Refrigerator
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsAyoung CHOO, Jaeyoul LEE, Youngmi KIM
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Abstract
Disclosed is a refrigerator and, more particularly, to a refrigerator including a water tank provided at a refrigerator door to store water therein. The refrigerator includes a cabinet having a storage compartment, a door provided at the cabinet, a water tank separably coupled to the door, an inlet port formed in the door to allow water, stored in the water tank, to be introduced into the door, a support structure provided at the door to support the bottom of the water tank, a fixing unit provided at the door to fix the water tank, and a handle provided at the water tank to enable separation of the water tank from the fixing unit.
Claims21
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet having a storage compartment;
- a door provided at the cabinet;
- a water tank separably coupled to the door;
- an inlet port formed in the door to allow water, stored in the water tank, to be introduced into the door;
- a support structure provided at the door to support the bottom of the water tank;
- a fixing unit provided at the door to fix the water tank, the fixing unit including a first protrusion configured to be moved by elastic force and separably coupled to the water tank;
- and
- a handle provided at the water tank to enable separation of the water tank from the fixing unit, the handle rotatably provided at the water tank,
- wherein the water tank is separated from the fixing unit when the handle is rotated.
2-3. (canceled)
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet having a storage compartment;
- a door provided at the cabinet;
- a water tank separably coupled to the door;
- an inlet port formed in the door to allow water, stored in the water tank, to be introduced into the door;
- a support structure provided at the door to support the bottom of the water tank;
- a fixing unit provided at the door to fix the water tank;
- a handle provided at the water tank to enable separation of the water tank from the fixing unit;
- an outlet port provided at the bottom of the water tank;
- a valve assembly provided at an outer circumferential surface of the outlet port to selectively open or close the outlet port;
- a decorative member having a first through-hole for penetration of the outlet port, the decorative member being provided at the bottom of the water tank;
- and
- a sealing member coupled to an inner circumferential surface of the first through-hole.
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet having a storage compartment;
- a door provided at the cabinet;
- a water tank separably coupled to the door;
- an inlet port formed in the door to allow water, stored in the water tank, to be introduced into the door;
- a support structure provided at the door to support the bottom of the water tank;
- a fixing unit provided at the door to fix the water tank;
- and
- a handle provided at the water tank to enable separation of the water tank from the fixing unit, including a fourth protrusion configured to come into contact with a rear surface of the door when the handle is raised.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.