KR101495092B1 - Refrigerator with Dispenser and Control Method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a refrigerator having a dispenser, in which a supply part for supplying water, ice or vegetables, water supplied to the supply part, ice or vegetables is introduced into the dispenser, and a first path and a second path And a control unit for controlling the operation of the guide unit in accordance with an operation mode of the dispenser, and a control unit for controlling the operation of the guide unit in accordance with the operation mode of the dispenser And the second path is provided with a compression module for compressing the inflow contents to process the infused contents into a juice state and discharge the infused contents.

A refrigerator having a dispenser and a control method thereof according to the present invention include a function of discharging water or ice supplied in a supplied state according to an input operation mode and a function of discharging the supplied vegetables in the form of green juice There is an advantage that the economical burden and inconvenience caused by purchasing or using the refrigerator for storing vegetables and the green juice device for producing green juice separately can be eliminated.

Dispenser, green juice, squeeze

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a refrigerator having a dispenser and a control method thereof,

The present invention relates to a refrigerator having a dispenser and a control method thereof, and more particularly to a refrigerator having a dispenser capable of not only discharging water or ice but also providing a function of discharging green juice such as vegetable juice, And a control method thereof.

Generally, a refrigerator includes a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, and an evaporator as main components to form a refrigeration cycle, and absorbs heat inside the storage compartment in the process of vaporization of liquid refrigerant flowing in the evaporator, It is a device that keeps the food fresh or frozen for a long time.

2. Description of the Related Art [0002] In recent years, as demand for a large-sized and advanced refrigerator has been gradually increased due to improvement in living environment, the capacity of the storage compartment has been increased and the space inside the storage compartment has been divided into left and right (i.e., freezing and freezing compartments) The supply of refrigerator is increasing.

In order to further enhance the convenience of the user, the side door refrigerator has been developed so that a simple storage such as a drink can be taken out without a user opening the entire refrigerator door by providing a home bar having a simple storage room inside the refrigerator side door.

In addition, the more multifunctional side-by-side refrigerator has a dispenser device installed inside the freezing door so that the user can easily receive cold water or ice without opening the door. The detailed structure of the dispenser device is described in [ 1].

On the other hand, recently, as the living environment has become westernized, the consumption of carbonated drinks has rapidly increased, and the incidence of adult diseases such as obesity or hyperlipidemia has increased gradually regardless of the ages, The most commonly perceived is the green juice made by grinding vegetables such as green vegetables or fruits.

However, since the refrigerator having the dispenser according to the related art can only supply water or ice through the dispenser as described above and can not provide green juice, the user of the refrigerator can store the juice in the refrigerator Vegetables must be taken out and an additional green juice system must be operated.

Therefore, the user of the refrigerator having the dispenser according to the related art can not afford the economical burden of separately purchasing the refrigerator for storing vegetables and the green juice device for producing green juice, and the inconvenience of using the two devices separately There was a problem that it should be tolerated.

[Patent Document 1] Korean Published Patent Application No. 2007-0106265 (published on November 11, 2007)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a dispenser in which, in a refrigerator equipped with a dispenser, The present invention is to provide a refrigerator having a dispenser that can economically remove an inconvenience of operating the refrigerator and the green juice dispenser separately.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a refrigerator having a dispenser, wherein a supply part for supplying water, ice or vegetables, water supplied to the supply part, ice or vegetables is introduced into the dispenser, A guide part for selectively guiding the supplied water, ice or vegetables to either the first path or the second path, and a guide part for selectively guiding the supplied water, ice or vegetables to the first path or the second path, And a control unit for controlling the operation of the guide unit, wherein the second path is provided with a compression module for compressing the inflow contents and processing it into a juice state and discharging the juice.

In the case where the operation mode of the dispenser is the green juice mode in which the green juice is discharged, the control unit guides the vegetables supplied to the supply unit to the second path, supplies water to the supply unit in the case of the watering mode for discharging water, And controls the guide unit to guide the water or ice to the first path.

Further, the refrigerator may further include a water supply unit for supplying water to the supply unit, wherein the control unit supplies water to the supply unit when the operation mode of the dispenser is a cleaning mode for cleaning the dispenser, And controls the water supply unit and the guide unit to guide the water supply unit and the guide unit.

Further, the control unit may operate the crimping module in the cleaning mode.

A method of controlling a refrigerator having a dispenser according to the present invention includes a first step of receiving an operation mode of a dispenser, a second step of supplying water, ice, or vegetables supplied to the dispenser in accordance with the operation mode input in the first step, Or a second path, wherein the second path is provided with a compression module for compressing the introduced contents into a juice state and discharging the processed contents.

In the second step, when the operation mode inputted in the first step is the green juice mode in which the green juice is discharged, the vegetables supplied to the dispenser are guided to the second path.

In the second step, when the operation mode inputted in the first step is a cleaning mode for washing the dispenser, water is supplied to the dispenser, and the supplied water is guided to the second path.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

( First Embodiment )

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator having a dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2a is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1 for a water supply mode and a quick- Fig.

The refrigerator 1 according to the present embodiment includes a main body 2 having a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment formed therein and a freezing compartment door 3 rotatably coupled to the main body 2 to selectively open and close the freezing compartment and the refrigerating compartment, A refrigerator compartment door 4 and a dispenser part 10 installed in the freezer compartment door 3 and capable of selectively taking out water, ice or green juice without opening the freezer compartment door 3 by a user.

The dispenser unit 10 includes a dispenser casing 11 formed to be recessed from the outer surface of the freezing chamber door 3, a dispenser switch 12 formed at one side of the dispenser casing 11, An input device 13 to which the operation mode of the dispenser unit 10 is input and an inlet door 14 which is hinged to the freezing chamber door 3 at the other side of the upper part of the dispenser casing 11 and which selectively opens / ).

The dispenser unit 10 includes a hollow dispenser piping unit 15 having an inlet 15a and an outlet 15b and a dispenser piping unit 15 disposed at an upper portion of the dispenser piping unit 15 and being supplied through a supply port 16a A contents processing section 16 for discharging water, ice or vegetables to the inlet 15a of the dispenser piping section 15 and a supply port 16a disposed above the supply port 16a of the contents processing section 16, And a transfer unit 19 for transferring the ice stored in the ice storage box 18 to supply the ice.

At this time, the outlet 15b of the dispenser piping 15 is exposed to the outside from the upper surface of the dispenser casing 11 to discharge water, ice, or green juice. The transfer device 19 is provided with a crushing device 20, The ice cubes are finely crushed and supplied to the supply port 16a.

The structure relating to the water supply unit, the feeder unit, the grinding unit, and the dispenser piping unit is applied to a dispenser unit for an ordinary refrigerator, which is disclosed in detail in, for example, Document 1, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted here.

In addition, a supply hole 16 is formed in the upper part of the other side of the supply port 16a, through which the freezing chamber door 3 is inserted. In order to manufacture green juice, A first guide portion 22 is formed at the inner end of the first guide portion 21 so that the supplied vegetables are supplied to the supply port 16a.

The contents processing unit 16 includes a processing module 24 divided into a first path 24a and a second path 24b by partition walls 23 and a processing module 24 separated from the supply port 16a and the processing module 24 And a second guide part 25 disposed between the first path 24a and the second path 24b for selectively guiding water, ice or vegetables supplied to the supply port 16a to either the first path 24a or the second path 24b have.

At this time, the first path 24a is a hollow path that communicates the supplied water, ice or vegetables in the supplied state, and the second path 24b compresses the introduced contents to form a juice There is provided a compression module 26 for discharging.

The compression module 26 may be preferably implemented by at least one pair of grinding gears used in a green juicer, and may be constituted by a blade used for a blender if necessary, As shown in FIG.

The second guide portion 25 guides the introduced water or ice to the first path 24a as shown in FIG. 2A when the operation mode of the dispenser portion 10 is the water supply mode or the quick water supply mode, The refrigerator 1 according to the embodiment performs the same function as the refrigerator having the conventional dispenser.

However, when the operation mode of the dispenser unit 10 is the green juice mode, the second guide unit 25 guides the introduced vegetables to the second path 24b as shown in FIG. 2B, The refrigerator 1 according to the present invention can perform a green juice providing function unlike a refrigerator having a conventional dispenser.

The operation control of the second guide portion 25 will be described later in detail.

3 is a block diagram showing the operational configuration of a refrigerator 1 having a dispenser 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The control unit 100 of the refrigerator 1 according to the present embodiment controls the operation of the dispenser unit 10 according to the order stored in advance in the memory 101 according to the operation mode of the dispenser unit 10 inputted through the input unit 13. [ The control unit 102 transmits control signals to the conveying unit driving unit 103, the crushing unit driving unit 104, the compression module driving unit 105 and the second guide unit driving unit 106 to supply the control signal to the water supply unit 17, The operation of the device unit 19, the grinding apparatus 20, the pressing module 26, and the second guide unit 25 is controlled.

The second guide part 25 may be connected to the rotation shaft of the driving part 106 so as to rotate in one direction or to rotate in the normal direction, The guide path for ice or vegetables can be different.

4A to 4C are flowcharts illustrating a method of controlling a refrigerator having a dispenser unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The control unit 100 determines whether the dispenser switch 12 is in the on state or not by the user (S10). If the dispenser switch 12 is not in the on state, the control unit 100 repeatedly performs the step S10. And receives the input operation mode of the dispenser unit 10 (S20).

The control unit 100 determines whether the received operation mode is the water supply mode (S30). If the operation mode is the water supply mode, the controller 100 places the second guide unit 25 in the first path 24a, The apparatus section 17 is operated to supply water to the dispenser section 10 (S40, S50).

When the step S50 is completed, the control unit 100 determines whether or not the off signal of the dispenser switch 12 is inputted (S60). If the signal is inputted, the control unit 100 stops the water supply unit 17, If not, step S60 is repeated (step S70).

If it is determined in step S30 that the mode is not the water supply mode, the controller 100 determines whether the ice is in the ice-making mode for discharging ice (S80). If the ice- 24a, and the feeder unit 19 and the pulverizer 20 are operated (S90, S100).

When the step S100 is completed, the control unit 100 determines whether or not the OFF signal of the dispenser switch 12 has been inputted (S110). If the OFF signal is inputted, the control unit 100 stops the conveying unit 19 and the pulverizing unit 20 If the control is terminated and if it is not input, the step S110 is repeated (S120).

In step S80, the control unit 100 determines whether the mode is the green juice mode for discharging the green juice (S130). If the mode is the green juice mode, the controller 100 determines that the second guide unit 25 is in the second path 24b and operates the compression module 26 (S140, S150).

When the step S150 is completed, the control unit 100 determines whether the off signal of the dispenser switch 12 is inputted (S160). If the signal is inputted, the control unit 100 stops the pressing unit 26 and terminates the control. If YES in step S160, step S160 is repeated.

If it is determined in step S130 that the mode is not the green juice mode, the control unit 100 recognizes the dispenser unit 10 as a washing mode for washing, places the second guide unit 25 on the second path 24b, The unit 17 and the compression module 26 are operated (S180, S190).

When the step S190 is completed, the control unit 100 determines whether the off signal of the dispenser switch 12 is input (S200). If the off signal is inputted, the control unit 100 stops the water supply unit 17 and the compression module 26 When the control is terminated and the step S200 is not performed, the process is repeated (S210).

1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator having a dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A in FIG. 1 for a water supply mode and a quick water supply mode,

FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A in FIG. 1 for the green juice mode,

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the operational configuration of a refrigerator having a dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.

4A to 4C are flowcharts illustrating a method of controlling a refrigerator having a dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the Related Art [0002]

10: dispenser part 13: input device

16: contents processing unit 21:

24: processing module 25: second guide part

26: compression bonding module 100:

Claims (8)

In a refrigerator having a dispenser, A supply of water, ice or vegetables; A processing unit in which water, ice or vegetable supplied to the supply unit flows into the dispenser and the first path and the second path are separated from each other; A guide part for guiding the supplied water or ice to the first path; And And a control unit for controlling the operation of the guide unit according to an operation mode of the dispenser, And the second path is provided with a compression module for compressing the infused vegetables into a juice, The refrigerator further includes a water supply unit for supplying water to the supply unit, Wherein the controller controls the water supply unit and the guide unit to supply water to the supply unit and guide the supplied water to the second path when the operation mode of the dispenser is a cleaning mode for cleaning the dispenser, Equipped refrigerator. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the control unit guides the vegetables supplied to the supply unit to the second path when the operation mode of the dispenser is the green juice mode in which the green juice is discharged, and the water supply mode in which the water is discharged, And controls the guide unit to guide the ice to the first path. delete The method according to claim 1, Wherein the controller operates the compression module in a cleaning mode. The method according to any one of claims 1, 2, and 4, The refrigerator further includes a feeding hole for feeding vegetables into the feeding portion from the outside, and a feeding hole for opening and closing the feeding hole, Wherein the inlet hole is formed in an upper portion of the supply unit through the refrigerator door, and the inlet door is formed on the outer surface of the refrigerator door. In a refrigerator having a dispenser, A supply of water, ice or vegetables; Ice, or vegetables supplied to the supply unit, and discharging the water, ice or vegetables to the dispenser, wherein the water, ice, or vegetable is supplied to the dispenser through a hollow A processing module comprising a first path and a second path provided with a compression module for compressing incoming water, ice or vegetables; A first guide part for guiding the vegetables put into the refrigerator into the processing module; And And a second guide portion for selectively guiding the water, ice, or vegetable to one of the first path and the second path. A first step of receiving an operation mode of the dispenser; And a second step of controlling the guide part according to the operation mode inputted in the first step to guide water or ice supplied to the dispenser to the first path, The second step is to control the water supply unit to supply water to the dispenser when the operation mode input in the first step is a cleaning mode for cleaning the dispenser, to control the guide unit to guide the supplied water to the second path Wherein the second path is provided with a compression module for compressing the infused vegetables into a juice form and discharging the pressed vegetable. 8. The method of claim 7, Wherein the second step is to guide the vegetables supplied to the dispenser to the second path when the operation mode inputted in the first step is the green juice mode in which the green juice is discharged.

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