Informing apparatus and method for exchange time of expendable supplies in refrigerator
First Claim
1. An informing apparatus for exchange time of expendable supplies in a refrigerator, comprising:
- a screen installed on one side of an outer surface of said refrigerator for displaying data;
a control portion for processing said data to be displayed on said screen and performing control relevant to operation of said refrigerator;
an input portion for receiving data on the exchange of said expendable supplies which are transmitted to said control portion; and
an exchange date setting portion for setting an exchange date of said expendable supplies calculated in said control portion on the basis of said data on the exchange of said expendable supplies, and informing said control portion of said exchange date to be displayed on said screen in due time for exchange of said expendable supplies.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an informing apparatus and method for exchange time of expendable supplies in a refrigerator. In the present invention, an exchange date of the expendable supplies is calculated on the basis of data on the exchange of the expendable supplies inputted by a user upon exchange of the expendable supplies, and indication of request for the exchange of the expendable supplies is displayed onto a screen 50 on the relevant date in accordance with the exchange date of the expendable supplies. According to the present invention, the expendable supplies can be replaced at more accurate exchange time, and the operation of the refrigerator in a state where its performance has been reduced by using the expendable supplies of which a term of validity has passed can be prevented beforehand.
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7 Claims
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1. An informing apparatus for exchange time of expendable supplies in a refrigerator, comprising:
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a screen installed on one side of an outer surface of said refrigerator for displaying data;
a control portion for processing said data to be displayed on said screen and performing control relevant to operation of said refrigerator;
an input portion for receiving data on the exchange of said expendable supplies which are transmitted to said control portion; and
an exchange date setting portion for setting an exchange date of said expendable supplies calculated in said control portion on the basis of said data on the exchange of said expendable supplies, and informing said control portion of said exchange date to be displayed on said screen in due time for exchange of said expendable supplies. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An informing method for exchange time of expendable supplies in a refrigerator, comprising the steps of:
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mounting said expendable supplies into said refrigerator;
receiving data on the exchange of said mounted expendable supplies inputted by a user;
calculating the next exchange date on the basis of said data on the exchange of said expendable supplies;
comparing said calculated exchange date with the present date; and
displaying information on the exchange of said expendable supplies onto a screen on a front surface of said refrigerator when said exchange date is consistent with the present date. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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