Water dispensing apparatus

Abstract

A water dispensing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a water supply passage through which raw water, supplied from a water source, flows; a filter configured to generate purified water by filtering the raw water supplied through the water supply passage; a purified water passage through which the purified water, having passed through the filter, flows; and a water quality measurement unit connected to the purified water passage and configured to measure water quality of the purified water, wherein the water quality measurement unit includes a turbidity sensor module configured to measure turbidity of water introduced thereinto, wherein the turbidity sensor module includes: a water inlet portion for receiving water; an internal channel through which water, introduced through the water inlet portion, flows; a chamber filled with water discharged from the internal channel; a light source unit including a light source configured to emit light into the chamber; and a light receiver configured to receive scattered light that is scattered from the chamber, wherein a light path of light emitted by the light source unit is spaced apart from the internal channel.

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