The present invention relates to a control apparatus for taking out ice of a refrigerator and a method thereof. The present invention includes an input unit for inputting the amount of ice to be taken out; and a taking-out unit for taking out the ice corresponding to the amount inputted to the input
The present invention relates to a control apparatus for taking out ice of a refrigerator and a method thereof. The present invention includes an input unit for inputting the amount of ice to be taken out; and a taking-out unit for taking out the ice corresponding to the amount inputted to the input unit.
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1. A control apparatus for taking out ice of a refrigerator comprising: an input unit for inputting the amount of ice to be taken out;a taking-out unit for taking out the ice corresponding to the amount input to the input unit;a display unit for displaying the amount of ice to be taken out, which is
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A control apparatus for taking out ice of a refrigerator comprising: an input unit for inputting the amount of ice to be taken out;a taking-out unit for taking out the ice corresponding to the amount input to the input unit;a display unit for displaying the amount of ice to be taken out, which is input through the input unit; andan ice-making unit for making and storing ice after receiving water, and for detecting the stored amount of ice,wherein the input unit comprises: a taking-out amount setting button for setting the amount of ice to be taken out; anda taking-out time duration setting button for setting the time duration for taking out the ice,wherein the taking-out unit comprises: an output unit for outputting the ice to a withdrawal opening formed at the outer surface of the refrigerator body; anda sensing unit for sensing the amount of ice passing through the output unit, and wherein the amount of ice to be taken out is input through the taking-out amount setting button by the user, and then the input amount and time duration for taking out the ice and the amount of ice taken out is displayed through the display unit,wherein the ice-making unit comprises: an ice maker for making ice from water by cool air and separating the ice;an ice storing unit for storing the ice separated from the ice maker; andan ice moving unit for moving the separated ice to the ice storing unit,wherein the ice moving unit comprises a pair of detecting sensors disposed on the wall of the ice moving unit to face each other,wherein the detecting sensors comprise a light-emitting unit and a light-receiving unit, and the detecting sensors count a number of separated ice which pass through the ice moving unit from the ice maker to the ice storing unit, andwherein the ice storing unit comprises a plurality of level sensors disposed on a wall of the ice storing unit to face each other, so as to transmit/receive infrared signals to each other, and the level sensors measure the amount of ice stored in the ice storing unit. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a control unit for controlling the input unit and the taking-out unit. 3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the control unit compares the amount of the ice input to the input unit with the amount of ice sensed through the sensing unit, and then controls for the ice to be taken out based on the comparison result. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the output unit is formed to have a planar sectional area larger than the largest area of one piece of ice by a preset value so that the ice can be sequentially passed one by one. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the output unit further comprises an opening/closing unit for opening/closing the output of the ice at a portion adjacent to the withdrawal opening. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of level sensors comprises at least one first light-emitting unit and a second light-receiving unit disposed on a wall of the ice storing unit to face each other so as to transmit/receive infrared signals to each other. 7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the plurality of level sensors further comprises: at least one second light-emitting unit and a second light-receiving unit disposed on a wall of the ice storing unit to face each other so as to transmit/receive infrared signals to each other. 8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the plurality of level sensors further comprises at least one third light-emitting unit and a third light-receiving unit disposed on a wall of the ice storing unit to face each other so as to transmit/receive infrared signals to each other. 9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the input unit further comprises an ice amount setting button for inputting the amount of ice so as to set the amount of ice stored in the ice storing unit. 10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display unit displays the amount of ice detected through the ice amount detecting unit. 11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display unit further comprises an alarming unit for providing whether or not the ice storing unit is filled with ice to a user. 12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the alarming unit is implemented as a lamp lighted when the ice storing unit is filled with ice. 13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the alarming unit is an alarm generating unit generating an alarm sound when the ice storing unit is filled with ice. 14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control unit controls an operation of the ice-making unit according to the input amount of ice or whether or not the ice storing unit is filled with ice. 15. A control method for taking out ice of a refrigerator comprising: making ice by a cool air after receiving water and separating the ice and storing the separated ice into an ice storing unit;detecting the stored number or amount of the ice in the ice storing unit;displaying the detected number or amount of the ice stored in the ice storing unit;inputting an amount of ice to be taken out;inputting a time duration for taking out the ice; andtaking out the ice corresponding to the input amount,wherein the step of detecting the number of the ice stored in the ice storing unit is performed by counting the number of the separated ice which passes through an ice moving unit from an ice maker to the ice storing unit, using a pair of detecting sensors disposed on the wall of the ice moving unit to face each other, respectively, the pair of detecting sensors comprising a light-emitting unit and a light-receiving unit,wherein the step of detecting the amount of the ice stored in the ice storing unit is performed by measuring the level of the ice in the ice storing unit, using the plurality of level sensors disposed on a wall of the ice storing unit to face each other, respectively, so as to transmit/receive infrared signals to each other, andwherein the step of taking out the ice comprises: outputting the ice to a withdrawal opening formed at an outer surface of the refrigerator;detecting an amount of ice passing through the withdrawal opening; andcomparing the input amount of ice for taking out with the detected amount of ice, and controlling an operation for taking out the ice based on the comparison result. 16. The method of claim 15, further comprising inputting the amount of ice from the user so as to determine the amount of ice to be stored. 17. The method of claim 15, further comprising displaying alarms indicating whether or not the ice is full in the ice storing unit. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the step of displaying alarms comprises lighting a lamp indicating whether or not the ice is full. 19. The method of claim 17, wherein the step of displaying alarms comprises generating an alarm sound indicating whether or not the ice is full.
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