IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0522386
(2008-01-18)
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등록번호 |
US-8544291
(2013-10-01)
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우선권정보 |
KR-10-2007-0005519 (2008-01-18) |
국제출원번호 |
PCT/KR2008/000314
(2008-01-18)
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§371/§102 date |
20090708
(20090708)
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국제공개번호 |
WO2008/088184
(2008-07-24)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Kim, Dong Jeong
- Kim, Seong Jae
- Jeong, Kyung Han
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
1 인용 특허 :
11 |
초록
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The present invention relates to refrigerators. More specifically, the present invention relates to a refrigerator which has a residue tray for holding residue of water or ice from a dispenser when the dispenser is pushed in the door, thereby permitting to make simple and effective disposing of the
The present invention relates to refrigerators. More specifically, the present invention relates to a refrigerator which has a residue tray for holding residue of water or ice from a dispenser when the dispenser is pushed in the door, thereby permitting to make simple and effective disposing of the residue of water or ice from the dispenser in the door.
대표청구항
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1. A refrigerator comprising: a dispenser secured to a door such that the dispenser can be pushed in/drawn out of the door for dispensing water or ice, the dispenser comprising: a cover which defines an exterior of the dispenser, the cover being pivotable on a horizontal pivot shaft provided on the
1. A refrigerator comprising: a dispenser secured to a door such that the dispenser can be pushed in/drawn out of the door for dispensing water or ice, the dispenser comprising: a cover which defines an exterior of the dispenser, the cover being pivotable on a horizontal pivot shaft provided on the door, anda chute located on an inside of the cover and configured to guide the water or ice to an outside of the refrigerator, the cover being pivoted out from the door to expose the chute to the outside of the refrigerator and being pivoted toward the door to shield the chute from the outside of the refrigerator and make an outside surface of the dispenser flush with an outside surface of the door;a residue tray detachably secured to one side of the door for holding residue of the water or ice that escapes from the chute of the dispenser when the dispenser is pushed in the door; anda residue guiding member that is located within the door such that the residue guiding member is covered by the outside surface of the door, that is positioned below the chute of the dispenser when the dispenser is pushed in the door and the cover shields the chute from the outside of the refrigerator, and that guides, to the residue tray, residue escaping from the chute of the dispenser when the dispenser is pushed in the door and the cover shields the chute from the outside of the refrigerator,wherein the residue guiding member is configured to receive the residue escaping from the chute of the dispenser and guide the received residue from an inside of the door to a rear outside of the door, the rear outside of the door being a side of the door opposite of the cover. 2. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the residue guiding member includes: a residue receiver for receiving the residue from the dispenser, anda guide tube having a first end connected to the residue receiver and a second end connected to the residue tray for guiding the residue to the residue tray. 3. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the residue guiding member includes a sloped surface which is sloped for flow down of the residue. 4. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a supporting holder detachably secured to one side of the door for supporting the residue tray. 5. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the residue tray is secured to an inside surface of the door. 6. A refrigerator comprising: a door for opening/closing a refrigerator body having a holding space therein;a dispenser secured to a door such that the dispenser can be pushed in/drawn out of the door for dispensing water or ice, the dispenser comprising: a cover which defines an exterior of the dispenser, the cover being pivotable on a horizontal pivot shaft provided on the door, anda chute located on an inside of the cover and configured to guide the water or ice to an outside of the refrigerator, the cover being pivoted out from the door to expose the chute to the outside of the refrigerator and being pivoted toward the door to shield the chute from the outside of the refrigerator and make an outside surface of the dispenser flush with an outside surface of the door;a residue guiding member that is located within the door such that the residue guiding member is covered by the outside surface of the door, that is positioned below the chute of the dispenser when the dispenser is pushed in the door and the cover shields the chute from the outside of the refrigerator, and that guides residue of the water or ice that escapes from the chute of the dispenser when the dispenser is pushed in the door and the cover shields the chute from the outside of the refrigerator; anda residue tray in the refrigerator body for holding the residue from the residue guiding member when the door is closed,wherein the residue guiding member is configured to receive the residue escaping from the chute of the dispenser and guide the received residue from an inside of the door to a rear outside of the door, the rear outside of the door being a side of the door opposite of the cover. 7. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 6, wherein the residue guiding member includes: a residue receiver for receiving the residue from the dispenser, anda guiding tube having a first end connected to the residue receiver and a second end connected to the residue tray for guiding movement of the residue. 8. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 7, wherein the residue guiding member further includes a stopper for blocking the guiding tube depending on opening/closing of the door, selectively. 9. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 6, further comprising a supporting holder detachably or rotatably secured to the inside of the refrigerator body for supporting the residue tray. 10. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the residue guiding member guides the residue escaping from the chute of the dispenser through an inner surface of the door, the inner surface of the door being a surface of the door exposed to an interior of the refrigerator when the door is closed. 11. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 10, wherein the residue tray is located at the inner surface of the door and is configured to receive and retain the residue guided by the residue guiding member through the inner surface of the door. 12. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the residue guiding member first guides the residue escaping from the chute of the dispenser in a first direction toward the outside surface of the door and then guides the residue escaping from the chute of the dispenser in a second direction toward an inner surface of the door, the inner surface of the door being a surface of the door exposed to an interior of the refrigerator when the door is closed. 13. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the residue guiding member comprises: a tray configured to catch the residue escaping from the chute of the dispenser when the dispenser is pushed into the door; anda pipe that is configured to receive, through an outlet of the tray, the residue caught by the tray and that is configured to guide the received residue to the residue tray. 14. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 13, wherein the tray is configured to guide the residue in a first direction to the pipe and the pipe is configured to guide the residue in a second direction to the residue tray, the second direction being opposite of the first direction.
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