CN105486008A - Refrigerator - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention provides a refrigerator, and the detection sensitivity of a human sensor is not damaged even if a surface is formed by glass. The refrigerator has a refrigerator body having a freezing chamber door (21), a refrigerating chamber door (22) and a vegetable chamber door (23) on the front side, a human sensor (3) which detects whether a person exists at the front side of the refrigerator body, and a distributor which is arranged outside the refrigerating chamber door (21) and supplies water and/or ice, surfaces of the freezing chamber door (21), the refrigerating chamber door (22) and the vegetable chamber door (23) are formed by glass plates (21a, 22a, 23a), and the human sensor (3) is located in a provision space (S) for configuration of the distributor (30).
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the refrigerator possessing force-feeling sensor.
Background technology
As the switching device of refrigerator etc., propose as lower device, arrange with cannot the cladding material that covers of the mode from surface observation to switch, becoming the operating area when light source extinguishes cannot from the state of surperficial visualization, light source igniting (for example, referring to patent document 1) is made by inputting the detection signal of force-feeling sensor.
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Patent document
Patent document 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication 2007-149580 publication
Such as, but in the switching device described in patent document 1, there are the following problems, namely be made up of the surface of door glass, if the back side of glass configuration force-feeling sensor, then from the irradiation light of force-feeling sensor by glass-reflected, thus error detection has unmanned, and then detection sensitivity worsens.
Summary of the invention
The present invention solves above-mentioned problem in the past, even if its object is to provide a kind of surface being made up of door glass, also can not damage the refrigerator of the detection sensitivity of force-feeling sensor.
The invention is characterized in, possess the refrigerator main body in front with door and detect the force-feeling sensor whether having people in the above-mentioned front of above-mentioned refrigerator main body, the surface of above-mentioned door is made up of glass, is arranged at the position of departing from from above-mentioned glass when above-mentioned force-feeling sensor observes in front.
Effect of the present invention is as follows.
According to the present invention, even if a kind of surface being made up of door glass can be provided, the refrigerator of the detection sensitivity of force-feeling sensor also can not be damaged.
Accompanying drawing explanation
Fig. 1 is the front view of the refrigerator representing present embodiment.
Fig. 2 is the A-A line sectional view of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is the exploded perspective view representing force-feeling sensor.
Fig. 4 is the allocation plan representing force-feeling sensor.
Fig. 5 is the exploded perspective view representing soft-touch control.
Fig. 6 be soft-touch control is assembled in refrigerating chamber door before stereogram.
Fig. 7 represents the amplification longitudinal sectional view having installed the state of force-feeling sensor at distributor.
Fig. 8 is the block diagram representing refrigerator.
Fig. 9 be the refrigerator representing present embodiment until the flow chart of action set up of the first operation mode.
Figure 10 is the flow chart of the action in the first energy saver mode of the refrigerator representing present embodiment.
Figure 11 is the flow chart of the action in the second energy saver mode of the refrigerator representing present embodiment.
Symbol description
1-refrigerator, 2-refrigerator main body, 3-force-feeling sensor, 21-refrigerating chamber door (door), 21a, 22a, 23a-glass plate (glass), 22-refrigerating-chamber door (door), 23-vegetable compartment door (door), 30-distributor, 30b-top part (end face), 33-outlet (discharging the part of ice), 34-discharge nozzle (discharging the part of water), 46-control device (control part), S-space (region becomes the space of concave shape) is provided.
Detailed description of the invention
Below, be suitably described in detail for implementing mode of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as " embodiment ") with reference to accompanying drawing.In addition, below, as direction up and down, front and back, with the fore-and-aft direction up and down shown in the direction up and down shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 2 for benchmark is described.
Fig. 1 is the front view of the refrigerator representing present embodiment.
As shown in Figure 1, the refrigerator 1 of present embodiment is roughly divided into the type of the so-called opposite opened of the structure of left and right for having storeroom, and is configured to comprise refrigerator main body 2, force-feeling sensor 3 etc.
Refrigerator main body 2 possesses body of thermal insulating box 10 (with reference to Fig. 2), the refrigerating chamber door 21 (door) splitting mode, refrigerating-chamber door 22 (door) and vegetable compartment door 23 (door).In the present embodiment, three fan insulated doors are possessed.
Refrigerating chamber door 21 is the door of opening and closing refrigerating chamber 20 (with reference to Fig. 2), configures to bottom, be made up of Yishanmen from the top in left side.Refrigerating-chamber door 22 is the door of opening and closing refrigerating chamber (not shown), is configured at right upper portion.Vegetable compartment door 23 is the door of opening and closing vegetable compartment (not shown), is configured at lower right side.In addition, each door 21 ~ 23 is formed by filling the foamed thermal insulatings such as hard polyurethane foams in inside.
In addition, refrigerating chamber door 21 is provided with distributor 30 in the substantially central portion of above-below direction, the almost whole front surface in the region except this distributor 30 is made up of glass plate (glass) 21a, and this glass plate (glass) 21a is made up of tempered glass.Refrigerating-chamber door 22 is made up of glass plate (glass) 22a, 23a with surface (front surface) entirety of vegetable compartment door 23, and this glass plate (glass) 22a, 23a are made up of tempered glass.Like this, the front surface of refrigerating chamber door 21, refrigerating-chamber door 22 and vegetable compartment door 23 is set to glass system, thus compared with forming front surface with by steel plate, can plane sense be improved.In addition, even if when making refrigerator 1 maximize, also can spread all over front and integrally improving plane sense, can feeling of high class be embodied thus.
In addition, the distributor 30 that cold water (water), ice are provided is provided with at the outside 21b of refrigerating chamber door 21.This distributor 30 such as can provide block ice (so-called ice cube), ice in small, broken bits (so-called trash ice) two kinds of ice.Like this, can to supply for receptacles cold water, ice such as glasses under the state of any one not opening refrigerating chamber door 21, refrigerating-chamber door 22 and vegetable compartment door 23.
Distributor 30 has the opening of roughly quadrilateral shape when observing in front, and be formed concavely cave in towards inner side (inboard) and formed provide space S (for distributor 30 configure region, become the space of concave shape).The inside portion 30a of the central authorities inboard of space S is provided to be provided with the distributor bar 31 overlooked as rectangular-shaped at this.
Distributor bar 31 can rotate for fulcrum is supported in the longitudinal direction with the axle being arranged at its upper end.Thus, hand-held container is pressed on distributor bar 31, thus in container, provide ice from the outlet 33 at the top being nearby arranged at distributor bar 31, provide cold water from ejection nozzle 34 (with reference to Fig. 3) in addition.In addition, cold water is supplied to from the water supply tank be arranged in refrigerating chamber via pipe arrangement (not shown).
When force-feeling sensor 3 observes in the front of refrigerator 1, be arranged at the position of departing from from glass plate 21a, the glass plate 22a of refrigerating-chamber door 22 of refrigerating chamber door 21, the glass plate 23a of vegetable compartment door 23.In other words, force-feeling sensor 3 is arranged at (above-below direction, left and right directions are also same) not overlapping with glass plate 21a, 22a, 23a position on fore-and-aft direction (depth direction).In addition, force-feeling sensor 3 not across glass plate 21a, and is arranged at the front of refrigerator 1 in the mode that can observe directly force-feeling sensor 3 from frontal.
In addition, in the distributor 30 of present embodiment, enumerate and the situation of cold water and ice can be provided to be that example is illustrated, but also can only provide cold water, only provide ice.In addition, the kind of ice is not limited to two kinds, also only can provide a kind of ice such as ice cube (or only trash ice).
Fig. 2 is sectional view when carrying out cutting with the A-A line of Fig. 1.Wherein, in fig. 2, the inside of refrigerator 1 is illustrated simplifiedly.
As shown in Figure 2, the body of thermal insulating box 10 of refrigerator 1 is formed by filling the foamed thermal insulatings such as hard polyurethane foams in inside, thus refrigerator is outer and be spaced in refrigerator.In addition, body of thermal insulating box 10 is also provided with multiple vacuum heat insulation materials except foamed thermal insulating.
In addition, refrigerator 1 possesses cold duct 41, compressor 42, cooler 43, Defrost heater 44, refrigerator internal fan 45, control device 46 etc.In refrigerator 1, combination compressor 42, cooler 43 etc. form freeze cycle.In cold duct 41, be provided with refrigerator internal fan 45, the Quilt with air conditioning generated by heat exchange at cooler 43 sends into each storerooms such as refrigerating chamber 20, and cools in refrigerator.
There is distributor 30 in the refrigerator arranged outside of refrigerating chamber door 21, inside refrigerator, be provided with ice feedway 50.Ice feedway 50 can be made up of known method (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication 2013-32909 publication).
Refrigerating chamber door 21 is provided with the soft-touch control 70 for operation commutator 30.This soft-touch control 70 possesses the touch-button providing thing corresponding with " cold water ", " ice cube ", " trash ice " and so on.
Fig. 3 is the exploded perspective view representing force-feeling sensor.
As shown in Figure 3, force-feeling sensor 3 is such as infrared reflection type, is made up of sensor main body 61 and sensor wrap 62.In addition, as force-feeling sensor 3, be not limited to infrared reflection type, also can use pyroelectric sensor.In addition, sensor wrap 62 by can for specific wavelength infrared ray through resin material (such as, acrylic panel, polycarbonate plate) form.
Sensor main body 61 has the ultrared illuminating part 61a of irradiation, the ultrared light accepting part 61b accepting reflection and the connector portion 61c be connected with control device 46.In addition, although not shown, but be provided with sensor base plate in sensor main body 61.Illuminating part 61a and light accepting part 61b are configured to mutually be separated in the lateral direction toward the front.Connector portion 61c gives prominence to upward from the upper surface of illuminating part 61a and light accepting part 61b.
Sensor wrap 62 has the resettlement section 62a of the dun toro shape in upper surface open and locking pawl 62b, 62b, 62c, the 62c for resettlement section 62a being installed on distributor 30.In addition, in the 62a of resettlement section, be integrally formed with location-plate 62d, the 62e for alignment sensor main body 61.In addition, the thickness of slab size T1 of the header board 62f of resettlement section 62a, compared with the thickness of slab size T2 of other plates (side plate 62g, 62g and backboard 62h), is formed as thinner, and easily make infrared ray through.In addition, though the diagram of omission, the fixed part (such as, locking pawl) be fixed for locking sensor main body 61 is formed with at resettlement section 62a.Like this, the hole of this sensor wrap 62 through is not formed with in the lower surface of sensor wrap 62, side, therefore, it is possible to prevent the cold water splashed when operation commutator 30 from entering in sensor wrap 62.
Fig. 4 is the allocation plan representing force-feeling sensor.Fig. 4 shows the state of upwards observing distributor 30 and force-feeling sensor 3 from below.
As shown in Figure 4, force-feeling sensor 3 is arranged at the region (providing space S) being configured with distributor 30 of refrigerating chamber door 21.The inside portion 30a providing space S to be bent to form by the mode of deepening from both ends, left and right towards central authorities with depth size, the top part 30b (end face) being configured at top side and bottom surface sections (mounting surface) 30c (with reference to Fig. 6) being configured at bottom side are formed.
In addition, force-feeling sensor 3 is configured at right side (center side of refrigerator main body 2) relative to the cold water of distributor 30, the discharge portion (outlet 33) of ice.Like this, distributor 30 is configured at the side of the central portion of the left and right directions (width) close to refrigerator 1, though therefore people be positioned at relative to the front of refrigerator 1 keep right, the position that keeps left also can stably detect.
In addition, force-feeling sensor 3 is positioned at and more leans at inboard (rear) than the surface of the glass plate 21a of refrigerating chamber door 21.Thus, when people stands in the front of refrigerator 1, be difficult to observation and confirm force-feeling sensor 3, and the irradiation light of line can be suppressed thus to spread upward by top part 30b.
In addition, the ultrared range of exposures of force-feeling sensor 3 is almost only set in front, and will until the scope of predetermined distance (such as, a meter) is set to detection range.Therefore, the front predetermined distance apart from refrigerator 1 is not detected and the situation etc. passed through.
In addition, the cold water of distributor 30, supply unit (outlet 33) side contrary with force-feeling sensor 3 of ice are being provided with lighting device 60.This lighting device 60 is such as lighted when operation commutator bar 31.Thereby, it is possible in the dark reliably provide cold water, ice in container.
Fig. 5 is the exploded perspective view representing soft-touch control.
As shown in Figure 5, soft-touch control 70 is condenser type, by stacked film chip part 71, circuit board 72, shade parts 73, lenticular unit 74, framework 75 and forming.
Webbing members 71 is printed with icon (Printing Department) 71d etc. with " cold water ", " ice cube ", icon (Printing Department) 71a that " trash ice " is corresponding, 71b, 71c, enabling, and is formed with transparency electrode.Circuit board 72 is provided with the light-emitting component etc. making icon 71a ~ 71d luminescence.Shade parts 73 are made up of the anti-dazzling screen in the region of blocking beyond icon 71a ~ 71d.Lenticular unit 74 is made up of the parts of the sheet making the light of light-emitting component spread.Framework 75 is made up of plastic parts, keeps circuit board 72, shade parts 73 and lenticular unit 74 between webbing members 71.
In addition, in the present embodiment, the icon 71d of touch operation enabling, thus refrigerating chamber door 21 can be opened.In addition, this mechanism carrying out opening is made up of the arm etc. of motor, gear, release refrigerating chamber door 21, and is arranged on the top board of refrigerator 1.Like this, the resin-made handle (handle part) of enabling is not set at refrigerating chamber door 21, thus can transparency area be increased, and then smooth face can be expanded further.
Fig. 6 be soft-touch control is assembled to refrigerating chamber door before stereogram.
As shown in Figure 6, soft-touch control 70 inserts from the patchhole 21c of side of the inner side (right side) being arranged at refrigerating chamber door 21, and is configured at the back side (inboard) of the glass plate 21a of refrigerating chamber door 21.Then, patchhole 21c is clogged by cap member 21d.
But, in force-feeling sensor 3, due to depth longer dimension (with reference to Fig. 3), if so for soft-touch control 70 is assembled in refrigerating chamber door 21 with being integrally constituted with force-feeling sensor 3, if and for not making force-feeling sensor 3 across glass, then force-feeling sensor 3 becomes from the outstanding larger shape of soft-touch control 70, therefore soft-touch control 70 (webbing members 71 (electrode)) is away from glass surface (glass plate 21a), thus the detection sensitivity of soft-touch control 70 is impaired larger.Therefore, in the present embodiment, split ground forms soft-touch control 70 and force-feeling sensor 3, thus soft-touch control 70 (webbing members 71) and glass plate 21a (the inside of glass) can be made to be close to, therefore, it is possible to prevent the detection sensitivity of soft-touch control 70 from suffering damage.
In addition, although not shown, but be also provided with the open operating portion of the door that is made up of soft-touch control at refrigerating-chamber door 22, vegetable compartment door 23, thus the complanation of surface integral of refrigerating-chamber door 22, vegetable compartment door 23 can be realized.
Fig. 7 represents the amplification longitudinal sectional view installing the state of force-feeling sensor at distributor.
As shown in Figure 7, the top of the distributor 30 (providing space S) in refrigerating chamber door 21 is adjacent to the soft-touch control resettlement section 21e being provided with collecting soft-touch control 70.The locking hole 21g that the locking pawl 62b for sensor wrap 62 inserts is formed at the base plate 21f of soft-touch control resettlement section 21e.
In addition, the depressed part 21h becoming concave shape is formed at the top part 30b at the rear of soft-touch control resettlement section 21e.Be formed for the locking locking hole 21i of the locking pawl 62c of sensor wrap 62 at this depressed part 21h.
Force-feeling sensor 3 is when being installed on the top part 30b of distributor 30, and the concave surface being configured to sensor wrap 62 is opposed with the concave surface of depressed part 21h.In addition, the connector portion 61c of sensor main body 61 is configured to insert in depressed part 21h.That is, the position of force-feeling sensor 3 can be made rearward to offset, and force-feeling sensor's 3 (sensor main body 61) part is configured at side more top than top part 30b, therefore, it is possible to suppress from top part 30b downwards outstanding.Thus, when operation commutator 30, container (glass) etc. can be suppressed to contact with force-feeling sensor 3 (sensor wrap 62).
In addition, force-feeling sensor 3 is connected with soft-touch control 70 from connector portion 61c via wiring 63.And soft-touch control 70 is connected with control device 46 (with reference to Fig. 2).Like this, force-feeling sensor 3 is connected with control device 46 via the circuit board 72 (with reference to Fig. 6) of soft-touch control 70.
Fig. 8 is the block diagram representing refrigerator.
As shown in Figure 8, control device 46 is arranged at the upper surface of the top board of body of thermal insulating box 10 (with reference to Fig. 2), and possess CPU (CentralProcessingUnit central processing unit), memory, interface circuit etc., the control of freeze cycle and supply air system is performed according to the control program being stored in memory (ROM).
In addition, control device 46 is electrically connected with force-feeling sensor 3, distributor 30, soft-touch control 70, door sensor 76 and timer 80.Input detection signal when people being detected by force-feeling sensor 3 respectively to control device 46, represent distributor 30 by operate operation signal, represent soft-touch control 70 by operate operation signal, represent and open (opening) refrigerating chamber door 21, refrigerating-chamber door 22, the enabling signal of any one of vegetable compartment door 23, the time (elapsed time) by timer 80 timing by door sensor 76.In addition, timer 80 is for carrying out timing to the time moved to needed for the first energy saver mode described later and the second energy saver mode.
In addition, control device 46 is electrically connected with compressor 42, Defrost heater 44, refrigerator internal fan 45 etc.In addition, control device 46 controls the rotary speed of the rotary speed of the motor of compressor 42, the output of Defrost heater 44, the motor of refrigerator internal fan 45 respectively.By reducing the rotary speed of compressor 42, reducing the output of Defrost heater 44, reducing the rotary speed of refrigerator internal fan 45, the consumes power of refrigerator 1 can be reduced, energy-saving operation (province's electric operation) can be performed.
In addition, the block diagram shown in Fig. 8 is an example, is connected with other various sensors, other various soft-touch controls, other various heaters at control device 46.In addition, other various sensors so-called are such as the temperature sensors of temperature detecting refrigerating chamber 20, refrigerating chamber, vegetable compartment.In addition, other various switches so-called are such as the switches of temperature grade, child lock in setting IQF, refrigerator.In addition, other various heaters so-called be such as prevent the condensation of the condensation between refrigerating chamber 20 and refrigerating chamber, between refrigerating chamber 20 and vegetable compartment prevent with heater, for the feed pipe supplied water to distributor 30 freeze to prevent with heater, be installed on ice feedway 50 motor freeze use heater.
Fig. 9 is operating to the flow chart of the action of the first energy saver mode establishment from usual of the refrigerator representing present embodiment.In addition, before entering the flow process shown in Fig. 9, refrigerator 1 operates with normal mode (specified output).
As shown in Figure 9, in step slo whether, control device 46 determines whether the detection that there is force-feeling sensor 3, in other words detect to there is people in the front of refrigerator 1.Control device 46 is (S10, yes) when there is the detection of force-feeling sensor 3, enters step S15, after making timer 80 reset, returns step S10.In addition, control device 46 is (S10, no) when there is not the detection of force-feeling sensor 3, enters step S11.Such as, when there is the detection of force-feeling sensor 3 (S10, yes), the icon be set in soft-touch control 70 is lighted.
In step s 11, control device 46 determines whether opening door operation to be detected by door sensor 76, in other words, whether opens any one door of refrigerating chamber door 21, refrigerating-chamber door 22, vegetable compartment door 23.Control device 46 is (S11, yes) when being judged to be to there is opening door operation, enters step S15 and timer 80 is resetted, and when being judged to be to there is not opening door operation (S11, no), enters step S12.In addition, so-called there is not force-feeling sensor 3 detection (S10, no) and the situation that there is opening door operation (S11, yes) is such as user be not positioned at refrigerator 1 pro stretch out one's hand the situation of carrying out opening door operation from the side of refrigerator 1.
In step s 12, control device 46 determines whether to exist various switches (SW) operation comprising soft-touch control 70.Control device 46, when being judged to be to there is SW operation (S12, yes), entering step S15 and timer 80 is resetted, and when being judged to be to there is not SW operation (S12, no), enters step S13.In addition, so-called there is not force-feeling sensor 3 detection (S10, no) and the situation that there is SW operation (S12, yes) is such as user be not positioned at refrigerator 1 pro stretch out one's hand the situation of carrying out SW operation from the side of refrigerator 1.
In step s 13, control device 46 determines whether the use that there is distributor 30, in other words determine whether operation commutator bar 31 and provide " cold water ", " ice cube ", " trash ice " any one.Control device 46 is (S13, yes) when being judged to be the use that there is distributor 30, enters step S15 and timer 80 is resetted, and when being judged to be the use that there is not distributor 30 (S13, no), enters step S14.In addition, so-called detection (the S10 that there is not force-feeling sensor 3, no) and the situation that there is the operation (S13, yes) of distributor 30 is such as user is not positioned at pro stretching out one's hand from the side of refrigerator 1 of refrigerator 1 and carries out the situation that distributor 30 operates.
At step 14, whether control device 46 judges by the time of timer 80 timing through the first stipulated time.In addition, the first stipulated time was such as set as one hour.Control device 46 is (S14 when being judged to be through the first stipulated time, be), in other words until through the use of the detection of the first stipulated time force-feeling sensor 3, opening door operation, SW operation, distributor 30 all continues not have when, normal mode is moved to the first energy saver mode (first province's electricity pattern).In addition, control device 46 is when being judged to, without (S14, no) when the first stipulated time, to return step S10.
Like this, when the detection of force-feeling sensor 3, opening door operation, SW operation and distributor 30 operation all continue the first stipulated time do not carry out, move to the first energy saver mode, thus the energy-saving of refrigerator 1 can be realized.In addition, except the unfavorable condition of the unfavorable condition of the unfavorable condition of the unfavorable condition of force-feeling sensor 3, door sensor 76, SW, distributor 30, even if when detecting because of some reason, the first energy saver mode also can be moved to, can realize the energy-saving of refrigerator 1.
So-called first energy saver mode is the running reducing consumes power compared with normal mode, such as, ice the temperature inside the box of refrigerator 1 is set as the temperature higher than ice the temperature inside the box during normal mode.Such as, ice the temperature inside the box of refrigerating chamber 20 is set to higher than ice the temperature inside the box during normal mode 0.9 DEG C, ice the temperature inside the box of refrigerating chamber is set to higher than ice the temperature inside the box during normal mode 1.2 DEG C.Such as, in order to make ice the temperature inside the box rise, by making the rotary speed of compressor 42 decline, improving ice the temperature inside the box setting of the ON/OFF switching compressor, making the decline of the rotary speed of refrigerator internal fan 45 carry out.
Figure 10 is the flow chart of the action in the first energy saver mode of the refrigerator representing present embodiment.
As shown in Figure 10, in step S20, control device 46 determines whether the detection that there is force-feeling sensor 3, the (YES) when being judged to be the detection that there is force-feeling sensor 3, entering step S21 makes timer 80 reset, when being judged to be the detection that there is not force-feeling sensor 3 (no), enter step S22.
In step S22, control device 46 determines whether to there is opening door operation, and the (YES) when being judged to be to there is opening door operation, enters step S26, when being judged to be to there is not opening door operation (no), enters step S23.
In step S23, control device 46 determines whether to there is SW operation, and the (YES) when being judged to be to there is SW operation, enters step S26, when being judged to be to there is not SW operation (no), enters step S24.
In step s 24 which, control device 46 determines whether the use that there is distributor 30, and the (YES) when being judged to be the use that there is distributor 30, enters step S26, when being judged to be the use that there is not distributor 30 (no), enter step S25.
In step s 25, control device 46 judges whether have passed through for the second stipulated time by the time of timer 80 timing.In addition, the second stipulated time was set as longer than the first stipulated time, such as, was set as one day (24 hours).Control device 46 is (S25 when being judged to have passed through for the second stipulated time, be), in other words, until through the second stipulated time, under the use of the detection of force-feeling sensor 3, opening door operation, SW operation, distributor 30 all continues non-existent situation, the first energy saver mode is moved to the second energy saver mode (the second battery saving mode).In addition, control device 46 is when being judged to, without (S25, no) when the second stipulated time, to return step S20.
So-called second energy saver mode, is the running reducing consumes power compared with the first energy saver mode further, such as, ice the temperature inside the box of refrigerator 1 is set as the temperature higher than ice the temperature inside the box during the first energy saver mode.Such as, ice the temperature inside the box of refrigerating chamber 20 is set to higher than ice the temperature inside the box during normal mode 1.8 DEG C, ice the temperature inside the box of refrigerating chamber is set to higher than ice the temperature inside the box during normal mode 2.4 DEG C.In order to increase ice the temperature inside the box, identical with the first energy saver mode, such as, decline by making the rotary speed of compressor 42 or improve ice the temperature inside the box setting of the ON/OFF switching compressor or the decline of the rotary speed of refrigerator internal fan 45 is carried out.
In addition, for compressor 42, by the rotary speed of this compressor 42 is set as higher limit to carry out.This is because not open door, thus ice the temperature inside the box does not also rise, and does not therefore also need the rotary speed of compressor 42 to improve higher.In addition, for Defrost heater 44, decline by making output and carry out.This is because it is also passable not excessively to cool refrigerator inside.For the defrosting of heat exchanger (cooler 43), undertaken by increasing defrost interval or shortening defrosting time.This is because not open door, therefore ozone does not enter in refrigerator, and therefore frost is also difficult to attachment.
When there is opening door operation (S22, yes), (S23 when there is SW operation, be), when there is the use of distributor 30 (S24, yes), control device 46 enters step S27 after making timer 80 reset in step S26.
In step s 27, the first energy saver mode removed by control device 46, enters step S28, returns the flow process of Fig. 9.That is, the setting of ice the temperature inside the box when making the setting of ice the temperature inside the box return normal mode.
Figure 11 is the flow chart of the action in the second energy saver mode of the refrigerator representing present embodiment.
As shown in figure 11, in step s 30, control device 46 determines whether the detection that there is force-feeling sensor 3, the (YES) when being judged to be the detection that there is force-feeling sensor 3, enter step S38, when being judged to be the detection that there is not force-feeling sensor 3 (no), enter step S32.
In step s 32, control device 46 determines whether to there is opening door operation, and the (YES) when being judged to be to there is opening door operation, enters step S35, when being judged to be to there is not opening door operation (no), enters step S33.
In step S38, control device 46 makes timer 80 reset, and enters step 39, removes the second energy saver mode, returns the flow process of Figure 10 in step s 40.Namely, the setting of ice the temperature inside the box when making the setting of ice the temperature inside the box return the first energy saver mode, remove the setting of higher limit of the rotary speed of compressor 42, the output removing Defrost heater 44 declines, and makes the interval of defrosting, setting when defrosting time returns normal mode.
In step S33, control device 46 determines whether to there is SW operation, and the (YES) when being judged to be to there is SW operation, enters step S35, when being judged to be to there is not SW operation (no), enters step S34.
In step S34, control device 46 determines whether the use that there is distributor 30, and the (YES) when being judged to be the use that there is distributor 30, enters step S35, when being judged to be the use that there is not distributor 30 (no), return step S30.
When there is opening door operation (S32, yes), (S33 when there is SW operation, be), when there is the use of distributor 30 (S34, yes), control device 46 in step s 35, after making timer 80 reset, enters step S36.
In step S36, control device 46 removes the first energy saver mode and the second energy saver mode, enters step S37, returns the flow process of Fig. 9.That is, make the setting of ice the temperature inside the box return the setting of ice the temperature inside the box, remove the setting of higher limit of the rotary speed of compressor 42, the output removing Defrost heater 44 reduces, and makes the interval of defrosting, setting when defrosting time returns normal mode.
As described above, in the refrigerator 1 of present embodiment, each surface of refrigerating chamber door 21, refrigerating-chamber door 22 and vegetable compartment door 23 is made up of glass plate 21a, 22a, 23a, is arranged at the position (with reference to Fig. 1) of departing from from glass plate 21a when force-feeling sensor 3 observes in front.Accordingly, even if be made up of the surface of refrigerating chamber door 21, refrigerating-chamber door 22 and vegetable compartment door 23 respectively glass, also can not damage detection sensitivity, reliably be detected the presence or absence of people by force-feeling sensor 3.
In addition, in the present embodiment, force-feeling sensor 3 (with reference to Fig. 1, Fig. 4) is configured the providing in space S of distributor 30 in the outside being arranged at refrigerating chamber door 21.Thus, can reliably configure force-feeling sensor 3, the front surface of the almost whole refrigerating chamber door 21 except distributor 30 can be made up of glass plate 21a, in addition, the whole front surface of refrigerating-chamber door 22 and vegetable compartment door 23 can be made up of glass plate 22a, 23a.In other words, in the front of refrigerator 1, the part except distributor 30 can be set to general plane.
In addition, in the present embodiment, distributor 30 have become concave shape relative to the surface of refrigerating chamber door 21 space S is provided, force-feeling sensor 3 is configured at the top part 30b that space is provided.Accordingly, observation can be difficult to and confirm force-feeling sensor 3, and ultrared irradiation light can be suppressed to spread upward by top part 30b.
In addition, in the present embodiment, force-feeling sensor 3 is configured at than outlet 33 (discharge nozzle 34) more by the center side of refrigerator main body 2.Thus, though people be positioned at relative to the front of refrigerator 1 keep right, the position that keeps left also can stably detect.
In addition, in the present embodiment, possess the control device 46 of the operation mode (normal mode, the first energy saver mode, the second energy saver mode) controlling refrigerator main body, control device 46 controls operation mode (with reference to Fig. 9, Figure 10) based on the detected value of force-feeling sensor 3.Accordingly, force-feeling sensor 3 can be used to judge the presence or absence of people (user), in other words judge refrigerator 1 whether as the state used, consider energy-conservation pattern (battery saving mode) therefore, it is possible to move to.
In addition, in the present embodiment, possess operation mode, this operation mode has the first energy saver mode operated under the state making refrigerator main body 2 reduce consumes power compared with normal mode, the second energy saver mode operated under the state that reduce further consumes power compared with the first energy saver mode (with reference to Fig. 9, Figure 10).Thus, possess the second energy saver mode than the more power saving of the first energy saver mode, thus further energy-saving can be realized.
In addition, in the present embodiment, control device 46 is in normal mode action, force-feeling sensor 3 detection, open refrigerating chamber door 21, refrigerating-chamber door 22 and vegetable compartment door 23 operation (following, referred to as opening door operation), the state that is not all detected of the operation of distributor 30, the switching manipulation that comprises the soft-touch control 70 of refrigerator main body 2 is when continuing for the first stipulated time, moves to the first energy saver mode (with reference to Fig. 9) from normal mode.Thus, not only detect force-feeling sensor 3, also detect opening door operation, the operation of distributor 30, the operation of at least one that comprises the switching manipulation of the soft-touch control 70 of refrigerator main body 2 determine whether to move to the first energy saver mode, thus can reliably judge not use refrigerator 1.In other words, also suppose that people does not use the situation of refrigerator 1 by means of only the front of refrigerator 1, therefore utilize the sensor different from force-feeling sensor 3 to detect, thus can reliably determine whether to operate refrigerator 1.In addition, also suppose do not detected by force-feeling sensor 3 and operate the situation of refrigerator 1, therefore in the above cases, also utilize the sensor beyond force-feeling sensor 3 to detect, thus can reliably decision refrigerator 1.
In addition, in the present embodiment, control device 46 is in the course of action of the first energy saver mode, when detect carried out opening door operation, distributor 30 operation, comprise refrigerator main body 2 soft-touch control 70 switching manipulation in the operation of at least one, remove the first energy saver mode (with reference to Figure 10).Thus, when only carrying out the detection of force-feeling sensor 3, cannot be judged to reliably to operate refrigerator 1, in addition, also exist and do not detected by force-feeling sensor 3 but operate the situation of refrigerator 1, therefore in the above cases, also reliably can detect, thus can suitably remove the first energy saver mode.
In addition, in the present embodiment, control device 46 is in the course of action of the first energy saver mode, when the operation of the detection of force-feeling sensor 3, opening door operation, distributor 30, the state be not all detected that comprises the switching manipulation of the soft-touch control 70 of refrigerator main body 2 continue second stipulated time longer than the first stipulated time, move to the second energy saver mode (with reference to Figure 10) from the first energy saver mode.Thus, set the second energy saver mode that further suppress consumes power compared with the first energy saver mode, thus can realize further energy-conservation.In addition, when have passed through second stipulated time longer than the first stipulated time, be set as the second energy saver mode, when in other words can determine the going out of user, the refrigerator 1 long period untapped state such as h.d., therefore, it is possible to further suppress the running of consumes power.
In addition, in the present embodiment, control device 46, in the course of action of the second energy saver mode, when detecting force-feeling sensor 3, being removed the second energy saver mode, being moved to the first energy saver mode.(with reference to Figure 11).Thereby, it is possible to expect that people is movable at refrigerator periphery by the detection of force-feeling sensor 3, use refrigerator, therefore, it is possible to before people's actual use refrigerator, remove the second energy saver mode in advance.Thereby, it is possible to prevent from feeling that when people uses refrigerator the refrigeration of refrigerator is bad.In addition, when detect carried out opening door operation, distributor 30 operation, comprise the operation of at least one of switching manipulation of the soft-touch control 70 of refrigerator main body 2, remove the first energy saver mode and the second energy saver mode (with reference to Figure 11).Thus, exist not detected by force-feeling sensor 3 and operate the situation of refrigerator 1, in this case, also can reliably detect, thus suitably can remove the first energy saver mode and the second energy saver mode.
In addition, the present invention is not limited to above-mentioned embodiment, and can carry out various change without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.Such as, in the present embodiment, the situation enumerating the refrigerator 1 force-feeling sensor 3 being applied to subsidiary distributor 30 is that example is illustrated, but also force-feeling sensor 3 can be applied to the refrigerator not attaching distributor 30.In this case, force-feeling sensor 3 can be arranged at the top of refrigerator main body 2, the hinge portion between Men Yumen can be arranged in addition, in addition, also can be arranged at the resin-made frame of the surrounding of door.In addition, in the present embodiment, enumerate the illuminating part 61a of force-feeling sensor 3 and light accepting part 61b (with reference to Fig. 3) laterally and the situation of row arrangement (with reference to Fig. 3) be illustrated for example, but do not possessing distributor 30, and when guaranteeing that transverse width is more difficult, also illuminating part 61a and light accepting part 61b longitudinally can be configured abreast.
In addition, in the present embodiment, in the second energy saver mode, enumerating the situation that the output of Defrost heater 44 is declined is that example is illustrated, but refrigerating chamber 20 and refrigerating chamber also can be made to separate, refrigerating chamber 20 and vegetable compartment are separated and prevent the condensation condensed prevent with heater, in distributor 30 for the condensation preventing water supply path, the condensation freezed freeze to prevent with heater, be installed on ice feedway 50 motor freeze decline with the output of heater etc., realize energy-saving (power saving).It is because can improve ice the temperature inside the box of refrigerating chamber 20, refrigerating chamber that the output of these heaters can be made to decline.
In addition, in the present embodiment, though enumerating the situation having possessed the first energy saver mode and the second energy saver mode is that example is illustrated, the energy saver mode of more than three can also be switched to.
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1. a refrigerator, is characterized in that, possesses:
Refrigerator main body, it has door in front; And
Force-feeling sensor, whether its detection has people in the above-mentioned front of above-mentioned refrigerator main body,
The surface of above-mentioned door is made up of glass,
Above-mentioned force-feeling sensor is arranged at the position of departing from from above-mentioned glass when observing in front.
2. refrigerator according to claim 1, is characterized in that,
The distributor for feedwater and/or ice is had in the outer setting of above-mentioned door,
Above-mentioned force-feeling sensor is positioned at the region configuring above-mentioned distributor.
3. refrigerator according to claim 2, is characterized in that,
Above-mentioned distributor has the space becoming concave shape relative to the surface of above-mentioned door,
Above-mentioned force-feeling sensor is configured at the end face in above-mentioned space.
4. the refrigerator according to Claims 2 or 3, is characterized in that,
Above-mentioned force-feeling sensor is configured at than discharging the part of above-mentioned water and/or ice more by the center side of above-mentioned refrigerator main body.
5. the refrigerator according to any one of Claims 1 to 4, is characterized in that,
Possess the control part of the operation mode controlling above-mentioned refrigerator main body,
Above-mentioned control part, based on the detected value of above-mentioned force-feeling sensor, controls above-mentioned operation mode.
6. refrigerator according to claim 5, is characterized in that,
Above-mentioned operation mode has:
First energy saver mode, makes above-mentioned refrigerator main body operate with the state reducing consumes power than normal mode in the first energy saver mode; And
Second energy saver mode, reduce further the state running of consumes power than above-mentioned first energy saver mode in the second energy saver mode.
7. refrigerator according to claim 6, is characterized in that,
Above-mentioned control part is in above-mentioned normal mode course of action, when the state that the detection of above-mentioned force-feeling sensor, the operation of opening above-mentioned door, the operation of above-mentioned distributor, the switching manipulation of above-mentioned refrigerator main body are not all detected continued for the first stipulated time, move to above-mentioned first energy saver mode from above-mentioned normal mode.
8. refrigerator according to claim 7, is characterized in that,
Above-mentioned control part in the course of action of above-mentioned first energy saver mode, when detect the operation of having carried out opening above-mentioned door, the operation of above-mentioned distributor, the switching manipulation of above-mentioned refrigerator main body at least one operation, remove above-mentioned first energy saver mode.
9. refrigerator according to claim 7, is characterized in that,
Above-mentioned control part is in the course of action of above-mentioned first energy saver mode, when the state that the detection of above-mentioned force-feeling sensor, the operation of opening above-mentioned door, the operation of above-mentioned distributor, the switching manipulation of above-mentioned refrigerator main body are not all detected continues second stipulated time longer than above-mentioned first stipulated time, move to above-mentioned second energy saver mode from above-mentioned first energy saver mode.
10. refrigerator according to claim 9, is characterized in that,
Above-mentioned control part in the course of action of above-mentioned second energy saver mode, when detect the operation of having carried out opening above-mentioned door, the operation of above-mentioned distributor, the switching manipulation of above-mentioned refrigerator main body at least one operation, remove above-mentioned second energy saver mode.
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