Refrigerator and method of replacing water tank for refrigerator

A technology for water tanks and refrigerators, applied in liquid distribution, lighting and heating equipment, cooling fluid circulation devices, etc., which can solve problems such as difficulty in finding and taking out water tanks for maintenance or replacement, inability to remove foreign objects easily, and difficulty in replacing water tanks, etc.

CN105841431AInactive Publication Date: 2016-08-10DONGBU DAEWOO ELECTRONCIS CORP
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CN · China
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Publication Date
2016-08-10
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Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A refrigerator equipped with a water tank that is easily accessible to a user and a method of using the same. A water dispenser is installed on the front side of a refrigerator. A water tank coupled to the water dispenser is detachably installed on a lower inner inside of a refrigerator door such that a user can conveniently observe the state of the water tank and access the water tank for maintenance and refill.
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technical field

[0001] Embodiments of the present invention relate to refrigerators, and more particularly, to mechanisms for providing drinking water from refrigerators. Background technique

[0002] In general, a refrigerator is a device that preserves food and other items in a refrigerated or frozen state by circulating cold air generated by a refrigeration system.

[0003] Generally, a refrigerator has a freezer compartment and a refrigerator compartment provided at upper and lower sides of the refrigerator, respectively. Recently, a refrigerator having two storage compartments arranged side by side has also appeared on the market. Such side-by-side refrigerators are often equipped with a drinking fountain which is connected to a water purifier and used to provide drinking water (consumable or water that can be used to cook food or any beverage) or ice.

[0004] Such as figure 1 As shown, a refrigerator 100 in the related art includes a main frame 110 having a mechani...

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[0035] will refer to figure 2 and image 3 A refrigerator according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described.

[0036] figure 2 A perspective view of an exemplary refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention is illustrated. The refrigerator 200 includes a main frame 210 having a machine compartment (not explicitly shown), a refrigerator compartment (not explicitly shown), and a freezer compartment, and a plurality of refrigerator doors 220, 230, 240, and 250 connected to the main frame 210. (not explicitly shown).

[0037] A dispenser part 260 for supplying drinking water (and / or other beverages) is provided at the front side of the first refrigerator door 220 . Such as Figure 8 An ice maker 261 shown for making and serving ice may also be connected to the dispenser portion 260 .

[0038] figure 2 An example in which the refrigerator 200 according to the present invention has four refrigerator doors is illustrated, b...