KR20050056081A - A refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly to a refrigerator equipped with a television and a radio in the refrigerator body. According to the present invention, it is possible to attach a television and a radio to the refrigerator body and to selectively control the two products. That is, if the TV / radio function switch is provided separately in the refrigerator body, it performs the TV and radio functions. Therefore, according to the present invention, it becomes possible to watch TV and listen to radio in a kitchen in which a refrigerator is located, so that no separate TV or radio is required.

Description

Refrigerator {A refrigerator}

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a refrigerator for attaching a television and a radio to a main body and controlling to perform a television and a radio function.

The refrigerator is one of refrigerators and freezers which can be controlled to be maintained at a temperature suitable for storing various foods and the like. These refrigerators and freezers are using a cooling cycle to control the temperature inside the device. The cooling cycle is composed of a refrigerant passage connected to the condenser and the evaporator from the compressor, and generates cool air required by the refrigerator by heat exchange between the refrigerant flowing in the refrigerant passage and air.

Looking at the refrigerator according to the prior art as follows.

1 is a perspective view of a general refrigerator.

As shown in the related art, the interior of the store is provided with a store for storing the storehouse, and the storehouse includes a freezer compartment (80a) for freezing and storing the store and a refrigerating chamber (80b) for storing the store. Each compartment in the furnace is provided with a cold air discharge port 70 for discharging cold air. In order to control the cold air to be discharged from the cold air discharge port 70 has the following operation control process.

Power is applied to the refrigerator body, and the cooling cycle 50 is driven. The cold air generated by the driving of the cooling cycle 50 is introduced into the refrigerator through the cold air discharge port 70 formed on the rear wall of the refrigerator. Due to the cold air introduced into the high temperature inside the high temperature, the internal temperature is measured through the temperature sensor 40. The sensed temperature value is transmitted to the microcontroller 30. The microcontroller 30 compares the transferred temperature value with a preset reference temperature value, and when it is determined that the current internal temperature reaches a proper temperature, the microcontroller 30 determines the flow of cold air introduced into the interior of the air through the cold air discharge port 70. Stop it. As described above, in the related art, the refrigerator has been limited to a refrigerator which performs a simple refrigerating and freezing function.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a refrigerator which configures a television and a radio in the refrigerator body and selectively controls the television and the radio.

In the refrigerator according to the present invention for achieving the above object, in the refrigerator to perform the refrigerating and freezing function, when the television function and radio function is selected, switching switching unit for switching to the corresponding function; A radio tuner unit for adjusting a frequency band of the radio when the radio function is switched through the switching unit; A television screen for outputting a video signal of a television when the television function is switched through the switching switching unit; A speaker for outputting sound of a corresponding frequency band and sound according to a television function by adjusting the radio tuner; When the television function is switched through the switching switch, the television driving circuit is configured to control the video and audio signals of the television to be output on the television screen and the speaker.

In the refrigerator according to the present invention, when the radio function is selected, the television driving circuit is configured to apply power to the radio tuner unit.

In addition, in the refrigerator according to the present invention, the television screen is composed of LCD (LCD) screen, it characterized in that using a touch screen method.

Hereinafter, the refrigerator according to the present invention will be described in detail.

2 is a perspective view showing a refrigerator according to the present invention.

As shown in the drawing, a main body of the refrigerator 100 according to the present invention is configured, and the front of the main body of the refrigerator 100 includes a display unit 105 which displays an operation function and a temperature state of the refrigerator, and a door of the refrigerator. A space on which the television screen 110 is mounted is configured at one side. And the dispenser 130 for receiving ice and water, the radio display unit 450 for displaying the frequency and volume according to the radio function, and when the user selects the TV and radio function, the audio data is output The speaker 140 is constituted.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the television screen 110 includes an LCD screen.

On the upper part of the television screen 100, a radio display unit 450 is formed. This makes it possible to check at a glance the radio frequency band and volume selected by the user.

As described above, the refrigerator according to the present invention performs the operation of the refrigerator's refrigerator and the freezer according to the temperature condition. Then, the television broadcast is output and can be viewed in accordance with the television function selected by the user's operation. In addition, the radio broadcast can be listened to according to the radio function selected by the user's operation.

3 is a control block diagram of a television and a radio attached to a refrigerator according to the present invention configured to perform a television and a radio function.

As shown in the figure, the control configuration of the present invention includes a television screen 110 for outputting video data of a television, and a switching switch 400 for switching to perform functions of a radio and a television according to a signal selected by a user. ), A TV driving circuit 430 for controlling the output of the television, a speaker 140 provided at one side of the refrigerator main body to output voice data of the radio, and receiving the corresponding frequency by adjusting the frequency of the radio. It is configured to include a radio tuner unit 420.

When the switching switching unit 400 operates the switching switching unit configured in the refrigerator main body and selects the television and radio function keys, the switching switching unit 400 switches to the television driving circuit 430 or the radio tuner unit 420 according to the selected function. Connected.

The television driving circuit 430 controls the video and audio signals to be output through the television screen 110. In this case, a separate operation key may be provided in the main body, or a touch pad may be input on a television screen, or a remote control may be used. The signal input method is not limited. As a result, the channel and the sound of the television may be adjusted so that the desired channel and the sound may be adjusted.

Hereinafter, a process of inputting a control signal of a television by a touch pad method will be described.

If the signal selected by the user on the television screen is a television function, the television driving circuit 430 outputs the image data of the television to the television screen 110 and through the speaker 140 provided on one side of the television screen 110. Control to output voice data. Accordingly, the user can listen to sound such as voice and music through the speaker 140 while watching the video signal of the television through the television screen 110.

On the other hand, the radio tuner unit 420 serves to adjust the radio frequency band. The user selects a radio function and enters a desired band according to the radio function. And it is possible for the user to select the desired frequency channel by adjusting the frequency band and volume.

When the user adjusts the frequency channel, the frequency can be selected by the frequency adjustment process of the radio tuner 420. The power supply for the operation of the radio tuner unit 420 is performed by the control of the television driving circuit 430. That is, as the user selects the radio function, the television driving circuit 430 applies power to the radio tuner unit 420 so that the radio tuner unit 420 can operate.

As such, the voice data corresponding to the frequency channel selected by the user is output through the speaker 140 configured at one side of the television screen 110. Accordingly, the user can listen to the voice data according to the radio function.

The present invention configures a refrigerator and controls to selectively perform a TV function and a radio function in addition to the simple freezing and refrigeration functions implemented in the refrigerator.

Figure 4a is a flow chart of the operation of the operation proceeds to perform the television and radio functions in the refrigerator according to the present invention, Figure 4b is a state diagram of a television drive circuit performing the operating power control for the radio function of the refrigerator according to the present invention. .

First, a number of functions are set in the LCD window used as the refrigerator main body or the television screen. As an embodiment of the present invention, the touch pad method will be described below. A television function and a radio function are selectively selected from the radio and television functions on the television screen 110 (step 500).

As shown in Figure 4b is a state diagram showing a state in which the switching switching unit 400 is switched by switching the TV and radio function, the refrigerator in the initial state that performs a simple refrigeration and freezing function, If you want a radio function, select the corresponding function key.

That is, if the user wants to watch television with both the television function and the radio function turned off, the television function is selected. According to the selected function, while the switching switching unit 400 is switched to the on state of the television driving circuit 430, the television driving circuit 430 is operated. As a result, the video data and the audio data of the television are respectively output.

And if the television function and the radio function are both off, the user selects the radio function if he wants to listen to the radio. According to the selected function, the switching switching unit 400 is switched to the radio tuner unit 420 is switched on (on), it is connected to the radio tuner unit 420. As a result, the user can adjust the frequency to listen to the voice data of the desired frequency band. In this case, the television driving circuit 430 applies power to the radio tuner unit 420.

On the other hand, if the user wants to listen to the radio broadcast while the television function is turned on and the radio function is turned off, the radio function is selected. The switching switching unit 400 is switched to the radio function according to the function selected by the user, and is connected to the radio tuner unit 420. In addition, while the switching switching unit 400 releases the state connected with the television driving circuit 430, the television function is automatically turned off. As a result, the user can adjust the frequency to listen to the voice data of the frequency band desired by the user.

However, if the user wants to watch a television broadcast with the television function turned off and the radio function turned on, the television function is selected. According to the function selected by the user, the switching switching unit 400 switches to the television function, and the television driving circuit 430 operates. In operation of the television driving circuit 430, audio data and video data are output on the television screen 110 to watch television.

As described above, when the switching switching unit 400 switches (step 510) according to whether the function selected by the user is a television function or a radio function, the television function or the radio function is selected by the switching switching.

If the television function is selected in step 500, the user then selects a desired channel by adjusting a channel and a volume (step 520). The television driving circuit 430 outputs image data through the television screen 110 and outputs audio data through the speaker 140 (step 530).

On the other hand, when the radio function is selected in step 500, the frequency is adjusted through the radio tuner unit 420 according to the frequency band adjusted by the user (step 540), and the corresponding voice data is output (step 550). .

As described above, according to the present invention, it is a basic technical idea that the refrigerator main body is equipped with a television and a radio, and the control is performed to selectively drive the television and the radio.

The rights of the present invention are not limited to the embodiments described above, but are defined by the claims, and those skilled in the art can make various modifications and adaptations within the scope of the claims. It is self-evident.

Therefore, the following effects can be expected due to the refrigerator according to the present invention. The present invention attaches a television and a radio to the refrigerator body and optionally drives the television and the radio. Therefore, the present invention can maximize the user's satisfaction as it becomes possible to watch TV or listen to the radio without having a separate TV and radio in the kitchen, such as a refrigerator.

1 is a perspective view of a typical refrigerator.

2 is a perspective view of a refrigerator according to the present invention;

3 is a control diagram in which a television and a radio attached to a refrigerator according to the present invention are configured to perform a television and a radio function.

Figure 4a is a flow chart of the operation performed to perform the television and radio functions in the refrigerator according to the present invention.

Figure 4b is a state diagram of a television drive circuit for performing the operation power control for the radio function of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

           Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100: main body 110: TV screen

140: speaker 400: switching switching unit

420: radio tuner unit 430: TV drive circuit

450: radio display unit

Claims (3)

In the refrigerator that performs the refrigeration and freezing function, A switching switching unit for switching switching to a corresponding function when a television function and a radio function are selected; A radio tuner unit for adjusting a frequency band of the radio when the radio function is switched through the switching unit; A television screen for outputting a video signal of a television when the television function is switched through the switching switching unit; A speaker for outputting sound of a corresponding frequency band and sound according to a television function by adjusting the radio tuner; And a television driving circuit for controlling the video and audio signals of the television to be output on the television screen and the speaker when the television function is switched through the switching switching unit. The method of claim 1, And the television driving circuit applies power to the radio tuner unit when a radio function is selected. The method of claim 1, The television screen comprises a LCD screen and uses a touch screen method.