Full-automatic control method and device for tea making, medium and equipment

Abstract

The invention provides a full-automatic control method and device for tea making, a medium and equipment. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring a tea falling instruction; a tea raw material storage assembly is controlled to put tea raw materials into a tea making container based on the tea falling instruction, and tea raw material putting feedback information is obtained; obtaining a water inlet instruction; controlling a water storage assembly to inject required water into the tea making container based on the water inlet instruction, and obtaining water injection feedback information; obtaining a braising and soaking instruction; and controlling the tea making container to braise tea raw materials based on the braising instruction to generate the tea drink. The full-process automation of tea making from tea raw material taking to low-temperature tea liquid output is achieved, and the problems that the efficiency is low, the sanitation controllability is poor and the tea liquid quality is unstable due to the fact that the tea making mode of existing automatic tea making equipment excessively depends on manual operation are solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application belongs to the technical field of automatic tea brewing, and relates to a fully automatic control method for making tea, and in particular to a fully automatic control method, device, medium and equipment for making tea. Background Art

[0002] With the improvement of economic level and the development of people's living standards, people's demand for material things is getting higher and higher. Tea culture occupies a relatively important part in people's lives, but with the current fast pace of life, some tea lovers do not have enough time to make tea by themselves, so they need some automatic equipment. The automatic tea-making equipment currently on the market is mainly based on the simple integration of water heating module and tea-making module. Its working principle is: after heating the water body at a preset water temperature, the hot water is injected into the container where the tea raw materials are placed for timed soaking, and finally the tea liquid is discharged. However, this technical solution has the following key defects in actual application:

[0003] The machine relies heavily on manual operation, limiting efficiency. Each brewing cycle requires manual intervention in loading and unloading the tea ingredients, and cooling the tea relies on manual addition of ice cubes (either pre-placed in the container or added directly to the tea). Frequent manual intervention prevents the equipment from achieving continuous automated operation, making it difficult to meet the demands of efficient production in commercial scenarios.

[0004] Exposure to an open environment poses a health hazard. During the manual placement of tea ingredients and ice cubes, as well as contact with the tea liquid output port, the tea liquid and key equipment components (such as the brewing container and water pipes) are directly exposed to the external environment, making them susceptible to contamination by dust, flying insects, or microorganisms. This violates food processing hygiene standards and poses a food safety risk.

[0005] Passive cooling leads to unstable tea quality. Cooling methods that rely on artificial ice addition make it difficult to precisely control the temperature of the tea. Melting ice dilutes the tea concentration, and temperature fluctuations can easily disrupt the consistency of the tea flavor, affecting the standardization of the taste.

[0006] Therefore, the technical architecture of existing automatic tea-making equipment relies too much on manual operation, resulting in low efficiency, poor hygiene controllability and unstable tea quality, which is not suitable for the fast-paced life requirements. Summary of the Invention

[0007] The present application provides a fully automatic control method, device, medium and equipment for tea making, which is used to solve the problem that the tea making method of existing automatic tea making equipment relies too much on manual operation, resulting in low efficiency, poor hygiene controllability and unstable tea quality.

[0008] In the first aspect, the present application provides a fully automatic control method for tea beverage production, the method comprising: obtaining a tea dropping instruction; controlling a tea raw material storage component to drop tea raw materials into a tea brewing container based on the tea dropping instruction, and obtaining tea raw material dropping feedback information; obtaining a water inlet instruction; controlling a water storage component to inject a required amount of water into the tea brewing container based on the water inlet instruction, and obtaining water injection feedback information; obtaining a stewing instruction; controlling the tea brewing container to stew the tea raw materials based on the stewing instruction to generate tea beverage.

[0009] In an implementation of the first aspect, the method further includes: obtaining tea processing instructions; the tea processing instructions include one or more of draining instructions, cooling instructions, liquid discharge instructions, tea discarding instructions and automatic cleaning instructions; based on the draining instructions, controlling the tea draining component to perform a tea liquid and tea raw material separation action, and obtaining tea liquid and tea raw material separation feedback information; based on the cooling instructions, controlling the tea cooling component to perform a cooling action on the separated tea liquid, and obtaining tea liquid cooling feedback information; based on the liquid discharge instructions, controlling the tea liquid discharge component to perform a tea liquid output action, and obtaining tea liquid output feedback information; based on the tea discarding instructions, controlling the tea discarding component to perform a waste tea raw material discarding action, and obtaining waste tea raw material discarding feedback information; and / or based on the automatic cleaning instructions, controlling the tea cleaning component to perform an automatic cleaning action on relevant components of the tea brewing module, and obtaining automatic cleaning feedback information.

[0010] In one implementation of the first aspect, obtaining a tea dropping instruction includes: receiving a tea brewing requirement; retrieving corresponding tea brewing recipe information from a recipe library based on the tea brewing requirement; generating a tea drink making instruction based on the tea brewing recipe information; obtaining corresponding tea raw material information according to the tea drink making instruction; matching a corresponding tea brewing module according to the tea raw material information; and generating a corresponding tea dropping instruction according to the tea brewing module.

[0011] In an implementation of the first aspect, controlling the tea raw material storage component to drop tea raw materials into the tea brewing container based on the tea dropping instruction, and obtaining tea raw material dropping feedback information includes: controlling the tea raw material storage component to drop tea raw materials into the tea brewing container based on the tea dropping instruction, and obtaining tea raw material discharge monitoring information; and obtaining tea raw material dropping feedback information according to the tea raw material discharge monitoring information.

[0012] In an implementation of the first aspect, a tea raw material storage component is controlled to drop tea raw materials into the tea brewing container according to the tea dropping instruction, and tea raw material discharge monitoring information is obtained, which includes: when the tea raw material storage component is controlled to drop tea raw materials according to the tea dropping instruction, whether the tea raw material storage component discharges tea raw materials normally, and tea raw material discharge monitoring information is obtained according to the judgment result; if the judgment result is that the discharge of the tea raw material storage component is abnormal and the discharge position of the tea raw material storage component can discharge tea raw materials normally, then the lack of tea raw material in the tea raw material storage component is used as the tea raw material discharge monitoring information; the abnormal discharge of the tea raw material storage component includes that there is no tea raw material at the discharge position of the tea raw material storage component or the amount of tea raw material discharged from the discharge position of the tea raw material storage component does not meet the requirements of the tea brewing formula information; if the judgment result is that the discharge of the tea raw material storage component is normal and the discharge position of the tea raw material storage component can discharge tea raw materials normally, then the tea raw material storage component is not short of tea as the tea raw material discharge monitoring information; the normal discharge of the tea raw material storage component includes that the amount of tea raw material discharged from the discharge position of the tea raw material storage component meets the requirements of the tea brewing formula information.

[0013] In an implementation of the first aspect, obtaining tea raw material delivery feedback information based on the tea raw material discharge monitoring information includes: if the tea raw material discharge monitoring information indicates that the tea raw material storage component is not short of material, controlling the tea raw material storage component to deliver tea raw materials into the tea brewing container, and using the delivery of tea raw materials as the tea raw material delivery feedback information; if the tea raw material discharge monitoring information indicates that the tea raw material storage component is short of material, generating an alarm signal to prompt the tea raw material storage component that there is a shortage of material, and using the non-delivery of tea raw materials as the tea raw material delivery feedback information.

[0014] In an implementation of the first aspect, before controlling the water storage component to inject the required amount of water into the tea brewing container based on the water inlet instruction, the method includes: generating a water inlet instruction when the tea raw material delivery feedback information indicates that the tea raw material has been delivered; judging whether the current water temperature of the water to be injected in the water storage component meets the water temperature requirement of the tea brewing formula information; if not, controlling the heating device to heat the water to be injected or controlling the cooling device to cool the water to be injected to obtain hot water at a suitable temperature; and controlling the water storage component to inject the required amount of water at a suitable temperature into the tea brewing container based on the water inlet instruction.

[0015] In an implementation of the first aspect, determining whether the current water temperature of water to be injected into the water storage component meets the water temperature requirement of the tea brewing recipe information, and if not, controlling the heating device to heat the water to be injected or controlling the cooling device to cool the water to be injected to obtain hot water at a suitable temperature includes: if the current water temperature of the water to be injected into the water storage component is lower than the water temperature requirement of the tea brewing recipe information, controlling the heating device to heat the water to be injected into the water storage component so that the current water temperature of the water to be injected meets the water temperature requirement of the tea brewing recipe information, so as to obtain hot water at a suitable temperature; if the current water temperature of the water to be injected into the water storage component is higher than the water temperature requirement of the tea brewing recipe information, waiting for the water to be injected into the water storage component to cool down naturally, or controlling the cooling device to cool down the water to be injected into the water storage component so that the current water temperature of the water to be injected meets the water temperature requirement in the tea brewing recipe information, so as to obtain hot water at a suitable temperature.

[0016] In an implementation of the first aspect, controlling the water storage component to inject the required amount of water into the tea brewing container based on the water inlet instruction, and obtaining water injection feedback information includes: controlling the water storage component to inject the required amount of water into the tea brewing container based on the water inlet instruction, and obtaining water injection status information; and obtaining water injection feedback information based on the water injection status information.

[0017] In a second aspect, the present application provides a tea making device, which includes a control module and a tea making device; the tea making device is provided with a tea brewing module, which includes a tea raw material storage component, a water storage component and a tea brewing container; the control module obtains a tea dropping instruction, and controls the tea raw material storage component to put tea raw materials into the tea brewing container based on the tea dropping instruction, and obtains tea raw material feeding feedback information; the control module obtains a water inlet instruction, and controls the water storage component to inject the required amount of water into the tea brewing container based on the water inlet instruction, and obtains water injection feedback information; the control module obtains a stewing instruction, and controls the tea brewing container to stew the tea raw materials based on the stewing instruction to generate tea.

[0018] In an implementation of the second aspect, the control module controls the tea raw material storage component to put tea raw materials into the tea brewing container based on the tea dropping instruction, including: the tea raw material storage component includes several layers of storage plates and a rotating mechanism, and a number of tea raw materials can be placed on each storage plate; the rotating mechanism includes a rotating shaft and a conveyor belt; the storage plate is arranged on the conveyor belt; when the rotating shaft is driven to rotate the conveyor belt based on the tea dropping instruction, the storage plate is also driven to move accordingly; when the storage plate moves to the bottom of the tea raw material storage component and moves from one side of the rotating shaft to the other side, the storage plate is tilted, so that the tea raw materials slide off the storage plate and enter the tea brewing container.

[0019] In an implementation of the second aspect, the tea brewing module also includes a tea draining component; the control module obtains a draining instruction, controls the tea draining component to perform a tea liquid and tea raw material separation action based on the draining instruction, and obtains tea liquid and tea raw material separation feedback information.

[0020] In an implementation of the second aspect, the tea drain component is controlled based on the drain instruction to perform the tea liquid and tea raw material separation action, including: the tea drain component is a mesh structure with a accommodating space; the surface of the mesh structure is provided with an opening; the side of the mesh structure close to the opening is a smooth structure; the control module controls and drives the tea drain component to enter the tea dropping working mode based on the tea dropping instruction, and the control module drives the tea drain component to rotate to the position where the opening is on the upper side, so that the tea raw materials can fall into the tea drain component from the opening; the control module controls and drives the tea drain component to enter the tea throwing working mode based on the drain instruction, and the control module can drive the tea drain component to rotate to the position where the opening is on the lower side or obliquely lower side, so that the tea raw materials can slide from the opening through the smooth structure.

[0021] In a third aspect, the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, implements the above-mentioned fully automatic control method for tea beverage preparation.

[0022] In a fourth aspect, the present application provides an electronic device comprising a memory and a processor; the memory is configured to store a computer program; and the processor is configured to execute the computer program to implement the above-mentioned fully automatic control method for tea beverage preparation.

[0023] As described above, the present invention provides a method, device, medium and equipment for fully automatic control of tea making, which has the following features:

[0024] Beneficial effects:

[0025] This application automates the entire tea brewing process, from extracting tea ingredients to dispensing low-temperature tea liquid, by obtaining a tea-dropping instruction; controlling a tea-ingredient storage component to dispense tea ingredients into a tea brewing container based on the tea-dropping instruction, obtaining tea-ingredient dispensing feedback information; obtaining a water-inletting instruction; controlling a water-storing component to inject a desired amount of water into the tea brewing container based on the water-inletting instruction, obtaining water-inletting feedback information; obtaining a simmering instruction; and controlling the tea brewing container to simmer the tea ingredients based on the simmering instruction to produce a tea beverage. This solves the problem of existing automatic tea brewing equipment, which relies too much on manual operation, resulting in low efficiency, poor hygiene and controllability, and unstable tea liquid quality.

[0026] This application sets up an automatic cooling process, which automatically sends the brewed high-temperature hot tea into the tea cooling component to effectively prevent oxidation and maintain the best taste. At the same time, the tea liquid can be drunk as soon as it is output, which saves time and effort, is highly efficient, is not easily affected by environmental interference, does not require secondary pollution, and is safe and hygienic.

[0027] The present application sets up several tea-brewing modules, each of which operates independently without interfering with each other, and can brew a certain type of tea liquid in a targeted manner, which is not easy to cause flavor contamination. In addition, each component can be automatically cleaned according to a set program or as needed before, after, or in between tea brewing. It can be washed as needed to keep each component clean and hygienic. Each component can be used for the next tea brewing after this cleaning, without having to wait until the entire tea brewing process is completed. It is convenient and quick. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] Figure 1 Shown is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of the fully automatic control method for drink preparation described in an embodiment of the present application.

[0029] Figure 2 Shown is a flow chart of the fully automatic control method for making tea beverages described in an embodiment of the present application.

[0030] Figure 3 Shown is a flow chart of a fully automatic control method for making tea beverages according to another embodiment of the present application.

[0031] Figure 4 Shown is a schematic diagram of the tea brewing process for making the tea beverage described in an embodiment of the present application.

[0032] Figure 5 Shown is a flow chart of a fully automatic control method for making tea beverages according to another embodiment of the present application.

[0033] Figure 6 Shown is a structural schematic diagram of the tea making device described in an embodiment of the present application.

[0034] Figure 7 Shown is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of the tea brewing module of the tea beverage making equipment described in one embodiment of the present application.

[0035] Figure 8 Shown is a schematic structural diagram of the tea raw material storage component described in an embodiment of the present application.

[0036] Figure 9 Shown is a structural schematic diagram of the tea making device described in an embodiment of the present application.

[0037] Figure 10 Shown is a schematic structural diagram of the tea brewing container and tea draining assembly described in an embodiment of the present application.

[0038] Figure 11Shown is a structural schematic diagram of an electronic device described in an embodiment of the present application.

[0039] Component number description

[0040] 100 Electronic Terminals

[0041] 101 Storage Unit

[0042] 102 processing units

[0043] 103 I / O interfaces

[0044] 200 User Interaction Module

[0045] 300 Tea Making Device

[0046] 310 control module

[0047] 320 Tea Making Equipment

[0048] 321 Tea Brewing Module

[0049] 3211 Tea Raw Material Storage Components

[0050] 32111 Storage Board

[0051] 32112 Conveyor Belt Mechanism

[0052] 321121、Rotation axis

[0053] 321121A,

[0054] 321121B

[0055] 321122 conveyor belt

[0056] 3212 Water Storage Components

[0057] 3213 Tea Brewing Container

[0058] 3214 Tea Drain Component

[0059] 32141 Opening

[0060] 32142 Smooth structure

[0061] 32143 Panel

[0062] 3215 Testing Agency

[0063] 3216 Tea Bag Press

[0064] 3217 Covering mechanism

[0065] 500 Electronic Equipment

[0066] 501 processor

[0067] 502 Memory

[0068] 5021 Operating System

[0069] 5022 Applications

[0070] 503 Network Interface

[0071] 504 User Interface

[0072] Steps S11 to S16

[0073] Steps S21 to S26

[0074] Steps S301 to S310 DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0075] The following describes the embodiments of the present application through specific examples. Those skilled in the art can easily understand the other advantages and effects of the present application from the content disclosed in this specification. The present application can also be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments. The details in this specification can also be modified or changed based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the spirit of the present application. It should be noted that the following embodiments and features in the embodiments can be combined with each other unless they conflict.

[0076] It should be noted that the illustrations provided in the following embodiments are only schematic illustrations of the basic concept of the present application. Therefore, the illustrations only show components related to the present application and are not drawn according to the number, shape and size of components in actual implementation. In actual implementation, the type, quantity and proportion of each component can be changed at will, and the component layout type may also be more complicated.

[0077] The following embodiments of the present application provide a fully automatic control method, device, medium and equipment for tea making, which solves the problem that the tea making method of existing automatic tea making equipment relies too much on manual operation, resulting in low efficiency, poor hygiene controllability and unstable tea quality.

[0078] The fully automatic control method for tea beverage production of the present application can be applied to Figure 1 The electronic terminal 100 shown is communicatively connected to the user interaction module 200 and is configured to receive a user's tea brewing request sent by the user interaction module. The electronic terminal 100 includes, but is not limited to, a storage unit 101 and a processing unit 102. The processing unit 102 is communicatively connected to the storage unit 101 via a bus.

[0079] Storage unit 101 is the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium provided in this application. The storage unit stores instructions executable by at least one processing unit, causing the at least one processing unit 102 to execute the fully automatic control method for preparing tea beverages provided in this application. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of this application stores computer instructions for causing a computer to execute the fully automatic control method for preparing tea beverages provided in this application.

[0080] The storage unit 101 may include a program storage area and a data storage area, wherein the program storage area may store an operating system and application programs required for at least one function; the data storage area may store work logs and related data of components related to tea making, etc., for query and retrieval by the electronic terminal 100. In addition, the storage unit 101 may include a high-speed random access storage unit, and may also include a non-transient storage unit, such as at least one disk storage unit component, a flash memory device, or other non-transient solid-state storage unit component. In some embodiments, the storage unit 101 may optionally include a storage unit remotely arranged relative to the processing unit 102, and these remote storage units may be connected to the user interaction module 200 that sends the user's tea brewing requirements via a network. Examples of the above-mentioned network include, but are not limited to, the Internet, an intranet, a local area network, a mobile communication network, and combinations thereof.

[0081] The electronic terminal 100 also includes an I / O interface 103, which can receive input from user tea-making requirements. These user tea-making requirements can be stored in the storage unit 101, so that the processing unit 102 calls the relevant data of the tea-making related components stored in the storage unit 101 according to these user tea-making requirements to perform fully automatic control of tea-making.

[0082] The electronic terminal 100 described in this application may include a mobile phone with wireless charging function, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a wearable device, a vehicle-mounted device, an augmented reality (AR) / virtual reality (VR) device, an ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), a netbook, a personal digital assistant (PDA), etc. The embodiments of this application do not impose any restrictions on the specific type of the electronic terminal.

[0083] Furthermore, tea making related components include but are not limited to tea brewing modules, tea raw material storage components, water storage components, heating equipment, cooling equipment, tea draining components, tea cooling components, tea liquid discharge components, tea discarding components and tea cleaning components, etc.

[0084] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application.

[0085] like Figure 2 As shown, this embodiment provides a fully automatic control method for tea beverage preparation, characterized in that the method includes the following steps S11 to S16.

[0086] Step S11: Get the tea dropping instruction.

[0087] In one embodiment of the present application, obtaining the tea dropping instruction includes the following steps S111 to S116.

[0088] Step S111: receiving tea brewing requirements; the tea brewing requirements include but are not limited to tea category, tea taste configuration information, tea material configuration information, etc.

[0089] In one implementation, methods for obtaining the user's tea brewing needs include but are not limited to: tea brewing needs input by the user based on a user interaction interface, or tea brewing needs input and generated by the user based on QR code scanning, or tea brewing needs generated by the user placing an order online or inputting an order based on a software APP, or tea brewing needs input by the user based on the background management system of the tea brewing machine.

[0090] Exemplarily, the user can input the selected tea category and tea taste configuration information through the human-computer interaction interface. The tea category includes the name of the selected tea, and the tea taste configuration information includes one or more of the temperature of the selected tea and / or the concentration of the selected tea. The scope of protection of this application is not limited to the parameter types listed in this embodiment, and the existing taste configuration parameters known to those skilled in the art can be used in this solution. Different stores or merchants can set the optionality of the taste configuration parameters, and can open the options for users to choose, or close the options and not provide them for selection.

[0091] Exemplarily, the user can input the selected tea category and tea material configuration information through the user interaction interface. The tea category includes the name of the selected tea, and the tea material configuration information includes one or more of the cup type of the selected tea, the special production requirements of the selected tea, or / and the quantity in the selected tea, etc. The scope of protection of this application is not limited to the parameter types listed in this embodiment, and the existing material configuration parameters known to those skilled in the art can be used in this solution. Different stores or merchants can set the optionality of the material configuration parameters, and can open the options for users to choose, or close the options and not provide them for selection.

[0092] Step S112: Retrieve corresponding tea brewing recipe information from a recipe library based on the tea brewing requirement.

[0093] Specifically, the recipe library stores information on all tea recipes, such as black tea, green tea, and so on. This information includes one or more of the following: type of tea ingredients, tea leaf / tea bag quantity, brewing water volume, brewing water temperature, brewing time, brewing times, and so on. The scope of protection of this application is not limited to the tea recipe information listed in this embodiment; any existing tea recipe information known to those skilled in the art can be used in this solution.

[0094] It should be noted that, for commonly used and well-known tea brewing recipes, there is no need to retrieve the corresponding tea brewing recipe information in the recipe library, and the tea can be brewed directly.

[0095] Step S113: Generate tea making instructions based on the tea brewing recipe information.

[0096] Step S114: Obtain corresponding tea raw material information according to the tea making instruction.

[0097] Step S115: matching a corresponding tea brewing module according to the tea raw material information; the tea brewing module includes a tea bag storage component and a tea brewing container.

[0098] Step S116: Generate a corresponding tea pouring instruction according to the tea brewing module.

[0099] Specifically, the tea brewing module includes several groups of tea brewing modules of different sizes, and each tea brewing module can be used to brew tea of different categories and capacities. The present application prevents the tea from mixing flavors due to brewing different categories of tea by classifying the tea brewing modules. At the same time, by setting tea brewing modules of different sizes, it avoids the situation where too much tea is brewed and wastes it or too little tea is brewed and the user does not have enough to drink, thereby giving the user flexible choices. Moreover, multiple tea brewing modules can brew tea at the same time, which is efficient and convenient. In addition, each tea brewing module can operate independently and brew a certain type of tea in a targeted manner, which is not easy to mix flavors, and can be automatically cleaned according to the set program or as needed before, after, or in between brewing tea, and the modules do not interfere with each other.

[0100] In some implementations, if the tea brewing requirement does not have a corresponding tea recipe in the recipe library, a customized temporary recipe may be generated based on the tea brewing requirement and saved in the recipe library. Alternatively, if the tea brewing requirement differs from the corresponding tea brewing recipe information in the recipe library, the retrieved tea brewing recipe information may be modified accordingly to generate a customized temporary recipe, and the temporary recipe may be saved in the recipe library.

[0101] In some implementations, a temporary recipe saved to the recipe library can overwrite the original recipe or be saved as a new recipe, depending on actual needs. To overwrite the original recipe with a temporary recipe, modify the temporary recipe's name to the original recipe's name and save it. To save the temporary recipe as a new recipe, modify the temporary recipe's name to the name of a recipe not previously stored in the recipe library and save it.

[0102] If the tea brewing requirement is a recipe set in the recipe library, you only need to select the name of the tea you need to make in the human-computer interaction interface, or directly scan the order code you need to make at the scanner to obtain the corresponding recipe.

[0103] Step S12: Based on the tea dropping instruction, the tea raw material storage component is controlled to drop tea raw materials into the tea brewing container, and tea raw material dropping feedback information is obtained. The tea raw materials include tea leaves and / or tea bags, where tea leaves refer to loose tea leaves and tea bags refer to tea leaves packaged in a fixed gram weight.

[0104] In one embodiment of the present application, controlling the tea raw material storage component to put the tea raw materials into the tea brewing container based on the tea dropping instruction, and obtaining the tea raw material putting feedback information includes the following steps S121 to S122.

[0105] Step S121: Based on the tea dropping instruction, the tea raw material storage component is controlled to put the tea raw material into the tea brewing container, and the tea raw material discharge monitoring information is obtained.

[0106] Step S122: obtaining tea raw material input feedback information according to the tea raw material discharge monitoring information.

[0107] In one embodiment of the present application, controlling the tea raw material storage component to put the tea raw materials into the tea brewing container according to the tea dropping instruction, and obtaining the tea raw material discharge monitoring information includes the following steps S1211 to S1213.

[0108] Step S1211: When controlling the tea raw material storage component to put in tea raw materials according to the tea dropping instruction, it is determined whether the tea raw material storage component discharges tea raw materials normally, and tea raw material discharge monitoring information is obtained according to the determination result.

[0109] Step S1212: If the judgment result is that the discharge of the tea raw material storage component is abnormal, and the discharge position of the tea raw material storage component can discharge normally, then the lack of material in the tea raw material storage component is used as tea raw material discharge monitoring information; the abnormal discharge of the tea raw material storage component includes that there is no tea raw material at the discharge position of the tea raw material storage component or the amount of tea raw material discharged from the discharge position of the tea raw material storage component does not meet the requirements of the tea brewing recipe information.

[0110] Step S1213: If the judgment result is that the tea raw material storage component discharges materials normally and the discharge position of the tea raw material storage component can discharge materials normally, then the tea raw material storage component is not short of materials as tea raw material discharge monitoring information; the normal discharge of the tea raw material storage component includes that the amount of tea raw materials discharged from the discharge position of the tea raw material storage component meets the requirements of the tea brewing formula information.

[0111] In one embodiment of the present application, obtaining the tea raw material feeding feedback information according to the tea raw material discharge monitoring information includes the following steps S1221 to S1222.

[0112] Step S1221: If the tea raw material discharge monitoring information indicates that the tea raw material storage component is not short of material, the tea raw material storage component is controlled to add tea raw materials into the tea brewing container, and the addition of tea raw materials is used as tea raw material addition feedback information.

[0113] Step S1222: If the tea raw material discharge monitoring information indicates that the tea raw material storage component is out of material, an alarm signal is generated to prompt that the tea raw material storage component is out of material, and the failure to add tea raw materials is used as tea raw material adding feedback information.

[0114] In one implementation, after receiving a tea drop instruction, the tea raw material storage component of the tea brewing module controls the tea raw material storage component of the tea brewing module to drop tea raw materials into the tea brewing container based on the tea drop instruction, and obtains tea raw material drop feedback information. If the discharge position of the tea raw material storage component in the tea brewing module is monitored to be empty and no abnormal discharge of the discharge position is detected, the discharge position monitoring information is determined to indicate that the tea raw material storage component of the tea brewing module is out of material, an alarm is issued to indicate that the tea raw material storage component is out of material, and an attempt is made to match another tea brewing module that can brew the same tea raw material. If the amount of tea raw material discharged from the discharge position of the tea raw material storage component in the tea brewing module does not meet the requirements of the tea brewing recipe information and no abnormal discharge of the discharge position is detected, the discharge position monitoring information is also determined to indicate that the tea raw material storage component of the tea brewing module is out of material, an alarm is issued to indicate that the tea raw material storage component is out of material, and an attempt is made to match another tea brewing module that can brew the same tea raw material. If the discharge position of the tea raw material storage assembly in the tea brewing module is monitored to contain tea raw materials and no abnormal discharge of tea raw materials is detected at the discharge position, the discharge position monitoring information is determined to indicate that the tea raw material storage assembly in the tea brewing module is not short of tea raw materials. The discharge position door is opened, and tea raw materials are added according to the tea brewing recipe. The tea raw materials leave the tea raw material storage assembly through the door and are added to the tea brewing container. Alternatively, the tea raw materials may be precisely delivered by the guide assembly of the tea brewing equipment after leaving the door, and feedback information on the tea raw material addition is provided to the tea brewing control center. If the discharge position monitoring information indicates that the tea raw material storage assembly in the tea brewing module is short of tea raw materials, an alarm is triggered to indicate the current tea raw material storage assembly is short of tea raw materials, and other tea brewing modules are attempted to match. If none of the other tea brewing modules are able to deliver the required tea raw materials, a tea raw material non-addition information is sent to the tea brewing control center as tea raw material addition feedback information. The guide assembly is a component that transports tea raw materials, such as a tea raw material delivery pipeline or slideway.

[0115] Step S13: Obtain water inlet instruction.

[0116] In some embodiments, the tea dropping instruction is first executed to obtain the tea raw material feeding feedback information, and the water feeding instruction is generated based on the tea raw material feeding feedback information.

[0117] In other embodiments, a corresponding tea brewing module is matched according to a tea making instruction, a corresponding water inlet instruction is generated, and based on the water inlet instruction, the water storage component is controlled to inject the required amount of water into the tea brewing container to obtain water injection feedback information; a tea dropping instruction is generated based on the water injection feedback information, and based on the tea dropping instruction, the tea raw material storage component of the tea brewing module is controlled to put tea raw materials into the tea brewing container to obtain tea raw material injection feedback information.

[0118] In some further embodiments, when the tea dropping instruction is generated, a water intake instruction may be generated at the same time, and the tea dropping instruction and the water intake instruction may be executed at the same time.

[0119] Step S14: Based on the water inlet instruction, the water storage component is controlled to inject the required amount of water into the tea brewing container, and water injection feedback information is obtained.

[0120] In one embodiment of the present application, after receiving a water inlet command, the tea brewing machine control center controls the water storage component based on the water inlet command to inject the required amount of water into the tea brewing container. After the water inlet is completed, water inlet feedback information is obtained to indicate that the water inlet is complete. This implementation method first determines the current water temperature in the water storage component. If the current water temperature meets the water temperature requirements of the tea brewing recipe information, the water inlet command operation is executed. If the current water temperature does not meet the water temperature requirements of the tea brewing recipe information, the water in the water storage component is heated or cooled until the water temperature meets the water temperature requirements of the tea brewing recipe information, and the water inlet command operation is executed.

[0121] In this embodiment, before controlling the water storage component to inject a required amount of water into the tea brewing container based on the water inlet instruction, the following steps S1401 to S1403 are included.

[0122] Step S1401: When the tea raw material feeding feedback information indicates that the tea raw material has been fed, a water feeding instruction is generated.

[0123] Step S1402: determine whether the current water temperature of the water to be injected into the water storage component meets the water temperature requirement of the tea brewing recipe information; if not, control the heating device to heat the water to be injected or control the cooling device to cool the water to be injected to obtain hot water of suitable temperature.

[0124] Step S1403: Based on the water inlet instruction, the water storage component is controlled to inject a required amount of water of appropriate temperature into the tea brewing container.

[0125] In this embodiment, determining whether the current water temperature of the water to be injected into the water storage component meets the water temperature requirements of the tea brewing recipe information, if not, controlling the heating device to heat the water to be injected or controlling the cooling device to cool the water to be injected to obtain hot water of suitable temperature includes the following steps S14021 to S14022.

[0126] Step S14021: If the current water temperature of the water to be injected into the water storage component is lower than the water temperature requirement of the tea brewing recipe information, control the heating device to heat the water to be injected into the water storage component so that the current water temperature of the water to be injected meets the water temperature requirement of the tea brewing recipe information to obtain hot water of appropriate temperature.

[0127] Step S14022: If the current water temperature of the water to be injected into the water storage component is higher than the water temperature requirement of the tea brewing recipe information, wait for the water to be injected into the water storage component to cool down, or control the cooling device to cool down the water to be injected into the water storage component, so that the current water temperature of the water to be injected meets the water temperature requirement of the tea brewing recipe information, so as to obtain hot water of appropriate temperature.

[0128] In one embodiment of the present application, a water inlet instruction operation is first executed, and then a determination is made as to whether the temperature of the water injected into the tea brewing container meets the water temperature requirements of the tea brewing recipe information. If so, water injection feedback information is obtained; if not, the water is heated or cooled until it meets the water temperature requirements of the tea brewing recipe information, and water injection feedback information is obtained.

[0129] In this embodiment, controlling the water storage component to inject a required amount of water into the tea brewing container based on the water inlet instruction and obtaining water injection feedback information includes the following steps S141 to S144.

[0130] Step S141: Based on the water inlet instruction, the water storage component is controlled to inject the required amount of water into the tea brewing container, and water injection status information is obtained; the water injection status information includes the amount of water injected into the tea brewing container, the water temperature, etc.

[0131] Step S142: Acquire water injection feedback information based on the water injection status information. The water injection feedback information includes water injection completion information, and whether the water injection is completed can be determined based on information such as the amount of water injected into the tea brewing container and the water temperature.

[0132] In one implementation, the tea brewing machine control center generates a water inlet instruction upon receiving feedback on the tea ingredient delivery. It also determines whether the current water temperature of the water to be used in the water storage device meets the requirements of the tea brewing recipe. If the current water temperature of the water to be used in the water storage device is lower than the water temperature requirement specified in the tea brewing recipe, the heating device is controlled to heat the water in the water storage device. Heating is stopped when the water temperature reaches the required temperature, ensuring that the current water temperature of the water to be used meets the water temperature requirement specified in the tea brewing recipe, thereby obtaining hot water of the appropriate temperature. If the current water temperature of the water to be used in the water storage device is higher than the water temperature requirement specified in the tea brewing recipe, the cooling device is controlled to cool the water in the water storage device or wait for the water in the water storage device to cool. When the water temperature meets the tea brewing recipe requirement, the amount of hot water specified in the recipe is injected into the tea brewing container, and water injection feedback is obtained. The tea brewing control center generates a stewing instruction based on the water injection feedback information, controls the tea brewing container to stew the tea ingredients based on the stewing instruction, and monitors and controls the brewing time required by the tea brewing formula until the tea drink is produced.

[0133] There are multiple execution methods for executing the tea dropping instruction and the water filling instruction. In one embodiment, the tea dropping instruction is executed first and then the water filling instruction is executed, that is, based on the tea dropping instruction, the tea material storage component of the tea brewing module is controlled to drop tea material into the tea brewing container, and tea material addition feedback information is obtained. Based on the tea material addition feedback information, a water filling instruction is generated. Based on the water filling instruction, the water storage component is controlled to inject a required amount of water into the tea brewing container, and water injection feedback information is obtained.

[0134] Alternatively, in another embodiment, the water inlet instruction is executed first and then the tea dropping instruction is executed, that is, the water inlet instruction is obtained, and the water storage component is controlled to inject the required amount of water into the tea brewing container based on the water inlet instruction, and water injection feedback information is obtained, and the tea dropping instruction is generated based on the water injection feedback information, and the tea raw material storage component of the tea brewing module is controlled to put tea raw materials into the tea brewing container based on the tea dropping instruction, and tea raw material injection feedback information is obtained.

[0135] Alternatively, in yet another embodiment, the water inlet instruction and the tea dropping instruction are executed simultaneously, that is, the tea dropping instruction is obtained, and based on the tea dropping instruction, the tea raw material storage component of the tea brewing module is controlled to drop the tea raw materials into the tea brewing container, and the tea raw material dropping feedback information is obtained, and the water inlet instruction is obtained, and based on the water inlet instruction, the water storage component is controlled to inject the required amount of water into the tea brewing container, and the water injection feedback information is obtained.

[0136] It should be noted that the execution process of the tea dropping instruction and the water filling instruction is not limited to the embodiments in this application.

[0137] Step S15: Obtain a stewing instruction.

[0138] Specifically, the acquisition of the brewing instruction is related to the execution of the tea dropping instruction and the water supply instruction. After the tea dropping instruction and the water supply instruction are both executed, the brewing instruction is acquired.

[0139] In some embodiments, the tea dropping instruction is executed first and then the water inlet instruction is executed, and the brewing instruction is generated based on the water injection feedback information.

[0140] In other embodiments, the water intake instruction is executed first and then the tea dropping instruction is executed, and the steeping instruction is generated based on the feedback information of the tea raw material input.

[0141] In some further embodiments, the tea dropping instruction and the water inlet instruction are executed simultaneously, and a brewing instruction is generated based on the tea raw material feeding feedback information and the water injection feedback information.

[0142] It should be noted that the method of obtaining the stewing instruction is not limited to that in the embodiment.

[0143] Step S16: Control the tea brewing container to stew the tea ingredients based on the stewing instruction to produce tea beverage.

[0144] In one implementation, the tea brewing machine control center generates a water inlet instruction after receiving feedback on the tea ingredient delivery. It also determines whether the current water temperature of the water to be used in the water storage device meets the requirements of the tea brewing recipe. If the current water temperature of the water to be used in the water storage device is lower than the water temperature requirement in the tea brewing recipe, the heating device is controlled to heat the water in the water storage device. Heating is stopped when the water temperature reaches the required temperature, ensuring that the current water temperature of the water to be used meets the water temperature requirement in the tea brewing recipe, thereby obtaining hot water of the appropriate temperature. If the current water temperature of the water to be used in the water storage device is higher than the water temperature requirement in the tea brewing recipe, the cooling device is controlled to cool the water in the water storage device or wait for the water in the water storage device to cool. When the water temperature meets the tea brewing recipe requirement, the amount of hot water required by the recipe is injected into the tea brewing container, and water injection feedback is obtained. The tea brewing control center receives the water injection feedback information and generates a brewing instruction, controls the tea brewing container to brew tea ingredients according to the brewing instruction, and monitors and controls the brewing time according to the tea brewing recipe until tea is produced.

[0145] like Figure 3 As shown, in one embodiment of the present application, the fully automatic control method for making tea beverages further includes one or more of the following steps S21 to S26.

[0146] Step S21, obtaining tea processing instructions; the tea processing instructions include one or more of a draining instruction, a cooling instruction, a liquid discharging instruction, a tea discarding instruction, and an automatic cleaning instruction;

[0147] Step S22: controlling the tea draining component to perform a tea liquid and tea raw material separation action based on the draining instruction, and obtaining tea liquid and tea raw material separation feedback information;

[0148] Step S23: controlling the tea cooling component to cool the separated tea liquid based on the cooling instruction, and obtaining tea liquid cooling feedback information;

[0149] Step S24: controlling the tea dispensing component to perform a tea dispensing action based on the dispensing instruction, and obtaining tea dispensing feedback information;

[0150] Step S25: Based on the tea discarding instruction, the tea drinking tea discarding component is controlled to execute the action of discarding the waste tea raw materials, and obtain feedback information on discarding the waste tea raw materials; and / or

[0151] Step S26: Based on the automatic cleaning instruction, the tea cleaning component is controlled to perform automatic cleaning actions on the relevant components of the tea brewing module, and automatic cleaning feedback information is obtained.

[0152] In some embodiments, after the tea liquid is brewed, the tea brewing control center sends a draining instruction to control the tea drinking draining component to perform the tea liquid and tea raw material separation action based on the draining instruction, so that the tea raw materials are separated from the tea liquid, and the tea liquid and tea raw material separation feedback information is obtained.

[0153] In some embodiments, the tea brewing control center sends a cooling instruction to control the tea cooling component to perform a cooling action on the separated tea liquid based on the cooling instruction, obtain tea liquid cooling feedback information, and thus obtain the tea taste that the user wants.

[0154] In one implementation, the tea liquid is cooled by controlling the amount of ice water required by the tea brewing recipe information and mixing it with the freshly prepared tea liquid, thereby rapidly cooling the tea liquid while diluting it, thereby obtaining a desired taste.

[0155] In another implementation, the tea liquid is cooled directly by feeding the freshly brewed tea into a tea cooling assembly for cooling, without mixing with ice and water, to preserve the original tea's flavor. The tea cooling assembly includes, but is not limited to, coils within a refrigerated environment. The refrigerated environment can be a refrigerator or an ice-water mixture. The tea cooling assembly can set and adjust the temperature of the refrigerated environment to maintain a constant low temperature, and can also provide timely monitoring and feedback on the temperature of the cooled tea liquid.

[0156] In another embodiment, the tea liquid is cooled by mixing the freshly brewed tea liquid with ice water and then passing it into a tea cooling component to quickly cool the tea liquid and prevent the tea liquid components from being damaged as much as possible.

[0157] In some embodiments, the tea brewing control center sends a liquid discharge instruction to control the tea drinking liquid discharge component to perform the tea liquid output action based on the liquid discharge instruction, so that the tea drinking liquid discharge component outputs tea liquid and obtains the output tea liquid feedback information.

[0158] It should be noted that in some embodiments, there may be no separate control link for sending a liquid discharge instruction and / or liquid discharge, and the cooling link and the liquid discharge link may be integrated, that is, the tea liquid is discharged while being cooled. This application is not limited to this.

[0159] In some embodiments, the tea brewing control center sends a tea discarding instruction to control the tea drinking tea discarding component to perform the waste tea raw material discarding action based on the tea discarding instruction, thereby controlling the tea drinking tea discarding component to discharge the waste tea raw materials into a container for collecting waste, and obtaining feedback information on the discarding of the waste tea raw materials.

[0160] In some embodiments, the tea brewing control center is also provided with an automatic cleaning process, which generates an automatic cleaning instruction after receiving feedback on the completion of discarding the waste tea raw materials or the completion of liquid discharge, so as to control the tea cleaning component to perform automatic cleaning actions on the relevant components of the tea brewing module based on the automatic cleaning instruction, and obtain automatic cleaning feedback information. For example, after each tea brewing, the tea cleaning component is controlled to automatically clean the relevant parts of the tea brewing module (for example, the brewing container, the tea liquid delivery pipeline, etc.). The scope of protection of this application is not limited to the automatic cleaning process listed in this embodiment, and any automatic cleaning process known to those skilled in the art can be used in this solution. For example, automatic cleaning can be set before tea brewing or at a customized time period according to user needs.

[0161] It should be noted that, regarding the above steps S21 to S26, this application is not limited to the order of steps S21 to S26, and the user can adjust the execution steps as needed. For example, the cooling step of step S23 and the liquid discharge step of step S24 can be performed simultaneously. Alternatively, the tea material discarding step in step S25 can be performed after the water draining step in step S22. The automatic cleaning step in step S26 can be performed between any of the previous steps S11 to S16 and S21 to S25. This application is not limited to this.

[0162] Figure 4 Shown is a schematic diagram of the tea brewing process for making tea drinks according to an embodiment of the present application, Figure 5 Shown is a flow chart of a fully automatic control method for making tea beverages according to another embodiment of the present application. Figure 4-5 As shown, the tea brewing process includes the steps of adding tea leaves, adding water, steeping, draining, cooling, draining, discarding tea leaves, and cleaning. Specifically, the steps include the following steps S1' to S10'.

[0163] Step S301: The user selects the name of the tea to be brewed through the user interface of the tea brewing machine or by scanning a QR code, or the user enters the tea brewing requirements in the background management system of the tea brewing machine.

[0164] Step S302: The tea brewing machine control center retrieves tea brewing recipe information from the recipe library according to the obtained tea brewing demand.

[0165] Step S303: Obtain the corresponding tea material information according to the tea brewing recipe information, match the corresponding tea brewing module according to the required tea material information, and send a tea dropping instruction.

[0166] Step S304: After receiving the tea drop instruction, the tea ingredient storage component of the tea brewing module provides feedback on the discharge position monitoring information within the tea ingredient storage component. If the discharge position is empty and no discharge anomalies are detected, the tea ingredient storage component of the tea brewing module is deemed to be out of material, an alarm is triggered, and an attempt is made to match another tea brewing module capable of brewing the same tea ingredients. If the amount of tea ingredients discharged does not meet the recipe requirements and no discharge anomalies are detected, the tea ingredient storage component of the tea brewing module is deemed to be out of material, an alarm is triggered, and an attempt is made to match another tea brewing module capable of brewing the same tea ingredients. If the discharge position is empty, the tea ingredients are added according to the tea brewing recipe. If the discharge position has a door, the tea ingredients can exit the tea ingredient storage component through the door and be dropped into the tea brewing container. If the discharge position does not have a door, the tea ingredients can be dropped into the tea brewing container via the guide component. Once the tea ingredients have been accurately dropped into the tea brewing container, the tea ingredient placement information is fed back to the tea brewing control center. Wherein, the guide component is a component for conveying tea raw materials, such as a tea raw material conveying pipeline, a slide, etc.

[0167] Step S305: After receiving the feedback information on the tea raw material input, the tea brewing machine control center sends a water inlet instruction. The water storage component determines whether the current water temperature meets the requirements of the tea brewing recipe. If the current water temperature is lower than the temperature required by the tea brewing recipe, the heating device is controlled to work, and heating is stopped after the water temperature reaches the requirement. If the current water temperature is higher than the temperature required by the tea brewing recipe, the machine waits for cooling. When the water temperature reaches the requirements of the tea brewing recipe, the amount of hot water required by the tea brewing recipe is injected into the tea brewing container, and the water inlet completion information is fed back. After receiving the water inlet completion feedback, the tea brewing control center sends a stewing instruction, and monitors and controls the stewing container to stew according to the brewing time required by the tea brewing recipe. The stewing container can be the same container as the tea brewing container.

[0168] Step S306: After the tea liquid is brewed, the tea brewing control center sends a draining instruction to control the draining component to separate the tea material from the tea liquid.

[0169] Step S307: The tea brewing control center sends a cooling instruction to control the amount of ice water required by the tea brewing recipe to be mixed with the freshly prepared tea liquid, quickly cooling the tea liquid while diluting it to obtain the desired taste.

[0170] In some embodiments, the brewed tea can be directly cooled in a tea cooling assembly without mixing it with ice water, preserving the original tea's flavor. The tea cooling assembly includes, but is not limited to, a coil within a refrigerated environment. The refrigerated environment can be a refrigerator or an ice-water mixture. The tea cooling assembly can set and adjust the temperature of the refrigerated environment to maintain a constant low temperature, and can also provide timely monitoring and feedback on the temperature of the cooled tea.

[0171] In some embodiments, the freshly brewed tea is mixed with ice water before entering the tea cooling component to quickly cool the tea to minimize the damage to the tea components.

[0172] The present invention can effectively prevent oxidation and maintain the best taste by automatically feeding the brewed hot tea into the tea cooling component. The tea liquid can be drunk immediately after it is output, which saves time and effort, is highly efficient, is not easily affected by the environment, does not require secondary pollution, and is safe and hygienic.

[0173] Step S308: The tea brewing control center sends a liquid discharging instruction to control the tea discharging component to output tea liquid.

[0174] In some embodiments, there is no need to send a liquid discharge instruction and / or an independent control link for liquid discharge, and the tea liquid is discharged while cooling.

[0175] Step S309: The tea brewing control center sends a tea discarding instruction to control the tea drinking and tea discarding component to discharge the waste tea raw materials into a waste collection container.

[0176] Step S310: The tea brewing control center sends a cleaning instruction to clean the relevant components of the tea brewing module.

[0177] In some embodiments, an automatic cleaning process is also provided. After each tea brewing, the relevant components of the tea brewing module (e.g., the brewing container, tea liquid delivery pipeline, etc.) are automatically cleaned. Automatic cleaning can also be performed before tea brewing or at a customized time period as needed.

[0178] The tea brewing process of the fully automatic tea brewing machine provided in the present application includes: dropping tea, adding water, stewing, draining, cooling, discharging liquid and discarding tea procedures, and can also include an automatic cleaning process, realizing the automation of the entire tea brewing process from taking tea raw materials to outputting low-temperature tea liquid, and solving the problem that the tea brewing method of existing automatic tea brewing equipment is overly dependent on manual operation, resulting in low efficiency, poor hygiene controllability and unstable tea liquid quality.

[0179] It should be noted that the present application is not limited to the order of steps S306 to S310 above; users can adjust the execution sequence as needed. For example, the cooling step in step 307 and the liquid discharge step in step 308 can be performed simultaneously. Alternatively, the tea material discarding step in step S309 can be performed after the water draining step in step S306. The automatic cleaning step in step S310 can be performed between any of the above steps S301 to S309. This application is not limited to this.

[0180] The protection scope of the fully automatic control method for tea beverage preparation described in the embodiment of the present application is not limited to the execution order of the steps listed in this embodiment. All solutions implemented by adding, reducing, or replacing steps in the existing technology based on the principles of the present application are included in the protection scope of the present application.

[0181] The embodiment of the present application also provides a fully automatic control system for tea making, which can implement the fully automatic control method for tea making described in the present application. However, the implementation device of the fully automatic control method for tea making described in the present application includes but is not limited to the structure of the fully automatic control system for tea making listed in this embodiment. All structural deformations and replacements of the prior art made according to the principles of the present application are included in the protection scope of the present application.

[0182] like Figure 6 As shown, this embodiment provides a tea making device, and the device 300 includes: a control module 310 and a tea making device 320.

[0183] The tea making device 320 is provided with a tea brewing module 321 , which includes a tea raw material storage component 3211 , a water storage component 3212 and a tea brewing container 3213 .

[0184] The control module obtains a tea dropping instruction and, based on the tea dropping instruction, controls the tea raw material storage component to drop tea raw materials into the tea brewing container and obtains tea raw material dropping feedback information. The control module obtains a water inlet instruction and, based on the water inlet instruction, controls the water storage component to inject a required amount of water into the tea brewing container and obtains water injection feedback information. The control module obtains a brewing instruction and, based on the brewing instruction, controls the tea brewing container to brew the tea raw materials to produce a tea drink. The tea raw materials include tea leaves and / or tea bags. In the following embodiments, tea bags are used as an example of tea raw materials.

[0185] Figure 7 Shown is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of the tea brewing module of the tea beverage making equipment described in one embodiment of the present application. Figure 8 Shown is a schematic diagram of the structure of the tea raw material storage component according to the embodiment of the present application. Figure 7-8 As shown, in one embodiment of the present application, the control module 310 controls the tea raw material storage component to put the tea raw materials into the tea brewing container based on the tea dropping instruction, including:

[0186] The tea raw material storage component 3211 includes several layers of storage plates 32111 and a conveyor belt mechanism 32112, and several tea bags can be placed on each storage plate; the conveyor belt mechanism 32112 includes a rotating shaft 321121 and a conveyor belt 321122; the storage plates 32111 are arranged on the conveyor belt 321122.

[0187] When the control module 310 controls and drives the rotating shaft to rotate the conveyor belt based on the tea dropping instruction, it also drives the placement plate to move accordingly; when the placement plate moves to the bottom of the tea raw material storage component and moves from one side of the rotating shaft to the other side, the placement plate is tilted, causing the tea bag to slide off the placement plate and enter the tea brewing container.

[0188] like Figure 7-8 As shown, the conveyor belt mechanism 32112 includes two rotating shafts (321121A and 321121B) and a conveyor belt 321122 mounted on the two rotating shafts. The portion of the conveyor belt 321122 located between the two rotating shafts (321121A and 321121B) is vertical. The placement plate 32111 is arranged on the conveyor belt 321122, and the placement plate 32111 is perpendicular to the conveyor belt 321122. There are multiple placement plates 32111 and they are spaced apart along the circumference of the conveyor belt 321122.

[0189] During operation, the control module 310 can drive the conveyor belt to move a specific distance N*L based on a tea drop instruction (the tea drop instruction includes an instruction on the required number of tea bags), where N is the number of trays and L is the distance between two trays, which is sufficient to drop N tea bags from each tray. Furthermore, considering the possibility of empty trays, the control module 310 can control the detection mechanism 3215 to detect whether there are tea bags on the tray near the output station during the process of driving the conveyor belt to move based on the tea drop instruction. If there are tea bags, the control module 310 drives the conveyor belt to move a specific distance L, outputs the tea bags on the tray, and feedbacks a signal to record the number of tea bags output. The conveyor belt also needs to move (N-1)*L. If there are no tea bags, the control module 310 drives the conveyor belt to move a specific distance L, feedbacks a signal to record the number of tea bags output this time as 0, and the conveyor belt also needs to move N*L. In other words, the tray without tea bags is skipped, and the next tray moved to the corresponding position is detected to determine whether there are tea bags.

[0190] In some embodiments, the tea material storage assembly 3211 may have a door at its bottom. When a tea drop command is executed, the door opens and tilts, allowing tea bags to fall onto the door and slide down into the tea brewing container. The door then serves as a guide. When the tea drop command is not executed, the door closes. A storage cover seals the tea material storage assembly 3211, protecting the tea bags from dust. The tea material storage assembly 4111 may not have a door at its bottom. When a tea drop command is executed, the tea bags drop directly from the storage plate into the tea brewing container.

[0191] Figure 9 Shown is a schematic diagram of the structure of the tea making device described in the embodiment of this application. Figure 9 As shown, the tea brewing module 321 also includes a tea draining component 3214; the control module 310 obtains a draining instruction, and controls the tea draining component 3214 to perform a tea liquid and tea raw material separation action based on the draining instruction, and obtains tea liquid and tea raw material separation feedback information.

[0192] Figure 10 Shown is a schematic diagram of the structure of the tea brewing container and tea drinking draining component according to the embodiment of the present application. Figure 10 As shown, the tea drain component 3214 is a mesh structure with a accommodating space; an opening 32141 is provided on the surface of the mesh structure; the side of the mesh structure close to the opening is a smooth structure 32142, and the side of the mesh structure opposite to the opening is a perforated panel 32143.

[0193] The control module controls and drives the tea drain component 3214 to enter the tea dropping working mode based on the tea dropping instruction. The control module drives the tea drain component 3214 to rotate to the position where the opening is on the upper side, so that the tea bag can fall from the opening into the perforated panel 32143 of the tea drain component 3214; at this time, the tea drain component 3214 falls into the tea brewing container, and the control module drives the tea bag pressing plate 3216 to rotate until it extends into the interior of the tea drain component 3214, so that the tea bag pressing plate 3216 presses the tea bag to prevent the tea bag from floating on the water surface after the tea brewing container is filled with water. At the same time, the control module drives the covering mechanism 3217 to rotate to above the tea brewing container, so that the tea brewing container is in a closed state, and the stewing mode is turned on.

[0194] Based on the draining instruction, the control module controls and drives the tea drain assembly 3214 to enter the tea-dropping mode. The control module can drive the tea drain assembly 3214 to rotate until the opening is located below or diagonally below the opening, allowing the tea bag to slide out of the opening via the smooth structure 32142. In this case, the smooth structure 32142 acts as a guide. In the tea-dropping mode, the control module drives the tea drain assembly 3214 to rotate outside the tea brewing container.

[0195] It should be noted that the tea brewing module 321 includes but is not limited to a tea material storage component 3211, a water storage component 3212, a tea brewing container 3213, and a tea draining component 3214. It may also include a tea cooling component and a tea liquid outlet component. The tea material storage component 3211, the tea draining component 3214, the tea cooling component, and the tea liquid outlet component may be independent of the tea brewing module 321 or may be built into the tea brewing module 321. The present application is not limited to the structure of this embodiment.

[0196] In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed systems, devices or methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are only schematic. For example, the division of components / modules / units is only a logical function division. There may be other division methods in actual implementation. For example, multiple components, modules or units can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed can be through some interfaces, indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or modules or units, which can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0197] The modules / units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and the components displayed as modules / units may or may not be physical modules, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network elements. Some or all of the modules / units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the embodiments of the present application. For example, the functional modules / units in the various embodiments of the present application may be integrated into a processing module, or each module / unit may exist physically separately, or two or more modules / units may be integrated into a single module / unit.

[0198] Those skilled in the art should further appreciate that the units and algorithm steps of each example described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, computer software, or a combination of the two. In order to clearly illustrate the interchangeability of hardware and software, the above description has generally described the composition and steps of each example according to function. Whether these functions are performed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professional and technical personnel can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered to be beyond the scope of this application.

[0199] like Figure 11 As shown, this embodiment provides an electronic device, and the electronic device 500 includes: a processor 501 and a memory 502.

[0200] The memory 502 is configured to store computer programs.

[0201] The processor 501 is configured to execute the computer program to implement the above-mentioned fully automatic control method for tea beverage preparation.

[0202] It will be appreciated that the memory 502 may be a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, or may include both volatile and non-volatile memories. Among them, the non-volatile memory may be a read-only memory (ROM) or a programmable read-only memory (PROM), which is used as an external cache. By way of example but not limitation, many forms of RAM are available, such as static random access memory (SRAM) and synchronous static random access memory (SSRAM). The memory described in the embodiments of the present invention is intended to include, but is not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

[0203] The memory 502 in the embodiment of the present invention is used to store various categories of data to support the operation of the electronic device 500. Examples of these data include: any executable program for operating on the electronic device 500, such as an operating system 5021 and an application 5022; the operating system 5021 includes various system programs, such as a framework layer, a core library layer, a driver layer, etc., for implementing various basic services and processing hardware-based tasks. The application 5022 can include various applications, such as a media player (Media Player), a browser (Browser), etc., for implementing various application services. The fully automatic control method for tea beverage production provided in the embodiment of the present application can be included in the application 5022.

[0204] The method disclosed in the above embodiment of the present invention can be applied to the processor 501, or implemented by the processor 501. The processor 501 may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities. During the implementation process, the steps of the above method can be completed by the hardware integrated logic circuit in the processor 501 or by instructions in the form of software. The above processor 501 may be a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP, Digital Signal Processor), or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc. The processor 501 can implement or execute the various methods, steps and logic block diagrams disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention. The general-purpose processor 501 can be a microprocessor or any conventional processor, etc. The steps of the fully automatic control method for tea beverage production provided in combination with the embodiment of the present invention can be directly embodied as being executed by a hardware decoding processor, or being executed by a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor. The software module can be located in a storage medium, which is located in a memory. The processor reads the information in the memory and completes the steps of the above method in combination with its hardware.

[0205] The electronic device 500 may also include at least one network interface 503 and a user interface 504. The various components in the electronic device 500 are coupled together via a bus system. It is understood that the bus system is used to achieve connection and communication between these components. In addition to the data bus, the bus system also includes a power bus, a control bus, and a status signal bus. However, for the sake of clarity, Figure 8 In the text, various buses are marked as buses.

[0206] The user interface 504 may include a display, a keyboard, a mouse, a trackball, a click gun, keys, buttons, a touch pad or a touch screen.

[0207] In an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 500 may be implemented by one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), DSPs, programmable logic devices (PLDs), and complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs) to perform the aforementioned method.

[0208] The embodiment of the present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium. Those skilled in the art will understand that all or part of the steps in the method for implementing the above embodiment can be completed by instructing the processor through a program, and the program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, and the storage medium is a non-transitory medium, such as a random access memory, a read-only memory, a flash memory, a hard disk, a solid-state drive, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical disc, and any combination thereof. The above storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server or a data center that includes one or more available media. The available medium can be a magnetic medium (for example, a floppy disk, a hard disk, a tape), an optical medium (for example, a digital video disc (DVD)), or a semiconductor medium (for example, a solid-state drive (SSD)), etc.

[0209] The embodiment of the present application may also provide a computer program product, the computer program product including one or more computer instructions. When the computer instructions are loaded and executed on a computing device, the process or function described in the embodiment of the present application is generated in whole or in part. The computer instructions may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium. For example, the computer instructions may be transmitted from one website, computer or data center to another website, computer or data center via a wired (e.g., coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) method.

[0210] When the computer program product is executed by a computer, the computer executes the method described in the above method embodiment. The computer program product can be a software installation package. When the above method is needed, the computer program product can be downloaded and executed on the computer.

[0211] In summary, the fully automatic control method, device, medium and equipment for tea beverage preparation described in this application have the following features:

[0212] Beneficial effects:

[0213] This application automates the entire tea brewing process, from extracting tea ingredients to dispensing low-temperature tea liquid, by obtaining a tea-dropping instruction; controlling a tea-ingredient storage component to dispense tea ingredients into a tea brewing container based on the tea-dropping instruction, obtaining tea-ingredient dispensing feedback information; obtaining a water-inletting instruction; controlling a water-storing component to inject a desired amount of water into the tea brewing container based on the water-inletting instruction, obtaining water-inletting feedback information; obtaining a simmering instruction; and controlling the tea brewing container to simmer the tea ingredients based on the simmering instruction to produce a tea beverage. This solves the problem of existing automatic tea brewing equipment, which relies too much on manual operation, resulting in low efficiency, poor hygiene and controllability, and unstable tea liquid quality.

[0214] This application sets up an automatic cooling process, which automatically sends the brewed high-temperature hot tea into the tea cooling component to effectively prevent oxidation and maintain the best taste. At the same time, the tea liquid can be drunk as soon as it is output, which saves time and effort, is highly efficient, is not easily affected by environmental interference, does not require secondary pollution, and is safe and hygienic.

[0215] The present application sets up several tea-brewing modules, each of which operates independently without interfering with each other, and can brew a certain type of tea liquid in a targeted manner, which is not easy to cause flavor contamination. In addition, each component can be automatically cleaned according to a set program or as needed before, after, or in between tea brewing. It can be washed as needed to keep each component clean and hygienic. Each component can be used for the next tea brewing after this cleaning, without having to wait until the entire tea brewing process is completed. It is convenient and quick.

[0216] The descriptions of the processes or structures corresponding to the above figures have different emphases. For parts that are not described in detail in a certain process or structure, please refer to the relevant descriptions of other processes or structures.

[0217] The above embodiments are merely illustrative of the principles and effects of this application and are not intended to limit this application. Anyone skilled in the art may modify or alter the above embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of this application. Therefore, all equivalent modifications or alterations made by one of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the spirit and technical concepts disclosed in this application shall be covered by the claims of this application.

Claims

1. A fully automatic control method for tea making, characterized in that: The method comprises: Get the tea drop instruction; Based on the tea dropping instruction, the tea raw material storage component is controlled to drop tea raw materials into the tea brewing container, and feedback information on the tea raw material dropping is obtained; Get water inlet instruction; Based on the water inlet instruction, the water storage component is controlled to inject the required amount of water into the tea brewing container, and water injection feedback information is obtained; Get the stewing instructions; The tea brewing container is controlled to stew tea ingredients based on the stewing instruction to generate tea beverage.

2. The fully automatic control method for tea beverage production according to claim 1, characterized in that: The method further comprises: Obtaining tea processing instructions; the tea processing instructions include one or more of a draining instruction, a cooling instruction, a liquid discharging instruction, a tea discarding instruction, and an automatic cleaning instruction; Based on the draining instruction, the tea draining component is controlled to perform the tea liquid and tea raw material separation action, and tea liquid and tea raw material separation feedback information is obtained; Controlling the tea cooling component to cool the separated tea liquid based on the cooling instruction, and obtaining tea liquid cooling feedback information; Controlling the tea dispensing component to output tea liquid based on the dispensing instruction, and obtaining tea liquid output feedback information; Controlling the tea drinking and tea discarding component to execute the action of discarding the waste tea raw materials based on the tea discarding instruction, and obtaining feedback information on discarding the waste tea raw materials; and / or Based on the automatic cleaning instruction, the tea cleaning component is controlled to perform automatic cleaning actions on relevant components of the tea brewing module, and automatic cleaning feedback information is obtained.

3. The fully automatic control method for tea beverage preparation according to claim 1, characterized in that: The instructions for obtaining tea drop include: Receive tea brewing requests; Retrieving corresponding tea brewing recipe information from a recipe library based on the tea brewing requirement; generating tea making instructions based on the tea brewing recipe information; Obtaining corresponding tea raw material information according to the tea making instruction; Matching a corresponding tea brewing module according to the tea raw material information; Generate corresponding tea dropping instructions according to the tea brewing module.

4. The fully automatic control method for tea beverage production according to claim 1, characterized in that: Controlling the tea raw material storage component to put tea raw materials into the tea brewing container based on the tea dropping instruction, and obtaining feedback information on the tea raw material putting includes: Based on the tea dropping instruction, the tea raw material storage component is controlled to put the tea raw material into the tea brewing container, and the tea raw material discharge monitoring information is obtained; The tea raw material feeding feedback information is obtained according to the tea raw material discharge monitoring information.

5. The fully automatic control method for tea beverage preparation according to claim 4, characterized in that: Controlling the tea raw material storage component to put tea raw materials into the tea brewing container according to the tea dropping instruction, and obtaining tea raw material discharge monitoring information includes: When controlling the tea raw material storage component to release tea raw materials according to the tea dropping instruction, determining whether the tea raw material storage component discharges tea raw materials normally, and obtaining tea raw material discharge monitoring information according to the determination result; If the judgment result is that the discharge of the tea raw material storage component is abnormal and the discharge position of the tea raw material storage component can discharge the tea raw material normally, the shortage of tea raw material in the tea raw material storage component is used as the tea raw material discharge monitoring information; the abnormal discharge of the tea raw material storage component includes that there is no tea raw material at the discharge position of the tea raw material storage component or the amount of tea raw material discharged from the discharge position of the tea raw material storage component does not meet the requirements of the tea brewing recipe information; If the judgment result is that the tea raw material storage component discharges materials normally and the discharge position of the tea raw material storage component can discharge materials normally, then the tea raw material storage component is not short of materials as the tea raw material discharge monitoring information; the normal discharge of the tea raw material storage component includes that the amount of tea raw materials discharged from the discharge position of the tea raw material storage component meets the requirements of the tea brewing formula information.

6. The fully automatic control method for tea beverage preparation according to claim 5, characterized in that: Acquiring tea raw material input feedback information based on the tea raw material discharge monitoring information includes: If the tea raw material discharge monitoring information indicates that the tea raw material storage component is not short of tea raw materials, controlling the tea raw material storage component to add tea raw materials into the tea brewing container, and using the fact that the tea raw materials have been added as tea raw material addition feedback information; If the tea raw material discharge monitoring information indicates that the tea raw material storage component is out of material, an alarm signal is generated to prompt that the tea raw material storage component is out of material, and the failure to add tea raw material is used as tea raw material adding feedback information.

7. The fully automatic control method for tea beverage preparation according to claim 1, characterized in that: Before controlling the water storage component to inject a required amount of water into the tea brewing container based on the water inlet instruction, the method includes: When the tea raw material feeding feedback information indicates that the tea raw material has been fed, a water feeding instruction is generated; Determining whether the current water temperature of the water to be injected into the water storage component meets the water temperature requirement of the tea brewing recipe information; if not, controlling the heating device to heat the water to be injected or controlling the cooling device to cool the water to be injected to obtain hot water of appropriate temperature; Based on the water inlet instruction, the water storage component is controlled to inject the required amount of water with a suitable temperature into the tea brewing container.

8. The fully automatic control method for tea beverage preparation according to claim 7, characterized in that: Determining whether the current water temperature of the water to be injected into the water storage component meets the water temperature requirement of the tea brewing recipe information, and if not, controlling the heating device to heat the water to be injected or controlling the cooling device to cool the water to be injected to obtain hot water of a suitable temperature includes: If the current water temperature of the water to be injected into the water storage component is lower than the water temperature requirement of the tea brewing recipe information, the heating device is controlled to heat the water to be injected into the water storage component so that the current water temperature of the water to be injected meets the water temperature requirement of the tea brewing recipe information, thereby obtaining hot water of a suitable temperature; If the current water temperature of the water to be injected into the water storage component is higher than the water temperature requirement of the tea brewing recipe information, wait for the water to be injected into the water storage component to cool down naturally, or control the cooling device to cool down the water to be injected into the water storage component, so that the current water temperature of the water to be injected meets the water temperature requirement in the tea brewing recipe information, so as to obtain hot water of suitable temperature.

9. The fully automatic control method for tea beverage preparation according to claim 1, characterized in that: Controlling the water storage component to inject a required amount of water into the tea brewing container based on the water inlet instruction, and obtaining water injection feedback information includes: Controlling the water storage component to inject a required amount of water into the tea brewing container based on the water inlet instruction, and obtaining water injection status information; Water injection feedback information is obtained based on the water injection status information.

10. A tea making device, characterized in that: Including control module and tea making equipment; The tea making device is provided with a tea brewing module, which includes a tea raw material storage component, a water storage component and a tea brewing container; The control module obtains a tea dropping instruction, and based on the tea dropping instruction, controls the tea raw material storage component to drop tea raw materials into the tea brewing container, and obtains tea raw material dropping feedback information; the control module obtains a water inlet instruction, and based on the water inlet instruction, controls the water storage component to inject the required amount of water into the tea brewing container, and obtains water injection feedback information; the control module obtains a stewing instruction, and based on the stewing instruction, controls the tea brewing container to stew the tea raw materials to generate tea beverages.

11. The tea making device according to claim 10, characterized in that: The control module controls the tea raw material storage component to put the tea raw materials into the tea brewing container based on the tea dropping instruction, including: The tea raw material storage assembly includes several layers of storage plates and a rotating mechanism, each storage plate can be used to place a number of tea raw materials; the rotating mechanism includes a rotating shaft and a conveyor belt; the storage plates are arranged on the conveyor belt; The control module controls the driving of the rotating shaft to drive the conveyor belt to rotate based on the tea dropping instruction, and accordingly drives the placement plate to move; when the placement plate moves to the bottom of the tea raw material storage component and moves from one side of the rotating shaft to the other side, the placement plate is tilted, so that the tea raw materials slide from the placement plate and enter the tea brewing container.

12. The tea making device according to claim 10, characterized in that: The tea brewing module also includes a tea draining component; the control module obtains a draining instruction, controls the tea draining component to perform a tea liquid and tea raw material separation action based on the draining instruction, and obtains tea liquid and tea raw material separation feedback information.

13. The tea making device according to claim 12, characterized in that: The control module controls and drives the tea draining component to perform the tea liquid and tea raw material separation action based on the draining instruction, including: The tea draining component is a mesh structure with a receiving space; the surface of the mesh structure is provided with an opening; the side of the mesh structure close to the opening is a smooth structure; The control module controls and drives the tea drain component to enter a tea dropping working mode based on the tea dropping instruction, and the control module drives the tea drain component to rotate to a position where the opening is located on the upper side, so that the tea material can fall from the opening into the tea drain component; The control module controls and drives the tea drain component to enter the tea discarding working mode based on the draining instruction. The control module can drive the tea drain component to rotate to a position where the opening is located at the lower side or obliquely lower side, so that the tea raw materials slide from the opening through the smooth structure.

14. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that A computer program is stored thereon, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the fully automatic control method for making tea beverages according to any one of claims 1 to 9 is implemented.

15. An electronic device, characterized in that: The electronic device includes: a memory and a processor; The memory is configured to store a computer program; The processor is configured to execute the computer program to implement the fully automatic control method for tea beverage preparation according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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