WATER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND REFRIGERATOR COMPRISING SAME

A refrigerator according to the present disclosure comprises: an ice-making apparatus that is disposed in a freezer chamber and produces ice; a water tank that is disposed in a refrigerating chamber formed above the freezer chamber and stores water to be supplied to the ice-making apparatus; a water...

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Main Authors YOON, Seokjun, AN, Jaekoog
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 04.11.2021
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Summary:A refrigerator according to the present disclosure comprises: an ice-making apparatus that is disposed in a freezer chamber and produces ice; a water tank that is disposed in a refrigerating chamber formed above the freezer chamber and stores water to be supplied to the ice-making apparatus; a water supply pipe that connects the water tank and the ice-making apparatus to supply water from the water tank to the ice-making apparatus; a water supply pump provided in the water supply pipe to move the water in the water tank to the ice-making apparatus; and a bypass pipe of which one side diverges from the water supply pipe to the opposite direction of gravity and the other side is connected to the water tank so that water flowing back from the water supply pipe moves to the water tank.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201917285024