KR20070027310A - Semi-automatic ice-machine - Google Patents

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KR20070027310A
KR20070027310A KR1020050082778A KR20050082778A KR20070027310A KR 20070027310 A KR20070027310 A KR 20070027310A KR 1020050082778 A KR1020050082778 A KR 1020050082778A KR 20050082778 A KR20050082778 A KR 20050082778A KR 20070027310 A KR20070027310 A KR 20070027310A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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A semi-automatic ice maker is provided to reduce manufacturing costs by executing the confirmation of ice making and the process of ice separating by a hand operation. A semi-automatic ice maker comprises a water supply switch(17), a water purification filter(9), a water supply valve(10), a water supply dispenser(13), a water supply sensor(12), and an ice making tray(15). The water supply switch is formed at the front surface of a panel of a refrigerator. The water purification filter is combined with a water supply source. The water supply valve is combined with the water purification filter. The water supply dispenser feeds the water provided from the water supply valve at the ice making tray of a freezer compartment. The water supply sensor measures the volume of water passing through the water supply valve. The ice making tray whose an ice separation knob is formed at one side of the front surface to possibly ice-separate by a hand operation, ice-makes the water provided from the water supply dispenser.

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반자동식 제빙기{Semi-automatic ice-machine}Semi-automatic ice machine {Semi-automatic ice-machine}

도 1은 종래의 자동식 제빙기를 나타낸 도면.1 is a view showing a conventional automatic ice maker.

도 2는 본 발명에 따른 반자동식 제빙기의 개략적인 작동 원리를 도시한 계통도.2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a schematic operating principle of a semi-automatic ice machine according to the present invention.

- 도면의 주요 부분에 대한 부호의 설명 --Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawing-

F: 냉동실 R: 냉장실F: Freezer R: Refrigerator

5: 제빙명 6: 얼음저장용기5: ice-making name 6: ice container

8: 급수원 9: 정수 필터8: water source 9: water filter

10: 급수 밸브 12: 급수 센서10: water supply valve 12: water supply sensor

13: 급수 분배기 15: 제빙명13: water distributor 15: ice making name

16: 전면 패널 17: 급수 스위치16: front panel 17: water supply switch

18: 이빙 노브 20: 제어부18: moving knob 20: control unit

본 발명은 반자동식 제빙기에 관한 것으로, 보다 상세하게는 자동식 제빙기 에서 제빙 확인 및 이빙 과정에 필요한 부품을 제거하여 제빙 확인 및 이빙 과정을 수동으로 수행함으로써, 제조원가를 절감하고, 1회 제빙량을 증가시킬 수 있는 반자동식 제빙기에 관한 것이다.The present invention relates to a semi-automatic ice machine, and more particularly, by removing the parts necessary for the ice making and the ice making process in the automatic ice machine, by manually performing the ice making and the ice making process, to reduce the manufacturing cost and increase the amount of one ice making. A semi-automatic ice machine that can be made.

종래의 수동식 제빙기는 사용자가 직접 손으로 물을 채우고 제빙이 완료되면 노브를 돌려 얼음을 이빙시키는 단순한 구조로 되어 있었다. 이에 따라, 제빙을 위해 물을 채우려면 제빙기를 냉장고에서 빼내야하고, 이 과정에서 제빙기에 채운 물이 넘쳐 냉동실 표면에 결빙되는 문제가 있었다.The conventional manual ice maker has a simple structure in which the user fills water with his hand and the ice is rotated by turning the knob when the ice is completed. Accordingly, in order to fill the water for ice making, the ice maker needs to be removed from the refrigerator, and in this process, the water filled in the ice maker overflows and freezes on the surface of the freezer compartment.

이러한 문제를 극복하기 위해, 별도의 급수장치를 통해 냉동실의 제빙기를 빼내지 않고도 자동으로 급수할 수 있는 최근 다양한 자동식 제빙기가 제공되고 있다.In order to overcome this problem, various automatic ice makers have recently been provided which can automatically feed water without removing the ice maker of the freezing chamber through a separate water supply device.

도 1은 일반적인 자동식 제빙기를 나타낸 도면으로서, 도시된 바와 같이, 냉동실(F)에 구비된 제빙명(5)과 얼음저장용기(6)로 구성되며, 이러한 제빙명(5)으로 급수하기 위한 급수장치가 냉장실(R)의 상부 일측에 형성되어 있다.FIG. 1 is a view showing a general automatic ice maker, and as shown, is composed of an ice maker name 5 and an ice storage container 6 provided in the freezer compartment F, and a water supply for supplying water to the ice maker name 5. The apparatus is formed on the upper one side of the refrigerating chamber (R).

따라서, 급수된 물은 제빙명(5)에 저장된 채 냉동실(F)의 냉기에 의해 제빙이 완료되면 제빙 센서가 이를 감지하여 모터의 회전에 의해 제빙명(5)을 강제로 비틀어 얼음을 분리시켜서 얼음저장용기(6)에 저장하는 이빙과정을 연속적으로 수행한다.Therefore, when de-icing is completed by the cold air in the freezing chamber F while the water supplied is stored in the ice-making name 5, the ice-making sensor detects this and forcibly twists the ice-making name 5 by the rotation of the motor to separate the ice. The ice storage process in the ice storage container 6 is continuously performed.

이때, 얼음저장용기(6)에 제빙된 얼음이 가득차면 만빙 검지레버(미도시)가 이를 감지하여 제빙시스템을 중단시키도록 되어 있다.At this time, when the ice ice in the ice container 6 is full, the ice detection lever (not shown) detects this and stops the ice making system.

이와 같은 종래의 자동식 제빙기는 수동식 제빙기에 비해 그 조작이 간편하 기는 하나, 제조원가가 높고, 제빙량을 크게 하면 제빙후 이빙시킬 때 일부 얼음이 이빙이 되지 않기 때문에 1회 제빙량이 제한되는 문제점이 있다.Such a conventional automatic ice maker is simpler in operation than a manual ice maker, but the manufacturing cost is high, and if the ice making amount is large, the amount of one-time ice making is limited since some ice is not iced when iced after ice making. .

본 발명은 상기와 같은 문제를 해결하기 위하여 안출된 것으로, 자동식 제빙기의 제빙 확인 및 이빙 과정에 필요한 부품을 제거하고 수동으로 제빙 확인 및 이빙 과정을 진행함으로써, 수동식 제빙기의 급수과정에서의 불편함을 해소하고 자동식 제빙기에 비해 제조 원가를 절감할 수 있으며, 1회 제빙량을 증가시킬 수 있는 반자동식 제빙기를 제공하는데 그 목적이 있다.The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, by removing the parts necessary for the ice making and ice removal process of the automatic ice maker, and manually performing the ice making and ice removal process, the inconvenience in the water supply process of the manual ice maker The purpose of the present invention is to provide a semi-automatic ice machine that can eliminate the manufacturing cost and reduce the manufacturing cost compared to the automatic ice maker.

본 발명은 급수장치를 포함한 냉장고의 제빙기로서, 냉장고의 전면 패널에 형성되는 급수 스위치와; 급수원에 연결되는 정수 필터와; 상기 정수 필터에 연결되는 급수 밸브와; 상기 급수 밸브에서 공급된 물을 냉동실의 제빙명에 급수하는 급수 분배기와; 상기 급수 밸브를 통과하는 물의 양을 축정하는 급수 센서; 및 상기 급수 분배기로부터 제공된 물을 수용하여 제빙하고, 전면 일측에 이빙 노브가 형성되어 수동으로 이빙 가능한 제빙명을 포함한다.The present invention provides an ice maker of a refrigerator including a water supply device, comprising: a water supply switch formed on a front panel of the refrigerator; A water filter connected to the water supply source; A water supply valve connected to the water filter; A water distributor for supplying water supplied from the water supply valve to an ice making name of a freezing compartment; A water supply sensor that stores an amount of water passing through the water supply valve; And receiving and deicing water provided from the water dispenser, and an ice making knob is formed on one side of the front surface to manually make ice.

또한, 상기 급수 센서는 상기 급수 밸브에 부착되는 터빈 유량계인 것을 특징으로 한다.In addition, the water supply sensor is characterized in that the turbine flowmeter attached to the water supply valve.

바람직하게는, 상기 급수 스위치로부터 신호를 전달받아 상기 급수 밸브를 개방하고, 상기 급수 센서로부터 측정된 물의 양을 계산하여 급수량이 상기 제빙명의 수용량에 도달하면 상기 급수 밸브를 폐쇄하여 급수를 정지하도록 제어하는 제 어부를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 한다.Preferably, the water supply valve receives the signal from the water supply switch to open the water supply, and calculates the amount of water measured by the water supply sensor to control the water supply to close the water supply valve to stop the water supply when the water supply reaches the capacity of the ice making name. Characterized in that it further comprises a control unit.

이하 첨부된 도면을 참조하여 본 발명에 따른 반자동식 제빙기의 바람직한 실시예를 상세히 설명한다.Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of a semi-automatic ice maker according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

도 2는 본 발명에 따른 반자동식 제빙기의 계통도로서, 도시된 바와 같이, 냉장고 외부의 수도꼭지 등의 급수원(8)에 튜브로 연결된 정수 필터(9)가 위치하며, 상기 정수 필터(9) 역시 튜브를 통해 급수 밸브(10)에 연결된다.FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a semi-automatic ice machine according to the present invention, and as shown, a water filter 9 connected by a tube to a water supply source 8 such as a faucet outside the refrigerator is located, and the water filter 9 is also It is connected to the water supply valve 10 through a tube.

상기 급수 밸브(10)의 일측에는 급수 센서(12)가 장착되어 급수 밸브(10)를 통과하는 물의 양을 측정하게 되는데, 상기 급수 센서(12)는 터빈 유량계로 구성되어 물이 급수 밸브(10)를 통과할 때 회전하는 스크류의 회전수로 물의 양을 측정하게 된다.One side of the water supply valve 10 is equipped with a water supply sensor 12 to measure the amount of water passing through the water supply valve 10, the water supply sensor 12 is composed of a turbine flowmeter water is supplied to the water supply valve 10 The volume of water is measured by the number of revolutions of the rotating screw as it passes.

이어서, 상기 급수 밸브(10)는 급수 분배기(13)와 연결되며, 상기 급수 분배기(13)와 연결된 튜브는 냉동실(F) 벽면을 삽입 관통하여 그 단부가 냉동실(F)에 위치하는 제빙명(15)의 상측에 위치하게 된다.Subsequently, the water supply valve 10 is connected to the water supply distributor 13, and the tube connected to the water supply distributor 13 penetrates through the wall of the freezer compartment F so that an end thereof is located in the freezer compartment F. 15) is located above.

또한, 냉장고의 전면패널(16)에는 급수 스위치(17)가 형성되어 제빙을 위해 급수 조작 신호를 입력하고, 상기 급수 스위치(17) 및 급수 밸브(10)를 제어하는 제어부(20)가 형성되어 있다.In addition, a water supply switch 17 is formed on the front panel 16 of the refrigerator to input a water supply operation signal for ice making, and a control unit 20 for controlling the water supply switch 17 and the water supply valve 10 is formed. have.

이하, 상기와 같이 구성된 본 발명에 따른 반자동식 제빙기의 작동을 설명한다.Hereinafter, the operation of the semi-automatic ice maker according to the present invention configured as described above.

먼저, 급수원(8)을 통해 급수된 물은 정수필터(9)로 유입되고, 필터링 되어 급수 밸브(10)로 유입된다. 이때, 사용자가 제빙을 위해 냉장고 전면 패널(16)에 형성된 급수 스위치(17)를 눌러주면, 급수 스위치(17)는 신호를 출력하여 제어부(20)로 그 신호를 전달하고, 제어부(20)는 상기 급수 스위치(17)로부터 신호를 전달받아 급수 밸브(10)를 개방하게 된다.First, water supplied through the water supply source 8 is introduced into the purified water filter 9, filtered and introduced into the water supply valve 10. At this time, when the user presses the water supply switch 17 formed on the refrigerator front panel 16 for ice making, the water supply switch 17 outputs a signal and transmits the signal to the control unit 20, and the control unit 20 The water supply valve 10 is opened by receiving a signal from the water supply switch 17.

그리고 나면, 상기 급수 밸브(10)를 통해 급수된 물은 튜브를 따라 급수 분배기(13)로 유입되고, 상기 급수 분배기(13)에서는 두 갈래로 나뉘어진 튜브를 통해 제빙명(15)에 물을 채우게 된다.Then, the water supplied through the water supply valve 10 is introduced into the water distributor 13 along the tube, and the water distributor 13 supplies water to the ice making name 15 through a bifurcated tube. Filled up.

한편, 급수 밸브(10)의 일측에 부착된 급수 센서(12)는 급수 밸브(10)를 통과하는 물의 양을 측정하고, 제어부(20)는 상기 급수 센서(12)로부터 측정된 물의 양을 계산하여 급수량이 소정량 즉, 제빙명(15)의 수용량에 도달하면 급수 밸브(10)를 폐쇄하여 급수를 정지한다.Meanwhile, the water supply sensor 12 attached to one side of the water supply valve 10 measures the amount of water passing through the water supply valve 10, and the controller 20 calculates the amount of water measured from the water supply sensor 12. When the water supply amount reaches a predetermined amount, that is, the capacity of the ice making name 15, the water supply valve 10 is closed to stop the water supply.

이후 일정 시간이 경과하면, 사용자가 직접 제빙상태를 확인하여 제빙이 완료되었다고 판단되면, 제빙명(15) 전면 양측에 설치된 이빙 노브(18)를 좌우로 회전시켜 이빙시킬 수 있다.After a certain time, when the user directly checks the ice making state and determines that ice making is completed, the ice making knob 18 installed on both sides of the ice making name 15 may be rotated to the left and right to make the ice.

따라서, 급수원(8)으로부터 냉동실(F)의 제빙명(15)까지의 물의 급수는 자동으로 급수하고, 제빙 후 제빙 확인 및 이빙 작업은 수동으로 수행하여, 제빙량을 크게 하여도 수동으로 얼음을 이빙시키기 때문에 다량의 제빙시 자동식 제빙기에서 이빙 과정 중에 일부의 얼음이 이빙되지 않는 문제를 피할 수 있다.Therefore, the water supply from the water supply source 8 to the ice-making name 15 of the freezer compartment F is automatically supplied, and the ice making and ice-making operation after ice making is performed manually, even if the ice making amount is increased manually. Because the ice is iced, it is possible to avoid the problem that some ice is not iced during the ice-making process in the automatic ice maker when a large amount of ice is iced.

본 발명은 급수에서 이빙까지 모든 과정을 자동으로 진행하는 자동식 이빙기 의 부품중 제빙 확인 및 이빙 과정을 수행하는 부품을 제거하여 제빙 확인 및 이빙 과정은 수동으로 수행함으로써, 제조 원가를 절감할 수 있는 효과가 있다.The present invention removes the parts that perform the ice making and the ice making process of the automatic ice machine that proceeds automatically from the water supply to the ice making process by manually performing the ice making and the ice making process, which can reduce the manufacturing cost It works.

또한, 제빙명의 크기를 증가시켜 제빙량을 크게 하여도 이빙 과정을 수동으로 수행하기 때문에 이빙되지 않는 얼음이 없이 완전하게 이빙할 수 있는 효과가 있다.In addition, even though the ice making process is increased by increasing the size of the ice making name, the ice making process is manually performed, thereby making it possible to completely ice without ice that is not iced.

이상에서는, 본 발명의 특정의 바람직한 실시예에 대해서 도시하고 설명하였다. 그러나, 본 발명은 상술한 실시예에만 한정되는 것은 아니며, 본 발명이 속하는 기술 분야에서 통상의 지식을 가진 자라면 이하의 특허 청구범위에 기재된 본 발명의 기술적 사상의 요지를 벗어남이 없이 얼마든지 다양하게 변경 실시할 수 있을 것이다.In the above, specific preferred embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described. However, the present invention is not limited only to the above-described embodiments, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may vary without departing from the spirit of the technical idea of the present invention described in the claims below. It will be possible to carry out the change.

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급수장치를 포함한 냉장고의 제빙기로서,As an ice maker of a refrigerator including a water supply device, 냉장고의 전면 패널에 형성되는 급수 스위치와;A water switch formed on the front panel of the refrigerator; 급수원에 연결되는 정수 필터와;A water filter connected to the water supply source; 상기 정수 필터에 연결되는 급수 밸브와;A water supply valve connected to the water filter; 상기 급수 밸브에서 공급된 물을 냉동실의 제빙명에 급수하는 급수 분배기와;A water distributor for supplying water supplied from the water supply valve to an ice making name of a freezing compartment; 상기 급수 밸브를 통과하는 물의 양을 축정하는 급수 센서; 및 A water supply sensor that stores an amount of water passing through the water supply valve; And 상기 급수 분배기로부터 제공된 물을 수용하여 제빙하고, 전면 일측에 이빙 노브가 형성되어 수동으로 이빙 가능한 제빙명을 포함하여 이루어진 반자동식 제빙기.A semi-automatic ice maker comprising ice making and receiving water provided from the water distributor, and an ice making knob formed on one side of the front side to manually make ice. 제 1항에 있어서,The method of claim 1, 상기 급수 센서는 상기 급수 밸브에 부착되는 터빈 유량계인 것을 특징으로 하는 반자동식 제빙기.The water supply sensor is a semi-automatic ice maker, characterized in that the turbine flowmeter attached to the water supply valve. 제 2항에 있어서,The method of claim 2, 상기 급수 스위치로부터 신호를 전달받아 상기 급수 밸브를 개방하고, 상기 급수 센서로부터 측정된 물의 양을 계산하여 급수량이 상기 제빙명의 수용량에 도 달하면 상기 급수 밸브를 폐쇄하여 급수를 정지하도록 제어하는 제어부를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 반자동식 제빙기.The control unit for receiving the signal from the water supply switch to open the water supply valve, calculate the amount of water measured by the water supply sensor to close the water supply valve to stop the water supply when the water supply reaches the capacity of the ice making name. Semi-automatic ice machine comprising a.
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