Title:
REFRIGERATOR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2020/110232
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A refrigerator comprises an ice making unit (1) that includes an icemaker to generate ice and a water supply tank to supply water to the icemaker, a temperature sensor (3) that measures the temperature of the water in the water supply tank, and a control device (10) that controls the refrigerator. The temperature sensor (3) measures the temperature of water in the water supply tank. The control device (10) comprises: a variation calculation unit (101) that calculates the variation per unit time of the temperature of the water in the water supply tank as measured by the temperature sensor (3); a stored water volume calculation unit (102) that calculates the amount of water stored in the water supply tank on the basis of variation per unit time of the temperature of the water in the water supply tank as calculated by the variation calculation unit (101); and a notification unit (105) that outputs information pertaining to the volume of water stored in the water supply tank as calculated by the stored water volume calculation unit (102).
Inventors:
KOBAYASHI FUMINORI (JP)
YAMATO YASUNARI (JP)
YOKOO HIROAKI (JP)
KOBAYASHI TAKASHI (JP)
SEIKE TSUYOSHI (JP)
SUWA TAKANORI (JP)
YAMATO YASUNARI (JP)
YOKOO HIROAKI (JP)
KOBAYASHI TAKASHI (JP)
SEIKE TSUYOSHI (JP)
SUWA TAKANORI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2018/043781
Publication Date:
June 04, 2020
Filing Date:
November 28, 2018
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP (JP)
International Classes:
F25C1/10; F25C1/25
Foreign References:
| JPH06159880A | 1994-06-07 | |||
| JPH04313666A | 1992-11-05 | |||
| JP2013032878A | 2013-02-14 | |||
| JPH09269171A | 1997-10-14 | |||
| JP2006300360A | 2006-11-02 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KIMURA Mitsuru (JP)
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