Refrigerator and beverage supplying method using the same
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B67D-003/00
B67D-003/02
F25D-023/12
F25D-023/04
출원번호
US-0981689
(2015-12-28)
등록번호
US-9828229
(2017-11-28)
우선권정보
KR-10-2015-0086324 (2015-06-18)
발명자
/ 주소
Yang, Sung Jin
출원인 / 주소
Dongbu Daewoo Electronics Corporation
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
1인용 특허 :
3
초록▼
A refrigerator having a storage unit disposed on the inside of a door and capable of dispensing beverage from a beverage container stored in the storage unit. A supporting unit is disposed on the storage unit for supporting the beverage container downward. The supporting unit has a first mounting ho
A refrigerator having a storage unit disposed on the inside of a door and capable of dispensing beverage from a beverage container stored in the storage unit. A supporting unit is disposed on the storage unit for supporting the beverage container downward. The supporting unit has a first mounting hole. A valve is coupled to a mouth of the beverage container for selectively allowing beverage contained in the beverage container to be dispensed. At least a portion of the valve is located in the first mounting hole. A lever is disposed under the supporting unit and coupled to the valve. When an upward external force is applied to the lever, the valve is open and allows the beverage to be supplied to the outside of the beverage container through the mouth of the beverage container.
대표청구항▼
1. A refrigerator comprising: a door; anda storage unit located on the door for storing a beverage container, wherein the storage unit comprises: a supporting unit for supporting the beverage container, the supporting unit comprising a first mounting hole;a valve operable to be coupled to a mouth of
1. A refrigerator comprising: a door; anda storage unit located on the door for storing a beverage container, wherein the storage unit comprises: a supporting unit for supporting the beverage container, the supporting unit comprising a first mounting hole;a valve operable to be coupled to a mouth of the beverage container for selectively enabling a beverage contained in the beverage container to be dispensed therefrom, wherein at least a portion of the valve is located in the first mounting hole; anda lever disposed under the supporting unit and coupled to the valve, wherein, responsive to an upward external force applied to the lever, the valve dispenses the beverage through the mouth of the beverage container,wherein the valve comprises:a stationary unit connected to the mouth, the stationary unit comprising a flow channel, the stationary unit disposed in the first mounting hole;a moving unit configured to move upward and downward for selectively opening and closing the flow channel; andan elastic body for exerting downward elastic force to the moving unit when the moving unit moves upward,wherein the lever is coupled to the moving unit,wherein the lever is plate-shaped and having a second mounting hole, andwherein an outer circumferential surface of the moving unit is coupled to an inner circumferential surface of the second mounting hole, or the moving unit extends through the second mounting hole from top to bottom, wherein an outer diameter of an upper end of the moving unit is greater than a diameter of the second mounting hole, and wherein an outer diameter of a lower end of the moving unit is less than the diameter of the second mounting hole. 2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the supporting unit is provided with a fixing recess, andan end of the mouth of the beverage container is inserted into the fixing recess. 3. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein: the valve comprises an insertion recess at an upper end thereof, wherein the mouth is inserted into the insertion recess;the mouth comprises a thread at an outer circumferential surface thereof; andthe insertion recess is disposed at an inner circumferential surface thereof with a spiral portion coupled to the thread. 4. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein an upper end of the valve is located higher than a lower end of the supporting unit, and a lower end of the valve is located lower than the lower end of the supporting unit. 5. The refrigerator according to claim 4, wherein: an outer diameter of the upper end of the valve is greater than a diameter of the first mounting hole;an outer diameter of the lower end of the valve is less than the diameter of the first mounting hole; andthe valve is supported upward by the supporting unit in a state of being inserted into the first mounting hole from above. 6. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein, when the upward external force is applied to the lever, the lever and the moving unit move upward together, the flow channel opens, and the beverage is dispensed from the beverage container through the flow channel. 7. A refrigerator comprising: a door; anda beverage dispenser disposed on an inside of the door, the beverage dispenser comprising: a supporting unit for supporting a beverage container, the supporting unit comprising a first mounting hole;a valve installed in the supporting unit, wherein the value is operable to be coupled to a mouth of the beverage container for selectively dispensing beverage therefrom, wherein valve comprises an insertion recess on an upper end of the valve, wherein at least a portion of the valve is disposed in the first mounting hole, and wherein further the insertion recess comprises a spiral portion coupled to a thread on an inner circumferential surface of the insertion recess; anda lever disposed under the supporting unit and coupled to the valve, wherein, when the lever is subject to an upward external force, the valve enables the beverage to be dispensed from the beverage container through a mouth of the beverage container,wherein the valve comprises:a stationary unit directly coupled to the mouth of the beverage container, the stationary unit comprising a flow channel and disposed in the first mounting hole;a moving unit configured to move upward and downward for selectively opening and closing the flow channel; andan elastic body configured to apply a downward elastic force to the moving unit when the moving unit moves upward,wherein the lever is coupled to the moving unit,wherein, when the upward external force is applied to the lever, the lever and the moving unit move upward together, the flow channel opens, and the beverage is dispensed from the beverage container through the flow channel, andwherein the lever is plate-shaped and comprising a second mounting hole, wherein an outer circumferential surface of the moving unit is coupled to an inner circumferential surface of the second mounting hole, wherein an outer diameter of an upper end of the moving unit is greater than a diameter of the second mounting hole, and wherein an outer diameter of a lower end of the moving unit is less than the diameter of the second mounting hole. 8. The refrigerator according to claim 7, wherein: the upper end of the valve is located higher than a lower end of the supporting unit; and a lower end of the valve is located lower than the lower end of the supporting unit. 9. The refrigerator according to claim 7, wherein: an outer diameter of the upper end of the valve is greater than a diameter of the first mounting hole;an outer diameter of the lower end of the valve is less than the diameter of the first mounting hole; andthe valve is supported upward by the supporting unit when the valve is inserted into the first mounting hole from above. 10. The refrigerator according to claim 7, wherein the moving unit extends through the second mounting hole from top to bottom.
Thomas JohnE. ; Copeland James L. ; Lerbs Jamie W. ; Johnson Roy F., Flowable material dispenser with automatic shutoff and vessel for receiving flowable material.
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