Water tank for refrigerator and refrigerator having the same

Abstract

The water tank for a refrigerator, and refrigerator having the same, is capable of reducing a material loss, being easily manufactured, withstanding a high water pressure and easily adjusting a storage capacity according to demands by changing installation conditions. The water tank for a refrigerator includes a plurality of reservoir containers each having an inlet and an outlet, and at least one connecting pipe which is bendable to connect the reservoir containers in series.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation-in-part and claims priority to U.S. application Ser. No. 12 / 110,799 filed Apr. 28, 2009, which in turn claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 2007-0118412, filed on Nov. 20, 2007 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND[0002]1. Field[0003]The present invention relates to a water tank for a refrigerator and a refrigerator having the same, and, more particularly, to a water tank for a refrigerator capable of being easily manufactured, easily changing a storage capacity according to demands and withstanding a high water pressure and a refrigerator having the same.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]A refrigerator, which is disclosed in Korean Patent Registration No. 10-728340 (published on Jun. 13, 2007), includes a water supply device which allows drinking water to be taken out at a front surface of a door, or...

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Benefits of technology

[0012]The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems. It is an aspect of the invention to provide a water tank for a refrigerator capable of reducing a material loss in the molding, being easily manufactured, and withstanding a high water pressure and a refrigerator having the same.

[0013]It is another aspect of the invention to provide a water tank for a refrigerator capable of easily adjusting a storage capacity according to demands by changing installation conditions and a refrigerator having the same.

[0014]It is yet another aspect of the invention to provide a water tank for a refrigerator capable of easily changing an installation state according to the installation environment to be easily applied to various models of refrigerators and a refrigerator having the same.

Problems solved by technology

Accordingly, there is a large material loss in the molding of the water tank 1.

Accordingly, there is a problem that the water tank cannot withstand a high water pressure.

Further, since the above-mentioned water tank 1 for a refrigerator is molded as a single body, it is impossible to change a storage capacity and it is difficult to apply a common water tank to refrigerators having different capacities.

Further, in the water supply system of the refrigerator employing the above-mentioned water tank, since the water tank has a structure incapable of withstanding a high water pressure, the water supply valve is generally installed at an upstream side of the water tank such that a high water pressure is not applied to the water tank.

Accordingly, there is a problem that water is irregularly taken out due to air or the like existing in the water tank.

Further, since water stored in the water tank for a long period of time is directly discharged, there is a problem that discharged water has a smell of the water tank.

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