Dispenser assembly for refrigerator and control method thereof
Patent 5956967 Issued on September 28, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date: 
December 23, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
December 23, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 2894377 Refrigerator water reservoir assembly for the automatic ice maker and the ice water dispenser External refrigerator-mounted liquid dispenser Water supply device for a refrigerator door Patent #: 5603230 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 996632 filed on 12/23/1997US Classes:62/390, With plural liquid outlets or sources, e.g., distributing system62/391, With withdrawn liquid receiver222/146.6Cooling onlyExaminersPrimary: Doerrler, William C.Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassesF25D 023/12B67D 005/62 Foreign Application Priority Data1997-09-23 KRAbstractA refrigerator dispenser assembly and a control method thereof by which a user can selectively drink drinks such as juice, barley-boiled water and the like including water through the dispenser. The assembly includes a water supply valve connected with a water supply apparatus installed outside a refrigerator for receiving a water filtered by a filter, a water container connected with one end of the water supply valve by a connection tube for storing a predetermined amount of water therein, a cooled drink container connected with the other end of the water supply valve for storing a predetermined amount of water therein, a first temperature detection sensor installed in an outer portion of the cooled drink container for sensing a temperature of the water filled in the cooled drink container, a second temperature detection sensor installed in an outer portion of the water container for sensing a temperature of the water filled in the water container, and a dispenser for receiving water from the water container or the cooled drink container. | |
