ICE LOADING METHOD OF A WATER PURIFIER WITH AN ICE MAKER, CAPABLE OF LOADING ICE IN AN ICE BANK STORING THE ICE MADE BY AN ICE MAKING UNIT

摘要

PURPOSE: An ice loading method of a water purifier with an ice maker is provided to fully utilize the capacity of an ice bank by making the loaded height of ice even by moving a screw back and forth.;CONSTITUTION: An ice loading method of a water purifier with an ice maker comprises a first step(S160) and a second step(S170). In the first step, the screw arranged at an ice bank to release ice is moved in a reverse direction and thus ice is moved to the opposite of an ice outlet. In the second step, the screw is moved in a normal direction and thus the ice is moved to the ice outlet. The first step and the second step are repeated many times. The number of times repeating the first and second steps is set depending on the height of the ice loaded in the ice bank. The rotational amount when the screw rotates in the normal direction is the same as that with when the screw rotates in the reverse direction. The first and second steps are performed just before the ice is separated from an ice making unit.;COPYRIGHT KIPO 2010