EP 4123249 A4 20230809 - AUTOMATIC WATER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND REFRIGERATOR HAVING SAME
Title (en)
AUTOMATIC WATER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND REFRIGERATOR HAVING SAME
Title (de)
AUTOMATISCHE WASSERVERSORGUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND KÜHLSCHRANK DAMIT
Title (fr)
APPAREIL D'ALIMENTATION EN EAU AUTOMATIQUE ET RÉFRIGÉRATEUR LE COMPRENANT
Publication
Application
Priority
- CN 202010182438 A 20200316
- CN 2020115641 W 20200916
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP4123249A1] The present invention discloses an automatic water supply device and a refrigerator having the same. The automatic water supply device comprises a water vessel(100), a bracket(200) for placing the water vessel(100), detection means(300), and a water supply mechanism(400) for supplying water to the water vessel(100), the water vessel(100) comprising a water filling port(110); the detection means(300) comprises a switch movably connected to the bracket(200) and a sensing unit(320) fitted with the switch; the water supply mechanism(400) comprises a water supply pipe(410) and a water valve provided on the water supply pipe(410), and an outlet(110) of the water supply pipe(410) corresponds to the water filling port(110) of the water vessel(100); the automatic water supply device further comprises a controller, the sensing unit(320) switches between an ON state and an OFF state based on the movement of the switch, and the water vessel(100) is placed on the bracket(200) to touch the switch, thereby driving the sensing unit(320) to be in the ON state; the sensing unit(320) outputs a detection signal characterizing the liquid level in the water vessel(100) in the ON state, the controller controlling the water valve to open or close according to the detection signal.
IPC 8 full level
F25D 23/12 (2006.01); B67D 1/00 (2006.01); F25D 29/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: CN EP)
F25D 23/04 (2013.01 - EP); F25D 23/126 (2013.01 - CN EP); F25D 29/003 (2013.01 - CN); F25D 29/005 (2013.01 - CN); F25D 2331/81 (2013.01 - EP); F25D 2700/00 (2013.01 - EP); F25D 2700/06 (2013.01 - CN EP)
Citation (search report)
- [IA] US 2018187964 A1 20180705 - PARK SANG MIN [KR], et al
- [I] CN 105806025 A 20160727 - QINGDAO HAIER CO LTD
- [A] WO 2018121569 A1 20180705 - QINGDAO HAIER JOINT STOCK CO LTD [CN]
- [A] US 2017137277 A1 20170518 - COMSA CORNEL [US], et al
- [A] EP 1645825 A1 20060412 - WHIRLPOOL CO [US]
- See references of WO 2021184709A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 4123249 A1 20230125; EP 4123249 A4 20230809; AU 2020436860 A1 20221013; AU 2020436860 B2 20230803; CN 113405309 A 20210917; WO 2021184709 A1 20210923
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 20925475 A 20200916; AU 2020436860 A 20200916; CN 202010182438 A 20200316; CN 2020115641 W 20200916