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JP2021179290A - A program that can be installed in the refrigerator and mobile terminals that can receive information from the refrigerator - Google Patents

A program that can be installed in the refrigerator and mobile terminals that can receive information from the refrigerator Download PDF

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JP2021179290A JP2020085610A JP2020085610A JP2021179290A JP 2021179290 A JP2021179290 A JP 2021179290A JP 2020085610 A JP2020085610 A JP 2020085610A JP 2020085610 A JP2020085610 A JP 2020085610A JP 2021179290 A JP2021179290 A JP 2021179290A
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【課題】冷蔵庫の製氷制御の利便性を向上する冷蔵庫を提供する。【解決手段】貯水部と、製氷皿と、貯水部から製氷皿に水を移送する給水部と、製氷皿に離氷動作をさせる駆動部と、を備え、離氷動作による製氷結果を２種類以上区別して出力部に出力させる冷蔵庫。【選択図】図３An object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator that improves the convenience of ice making control of the refrigerator. The apparatus includes a water storage section, an ice tray, a water supply section for transferring water from the water storage section to the ice tray, and a driving section for causing the ice tray to perform ice release operation, and two types of ice making results are obtained by the ice release operation. A refrigerator that distinguishes the above and causes the output unit to output. [Selection drawing] Fig. 3

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本発明は、冷蔵庫及び冷蔵庫から情報を受信可能な携帯端末にインストールされることができるプログラムに関する。 The present invention relates to a refrigerator and a program that can be installed in a mobile terminal capable of receiving information from the refrigerator.

近年、冷蔵庫本体だけでなくユーザ使用のスマートフォン等の可搬デバイスにインストールしたプログラムに係るアプリケーションを介してユーザが冷蔵庫を操作したり通知を受け取ったりすることが提案されている。 In recent years, it has been proposed that a user operates a refrigerator and receives a notification via an application related to a program installed not only on the refrigerator itself but also on a portable device such as a smartphone used by the user.

特許文献１は、冷蔵庫で発生したイベントのうち製氷完了、貯水タンクへの給水、エラー発生のそれぞれについて、携帯端末に通知することができる。通知するか否かはユーザが設定できる（００２６）。氷を貯氷ボックスに落とすために製氷皿を回転させたタイミングで、サーバ１３０に通知すべきイベントとして「製氷完了」が発生したと判定する（００２９）。 Patent Document 1 can notify the mobile terminal of each of the events that occurred in the refrigerator, such as the completion of ice making, the supply of water to the water storage tank, and the occurrence of an error. The user can set whether or not to notify (0026). At the timing when the ice tray is rotated to drop the ice into the ice storage box, it is determined that "ice making completion" has occurred as an event to be notified to the server 130 (0029).

特開２０２０−４６０９３号公報JP-A-2020-46093

例えば貯氷室の氷がない又は少ない場合に氷を使用したくなったユーザは、製氷機の製氷が完了したことを速やかに知りたいと願っていることが期待される。そのようなユーザに、実際は製氷がまったく又は通常より少量しか完了していないにも拘らず誤って完了通知をしてしまうと落胆等させる原因になる。 For example, a user who wants to use ice when there is no or little ice in the ice storage chamber is expected to want to know immediately that the ice making of the ice machine is completed. If such a user is erroneously notified of the completion of ice making even though the ice making is actually completed at all or in a smaller amount than usual, it causes disappointment.

特許文献１は、製氷皿を回転させたタイミングで製氷完了を判定するため、何らかの原因で製氷が全く又は少量のみ完了していた場合も等しく製氷完了と通知する。すなわち、冷蔵庫が製氷皿を回転させて離氷動作を行ってもよいと冷蔵庫が判定した場合に、携帯端末へ通知がされる。特許文献１の冷蔵庫は、製氷皿に給水された水が凍結し終える前の段階で離氷動作を行ってしまうと、貯氷室に水を落下させてしまうことから、これを少なくとも回避するように製氷完了を判定する。 In Patent Document 1, since the completion of ice making is determined at the timing when the ice tray is rotated, even if the ice making is completed completely or only in a small amount for some reason, it is equally notified that the ice making is completed. That is, when the refrigerator determines that the ice tray may be rotated to perform the ice removal operation, the mobile terminal is notified. In the refrigerator of Patent Document 1, if the ice-removing operation is performed before the water supplied to the ice tray has been frozen, the water will fall into the ice storage chamber. Therefore, at least avoid this. Judge the completion of ice making.

したがって、特許文献１の製氷完了判定は、製氷皿に十分な量の水が給水されて正常量の氷が凍結し終えた態様と、その他の例えば製氷量がない又は少ない態様とを区別しようとするものではない。 Therefore, the ice making completion determination of Patent Document 1 attempts to distinguish between a mode in which a sufficient amount of water is supplied to the ice tray and the normal amount of ice has been frozen, and another mode in which, for example, the amount of ice making is no or small. It's not something to do.

上記事情に鑑みてなされた第１の本発明は、
貯水部と、
製氷皿と、
前記貯水部から前記製氷皿に水を移送する給水部と、
前記製氷皿に離氷動作をさせる駆動部と、を備え、
前記離氷動作による製氷結果を２種類以上区別して出力部に出力させる冷蔵庫。 The first invention made in view of the above circumstances is
Water storage department and
With an ice tray,
A water supply unit that transfers water from the water storage unit to the ice tray,
The ice tray is provided with a drive unit for removing ice.
A refrigerator that distinguishes two or more types of ice making results from the ice removal operation and outputs them to the output unit.

上記事情に鑑みてなされた第２の本発明は、
貯水部と、
製氷皿と、
前記貯水部から前記製氷皿に水を移送する給水部と、
前記製氷皿に離氷動作をさせる駆動部と、を備え、
前記駆動部の駆動前後のタイミングで、製氷が正常に完了した場合はその旨を含む第１種類を出力部に出力させ、それ以外の場合は該出力部を無出力とする冷蔵庫。 The second invention made in view of the above circumstances is
Water storage department and
With an ice tray,
A water supply unit that transfers water from the water storage unit to the ice tray,
The ice tray is provided with a drive unit for removing ice.
A refrigerator that outputs the first type including that fact to the output unit when ice making is completed normally at the timing before and after the drive of the drive unit, and makes the output unit non-output in other cases.

実施形態の冷蔵庫の縦断面図Vertical sectional view of the refrigerator of the embodiment 実施形態の冷蔵庫のシステム構成図System configuration diagram of the refrigerator of the embodiment 実施形態の冷蔵庫の製氷制御フローチャート図Ice making control flowchart of the refrigerator of the embodiment 実施形態の製氷制御中に出力部に表示される画面表示Screen display displayed on the output unit during ice making control of the embodiment 実施形態の製氷制御中に出力部に表示される画面表示Screen display displayed on the output unit during ice making control of the embodiment 実施形態の製氷制御中に出力部に表示される画面表示Screen display displayed on the output unit during ice making control of the embodiment 実施形態の製氷制御中に出力部に表示される画面表示Screen display displayed on the output unit during ice making control of the embodiment 実施形態の製氷制御中に出力部に表示される画面表示Screen display displayed on the output unit during ice making control of the embodiment 実施形態の製氷制御中に出力部に表示される画面表示Screen display displayed on the output unit during ice making control of the embodiment 実施形態の製氷制御中に出力部に表示される画面表示Screen display displayed on the output unit during ice making control of the embodiment 実施形態の製氷制御中に出力部に表示される画面表示Screen display displayed on the output unit during ice making control of the embodiment 実施形態の製氷制御中に出力部に表示される画面表示Screen display displayed on the output unit during ice making control of the embodiment 実施形態の製氷制御の設定に用いられる画面表示Screen display used to set the ice making control of the embodiment

以下、添付の図面を参照しながら本発明の実施形態を説明する。図１は実施形態の冷蔵庫の縦断面図である。 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of the refrigerator of the embodiment.

冷蔵庫５０の外郭は断熱箱体５１で構成されており、上から順に、冷蔵室６１、製氷皿１８を収容した製氷室６２、冷凍室６３、野菜室６４が区画されて設けられている。各室６１〜６４の前方開口はそれぞれ扉７１〜７４で開閉可能である。 The outer shell of the refrigerator 50 is composed of a heat insulating box 51, and in order from the top, a refrigerating chamber 61, an ice making chamber 62 accommodating an ice tray 18, a freezing chamber 63, and a vegetable compartment 64 are provided. The front openings of the rooms 61 to 64 can be opened and closed by the doors 71 to 74, respectively.

冷蔵室６１と製氷室６２との間には、断熱仕切部材５２が配置されている。同様に、冷凍室６３と野菜室６４の間には、断熱仕切部材５３が配置されている。冷蔵温度帯室である野菜室６４の背面側である冷蔵庫５０の底部には、機械室５４が形成されており、この機械室５４には密閉型圧縮機５５が設置されている。断熱箱体５１の内部または内側であって、各室６１〜６４の背面側には、密閉型圧縮機５５で圧縮された後に放熱及び減圧した冷媒が案内される蒸発器５６が配されている。蒸発器５６等を含む冷凍サイクルによって生成された冷気は、通路９１〜９４を流通して各貯蔵室に供給される。 A heat insulating partition member 52 is arranged between the refrigerating chamber 61 and the ice making chamber 62. Similarly, a heat insulating partition member 53 is arranged between the freezing chamber 63 and the vegetable compartment 64. A machine room 54 is formed at the bottom of the refrigerator 50 on the back side of the vegetable room 64, which is a refrigerating temperature zone room, and a closed compressor 55 is installed in the machine room 54. Inside or inside the heat insulating box 51, on the back side of each of the rooms 61 to 64, an evaporator 56 is arranged to guide the refrigerant that has been compressed by the closed compressor 55 and then dissipated and decompressed. .. The cold air generated by the refrigeration cycle including the evaporator 56 and the like flows through the passages 91 to 94 and is supplied to each storage chamber.

冷蔵室６１の内部には、製氷に用いる水を溜めることができる貯水タンク１０が配置されている。貯水タンク１０から製氷皿１８上方にかけて給水パイプ１９が配されている。貯水タンク１０の背面側には給水ポンプモータ１１が配されており、貯水タンク１０の水が給水パイプ１９を通って製氷皿１８に案内される。製氷皿１８は、氷を収納する領域の上方に配されており、製氷される氷の形状を規定するように複数の凹みが形成されている。 Inside the refrigerating chamber 61, a water storage tank 10 capable of storing water used for ice making is arranged. A water supply pipe 19 is arranged from the water storage tank 10 to the upper part of the ice tray 18. A water supply pump motor 11 is arranged on the back side of the water storage tank 10, and the water in the water storage tank 10 is guided to the ice tray 18 through the water supply pipe 19. The ice tray 18 is arranged above the area for storing ice, and a plurality of recesses are formed so as to define the shape of the ice to be ice-made.

製氷皿１８に導かれた水は、冷凍サイクルで生成された冷気が供給される製氷室６２内で冷却されていき、最終的に氷となる。製氷皿１８近傍には温度センサ２３が取り付けられており、製氷の完了の判定に用いることができる。製氷皿１８の奥側端部には、この製氷皿１８を片持ち支持する回動軸が設けられており、この回動軸は、製氷皿駆動モータ１２により回動可能になっている。製氷皿駆動モータ１２が製氷皿１８を回動させて製氷皿１８の開口面を下向きとする。回動した製氷皿１８は、固定されている部材に当接しながらさらにモータ力を受けて捻じられ、製氷皿１８の氷を落下させる。落下した氷は、製氷皿１８の下側に配されている貯氷容器１４に蓄えられる。このような製氷制御が繰り返されて、貯氷容器１４に次第に氷が貯まっていく。 The water guided to the ice tray 18 is cooled in the ice making chamber 62 to which the cold air generated in the refrigeration cycle is supplied, and finally becomes ice. A temperature sensor 23 is attached in the vicinity of the ice tray 18, and can be used to determine the completion of ice making. A rotation shaft for cantilevering the ice tray 18 is provided at the back end of the ice tray 18, and the rotation shaft can be rotated by the ice tray drive motor 12. The ice tray drive motor 12 rotates the ice tray 18 so that the opening surface of the ice tray 18 faces downward. The rotated ice tray 18 is further twisted by receiving a motor force while being in contact with the fixed member, and the ice in the ice tray 18 is dropped. The fallen ice is stored in an ice storage container 14 arranged under the ice tray 18. Such ice making control is repeated, and ice is gradually accumulated in the ice storage container 14.

図２は、本実施形態におけるシステムの構成図である。システムは、冷蔵庫５０と、インターネット等のネットワーク２、冷蔵庫５０からの通知を受領可能に構成されたプログラムをインストールした携帯端末４を含む。さらに冷蔵庫５０内の情報を受信し、携帯端末４に冷蔵庫内の情報を送信するサーバー機器３を備えてもよい。 FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the system according to the present embodiment. The system includes a refrigerator 50, a network 2 such as the Internet, and a mobile terminal 4 installed with a program configured to receive notifications from the refrigerator 50. Further, a server device 3 that receives the information in the refrigerator 50 and transmits the information in the refrigerator to the mobile terminal 4 may be provided.

図３は、本実施形態における製氷フローチャートを示す図である。図４〜図１２は製氷フローチャートの実行中に携帯端末４又は冷蔵庫５０の出力部が表示し得る画面表示を示す図である。 FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an ice making flowchart in the present embodiment. 4 to 12 are diagrams showing screen displays that can be displayed by the output unit of the mobile terminal 4 or the refrigerator 50 during the execution of the ice making flowchart.

まず給水ポンプモータ１１が駆動し、貯水タンク１０から製氷皿１８に水が供給される（ステップＳ１）。この際、例えば給水ポンプモータ１１駆動時の電流情報を利用して、実際に水を移送したか否かや、水の移送量の多寡を判定する。多寡の判定法としては、例えば、貯水タンク１０が空の状態と満水の状態それぞれにおける駆動電流量を予め記憶させておき、駆動時の電流量が満水時の電流量に近い場合、水の移送量が多いと判定し、空の電流量に近い場合、水の移送量が少ないと判定することができる。貯水タンク１０の水がない又は少なかったり、給水ポンプモータ１１が故障等している場合に、移送量が不足する。 First, the water supply pump motor 11 is driven, and water is supplied from the water storage tank 10 to the ice tray 18 (step S1). At this time, for example, the current information when the water supply pump motor 11 is driven is used to determine whether or not water is actually transferred and the amount of water transferred. As a method for determining the amount of water, for example, the amount of drive current in each of the empty state and the full state of the water storage tank 10 is stored in advance, and when the current amount at the time of driving is close to the current amount at the time of full water, water is transferred. It can be determined that the amount is large, and if it is close to the empty current amount, it can be determined that the amount of water transferred is small. When there is no or little water in the water storage tank 10, or when the water supply pump motor 11 is out of order, the transfer amount is insufficient.

給水動作後、何らかの理由で給水量情報を取得できなかった場合（ステップＳ２，失敗）、ユーザの携帯端末４にその旨を送信する（ステップＳ３）。携帯端末４の表示部は、図４のように給水状態を確認できない旨を出力する。給水量の検知に成功した場合（ステップＳ２，成功）、給水量が比較的多く正常範囲と言えるとき、正常量であると判定する（ステップＳ４，正常）。このとき携帯端末４はその旨を送信し（ステップＳ６）、表示部は図５のように給水完了の旨を出力する。 If the water supply amount information cannot be acquired for some reason after the water supply operation (step S2, failure), that fact is transmitted to the user's mobile terminal 4 (step S3). The display unit of the mobile terminal 4 outputs that the water supply status cannot be confirmed as shown in FIG. When the water supply amount is successfully detected (step S2, success) and the water supply amount is relatively large and can be said to be in the normal range, it is determined that the water supply amount is normal (step S4, normal). At this time, the mobile terminal 4 transmits to that effect (step S6), and the display unit outputs to that effect that water supply is completed as shown in FIG.

一方、給水量が比較的少なく又は無いといえる（空水）とき、給水不十分又は空水と判定する。このとき携帯端末４はその旨を送信し（ステップＳ５）、表示部は図６，７のように給水不十分又は給水未済(空水)の旨を出力する。給水未済の場合は、ユーザに貯水タンク１０の確認を促す旨や或る程度の時間経過後に再度給水を試みる旨の表示を含ませてもよい。本実施形態の冷蔵庫５０は、空水判定の場合は通常の製氷に要する時間よりも短い時間の経過後、再度給水動作を行う。 On the other hand, when it can be said that the amount of water supply is relatively small or absent (empty water), it is determined that the water supply is insufficient or empty water. At this time, the mobile terminal 4 transmits to that effect (step S5), and the display unit outputs to that effect that water supply is insufficient or water supply has not been completed (empty water) as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. If the water supply has not been completed, a display indicating that the user is urged to check the water storage tank 10 or that the water supply is to be tried again after a certain period of time may be included. In the case of determining empty water, the refrigerator 50 of the present embodiment performs the water supply operation again after a time shorter than the time required for normal ice making has elapsed.

給水量検知を試みた冷蔵庫５０はその後、温度センサ２３が或る程度低温（例えば−５℃以下）になるまで待機する（ステップＳ７）。低温になった場合、製氷完了までに必要な時間を推定し又は適当な一定時間を用いて携帯端末４に、図８に示すように、製氷完了までの目安時間として表示させる（ステップＳ８）。目安時間を数値表現してもよいし、図８中下方にあるようなインジケータバー表現してもよい。目安時間の推定に便利なため、ステップＳ７を実行しているが、必須ではない。製氷完了までの目安残り時間を出力することで、ユーザに利便性を提供できる。数値を用いた目安表示や連続的な(アナログ的な)外観のインジケータによる目安表示を行うことで、より正確な残り時間（あとどのくらいの時間で氷を利用可能になるか）をユーザに伝えやすい。 The refrigerator 50 that attempts to detect the amount of water supply then waits until the temperature sensor 23 reaches a certain low temperature (for example, −5 ° C. or lower) (step S7). When the temperature becomes low, the time required to complete the ice making is estimated, or the mobile terminal 4 is displayed as a guideline time to complete the ice making as shown in FIG. 8 using an appropriate fixed time (step S8). The estimated time may be expressed numerically, or may be expressed as an indicator bar as shown in the lower part of FIG. Step S7 is executed because it is convenient for estimating the estimated time, but it is not essential. By outputting the estimated remaining time until the ice making is completed, it is possible to provide convenience to the user. It is easier to tell the user more accurate remaining time (how soon the ice will be available) by displaying the guideline using numerical values and the guideline display with a continuous (analog-like) appearance indicator. ..

目安時間のカウントは、温度センサ２３の検知状態推移等を利用して増減させたりカウント停止させたりすることもできる。 The count of the estimated time can be increased / decreased or stopped by using the detection state transition of the temperature sensor 23 or the like.

製氷皿１８中で冷気を受けている水の状態について、温度センサ２３が高温（たとえば５℃以上）に達した場合は融解し終えて水になっていると判定する（ステップＳ９，Ｙｅｓ）。
この場合、製氷時間をリセットして携帯端末４に製氷時間の目安時間をリセットする旨を報知する（ステップＳ１３）。表示画面としては例えば図９のように、製氷を進めるための留意点を含めてもよい。 Regarding the state of water receiving cold air in the ice tray 18, when the temperature sensor 23 reaches a high temperature (for example, 5 ° C. or higher), it is determined that the water has finished melting and becomes water (steps S9, Yes).
In this case, the ice making time is reset and the mobile terminal 4 is notified that the estimated ice making time is reset (step S13). As the display screen, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, points to be noted for advancing ice making may be included.

温度センサ２３の情報推移を用いるなどして製氷完了を判定したら（ステップＳ１０，Ｙｅｓ）、氷を貯氷容器１４に落とす離氷動作を行う（ステップＳ１１）。 When the completion of ice making is determined by using the information transition of the temperature sensor 23 (step S10, Yes), the ice removal operation of dropping the ice into the ice storage container 14 is performed (step S11).

さらに、ステップＳ２，Ｓ４の結果に応じた出力を携帯端末４にさせる（ステップＳ１４）。ステップＳ４で正常な給水量と判定していた場合は、図１０に示すように正常な製氷完了の旨を含めることができる。ステップＳ２で給水量の検知に失敗していた場合は、図１１に示すように製氷終了の旨及び製氷量が不明の旨を含める（又は製氷量の情報を含めない）ことができる。ステップＳ４で給水量が少ないと判定していた場合は、図１２に示すように通常より少量である旨を含めることができる。なお、ステップＳ４で空水判定だった場合は、製氷できなかった旨を報知してもよいし、何らの報知もしないようにしてもよい。空水判定の場合は再度の給水を試み続けることとして製氷完了のステップにまでたどり着かないようにしてもよい。 Further, the mobile terminal 4 is made to output the output according to the result of steps S2 and S4 (step S14). If it is determined in step S4 that the amount of water supplied is normal, it is possible to include the fact that normal ice making is completed as shown in FIG. If the detection of the water supply amount fails in step S2, it is possible to include the fact that the ice making is completed and the fact that the ice making amount is unknown (or the information on the ice making amount is not included) as shown in FIG. If it is determined in step S4 that the amount of water supplied is small, it can be included that the amount of water supplied is smaller than usual as shown in FIG. If it is determined that the water is empty in step S4, it may be notified that the ice cannot be made, or no notification may be made. In the case of vacant water determination, it is possible to keep trying to supply water again so as not to reach the step of completing ice making.

また、本実施形態では、空水判定だった場合と同様の出力を次の場合に行うことができる。第１に、冷蔵庫５０の電源投入後、１回目の製氷動作である。本実施形態の冷蔵庫５０は、電源ＯＦＦ状態での製氷皿１８の水の有無を検知することができない。このため電源ＯＮとなった場合、水が入っている場合にさらに水を移送してしまうと製氷皿１８から水があふれてしまうため、電源投入後最初の製氷動作に入る場合は、水を移送しない。すなわち、製氷皿１８の水の有無が不明なことから製氷量を保証できないためである。 Further, in the present embodiment, the same output as in the case of the empty water determination can be performed in the following cases. The first is the first ice making operation after the power of the refrigerator 50 is turned on. The refrigerator 50 of the present embodiment cannot detect the presence or absence of water in the ice tray 18 when the power is off. Therefore, when the power is turned on, if water is transferred further when the power is on, the water will overflow from the ice tray 18, so when the first ice making operation is started after the power is turned on, the water is transferred. do not. That is, the amount of ice making cannot be guaranteed because the presence or absence of water in the ice tray 18 is unknown.

第２に、製氷停止モードの解除後、１回目の離氷動作である。冷蔵庫５０はユーザの指令を受付けるコントロールパネル(不図示)を備えており、この操作を通じて製氷動作を行わないように設定できる。この製氷停止モードが解除されてから最初の製氷動作も同様にできる。製氷皿１８に水が入っている状態で製氷停止モードに設定した場合、水は製氷皿１８で氷となるが、貯氷容器１４に移動することはない。長時間製氷停止モードが継続した場合、製氷皿１８の氷は昇華していき、氷は小さくなる、または消えてしまっているため、製氷量を保証できないためである。 The second is the first ice removal operation after the ice making stop mode is released. The refrigerator 50 is provided with a control panel (not shown) that receives a user's command, and can be set so that the ice making operation is not performed through this operation. The first ice making operation after the ice making stop mode is released can be performed in the same manner. When the ice making stop mode is set with water in the ice tray 18, the water becomes ice in the ice tray 18, but does not move to the ice storage container 14. This is because if the ice making stop mode is continued for a long time, the ice in the ice tray 18 is sublimated and the ice becomes smaller or disappears, so that the amount of ice making cannot be guaranteed.

第３に、製氷皿駆動モータ１２の動作確認を行う特殊モード中である。
第４に、ステップＳ２で給水量の検知に失敗していた場合である。
第５に、公知の製氷皿１８清掃機能の実行中又は実行後１回目の離氷動作である。清掃機能は製氷皿駆動モータ１２を駆動させ、製氷皿１８を回転、給水ポンプモータ１１を駆動させ、製氷皿１８に給水する。これらの動作を複数回(例えば３回)動作させ、清掃を行う。 Thirdly, the special mode for confirming the operation of the ice tray drive motor 12 is in progress.
Fourth, there is a case where the detection of the water supply amount has failed in step S2.
Fifth is the first ice removal operation during or after the execution of the known ice tray 18 cleaning function. The cleaning function drives the ice tray drive motor 12, rotates the ice tray 18, drives the water supply pump motor 11, and supplies water to the ice tray 18. These operations are performed a plurality of times (for example, three times) to perform cleaning.

なお、給水動作の実行結果の報知（ステップＳ３，Ｓ５，Ｓ６のすべて）、空水判定の報知（ステップＳ５のうち空水の場合）、製氷完了の報知（ステップＳ１４）を携帯端末４にさせるか否かは、図１３に示すような選択画面でユーザが変更可能である。 It should be noted that the mobile terminal 4 is notified of the execution result of the water supply operation (all of steps S3, S5, S6), the notification of the empty water determination (in the case of empty water in step S5), and the notification of the completion of ice making (step S14). Whether or not it can be changed by the user on the selection screen as shown in FIG.

２：ネットワーク
３：サーバ
４：使用者端末（携帯端末）
１０：製氷用の貯水タンク(貯水部)
１１：給水ポンプモータ(給水部)
１２：製氷皿駆動モータ(駆動部)
１４：貯氷容器(貯氷部)
１８：製氷皿
１９：給水パイプ
２３：温度センサ
５０：冷蔵庫
５１：断熱箱体
５２：仕切部材
５４：機械室
５５：密閉型圧縮機
５６：蒸発器
６１：冷蔵室
６２：製氷室
６３：冷凍室 2: Network 3: Server 4: User terminal (mobile terminal)
10: Water storage tank for ice making (water storage section)
11: Water supply pump motor (water supply unit)
12: Ice tray drive motor (drive unit)
14: Ice storage container (ice storage section)
18: Ice tray 19: Water supply pipe 23: Temperature sensor 50: Refrigerator 51: Insulation box 52: Partition member 54: Machine room 55: Sealed compressor 56: Evaporator 61: Refrigerator room 62: Ice making room 63: Freezer room

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貯水部と、
製氷皿と、
前記貯水部から前記製氷皿に水を移送する給水部と、
前記製氷皿に離氷動作をさせる駆動部と、を備え、
前記離氷動作による製氷結果を２種類以上区別して出力部に出力させる冷蔵庫。 Water storage department and
With an ice tray,
A water supply unit that transfers water from the water storage unit to the ice tray,
The ice tray is provided with a drive unit for removing ice.
A refrigerator that distinguishes two or more types of ice making results from the ice removal operation and outputs them to the output unit. 前記製氷結果の種類として、正常な製氷量で製氷が完了した旨を含む又は示唆する第１種類と、正常な製氷量で製氷が完了した旨又はその示唆を含まない第２種類と、を含む請求項１に記載の冷蔵庫。 The types of ice making results include, first type, which includes or suggests that ice making has been completed with a normal amount of ice making, and second type, which does not include or suggests that ice making has been completed with a normal amount of ice making. The refrigerator according to claim 1. 前記第２種類は、前記第１種類に比して製氷量が少ない又は無い旨を含むものである請求項２に記載の冷蔵庫。 The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the second type includes a fact that the amount of ice making is smaller or less than that of the first type. 前記第２種類は、製氷量が不明である旨を含む又は製氷量の情報を含めないものである請求項２に記載の冷蔵庫。 The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the second type includes the fact that the amount of ice making is unknown or does not include information on the amount of ice making. 前記第２種類が、製氷停止モードの解除後、１回目の離氷動作時に出力される請求項２乃至４何れか一項に記載の冷蔵庫。 The refrigerator according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the second type is output at the time of the first ice removal operation after the ice making stop mode is released. 前記第２種類が、前記製氷皿の清掃機能実行中又は実行後１回目の離氷動作時に出力される請求項２乃至５何れか一項に記載の冷蔵庫。 The refrigerator according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the second type is output during the execution of the cleaning function of the ice tray or during the first ice removal operation after the execution. 前記第２種類が、前記貯水部の空水判定中、空水判定解消後の１回目、又は前記貯水部から前記製氷皿への水の移送結果を正常に取得できなかった後の１回目、の離氷動作時に出力される請求項２乃至６何れか一項に記載の冷蔵庫。 The second type is the first time after the empty water determination is canceled during the empty water determination of the water storage unit, or the first time after the water transfer result from the water storage unit to the ice tray cannot be normally obtained. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 2 to 6, which is output during the ice removal operation. 前記給水部による水の移送結果を２種以上区別して前記出力部に出力させる請求項１乃至７何れか一項に記載の冷蔵庫。 The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein two or more types of water transfer results by the water supply unit are distinguished and output to the output unit. 前記給水部の駆動後、前記駆動部の駆動前の時間帯において、製氷完了までの残り時間の目安を前記出力部に出力させる請求項１乃至８何れか一項に記載の冷蔵庫。 The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the output unit outputs a guideline for the remaining time until the ice making is completed in the time zone after the water supply unit is driven and before the drive unit is driven. 貯水部と、
製氷皿と、
前記貯水部から前記製氷皿に水を移送する給水部と、
前記製氷皿に離氷動作をさせる駆動部と、を備え、
前記駆動部の駆動前後のタイミングで、製氷が正常に完了した場合はその旨を含む第１種類を出力部に出力させ、それ以外の場合は該出力部を無出力とする冷蔵庫。 Water storage department and
With an ice tray,
A water supply unit that transfers water from the water storage unit to the ice tray,
The ice tray is provided with a drive unit for removing ice.
A refrigerator that outputs the first type including that fact to the output unit when ice making is completed normally at the timing before and after the drive of the drive unit, and makes the output unit non-output in other cases. 請求項１乃至１０何れか一項に記載の冷蔵庫から情報を受信可能な携帯端末にインストールされることができるプログラムであって、
前記出力部としての前記携帯端末の出力部に、前記離氷動作による製氷結果を２種類以上区別して出力させる動作をさせることができるプログラム。 A program that can be installed in a mobile terminal capable of receiving information from the refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 10.
A program capable of causing the output unit of the mobile terminal as the output unit to output two or more types of ice making results by the ice removal operation.
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