TW201305518A - Freezer compartment temperature display device and refrigerator capable of displaying freezer temperature - Google Patents

Abstract

A refrigerator capable of displaying freezer compartment temperature is provided, comprising: a freezer compartment; a lamp installed in the freezer compartment to be controlled to emit different light colors, a temperature sensor disposed in the freezer compartment to detect the coolness of the freezer compartment and to output a sensing signal corresponding to said coolness; a light color controlled circuit electrically coupled to the temperature sensor and the lamp to receive the sensing signal for emitting the lighting color corresponding to the room temperature, thereby enabling users to learn the freezer compartment coolness directly from the compartment lighting color to timely adjust the coolness for achieving a better refrigeration effect.

Description

Refrigerator temperature display device and refrigerator capable of displaying the coldness of the refrigerator

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly to a refrigerator that can display the coldness of a refrigerating compartment.

At present, the refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator is provided with a lighting lamp, which provides the purpose of refrigerating room illumination and emits only a single light color, such as yellow light. Although some refrigerators will display the temperature of the refrigerator, the user does not know whether the temperature is the most suitable temperature of the refrigerator, and often fails to adjust the temperature of the refrigerator in time, so that the refrigerator may be too cold or insufficient. It does not achieve good refrigeration. Therefore, if the coldness of the refrigerating compartment can be indicated by changing the color of the lamp of the refrigerating compartment, the user can see the coldness of the refrigerating compartment at a glance, and the coldness adjustment of the refrigerating compartment can be performed in time.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a refrigerating compartment temperature display device which can express the coldness of a refrigerating compartment by changing the lamp color of the luminaire in the refrigerating compartment, and a refrigerator which can display the refrigerating compartment coldness.

In order to achieve the above object, a refrigerator compartment temperature display device is provided in a refrigerating compartment for displaying the coldness of the refrigerating compartment, and the refrigerating compartment temperature display apparatus comprises: at least one luminaire disposed in the refrigerating compartment, Controlled to emit different light colors, a temperature detector disposed in the refrigerator compartment for detecting the coldness of the refrigerator compartment, and outputting a detection signal corresponding to the coldness, and a light color The control circuit is electrically coupled to the temperature detector and the lamp to receive the detection signal, and controls the lamp to emit a color corresponding to the temperature of the room according to the detection signal.

Furthermore, the present invention relates to a refrigerator capable of displaying the coldness of a refrigerating compartment, comprising at least one refrigerating compartment, at least one luminaire disposed in the refrigerating compartment, which can be controlled to emit different lamp colors, and is disposed in the refrigerating compartment. a temperature detector for detecting the coldness of the refrigerator compartment, and outputting a detection signal corresponding to the coldness, and a light color control circuit electrically coupled to the temperature detector and the lamp Receiving the detection signal, and controlling the lamp to emit a light color corresponding to the indoor temperature according to the detection signal.

Preferably, the lamp can emit at least a first type of lamp color, a second type of lamp color and a third type of lamp color, and the lamp color control circuit determines that the detection signal represents that the coldness of the refrigerating compartment is too cold. a first control signal controls the lamp to emit a first type of light color, and the light color control circuit determines that the detection signal represents that the coldness of the refrigerator compartment is moderate, and generates a second control signal to control the light source to emit a second light color. The lamp color control circuit determines that the detection signal represents that the coldness of the refrigerating compartment is insufficient, and generates a third control signal to control the lamp to emit a third lamp color.

The utility model has the advantages of detecting the coldness of the refrigerating compartment and changing the lamp color of the lamp in the refrigerating compartment according to the coldness of the refrigerating compartment, so that the user can remove the lamp color of the lamp from the refrigerating compartment, and the refrigerating compartment The coldness is clear at a glance, and the coldness of the refrigerating compartment is adjusted in time to enable the refrigerating compartment to exert a better refrigerating effect, thereby achieving the efficacy and purpose of the present invention.

The foregoing and other objects, features, and advantages of the invention are set forth in the <RTIgt;

Referring to Figures 1 and 2, a preferred embodiment of the refrigerator for displaying the coldness of the refrigerating compartment of the present invention includes a plurality of refrigerating compartments (e.g., four refrigerating compartments 21-24 shown in Fig. 1), and a refrigerator is provided therein. a refrigerating compartment temperature display device in a refrigerating compartment 21 for displaying the coldness of the refrigerating compartment 21, and comprising at least one luminaire 11 (in this embodiment, two luminaires 11 are taken as an example), a temperature detector 12 and a Light color control circuit 13.

The luminaire 11 is disposed in the refrigerating chamber 21, and in the present embodiment, the luminaire 11 is a illuminating diode illuminator capable of emitting multi-color light, which can be controlled to emit different lamp colors.

The temperature detector 12 is disposed in the refrigerating chamber 21 for detecting the coldness of the refrigerating chamber 21 and generating a detecting signal corresponding to the measured coldness.

The light color control circuit 13 is electrically coupled to the temperature detector 12 and the lamp 11 to receive the detection signal outputted by the temperature detector 12, and the coldness of the refrigerator compartment 21 is obtained according to the detection signal, and a control signal is outputted. The control lamp 11 emits a lamp color corresponding to the coldness of the refrigerating compartment 21.

More specifically, the lamp 11 of the present embodiment can emit at least three kinds of lamp colors, for example, the first lamp color (blue light), the second lamp color (white light), and the third light color (yellow light), when the light color When the control circuit 13 determines that the detection signal represents the coldness of the refrigerating chamber 21 is too cold (for example, the cooling degree is below 2 ° C), a first control signal is generated to control the lamp 11 to emit a first type of light (blue light). When the control circuit 13 determines that the detection signal represents that the coldness of the refrigerating chamber 21 is moderate (for example, the cooling degree is between 2 ° C and 6 ° C), a second control signal is generated to control the lamp 11 to emit a second color (white light). When the light color control circuit 13 determines that the detection signal represents insufficient coldness of the refrigerating chamber 21 (for example, the coldness is above 6 ° C), a third control signal is generated to control the lamp 11 to emit a third light color (yellow light). Thereby, the user can easily know whether the coldness of the refrigerating compartment 21 is appropriate by observing the color of the light in the refrigerating compartment 21, and can adjust the coldness of the refrigerating compartment 21 in a timely manner.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the refrigerating compartment temperature display means may be provided in each of the refrigerating compartments 21 to 24 of the refrigerator to display the coldness of each of the refrigerating compartments 21 to 24 through the lamp color of the lamps in the respective refrigerating compartments 21 to 24. .

In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, in the embodiment, the lamps 111 to 114 provided in the respective refrigerating chambers 21 to 24 can be controlled by the same lamp color control circuit 13', and a temperature detector is respectively disposed in each of the refrigerating chambers 21 to 24. 121~124, detecting the coldness of each of the refrigerating chambers 21~24, and returning the detection signal to the same lamp color control circuit 13', and then the lamp color control circuit 13' issues different signals according to different detection signals. The control signal controls each of the lamps 111 to 114 to emit a lamp color corresponding to the degree of coldness of the refrigerator compartment to which it belongs. Of course, the above-mentioned refrigerator compartment temperature display device can also be applied to a freezer of a refrigerator.

In summary, the above embodiment detects the coldness of the refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator, and according to the coldness of the refrigerator compartment, correspondingly changes the light color of the lamps in the refrigerator compartment, so that the user can remove the lamps from the refrigerator compartment. The color of the lamp makes the coldness of the refrigerator compartment clear at a glance, and the coldness of the refrigerator compartment is adjusted in time to enable the refrigerator compartment to exert a better refrigeration effect, thereby achieving the efficacy and purpose of the present invention.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the invention is not limited thereto, that is, the simple equivalent changes and modifications made by the scope of the invention and the description of the invention are All remain within the scope of the invention patent.

11. . . Lamp

12. . . Temperature detector

13, 13’. . . Lamp color control circuit

21~24. . . Cold room

121~124. . . Temperature detector

111~114. . . Lamp

1 is a schematic view showing the appearance of a preferred embodiment of a refrigerator capable of showing the coldness of a refrigerating compartment;

2 is a circuit block diagram of a refrigerator compartment temperature display device of the embodiment; and

Fig. 3 is a circuit block diagram showing another modified embodiment of the refrigerating compartment temperature display device of the refrigerator which can show the coldness of the refrigerating compartment of the present invention.

11. . . Lamp

12. . . Temperature detector

13. . . Lamp color control circuit

Claims (4)

A refrigerating compartment temperature display device is disposed in a refrigerating compartment for displaying the coldness of the refrigerating compartment, the refrigerating compartment temperature display device comprising: at least one luminaire disposed in the refrigerating compartment and capable of being controlled to emit different light colors a temperature detector disposed in the refrigerator compartment for detecting the coldness of the refrigerator compartment and outputting a detection signal corresponding to the coldness; and a light color control circuit, and the temperature detection And the lamp is electrically coupled to receive the detection signal, and according to the detection signal, the lamp is controlled to emit a light color corresponding to the indoor temperature. The refrigerator compartment temperature display device according to claim 1, wherein the lamp can emit at least a first lamp color, a second lamp color, and a third lamp color, and the lamp color control circuit determines the detection. When the signal indicates that the cold room is too cold, a first control signal is generated to control the lamp to emit a first type of light color, and the light color control circuit determines that the detection signal represents a moderate degree of coldness of the refrigerator compartment, generating a The second control signal controls the luminaire to emit a second color, and the light color control circuit determines that the detection signal represents that the coldness of the refrigerator compartment is insufficient, and generates a third control signal to control the luminaire to emit a third light color. A refrigerator capable of displaying the coldness of a refrigerating compartment, comprising: at least one refrigerating compartment; at least one luminaire disposed in the refrigerating compartment and capable of being controlled to emit different light colors; a temperature detector disposed in the refrigerating compartment Detecting the coldness of the refrigerating compartment and outputting a detection signal corresponding to the coldness; and a light color control circuit electrically coupled with the temperature detector and the light fixture to receive the detection The test signal, and according to the detection signal, the lamp is controlled to emit a light color corresponding to the indoor temperature. A refrigerator capable of displaying the coldness of a refrigerating compartment according to claim 3, wherein the lamp can emit at least a first lamp color, a second lamp color, and a third lamp color, and the lamp color control circuit When the detection signal indicates that the coldness of the refrigerator compartment is too cold, a first control signal is generated to control the lamp to emit a first type of light color, and the light color control circuit determines that the detection signal represents a moderate coldness of the refrigerator compartment. And generating a second control signal to control the luminaire to emit a second color, the light color control circuit determines that the detection signal represents that the coldness of the refrigerator compartment is insufficient, and generates a third control signal to control the luminaire to issue a third Kind of light color.