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US 10,473,385 B2Granted
Refrigerator and controlling method thereof
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJong Ho Lee, Jea Won Lee, Byung Mo Yu, Kyung Ho Hwang
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Abstract
A refrigerator includes a water tank which stores water, a carbon dioxide cylinder which stores carbon dioxide, a dispenser module which accommodates an external container and supplies the carbon dioxide and the water to the external container, and a controller which supplies the water to the external container and supplies the carbon dioxide to the external container when supplying the water is completed.
Claims14
A refrigerator capable of preparing carbonated water, comprising:
- a carbon dioxide cylinder configured to store carbon dioxide;
- a dispenser module configured to accommodate an external container and supply the carbon dioxide and water to the external container;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- supply the water to the external container,
- control supply of the carbon dioxide to the external container when supplying of the water to the external container that is accommodated in the dispenser module is completed, and
- repeat supplying the carbon dioxide to the external container and discharging the carbon dioxide from the external container.
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A refrigerator, comprising:
- a carbon dioxide cylinder configured to store carbon dioxide;
- and
- a dispenser module configured to accommodate an external container separable from the refrigerator and supply the carbon dioxide and water to the external container,
- wherein the dispenser module comprises:
- an external container coupler coupled with the external container, and
- a dispenser nozzle through which the water and the carbon dioxide are discharged,
- wherein the refrigerator repeats supplying the carbon dioxide to the external container and discharging the carbon dioxide from the external container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.