Water purifier
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJongwoo PARK, Myoung Hoon LEE, Ho Seon CHOI
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Abstract
An embodiment of the present water purifier may comprise: a first pipe through which water introduced from the outside flows; a filter disposed in the first pipe; a hot water heater into which water flows from the first pipe; a second pipe, one end of which is connected to the hot water heater; a circulation pump circulating water between the first pipe and the second pipe; a first branch pipe both ends of which are connected to the first pipe and in which the circulation pump is disposed; and a second branch pipe connecting the first pipe and the second pipe.
Claims20
A water purifier comprising:
- a first tubing through which water flows in from outside;
- a filter disposed in the first tubing;
- a heater into which water flows from the first tubing;
- a second tubing connected at one end with the hot water heater;
- a first branch tubing connected at both ends with the first tubing, and in which a circulation pump is disposed;
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- a second branch tubing that connects the first tubing with the second tubing.
A water purifier comprising:
- a first tubing through which water flows from outside;
- a filter disposed in the first tubing;
- a hot water heater into which water flows from the first tubing;
- a second tubing connected at one end with the hot water heater;
- a first branch tubing connected at both ends with the first tubing;
- a second branch tubing connecting to the first tubing and the second tubing;
- a third tubing branched from the first tubing between points where ends of the first branch tubing are connected to the first tubing;
- a fourth tubing connected at one end with the second tubing and the third tubing, and through which water is discharged;
- a first three-way valve disposed in the second tubing;
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- a second three-way valve disposed in the third tubing,
- wherein when the water purifier operates in a first sterilization mode, water flowing in the first tubing is heated while passing through the hot water heater, and then flows sequentially through the second branch tubing, the first tubing, the first branch tubing, and the first tubing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.