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US 12,181,188 B2Granted
Refrigerator for drinks
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsDae Woong Kim, Hee Su Yang, Min Kyu Oh, Su Young Lee, Ja Yoen Kim, Hwa Yun Choi
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Abstract
A refrigerator for drinks is provided. The refrigerator has an open hole that is open upward to allow a drink container to be inserted in an erect state in a cabinet through the open hole. An insertion guide connected to the open hole is disposed in the cabinet and the width of the insertion guide changes in a height direction. Accordingly, a drink container is guided by the insertion guide when being inserted into or taken out of the refrigerator for drinks.
Claims18
A refrigerator, comprising:
- a cabinet configured to store a drink container therein, the cabinet having a top with an opening through which the drink container is insertable;
- a dispenser nozzle disposed to be at least partially exposed outside the cabinet, the dispenser nozzle being configured to supply the drink in the drink container to outside the cabinet;
- a door located at the cabinet, the door being configured to open and close the opening of the cabinet;
- an insertion guide located in the cabinet, the insertion guide communicating with the opening of the cabinet, the insertion guide having a width that changes in a height direction of the cabinet;
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- a cooler located in the cabinet,
- wherein the cabinet further includes a mount space in which a display, a front panel, or a circuit board is located,
- wherein the insertion guide is configured to surround an opening of the drink container,
- wherein at least a portion of the dispenser nozzle overlaps the insertion guide and the mount space at a same height in the height direction of the cabinet, respectively,
- wherein the mount space is between the rear of the insertion guide and the front of the dispenser nozzle,
- wherein a guide space is formed inside the insertion guide to connect the opening and the storage compartment, and
- wherein the surface of the insertion guide defines a portion of the mount space partitioned from the guide space.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.