Method, device and system for the modulation of a fragrance

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a flavor modulation method, device and system, and relates to the technical field of tobacco machinery. In the present disclosure, the flavor modulation method is executed by a flavor modulation device, and comprises: in response to a flavor modulation task, controlling a grabbing device to place a reference object on a weighing scale; verifying the accuracy of the weighing scale according to the weighing data of the reference object obtained from the weighing scale; in the case where the accuracy of the weighing scale is verified, controlling the grabbing device to move the reference object away from the weighing scale; and controlling a flavor modulation process according to the weighing data obtained from the weighing scale during the flavor modulation process. Through the above method, the production efficiency of the flavor modulation process can be improved, the manual operation required for flavor modulation can be reduced, and the modulation accuracy of the flavor can be improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of tobacco machinery, and in particular to a flavoring agent modulation method, device and system. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the process of tobacco shred preparation, additional flavoring agent and material liquid are needed to be added to the tobacco shred to improve the quality of the tobacco shred. The flavoring agent and the material liquid are modulated by an automatic flavoring agent modulation line.

[0003] Taking the material liquid as an example, the material liquid modulation process in the related art includes: grabbing a material base by a mechanical hand and pouring the material base into a modulation tank; weighing the weight of the poured material base by a weighing scale at the bottom of the modulation tank; adding auxiliary materials (such as water or other materials) to the modulation tank through an auxiliary material conveying pipeline and weighing by the weighing scale; closing the material valve when the weighing result shows that the specified weight has been reached; after adding all the auxiliary materials, stirring the liquid in the modulation tank. After the stirring is completed, the modulated material liquid is conveyed to the tobacco shred production line. In addition, due to the accuracy requirement of the process formula, manual verification of the weighing scale is often needed before the material liquid is modulated. SUMMARY

[0004] The present disclosure provides a flavoring agent modulation method, device and system.

[0005] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a flavoring agent modulation method is provided, including: a flavoring agent modulation method performed by a flavoring agent modulation device, including: in response to a flavoring agent modulation task, controlling a grabbing device to place a reference object on a weighing scale, the flavoring agent including a flavoring agent or a material liquid; verifying the accuracy of the weighing scale according to the weighing data of the reference object obtained from the weighing scale; in the case where the accuracy of the weighing scale is verified, controlling the grabbing device to move the reference object away from the weighing scale; and controlling the flavoring agent modulation process according to the weighing data obtained from the weighing scale during the flavoring agent modulation process.

[0006] In some embodiments, the controlling the flavoring agent modulation process according to the weighing data obtained from the weighing scale during the flavoring agent modulation process includes: controlling the grabbing device to add a material base in a material base bucket to a modulation tank; obtaining first weighing data of the modulation tank from the weighing scale after the material base is added to the modulation tank; determining the addition amount of the material base according to the first weighing data; determining the required addition amount of auxiliary materials according to the addition amount of the material base; controlling the auxiliary materials to be added to the modulation tank through a first pipeline according to the required addition amount of the auxiliary materials, a first end of the first pipeline being connected to an auxiliary material conveying pipeline and a second end of the first pipeline being connected to the modulation tank; and controlling a blowing device to blow the first pipeline to blow the auxiliary materials remaining in the first pipeline to the modulation tank.

[0007] In some embodiments, the controlling the blowing device to blow the first pipe includes: controlling the blowing device to blow the first pipe for a set time length.

[0008] In some embodiments, the controlling the flavoring process according to the weighing data obtained from the weighing scale further includes: obtaining second weighing data of the flavoring tank from the weighing scale after the blowing device blows the first pipe for the set time length; determining a deviation between the actual amount of the auxiliary material added and the required amount of the auxiliary material added according to the second weighing data; and controlling the flavoring process according to the deviation.

[0009] In some embodiments, the controlling the flavoring process according to the deviation includes: in a case where the actual amount of the auxiliary material added is less than the required amount of the auxiliary material added, and an absolute value of the deviation between the actual amount of the auxiliary material added and the required amount of the auxiliary material added is greater than a first threshold value, controlling the grabbing device to add the auxiliary material again.

[0010] In some embodiments, the controlling the flavoring process according to the deviation further includes: in a case where the actual amount of the auxiliary material added is greater than the required amount of the auxiliary material added, and an absolute value of the deviation between the actual amount of the auxiliary material added and the required amount of the auxiliary material added is greater than a first threshold value, outputting prompt information for adding the auxiliary material again.

[0011] In some embodiments, the first threshold value is positively correlated with the required amount of the auxiliary material added.

[0012] In some embodiments, the first pipe includes a metering pipe and a first valve, and the controlling the auxiliary material to be added to the flavoring tank through the first pipe according to the required amount of the auxiliary material added includes: controlling the first valve to act so as to make a passage between the auxiliary material conveying pipe, the first pipe and the flavoring tank conductive, so as to add the auxiliary material to the flavoring tank through the passage; and after metering data of the metering pipe indicates that the required amount of the auxiliary material added is reached, controlling the first valve to act so as to make the passage between the auxiliary material conveying pipe, the first pipe and the flavoring tank non-conductive.

[0013] In some embodiments, the controlling the blowing device to blow the first pipe so as to blow the auxiliary material remaining in the first pipe to the flavoring tank includes: controlling the first valve to act so as to make a passage between the blowing device and the first pipe conductive, so as to blow the first pipe through the passage between the blowing device and the first pipe.

[0014] In some embodiments, the blowing device comprises a second pipe and a second valve, a first end of the second pipe is connected with the compressed air conveying pipe, a second end of the second pipe is connected with the first pipe, the second valve is arranged between the first end and the second end of the second pipe; the control of the action of the first valve to make the passage between the blowing device and the first pipe conductive to blow the first pipe through the passage between the blowing device and the first pipe comprises: control of the action of the first valve and the second valve to make the passage between the compressed air conveying pipe and the blowing device, and the blowing device and the first pipe conductive to blow the first pipe through the passage between the compressed air conveying pipe and the blowing device, and the blowing device and the first pipe by using compressed air.

[0015] In some embodiments, the reference is an integrated weight, and the integrated weight satisfies: a shape of the integrated weight matches a shape of the grabbing device, and / or a shape of the integrated weight matches a shape of the material base barrel.

[0016] In some embodiments, the flavor modulation method further comprises: in a case where the accuracy of the weighing scale fails the verification, outputting a verification failure prompt information.

[0017] According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a flavor modulation device is provided, comprising: a module for executing the flavor modulation method as described above.

[0018] According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a flavor modulation system is provided, comprising: a weighing scale arranged at the bottom of a modulation tank, used for weighing the modulation tank during a flavor modulation process, the flavor comprising a flavor liquid or a material liquid; a controller configured to: in response to a flavor modulation task, control a grabbing device to place a reference on the weighing scale; according to weighing data of the reference obtained from the weighing scale, verify the accuracy of the weighing scale; in a case where the accuracy of the weighing scale passes the verification, control the grabbing device to move the reference away from the weighing scale; and according to the weighing data obtained from the weighing scale during the flavor modulation process, control the flavor modulation process.

[0019] In some embodiments, the flavor modulation system further comprises a first pipe and a blowing device; the first pipe is used for adding the auxiliary material, a first end of the first pipe is connected with the auxiliary material conveying pipe, and a second end of the first pipe is connected with the modulation tank; the blowing device is used for blowing the first pipe; and the controller controls the flavor modulation process according to the weighing data obtained from the weighing scale during the flavor modulation process, including: controlling the grabbing device to add the material base in the material base bucket into the modulation tank; obtaining the first weighing data of the modulation tank from the weighing scale after the material base is added into the modulation tank; determining the adding amount of the material base according to the first weighing data; determining the required adding amount of the auxiliary material according to the adding amount of the material base; controlling the auxiliary material to be added into the modulation tank through the first pipe according to the required adding amount of the auxiliary material; and controlling the blowing device to blow the first pipe, so as to blow the auxiliary material remaining in the first pipe into the modulation tank.

[0020] In some embodiments, the first pipe comprises a metering pipe and a first valve; and the controller controls the auxiliary material to be added into the modulation tank through the first pipe according to the required adding amount of the auxiliary material, including: controlling the first valve to act, so as to make the passage between the auxiliary material conveying pipe, the first pipe and the modulation tank conductive, so as to add the auxiliary material into the modulation tank through the passage; and after the metering data of the metering pipe indicates that the adding amount of the auxiliary material reaches the required adding amount, controlling the first valve to act, so as to make the passage between the auxiliary material conveying pipe, the first pipe and the modulation tank discontinuous.

[0021] In some embodiments, the controller controls the blowing device to blow the first pipe, so as to blow the auxiliary material remaining in the first pipe into the modulation tank, including: controlling the first valve to act, so as to make the passage between the blowing device and the first pipe conductive, so as to blow the first pipe through the passage between the blowing device and the first pipe.

[0022] In some embodiments, the blowing device comprises a second pipeline and a second valve; a first end of the second pipeline is connected with the compressed air conveying pipe, a second end of the second pipeline is connected with the first pipeline; the second valve is arranged between the first end and the second end of the second pipeline; the controller controls the first valve to act, so as to make the passage between the blowing device and the first pipeline conductive, so as to blow the first pipeline through the passage between the blowing device and the first pipeline, comprising: controlling the first valve and the second valve to act, so as to make the passage between the compressed air conveying pipe and the blowing device, and the passage between the blowing device and the first pipeline conductive, so as to blow the first pipeline through the passage between the compressed air conveying pipe and the blowing device, and the passage between the blowing device and the first pipeline, by using compressed air.

[0023] In some embodiments, the first valve comprises a three-way valve, and the second valve comprises a two-way valve.

[0024] According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, a device for modulating a flavor is provided, comprising: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to execute the method for modulating a flavor as described above based on instructions stored in the memory.

[0025] According to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, a computer readable storage medium is provided, having stored thereon computer program instructions which, when executed by a processor, implement the method for modulating a flavor as described above. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0026] The accompanying drawings, which form a part of the specification, illustrate embodiments of the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure.

[0027] The present disclosure can be more clearly understood and appreciated from the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the following drawings of which:

[0028] Figure 1 is a structural schematic diagram illustrating a flavor modulation production line according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0029] Figure 2 is a structural schematic diagram illustrating a flavor modulation production line according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0030] Figure 3 is a flow schematic diagram illustrating a method for modulating a flavor according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0031] Figure 4 is a structural schematic diagram illustrating a weight according to the related art;

[0032] Figure 5is a structural schematic diagram showing a weight according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0033] Figure 6 is a flow schematic diagram showing control of a flavor modulation according to weighing data according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0034] Figure 7 is a flow schematic diagram showing control of a flavor modulation according to weighing data according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0035] Figure 8 is a structural schematic diagram showing a first pipe and a blowing device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0036] Figure 9 is a block diagram showing a flavor modulation device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0037] Figure 10 is a block diagram showing a flavor modulation system according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0038] Figure 11 is a block diagram showing a flavor modulation device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0039] Figure 12 is a block diagram showing a computer system for implementing some embodiments of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0040] Various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the relative arrangement of components and steps, numerical expressions, and numerical values set forth in these embodiments are not limiting to the scope of the present disclosure unless specifically stated otherwise.

[0041] It should also be understood that the size of the various portions shown in the drawings is not necessarily to scale.

[0042] The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely exemplary in nature and is in no way intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure, its application, or uses.

[0043] Techniques, methods, and devices known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art can not be discussed in detail herein. However, where appropriate, such techniques, methods, and devices can be viewed as part of the specification.

[0044] In all of the examples shown and discussed herein, any specific values should be interpreted as merely exemplary and not as a limitation. Thus, other examples of the exemplary embodiments can have different values.

[0045] It should be noted that like reference numerals and letters refer to like items throughout the several views, and once an item is defined in one view, it should not have to be discussed further in subsequent views.

[0046] In the related art, the accuracy of the weighing scale needs to be manually checked before the fragrance or material liquid is modulated, and the weighing data required for the check needs to be manually recorded. In this way, the efficiency of the weighing scale check link required for the fragrance or material liquid modulation is low, and the check accuracy is low, thereby affecting the production efficiency of the overall fragrance or material liquid modulation process and the modulation effect of the fragrance or material liquid.

[0047] In addition, in the fragrance or material liquid modulation process, the required amount of auxiliary material is determined according to the weighing data of the weighing scale. When the required auxiliary material is added to the modulation tank, due to the viscosity of the auxiliary material, part of the auxiliary material will remain in the pipe wall, which will cause the actual amount of the auxiliary material added to be inaccurate, thereby causing the actual concentration of the modulated material liquid to be inconsistent with the theoretical concentration, resulting in a poor modulation effect of the material liquid.

[0048] In view of this, the present disclosure proposes a fragrance modulation method, device and system, which can improve the production efficiency of the fragrance modulation process while improving the fragrance modulation effect.

[0049] Figure 1 、 Figure 2 is a structural schematic diagram of a fragrance modulation production line according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 , the fragrance modulation production line includes a conveying line 11 and a modulation tank 20.

[0050] In the fragrance modulation process, the material base bucket is first conveyed to the station through the conveying line 11. Then, the material base bucket is grabbed by the mechanical hand 17, and the material base 12 in the material base bucket is poured into the modulation tank 20 through the material base pouring inlet 16 and weighed by the weighing scale at the bottom of the modulation tank 20 to determine the amount of the material base added.

[0051] In some embodiments, the mechanical hand 17 is provided with a pouring device 21 and a pouring device support 22 for fixing the pouring device 21. The pouring device 21 is used to pour the material base in the material base bucket into the modulation tank 20 through the material base pouring inlet 16. The weighing scale 26 is fixed at the bottom of the modulation tank 20 through the weighing scale support 27 and is used to weigh the modulation tank 20. In addition, an operation platform 23 and an operation platform support 24 for fixing the operation platform 23 can also be provided near the modulation tank 20.

[0052] After determining the amount of the base material to be added, the amount of the auxiliary material to be added is determined according to the flavor formula, and then the auxiliary material is added into the preparation tank 20 through the auxiliary material conveying pipeline and weighed by the weighing scale. When the weighing result shows that the specified weight has been reached, the material valve is closed. After all the auxiliary materials are added, the liquid in the preparation tank 20 is stirred. For example, the auxiliary materials required in a certain liquid preparation process include material A 13, water 14, and material B 15, which are all added into the preparation tank 20. After the stirring is completed, the prepared part of the liquid is poured into the mobile tank 18, and the flavor is conveyed to the cut tobacco production line through the mobile tank 18.

[0053] In some embodiments, before the flavor is conveyed to the cut tobacco production line through the mobile tank 18, the RFID read-write device 19 reads and writes the preparation tank information and the liquid information of the liquid.

[0054] In some embodiments, based on the flavor preparation method of the embodiments of the present disclosure, at least part of the production process of the flavor preparation production line is controlled.

[0055] Figure 3 FIG. 1 is a flowchart illustrating a flavor preparation method according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1, the flavor preparation method includes steps S310 to S340. Figure 3

[0056] In step S310, in response to a flavor preparation task, the gripping device is controlled to place a reference object on the weighing scale.

[0057] In some embodiments, the flavor preparation method is performed by a flavor preparation device. The flavor includes a flavor liquid or a liquid.

[0058] In some embodiments, after receiving a flavor preparation task, the flavor preparation device controls the gripping device (such as a mechanical hand or the like) to place a reference object on the weighing scale.

[0059] In some embodiments, the reference object is a weight, such as an integrated weight. Compared with using multiple weights to calibrate the accuracy of the weighing scale, using an integrated weight to calibrate the accuracy of the weighing scale can reduce the calibration error caused by the uneven placement of multiple weights on the weighing scale, and improve the calibration accuracy of the weighing scale.

[0060] ​In some embodiments, the integrated weight satisfies: a shape of the integrated weight matches a shape of the grabbing device, and / or a shape of the integrated weight matches a shape of the base barrel. By matching the shape of the integrated weight with the shape of the grabbing device, the grabbing device is facilitated to grab the integrated weight, which helps to improve the convenience of the accuracy automatic verification of the weighing scale; by matching the shape of the integrated weight with the shape of the base barrel, the same grabbing device is facilitated to grab the integrated weight and the base barrel, without the need to use two different grabbing devices for grabbing, which improves the operation convenience of the spice blending process and reduces the cost in the spice blending process.

[0061] In some embodiments, the spice blending method further includes: after step S310, receiving a response message sent by the grabbing device, the response message indicating that the grabbing device has placed the reference on the weighing scale.

[0062] In step S320, the accuracy of the weighing scale is verified according to the weighing data of the reference obtained from the weighing scale.

[0063] In some embodiments, step S320 includes: calculating an absolute value of a deviation between the weighing data of the reference obtained from the weighing scale and the actual weight of the reference; in a case where the absolute value of the deviation is less than a deviation threshold, determining that the accuracy of the weighing scale passes the verification; in a case where the absolute value of the deviation is greater than or equal to the deviation threshold, determining that the accuracy of the weighing scale fails the verification.

[0064] In some embodiments, the spice blending device and the weighing scale use a wireless communication mode for information transmission.

[0065] In some embodiments, the spice blending device actively obtains the weighing data from the weighing scale after receiving the response message sent by the grabbing device.

[0066] In some embodiments, the spice blending device receives the weighing data actively reported by the weighing scale.

[0067] In step S330, in a case where the accuracy of the weighing scale passes the verification, the grabbing device is controlled to move the reference away from the weighing scale.

[0068] In some embodiments, the spice blending device sends a control instruction to the grabbing device to instruct the grabbing device to move the reference away from the weighing scale.

[0069] In some embodiments, the spice blending method further includes: in a case where the accuracy of the weighing scale fails the verification, outputting a verification failure prompt information.

[0070] For example, the spice blending device sends the verification failure prompt information to a terminal corresponding to a user, so that the user can learn about the weighing scale verification failure event in a timely manner.

[0071] For example, the spice blending device displays the check failure prompt information in the form of voice, text, image, etc., so that the user can learn about the check failure event of the weighing scale in time.

[0072] In step S340, the spice blending process is controlled according to the weighing data obtained from the weighing scale during the spice blending process.

[0073] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the above steps can automatically and accurately check the accuracy of the weighing scale required for spice blending, thereby improving the production efficiency of the spice blending process while improving the spice blending effect.

[0074] Figure 4 is a structural schematic diagram of a weight according to the related art. As Figure 4 shown, in the related art, the weighing scale 26 is arranged below the blending tank 20 and is fixed by a support leg 42 or the like structure.

[0075] In the related art, in the spice blending production line, a plurality of weights 41 are used to check the accuracy of the weighing scale 26. For example, before performing each batch of spice blending task, 10 weights of 2 kg are used to check the weighing scale under each blending tank, and the weighing data is recorded manually. Considering that a plurality of production batches (for example, 5 production batches) are involved in a day, and a plurality of blending tanks (for example, 100 blending tanks) are used in each production batch, if the high-precision scale under the bottom of each blending tank is manually checked for each production batch, 500 manual checks are required per day, which requires a large amount of manpower, resulting in low efficiency of the weighing scale checking link required for spice blending, and further affecting the production efficiency of the overall spice blending process. In addition, manual collection and recording of the weighing data is prone to errors, which leads to low accuracy of the check, and further affects the blending effect of the spice.

[0076] Therefore, in some embodiments of the present disclosure, a spice blending method as Figure 3 shown can automatically and accurately check the accuracy of the weighing scale required for spice blending, thereby improving the production efficiency of the spice blending process while improving the spice blending effect.

[0077] Figure 5 is a structural schematic diagram of a weight according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. As Figure 5 shown, in some embodiments of the present disclosure, the weight used for checking is an integrated weight, and the integrated weight matches the shape of the robot hand 17, so as to facilitate the robot hand to grasp the integrated weight, which helps to improve the convenience of automatic checking of the accuracy of the weighing scale.

[0078] Figure 6is a flowchart illustrating a process of controlling a flavor modulation according to weighing data according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 6 The process of controlling a flavor modulation according to weighing data includes steps S341 to S346.

[0079] In step S341, the control device instructs the grabbing device to grab the ingredient base in the ingredient base bucket and add the ingredient base to the modulation tank.

[0080] In some embodiments, the flavor modulation device sends a control instruction to the grabbing device to instruct the grabbing device to grab the ingredient base bucket and add the ingredient base in the ingredient base bucket to the modulation tank.

[0081] In some embodiments, the process of controlling a flavor modulation according to weighing data further includes that after step S341, the flavor modulation device receives response information of the grabbing device, which indicates that the grabbing device has added the ingredient base in the ingredient base bucket to the modulation tank.

[0082] In step S342, after adding the ingredient base to the modulation tank, the first weighing data of the modulation tank is obtained from the weighing scale.

[0083] In some embodiments, the flavor modulation device actively obtains the first weighing data of the modulation tank from the weighing scale after receiving the response information of the grabbing device.

[0084] In some embodiments, the flavor modulation device receives the first weighing data of the modulation tank actively reported by the weighing scale.

[0085] In step S343, the added amount of the ingredient base is determined according to the first weighing data.

[0086] In some embodiments, the first weighing data is the total weight of the modulation tank after adding the ingredient base. The flavor modulation device determines the added amount of the ingredient base according to the total weight of the modulation tank after adding the ingredient base and the total weight of the modulation tank before adding the ingredient base.

[0087] In step S344, the required added amount of the auxiliary material is determined according to the added amount of the ingredient base.

[0088] In some embodiments, the required added amount of each auxiliary material is determined according to the flavor modulation recipe and the added amount of the ingredient base.

[0089] For example, assuming that the auxiliary materials required for flavor modulation are water and material A, the required added amount of water and the required added amount of material A are determined according to the added amount of the ingredient base.

[0090] In step S345, the auxiliary material is controlled to be added to the modulation tank through the first pipeline according to the required added amount of the auxiliary material.

[0091] The first end of the first pipeline is connected with the auxiliary material conveying pipeline, and the second end of the first pipeline is connected with the modulating tank.

[0092] In some embodiments, the first pipeline comprises a metering pipe and a first valve, and the step S345 comprises: controlling the first valve to act so as to make a passage between the auxiliary material conveying pipeline, the first pipeline and the modulating tank conductive, so as to add the auxiliary material to the modulating tank through the passage; and after metering data of the metering pipe indicate that an added amount of the auxiliary material reaches a required added amount, controlling the first valve to act so as to make the passage between the auxiliary material conveying pipeline, the first pipeline and the modulating tank non-conductive.

[0093] In some embodiments, the metering pipe comprises a mass flow meter.

[0094] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, by designing the first pipeline to comprise a metering pipe and a first valve, and by controlling the first valve through the flavor modulating device, automatic addition of the auxiliary material is realized, which not only improves the convenience of addition of the auxiliary material, but also improves the precision of control of addition of the auxiliary material.

[0095] In step S346, the blowing device is controlled to blow the first pipeline, so as to blow the auxiliary material remaining in the first pipeline to the modulating tank.

[0096] In some embodiments, in step S346, the blowing device is controlled to blow the first pipeline for a set time length.

[0097] In some embodiments, the first pipeline comprises a metering pipe and a first valve, and the step S346 comprises: controlling the first valve to act so as to make a passage between the blowing device and the first pipeline conductive, so as to blow the first pipeline through the passage between the blowing device and the first pipeline.

[0098] In some embodiments, the blowing device comprises a second pipeline and a second valve. The first end of the second pipeline is connected with the compressed air conveying pipeline, the second end of the second pipeline is connected with the first pipeline, and the second valve is arranged between the first end and the second end of the second pipeline. In these embodiments, the step S346 comprises: controlling the first valve and the second valve to act so as to make a passage between the compressed air conveying pipeline and the blowing device, and a passage between the blowing device and the first pipeline conductive, so as to blow the first pipeline through the passage between the compressed air conveying pipeline and the blowing device, and the passage between the blowing device and the first pipeline, by using compressed air.

[0099] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the blowing device is arranged, and the blowing device is controlled by the flavoring device to blow the first pipeline, so that the auxiliary materials remaining in the first pipeline can be blown into the mixing tank, thereby reducing the mixing error caused by the auxiliary materials remaining in the pipeline wall and improving the mixing effect of the material liquid. Further, the blowing device is designed to include a second pipeline and a second valve, and the first valve and the second valve are controlled by the flavoring device to realize automatic blowing, which not only improves the convenience of blowing auxiliary materials, but also improves the accuracy of the control of blowing auxiliary materials.

[0100] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the automatic control process of flavoring is realized through the above steps. In the process, on the one hand, based on the weighing data of the weighing scale after automatic verification, the addition amount of the material base can be more accurately determined, and then the required addition amount of the auxiliary materials can be more accurately determined, thereby helping to improve the accuracy of flavoring and improve the flavoring effect; on the other hand, after adding the auxiliary materials, the blowing device is controlled to blow the auxiliary materials remaining in the first pipeline, thereby reducing the mixing error caused by the auxiliary materials remaining and improving the flavoring effect.

[0101] Figure 7 FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of controlling flavoring according to weighing data according to some other embodiments of the present disclosure. Figure 7 The process shown in FIG. 4 is based on the process shown in FIG. 3. Figure 6 The process shown in FIG. 4 is based on the process shown in FIG. 3.

[0102] In step S341, the grabbing device is controlled to add the material base in the material base bucket to the mixing tank.

[0103] In step S342, after the material base is added to the mixing tank, the first weighing data of the mixing tank is obtained from the weighing scale.

[0104] In step S343, the addition amount of the material base is determined according to the first weighing data.

[0105] In step S344, the required addition amount of the auxiliary materials is determined according to the addition amount of the material base.

[0106] In step S345, the auxiliary materials are controlled to be added to the mixing tank through the first pipeline according to the required addition amount of the auxiliary materials.

[0107] In step S346, the blowing device is controlled to blow the first pipeline to blow the auxiliary materials remaining in the first pipeline to the mixing tank.

[0108] In step S347, the second weighing data of the mixing tank is obtained from the weighing scale.

[0109] In some embodiments, the second weighing data is the total weight of the brewing tank including the added base material and the added auxiliary material.

[0110] In some embodiments, when multiple auxiliary materials are required for the flavor brewing, each of the multiple auxiliary materials is added to the brewing tank in sequence and is subjected to the blowing and the like.

[0111] For example, assuming that the auxiliary materials required for the flavor brewing are material A and material B, after determining the required addition amount of the material A and the required addition amount of the material B according to the step S344, the material A is added, blown and the like according to the steps S345 to S349, and then the material B is added, blown and the like according to the steps S345 to S349.

[0112] In the step S348, according to the second weighing data, the deviation between the actual addition amount of the auxiliary material and the required addition amount is determined.

[0113] In the step S349, the flavor brewing process is controlled according to the deviation.

[0114] In some embodiments, the step S349 includes: in the case that the actual addition amount of the auxiliary material is less than the required addition amount, and the absolute value of the deviation between the actual addition amount of the auxiliary material and the required addition amount is greater than the first threshold value, controlling the grabbing device to add the auxiliary material again.

[0115] In some embodiments, the step S349 further includes: in the case that the actual addition amount of the auxiliary material is greater than the required addition amount, and the absolute value of the deviation between the actual addition amount of the auxiliary material and the required addition amount is greater than the first threshold value, outputting a prompt information of adding the base material again.

[0116] For example, the flavor brewing device sends the prompt information of adding the base material again to the terminal corresponding to the user to prompt the user to continue adding the base material.

[0117] For example, the flavor brewing device displays the prompt information of adding the base material again in the form of semantics, words, images and the like to prompt the user to continue adding the base material.

[0118] In some embodiments, the step S349 further includes: in the case that the absolute value of the deviation between the actual addition amount of the auxiliary material and the required addition amount is less than or equal to the first threshold value, determining whether all the auxiliary materials have been added; in the case that it is determined that all the auxiliary materials have been added, ending the control flow; otherwise, continuing to add the next auxiliary material according to the steps S345 to S349.

[0119] In some embodiments, the first threshold value is positively correlated with the required addition amount. For example, the first threshold value is aN, a is a set coefficient, such as taking the value of a as 0.5%, 0.2%, 0.3% and the like, and N is the required addition amount.

[0120] In this embodiment of the disclosure, by adding excipients and automatically blowing away the excipients remaining in the first pipe, verifying the amount of excipients added, and performing operations such as continuing to add excipients or outputting prompts to add material base again based on the verification results, the accuracy of flavoring preparation can be further improved and the flavoring effect can be enhanced.

[0121] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram showing the structure of a first conduit and a jetting device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0122] like Figure 8 As shown, the first pipe 81 is used for adding auxiliary materials. Its first end is connected to the auxiliary material conveying pipe, and its second end is connected to the mixing tank 20. The first pipe 81 includes a metering pipe 811, a first valve 812, and a solenoid valve 1 813.

[0123] In some embodiments, the metering tube 811 includes a mass flow meter, and the first valve 812 is a three-way valve. When it is necessary to add material, the spice control device controls the connection of ends A and C and the disconnection of end B of the first valve 812 through the solenoid valve 1 813, so as to open the passage between the auxiliary material conveying pipeline, the first pipeline and the preparation tank, so as to facilitate the addition of material.

[0124] A blowing device 82 is used to blow air into the first pipe 81. The blowing device 82 includes a second pipe 821, a second valve 822, and a solenoid valve 2 823. The first end of the second pipe 821 is connected to a compressed air delivery pipe, the second end of the second pipe 821 is connected to the first pipe 81, and the second valve 822 is disposed between the first end and the second end of the second pipe 821.

[0125] In some embodiments, the second valve 822 is a two-way valve. When the calculation data of the metering tube 811 indicates that the amount of excipient added has reached the required amount, the flavoring control device controls the first valve 812 to disconnect end A and connect ends B and C through solenoid valve 1 813, and controls the second valve 822 to close through solenoid valve 2 823, so that the passage between the compressed air delivery pipe and the second pipeline, and between the second pipeline and the first pipeline, is opened, so that the first pipeline can be sprayed with compressed air through the passage.

[0126] In some embodiments, after a set duration (e.g., 15 seconds) of continuous blowing into the first pipe, the fragrance control device controls the second valve to open via solenoid valve 2 823, controls the compressed air delivery pipe to close, and controls the A, B, and C ends of the first valve 812 to open via solenoid valve 1813.

[0127] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, by designing the structure of the first pipeline and the blowing device as described above, the flavor modulation process can be more simply and accurately controlled, which helps to improve the flavor modulation production efficiency and improve the flavor modulation effect.

[0128] Figure 9 is a block diagram illustrating a flavor modulation device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 9 , the flavor modulation device 90 includes a first grabbing control module 91, a verification module 92, a second grabbing control module 93, and a modulation control module 94.

[0129] The first grabbing control module 91 is configured to control the grabbing device to place a reference on a weighing scale in response to a flavor modulation task. The flavor includes a flavor liquid or a material liquid.

[0130] The verification module 92 is configured to verify the accuracy of the weighing scale according to the weighing data of the reference obtained from the weighing scale.

[0131] The second grabbing control module 93 is configured to control the grabbing device to move the reference away from the weighing scale in a case where the accuracy of the weighing scale is verified.

[0132] The modulation control module 94 is configured to control the flavor modulation process according to the weighing data obtained from the weighing scale in the flavor modulation process.

[0133] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the above device can automatically and accurately verify the accuracy of the weighing scale required for flavor modulation, so as to improve the flavor modulation production efficiency and improve the flavor modulation effect.

[0134] Figure 10 is a block diagram illustrating a flavor modulation system according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 10 , the flavor modulation system 100 includes a weighing scale 101 and a controller 102.

[0135] The weighing scale 101 is arranged at the bottom of a modulation tank and is used to weigh the modulation tank in a flavor modulation process. The flavor includes a flavor liquid or a material liquid.

[0136] The controller 102 is configured to control the grabbing device to place a reference on the weighing scale in response to a flavor modulation task, verify the accuracy of the weighing scale according to the weighing data of the reference obtained from the weighing scale, control the grabbing device to move the reference away from the weighing scale in a case where the accuracy of the weighing scale is verified, and control the flavor modulation process according to the weighing data obtained from the weighing scale in the flavor modulation process.

[0137] In some embodiments, the flavor modulation system 100 further comprises a first pipe 103 and a blowing device 104. The first pipe 103 is used for adding the auxiliary material, a first end of the first pipe 103 is connected with the auxiliary material conveying pipe, and a second end of the first pipe 103 is connected with the modulation tank. The blowing device 104 is used for blowing the first pipe.

[0138] The controller 102 controls the flavor modulation process according to the weighing data obtained from the weighing scale during the flavor modulation process, including: controlling the grabbing device to add the material base in the material base bucket to the modulation tank; obtaining first weighing data of the modulation tank from the weighing scale after the material base is added to the modulation tank; determining the adding amount of the material base according to the first weighing data; determining the required adding amount of the auxiliary material according to the adding amount of the material base; controlling the auxiliary material to be added to the modulation tank through the first pipe according to the required adding amount of the auxiliary material; and controlling the blowing device to blow the first pipe to blow the auxiliary material remaining in the first pipe to the modulation tank.

[0139] In some embodiments, the first pipe 103 comprises a metering pipe and a first valve. In these embodiments, the controller 102 controls the auxiliary material to be added to the modulation tank through the first pipe according to the required adding amount of the auxiliary material, including: controlling the first valve to act to make the passage between the auxiliary material conveying pipe, the first pipe and the modulation tank conductive to add the auxiliary material to the modulation tank through the passage; and controlling the first valve to act to make the passage between the auxiliary material conveying pipe, the first pipe and the modulation tank discontinuous after the metering data of the metering pipe indicates that the adding amount of the auxiliary material reaches the required adding amount.

[0140] In some embodiments, the controller 102 controls the blowing device to blow the first pipe to blow the auxiliary material remaining in the first pipe to the modulation tank, including: controlling the first valve to act to make the passage between the blowing device and the first pipe conductive to blow the first pipe 103 through the passage.

[0141] In some embodiments, the blowing device 104 comprises a second pipe and a second valve. The first end of the second pipe is connected with the compressed air conveying pipe, the second end of the second pipe is connected with the first pipe, and the second valve is arranged between the first end and the second end of the second pipe. In these embodiments, the controller 102 controls the first valve to act to make the passage between the blowing device and the first pipe conductive to blow the first pipe through the passage between the blowing device and the first pipe, including: controlling the first valve and the second valve to act to make the passage between the compressed air conveying pipe and the blowing device, and the passage between the blowing device and the first pipe conductive to blow the first pipe with compressed air through the passage.

[0142] In some embodiments, the first valve comprises a three-way valve, and the second valve comprises a two-way valve.

[0143] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, on the one hand, based on the weighing data of the weighing meter after automatic verification, the addition amount of the base material can be determined more accurately, and then the required addition amount of the auxiliary material can be determined more accurately, thereby helping to improve the accuracy of the spice blending and improve the blending effect of the spice; on the other hand, after the auxiliary material is added, the auxiliary material remaining in the first pipeline is sprayed by controlling the spraying device, which can reduce the blending error caused by the remaining auxiliary material and improve the blending effect of the spice.

[0144] Figure 11 FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a blending device of a spice according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0145] As shown in FIG. 1, the blending device of the spice 110 includes a memory 111 and a processor 112 coupled to the memory 111. The memory 111 is configured to store instructions for implementing corresponding embodiments of the blending method of the spice. The processor 112 is configured to execute the blending method of the spice in any of some embodiments of the present disclosure based on the instructions stored in the memory 111. Figure 11

[0146] FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a computer system for implementing some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2, the computer system 120 can be in the form of a general-purpose computing device. The computer system 120 includes a memory 121, a processor 122, and a bus 123 connecting different system components. Figure 12 Figure 12 The memory 121 may, for example, include system memory, non-volatile storage media, and the like. The system memory, for example, stores an operating system, application programs, a boot loader, and other programs. The system memory can include volatile storage media, such as random access memory (RAM) and / or cache memory. The non-volatile storage media, for example, stores instructions for implementing corresponding embodiments of at least one of the blending method of the spice. The non-volatile storage media includes, but is not limited to, magnetic disk storage media, optical storage media, flash memory, and the like.

[0147] The processor 122 can be implemented in the form of a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, a discrete hardware component, or the like. Accordingly, each of the modules, such as the first grabbing control module, the verification module, and the like, can be implemented by a central processing unit (CPU) running instructions in the memory for performing corresponding steps, or by a dedicated circuit for performing corresponding steps.

[0148] The processor 122 can be implemented in the form of a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, a discrete hardware component, or the like. Accordingly, each of the modules, such as the first grabbing control module, the verification module, and the like, can be implemented by a central processing unit (CPU) running instructions in the memory for performing corresponding steps, or by a dedicated circuit for performing corresponding steps.

[0149] ​The bus 123 can use any of a variety of bus structures, such as, for example, an Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus, a Micro Channel Architecture (MCA) bus, a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus.

[0150] The computer system 120 can also include an input / output interface 124, a network interface 125, a storage interface 126, and the like. These interfaces 124, 125, 126, and the memory 121 and the processor 122 can be connected through the bus 123. The input / output interface 124 can provide a connection interface for display, mouse, keyboard, and the like input / output devices. The network interface 125 provides a connection interface for various networking devices. The storage interface 126 provides a connection interface for external storage devices such as floppy disks, U disks, SD cards, and the like.

[0151] Here, various aspects of the present disclosure are described with reference to flowcharts and / or block diagrams of methods, apparatuses and computer program products according to embodiments of the present disclosure. It should be understood that each block of the flowchart and / or block diagram can be implemented by computer readable program instructions.

[0152] These computer readable program instructions can be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, a special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, so that the instructions executed by the processor generate the apparatus that implements the functions specified in one or more blocks of the flowchart and / or block diagram.

[0153] These computer readable program instructions can also be stored in a computer readable storage medium that causes a computer to work in a specific manner, so as to produce a product, including instructions that implement the functions specified in one or more blocks of the flowchart and / or block diagram.

[0154] The present disclosure can take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment, or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects.

[0155] Through the perfume modulation method, device and system in the above embodiments, the production efficiency of the perfume modulation process can be improved, the manual operation required for perfume modulation can be reduced, and the modulation accuracy of the perfume can be improved.

[0156] So far, the perfume modulation method, device and system according to the present disclosure have been described in detail. In order to avoid obscuring the concept of the present disclosure, some details known in the art are not described. Those skilled in the art can fully understand how to implement the technical solutions disclosed herein according to the above description.

Claims

1. A method for preparing a spice, performed by a spice preparation apparatus, comprising: In response to the fragrance preparation task, the control gripping device places a reference object on a weighing scale, the fragrance including fragrance liquid or liquid, wherein the reference object is an integrated weight, and the integrated weight satisfies the following: the shape of the integrated weight matches the shape of the gripping device, and / or, the shape of the integrated weight matches the shape of the base container; The accuracy of the weighing meter is verified based on the weighing data of the reference object obtained from the weighing meter. If the accuracy of the weighing meter passes the verification, the gripping device is controlled to remove the reference object from the weighing meter. The flavoring process is controlled based on the weighing data obtained from the weighing meter during the flavoring process.

2. The method for preparing spices according to claim 1, wherein, The step of controlling the flavoring process based on the weighing data obtained from the weighing meter during flavoring preparation includes: The gripping device is controlled to add the base material from the base material bucket to the mixing tank; After the material base is added to the mixing tank, the first weighing data of the mixing tank is obtained from the weighing meter; Based on the first weighing data, determine the amount of base material to be added; Based on the amount of the base material added, determine the required amount of auxiliary materials to be added; According to the required amount of the auxiliary material, the auxiliary material is controlled to be added to the preparation tank through the first pipe. The first end of the first pipe is connected to the conveying pipe of the auxiliary material, and the second end of the first pipe is connected to the preparation tank. The blowing device is controlled to blow the first pipe to blow the residual auxiliary material in the first pipe into the mixing tank.

3. The method for preparing spices according to claim 2, wherein, The controlled jetting device jets air through the first pipe, including: The blowing device is controlled to blow the first pipe for a set duration.

4. The method for preparing spices according to claim 3, wherein, The step of controlling the flavoring process based on the weighing data obtained from the weighing meter during flavoring preparation further includes: After the first pipeline is purged for a set duration using the purging device, the second weighing data of the modulation tank is obtained from the weighing meter. Based on the second weighing data, determine the deviation between the actual amount of the auxiliary material added and the required amount; The flavoring process is controlled based on the deviation.

5. The method for preparing spices according to claim 4, wherein, The step of controlling the flavoring process based on the deviation includes: If the actual amount of the auxiliary material added is less than the required amount, and the absolute value of the deviation between the actual amount of the auxiliary material added and the required amount is greater than a first threshold, the gripping device is controlled to add the auxiliary material again.

6. The method for preparing spices according to claim 4, wherein, The step of controlling the flavoring process based on the deviation further includes: If the actual amount of the auxiliary material added is greater than the required amount, and the absolute value of the deviation between the actual amount of the auxiliary material added and the required amount is greater than a first threshold, a prompt message will be output to add the material base again.

7. The method for preparing a spice according to claim 5 or 6, wherein, The first threshold is positively correlated with the amount of demand increase.

8. The method for preparing spices according to claim 2, wherein, The first pipeline includes a metering pipe and a first valve. The step of controlling the addition of the auxiliary material to the mixing tank through the first pipeline according to the required amount of the auxiliary material includes: Control the first valve to open the passage between the auxiliary material conveying pipeline, the first pipeline and the mixing tank, so that the auxiliary material can be added to the mixing tank through the passage; After the metering data from the metering tube indicates that the amount of the auxiliary material added has reached the required amount, the first valve is controlled to operate, thereby disconnecting the passage between the auxiliary material conveying pipeline, the first pipeline, and the mixing tank.

9. The method for preparing a spice according to claim 8, wherein, The controlled blowing device blows the first pipe to blow the residual auxiliary material in the first pipe into the mixing tank, including: Control the first valve to open the passage between the blowing device and the first pipe, so as to blow the first pipe through the passage between the blowing device and the first pipe.

10. The method for preparing a spice according to claim 9, wherein, The jetting device includes a second pipe and a second valve. The first end of the second pipe is connected to a compressed air delivery pipe, the second end of the second pipe is connected to the first pipe, and the second valve is disposed between the first end and the second end of the second pipe. The step of controlling the first valve to open the passage between the jetting device and the first pipe, so as to jet the first pipe through the passage between the jetting device and the first pipe, includes: The first valve and the second valve are controlled to open the passage between the compressed air delivery pipe and the blowing device, and between the blowing device and the first pipe, so that compressed air can be used to blow air through the passage between the compressed air delivery pipe and the blowing device, and between the blowing device and the first pipe.

11. The method for preparing the spice according to any one of claims 1 to 6, 8 to 10, further comprising: If the accuracy of the weighing meter fails the verification, a verification failure message will be output.

12. A spice preparation apparatus, comprising: A module for performing the spice preparation method according to any one of claims 1 to 11.

13. A spice preparation system, comprising: A weighing scale, installed at the bottom of the mixing tank, is used to weigh the mixing tank during the flavoring process, wherein the flavoring includes flavor liquid or liquid. The controller is configured as follows: In response to the spice blending task, the gripping device is controlled to place the reference object on the weighing scale; The accuracy of the weighing meter is verified based on the weighing data of the reference object obtained from the weighing meter. If the accuracy of the weighing meter passes the verification, the gripping device is controlled to remove the reference object from the weighing meter. The flavoring process is controlled based on the weighing data obtained from the weighing meter during the flavoring process.

14. The spice preparation system according to claim 13, further comprising a first conduit and a spraying device; The first pipe is used for adding auxiliary materials, and the first end of the first pipe is connected to the auxiliary material conveying pipe, and the second end of the first pipe is connected to the mixing tank; The blowing device is used to blow air into the first pipe; The controller controls the flavoring process based on the weighing data obtained from the weighing meter during the flavoring process, including: The gripping device is controlled to add the base material from the base material bucket to the mixing tank; After the material base is added to the mixing tank, the first weighing data of the mixing tank is obtained from the weighing meter; Based on the first weighing data, determine the amount of base material to be added; Based on the amount of the base material added, determine the required amount of the auxiliary material to be added; According to the required amount of the auxiliary materials, the auxiliary materials are controlled to be added to the preparation tank through the first pipe; The blowing device is controlled to blow the first pipe to blow the residual auxiliary material in the first pipe into the mixing tank.

15. The spice preparation system according to claim 14, wherein, The first pipeline includes a metering pipe and a first valve; The controller, based on the required amount of the excipients, controls the addition of the excipients to the mixing tank through the first pipe, including: Control the first valve to open the passage between the auxiliary material conveying pipeline, the first pipeline and the mixing tank, so that the auxiliary material can be added to the mixing tank through the passage; After the metering data from the metering tube indicates that the amount of the auxiliary material added has reached the required amount, the first valve is controlled to operate, thereby disconnecting the passage between the auxiliary material conveying pipeline, the first pipeline, and the mixing tank.

16. The spice preparation system according to claim 15, wherein, The step of controlling the blowing device to blow the first pipe to blow the residual auxiliary material in the first pipe into the mixing tank includes: Control the first valve to open the passage between the blowing device and the first pipe, so as to blow the first pipe through the passage between the blowing device and the first pipe.

17. The spice preparation system according to claim 16, wherein, The jetting device includes a second pipe and a second valve; The first end of the second pipe is connected to the compressed air delivery pipe, and the second end of the second pipe is connected to the first pipe; The second valve is installed between the first end and the second end of the second pipeline; The controller controls the first valve to operate, thereby opening the passage between the jetting device and the first pipe, so that the first pipe can be jetted through the passage between the jetting device and the first pipe, including: The first valve and the second valve are controlled to open the passage between the compressed air delivery pipe and the blowing device, and between the blowing device and the first pipe, so that compressed air can be used to blow air through the passage between the compressed air delivery pipe and the blowing device, and between the blowing device and the first pipe.

18. The spice preparation system according to claim 17, wherein, The first valve includes a three-way valve, and the second valve includes a two-way valve.

19. A spice preparation apparatus, comprising: Memory; as well as A processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to execute the spice modulation method as described in any one of claims 1 to 11 based on instructions stored in the memory.

20. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer program instructions that, when executed by a processor, implement the method of flavoring as described in any one of claims 1 to 11.

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