REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE WITH HOT WATER DISPENSER

• Main Authors: HALL DAVID L, BERTOLINI NILTON CARLOS
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Korean
• Published: 14.01.2016
• Subjects: ACTUATING-FLOATS; BLASTING; BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; COCKS; COLD ROOMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT COVERED BY ANY OTHERSUBCLASS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING; DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; ICE-BOXES; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; LIQUID HANDLING; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; OPENING, CLOSING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; REFRIGERATORS; TAPS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; VALVES; WEAPONS

냉장고(10)가 제공되며, 적어도 하나의 냉장 저장실로 형성된 캐비닛(11)과, 냉장 저장실의 적어도 일부를 선택적으로 개방 및 폐쇄하기 위해, 공동 힌지(64)를 통해 캐비닛(11)에 피봇으로 재치된 도어(12)를 포함한다. 물 히터(70)가, 공동 힌지(64) 주위에 캐비닛(11)의 외부 표면 상에 재치되며, 냉장고(10)로부터 공급된 물을 가열하도록 구성된다. 온수 디스펜서(90)는, 물 히터(70)로부터 수용 용기(92)로 공급되는 온수를 배출하도록 구성되며, 도어(12) 상에 위치하며, 온수 관로(96)가, 공동 힌지(64)를 통해 가이드되고, 물 히터(70)로부터 온수 디스펜서(90)로 확장되어, 히터(70)로부터 디스펜서(90)로 온수를 공급한다. 온수를 배출하는 방법 또한 제공된다. 방법은, 적어도 2개의 분리된, 온수의 배출을 허용하는, 사용자 시동 단계를 이용한다. A refrigerator is provided, including a cabinet formed with at least one refrigerated compartment and a door pivotally mounted to the cabinet via a hollow hinge to selectively open and close at least a portion of the refrigerated compartment. A water heater is mounted on an exterior surface of the cabinet about the hollow hinge and configured to heat water supplied from the refrigerator. A hot water dispenser is positioned on the door that is configured to dispense hot water supplied from the water heater into a receiver vessel, and a hot water conduit is guided through the hollow hinge and extending from the water heater to the hot water dispenser to supply the hot water from the heater to the dispenser. 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.