公开(公告)号：US20140202180A1

公开(公告)日：2014-07-24

申请号：US13745884

申请日：2013-01-21

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： BRIAN J. BEULIGMAN ,  SCOTT DANIEL BOYD ,  TREVOR HAWKINS ,  STEVEN L. PROCTOR ,  CHAD J. ROTTER ,  WILLIAM C. MONTGOMERY

IPC: F25C1/00

CPC classification number: F25C1/25 ,  F25C2400/14 ,  F25C2500/06 ,  F25C2600/04 ,  F25C2700/04 ,  G05D9/00 ,  G05D9/12 ,  Y10T137/7303 ,  Y10T137/7306 ,  Y10T137/7313 ,  Y10T137/8342

Abstract: A stand alone ice making appliance or an ice maker within an appliance is provided including a water inlet, a water inlet valve disposed within the water inlet configured to allow water passage when in an open position and configured to prevent water passage when in a closed position, a reservoir in fluid communication with the water inlet, a water level sensor disposed in the reservoir, and a control unit in electrical communication with the water level sensor and the water inlet valve. The control unit is configured to calculate a fluid flow rate using the time between the water inlet valve opening and the water level sensor communicating when a first predetermined water level has been reached within the reservoir, and use the calculated flow rate to calculate a total water inlet valve open time to fill the reservoir to a second predetermined water level.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种独立的制冰器具或器具内的制冰机，包括进水口，设置在入水口内的进水阀，构造成当处于打开位置时允许水通过，并且构造成当处于关闭位置时防止水通过 与入水口流体连通的储存器，设置在储存器中的水位传感器，以及与水位传感器和进水阀电连通的控制单元。 所述控制单元构成为，当在所述储存器内达到第一预定水位时，使用所述进水阀开度与所述水位传感器之间的时间进行流量计算流体流量，并且使用所述计算出的流量来计算总水量 入口阀打开时间以将储存器填充到第二预定水位。