A dispenser for a refrigerator includes a cavity provided at one side of a door and a discharge opening provided at an upper surface of the cavity. A cover is movable to inside of the cavity, and configured to open and close the cavity. An inclination surface is provided on an inner surface of the c
A dispenser for a refrigerator includes a cavity provided at one side of a door and a discharge opening provided at an upper surface of the cavity. A cover is movable to inside of the cavity, and configured to open and close the cavity. An inclination surface is provided on an inner surface of the cavity. A switch on the inclination controls dispensing of water or ice from the discharge opening. Under this configuration, water or ice is dispensed from the discharge opening if the switch is actuated as the cover moves to the inside of the cavity to contact the inclination surface. The cover is coplanar with an outer surface of the door to close the cavity.
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1. A dispenser for a refrigerator, the dispenser comprising: a cavity provided on a door and having an upper surface, a rear surface, a lower surface and a side surface;an ice or water discharge opening provided at an upper portion of the cavity;a cover movably mounted to the cavity;an inclined surf
1. A dispenser for a refrigerator, the dispenser comprising: a cavity provided on a door and having an upper surface, a rear surface, a lower surface and a side surface;an ice or water discharge opening provided at an upper portion of the cavity;a cover movably mounted to the cavity;an inclined surface provided on the rear surface of the cavity;a switch provided on the inclined surface and operated to allow water or ice to be dispensed from the ice or water discharge opening when the cover moves to inside of the cavity;guide members disposed on the side surface of the cavity to move the cover within the cavity; anda remaining water collecting box provided at the lower surface of the cavity,wherein the remaining water collecting box is exposed and remaining water is collected into the remaining water collecting box along an outer surface of the cover when the cover moves inside of the cavity. 2. The dispenser for a refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the cover is coplanar with an outer surface of the door when the cavity is closed. 3. The dispenser for a refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the guide members comprise a first rail and a second rail, wherein the first rail is positioned above the second rail, and the first rail has a longer path than the second rail, andwherein the cover is inclined when an upper part thereof is introduced into the cavity more deeply than a lower part thereof, and the lower part of the cover moves to an upper side of the remaining water collecting box, such that water is collected into the remaining water collecting box along an inclined outer surface of the cover. 4. The dispenser for a refrigerator of claim 1, further comprising a return spring disposed on a rear surface of the cover. 5. The dispenser for a refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the switch is implemented as a pressing switch. 6. The dispenser for a refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the cover is detachably mounted to the door. 7. The dispenser for a refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the switch is implemented as a proximity sensing switch. 8. The dispenser for a refrigerator of claim 1, wherein a protective coating sheet is attached to the outer surface of the cover in an interchangeable manner. 9. The dispenser for a refrigerator of claim 1, further comprising a display unit provided next to the cavity. 10. The dispenser for a refrigerator of claim 9, wherein the display unit comprises a display window and an input unit, and wherein the input unit is implemented as touch sensing buttons. 11. The dispenser for a refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the cavity comprises a first cavity for dispensing water, and a second cavity for dispensing ice, wherein the cover comprises a first cover for the first cavity, and a second cover for the second cavity, andwherein the first cover is disposed above the second cover, and the first cover is distinguished from the second cover by having a different size than the second cover. 12. The dispenser for a refrigerator of claim 1, wherein a bottom edge of the cover moves laterally into the cavity when the cover moves to inside the cavity. 13. A dispenser for a refrigerator, the dispenser comprising: a cavity provided at one side of a door, the cavity having an upper surface, a rear surface, a lower surface and a side surface;a discharge opening provided at the upper side of the cavity;a cover movable to inside of the cavity, and configured to open and close the cavity;an inclination surface provided on the rear surface of the cavity;a switch provided on the inclination surface, and configured to control water or ice to be dispensed from the discharge opening;a guide rail formed on the side surface of the cavity to guide the cover inside of the cavity including a first rail and a second rail; anda remaining water collecting box provided at the lower surface of the cavity,wherein the switch is operated to allow water or ice to be dispensed from the discharge opening when the cover moves to the inside of the cavity,wherein the discharge opening is disposed at an upper side of the cover, such that water discharged from the discharge opening is collected into the remaining water collecting box along an outer surface of the cover,wherein the first rail is positioned above the second rail, and the first rail has a longer path than the second rail, andwherein the cover is inclined when an upper part thereof is introduced into the cavity more deeply than a lower part thereof, and the lower part of the cover moves to an upper side of the remaining water collecting box, such that water is collected into the remaining water collecting box along an inclined outer surface of the cover.
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