Water supply apparatus and refrigerator comprising same
US12331979B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 16, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D2323/122
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A refrigerator according to the present disclosure comprises: an ice-making apparatus that is disposed in a freezer chamber and produces ice; a water tank that is disposed in a refrigerating chamber formed above the freezer chamber and stores water to be supplied to the ice-making apparatus; a water supply pipe that connects the water tank and the ice-making apparatus to supply water from the water tank to the ice-making apparatus; a water supply pump provided in the water supply pipe to move the water in the water tank to the ice-making apparatus; and a bypass pipe of which one side diverges from the water supply pipe to the opposite direction of gravity and the other side is connected to the water tank so that water flowing back from the water supply pipe moves to the water tank.
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