A refrigerator may include a cabinet and a drinkable liquid dispensing system. The cabinet may include chilled cavity, insulation surrounding the chilled cavity, and a door by which the chilled cavity is opened and closed. The chilled cavity may include a reservoir configured to store liquid provide
A refrigerator may include a cabinet and a drinkable liquid dispensing system. The cabinet may include chilled cavity, insulation surrounding the chilled cavity, and a door by which the chilled cavity is opened and closed. The chilled cavity may include a reservoir configured to store liquid provided thereto from an external liquid source for chilling in the chilled cavity. The drinkable liquid dispensing system may include dispenser tubing and a liquid dispenser. The dispenser tubing may be configured to transport the chilled liquid from the reservoir to the liquid dispenser. An insulated portion of the dispenser tubing may be positioned between the chilled cavity and the insulation. The liquid dispenser may be positioned within the door and configured to dispense the chilled liquid transported thereto by the dispenser tubing upon request.
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1. A refrigerator, comprising: a cabinet comprising a chilled cavity, cabinet insulation surrounding the chilled cavity, and a door by which the chilled cavity is opened and closed, the chilled cavity comprising a reservoir configured to store liquid provided thereto from an external liquid source t
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A refrigerator, comprising: a cabinet comprising a chilled cavity, cabinet insulation surrounding the chilled cavity, and a door by which the chilled cavity is opened and closed, the chilled cavity comprising a reservoir configured to store liquid provided thereto from an external liquid source to be chilled in the chilled cavity; anda drinkable liquid dispensing system comprising: a dispenser tubing that includes first and second insulated portions positioned between the chilled cavity and the cabinet insulation, and an ambient portion positioned outside of the cabinet insulation, wherein the ambient portion of the dispenser tubing comprises a first ambient section that is disposed between the first and second insulated portions; anda liquid dispenser positioned on the door,wherein the dispenser tubing is configured to transport the chilled liquid from the reservoir to the liquid dispenser, and the liquid dispenser is configured to dispense the chilled liquid transported thereto by the dispenser tubing upon request,wherein the dispenser tubing passes through a tubing hole positioned on a rear wall of the chilled cavity, and thereafter the first insulated portion of the dispenser tubing extends to a first location, positioned vertically above the tubing hole, where the first insulated portion and the first ambient section interface,wherein the first insulated portion is substantially positioned between the rear wall of the chilled cavity and the cabinet insulation, and the second insulated portion is substantially positioned between a top wall of the chilled cavity and the cabinet insulation,wherein the ambient portion of the dispenser tubing further comprises a second ambient section that extends from the second insulated portion,wherein the first insulated portion extends upward from the tube hole between the rear wall of the chilled cavity and the cabinet insulation and exits the cabinet insulation to meet the first ambient section between the cabinet insulation and a rear wall of the cabinet, andwherein the first ambient section extends upward from the first insulated portion between the cabinet insulation and the rear wall of the cabinet and meets the second insulated portion at a second location at which the cabinet insulation interfaces with an area between a rear wall of the cabinet and the cabinet insulation, the second insulated portion extending through a first hole in the cabinet insulation to meet with the first ambient section at the second insulation interface location. 2. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the first and second insulated portions of the dispenser tubing are positioned tangent to the chilled cavity. 3. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the first and second insulated portions of the dispenser tubing are secured to the chilled cavity by the cabinet insulation. 4. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the reservoir comprises an outlet configured to provide the chilled liquid to a chilled portion of the dispenser tubing positioned in the chilled cavity, the chilled portion of the dispenser tubing being connected to the first insulated portion of the dispenser tubing through the tubing hole. 5. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the second insulated portion extends through a second hole in the insulation and meets the second ambient section at a third location at which the cabinet insulation interfaces with a top wall of the cabinet, the second insulated portion extending through a second hole in the cabinet insulation to reach the third insulation interface location, wherein the second ambient section extends from the second insulated portion from the third insulation interface location through the top wall of the cabinet and out of a cabinet-side portion of a hinge for the door, the cabinet-side portion of the hinge being positioned on the top wall of the cabinet,wherein the second ambient section extends from the cabinet-side portion of the hinge through a door-side portion of the hinge positioned at a top wall of the door to meet a door portion of the dispenser tubing that extends through the door to the liquid dispenser, andwherein a liquid valve is positioned in the second ambient section of the dispenser tubing. 6. A refrigerator, comprising: a cabinet comprising a chilled cavity, cabinet insulation surrounding the chilled cavity, and a door by which the chilled cavity is opened and closed, the chilled cavity comprising a reservoir configured to store liquid provided thereto from an external liquid source to be chilled in the chilled cavity; anda drinkable liquid dispensing system comprising: a dispenser tubing that includes first and second insulated portions positioned between the chilled cavity and the cabinet insulation, and an ambient portion positioned outside of the cabinet insulation, wherein the ambient portion of the dispenser tubing comprises a first ambient section that is disposed between the first and second insulated portions; anda liquid dispenser positioned on the door,wherein the dispenser tubing is configured to transport the chilled liquid from the reservoir to the liquid dispenser, and the liquid dispenser is configured to dispense the chilled liquid transported thereto by the dispenser tubing upon request,wherein the dispenser tubing passes through a tubing hole positioned on a rear wall of the chilled cavity, and thereafter the first insulated portion of the dispenser tubing extends to a first location, positioned vertically above the tubing hole, where the first insulated portion and the first ambient section interface, andwherein the first ambient portion of the dispenser tubing is shorter in length than at least one of the first and second insulated portions of the dispenser tubing.
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