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Refrigerator having dispenser

US11046571B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 26, 2019
Grant dateJun 29, 2021
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Expiry dateAug 26, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25D2327/001
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A refrigerator provided with a dispenser, wherein a water discharging member that is installed in the dispenser includes: a nozzle pipe; a light source that radiates ultraviolet light from one end of the nozzle pipe to an inner space of the nozzle pipe; and a window that is provided between the one end of the nozzle pipe and the light source, that divides the inner space of the nozzle pipe and an area where the light source is disposed and that transmits ultraviolet light radiated from the light source to the nozzle pipe.

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