KR20040079367A - Multi-home electronic apparatus and method of the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A composite household appliance and a control method thereof are provided to reduce the number of parts and cut down the cost by integrating a sterilizer, a refrigerator, and a water purifier and to increase economic efficiency by individually controlling each part. CONSTITUTION: A hexahedral box-shape composite household appliance embedding a water purifier, a sterilizer, and a refrigerator as an individual or common use part is composed of a key operation/display panel(400) attached on the front side of a box to perform key-operations for controlling the driving of the water purifier, the sterilizer, and the refrigerator and to display visually driving states and a filter replace cycle; a power switching unit(601) for switching power to a key operation signal of the key operation/display panel; a flux sensor(106) disposed in the water purifier to detect the flow velocity of discharged water for deciding the filter replace cycle; a data storage unit(600) for storing a character data displaying characters of the key operation/display panel and a normal flux set data to be compared with a value detected from the flux sensor; and a control unit(602) for generating a control signal for each individual part and common use parts by receiving a driving key signal for the water purifier, the sterilizer, and the refrigerator from the key operation/display panel.

Description

MULTI-HOME ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF THE SAME

The present invention relates to a composite home appliance and a control method thereof, and in more detail, the power control and cooling methods have similar characteristics, and by providing a single home appliance by integrating a sterilizer, a refrigerator, and a water purifier respectively provided in a lodging facility. The present invention relates to a composite home appliance and a method of controlling the same, which can efficiently use space and minimize component cost by using shared parts.

As is well known, home appliances, which believe that human beings seek happiness in comfort and comfort, and in the process of continuously pursuing the happiness pursuit, have made great strides in the development of household appliances.

Basically, even in home appliances, except TV, the characteristics are similar, so that by integrating the devices, the number of shared parts can be reduced to increase the economic efficiency, and the device can be integrated to make the user-oriented key operation very convenient. In addition, users tend to have more confidence in dedicated devices, and device manufacturers, suppliers, are avoiding integrated appliances because sales of dedicated individual products are more advantageous to increase sales.

However, in the case of lodging establishments, which are not ordinary homes, although many home appliances such as refrigerators, water purifiers, and sterilizers are usually provided in the guest rooms, even though they are small, they are equipped with dedicated devices, they are very inefficient. There is a problem in that the use, and also if there are a plurality of individual devices each having a very similar characteristics, such as the power supply or cooling unit of the device is also a problem that the economic efficiency of the device is very low.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described state of the art, and the power control and cooling methods have similar characteristics, and the space is provided by integrating a sterilizer, a refrigerator, and a water purifier, which are respectively provided in lodging establishments, to provide a single home appliance. It is an object of the present invention to provide a composite home appliance and a method of controlling the same, which can be efficiently used and minimize the unit cost by using shared parts.

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a composite home appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a view showing a key operation / display panel of a composite home appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention,

Figure 3 is a side cross-sectional view showing an installation state of the flow rate sensor built in the composite home appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention,

4 is a schematic diagram showing a refrigerant flow of the composite home appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a composite home appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a flowchart illustrating a signal flow of the composite household appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

2: combined appliances, 100: water purifier,

200: sterilizer, 300: refrigerator,

400: Key operation / display panel.

In order to achieve the above object, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is made of a box of cubes, the inside of the water purifier, a sterilizer, a refrigerator is provided as individual parts and common parts, each of the front of the housing A key operation / display panel attached to perform a key operation for driving control of the water purifier, the sterilizer and the refrigerator, and to visually display the driving state and whether the filter replacement cycle has come; A power switching unit which performs power switching in accordance with a key operation signal from the key operation / display panel; A flow rate sensor provided inside the water purifier and configured to detect a flow rate of the discharged water to determine a filter replacement cycle; A data storage unit for storing character data for character display of the key operation / display panel therein and having normal flow rate setting data stored therein for comparison with a value detected from a flow rate sensor; Provided is a composite home appliance comprising a control unit for receiving a driving key signal for each water purifier, a sterilizer, and a refrigerator from the key operation / display panel to generate control signals for each individual component and a common component.

Preferably, the common parts of the water purifier and the refrigerator may include a compressor for compressing a refrigerant, and a radiator (condenser) in communication with the compressor to perform heat exchange of the refrigerant to circulate the refrigerant through the water purifier and the refrigerator through a single compressor and the radiator. Provided is a composite home appliance, which is characterized in that the structure.

Preferably, the rear of the radiator is provided with a composite home appliance, characterized in that the first and second solenoid valves are further mounted to control the opening and closing of the refrigerant to the evaporator side of the water purifier and the refrigerator, respectively.

On the other hand, the present invention is a drive control method of a composite home appliance, in which a water purifier, an ultraviolet sterilizer, a refrigerator are integrated into a single device, the process of generating a power key operation signal of the composite home appliance; Generating individual driving signals of a sterilizer, a water purifier, or a refrigerator by operating a key operation / display panel; When the ON signal of the sterilizer is generated, controlling the power supply to the ultraviolet lamp; Driving, by the controller, the compressor when the water purifier ON signal is generated; The control unit opening the first solenoid valve mounted on the coolant refrigerant line; The controller switching power to a heater; Detecting a flow rate of the water purifier discharge line; Comparing, by the controller, whether the detection flow rate is less than or equal to a preset value; Driving the buzzer and the filter change indicator to alert the filter change cycle that the detection flow rate is less than or equal to the preset value; Determining whether an OFF signal of the water purifier is generated; When the water purifier OFF signal is generated, blocking the first solenoid valve to cut off the refrigerant of the water purifier; Determining whether an ON signal of the refrigerator is generated; Opening, by the control unit, a second solenoid valve mounted on the refrigerant line of the refrigerator when the refrigerator ON signal is generated; Determining whether a refrigerator OFF signal is applied; When the refrigerator OFF signal is generated, a control method of a composite home appliance is provided.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, this invention is demonstrated in detail with reference to drawings.

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a composite home appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to this, the composite home appliance 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention is composed of a single hexahedral housing 4, the water purifier 100 and the sterilizer 200, the refrigerator inside the housing (4) 300 is provided. The water purifier 100 is mounted on the left side of the enclosure 4, the sterilizer 200 is provided on the upper right side of the enclosure 4, and the refrigerator 300 is provided on the lower right side of the enclosure 4.

In addition, the top surface of the water purifier 100, the key operation of the water purifier 100 and the sterilizer 200, the refrigerator 300, which is the entire composite device, and each of the water purifier 100, the sterilizer 200, the refrigerator 300 A key operation / display panel 400 which displays a driving state and performs a display for displaying the filter replacement time of the water purifier 100 is attached.

On the other hand, the cold water discharge port 104 and the hot water discharge port 102 for discharging cold water and hot water are formed in the lower portion of the key operation / display panel 400 similarly to the known water purifier 100. In addition, a sterilizer door 202 is provided on the front of the sterilizer 200, and a handle 204 is formed on the front of the sterilizer door 202. Moreover, the refrigerator door 302 is provided in the front of the said refrigerator 200, and the handle 304 is formed in the front of the refrigerator door 302. As shown in FIG. On the other hand, a rack 500 supporting the lower portion of the enclosure 4 in four directions is attached to the bottom surface of the enclosure 4.

2 is a view showing a key operation / display panel of a composite home appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to this, the key operation / display panel 400 of the composite home appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention, the upper front of the water purifier 100, the water purifier 100 and the sterilizer 200, the refrigerator (all composite devices) 300 is a panel for operating the keys, displaying the driving states of the water purifiers 100, the sterilizers 200, the refrigerator 300, and displaying the filter replacement time of the water purifiers 100. The operation / display panel 400 is first provided with LEDs 402 and 404 for visually displaying driving states of cold water and hot water at the upper end thereof, and a power button 406 is formed at the center thereof, and on the left and right sides thereof. Cold and hot water buttons 408 and 410 are respectively provided for operating the cold and hot water separately.

In addition, the lower part is provided with a sterilizer on / off button 412 for displaying a driving key operation and a driving state of the sterilizer and a refrigerator on / off button 414 for displaying a driving key operation and a driving state of the refrigerator. And a filter replacement display LED 430 indicating a filter replacement state. At this time, the sterilizer on / off button 412 and the refrigerator on / off button 414 is a multi-function button that performs a function as a button, respectively, but also includes a known LED function for visually displaying the operation state on the front thereof. .

Therefore, the hot water and cold water of the water purifier 100 may be operated separately by operating the key operation / display panel 400, and the driving of the refrigerator 300 and the sterilizer 200 may be driven separately. do.

Figure 3 is a partial side cross-sectional view showing an installation state of the flow rate sensor built in the composite home appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to this, the flow rate sensor 106 embedded in the composite home appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention is a line of discharge pipes (not shown) mounted at the front end of the cold water or hot water outlets 102 and 104 of the water purifier 100. Bar is a known flow rate sensor for measuring the flow rate of the discharge water by being installed on the bar, the composite home appliance (2) of the present invention is a sensor for judging the filter replacement time of the water purifier (100) of the water purifier 100 The filter resistance of the discharged water discharged through the discharge stage is detected. That is, when the flow rate detected from the flow rate sensor 106 is smaller than the preset flow rate, it is determined that the filter replacement cycle has arrived, and thus the filter replacement cycle arrives using the filter replacement indication LED 430 and the buzzer. Inform the user.

4 is a schematic diagram showing a refrigerant flow of the composite home appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to this, the refrigerant flow of the composite home appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed in the water purifier 100 and the refrigerator 300 sharing a common refrigerant system, and the joint parts are largely a compressor 450 and a power switch. The unit 601, the key operation / display panel 400, the condenser 476, and the evaporator pipe wound around the cold water container 472 and its cold water container 472 as parts related to the water purifier 100 as individual devices. 474, the flow rate sensor 106, and the first solenoid valve 468. Related parts of the refrigerator 300 include an evaporator pipe 310 and a second solenoid valve 306.

Compressor 450, which is a common part, refers to a compressor that is a well-known part of a refrigeration system, and is mounted on a refrigerant circulation line of the water purifier 100 as well as the refrigerator 300, thereby compressing the expansion refrigerant. Since the description of the description will be omitted. The power switching unit 601 is a means for selectively switching the power input in response to a key operation signal of the key operation / display panel 400, and the key operation / display panel 400 is each individual through a key operation. Means for visually displaying the control of the component and its control state.

On the other hand, the condenser 476 represents a known radiator (condenser in a refrigeration system), which is also a common component mounted on a line for circulating refrigerant in common in the use of the water purifier 100 and the refrigerator 300. The condenser 476 is a means for performing heat exchange of the deteriorated refrigerant, which is a well-known technology, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The cold water container 472, which is an individual part of the water purifier 100, is a case for storing cold water. The outer periphery of the cold water container 472 is provided with an evaporator pipe 474 wound around a plurality of times. Heat exchange is performed on the stored water stored inside. As described above, the flow rate sensor 106 is configured to detect a flow rate in order to determine an exchange cycle of the filter of the water purifier 100, and the first solenoid valve 468 is driven according to whether the water purifier 100 is driven. Opening and closing is a valve for selectively performing the refrigerant circulation to the water purifier (100).

The evaporator pipe 310, which is an individual part of the refrigerator 300, is attached to an inner wall surface of the refrigerating chamber or the freezing chamber to represent a cold plate for performing heat exchange, and the second solenoid valve 306 is driven whether the refrigerator 300 is driven. Open and close according to the valve for selectively performing the refrigerant circulation for the refrigerator (300).

5 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a composite home appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention. First, the description of the components previously described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 will be omitted.

Referring to this, the composite home appliance 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention displays the driving state of each of the water purifier 100, the sterilizer 200, the refrigerator 300, the filter replacement time of the water purifier 100 A key operation / display panel 400 for displaying a display is provided. The key operation / display panel 400 includes a key operation for driving control of each water purifier 100, a sterilizer 200, and a refrigerator 300. A button 420 is provided, and a filter replacement display unit 430 for displaying a filter replacement cycle, a drive display unit 440 for displaying driving states of the water purifier 100 and the sterilizer 200 and the refrigerator 300 at present. The power button 406 is formed.

On the other hand, in addition to the evaporator pipe 474 wound around the outer periphery of the cold water container 472 for storing cold water in the water purifier 100, to provide hot water in the water purifier 100 of the hot water tank (not shown) A heater 460 wound around the outer periphery is provided, and a heater driver 462 for driving the heater 460 is provided.

In addition, an ultraviolet lamp driver 208 for driving a known ultraviolet lamp 206 provided in the sterilizer 200 is provided, and a buzzer for alarming a filter replacement cycle in conjunction with the flow rate sensor 106 ( 464 is provided, and a buzzer driver 466 for driving the buzzer 464 is provided.

In addition, the character data for character display of the key operation / display panel 400 is stored therein, and a data storage unit in which normal flow rate setting data for comparison with a value detected from the flow rate sensor 106 is stored therein ( 600).

On the other hand, by receiving the driving key control signal from the key operation / display panel 400, the water purifier 100 and the sterilizer 200, the compressor 450 for the refrigerator 300, the heater 460, the condenser provided therein 454 and the ultraviolet lamp 206, respectively, drive control, and comparing the flow rate detected from the flow rate sensor 106 with a predetermined value set in the data storage unit 600 to determine whether or not to replace the filter to the filter replacement display unit ( 430 and the buzzer 464 to display the filter replacement state, and the opening and closing control of the first and second solenoid valves 468 and 306, which are the corresponding refrigerant circulation valves, according to the driving key signals of the water purifier 100 and the refrigerator 300. A control unit 602 is provided to control switching by transmitting a control signal to the power switching unit 601 according to each driving signal.

With reference to the accompanying drawings, the function and action of the composite home appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention having the above-described configuration will be described in detail.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a signal flow of the composite household appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The composite home appliance 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a device capable of individually controlling the water purifier 100, the sterilizer 200, and the refrigerator 300, respectively, while sharing common components. The power is turned on by operating the key operation / display panel 400 provided in the composite home appliance 2.

When the power is turned on, the key operation / display panel 400 enters the standby state capable of generating the key signals for the collective drive control and the individual drive control for the water purifier 100, the sterilizer 200, and the refrigerator 300. In this case, the user manipulates the key operation / display panel 400.

If the ON signal to the sterilizer 200 is generated through the key operation / display panel 400, the ultraviolet lamp 206 is driven. If the ON signal to the water purifier 100 is generated through the key operation / display panel 400, the controller 602 may switch the power to the compressor 450 so that the power can be switched. The control signal is generated at 601 so that the compressor 450 is driven.

The control unit 602 generates a control signal to the first solenoid valve 468 to open the first solenoid valve 468, and the control unit 602 generates a control signal to the heater 460. Allow heater 460 to be driven.

When the discharge of the hot water and the cold water is made, the controller 602 receives the discharge flow rate data from the flow rate sensor 106 and reads and compares the preset values stored in the data storage unit 600. If the discharge flow rate is less than or equal to the preset value, it is determined that the replacement cycle of the filter has arrived and a control signal is applied to the filter replacement display unit 430 and the buzzer 464 provided in the key operation / display panel 400. To alert the user that a filter change interval has occurred.

When the filter is replaced, the controller 602 determines whether the water purifier OFF signal is applied from the key operation / display panel 400, and the OFF signal is applied. In the first solenoid valve 468 shuts off.

On the other hand, if the ON signal to the refrigerator 300 is generated through the key operation / display panel 400, the controller 602 opens the second solenoid valve 306 to drive the refrigerator. If the off signal to the refrigerator is applied, the controller 602 blocks the second solenoid valve 306 to block only the refrigerant flow of the refrigerator 300 independently of the water purifier 100 to individually control the refrigerator. The drive of the 300 is turned off.

On the other hand, the composite home appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention and its control method are not limited to the above embodiment only, various modifications are possible within the scope not departing from the technical gist.

As described above, the composite home appliance and the control method according to the present invention integrates the sterilizer, the refrigerator, and the water purifier installed in the lodging establishment, thereby reducing the production cost due to the reduction of the parts. In addition, by allowing individual control of each device, it is economically very efficient, and the total volume is reduced, so that the space can be efficiently used.

Claims (4)

Its exterior consists of a cube box, and inside it, a water purifier, a sterilizer, and a refrigerator are provided as individual parts and a common part, and a key operation for driving control of each water purifier, sterilizer, and refrigerator is performed on the front of the enclosure. A key operation / display panel attached to visually display the status and the arrival of the filter change cycle; A power switching unit which performs power switching in accordance with a key operation signal from the key operation / display panel; A flow rate sensor provided inside the water purifier and configured to detect a flow rate of the discharged water to determine a filter replacement cycle; A data storage unit for storing character data for character display of the key operation / display panel therein and having normal flow rate setting data stored therein for comparison with a value detected from a flow rate sensor; And a control unit configured to receive driving key signals for each of the water purifiers, sterilizers, and refrigerators from the key operation / display panel to generate control signals for the individual parts and the common parts. The common component of the water purifier and the refrigerator comprises a compressor for compressing a refrigerant and a radiator (condenser) in communication with the compressor to perform heat exchange of the refrigerant. Complex home appliance, characterized in that the structure circulating the refrigerant. The composite home appliance of claim 2, further comprising first and second solenoid valves arranged at a rear end of the radiator to control opening and closing of the circulation of the refrigerant to the evaporator side of the water purifier and the refrigerator, respectively. In the drive control method of a multi-functional household appliance in which a water purifier, an ultraviolet sterilizer and a refrigerator are integrated into a single device, Generating a power key operation signal of the composite home appliance; Generating individual driving signals of a sterilizer, a water purifier, or a refrigerator by operating a key operation / display panel; When the ON signal of the sterilizer is generated, controlling the power supply to the ultraviolet lamp; Driving, by the controller, the compressor when the water purifier ON signal is generated; The control unit opening the first solenoid valve mounted on the coolant refrigerant line; The controller switching power to a heater; Detecting a flow rate of the water purifier discharge line; Comparing and determining, by the controller, whether the detection flow rate is less than or equal to a preset value; Driving the buzzer and the filter change indicator to alert the filter change cycle that the detection flow rate is less than or equal to the preset value; Determining whether an OFF signal of the water purifier is generated; When the water purifier OFF signal is generated, blocking the first solenoid valve to cut off the refrigerant of the water purifier; Determining whether an ON signal of the refrigerator is generated; Opening, by the control unit, a second solenoid valve mounted on the refrigerant line of the refrigerator when the refrigerator ON signal is generated; Determining whether a refrigerator OFF signal is applied; And controlling the second solenoid valve when the refrigerator OFF signal is generated.