CN111692814A - Refrigerator and cup matched with same - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a refrigerator and a cup matched with the same, wherein the refrigerator comprises: a control module, a dispensing device for dispensing ice or water to the exterior of the refrigerator, the dispensing device being arranged to be able to dispense a number of different types of ice and/or a number of different types of water, and a first wireless communication device; the control module is used for: and when receiving an ice and water fetching instruction from the first wireless communication device, controlling the distribution device to distribute ice or water corresponding to the ice and water type contained in the ice and water fetching instruction. The refrigerator can automatically receive an ice and water taking instruction of the cup and can automatically dispense ice or water, so that the refrigerator is very convenient for a user to use.

Description

Refrigerator and matching cups

technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of refrigeration equipment, in particular to a refrigerator and a cup matched with the refrigerator.

Background technique

In reality, a water outlet, a water outlet switch, an ice outlet and an ice outlet switch are usually provided on the outer surface of the refrigerator. When the user wants to take water, he points the cup at the water outlet, and then turns on the water outlet switch, and the water flows from the outlet. The water spout flows into the cup; when the user wants to take out ice, the cup is aligned with the ice outlet, and the ice outlet switch is turned on, so the ice flows into the cup from the ice outlet. To sum up, when the user takes ice or water, two steps are required (ie, placing the cup and turning on the corresponding switch), which is very inconvenient for the user to use.

Therefore, how to design a refrigerator that can facilitate users to take ice or water has become an urgent problem to be solved.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator and a cup matched therewith.

In order to achieve one of the above purposes of the invention, an embodiment of the present invention provides a refrigerator, comprising: a control module, a distribution device for distributing ice or water to the outside of the refrigerator, and a first wireless communication device, the distribution device is set to be able to dispense several types of ice and/or several types of water; the control module is configured to: when an ice water command is received from the first wireless communication device, control the distribution device to distribute the ice water command The ice or water corresponding to the type of ice water included.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, it further includes: a storage device for storing several types of ice and/or several types of water; The "ice or water corresponding to the water type" specifically includes: controlling the distribution device to obtain the ice or water of the type specified by the ice-fetching water instruction from the storage device, and distribute it.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the control module is further configured to: control the dispensing device to stop dispensing ice or water when a stop instruction is received from the first wireless communication device.

An embodiment of the present invention further provides a cup, comprising: a cup body and a second wireless communication module disposed on the cup body, the second wireless communication module can perform wireless communication with the above-mentioned first wireless communication module, and the second wireless communication module Used to send an ice water fetch command that includes the ice water type.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the type of ice water cannot be changed.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, it further includes: a push switch disposed on the cup body, when the push switch is pushed, the second wireless communication module responds to the push of the push switch and sends a message containing ice water type Take the ice water command.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, when the state of the push switch changes from being pressed to not being pushed, the second wireless communication module sends a stop instruction in response to the state change of the push switch.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, it further includes: a type selection module, when the type selection module is set to the ice water type, the second wireless communication module responds to the setting of the type selection module and sends a message containing The ice water command of the set ice water type.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the type selection module includes a first press-sensing module, and when the first press-sensing module is pressed, the type selection module is set to a first ice water type; When the first pressing sensing module is not pressed, the type selection module is set to a second ice water type.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the type selection module includes a plurality of second pressure sensing modules, and each second pressure sensing module corresponds to a unique type of ice water; when the second pressure sensing module is pressed , the second wireless communication module, in response to the pressing, acquires a third ice water type corresponding to the pressed second pressing sensing module, and sends an ice water fetching instruction including the third ice water type.

Compared with the prior art, the technical effect of the present invention is that: the embodiment of the present invention provides a refrigerator and a cup, and wireless communication can be performed between the cup and the refrigerator, so that the cup can send the type of ice water to the refrigerator, and the refrigerator can The corresponding ice or water is dispensed, so it is very user-friendly.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a refrigerator and a cup in an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the various embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. However, these embodiments do not limit the present invention, and structural, method, or functional changes made by those skilled in the art according to these embodiments are all included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Terms such as "upper," "over," "lower," "below," and the like, referring to spatially relative positions, are used herein for ease of illustration to describe one element or feature relative to another as shown in the figures The relationship of a unit or feature. The term spatially relative position may be intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation shown in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is turned over, elements described as "below" or "beneath" other elements or features would then be oriented "above" the other elements or features. Thus, the exemplary term "below" can encompass both an orientation of above and below. The device may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.

Also, it should be understood that although the terms first, second, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements or structures, these described objects should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish these described objects from each other. For example, the first wireless communication device may be referred to as the second wireless communication device, and similarly the second wireless communication device may also be referred to as the first wireless communication device, without departing from the scope of the present application.

Embodiment 1 of the present invention provides a refrigerator, as shown in FIG. 1 , including:

A control module 1, a dispensing device 2 for dispensing ice or water to the outside of said refrigerator, and a first wireless communication device 3, said dispensing device 2 being arranged to be able to dispense several types of ice and/or several types of water; here , a storage device 4 can also be provided in the refrigerator, the storage device 4 has several different storage spaces, each storage space can store several different temperatures of ice or water, for example, some storage spaces are used for storing water and each storage space is used for storing water. The temperature of the water in the storage spaces is different, and the rest of the storage spaces are used for storing ice and the temperature of the ice in each storage space is different; so that the distribution device 2 can receive from the storage device 4 different temperatures of water or different temperatures of ice , then dispense this ice or water to the outside of the refrigerator. Optionally, the ice outlet or the water outlet in the distribution device 2 may be arranged on the outer surface of the door body, and further, the ice outlet or the water outlet may be the same. Alternatively, the dispensing device 2 can dispense only one type of ice and one type of water.

The control module 1 is configured to: control the distribution device 2 to distribute ice or water corresponding to the type of ice water contained in the ice water command when receiving the ice water command from the first wireless communication device 3 . Here, the first wireless communication device 3 can perform wireless communication with the second wireless communication module 5 of the cup, so that the cup can send the ice water taking command (the ice water taking command includes the ice water type) through the wireless communication, and then The first wireless communication device 3 receives the ice water command and sends it to the control module 1. The control module 1 obtains the ice water type from the ice water command, and then controls the distribution device 2 to distribute the ice or water corresponding to the ice water type. water. For example, when the type of ice water in the instruction for fetching ice water corresponds to water of the first temperature, the distribution device 2 fetches water from the storage space storing the water at the first temperature and distributes it; When the type of ice water corresponds to the ice of the second temperature, the dispensing device 2 takes and dispenses the ice from the storage space in which the ice of the second temperature is stored. If only ice and water are stored in the storage device 4, when the type of ice water in the instruction for fetching ice water corresponds to water, the distribution device 2 fetches and distributes water from the storage space of the stored water; When the type of ice water in the instruction corresponds to ice, the distribution device 2 takes the ice from the storage space where the ice is stored, and distributes it.

Preferably, it also includes: a storage device 4 for storing several types of ice and/or several types of water;

The "controlling the distribution device 2 to distribute the ice or water corresponding to the type of ice water contained in the ice-fetching water instruction" specifically includes: controlling the distribution device 2 to obtain the ice-fetching water from the storage device 4 Instructions specify the type of ice or water and dispense.

Preferably, the control module 1 is further configured to: control the dispensing device 2 to stop dispensing ice or water when a stop instruction is received from the first wireless communication device 3 . When the first wireless communication device 3 is removed from the cup.

The second embodiment of the present invention provides a cup, as shown in FIG. 1 , comprising: a cup body and a second wireless communication module 5 disposed on the cup body, the second wireless communication module 5 can be used with the first wireless communication module in the first embodiment. The wireless communication module 3 performs wireless communication, and the second wireless communication module 5 is used for sending an ice water fetching instruction including an ice water type. Here, wireless communication can be performed between the first wireless communication module 3 and the second wireless communication module 5, so that the cup can send an ice water taking command including ice water type to the refrigerator, and then the refrigerator dispenses water or ice.

Optionally, the type of wireless communication can be NFC (Near Field Communication), and the NFC communication distance is usually within 20cm. Therefore, misoperation can be effectively prevented, that is, the following situations can be effectively prevented: When far away from the refrigerator, the cup sends an ice water command to the refrigerator, and the refrigerator dispenses ice or water. In addition, the type of wireless communication may also be: Bluetooth (BlueTooth) communication technology or ZigBee communication technology.

Preferably, the type of ice water cannot be changed. Here, the type of ice water in a command to take ice water that can be sent in a cup is determined, that is, a cup corresponds to a unique type of ice or a unique type of water, for example, one cup corresponds to water of an exact temperature, and the other The cups correspond to ice at an exact temperature; when the refrigerator can only dispense ice or water, one cup corresponds to water and the other to ice.

Preferably, it also includes: a push switch 7 disposed on the cup body, when the push switch 7 is pushed, the second wireless communication module 5 responds to the push of the push switch 7 and sends the ice water containing the ice water type instruction. Here, when the user wants to take ice or water, he just needs to hold down the push switch 7 , for example, hold the cup with his hand and ensure that the push switch 7 is pressed by his fingers.

Preferably, when the state of the push switch 7 changes from being pushed to not being pushed, the second wireless communication module 5 sends a stop instruction in response to the state change of the push switch 7 . When the user takes out ice or water, if the amount of ice or water is considered to be sufficient, the push switch 7 can be released.

Preferably, it also includes: a type selection module 6, when the type selection module 6 is set to the ice water type, the second wireless communication module 5 responds to the setting of the type selection module 6 and sends a message containing the set type. Instructions for taking ice water for a given type of ice water. Here, a type selection module 6 is provided on the cup, so that the user can set the type of ice water according to his own preference.

Preferably, the type selection module 6 includes a first pressure sensing module, when the first pressure sensing module is pressed, the type selection module 6 is set to a first ice water type; When the sensing module is not pressed, the type selection module 6 is set to the second ice water type.

Preferably, the type selection module 6 includes a plurality of second pressure sensing modules, and each second pressure sensing module corresponds to a unique ice water type; when the second pressure sensing module is pressed, the second wireless communication module 5. In response to the pressing, obtain a third ice water type corresponding to the pressed second pressing sensing module, and send an ice water fetching instruction including the third ice water type. Here, different pressure sensing modules correspond to different types of ice water, so that when a user wants a certain type of ice or water, he only needs to press the corresponding pressure sensing module.

It should be understood that although this specification is described in terms of embodiments, not every embodiment only includes an independent technical solution, and this description in the specification is only for the sake of clarity, and those skilled in the art should take the specification as a whole, and each The technical solutions in the embodiments can also be appropriately combined to form other embodiments that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

The series of detailed descriptions listed above are only specific descriptions for the feasible embodiments of the present invention, and they are not used to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Changes should all be included within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. a refrigerator, is characterized in that, comprises: a control module, a dispensing device for dispensing ice or water to the outside of the refrigerator, and a first wireless communication device, the dispensing device being arranged to be able to dispense several types of ice and/or several types of water; The control module is configured to: control the distribution device to distribute ice or water corresponding to the type of ice water contained in the ice water command when receiving the ice water command from the first wireless communication device. 2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that, Also included: storage means for storing several types of ice and/or several types of water; The "controlling the distribution device to distribute the ice or water corresponding to the type of ice water contained in the ice-fetching water instruction" specifically includes: controlling the distribution device to obtain the specified value of the ice-fetching water instruction from the storage device. Type ice or water and dispense. 3. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the control module is further used for: The dispensing device is controlled to stop dispensing ice or water when a stop instruction is received from the first wireless communication device. 4. A cup, characterized in that, comprising: A cup body and a second wireless communication module disposed on the cup body, the second wireless communication module can perform wireless communication with the first wireless communication module in any one of claims 1-3, and the second wireless communication module is used for sending Contains instructions for fetching ice water type. 5. The cup of claim 4, wherein: The type of ice water cannot be changed. 6. The cup of claim 5, further comprising: A push switch arranged on the cup body, when the push switch is pressed, the second wireless communication module responds to the push of the push switch and sends a command for taking ice water containing the type of ice water. 7. The cup of claim 5, wherein: When the state of the push switch changes from being pushed to not being pushed, the second wireless communication module sends a stop instruction in response to the state change of the push switch. 8. The cup of claim 4, further comprising: Type selection module, when the type selection module is set to the ice water type, the second wireless communication module responds to the setting of the type selection module, and sends an ice water taking command including the set ice water type . 9. The cup of claim 8, wherein: The type selection module includes a first press sensing module, when the first press sensing module is pressed, the type selection module is set to a first ice water type; when the first press sensing module is not pressed , the type selection module is set to the second ice water type. 10. The cup of claim 8, wherein: The type selection module includes a plurality of second pressure sensing modules, and each second pressure sensing module corresponds to a unique ice water type; when the second pressure sensing module is pressed, the second wireless communication module responds to the Press, and obtain the third ice water type corresponding to the pressed second pressing sensing module, and send an ice water fetching instruction including the third ice water type.

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