Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Select fill sensor system for refrigerator dispensers
- Patent Title (中): 选择冰箱分配器的填充传感器系统
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Application No.: US12017118Application Date: 2008-01-21
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Publication No.: US08245735B2Publication Date: 2012-08-21
- Inventor: Kevin M. Chase , Ronald L. Voglewede , Jonathan C. Valentine , Peter J. Richmond , Randell L. Jeffery , Martin P. Winik , Tony L. Koenigsknecht
- Applicant: Kevin M. Chase , Ronald L. Voglewede , Jonathan C. Valentine , Peter J. Richmond , Randell L. Jeffery , Martin P. Winik , Tony L. Koenigsknecht
- Applicant Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Agency: Diederiks & Whitelaw PLC
- Agent Kirk W. Goodwin
- Main IPC: B65B1/04
- IPC: B65B1/04 ; B65B57/02 ; B65B1/30 ; F25B49/00 ; B67D1/00

Abstract:
A refrigerator includes a dispenser having a dispenser well, a control for regulating a product dispensing operation, and a select fill sensor system for automatically initiating and terminating the dispensing operation. The sensor system includes a touch sensor mounted in the dispenser well and configured to sense the selection of a desired product level. A feedback array indicates the product level selected and tracks the product level within a container during the dispensing operation. The control automatically initiates a product dispensing operation based on the selection of a product level and the presence of the container in the dispenser well, and automatically terminates the dispensing operation when the product level in the container reaches the selected product level. In this manner, a hands-free dispenser is provided that can be utilized regardless of the shape or size of container utilized.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090183796A1 SELECT FILL SENSOR SYSTEM FOR REFRIGERATOR DISPENSERS Public/Granted day:2009-07-23
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