KR100983136B1 - Refrigerator with a dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a refrigerator having a dispenser. According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an internal space for maintaining a temperature below a suitable temperature, and a refrigerator main body provided with a water storage tank for supplying a user to drink water. A door mounted on the front of the main body to open and close the inner space, a water supply part formed in a front part of the door and supplied through the water supply pipe connected to the water storage tank, and the water supply to communicate with the supply pipe. A supply pipe pivoting by rotating the small cup water supply position hinged to the upper side and positioned inside the water supply portion, the large cup water supply position projecting out of the water supply portion, and the water supply pipe is disposed between the small cup water supply position and the large cup water supply position. It is configured to be provided with a push button member to rotate and temporarily fixed.

Description

Refrigerator with dispenser {REFRIGERATOR WITH A DISPENSER}

The present invention relates to a refrigerator having a dispenser, and more particularly, a dispenser for supplying water or ice through a supply pipe protruding to the front of a door of the refrigerator to increase utilization of the internal space of the refrigerator and to increase user convenience. It relates to a refrigerator having a.

In general, the refrigerator is divided into a freezer compartment for storing ice-making containers and frozen foods at a set temperature, and a refrigerating compartment in which refrigeration objects are stored. The evaporator in the circulation circuit absorbs the heat from the outside to keep the inside frozen and refrigerated.

Recently released large refrigerators are provided with a water supply unit to extract the ice or water inside without opening the door of the refrigerator. Since the water supply unit may take out water or ice without opening the door of the refrigerator, it may not only prevent cold air from escaping to the outside, but also provide convenience to the user. The water supply unit is usually provided in the door of the refrigerator, and is generally configured by recessing a part of the outer surface of the door inward and providing the water supply unit.

As shown in FIG. 1, a refrigerator having a conventional structure is divided into a freezer compartment for freezing food and a cold compartment for freezing food by a separating wall, and a main body 1 whose internal space is opened and closed by a door 2 mounted at the front. Water is supplied from the outside through the water supply pipe (11) is purified by passing through the water filter (12) installed inside the main body (1) is supplied to the ice maker (13) for making ice, or to store the purified water It flows into the reservoir tank 14 for the purpose. A water supply valve 15 is installed between the water filter 12, the ice maker 13, and the water storage tank 14 to supply the water through the water filter 12, and to the ice maker 13 and the water storage tank 14. Control the amount of water being added.

The water storage tank 14 is connected to the water supply part 2a and the water supply pipe 3 installed in the refrigerator door 2, and the stored water is supplied to the water supply part 2a along the water supply pipe 3 to the outside. It is taken out.

More detailed description of the water supply unit 2a is as follows.

A switch 17 for operating the user is installed above the water supply part 2a formed on the front of the door 2. When the user operates the switch 17, the water storage tank 14 is opened to supply the water supply pipe 3. The purified water is taken out through).

The water supply pipe 3 is formed on the ceiling of the water supply portion 2a formed by being recessed in a predetermined portion of the door 2, and the switch 17 is formed above the water supply portion 2a so that the user can feed the cup. 2a) is pushed in to close the water supply pipe (3) and then press the switch 17, the cold water is taken out through the water supply pipe (3) is put in the cup.

However, in the refrigerator having a conventional structure as described above, the cup is placed in the water supply portion 2a recessed to a predetermined depth so as to be in contact with the water supply pipe 3, and is larger than the water supply portion 2a because water is supplied. The cup does not receive water, and if the size of the water supply unit 2a is increased in order to use a large cup, the storage space inside the refrigerator becomes smaller, and there is a problem that the internal space utilization is lowered.

The present invention has been made to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art as described above, the technical problem to provide a refrigerator having a dispenser to increase the utilization of the internal space of the refrigerator and to supply water regardless of the size of the cup as a technical problem. have.

According to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the technical problem as described above, the internal space is maintained to maintain the appropriate temperature or less, the refrigerator main body is provided with a water storage tank for supplying the user to drink water, and the A door mounted on the front surface to open and close the inner space, a water supply portion formed by being recessed in the front portion of the door and supplying water guided through a water supply pipe connected to the water storage tank, and an upper side of the water supply portion so as to communicate with the supply pipe. A supply pipe pivoted by rotating the small cup water supply position hinged to the inside of the water supply portion and the large cup water supply position projecting out of the water supply portion, and the water supply pipe rotates between the small cup water supply position and the large cup water supply position. It is configured to be provided with a push button member to be temporarily fixed.

In addition, the refrigerator comprises an ice making machine for producing ice, and an ice extraction pipe connecting the ice maker and the supply pipe so that the ice produced in the ice maker is supplied through the supply pipe.

In addition, the supply pipe is preferably configured to be connected to the water supply pipe is a water supply path for guiding the water, and an ice extraction path is connected to the ice extraction pipe guides the ice is formed.

In addition, the push button member is effectively composed of a push lever that extends by a predetermined length in the supply pipe and a push button for supporting the push lever so that the supply pipe is rotated along the rotational trajectory.

According to the aspects of the present invention having the configuration as described above, while being able to make full use of the effective volume in the refrigerator compartment, it is possible to supply water regardless of the size of a container such as a cup.

1 is a schematic perspective view showing a refrigerator having a conventional structure;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a dispenser unit of the refrigerator illustrated in FIG. 1;
3 is a front view of a refrigerator equipped with a dispenser which is an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a water supply unit of the refrigerator illustrated in FIG. 3 in cross section;
5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a water supply unit of a refrigerator equipped with a dispenser according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a refrigerator having a dispenser, which is an embodiment of the present invention, will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numerals refer to the same parts as in the conventional structure, and detailed description thereof will be referred to FIG. 1.

3 is a front view of a refrigerator equipped with a dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a water supply unit of the refrigerator illustrated in FIG. 3, and freezing and storing food by a partition wall as shown. The main compartment 1 is divided into a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment for storing the refrigerator, and a door 1 for opening and closing the freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment installed at the front side of the main body 1, the interior space of which is opened and closed by a door 2 mounted on the front side thereof. And a water supply part which is recessed at a predetermined depth in the front part of the door 2 and the other side of the water supply pipe 3 connected to the water storage tank 14 at an upper part thereof to supply water stored in the water storage tank 14 ( 2a) and a first position hinged to an upper side of the water supply unit 2a to communicate with the water supply pipe 3 and positioned inside the water supply unit 2a, that is, a small cup water supply position, and a protruding portion outside the water supply unit. Rotating the ball at the 2nd position, that is, the large cup water supply position. It consists of a tube 21 and the supply pipe 21. The water supply position and the small cup keunkeop rotation between the supply position and the push-button member 22 as a supply tube supporting means for supporting so that the temporarily fixed.

The push button member 22 extends by a predetermined length to an upper portion of the supply pipe 21 and protrudes a push lever 22a and a push button 22b supporting the push lever 22a to rotate along the supply pipe 21. Is done. Here, the supply pipe support means is not necessarily limited to the push button member, it is obvious that it includes any support means such as a support means such as a damper consisting of a piston and a cylinder.

In the refrigerator configured as described above, the process of guiding water to the water supply pipe 3 is the same as the conventional structure, and the process of acquiring water from the water supply unit 2a will be described in detail as follows.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the water is to be contained in a small cup that can fully enter the water supply unit 2a, the supply pipe 21 is rotated by the pushbutton member 22 so as to be located at the small cup water supply position, and is directed toward the inside of the refrigerator. And the small cup is seated in the water supply part 2a so that the small cup is close to the supply pipe 21, and then the switch 17 is operated so that the water stored in the water storage tank 14 is supplied to the small cup. will be.

In addition, when water is to be contained in a large cup that cannot be inserted into the water supply part 2a, when the push button 22b pushes the push lever 22a so that the supply pipe 21 is located at the large cup water supply position, the supply pipe 21 is It rotates and maintains the state which protrudes toward the outer side of a refrigerator, and fixes a big cup so that it may approach the supply pipe 21, and operates a switch 17 so that the water stored in the water storage tank 14 may be supplied to a big cup.

As described above, the dispenser of the refrigerator according to the present invention supplies water after keeping the supply pipe 21 pushed in the direction toward the inside of the refrigerator when water is supplied to the small cup, and when water is supplied to the large cup that does not enter the water supply part 2a. By supplying water after maintaining the supply pipe 21 protruded toward the outside of the refrigerator, not only can the water be supplied to a large cup that does not enter the space of the water supply part 2a, but also the water supply part 2a has a large space. It is possible to supply water to a large cup without having to use the space inside the refrigerator.

Likewise, the dispenser of the refrigerator, which is another embodiment of the present invention, has an ice maker 13 for manufacturing ice in addition to the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention described above, as shown in FIG. 5, and an ice maker 13. Ice extraction pipe 33 for guiding the ice generated in the water supply part 2a side is configured to include. In addition, the coupling structure and operation process of the supply pipe 21 is also the same as the embodiment of the present invention, the supply pipe 21 is connected to the water supply pipe 3 inside the water supply passage 21a and the ice extraction pipe 33 to guide the water. It is connected to the ice is composed of divided into the ice extraction path (21b) is guided.

The process of supplying water through the water supply passage 21a formed in the supply pipe 21 in the dispenser of the refrigerator which is another embodiment of the present invention configured as described above is the same as the embodiment of the present invention described above, and the ice extraction passage 21b The process of extracting ice through) is as follows.

* When the ice is to be contained in the small cup, the supply pipe 21 is rotated by the push button member 22 so as to be positioned at the small cup water supply position, and the state is pushed toward the inside of the refrigerator, and the small cup is supplied to the supply pipe 21. After seated in the water supply unit (2a) to approach the ice extraction path (21a), the switch 17 is operated so that the ice stored in the ice maker 13 is supplied to a small cup.

In addition, when it is desired to contain ice in a large cup that cannot be inserted into the water supply part 2a, when the push button 22b pushes the push lever 22a so that the supply pipe 21 is located at the large cup water supply position, the supply pipe 21 is Rotated to maintain the state protruding toward the outside of the refrigerator, the large cup is fixed so as to be close to the ice extraction path (21a) of the supply pipe 21, the switch 17 is operated to supply the ice stored in the ice maker 13 to the large cup It is to be possible.

Thus, the dispenser of the refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present invention is supplied with ice through the ice take-out passage 21a after holding the supply pipe 21 pushed in the direction toward the inside of the refrigerator when ice is placed in the small cup, When holding ice in a large cup that does not enter the water supply section 2a, the large cup does not enter the space of the water supply section 2a by keeping the supply pipe 21 protruding outward from the refrigerator and receiving ice. In addition to receiving ice, it is possible to receive ice in a large cup without increasing the space of the water supply unit (2a) will increase the utilization of the space inside the refrigerator.

1: body 2: door
2a: water supply part 3: water supply pipe
21: supply pipe 22: push button member

Claims (10)

An internal space for maintaining a temperature below a suitable temperature, and a refrigerator main body provided with a water storage tank for supplying water to a user;
A door mounted at the front of the main body to open and close the inner space;
A water supply unit which is formed by being recessed in a front part of the door and supplies water guided through a water supply pipe connected to the water storage tank;
A first water supply position hinged to an upper side of the water supply unit so as to communicate with the water supply pipe, and supplying water to a container located inside the water supply unit, and a second water supply position spaced apart from the front side of the main body from the first water supply position. With supply pipe rotating in
And a supply pipe support means for supporting the supply pipe to be temporarily fixed between the first water supply position and the second water supply position. According to claim 1, wherein the supply pipe support means comprises a push button member,
The push button member includes a push lever extending from the supply pipe by a predetermined length, and a push button supporting the push lever so that the supply pipe rotates along a rotational trajectory. The method of claim 1,
And the supply pipe does not protrude outside the water supply part when the supply pipe is in the first position. The method of claim 1,
And the water supply pipe is fixed and only the supply pipe is rotated. An internal space for maintaining a temperature below a suitable temperature, and a refrigerator main body provided with a water storage tank for supplying water to a user;
A door mounted at the front of the main body to open and close the inner space;
A water supply unit which is formed by being recessed in a front part of the door and supplies water guided through a water supply pipe connected to the water storage tank;
A supply pipe communicating with the water supply pipe and coupled to an upper side of the water supply part so as to rotate between first and second water supply positions;
And a supply pipe support means for supporting the supply pipe to be temporarily fixed at the first water supply position and the second water supply position.
And when the supply pipe is moved from the first water supply position to the second water supply position, the drain port of the supply pipe moves to the front side of the main body of the refrigerator. The method of claim 5,
The water supply pipe is maintained in a fixed state, the refrigerator characterized in that only the supply pipe is moved. The method of claim 5,
And the drainage port of the supply pipe is located inside the water supply part when the supply pipe is in the first water supply position. The method of claim 5,
The supply pipe support means includes a push button member,
The push button member includes a push lever extending from the supply pipe by a predetermined length, and a push button supporting the push lever so that the supply pipe rotates along a rotational trajectory. A refrigerator body having an inner space and a water storage tank for storing water to be supplied;
A door mounted at the front of the main body to open and close the inner space;
A water supply unit which is formed by being recessed in a front part of the door and supplies water guided through a water supply pipe connected to the water storage tank;
A supply pipe communicating with the water supply pipe and coupled to an upper side of the water supply part so as to rotate between first and second water supply positions,
And when the supply pipe is moved from the first water supply position to the second water supply position, the drain port of the supply pipe moves to the front side of the main body of the refrigerator. 10. The method of claim 9,
And the drainage port of the supply pipe is located inside the water supply part when the supply pipe is in the first water supply position.

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