CN101373116A

CN101373116A - Refrigerator

Info

Publication number: CN101373116A
Application number: CNA2008101463344A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 朴恩盛; 朴英贵
Original assignee: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
Current assignee: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
Priority date: 2007-08-23
Filing date: 2008-08-25
Publication date: 2009-02-25
Also published as: KR20090020454A

Abstract

A refrigerator which has a main body cabinet forming at least one storage chamber therein, the refrigerator includes: an illuminator provided in the storage chamber and illuminating an inside of the storage chamber; an input unit provided to set at least one of a color, a hue saturation and a brightness of the illuminator; and a controller storing a setting value set through the input unit and controlling the illuminator according to the setting value.

Description

Refrigerator

Technical field

Equipment according to the present invention relates to a kind of refrigerator, more specifically, relates to the convenient refrigerator of regulating the illumination of storeroom of a kind of hobby according to the user.

Background technology

Refrigerator is by cool cycles cold storage chamber, thus the article of cold storage or it is not degenerated.

Usually, refrigerator comprises the storeroom such as refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber therein.

Interior lamp is installed in the upper wall and rear wall of storeroom, and is opened and closed by the door switch that opening and closing are arranged on the front surface of refrigerator.

Interior lamp is opened with the illumination storeroom by the opening signal of door switch, thereby easily from wherein taking out article or article being put into wherein.

The interior lamp of conventional refrigerator only has a kind of color in order to the storeroom that throws light on simply.

Therefore, because illuminating color setting during making processing, so the user can not regulate the illuminating color of storeroom according to his/her hobby.This just means the satisfaction that has reduced the user, and has reduced user's mood quality.

Summary of the invention

Therefore, one aspect of the present invention provides a kind ofly regulates the refrigerator of the illumination of storeroom easily according to user's hobby, and has higher user satisfaction and improve user's mood quality.

In addition, present embodiment provide a kind of refrigerator on the other hand, described refrigerator has the illumination of different luminaires according to the temperature of storeroom, to determine the state of temperature of storeroom easily.

Others of the present invention and/or advantage part are in the following description set forth, and will be from described explanation partly clear presenting, or can in to practice of the present invention, learn.

Aforementioned and/or others realize that by a kind of refrigerator is provided described refrigerator comprises: form at least one storeroom therein with between the main body of storing article to be cooled; Be arranged in the storeroom and at least one luminaire of the inside of the storeroom that throws light on; The input block of at least one in color, tone saturation degree and the brightness of setting luminaire; And store at least one setting value of being provided with by input block and the controller of at least one setting value control luminaire according to this.

Refrigerator further comprises the Temperature Detector of the temperature that detects storeroom, at least one setting value in good grounds color, tone saturation degree and the brightness that changes by the temperature of input block input of at least one ligthing paraphernalia wherein, and with corresponding value illumination storeroom.

At least one luminaire comprises a plurality of optical transmitting sets, each optical transmitting set can be launched the light of different colours, and controller can be controlled at least one luminaire, according at least one setting value of setting by input block storeroom is thrown light on into different colors.

The brightness that input block can be set at least one luminaire is with according at least one change in daytime, night and the power consumption.

Input block can be set the color of at least one luminaire, with according to temperature, storeroom, time and mid-season at least one change.

At least one luminaire can comprise a plurality of optical transmitting sets, each optical transmitting set is all launched the light of different colours, and input block can be set the tone saturation degree of at least one luminaire, with according to temperature, storeroom, daytime or night and mid-season at least one change.

Aforementioned and/or others realize that by a kind of refrigerator is provided described refrigerator comprises: comprise that therein at least one storeroom is to store the main body of article to be cooled; The input that receives the user is with at least one the input block in color, tone saturation degree and the brightness of setting luminaire; And being arranged at least one interior luminaire of storeroom, this at least one luminaire is controlled as according to setting value with at least a illumination the in color, tone saturation degree and the brightness illumination.

Setting value can be set according to the temperature of at least one storeroom.

Setting value can be at least a in color, tone saturation degree and the brightness that corresponds to luminaire and range of set temperature, so that transmit the temperature range of the temperature of at least one storeroom.

At least one luminaire can be with multiple color illumination, every kind of setting value illumination that color all sets based on the temperature according at least one storeroom.

At least one storeroom can comprise refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber, each of refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber all comprises the setting value of setting according to the temperature of refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber respectively, with at least a luminaire that throws light in color, tone saturation degree and the brightness.

At least one luminaire can comprise a plurality of optical transmitting sets, and each optical transmitting set is all launched at least a in the brightness of the tone saturation degree of light, different brackets of different colours or different brackets.

Description of drawings

Will be from the explanation of following embodiment, make these and/or others of exemplary embodiments of the present invention and advantage become more apparent and be easier to reference to accompanying drawing and understand, wherein:

Fig. 1 is the stereogram according to the refrigerator of first embodiment;

Fig. 2 is the stereogram of the refrigerator when the door among Fig. 1 is opened;

Fig. 3 is the exploded perspective view of the refrigerator among Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is the controlling party block diagram according to the refrigerator of first embodiment; And

Fig. 5 is the controlling party block diagram according to the refrigerator of second embodiment.

The specific embodiment

Hereinafter, specify embodiments of the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein identical Reference numeral is represented components identical, and avoids repeat specification as required.

Hereinafter, will specify side by side combination refrigerator.

Present embodiment is not limited to side by side combination refrigerator.Alternatively, present embodiment can be applied to overhead freezing equipment (TMF) and underneath type freezing equipment (BMF).In addition, present embodiment can be applied to keep low temperature, such as the electronic installation of grape wine refrigerator and kimchi Refrigerator.

As Fig. 1 to shown in Figure 4, according to the refrigerator 1 of first embodiment comprise between main body 3, be formed between main body storeroom 5 in 3, open and close storeroom 5 door 23, be arranged in the storeroom 5

luminaire

15 and 15 in order to illumination storeroom 5 ' and control luminaire 15 and 15 ' with open and close luminaire 15 and 15 ' controller 45.

3 form the outward appearance of refrigerator 1 between main body, and have storeroom 5 therein.3 front surface is connected between door 23 and main body, with opening and closing storeroom 5.

As the example of present embodiment, storeroom 5 is for being divided into the opposite opened on a left side and right side by main wall 11.Storeroom 5 is divided in subfreezing temperature to be preserved and the refrigerating chamber 7 and the preservation of the article of stored frozen and refrigerate the refrigerating chamber 9 of the article of other storage.

A plurality of shelfs 13 are arranged in the storeroom 5 storeroom 5 is divided into the article that a plurality of parts and convenient management store.

In the rear wall of luminaire 15 and 15 ' be arranged on storeroom 5 with illumination storeroom 5.

For example along the optical transmitting set 15a that laterally is provided with constant interval of

storeroom

5,15b and 15c are with for example three kinds of different color illumination storerooms 5 according to the

luminaire

15 and 15 of present embodiment ' be included in.Yet optical transmitting set can be to be less than or more than three kinds of different color illumination storerooms 5.With a plurality of optical transmitting set 15a of same color illumination, 15b and 15c are provided with on the direction up and down of storeroom 5 and embark on journey.With the optical transmitting set 15a of three kinds of different colours illuminations, each among 15b and the 15c can be arranged in the rear wall of storeroom 5.Optical transmitting

set

15a, 15b and 15c can comprise in for example light emitting diode and lamp.Yet, though in the present embodiment, showing along horizontal direction optical transmitting set 15a-c is set, optical transmitting set 15a-c also can be in any direction or is arranged on by any way in the storeroom 5, makes the user can watch optical transmitting set 15a-c.

Optical transmitting set

15a, 15b and 15c cover by the lid of being made by for example transparent material 17, and are connected to the rear wall of storeroom 5 separably.A plurality of cooling air emission devices 19 are formed to cover in 17 and are discharged to storeroom 5 will cool off air.

Door 23 is by 3 being connected between hinge and main body, to open and close storeroom 5 left and to the right.Door 23 comprises refrigerating chamber door 25 that opens and closes refrigerating chamber 7 and the refrigerating-chamber door 27 that opens and closes refrigerating chamber 9.

Refrigerating chamber door detector 29 and refrigerating-chamber door detector 29 ' be separately positioned on the front surface of refrigerating chamber door 25 and refrigerating-chamber door 27, to detect the opening and closing of refrigerating chamber 7 and refrigerating chamber 9.

Distributor 31 is arranged in the front surface of refrigerating chamber door 25, to distribute water or the ice from the outside.

Input block 33 is arranged on the top of distributor 31, with set luminaire 15 and 15 ' color.

Input block 33 comprise the display floater 35 of the temperature that shows storeroom 5 and set luminaire 15 and 15 ' the load button 37 of color.

According to first embodiment three load buttons 37 are set.Alternatively, the quantity of load button 37 and optical transmitting set 15a, the color of 15b and 15c is corresponding.Though shown three load buttons, also can be provided with a plurality of load buttons or load button with set luminaire 15 and 15 ' color.In addition, for example rotate knob or touch display any other form input mechanism can as set luminaire 15 and 15 ' the input of color.

According to the refrigerator 1 of present embodiment comprise store the

luminaire

15 and 15 set by input block 33 ' optical transmitting set 15a, the setting value of 15b and 15c and according to the setting value control optical transmitting set 15a that opens and closes optical transmitting set 15a-c, the controller 45 of 15b and 15c.

Adopt aforementioned structure, if in the operating period of refrigerator 1, the user opens refrigerating chamber door 25, then controller 45 by the opening signal of refrigerating chamber door detector 29 open be arranged in the refrigerating chamber 7, optical transmitting set 15a, the optical transmitting set of the setting among 15b and the 15c.

If the user by input block 33 reset luminaire 15 and 15 ' the setting value of color, then controller 45 can be opened and the corresponding optical transmitting set of the value of resetting.

Can in manufacture process, easily regulate the illuminating color of the storeroom of setting 5 according to the refrigerator 1 of present embodiment, and thus by input block 33 select luminaires 15 and 15 ' setting value, improve user's satisfaction and user's mood quality.

For example, luminaire 15 and 15 ' can be configured to the monochromatic light transmitter.

If luminaire 15 and 15 ' be configured to monochromatic light transmitter, then controller 45 can be according to the setting value of setting by input block 33, control luminaire 15 and 15 ' with change luminaire 15 and 15 ' the tone saturation degree and brightness at least a.For example, the monochromatic light transmitter can form has similar bar chart or the same shape of fan, and has various field of illuminations according to the setting value of setting by input block 33.

Embodiment is applied to refrigerating chamber 7, but is not limited thereto.Present embodiment can be applied to refrigerating chamber 9.

Fig. 5 is the controlling party block diagram according to the refrigerator 1 of second embodiment.According to the refrigerator 177 of second embodiment further comprise the

Temperature Detector

21 and 21 of the temperature that detects storeroom 5 '.Luminaire 15 and 15 ' have different settings based on the temperature of storeroom 5 is with illumination storeroom 5.

Temperature Detector is separately positioned in refrigerating chamber 7 and the refrigerating chamber 9.Temperature Detector comprise freezer temperature detector 21 and temperature of refrigerating chamber detector 21 ', in order to detect the temperature of refrigerating chamber 7 and refrigerating chamber 9 respectively.

Controller 45 can store predetermined temperature range and with the corresponding setting value of this temperature range, rather than store concrete temperature value and setting value corresponding with it.For example, suppose that the storeroom 5 of refrigerator 1 is for spending Celsius subzero 17 to 25.Then, for example, first setting value can be corresponding with subzero 17 to 19 degree Celsius.For example, second setting value can be corresponding with subzero 20 to 22 degree Celsius, and the 3rd setting value can be corresponding with subzero 23 to 25 degree Celsius.First, second setting value with the 3rd can be stored in the controller 45.

Based on temperature by Temperature Detector 21 and 21 ' detection, controller 45 is determined the temperature range of storage, read and the corresponding setting value of determining of temperature range, and the corresponding optical transmitting set 15a of the setting value of opening and reading, the optical transmitting set among 15b and the 15c.

According to aforementioned structure, be the refrigerator 1 of subzero 17 to 25 degree Celsius with its refrigerating chamber 7 of explanation.

Hereinafter, for simplicity, refrigerating chamber 7 will be illustrated as storeroom 5.Present embodiment can also be applied to refrigerating chamber 9.

For example, with the corresponding a plurality of optical transmitting set 15a that irradiate yellow, blueness and white light of the temperature of refrigerating

chamber

7,15b and 15c are arranged in the rear wall of refrigerating chamber 7 respectively.Yet optical transmitting set 15a-c can have any amount of color.

Controller 45 have when refrigerating chamber 7 Celsius subzero 17 to 19 when spending, pass the signal along to amber light emitters 15a first setting value, when refrigerating chamber 7 Celsius subzero below 20 to 22 when spending, pass the signal along to blue light transmitter 15b second setting value and when refrigerating chamber 7 Celsius subzero below 23 to 25 when spending, pass the signal along to the 3rd setting value of white light transmitter 15b.Controller 45 and each optical transmitting

set

15a, 15b and 15c are electrically connected, to launch optical transmitting

set

15a, 15b and the 15c that does not share the same light with the corresponding opening and closing of setting value respectively.

Controller 45 is electrically connected with freezer temperature detector 21 and refrigerating chamber door detector 29.When refrigerator 1 operation, freezer temperature controller 21 detects the temperature of refrigerating chamber 7 on the basis of rule, and temperature detection signal is delivered to controller 45.

If the user opens refrigerating chamber door 25 during refrigerator 1 operation, then controller 45 is opened the optical transmitting set 15a of refrigerating chamber 7, one of 15b and 15c by the opening signal of refrigerating chamber door detector 29.The temperature that detects according to freezer temperature detector 21 by refrigerating chamber 7, controller 45 is determined the temperature range of storage, read and the corresponding setting value of determining of temperature range, and the corresponding optical transmitting set 15a of the setting value of opening and reading, one of 15b and 15c.That is to say, if the temperature that detects by freezer temperature detector 21 at 18 degrees below zero Celsius, then controller 45 determines that the temperature range of refrigerating chambers 7 is at subzero 17 to 19 degree Celsius.Then, controller 45 is read and corresponding first setting value of the temperature range of determining, and opens for example yellow emission device 15a.

If the user opens refrigerating chamber door 25, then he can see the refrigerating chamber 7 by yellow emission device 15a illumination.Then, the user can judge that the temperature range of refrigerating chamber 7 is at subzero 17 to 19 degree Celsius.For example, if refrigerating chamber 7 throws light on by blue emission device 15b, then the user can judge that the temperature range of refrigerating chamber 7 is at subzero 20 to 22 degree Celsius.Similarly, for example, if refrigerating chamber 7 throws light on by white light emitter 15c, then the user can judge that the temperature range of refrigerating chamber 7 is at subzero 23 to 25 degree Celsius.That is to say that the user can be according to optical transmitting set 15a, the illuminating color of 15b and 15c is easily determined the state of temperature of refrigerating chamber 7.The user can determine the actual temp value of the refrigerating chamber 7 that detected by freezer temperature detector 21 by the display floater in the front surface that is arranged on refrigerating chamber door 25 35.

In refrigerator 1 according to present embodiment, the user can by input block 33 reset refrigerating chamber 7 temperature and with the setting value of the color of the corresponding luminaire of temperature of this refrigerating chamber that resets 7, thereby change the illumination of refrigerating chamber 7 according to his/her hobby.

For example, if the user wish Celsius subzero 17 to 19 when spending with the white light transmitter 15c illumination of refrigerating chamber 7, then he selects temperature range by the load button 37 of input block 33, select white light transmitter 15c, then, push load button 37, thereby according to the illuminating color of the temperature change refrigerating chamber 7 of refrigerating chamber 7.

Therefore, the user can easily change according to the temperature of refrigerating chamber 7 and user's hobby luminaire 15 and 15 ' illumination.

Alternatively, luminaire 15 and 15 ' optical transmitting set 15a-c can be according to tone saturation degree or brightness emission light.For example, each optical transmitting set 15a-c can launch same color, but the color of emission is in the tone saturation degree or the brightness of different brackets.

According to the 3rd embodiment, luminaire 15 and 15 ' comprise a plurality of optical transmitting set 15a with the different colours illumination, 15b and 15c, but embodiment is not limited to this.Alternatively, luminaire 15 and 15 ' can comprise single optical transmitting set.In the case, controller 45 can control luminaire 15 and 15 ', with according to the corresponding setting value of temperature by Temperature Detector 21 and 21 ' detections, change luminaire 15 and 15 ' the tone saturation degree and brightness one of at least.For example, single optical transmitting set can have such as bar chart or the same shape of fan, but also can form with any way that transmits light, and have according to Temperature Detector 21 and 21 ' the different light emitting areas of the corresponding setting value of temperature, to determine the state of temperature of apotheca 5 thus.

According to embodiment, the user resets the setting value of the illuminating color of the temperature of storeroom and luminaire by input block, and with the illumination according to the temperature change luminaire of storeroom, but embodiment is not limited to this.Alternatively, the user can be according to daytime, night and the power consumption brightness by input block setting luminaire, to change the illumination of luminaire corresponding with it.The user can be according to the illumination by input block setting luminaire of storeroom, time and season, to change the illumination of luminaire corresponding with it.The user can set the tone saturation degree of luminaire by input block according to temperature, storeroom, daytime and night and season, to change the illumination of luminaire corresponding with it.

Though present embodiment has illustrated: the temperature based on the storeroom that wherein is provided with luminaire makes luminaire throw light at least a mode in color, tone saturation degree and the brightness, and luminaire can throw light at least a mode in color, tone saturation degree and the brightness based on any other form of the measurement of storeroom.For example, the measurement of storeroom can be based on the humidity in the storeroom.

As mentioned above, present embodiment provides a kind of refrigerator, and described refrigerator easily changes the illuminating color of storeroom and improves user's satisfaction and mood quality according to user's hobby.

In addition, present embodiment provides a kind of refrigerator, and described refrigerator is according to the illumination of the temperature change luminaire of storeroom, easily to determine the state of temperature of storeroom.

Though shown and some embodiment be described; but will be understood that those of ordinary skill in the art may make a change on the basis of these embodiment; and can not break away from principle of the present invention and theme tone, protection scope of the present invention is limited by the scope of claim and equivalent thereof.

Claims

1. refrigerator, described refrigerator comprises:

Between main body, form at least one storeroom between described main body therein to store article to be cooled;

At least one luminaire, described at least one luminaire are arranged in the storeroom and the inside of the storeroom that throws light on;

Input block, described input block are set at least a in color, tone saturation degree and the brightness of luminaire; And

Controller, described controller store by at least one setting value of input block setting and according to this setting value control luminaire.

2. refrigerator according to claim 1 further comprises Temperature Detector, and described Temperature Detector detects the temperature of storeroom, wherein:

At least one setting value of color, tone saturation degree and brightness that the with good grounds temperature of importing by described input block of described at least one ligthing paraphernalia changes, and with corresponding value illumination storeroom.

3. refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein said at least one luminaire comprises a plurality of optical transmitting sets, each optical transmitting set is all launched the light of different colours, and

Described controller is controlled at least one luminaire, according at least one setting value of setting by described input block storeroom is thrown light on into different colors.

4. refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein said input block is set the brightness of luminaire, with according at least one change in daytime, night and the power consumption.

5. refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein said input block is set the color of at least one luminaire, with according to temperature, storeroom, time and mid-season at least one change.

6. refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein said at least one luminaire comprises a plurality of optical transmitting sets, each optical transmitting set is all launched the light of different colours, and

Described input block is set the tone saturation degree of at least one luminaire, with according to temperature, storeroom, daytime or night and mid-season at least one change.

7. refrigerator, described refrigerator comprises:

Main body, described main body comprises at least one storeroom therein, described at least one storeroom is in order to store article to be cooled;

Input block, described input block receives the input from the user, with in color, tone saturation degree and the brightness of setting luminaire at least one; And

At least one luminaire, described at least one luminaire is arranged in the storeroom, and this at least one luminaire is controlled as based on setting value with at least a illumination the in color, tone saturation degree and the brightness.

8. refrigerator according to claim 7, wherein said setting value is set according to the temperature of at least one storeroom.

9. refrigerator according to claim 8, wherein said setting value are the corresponding and range of set temperature of in color, tone saturation degree and the brightness with luminaire at least one, so that transmit the temperature range of described at least one storeroom.

10. refrigerator according to claim 8, wherein said at least one luminaire be with multiple color illumination, the setting value that every kind of color all sets based on the temperature according at least one storeroom and illuminatedly go out.

11. refrigerator according to claim 8, wherein said at least one storeroom comprises refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber, in described refrigerating chamber and the refrigerating chamber each all comprises the setting value of setting according to the temperature of refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber respectively, with the luminaire of at least a illumination in color, tone saturation degree and the brightness.

12. refrigerator according to claim 8, wherein said at least one luminaire comprises a plurality of optical transmitting sets, and each optical transmitting set is all launched at least a in the brightness of the tone saturation degree of light, different brackets of different colours or different brackets.