Refrigerator appliance with hot water dispenser

A refrigerator (10) is provided, including a cabinet (11) formed with at least one refrigerated compartment and a door (12) pivotally mounted to the cabinet (11) via a hollow hinge (64) to selectively open and close at least a portion of the refrigerated compartment. A water heater (70) is mounted o...

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Main Authors HALL DAVID L, BERTOLINI NILTON CARLOS
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 20.01.2016
Subjects
BLASTING
COLD ROOMS
COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS
COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT COVERED BY ANY OTHERSUBCLASS
HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
HEATING
ICE-BOXES
LIGHTING
LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
REFRIGERATION OR COOLING
REFRIGERATORS
WEAPONS
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Summary:A refrigerator (10) is provided, including a cabinet (11) formed with at least one refrigerated compartment and a door (12) pivotally mounted to the cabinet (11) via a hollow hinge (64) to selectively open and close at least a portion of the refrigerated compartment. A water heater (70) is mounted on an exterior surface of the cabinet (11) about the hollow hinge (64) and configured to heat water supplied from the refrigerator (10). A hot water dispenser (90) is positioned on the door (12) that is configured to dispense hot water supplied from the water heater (70) into a receiver vessel (92), and a hot water conduit (96) is guided through the hollow hinge (64) and extending from the water heater (70) to the hot water dispenser (90) to supply the hot water from the heater (70) to the dispenser (90). A method of dispensing hot water is also provided. The method utilizes at least two distinct, user-initiated steps to permit the dispensing of hot water.
Bibliography:Application Number: CN201480021586