KR100246430B1 - Pipe laying structure for dispenser relation skill of composition refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a dispensing-related functional piping system structure of a combined refrigerator. Conventionally, since water taps that are rarely used for drinking water are used as water sources, they not only cause hygiene problems but also cause inconvenience in use as well as efficiency of dispensing function and quality of ice. Therefore, the present invention is connected to the tap water and the pipe and the filtering unit for filtering the water of the tap water; A pump that sucks and discharges the water inside the bottled water via a pipe; Sensing means for sensing the amount of bottled water inside the bottled water bottle; Display means for informing the user of the lack of water in the bottled water by the sensing means; A water supply control valve for selectively opening / closing a channel through the pipe from the filtering unit to the water supply valve side inside the refrigerator main body and a channel from the pump through the pipe to the water supply valve side according to a signal from the sensing means; An ice maker for deicing the water supplied by being connected to the water supply valve and a pipe, and a water tank connected to the water supply valve and the pipe to store a predetermined amount of water; The dispensing unit receives the ice of the ice maker or the water tank by pressing the user's selection button, which not only increases the hygiene and efficiency of the dispensing function but also maintains the ice quality continuously through continuous water supply. It can have the effect of improving the performance and reliability of the device as well as the ease of use.

Description

Piping system structure related to the dispense function of the compound refrigerator

The present invention relates to a piping system structure related to the dispensing function of the combined refrigerator so that the bottled water can be combined with the tap water as a water supply source of water supplied into the refrigerator main body through the pipe.

In general, unlike the upright refrigerator having a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment up and down, the combined refrigerator is a large-capacity refrigerator having a complex performance of various functions in which the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment are arranged left and right. In addition to the basic configuration of the freezer compartment 110 for storing food and the freezer compartment 120 for storing food as shown in FIG. 1, the composite refrigerator can receive ice or water in a cup by pressing a user's selection button. It also includes a dispense function. Dispensing function-related devices are installed in the main body 100 of the composite refrigerator for this function, and the inside of the refrigerator main body 100 is connected to an external water supply source, that is, the faucet 130 and the pipe is connected to the pipe. Filtering unit (1) for filtering the water supplied through, and the water supply valve (2) which is purified by the filtering unit (1) is operated to selectively supply the water flowing through the pipe to the pipe in different directions (2) ), An ice maker (3) for making ice water supplied through the pipe from the water supply valve (2), and a water tank (4) for storing a predetermined amount of water supplied through the pipe from the water supply valve (2); Dispensing unit 5 is supplied by the ice of the ice maker (3) or the water of the water tank (4) is supplied by the user by pressing the selection button. In addition, the ice maker 3 receives the water supplied as shown in FIG. 2 and performs an ice making stroke with a cold inside the freezer compartment, and the ice making vessel heats the ice produced by the ice maker 3A. A heater (not shown) mounted on the bottom surface of the ice maker 3A for separating from 3A, and the ice maker 3A for taking out the ice separated from the ice maker 3A by the heater. A take-out container 3B rotatably installed at an upper side of the storage container, a storage container 3C for receiving a portion of the ice taken out by the rotation of the take-out machine 3B from the lower side of the ice-making container 3A, And means for transferring the ice contained in the storage container 3C to the dispensing unit 5 side. Also, as the transfer means, a transfer machine 3E is provided inside the storage container 3C, and the transfer machine 3E is driven by the driving force of the motor 3F provided on the outside of the storage container 3C. It is connected to the shaft (3G) so that it can be operated, the front end portion of the conveyor (3E) is provided with a rotary distributor (3H) for dividing into the shape for each ice type desired by the user. In addition, the ice container 3C is formed in the storage container 3C so that the ice transferred by the feeder 3E can be introduced into the dispensing unit 5 on the freezing chamber door 110A side. The part 5 is formed with a cup inserting opening 5A and an ejecting opening 5B at the upper side thereof so as to be connected to the ice feeding opening 3D, and the front part of the ice maker 3 is pressed by a user. A panel (not shown) is provided with several buttons so that the ice or the water of the water tank 4 can be received by the cup 5C.

The composite refrigerator configured as described above is configured to receive a dispense function, ie iced ice or stored water, by pressing a user's selection button while performing a refrigerating and freezing function according to the principle of a refrigeration cycle like a conventional refrigerator. The operation process thereof is as follows. First, water is supplied from the external water supply source (water conduction) to the filtering unit 1 through a pipe, and the filtering unit 1 filters the supplied water. In addition, the water purified by the filtering unit 1 is again supplied to the water supply valve 2 inside the refrigerator main body 100 through a pipe, the water supply valve 2 in accordance with a signal by pressing the user's selection button The purified water is selectively supplied to the ice maker 3 or the water tank 4 side pipe. The ice maker 3 ices the supplied water, and the water supplied to the water tank 4 is stored in a predetermined amount. In this state, the user presses a button corresponding to a desired function among a plurality of push buttons provided on the panel of the dispensing unit 5 to receive ice or water to the cup 5C.

However, such a conventional dispensing function-related piping system structure has a problem that causes a sanitary problem because it uses a faucet that is currently rarely used for drinking water as a water supply source. In addition, if the user does not use the faucet but relies on the bottled water only as a water source, the user cannot check the amount of bottled water inside the bottled water. The efficiency of the function and the deterioration of the quality of the ice, there was a problem that causes the inconvenience of use. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to use the bottled water mainly as a water source, but when the lack of bottled water is detected to immediately convert the water source to the tap water so that the continuous water administration can be made.

1 is a perspective view showing the structure and the piping system related to the dispensing function of a conventional refrigerator.

2 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of the ice maker of FIG.

3 is a flow chart showing the dispensing process of FIG.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the dispensing function related device and piping system structure of the composite refrigerator according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the dispensing process of FIG. 4 sequentially.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

1: filtering part 2: water supply valve

3: ice maker 3A: ice maker

3C: Storage Container 3D: Ice Inlet

3E: Transporter 3F: Motor

3G: axis 3H: rotary distributor

4: water tank 5: dispense unit

5A: Cup insertion slot 5B: Outlet

5C: Cup 6: Filler

7: bottled water 8: pump

9: feed water control valve 10: detection means

100: refrigerator body 110, 120: freezer, refrigerator

100A: freezer door 130: water faucet

In order to achieve the object of the present invention and connected to the water tap and the pipe filtering unit for filtering the water in the tap; A pump that sucks and discharges the water inside the bottled water via a pipe; Sensing means for sensing the amount of bottled water inside the bottled water bottle; Display means for informing the user of the lack of water in the bottled water by the sensing means; A water supply control valve for selectively opening / closing a channel through the pipe from the filtering unit to the water supply valve side inside the refrigerator main body and a channel from the pump through the pipe to the water supply valve side according to a signal from the sensing means; An ice maker for deicing the water supplied by being connected to the water supply valve and a pipe, and a water tank connected to the water supply valve and the pipe to store a predetermined amount of water; Dispensing function related piping system structure is provided, characterized in that the dispensing unit receives the ice or water tank of the ice maker by pressing the user's selection button.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view showing the structure and the piping system related to the dispensing function of a conventional refrigerator. 4 is a perspective view showing a dispensing function related device and a piping system structure of a composite refrigerator according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart sequentially showing a dispensing process of FIG. 4. The piping system related to the dispensing function of the combined refrigerator includes a filtering unit 1 for filtering the water supplied through the pipe connected to the water tap 130 and water purified by the filtering unit 1 as usual. A water supply valve 2 connected to the filtering unit 1 and a pipe to selectively supply the pipe to the other direction; an ice maker 3 for deicing water supplied through the pipe from the water supply valve 2; and the water supply valve. Water tank (4) for storing a certain amount of water supplied through the pipe in (2) and the water of the ice or water tank (4) of the ice maker (3) is selectively supplied through the pipe by pressing the user's selection button It consists of the receiving dispensing part 5.

In this piping system related to the dispensing function of the combined refrigerator, the present invention is connected to the bottled water bottle (7) by piping in communication with the water supply valve (2). In addition, a pump 8 is provided between the water supply valve 2 and the bottled water bottle 7 so that the bottled water in the bottled water bottle 7 can be discharged to the water supply valve 2 side. In addition, the pipe from the bottled water tank 7 to the water supply valve 2 side through the pump 8 and the pipe from the water tap 130 through the filtering unit 1 to the water supply valve 2 are combined with each other. Water is supplied to the water supply valve 2 side by a pipe, and the intersection thereof selectively opens and closes the water channel passing from the filtering part 1 to the water supply valve 2 side, and the water channel passing from the pump 8 to the water supply valve 2 side. A water supply control valve 9 is provided. The water supply control valve 9 opens and closes the water channel according to an operation command transmitted from a microcomputer (not shown), and the microcomputer supplies the water according to a detection signal by the sensing means 10 installed in the bottled water bottle 7. And control the operation of the control valve 9. The sensing means 10 detects the amount of bottled water in the bottled water 7, and a reference value for the lack of bottled water is determined in the bottled water in the micom, and the sensing means 10 is determined according to the amount of bottled water. Subsequently, the value is transmitted to the micom, and the comparison is determined by the microcomputer. When the comparison value reaches the reference value, the opening and closing direction of the quick control valve (2) is controlled. That is, when the comparison value reaches the reference value, the channel through which the water supply control valve 9 passes from the filtering unit 1 to the water supply valve 2 side is opened and the channel through the pump 8 with the water supply control valve 9 side. The control unit is configured to be closed so that the water passage passing from the bottled water reservoir 7 to the water supply valve 2 side can be converted into the water passage passing from the tap water 130 to the water supply valve 2 side.

The following describes the water supply path and the action of the present invention configured as above.

First, the water supply control valve unit 9 proceeds from the bottled water bottle 7 to the water supply valve 2 inside the refrigerator main body 100 by the microcomputer in an open state. That is, the pump 8 is operated in accordance with the operation command signal of the microcomputer, and the bottled water inside the bottled water bottle 7 is introduced into the pump 8 through a pipe by the operation of the pump 8, and again the water supply control. The water sent to the valve 9 side and passed through the water supply control valve 9 is supplied to the water supply valve 2 inside the refrigerator main body 100. The water supplied to the water supply valve 2 is supplied to the ice maker 3 or the water tank 4 by pressing a select button provided in the dispensing unit 5, and then to the user through the dispensing unit 5 to ice or water. Will be able to supply. In this state, the amount of mineral water in the bottled water bottle 7 is continuously calculated by the sensing means 10 and input to the microcomputer as a value, and the value input to the microcomputer is compared with the value set in the microcomputer to determine the comparison value. When the reference value is reached, the microcomputer sends an operation signal to the water supply control valve 9 to convert the channel. That is, when there is almost no bottled water in the bottled water 7, the microcomputer closes the channel through the pump 8 from the bottled water 7 to the water supply valve 2 and closes the water supply valve 2 in the tap water 130. Open through the channel to convert the water supply source from the bottled water (7) to the faucet 130.

As such, the present invention can not only increase the hygiene and efficiency of the dispensing-related functions by simultaneously supplying the water supply to the refrigerator with the faucet and the bottled water bottle, but also can continuously maintain the quality of the ice through continuous water administration. The simplicity of, as well as the performance and reliability of the device can be improved.

Claims (1)

A filtering unit connected to a tap water and a pipe to filter water of the tap water; A pump that sucks and discharges the water inside the bottled water via a pipe; Sensing means for sensing the amount of bottled water inside the bottled water bottle; Display means for informing the user of the lack of water in the bottled water by the sensing means; A water supply control valve configured to selectively open and close the water channel passing through the pipe to the water supply valve side in the refrigerator main body through the pipe and the water channel passing from the pump to the water supply valve through the pipe according to a signal by the sensing means; An ice maker for deicing the water supplied by being connected to the water supply valve and a pipe, and a water tank connected to the water supply valve and the pipe to store a predetermined amount of water; Dispensing function related piping system structure of the combined refrigerator, characterized in that consisting of a dispensing unit for receiving the ice or water of the ice maker by pressing the user's selection button.

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