Abstract:
A refrigerator (10) comprising: a cabinet in which a freezing compartment (12) and a refrigerating compartment (13) are defined; a freezing compartment door (14) that opens and closes the freezing compartment (12); a refrigerating compartment door (15) that opens and closes the refrigerating compartment (13); a dispenser (20) located in the freezing compartment door (14) to dispense ice, cooled water, and purified water; a water supply passage connected to an external water supply source (1); a water supply valve (612) configured to open and close the water supply passage; a filter device (40) installed in the refrigerating compartment (13) to purify supplied water when the water supply valve (612) is opened; a water tank (50) configured to receive the purified water from the filter device (40); a cooled water valve (632) configured to adjust a flow of the cooled water discharged from the water tank (50); a cooled water passage (63) configured to guide the cooled water passing through the cooled water valve (632) to the freezing compartment door (14), the cooled water passage (63) passing through a hinge of the freezing compartment door (14); a purified water passage (62) branched at a rear end of the filter device (40), the purified water passage (62) being connected to a purified water valve (622) disposed in a recessed cavity of the freezing compartment door (14); an ice making passage (64) branched together with the purified water passage (62) at a rear end of the purified water valve (622); an ice making device (30) disposed in the freezing compartment door (14) to receive the purified water from the ice making passage (64); a connection member (662) disposed in the freezing compartment door (14) and at which the cooled water passage (63) and the purified water passage (62) are combined with each other; and a dispensing passage (66) connected to the connection member (662) to dispense the cooled water and the purified water.
Abstract:
Provided is a refrigerator (10). The refrigerator (10) includes a main body (11) to define a storage space (12), a door (14) that opens and closes the storage space (12), a dispenser (20) provided at the door (14) to dispense water, a filter device (40) having at least two filters (42) to purify water supplied from an external water supply source (1), thereby supplying the purified water into the dispenser (20), at least two heads (45) fixing the filters (42), a connector (3) that connects the at least two heads (45) to each other, the connector (3) providing a passage between the at least two heads (45), and a bracket (43) on which the connector (3) and the heads (45) are seated, the bracket (43) being coupled to the connector 3).
Abstract:
Provided are an apparatus (100) for producing carbonated water, and a refrigerator (1) including the same and a method for controlling the same. A carbon dioxide gas may be continuously injected for a preset time to produce the carbonated water having a desired concentration at a time, thereby providing the carbonated water to a user. Thus, a time for producing the carbonated water may be reduced to improve performance for producing the carbonated water.
Abstract:
This specification relates to a refrigerator comprising an ice bucket having a function of unlaying ice curdling, capable of facilitating ice cubes to be drawn out by unlaying ice cubes, which are frozen in a curdled state due to being left for a long time at an upper portion within the ice bucket of an ice dispensing apparatus, which is disposed in a refrigerator or a water purifier having an ice maker to allow ice cubes to be ejected piece by piece. The ice bucket includes a case main body forming an ice storage space therein and having an ice discharge port formed at a lower portion thereof, an ice ejecting member rotatably disposed at one side of the main body and having a motor rotation shaft, a blade mounting shaft, and a plurality of blades protruding from the blade mounting shaft in a radial direction and disposed in a circumferential direction with spaced distances, and an ice curdling unlaying member configured to prevent ice cubes located above the ice ejecting member from being frozen in a curdled state.
Abstract:
An apparatus (101) for producing carbonated water, the apparatus comprising: a water tank (200) in which water for producing the carbonated water is stored; a water supply passage (360) connected to a cold water storage unit to supply the water; a gas cylinder (300) in which a carbon dioxide gas is filled; a gas supply passage (330) connected to the gas cylinder (300) to supply a carbon dioxide gas; a mixing unit (340) connected to the water supply passage (360) and the gas supply passage (330) and in which the carbon dioxide gas is introduced by a low pressure generated by flow velocity of supplied water to mix the water with carbon dioxide; a dispensing passage (370) connected to the mixing unit (340) to discharge the produced carbonated water; and a pressing passage (350) branched from the gas supply passage (330) and connected to the water supply passage (360), the pressing passage (350) supplying and pressing a portion of the gas within the gas supply passage (330) so that the water supplied into the mixing unit (340) is supplied at a predetermined pressure.
Abstract:
A refrigerator (10) comprising: a refrigerating compartment (13); and a water tank (50) disposed in the refrigerating compartment (13), the water tank (50) being formed of a stainless material, wherein the water tank (50) comprises: a tank body (51) manufactured by welding a contact end of a plate formed of a stainless material, which is wound in a cylindrical shape, the tank body (51) having body flanges (511) on both sides thereof; a plurality of tank caps (52) comprising a cap flange (521) coupled to contact the body flange (511), thereby covering both opened sides of the tank body (51), and each of which has a hemispherical shape and is formed of a stainless material; a water inlet tube (522) welded and coupled after passing through one tank cap (52) of the plurality of tank caps (52); and a water outlet tube (512) welded and coupled to the tank body (51) after passing through the tank body (51), wherein the tank body (51) is horizontally disposed with respect to a bottom surface of the refrigerating compartment (13) so that the water outlet tube (512) is disposed in an upper portion of the tank body (51).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a refrigerator and a control method of a refrigerator, and the refrigerator includes a cabinet (10) which includes a freezing chamber (12); an evaporator (151) which is provided at one side of the freezing chamber (12); a freezing chamber fan (152) which supplies cool air generated in the evaporator (151) to the inside of the freezing chamber (12); an ice maker (60) which is provided in the inner region of the freezing chamber (12) and performs ice-making by cool air supplied by the freezing chamber fan (152); an ice bin (50) which is provided below the ice maker (60) and separates and stores ice made in the ice maker (60); an ice-fullness detecting device (67) which detects whether or not the ice stored in the ice bin (50) is full; and a control unit (80) which controls the driving of the freezing chamber fan (152) according to a detection signal of the ice-fullness detecting device (67), in which the control unit (80) turns off the freezing chamber fan (152) in a case where ice-fullness is detected by the ice-fullness detecting device (67) and turns on the freezing chamber fan (152) in a case where the ice-fullness is not detected by the ice-fullness detecting device (67).
Abstract:
A filter structure comprises: a housing body formed in a cylindrical shape to have a first accommodating space and having an upper opening portion; a housing cap coupled to the upper opening portion of the housing body by a portion thereof being formed in a cylindrical shape to have a second accommodating space, wherein a coupling projection and an upper opening portion are formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof, and a housing fastening portion is formed on an inner circumferential surface thereof; a filtering member having a cylindrical shape accommodated in the first accommodating space; and an upper supporter coupled to an upper portion of the filtering member and an inner surface of the housing cap respectively, and accommodated in the second accommodating space.
Abstract:
Provided is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a main body having a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment, a door that opens or closes the refrigerating compartment or the freezing compartment, a dispenser disposed in the door to dispense cold water; a filter unit disposed within the refrigerating compartment to purify water supplied from a water supply source outside the main body, a water tank storing the water supplied from the filter unit to cool the stored water by using cool air within the refrigerating compartment, and a tube tank assembly disposed in the door to store the cold water cooled in the water tank. The tube tank assembly includes a tube defining a cold water passage through which the cold water flows and a tube support around which the tube is wound several times.