Systems, methods, and apparatuses for control of appliance sound and/or pressure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024221711-A1
Application number	US-202318399490-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 28, 2023
Priority date	Dec 29, 2022
Publication date	Jul 4, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

Provided are systems and methods for reduced-noise blending systems. For example, a blending system may capture and analyze sound and/or vibration of the blending system and adjust one or more aspects of the blending system to reduce the sound and/or vibration based on the captured information to provide feedback control.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A system for operating a sound reducing system, the system comprising:
a blender comprising a motor; a capture component comprising one or more sensors configured to capture sensor information associated with the blender; and a controller communicatively coupled to the motor and the capture component, the controller configured to:
obtain the sensor information captured by the one or more sensors;
determine an acoustic output of the blender based on the sensor information, wherein the acoustic output comprises a sound pressure output associated with the blender;
determine the acoustic output does not satisfy a threshold parameter; and
adjust one or more operational parameters of the blender based on determining that the acoustic output does not satisfy the threshold parameter.

2 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors comprise at least one of: a microphone, an acoustic sensor, a pressure sensor, a vibration sensor, or an accelerometer.

3 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the acoustic output of the blender further comprises at least one of: an acoustic signature, a frequency of a sound output, or a vibration output associated with the blender.

4 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein:
the controller is further configured to obtain environmental information associated with one or more environmental conditions of the blender, and the threshold parameter is based on the one or more environmental conditions of the blender.

5 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein:
the controller is further configured to obtain ingredient information associated with one or more ingredients within a container of the blender, and the threshold parameter is based on the one or more ingredients within the container.

6 . The system according to claim 5 , wherein in order to adjust the one or more operational parameters of the blender the controller is further configured to pulse a power of a motor associated with the blender.

7 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the threshold parameter is based on one or more characteristics of the blender, wherein the one or more characteristics comprise at least one of: a model of the blender, a blending process, or one or more blender settings.

8 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the threshold parameter is based on one or more reference samples.

9 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein in order to obtain the sensor information captured by the one or more sensors associated with the blender the controller is further configured to:
receive an indication of the sensor information from a remote device.

10 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein in order to determine the acoustic output does not satisfy the threshold parameter, the controller is further configured to:
compare the acoustic output to the threshold parameter; and determine the acoustic output is greater than the threshold parameter.

11 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein in order to determine the acoustic output does not satisfy the threshold parameter, the controller is further configured to:
compare the acoustic output to the threshold parameter; and determine the acoustic output is less than the threshold parameter.

12 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein in order to determine the sensor information does not satisfy the threshold parameter, the controller is further configured to:
compare the sensor information to the threshold parameter; and determine the sensor information is does not equal the threshold parameter.

13 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein in order to adjust the one or more operational parameters of the blender the controller is further configured to increase or decrease a power of a motor associated with the blender.

14 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein in order to adjust the one or more operational parameters of the blender the controller is further configured to adjust a blending time associated with the blender.

15 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
receive an indication to initiate a quiet blending mode associated with the blender, wherein the sensor information is obtained in response to the indication to initiate the quiet blending mode.

16 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
receive an indication to initiate a learn mode associated with the blender, wherein the sensor information is obtained in response to the indication to initiate the learn mode; and map the acoustic output to a corresponding power of a motor associated with the blender.

17 . A blender, the blender comprising:
a motor; and a controller communicatively coupled to the motor, the controller configured to:
obtain sensor information captured by one or more sensors associated with the blender;
determine an acoustic output of the blender based on the sensor information, wherein the acoustic output comprises a sound pressure output associated with the blender;
determine the acoustic output does not satisfy a threshold parameter; and
adjust one or more operational parameters of the blender based on determine the acoustic output does not satisfy the threshold parameter.

18 . The blender according to claim 17 , wherein in order to adjust the one or more operational parameters of the blender the controller is further configured to increase or decrease a power of a motor associated with the blender.

19 . The blender according to claim 17 , wherein in order to adjust the one or more operational parameters of the blender the controller is further configured to adjust a blending time associated with the blender.

20 . A method for operating a sound reducing system, the method comprising:
obtaining sensor information captured by one or more sensors associated with a blending system; determining an acoustic output of the blending system based on the sensor information, wherein the acoustic output comprises a sound pressure output associated with the blending system; determining the acoustic output does not satisfy a threshold parameter; and adjusting one or more operational parameters of the blending system based on determining that the acoustic output does not satisfy the threshold parameter.

Assignees

• Vita Mix Man Corp

Inventors

• Clynne Thomas
• Kolar David
• Jones Kyle
• Mccandless Carson
• Tromm Charles Joseph

Classifications

• H04R29/004

  for microphones (H04R29/007 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02P9/08

  Control of generator circuit during starting or stopping of driving means, e.g. for initiating excitation · CPC title

• H02P9/02

  Details {of the control} · CPC title

• G10K11/004

  Mounting transducers, e.g. provided with mechanical moving or orienting device (mountings specially adapted to a particular sound-producing device, see the preceding groups G10K1/00 - G10K9/00, e.g. G10K1/26, G10K1/28, G10K9/22; arrangements of sonic watch equipment on submarines B63G8/39; buoys B63B22/00) · CPC title

• B01F35/2202

  Controlling the mixing process by feed-back, i.e. a measured parameter of the mixture is measured, compared with the set-value and the feed values are corrected · CPC title