CN101261069A - Automatic liquid dispenser and refrigerator with the same - Google Patents
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Abstract
An automatic liquid dispenser and a refrigerator with the same is disclosed wherein a level of liquid to be ejected into a receptacle can be established, and a display module is mounted to thereby enhance a user convenience, and wherein the automatic liquid dispenser is mounted on the refrigerator to allow being independently driven and manufactured.
Description
Technical field
The refrigerator that the disclosed technology of the application relates to automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector (automatic liquiddispenser) and has this automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector.In general, fluid Supplying apparatus is installed on refrigerator and the water purifier, so that the user is easy to obtain the wherein liquid of storage.Specifically, be installed in the door that fluid Supplying apparatus on the refrigerator is designed such that the user needn't open refrigerator and just can obtain liquid from the outside by this fluid Supplying apparatus.
Background technology
Fig. 1 is an illustration according to the stereogram of the situation on the refrigerator that fluid Supplying apparatus is installed in of prior art.The front of the door 110 of refrigerator 100 is equipped with fluid Supplying apparatus 120.
If fluid Supplying apparatus is installed on the refrigerator, then needn't open the door of refrigerator, make that the cold air in the refrigerator can not leak into the outside, reduce the power consumption of refrigerator thus, and also prolong or kept the freshness of the food of storage in the refrigerator.
In recent years, main angle from facilitating for the user attempts automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector is developed.
Summary of the invention
The refrigerator that first purpose of the present invention provides a kind of automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector and has this automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector, wherein the user can set and want the liquid level of streamer to the interior liquid of container, and when being inserted into described container in the described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector and described user during by automatic action button, can with described liquid streamer in the described container until the liquid level that sets, the user can be from the liquid level that visually detects described liquid to improve the convenience that the user uses.
The refrigerator that second purpose of the present invention provides a kind of automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector and has this automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector, wherein container placing machine container accurately can be placed in below the nozzle is being set on the container container, make the liquid that outpours from described nozzle flow can only flow in the described container that is placed on the described container container, thereby prevent that described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector from being spattered with water.
The refrigerator that the 3rd purpose of the present invention provides a kind of automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector and has this automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector, wherein independently of each other described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector is appended on the main body of described refrigerator, make described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector all be independent of the board unit of described refrigerator on function and the structure, thereby even described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector breaks down or is in maintenance or service mode also can use described refrigerator.
The refrigerator that the 4th purpose of the present invention provides a kind of automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector and has this automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector, wherein the main body to container flow fluid injection body and described refrigerator is separate on function, to eliminate destruction, damage and other hazards that may be supplied with the main body of the described refrigerator that fault was caused by the liquid in the described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector.
The refrigerator that the 5th purpose of the present invention provides a kind of automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector and has this automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector, the main body of wherein said refrigerator and described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector can independently be made and assemble.
The refrigerator that the 6th purpose of the present invention provides a kind of automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector and has this automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector, wherein dispose each part of described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector discretely, make and easily to carry out replacement, maintenance and maintenance.
A general aspect, automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector and the refrigerator with this automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector comprise: the liquid dispensing module, it measures liquid height, with liquid dispensing in container and measure the liquid level of the liquid of streamer in the described container; Display module, it indicates the described liquid level in the described container; And controller, it controls the operation of described liquid dispensing module and described display module.
In another general aspect, automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector and the refrigerator with this automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector comprise: the main body of described refrigerator, and it comprises the board unit that is used to drive described refrigerator; Be arranged on the interior liquid dispensing module of main body of described refrigerator, it is used for the measuring vessel height, and liquid dispensing is also measured the liquid level that is distributed to the liquid in the described container in container; Display module, it indicates the working condition of described refrigerator; And controller, it controls the operation of described display module.
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Fig. 1 is an illustration according to the stereogram that is installed in the automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector on the refrigerator of prior art.
Fig. 2 has been the illustration schematic block diagram of automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector.
The schematic block diagram of the detailed configuration of Fig. 3 is illustration automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector.
Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram according to the display module of illustrative embodiments.
Fig. 5 A to 5C is the schematic diagram that marks the fluid level indicator of the liquid level of streamer in the container on it.
Fig. 6 A and 6B are according to setting up the setting liquid level of device setting to mark the schematic diagram of the fluid level indicator of liquid level by liquid level on it.
Fig. 7 is the schematic diagram according to the display module of another illustrative embodiments.
Fig. 8 is an illustration according to the schematic section of the liquid dispensing module of illustrative embodiments.
Fig. 9 is an illustration according to the schematic diagram of the container placing machine of illustrative embodiments.
Figure 10 is an illustration is provided with the schematic block diagram of structure of the refrigerator of automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector.
Figure 11 is an illustration from the schematic block diagram of automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector streamer liquid.
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Feature of the present invention and characteristic will be apparent from following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 2 is an illustration according to the schematic block diagram of disclosed automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector of the present invention.
With reference to figure 2, described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector comprises: liquid dispensing module 200, it measures liquid height, with liquid dispensing in container and measure the liquid level of the liquid of streamer in the described container; Display module 300, it is set by the liquid level of the liquid of described liquid dispensing module 200 dispensings and in the described liquid level of described container internal labeling; And controller 400, it controls the operation of described liquid dispensing module and described display module.
Preferably, fluid level indicator 320 further comprises alarm device, and described alarm device sends alarm call when the liquid streamer of finishing to described container.Preferably, fluid level indicator 320 indicates the setting liquid level of liquid.Preferably, fluid level indicator 320 is indicated described liquid level by variable picture, color, lines (bar) or numeral.Preferably, fluid level indicator 320 indicates the liquid level of the liquid that described container contents receives in advance.
Simultaneously, preferably, described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector also comprises detecting unit, and whether to holding said container detects described detecting unit.Preferably, display module 300 also comprises liquid streamer stopper, the user by this stopper can mandatory stop liquid streamer.Preferably, described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector also comprises appending handles requester (additional processrequester), and the user can append streamer liquid by this requester.
The schematic block diagram of the detailed configuration of Fig. 3 is illustration automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector, the liquid dispensing module 200 of wherein said automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector comprises: the liquid level in container height and the liquid level measurer 210, its measuring vessel height and described container; With fluid supplier 220, it provides liquid in described container.
Therefore, the user can utilize the liquid level of display module 300 to set up device 310, sets the liquid level in the described container, and the signal about the liquid level set up can be input to controller 330.
The fluid supplier 220 that controller 330 drives on the liquid dispensing module 200, so that impel described liquid streamer in the described container and impel container height and liquid level measurer 210 to measure described container height, and control in the mode that measurable flow is annotated the liquid level of the liquid in the described container.Controller 330 receives about the signal of described liquid level and the described container height that is measured by container height and liquid level measurer 210, and indicates the signal of described liquid level to fluid level indicator 320 outputs of display module 300.
In addition, the liquid level liquid level of setting up device 310 to set is the saturation capacity that streamer arrives the liquid in the described container.For example, highly be the container of " a " if liquid flows into, the liquid level that then will flow into the liquid of described container is established as predetermined percentage, for example is 100%.
As mentioned above, the advantage that described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector has is, the user can set and want the liquid level of streamer to the interior liquid of container, and when being inserted into described container in the described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector and described user during by automatic action button, can with described liquid streamer in the described container till the liquid level of being set up, the user can improve the convenience that the user uses thus from visually detecting liquid level.
Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram according to the display module of illustrative embodiments.
With reference to figure 4, described display module is installed on the panel (P), make the user can set liquid level or from visually detecting indicated liquid level.The liquid level of described display module sets up device 310 to be preferably liquid level rising and decline key 311, sets the liquid level in the described container thus.Liquid level rises and decline key 311 preferably includes liquid level lifting key 311a and liquid level decline key 311b.
At this moment, after the user put into described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector with container, liquid level rose and decline key 311 is exercisable.That is to say that if there is not described container in the described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector, then liquid level rising and decline key 311 can not be operated.In addition, liquid level rising and decline key 311 are arranged on the controller place, make the user can change the predetermined fluid level value.Liquid level rising and decline key 311 can be configured to button-type or touch screen type.
Refer again to Fig. 4, fluid level indicator 320 preferable shape of display module are the container section shape, and especially be preferably and be divided into the container section shape that is used to show a plurality of zones of liquid level in the container, wherein each zoning disposes LED (light emitting diode).
Be divided into the container section shape that is used to show a plurality of zones of each liquid level in the described container if fluid level indicator 320 has, then the user can with the naked eye detect described liquid level easily.
For example, as shown in Fig. 5 A, 5B and 5C,, then show the zoning of container-like fluid level indicator 320 in turn, so that the user is from visually easily detecting described liquid level if liquid flows in the described container.Obviously, can illuminate described zoning to show the liquid level in the described container by LED.
Fig. 6 A and 6B are the schematic diagrames of fluid level indicator, and basis sets up the fluid level markings of setting up of device setting to go out the liquid level of liquid by liquid level on described fluid level indicator.
As shown in Figure 6A and 6B, except the container-like fluid level indicator 320 that is divided into a plurality of zones that are used to show each liquid level in the described container, preferably, described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector also is provided with fluid level indicator 330, to show and the corresponding described liquid level of liquid level of setting up device to be set up by liquid level.
Refer again to Fig. 6 A,, then show " 331 " of fluid level indicator 330 in the bottom of container-like fluid level indicator 320 if the user presses once described liquid level lifting key.
If the user presses liquid level lifting key 311a three times, then as shown in Fig. 6 B, on the 3rd zoning of container-like fluid level indicator 320, show " 333 " of fluid level indicator 330.
At this moment, fluid level indicator 330 is formed by LED, if make that described LED is lighted in response to the liquid level of being set up device to set up by described liquid level, then can show fluid level indicator 330.Demonstration can be distinguished by the different brightness or the different colourity of different colors, same color in each zoning of fluid level indicator 320.
In addition, fluid level indicator 320 can show described each liquid level according to different steps, also described liquid level can be divided into minimum level, middle liquid level and maximum level, wherein, preferably, show each liquid level with mutual differentiable color, just, show described minimum level with green, with the described middle liquid level of yellow demonstration and with the described maximum level of red display.Preferably, fluid level indicator 330 is arrow-shaped or digital shape.
Fig. 7 is the schematic diagram according to the display module of another illustrative embodiments.
With reference to figure 7, described display module preferably include with in the lower device at least one or more a plurality of: container has/no display unit 351, and whether its indication exists container in described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector; Liquid streamer status display unit 353, it is indicated to the streamer state of the liquid in the described container; Alarm device, if finish liquid in the described container streamer described alarm device send alarm call; And liquid streamer abort key 315 (PAUSE), when arriving described liquid streamer in the described container, the user can force to end liquid to the interior streamer of described container by this key.
When operating liquid streamer abort key 315, controller control fluid passage switch (described switch is used to open or close the fluid passage that is connected to fluid supplier from fluid box) is to cut out described fluid passage, no matter whether described liquid has reached the setting liquid level thus, streamer that can stop liquid.
Described display module also is provided with the automatic start key 313 of liquid streamer (AUTO), is used to make the user that described liquid streamer is arrived in the described container up to setting liquid level.In response to container height and liquid level measurer 210 detected described signals by Fig. 3, whether controller 400 output expressions exist the signal of container, and in response to the expression by controller 400 output whether exist the signal of container, said vesse have/no display unit 351 indicates whether that container is arranged.
In other words, when the user is put into described container in the described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector when setting up device 310 with the operation liquid level, container height and liquid level measurer 210 are according to the signal that comes self-controller 400, whether detect has container, if and described container arranged in described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector, start liquid streamer then, if and in described fluid Supplying apparatus, do not have container or described container in described fluid Supplying apparatus, to misplace the position, and then lighting container has/and no display unit 351 to be to stop the streamer of described liquid.
Container height and liquid level measurer 210 can be that ultrasonic wave transmits and receives converter, but are not limited to this, but can comprise the detecting sensor of the other types that are used to detect described container height.If container has/no display unit 351 lighted, then the user can reexamine the described container in the described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector existence whether or the position.
Simultaneously, liquid streamer status display unit 353 comprise with in the lower device at least one or a plurality of: liquid streamer state of progress key (water outlet (watering)) 353a; Be less than 50% liquid and flow into status key 353b, before streamer liquid, when 50% the liquid that is less than described container is housed in the described container, light described 50% liquid that is less than and flow into status key 353b; Flow into status key 353c more than 50% liquid, before streamer liquid, when described container is equipped with 50% liquid more than described container, light and describedly flow into status key 353c (〉=50%) more than 50% liquid; And the liquid streamer is finished key 353d.Described liquid flow into status key might not be fixed on described container 50% on as a reference value, but can be fixed on 70% or 80% of described container.Can design described a reference value arbitrarily in other words.
Liquid streamer state of progress key (water outlet) 353a can open or close with the streamer of indicating described liquid and continue to carry out.If by described user's operating liquid streamer abort key 315 or stop the streamer of described liquid, then described liquid streamer state of progress key (water outlet) 353a closes.
Before by the described liquid of described liquid dispensing module streamer, be less than 50% of described container if determine by container height and liquid level measurer 210 that liquid have been filled, then light and be less than 50% liquid and flow into status key 353b.
If finish the liquid streamer to described container, then liquid streamer state of progress key (water outlet) 353a and be less than 50% liquid and flow into status key 353b and close finishes key 353d and light the liquid streamer.Also close finishing key 353d through liquid streamer after the scheduled time slot.
Before the described liquid of described liquid dispensing module streamer, if container height and liquid level measurer 210 are checked through liquid and have filled more than 50% of described container, then flow into status key 353c and lighted, and thoroughly stop follow-up liquid streamer process by the program in the described controller more than 50% liquid.
It is open to dispose technology of the present invention as follows, makes initially to fill 50% or during more liquid in described container, does not recommend and forbid basically surpassing the liquid streamer of container 50%.
Described technology of the present invention openly is configured to further comprise alarm device 355, and when finishing described feed flow, described alarm device 355 sends alarm call to the user.Preferably, alarm device 355 continues scheduled time slot or sends alarm with predetermined space.Preferably, alarm device 355 is used for to user notification liquid streamer completion status, but also can be used for other purposes.
Described controller control liquid streamer status display unit 353 and alarm device 355.
Now the illustrative embodiments to the operation of described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector describes.
At first, the user is put into container in the container container (not shown) of described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector.
If described liquid level sets up device that described liquid level is set up, then described fluid level indicator is lighted in response to this.
Set up device to finish liquid level when described liquid level and set up, and the user measures described container height by described container height and liquid level measurer when pressing described automatic start key.
When described controller receives the signal of the described container height of measuring about described container height and liquid level measurer, described controller has received described signal according to the program judgement of installing on it, thereby determines described container height and determine whether normally to put into described container.
According to described definite result, if normally put into described container, then described controller is controlled described fluid passage switch to open described fluid passage.
When having opened described fluid passage by the operation of described fluid passage switch, liquid flows into described container from described fluid supplier.At this moment, described container height and liquid level measurer detect the liquid level in the described container in real time, to send signal to described controller.
Described controller with control fluid level indicator 320, shows the liquid level of influent to handling from the described signal of described container height and the real-time input of liquid level measurer thus in real time.
If the liquid level of described influent, then opens or closes the liquid streamer corresponding to the liquid level of being set up by the user and finishes key 353d, and drive described alarm device simultaneously, take the container of finishing the liquid streamer away to notify the user.
If described user wishes in described container the more liquid of dress, then can set up liquid level lifting key on the device by the described liquid level of further operation, come in described container, to flow into desirable amount of liquid.But, can not be above predetermined maximum liquid streamer level value with respect to described container by the liquid level that described user sets up.
Fig. 8 is an illustration according to the schematic section of the liquid dispensing module of illustrative embodiments, and wherein liquid dispensing module 200 further comprises container container 250.Container container 250 is arranged on the flat space of the level in the described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector, and its front openings is so that described container is placed into wherein.Interior upper surface at container container 250 is equipped with fluid supplier 220.
In other words, described liquid is provided to described fluid supplier from described fluid box by described fluid passage, and by nozzle 221 with described liquid from described fluid supplier streamer to described container (V).
With reference to figure 8, container height and liquid level measurer 210 are arranged near the nozzle 220 of container container 250, wherein container height and liquid level measurer 210 can comprise a ultrasonic wave selector and at least one or a plurality of ultrasonic wave receiving converter.In other words, described container (V) emission ultrasonic wave in being placed on container container 250, and the ultrasonic wave from the upper surface reflected back of the upper surface of described container or the liquid in the described container detected, can measure the liquid level in described container height and the described container.
Simultaneously, preferably, container container 250 is equipped with the container placing machine 280 that is used for steadily laying described container (V).Described container placing machine 280 is formed on the basal surface of container container 250, as shown in Figure 8.
In other words, if container placing machine 280 is formed on the basal surface of container container 250 of described liquid dispensing module, then the user can be placed into described container on the container container 250, and described container (V) accurately can be placed in the below of nozzle 221, make the liquid that flows out from nozzle 221 can accurately flow into the described container (V) that is arranged on the container container 250, thereby prevent that liquid from splashing on the described liquid dispensing module.
Fig. 9 is an illustration according to the schematic diagram of the container placing machine of illustrative embodiments, and wherein said container placing machine is implemented as for example identity marking 281.
In other words, identity marking 281 is designed to make that the user is easy to by naked eyes described container (V) is put on the exact position.
Preferably, identity marking 281 is made by the band with painted or holographic surface (tape), perhaps by making with the coloured material that the basal surface of container container 250 is distinguished mutually.Especially preferred is that identity marking 281 has the good albedo of launching with respect to from the ultrasonic wave of container and liquid level detector 220.
Because identity marking 281 is set in the container container 250 of possibility leakage, preferably make so be formed the round-shaped identity marking 281 that described container (V) is set on it, so that remove liquid by waterproof material.
Preferably, identity marking 281 also is provided with at least one or a plurality of light source 282, makes the user easily described container (V) to be put in the described container container.In other words, light source 282 can open or close in response to the control signal of coming self-controller, makes the user described container accurately can be placed in the container placing machine 281.
Light source 282 is preferably LED (light emitting diode) lamp.Should be appreciated that, can adopt various other light sources, as long as make the user easily to discern, and the installation site of obvious described light source is can be elective, and is unrestricted fully.
Figure 10 is an illustration is provided with the schematic block diagram of structure of the refrigerator of automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector.
With reference to Figure 10, the main body 200 of described refrigerator (hereinafter referred to as main body 200) is equipped with the refrigerator board unit 210 (hereinafter referred to as board unit 210) that is used to drive described refrigerator, and wherein said board unit 210 is the refrigerator cores of being responsible for major function (for example refrigeration, freezing, circulation and gate light on) in the described refrigerator.
Preferably, the duty of display module 300 indicating liquids dispensing module 200.Preferably, independently display module 200 is driven mutually with board unit 210.Preferably, the power supply of liquid dispensing module 200 is imported from main body 200 by described display module 300.
In addition, liquid dispensing module 200 comprises the ultrasonic sensor that is used to measure described container height or described liquid height.Liquid dispensing module 200 comprises ultrasonic wave emission/receiving circuit unit, and described ultrasonic wave emission/receiving circuit unit is used to receive ultrasonic wave and the described ultrasonic wave of transmission from described ultrasonic sensor.Display module 300 preferably includes the ultrasonic circuit analytic unit, and described ultrasonic circuit analytic unit is used to analyze the signal that receives from described ultrasonic wave emission/receiving circuit unit.
Therefore, above-mentioned automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector is with the advantage with refrigerator of described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector, described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector is attached on the described refrigerator main body independently of each other, make described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector be independent of the board unit of described refrigerator from function and structure, even thereby described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector breaks down or is in maintenance or service mode, also can use described refrigerator.
Above-mentioned automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector is with another advantage with refrigerator of described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector, streamer liquid is independent mutually with described refrigerator mainboard on the function in container, thus destruction, damage and other hazards of the described refrigerator mainboard that basic elimination may be caused because of feed flow fault in the described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector.
Above-mentioned automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector is that with another advantage with refrigerator of described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector described main body and described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector can be made independently of each other, check and assemble.
Above-mentioned automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector is that with another advantage with refrigerator of described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector each part of described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector is made to be easy to carry out and changes, maintains and keep in repair by separate configurations.
In other words, the refrigerator that disposes described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector comprises: the main body 200 of described refrigerator, and it comprises the board unit 210 that is used to drive described refrigerator; Be arranged on the liquid dispensing module 200 in the main body 200 of described refrigerator, it is used for the measuring vessel height, with liquid dispensing in container and measure the liquid level that is distributed in the described container; Display module 300, it indicates the mode of operation of described refrigerator; And controller 400, the operation of its control display module 300.
Figure 11 is an illustration from the schematic block diagram of automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector streamer liquid, if wherein described container (V) normally is placed in the container container 250, then controller 400 control fluid passage switches 270 are to open described fluid passage.
When fluid passage switch 270 is opened described fluid passage, liquid from the nozzle 221 of fluid supplier 220 streamer in described container (V).Be independent of the board unit that is arranged in the above-mentioned refrigerator main body and come driving governor 400.Fluid passage switch 270 is provided in a side of the actuator between fluid box 280 and the described fluid supplier, is used for opening and closing described fluid passage in response to the signal of telecommunication.Because described fluid passage switch 270 can receive from independent current source or from the electric current of described refrigerator board unit, therefore can freely design and change described fluid passage switch 270.
Should be appreciated that above-mentioned embodiment is not subjected to the restriction of any above-mentioned explanation details.Therefore, other embodiment also within the scope of the appended claims, therefore and claims are intended to comprise and fall in its boundary and the scope or fall into all changes in the equivalent of described boundary and scope.
Obvious from above-mentioned explanation, above-mentioned automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector is with an advantageous effects with refrigerator of described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector, the user can set and want the liquid level of streamer to the interior liquid of container, and when being inserted into described container in the described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector and user during by automatic action button, but described liquid streamer is interior up to the liquid level that sets to described container, described user can improve the convenience that the user uses thus from visually detecting the liquid level of described liquid.
Another advantageous effects is, the container placing machine that can accurately lay container below nozzle is set on the container container, make only to flow in the described container that is placed on the described container container, thereby prevent that described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector from being spattered with water from the liquid of described nozzle streamer.
Another advantageous effects is, described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector is installed on the described refrigerator main body independently of each other, make described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector be independent of described refrigerator board unit, thereby also can use described refrigerator even described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector breaks down or is under maintenance or the service mode from function and structure.
Another advantageous effects is, streamer liquid is independent mutually with described refrigerator mainboard on the function in container, thereby eliminates destruction, damage and other hazards of the described refrigerator mainboard that may be caused because of feed flow fault in the described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector.
Another advantageous effects is that described refrigerator main body and described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector can be made and assemble independently of each other.
Another advantageous effects is that each part of described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector is made it possible to easily carry out replacing, maintenance and maintenance by separate configurations.
The application based on and require to enjoy the priority of the 10-2007-0029348 Korean application of 10-2007-0021450 number of submitting on March 5th, 2007 and submission on March 26th, 2007, and by reference their whole disclosures are herein incorporated.
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1, a kind of automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector, it comprises:
The liquid dispensing module, it measures liquid height, with liquid dispensing in container and measure the liquid level of the liquid of streamer in the described container;
Display module, it indicates the liquid level of the liquid in the described container; And
Controller, it controls the operation of described liquid dispensing module and described display module.
2, automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector according to claim 1, wherein, described display module comprises:
Liquid level is set up device, and it is used to set up the liquid level by the liquid of described liquid dispensing module dispensing; With
Fluid level indicator, it is used to indicate the liquid level of the liquid in the described container.
3, automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector according to claim 1, wherein, described liquid dispensing module comprises:
Container height and liquid level measurer, it is used for the liquid level of the liquid in measuring vessel height and the described container; With
Fluid supplier, it is used for described liquid is provided in the described container.
4, automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector according to claim 2, wherein, it is to be used to set up the liquid level of the liquid level of the liquid in the described container to rise and the decline key that described liquid level is set up device.
5, automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector according to claim 2, wherein, the setting liquid level of described fluid level indicator indicating liquid.
6, automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector according to claim 2, wherein, described fluid level indicator shows the liquid level of liquid by using variable picture, color, lines and numeral.
7, automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector according to claim 2, wherein, described fluid level indicator has the cross sectional shape of described container, and is divided into a plurality of zones of the liquid level that is used to indicate the liquid in the described container.
8, automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector according to claim 7, wherein, described display module further comprises fluid level indicator, and described fluid level indicator is used to indicate the zoning of setting up the corresponding described container-like fluid level indicator of liquid level that device sets up with described liquid level.
9, automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector according to claim 1, described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector further comprises:
Detector, it is used for detecting whether put into described container.
10, automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector according to claim 9, wherein, described display module further comprises the container status display unit, this container status display unit indicates whether to exist described container and whether has put into described container.
11, automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector according to claim 2, wherein, described display module shows the message that is used to notify the deadline of streamer liquid in described container.
12, automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector according to claim 2, described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector further comprises:
Alarm device, it sends alarm call when finishing in described container streamer liquid.
13, automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector according to claim 2, described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector further comprises:
Liquid streamer abort unit, it is used for being forced by the user streamer of stop liquid.
14, automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector according to claim 2, described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector further comprises:
Append the processing request unit, it is used for appending the streamer of carrying out liquid by described user.
15, automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector according to claim 2, wherein, described fluid level indicator shows the liquid level of the liquid that flows in advance in the described container.
16, automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector according to claim 1, wherein, described liquid dispensing module further comprises the container container that is used for holding said container, wherein, on described container container the identity marking that is used to lay described container is installed further.
17, automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector according to claim 16, wherein, described identity marking is made by waterproof material.
18, automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector according to claim 16, described automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector further comprises:
On described identity marking at least one or a plurality of light source.
19, a kind of refrigerator with automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector, described refrigerator comprises:
The main body of described refrigerator, it comprises the board unit that is used to drive described refrigerator;
Be arranged on the interior liquid dispensing module of described main body of described refrigerator, it is used for the measuring vessel height, and liquid dispensing is also measured the liquid level that is distributed to the liquid in the described container in container;
Display module, it indicates the mode of operation of described refrigerator; And
Controller, it controls the operation of described display module.
20, the refrigerator with automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector according to claim 19, wherein, described display module is indicated the mode of operation of described liquid dispensing module.
21, the refrigerator with automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector according to claim 19, wherein, described display module indication will be assigned to the liquid level of the liquid in the described container.
22, the refrigerator with automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector according to claim 19 wherein, drives described liquid dispensing module mutually independently with described board unit.
23, the refrigerator with automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector according to claim 19, wherein, the power supply that offers described liquid dispensing module is that the described main body from described refrigerator provides by described display module.
24, the refrigerator with automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector according to claim 19, wherein, described liquid dispensing module comprises ultrasonic sensor.
25, the refrigerator with automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector according to claim 19, wherein, described liquid dispensing module comprises ultrasonic wave emission/receiving circuit unit.
26, the refrigerator with automatic liquid dispenser with liquid level detector according to claim 25, wherein, described display module comprises the ultrasonic circuit analytic unit, and this ultrasonic circuit analytic unit is used for analyzing from the signal of described ultrasonic wave emission/receiving circuit unit output.
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