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US 11,590,438 B2Granted
Liquid dispenser for animals
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsHyunsun Yoo, Jaehung Chun, Yousook Eun, Joogyeom Kim, Sungkyung Kim, Myongsun Kim
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Abstract
A pet water dispenser may include a water tank, a pump installed inside the water tank, a water supply pipe connected to the pump to transfer water, and a water supply plate provided at a position higher than an upper end of the water tank and through which water supplied from the water supply pipe flows. The water supply plate may be provided to be spaced apart and above a water guide configured to catch water falling from an edge of the water supply plate and to guide the dropped water back into the water tank.
Claims20
A liquid dispenser, comprising:
- a tank having an upper opening defined by an upper end of a wall;
- a pump installed in the
- a pipe through which liquid discharged from the pump is transferred;
- a plate provided above the wall of the tank over which liquid supplied from the pipe flows;
- and,
- a liquid guide provided on and supported by the wall of the water tank, wherein an outer wall of the liquid guide at least partially protrudes upward and outward from the upper end of the wall of the tank,
- wherein the liquid guide includes an inner wall spaced inward from the outer wall, and a drain passage is formed between the outer wall and the inner wall, and
- wherein an upper surface of the inner wall is curved downward toward the outer wall.
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