative ion generating unit 361 reaches the first preset time length, step S1404 is executed to turn on the positive and negative ion generating unit 361 and the built-in fan 34;

[0221] It should be noted that the first preset duration is preset, and can be 30 minutes, 60 minutes, or other time periods, and the present invention does not limit this. By setting the first preset duration, it is possible to avoid repeatedly starting the ion circuit of the positive and negative ion generating unit 361 in a short period of time, thereby avoiding energy waste.

[0222] Determine whether the operation time of the positive and negative ion generating unit 361 reaches a second preset time (step S1405);

[0223] In step S1405, if the operation time of the positive and negative ion generating unit 361 reaches the second preset time, step S1406 is executed to turn off the positive and negative ion generating unit 361 and the built-in fan 34;

[0224] In step S1405, if the operation time of the positive and negative ion generating unit 361 does not reach the second preset time, step S1405 is executed;

[0225] It should be noted that the second preset duration is preset, and can be 5 minutes, 10 minutes, or other time, and the present invention does not limit this. The second preset duration can be set to avoid the ion circuit of the positive and negative ion generating unit 361 from running continuously for a long time, thereby avoiding energy waste.

[0226] In step S1403, if the positive and negative ion generating unit 361 has not reached the first preset time length, step S1403 is executed;

[0227] During the operation of the ion circuit of the positive and negative ion generating unit 361, it is monitored in real time whether the door of the refrigerator's cold storage chamber 1 is open. If a door opening signal is detected, the ion circuit of the positive and negative ion generating unit 361 is immediately disconnected and the operation of the built-in fan 34 is stopped.

[0228] In step S1402, if the box is not in a closed state, step S1402 is executed, or the positive and negative ion generating unit 361 is turned off, and the built-in fan 34 is turned off;

[0229] If in step S1401, new food is put into the refrigerator, it is determined that the main contaminating bacteria newly introduced into the refrigerator are attached bacteria introduced by opening the refrigerator door;

[0230] Identify the type of food (step S1417); determine whether the food is on the list of perishable food (step S1418);

[0231] In step S1418, if the food is in the list of perishable food, step S1419 is executed to determine the set working time and set working voltage of the corresponding bactericidal ion generating unit;

[0232] In step S1418, if the food is not in the list of perishable food, step S1420 is executed to determine the normal working time and normal working voltage of the corresponding bactericidal ion generating unit;

[0233] Then, step S1407 is executed to determine whether the box is in a closed state;

[0234] If in step S1407, the cabinet is in the closed state, then step S1408 is executed to determine whether the strong oxidation ion generating unit 362 has reached the third preset time length; step S1414 is executed to determine whether the door opening time of the refrigerator has reached the preset door opening time;

[0235] In step S1414, if the door opening time of the refrigerator reaches the preset door opening time, step S1415 is executed to turn on the positive and negative ion generating unit 361 and the built-in fan 34;

[0236] In step S1414, if the door opening time of the refrigerator does not reach the preset door opening time, step S1416 is executed to keep the positive and negative ion generating unit 361 closed;

[0237] In step S1408, if the strong oxidation ion generating unit 362 reaches the third preset time length, step S1409 is executed to turn on the strong oxidation ion generating unit 362, adjust the corresponding output voltage of the high voltage power supply to the set working voltage to increase the number of ions emitted by the strong oxidation ion generating unit, and turn on the built-in fan 34;

[0238] It should be noted that the third preset time is preset, and can be 30 minutes, 60 minutes, or other time, and the present invention does not limit this. The third preset time can be set to avoid repeatedly starting the ion circuit of the strong oxidation ion generating unit 362 in a short time, thereby avoiding energy waste.

[0239] Determine whether the operation time of the positive and negative ion generating unit 361 reaches the set working time (step S1410);

[0240] It should be noted that the setting of the working time is preset, which can be 5 minutes, 10 minutes, or other time, and the present invention does not limit this. By setting the working time, the needs of specific types of food can be met while avoiding the ion circuit of the strong oxidizing ion generating unit 362 from running continuously for a long time, avoiding energy waste and avoiding excessive ozone.

[0241] In step S1410, if the operation time of the strong oxidation ion generating unit 362 reaches the set working time, step S1411 is executed to turn off the positive and negative ion generating unit 361 and the built-in fan 34;

[0242] In step S1410, if the operation time of the strong oxidizing ion generating unit 362 does not reach the set working time, step S1410 is executed;

[0243] In step S1408, if the strong oxidation ion generating unit 362 has not reached the third preset time length, step S1408 is executed;

[0244] In step S1407, if the box is not in a closed state, step S1407 is executed.

[0245] During the operation of the ion circuit of the strong oxidation ion generating unit 362, it is monitored in real time whether the door of the refrigerator compartment 1 is opened. If a door opening signal is detected, the ion circuit of the strong oxidation ion generating unit 362 is immediately disconnected and the operation of the built-in fan 34 is stopped.

[0246] In the above steps, if no new food is introduced into the box, but the door opening time reaches the preset door opening time, the operating speed of the built-in fan 34 can be increased to speed up the air flow rate and / or the voltage of the ion circuit of the strong oxidation ion generating unit 362 can be increased to increase the ion concentration, thereby achieving faster sterilization and improving sterilization efficiency.

[0247] In some implementations of this embodiment, the working time of the positive and negative ion generating unit 361 and the strong oxidizing ion generating unit 362 is related to the type and quantity of the food and the opening time of the box.

[0248] Specifically, the working time of the strong oxidizing ion generating unit 362 and / or the positive and negative ion generating unit 361 is related to the door opening time or the number and type of food. Within a certain range, the longer the door opening time, the longer the working time of the strong oxidizing ion generating unit 362; the more the number of newly added food, the longer the working time of the positive and negative ion generating unit 361.

[0249] Regarding the type of food, when the food is perishable, the working time of the positive and negative ion generating unit 361 and the strong oxidizing ion generating unit 362 is increased. For example, the perishable food may include strawberries and cherries.

[0250] It can be known that the above-mentioned influencing factors can cumulatively affect the working time of the ion generating unit.

[0251] In the above embodiment, the refrigerator includes a box body, the box body includes an inner tank forming a storage space and an outer shell connected to the outside of the inner tank, a main air duct is formed between the inner tank and the outer shell, and the refrigerator also includes an image acquisition device and a cleaning device arranged in the box body, the image acquisition device is used to acquire images for identifying the type and quantity of food, the cleaning device is used to sterilize and remove odors in the box body, the cleaning device further includes a shell having an air inlet, an air outlet and an internal air duct, a built-in fan arranged in the internal air duct, a sterilization ion generating unit, and a high-voltage power supply, the built-in fan can accelerate the airflow in the shell body, the sterilization ion generating unit can generate ion groups to remove bacteria and odors in the box body, and the high-voltage power supply is used to emit a high voltage voltage to cause the sterilization ion generating unit to discharge to form an ion group. The controller is configured to identify the type of food in the box according to the image of the food storage area collected by the image acquisition device; when the food is in the list of perishable food, determine the set working time and working voltage of the corresponding sterilization ion generating unit, turn on the sterilization ion generating unit, turn on the built-in fan, adjust the output voltage value of the high-voltage power supply to increase the number of ions emitted by the sterilization ion generating unit, and turn off the sterilization ion generating unit after the set working time. In this way, accurate sterilization can be achieved according to the type of food, avoiding the perishable food from rotting due to inadequate sterilization, or excessive energy consumption caused by excessive sterilization of non-perishable food.

[0252] The above is only a specific embodiment of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention, which should be included in the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A refrigerator, characterized in that: include: A box body, the box body comprising an inner liner forming a storage space and an outer shell connected to the outer side of the inner liner, a main air duct being formed between the inner liner and the outer shell; An image acquisition device, which is arranged inside the box, and is used to acquire images for identifying the type and quantity of food; A cleaning device, which is disposed in the box and is used to sterilize the inside of the box, and the cleaning device further comprises: A shell, which is arranged in the box body, and the shell includes an air inlet, an air outlet and an internal air duct that are connected; A built-in fan, which is arranged in the internal air duct and is used to accelerate the air flow in the housing; A sterilizing ion generating unit, which is arranged in the internal air duct and is used to remove bacteria in the box by using the ion group generated by the unit; A high-voltage power supply, the high-voltage power supply is used to emit a high voltage to discharge the sterilizing ion generating unit to form an ion group; The bactericidal ion generating unit comprises: An emitting electrode structure, one side of which is configured as a needle tip structure, the needle tip structure being disposed on a side of the built-in fan close to the air outlet, the emitting electrode structure being used to utilize the high voltage provided by the high voltage power supply to cause the needle tip structure to perform corona discharge to form a strong oxidizing ion group to remove floating bacteria in the box; The refrigerator further includes a controller configured to identify the type of food in the refrigerator according to the image of the food storage area captured by the image capture device; When the food is on the list of perishable food, the set working time and set working voltage of the sterilization ion generating unit are determined, the sterilization ion generating unit is turned on, the built-in fan is turned on, the corresponding output voltage of the high-voltage power supply is adjusted to the set working voltage to increase the number of ions generated by the needle tip structure, and the sterilization ion generating unit is turned off after working for the set working time.

2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: An odor detection device, which is arranged in the main air duct and is used to detect the concentration of odor in the box; The cleaning device further comprises a photocatalyst unit, which is arranged in the housing and is used to remove odors in the housing by using ion groups generated by the photocatalyst unit; The controller is configured to, when the odor concentration detected by the odor detection device reaches a first preset concentration condition, determine that the odor concentration in the box is too high at this time, and turn on the photocatalytic unit; When the odor concentration detected by the odor detection device reaches a second preset concentration condition, it is determined that the odor concentration in the box is within a normal range, and the photocatalyst catalysis unit is turned off.

3. The refrigerator according to claim 2, characterized in that: The controller is configured to identify the quantity of food in the box according to the image of the food storage area captured by the image capture device, and turn off the odor detection device when the quantity of the food reaches an energy-saving quantity condition.

4. The refrigerator according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that: Also includes a box door, which is used to open or close the box; A door closing detection component, which is arranged on the box body and is used to detect the opening and closing state of the box body; The controller is configured to determine whether the state of the housing is a closed state before turning on the sterilizing ion generating unit, and turn on the sterilizing ion generating unit if the state of the housing is a closed state.

5. The refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The controller controls the concentration of the generated strong oxidizing ions using a discharge control rule according to the corona ion circuit so that the concentration of the strong oxidizing ions is below a set threshold value, and the set threshold value is set according to the user's perception level.

6. The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 5, characterized in that: The germicidal ion generating unit also includes: A positive electrode, which is arranged on a side of the built-in fan close to the air outlet; A negative electrode, which is arranged on a side of the built-in fan close to the air outlet, and the negative electrode and the positive electrode are arranged along the length direction of the shell; The positive electrode and the negative electrode use the high voltage provided by the high voltage power supply to form a positive ion group and a negative ion group to remove attached bacteria in the box; The controller controls the high voltage power supplied to the positive electrode and the negative electrode according to the positive and negative ion control circuit, thereby controlling the concentration of the generated positive ion group and negative ion group.

7. The refrigerator according to claim 2, characterized in that: The photocatalyst catalytic unit is disposed in the housing and horizontally placed in the internal air duct, and the photocatalyst catalytic unit further comprises: a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, which is disposed on a side of the first electrode plate close to the built-in fan; A substrate plate, the substrate plate is disposed between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate, and the substrate plate is provided with a plurality of through holes along the direction of air flow; A photocatalyst layer wrapped around the outer surface of the substrate plate, through which the airflow from the built-in fan flows; The high voltage electric field generated by the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate is used to excite the photocatalyst layer to produce strong oxidizing molecules to decompose the odor molecules in the box.

8. The refrigerator according to claim 4, characterized in that: During the operation of the bactericidal ion generating unit and / or the photocatalyst catalysis unit, when it is detected that the door closing detection component sends a door opening signal, the bactericidal ion generating unit and / or the photocatalyst catalysis unit stops working and the built-in fan is turned off.

9. The refrigerator according to claim 2, characterized in that: Before starting the bactericidal ion generating unit and / or the photocatalyst catalysis unit, it is necessary to determine whether the time for which the bactericidal ion generating unit and / or the photocatalyst catalysis unit is in a shutdown state reaches a corresponding set shutdown time; If the time in the shutdown state does not reach the corresponding set shutdown time, wait until the corresponding set shutdown time before restarting.

10. The refrigerator according to claim 4, characterized in that: The working time of the bactericidal ion generating unit can be adjusted according to the type and quantity of the food and the opening time of the box.

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