CN101660860B - Refrigerator with distributor - Google Patents

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CN101660860B
CN101660860B CN2009101713626A CN200910171362A CN101660860B CN 101660860 B CN101660860 B CN 101660860B CN 2009101713626 A CN2009101713626 A CN 2009101713626A CN 200910171362 A CN200910171362 A CN 200910171362A CN 101660860 B CN101660860 B CN 101660860B
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蒋宪在
催丞范
郑日旭
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权永喆
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The invention relates to a refrigerator (10) with a distributor (50), wherein the distributor comprises a solid outlet (53) for discharging the solid, a liquid switch (55) for discharging liquid, and a shell (54) used for the solid outlet (53); and the shell (54) is provided with a surface for installing the liquid switch (55).

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The refrigerator that has distributor
The application is that the name submitted on December 11st, 2006 is called the dividing an application of 200680056414.X number application of " refrigerator that has distributor ".
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of refrigerator that has distributor, more specifically, relate to a kind of refrigerator that has distributor that can easily supply cold water by forming the switch of cooperating via distributor with cooling water outlet at ice outlet side place.
Background technology
Fig. 1 is illustrated in the disclosed view that has the refrigerator of distributor among the Korea S publication communique 2001-0107286.Refrigerator 100 comprises the distributor that is positioned on the refrigerating chamber door 110.Distributor 120 has action bars 140 and the support portion 150 that is positioned on the exit region 130.
Fig. 2 is illustrated in the disclosed view that has the refrigerator of distributor among the Korea S publication communique 2003-0050929.Refrigerator 200 comprises the distributor 220 that is positioned on the refrigerating-chamber door 210.
Fig. 3 is the view that another example of traditional refrigerator that has distributor is shown.Refrigerator 300 comprises refrigerating chamber 310 and refrigerating chamber 320.Ice maker 330 is installed in the refrigerating chamber 310, and distributor 350 is installed on the refrigerating chamber door 340.Flow channel 360 forms water is fed to ice maker 330 and distributor 350 and is connected to outside watering (not shown).Flow path logical 360 is provided with first valve 370, filter 380 and second valve 390.First valve 370 control, water supply of 300 from outside watering to refrigerator, 380 pairs of water of filter filter, and 390 controls of second valve are to the water supply of ice maker 330 and distributor 350.First valve 370 and second valve 390 are by the control module (not shown) control of refrigerator 300.Flow channel 360 comprises the flow channel 361 that is used for to distributor 350 water supply.The water that flows through flow channel 361 is by being cooled with refrigerating chamber 310 heat exchanges, and is discharged via the outlet 362 of flow channel 361 or the exit region 351 of distributor 350.
Fig. 4 is the view that another example of traditional refrigerator that has distributor is shown.Except the structure of Fig. 3, refrigerator 400 also comprises guidance panel 410 and ice maker 420.Guidance panel 410 comprises display 411 and button 412.Ice maker 420 is connected to exit region 451 by path 421.When the user selected cold water and depresses action bars 452 by using button 412, cold water was via outlet 462 dischargings.When the user selected ice cube or flake ice and depresses action bars 452 by using button 412, ice cube or flake ice were via outlet 422 dischargings.The example of above-mentioned refrigerator is disclosed in Korea S publication communique 2005-0117830 and 2006-0062146.
Fig. 5 is illustrated in the disclosed view that has the refrigerator of distributor in the Korean registered patent gazette 0629573.Different with the refrigerator of Fig. 1, refrigerator 500 comprises cushion button 510 rather than action bars 140.The user selects cold water or ice by guidance panel 520, and with cup (not shown) press push button 510, thereby obtain cold water or ice.
Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 illustrate the view that is used at the dispensing arrangement of the disclosed refrigerator of Korea S publication communique 2006-0034110, and especially, ice bank 610 is connected in dispensing arrangement to hold ice.Ice bank 610 comprises the conveyor screw spare 611 that is used to carry ice and 612 and the cutting knife 613 and 614 that is arranged on the place, front portion of conveyor screw spare 611 and 612, is used for ice is cut into different sizes.The ice that cuts out is discharged into exit region 630 via path 620.
Fig. 8 and Fig. 9 illustrate the view that is used at the distributor of the disclosed refrigerator of Korea S publication communique 2006-0048154.In Fig. 8, the cold feed unit 820 with cooling water outlet 810 is arranged in the exit region 830 of distributor 800.In Fig. 9, the cold feed unit 820 with cooling water outlet 810 is slidably outstanding from the exit region 830 of distributor 800.Promptly be used in the container 840 that puts cold water and can not enter exit region 830 too greatly, also can be with cold feed to container 840.
Except above example, polytype refrigerator that has distributor has been proposed also.Yet the refrigerator that has distributor still need improve, to satisfy user's demand.
Summary of the invention
Technical problem
The present invention realizes under the situation of having considered the problems referred to above.The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of refrigerator that has distributor.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of user of permission and is not carrying out special operational or his/her hand is being deep into the refrigerator that has distributor that easily takes out liquid under the situation in the distributor.
Another purpose of the present invention provides a kind of refrigerator that has distributor that the housing of ice outlet can be used as the installing space of the switch of cooperating with cooling water outlet.
Another purpose of the present invention provides a kind of refrigerator that has distributor that can overcome the width restriction of distributor.
Another purpose of the present invention provides a kind of refrigerator that has distributor that can overcome the short transverse restriction of distributor.
Another purpose of the present invention provides a kind of refrigerator that has distributor that can overcome the problem in the dispenser designs that is caused by ice maker.
Another purpose of the present invention provides a kind of refrigerator that has distributor that can overcome the problem in the dispenser designs that causes owing to two outlets of installation on the length direction of refrigerator.
Another purpose of the present invention provides that a kind of can to overcome owing to liquid outlet is formed be the refrigerator that has distributor of the problem in the dispenser designs that movably causes.
Another purpose of the present invention provide a kind of can be with ice and/or cold feed to the refrigerator that has distributor of the container that can not enter the distributor chamber.
Technical scheme
A kind of refrigerator that has distributor is provided, and wherein, distributor comprises: the solid outlet that is used to discharge solid; Be used for the liquid switch of discharge liquid; And, being used for fixing the housing of outlet, housing is provided with the surface that liquid switch is installed.By this structure, the user can not carry out special operational or his/her hand is being deep under the situation in the distributor easily to take out liquid, and be used for the housing of solid outlet can be as the installing space of switch.Preferably, liquid and solid are cold water and ice.Yet, can use the liquid and the solid that can be contained in any kind in the refrigerator.
In another aspect of this invention, distributor also comprises the place ahead of being arranged on liquid switch and cooperates with the liquid outlet of discharge liquid with liquid switch.
In another aspect of this invention, liquid switch is arranged on the below of liquid outlet.It is just enough that at least a portion of liquid switch is arranged on the liquid outlet below.Those skilled in the art must keep this viewpoint when concerning in the position of understanding element of the present invention.
In another aspect of this invention, liquid outlet is arranged at the front portion of refrigerator in a movable manner.
In another aspect of this invention, liquid switch, housing and liquid outlet are arranged at the front portion of refrigerator in a movable manner, maintain each other at interval.
In another aspect of this invention, distributor also comprises the distributor chamber that forms interior concave space, and the bottom of distributor chamber is arranged on the below of solid outlet, and the surface of its middle shell projects in the distributor chamber.
In another aspect of this invention, distributor also comprises the solid switch that is arranged on distributor chamber place, is positioned at the rear of solid outlet, and solid switch is cooperated with solid outlet.
In another aspect of this invention, the refrigerator that has distributor also comprises: door, and distributor is arranged on the door; Be arranged on the ice maker of the top of distributor; And being arranged on the guidance panel that a side place of distributor was gone up, was positioned to door, guidance panel is used for operation commutator.By this structure, can overcome owing to forming the distributor limitation in height that liquid switch causes at the housing place that is used for solid outlet.
In another aspect of this invention, the refrigerator that has distributor also comprises: door, and distributor is arranged on the door; Be arranged on the ice maker of the top of distributor; And being arranged on the guidance panel that a side place of distributor was gone up, was positioned to door, guidance panel is used for operation commutator and comprise and be used for making the button of liquid via the liquid outlet discharging.
In another aspect of this invention, the refrigerator that has distributor also comprises the support portion at the place, bottom that is positioned at the distributor chamber, and the support portion can project into outside the refrigerator.
In another aspect of this invention, provide a kind of refrigerator that has distributor, wherein distributor comprises: the liquid outlet that is used for discharge liquid; With the rear that is arranged on liquid outlet and be used to discharge the solid outlet of solid.By this structure, solid outlet and liquid outlet are not along the width layout of distributor but along the depth direction layout, thereby have reduced the width zone of distributor on refrigerator, have particularly reduced the width zone of distributor on refrigerator doors.This is configured in clamshell doors refrigerator and the appearance of french doors refrigerator is useful.
In another aspect of this invention, distributor also comprises and is arranged between liquid outlet and the solid outlet and the liquid switch of cooperating with liquid outlet.
In another aspect of this invention, distributor also comprises: be arranged between liquid outlet and the solid outlet and the liquid switch of cooperating with liquid outlet; And, be arranged on the rear of solid outlet and the solid switch of cooperating with solid outlet.
In another aspect of this invention, distributor also comprises: the housing that is used for solid outlet; With, be arranged on the housing and the liquid switch of cooperating with liquid outlet.
In another aspect of this invention, distributor also comprises: be arranged between liquid outlet and the solid outlet and the liquid switch of cooperating with liquid outlet; The solid switch of cooperating with solid outlet; And, hold the distributor chamber of described at least solid switch.Liquid outlet can be arranged in the distributor chamber, be arranged on the front end of distributor chamber or be arranged on the place ahead (certainly, this can be regarded as the expansion of distributor chamber) that a top is positioned at the distributor chamber, perhaps projects in the distributor chamber.
In another aspect of this invention, distributor also comprises: be arranged between liquid outlet and the solid outlet and the liquid switch of cooperating with liquid outlet; And, hold the distributor chamber of described at least solid outlet, and refrigerator also comprises a side that is arranged on the distributor chamber and the guidance panel that is used for operating refrigerator.
In another aspect of this invention, the refrigerator that has distributor also comprises: door, and distributor is arranged on the door; Be arranged on the ice maker of the top of distributor; And the guidance panel that is arranged on a side place that is positioned at distributor on the door, guidance panel is used for operating refrigerator.
In another aspect of this invention, distributor also comprises: the housing that is used for solid outlet; Be arranged on the housing and the liquid switch of cooperating with liquid outlet; Be arranged on the rear of solid outlet and the solid switch of cooperating with solid outlet; And hold the distributor chamber of solid switch at least, and refrigerator also comprises the ice maker that is positioned at the distributor top.Liquid outlet, liquid switch, solid outlet and solid switch are arranged from the ice maker side successively along the length direction of refrigerator.
In another aspect of this invention, distributor also comprises: the housing that is used for solid outlet; The liquid switch that is arranged on the housing place and cooperates with liquid outlet; Be arranged on the rear of solid outlet and the solid switch of cooperating with solid outlet; And hold the distributor chamber of solid switch at least.Liquid outlet, liquid switch, solid outlet and solid switch are arranged successively and are spaced from each other along the depth direction of refrigerator.
In another aspect of this invention, distributor also comprises: the housing that is used for solid outlet; The liquid switch that is arranged on the housing place and cooperates with liquid outlet; Be arranged on the rear of solid outlet and the solid switch of cooperating with solid outlet; Hold the distributor chamber of solid switch at least; And, be arranged on the support portion at the bottom place of distributor chamber.Liquid outlet and support portion can move relative to each other.
In another aspect of this invention, provide a kind of refrigerator that has distributor, having comprised: the ice maker that is arranged on refrigerator inside; Be arranged on the distributor of refrigerator outside, distributor comprises first outlet, second outlet and holds the distributor chamber of at least the second outlet; And, being arranged on the guidance panel at a side place of distributor, guidance panel is used for operating refrigerator.By this structure,, also can expand the height of distributor with two outlets even ice maker is arranged on the top of distributor.
In another aspect of this invention, first outlet and second outlet are spaced apart on the length direction of refrigerator.This structure can suitably be tackled two outlets required distributor height expansion when the length direction of refrigerator is arranged.
In another aspect of this invention, the refrigerator that has distributor also comprises two the inside and outside doors that are used to limit refrigerator, and these two doors are arranged on the both sides with respect to the refrigerator of the length direction of refrigerator, and distributor is arranged on a door place in these two doors.
In another aspect of this invention, guidance panel comprises and at least one button of cooperating during first outlet and second exports.By this structure, guidance panel is not only controlled the operation of refrigerator, also the operation of control dispenser.
In another aspect of this invention, first outlet is arranged to and can be moved with respect to the distributor chamber.This structure can suitably be tackled and will be used to make the mobile structure of first outlet to be formed on the situation at the place, top of distributor.
In another aspect of this invention, distributor comprises the housing that is used for second outlet, and housing projects in the distributor chamber.This structure can be tackled owing to housing projects into the situation that needs the expansion of distributor chamber height in the distributor chamber.
In another aspect of this invention, distributor comprise be arranged between first outlet and second outlet and with first outlet first switch of cooperating.
In another aspect of this invention, distributor comprise be arranged between first outlet and second outlet and with first outlet first switch of cooperate, first exports the top that is arranged on first switch.
In another aspect of this invention, distributor comprises: be arranged between first outlet and second outlet and first switch of cooperating with first outlet; With, be arranged on the rear of second outlet and export the second switch of cooperating with second.First outlet, first switch, second outlet and second switch are spaced apart from the ice maker side respectively.
In another aspect of this invention, distributor comprises: be arranged between first outlet and second outlet and first switch of cooperating with first outlet; Be arranged on the rear of second outlet and the second switch of cooperating with second outlet; And, being used for second housing that exports, this housing projects in the distributor chamber.Guidance panel comprises and at least one button of cooperating during first outlet and second exports.First outlet, first switch, second outlet and second switch are spaced apart from the ice maker side respectively.
In another aspect of this invention, provide a kind of refrigerator that has distributor, wherein, distributor comprises: the liquid outlet that is used for discharge liquid; With two switches, these two switches are arranged on the below of liquid outlet and comprise and be used for making liquid via the liquid switch of liquid outlet discharging be used for discharging the solid switch of ice, and these two switches are spaced apart along the length direction of refrigerator.Here, the present invention describes in the viewpoint of two switches.By this structure, the user can easily take out liquid via liquid outlet by using liquid switch, and by using another switch to take out ice.Described another switch can also be cooperated with liquid outlet.
In another aspect of this invention, these two switches are also spaced apart on the depth direction of refrigerator.
In another aspect of this invention, liquid outlet is set to and can moves with respect in these two switches at least one.
In another aspect of this invention, these two switches are arranged on the rear of liquid outlet.
In another aspect of this invention, distributor also comprises the distributor chamber that is used to form interior concave space, and the bottom of distributor chamber is arranged on the below of liquid outlet, and at least one in these two switches is arranged in the distributor chamber.
In another aspect of this invention, distributor also comprises the solid outlet that is used to discharge solid, and solid switch makes solid discharge via solid outlet.
In another aspect of this invention, distributor also comprises the solid outlet that is used to discharge solid, and solid switch is arranged on the place ahead of solid outlet.
In another aspect of this invention, distributor also comprises the solid outlet that is used to discharge solid, and solid switch is arranged between liquid outlet and the solid outlet.
In another aspect of this invention, the refrigerator that has distributor comprises: door, distributor are arranged on to be located; Be arranged on the ice maker of the top of distributor; And, being arranged on the guidance panel that a side place of distributor was gone up, was positioned to door, guidance panel is used for operation commutator.
In another aspect of this invention, distributor also comprises: the distributor chamber of concave space in forming, the bottom of distributor chamber are arranged on the liquid outlet below; With the solid outlet that is used to discharge solid.Liquid switch is arranged in the distributor chamber, between liquid outlet and solid outlet, solid switch is arranged on the rear of solid outlet.In addition, solid switch makes solid discharge via solid outlet.
In another aspect of this invention, provide a kind of refrigerator that has distributor, having comprised: the ice maker that is arranged on refrigerator inside; Be arranged on the distributor of refrigerator outside, distributor comprise first outlet, second outlet, hold the distributor chamber of at least the second outlet and be arranged on first outlet and second outlet between and with first outlet first switch of cooperating.This structure means that also nonessential via the object of the first outlet discharging is liquid.This means that also an essential characteristic of the present invention relates to the external structure of the distributor that is used for refrigerator, it comprise two outlets and be arranged between these two outlets and with these two outlets in a switch of cooperating.
In another aspect of this invention, distributor also comprises the second switch that is arranged in the distributor chamber, is positioned at the first outlet rear and cooperates with second outlet.
In another aspect of this invention, second outlet is arranged on the below of first outlet.
In another aspect of this invention, second outlet is arranged on the below of first switch.Here, it is just enough that the part of first switch is arranged on second below that exports.
In another aspect of this invention, distributor also comprises the housing that is used for second outlet, and housing projects in the distributor chamber, and first switch is arranged on the housing place.
In another aspect of this invention, first switch is arranged between first outlet and second outlet from the ice maker side along the length direction of refrigerator.
In another aspect of this invention, first outlet, first switch, second outlet and second switch set gradually from the ice maker side along the length direction of refrigerator.
In another aspect of this invention, first outlet, first switch, second outlet and second switch set gradually along the length direction and the depth direction of refrigerator.
In another aspect of this invention, distributor also comprises top that is arranged on first outlet and the second switch of cooperating with first outlet.
In another aspect of this invention, first the outlet can with respect to first switch, second the outlet and second switch at least one move.
In another aspect of this invention, distributor also comprises the support portion that can move with respect to the distributor chamber.
In another aspect of this invention, distributor also comprises the support portion that is used to open and close the distributor chamber.
In another aspect of this invention, first outlet is arranged so that at the distributor place and can adjusts Way out with respect to the distributor chamber.
In another aspect of this invention, first outlet is provided with the handle that is used to adjust Way out.
In another aspect of this invention, distributor also comprises a side place that is arranged on the distributor chamber and the second switch of cooperating with second outlet.
Beneficial effect
According to the refrigerator that has distributor of the present invention, the user can not carry out special operational or his/her hand is being deep under the situation in the distributor easily to take out liquid.
In addition, according to the refrigerator that has distributor of the present invention, the housing of ice outlet can be used as the installing space of the switch of cooperating with cooling water outlet.
In addition, according to the refrigerator that has distributor of the present invention, can overcome the width restriction of distributor.
In addition, according to the refrigerator that has distributor of the present invention, can overcome the short transverse restriction of distributor.
In addition, according to the refrigerator that has distributor of the present invention, can overcome the problem in the dispenser designs that causes by ice maker.
In addition, according to the refrigerator that has distributor of the present invention, can overcome owing to alongst form problem in two dispenser designs of being produced of outlet.
In addition, according to the refrigerator that has distributor of the present invention, can overcome liquid outlet is formed problem in the movably caused dispenser designs.
In addition, according to the refrigerator that has distributor of the present invention, can with ice and/or cold feed to the container that can not enter the distributor chamber.
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Fig. 1 is illustrated in the disclosed view that has the refrigerator of distributor among the Korea S publication communique 2001-0107286;
Fig. 2 is illustrated in the disclosed view that has the refrigerator of distributor among the Korea S publication communique 2003-0050929;
Fig. 3 is the view that another example of traditional refrigerator that has distributor is shown;
Fig. 4 is the view that another example of traditional refrigerator that has distributor is shown;
Fig. 5 is illustrated in the disclosed view that has the refrigerator of distributor in the Korean registered patent gazette 0629573;
Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 illustrate the view that is used at the dispensing arrangement of the disclosed refrigerator of Korea S publication communique 2006-0034110;
Fig. 8 and Fig. 9 illustrate the view that is used at the distributor of the disclosed refrigerator of Korea S publication communique 2006-0048154;
Figure 10 to 12 is the views that illustrate according to refrigerator of the present invention;
Figure 13 is the block diagram that is used to illustrate according to the method for operating of refrigerator of the present invention;
Figure 14 and 15 is the views that illustrate according to another refrigerator of the present invention;
Figure 16 is the view that illustrates according to another refrigerator of the present invention;
Figure 17 is the view that illustrates according to another refrigerator of the present invention;
Figure 18 is the view that illustrates according to another refrigerator of the present invention;
Figure 19 is the view that illustrates according to another refrigerator of the present invention;
Figure 20 is the view that illustrates according to another refrigerator of the present invention;
Figure 21 is the view that illustrates according to another refrigerator of the present invention;
Figure 22 is the view that illustrates according to another refrigerator of the present invention.
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Describe the present invention now with reference to accompanying drawing.
Figure 10 to 12 is the views that illustrate according to refrigerator of the present invention.The refrigerating-chamber door 31 that refrigerator 10 comprises refrigerating chamber 20, is used to open and close the refrigerating chamber door 21 of refrigerating chamber 20, refrigerating chamber 30 and is used to open and close refrigerating chamber 30.Ice maker 40 is installed in the refrigerating chamber 20, and distributor 50 is installed on the refrigerating chamber door 21, and on refrigerating chamber door 21, in a side place of distributor 50 guidance panel 60 that is used to operate refrigerator 10 is installed.
Refrigerator 10 comprises the flow channel 70 that is used for water is fed to from outside watering (not shown) refrigerator 10.On flow channel 70, be formed with first valve 71, filter 72, second valve 72 and heat exchange unit 74.71 controls of first valve are to the water supply of refrigerator 10, and 72 pairs of water of filter filter, and 73 controls of second valve are to the water supply of ice maker 40 and heat exchange unit 74.Water is cooled by the heat exchange in the heat exchange unit 74 that is arranged at refrigerating chamber 30 sides.The cold water that ice that ice maker 40 is made and heat exchange unit 74 are made is discharged via distributor 50.Heat exchange unit 74 is not must be installed in the refrigerating chamber 30.It that is to say that heat exchange unit 74 can be positioned in any part of refrigerator 10, as long as can make cold water by carry out heat exchange with cold air in refrigerator 10.Here, ice maker 40 can only have ice pan 41.Ice maker 40 can comprise the ice supply unit (not shown) that is used for automatically ice being transported to distributor 50, and comprises the breaking device that is used to supply ice cube and flake ice, such as the cutting knife (not shown).If ice maker 40 only comprises ice pan 41, the user then must be fed to ice the ice bank (not shown) that is connected in distributor 50.
Distributor 50 comprises distributor chamber 51, and distributor chamber 51 is interior concave space.On the top of distributor chamber 51, be formed with the outlet 52 that is used to discharge cold water, be formed with the outlet 53 that is used to discharge ice, and be used for exporting 53 housing 54 and project into distributor chamber 51 in outlet 52 back.On a surface of housing 54, be formed with the push-button switch 55 that is used for via outlet 52 discharging cold water.On the rear surface of distributor chamber 51, be formed with the cushion switch 56 that is used for via outlet 53 discharging ice.Support portion 57 is installed on the bottom of distributor chamber 51, can be placed on the support portion 57 such as the container of cup.In outlet 52 and 53, be formed with valve 58 and 59 respectively, be used to control cold water and ice from the discharging that exports 52 and 53.Outlet 52, switch 55, outlet 53 and switch 56 are provided with from ice maker side 40 along length (highly) direction of refrigerator 10.Outlet 52, switch 55, outlet 53 and switch 56 are provided with towards distributor chamber 51 along the depth direction of refrigerator 10.By this structure, shown in Figure 11 and 12, the user can be by easily taking out cold water with cup 80 depress switch 55 (rather than operating operation panel 60 and take cup 80 to switch 56 places) via outlet 52.On the other hand, when the user need ice, he was by taking out ice with cup 80 depress switch 56 via outlet 53.The user can take out cold water by using switch 55, then by using switch 56 to take out ice.That is to say, can easily supply cold water and ice without operating operation panel 60 to the user.Outlet 52 is not must be arranged on the top of distributor chamber 51.Outlet 52 can project in the distributor chamber 51 slightly.The outlet 53 that is used to discharge ice can form discharging cold water.It is mechanically main by contacting that cup 80 carries out that in the switch 55 and 56 each all receives the user, and this machinery contact is converted into the signal of telecommunication, and with the control module (not shown) of this electrical signal transfer to refrigerator 10.Switch 55 and 56 can be made of mechanical switch, button or bar.Especially, switch 56 can form rod-type.In addition,, can ice and/or cold water via outlet 53 dischargings by revising and/or change the syndeton of ice maker 40, heat exchange unit 74 and distributor 50, and can be via outlet 52 discharging flake ices.
Guidance panel 60 comprise the state that is used for display refrigerator or situation display 61, be used to operate refrigerator 10 various buttons 62 one by one such as the button 63 that is used to select ice cube or flake ice, be used for via outlet 52 discharging cold water button 64, being used for via the button 65 of outlet 53 discharging ice and being used to select will be via a kind of button 66 (referring to Figure 11) of cold water, ice cube and the flake ices of outlet 53 dischargings.Can form a button and carry out above-mentioned functions.Guidance panel 60 can be arranged on the top of distributor 50 or distributor chamber 51.In Figure 10, guidance panel 60 is arranged on a side place of distributor 50.This structure can suitably be tackled because the spatial constraints of the refrigerating chamber door 21 that expansion needs that have (appearance of french doors refrigerator) and housing 54 and 55 pairs of distributor chambers 51 of switch that the height of the existence of the existence of ice maker 40, two outlets 52 and 53 of formation in the longitudinal direction, distributor chamber 50 is expanded the apotheca that needs, is formed on place, refrigerating chamber 20 bottoms or the like cause.
Figure 13 is the block diagram that is used to illustrate according to the method for operating of refrigerator of the present invention.Control module 90 receives the input of button 62-66, operates kind of refrigeration cycle 91, and the running status of refrigerator 10 is presented on the display 61.Control module 90 is by controlling first valve 71 and second valve 72 comes chilled water and ice.After making cold water and ice, when control module 90 received input from switch 55, control module 90 was opened the valve 58 of outlet 52 and via outlet 52 supply cold water.When control module 90 received input from switch 56, control module 90 was opened the valve 59 of outlet 53 and via outlet 53 supply ice.
Figure 14 and 15 is the views that illustrate according to another refrigerator of the present invention.Be used to export the front portion that 52 housing 91 slidably formed and be projected into refrigerating chamber door 21.When housing 91 moved, outlet 52 also moved to the front portion.Therefore, can be easily with cold feed to the width container wideer than distributor chamber 51.In this case, for cold water is fed to outlet 52 from flow channel 70 (see figure 10)s, can form pipeline 92 at the rear side place of outlet 52 to comprise the initial position A of outlet 52.When outlet 52 moved on to the front portion, cold water was fed to pipeline 92 from flow channel 70, was fed to cup via outlet 52 then.Flow channel 70 can be connected by the fold flexible pipe with outlet 52.Housing 91 can form and automatically move or move by manual.Housing 91 and housing 54 can mutually combine, and make outlet 52, housing 54, switch 55 and export 53 and can move together.Disconnect with housing 54 and to be connected if export 53, then export 52, housing 54 and switch 55 can move together.Place, top at housing 91 can form button 93, is used for cold feed to the cup that is placed on the support portion 57.As discussed below, preferably, support portion 57 can be projected into the front portion.
Figure 16 is the view that illustrates according to another refrigerator of the present invention.Support portion 57 slidably forms and is projected into the anterior (see figure 10) of refrigerating chamber door 21.By this structure, expanded the space of distributor chamber 51, and container supports with being stabilized.Traditional distributor has also proposed slidably support portion.Yet according to the present invention, outlet 52 is connected in the dispensing arrangement that is arranged on distributor chamber 51 anterior places.Therefore, the container that can not enter distributor chamber 51 is placed on the outstanding support portion 57, and supplies cold water with being stabilized.
Figure 17 is the view that illustrates according to another refrigerator of the present invention.Be used to export the front portion (referring to Figure 10) that 52 housing 91 and support portion 57 slidably formed and be projected into refrigerating chamber door 21.By this structure, the space (particularly when guidance panel 60 is arranged on the one side) of the limited distributor chamber 51 of extension width freely, and container can be placed on the support portion 57 and by using button 93 to container supply cold water (referring to Figure 14).If exporting 53 is movably, then button 93 and button 66 form interaction, make container can be placed on the support portion 57 and by use button 93 and ice to the container supply.
Figure 18 is the view that illustrates according to another refrigerator of the present invention.Support portion 57 forms and opens and closes distributor chamber 51.This structure has reduced the degree of depth of distributor chamber 51, has expanded the space of distributor chamber 51, has improved the outward appearance of refrigerating chamber door 52, and prevents that children from unnecessarily using distributor 50.
Figure 19 is the view that illustrates according to another refrigerator of the present invention.The cooled water discharge direction of outlet 52 can be controlled by handle 52a.When exporting 52 when being arranged on the front portion of distributor chamber 51 or front end place as among the present invention, the effect of this structure is maximized.That is to say, when the container that can not enter distributor chamber 51 is supported by hand or is placed on the outstanding support portion 57, can easily supply cold water by exporting 52 directional steering space outerpace with handle 52a to container.
Figure 20 is the view that illustrates according to another refrigerator of the present invention.Sidepiece place at distributor chamber 51 is formed with switch 56a in addition.When cold water or ice via 53 whens supply of outlet, switch 56a is useful.The user can take out ice with cup depress switch 56 by a hand, and by taking out cold water with switch 56a under the another hand.Also can save switch 56 and switch 56a is formed discharging ice.If the user comes depress switch 56 by his/her hand rather than cup, perhaps the user is placed on the support portion 57 cup and depress switch 56, then touches user's hand via the ice of outlet 53 dischargings.Saving switch 56 and forming under the situation of switch 56a, the user can take out ice under situation about not touching.
Figure 21 is the view that illustrates according to another refrigerator of the present invention.Switch 55 is formed on the upper surface place of distributor chamber 51, in outlet 52 and export between 53.Switch 56 has identical structure.
Figure 22 is the view that illustrates according to another refrigerator of the present invention.Switch is made of pole type switch, and be arranged on housing 54 the place aheads, in outlet 52 and export between 53.Switch 56 is positioned at the place, rear surface of distributor chamber 51.

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1. refrigerator that has distributor, wherein, described distributor comprises:
The liquid outlet that is used for discharge liquid; And
Two switches, described two switches are arranged on the below of described liquid outlet and comprise and be used for making liquid via the liquid switch of described liquid outlet discharging be used for discharging the solid switch of ice, and described two switches are spaced apart along the length direction of described refrigerator.
2. the refrigerator that has distributor as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described two switches are also spaced apart along the depth direction of described refrigerator.
3. the refrigerator that has distributor as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described liquid outlet is arranged to and can be moved with respect in described two switches at least one.
4. the refrigerator that has distributor as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described two switches are arranged on the rear of described liquid outlet.
5. the refrigerator that has distributor as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described distributor also comprises:
The distributor chamber of concave space in forming, the bottom of described distributor chamber is arranged on the below of described liquid outlet, and at least one in described two switches is arranged in the described distributor chamber.
6. the refrigerator that has distributor as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described distributor also comprises:
Be used to discharge the solid outlet of solid, described solid switch is used for making solid to discharge via described solid outlet.
7. the refrigerator that has distributor as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described distributor also comprises:
Be used to discharge the solid outlet of solid, described solid switch is arranged on the place ahead of described solid outlet.
8. the refrigerator that has distributor as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described distributor also comprises:
Be used to discharge the solid outlet of solid, described solid switch is arranged between described liquid outlet and the solid outlet.
9. as each described refrigerator that has distributor in the claim 1 to 8, comprising:
Door, described distributor are arranged on the described door;
Be arranged on the ice maker of the top of described distributor; And
Be arranged on described door and go up, be positioned at the guidance panel at a side place of described distributor, described guidance panel is used for operating described distributor.
10. the refrigerator that has distributor as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described distributor also comprises:
The distributor chamber of concave space in forming, the bottom of described distributor chamber is arranged on the below of described liquid outlet; With
Be used to discharge the solid outlet of solid;
Wherein, described liquid switch is arranged in the described distributor chamber, between described liquid outlet and solid outlet, and described solid switch is arranged on the rear of described solid outlet, and
Wherein, described solid switch is used for making solid to discharge via described solid outlet.
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