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A refrigerator which can supply water from a household water supply system into an ice tray, or alternatively, can supply water from a separate water tank into the ice tray. The refrigerator has a housing having a refrigerating chamber, a freezing chamber, and an evaporator chamber which is disposed

A refrigerator which can supply water from a household water supply system into an ice tray, or alternatively, can supply water from a separate water tank into the ice tray. The refrigerator has a housing having a refrigerating chamber, a freezing chamber, and an evaporator chamber which is disposed at a rear portion of the freezing chamber, an ice tray disposed in the freezing chamber, a motor assembly for rotating the ice tray when a liquid filled in the ice tray is frozen, a valve box installed on an upper surface of the housing for receiving the liquid from a household water supply system or from a liquid tank, a fluid path for guiding the liquid from the valve box to the ice tray, a rotating fan assembly for detecting an amount of the liquid flowed into the ice tray, a solenoid valve assembly for adjusting the amount of the liquid being supplied into the ice tray, and an electric control unit for operating the solenoid valve assembly based on an electric signal inputted from the rotating fan assembly.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A refrigerator comprising:a housing having a refrigerating chamber, a freezing chamber, and an evaporator chamber which is disposed at a rear portion of the freezing chamber;an ice tray disposed in the freezing chamber;a motor assembly for rotating the ice tray when a liq

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A refrigerator comprising:a housing having a refrigerating chamber, a freezing chamber, and an evaporator chamber which is disposed at a rear portion of the freezing chamber;an ice tray disposed in the freezing chamber;a motor assembly for rotating the ice tray when a liquid filled in the ice tray is frozen, the motor assembly being installed in the evaporator chamber;a first means for receiving the liquid from a household water supply system or from a liquid tank, the first means being installed on an upper surface of the housing and alternatively connected to the household water supply system or to the liquid tank;a second means for guiding the liquid from the first means to the ice tray;a third means for detecting an amount of the liquid flowed into the ice tray;a fourth means for adjusting the amount of the liquid being supplied into the ice tray; andan electric control unit for operating the fourth means based on an electric signal inputted from the third means.