CN102607237A - Food management system and refrigerator with same - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a food management system and a refrigerator with the same. The food management system comprises a magnetic induction probe, an alarm, a main control panel and a power source. The magnetic induction probe is used for receiving magnetic signals of magnetic labels on foods and converting the magnetic signals into electric signals. The alarm is used for reminding users. The main control panel is connected with the magnetic induction probe and the alarm respectively and used for processing and storing the electric signals and triggering the alarm according to the duration time of the electric signals. The power source is connected with the magnetic induction probe, the alarm and the main control panel respectively so as to supply power for the same. The food management system has the advantages of capability of preventing foods from being deteriorated after being preserved for a long time, low cost, convenience in use, simplicity in use and the like.

Description

Food management system and refrigerator with this food management system

Technical field

The present invention relates to field of household appliances, in particular to a kind of food management system and refrigerator with this food management system.

Background technology

Raising along with quality of life; The quantity that the user buys food gets more and more; A large amount of food storages makes the user be difficult to remember one by one time buying of every food in refrigerator, so usually cause food storage in refrigerator overlong time and go bad, not only cause waste also to take the interior storage space of refrigerator; Pollute environment in the refrigerator, bring healthy hidden danger.

Summary of the invention

The present invention is intended to solve at least one of technical problem that exists in the prior art.

For this reason, one object of the present invention is to propose a kind of food that can prevent because of long and rotten food management system of resting period.

Another object of the present invention is to propose a kind of refrigerator with said food management system.

For realizing above-mentioned purpose; Embodiment according to a first aspect of the invention proposes a kind of food management system; Said food management system comprises: magnetic induction probe, said magnetic induction probe are used to receive the magnetic signal that is located at the magnetic labels on the food and said magnetic signal are converted into the signal of telecommunication; Alarm, said alarm is used for the user is pointed out; Master control borad, said master control borad link to each other with said alarm with said magnetic induction probe respectively and are used for the said signal of telecommunication is handled and stored and triggers said alarm according to the life period of the said signal of telecommunication; And power supply, said power supply is popped one's head in said magnetic induction respectively, said alarm links to each other with said master control borad so that respectively to said magnetic induction probe, said alarm and the power supply of said master control borad.

According to the food management system of the embodiment of the invention through utilizing said magnetic induction probe to receive to be attached to the magnetic signal of the magnetic labels on the food and said magnetic signal being converted into the signal of telecommunication and utilizing said master control borad that the said signal of telecommunication is handled and stored; Thereby can, food come the user is pointed out depositing the said scheduled time in said refrigerator after through triggering said alarm by said master control borad; Can avoid like this causing food long and rotten because of the resting period because of reasons such as the user forget; Thereby not only can stop food waste, and can practice thrift effectively said refrigerator between indoor parking space and prevent the environment in the rotten said refrigerator of food pollution.And, according to the food management system of the embodiment of the invention not needs use radio frequency induction device, shooting imaging device etc., only need to use magnetic-inductive device to get final product, cost is low, easy to use, simple operation and other advantages thereby have.

In addition, food management system according to the above embodiment of the present invention can also have following additional technical characterictic:

According to one embodiment of present invention, said food management system also comprises display floater, and said display floater links to each other with said master control borad and is used for said master control borad is carried out input and output.Through said display floater is set, the user not only can set the said scheduled time as required, and can will reach the food of the said scheduled time resting period easily, apace and in said refrigerator, take out.

According to one embodiment of present invention, said food management system also comprises a body switch, and said door body switch links to each other with said alarm with said power supply, said magnetic induction probe respectively.Through said door body switch is set, not only can reduce the power consumption of said food management system, and can guarantee the validity of the prompting of said alarm.

According to one embodiment of present invention, said magnetic induction probe is that a plurality of and said door body switch is a plurality of for a plurality of, said alarm, and wherein said a plurality of body switches link to each other with said a plurality of alarms with said a plurality of magnetic induction probes respectively accordingly.Through a plurality of said magnetic induction probes, a plurality of said alarm and a plurality of said door body switch are set, thereby can monitor leaving said a plurality of indoor food in.

According to one embodiment of present invention, said master control borad comprises: signal processing module, said signal processing module are used for the said signal of telecommunication is handled; Data memory module, said data memory module is used to store the said signal of telecommunication; And timing module, said timing module is used to calculate the life period of the said signal of telecommunication and triggers said alarm according to the life period of the said signal of telecommunication.Said like this master control borad has advantage of simple structure.

According to one embodiment of present invention, said alarm is a kind of in buzzer and the light emitting diode.

Embodiment according to second aspect present invention proposes a kind of refrigerator, and said refrigerator comprises: casing has a chamber in the said casing; The door body, said door body is installed on the said casing; And food management system, said food management system is according to the described food management system of first aspect present invention, the magnetic induction of wherein said food management system probe be located at said indoor.

According to the refrigerator of the embodiment of the invention through being provided with according to the described food management system of first aspect present invention; Thereby can prevent that not only said indoor food is long and rotten because of the resting period, stop the food waste, and can practice thrift said indoor parking space effectively and prevent the environment in the rotten said refrigerator of food pollution.

According to one embodiment of present invention, have a plurality of chambers in the said casing, a plurality of magnetic induction probe of said food management system and a plurality of alarm be located at accordingly respectively said a plurality of indoor.

According to one embodiment of present invention, said master control borad and said power supply are located on the said casing, and said display floater is located on the front surface of said door body.Can make the user watch said display floater more easily like this and said display floater is operated.

Additional aspect of the present invention and advantage part in the following description provide, and part will become obviously from the following description, or recognize through practice of the present invention.

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Above-mentioned and/or additional aspect of the present invention and advantage obviously with are easily understood becoming the description of embodiment from combining figs, wherein:

Fig. 1 is the structural representation according to the food management system of the embodiment of the invention.

The specific embodiment

Describe embodiments of the invention below in detail, the example of said embodiment is shown in the drawings, and wherein identical from start to finish or similar label is represented identical or similar elements or the element with identical or similar functions.Be exemplary through the embodiment that is described with reference to the drawings below, only be used to explain the present invention, and can not be interpreted as limitation of the present invention.

In description of the invention; It will be appreciated that; Term " vertically ", " laterally ", " on ", the orientation of indications such as D score, " preceding ", " back ", " left side ", " right side ", " vertically ", " level ", " top ", " end " " interior ", " outward " or position relation be for based on orientation shown in the drawings or position relation; Only be to describe with simplifying for the ease of describing the present invention; Rather than the system or the element of indication or hint indication must have specific orientation, with specific azimuth configuration and operation, therefore can not be interpreted as limitation of the present invention.

In addition, term " first ", " second " only are used to describe purpose, and can not be interpreted as indication or hint relative importance.

In description of the invention, unless otherwise prescribed and limit, need to prove; Term " installation ", " linking to each other ", " connection " should be done broad understanding, for example, can be mechanical connection or electrical connection; Also can be the connection of two element internals, can be directly to link to each other, and also can link to each other indirectly through intermediary; For those of ordinary skill in the art, can understand the concrete implication of above-mentioned term as the case may be.

Refrigerator (not shown) according to the embodiment of the invention is described below.Said refrigerator comprises casing, door body and food management system 1.

At first the food management system 1 according to the embodiment of the invention is described with reference to Fig. 1.As shown in Figure 1, comprisemagnetic induction probe 10,alarm 20,master control borad 30 andpower supply 40 according to the embodiment of the invention.

Magnetic induction probe 10 is used to receive the magnetic signal of the magnetic labels (not shown) that is located on the food, andmagnetic induction probe 10 is converted into the signal of telecommunication with saidmagnetic signal.Alarm 20 is used for the user is pointed out.Master control borad 30 links to each other withalarm 20 withmagnetic induction probe 10 respectively and is used for the said signal of telecommunication is handled and stored, andmaster control borad 30 is according to the lifeperiod triggering alarm 20 of the said signal oftelecommunication.Power supply 40 respectively withmagnetic induction probe 10,alarm 20 links to each other withmaster control borad 30 so that supply power tomagnetic induction probe 10,alarm 20 andmaster control borad 30 respectively.

Wherein, have a chamber in the said casing, said door body is installed on the said casing, the magnetic induction of food management system 1probe 10 be located at said indoor.

With reference to Fig. 1 the course of work according to the food management system 1 of the embodiment of the invention is described below.

At first magnetic labels (for example adhesive sticker magnetic labels) is attached to and prepares to put on the food that said refrigerator deposits (said magnetic labels both can be attached on the outer package of food, also can directly be attached on the food).Particularly, said magnetic labels can be distinguished polytype, for example fresh meat class, greengrocery, fruits, freshwater fish, seafood etc., and select corresponding magnetic labels according to the particular type of said food.

After the food that will post said magnetic labels is then put into said refrigerator; The magnetic induction of food management system 1probe 10 can receive the magnetic signal of the said magnetic labels on the food, andmagnetic induction probe 10 is converted into said magnetic signal the signal of telecommunication and the said signal of telecommunication is transferred to master control borad 30.30 pairs of said signals of telecommunication of master control borad are numbered (for example, can the signal of telecommunication that receive at first be compiled be No. 1, and it is No. 2 that the signal of telecommunication that receives is subsequently compiled, and by that analogy), and the said signal of telecommunication after 30 pairs of numberings of master control borad is stored and picked up counting then.Through to the numbering after the said signal of telecommunication carry out timing, thereby can obtain the resting period of corresponding food in said refrigerator.

When the life period of the said signal of telecommunication surpasses the scheduled time (resting period of said food in said refrigerator surpasses the said scheduled time);Master control borad 30triggers alarms 20 and reports to the police so that the user is pointed out, and the user receives after the prompting can said food be taken out in the said refrigerator and eats with the said food that avoids waste.After the user takes out said food in the said refrigerator; Be attached to magnetic labels on the said food and leave the range of receiving ofmagnetic induction probe 10;Magnetic induction probe 10 can not receive the magnetic signal (promptly corresponding with the magnetic signal of the said magnetic labels signal of telecommunication no longer exists) of said magnetic labels again; This moment,alarm 20 stopped to report to the police, and the data of 30 pairs of signals of telecommunication corresponding with the magnetic signal of said magnetic labels of master control borad are carried out zero clearing.

Wherein, the said scheduled time (also can be called reminder time) can be confirmed according to the kind of said magnetic labels and the type of said chamber.For example, when said chamber was refrigerating chamber, the scheduled time of fresh meat class can be 5 days (being that the fresh meat class can refrigerate indoor storage 5 days), and the scheduled time of greengrocery can be 2 days, and the scheduled time of fish can be 3 days.When the fresh meat class left in the refrigerating chamber, the scheduled time of fresh meat class can be 15 days.When the fresh meat class left in the fresh-keeping chamber, the scheduled time of fresh meat class can be 7 days.Wherein,master control borad 30 can be confirmed the said scheduled time according to pop one's head in 10 position (being that which of refrigerating chamber, refrigerating chamber and fresh-keeping chambermagnetic induction probe 10 be arranged in) and the kind of said magnetic labels of magnetic induction.

According to the food management system 1 of the embodiment of the invention through utilizingmagnetic induction probe 10 to receive to be attached to the magnetic signal of the magnetic labels on the food and said magnetic signal being converted into the signal of telecommunication and utilizing 30 pairs of said signals of telecommunication of master control borad to handle and store; Thereby can, food come the user is pointed out depositing the said scheduled time in said refrigerator after through triggeringalarm 20 bymaster control borad 30; Can avoid like this causing food long and rotten because of the resting period because of reasons such as the user forget; Thereby not only can stop food waste, and can practice thrift effectively said refrigerator between indoor parking space and prevent the environment in the rotten said refrigerator of food pollution.And, according to the food management system 1 of the embodiment of the invention not needs use radio frequency induction device, shooting imaging device etc., only need to use magnetic-inductive device to get final product, cost is low, easy to use, simple operation and other advantages thereby have.

According to the refrigerator of the embodiment of the invention through food management system 1 is set; Thereby can prevent that not only said indoor food is long and rotten because of the resting period, stop the food waste, and can practice thrift said indoor parking space effectively and prevent the environment in the rotten said refrigerator of food pollution.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that;Magnetic induction probe 10 can be located at said indoor any position, as long asmagnetic induction probe 10 can receive the magnetic signal (comprising when said door body is in open mode) that leaves said the magnetic labels on the food on the indoor or said door body in.

As shown in Figure 1, in some embodiments of the invention, food management system 1 can also comprisedisplay floater 50, anddisplay floater 50 can link to each other withmaster control borad 30 and be used formaster control borad 30 is carried out input and output.Throughdisplay floater 50 is set, the user can set the said scheduled time (on said food, pasting self-defined magnetic labels) as required.In other words; The user will be pasted with the food of self-defined magnetic labels and put into refrigerator; Aftermaster control borad 30 receives the signal of telecommunication corresponding with said self-defined magnetic labels; Can ondisplay floater 50, the prompting user carry out the setting of the said scheduled time, the user can set the said scheduled time as required ondisplay floater 50, and promptly the user can be with self-defining scheduled time inputmaster control borad 30.

And, receive the prompting ofalarm 20 as the user after, can watch the resting period to reach the information (kind of instant food and numbering, for example fresh meat 1) of the food of the said scheduled time from display floater 50.In other words,master control borad 30 can output to the information that the resting period reaches the food of the said scheduled time on the display floater 50.Like this, the user can will reach the food of the said scheduled time resting period easily, apace and in said refrigerator, take out.

In addition; Receive the prompting ofalarm 20 as the user after; The user can reach the food of the said scheduled time with the resting period and in said refrigerator, take out; Also can ondisplay floater 50, turn off said prompting, this moment,alarm 20 stopped to report to the police, butmaster control borad 30 is not to carrying out zero clearing with the data that the resting period reaches the corresponding signal of telecommunication of the food of the said scheduled time; And trigger the time-delay prompting, promptly trigger 20 couples of users of alarm once more to after date and point out in time-delay prompt time (for example 1 day or a couple of days).To after date, the user can take out corresponding food in said refrigerator, also can ondisplay floater 50, turn off said prompting in the time-delay prompt time.Wherein, the user can set said time-delay prompt time as required ondisplay floater 50.

In examples more of the present invention, as shown in Figure 1, food management system 1 can also comprise abody switch 60, anddoor body switch 60 can be respectively links to each other withalarm 20 withpower supply 40, magnetic induction probe 10.In other words, whendoor body switch 60 was closed,power supply 40 can be popped one's head in to magnetic induction and 10 electric power is provided so thatmagnetic induction probe 10 andalarm 20 work with alarm 20.Whendoor body switch 60 broke off,power supply 40 no longer provided electric power withalarm 20 so thatmagnetic induction probe 10 quits work withalarm 20 tomagnetic induction probe 10, and promptlydoor body switch 60 can be controlled the duty ofmagnetic induction probe 10 andalarm 20.

Particularly,door body switch 60 can be by the door body control of said refrigerator, promptly when said door body is opened, anddoor body switch 60 closures, when said door body is closed, 60 disconnections of door body switch.The last said door body afteralarm 20 can exceed the said scheduled time in the food storage in the said refrigerator of distance like this sends prompting when being opened, thereby has guaranteed the validity (said body be opened representative of consumer using said refrigerator) of prompting.Therefore, through abody switch 60 is set, not only can reduce the power consumption of food management system 1, and can guarantee the validity of the prompting ofalarm 20.

It will be appreciated that when said door body was closed,magnetic induction probe 10 quit work,magnetic induction probe 10 does not receive the magnetic signal of said magnetic labels, does not interrupt but this situation is not regarded as magnetic signal.

In an example of the present invention,magnetic induction probe 10 can be a plurality of,alarm 20 can be a plurality of and adoor body switch 60 can be a plurality of, wherein a plurality ofbody switches 60 can be distinguished accordingly with a plurality ofmagnetic induction probe 10 and link to each other with a plurality of alarms 20.In other words; Eachbody switch 60 can link to each other withpower supply 40; The quantity of the quantity ofdoor body switch 60,magnetic induction probe 10 and the quantity ofalarm 20 can be identical, anddoor body switch 60 can be respectively links to each other with analarm 20 with amagnetic induction probe 10.

Correspondingly, can have a plurality of chambers in the said casing, a plurality ofmagnetic induction probe 10 of food management system 1 and a plurality ofalarm 20 can be located at accordingly respectively said a plurality of indoor.In other words, the quantity of the quantity of said chamber,magnetic induction probe 10 and the quantity ofalarm 20 can be identical, and 10 andalarms 20 of a magnetic induction probe can be located at one said indoor.Through a plurality ofmagnetic induction probe 10, a plurality ofalarm 20 and a plurality ofbody switches 60 are set, thereby can monitor leaving said a plurality of indoor food in.

Advantageously;Master control borad 30 can be located on the said casing withpower supply 40;Master control borad 30 is linked to each other withalarm 20 withmagnetic induction probe 10 with being more prone to, and can make thatpower supply 40 pops one's head in 10 with magnetic induction with being more prone to,alarm 20 and abody switch 60 link to eachother.Display floater 50 can be located on the front surface of said door body, can make the userwatch display floater 50 more easily like this anddisplay floater 50 is operated.Particularly,alarm 20 can be a kind of in buzzer and the light emitting diode.

In one embodiment of the invention,master control borad 30 can comprise signal processing module (not shown), data memory module (not shown) and timing module (not shown).Said signal processing module can be used for the said signal of telecommunication is handled; Said data memory module can be used to store the said signal of telecommunication, and said timing module can be used to calculate the life period of the said signal of telecommunication and trigger said alarm according to the life period of the said signal of telecommunication.Master control borad 30 has advantage of simple structure like this.

Through utilizing food management system 1, can prevent that food is long and rotten because of the resting period, thereby can stop the food waste according to the embodiment of the invention.Food management system 1 has also that cost is low, easy to use, simple operation and other advantages.

In the description of this specification, the description of reference term " embodiment ", " some embodiment ", " example ", " concrete example " or " some examples " etc. means the concrete characteristic, structure, material or the characteristics that combine this embodiment or example to describe and is contained at least one embodiment of the present invention or the example.In this manual, the schematic statement to above-mentioned term not necessarily refers to identical embodiment or example.And concrete characteristic, structure, material or the characteristics of description can combine with suitable manner in any one or more embodiment or example.

Although illustrated and described embodiments of the invention; Those having ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that: under the situation that does not break away from principle of the present invention and aim, can carry out multiple variation, modification, replacement and modification to these embodiment, scope of the present invention is limited claim and equivalent thereof.

Claims (9)

1. a food management system is characterized in that, comprising:

Magnetic induction probe, said magnetic induction probe are used to receive the magnetic signal that is located at the magnetic labels on the food and said magnetic signal are converted into the signal of telecommunication;

Alarm, said alarm is used for the user is pointed out;

Master control borad, said master control borad link to each other with said alarm with said magnetic induction probe respectively and are used for the said signal of telecommunication is handled and stored and triggers said alarm according to the life period of the said signal of telecommunication; With

Power supply, said power supply are popped one's head in said magnetic induction respectively, said alarm links to each other with said master control borad so that respectively to said magnetic induction probe, said alarm and the power supply of said master control borad.

2. food management system according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises display floater, and said display floater links to each other with said master control borad and is used for said master control borad is carried out input and output.

3. food management system according to claim 2 is characterized in that, also comprises a body switch, and said door body switch links to each other with said alarm with said power supply, said magnetic induction probe respectively.

4. food management system according to claim 3; It is characterized in that; Said magnetic induction probe is that a plurality of and said door body switch is a plurality of for a plurality of, said alarm, and wherein said a plurality of body switches link to each other with said a plurality of alarms with said a plurality of magnetic induction probes respectively accordingly.

5. food management system according to claim 3 is characterized in that, said master control borad comprises: signal processing module, said signal processing module are used for the said signal of telecommunication is handled;

Data memory module, said data memory module is used to store the said signal of telecommunication; With

Timing module, said timing module are used to calculate the life period of the said signal of telecommunication and trigger said alarm according to the life period of the said signal of telecommunication.

6. food management system according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said alarm is a kind of in buzzer and the light emitting diode.

7. a refrigerator is characterized in that, comprising:

Casing has a chamber in the said casing;

The door body, said door body is installed on the said casing; With

Food management system, said food management system are according to each described food management system among the claim 1-6, the magnetic induction of wherein said food management system probe be located at said indoor.

8. refrigerator according to claim 7 is characterized in that, has a plurality of chambers in the said casing, a plurality of magnetic induction probe of said food management system and a plurality of alarm be located at accordingly respectively said a plurality of indoor.

9. refrigerator according to claim 8 is characterized in that, said master control borad and said power supply are located on the said casing, and said display floater is located on the front surface of said door body.

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