CN101655301B - Refrigerator automatically taking water and method for controlling water valve thereof - Google Patents

Refrigerator automatically taking water and method for controlling water valve thereof Download PDF

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CN101655301B
CN101655301B CN 200810147161 CN200810147161A CN101655301B CN 101655301 B CN101655301 B CN 101655301B CN 200810147161 CN200810147161 CN 200810147161 CN 200810147161 A CN200810147161 A CN 200810147161A CN 101655301 B CN101655301 B CN 101655301B
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The invention discloses a refrigerator automatically taking water, which is provided with a water taking chamber arranged on a door body; the inside of the water taking chamber is provided with a water outlet controlled by a water valve, and a sensing device for sensing a water taking container; and the water valve and the sensing device are electrically connected with a refrigerator controller. The refrigerator is characterized in that: the sensing device at least comprises a first pair of infrared sensors arranged close to the water outlet and a second pair of infrared sensors which is positioned on the inner side of the water outlet and arranged in a distance away from the water outlet; and each pair of infrared sensors comprises a transmitting end transmitting infrared light and a receiving end receiving the infrared light. The invention also discloses a method for controlling the water valve of the refrigerator automatically taking water. When the water taking container simultaneously intervenes between the transmitting ends of the two pairs of infrared sensors, the water taking is begun; and when the water taking container leaves the first pair of infrared sensors and/or the second pair of infrared sensors, the water taking is finished. Therefore, the method can ensure that the water cannot splash out of the water taking container to save water in the water taking operation process.

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The control method of refrigerator automatically taking water and water valve thereof
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of control method with refrigerator and water valve thereof of automatically taking water function.
Background technology
At present, high-grade refrigerator product has been widely used a body water intaking and has got the ice function.
Chinese utility model patent CN200420095232.1 discloses a kind of ice refrigerator of automatically getting, comprise refrigerator interior ice maker, ice storage box, go out to ice switch, be arranged on getting on the refrigerator door and ice chamber, ice mouth in getting the ice chamber, going out to ice passage links to each other with ice mouth with the ice storage box, in getting the ice chamber, establish inductor, inductor is connected with refrigerator controller, gets ice during signal when what controller received inductor, opens the described switch that goes out to ice.This refrigerator get ice the chamber also can automatically taking water.
In the process of implementing technical solution of the present invention, the inventor finds that the above-mentioned inductor of automatically getting in the ice refrigerator arranges unreasonable, and in the automatically taking water process, the water capacity is unrestrained outside to the water intaking container easily, causes waste.
Therefore, await the automatically taking water function of above-mentioned refrigerator is improved.
Summary of the invention
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of refrigerator automatically taking water that has, this refrigerator automatically taking water can prevent effectively that sealing is scattering into outside the water intaking container in the automatically taking water process.The object of the invention also is to provide a kind of control method of corresponding water valve.
For this reason, according to refrigerator automatically taking water of the present invention, has the water taking cavity that is arranged on the body, be provided with in the water taking cavity by the delivery port of water valve control and the induction installation of induction water intaking container, water valve and induction installation are electrically connected on refrigerator controller, wherein, the second pair of infrared sensor that arranges with the delivery port interval that induction installation comprises at least first pair of infrared sensor of next-door neighbour's delivery port setting and is positioned at the delivery port inboard, every pair of infrared sensor comprises the receiving terminal of the ultrared transmitting terminal of emission and receiving infrared-ray.
The control method of the water valve of above-mentioned refrigerator automatically taking water is as follows, when the water intaking container is got involved the below of transmitting terminal of two pairs of infrared sensors simultaneously, triggers the signal of opening water valve this moment, and water valve is opened, the water intaking beginning; When the water intaking container left first pair of infrared sensor and/or second pair of infrared sensor, triggered the signal of closing water valve this moment, and water valve cuts out, and water intaking finishes.
Preferably, the transmitting terminal of above-mentioned first pair, second pair infrared sensor and receiving terminal are separately positioned on top and the bottom of water taking cavity.Alternatively, the transmitting terminal of above-mentioned first pair of infrared sensor and receiving terminal are positioned at top or the bottom of water taking cavity simultaneously, and the transmitting terminal of second pair of infrared sensor and receiving terminal also are positioned at top or the bottom of water taking cavity simultaneously.Like this, when the water intaking container was positioned at the below of transmitting terminal, infrared signal was reflexed to the receiving terminal that is positioned at the same side by the container of fetching water, and can trigger equally the water intaking operation.
According to automatically taking water refrigerator of the present invention, in water taking cavity, be provided with two pairs of infrared sensors, a pair of be arranged on the delivery port rear side and with the delivery port segment distance of being separated by, another is to the setting of next-door neighbour's delivery port, its advantage is as follows at least: when the water intaking operation, (infrared signal of infrared sensor is blocked) just begins water intaking when only having the opening of water intaking container to aim at delivery port (infrared signal of infrared sensor is blocked) and water intaking container to be in place, and maloperation can not occur like this and water is spread across outside the container of fetching water., as long as the mobile a little a bit of distance of water intaking container both can trigger cut off the water during EO in water intaking, the opening of the container of fetching water this moment still below delivery port, thereby can guarantee that water can not trickle down outside the water intaking container.
Be noted that the description and the following detailed description all are exemplary, are intended for the requested to provide further explanation of the invention.
Except purpose described above, feature and advantage, the present invention also has other purpose, feature and advantage.The below is with reference to figure, and other purpose, feature and effect of the present invention is described in further detail.
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Consist of this specification a part, be used for further understanding and of the present inventionly illustrate a plurality of preferred embodiments and be used for illustrating principle of the present invention with explanation.Among the figure:
Fig. 1 shows a kind of layout of two pairs of infrared sensors (induction installation) in water taking cavity according to refrigerator automatically taking water of the present invention;
Fig. 2 shows according to the another kind of two pairs of infrared sensors (induction installation) in water taking cavity of refrigerator automatically taking water of the present invention and arranges;
Fig. 3 shows the state of refrigerator automatically taking water according to the present invention when automatically taking water;
Fig. 4 shows the state of the described refrigerator automatically taking water of Fig. 3 when water intaking finishes;
Fig. 5 shows infrared induction automatically taking water circuit in the refrigerator automatically taking water of the present invention; And
Fig. 6 shows the water valve drive circuit in the infrared induction automatically taking water circuit among Fig. 5.
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Present invention is described below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments.
Fig. 1 shows a kind of layout of two pairs of infrared sensors (induction installation) in water taking cavity according to refrigerator automatically taking water of the present invention.As shown in the figure, be provided with delivery port 20 in the water taking cavity 11 of door body 10, this delivery port 20 is controlled by the water valve (not shown), delivery port 20 water outlets when water valve is opened, and delivery port 20 stops water intaking when water valve cuts out.Wherein there are two pairs of infrared sensors 30,40 to be arranged in the water taking cavity 11, a pair of infrared sensor 30 next-door neighbour's delivery ports 20 wherein arrange, preferably in the inboard of delivery port 20, another to infrared sensor 40 be arranged on the inboard of delivery port 20 and with blow the mouth of a river segment distance setting of being separated by.
The a pair of infrared sensor 30 of next-door neighbour's delivery port 20 is made of the receiving terminal 33 of the ultrared transmitting terminal 31 of the emission that is arranged on the water taking cavity top and the receiving infrared-ray that is arranged on the water taking cavity bottom.The a pair of infrared sensor 40 of delivery port 20 of being separated by also is made of the receiving terminal 43 of emission ultrared transmitting terminal 41 and receiving infrared-ray.Wherein transmitting terminal 41 and receiving terminal 43 are separately positioned on top and the bottom of water taking cavity.
Fig. 2 shows according to the another kind of two pairs of infrared sensors (induction installation) in water taking cavity of refrigerator automatically taking water of the present invention and arranges.The layout difference of it and two pairs of infrared sensors shown in Figure 1 is, be positioned at delivery port 20 inboard and with blow be separated by transmitting terminal 31 and the receiving terminal 33 of a pair of infrared sensor of a segment distance setting of the mouth of a river and lay respectively on the two side of water taking cavity.
Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 show respectively the water intaking state of refrigerator automatically taking water and stop the water intaking state.As shown in Figure 3, cut off infrared signal when water intaking container 50 is got involved between the transmitting terminal 31 of two pairs of infrared sensors and the receiving terminal 33 simultaneously, trigger the signal of opening water valve this moment, water valve is opened, the water intaking beginning.As shown in Figure 4, when water intaking container 50 left water taking cavity, the infrared signal of infrared sensor 40 was at first connected, and trigger the signal of cutting off the water supply this moment, and water valve cuts out, and water intaking finishes.
Fig. 5 shows infrared induction automatically taking water circuit in the refrigerator automatically taking water of the present invention.As shown in the figure, the two pairs of infrared sensors 30,40 are electrically connected to refrigerator controller 60, and these refrigerator controller 60 1 outputs connect one drive circuit 61, and this drive circuit 61 is used for driving water valve 70.Fig. 6 shows the water valve drive circuit in the infrared induction automatically taking water circuit among Fig. 5.As shown in the figure, the drive circuit 61 of water valve 70 is made of amplifying circuit and the relay K 1 that triode N2 forms.
60 pairs of water valve 70 control procedures of this refrigerator controller are as follows: when all being blocked when a pair of infrared sensor 30 of next-door neighbour's delivery port with away from the infrared signal of a pair of infrared sensor 40 of delivery port, trigger the water intaking signal, the signal of refrigerator controller 60 a dozen heat water valves of output, this signal is opened by drive circuit 61 rear control water valves.Arbitrary when keeping path when in infrared sensor 30 and the infrared sensor 40 triggers the signal of cutting off the water supply, and the signal of water valve is closed in refrigerator controller 60 outputs one, and this signal is closed by drive circuit 61 rear control water valves.
According to automatically taking water refrigerator of the present invention, in water taking cavity, be provided with two pairs of infrared sensors, a pair of be arranged on the delivery port rear side and with the delivery port segment distance of being separated by, another is to the setting of next-door neighbour's delivery port, its advantage is as follows at least:
When the water intaking operation, (infrared signal of infrared sensor 40 is blocked) just begins water intaking when only having the opening of water intaking container to aim at delivery port (infrared signal of infrared sensor 30 is blocked) and water intaking container to be in place, and maloperation can not occur like this and water is spread across outside the container of fetching water.
When the water intaking EO, as long as both can having triggered, the mobile a little a bit of distance of water intaking container cut off the water.The opening of container fetch water this moment still below delivery port, thereby can guarantee that water can not trickle down outside the water intaking container.This is because also will just can close through a bit of time water valve after signal is cut off the water in triggering, and water valve remains and opens in this short time, so also can water outlet.Therefore, fetch water that still to place the below of delivery port be very desirable for the opening of container this moment.
The above is the preferred embodiments of the present invention only, is not limited to the present invention, and for a person skilled in the art, the present invention can have various modifications and variations.Within the spirit and principles in the present invention all, any modification of doing, be equal to replacement, improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.

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1. refrigerator automatically taking water, has the water taking cavity that is arranged on the body, be provided with in the described water taking cavity by the delivery port of water valve control and the induction installation of induction water intaking container, described water valve and described induction installation are electrically connected on refrigerator controller, it is characterized in that, the second pair of infrared sensor that arranges with described delivery port interval that described induction installation comprises at least the first pair of infrared sensor of the described delivery port setting of next-door neighbour and is positioned at described delivery port inboard, every pair of described infrared sensor comprises the ultrared transmitting terminal of emission and receives described ultrared receiving terminal.
2. refrigerator automatically taking water according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the transmitting terminal of described first pair, second pair infrared sensor and receiving terminal are separately positioned on top and the bottom of described water taking cavity.
3. refrigerator automatically taking water according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, the transmitting terminal of described first pair of infrared sensor and receiving terminal are positioned at top or the bottom of described water taking cavity simultaneously, and the transmitting terminal of described second pair of infrared sensor and receiving terminal also are positioned at top or the bottom of described water taking cavity simultaneously.
4. refrigerator automatically taking water according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, the transmitting terminal of described first pair of infrared sensor and receiving terminal are separately positioned on top and the bottom of described water taking cavity, and the transmitting terminal of described second pair of infrared sensor and receiving terminal are separately positioned on the two side of described water taking cavity.
5. refrigerator automatically taking water according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described first pair of infrared sensor also is positioned at the rear side of described delivery port in the described delivery port of next-door neighbour.
6. the control method of the water valve of each described refrigerator automatically taking water in 5 according to claim 1 is characterized in that, comprises the steps:
When the water intaking container is got involved between the transmitting terminal of two pairs of infrared sensors and the receiving terminal simultaneously, trigger the signal of opening water valve this moment, described water valve is opened, the water intaking beginning;
When the water intaking container left first pair of infrared sensor and/or second pair of infrared sensor, triggered the signal of closing water valve this moment, and described water valve cuts out, and water intaking finishes.
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