Refrigerator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11779149-B2
Application number	US-201816626500-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 12, 2018
Priority date	Oct 13, 2017
Publication date	Oct 10, 2023
Grant date	Oct 10, 2023

Abstract

Provided is a refrigerator, comprising a cabinet, a door and a water dispensing device, the water dispensing device comprises a first water tank connected with an external water source, a first water passage, a beverage making chamber, a dispenser, a second water tank and a second water passage connected with the dispenser. The refrigerator according to the present invention at least has two water passages, in which the first water passage provides a room temperature beverage, and the second water passage provides ice water, so that user may obtain at least the room temperature beverage and the ice water through the dispenser.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A refrigerator, comprising a cabinet, a door connected to the cabinet for opening the cabinet, and a water dispensing device provided at the door, wherein the water dispensing device comprises a first water tank connected with an external water source, a first water passage connected with the first water tank, a beverage making chamber provided at one end of the first water passage away from the first water tank, and a dispenser connected with the beverage making chamber and the dispenser having a water outlet; the water dispensing device further comprises a second water tank connected with the external water source and a second water passage connected with the second water tank, the second water passage is also connected with the dispenser, and the second water tank is provided in a refrigerating compartment or an ice making module;
the first water passage is provided with a heater, and the heater is provided between the first water tank and the beverage making chamber, for supplying hot water to the beverage making chamber;
the first water passage is further provided with a water pump, and the water pump is provided between the first water tank and the heater, for supplying pressurized water to the heater;
the first water passage further comprises a room temperature beverage branch, the room temperature beverage branch is insulated from the heater, and the room temperature beverage branch communicates the water pump with the beverage making chamber.

2. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the first water passage is provided with a flow meter, and the flow meter is provided between the first water tank and the beverage making chamber, to control quantity of water intake of the beverage making chamber.

3. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the first water passage further comprises a hot water branch, the hot water branch is insulated from the beverage making chamber, the hot water branch communicates the heater with a hot water outlet, the hot water outlet is provided on the dispenser.

4. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the first water passage is provided with a water pump, and the water pump is provided between the first water tank and the beverage making chamber, for supplying pressurized water to the beverage making chamber to make a room temperature beverage.

5. The refrigerator according to claim 4 , wherein the first water passage is further provided with a water heater, and the water heater is provided between the water pump and the beverage making chamber to heat the pressurized water.

6. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the water dispensing device further comprises a filter, the filter is provided between the external water source as well as the first water tank and the second water tank to purify the water.

7. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the beverage making chamber is provided therein with a capsule support for receiving a beverage powder capsule and a capsule piercing structure for puncturing the capsule.

Assignees

• Qingdao Haier Joint Stock Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zuo Lihua
• Zhang Yanqing
• Sun Weishou
• Xue Jianjun
• Cui Chuan

Classifications

• A47J31/407 Primary

  with ingredient-containing cartridges; Cartridge-perforating means · CPC title

• A47J31/468

  Pumping means · CPC title

• A47J31/54

  Water boiling vessels {in beverage making machines} · CPC title

• A47J31/605

  Water filters · CPC title

• F25D23/028

  Details · CPC title