Refrigerator and method of controlling the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSoo Kang KIM, Jung Won PARK, Sung Ho CHO, Seung Wan KANG
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Abstract
A refrigerator includes a mixing container in which carbon dioxide and purified water are mixed and carbonated water is prepared, a mounting body on or from which the mixing container is mountable or detachable, a first dispenser assembly which injects the carbon dioxide and the purified water into the mixing container when the mixing container is mounted on the mounting body, and a user interface which outputs information on whether the mixing container is mounted on the mounting body.
Claims17
A refrigerator comprising:
- a mounting body configured to receive a mixing container, which is detachable from the mounting body of the refrigerator, in which carbon dioxide and water are mixed to produce carbonated water;
- a first dispenser assembly configured to inject the carbon dioxide and the water into the mixing container when the mixing container is mounted on the mounting body;
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- a user interface configured to output information regarding whether the mixing container is mounted on the mounting body.
A refrigerator comprising:
- a mounting body configured to receive a mixing container, which is detachable from the mounting body of the refrigerator, in which carbon dioxide and water are mixed to produce carbonated water;
- a first dispenser assembly configured to inject the carbon dioxide and the water into the mixing container when the mixing container is mounted on the mounting body;
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- an operation portion configured to receive a command for controlling the first dispenser assembly while the mixing container is mounted on the mounting body.
A method of controlling a refrigerator which includes a mounting body configured to receive a mixing container, which is detachable from the mounting body, in which carbon dioxide and water are mixed to produce carbonated water, a first dispenser assembly configured to inject the carbon dioxide and the water into the mixing container, and a user interface, the method comprising:
- determining whether the mixing container is mounted on the mounting body of the refrigerator;
- and
- outputting, by the user interface, information regarding whether the mixing container is mounted on the mounting body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.