KR20120008732A - Control method for display panel of kimchi refrigerator - Google Patents

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KR20120008732A
KR20120008732A KR1020100069739A KR20100069739A KR20120008732A KR 20120008732 A KR20120008732 A KR 20120008732A KR 1020100069739 A KR1020100069739 A KR 1020100069739A KR 20100069739 A KR20100069739 A KR 20100069739A KR 20120008732 A KR20120008732 A KR 20120008732A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23B—PRESERVING, e.g. BY CANNING, MEAT, FISH, EGGS, FRUIT, VEGETABLES, EDIBLE SEEDS; CHEMICAL RIPENING OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLES; THE PRESERVED, RIPENED, OR CANNED PRODUCTS
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2400/00—General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for cooling or freezing apparatus not covered by any other subclass
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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Abstract

PURPOSE: A display controlling method of a kimchi refrigerator is provided to vary the brightness of a selected function and an unselected function on a storage chamber display unit of a display panel. CONSTITUTION: A display controlling method of a kimchi refrigerator comprises the following steps: lighting all function displays at a first brightness; lighting a function display of a selected function at a second brightness; determining the input condition of a function selection key on a display panel; and lighting an inputted function display at the second brightness, and changing the brightness of the function display having the second brightness into the first brightness. The second brightness is brighter than the first brightness.

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CONTROL METHOD FOR DISPLAY PANEL OF KIMCHI REFRIGERATOR}

The present invention relates to a display control method of a kimchi refrigerator, and more particularly, to always lights up the functions displayed on the storage compartment display of the display panel, but to be differently lit so that the currently selected and unselected functions can be distinguished from each other. It relates to a display control method of kimchi refrigerator.

In general, kimchi refrigerator is a storage device that allows to maintain the taste and freshness of kimchi for a long time.

The front of the kimchi refrigerator is provided with a display panel that displays the various functions of the kimchi refrigerator, and to select any one or more of these functions.

Therefore, the user can use the display panel as described above to store the kinds of cabbage (cabbage, water kimchi, bachelor, purchased kimchi, vegetables / fruits, meat / fish) and the degree of ripening (underground, quick-cooking, plus-cooking), inside the storage compartment. Various functions such as temperature can be selected.

The display panel provided in the kimchi refrigerator has a plurality of selection keys for storing the storage and operating the kimchi refrigerator.

Recently, as Kimchi refrigerators can be independently controlled for each storage compartment, the function of the storage compartment can be individually selected for each storage compartment.

Accordingly, a display panel is designed to display and select a function for each storage room, and turns on and off as the user selects, so that the user can know what the selected function is.

The technology described above refers to the background of the technical field to which the present invention belongs, and does not mean the prior art.

As described above, when the functions displayed on the storage compartment display unit of the display panel are turned off according to the user's selection, there is a problem in that the user may sequentially select and confirm the selected functions since the functions are not known.

The present invention was created to solve the above problems, and the kimchi is always turned on by changing the brightness so that the functions displayed on the storage compartment display of the display panel can be distinguished from the currently selected and unselected functions. It is an object of the present invention to provide a display control method of a refrigerator.

Display control method of the kimchi refrigerator according to an aspect of the present invention comprises the steps of lighting all the functional display of the display panel in the first brightness; Identifying a currently selected function on the display panel and lighting the second function on the selected function display; Determining an input state of a function selection key on the display panel; And illuminating the selected function display with the second brightness and the previously selected function display with the first brightness according to the input of the function selection key.

In the present invention, the second luminance is brighter than the first luminance.

In the present invention, the second luminance is characterized in that the maximum brightness.

As described above, the present invention can always know the current state of the Kimchi refrigerator by lighting up the functions displayed on the storage compartment display of the display panel at different brightnesses so that the currently selected and unselected functions can be distinguished from each other. In addition, the function that is not selected at the time of function selection can be recognized and selected in advance for convenient function selection.

1 is a block diagram of a display panel of a kimchi refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view showing the display panel arrangement of the kimchi refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a display control method of a kimchi refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view showing a lighting state of the display panel of the kimchi refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described an embodiment of a display control method of the kimchi refrigerator according to the present invention. In this process, the thickness of the lines or the size of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of description. In addition, the terms described below are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, which may vary depending on the intention or custom of the user, the operator. Therefore, definitions of these terms should be made based on the contents throughout the specification.

1 is a block diagram of a display panel of a kimchi refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a view showing the display panel arrangement of the kimchi refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the display panel of the kimchi refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a storage compartment display unit 10, a lock release key 20, a pattern writing unit 30, and a controller 40.

The storage compartment display unit 10 is formed in plural to correspond to the arrangement structure of the plurality of storage compartments (not shown) provided in the kimchi refrigerator.

In the present embodiment, when three storage compartments (not shown) are provided in the Kimchi refrigerator, and each storage compartment is formed in a vertically stacked structure, the display panel is the same as the arrangement of the actual storage compartments, as shown in FIG. Three storage compartment display units 10 are arranged in a vertical direction. Therefore, the user can intuitively recognize the storage compartment arrangement structure of the kimchi refrigerator through the storage compartment display unit 10.

The storage compartment display unit 10 is provided with a storage compartment position display unit 11, a function display unit 12, and a function selection key 13 to select and display a location of the storage compartment and a function for each storage compartment. In addition, the power key 14 may be selectively provided to supply and cut off power for each storage compartment.

In addition, each storage compartment display unit 10 is provided with a storage compartment position display unit 11 for identifying the location of the storage compartment provided in the kimchi refrigerator.

Referring to FIG. 2, the storage compartment location display unit 11 is indicated by three compartments, indicating that three storage compartments are stacked, and any one of them is lit so that the location of the storage compartment currently being used can be easily checked. do.

In addition, each of the storage compartment display sections 10 includes a function display section 12 and a function selection key 13 to select and display respective functions of the storage compartment.

In general, the Kimchi refrigerator enables independent control of a plurality of storage compartments so that a function can be selected for each storage compartment and a selected function can be displayed. As a result, each storage room operates according to a function selected by the user.

The function display unit 12 displays a function for a corresponding storage compartment, and displays various functions such as selection of a storage and temperature, ripening, storage, and special functions.

The function selection key 13 allows one or more of the function display units 12 to be selected as described above. Each time the function selection key 13 is input, one of the functions of the function display unit 12 is selected in a toggle manner.

Meanwhile, the function selected through the function selection key 13 controls the refrigeration cycle of the kimchi refrigerator according to the program of the corresponding function in the control unit 40.

When the user selects a function for each storage compartment, the control of the storage compartment through a refrigerating cycle or the like can be easily performed by those skilled in the art, and thus the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

For reference, in the present embodiment, as an example of the function display unit 12 and the function selection key 13, the temperature and ripening for radish kimchi, Chinese cabbage kimchi, water kimchi, and the temperature of the storage compartment are shown and selected. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it will be obvious that various functions can be selected and displayed for each storage room.

The power key 14 supplies and cuts power to each storage compartment.

For reference, in the present embodiment, the power key 14 is provided for each storage compartment display unit 10. Therefore, the power supply can be controlled independently for each storage compartment.

In addition, by not providing the power key 14 to the storage compartment display unit 10, the power key 14 can be basically supplied with power to the storage compartment. In this case, individual power control for the storage compartment is not possible.

The lock release key 20 locks and releases the display panel. When the lock release key 20 is continuously input in the lock mode for a predetermined time or more, the lock mode is entered to enable the function display and selection through the display panel.

On the other hand, in the unlock mode, after a certain time elapses without key input, automatically enters the lock mode.

The pattern writing unit 30 is disposed outside the storage compartment display unit 10 to display a predetermined image in an animation form. The pattern writing unit 30 displays various images in an animation format, for example, when the display panel starts or ends. This allows you to identify the start and end of an action.

The control unit 40 controls the overall operation of the display panel. When the lock release key 20 is continuously input for a predetermined time or more, the control unit 40 enters the release mode and displays the function display unit 12 according to the input of the function selection key 13. Is displayed. In addition, the storage compartment location display unit 11 displays the location of the storage compartment. This process is performed separately for each storage compartment display unit 10.

In addition, the pattern is displayed through the pattern writing unit 30 in the unwinding mode.

The display panel of the Kimchi refrigerator configured as described above may be distinguished from a function that is not selected by turning on the storage compartment display unit 10 and the pattern writing unit 30 according to a user's selection in the control unit 40 but varying the luminance of the currently selected function. To help.

That is, all the function displays of the display panel are turned on, but the function displays for the selected function are turned on more brightly to be distinguished from the unselected functions.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a display control method of a kimchi refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is a view showing a lighting state of the display panel of the kimchi refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, when power is supplied to the Kimchi refrigerator, all the function displays of the display panel are turned on at the first luminance (S10).

Thereafter, the current selected function of the display panel is checked to light up the second brightness with respect to the selected function display (S20).

In this case, the second luminance is brighter than the first luminance, and the second luminance is set to the maximum brightness of the display panel so that the functional display lit by the first luminance and the functional display lit by the second luminance can be distinguished from each other. .

In this way, the display panel is not only turned on but also the current state is turned on so that the difference in luminance can be distinguished.

Thereafter, when the lock release key 20 is switched to the release mode, the input state of the function selection key 13 is determined (S30).

In this case, when the function selection key 13 is input, the selected function display lights up with the second brightness and the previously selected function display lights up with the first brightness so that the selected function display is brightly lit to be distinguished (S40).

That is, as shown in FIG. 4, all the function displays of the display panel of the kimchi refrigerator are turned on, but for example, when the refrigeration standard in the upper compartment, the kimchi standard in the middle compartment, and the kimchi standard in the hakan are currently selected functions, the selected function indicator is brightly displayed. It is lit so that it can be distinguished from the function display that is not selected.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and those skilled in the art to which the art belongs can make various modifications and other equivalent embodiments therefrom. Will understand. Therefore, the technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the claims below.

10: storage compartment display unit 11: storage compartment display unit
12: function display unit 13: function selection key
14: power key 20: unlocking key
30: pattern writing unit 40: control unit

Claims (3)

Illuminating all function displays of the display panel with the first luminance;
Identifying a currently selected function on the display panel and lighting the second function display with a second brightness;
Determining an input state of a function selection key on the display panel; And
Lighting the selected function display in a second brightness and lighting the previously selected function display in a first brightness according to the input of the function selection key.
The method of claim 1, wherein the second luminance is brighter than the first luminance.
The display control method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the second luminance is the maximum brightness.
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