A refrigerator having a water storage vessel detachably mounted thereto, in which a supply passage configured to connect the water storage vessel, the ice making apparatus and the dispenser to supply the water in the water storage vessel to the ice making apparatus and the dispenser sage, a first ch
A refrigerator having a water storage vessel detachably mounted thereto, in which a supply passage configured to connect the water storage vessel, the ice making apparatus and the dispenser to supply the water in the water storage vessel to the ice making apparatus and the dispenser sage, a first check valve and a second check valve installed at a front position and a rear position of the one point of a first sub passage, to prevent water flowing backward to the water storage vessel, a third check valve and a fourth check valve installed at a front position and a rear position of the one point of a second sub passage, to prevent water flowing backward to the water storage vessel, and a pump installed at the third sub passage and configured to rotate the clockwise direction and the counter clockwise direction.
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1. A refrigerator, comprising: a body;a storage compartment having a front surface available to be open at an inside the body;a door rotatively installed at the body to open/close the open front surface of the storage compartment;an ice making apparatus provided at an inside the body to generate ice
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A refrigerator, comprising: a body;a storage compartment having a front surface available to be open at an inside the body;a door rotatively installed at the body to open/close the open front surface of the storage compartment;an ice making apparatus provided at an inside the body to generate ice;a dispenser configured to discharge water and ice to an outside the body;a water storage vessel configured to store the water to be supplied to the ice making apparatus and the dispenser; anda supply passage configured to connect the water storage vessel, the ice making apparatus and the dispenser to supply the water in the water storage vessel to the ice making apparatus and the dispenser,wherein the supply passage, comprises:a first sub passage connecting the water storage vessel to the dispenser,a second sub passage connecting the water storage vessel to the ice making apparatus,a third sub passage connecting one point of the first sub passage to one point of the second sub passage,a first check valve and a second check valve installed at a front position and a rear position of the one point of the first sub passage, respectively, to prevent water flowing backward to the water storage vessel,a third check valve and a fourth check valve installed at a front position and a rear position of the one point of the second sub passage, respectively, to prevent water flowing backward to the water storage vessel, anda pump installed at the third sub passage and configured to rotate the clockwise direction and the counter clockwise direction,wherein the water in the water storage vessel is supplied to the ice making apparatus or the dispenser according to the rotating direction of the pump. 2. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the water in the water storage vessel sequentially passes through the first sub passage, the third sub passage, and the second sub passage and is supplied to the ice making apparatus as the pump rotates to either one direction between the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction, and the water in the water storage vessel sequentially passes through the second sub passage, the third sub passage, and the first sub passage and is supplied to the dispenser as the pump rotates to the other remaining direction between the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction. 3. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the water in the water storage vessel sequentially passes through the first check valve, the pump, and the fourth check valve and is supplied to the ice making apparatus as the pump rotates to either one direction between the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction, and the water in the water storage vessel sequentially passes through the third check valve, the pump, and the second check valve and is supplied to the dispenser as the pump rotates to the other remaining direction between the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction. 4. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the first sub passage and the second sub passage are divided apart from each other at one point. 5. The refrigerator of claim 1, further comprising a pump housing configured to accommodate the pump, the first check valve, the second check valve, the third check valve, and the fourth check valve. 6. The refrigerator of claim 5, wherein the pump housing is provided at a rear surface of the door. 7. The refrigerator of claim 5, wherein the pump housing is positioned at an upper side when compared to the position of the water storage vessel to prevent the water in the water storage vessel from flowing through the supply passage in a case when the pump is in a non-operation. 8. The refrigerator of claim 5, further comprises a bracket unit installed at a rear surface of the door so as to mount the water storage vessel thereto, and the pump housing is integrally formed with the bracket unit. 9. A refrigerator, comprising: a body;a storage compartment having a front surface available to be open at an inside the body;a door rotatively installed at the body to open/close the open front surface of the storage compartment;an ice making apparatus provided at an inside the body to generate ice;a dispenser configured to discharge water and ice to an outside the body;a water storage vessel configured to store the water to be supplied to the ice making apparatus and the dispenser;a supply passage configured to connect the water storage vessel to the ice making apparatus and the dispenser so that the water in the water storage vessel is supplied to the ice making apparatus and the dispenser; anda passage converting unit installed at a diverging point of the supply passage to perform a passage conversion,wherein the passage converting unit comprises a pump capable of performing a reversible rotation and four check valves configured to prevent water from flowing backward. 10. The refrigerator of claim 9, wherein water is supplied to one of the ice making apparatus and the dispenser as the pump rotates in the clockwise direction, and water is supplied to the remaining one between the ice making apparatus and the dispenser as the pump rotates in the counterclockwise direction,wherein water is prevented from being supplied to the ice making apparatus and the dispenser if the pump is in a non-operation. 11. The refrigerator of claim 9, wherein the pump comprises a plurality of entries/exits, and one among the plurality of entries/exits is connected to certain two check valves among the four check valves, andthe remaining one among the plurality of entries/exits is connected to the remaining two check valves among the four check valves. 12. The refrigerator of claim 11, wherein the plurality of entries/exits comprises a first entry/exit and a second entry/exit, and the first entry/exit is connected to certain two check valves among the four check valves, andthe second entry/exit is connected to the remaining two check valves among the four check valves. 13. The refrigerator of claim 9, wherein the passage converting unit is provided at a rear surface of the door. 14. A refrigerator, comprising: a body;a first storage compartment and a second storage compartment having a front surface available to be open at an inside the body;a first door and a second door rotatively installed at the body to open/close the open front surface of the first storage compartment and second storage compartment, respectfully;an ice making apparatus provided at an inside the second storage compartment to generate ice;a dispenser provided in the second door configured to discharge water and ice to an outside the body;a water storage vessel provided in the first door configured to store the water to be supplied to the ice making apparatus and the dispenser;a supply passage to supply the water stored in the water storage vessel to the ice making apparatus and the dispenser; anda pump installed in the supply passage configured to rotate the clockwise direction and the counter clockwise direction;wherein the rotational direction of the pump determines if the water supplied from the water storage device is transferred to the ice making apparatus or the dispenser. 15. The refrigerator of claim 14, wherein the supply passage, comprises: a first sub passage connecting the water storage vessel to the dispenser,a second sub passage connecting the water storage vessel to the ice making apparatus,a third sub passage connecting one point of the first sub passage to one point of the second sub passage. 16. The refrigerator of claim 15, wherein the supply passage further comprises: a first check valve and a second check valve installed at a front position and a rear position of the one point of the first sub passage, respectively, to prevent water flowing backward to the water storage vessel,a third check valve and a fourth check valve installed at a front position and a rear position of the one point of the second sub passage, respectively, to prevent water flowing backward to the water storage vessel. 17. The refrigerator of claim 15, wherein the water in the water storage vessel sequentially passes through the first sub passage, the third sub passage, and the second sub passage and is supplied to the ice making apparatus as the pump rotates to either one direction between the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction, and the water in the water storage vessel sequentially passes through the second sub passage, the third sub passage, and the first sub passage and is supplied to the dispenser as the pump rotates to the other remaining direction between the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction. 18. The refrigerator of claim 16, wherein the water in the water storage vessel sequentially passes through the first check valve, the pump, and the fourth check valve and is supplied to the ice making apparatus as the pump rotates to either one direction between the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction, and the water in the water storage vessel sequentially passes through the third check valve, the pump, and the second check valve and is supplied to the dispenser as the pump rotates to the other remaining direction between the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction.
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Benasutti Louis D. (Fairborn OH) Sucro Jost S. (Dayton OH), Water and beverage concentrate dispenser.
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