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US 11,839,202 B2Granted
Liquid dispenser having container
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.
Claims19
A liquid dispenser, comprising:
- an outer wall inclined inward from a bottom end toward an upper end;
- an inner wall including:
- a vertical section having a cylindrical shell shape defining a storage space and an upper end joined to an upper end of the outer wall;
- and
- a bottom coupled to a lower end of the vertical section;
- a pump having an inlet to suction liquid stored in the storage space and an outlet to discharge the liquid;
- and
- a base provided below the bottom and including an opening,
- wherein:
- the bottom end of the outer wall extends below the bottom to be coupled to the base,
- the bottom includes:
- an outer bottom surface that extends radially inward from the vertical section of the inner wall;
- an extension that extends vertically downward from the outer bottom surface;
- and
- an inner bottom surface that extends radially inward from a lower edge of the extension and supports the pump, and
- the extension abuts an inner surface of the opening of the base.
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A liquid dispenser, including:
- a container having an inner wall and an outer wall, the inner wall including a vertical section and a bottom extending from the vertical section of the inner wall, the vertical section of the inner wall and the outer wall creating a space therebetween, and the inner wall being configured to store liquid;
- a base to support the container and including at least one thermoelectric device to change a temperature of liquid in the container, the thermoelectric device having a heat transfer plate provided in a recess formed in an upper surface of the base and exposed through an opening of the bottom of the container;
- and
- a lid to close an upper opening of the container, the lid having a filter and an upper plate provided over the filter,
- wherein a pump provided in the container pumps liquid to the upper plate,
- wherein a bottom end of the outer wall extends below the bottom to be coupled to the base,
- wherein the bottom includes:
- an outer bottom surface that extends radially inward from the vertical section of the inner wall;
- an extension that extends vertically downward from the outer bottom surface;
- and
- an inner bottom surface that extends radially inward from a lower edge of the extension, and
- wherein the inner bottom surface is received in the recess of the base and includes the opening to provide access to the heat transfer plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.