Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Water filter for refrigerator water dispenser
- Patent Title (中): 冷水机水过滤器
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Application No.: US13604774Application Date: 2012-09-06
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Publication No.: US08496823B2Publication Date: 2013-07-30
- Inventor: Nihat O. Cur , Timothy T. Murphy , Michael A. Kahwaji , Paul B. Allard , Guolian Wu , Claiton E. Amaral , Marcos Heinzle
- Applicant: Nihat O. Cur , Timothy T. Murphy , Michael A. Kahwaji , Paul B. Allard , Guolian Wu , Claiton E. Amaral , Marcos Heinzle
- Applicant Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Agent Kirk W. Goodwin; Robert L. Judd
- Main IPC: B01D27/08
- IPC: B01D27/08 ; B01D35/153 ; B01D35/147 ; F25D23/12

Abstract:
A water dispenser in a refrigerator door can include a filter casing in the door opening into the bottom of the dispenser housing. The filter casing can include a top wall positioned in the bottom of the dispenser housing, a head assembly at the bottom of the filter casing connected to the water supply and to a water outlet in the dispenser, and can include a filter casing drain. A filter cartridge in the filter casing can connect to the head assembly. The filter casing can include a filter retainer mounted adjacent the opening into the filter casing and can hold the filter cartridge connected to the head assembly in a first position and can release the filter cartridge in a second position. The filter casing can include a drain line leading from the filter casing drain to a pan outside the refrigerated space.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120324936A1 WATER FILTER FOR REFRIGERATOR WATER DISPENSER Public/Granted day:2012-12-27
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