KR20170100979A - Ice discharging control Purifier - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a water purifier capable of adjusting an ice discharge amount. The water purifier, capable of adjusting an ice discharge amount provides purified water by receiving original water, includes an ice machine capable of freezing partial of purified water, and an ice storage container storing ice formed in the ice machine, and comprises: a discharge unit formed at one side of the ice storage container and transferring ice discharged from an outlet to an ice discharge portion; a control portion for controlling driving of the discharge unit; and an input portion capable of selecting and inputting an amount of ice discharge that is discharged through the discharge unit.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to an ice discharging control purifier,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a water purifier, and more particularly, to a water purifier capable of controlling the discharge amount of ice to adjust the discharge amount of ice.

Recently, a water purifier has been added to the function of purifying water and supplying cold water or hot water, as well as a function of supplying ice with an icing function.

Generally, such an ice water purifier includes a filter unit, a purified water tank for storing purified water purified in the filter unit, a cold water tank for storing cold water, an ice making unit for producing ice or cold water, Respectively.

Consumers are trying to adjust the amount of ice stored in the ice reservoir as much as necessary. In the case of ice water purifiers up to now, however, ice is often discharged less than desired or vice versa. That is, there is a problem that a large amount of ice is discharged at a time without causing an appropriate amount of ice discharge.

As described above, according to the conventional art, it is very difficult to discharge a quantity of ice that is exactly the amount desired by a consumer. In addition, when a large amount of ice is discharged at a time, there is a problem that unnecessary power is wasted because ice must be manufactured to fill up the ice reservoir again with ice.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0017802

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a water purifier capable of adjusting an amount of ice discharge so that a user can select an appropriate amount of ice and provide only a selected amount of ice, There is a purpose.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a water purifier capable of adjusting the amount of ice discharge, comprising: an ice maker for receiving and supplying purified water to a portion of the purified water; and an ice reservoir for storing ice formed in the ice maker And a controller for controlling the driving of the discharging unit and a controller for controlling the driving of the discharging unit to discharge the ice discharged from the discharging unit through the discharging unit, And an input unit capable of selecting and inputting a discharge amount.

The discharge unit includes a drive motor controlled to be driven by the control unit, a rotator connected to the drive motor so as to be rotatable by the drive motor, And a plurality of receiving members for receiving ice discharged from the outlet to receive the ice discharged from the ice discharge unit, wherein the receiving member can receive only one ice generated by the ice maker .

And a controller for controlling the driving of the discharging unit and counting the number of ice which is carried by the discharging unit and is passing through the ice discharging unit and which is provided on the side of the ice discharging unit and transmits measurement information to the controller And a detection sensor for detecting the temperature of the liquid.

The water purifier capable of adjusting the discharge amount of ice according to the present invention can control the discharge amount of ice to correspond to the user's need, thereby preventing unnecessary waste of ice and increasing the satisfaction of the user.

1 is a perspective view illustrating an embodiment of a water purifier capable of adjusting an amount of ice discharge according to the present invention,
2 is a conceptual diagram showing the structure of a discharge unit for controlling the amount of ice discharge;
3 is a block diagram showing the drive relationship of the discharge unit.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a purifier capable of controlling the amount of ice discharge according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention is capable of various modifications and various forms, and specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the text. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention. Like reference numerals are used for like elements in describing each drawing. In the accompanying drawings, the dimensions of the structures are enlarged to illustrate the present invention in order to clarify the present invention.

The terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component.

The terminology used in this application is used only to describe a specific embodiment and is not intended to limit the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprises", "having", and the like are used to specify that a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a part or a combination thereof is described in the specification, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the contextual meaning of the related art and are to be interpreted as either ideal or overly formal in the sense of the present application Do not.

1 to 3 show an embodiment of a water purifier 1 capable of controlling the amount of ice discharge according to the present invention in accordance with the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a water purifier 1 capable of controlling the amount of ice discharge includes a water purifier main body 10, and includes a water purification part for purifying the water supplied into the internal space of the body 10, A cold water unit 20 and a hot water unit 30 for providing cold water and hot water, respectively.

The water cooled or heated respectively by the cold water portion 20 and the hot water portion 30 is stored in each of the low water cisterns and then discharged through the cold water discharge portion 21 or the hot water discharge portion 31.

A separate discharge part for discharging purified water at room temperature, which is not shown in the figure, may be formed.

The main body 10 is also provided with an input unit 40 for selecting and inputting a discharge amount when discharging ice. The input unit 40 can be formed to be able to perform a touch-type input to a button or a display.

In addition, the main body 10 is further provided with a ice making part 50 for providing a part of the purified water with ice.

The icemaker 50 includes an ice maker for freezing water, an ice reservoir 51 for storing ice formed in the ice maker, and a discharging unit 70 for controlling the amount of ice discharged from the ice reservoir 51 .

A predetermined storage space for storing the ice produced in the ice maker is formed in the ice storage container 51 and a discharge port 52 for discharging ice is formed in the lower portion of the ice storage container 51. The ice reservoir 51 has a discharge port 52 formed at its lower end and is formed so that its width gradually decreases as it progresses toward the discharge port 52 so that the ice can be discharged while being automatically downwardly moved by gravity And the size of the discharge port 52 is formed such that only one ice can be discharged.

The discharge unit (70) carries the ice discharged from the discharge port (52) to the ice discharge part (60) so that only a predetermined amount of ice is carried.

2, the discharging unit 70 is installed between the discharging port 52 and the ice discharging unit 60 and includes a driving motor 71, a rotating body 72 rotated by the driving motor 71, And a housing member (73) formed on the rotating body (72).

The rotating body 72 can be rotated by a driving motor 71 and the driving motor 71 is controlled to be driven by a controller 81 of the control unit 80. The driving motor 71 may be a stepping motor so that the amount of rotation of the driving motor 71 can be adjusted.

The rotating body 72 is formed in a circular shape and connected to be rotated by the driving motor 71. The receiving member 73 is connected to the outer edge of the rotating body 72 by a predetermined distance along the circumferential direction A plurality is formed.

The receiving member 73 has a receiving groove for accommodating the ice discharged through the discharging port 52. The receiving groove 73 is open upward at a position adjacent to the discharging port 52 And is formed to be downwardly opened at a position adjacent to the ice discharging portion 60 so that the ice contained in the receiving member 73 can be dropped into the ice discharging portion 60.

It is preferable that the receiving member 73 is formed to have a size capable of accommodating only one ice.

Since the housing member 73 is formed in the rotating body 72 at a predetermined interval along the circumferential direction, the amount of ice delivered through the housing member 73 is controlled according to the amount of rotation of the rotating body 72 .

For example, in the case where the rotating member 72 is formed with the storage members 73 at intervals of 60 degrees, six storage members 73 are provided. In the case where five ice are selected to be discharged, the controller 81 The driving shaft of the driving motor 71 rotates only 300 占 and the five receiving members 73 can receive the ice from the lower end of the discharging port 52 and transfer the ice to the ice discharging unit 60. [

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a sensor 82 for counting the amount of ice delivered through the receiving member 73 is provided at one side of the ice discharge unit 60, The sensing sensor 82 transmits sensing information to the controller 81.

The detection sensor 82 may be a water light emission sensor or a contact sensor that detects that ice collides with one side wall of the ice discharge port 52. [

The controller 81 receives the transfer amount of the ice sensed by the sensing sensor 82 and compares the input signal inputted through the input unit 40 with the sensed signal of the supplied ice so that the supplied amount of ice does not coincide with the input signal If not, additional ice is supplied so that the ice supply corresponding to the inputted number is made.

The water purifier 1 capable of controlling the amount of ice discharge according to the present invention can precisely control the discharge amount of ice, thereby preventing waste due to excessive supply of ice.

The description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features presented herein.

1: Water purifier that can control the amount of ice discharge
10: Body
20: cold water part
21: cold water discharge part
30: Hot water part
31: Hot water discharge part
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51: Ice reservoir
52: Outlet
60: Ice discharge part
70: Discharge unit
71: drive motor
72: rotating body
73: housing member
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81: Controller
82: Sensing sensor

Claims (3)

1. A water purifier comprising an ice maker for supplying raw water and purifying water, an ice maker for freezing some of purified water, and an ice reservoir for storing ice formed in the ice maker,
A discharge unit formed at one side of the ice reservoir for transferring ice from the discharge port through which the ice is discharged to the ice discharge unit;
A control unit for controlling driving of the discharge unit;
And an input unit capable of selecting and inputting a discharge amount of ice discharged through the discharge unit
Water purifier that can control the amount of ice discharge.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the discharge unit includes: a drive motor that is controlled to be driven by the control unit;
A rotating body connected to the driving motor so as to be rotatable by the driving motor,
And a plurality of receiving members which are spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction on the edge of the rotating body and in which ice is received so that the ice discharged from the outlet can be transferred to the ice discharge unit side,
Wherein the housing member is formed to receive only one ice generated in the ice maker
Water purifier that can control the amount of ice discharge.
3. The method of claim 2,
The control unit includes a controller for controlling the driving of the discharging unit,
And a detection sensor installed on the ice discharge unit for counting the number of ice that is carried by the discharge unit and passing through the ice discharge unit and transmits measurement information to the controller
Water purifier that can control the amount of ice discharge.

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