A refrigerator includes a main body having a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment, a door for opening or closing the refrigerating compartment or the freezing compartment, a filter unit disposed within the refrigerating compartment for purifying water supplied from a water supply sou
A refrigerator includes a main body having a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment, a door for opening or closing the refrigerating compartment or the freezing compartment, a filter unit disposed within the refrigerating compartment for purifying water supplied from a water supply source outside the main body, water tank for receiving the purified water from the filter unit and to cool the received water by using cool air within the refrigerating compartment, and a dispenser disposed in the door to dispense the cooled water stored in the tube tank assembly. The tube tank assembly includes a tube defining a cold water passage that can allow the cooled water to flow therethrough, and a tube support around which the tube is wound multiple times.
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1. A refrigerator comprising: a main body having a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment;a door configured to open or close at least a portion of the refrigerating compartment or the freezing compartment;a dispenser disposed in the door to dispense cooled water and purified water;a fi
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A refrigerator comprising: a main body having a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment;a door configured to open or close at least a portion of the refrigerating compartment or the freezing compartment;a dispenser disposed in the door to dispense cooled water and purified water;a filter unit disposed within the refrigerating compartment and configured to purify water supplied from a water supply source outside the main body;a water tank configured to store water from the filter unit and to cool the stored water by using cool air within the refrigerating compartment;a tube tank assembly disposed in the door and configured to store the cooled water cooled in the water tank,wherein the tube tank assembly comprises: a tube defining a cold water passage that is configured to allow the cooled water cooled in the water tank to flow therethrough, anda tube support having a thickness that is greater than a diameter of the tube and less than one and a half times of the diameter of the tube so that the tube is wound multiple times in one layer therearound, andwherein the tube is wound circularly around the tube support, and the tube support is configured to maintain a circular shape of the tube,wherein the tube support comprises: a support plate configured to support the tube,an extension part around which the tube is wound, the extension part extending from the support plate, anda separation prevention part configured to prevent the tube wound around the extension part from being separated from the extension part,wherein the support plate defines an insertion part that allows the tube to be wound around the extension part by passing through the insertion part, and defines a withdrawal part through which the tube that is wound around the extension part passes, andwherein the insertion part is disposed adjacent to the extension part, and a distance between the extension part and the withdrawal part is greater than a distance between the extension part and the insertion part. 2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the tube support is equal to a length of the extension part. 3. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein a distance between the support plate and the separation prevention part is equal to or larger than an outer diameter of the tube and less than two times of the outer diameter of the tube thereby allowing the tube to be wound around the extension part in one layer. 4. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the separation prevention part extends from the extension part in a direction parallel to the support plate. 5. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the door is a freezing compartment door configured to open or close the freezing compartment,a temperature sensor is disposed on the separation prevention part, anda heater configured to heat the tube is disposed on the support plate. 6. The refrigerator according to claim 5, wherein a heat conductive member is disposed between the separation prevention part and the tube. 7. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the door is a freezing compartment door,the dispenser comprises a dispenser housing, anda coupling part coupled to the dispenser housing is disposed on the support plate. 8. The refrigerator according to claim 7, wherein the door comprises an outer case and a door liner connected to the outer case, andin a state in which the coupling part is coupled to the dispenser housing, the support plate is spaced apart from the dispenser housing, and the separation prevention part is spaced apart from a back surface of the door liner. 9. The refrigerator according to claim 8, wherein all or a portion of the tube is disposed between the back surface of the door liner and a first reference line that bisects a distance between the dispenser housing the back surface of the door liner. 10. The refrigerator according to claim 9, wherein all or a portion of the tube is disposed between the first reference line and a second reference line that bisects a distance between the first reference line and the back surface of the door liner. 11. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the door is a refrigerating compartment door configured to open or close at least a portion of the refrigerating compartment, the refrigerating compartment door comprising: an outer case;a door liner connected to the outer case, the door liner having an accommodation part accommodating the tube tank assembly; anda cover configured to cover the accommodation part. 12. The refrigerator according to claim 11, wherein the separation prevention part contacts the cover. 13. The refrigerator according to claim 11, wherein the separation prevention part includes a plurality of separation prevention parts that extend from the extension part and are spaced apart from each other, and wherein a pressing part that is configured to press the tube wound around the extension part toward the cover is disposed on the support plate, the pressing part being disposed at a location corresponding to an area between two adjacent separation prevention parts. 14. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the separation prevention part is a wire that is configured to wind around the tube wound around the extension part and the support plate. 15. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the dispenser comprises a dispenser housing, the tube tank assembly further comprises a heater for heating the tube by using heat,the tube support is disposed on the dispenser housing, andthe heater is disposed between the dispenser housing and the tube. 16. The refrigerator according to claim 15, wherein the tube tank assembly further comprises a temperature sensor disposed on the tube support, and the temperature sensor detects a temperature of the outermost portion of the tube wound around the tube support. 17. A refrigerator comprising: a cabinet in which a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment are defined;a refrigerating compartment door to open or close the refrigerating compartment;a freezing compartment door to open or close the freezing compartment;an ice maker disposed at the refrigerating compartment door or the freezing compartment door, the ice maker being configured to make cubes;a water supply passage connected to a water supply source outside the cabinet;a water supply valve to open or close the water supply passage;a plurality of filters vertically arranged in the refrigerating compartment;a water tank disposed in the refrigerating compartment;a first cold water passage branched at a rear end of the plurality of filters, the first cold water passage being connected to a flow adjustment valve via the water tank;a common passage connected to the flow adjustment valve at a rear end of the first cold water passage to pass through an upper door hinge of the refrigerating compartment door;a first purified water passage branched at a rear end of the plurality of filters, the first purified water passage being connected to the common passage;a second cold water passage connected to the common passage;a cold water adjustment valve mounted on the refrigerating compartment door and configured to control a flow of cold water in the second cold water passage;a second purified water passage connected to the common passage;a purified water adjustment valve mounted on the refrigerating compartment door and configured to control a flow of the purified water in the second purified water passage; andan ice making passage connected to the purified water adjustment valve to supply the purified water to the ice maker,wherein the first cold water passage and first purified water passage are provided within the cabinet, andwherein the second cold water passage and the second purified water passage are provided within the refrigerating compartment door. 18. The refrigerator according to claim 17, further comprising an auxiliary water tank disposed in the refrigerating compartment door and connected to the second cold water passage to store the cold water. 19. The refrigerator according to claim 17, wherein the auxiliary water tank comprises: a tube through which the cold water flows; anda tube support having a thickness that is greater than a diameter of the tube and less than one and a half times of the diameter of the tube so that the tube is wound multiple times in one layer therearound. 20. The refrigerator according to claim 19, wherein the tube support comprises: a support plate supporting the tube;an extension part around which the tube is wound, the extension part extending from the support plate; anda separation prevention part preventing the tube wound around the extension part from being separated from the extension part, andwherein the thickness of the tube support is equal to a length of the extension part. 21. The refrigerator according to claim 20, wherein the support plate comprises an insertion part through which the tube passes to be wound around the extension part and a withdrawal part through which the tube wound around the extension part passes. 22. The refrigerator according to claim 18, wherein the refrigerating compartment door comprises: an accommodation part in which the auxiliary water tank is accommodated; anda cover covering the accommodation part,wherein the auxiliary water tank is coupled to the cover. 23. The refrigerator according to claim 17, wherein the water tank is disposed to cross the extension direction of the plurality of filters. 24. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the insertion part is disposed between the extension part and the withdrawal part at a location closer to the extension part than to the withdrawal part.
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Kennedy Robert W. (Bridgewater Township ; Somerset County NJ), Dehumidifier.
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