Intelligent dish washing machine and control method thereof

Abstract

The invention provides an intelligent dish-washing machine and a control method thereof. The intelligent dish-washing machine comprises a machine body and an opening and closing door. A dish containing part, a cleaning and disinfecting assembly and a hardware containing part are arranged in the machine body. A control panel is arranged on the outer surface of the machine body; the dish containing part is provided with an opening, dishes enter and exit from the dish containing part through the opening, and the dish containing part is used for containing the dishes entering through the opening; the opening and closing door is used for covering the opening so as to isolate the dish containing part from the external environment; the cleaning and disinfecting assembly runs in the bowl and dish accommodating part and is used for cleaning bowls and dishes in the bowl and dish accommodating part; the hardware containing part is used for containing the control circuit, the control circuit is connected with the control panel and the intelligent terminal, and the control circuit controls operation of the cleaning and disinfecting assembly according to control operation of the control panel or remote instructions of the intelligent terminal.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of dishwashers and their technology, and in particular to an intelligent dishwasher and a control method thereof. Background Art

[0002] Existing dishwashers can only be controlled simply by a few physical buttons. This control method limits the use of dishwashers to close range by manually pressing physical buttons. Once the user forgets to press the physical buttons after putting the dishes in, the dishwasher will not wash the dishes. At this time, if the user is away from the dishwasher, the poor air circulation in the dishwasher provides a good breeding environment for the bacteria remaining on the unwashed dishes, which can easily aggravate the contamination of the dishes and even pollute the dishwasher. Summary of the invention

[0003] The purpose of this application is to provide an intelligent dishwasher and a control method thereof, which can overcome the shortcomings and deficiencies in the prior art.

[0004] A first aspect of an embodiment of the present application provides an intelligent dishwasher, comprising: a machine body and a switch door; the machine body is provided with a dish accommodating portion, a cleaning and disinfecting assembly, and a hardware accommodating portion; the outer surface of the machine body is provided with a control panel;

[0005] The dish storage portion is provided with an opening, and dishes enter and exit the dish storage portion through the opening. The dish storage portion is used to accommodate dishes entering through the opening; the switch door is used to cover the opening to isolate the dish storage portion from the external environment;

[0006] The cleaning and disinfecting assembly operates in the dish accommodating portion to clean the dishes in the dish accommodating portion;

[0007] The hardware accommodating part is used to accommodate a control circuit, and the control circuit is connected to the control panel and the smart terminal respectively. The control circuit controls the operation of the cleaning and disinfection component according to the control operation of the control panel or the remote instruction of the smart terminal.

[0008] In a feasible embodiment, one end of the switch door is movably connected to the outer wall of the dish accommodating portion through the movable connection end.

[0009] In a feasible embodiment, the switch door comprises a base, a door body and a dish rack;

[0010] A plurality of sliding wheels are provided at the bottom of the base, the door body is fixedly connected to the upper side of the base, the dish rack is fixedly connected to the door body, and the dish rack is located above the base;

[0011] When the door body covers the opening, the dish rack is located in the dish accommodating portion, and the base is located below the machine body.

[0012] In a feasible embodiment, the cleaning and disinfection assembly includes a spray pipe, which is movable in the dish accommodating portion and is used to spray hot water, detergent and drying agent.

[0013] In a feasible embodiment, the cleaning and disinfection component includes a high-pressure cleaning water tank and a high-temperature disinfection water tank, and the high-pressure cleaning water tank and the high-temperature disinfection water tank are respectively connected to the spray pipe, and the control circuit controls the spray pipe to spray the liquid stored in the high-pressure cleaning water tank and the high-temperature disinfection water tank.

[0014] In a feasible embodiment, the high-pressure cleaning water tank and the high-temperature disinfection water tank are both provided with a high water level sensor and a low water level sensor, and the high water level sensor and the low water level sensor are respectively connected to the control circuit, and the control circuit detects the water level information of the high-pressure cleaning water tank and the high-temperature disinfection water tank according to the high water level sensor and the low water level sensor.

[0015] A second aspect of the embodiments of the present application provides a smart dishwasher control method, which is applied to the smart dishwasher described above; the control method includes:

[0016] Generate control instructions according to the control operation of the control panel or the remote instructions of the intelligent terminal;

[0017] If the control instruction is a washing instruction, the spray pipe is driven to move in the dish accommodating portion to spray hot water, detergent and drying agent one by one to wash the dishes in the dish accommodating portion.

[0018] In a feasible embodiment, the method further includes: when an operation failure occurs in the smart dishwasher, a fault code is displayed through the control panel and / or the smart terminal.

[0019] In a feasible embodiment, before the step of generating a control instruction according to the control operation of the control panel or the remote instruction of the smart terminal, it also includes: unlocking the control authority of the smart dishwasher in response to a payment operation of the user scanning a QR code.

[0020] In a feasible embodiment, the method further includes: detecting the liquid level information of the high-pressure cleaning water tank by a high water level sensor and a low water level sensor, so as to issue a first water level reminder when the water level of the high-pressure cleaning water tank is too high, and issue a second water level reminder when the water level of the high-pressure cleaning water tank is too low;

[0021] The liquid level information of the high-temperature disinfection water tank is detected by the high water level sensor and the low water level sensor, so that when the water level of the high-temperature disinfection water tank is too high, a third water level reminder is issued, and when the water level of the high-temperature disinfection water tank is too low, a fourth water level reminder is issued.

[0022] Compared with the related art, the smart dishwasher of the present application can be controlled through a control panel or according to remote commands from a smart terminal, that is, it supports both close-range direct control and long-range command control. Even if the user is away from the smart dishwasher, the smart dishwasher can be remotely controlled by the smart terminal to wash the dishes. Moreover, for family members who are not familiar with using smart dishwashers, after the dishes are put into the smart dishwasher, the family members who are not at home can be notified, and then the family members who are not at home can remotely control the smart dishwasher through the smart terminal to wash the dishes, which can improve the control convenience and practicality of the dishwasher.

[0023] In order to provide a clearer understanding of the present application, the specific implementation of the present application will be described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1 This is a first schematic diagram of a smart dishwasher according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0025] Figure 2 This is a second schematic diagram of a smart dishwasher according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0026] Figure 3 This is a flow chart of a smart dishwasher control method according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0027] 1. Machine body; 11. Dish storage part; 13. Hardware storage part; 2. Switch door; 21. Door body; 25. Base; 27. Dish rack. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present application clearer, the embodiment of the present application will be described in detail in a feasible embodiment in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0029] It should be clear that the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the embodiments of the present application.

[0030] When the following description relates to the accompanying drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements. In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "first", "second", "third", etc. are only used to distinguish similar objects, and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence, nor can they be understood as indicating or implying relative importance. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances. The singular forms of "a", "said" and "the" used in the present application and the appended claims are also intended to include the majority form, unless the context clearly indicates other meanings. The words "if" / "if" used herein can be interpreted as "at the time of" or "when" or "in response to determination".

[0031] In addition, in the description of this application, unless otherwise specified, "plurality" means two or more. "And / or" describes the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that three relationships may exist. For example, A and / or B can mean: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone. The character " / " generally indicates that the associated objects are in an "or" relationship.

[0032] See also Figure 1-2 The first embodiment of the present application provides a smart dishwasher, comprising: a machine body and a switch door; the machine body is provided with a dish accommodating portion, a cleaning and disinfecting component (not shown) and a hardware accommodating portion; the outer surface of the machine body is provided with a control panel;

[0033] The dish storage portion is provided with an opening, and dishes enter and exit the dish storage portion through the opening. The dish storage portion is used to accommodate dishes entering through the opening; the switch door is used to cover the opening to isolate the dish storage portion from the external environment;

[0034] The cleaning and disinfecting assembly operates in the dish accommodating portion to clean the dishes in the dish accommodating portion;

[0035] The hardware accommodating part is used to accommodate a control circuit, and the control circuit is connected to the control panel and the smart terminal respectively. The control circuit controls the operation of the cleaning and disinfection component according to the control operation of the control panel or the remote instruction of the smart terminal.

[0036] The smart terminal can be a tablet computer, a smart phone or other electronic device with code scanning and payment functions. Before using the smart dishwasher, you can scan the code to pay to release the control authority of the smart dishwasher, so that the smart terminal and the smart dishwasher can establish a temporary connection relationship, so that the smart terminal can control the smart dishwasher.

[0037] In a feasible embodiment, one end of the switch door is movably connected to the outer wall of the dish accommodating portion through the movable connection end. It can be understood that at this time, the smart dishwasher belongs to a side-opening type dishwasher device.

[0038] In a feasible embodiment, the switch door comprises a base, a door body and a dish rack;

[0039] A plurality of sliding wheels are provided at the bottom of the base, the door body is fixedly connected to the upper side of the base, the dish rack is fixedly connected to the door body, and the dish rack is located above the base;

[0040] When the door body covers the opening, the dish rack is located in the dish storage portion, and the base is located below the body. It can be understood that at this time, the switch door is stored in the form of a cart, and the switch door can be pushed toward the dish storage portion, so that the dish rack enters the dish storage portion, and the door body covers the opening of the dish storage portion.

[0041] In a feasible embodiment, the cleaning and disinfection assembly includes a spray pipe, which is movable in the dish accommodating portion and is used to spray hot water, detergent and drying agent.

[0042] Specifically, the spray pipe can be driven by a movable screw to move within the dish accommodating portion. For example, the spray pipe is cleaned in a robot screw-type back-and-forth moving mode, which has a better effect.

[0043] In a feasible embodiment, the cleaning and disinfection component includes a high-pressure cleaning water tank and a high-temperature disinfection water tank, and the high-pressure cleaning water tank and the high-temperature disinfection water tank are respectively connected to the spray pipe, and the control circuit controls the spray pipe to spray the liquid stored in the high-pressure cleaning water tank and the high-temperature disinfection water tank.

[0044] In a feasible embodiment, the high-pressure cleaning water tank and the high-temperature disinfection water tank are both provided with a high water level sensor and a low water level sensor, and the high water level sensor and the low water level sensor are respectively connected to the control circuit, and the control circuit detects the water level information of the high-pressure cleaning water tank and the high-temperature disinfection water tank according to the high water level sensor and the low water level sensor.

[0045] When the high water level sensor of the high pressure cleaning water tank detects the water level, it indicates that there is too much liquid in the high pressure cleaning water tank; when the high water level sensor of the high temperature disinfection water tank detects the water level, it indicates that there is too much liquid in the high temperature disinfection water tank; when the low water level sensor of the high pressure cleaning water tank does not detect the water level, it indicates that there is too little liquid in the high pressure cleaning water tank; when the low water level sensor of the high temperature disinfection water tank does not detect the water level, it indicates that there is too little liquid in the high temperature disinfection water tank, and the control circuit can judge the amount of liquid in the high pressure cleaning water tank and the high temperature disinfection water tank according to the signals of the high water level sensor of the high pressure cleaning water tank, the high water level sensor of the high temperature disinfection water tank, the low water level sensor of the high pressure cleaning water tank and the low water level sensor of the high temperature disinfection water tank, so as to issue a reminder when there is too much or too little liquid in the high pressure cleaning water tank and the high temperature disinfection water tank, so that the user can follow up and handle it in time. The reminder can be issued by the control panel, or by the speaker device provided on the outer surface of the body, or can be transmitted to the smart terminal to notify the user.

[0046] See also Figure 3 The second embodiment of the present application provides a smart dishwasher control method, which is applied to the smart dishwasher described above; the control method includes:

[0047] S1: Generate control instructions according to the control operation of the control panel or the remote instructions of the intelligent terminal;

[0048] S2: If the control instruction is a cleaning instruction, the spray pipe is driven to move in the dish accommodating portion to spray hot water, detergent and drying agent one by one to clean the dishes in the dish accommodating portion.

[0049] In a feasible embodiment, the method further includes: when an operation failure occurs in the smart dishwasher, a fault code is displayed through the control panel and / or the smart terminal.

[0050] In a feasible embodiment, before the step of generating a control instruction according to the control operation of the control panel or the remote instruction of the smart terminal, it also includes: unlocking the control authority of the smart dishwasher in response to a payment operation of the user scanning a QR code.

[0051] In this embodiment, only after the control authority of the smart dishwasher is unlocked can the user control the operation of the cleaning and disinfection component through the control panel or the smart terminal.

[0052] In a feasible embodiment, the method further includes: detecting the liquid level information of the high-pressure cleaning water tank by a high water level sensor and a low water level sensor, so as to issue a first water level reminder when the water level of the high-pressure cleaning water tank is too high, and issue a second water level reminder when the water level of the high-pressure cleaning water tank is too low;

[0053] The liquid level information of the high-temperature disinfection water tank is detected by the high water level sensor and the low water level sensor, so that when the water level of the high-temperature disinfection water tank is too high, a third water level reminder is issued, and when the water level of the high-temperature disinfection water tank is too low, a fourth water level reminder is issued.

[0054] Compared with the related art, the smart dishwasher of the present application can be controlled through a control panel or according to remote commands from a smart terminal, that is, it supports both close-range direct control and long-range command control. Even if the user is away from the smart dishwasher, the smart dishwasher can be remotely controlled by the smart terminal to wash the dishes. Moreover, for family members who are not familiar with using smart dishwashers, after the dishes are put into the smart dishwasher, the family members who are not at home can be notified, and then the family members who are not at home can remotely control the smart dishwasher through the smart terminal to wash the dishes, which can improve the control convenience and practicality of the dishwasher.

[0055] The device embodiments described above are merely illustrative, wherein the components described as separate parts may or may not be physically separated, and the parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place, or they may be distributed on multiple network units. Some or all of the modules may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the present application. Ordinary technicians in this field can understand and implement it without creative work.

[0056] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the embodiments of the present application may be provided as methods, systems, or computer program products. Therefore, the present application may adopt the form of a complete hardware embodiment, a complete software embodiment, or an embodiment in combination with software and hardware. Moreover, the present application may adopt the form of a computer program product implemented in one or more computer-usable storage media (including but not limited to disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.) that include computer-usable program code.

[0057] The present application is described with reference to the flowcharts and / or block diagrams of the methods, devices (systems), and computer program products according to the embodiments of the present application. It should be understood that each process and / or box in the flowchart and / or block diagram, as well as the combination of the processes and / or boxes in the flowchart and / or block diagram, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions can be provided to a processor of a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, an embedded processor, or other programmable data processing device to generate a machine, so that the instructions executed by the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing device generate instructions for implementing the processes in the flowchart and / or block diagram. Figure 1 A process or multiple processes and / or boxes Figure 1These computer program instructions can also be stored in a computer-readable memory that can guide a computer or other programmable data processing device to work in a specific way, so that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce a product including an instruction device, which implements the function selected in the process. Figure 1 A process or multiple processes and / or boxes Figure 1 function selected in a box or multiple boxes.

[0058] These computer program instructions can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device so that a series of operating steps are executed on the computer or other programmable device to produce a computer-implemented process, thereby providing instructions for implementing the process. Figure 1 A process or multiple processes and / or boxes Figure 1 steps for the function selected in a box or multiple boxes.

[0059] In a typical configuration, a computing device includes one or more processors (CPU), input / output interfaces, network interfaces, and memory.

[0060] The memory may include non-permanent memory in a computer-readable medium, random access memory (RAM) and / or non-volatile memory in the form of read-only memory (ROM) or flash RAM. The memory is an example of a computer-readable medium.

[0061] Computer readable media include permanent and non-permanent, removable and non-removable media that can be implemented by any method or technology to store information. Information can be computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Examples of computer storage media include, but are not limited to, phase change memory (PRAM), static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), other types of random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), flash memory or other memory technology, compact disk read-only memory (CD-ROM), digital versatile disk (DVD) or other optical storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices or any other non-transmission media that can be used to store information that can be accessed by a computing device. As defined herein, computer readable media does not include temporary computer readable media (transitory media), such as modulated data signals and carrier waves.

[0062] It should also be noted that the terms "include", "comprises" or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, commodity or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, commodity or device. In the absence of more restrictions, the elements defined by the sentence "comprises a ..." do not exclude the existence of other identical elements in the process, method, commodity or device including the elements.

[0063] The above are only embodiments of the present application and are not intended to limit the present application. For those skilled in the art, the present application may have various changes and variations. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present application should be included within the scope of the claims of the present application.

Claims

1. A smart dishwasher, characterized in that: It comprises: a machine body and a switch door; the machine body is provided with a dish accommodating part, a cleaning and disinfecting component and a hardware accommodating part; the outer surface of the machine body is provided with a control panel; The dish storage portion is provided with an opening, and dishes enter and exit the dish storage portion through the opening. The dish storage portion is used to accommodate dishes entering through the opening; the switch door is used to cover the opening to isolate the dish storage portion from the external environment; The cleaning and disinfecting assembly operates in the dish accommodating portion to clean the dishes in the dish accommodating portion; The hardware accommodating part is used to accommodate a control circuit, and the control circuit is connected to the control panel and the smart terminal respectively. The control circuit controls the operation of the cleaning and disinfection component according to the control operation of the control panel or the remote instruction of the smart terminal.

2. The intelligent dishwasher according to claim 1, characterized in that: One end of the switch door is movably connected to the outer wall of the dish accommodating portion through the movable connection end.

3. The intelligent dishwasher according to claim 1, characterized in that: The switch door comprises a base, a door body and a dish rack; A plurality of sliding wheels are provided at the bottom of the base, the door body is fixedly connected to the upper side of the base, the dish rack is fixedly connected to the door body, and the dish rack is located above the base; When the door body covers the opening, the dish rack is located in the dish accommodating portion, and the base is located below the machine body.

4. The intelligent dishwasher according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cleaning and disinfecting assembly comprises a spray pipe, which is movable in the dish accommodating portion and is used for spraying hot water, detergent and drying agent.

5. The intelligent dishwasher according to claim 4, characterized in that: The cleaning and disinfection assembly includes a high-pressure cleaning water tank and a high-temperature disinfection water tank, which are respectively connected to the spray pipe, and the control circuit controls the spray pipe to spray the liquid stored in the high-pressure cleaning water tank and the high-temperature disinfection water tank.

6. The intelligent dishwasher according to claim 5, characterized in that: The high-pressure cleaning water tank and the high-temperature disinfection water tank are both provided with a high water level sensor and a low water level sensor, and the high water level sensor and the low water level sensor are respectively connected to the control circuit, and the control circuit detects the water level information of the high-pressure cleaning water tank and the high-temperature disinfection water tank according to the high water level sensor and the low water level sensor.

7. A method for controlling an intelligent dishwasher, characterized in that: Applicable to the intelligent dishwasher according to any one of claims 1 to 4; the control method comprises: Generate control instructions according to the control operation of the control panel or the remote instructions of the intelligent terminal; If the control instruction is a cleaning instruction, the spray pipe is driven to move in the dish accommodating portion to spray hot water, detergent and drying agent one by one to clean the dishes in the dish accommodating portion.

8. The intelligent dishwasher control method according to claim 7, characterized in that: Also includes: When an operation failure occurs in the smart dishwasher, a fault code is displayed through the control panel and / or the smart terminal.

9. The intelligent dishwasher control method according to claim 7, characterized in that: Before the step of generating a control instruction according to the control operation of the control panel or the remote instruction of the smart terminal, the method further includes: unlocking the control authority of the smart dishwasher in response to a payment operation of the user scanning a QR code.

10. The intelligent dishwasher control method according to claim 7, characterized in that: Also includes: The liquid level information of the high-pressure cleaning water tank is detected by a high water level sensor and a low water level sensor, so as to issue a first water level reminder when the water level of the high-pressure cleaning water tank is too high, and issue a second water level reminder when the water level of the high-pressure cleaning water tank is too low; The liquid level information of the high-temperature disinfection water tank is detected by the high water level sensor and the low water level sensor, so that when the water level of the high-temperature disinfection water tank is too high, a third water level reminder is issued, and when the water level of the high-temperature disinfection water tank is too low, a fourth water level reminder is issued.

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