CN105972907B - The defreezing method and refrigerator of refrigerator storage object - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a kind of defreezing methods and refrigerator of refrigerator storage object.Wherein, the defreezing method of refrigerator storage object includes：The thawing time for obtaining the defrosting information for the storage object for being put into independent compartment and being set by the user；It is estimated respectively according to defrosting information and carries out the required estimated time of thawing using different thawing modes, estimated time thaws the first required estimated time using amount of heat where refrigerator, the 3rd estimated time needed for defrosting is combined using the second estimated time needed for heater heating defrosting and using amount of heat and heater heating；The thawing time of setting is matched from the estimated time of different thawing modes, to select the thawing mode for meeting thawing time requirement；And independent compartment is driven to perform the defrosting flow corresponding to the thawing mode selected.The solution of the present invention provides a user a variety of thawing modes, selects thawing mode according to thawing time set by user, improves user experience.

Description

The method of thawing the storage in the refrigerator and the refrigerator

technical field

The invention relates to the field of home appliance control, in particular to a method for defrosting stored objects in a refrigerator and a refrigerator.

Background technique

With the development of society and the improvement of people's living standards, people's requirements for refrigerators are higher and higher for other functions besides traditional storage.

Many foods need to be thawed after being taken out of the freezer compartment of the refrigerator before normal cooking can be carried out. Existing thawing methods include microwave thawing, blister thawing, natural thawing, etc. Among them, when thawing through a microwave oven, high-temperature thawing will only quickly melt the ice on the outer layer of the meat, but due to the short time, it does not completely thaw the meat inside, and because the thawing time is not well controlled, it may cause food damage. Burning, causing loss of food nutrition. Thawing frozen food in water will take a long time to thaw, and it will stain the food with a lot of water, which will affect the taste of the food. It takes a long time to take out the food in advance to thaw naturally, and the thawing effect is very poor. In addition, when the above thawing methods are used, the food may deteriorate and expire due to the user forgetting to thaw the food, resulting in waste and affecting the user experience.

Contents of the invention

In view of the above problems, the present invention is proposed to provide a method for thawing storage items in a refrigerator and a refrigerator that overcome the above problems or at least partially solve the above problems.

A further object of the present invention is to meet the user's unfreezing time requirement.

A further object of the present invention is to reduce costs and improve user experience.

In particular, the present invention provides a method for thawing stored objects in a refrigerator, wherein an independent compartment for thawing is provided in the refrigerator, the independent compartment is provided with a heater for providing heat in a controlled manner, and the thawing method includes: Obtain the thawing information of the storage in the independent compartment and the thawing time set by the user; estimate the estimated time required for thawing using different thawing methods according to the thawing information, and the estimated time includes thawing by using the heat of the environment where the refrigerator is located The first estimated time required for thawing with heater heating, the second estimated time for thawing with heater heating, and the third estimated time for combined thawing with ambient heat and heater heating; The estimated time of the thawing method is matched to select a thawing method that meets the thawing time requirement; and the independent compartment is driven to execute the thawing process corresponding to the selected thawing method.

Optionally, the thawing process using the heat of the environment where the refrigerator is located includes: driving the door of the independent compartment to open, and turning on the fan in the independent compartment, so that the air inside and outside the independent compartment can form convection to defrost the stored items; The thawing process of heater heating and thawing includes: turning on the switch used to control the heater, so that the heater releases heat to thaw the storage; and the thawing process of combining ambient heat and heater heating includes: opening the The door body also turns on the fan in the independent compartment, and turns on the switch for controlling the heater at the same time, so as to use the convection air and the heat released by the heater to thaw the stored items at the same time.

Optionally, the thawing information of the storage in the independent compartment includes: the weight and/or temperature of the storage, and the step of estimating the estimated time required for thawing according to the thawing information includes: according to the thawing information at a preset thawing time The corresponding estimated time is obtained by matching in the time table, and the unfreezing time table stores the estimated time corresponding to different unfreezing information in various unfreezing methods obtained in advance through testing.

Optionally, the bottom of the independent compartment is provided with a tray for placing the storage, and the bottom of the tray is provided with a weight sensor and a temperature sensor, and the step of obtaining the thawing information of the storage includes: using the weight sensor to obtain the weight of the storage; and /or use a temperature sensor to obtain the temperature of the storage.

Optionally, the step of obtaining the thawing information of the stored object further includes: obtaining the temperature of the compartment where the stored object is taken out as the temperature of the stored object.

Optionally, after the step of driving the independent compartment to execute the thawing process corresponding to the selected thawing mode, it also includes: obtaining the thawing temperature of the stored object, and stopping the thawing when the thawing temperature is greater than or equal to the preset value; and outputting the stored A prompt message indicating the completion of thawing.

Optionally, the step of obtaining the thawing time set by the user includes: obtaining the thawing time set by the user using a mobile terminal or a display device of the refrigerator data-connected to the refrigerator, and the step of outputting a prompt message indicating that the thawing of the storage is completed includes : sending a prompt message to the user through the mobile terminal, and receiving a control instruction of ending the thawing process and starting refrigeration in response to the prompt message returned by the mobile terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a refrigerator is also provided. The refrigerator includes: a box body, which defines an independent compartment for thawing; a heater, arranged in the independent compartment, and configured to provide the independent compartment with the heat required for thawing in a controlled manner; a door body that can pivot The ground is connected to the front surface of the box body to open or close the independent compartment; the information acquisition device is configured to acquire the thawing information of the storage placed in the independent compartment; the time setting device is configured to acquire the thawing time set by the user; and a thawing controller configured to respectively estimate the estimated time required for thawing using different thawing methods according to the thawing information, the estimated time includes the first estimated time required for thawing by using the heat of the environment where the refrigerator is located, and the first estimated time required for thawing by heating with a heater The second estimated time required, and the third estimated time required to combine thawing with ambient heat and heater heating; match the set thawing time with the estimated time of different thawing methods to select the one that meets the thawing Time-required thawing mode; drive the independent compartment to execute the thawing process corresponding to the selected thawing mode.

Optionally, the thawing controller is further configured to: when thawing by using the heat of the environment where the refrigerator is located, to drive the door of the independent compartment to open, and to turn on the fan in the independent compartment, so that the air inside and outside the independent compartment can form convection currents to cool the storage space. When thawing by using the heater to heat and thaw, turn on the switch for controlling the heater, so that the heater releases heat to thaw the storage; and when using the ambient heat and the heater to heat and thaw, open the door of the independent compartment And turn on the fan in the independent compartment, and turn on the switch for controlling the heater at the same time, so as to use the convection air and the heat released by the heater to thaw the storage.

Optionally, the thawing information of the storage in the independent compartment includes: the weight and/or temperature of the storage, and the thawing controller is further configured to: match the thawing information in a preset thawing schedule to obtain a corresponding estimated Time, the estimated time corresponding to different thawing information in various thawing methods obtained through pre-testing is stored in the thawing schedule.

Optionally, the refrigerator further includes: a tray disposed at the bottom of the independent compartment for placing storage items; a weight sensor disposed at the bottom of the tray and configured to acquire the weight of the storage items; and a temperature sensor disposed on the tray and is configured to obtain the temperature of the storage.

The method for thawing stored objects in a refrigerator and the refrigerator of the present invention, wherein the refrigerator is provided with an independent compartment for thawing, the independent compartment is provided with a heater for providing heat in a controlled manner, and the refrigerator is put into the independent compartment by obtaining The thawing information of stored items and the thawing time set by the user; according to the thawing information, the estimated time required for thawing using different thawing methods is estimated, and the estimated time includes the first estimated time required for thawing using the heat of the environment where the refrigerator is located. estimated time, the second estimated time required for thawing with heater heating, and the third estimated time required for combined thawing with ambient heat and heater heating; compare the set thawing time with the estimated time of different thawing methods Matching to select a thawing method that meets the thawing time requirements; and drive the independent compartment to execute the thawing process corresponding to the selected thawing method, which can avoid the loss of food nutrients caused by microwave oven high-temperature thawing, thawing with water or taking it in advance There is a problem that the time for food thawing is too long, which affects the quality of the food. In addition, users are provided with a variety of thawing methods, and the thawing method is selected according to the thawing time set by the user, so that the stored items will not deteriorate due to premature thawing, and will not It will affect the user's use due to the delay of unfreezing, meet the various needs of the user, and improve the user experience.

Furthermore, the method for thawing stored items in a refrigerator and the refrigerator of the present invention can obtain the thawing temperature of stored items after driving the independent compartment to execute the thawing process corresponding to the selected thawing mode, and when the thawing temperature is greater than or equal to the preset value Stop thawing; and send prompt information to the user through the mobile terminal, and receive the control command returned by the mobile terminal to end the thawing process and start refrigeration in response to the prompt information. The stored items in the refrigerator can be removed or restarted to refrigerate, which can avoid the situation that the thawed stored items are forgotten and deteriorated. The method of thawing the stored items in the refrigerator is more convenient, which improves the user experience.

Those skilled in the art will be more aware of the above and other objects, advantages and features of the present invention according to the following detailed description of specific embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

Hereinafter, some specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail by way of illustration and not limitation with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numerals in the drawings designate the same or similar parts or parts. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale. In the attached picture:

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic diagram of a tray in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a schematic block diagram of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a schematic diagram of a method for thawing refrigerator storage according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a schematic diagram of a method for thawing refrigerator storage according to another embodiment of the present invention; and

Fig. 6 is a detailed flow chart of a method for thawing stored objects in a refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

This embodiment firstly provides a refrigerator, which can realize the thawing of the storage in the refrigerator, and provides users with multiple thawing methods. The thawing method is selected according to the thawing time set by the user, so that the storage will not be thawed too early and cause Deterioration, and the user will not be affected by the delay of thawing. The whole thawing process is simple and easy. FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the refrigerator 100 , as shown in the figure, a storage compartment is defined inside the cabinet 10 of the refrigerator 100 . The number and structure of the storage compartments can be configured according to the requirements. Figure 1 shows the situation of the first compartment, the second compartment and the third compartment arranged up and down in sequence; the above compartments are configured as refrigerated compartments according to different purposes room, freezer room, variable temperature room or fresh-keeping room. Each compartment can be divided into multiple storage areas by partition boards, using shelves or drawers to store items. The second compartment of the refrigerator 100 of this embodiment can be an independent compartment 11 for thawing, and its internal temperature range can generally be 9 degrees Celsius to -18 degrees Celsius. If there is no need for thawing, the independent compartment 11 can be used as a variable Greenhouse use. When the independent compartment 11 is used for thawing, generally only food to be thawed is placed, and other foods that do not need to be thawed are generally not placed in this compartment, so as to avoid deterioration after thawing.

The door body is pivotally connected to the front side of the box body 10 for the user to open and close the storage compartment; the door body can be set corresponding to the compartment, that is, each compartment is corresponding to one or more door bodies. And the quantity of the storage compartment and the door body, the function of the storage compartment can be selected by the actual situation. The independent compartment 11 for thawing is provided with a door body 20 correspondingly, and the door body 20 can be opened and closed by using the door switch device 12, wherein the door switch device 12 can include a geared bidirectional motor and a toothed hinge. The switch door device 12 can open or close the independent compartment 11 in a controlled manner. For example, when thawing, it can drive the bidirectional motor to open, and drive the hinge to open the door 20 of the independent compartment 11, so that the independent compartment 11 can be opened inside and outside. The air formed convectively thaws the stored contents.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the tray 14 in the refrigerator 100 of Fig. 1. The tray 14 is placed at the bottom of the independent compartment 11 for placing storage items. The bottom of the tray 14 may be provided with a weight sensor 31 and a temperature sensor 32 to respectively obtain the contents of the storage items. weight and temperature. A fan 15 is arranged in the independent compartment 11, and can be arranged in the middle of the rear of the independent compartment 11, so that when the fan 15 is turned on, the air inside and outside the independent compartment 11 can form convection. A heater 13 is also provided in the independent compartment 11 , and the heater 13 can provide the independent compartment 11 with the heat required for thawing in a controlled manner. The heater 13 can be optionally arranged at the lower part of the tray 14 .

Fig. 3 is a schematic block diagram of the refrigerator 100 in Fig. 1, as shown in the figure, the refrigerator 100 includes an information acquisition device 30, a time setting device 40, a defrosting controller 50, a door opening and closing device 12, a fan 15 and a heater 13, and the information The acquisition device 30 also includes a weight sensor 31 and a temperature sensor 32 .

Among the above components, the information acquiring device 30 may be configured to acquire the thawing information of the stored objects put into the independent compartment 11 . Wherein, the thawing information includes: the weight and/or temperature of the stored object, which can be acquired through the weight sensor 31 and the temperature sensor 32 respectively. If the storage is taken out from a certain freezer compartment, the temperature of the compartment can also be obtained and used as the temperature of the storage.

The time setting device 40 may be configured to obtain the defrosting time set by the user. The thawing time set by the user can be determined according to the time when the thawing is completed and the current time. For example, if the storage needs to be used at 17:00, that is, the time when the thawing is completed is 17:00, and the current time is 16:00, then the thawing time set by the user 1 hour, as long as the thawing method adopted takes less than or equal to 1 hour to thaw the storage, it can meet the user's requirements. The time setting device 40 can be a display device provided on the door of the refrigerator 100, wherein the display device can be a touch screen capable of detecting user touch operations, or a device combined with an ordinary display screen and buttons. The process of obtaining the thawing time can also be completed by using a mobile terminal connected to the data of the refrigerator. The display device and the mobile terminal can also be used to send instructions to the refrigerator to start defrosting, output prompt information to the user that defrosting is complete, and receive control instructions in response to the prompt information, wherein the control instructions may include information to end the defrosting process and start refrigeration.

The thawing controller 50 can be configured to respectively estimate the estimated time required for thawing using different thawing methods according to the thawing information. The estimated time includes the first estimated time required for thawing using the heat of the environment where the refrigerator is located, and using the heater 13 to release The second estimated time required for thawing with the heat of the heat source, and the third estimated time required for thawing combined with the heat released by the ambient heat and the heater 13; the set thawing time is matched with the estimated time of different thawing methods , to select a thawing method that meets the thawing time requirement; and drive the independent compartment 11 to execute the thawing process corresponding to the selected thawing method. Among them, the refrigerator can be placed in the kitchen, living room or other places, and the ambient heat is the heat in the environment of these places.

The thawing controller 50 can also be configured to: when thawing with the heat of the environment where the refrigerator is located, drive the door body 20 of the independent compartment 11 to open, and turn on the fan 15 in the independent compartment 11, so that the air inside and outside the independent compartment 11 forms convection. , to defrost the storage; when using the heater 13 to heat and defrost, turn on the switch for controlling the heater 13, so that the heater 13 releases heat to defrost the storage; , open the door body 20 of the independent compartment 11 and turn on the blower fan 15 in the independent compartment 11, and open the switch for controlling the heater 13 at the same time, so as to use the convection air and the heat released by the heater 13 to thaw the storage at the same time.

The thawing controller 50 can also be configured to: match the thawing information in the preset thawing time table to obtain the corresponding estimated time, and the thawing time table stores the corresponding information corresponding to different thawing information in various thawing methods obtained through testing in advance. estimated time of . The thawing time table records the test time for thawing stored goods of various weights and temperatures using different thawing methods. For example, when thawing with the heat of the environment where the refrigerator is located, if the weight of the stored object is 100 grams and the temperature is -3 degrees Celsius, the estimated time required is 10 minutes; if the weight of the stored object is 200 grams and the temperature is -6 degrees Celsius, the time required The estimated time required is 20 minutes. When using the heat released by the heater 13 to thaw, if the weight of the storage is 100 grams and the temperature is -3 degrees Celsius, the estimated time required is 5 minutes; if the weight of the storage is 200 grams and the temperature is -6 degrees Celsius, it will The estimated time required is 10 minutes. When using ambient heat and the heat released by the heater 13 to defrost, if the weight of the stored object is 100 grams and the temperature is -3 degrees Celsius, the estimated time required is 2 minutes; if the weight of the stored object is 200 grams, the temperature is - 6 degrees Celsius, the estimated time required is 5 minutes. The above values are only the test results of a specific refrigerator 100. For different refrigerators, the above test results may be different under the circumstances that the ambient temperature, the power of the heater 13, and the space of the independent compartment 11 are different. And it can be obtained through a large number of tests, the above numerical values are only examples and not specific limitations to the present invention. After obtaining the thawing information of stored objects, the estimated time corresponding to the thawing information in various thawing methods can be obtained through the thawing schedule.

The refrigerator 100 of this embodiment is provided with an independent compartment 11 for thawing, and the independent compartment 11 is provided with a heater 13 for providing heat in a controlled manner, and the refrigerator obtains the thawing information of the stored items put into the independent compartment 11 And the thawing time set by the user; according to the thawing information, the estimated time required for thawing using different thawing methods is respectively estimated. 13, the second estimated time required for heating and thawing, and the third estimated time required for combined thawing with ambient heat and heater 13 heating; matching the set thawing time with the estimated time of different thawing methods, to Select a thawing method that meets the thawing time requirements; and drive the independent compartment 11 to execute the thawing process corresponding to the selected thawing method, which can avoid the loss of food nutrients caused by microwave oven high-temperature thawing, thawing with water or taking out food in advance to thaw The time is too long, which affects the quality of food. In addition, users are provided with a variety of thawing methods, and the thawing method is selected according to the thawing time set by the user, so that the stored food will not deteriorate due to premature thawing, and will not be thawed. Too late affects the user's use, meets the various needs of the user, and improves the user experience.

Further, the refrigerator 100 of this embodiment, after driving the independent compartment 11 to execute the thawing process corresponding to the selected thawing mode, can obtain the thawing temperature of the stored items, and stop thawing when the thawing temperature is greater than or equal to the preset value. ; and send prompt information to the user through the mobile terminal, and receive the control instruction of ending the thawing process and starting refrigeration in response to the prompt information returned by the mobile terminal. Restarting refrigeration can avoid the situation that the thawed storage is forgotten and spoiled, and the method of thawing the storage in the refrigerator is more convenient, which improves the user experience.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a method for thawing stored objects in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the method for thawing stored objects in a refrigerator can be implemented by using the refrigerator 100 of any of the above-mentioned embodiments. As shown in the figure, the thawing method of the refrigerator stores performs the following steps in sequence:

Step S402, obtaining the thawing information of the stored items in the independent compartment 11 and the thawing time set by the user;

Step S404, respectively estimating the estimated time required for thawing using different thawing methods according to the thawing information;

Step S406, matching the set thawing time with the estimated time of different thawing methods to select a thawing method that meets the thawing time requirement;

Step S408, driving the independent compartment 11 to execute the thawing process corresponding to the selected thawing mode.

In the above steps, the unfreezing information of the storage in step S402 may include the weight and/or temperature of the storage. And a weight sensor can be used to obtain the weight of the stored object; and/or a temperature sensor can be used to obtain the temperature of the stored object. If the storage is taken out from a certain freezer compartment, the temperature of the compartment can also be obtained and used as the temperature of the storage. The thawing time set by the user can be determined according to the time when the thawing is completed and the current time. For example, the storage needs to be used at 17:00, that is, the thawing completion time is 17:00, and the current time is 16:00. The time is 1 hour, as long as the thawing method takes less than or equal to 1 hour to thaw the storage, it can meet the user's requirements.

The estimated time in step S404 includes the first estimated time required for thawing using the heat of the environment where the refrigerator is located, the second estimated time required for thawing using the heat released by the heater 13, and the time required for thawing using the heat released by the environment and the heater 13. The heat combined with the third estimated time needed to defrost.

Moreover, the thawing process using the heat of the environment where the refrigerator is located includes: driving the door 20 of the independent compartment 11 to open, and turning on the fan 15 in the independent compartment 11, so that the air inside and outside the independent compartment can form convection, so as to cool the stored items. Thawing; the thawing process using the heater 13 to heat and thaw includes: turning on the switch for controlling the heater 13, so that the heater 13 releases heat to thaw the storage; It includes: opening the door body 20 of the independent compartment 11 and turning on the fan 15 in the independent compartment 11, and simultaneously turning on the switch for controlling the heater 13, so as to use the convective air and the heat released by the heater 13 to thaw the stored items at the same time.

The specific process of step S404 estimating the estimated time required for thawing according to the thawing information may include: matching the thawing information in the preset thawing time table to obtain the corresponding estimated time, and the thawing time table stores the pre-passed test The estimated time corresponding to different unfreezing information in various unfreezing methods obtained.

In step S406, the set thawing time is matched with the estimated time of different thawing ways to select a thawing way that meets the thawing time requirement. For example, the first estimated time required for the same storage to thaw using the ambient heat of the refrigerator is 1 hour, the second estimated time required to thaw using the heat released by the heater 13 is 30 minutes, and the use of the ambient heat and the heater 13 The heat released combined with the third estimated time required for thawing is 10 minutes. If the current time is 16:40 and the user needs to use the storage for cooking at 17:00, the set thawing time should be 20 minutes. Then you can only choose to use the ambient heat and the heat released by the heater 13 to combine thawing, and you can start thawing at 16:50, so that you can just finish thawing at 17:00, which will not delay the user's use, and will not make the storage Deterioration due to prolonged non-refrigerated state after thawing.

The method for thawing stored items in a refrigerator in this embodiment can avoid the loss of food nutrients caused by high-temperature thawing in microwave ovens, and the problems that the time for thawing with water or taking out food in advance to thaw is too long, which affects the quality of food. In addition, it provides users with multiple One thawing method is selected according to the thawing time set by the user, so that the storage will not be thawed prematurely and cause deterioration, and will not affect the user's use due to late thawing, satisfying various needs of users, and improving user experience .

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a method for thawing stored objects in a refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the processing method of food information in the refrigerator includes:

Step S502, obtaining the thawing information of the stored items in the independent compartment 11 and the thawing time set by the user;

Step S504, matching the thawing information with the preset thawing schedule to obtain the corresponding estimated time;

Step S506, matching the set thawing time with the estimated time of different thawing methods to select a thawing method that meets the thawing time requirement;

Step S508, driving the independent compartment 11 to execute the thawing process corresponding to the selected thawing mode;

Step S510, obtaining the thawing temperature of the storage, and stopping thawing when the thawing temperature is greater than or equal to a preset value;

In step S512, the mobile terminal data-connected with the refrigerator sends a reminder message that the defrosting is complete to the user, and receives a control instruction to end the defrosting process and start cooling in response to the prompt message.

The condition for stopping the thawing in step S510 is that the thawing temperature of the above-mentioned stored objects is greater than or equal to the preset value, and the independent compartment 11 completes the corresponding thawing process. However, since the estimated time is an estimate, it may deviate from the actual situation. Therefore, the thawing temperature of the stored material is preferred as a standard to judge whether the stored material is fully thawed.

In the method for thawing refrigerator storage items in this embodiment, the refrigerator 100 is provided with an independent compartment 11 for thawing, and the independent compartment 11 is provided with a heater 13 for providing heat in a controlled manner, and the refrigerator 100 is put in The thawing information of the storage in the independent compartment 11 and the thawing time set by the user; according to the thawing information, the estimated time required for thawing using different thawing methods is estimated, and the estimated time includes the time required for thawing by using the heat of the environment where the refrigerator is located. The first estimated time of using the heater 13 to heat the second estimated time required for thawing, and the third estimated time to utilize the ambient heat and the heater 13 to heat combined with the thawing required; the set thawing time is different from Match the estimated time of the thawing method to select a thawing method that meets the thawing time requirements; and drive the independent compartment 11 to execute the thawing process corresponding to the selected thawing method, which can avoid the loss of food nutrients caused by the microwave oven high temperature thawing method 1. It takes too long to thaw with water or take out food in advance, which affects the quality of food. In addition, users are provided with a variety of thawing methods, and the thawing method is selected according to the thawing time set by the user, so that the stored items will not be too long. Early thawing will lead to deterioration, and it will not affect the user's use due to late thawing, so as to meet the various needs of users and improve user experience.

Further, in the method for thawing stored items in a refrigerator in this embodiment, after driving the independent compartment 11 to execute the thawing process corresponding to the selected thawing mode, the thawing temperature of the stored items can be obtained, and when the thawing temperature is greater than or equal to the preset value Stop thawing; and send prompt information to the user through the mobile terminal, and receive the control command returned by the mobile terminal to end the thawing process and start refrigeration in response to the prompt information. The stored items in the refrigerator can be removed or restarted to refrigerate, which can avoid the situation that the thawed stored items are forgotten and deteriorated. The method of thawing the stored items in the refrigerator is more convenient, which improves the user experience.

Fig. 6 is a detailed flow chart of a method for thawing stored objects in a refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present invention. The method for thawing stored objects in a refrigerator performs the following steps in sequence:

Step S602, obtaining the thawing information of the storage in the independent compartment 11 and the thawing completion time ta set by the user, the time difference between the thawing completion time ta and the current time ts is the thawing time set by the user;

Step S604, matching the thawing information in the preset thawing schedule to obtain the corresponding estimated time T1, T2, T3, and calculating the scheduled start time t1, t2, t3 according to the thawing completion time ta;

Step S606, judging whether ts is later than t1, if yes, execute step S610, if not, execute step S608;

Step S608, when ts reaches t1, use the heat of the environment where the refrigerator is located to thaw the stored items;

Step S610, judging whether ts is later than t2, if yes, execute step S614, if not, execute step S612;

Step S612, when ts reaches t2, use the heat released by the bypass condenser 12 to thaw the storage;

Step S614, judging whether ts is earlier than or equal to t3, if yes, execute step S616, if not, execute step S618;

Step S616, when ts reaches t3, use the ambient heat of the refrigerator and the heat released by the bypass condenser 12 to thaw the stored items;

Step S618, outputting a prompt message indicating that the storage time is not enough to defrost.

In the above steps, the estimated time T1, T2, and T3 in step S5604 are respectively the first estimated time required for thawing by using the heat of the environment where the refrigerator is located, and the second estimated time required for thawing by using the heat released by the heater 13 , and the third estimated time required for thawing in combination with the heat released by the ambient heat and the heater 13, and T1>T2>T3, and the scheduled start times t1, t2, and t3 are respectively ta-T1, ta-T2, ta- T3, then t1<t2<t3, that is, the start time of thawing with the heat of the environment where the refrigerator is located is earlier than the start time of thawing with the heat released by the heater 13, and earlier than the time of thawing with the combination of the heat of the environment and the heat released by the heater 13 Starting time.

In step S608, the thawing process of using the heat of the environment where the refrigerator is located to thaw the stored items may specifically be as follows: driving the door 20 of the independent compartment 11 to open, and turning on the fan 15 in the independent compartment 11, so that the air inside and outside the independent compartment 11 is formed. Convection to thaw stored contents.

In step S612 , the thawing process of using the heat released by the heater 13 to thaw the stored object may specifically be: turn on the switch for controlling the heater 13 to make the heater 13 release heat to thaw the stored object.

In step S616, the thawing process using ambient heat and the heat released by the heater 13 combined with thawing storage can be specifically: open the door 20 of the independent compartment 11 and turn on the fan 15 in the independent compartment 11, and at the same time turn on the fan 15 for controlling heating. The switch of the heater 13 is used to simultaneously use the convective air and the heat released by the heater 13 to defrost the storage.

In step S618 , the prompt information indicating that the storage time is insufficient for thawing can be output by a display device of the refrigerator 100 or a mobile terminal connected with the refrigerator 100 by data.

According to the above process, when the requirements of the thawing time set by the user are met, the heat of the environment where the refrigerator is located can be preferentially used for thawing. If the heat of the environment where the refrigerator is used for thawing cannot meet the requirements, the heat released by the heater 13 can be used for thawing alone. , if the requirements still cannot be met, then the heat of the environment where the refrigerator is located and the heat released by the heater 13 can be used to thaw together, so as to thaw in a way that consumes less energy and has little impact on the storage.

A specific example is introduced as follows:

A piece of beef in the freezer compartment needs to be used for cooking at 17:00, and it needs to be thawed, and the current time is 16:20, then it can be concluded that the thawing time set by the user is 40 minutes. After taking out the beef, put it on the tray 14 of the independent compartment 11, use the weight sensor and temperature sensor at the bottom of the tray 14 to obtain its weight as 500 grams, and the temperature is -10 degrees Celsius, and according to the thawing information in the preset thawing Matching in the timetable draws that the first estimated time required for thawing by utilizing the heat of the environment where the refrigerator is located is 60 minutes, the second estimated time required for thawing by using the heat released by the heater 13 is 30 minutes, and using the heat of the environment and The heat released by the heater 13 combined with the third estimated time required for thawing is 10 minutes. The scheduled start time of thawing the beef utilizing the heat of the environment where the refrigerator is thus calculated is 16:00; the scheduled start time of utilizing the heat released by the heater 13 to thaw is 16:30; Reservations start at 16:50. Since the current time 16:20 is later than 16:00, it is not possible to use the heat of the environment where the refrigerator is located to thaw, so as not to thaw the beef completely and affect the cooking effect. The current time 16:20 is earlier than 16:30, so the heat released by the heater 13 can be used to thaw, and the thawing can be started when the current time reaches 16:30, so that the thawing can be completed at 17:00, without delaying the user to cook , and avoid the deterioration of beef in a non-refrigerated state after thawing. This embodiment is only an illustration of the method for thawing the refrigerator storage in this embodiment. In actual use, various types of storage can be thawed according to specific needs, and the specific estimated time may also be based on the configuration of the refrigerator. However, there are differences, and the above specific numerical values are not intended to limit the present invention.

In the method for thawing refrigerator storage items in this embodiment, the refrigerator 100 is provided with an independent compartment 11 for thawing, and the independent compartment 11 is provided with a heater 13 for providing heat in a controlled manner, and the refrigerator 100 is put in The thawing information of the storage in the independent compartment 11 and the thawing time set by the user; according to the thawing information, the estimated time required for thawing using different thawing methods is estimated, and the estimated time includes the time required for thawing by using the heat of the environment where the refrigerator is located. The first estimated time of using the heater 13 to heat the second estimated time required for thawing, and the third estimated time to utilize the ambient heat and the heater 13 to heat combined with the thawing required; the set thawing time is different from Match the estimated time of the thawing method to select a thawing method that meets the thawing time requirements; and drive the independent compartment 11 to execute the thawing process corresponding to the selected thawing method, which can avoid the loss of food nutrients caused by the microwave oven high temperature thawing method 1. It takes too long to thaw with water or take out food in advance, which affects the quality of food. In addition, users are provided with a variety of thawing methods, and the thawing method is selected according to the thawing time set by the user, so that the stored items will not be too long. Early thawing will lead to deterioration, and it will not affect the user's use due to late thawing, so as to meet the various needs of users and improve user experience.

Further, in the method for thawing stored items in a refrigerator in this embodiment, after driving the independent compartment 11 to execute the thawing process corresponding to the selected thawing mode, the thawing temperature of the stored items can be obtained, and when the thawing temperature is greater than or equal to the preset value Stop thawing; and send prompt information to the user through the mobile terminal, and receive the control command returned by the mobile terminal to end the thawing process and start refrigeration in response to the prompt information. The stored items in the refrigerator can be removed or restarted to refrigerate, which can avoid the situation that the thawed stored items are forgotten and deteriorated. The method of thawing the stored items in the refrigerator is more convenient, which improves the user experience.

So far, those skilled in the art should appreciate that, although a number of exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described in detail herein, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, the disclosed embodiments of the present invention can still be used. Many other variations or modifications consistent with the principles of the invention are directly identified or derived from the content. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention should be understood and deemed to cover all such other variations or modifications.

Claims (11)

1. a kind of defreezing method of refrigerator storage object, wherein, the independent compartment for defrosting is provided in the refrigerator, it is described only Vertical compartment is provided with controllably to provide the heater of heat, which is characterized in that the defreezing method includes：

The thawing time for obtaining the defrosting information for the storage object for being put into the independent compartment and being set by the user；

It is estimated according to the defrosting information and is carried out the required estimated time of thawing using different thawing modes respectively, it is described when estimating Between thaw using amount of heat where the refrigerator needed for the first estimated time, utilize heater heating defrosting institute The second estimated time and the 3rd estimated time needed for using amount of heat and heater heating combination defrosting needed；

The thawing time of the setting is matched from the estimated time of the different thawing modes, to select described in satisfaction The thawing mode of thawing time requirement；And

The independent compartment is driven to perform the defrosting flow corresponding to the thawing mode selected.

2. according to the method described in claim 1, wherein,

The defrosting flow thawed using amount of heat where the refrigerator is included：

The door body of the independent compartment is driven to open, and opens the indoor wind turbine of the independence, so that the independence is indoor Outer air forms convection current, to thaw to the storage object；

The defrosting flow thawed using heater heating is included：

Unlatching makes the heater release heat, to thaw to the storage object for controlling the switch of the heater；And

The defrosting flow thawed is combined using amount of heat and heater heating to be included：

It opens the door body of the independent compartment and opens the indoor wind turbine of the independence, while open to control the heating The switch of device, to be thawed simultaneously using the heat that convected air and the heater discharge to the storage object.

3. according to the method described in claim 2, wherein,

The defrosting information of the storage object of the independent compartment includes：The weight and/or temperature of the storage object, and

Estimating the step of thaw the required estimated time according to the defrosting information includes：According to the defrosting information pre- If thawing time table in match and draw the corresponding estimated time, preserve in the thawing time table and drawn beforehand through test Various thawing modes in the different defrosting information corresponding estimated time.

4. according to the method described in claim 3, wherein, the bottom of the independent compartment is provided with to place the storage object Pallet, and the bottom of the pallet is provided with weight sensor and temperature sensor,

The step of defrosting information for obtaining the storage object, includes：

The weight of the storage object is obtained using the weight sensor；And/or

The temperature of the storage object is obtained using the temperature sensor.

5. according to the method described in claim 3, wherein, the step of defrosting information for obtaining the storage object, further includes：

Obtain the temperature for the compartment for taking out the storage object and as the temperature of the storage object.

6. the method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein, driving what the independent compartment execution was selected It is further included after the step of defrosting flow corresponding to thawing mode：

The thaw point of the storage object is obtained, when the thaw point is greater than or equal to preset value, stops thawing；And

Export the prompt message that the storage object defrosting is completed.

7. according to the method described in claim 6, wherein, the step of obtaining the thawing time being set by the user, includes：

It is obtained using the display device of the mobile terminal or the refrigerator that are connected with the data for refrigerator described in being set by the user Thawing time, and

The step of exporting the prompt message that the storage object defrosting is completed includes：By described in the mobile terminal to user's transmission Prompt message, and receive that the mobile terminal returns in response to the prompt message ends course of defrosting and start what is freezed Control instruction.

8. a kind of refrigerator, including：Babinet, inside define independent compartment for defrosting；Heater is arranged at the independence Compartment, and be configured to controllably provide the heat needed for thawing to the independent compartment；Door body is pivotably connected to the case Body front surface, to be turned on and off the independent compartment, which is characterized in that further include：

Information acquisition device is configured to obtain the defrosting information for the storage object for being put into the independent compartment；

Time-setting mechanism is configured to obtain thawing time set by user；And

Defrosting controller, be configured to be estimated respectively according to the defrosting information using different thawing modes thaw it is required pre- Estimate the time, the estimated time thaws the first required estimated time using amount of heat where the refrigerator, utilizes institute It states the second estimated time needed for heater heating defrosting and combines defrosting institute using amount of heat and heater heating The 3rd estimated time needed；The thawing time of the setting is matched from the estimated time of the different thawing modes, with Select the thawing mode for meeting the thawing time requirement；Drive the thawing mode institute that the independent compartment execution is selected right The defrosting flow answered.

9. refrigerator according to claim 8, wherein the defrosting controller is configured to：

When being thawed using amount of heat where the refrigerator, the door body of the independent compartment is driven to open, and opens the independence Indoor wind turbine, so that the indoor outer air of the independence forms convection current, to thaw to the storage object；

It when heating defrosting using the heater, opens to control the switch of the heater, makes the heater release heat Amount, to thaw to the storage object；And

It is combined when thawing, open the door body of the independent compartment and opened described only using amount of heat and heater heating Vertical indoor wind turbine, while open to control the switch of the heater, with simultaneously using convected air and it is described plus The heat of hot device release thaws to the storage object.

10. refrigerator according to claim 9, wherein the defrosting information of the storage object of the independent compartment includes：The storage The weight and/or temperature of storage, and the defrosting controller is configured to：

It is matched and drawn the corresponding estimated time in default thawing time table according to the defrosting information, the thawing time table In preserve beforehand through the different defrosting information corresponding estimated time in the various thawing modes that draw of test.

11. refrigerator according to claim 10, further includes：

Pallet is arranged at the bottom of the independent compartment, for placing the storage object；

Weight sensor, is arranged at the bottom of the pallet, and is configured to obtain the weight of the storage object；And

Temperature sensor, is arranged at the bottom of the pallet, and is configured to obtain the temperature of the storage object.