公开(公告)号：US11927387B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-12

申请号：US17552948

申请日：2021-12-16

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Youngho Yi ,  Byounghwan Kim

IPC: B67D3/00 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D23/12

CPC classification number: F25D23/126 ,  B67D3/0025 ,  B67D3/008 ,  F25D23/028 ,  F25D2323/02

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a refrigerator, and the refrigerator includes a cabinet configured to form a storage space, a door configured to open and close the storage space, a dispenser configured to be formed on a front surface of the door, a water tank configured to be provided detachably from the door above the dispenser and including a drain port for discharging stored water, a pipe part configured to communicate with the water tank to form a passage for discharging water, and a water intake valve including a valve body that slides along the longitudinal direction of the pipe part and opens and closes an opening and closing surface of the pipe part, in which the valve body includes an extension part configured to extend from one surface of the valve body toward an inner surface of the passage, and a leak prevention ring configured to be provided around the extension part to seal between the pipe part and the valve body in a state where the opening and closing surface is closed by the valve body.

公开(公告)号：US20220214101A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-07

申请号：US17552948

申请日：2021-12-16

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Youngho Yi ,  Byounghwan Kim

IPC: F25D23/12 ,  F25D23/02 ,  B67D3/00

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a refrigerator, and the refrigerator includes a cabinet configured to form a storage space, a door configured to open and close the storage space, a dispenser configured to be formed on a front surface of the door, a water tank configured to be provided detachably from the door above the dispenser and including a drain port for discharging stored water, a pipe part configured to communicate with the water tank to form a passage for discharging water, and a water intake valve including a valve body that slides along the longitudinal direction of the pipe part and opens and closes an opening and closing surface of the pipe part, in which the valve body includes an extension part configured to extend from one surface of the valve body toward an inner surface of the passage, and a leak prevention ring configured to be provided around the extension part to seal between the pipe part and the valve body in a state where the opening and closing surface is closed by the valve body.