Ice-making method, ice-making apparatus, storage medium, and computer program product

Abstract

An ice-making method includes obtaining a set operation mode that is a solid ice operation mode or a non-solid ice operation mode, determining, based on the set operation mode, an operating parameter of an ice scraping assembly of an ice-making apparatus, and controlling, based on the operating parameter, the ice scraping assembly to operate to produce ice in a form corresponding to the set operation mode.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An ice-making method comprising:
 obtaining a set operation mode, the set operation mode being a solid ice operation mode or a non-solid ice operation mode;   determining, based on the set operation mode, an operating parameter of an ice scraping assembly of an ice-making apparatus; and   controlling, based on the operating parameter, the ice scraping assembly to operate to produce ice in a form corresponding to the set operation mode.   
     
     
         2 . The ice-making method according to  claim 1 , wherein the operating parameter includes any one or a combination of an operating speed, an operating duration, and an operating cycle. 
     
     
         3 . The ice-making method according to  claim 2 , wherein controlling the ice scraping assembly to operate includes:
 controlling, in the solid ice operation mode, a drive motor of the ice scraping assembly to rotate at a first operating speed; and   controlling, in the non-solid ice operation mode, the drive motor to rotate at a second operating speed that is greater than or equal to the first operating speed.   
     
     
         4 . The ice-making method according to  claim 3 , wherein the first operating speed ranges from 5 rpm to 10 rpm, and the second operating speed is 1.5 times to 2 times the first operating speed. 
     
     
         5 . The ice-making method according to  claim 3 , wherein:
 the solid ice operation mode includes a pellet ice mode, a cube ice mode, and a strip ice mode, and the first operating speed includes a first speed, a second speed, and a third speed;   controlling, in the solid ice operation mode, the drive motor to rotate at the first operating speed includes:
 controlling, in the pellet ice mode, the drive motor to rotate at the first speed based on a first operating duration; 
 controlling, in the cube ice mode, the drive motor to rotate at the second speed based on a second operating duration; and 
 controlling, in the strip ice mode, the drive motor to rotate at the third speed based on a third operating duration; and 
   the first operating duration is greater than or equal to the second operating duration, the second operating duration is greater than or equal to the third operating duration, the first speed is greater than or equal to the second speed, and the second speed is greater than or equal to the third speed.   
     
     
         6 . The ice-making method according to  claim 3 , wherein:
 the non-solid ice operation mode includes a fluffy ice mode, a crushed ice mode, and a slush ice mode, and the second operating speed comprises a first speed, a second speed, and a third speed;   controlling, in the non-solid ice operation mode, the drive motor to rotate at the second operating speed includes:
 controlling, in the fluffy ice mode, the drive motor to rotate at the first speed based on a first operating cycle; 
 controlling, in the crushed ice mode, the drive motor to rotate at the second speed based on a second operating cycle; and 
 controlling, in the slush ice mode, the drive motor to rotate at the third speed based on a third operating cycle; and 
   the first operating cycle is smaller than or equal to the second operating cycle, the second operating cycle is smaller than or equal to the third operating cycle, the first speed is greater than or equal to the second speed, and the second speed is greater than or equal to the third speed.   
     
     
         7 . The ice-making method according to  claim 1 , further comprising, prior to controlling the ice scraping assembly to operate:
 determining a pre-cooling duration of a refrigeration system of the ice-making apparatus based on the operation mode, and controlling the refrigeration system to operate based on the pre-cooling duration;   wherein a pre-cooling duration corresponding to the solid ice operation mode is greater than or equal to a pre-cooling duration corresponding to the non-solid ice operation mode.   
     
     
         8 . The ice-making method according to  claim 1 , further comprising, prior to controlling the ice scraping assembly to operate:
 detecting, in the solid ice operation mode, an ice outlet of an ice-making drum of the ice-making apparatus;   determining that no ice extrusion head for forming ice into an ice cube is provided at the ice outlet; and   outputting, in response to the determination that no ice extrusion head for forming ice into an ice cube is provided at the ice outlet, an alert signal.   
     
     
         9 . An ice-making apparatus comprising:
 an ice-making drum provided with an ice scraping assembly and having an ice outlet, the ice scraping assembly including a drive motor and an ice scraping blade, and the drive motor being configured to drive the ice scraping blade disposed in the ice-making drum to rotate, to drive the ice scraping blade to scrape off ice from the drum and transfer the ice to the ice outlet;   a refrigeration system including a compressor, a condenser, a throttle device, and an evaporator that are sequentially in communication to form a refrigeration cycle loop, the evaporator being configured to cool the drum, to enable water in the drum to freeze into ice; and   a controller storing an ice-making control program and configured to execute the ice-making control program to:
 obtain a set operation mode, the set operation mode being a solid ice operation mode or a non-solid ice operation mode; 
 determine, based on the set operation mode, an operating parameter of the ice scraping assembly; and 
 control, based on the operating parameter, the ice scraping assembly to operate to produce ice in a form corresponding to the set operation mode. 
   
     
     
         10 . The ice-making apparatus according to  claim 9 , further comprising a memory configured to store operating parameters of the ice scraping assembly corresponding to different operation modes, including the solid ice operation mode and the non-solid ice operation mode. 
     
     
         11 . The ice-making apparatus according to  claim 9 , wherein the operating parameter includes any one or a combination of an operating speed, an operating duration, and an operating cycle. 
     
     
         12 . The ice-making apparatus according to  claim 11 , wherein the controller is further configured to execute the ice-making control program to, when controlling the ice scraping assembly to operate:
 controlling, in the solid ice operation mode, a drive motor of the ice scraping assembly to rotate at a first operating speed; and   controlling, in the non-solid ice operation mode, the drive motor to rotate at a second operating speed that is greater than or equal to the first operating speed.   
     
     
         13 . The ice-making apparatus according to  claim 12 , wherein the first operating speed ranges from 5 rpm to 10 rpm, and the second operating speed is 1.5 times to 2 times the first operating speed. 
     
     
         14 . The ice-making apparatus according to  claim 12 , wherein:
 the solid ice operation mode includes a pellet ice mode, a cube ice mode, and a strip ice mode, and the first operating speed includes a first speed, a second speed, and a third speed;   the controller is further configured to execute the ice-making control program to, when controlling, in the solid ice operation mode, the drive motor to rotate at the first operating speed:
 control, in the pellet ice mode, the drive motor to rotate at the first speed based on a first operating duration; 
 control, in the cube ice mode, the drive motor to rotate at the second speed based on a second operating duration; and 
 control, in the strip ice mode, the drive motor to rotate at the third speed based on a third operating duration; and 
   the first operating duration is greater than or equal to the second operating duration, the second operating duration is greater than or equal to the third operating duration, the first speed is greater than or equal to the second speed, and the second speed is greater than or equal to the third speed.   
     
     
         15 . The ice-making apparatus according to  claim 12 , wherein:
 the non-solid ice operation mode includes a fluffy ice mode, a crushed ice mode, and a slush ice mode, and the second operating speed comprises a first speed, a second speed, and a third speed;   the controller is further configured to execute the ice-making control program to, when controlling, in the non-solid ice operation mode, the drive motor to rotate at the second operating speed:
 control, in the fluffy ice mode, the drive motor to rotate at the first speed based on a first operating cycle; 
 control, in the crushed ice mode, the drive motor to rotate at the second speed based on a second operating cycle; and 
 control, in the slush ice mode, the drive motor to rotate at the third speed based on a third operating cycle; and 
   the first operating cycle is smaller than or equal to the second operating cycle, the second operating cycle is smaller than or equal to the third operating cycle, the first speed is greater than or equal to the second speed, and the second speed is greater than or equal to the third speed.   
     
     
         16 . The ice-making apparatus according to  claim 9 , wherein:
 the controller is further configured to execute the ice-making control program to, prior to controlling the ice scraping assembly to operate:
 determine a pre-cooling duration of a refrigeration system of the ice-making apparatus based on the operation mode, and controlling the refrigeration system to operate based on the pre-cooling duration; and 
   a pre-cooling duration corresponding to the solid ice operation mode is greater than or equal to a pre-cooling duration corresponding to the non-solid ice operation mode.   
     
     
         17 . The ice-making apparatus according to  claim 9 , wherein the controller is further configured to execute the ice-making control program to, prior to controlling the ice scraping assembly to operate:
 detect, in the solid ice operation mode, an ice outlet of an ice-making drum of the ice-making apparatus;   determine that no ice extrusion head for forming ice into an ice cube is provided at the ice outlet; and   output, in response to the determination that no ice extrusion head for forming ice into an ice cube is provided at the ice outlet, an alert signal.   
     
     
         18 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to:
 obtain a set operation mode, the set operation mode being a solid ice operation mode or a non-solid ice operation mode;   determine, based on the set operation mode, an operating parameter of an ice scraping assembly of an ice-making apparatus; and   control, based on the operating parameter, the ice scraping assembly to operate to produce ice in a form corresponding to the set operation mode.   
     
     
         19 . The storage medium according to  claim 18 , wherein the operating parameter includes any one or a combination of an operating speed, an operating duration, and an operating cycle. 
     
     
         20 . The storage medium according to  claim 19 , wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, further causes the processor to, when controlling the ice scraping assembly to operate:
 control, in the solid ice operation mode, a drive motor of the ice scraping assembly to rotate at a first operating speed; and   control, in the non-solid ice operation mode, the drive motor to rotate at a second operating speed that is greater than or equal to the first operating speed.