CN1324281C - Refrigerator ice-maker water supply apparatus and method thereof - Google Patents

Refrigerator ice-maker water supply apparatus and method thereof Download PDF

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CN1324281C
CN1324281C CNB971232938A CN97123293A CN1324281C CN 1324281 C CN1324281 C CN 1324281C CN B971232938 A CNB971232938 A CN B971232938A CN 97123293 A CN97123293 A CN 97123293A CN 1324281 C CN1324281 C CN 1324281C
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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An ice maker of a refrigerator having an ice tray for supplying water and a water supply valve for supplying water to the ice tray, wherein a water supply control apparatus comprises: a water supply time unit for gradually controlling the water supply time to supply a predetermined amount of water during a preset water supply time; a control unit for controlling the predetermined amount of water to be supplied to the ice tray during the time set by the water supply time unit; and a display unit for showing a water supply time set by the water supply time unit according to the control unit, thereby accurately changing the water supply time and the amount of the water to be supplied to the ice tray.

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The water supply installation of refrigerator ice-maker and method thereof
That the present invention relates to is refrigerator ice-maker (refrigerator ice maker), and what relate in particular to is the water supply installation and the method thereof of refrigerator ice-maker, so that control the water yield that is fed to ice pan (ice tray) easily.
Usually, the ice maker that directly links to each other with tap (fauet) is frozen into ice with drinking water and cold air, automatically the ice of tying in the ice pan is separated and taking-up then, ice is stored in the ice container again.
As shown in Figure 1, ice maker comprises the ice pan with some grooves 5 and a magnetic valve (solenoid valve) 6 (back is referred to as feed water valve) that are arranged in the refrigerating chamber 2, and refrigerating chamber 2 separates with refrigerating chamber 3 in main body 1.Ice pan 5 is used for and will makes ice by the water of tap supply, and the close magnetic valve is so that supply predetermined amount of water from drinking-water pipe 4 to ice pan 5.
Evaporimeter 7 is arranged on the bottom righthand side of ice pan 5, utilize the evaporation latent heat of cooling agent, evaporimeter be blown into air in the refrigerating chamber 2 and carry out heat exchange and make it become cold air, one is arranged on evaporimeter 7 tops are driven rotation by fan electromotor 8 cooling fan 9, this fan makes the cold air circulation of heat exchange, and the water in the ice pan 5 is made ice.
An ice container 10 that is used for storing the ice of being made by cooling fan 9 is arranged below ice pan 5, an ice amount test rod 11 that is used for detecting the ice amount that ice container 10 stores movably is hinged on pivoting point 12, and also has a microswitch 13 that is installed in ice amount test rod (lever) 11 1 ends, according to the ice amount of being stored up in the ice container 10, by ice amount test rod 11 vertical mobile microswitches 13.
When energising, whether the microcomputer inspection carries out ice making circulation (cycle) in ice maker ice making condition forms.The ice making circulation is divided into three steps.
The first step of ice making circulation is to make the refrigerator initialization, and supplies water to ice pan 5, and second step is that the water in the ice pan 5 is build-up ice, and the 3rd step is separately and takes out the ice of tying in the ice pan 5, ice is stored in the ice container 10 again.
It is by with mechanical screws formula dial plate control water supply time with the selection mode of electromagnetic type diode that control is supplied to the conventional method of the water yield of ice pan 5, sets by hand according to microcomputor program change water supply time.
As U.S. Patent No. 4,987, described in 746 the refrigerator ice-maker water supply installation like that, after refrigerator has been installed, check drinking water pressure, and operational panel by the staff of after-sales department, set the water supply time of timer.
Ice maker water supply control apparatus patent according to above-mentioned is supplied to ice maker with water if desired, during the water supply time that timer presets, utilizes first and second electronic methods by the pump automatic water-supply, finishes water supply thus easily.But the defective of traditional water supply device is to make water supply time can not get suitable setting because of the hydraulic pressure problem of drinking water source.
In addition, if control water supply time by the selection mode of setting diode, then the problem that occurs in the electromagnetic type water supply control apparatus of ice maker is that diode is not easy to weld under the situation at needs, insert and take out, so just waste the time, reduced the stability of product.
The present invention is intended to overcome above-mentioned defective, the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of water supply control apparatus and method thereof of refrigerator ice-maker, wherein this device is set water supply time in microcomputor program, utilize the button that has on the guidance panel of selecting DIP switch and diode manually to change the time then, accurately change water supply time thus, and control the water yield of supplying with ice pan suitably.
To achieve these goals, the invention provides a kind of water supply control apparatus of refrigerator ice-maker, the feed water valve that it has ice pan and supplies water to ice pan, wherein this water supply control apparatus comprises: the water supply time set device is used to set the time cycle to the predetermined water gaging of ice pan supply; Control appliance comprises and feed water valve and the microcomputer that the water supply time set device links to each other, and is used for controlling feed water valve on the basis in the water supply time cycle of being set by the water supply time set device, with the water to ice pan supply scheduled volume; Display device is used under the control of control appliance showing the water supply time cycle of being set by the water supply time set device, and wherein, the water supply time set device comprises that a plurality of water supply that are positioned on the refrigerator operation panel that externally are provided with set button.
The water-supply control of ice maker of the present invention comprises the steps: A) after power supply, set the water supply time cycle as given base value; B) control feed water valve with microcomputer, the water supply time of the base value of setting in corresponding steps A supplied water to ice pan in the cycle; C) by the function switching button of operation setting on the refrigerator operation panel and change in the water supply time button at least one change the water supply time cycle; D) be presented at described water supply time and change in the step the reformed water supply time cycle under microcomputer control; E) reset base value, as the base value in the water supply time cycle that in step C, changes.
The present invention also provides a kind of ice maker water supply control apparatus of refrigerator, the feed water valve that it has ice pan and supplies water to ice pan, and wherein this water supply control apparatus comprises: the water supply time set device is used to set the time cycle to the predetermined water gaging of ice pan supply; Control appliance comprises and feed water valve and the microcomputer that the water supply time set device links to each other, and is used for controlling feed water valve on the basis in the water supply time cycle of being set by the water supply time set device, with the water to ice pan supply scheduled volume; Display device, be used under the control of control appliance, showing the water supply time cycle of setting by the water supply time set device, wherein the water supply time set device comprises one group of DIP switch in parallel with control appliance, makes to import the control appliance information relevant with water supply time by handling DIP switch.
The present invention provides a kind of ice maker water supply control apparatus of refrigerator again, the feed water valve that it has ice pan and supplies water to ice pan, and wherein this water supply control apparatus comprises: the water supply time set device is used to set the time cycle to the predetermined water gaging of ice pan supply; Control appliance comprises and feed water valve and the microcomputer that the water supply time set device links to each other, and is used for controlling feed water valve on the basis in the water supply time cycle of being set by the water supply time set device, with the water to ice pan supply scheduled volume; Display device, be used under the control of control appliance, showing the water supply time cycle of setting by the water supply time set device, wherein, the water supply time set device comprises one group of diode in parallel with control appliance, makes to control the control appliance information relevant with water supply time by handling diode.
In order to fully understand performance of the present invention and purpose, describe the present invention below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, wherein:
Fig. 1 is vertical sketch of refrigerator tradition ice maker;
Fig. 2 is the front perspective view of refrigerator of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the front panel diagrammatic sketch of the refrigerator of first embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 is the front panel diagrammatic sketch of the refrigerator of second embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 5 is the controlling party block diagram of the water supply control apparatus of first embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 6 is the circuit block diagram of the water supply control apparatus of first embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 7 is the circuit block diagram of the water supply control apparatus of second embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 8 is the chart that is used to set water supply time of first embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 9 is the chart that is used to set water supply time of second embodiment of the invention; With
Figure 10 A and 10B are used to illustrate that the present invention controls the flow chart of the operation order of water supply time.
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing the preferred embodiments of the present invention are described in detail.As shown in Figure 2, refrigerator has refrigerating chamber 2 and refrigerating chamber 3 of a storage food, be used to open and close door 2a and 3a and a guidance panel 15 that is arranged on refrigerating chamber door 2a lower end of these two chambers 2 and 3, refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber are assigned to the upper and lower of main body 1 and panel is used for selecting various operation functions, set room temperature and show selected operation function and room temperature.
During describing water supply time, Fig. 5 and 6 is used to control the circuit block diagram that supplies water to ice pan.To shown in Figure 7, power supply 20 receives AC mains from AC power end (not shown) and presses as Fig. 5, and alternating voltage is transformed into ice maker moves needed predetermined direct current voltage (load driving power, micom drives power supply).
Control appliance 22 is that a microcomputer is used to receive DC voltage (micom drives voltage) and makes ice maker operation initialization and open/close the signal controlling ice making operation according to microswitch 13.Control appliance 22 control feed water valves 6 are so that provide the predetermined water yield to ice pan 5 in the water supply time that the water supply control appliance is set.
Feed water valve driving arrangement 24 control feed water valves 6 are so that the control signal of sending according to control appliance 22 supplies water to ice pan 5 from running water pipe 4.Temperature testing equipment 26 is temperature sensors, and when feed water valve 6 was opened, Temperature Detector detected the temperature of the water that is supplied to ice pan 5.
Fan electromotor driving arrangement 28 build-ups ice the water of ice pan 5 according to the control signal control fan electromotor 8 that control appliance 22 sends.Fortune ice motor driving apparatus 30 control fortune ice motors 31 are so that the control signal of receiving control apparatus 22 outputs and with the ice tied in the ice pan separately and transport is further used for storing.
In addition, utilize the button 33 and 34 of refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber, diode D1, D2 and D3, DIP switch SW1, SW2 and SW3 and resistance R 1, water supply time control appliance 32 manually changed from the time of water pipe 4 to ice pan 5 supply predetermined amount of water.
Display device 36 shows the temperature of refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber and the water supply times that manually change with freezing and refrigerating chamber button 33,34 on the display screen of guidance panel 15.
The operational effect and the method thereof of ice maker water supply control apparatus are described below.Figure 10 A and 10B are the flow charts of explanation ice maker water supply control apparatus operation order, and wherein S represents each step.
At first, if the connection power supply, then power-supply device 20 receives the AC mains pressure from AC power end (not shown), and alternating voltage is transformed into the needed 5V DC voltage that is used to drive microcomputer of ice maker operation, be used to drive the 12V DC voltage of load, then with these DC voltage output.
So step S1 is input to control appliance 22 with the DC voltage of power-supply device 20 outputs, makes the refrigerator initialization.In step S2, control appliance 22 is set basic water supply time (for example 6 seconds), temperature testing equipment 26 detects the temperature of the water of supplying with ice pans 5, judges whether to utilize on the guidance panel 15 separately button 33 and 34 manually to set the temperature of refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber.
In step S3, the each several part of refrigerator is normally controlled according to programmed order.When build-uping ice, ice pan 5 rotates 180 °, is stored in the ice container 10 after ice is fallen.In step S4, judge whether to form the condition that supplies water in addition to ice pan 5.
Judged result according to step S4, if had water supply conditions, then flow process enters step S5, in this step, control appliance 22 is opened (turnon) feed water valve 6 to feed water valve driving arrangement 24 output control signals, between the basic delivery period in 6 seconds that presets in, water is supplied with ice pan 5, in substantially between delivery period, supply water thus by running water water pipe 4.
In step S6, judge whether feed water valve is opened, and judge whether to finish water supply to ice pan 5 by the water temperature that temperature testing equipment 26 detects.Also do not finish (situation of denying) if supply water, flow process is got back to step S5, and carries out the operation of repeating step S5.
According to the judged result of step S6, finish (situation that is) if supply water, feed water valve driving arrangement 24 is closed (turn off) feed water valve 6, stops to supply water.Flow process enters step S7 then, in this step, has judged whether to select the button of guidance panel 15.If there is not selector button (situation of denying), flow process is got back to step S3, and carries out the operation of repeating step S3, according to the program of being compiled the refrigerator each several part is normally controlled simultaneously.
Result according to step S7, if selected button (situation that is), flow process enters step S8, in this step, judged whether to select the function switching button on the guidance panel 15 and judged whether to connect (turn on) in order to the function switching button on the guidance panel that changes ice maker water supply time control model.If there is not the turn-on power loss switching button, flow process enters step S9, the temperature of setting changing and function control program in this step.In addition, flow process is got back to step S3, and carries out the operation of repeating step S3.
The function switching button is in order to change the button of the demonstration situation on the guidance panel 15, work as refrigerating chamber button 33 and refrigerating chamber button 34 thus and pushed for 5 seconds simultaneously, at basic water supply time is under the occasion in 6 seconds, LED only when the flicker of ' low ' position of refrigerating chamber 3, is changed the function of ice maker.
According to the judged result of step S8, if the function switching button is connected (situation that is), the demonstration situation of guidance panel 15 becomes the water supply time control model.In step S11, judge whether to import, to be used to change water supply time to changing the water supply time button by refrigerating chamber button 34 having been pushed the number of times identical with the time quantum of needs.
According to the judged result of step S11, import (situation that is) if change the water supply time button, flow process enters step S12, in this step, judges whether the change that digital display illustrates the water supply time time limit of pushing according to refrigerating chamber button 34.If push refrigerating chamber button 34 again 5 times, as shown in Figure 4, LED luminous to ' by force ', knows that water supply time becomes 11 seconds from ' weak ' thus.
Among this step S13, after water supply time changes over the needed time, with judging whether that button imports 10 seconds.If button is imported (situation that is), flow process is got back to step S11, and carries out the operation of repeating step S11.If button does not have input (situation of denying), flow process enters step S14, in this step, water supply time is reprogramed.Water supply time becomes control output (for example 11 seconds).In addition, flow process is got back to step S3, and carries out the operation of repeating step S3, makes the functional shift of guidance panel 15 become normal state of a control.
According to the judged result of step S11, there is not input (situation of denying) if change the water supply time button, flow process enters step S13, and carries out the operation of repeating step S13.
According to the first embodiment of the present invention, manually controlling outputs with freezing and refrigerating chamber button 33 and 34 does not influence the normal control function of refrigerator, but influences the water supply time of ice maker.So if cut off the electricity supply, the water supply time of change just is cancelled.When powering again, control water supply time by comparing with basic water supply time.
Except by manual operation freezing with refrigerating chamber button 33 and 34 compression number and required identical the change the water supply time of water supply time amount, a kind of method with water supply time control appliance 32 control water supply times shown in Fig. 6 and 7 also is provided.
At first describe the method that supplies water with water supply time control appliance (32) control in detail in conjunction with Fig. 6 to 8.
Press at interval (for example 6,7,8......13 second) water supply time of presetting programmed of preset time, utilize diode D1, the D2 of water supply time control appliance 32 and the information of D3, control appliance 22 is determined water supply times (outputs that need) thus.
If be connected to diode D1 and D2, at interval by output PORT1, PORT2 and PORT3 are to diode D1, D2 and D3 output signal (high potential signal of 5V) on schedule for control appliance 22.As shown in Figure 8, signal H, H and L are input to input PORT4 in order.Water supply time is judged as the setting-up time that supplies water to ice pan 5 in 9 seconds shown in the table.
Then, press preset time at interval (for example 6,7,8...13 second) preset the water supply time of programmed, utilize dual-in-line package (dual in-line package) DIP switch SW1, the SW2 of water supply time control appliance 32 and the information of SW3, control appliance 22 is judged water supply time (output that needs).
If DIP switch SW1 and SW2 connect, every passing through output PORT1, PORT2 and PORT3 are to diode D1, D2 and D3 output signal on schedule for control appliance 22.As shown in Figure 9, signal H, H and L are input to input (port 4) in order.Water supply time is judged as the preset time that supplies water to ice pan 5 in 9 seconds shown in the table.
So in order to control the water yield that needs supply, the access of opening/closing state and change diode D1, D2 and D3 according to the change of the water supply time table in Fig. 8 or 9 DIP switch SW1, SW2 and SW3 just is easy to the output of controlling water supply time and needing.
As mentioned above, the advantage of ice maker water supply control apparatus of the present invention and method thereof is: finish the water supply time program in microcomputer, manually progressively change water supply time with button, presetting according to chart like this, select DIP switch SW1, SW2 and SW3 and diode D1, D2 and D3 to control the temperature of refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber, accurately change water supply time thus and to the output of ice pan.

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1. the water supply control apparatus of a refrigerator ice-maker, the feed water valve that it has ice pan and supplies water to ice pan, wherein this water supply control apparatus comprises:
The water supply time set device is used to set the time cycle to the predetermined water gaging of ice pan supply;
Control appliance comprises and feed water valve and the microcomputer that the water supply time set device links to each other, and is used for controlling feed water valve on the basis in the water supply time cycle of being set by the water supply time set device, with the water to ice pan supply scheduled volume;
Display device is used for showing the water supply time cycle of being set by the water supply time set device under the control of control appliance,
Wherein, the water supply time set device comprises that a plurality of water supply that are positioned on the refrigerator operation panel that externally are provided with set button.
2. device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, the setting button that supplies water comprises the function switching button that is arranged on the outside guidance panel and changes the water supply time button.
3. device as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, the setting button that supplies water comprises freezer temperature control button and temperature of refrigerating chamber control button, start water supply time setting pattern by pushing freezer temperature control button and refrigerating chamber control button simultaneously, change water supply time by of handling in freezer temperature control button and the refrigerating chamber control button.
4. device as claimed in claim 3, it is characterized in that, display device is arranged on the guidance panel, be used to show freezer temperature and the temperature of refrigerating chamber set by freezer temperature control button and refrigerating chamber control button respectively in normal operation, described normal operating conditions is independent of water supply setting pattern.
5. the water-supply control of a refrigerator ice-maker, refrigerator have ice pan, Jiang Shui is supplied to the feed water valve of ice pan and the microcomputer of control feed water valve, and wherein water-supply control comprises the steps:
A) after power supply, set water supply time cycle as given base value;
B) control feed water valve with microcomputer, the water supply time of the base value of setting in corresponding steps A supplied water to ice pan in the cycle;
C) by the function switching button of operation setting on the refrigerator operation panel and change in the water supply time button at least one change the water supply time cycle;
D) be presented at described water supply time and change in the step the reformed water supply time cycle under microcomputer control;
E) reset base value, as the base value in the water supply time cycle that in step C, changes.
6. method as claimed in claim 5, it is characterized in that, described button comprises freezer temperature control button and temperature of refrigerating chamber control button, start water supply time setting pattern by pushing freezer temperature control button and refrigerating chamber control button simultaneously, change water supply time by of handling in freezer temperature control button and the refrigerating chamber control button.
7. method as claimed in claim 6, it is characterized in that, step D comprises freezer temperature and the temperature of refrigerating chamber that demonstration is set by freezer temperature control button and refrigerating chamber control button respectively in normal operation, and described normal operating conditions is independent of water supply setting pattern.
8. the ice maker water supply control apparatus of a refrigerator, the feed water valve that it has ice pan and supplies water to ice pan, wherein this water supply control apparatus comprises:
The water supply time set device is used to set the time cycle to the predetermined water gaging of ice pan supply;
Control appliance comprises and feed water valve and the microcomputer that the water supply time set device links to each other, and is used for controlling feed water valve on the basis in the water supply time cycle of being set by the water supply time set device, with the water to ice pan supply scheduled volume;
Display device is used for showing the water supply time cycle of being set by the water supply time set device under the control of control appliance,
Wherein the water supply time set device comprises one group of DIP switch in parallel with control appliance, makes to import the control appliance information relevant with water supply time by handling DIP switch.
9. the ice maker water supply control apparatus of a refrigerator, the feed water valve that it has ice pan and supplies water to ice pan, wherein this water supply control apparatus comprises:
The water supply time set device is used to set the time cycle to the predetermined water gaging of ice pan supply;
Control appliance comprises and feed water valve and the microcomputer that the water supply time set device links to each other, and is used for controlling feed water valve on the basis in the water supply time cycle of being set by the water supply time set device, with the water to ice pan supply scheduled volume;
Display device is used for showing the water supply time cycle of being set by the water supply time set device under the control of control appliance,
Wherein, the water supply time set device comprises one group of diode in parallel with control appliance, makes to control the control appliance information relevant with water supply time by handling diode.
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