Dispenser for a refrigerator
AssigneeDongbu Daewoo Electronics Corporation
InventorWang Goo Lee
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a liquid dispenser for a refrigerator. According to some embodiments, the liquid dispenser includes a liquid discharge unit including a nozzle through which liquid received in the liquid dispenser is discharged, and a lever that opens and closes the nozzle based on whether the lever is pressed or not. A liquid receiving unit receives the liquid discharged from the liquid discharge unit, and a support unit allows the liquid receiving unit to be positioned to press the lever based on the weight of liquid in the liquid receiving unit. A damper may be used to stably seat the receiving unit and reduce or eliminate noise generated when liquid flows to the liquid receiving unit.
Claims19
A liquid dispenser for a refrigerator, the liquid dispenser comprising:
- a liquid discharge unit comprising a nozzle for discharging liquid, and a lever configured to selectively open and close the nozzle, wherein the nozzle is open when the lever is pressed;
- a liquid receiving unit that receives liquid discharged from the liquid discharge unit;
- and
- a support unit, wherein the liquid receiving unit is disposed on a top surface of the support unit, wherein the liquid receiving unit is configured to press the lever when a weight of liquid stored in the liquid receiving unit is below a threshold, and wherein the liquid receiving unit is further configured to release said lever when the liquid receiving unit is moved away from said lever due to the weight of liquid stored in the liquid receiving unit being above said threshold.
A refrigerator comprising:
- a refrigeration compartment;
- a freezer compartment;
- and
- a door configured to selectively open and close the refrigeration compartment and the freezer compartment, wherein said door comprises:
- a liquid discharge unit comprising a nozzle for discharging liquid;
- a lever configured to selectively open and close the nozzle, wherein the nozzle is open when the lever is pressed;
- and
- a liquid receiving unit that receives liquid discharged from the liquid discharge unit,
- wherein the liquid receiving unit is configured to press the lever when a weight of liquid stored in the liquid receiving unit is below a threshold, and is configured to release said lever when the weight of liquid stored in the liquid receiving is above said threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.