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US 2026/0249216 A1Published application
Filter device and filter assembly
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsHyunwoo SEO, O Min KWON, Dongchul JIN
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Abstract
Provided is a filter device for a refrigerator in which the filter device is installed in one side of the refrigerator and supplies purified water produced by filtering external raw water to an ice maker or a dispenser, and maintenance and replacement of the filter device is easily performed.
Claims20
A filter device for a refrigerator, wherein the refrigerator comprises an outer casing and an inner casing, wherein a storage compartment is formed in the inner casing, and at least one storage drawer is disposed in the storage compartment, wherein the filter device comprises:
- a filter casing installed between the storage drawer and the inner casing, wherein the filter casing is composed of:
- a first receiving portion having one open side surface and an open front surface, wherein a filter for filtering external raw water is received in an inner space of the first receiving portion;
- a second receiving portion separate from the first receiving portion, wherein a water tank is received in an inner space of the second receiving portion;
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- a partition wall disposed between the first and second receiving portions so as to divide the filter casing into the first and second receiving portions, wherein an opening is formed in one side of the partition wall;
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- a filter bracket having one end passing through the opening and detachably connected to the filter, and the other end detachably connected to the water tank.
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A filter assembly comprising:
- a filter casing disposed in a storage compartment defined by an inner casing of a refrigerator, wherein the filter casing contacts the inner casing, wherein the filter casing includes:
- a first receiving portion having one open side surface and an open front surface, wherein a filter for filtering external raw water is received in an inner space of the first receiving portion;
- a second receiving portion separate from the first receiving portion, wherein a water tank is received in an inner space of the second receiving portion;
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- a partition wall disposed between the first and second receiving portions so as to divide the filter casing into the first and second receiving portions;
- a cover detachably coupled to the filter casing so as to cover the one open side surface and the open front surface of the first receiving portion;
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- a filter bracket coupled to one end of the filter and one end of the water tank, wherein the filter bracket is configured to supply the external raw water to the filter, and to transfer purified water produced by filtering the raw water using the filter to the water tank.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.