WATER SUPPLY DEVICE

• Main Author: FUJIHASHI MAKOTO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 08.03.2007
• 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

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To quickly cool water supplied to a water storage tank, and to retain it at a low temperature in regard to a water supply device. SOLUTION: An evaporator 15 is arranged in an interior side upper part of a refrigerator body 7 provided with a door 8. The water supply device is composed of the water storage tank 9 provided with a cap 10 in a measurement part of the evaporator, a connection pipe 11 with one end connected to the water storage tank 9 and another end arranged outside the door 8 to transfer water stored in the water storage tank 9 to the outside of the door 8 of the refrigerator body 7, an opening and closing device 12 connected to the other end of the connection pipe 11, a water supply pipe 13 connected to the opening and closing device 12, and a water supply lever 14 for carrying out opening and closing of the opening and closing device 12. Cold storage material 16 is provided between the evaporator 15 and the water storage tank 9. By this, the water storage tank 9 arranged in the measurement part of the evaporator is cooled, and water supplied to the water storage tank can be quickly cooled, and it can be retained at a low temperature. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT