Automatic liquid dispensers with liquid level detector

• Main Authors: KIM,, JONG HWAN, YOU,, DONG JOO, LEE,, YOUNG HYUN, YUN,, JU HWAN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 08.10.2008
• Subjects: BLASTING; BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; COLD ROOMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT COVERED BY ANY OTHERSUBCLASS; DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; ICE-BOXES; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; LIQUID HANDLING; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MEASURING; MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUIDLEVEL; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; METERING BY VOLUME; OPENING, CLOSING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; REFRIGERATORS; TESTING; TRANSPORTING; WEAPONS

An automatic liquid dispenser and automatic liquid dispensing method are disclosed capable of transmitting ultrasonic to an upper surface of a receptacle, and receiving the ultrasonic reflected from the upper surface of the receptacle to detect a receptacle height, whereby the receptacle height may be freely detected regardless of shape, material and surface state of the receptacle, and regardless of a position where the receptacle is placed.