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US 11,766,026 B2Granted
Liquid dispenser for animals
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJekwang Youn, Youngdon Kim, Hyunsun Yoo, Jaehung Chun, Yousook Eun, Joogyeom Kim, Sungkyung Kim, Myongsun Kim
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Abstract
A liquid dispenser may include a container having an upper opening, a pump provided in the container, a pipe through which liquid discharged from the pump is transferred, a top plate having an upper surface over which liquid flows, a filter assembly provided below the top plate, a base provided below the container, and a thermoelectric element provided in the base to cool the liquid in the container.
Claims23
A liquid dispenser, comprising:
- a container configured to store liquid and having an upper rim defining an upper opening;
- a base to support the container, the base having a thermoelectric device to change a temperature of the liquid in the container;
- a pump having an inlet to suction the liquid stored in the container and an outlet to discharge the liquid;
- a filter assembly having at least one first filter, the filter assembly being supported on the upper rim of the container, and the filter assembly having an inner opening, a bottom surface surrounding the inner opening, and an inclined wall extending from the bottom surface and supported by the upper rim of the container;
- and
- a dispensing assembly to cover the inner opening of the filter assembly such that the dispensing assembly and the filter assembly close the upper opening of the container, the dispensing assembly having a top plate, the top plate having a hole communicating with the outlet of the pump such that the liquid pumped by the pump spreads over the top plate, cascades to the filter assembly to be filtered by the at least one first filter, and returns to the container,
- wherein the dispensing assembly further includes a pipe support and a plate support provided under the top plate, the plate support having a bottom side configured to fit into the inner opening of the filter assembly, and the pipe support being hollow cylindrical shell extending downward from the bottom side of the plate support,
- wherein a pipe is inserted into the pipe support, and
- wherein the plate support includes spokes to add structural rigidity to the plate support, and the spokes have an angle of inclination corresponding an angle of inclinations of the top plate.
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A liquid dispenser, comprising:
- a container configured to store liquid and having an upper rim defining an upper opening;
- a base to support the container and having a thermoelectric device to change a temperature of the liquid in the container;
- a pump having an inlet to suction liquid stored in the container and an outlet to discharge the liquid;
- and
- a lid covering the upper opening of the container,
- wherein the lid includes:
- a filter assembly having at least one filter and supported the upper opening of the container, the filter assembly having an inner opening, a bottom surface surrounding the inner opening, and an inclined wall extending from the bottom surface and supported by the upper rim of the container;
- and
- dispensing assembly to cover the inner opening of the filter assembly,
- wherein the dispensing assembly includes:
- a top plate having a hole communicating with the outlet of the pump such that the liquid pumped by the pump spreads over the top plate, cascades to the filter assembly to be filtered by the at least one filter, and returns to the container,
- a pipe support and a plate support provided under the top plate, the plate support having a bottom side configured to fit into the inner opening of the filter assembly, the pipe support being a hollow cylindrical shell extending downward from the bottom side of the plate support,
- wherein a pipe is inserted into the pipe support, and
- wherein the plate support includes spokes to add structural rigidity to the plate support, and the spokes have an angle of inclination corresponding an angle inclination of the top plate.
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A liquid dispenser, comprising:
- a container;
- a pump configured to pump liquid stored in the container;
- a base provided below the container and having a thermoelectric device to change a temperature of the liquid in the container;
- a filter assembly provided above the container and including at least one filter;
- and
- a dispensing assembly provided above the filter assembly,
- wherein the dispensing assembly includes a top plate defining an uppermost surface of the container and a dispensing opening through which liquid discharged from the pump flows,
- wherein the dispensing opening is configured to change a direction of the liquid discharged from the pump such that the liquid dispensed from the dispensing opening is sprayed across an upper surface of the top plate,
- wherein the dispensing assembly further it dudes a pipe support and a plate support provided under the top plate, the plate support having a bottom side configured to fit into an inner opening of the filter assembly, the pipe support being a hollow cylindrical shell extending downward from the bottom side of the plate support,
- wherein a pipe is inserted into the pipe support, and
- wherein the plate support includes spokes to add structural rigidity to the plate support, and the spokes have an angle of inclination corresponding an angle of inclination of the top plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.