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US 10,889,483 B2Granted
Water purifier
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsSoonki Jung, Minho Kim, Hoon Jang, Jingyu Ji
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Abstract
A liquid dispenser includes a case and a dispenser, and dispenser includes a dispenser side cover, a first lifting cover, a second lifting cover, and a dispenser nozzle. The first lifting cover includes a guide rail and the second lifting cover includes a coupling bracket provided with a magnet. As the coupling bracket is slidably moved along the guide rail by the attractive force being applied between the magnet and the guide rail, the second lifting cover is lifted and lowered from the first lifting cover.
Claims20
A liquid dispenser comprising:
- a case;
- and
- a dispenser coupled to the case, wherein the dispenser includes:
- a dispenser side cover coupled to the case;
- a stationary cover coupled to the dispenser side cover;
- an adjustable cover configured to be movable within the stationary cover;
- and
- a dispenser nozzle installed at the adjustable cover and configured to discharge liquid,
- wherein the stationary cover includes a guide rail that extends in a vertical direction,
- wherein the adjustable cover includes a coupling bracket including at least one magnet positioned to be on one side of the guide rail so that an attractive magnetic force is applied to the guide rail, and
- wherein as the adjustable cover is moved with respect to the stationary cover, the coupling bracket is moved along the guide rail.
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A liquid dispenser comprising:
- a case;
- and
- a dispenser attached to the case, wherein the dispenser comprises:
- a stationary cover including a pair of guide rails spaced horizontally from each other and extending from a top to a bottom of the stationary cover;
- and
- an adjustable cover accommodated within the stationary cover and configured to vertically move with respect to the stationary cover;
- wherein the adjustable cover comprises:
- a coupling bracket fixed to a top of the adjustable cover;
- a pair of magnets accommodated within the coupling bracket and corresponding to the pair of guide rails in the stationary cover;
- and
- a dispenser nozzle configured to dispense liquid from the case, wherein the pair of magnets are magnetically attracted to the pair of guide rails, respectively, such that the adjustable cover is configured to be moved or held in place at a plurality of vertical points along the pair of guide rails.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.