Refrigerator
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJae Koog AN, Kyung Ho HWANG
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a refrigerator which includes a carbonated water production assembly, wherein the carbonated water production assembly includes a structure in which a carbonated water container in which carbonated water is produced is installed as a production module, and a structure of a sensor which senses installation of the carbonated water container. Through this, when the carbonated water container is incorrectly installed or not installed, the carbonated water is prevented from being unintentionally produced, and thus efficiency of a carbonated water production may be improved.
Claims20
A refrigerator comprising:
- a refrigerator main body including a cooling space;
- and
- a carbonated water production assembly provided in the refrigerator main body,
- wherein the carbonated water production assembly includes:
- a production module;
- a carbon dioxide supply module connected to the production module to supply carbon dioxide;
- a carbonated water container which is detachably provided in the production module, and in which carbonated water is produced;
- and
- the production module includes:
- an installation body in which the carbonated water container is installed;
- and
- an installation sensor which senses that the carbonated water container is installed in the installation body such that carbonated water is in a carbonated water production capable state is established.
A refrigerator comprising:
- a refrigerator main body including a cooling space;
- and
- a carbonated water production assembly provided in the refrigerator main body,
- wherein the carbonated water production assembly includes:
- a water dispensing space exposed at one side of the refrigerator main body to the outside;
- a carbonated water container provided accommodatable in the water dispensing space such that carbonated water is produced;
- a carbon dioxide supply module which supplies carbon dioxide such that carbonated water is produced in the carbonated water container;
- and
- a production module to which the carbon dioxide supply module is connected, and
- the production module includes an installation body exposed in the water dispensing space, and provided such that the carbonated water container is separable.
A refrigerator comprising:
- a refrigerator main body including a cooling space;
- and
- a carbonated water production assembly provided in the refrigerator main body,
- wherein the carbonated water production assembly includes:
- a production module;
- a carbonated water container which has a container body, an opening provided at one side of the container body, and a seating protrusion formed to protrude adjacent to the opening, and is detachably provided in the production module;
- and
- a carbon dioxide supply module connected to the production module to supply carbon dioxide sprayed to the carbonated water container, and
- the production module includes:
- an installation body in which a guide rail is formed to guide the seating protrusion to have the carbonated water container installed;
- and
- an installation sensor provided to sense an operation of the seating protrusion which moves on the guide rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.