CN-117781553-B - Refrigerator with ice maker and water injection control method of ice maker

CN117781553BCN 117781553 BCN117781553 BCN 117781553BCN-117781553-B

Abstract

The invention discloses a refrigerator with an ice maker and a water injection control method of the ice maker, the refrigerator comprises the ice maker, a temperature detection device and a controller, the ice maker comprises an ice making box, the temperature detection device is arranged on the side wall of the ice making box and is used for detecting the real-time temperature of the ice making box, and the controller is used for judging that the ice making box is full of water when the ice maker is in a water injection mode and the obtained real-time temperature is greater than or equal to a preset water full temperature threshold value, and controlling the ice maker to exit the water injection mode to end the water injection of the current round, so that the probability of overflow of the ice making box caused by excessive water injection is reduced, and the risk of ice block adhesion in the ice storage box is further reduced.

Inventors

CHEN XING
GUO YUHUA
HUANG ZHONGMING

Assignees

海信容声(广东)冰箱有限公司

Dates

Publication Date: 20260508
Application Date: 20220920

Claims (8)

1. A refrigerator having an ice maker, comprising: an ice maker, the inside of which is provided with an ice making box; The temperature detection device is arranged on the side wall of the ice making box and is used for detecting the real-time temperature of the ice making box, and the temperature detection device comprises a temperature sensor; a controller for: Acquiring a mode of the ice maker in real time and acquiring real-time temperatures detected by the temperature sensors in real time; when the ice maker is in a water injection mode, analyzing all real-time temperatures at the current moment; When at least one real-time temperature reaches a water full temperature threshold value and another real-time temperature does not reach the water full temperature threshold value, judging that the ice making box is not placed flat, and generating abnormal information of the ice making box; Or alternatively, the first and second heat exchangers may be, When the temperatures obtained by the temperature sensors are different, judging that the ice making boxes are not placed flatly, and generating abnormal ice making box placement information; And sending the ice making box placement abnormality information to a user terminal through a communication module and carrying out position adjustment on the ice making box so as to enable the ice making box to be placed flatly.
2. The refrigerator with ice maker of claim 1, wherein said temperature detecting means comprises at least two temperature sensors each for detecting a real-time temperature of said ice making housing, at least one of said temperature sensors is provided on one side wall of said ice making housing, at least one of said temperature sensors is provided on the other side wall of said ice making housing, and a mounting height of each of said temperature sensors is a preset full water height.
3. The refrigerator with ice maker of claim 2, wherein when the ice maker is in a water filling mode and the obtained real-time temperature is greater than or equal to a preset water full temperature threshold, the controller controls the ice maker to exit the water filling mode and stops filling water into the ice making box, and the method specifically comprises: and when the ice maker is in a water filling mode and at least one real-time temperature is greater than or equal to a preset water full temperature threshold value, judging that the ice making box is full of water.
4. The refrigerator with ice maker as claimed in claim 3, wherein said controller is further for: when the ice maker is in the water injection mode, acquiring the current duration of water injection; When the current continuous water injection duration reaches a preset water injection duration threshold, controlling the ice machine to withdraw from the water injection mode, and generating ice machine water shortage alarm information to remind a user of water shortage of the ice machine.
5. The refrigerator with ice maker of claim 4, wherein said controller is further for: And controlling the ice maker to enter a water injection mode to inject water into the ice making box when the ice making box is detected to finish ice removing operation and each real-time temperature is smaller than a preset low-temperature threshold value or when the ice maker is detected to be electrified for the first time and each real-time temperature is smaller than the low-temperature threshold value.
6. The refrigerator with ice maker as claimed in claim 5, wherein said ice making housing is formed of at least one ice tray, and a flow guide groove is provided between adjacent ice trays.
7. The refrigerator with ice maker of claim 6, wherein said predetermined full water level is lower than an opening edge of an ice tray in the ice making housing.
8. The refrigerator with ice maker of claim 7, wherein said controller sets a water full temperature threshold to zero degrees celsius, and when said temperature sensor detects that the real-time temperature is greater than zero degrees celsius, it is determined that the ice making housing is full of water, ending the water injection.

Description

Refrigerator with ice maker and water injection control method of ice maker The application is based on China patent application number 202211142191.6, application date 2022-09-20, and the name of the application is a divisional application of a refrigerator with an ice maker and a water injection control method of the ice maker. Technical Field The invention relates to the technical field of refrigerators, in particular to a refrigerator with an ice maker and a water injection control method of the ice maker. Background With the improvement of the living standard of people, the products of the refrigerator with the ice maker are spread all over the world, so that not only is the demand of people on food material preservation met, but also the demand of users on ice cubes is met. The ice maker in the existing refrigerator is generally controlled by controlling water injection time or controlling water injection of the ice maker through the flow sensor, and as the water injection quantity is fixed every time, when the ice making box in the ice maker is in an uneven state or the ice making box is not completely de-iced, if the ice making box is injected with water according to the original water injection quantity, excessive water injected into the ice making box overflows to the ice storage box, so that the risk of ice block adhesion in the ice storage box is higher. Disclosure of Invention The embodiment of the invention aims to provide a refrigerator with an ice maker and an ice maker water injection control method, wherein a temperature detection device is arranged on the outer side wall of an ice making box, water injection control is carried out according to the temperature detected by the temperature detection device, and the probability of overflow of the ice making box caused by excessive water injection is reduced, so that the risk of adhesion of ice cubes in the ice making box is reduced. To achieve the above object, an embodiment of the present invention provides a refrigerator having an ice maker, including: an ice maker, the inside of which is provided with an ice making box; the temperature detection device is arranged on the side wall of the ice making box and is used for detecting the real-time temperature of the ice making box; a controller for: When the ice machine is in the water injection mode and the acquired real-time temperature is greater than or equal to a preset water full temperature threshold, judging that the ice making box is full of water, and controlling the ice machine to exit the water injection mode to finish water injection of the current round. As an improvement of the above scheme, the temperature detection device comprises at least two temperature sensors, wherein the temperature sensors are used for detecting the real-time temperature of the ice making box, at least one temperature sensor is arranged on one outer side wall of the ice making box, at least one temperature sensor is arranged on the other outer side wall of the ice making box, and the installation height of each temperature sensor is a preset full water height; When the ice maker is in a water injection mode and the acquired real-time temperature is greater than or equal to a preset water full temperature threshold, determining that the ice making box is full of water specifically comprises: and when the ice maker is in a water filling mode and at least one real-time temperature is greater than or equal to a preset water full temperature threshold value, judging that the ice making box is full of water. As an improvement of the above solution, the controller is further configured to: when the ice maker is in the water injection mode, acquiring the current duration of water injection; When the current continuous water injection duration reaches a preset water injection duration threshold, controlling the ice machine to withdraw from the water injection mode, and generating ice machine water shortage alarm information to remind a user of water shortage of the ice machine. As an improvement of the above solution, the controller is further configured to: And controlling the ice maker to enter a water injection mode to inject water into the ice making box when the ice making box is detected to finish ice removing operation and each real-time temperature is smaller than a preset low-temperature threshold value or when the ice maker is detected to be electrified for the first time and each real-time temperature is smaller than the low-temperature threshold value. As an improvement of the scheme, the ice making box consists of at least one ice grid, a water injection port of the ice making machine is positioned above the middle ice grid of the ice making box, and a diversion trench is arranged between two adjacent ice grids. As an improvement of the above solution, the controller is further configured to: and when the ice maker is in the water filling mode, the real-time temperature detected by at least one temper