Refrigerator and dispenser for refrigerator

A refrigerator, comprising:

• a cabinet providing a storage space;
• a door configured to open or close the storage space;
• and
• a dispenser disposed at a front surface of the door and configured to dispense water or ice, the dispenser including:
• a dispenser case defining a recess to accommodate a container configured to receive water or ice and having a mounting part;
• a manipulation member disposed in the dispenser case and including:
• a paddle configured to rotate, based on being pushed by a container, from a first position to a second position to cause water or ice to be dispensed into the container, the second position being spaced in a rearward direction apart from the first position;
• and
• a transmission part transparently or semi-transparently formed in the paddle in a shape of a pattern or a character;
• a first light emitting unit disposed in the mounting part of the dispenser case, the first light emitting unit being located behind the transmission part of the paddle and on a same horizontal plane of a portion of the transmission part to emit light towards the transmission part of the paddle;
• a second light emitting unit disposed at an upper position in the dispenser case and configured to illuminate the recess of the dispenser case;
• and
• a control unit electrically connected to the first and second light emitting units, and configured to selectively turn on or off the first and second light emitting units based on a position of the paddle, wherein the control unit is further configured to:
• determine that the paddle is in the first position;
• and
• based on a determination that the paddle is in the first position, control the second light emitting unit to be turned off and the first light emitting unit to be turned on such that a portion of the light from the first light emitting unit is transmitted through the transmission part to show the pattern or the character.