Dishwasher door control device

By setting up millimeter wave radar on the dishwasher door body and skirting board, sensing the movement signals of the human body and foot, the contactless control of the switching action of the dishwasher door body is solved, and the user's difficulty in operating the touch buttons in the kitchen environment is improved.

CN222722940UActive Publication Date: 2025-04-08GUANGDONG HUMAN TOUCH INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202420791388.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-04-16
Publication Date
2025-04-08
Estimated Expiration
2034-04-16

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Technical Problem

When the existing dishwasher door control device is used in a kitchen environment, it is difficult for users to effectively operate the touch buttons when wearing cleaning gloves or holding tableware with both hands, resulting in inconvenience in use.

Method used

Using millimeter wave radar technology, the first and second millimeter wave radars are set on the door body and the skirting board, which are respectively used to sense the movement signals of the human body and the foot, so as to realize the contactless sensing control of the switch action of the door body.

Benefits of technology

It realizes contactless induction control of the dishwasher door body, improves the convenience of use, and adapts to the user's operating needs in the kitchen environment.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a dishwasher door control device, which includes a cabinet, a door, a skirting board, a main control board, a first millimeter wave radar, a second millimeter wave radar and a door opening motion mechanism, wherein the door and the skirting board are arranged at the front side of the cabinet, and the skirting board is located below the door, the first millimeter wave radar is arranged on the door, the second millimeter wave radar is arranged on the skirting board, the door opening motion mechanism is connected between the door and the cabinet, the main control board is arranged in the cabinet, the first millimeter wave radar, the second millimeter wave radar and the door opening motion mechanism are respectively electrically connected to the main control board, and the main control board is used to drive the door opening motion mechanism after successively receiving the human body sensing signal fed back by the first millimeter wave radar and the foot motion sensing signal fed back by the second millimeter wave radar, and the door opening motion mechanism drives the door to perform the door opening or closing action. The utility model can obtain the user's door opening and closing instructions in a contactless sensing manner, and effectively improves the convenience of using the dishwasher.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to a dishwasher, in particular to a dishwasher door control device. Background Art

[0002] In order to facilitate opening and closing of the door, the dishwasher is generally provided with an automatic door opening and closing drive mechanism, and the movement of the door opening and closing drive mechanism is controlled by operating buttons, thereby achieving the effect of automatic door opening and closing. For the relevant technical solution, please refer to the Chinese patent publication with publication number CN109276215A and name “A method and system for sliding touch to control the opening and closing of a dishwasher door cover”, which records: “A method for sliding touch to control the opening and closing of a dishwasher door cover, which is used to solve the problem that the touch screen environment controlled by users through gestures in the prior art has high requirements and is not suitable for application in dishwashers. The method includes: S1: receiving a touch signal of a first touch button and recording a preset number corresponding to the first touch button; S2: judging whether a touch signal of a second touch button is received within a preset interval; S3: if so, recording a preset number corresponding to the second touch button; S4: judging whether the preset number corresponding to the first touch button is greater than the preset number corresponding to the second touch button, if so, controlling the dishwasher door cover to open; if not, controlling the dishwasher door cover to close”; this type of dishwasher is controlled by touch buttons, but in a kitchen environment, users often wear cleaning gloves or hold tableware with both hands, and it is difficult to effectively operate the touch buttons at this time, which causes inconvenience in use and cannot meet application requirements. Utility Model Content

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide a dishwasher door control device which can sense the user's door opening and closing instructions without contact and can improve the convenience of use in view of the deficiencies in the prior art.

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions.

[0005] A dishwasher door control device comprises a cabinet, a door, a skirting board, a main control board, a first millimeter-wave radar, a second millimeter-wave radar and a door opening motion mechanism, wherein the door and the skirting board are arranged on the front side of the cabinet, and the skirting board is located below the door, the first millimeter-wave radar is arranged on the door, the second millimeter-wave radar is arranged on the skirting board, the door opening motion mechanism is connected between the door and the cabinet, the main control board is arranged in the cabinet, the first millimeter-wave radar, the second millimeter-wave radar and the door opening motion mechanism are electrically connected to the main control board respectively, and the main control board is used to drive the door opening motion mechanism after successively receiving the human body sensing signal fed back by the first millimeter-wave radar and the foot motion sensing signal fed back by the second millimeter-wave radar, and drive the door to perform the door opening or closing action by means of the door opening motion mechanism.

[0006] Preferably, the door body extends a preset distance toward the front side of the skirting board.

[0007] Preferably, a concave step opening is formed at the front bottom of the cabinet, and the skirting board is fixed in the concave step opening.

[0008] Preferably, the second millimeter-wave radar is embedded in the skirting board, and the second millimeter-wave radar is close to the left end or the right end of the skirting board.

[0009] Preferably, the door body includes a door panel that can transmit millimeter wave signals, and the first millimeter wave radar is located on the rear side of the door panel.

[0010] Preferably, the first millimeter-wave radar is located on the vertical center line of the door panel, and the first millimeter-wave radar is close to the upper end of the door panel.

[0011] Preferably, the door panel is a glass door panel or a wooden door panel.

[0012] In the dishwasher door control device disclosed in the utility model, the first millimeter-wave radar is arranged on the door body, and the first millimeter-wave radar is used to sense the human body passing through the dishwasher, that is, when the user passes through the dishwasher, the first millimeter-wave radar feeds back the human body sensing signal to the main control board, and the main control board at this time only receives the human body sensing signal and does not perform any control, and the door body remains in the previous state. Because the skirting board is located below the door body, the skirting board is not easy to sense the user, and when the user puts his foot close to the skirting board and shakes or shakes the foot, the second millimeter-wave radar senses the foot motion signal and feeds it back to the main control board. At this time, the main control board has received the human body sensing signal and the foot motion sensing signal, and needs to control the door opening motion mechanism to perform the corresponding action, that is, use the door opening motion mechanism to drive the door body to perform the door opening or closing action. Based on the above principle, it can be seen that the utility model can obtain the user's door opening and closing instructions in a contactless sensing manner, which effectively improves the convenience of using the dishwasher. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional picture of the dishwasher after the door is closed;

[0014] Figure 2 is a side view of a dishwasher;

[0015] Figure 3 A three-dimensional image of a dishwasher with the door opened;

[0016] Figure 4 This is a circuit diagram of the dishwasher door control device of the utility model. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0017] The present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0018] The utility model discloses a dishwasher door control device, combined with Figures 1 to 4As shown, it includes a cabinet 1, a door body 2, a skirting board 3, a main control board 4, a first millimeter-wave radar 5, a second millimeter-wave radar 6 and a door opening motion mechanism 7, the door body 2 and the skirting board 3 are arranged on the front side of the cabinet 1, and the skirting board 3 is located below the door body 2, the first millimeter-wave radar 5 is arranged on the door body 2, the second millimeter-wave radar 6 is arranged on the skirting board 3, the door opening motion mechanism 7 is connected between the door body 2 and the cabinet 1, the main control board 4 is arranged in the cabinet 1, the first millimeter-wave radar 5, the second millimeter-wave radar 6 and the door opening motion mechanism 7 are electrically connected to the main control board 4 respectively, and the main control board 4 is used to drive the door opening motion mechanism 7 after successively receiving the human body sensing signal fed back by the first millimeter-wave radar 5 and the foot motion sensing signal fed back by the second millimeter-wave radar 6, and drive the door body 2 to perform the door opening or closing action by the door opening motion mechanism 7.

[0019] In the above structure, the first millimeter wave radar 5 is arranged on the door body 2. The first millimeter wave radar 5 is used to sense the human body passing through the dishwasher. That is, when the user passes through the dishwasher, the first millimeter wave radar 5 feeds back the human body sensing signal to the main control board 4. At this time, the main control board 4 only receives the human body sensing signal and does not perform any control. The door body 2 remains in the previous state. Because the skirting board 3 is located below the door body 2, the skirting board 3 is not easy to sense the user. When the user puts his foot close to the skirting board 3 and shakes or shakes the foot, the second millimeter wave radar 6 senses the foot motion signal and feeds it back to the main control board 4. At this time, the main control board 4 has received the human body sensing signal and the foot motion sensing signal, and needs to control the door opening motion mechanism 7 to perform the corresponding action, that is, use the door opening motion mechanism 7 to drive the door body 2 to perform the door opening or closing action. Based on the above principle, it can be seen that the utility model can obtain the user's door opening and closing instructions in a contactless sensing manner, which effectively improves the convenience of using the dishwasher.

[0020] In order to reduce the occurrence of false sensing events of the second millimeter-wave radar 6, in this embodiment, the door body 2 extends a preset distance to the front side of the skirting board 3. The forward extension of the door body 2 can further block the sensing area of ​​the second millimeter-wave radar 6, so that its sensing area is limited to a partial area below the door body 2.

[0021] On this basis, a concave step opening 10 is formed at the front bottom of the cabinet body 1 , and the skirting board 3 is fixed in the concave step opening 10 .

[0022] In the above structure, see Figure 1 and Figure 2By setting a recessed step opening 10 on the front side of the cabinet body 1, the door body 2 is extended forward as far as possible. Under the combined effect of the thickness of the door body 2 itself and the recessed depth of the recessed step opening 10, the skirting board 3 can be hidden in the recess below the door body 2, and at the same time, the sensing area of ​​the second millimeter-wave radar 6 is reduced. In actual applications, only when the user actively extends his foot toward the second millimeter-wave radar 6 can it sense the foot action signal. Through the above-mentioned structural setting, the main control board 4 can accurately perceive the user's opening / closing door action command to avoid false triggering.

[0023] As a preferred embodiment, the second millimeter-wave radar 6 is embedded in the skirting board 3, and the second millimeter-wave radar 6 is close to the left or right end of the skirting board 3. Specifically, the first millimeter-wave radar 5 is located on the vertical center line of the door panel. When the user stands in front of the door body 2, the first millimeter-wave radar 5 can sense the human body signal. Assuming that the second millimeter-wave radar 6 is also set on the vertical center line of the door panel, it is easy for the first millimeter-wave radar 5 and the second millimeter-wave radar 6 to sense the human body at the same time. In this regard, the utility model staggers the positions of the first millimeter-wave radar 5 and the second millimeter-wave radar 6, and sets the second millimeter-wave radar 6 at a position close to the left or right end of the skirting board 3. When the user stands in front of the door body 2 and needs to open or close the door, he only needs to extend his foot to the lower left or lower right position of the dishwasher to trigger the second millimeter-wave radar 6, thereby further improving the sensing accuracy and further avoiding the occurrence of false triggering events.

[0024] In this embodiment, the first millimeter wave radar 5 is a hidden structure. Specifically, the door body 2 includes a door panel that can pass millimeter wave signals, and the first millimeter wave radar 5 is located at the rear side of the door panel. Regarding the preferred material of the door panel, the door panel is a glass door panel or a thin wooden door panel.

[0025] As a preferred embodiment, the first millimeter wave radar 5 is located on the vertical center line of the door panel, and the first millimeter wave radar 5 is close to the upper end of the door panel. Specifically, the first millimeter wave radar 5 is located in the middle and upper part of the door panel, which enables the first millimeter wave radar 5 to sense human body signals more accurately.

[0026] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions or improvements made within the technical scope of the present invention should be included in the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A dishwasher door control device, characterized in that: The invention comprises a cabinet (1), a door (2), a skirting board (3), a main control panel (4), a first millimeter-wave radar (5), a second millimeter-wave radar (6) and a door-opening movement mechanism (7), wherein the door (2) and the skirting board (3) are arranged on the front side of the cabinet (1), and the skirting board (3) is located below the door (2), the first millimeter-wave radar (5) is arranged on the door (2), the second millimeter-wave radar (6) is arranged on the skirting board (3), and the door-opening movement mechanism (7) is connected to the door (2) and the cabinet ( 1), the main control board (4) is arranged in the cabinet (1), the first millimeter-wave radar (5), the second millimeter-wave radar (6) and the door opening motion mechanism (7) are respectively electrically connected to the main control board (4), and the main control board (4) is used to drive the door opening motion mechanism (7) after successively receiving the human body sensing signal fed back by the first millimeter-wave radar (5) and the foot movement sensing signal fed back by the second millimeter-wave radar (6), and drive the door body (2) to perform the door opening or door closing action by means of the door opening motion mechanism (7).

2. The dishwasher door control device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The door body (2) extends a preset distance toward the front side of the skirting board (3).

3. The dishwasher door control device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The front bottom of the cabinet body (1) is formed with a concave step opening (10), and the skirting board (3) is fixed in the concave step opening (10).

4. The dishwasher door control device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second millimeter-wave radar (6) is embedded in the skirting board (3), and the second millimeter-wave radar (6) is close to the left end or the right end of the skirting board (3).

5. The dishwasher door control device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The door body (2) comprises a door panel that can transmit millimeter wave signals, and the first millimeter wave radar (5) is located on the rear side of the door panel.

6. The dishwasher door control device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first millimeter wave radar (5) is located on the vertical center line of the door panel, and the first millimeter wave radar (5) is close to the upper end of the door panel.

7. The dishwasher door control device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The door panel is a glass door panel or a wooden door panel.

Citation Information

Patent Citations

  • Method and system for controlling opening and closing of door cover of dish-washing machine through sliding touch

    CN109276215A