Control method and control apparatus for ice making of refrigerator, and refrigerator
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing refrigerator ice makers often leave residual ice cubes in the tray after turning over, reducing the ice making capacity and requiring longer wait times for users.
Innovation Solution
A control method and device that detects the ice storage box's full state, performs initial and secondary ice turning-over processes, and remakes ice when necessary, ensuring complete transfer of ice cubes to the storage box.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the ice maker performs a single ice turning-over action, then the ice cubes are poured into the ice storage box, but residual ice cubes remain in the ice cube tray affecting the next ice making capacity
Solution Approach 1:
The ice maker performs multiple periodic turning-over actions instead of a single action. The control method detects the ice storage box state after each turning-over and continues to perform turning-over actions until the box is full, ensuring complete transfer of ice cubes and eliminating residual ice that would affect subsequent ice making capacity.
2Productivity
If the ice maker performs multiple ice turning-over actions, then all ice cubes are completely transferred to the ice storage box, but the control complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control method incorporates feedback by detecting the ice storage box state after each turning-over action. The detection result feeds back to the control system, which decides whether to continue turning-over or stop. This feedback mechanism automates the multi-action process and manages control complexity through state-based decision making.
3Loss of time
If the ice storage box is detected as ice-full after first turning over, then ice making is stopped, but residual ice in the tray reduces total ice making capacity
Solution Approach 1:
The control method performs preliminary detection of the ice storage box state before initiating turning-over actions. It also performs intermediate detection after each turning-over action to determine whether to continue. This preliminary and intermediate detection approach ensures that ice making time is not unnecessarily extended while preventing residual ice from reducing total capacity.
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AI summary
The present application relates to the field of ice making control for a refrigerator. Disclosed is a control method for ice making of a refrigerator, the method comprising: when an ice maker finishes ice making, detecting whether an ice storage box of the ice maker is in an ice-full state; when it is detected that the ice storage box is not in the ice-full state, controlling the ice maker to complete a first instance of ice turning; detecting again whether the ice storage box of the ice maker is in the ice-full state; and when it is detected that the ice storage box is in the ice-full state, controlling the ice maker to make ice again. In this way, the utilization rate of an ice maker can be effectively improved, the ice making amount is improved, the time during which a user waits for ice making is reduced, and the user experience is improved.