Indicating device and refrigerator having the same

摘要

Disclosed herein is a refrigerator capable of varying a storage condition for food in accordance with a state of the food, thereby storing the food in a fresher state for a prolonged period of time. The refrigerator includes an indicating device to measure a state of food. The indicating device is provided to be portable, separately from a refrigerator body. The indicating device includes a measurement terminal, which come into contact with food, only when contact is needed. The refrigerator also includes an input unit to receive data about a state of food, a determination unit to determine a storage condition for the food, based on the input food state data, and a controller to control driving of the cooling device, based on the determined food storage condition. The indicating device includes a measurement unit to obtain food state data, and a display to display the food state data.

主权项

1. A refrigerator comprising:
a body having a storage chamber configured to store food; a cooling device configured to supply cold air to the storage chamber; an input unit configured to receive data about a state of the food stored in the storage chamber; a determination unit configured to determine a desired storage condition for the food stored in the storage chamber, based on food state data input through the input unit; a controller configured to control a driving of the cooling device based on the desired storage condition determined by the determination unit; an indicating device provided to be portable, separately from the body, the indicating device comprising a measurement unit configured to measure the state of the food stored in the storage chamber, and to obtain the food state data, and a display configured to display the food state data obtained by the measurement unit; and a pocket on an outer wall of the body and configured to hold the portable indicating device; wherein the determination unit is configured to determine the desired storage condition for the food stored in the storage chamber based on food state data that is manually input to the input unit after being obtained by the indicating device, and wherein the controller is configured to drive the cooling device based on the determined desired food storage condition.