Storage container with sensor device and regrigerator having the same
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1. A storage container with a sensor device having a pair of electrode terminals to measure a state of food stored therein, comprising:
- channels depressed on the inner surface of a bottom of the storage container such that a liquid component of the food may flow in the channels; and
a sensor plate installed on the bottom of the storage container so as to cover a part of an opened upper surface of one of the channels,wherein the pair of electrode terminals is exposed from the lower surface of the sensor plate so as to contact the liquid component of the food flowing in the channels.
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Abstract
A storage container with a sensor device and a refrigerator having the same. A pair of electrode terminals is exposed from the lower surface of a sensor plate installed on the inner surface of the bottom of the storage container, thereby improving reliability in measurement.
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18 Claims
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1. A storage container with a sensor device having a pair of electrode terminals to measure a state of food stored therein, comprising:
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channels depressed on the inner surface of a bottom of the storage container such that a liquid component of the food may flow in the channels; and a sensor plate installed on the bottom of the storage container so as to cover a part of an opened upper surface of one of the channels, wherein the pair of electrode terminals is exposed from the lower surface of the sensor plate so as to contact the liquid component of the food flowing in the channels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A refrigerator comprising:
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at least one storage container to store food; and a sensor device to measure a state of the food stored in each of the at least one storage container, respectively, wherein the sensor device includes a circuit module mounted on the outer surface of a bottom of the at least one storage container; terminals embedded in the bottom of the at least one storage container such that one end of each terminal is exposed from the inner surface of the bottom of the at least one storage container to be electrically connected with the circuit module; and a sensor plate provided with a pair of electrode terminals contacting a liquid component of the food, and installed on the bottom of the at least one storage container, wherein each of the pair of electrode terminals includes a sensing part exposed from the lower surface of the sensor plate so as to face the bottom of the at least one storage container. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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