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Title:
FRESHNESS/MATURATION DETERMINATION DEVICE AND REFRIGERATOR WITH FRESHNESS/MATURATION DETERMINATION DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2018096712
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a freshness/maturation determination device capable of making a highly reliable determination concerning freshness or maturation of a variety of fresh food and a refrigerator with the freshness/maturation determination device.SOLUTION: A freshness/maturation determination device 2 includes: a storage part 4 of fresh food F; a light source 10a for emitting visible light to the fresh food F arranged in the storage part 4; an optical sensor 10b for detecting a light intensity of a prescribed wavelength region of light reflected from the fresh food F to which the visible light is emitted; and a control unit 100 for making a determination concerning freshness or maturation of the fresh food F on the basis of the light intensity of the prescribed wavelength region detected by the optical sensor 10b. And a refrigerator with the freshness/maturation determination device 2 is provided.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Inventors:
TOYOSHIMA MASASHI
KONNO MARIKO
Application Number:
JP2016238653A
Publication Date:
June 21, 2018
Filing Date:
December 08, 2016
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Assignee:
AQUA KK
International Classes:
G01N21/27; F25D23/00; G01N33/02; G01N33/12
Domestic Patent References:
JP2007108124A2007-04-26
JP2010268792A2010-12-02
JP2016048220A2016-04-07
JP2016133296A2016-07-25
JP2013249990A2013-12-12
JP2010243300A2010-10-28
JPH04104041A1992-04-06
Foreign References:
WO2014041884A12014-03-20
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Samejima Mutsumi
Takuji Yamada
Yasuo Yanagibashi