US 2017/0320721 A1 · WATER PURIFIER

Abstract

A water purifier that includes: a main body including: a filter unit, a cooling unit, and a heating unit; a first water tube through which water purified by the filter unit or water cooled by the cooling unit passes; a second water tube through which water heated by the heating unit passes; a water discharge unit that protrudes from a portion of the main body; and a water discharge cork (i) that downwardly protrudes from the water discharge unit, (ii) that is coupled to the first water tube and the second water tube, and (iii) that is configured to discharge water purified by the filter unit or water cooled by the cooling unit in a first stream and discharge water heated by the heating unit in a second stream, wherein the first stream is separated from the second stream is disclosed.

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Dependent claims

A water purifier comprising:

a main body including:
a filter unit that is configured to purify water,
a cooling unit that is configured to cool water, and
a heating unit that is configured to heat water;
a first water tube through which water purified by the filter unit or water cooled by the cooling unit passes;
a second water tube through which water heated by the heating unit passes;
a water discharge unit that protrudes from a portion of the main body;
and
a water discharge cork (i) that downwardly protrudes from the water discharge unit, (ii) that is coupled to the first water tube and the second water tube, and (iii) that is configured to discharge water purified by the filter unit or water cooled by the cooling unit in a first stream and discharge water heated by the heating unit in a second stream, wherein the first stream is separated from the second stream.

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A water purifier comprising:

a filter unit that is configured to purify water by passing water provided from a water source through a membrane;
an induction heater that is configured to induction-heat water;
a purified water tube that is coupled to the filter unit and through which water purified by the filter unit passes;
a hot water tube that is divided from the purified water tube at a first portion of the purified water tube and through which water heated by the induction heater passes;
and
a water discharge cork that includes:
a first cork part that is coupled to a first end of the purified water tube and that is configured to discharge, in a first stream, water purified by the filter unit, and
a second cork part that is coupled to a first end of the hot water tube and that is configured to discharge, in a second stream, water heated by the induction heater,
wherein the first stream is separated from the second stream.

6 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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