Refrigerator having dispenser

A refrigerator including a main body having a storage space formed therein, and a door having an insulating layer therein and rotatably coupled to the main body so as to selectively open and close the storage space, the refrigerator comprising:

• a dispenser including a dispenser housing installed in a concave portion of a front surface of the door, wherein the dispenser discharges water to an outside of the refrigerator;
• a water tank installed between a door liner that defines a rear surface of the door and the dispenser housing, wherein the water tank is spaced apart by a predetermined interval from each of the door liner and the dispenser housing and the water tank is at least partially surrounded by the insulating layer, and wherein the water tank stores water supplied from an external water supply source at a predetermined temperature and provides water to the dispenser for discharge to the outside;
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• a temperature sensor provided on an external surface of the water tank, wherein the temperature sensor detects a temperature of the water stored in the water tank, wherein the temperature sensor is seated in a sensor groove that is concavely formed in the external surface of the water tank.

A refrigerator including a main body having a storage space formed therein, and a door having an insulating layer therein and rotatably coupled to the main body so as to selectively open and close the storage space, the refrigerator comprising:

• a dispenser including a dispenser housing installed in a concave portion of a front surface of the door, wherein the dispenser discharges water to an outside of the refrigerator;
• a water tank installed between a door liner that defines a rear surface of the door and the dispenser housing, wherein the water tank is spaced apart by a predetermined interval from each of the door liner and the dispenser housing and the water tank is at least partially surrounded by the insulating layer, and wherein the water tank stores water supplied from an external water supply source at a predetermined temperature and provides water to the dispenser for discharge to the outside;
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• a support rib formed on and extending from a rear surface of the dispenser housing, wherein the water tank is fastened to the support rib and thus fixed to the interior of the door.

A refrigerator including a main body having a storage space formed therein, and a door having an insulating layer therein and rotatably coupled to the main body so as to selectively open and close the storage space, the refrigerator comprising:

• a dispenser including a dispenser housing installed in a concave portion of a front surface of the door, wherein the dispenser discharges water to an outside of the refrigerator;
• a water tank installed between a door liner that defines a rear surface of the door and the dispenser housing, wherein the water tank is spaced apart by a predetermined interval from each of the door liner and the dispenser housing and the water tank is at least partially surrounded by the insulating layer, and wherein the water tank stores water supplied from an external water supply source at a predetermined temperature and provides water to the dispenser for discharge to the outside;
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• a valve chamber provided in the insulating layer of the door and accessible from the storage space, wherein the valve chamber includes a valve that controls water supply from the external water supply source and a filter that purifies the supplied water.

A refrigerator including a main body having a storage space formed therein, and a door having an insulating layer therein rotatably coupled to the main body so as to selectively open and close the storage space, the refrigerator comprising:

• a dispenser including a dispenser housing installed in a concave portion of a front surface of the door;
• a water tank installed between a door liner that defines a rear surface of the door and the dispenser housing, wherein the water tank is spaced apart from the door liner and the dispenser housing by a predetermined interval, wherein the water tank stores water supplied from an external water supply source and provides the water to the dispenser;
• a temperature sensor provided on a side of the water tank, wherein the temperature sensor detects a temperature in the water tank;
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• a heater that operates based on the temperature detected in the water tank by the temperature sensor, wherein the heater generates heat when the detected temperature is lower than a preset temperature.

A refrigerator including a main body having a storage space formed therein, and a door having an insulating layer therein and rotatably coupled to the main body so as to selectively open and close the storage space, the refrigerator comprising:

• a dispenser including a dispenser housing installed in a concave portion of a front surface of the door, wherein the dispenser discharges water to an outside of the refrigerator;
• a water tank installed between a door liner that defines a rear surface of the door and the dispenser housing, wherein the water tank is spaced apart by a predetermined interval from each of the door liner and the dispenser housing and the water tank is at least partially surrounded by the insulating layer, and wherein the water tank stores water supplied from an external water supply source at a predetermined temperature and provides water to the dispenser for discharge to the outside;
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• a heater installed adjacent to the water tank, wherein the heater selectively generates heat so as to maintain water stored in the water tank at or above the predetermined temperature.