CN1149372C - Refrigerator - Google Patents

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CN1149372C
CN1149372C CNB991181034A CN99118103A CN1149372C CN 1149372 C CN1149372 C CN 1149372C CN B991181034 A CNB991181034 A CN B991181034A CN 99118103 A CN99118103 A CN 99118103A CN 1149372 C CN1149372 C CN 1149372C
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D27/00—Lighting arrangements
    • F25D27/005—Lighting arrangements combined with control means
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/02—Doors; Covers
    • F25D23/028—Details
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D29/00—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
    • F25D29/005—Mounting of control devices
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B47/00—Circuit arrangements for operating light sources in general, i.e. where the type of light source is not relevant
    • H05B47/10—Controlling the light source
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B47/00—Circuit arrangements for operating light sources in general, i.e. where the type of light source is not relevant
    • H05B47/10—Controlling the light source
    • H05B47/16—Controlling the light source by timing means
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2327/00—Lighting arrangements not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2327/001—Lighting arrangements on the external side of the refrigerator, freezer or cooling box
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2400/00—General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for cooling or freezing apparatus not covered by any other subclass
    • F25D2400/36—Visual displays
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2400/00—General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for cooling or freezing apparatus not covered by any other subclass
    • F25D2400/36—Visual displays
    • F25D2400/361—Interactive visual displays

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a refrigerator including a display mechanism and an illumination mechanism LED3. When the door is open, the compressor is stopped or the controller detects the abnormity, the LED3 is lighted. An illumination control mechanism is equipped to switch the illumination mechanism on or off based on certain conditions.

Description

Refrigerator
Technical field
The present invention relates to refrigerator, this refrigerator is provided with the display unit of the information relevant with refrigerator such as the temperature inside the box setting, case internal state, state of temperature of display refrigerator.
Background technology
In the past, the display unit of refrigerator is to use self luminous light emitting diode (hereinafter referred to as LED) mostly.
And if use liquid crystal indicator, but just display graphics and literal, numeral can improve exterior appearance.And the power consumption of liquid crystal indicator is minimum.
Yet, because liquid crystal indicator is not self luminous element, thus wait dark environment just can't read displaying contents down at dead of night, so liquid crystal indicator also need be equipped with lighting device.
And if liquid-crystal apparatus is equipped with lighting device, and lights all the time, can lose the few advantage of its power consumption that has originally again.
For this reason, consider the scheme that only when needed lighting device is lighted, but have following problem.
The 1st, if the light on and off switch is set in addition, number of spare parts is increased, cause cost to rise.
The 2nd, this console switch must be operated by the user, and the user is absorbed among the complicated operations.
Summary of the invention
In view of the above problems, the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of refrigerator, it has the function that the illumination that only just makes display unit is when needed lighted.
The refrigerator of technical solution of the present invention 1 has: the information that the temperature inside the box of display refrigerator is set, case internal state or operating condition etc. are relevant with refrigerator and self non-luminous display unit, the lighting device that this display unit is thrown light on, it is characterized in that, not if the dedicated operations switch that the lighting device light on and off are used, but the illumination control apparatus that is connected with configuration switch on the refrigerator operation panel, makes lighting device light or glisten according to the operation signal that operation produced of described configuration switch is set with described lighting device.
The refrigerator of technical scheme 2 has: the information that display refrigerator the temperature inside the box is set, case internal state or operating condition etc. are relevant with refrigerator and self non-luminous display unit, the lighting device that this display unit is thrown light on, it is characterized in that, not if the dedicated operations switch that the lighting device light on and off are used, but be provided be connected with the door switch of described lighting device and refrigerator, illumination control apparatus that basis makes described lighting device light or glisten from the door opening state detection signal of described door switch.
The refrigerator of technical scheme 3 has: display refrigerator the temperature inside the box is set, the case internal state, or information and self the non-luminous display unit relevant such as operating condition with refrigerator, the lighting device that this display unit is thrown light on, it is characterized in that, not if the dedicated operations switch that the lighting device light on and off are used, but be provided with and described lighting device, temperature sensor, in refrigerator, carry the air door motor of cold air, fan in the refrigerator, and the motor of compressor connects, and according to from described temperature sensor, in refrigerator, carry the air door motor of cold air, fan in the refrigerator, and any fault or abnormal signal illumination control apparatus of making described lighting device flash of light in the motor of compressor.
The refrigerator of technical scheme 4 is characterised in that, illumination control apparatus makes lighting device light at the appointed time or glisten.
Adopt the refrigerator of technical scheme 1, illumination control apparatus throws light on to display unit with lighting device under the condition of setting.
Adopt the refrigerator of technical scheme 2, illumination control apparatus makes lighting device light or glisten when door switch detects open mode, so even the surrounding environment dark also can be seen display unit clearly.
Adopt the refrigerator of technical scheme 3, illumination control apparatus is when the control device of refrigerator detects the fault of refrigerator part or take place to make the lighting device flash of light when control is unusual, so even the surrounding environment dark also can be seen display unit clearly.
Adopt the refrigerator of technical scheme 4, illumination control apparatus can make lighting device light at the appointed time or glisten.
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Fig. 1 is the front view of the refrigerator of one embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 is its calcspar.
Fig. 3 is the front view of liquid crystal indicator.
The specific embodiment
Refrigerator 10 below in conjunction with Fig. 1～3 explanation one embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 1 is the front view of refrigerator 10, on the shell 12 of refrigerator 10, is followed successively by the switching chamber 18 and the refrigerating chamber 20 of refrigerating chamber 14, vegetable compartment 16, changeable the temperature inside the box from top to bottom.Be provided with ice-making compartment 22 in the left side of switching chamber 18.
In addition, the leading flank in these chambers is provided with a 14a, 16a, 18a, 20a, 22a.
Be provided with guidance panel 28 (see figure 3)s in the lower end of refrigerating-chamber door 14a central authorities.Central authorities at guidance panel 28 are provided with liquid crystal indicator 24, are provided with the configuration switch 26 that is used to set refrigerating chamber 14, switches the temperature inside the box of chamber 18 and refrigerating chamber 20 around this liquid crystal indicator 24.In addition, Fig. 3 is the enlarged front view of guidance panel 28, whole displaying contents of expression liquid crystal indicator 24.
The control structure of refrigerator 10 is described below in conjunction with Fig. 2.Fig. 2 is a calcspar of being convenient to understand the part of control aspect.
The control device 30 usefulness microcomputers of refrigerator 10 are formed, and are arranged on the upper rear portion of shell 12.This control device 30 connects following part.
Control device 30 connects guidance panel of being made up of above-mentioned configuration switch 26 and liquid crystal indicator 24 28 and the LED that liquid crystal indicator 24 is thrown light on from the rear.
Door 14a, 16a, 18a, the 20a of each chamber, door switch 14b, 16b, 18b, 20b, the 22b that the open and-shut mode of 22a detects are connected with control device 30.
In refrigerating chamber 14 inside, be provided with the temperature sensor 34 that its temperature inside the box is detected, in switching chamber 18, be provided with temperature sensor 36 equally, in refrigerating chamber 20, also be provided with temperature sensor 38, be connected with control device 30 respectively.
Carry out illuminating lighting device 50,52,54 in refrigerating chamber 14, switching chamber 18, refrigerating chamber 20, being provided with, be connected with control device 30 respectively case.
Air door motor 40 from the air door (damper) that cold air use to refrigerating chamber 14 that carry with carry the air door motor 42 of the air door of cold air to be connected to switching chamber 18 with control device 30.
The fan 46 that the cold air of cooler 44 is blown also is connected with control device 30.
In addition, the motor of compressor 48 is connected with control device 30.
Here the state of a control of 30 pairs of refrigerators 10 of simple declaration control device.
In case the door 14a of refrigerating chamber 14 is in open mode, door switch 14b promptly detects this state, and lighting device 50 is lighted, simultaneously in order to prevent that cold air makes fan 46 stalls meaninglessly to the outside release of refrigerator in the case.In addition, switching the door 18a of chamber 18 and refrigerating chamber 20, also doing same control when 20a opens.
For the temperature inside the box that makes each chamber becomes on guidance panel 28 temperature of setting, be that the ON/OFF with compressor 48 controls in refrigerating chamber 20, other chambers then are mobile with air door motor 40,42 control cold air.
The light on and off state of a control of the LED32 of liquid crystal indicator 24 on the refrigerator 10 of said structure below is described.
1. the 1st kind of state of a control
The user is at the show state that need see liquid crystal indicator 24 when refrigerator 10 inside pick and place food mostly, if when each is opened or when closing make illumination lamp ignition, the user just needn't remake and light operation.Thereby control device 30 lights LED32 after detecting the opening signal of door switch 14b, 16b, 18b, 20b, 22b.
And, because seeing the required time of this demonstration clearly, the user needs only several seconds, in a single day so exceed schedule time (15 seconds～30 seconds), LED32 just cuts off, to prevent electricity wasting power.
Except lighting at the appointed time as described above, also can when door is closed, LED32 be extinguished, LED32 is only lighted in the stipulated time after door is closed.
2. the 2nd kind of state of a control
In addition, the demonstration that need see refrigerator clearly in the time of need carrying out operations such as the temperature inside the box setting the user.For this reason, when being operated, the configuration switch 26 of guidance panel 28 also makes LED32 intraoral illumination at the appointed time.In this occasion owing to will grow when observing the time ratio door of liquid crystal indicator 24 and opening and closing, during the 1st state of a control, so the time of lighting preferably be set at 15 seconds～1 minute.
3. the 3rd kind of state of a control
Except the 1st kind of state of a control and the 2nd kind of state of a control, control device 30 refrigerator take place unusual, be the refrigerator part break down or control device 30 self sink into can not state of a control occasion, the LED32 flash of light is to remind the user.
4. the 4th kind of state of a control
Often have the user not freeze, and common reason is that door is not closed fully except the fault of refrigerator 10 itself, promptly is in so-called door half-open position to store or manufacturer complaint refrigerator.
In this occasion, at first be that door switch 14b～22b detects an open mode, LED32 lights.
When exceeding schedule time (more than 5 minutes) after door switch 14b～22b detects an open mode, LED32 changes flash state into from illuminating state, to send the alarm of a half-open position to the user.
Because adopt above structure, refrigerator of the present invention need not be provided with the dedicated operations switch that the lighting device light on and off are used, but illumination control apparatus only makes the lighting device light on and off of display unit under defined terms, so can cut down number of spare parts, prevents that cost from rising.And the user needn't operate especially.Also can reduce the electric power that lighting device lighting is used.

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1. refrigerator has: the information that the temperature inside the box of display refrigerator is set, case internal state or operating condition etc. are relevant with refrigerator and self non-luminous display unit,
The lighting device that this display unit is thrown light on,
It is characterized in that, not if the dedicated operations switch that the lighting device light on and off are used,
But the illumination control apparatus that is connected with configuration switch on the refrigerator operation panel, makes lighting device light or glisten according to the operation signal that operation produced of described configuration switch is set with described lighting device.
2. refrigerator has: the information that display refrigerator the temperature inside the box is set, case internal state or operating condition etc. are relevant with refrigerator and self non-luminous display unit,
The lighting device that this display unit is thrown light on,
It is characterized in that, not if the dedicated operations switch that the lighting device light on and off are used,
But be provided be connected with the door switch of described lighting device and refrigerator, illumination control apparatus that basis makes described lighting device light or glisten from the door opening state detection signal of described door switch.
3. refrigerator has: the information that display refrigerator the temperature inside the box is set, case internal state or operating condition etc. are relevant with refrigerator and self non-luminous display unit,
The lighting device that this display unit is thrown light on,
It is characterized in that, not if the dedicated operations switch that the lighting device light on and off are used,
But be provided with described lighting device, temperature sensor, in refrigerator, carry the air door motor of cold air, in the refrigerator fan, and the motor of compressor is connected and according to the illumination control apparatus of carrying the air door motor of cold air, the fan in the refrigerator, the fault that reaches in the motor of compressor any or abnormal signal that described lighting device is glistened from described temperature sensor, in refrigerator.
4. according to each described refrigerator in the claim 1 to 3, it is characterized in that illumination control apparatus makes lighting device light at the appointed time or glisten.
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