Water filter device and refrigerator having the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJae Koog AN, Sang Min PARK, Young Gwi PARK, Jong Yeob KIM
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Abstract
A refrigerator includes a cabinet to define an outer appearance of the refrigerator and having a storage chamber therein; and a water filter device installed in the storage chamber, to purify water supplied from an external water supply source. The water filter device includes a filter unit to purify the water supplied from the water supply source, a storage tank unit to store the water purified through the filter unit, a case to accommodate the filter unit and the storage tank unit, a filter head assembly, and a water filter assembly separably coupled to the filter head assembly.
Claims14
A refrigerator, comprising:
- a cabinet having a storage chamber;
- and
- a water filter unit to receive water from a water supply source and to supply water filtered by a filter, the water filter unit comprising:
- a storage tank to store water;
- and
- an assembly including:
- a housing having an inlet and an outlet, the housing providing an inner space within the housing;
- and
- a head configured to open a first water path between the inlet and the outlet by linearly moving without rotation from a first position to a second position within the inner space and to open a second water path between the inlet and the outlet through the filter by linearly moving without rotation from the second position to the first position within the inner space,
- wherein the head is moved to the first position when the filter is inserted to the assembly, and the head is moved to the second position when the filter is removed from the assembly.
A refrigerator, comprising:
- a storage tank to store water;
- and
- a water path controller comprising:
- a housing to receive a filter for filtering water, the housing having an inlet through which to receive water from an external source and an outlet through which to supply water to the storage tank;
- and
- a head configured to:
- open a first water path between the inlet and the outlet when the filter is removed from the housing, by moving in a direction of removal of the filter from the housing without rotation;
- and
- open a second water path between the inlet and the outlet through the filter when the filter is inserted to the housing, by moving in a direction of insertion of the filter to the housing without rotation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.