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US 8,783,055 B2Granted
Refrigerator
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsYun Ho Yang, Sang Woon Jeon
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Abstract
A refrigerator in which a water tank and a filter, which have conventionally been located in a storage compartment, are installed to a rear surface of a door and are arranged in parallel to a dispenser, which expands a storage space of the storage compartment and shortens a water supply path between the water tank and the dispenser.
Claims13
A refrigerator comprising:
- a storage compartment;
- at least one rotating door to open or close the storage compartment;
- an icemaker provided in the storage compartment;
- a dispenser having an ice withdrawal space, from which a user takes ice, and a water discharge hole, from which the user takes water;
- a filter to purify water supplied from an external water source;
- a water tank to store the water purified in the filter;
- and
- a valve provided at a junction of a hose where the filter is connected to the water tank and the icemaker so as to selectively supply the water purified in the filter to the water tank or the icemaker,
- wherein the water tank is provided at a rear surface of the door and is arranged in parallel to the dispenser such that lateral surfaces of the water tank and the dispenser are close to each other, and
- wherein the filter is accommodated between the dispenser and the water tank,
- wherein the dispenser and the water tank are provided respectively with filter receptacles, and the filter receptacles are indented to correspond to the shape of the filter for accommodation of the filter.
8 more elements
A refrigerator comprising a storage compartment, an icemaker provided in the storage compartment, and at least one door hingedly coupled to a lateral surface of a main body so as to open or close the storage compartment,
- wherein the door includes a dispenser, a filter to purify water supplied from an external water source, a water tank to store the water purified in the filter, and a valve provided at a junction of a hose where the filter is connected to the water tank and the icemaker so as to selectively supply the water purified in the filter to the water tank or the icemaker,
- wherein the dispenser and the water tank are arranged in parallel to each other, and
- wherein the dispenser and the water tank are provided respectively with filter receptacles and the filter receptacles are indented to correspond to the shape of the filter for accommodation of the filter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.