Dispenser assembly for refrigerator and control method thereof

Abstract

A refrigerator dispenser assembly and a control method thereof by which a user can selectively drink drinks such as juice, barley-boiled water and the like including water through the dispenser. The assembly includes a water supply valve connected with a water supply apparatus installed outside a refrigerator for receiving a water filtered by a filter, a water container connected with one end of the water supply valve by a connection tube for storing a predetermined amount of water therein, a cooled drink container connected with the other end of the water supply valve for storing a predetermined amount of water therein, a first temperature detection sensor installed in an outer portion of the cooled drink container for sensing a temperature of the water filled in the cooled drink container, a second temperature detection sensor installed in an outer portion of the water container for sensing a temperature of the water filled in the water container, and a dispenser for receiving water from the water container or the cooled drink container.

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