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Title:
AUTOMATIC WATER SUPPLY DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/007229
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An embodiment relates to an automatic water supply device comprising: a container seating portion, one side of which is open such that a container is placed; a water intake member arranged on the upper portion of the container seating portion so as to supply the container with a liquid; a container height measuring unit and a water level measuring unit arranged to be adjacent to the water intake member, respectively; and a control unit for comparing the height of the container, which is measured by the container height measuring unit, and the water level, which is measured by the water level measuring unit, thereby checking whether the water level inside the container reaches a preset height or not, and adjusting the water level inside the container using the result of the checking, wherein the container height measuring unit comprises a plurality of first optical sensors for sensing both ends of the upper end of the container, and can measure the height of the container in response to the result of sensing by the first optical sensors.

Inventors:
JUNG JAE WOOK (KR)
KANG LEE IM (KR)
LEE CHANG HYUCK (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2016/007300
Publication Date:
January 12, 2017
Filing Date:
July 06, 2016
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Assignee:
LG INNOTEK CO LTD (KR)
International Classes:
B67D1/12; B01D35/04; B67D1/08; B67D3/00; G06T7/60; H04N5/225
Foreign References:
KR20150073603A2015-07-01
KR20130102444A2013-09-17
US20140319168A12014-10-30
US20140103479A12014-04-17
KR20080078487A2008-08-27
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
PARK, Young Bok et al. (KR)
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