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refrigerator

A technology for refrigerators and water supply tanks, which is applied to household refrigerators, coolers, lighting and heating equipment, etc. It can solve the problems of long water supply paths, not being able to completely clean the water supply path dirt, etc., and achieve the elimination of uneasiness and simple cleaning The effect of the operation

Active Publication Date: 2011-11-30
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP
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[0008] (1) First, the water supply pipe that supplies water from the water supply tank to the ice tray is fixedly installed, and it is not a structure that presupposes cleanliness
[0009] (2) In addition, since the water supply path is set on the tank cover, it is not easy to clean with general brushes and other cleaning tools during cleaning, and the dirt in the water supply path cannot be completely cleaned
[0010] (3) In addition, in the structure of the conventional water supply device, the water supply path is long and it is not easy to clean

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[0037] The refrigerator of this embodiment has the water supply device which supplies water to an automatic ice maker as follows.

[0038] (1) Cleaning of all water supply paths (water supply paths from the water supply tank to the ice tray) can be performed.

[0039] (2) The water supply tank and the water supply path can be easily attached and detached.

[0040] (3) By shortening the water supply path, the cleaning operation can be performed more simply.

[0041] Before describing the water supply apparatus of this embodiment, an example of the structure of a refrigerator is demonstrated first.

[0042] figure 1 , figure 2 is a diagram showing Embodiment 1, figure 1 is the front view of the refrigerator 100, figure 2 It is a vertical sectional view of refrigerator 100 . while referring to figure 1 , figure 2 , while explaining the structure of the refrigerator 100.

[0043] like figure 1 As shown, the refrigerator 100 has a plurality of compartments, and sequent...

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Abstract

The invention provides a refrigerator equipped with a water supplying device capable of supplying water to an automatic ice making unit. In the invention, the cleaning of all water supply channels can be done; the water supply tank and the water supply channel can be dismounted and installed simply; and the water supply path can be shortened, so as to further make convenience for cleaning. In the refrigerator provided in the invention, the water supply tank of the water supplying device can slide back and forth along the refrigerating chamber and can be installed in the refrigerating chamber in a dismountable manner. And a water receiving part embedded with a discharge pipe through a pipe sealing element can be retained on an electrical component retaining member in a dismountable manner.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a refrigerator equipped with an automatic ice maker and a water supply device for supplying water to the automatic ice maker. Background technique [0002] In a conventional water supply device for an automatic ice maker mounted in a refrigerator, for example, a water supply tank and an automatic ice maker are disposed in a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment separated by a partition wall, respectively. The water supply pump is composed of the following parts: a pump part in which an impeller (impeller) arranged on the bottom surface of the water supply tank can be driven to rotate under the action of magnetic attraction; a motor part facing the pump part Arranged outside the water supply tank, the impeller is driven to rotate by magnetic attraction. A water supply path for supplying water from the water supply tank by the water supply pump is provided on a back side outside the water supply tank. [00...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): F25D11/02F25D23/12
Inventor 西冈孝真宮崎浩史儿岛喜彦
Owner MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP
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